LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 464 The competition has begun, and you're still addicted to the internet?
Time flies to February 6th.

The highly anticipated match between EDG and IG kicked off promptly at 17 PM at the Shanghai Arena.

After having breakfast early in the morning, the EDG team boarded a van and headed to their home stadium to prepare for the match.

Sitting in the car, Lin Ruo reclined and opened the Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition on his phone, which could run on both mobile and PC. He had quite a lot to do today.

Of course, the main reason is the tight schedule.

The two-day beginner period has ended. The stamina consumed during land clearing and the time required to occupy the land will increase exponentially. In the future, there will be no problem switching screens to play a game of Dou Dizhu while clearing a plot of land.

Without the newbie protection period, once the golden 48-hour development time is over, the only thing left to consider is how to exit the game.

Advancing into the resource-rich state early to strengthen development and seize control of the pass between the two states, Shangluo and Xicheng, will play a crucial role in the later stages of the game.

However, because the circumstances vary from state to state, many unexpected things can happen.

For example, in Jiangdong, where Lin Ruo is located, there are currently two alliances capable of leaving the pass.

Two tigers cannot share one mountain; without peaceful integration, war is inevitable.

After capturing Pengze, the city closest to Jiujiang Port at Jiangdong Pass, at noon, and making repositioning, a major battle between the two sides was imminent.

Whoever can control Jiujiang Port first will undoubtedly gain a first-mover advantage in this integration battle.

Because Kunmen had seized Pengze first and was easy to mobilize, the alliance's players' troops gathered around it quite quickly and set up camp directly at the Jiujiang Port pass.

Lingxiao, another major alliance in Jiangdong, had to travel a long distance to set up camp in the rear because there was no nearby mobilization point.

Military generals need morale to support them when they go to war. Often, when they travel a long enough distance on the map, their morale will drop significantly due to the excessive distance they travel.

A drop in morale will significantly impact combat effectiveness.

Unless you set up camp in a certain location or use the captured nearby cities as mobilization points, going anywhere will be slow and demoralizing.

If they are intercepted by a high-spirited general's troops on the way, the side without morale will undoubtedly be the one to be brutally beaten.

Therefore, in the head-on clash after noon, the entire Lingxiao Alliance force, which had come from afar and had to set up camp to recover its morale, was completely powerless to resist.

In addition, Lin Ruo's players are all true fans of the live stream, with full activity and high execution, resulting in a clear difference in the number of players on both sides from the beginning.

As soon as the battle began, Lingxiao of Kunmen, who had no advantage in terms of timing, location, or manpower, collapsed quickly, especially since the front-line camps were completely destroyed by the players on Kunmen's side before they could even be repaired.

Once the camps were gone, many solo players who had come from afar went back to raid other areas, making it quite difficult to get them to obey orders again.

In addition, many people chose to surrender before even fighting because of Lin Ruo's reputation, so Ling Xiao was like a clay chicken or a clay dog ​​and couldn't form any fighting power for a while.

The worst thing about playing this game is wanting to fight but not being able to, having your geographical choke point cut off by the opponent before the battle even begins.

The Kunmen sect, however, was quick to seize this opportunity.

After arriving at the Shanghai Sports Arena around 2 PM, Lin Ruo had already moved the main city to the Jiujiang Port border crossing as soon as he entered the lounge. It was just a river away from the vast and rich high-end resource area on the other side.

Once Jiujiang Port is secured, we can cross the river and storm into the resource-rich state to seize high-level land.

The reason Lin Ruo moved here, apart from strategic considerations, was precisely this.

The tower near the water gets the moon first.

Once the pass is opened, he can send his main force across to conquer the land. Wherever the road-building team goes, he can follow the link and fight his way there.

Before going to war with other states, first get your influence to 30,000. Once your resources explode, you'll have no worries about food and drink and will have the energy to do anything.

As for Lingxiao, the enemy ally of the birth state.

After Lin Ruo blocked the Jiujiang Port, other allies in the alliance moved their cities to block other narrow but essential geographical strongholds.

There was little that could be done about what the neighbors were thinking.

However, since this civil war took place in the birth state, and the members of the two alliances were scattered in various locations within the birth state, it was not very realistic to wipe them out all at once.

Although Lingxiao can no longer reach Jiujiang Port, it will be easy to intercept the main force of Kunmen and the siege equipment they need on the way to attack the city gate in the future.

Therefore, the war did not end immediately.

"Now is the time to make peace and see if we can integrate them. After all, you all live together, and it's impossible to clean you all up."

Mingkai, who was originally planning to have a chat with Xiaomi, saw that Lin Ruo was getting into the game and couldn't help but move over from the sofa.

Abu didn't come with us today, which made Mingkai feel much more relaxed while he was slacking off.

As for Lin Ruo slacking off, it doesn't matter whether Abu is there or not.

"Kai, do you think I don't know?"

What Lin Ruo needs to do now is to try to absorb all of the other side. Otherwise, if they are left to cause trouble in their birth state after they leave the pass, wouldn't that be a huge hidden danger?

Besides, siege equipment has no combat capability. If it does, it could really delay the departure of the enemy's siege equipment troops who are blocking the city.

If the three upper states leave the pass first, and they leave later, they will be a step behind in everything they do.

Therefore, it is important to quickly resolve the civil war within the birth state.

Actually, this is quite easy to handle. With my influence, I can just say a few words on the state channel.

Since the server opened, Lin Ruo has basically never spoken in the game, except for communicating with viewers in the live stream chat.

Saying a few words at this time shows sincerity.

As long as the opposing players and managers are not RNG fans, they should basically surrender and embrace the new alliance.

After all, nobody wants to stay in the starting village forever.

For a whole season, let alone being able to visit Luoyang and Chang'an in Sili, you can't even see any land in Ziyuan Prefecture. How frustrating is that?

Of course, if such a situation really occurs, they'll probably run away within a few days.

Goodbye, it's already the next new district.

"What are you two playing? You're both so engrossed in watching this." Seeing this, Tianye couldn't help but come over, and the discussion on the sofa quickly turned into a three-person affair.

Tianye had never played this game before, but that didn't stop him from being curious and trying it out.

...

At 16:40 PM, 20 minutes before the match was scheduled to begin, the official live stream was already flooded with various advertisements.

Thanks to Lin Ruo's return, the LPL Summer Split finally saw its most talked-about episode a week after the start of the season.

That's why there are more advertisements now.

There are usually camera jumps before the match, which are just before the match starts and show a glimpse of the two teams' rest areas.

When the camera panned to IG, the team members were actively making final tactical adjustments.

Prince Ning, in particular, never stopped talking.

He had been trying to strategize, hoping to give Lin Ruo a hard time in the upcoming match.

[Why is IG taking this so seriously? They could just play casually against someone like Lin, really casually. Anyway… you guys can't beat them, right?] [Holy crap, I almost drew my sword after reading the first half of your sentence. I couldn't control myself after that. Go find your own coffin. Be careful in your next life.]

Do you think it's possible that Lin Gou will lose today?

It's quite possible, maybe a 0.001% chance.

Few viewers watching the live stream believed EDG would lose the match.

After all, following the MSI, this newly reorganized EDG team seems to have been completely transformed, and their strength has risen to a new level.

This is mainly reflected in the fact that even without Lin Ruo, they can still play a very respectable game.

For example, in their opening match against RW, EDG played flawlessly throughout, securing a clean sweep victory in the first BO3 with two consecutive shutouts.

With Lin Ruoyi's return, viewers dare not even imagine how far EDG will evolve.

Although it was unimaginable, the audience still saw just how far things had come.

The camera panned across the EDG rest area for less than five seconds. Apart from Lin Ruo fiddling with his phone, everyone else, including Ming Kai and Tian Ye, were just watching.

It's just like the scene in an internet cafe, where one person sits at the computer playing, and a whole bunch of people gather behind them to watch and discuss.

[What are you doing? The match is about to start, and everyone's just watching Lin Gou play games, huh?]

[I'm having an internet addiction episode, please forgive me.]

[Damn, Lin is a real rotten apple, seriously affecting EDG's team ethics. I suggest kicking him out and sending him to our strict JDG for some discipline.]

[This is seriously underestimating IG! The match is about to start and they're still playing other games.]

【No, you don't actually think that pre-game tactical preparations are all made before the game starts, do you? They must have been made yesterday or the day before. If you're really making preparations right before the game, then I suggest you just surrender.】

[Lin Gou and I are in the same region. You guys don't know, Lin Gou is aiming for level nine bronze, which is much more important than the competition.]

Yes, Lin Ruo is currently preparing to unlock level nine bronze.

In the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition, if you were to ask what kind of land is most attractive, it would definitely be copper mines, not grain or timber.

The reason is simple: copper mines can increase the production of copper coins, which is equivalent to a continuous supply of money.

Although copper coins cannot be used to recruit orange-tier generals, they can be used to recruit purple-tier generals or lower-tier generals and converted into battle points to quickly upgrade the skills of generals and enhance their combat power.

Besides.

Copper coins are needed for everything from searching for enemies and training troops to taming horses and crafting weapons and equipment.

No matter how high your power level is, it's not an exaggeration to call someone a poor wretch if they don't have copper coins.

The reason Mingkai is still watching is precisely because he firmly opposes this decision.

"No way, what level is your Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, and Zhao Yun Heavenly Spear combination? How can you unlock level nine bronze?"

It's only level 90, okay?

However, a level 9 copper mine has a level 45 garrison, with double the troop strength and two groups of generals guarding it.

Mingkai didn't think Lin Ruo could open a level 9 bronze mine on a day when he should be fighting level 8 mines.

This is exactly the same as what was said in the story of Pan Ga: the waters in the ninth-grade copper mine are too deep, you know that.

Lin Ruo didn't care. "I'm popular, so I'm right. You say a level 40 player can't unlock a level 9 bronze weapon?"
Okay then, I'll spend a little more.

Since the official Romance of the Three Kingdoms account has been giving out rewards these past two days, Lin Ruo doesn't hesitate to spend money on it.

He doesn't feel any pain at all since it's not his own money being spent.

You say I can't defeat them? Then I'll draw all three of the Heavenly Spear general cards and make them all maxed out.

With such a fully upgraded Heavenly Spear, even the strongest player in Season 1 at level 40 couldn't take down a level 9 bronze weapon?

Just kidding, it'll be easy to take.

With five minutes remaining before the start of the match, Lin Ruo secured the win, becoming the first player in the entire region to win a level 9 bronze medal.

The casualties were only around 5000 men, which was perfectly acceptable.

Mingkai could only sigh, "Money really does allow you to do whatever you want."

...

At 17 p.m. sharp, the contestants from both sides took to the stage to prepare for the competition, amidst the loud shouts of the on-site host.

Ning, who had prepared extensively before the start of the match and even discussed the level 1 invasion in great detail, was originally full of confidence.

But when he saw Lin Ruo's unprecedented smile next door, his so-called confidence was somewhat shaken.

He had never seen Lin Ruo smile so happily, not even when they defeated IG to win the Spring Split championship in the first half of the year.

Could it be... that they're preparing a major attack today, or is it that dealing with him is always a sure thing...?

Prince Ning was a bit difficult to handle. What he didn't know was that Lin Ruo was smiling so happily because after opening the first level nine bronze, he went back to replenish his troops and opened a second one.

Moreover, the attack was so precise that it minimized troop losses, so in short, it was a huge win.

Who could be as brave as him, opening up level 9 lands without any scruples at only level 40, especially since they were level 9 bronze lands with the strongest defending forces, and he still managed to open up two of them with ease.

"It's starting, stop laughing and play well." After finishing the draft, Mingkai was afraid that Lin Ruo's laughter would lead to their first loss of the season.

Fortunately, later events proved that he was overthinking things. Lin Ruo was still the same Lin Ruo, and what he did before the competition did not affect his performance.

In the first match between EDG and IG, Lin Ruo's Camille had a fantastic early game, repeatedly ganking and helping the team gain a huge advantage in the early stages.

First, he ganked top lane within 3 minutes, helping GimGoon's Mundo catch and kill TheShy's Darius.

Darius is a champion who tries to push forward at level 1 and prevent others from farming minions, especially when he's being played by the extremely aggressive TheShy, and against a champion like Mundo who's just taking hits.

Therefore, Lin Ruo seized the opportunity and succeeded every time.

Lin Ruo understood this better. She knew that Prince Ning would definitely come to guard the upper route, so she went into the Dragon Pit to lie in ambush instead of going back.

Four minutes later, Ning's wine barrel indeed appeared in the river, ready to eat river crabs.

After crouching for almost a minute, Lin Ruo, brimming with murderous intent, used Camille's hook lock to relentlessly pursue and kill.

Scout's Taliyah, who was pushing the mid lane, arrived early to provide support and secured the second kill.

Within 4 minutes of the start, IG's top and jungle players collapsed.

IG quickly followed suit, but EDG's ability to constantly find opportunities kept the pace of the game going.

Meanwhile, due to Camille and Taliyah's unbridled invasions, EDG held an absolute dominant position in controlling vision in the jungle.

IG couldn't even open up team fights, let alone fight back, allowing EDG to easily control the first few dragons thanks to their vision advantage.

Ultimately, faced with a superior team fight lineup and a huge equipment advantage, IG, who lacked rhythm throughout the game, lost the first game in a mere 20 minutes.

(End of this chapter)