My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 401 A pitifully thick barrier has already separated us. (Sad)

After winning the first game.

With a guaranteed win, V5 completely let loose against TES, and their lineup in the second game was even more of a haphazard pick. In order to win the lane, they even picked Quinn to counter Renekton in the second game.

No matter what.

AD items had just been drastically changed, and Quinn was a champion who could win in lane but not in team fights, so unsurprisingly, they lost the second game. It wasn't until the third game that they took it seriously and finally won.

2:1
Of course, this also includes Nofe's default settings.

After all, their own team's two key players had indeed missed more than ten days of matches, so they could use TES as a whetstone to hone their skills.

As for why it's a whetstone?
Who told you, TES, to have weaker side lanes than us?

Simultaneously.

The overall team strength is also high.

That would be perfect.

"What excuse will you use this time?"

During the fistfight, Luo Ji approached Da Huang with a grin and asked him a question.

Young people are good at everything.

The best thing is that it's fun and worth playing. Putting aside the fact that Da Huang's performance on the field is sometimes good and sometimes bad, Da Huang himself is a very interesting person and can take a joke, so he asked in return, "What excuses have I used before?"

"let me see."

Luo Ji pondered for a while, then said, "The excuses I've used before include the mouse running out of power, the mousepad being damp, the keyboard having a broken hinge, the screen going black, the headphones having a short circuit, and the microphone being faulty. If I remember correctly, that's all."

Dahuang listened and nodded knowingly.

"So this time you just drank too much water and needed to go to the bathroom, so you weren't feeling well."

"Frequent and urgent urination, right? Okay, I'll make a note of that for you too."

The rest of the group: ? ? ?
这两
Are you sure you're on the same channel as us?

That night.

The two teams got together for dinner again, and the same thing still applies: you can't trust TES in international matches, but most of the players on this team are actually quite fun to play compared to other professional players.

JKL is widely recognized in the circle as someone who can get along with almost anyone.

She does indeed have high emotional intelligence.

But when it came to the latter part of the bragging session, Luo Ji didn't forget to lean over to JKL and ask, "You haven't forgotten what I reminded you of before, have you?"

"No, of course not."

JKL shouted with such righteous indignation.

"Who in the entire LPL would dare disobey Teacher Meng's warning? I'm not stupid, and what you said is indeed correct."

Correct.

Luo Ji was alluding to Texas.

The original Asian Games team, whose main players 369 and JKL were selected in advance, were forced to withdraw after being reported for allegedly gambling over a million dollars in Texas. Of course, spreading rumors about gambling over a million dollars shows that they have some kind of cognitive impairment regarding money.

Without a net worth of hundreds of millions, how many companies would dare to sit at a million-dollar table? Esports players, on the other hand, only earn a pittance.

of course.

The Texas incident is probably true. Although Luo Ji never participated, he was indeed invited, but he never went. Instead, he proactively reminded JKL six months to a year in advance.

If it were someone else, JKL would naturally let it go in one ear and out the other.

But this is what Mebius said?

In this league circle, everyone knows that Mebius has a bit of a mystical quality to him. He always manages to have a smooth journey and always manages to avoid various unfavorable factors. JKL understands this, so he listened to Luo Ji's advice.

I haven't touched it for a whole year.

Luo Ji was also at a loss.

If JKL can't go, Elk will have to play AD in the Asian Games. Then Ruler vs. Elk won't be a father-son game, it'll be a grandfather-grandson game. Forget about team fights, they won't even be able to match up in the early laning phase. In that case, it's better to let JKL play.

Even if they lose, at least Gege will still create some entertainment value.

Moreover.

There was a rumor circulating in the world that during the Asian Games, JKL and Meiko dominated all the bot lane duos in the training camp. There may be some exaggeration in that, and Meiko's performance in the following years did indeed become more and more exaggerated.

But at least this means they might produce a chemical reaction.

"Is the list confirmed?"

"almost."

Luo Ji nodded, without denying it.

Given his stature, it's normal for him to know the roster. The current Asian Games lineup is tentatively set as top laner Luo Ji, jungler Jiejie, mid laner Knight, and bot laner JKL + Meiko. Unless there are any major changes, these five main players will definitely be nominated.

"That's great. Let's have a scrim with TES tomorrow to warm up our skills?"

"Tomorrow? Tomorrow won't work."

Seemingly thinking about his schedule for tomorrow, Luo Ji shook his head decisively this time: "I have an important meeting to attend tomorrow."

"A meeting? You want to give a speech in a pub?"

"That's not it."

At this moment, Luo Ji's expression remained as calm as ever, exuding a relaxed, almost detached air, as if he were saying, "It's good to be alive, and it's okay to die."

"What's that for?"

"Upon taking office in Goose City, I will serve as a minor member of the CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)."

"!?"

JKL admitted it.

At that moment, he was indeed struck by Versailles.

Being a member of the CPPCC sounds prestigious, but it's not actually something within the system. In other words, people within the system can be CPPCC members, but CPPCC members aren't necessarily people within the system. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Local governments are happy to have celebrities in their jurisdictions to expand their influence, and Luo Ji is happy to use this identity to endorse and enhance his influence. Of course, if he himself has problems, he will naturally lose this identity.

But no matter how you put it...

As long as you don't mess things up, you'll at least have an "Indestructible Golden Body".

can only say.

Even the official media is envious of his online popularity. The "Litang Dingzhen" meme is just a fake trend; anyone in the industry can easily find out how many real fans he has – it's highly inflated.

But it's all just illogical stuff.

The daily active users of those fans were absolutely top-notch; they almost crashed the servers.

The next day.

Luo Ji successfully obtained his new identity.

Of course, because this thing has such an impressive name, it will take another half day for the official announcement, but that's enough.

To celebrate.

Luo Ji spent almost the entire day with his secretary.

With such a large business and such connections to back it up, it's remarkable that they've built such a successful business.

Only then can one truly say that one's steps are steady.

In their immense joy, it could be said that the two did nothing at home, yet it could also be said that they were constantly doing something.

In short, just one sentence.

The early bird catches the worm, and the early bird catches the worm.

Then, on the night of the following day.

Aside from being a professional e-sports player, news of Luo Ji acquiring a new identity began to flood various media outlets, generating a buzz comparable to that of Lao Ma (Da Sima) being promoted to a member of the CPPCC.

[Oh no, from now on we should call him Committee Member Meng.]

Later, he developed a strategy to target the future market, while I chose the Glimmer Hextech Core. The winds of Zaun ultimately couldn't reach Piltover, and I, in my ordinariness, wasn't worthy of his excellence. I still called him "Dream Committee Member," but he called me "Wise."

A sad, thick barrier has already formed between us. (Sad)

[Just a heads-up, this persona only holds meetings three or four times a year at most, with the longest meeting lasting no more than a week. Each meeting is announced on the official website, making it incredibly easy to check up on someone. So, if the Dream God uses this excuse to take leave later, it's likely true.]

Even his teammates went crazy.

"Holy crap, that's awesome?"

Casa's eyes widened.

They were a bunch of gamers with low education levels, and they didn't understand these complicated job titles. But they felt that this thing sounded very high-level, and they always felt that this guy had jumped out of the professional circle and been promoted to a new position that they could only dream of.

"It's just that the name sounds intimidating."

Back at the club, Luo Ji, yawning, thoroughly satisfied their curiosity: "It mainly relies on influence to drive the city. At first, I wondered what I had that could attract them."

"I only found out later."

"I was chosen purely because I can eat, love to eat, and dare to eat."

V5's club is based in Guangdong Province, and it was also Guangdong Province that ultimately gave Luo Ji his spot. You could say they had the best of luck.

of course.

It's not enough to just be able to eat; the main issue is that Luo Ji's popularity has been excessive lately.

Who wouldn't want to take advantage of this opportunity?
While the V5 members were still stunned, Luo Ji continued:
"Moreover, it pays salaries."

"?"

"A little salary and you're all swayed? Where's your pride? Where's your dignity? He's using money to trample on your dignity!!!"

Jwei was fanning the flames from the sidelines.

If we don't make the fire bigger, how can they learn how to get endorsements from their big brother? If we don't make their big brother's gold coins explode, how can they learn and improve?

dignity?

After muttering to himself for a while, Luo Ji said, "I think it's actually alright. Think about it, a person can't give up money for the sake of dignity, right?"

V5 members: ?
It really is.

at the same time.

V5's IPO preparations are almost complete, and it's scheduled to ring the bell on Nasdaq in early July. V5's boss is currently enjoying immense popularity.

When Luo Ji chatted with him occasionally, he even gossiped about how Luo Ji was getting close to a certain down-on-his-luck celebrity sister, which made Luo Ji shake his head.

"Don't you think rich people all have some quirks?"

"You always like internet celebrities and stars?"

Casa scratched his head and looked away from his phone, somewhat curious as to why this guy would suddenly ask such a question. However, the first person he thought of wasn't his own boss, but rather the owner of IG next door.

"You mean Young Master Wang? He does seem to have a particular fondness for internet celebrities. I think he even hired a girl group before, what was their name again?"

"T-ARA".

"Oh right, a total of six. I heard that when IG won the championship, they let the girl group of internet celebrities choose any one of them. I don't know if it's true or not."

"If it's a kimchi-themed home ground, you know what, you really shouldn't say it."

Luo Ji thought for a moment.

If it were him, he wouldn't really have any particular desire for celebrities. However, there was a line he quite agreed with when reading urban novels in his previous life:
"If you can find Fei, choose Fei; if you can't find Fei, choose Yuan; if you can't find either, choose Jing Tian."

The problem is that these women born in the 1980s are all a bit old. If they traveled back a bit further in time, they could definitely make a difference.

The next time point.

When facing relatively inexperienced teams like AL, OMG, UP, TT, and WE, V5 always uses two junglers who take turns playing.

During the Spring Split, Karsa was allowed to slack off to give Weiwei more experience. But now that it's the Summer Split, with the playoffs and Worlds just around the corner, do you still want to slack off like you did in the first half of the year?
Brother der.

The overall environment has changed.

With jobs so hard to find and money so hard to earn these days, I don't care if you're a world champion or not, just roll up your sleeves first, bro!

then.

Based on Nofe's initiative to experiment with various systems using a dual jungler strategy.

V5's playstyle suddenly became unpredictable, leaving other teams completely baffled. The top laner even stopped pretending and started sending messages of dissatisfaction. Luo Ji even specially picked a top lane Leona when playing against TT.

Other teams: ?
When people saw this thing, the shock was almost no less than when people saw a real gameplay demo of "Virtual Ring".

No.

Bro, are you serious?!

(End of this chapter)