We are tired of winning championships, and we still need youth training?

Chapter 149 Mantis VS. Lion Dog, a battle of destiny!

SN's roster this year is very strong.

Top laner TheShy, jungler Sofm, mid laner Angel, bot lane duo huanfeng and PPGOD.

The top lane position originally belonged to Bin, but because TheShy won two championships, the contract negotiations with Wang Gongzi failed, and he eventually went to SN.

SN did not hesitate for long and decisively gave up on Bin.

This is also normal.

When Bin first debuted, he was just one of the "Hidden Dragons and Young Phoenixes," and he hadn't made a name for himself at all.

Although SN has a lot of faith in Bin, TheShy's arrival would open up even more possibilities.

The gap between the two is too big. If TheShy is willing to come, Bin has no chance of taking the starting position.

Bin is also a person with high aspirations.

If you're not going to keep me here, then I'm leaving.

I've heard he's transferred to RNG.

RNG's roster this year is just as good.

Top laner Bin, jungler Wei, mid laner Xiaohu, bot lane duo GALA and Ming.

However, not many people are optimistic about it now.

Pulling himself back to reality, Xu Xinghe saw TheShy, whom he hadn't seen for a while, when he went on stage.

The other person clearly saw him too, pursed their lips, and looked embarrassed.

What is TheShy feeling guilty about?
Xu Xinghe actually knew this as well.

After all, Young Master Wang had told him about it.

TheShy's mother felt that TheShy's current achievements warranted a higher contract with IG, but this made Wang Gongzi very unhappy, and he directly gave up on TheShy's contract.

This is also the biggest reason why TheShy left IG.

Ultimately, TheShy was quite wronged.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

With his current achievements as a top laner with two world championships, he certainly deserves better treatment. IG couldn't offer him a better deal and had no choice but to let him go.

While TheShy's mother is indeed somewhat greedy, there's some truth to it.

People strive for higher positions, just as water flows downhill.

However, TheShy himself doesn't really care about these things, which is why he feels guilty.

Seeing former teammates now naturally evokes mixed feelings.

However, Xu Xinghe didn't actually feel anything.

He initially joined IG simply because it was the easiest place to get started.

To put it bluntly, TheShy might love IG even more than he does.

Xu Xinghe likes IG, but he likes his IG even more.

While TheShy's decision to raise his price with IG, the club that gave him the opportunity, might seem somewhat callous, it actually helped Xu Xinghe by pushing Wang Gongzi to give up on IG.

Therefore, he has no reason to criticize TheShy.

For Xu Xinghe.

Now that we're on opposite sides, it's natural to determine who's better.

That's all.

"Didn't you guys greet each other when you were offstage? Shy."

Huanfeng expressed some curiosity during the SN team's voice chat.

He ultimately chose to leave IG and come to SN to seek his own future.

Now, standing in front of Xu Xinghe for the first time, he was very nervous.

People tend to talk when they're nervous.

"……without."

TheShy's expression was somewhat gloomy.

He wanted to talk to Xu Xinghe, but he hesitated.

At the same time, he was also hoping that Xu Xinghe would come to find him.

Unfortunately, Xu Xinghe didn't make a move at all.

This made TheShy a little upset.

Does being on different teams mean we're no longer friends?
He still really enjoyed the time he spent working with Xu Xinghe.

As for Prince Ning?

TheShy treated him like an ordinary colleague.

The main reason is that even if Xu Xinghe doesn't come, he still has the best relationship with Rookie and Ah Shui on Instagram.

He has absolutely no connection with Prince Ning.

“I know Xinghe well; he probably doesn’t care much.”

Huanfeng smiled and offered a word of comfort.

Xu Xinghe has a very positive image in his mind.

When Xu Xinghe was vying for a starting position, Huanfeng tentatively asked if he could help him, but instead got a scolding and was told to pay more attention to his future.

Heaven have mercy, no one has ever cared about Huanfeng's future since he was a child.

From that time on, Huanfeng truly regarded Xu Xinghe as a good older brother.

I also gained some understanding of Xu Xinghe.

Knowing that his good older brother doesn't care what his teammates think, he keeps his friends and teammates very separate.

In his mind, TheShy was probably just an ordinary teammate.

Naturally, they wouldn't have any objections to TheShy leaving the team.
I never cared about it, so where did my dissatisfaction come from?

But that's not how it works.

That would be so presumptuous!
Does Huanfeng have to immediately say, "Shy, don't overthink it. My brother has never considered you a friend, so why would he care about something like this? Of course he won't be angry!"

TheShy must have been so angry he just turned over in frustration?
"is it?"

Theshy's eyes lit up.

TheShy knew that Huanfeng and Xu Xinghe had a good relationship.

His words are credible.

TheShy was also relieved.

He glanced at the opposing top laner's ID and narrowed his eyes slightly.

[Was the next top laner for IG after me the former top laner for Snake?]

[Am I, in a sense, part of Snake now?]

[Swap teams?]

That's absolutely true.

The current SN is the former Snake team that was reorganized after being sponsored by Suning.

"Is the Xinghe you're talking about the jungler from IG?"

"PPGOD, the assistant, asked the question."

He's a newcomer who just debuted this year, and he didn't know much about the other contestants before.

This position should have belonged to Snake, but since the top and jungle players already occupied two foreign player positions, SN had to seek PPGOD from the secondary league.

"Huh? You know him too? You're the only one who doesn't?"

Mid laner Angel was stunned for a moment.

His understanding of Xu Xinghe was limited to knowing about the other's achievements.

Angel used to be a rich kid, how could she possibly watch games every day?
"I know him, he's a pretty impressive kid."

The jungler nodded and spoke fluently.

He really wasn't talking nonsense.

Although I didn't have much contact with Xu Xinghe, we still added each other on WeChat.

Moreover, Sao Fen debuted very early, and Xu Xinghe is indeed still a child in his eyes.

"So how many times did you beat him?"

Angel was a little curious.

Satir: ...

That lousy kid, what a stupid question!

"You've never won, right? Galaxy only debuted last year and has only faced him once or twice. He has an undefeated record in his professional career."

Huanfeng thought for a moment and then spoke truthfully.

"Complete victory?!"

Angel was shocked.

As far as he knew, Xu Xinghe had already played in the world championships, right?

Including World Championship matches, they haven't lost a single one yet?!

It's too exaggerated!
"That's why some people say he's the new king."

The pink-haired girl pouted.

"It is indeed fierce, and it certainly has a dominant force."

"Wow, that's really something."

Angel nodded unconsciously.

"So today is going to be a grudge match? I think TheShy used to be with IG."

"Play well this game, TheShy."

Upon hearing Angel's words, TheShy shook his head.

"I have a very good relationship with Galaxy."

"No, no grudges."

"However, we must win." "Because Flandre was originally going to be SN's top laner."

After being coached by Xu Xinghe for half a year, TheShy's Chinese is now better than it was in S15.

Xu Xinghe has also proven the formula that six months is greater than six years.

"Flandre...what a pity."

The fans were somewhat disappointed.

He and Flandre have a very good relationship.

We used to play with snakes together back in the day.

They were the only two survivors from the Snake team who lost to the Internet cafe team.

[Fun fact: When Snake lost to the internet cafe team, it wasn't Ueno and his jungler who were leading the team; it was Crystal and Masto who were leading the team.]

Back in the day, I was playing Kha'Zix, and Flandre was playing Morgana top lane – how triumphant we were! (From SoFan's personal perspective)
They're invincible in the entire league!
As a result, they've now become rivals.

Saint Gun was incredibly strong in the past, but how much strength does he still possess now?
There's a little sadness.

Sigh, even I, a die-hard fan, have become Yone.

Don't ask why Flandre isn't Yone, because in SoFans' hearts, Flandre will always be his little brother.

Both players are waiting for the match to start, while Flandre is already chatting with SoFan.

Both of them are quite easygoing and don't care about avoiding suspicion.

Holy Gun Bro: Hey bro, when are you going to treat your buddies to another meal?
Sao Fan: ? Wasn't the Vietnamese food I treated you to last time enough?
Holy Gun Bro: Fuck you, I want Western food! Vietnamese food is utter garbage!

Sao Fan: Stop making baseless accusations. Didn't you enjoy your meal that day?

Holy Gun Bro: I only found out it was roasted dog meat after I finished eating it, I really want to throw up.
Sao Fan: Stop barking, if you're not happy, let's have a solo match.
Holy Gun Bro: I'll crush you first this round, don't rush me, son.

Xu Xinghe was right next to Holy Gun Bro, watching him frantically type on the keyboard and the two of them chatting away on the public chat.

A little speechless.

The others were similar; they all fell silent without prior agreement.

The hell is still going on?!

Why are you guys chatting so enthusiastically?
"Your fans will probably send you to military training later."

Saint Gun Bro's expression remained unchanged upon hearing Xu Xinghe's words; he simply smiled.

"Don't I know him? That bastard is definitely not 80% likely, he's definitely going to come and give me a good beating."

"Coach, pick a strong top, mid, and jungle champion during the draft phase. Xinghe will come help me later, and we'll just shut them down and beat them up."

"Did you understand my strategy, buddy?"

Rookie was somewhat surprised: "You did this on purpose?"

This did dispel much of Rookie's impression of Flandre as an unserious guy.

He originally thought that Flandre was unreliable all the time, except in a competition.

Would they deliberately provoke their opponent's emotions?

Saint Gun touched his head: "No, it's somewhat related, but actually I mainly just want to curse this bastard."

Rookie: ...

Ok.

You're pretty honest, damn it.

"He should have guessed it by now, so why would he fall for it?"

"Wow, this guy is pretty confident."

Saint Gun is very confident.

Just as his fans understand him, he also understands their temperament.

Even knowing that it might be her own seduction, the sassy fan still couldn't resist.

This person's main characteristic is rebellion.

In the past, when Holy Gun Bro played CS with him, he would tell him that there were snipers outside and not to show his face, but he would still show his face and get killed.

She's a natural-born glutton.

The ban/pick phase began, and Aphelios was banned by default.

The blue team SN immediately banned Xayah, Galio, and Akali.

"Not even one jungler was banned?"

Today's commentary is still provided by the three brothers: Piggy, Smile, and Zhou Ke'er.

Zhou Ke'er raised an eyebrow.

"Shao Fan is still quite confident."

In the LPL right now, how many teams dare not ban the jungler when playing against IG?
It's likely that the SN coach was thinking of using one of the best strategies possible.

But it's probably because the opposing player's fan said there was no need to move anything, so I didn't move anything at all.

That's why he said it was a sign of a confident, promiscuous fan.

Coaches generally won't refuse such requests unless it's a very important match.

Otherwise, it would be too damaging to the confidence of our own players.

It doesn't matter if we lose the Cricket World Cup.

We should definitely go along with the players.

LPL players have much more power than LCK players.

However, the situation is similar for IG as well.

The first three moves were to remove the card Titan Bounty.

Bounty Hunter is currently a Tier 1 AD carry, which goes without saying; he's an almost universally compatible bot lane pick.

It was strong from the early game to the late game.
Both Twisted Fate and Titan are excellent point control champions, and Angel's Twisted Fate performance is also outstanding.

Similarly, none of the three players had a jungler.

"Hehehe, both junglers are so confident, hahaha."

The piglet chuckled and sat up straight.
He has also played jungle.

I'm really looking forward to today's matchup.

"Rock bird."

SN first picked Taliyah for Angel.

Without Twisted Fate and Galio, Taliyah becomes the strongest mid-laner for support.

Angel also plays Taliyah very well.

Although many people in later generations believe that Angel's rock finch should be called a magpie.

But this is just a joke; only a fool would take it seriously.

Angel's Taliyah boasts a 77% win rate in the LPL and over 60% in the World Championship.

Otherwise, how could it have been selected so many times?
Mingkai's Lee Sin has become a laughing stock like 4396, but his Lee Sin win rate is also extremely high.

It's only because there were scenes of the underworld that it's been criticized.

"Clockwork Kai'Sa".

Karam thought for a moment and then secured the double C.

With support-oriented mid-laners almost all picked, it's understandable to choose late-game carries.

Orianna is no longer as vulnerable as she was in Season 9 because the mana cost of her Q skill has been reverted in this version, and her early-game pressure has returned significantly.

Rookie has a nickname: Two Balls and One Chicken.

Although it sounds a bit lewd, it actually refers to three heroes with exceptional skills.

Syndra, Orianna, LeBlanc.

When in doubt, choose Clockwork; this is no exaggeration for Rookie.

"Mantis, Bard."

SN secured the jungler and support in their second and third picks.

Even though the era of jungle-support synergy is over, it doesn't mean this strategy is no longer viable.

PPGDG's Bard played quite well, and he had no problem teaming up with SofM for a synergy play.

As for the Mantis, this move was a somewhat capricious choice by the fan.

Just like Flandre said.

He knew that Flandre was probably trying to provoke him, but he didn't care.

Sao Fen definitely wants to compete with Xu Xinghe again.

"nightmare?"

Karam tapped on the notebook with his pen and asked a question.

Xu Xinghe thought for a moment and then smiled.

"A poodle, is that okay?"

Since the fanboy has already brought out the Kha'Zix, let's give him a fateful battle.

Karam's strategy in this game was to dribble the ball into the field. Although Rengar couldn't enter the field with the lights off like Nightmare, the effect was actually similar.

Karam nodded without much thought.

"Row."

This is a matter of trust.

Karam has been taking care of Xu Xinghe for more than half a year and has gained some understanding of his personality.

He wouldn't suggest heroes that don't fit the current meta if he wasn't truly confident.

Xu Xinghe is a player who values ​​victory very much, and it's impossible for him to make irrational decisions based on emotions.

With Karam's permission, mid laner Rookie helped Xu Xinghe choose Rengar.

The commentator on the podium paused for a moment:
"A poodle?"

"It's probably just for fun... What!?"

"Locked!?"

(End of this chapter)