LPL History

Chapter 1 A Demonic Enchantress Descends to the Mortal Realm, Demons Dance in Chaos and Plague the World

"Sister-in-law, you have to discipline this child today, whether you like it or not!"

The Red House Hospital in Shanghai.

A man wearing a vest and flip-flops was earnestly trying to persuade a woman who was crying her eyes out.

“I understand how you feel, but what about our Knight? Knight, the best mid-laner in China, carries the hopes of the LPL. Winning the World Championship, restoring the glory of the LPL, and boosting the confidence of all esports fans all depend on Knight! How can you have this child now and affect Knight's performance? You can't be so selfish…”
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2012, October.

Baoshan District, Shanghai.

WE Training Base.

Zhou Li slumped on the worn-out sofa, staring blankly at the old ceiling fan that was barely hanging on above him.

This thing spins even more wildly than Feng Ge's BP (a type of slang term for a swaying machine), and the creaking sound carries a tragic sense of impending doom.

He just had a nightmare.

In my dream, I was actually helping my left hand have an abortion.

"I'm such a beast..."

A month ago, he was an e-sports slacker at a third-rate university in 2025. While reading "Uzi Takes a Bath" on Qidian.com, he laughed so hard that he almost fainted. When he opened his eyes, he found himself relegated to the WE training base in 2012.

After thinking it over, he figured it was probably because he had read that disrespectful novel and was punished by God. He laughed so hard that he ended up in Season 2, where the club was in the ancient times where they couldn't even afford to turn on the air conditioning, and he was sent to suffer.

Smelling the stench of feet and sweat in the training room, Zhou Li sighed and pulled his diary out from the sofa cushions.

On the 49th day of living with a group of men, I decided to personally cripple my useless virginity with my fists, but unexpectedly, I broke my hand. Today is a landmark day because I proved that the hardest thing in the world is no longer diamonds.

"Zhou Li, you're still lying around like a limp wreck. If you're not going to train, get the hell out there and help me pick up people."

The sofa shook twice.

Because he didn't want to sweat, Zhou Li simply rolled his eyes.

Standing before him was WE's head coach, the bespectacled prophet, Xu Fei (Joker).

"Who to pick up?"

Zhou Li gave a lazy reply.

As a League of Legends player in 2025, Zhou Li felt extremely repulsed when he saw the League of Legends footage from 2012; he had absolutely no desire to start a game.

Moreover, players at this stage are still exploring both their skill level and understanding of the game. Zhou Li felt that playing ranked matches with a score of 1000 was like bullying uncivilized primitives.

However, his lazy demeanor naturally drew the ire of his teammates and coaches.

Fortunately, Zhou Li was just a substitute mid-laner and a marginal figure within WE, so he didn't cause any major conflicts.

"Go downstairs and pick up a young man named Ji Xing."

Joker looked Zhou Li up and down.

"Have the right attitude. He's a returnee from Germany! He learned about the success of excellent esports clubs there, and he's here to inspect our club and give us some guidance on its operations."

Joker's words startled Zhou Li.

"Ji Xing?"

He felt like he'd heard the name somewhere before, but couldn't quite place it.

“Yes,” Joker said impatiently, kicking the sofa again. “Hurry up. In today’s society, it’s rare to see such selfless fans. Fortunately, our WE team has a big enough influence to have such fans to help us learn from the European region.”

Seeing Joker's proud expression, Zhou Li did not refute him.

At that time, WE Club was practically the undisputed leader in the League of Legends scene.

In the first half of 2012, WE swept six domestic championships, including WGT and NGF, which directly established their status as the "cosmic team".

Otherwise, how could there have been the 60e later?

The total global population is only 60 billion, while WE has 60 billion fans.

As is well known, a large portion of the world's 60 billion people, including the elderly and those in remote areas, do not have internet access.

Therefore, among WE's 60 billion fans, there are also many fans from the universe.

Being on the Cosmic Team, Zhou Li felt honored, so he patted his butt, stood up, decided to obey the coach's discipline, and got up to walk outside.

At that time, WE's training base was, due to limited conditions, just a simple training site converted from an ordinary residential house.

When Zhou Li arrived at the entrance of the training base, he could see a person standing outside from afar.

The man was carrying large and small bags, and had chestnut milk tea-colored hair. Just then, a gust of wind blew by, but his bangs, which were wispy and airy, remained perfectly still, as if they had been sprayed with super glue.

A glance confirmed it – this was someone Zhou Li knew all too well!

"Isn't this Abu? How could I forget this old woman's real name?"

Zhou Li was still lost in thought when he suddenly noticed a book appear before him. On the book, several large, gilded characters were prominently displayed—"LPL History!"

Before Zhou Li could react, the book suddenly turned a page.

[Chapter 1: A bewitching enchantress descends to the mortal realm, unleashing a chaotic dance of demons that wreaks havoc on the world.]

[It is said that Abu returned from Germany with his sorcery, turning the Rift into a latrine. From then on, the coaching staff was filled with scoundrels, and the analyst position was overrun with incompetent individuals. The dark curtain of the LPL's decade-long reign was raised, much like Dong Zhuo knocking on the gates of Luoyang at night, causing all the warlords to howl like jackals.]

[World exploration mission begins, current progress: 1%]

[Note: Advancing your exploration progress will grant you special abilities. Complete all world exploration and save the LPL to escape this world.]

Upon seeing the system message, Zhou Li was slightly stunned, then his vision went black, and he fell into despair.

Save the LPL?

Is it really possible for a mortal to do something that even a god could never do?

Saving the LPL is like telling Uzi not to take a shower, telling the brother not to take Qs, telling the left hand not to have an abortion, telling Clearlove to be the first to die in team fights, and telling the left-handed player to use his right hand to shoot down planes.

It’s as difficult as climbing to the sky!

Zhou Li took a deep breath.

Since things had come to this point, he had no choice but to try.

After all, I just subscribed to a full quarter of Douyin membership and haven't even had a chance to use it yet.

Zhou Li stared intently at Abu at the doorway.

At this moment, the girl seemed slightly more pleasing to his eye.

Zhou Li rushed to open the door, and was about to greet his lucky star when Abu spoke first.

"Hello! Hello bro, I'm Ji Xing. I just got back from Germany. I'm here at your club because I was invited to do some research, which will take about a month."

Zhou Li's fist hardened, but he still nodded with a smile.

"Welcome, Tomato Stronger! Don't eat the pickled radish."

Abu was taken aback.

The other person seemed to be speaking English, but he didn't understand it.

"In our homeland, let's speak Chinese. Are you WE's coach, Joker?"

“Oh, no,” Zhou Li said with a smile, shaking Abu’s hands tightly as if he were receiving a distinguished leader. “I’m WE’s substitute mid-laner, my name is Zhou Li, and our coach is waiting for you inside.”

Abu's expression changed instantly.

He abruptly pulled his hand back and shook it, speaking in a shrill voice:

"Hmph, how interesting. I came back from Germany specifically to study, just because I think WE has a future in China... Fine, lead the way."

Seeing Abu's change of expression, Zhou Li silently rolled his eyes.

If he could, he really wanted to punch that sissy in the face.

Zhou Li led Abu to the training room door. Just as he was about to push the door open, Abu had already taken the lead, slid under Zhou Li's shoulder, squeezed in front of him, and pushed the door open directly.

"Hello! Hello guys, I'm Ji Xing, you can also call me Abu. I just came back from Germany. I'm here at your club at your invitation to do some investigation, which will take about a month."

Abu's opening remarks clearly intimidated the team members in the training room who had only received nine years of compulsory education.

Strawberry, Smile, Daoge, IF, and Ruofeng all immediately stopped their ranked matches and stood up.

"welcome."

Joker greeted him with a smile.

"Abu, you are welcome to come and inspect our facilities."

Looking at the Joker, Abu's expression was not good.

"What a fake welcome! Sending a substitute mid-laner to pick me up, how interesting. Actually, if WE doesn't need me, I can go to IG. After all, it doesn't matter who you give those advanced foreign ideas to."

He rolled his eyes and continued in a sarcastic tone:
"And the people in your club don't look like professional players from a big club at all..."

He glanced at Zhou Li behind him.

"Wearing an old man's white tank top, beach shorts, and flip-flops, what kind of taste is that..."

Meanwhile, before Zhou Li's eyes, the Records of the Grand Historian was turning a new page.

[Abu is radiating his charm; the dark age of the LPL is 20% complete.]

(End of this chapter)