LPL History

Chapter 111 Chris Closes the Gate to Repel the Enemy, Zhou Li Uses Locking Techniques to Enter the Imperial Camp (5K)

Zhou Li sat in deep thought for a long time, but still couldn't quite make sense of it.

After all, it's from a very long time ago.

The key points he could recall were nothing more than the establishment of the LPL, Faker's debut, the Zed vs. Zed battle, and Lu Benwei's 50/50 matchup...

Since he couldn't figure it out, Zhou Li stopped thinking about it.

He looked at his computer screen.

My computer has Blade & Soul, Dungeon Fighter Online, and CrossFire, but not League of Legends.

Is this right? !

That makes sense, he's the team manager, not a player.

Out of boredom, Zhou Li opened Blade & Soul and started playing.

Blade & Soul is not yet available in the Chinese server; he is playing the Korean version.

It has to be said that when Blade & Soul was first released, it significantly reduced the market share of League of Legends, and it was indeed quite fun.

Zhou Li had only been playing for a short while when he heard Sun Yalong calling him.

"Still playing Blade & Soul, bro? Have you submitted your LPL preseason roster yet?!"

Upon hearing Sun Yalong's words, Zhou Li suddenly remembered.

The LPL preseason will be held on January 29th.

LPL stands for League of Legends Pro League, which translates to League of Legends Professional League in Chinese.

After the early, chaotic period of Season 2, China's League of Legends established its own professional league.

The preseason tournament, which will be held on the 29th, will determine whether players can enter the League of Legends qualifiers.

Zhou Li closed the sword spirit and glanced at his desktop, where he indeed saw a file.

In this LPL preseason tournament, twelve teams—AG Time Front, IG, LGD, LH, PE, WOA Dawn Wings, DF Peak Force, Duoduo, Fantuan, Huayi Spider, OMG, and Shaohua Baishou—are competing for a spot in the Spring Split.

Looking at these team rosters, Zhou Li subconsciously asked:

"Why isn't WE mentioned?"

Sun Yalong cast a disdainful glance at him.

"WE and Royal Club were the champions and runners-up of the 12 TGA Winter Tournament, and they advanced directly. They didn't need to compete with us."

PDD even said with a smile:

"I wonder if some people went to WE to drink and play cards. If 60e finds out... tsk tsk tsk."

Zhou Li realized what was happening.

Six teams were selected from the twelve teams participating in the preseason, and together with WE and Royal Club, they formed the first LPL roster.

At this time, although WE was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the S2 World Championship, they later won the IPL5 championship and were at the height of their popularity in China.

Its fan base is a staggering 60 billion.

Furthermore, the 60e fans are extremely fanatical; they only acknowledge WE as the legitimate Chinese League of Legends team.

The combined fanbase of all League of Legends teams in China today wouldn't be enough to fill the hands of 60e (a popular online community).

As a team that was established as early as WE, IG is affectionately called "dog son" by its fans (60e).

After winning the IPL5 championship, WE, without the strict guidance of their father, immediately went astray.

Zhou Li just checked his QQ messages.

The reason I was playing cards at WE Club was because he invited him with a smile.

Zhou Li opened another document and saw the list of players IG had submitted for the LPL preseason tournament.

Among a group of players whose ranks were all Diamond, PDD's Platinum 1 rank stood out. (*)

Zhou Li knew that PDD was doing this on purpose; he had been playing on the Korean server, which was why his rank on the Chinese server was relatively low.

Zhou Li found an account in his QQ contacts that was marked as the official LPL account and was about to send the list over.

After thinking for a moment, I opened the document again and started typing.

[Chinese Name: Zhou Li. Game ID: IG丶lion. Game Rank: None.]

After sending the document to the LPL official, Zhou Li stood up and stretched.

It has to be said that WE's environment is better than IG's. IG's guys are all heavy smokers, and the whole training room is filled with smoke.

After thinking it over, Zhou Li simply walked out of the IG base.

He has contacted everyone on Instagram, but so far there has been no response from Shi Ji.

This shows that the key figure in S3 was not in IG.

You should know that he only caught a fleeting glimpse of Abu before the historical record was turned.

With nothing much to do, Zhou Li decided to wander around and try his luck.

He just left WE, and WE is obviously not a key team this year.

After thinking for a moment, the name of a team popped into Zhou Li's mind.
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Royal Never Give Up (RNG) eSports Club.

This club, which was just established at the end of 12, has achieved remarkable results right from the start.

Godlike, the top laner and the number one Renekton player in the Chinese server, was invited to join Royal Never Give Up's second team by Lu Benwei after competing with him for the top rank in the Chinese server. Thus, Shenchao, bearing the title of "rank number one," began his professional career.

Although a newcomer, his individual skills are outstanding. He has a stable laning style and is extremely aggressive in team fights. Not long after joining the team, he became the team's core top laner.

Lucky, the jungler, was formerly the jungler for Ehome. He's a persistent jungler; once he sets his sights on you, he can AFK in the bushes for five minutes.

White (卢笨伟), formerly a mid-laner for CLC, also known as Hong Kong Smart.

ADC player UZI participated in the CLG youth training team trial in 12. Due to insufficient funds from CLG, he failed to complete the trial. However, he was spotted by the team leader at the time, Hu Niu, and came to Royal Club with UZI and Lu Benwei.

His laning style is extremely aggressive, possessing immense lane dominance; his Night Hound is unstoppable.

Tabe, the support player and captain of Royal Club, was formerly a CLC player and joined Royal Club with Lu Benwei.

Coach Chris, a former CLC player, transitioned from a support player to a coach after joining Royal Never Give Up.

The atmosphere in the royal training room was excellent.

UZI is hurling insults at Tabe, his duo partner.

"What the hell are you doing? How come the enemy team is outfarming me?! I'm speechless! Is that enemy ADC really that bad?! Do you even know how to play the game? You're such an idiot!"

Tabe tried to retaliate several times, but Chris stopped her each time.

"He's young, let him have his way."

Lucky was curled up on the sofa playing on his phone, looking at something, and occasionally letting out a lewd laugh.

Lu Benwei is currently playing a ranked match.

However, the keyboard was being pounded loudly by him, clearly indicating that he was having a friendly interaction with his teammates.

What the hell are you doing? What's the point of having such a huge advantage? Do you even have a brain?

The other side quickly sent a reply.

[What the hell does the advantage I gained in the bot lane have to do with you?]

Seeing that the other party dared to talk back, Lu Benwei's temper flared up even more.

The two started exchanging extreme insults directly in the chat's public chat.

Standing behind Lu Benwei, Shenchao watched the two arguing and spoke up:

"Isn't this ADC from our second team? Stop arguing."

Shenchao came from the second team, so he naturally recognized his old teammate's ID at a glance.

However, upon hearing that it was the second team, Lu Benwei became even more arrogant.

"Wow, bro, is this guy from the second team? He's from the second team, what makes him dare to call me Lu Benwei?!"

After Lu Benwei finished speaking, he immediately started typing.

[You piece of trash from the second team, what are you pretending to be for, trying to act like your dad? Do you even know who your dad is? Your dad is Lu Benwei!]

The message from the other end paused for a moment.

A smug smile appeared on Lu Benwei's lips.

"This guy is incredibly brainless. What makes him, a member of the second team, dare to yell at me?"

As soon as Lu Benwei finished speaking, the chat box was flooded with messages.

If you fucking yell again, I'll grab a knife and stab you to death. (*)

Upon seeing the message, Lu Benwei, still furious, replied without hesitation:
[If you're so tough, come and stab me now! If you don't, you're a coward!] (*)

After sending this message, Lu Benwei saw that his team's AD carry had gone AFK.

He paused for a moment, turned his head to look at Shen Chao behind him, and asked:
"Wow, bro, this guy isn't really coming, is he?"

Shenchao spoke without even thinking:
"He has a very bad temper; he's definitely here."

Lu Benwei paused for a moment, then turned and shouted at Chris, who was still mediating the conflict between the puppy and Tabe:
"Chris, close the downstairs door!" (*)

"Don't let him come any closer!" (*)

Seeing that Chris hadn't made a move yet, Lu Benwei shouted anxiously:
"Chris, close the door!!!" (*)

"He can't get up the iron gate downstairs!" (*)
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LMQ Tianci Team.

As the royal family's second team.

The training bases of Tianci Team and Royal Club are located in the same residential area.

Death's Declaration slammed his fist on the computer desk and jumped up in a rage.

However, the other members of the team were already used to Death's behavior and didn't pay much attention to it.

"Damn you, Lu Benwei, I'll fuck you to death today!"

Death's Declaration cursed as he changed into a pair of sneakers to increase his movement speed. (*)

A death declaration, fueled by rage, declared: "Today, I'm going to show Lu Benwei why flowers are so red!"

He pushed open the door and ran towards the Royal Family team's base.

It sped along at breakneck speed, startling passersby who saw it as if a bull had charged past.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the royal family's base, Death's Declaration saw that the iron gate of the base was already locked.

He angrily kicked twice and cursed loudly:
"You son of a bitch, Lu Benwei! Get your ass out here!!"

Inside the royal family base at this time.

UZI and Tabe, who were just in a heated argument, have stopped arguing and are now completely silent.

There were eight people in the club, and all they could hear was Death's Declaration banging on the door outside.

Chris said softly, "Damn, the death sentence is really here, what do we do?"

A wry smile appeared on Shenchao's face:
"I already told you, this guy has a terrifying personality. If you let him in, he'll definitely mess with you today."

Lu Benwei forced himself to remain calm and began to speak:

“It’s alright, he can’t get in. He’ll leave on his own after knocking for a while. This guy is brainless. This is a damn society ruled by law. I, Lu Benwei, saved his life, okay?”

Uzbekistan, who reigned supreme in the team, shrank back.

"Wow, this person is terrifying! They actually rushed to the door."

Tabe adjusted his glasses and offered constructive suggestions.

"To be honest, there are eight of us here, we don't necessarily have to be afraid of him."

Everyone was silent.

After a long pause, Lu Benwei mustered his courage and asked:

"Chris, look out the window and see if this guy is carrying a knife."

Chris leaned closer to the window and examined the room carefully for a while.

"I don't know, I can't see clearly. I don't think I have it in my hand, but what if I have it in my pocket?"

“That makes sense,” Lu Benwei said, finding a way out. “Anyway, we shouldn’t open the door; he can’t get in. We’ll just pretend we’re not at the club.”

Outside the base, Death's Declaration was still banging on the door and cursing wildly.

"You son of a bitch, Lu Benwei, open the door! I know you're in there!"

"I'm going to fuck you to death today. If you're a man, get out here."

Lu Benwei sat in the chair with an awkward smile on his face, pointed outside, and shook his head.

In the midst of this silent environment, a voice suddenly rang out.

"The vast horizon is my love, the endless green mountains are in bloom. What kind of rhythm is the most swaying, what kind of song is the most joyful..."

Chris hurriedly pulled out his phone.

Lu Benwei almost jumped up.

"Fuck Chris, are you an idiot?! Put your phones on silent! Who could be calling at this hour?"

Chris put his phone on silent, glanced at the incoming call notification, and said:

"What does Zhou Li, the team manager of IG, want with me?"

"It's over!"

Lu Benwei shouted anxiously.
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Zhou Li got out of the taxi and glanced around.

He knew the royal family's base was nearby, but he wasn't entirely sure of its exact location.

After ruling out IG and WE, Zhou Li turned his attention to Royal Never Give Up (RNG).

In 2013, the only Chinese League of Legends teams that truly shone were Royal Never Give Up (RNG) and OMG.

That year, Royal Club successfully entered the World Championship and defeated OMG to advance to the finals.

Finally, facing the newly emerged SKT, they were swept 3-0, thus owing OMG a championship.

Regardless, the Royal Family is still the world's runner-up team.

Therefore, Zhou Li decided to try his luck at the royal family first.

Zhou Li took out his phone and happened to see the contact information of Chris, the coach of the Royal Family, in his contacts.

I was thinking of making a phone call to ask for the location.

Unexpectedly, the other party hung up on him!

Zhou Li initially thought the other party had accidentally touched it, so he tried again.

I got rejected again.

"What the hell does Chris mean?"

Zhou Li couldn't help but start cursing, and he even recalled whether the original owner of this body had any conflict with Chris.

But after thinking about it, I couldn't find any clues.

Just as he was about to leave, he vaguely heard someone shouting and cursing in the distance.

Zhou Li walked toward the source of the sound and heard vulgar words such as "Lu Benwei, I am your father" and "Lu Benwei, I fuck your mother".

This made Zhou Li's eyes light up.

Since they're looking for Lu Benwei, the royal family's base must be here.

Zhou Li took three steps at a time, and soon saw Death's Declaration pounding furiously on the iron gate.

Death Declaration had been banging, kicking, and cursing outside the door for half an hour, and was getting a little tired by now.

Knowing that the other party was determined to be a coward, and there was nothing he could do, Death Declaration, who had exhausted a lot of energy, gradually calmed down and turned to leave.

Inside the royal base, Chris, who had been observing the situation from behind the curtains, breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"They're gone, they're finally gone."

Lu Benwei breathed a sigh of relief, and soon became arrogant after surviving the ordeal.

"Wow, bro, this guy is a complete idiot. I mean it when I say he's brainless."

His voice grew louder and louder.

He proudly raised his head.

So much so that he didn't even see Chris start gesturing wildly at him.

"There's no one I, Lu Benwei, dare not curse. If I ever run into him again, I, Lu Benwei, will still curse him. If I don't curse him, I, Lu Benwei, will eat three pounds of shit."

"Stop shouting!" Chris leaned closer and whispered, "He's back!"

Lu Benwei paused for a moment, his expression stiffening.

But then he remembered there was an iron gate downstairs, and his tone hardened again.

“It’s the same even if he comes back. Do you think I, Lu Benwei, am afraid of him?”

Despite saying that, Lu Benwei still bent down and came to the window with Chris.

"Why did he come back?"

"I don't know," Chris's voice was so low it was almost a whisper. "He brought someone with him... Let me see, isn't this IG's team manager?"

Outside the royal family base.

Just as Death Declaration was about to leave, he ran into Zhou Li.

He didn't know Zhou Li, but Zhou Li stopped him.

"Hey! Aren't you Death Sentence?!"

Death Declaration was taken aback when he heard Zhou Li greet him.

After all, he wasn't a particularly well-known player, and this was the first time he'd been recognized on the street like this.

"Um...hello."

Zhou Li smiled and reached out to shake his hand.

"I am the manager of the IG team, my name is Zhou Li."

He pointed to the royal family base not far away and said:

"Hey bro, what were you doing over there? Was the door locked?"

Since Death Declaration wasn't familiar with Zhou Li, he was too embarrassed to tell Zhou Li that he wanted to come and kill Lu Benwei, so he just gave a perfunctory "uh-huh" twice.

Zhou Li smiled.

"Brother, you've met your match. Don't worry if the door is locked, I'll help you."

After saying that, Zhou Li grabbed Death Declaration and headed towards the royal family base.

The death declaration paused for a moment.

"You know how to pick locks?"

"I will."

Zhou Li answered very affirmatively.

Of course he can unlock it.

This ability was originally obtained from the declaration of death.

[Open Door: Unlocks the door, and also grants Karthus proficiency.]

Karthus proficiency is pretty much useless now, but my lockpicking ability really came in handy today.

Zhou Li had not yet chosen which three abilities to inherit.

However, he discovered that the ability to pick locks was a result-oriented skill, and like the gynecological expert, it had already been stored in his mind as knowledge.

He doesn't need to inherit it to use it.

The winds of 2012 finally blew into 2013.

So far, the most significant enhancement to Zhou Li's super-powerful abilities also comes from the declaration of death.

Because his physical attributes were also inherited.

Death Declaration is his benefactor, and now that his benefactor can't open the door, he naturally has a duty to help him.

Zhou Li arrived at the entrance of the royal family base and glanced at the two U-shaped locks hanging on the iron gate.

This type of lock is the easiest to open.

He crawled into the flowerbed next to him and searched around the iron railing along the edge of the flowerbed. Sure enough, he found the small wires tied to it.

Zhou Li pulled the wire down and went to the iron gate.

"Clap."

"Clap."

The two U-locks fell off.

Zhou Li gave it a gentle push, and the iron gate creaked loudly.

opened.

For a moment, Lu Benwei was inside the window, and the death announcement was outside the door.

Senseless.

(End of this chapter)