LPL History

Chapter 147 The Gambling Sea is a Miasma Like a Mountain of Soil, Teng Yang is Trapped in a Deadly Trap (Part 2)

WE Esports Club.

Shan Ni Ruo was already sitting in front of the computer, waiting for the match to begin.

The quarterfinals of the S3 World Championship are about to begin.

Previously, SKT had defeated GAB, and FNC had defeated C9.

Two spots in the semifinals have already been decided.

Next, the internal battle between OMG and EDG is about to begin.

Online, fans of the 60e have already started cheering and supporting OMG once again.

Both teams are Chinese, but it looks like OMG is playing against an international team.

Strawberry Smile and the others had also approached.

Ruofeng asked:
Did Zhou Li from EDG play today?

Shan Ni Ruo nodded.

"Of course he's in! He's already in the quarterfinals, why wouldn't he be in the semifinals?"

He seemed a little nervous, and then turned to ask Big Nose.

"Feng, can OMG win today?"

The man with the big nose frowned and said:

"It would be a bit difficult if Zhou Li played. Although OMG has won against EDG many times, those were all games without Zhou Li playing. It seems that EDG has never lost to OMG when Zhou Li plays."

Upon hearing Big Nose's words, the entire WE team sighed in unison.

Only Shan Niru breathed a sigh of relief.

"Viewers watching the live stream, you are now watching the quarterfinals of the 2013 League of Legends World Championship. The two teams facing off are OMG Esports Club and EDG Esports Club from our LPL region!"

"I'm commentator Miller!"

"I'm the commentator, Waa!"

Hearing the sound coming from the computer, Shan Niru sat up straight and said nervously:

"It's started, it's started!"

Smiling, he patted Shan Ni Ruo on the shoulder and comforted her:

"Don't get so excited, trust OMG."

Shan Ni Ruo stared intently at the screen and subconsciously replied:

"Support OMG? Why would I support OMG?"

She paused for a moment, smiling slightly.

Shan Ni Ruo also realized what was happening and quickly said:

"Oh, I support OMG! EDG is a trash team!"

Big Nose also thoughtfully said:
"It's okay, it doesn't matter who wins, as long as our family is still here, we'll go after EDG for revenge next year!"

Big Nose and Smiling just talked about Shan Ni Ruo last night.

They are very satisfied with the team's new jungler.

After all, judging from the match between EDG and SKT that day, Shan Ni was even more anxious than them.

What does this prove?
This proves that Shan Ni truly considers WE his home.

Big Nose has made up his mind to nurture this teammate who has such a strong sense of honor and belonging.

At this point, OMG and EDG had entered the player banning phase.

On OMG's side, they banned Zed, Fizz, and Annie.

On the EDG side, they eliminated Orianna, Shen, and Jarvan IV.

Miller's puzzled voice came from the computer.

"OMG, what's going on? Why aren't they banning Draven? Zhou Li's Draven completely crushed SKT last game."

Strawberry chimed in:
"Yeah, why doesn't OMG ban Draven?"

Smiling, she thought for a moment and then began to analyze:

"Draven's high kill count last game was partly due to luck. He had such a smooth early game that by the time SKT reacted, they couldn't handle him anymore. Instead, they were just feeding Draven stacks of the Bloodthirster like an experience booster. OMG probably already figured out how to deal with it."

The big-nosed man nodded and said:

"OMG will probably keep focusing on the bottom lane this game. If Draven can't get ahead, this champion is useless."

Shan Ni Ruo's expression was strange. He had just been excited because OMG had released Draven, but now, after hearing their analysis, he became nervous again.

The right to choose has now fallen into the hands of OMG.

In their first move, OMG secured Ahri for their mid-laner, Cool.

Ahri is arguably the second-tier (T0) mid-laner after Zed in the current version.

She is flexible and has high burst damage. In mid-to-late game team fights, Ahri's three-stage dashes not only provide her with ample survivability but also allow her to better find opportunities in team fights.

Once you charm the enemy's key carry with your E skill, you don't even need to rely on teammates to deal damage. As long as you're farming normally, you can take them down in one combo.

The right to choose has returned to EDG.

Without a second thought, Zhou Li ordered the first and second floors to instantly lock down the crocodile spiders.

He smiled.

"Got the points, brothers."

The EDG players all looked relaxed.

The lineup combinations that can be used in the game have naturally been practiced a lot during their daily training.

In fact, a crocodile and a spider don't need much adjustment at all.

It's just a mindless tower dive by the top and jungle duo.

People today don't yet know just how terrifying the Desert Lord's combinations are.

However, the combination of crocodile and spider is a fierce yet sophisticated style.

However, in the current version, there are still quite a few limitations in what can be offered.

Because in these matches, players switch lanes all the time.

The reason why Zhou Li let EDG choose this combination in this game is because it can be seen from OMG's draft that they have probably figured out a way to counter their Draven.

Therefore, it's highly likely that they won't switch lines.

Seeing EDG's picks, OMG didn't think much about it at all.

After all, both Crocodile and Spider are currently popular heroes in the current version.

So OMG countered by picking Zyra and Corki as their bot lane duo.

"EDG didn't ban Zyra this game, so they probably won't pick the Thresh-Draven combo. Thresh is really unplayable against Zyra."

Hearing the smiling words, Shan Ni Ruo sighed and asked nervously:
How well does he play other AD carries?

“Very strong,” he said with a serious smile, “but it certainly doesn’t have the same lane dominance as Draven or Thresh.”

Shan Ni clenched his fist, but the next second, EDG pulled out a Thresh and Draven combo!
"Holy crap! Lion! His main selling point is confidence!!"

"They actually dared to pick Thresh and Draven?"

EDG's player selection clearly exceeded everyone's expectations.

OMG then locked in Lee Sin and Kennen for the top lane.

EDG's final pick surprised everyone once again.

EDG was on the fifth floor and locked in Nidalee for Lu Benwei!
From the commentary booth, Miller asked in confusion:

"EDG's champion picks today are a bit strange, giving me a feeling of going back to the Summer Split."

Nidalee mid lane was popular for a while during the Summer Split.

However, with the update of the World Championship version, assassin heroes like Zed and Ahri are now the mainstream.

The meta for champions like Nidalee in the mid lane is no longer healthy.

Zhou Li's choice of the leopard girl for Lu Benwei was entirely to enhance the Ueno duo's already impressive performance.

Crocodile, Spider, and Leopard Girl—such a purebred zoo combination that they don't even need to think when diving towers.

The reason he chose the Thresh and Draven bot lane combination was to draw OMG's attention and prevent them from switching lanes to target the top laner, Renekton.

In this game, although he picked Draven, Draven was actually just a bait.

EDG's mid, top, and jungle players were the key to this game.

The lineups for both sides were thus finalized.

Blue side: OMG Esports Club VS Red side: EDG Esports Club

Top Lane: (gogoing) Kennen VS (godlike) Renekton.

Jungler: (loveling) Lee Sin VS (clearlove) Elise.

Mid lane: (cool) Ahri VS (white) Nidalee.

ADC: (san) Airplane VS (lion) Draven.

Support: (youzi) Zyra VS (FZZF) Thresh.

OMG believes that EDG will most likely choose to engage in a level 1 team fight.

Therefore, they chose to group up as a five-man team to defend the lower half of the jungle.

When Zhou Li saw this information, he immediately instructed Thresh to place a ward at OMG's red buff area to observe the enemy jungler's lane and guard against the possibility of OMG switching lanes.

Afterwards, both sides went online normally. OMG did not choose to switch lanes, but the vision left by Curly also showed that Spirit chose to start in the top half of the jungle.

To everyone's surprise, EDG's jungler, Mingkai, chose to start in the bottom half of the map.

"Mingkai! Open the bottom half of the bracket, I understand!"

Shan Ni Ruo said with a smile.

"This wave will definitely be ganked at two levels."

However, Mingkai showed no intention of going to the bottom lane after clearing the bottom half of the map, and instead headed straight for the top lane.

"What do you mean? Why aren't you helping Zhou Li!"

Smiling, he looked at Shan Ni Ruo with a strange expression and began to explain:

"It feels like EDG is aiming for a strong top and mid lane this game."

"Play top and mid? Are Shenchao and Lu Benwei even capable? Can they carry? Just help Zhou Li catch the enemy, why bother playing top and mid?"

Upon hearing Shan Ni Ruo's words, Wei Xiao couldn't tell for a moment whether Shan Ni Ruo was serious or just being sarcastic.

Meanwhile, Lingyao had already headed towards the bottom lane.

In order to catch them off guard, he chose not to farm the bottom half of the map and headed straight for the lane.

Shan Ni squeezed her legs together and nervously pursed her lips.

Ever since he got screwed over when playing against SKT and had to take an advance on his salary, he's now putting all his savings into Zhou Li.

We can't let this kid screw him over again!

Fortunately, EDG had taken precautions.

Thresh placed his second ward early on.

The moment the Lee Sin emerged from the triangular bush, he was spotted by EDG.

Zhou Li was not in a hurry when faced with the Lee Sin's gank.

In this game, he only needed to focus on farming in the bottom lane, so he chose to retreat.

Meanwhile, Shenchao played very aggressively in the top lane.

Normally, when Crocodile plays against Kennen, a short-ranged opponent against a long-ranged one, Crocodile would definitely be overwhelmed.

However, Shenchao immediately chose to learn the E skill at level 2, and did not go to last hit, in order to avoid being overly harassed by Kennen. As soon as the cooldown was over, he would forcefully rush in and trade blows with Kennen.

Seeing that there was no opportunity in the bottom lane, Lee Sin turned around and started farming the jungle monsters in his own bottom half of the map.

What OMG didn't know was that the factory manager and the magician's actions were almost identical!

He also gave up on taking the buff and chose to gank the top lane, forcing Kennen, who was pushing the lane, to use his Flash.

Gogoing, who had just escaped death, breathed a sigh of relief only to find that the spider had simply stayed on the line and had no intention of leaving.

Shenchao and the factory manager started pushing the line quickly.

Gogoing realized what these two people wanted to do.

However, he clearly didn't fully grasp how disgusting the combination of Renekton and Spider could be.

As the minion wave pushed into the tower, the enraged Renekton didn't hesitate to use Flash + W to trap Kennen under the tower!

After unleashing a full combo, use the second stage of your E skill to smoothly retreat out of the turret's attack range.

The spider's E skill left Kennen in place. After casting WQ in human form, she switched to spider form and pounced on him, biting him relentlessly!

He then used his E skill to fly into the air with low health and escape the turret's damage.

Gogoing, who was under the tower, couldn't even do anything to retaliate before being killed!

First blood!

When they saw the good news coming from the top lane so quickly, everyone in OMG was stunned.

No one expected that the usually most composed eldest brother would die at level three.

However, the tactics used against gogoing are clearly not over yet.

Since the two heroes, Crocodile and Spider, have been chosen, they are naturally destined to be inseparable.

When Gogoing saw the crocodile respawn, he was just trying to place a ward when he was ambushed and attacked by the spider hiding in the bush.

Then the scene was recreated again!
The alligator spider started pushing the lane again!
Having been forcibly pushed back, gogoing realized that the tower could not provide him with any protection, and had no choice but to retreat to the second tower.

And he had to call upon a miracle cure to save his life.

Seeing Lingyao appear in the top lane, Zhou Li and Juanmao, who had been hiding in the bottom lane, regained space to farm and quickly caught up in their CS.

In this game, OMG's strategy is ultimately to focus on the bottom lane.

After protecting his older brother's lane, Lingyao had no choice but to continue checking the bottom lane.

However, by this time, EDG had already established sufficient vision control in the bottom lane, and Zhou Li had changed his usual aggressive laning style, becoming incredibly stable and preventing Lingyao from finding any opportunities.

Although Draven is a hero who excels in the early to mid-game, he also needs to snowball his development through kills.

But in reality, as long as you don't die, the passive stacks of the Draco Alliance will still be stacked, so as long as you get a kill in the mid-game, you can still take off.

Therefore, Zhou Li was not in a hurry at all.

On the other hand, OMG...

The teammate, who had just returned to the top lane and farmed two waves of minions, was hit hard again.

Mingkai chose to abandon his lower jungle and unexpectedly tower dived to kill gogoing's Kennen.

Faced with EDG's ganking tactics, gogoing, who picked Kennen, had absolutely no chance.

In six minutes, the crocodile pushed down the outer turret in the top lane.

The zoo group immediately came to life.

Cool's Ahri in the mid lane has reached level six.

Logically speaking, a fox with a powerful move is almost impossible to kill.

But for the zoo group, it's not a problem at all.

Mingkai's Spider used E-Flash to unexpectedly knock up Cool's Ahri.

The crocodile activates its ultimate ability, using its red-rage W to immobilize the fox in place.

Nidalee's Q skill slammed into Ahri's body with a thud, and Ahri died the instant she pounced!
The fox, despite its large size and flashy appearance, didn't use any of its skills.

At this moment, everyone finally realized that EDG's focus in this game was not on the bottom lane at all, but on the strong control and high burst damage combination of the top, mid and jungle champions Renekton, Elise and Nidalee!
The death of Ahri forced Lee Sin to defend the outer turret in the mid lane.

However, given Lee Sin's individual abilities, standing under the tower would undoubtedly lead to his death, as he would be tower-dived.

Therefore, Gogoing, who was in the top lane, had to come to the mid lane to help defend the tower, which made his already explosive economy even worse.

EDG, on the other hand, opted for a decisive lane rotation, with Draven and Thresh moving to the mid lane.

OMG's bot lane duo was trying to push down EDG's bottom tower.

However, after seeing the crocodile and spider appear, they could only sheepishly follow EDG's rhythm and switch lanes.

Kennen clearly had no ability to defend towers anymore, so OMG had to move Ahri to the bottom lane.

However, this actually affected the fox's development.

Furthermore, after this lane swap, EDG's champions in the mid and bot lanes are much stronger than OMG's, and OMG has lost the right to contest for dragon resources.

At thirteen minutes, the crocodile and spider forced the fox under the tower to retreat, and whittled down OMG's outer bot lane tower.

The two didn't even return to the city, but headed towards the middle lane.

OMG clearly didn't expect EDG to act so quickly.

At this point, only Corki and Zyra were in the mid lane.

Faced with the onrushing Spider-Man and Crocodile, they dared not defend the tower at all and could only watch helplessly as Draven carried out the demolition ceremony of the outer mid-lane tower.

In the commentary booth, Miller couldn't help but exclaim:
"EDG's rhythm this game was just too good. It felt like OMG was being led by the nose the whole time!"

The doll nodded and said:

"Yes, fifteen minutes in, all three outer turrets of OMG have been destroyed, and the gold difference between the two sides has reached 6,000! Moreover, Shenchao's Renekton is farming too well. He pushes forward, and OMG can't do anything about it!"

Miller glanced at the difference in kills between the two sides and analyzed:

"Actually, if we look at this game, although EDG has a lead in the number of kills, the number of kills that actually broke out was not that many. The key is that every kill EDG made was very purposeful! We can see that almost every time OMG lost a player, it was not just a loss of a single kill, but was often accompanied by the loss of a turret or a dragon."

“Yes,” Wawa nodded. “In today’s game, it was obvious that EDG’s execution of tactics was exceptionally high. They didn’t engage in any pointless fights. If they did fight, it wasn’t just about killing your people.”

Miller couldn't help but sigh:

"It feels like Zhou Li showed the world a different side of himself in today's match. Actually, we all know that Zhou Li is the shot-caller for EDG. Anyone who watched Zhou Li's matches in the Spring Split knows this. Whether Zhou Li plays or not doesn't just affect whether he can carry the game as an AD carry. More importantly, it will bring about a qualitative change to the entire EDG team. They will become two completely different teams."

Faced with EDG's almost suffocating offensive rhythm, OMG had virtually no ability to put up a fight.

Even more critically, at the nineteen-minute mark, when EDG pushed towards the mid-lane second tower, Draven secured a kill.

The Draven Alliance, which lasted for nineteen minutes, made Draven instantly rich!

In 23 minutes, OMG's three lanes were completely destroyed.

At 27 minutes, EDG grouped up to take down Baron Nashor.

OMG arrived, but EDG wiped them out in the Baron pit.

OMG then immediately surrendered.

WE base.

Ruofeng, Weixiao, and Caomei sighed helplessly.

But then Shan Ni Ruo excitedly raised his arms and stood up!
Holy crap!! Zhou Li!! He's a god forever!!

He smiled, but his brows furrowed.

How come my own "family member" is biased?!

"Piggy, what's wrong with you?"

At this moment, Shan Ni was in a state of excitement, and he no longer cared about the pretense of smiling and behaving insincerely. He stood up and walked outside.

The next match is about to start, and he's eager to place his bets.

Shan Ni Ruo walked to a corner and turned on her phone.

Looking at the balance on my phone, I felt happy but also a little melancholy.

I should have trusted EDG back then.

It's worth noting that when SKT played against EDG, SKT was the more favored team and the popular bettor.

At the time, the odds for SKT and EDG were approximately 0.4 to 2.3.

In other words, if you bet 1,000 yuan on SKT and win, your principal plus profit will be 1,400 yuan.

However, if you bet on EDG to win, you'll have a total of 3,300 yuan, including your principal and profit!

Now, because EDG defeated SKT, the outside world is more optimistic about EDG.

This resulted in EDG having relatively low odds.

Although Shan Ni Ruo is currently on a one-to-one basis, he has actually lost several thousand.

but it does not matter.

In Shan Ni Ruo's view, he already knew how to make money from money.

Zhou Li is always divine; he will never be disappointed.

If you blindly bet on EDG to win, you can not only win back the money you lost before, but you can even make a fortune.

Without a second thought, Shan Ni chose to continue betting on EDG.

Completely unaware, EDG's odds suddenly jumped from 0.5 to 0.8.

After placing his bet, Shan Ni Ruo comfortably used the last twenty yuan he had deliberately saved to order takeout before returning to the training room. He sat down in his seat, stretched lazily, and looked at the live stream.

"Has it started? Has it started?"

"here we go."

A smiling voice came from over.

"You know, Zhou Li is pretty lazy. I've never seen him play a full best-of-three series. And now UZI is on the field again. Is he supposed to be a single-game god of war?"

Shan Ni Ruo's stretching posture froze in mid-air, and she turned her head in shock.

"Zhou Li didn't participate?"

He smiled and nodded.

"Yes, he didn't play."

"Damn it!! Zhou Li, are you even human?!"
-
EDG Lounge.

Zhou Li was rubbing his temples, pretending to take a nap.

Playing the AD position makes him feel extremely tired every time he plays.

Because he has to frequently observe the overall situation and give instructions to his teammates.

After all, there's really very little that an ADC can do in the early game.

There are many things that the ADC cannot do, so he has to direct his teammates to do them.

His exceptional intelligence allows his brain to function much faster than that of ordinary people.

But at the same time, it consumes much more mental energy.

Playing against teams like OMG is actually not too bad.

The real challenge for Zhou Li will come when he faces SKT in a best-of-five series.

However, Zhou Li wasn't too worried.

He had already prepared a backup plan when facing SKT.

Of course, while sticking to a best-of-three series might be a bit of a burden for Zhou Li, it's something he can manage.

But who would willingly seek out suffering?

He's the boss, not an animal.

Play a couple of matches when you feel like it, and rest when you don't. As long as you can maintain the team's ranking, that's enough.

Zhou Li was originally considering whether to go on the field himself and win 2-0 against OMG so he could go home early, or to take a break beforehand.

He discovered that when he considered not participating, the Records of the Grand Historian actually reacted.

This was the first time Zhou Li had encountered such a situation.

Even without participating, it can still trigger historical records?

This really puzzled him.
-
WE Training Room.

The atmosphere was noticeably more enthusiastic than before.

"Nice! Bro, that was a great move!"

"UZI's playstyle is too aggressive, we need to give him a chance!"

"Damn it, what is UZI, that idiot, doing?!"

"Wu Zhuangtai is quite something, he managed to keep Lu Benwei under control."

"Lu Benwei is a complete waste! Can't he be of any use?"

"Lingyao's move to catch people was truly ingenious."

"Is Shenchao brainless? Holy crap, how could he get arrested like that?!"

Smiling, he frowned as he looked at Shan Ni Ruo, whose face was flushed, and couldn't help but ask:
"Piggy, what's wrong with you?"

OMG is now in a completely dominant position; shouldn't they be happy?

Why does Teng Yangtianxia look so anxious? Anyone who didn't know better would think he's an EDG fan.

Shan Ni felt like his blood pressure was about to burst out of his head.

"I...I just think EDG is so stupid."

At 34 minutes, OMG secured Baron Nashor and began grouping up to push down the middle lane.

Shan Niru was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and could no longer sit still.

At 37 minutes, EDG's three lanes of high ground were destroyed.

Shan Niruo's eyes were lifeless, and he slumped in the chair like a dead pig.

At the 39th minute, EDG found an opportunity and launched a counter-attack, resulting in a 2-for-4 exchange.

If Shan Ni were to come back to life, he would excitedly pat his belly.

Forty-two minutes.

OMG ended the game in one fell swoop.

"Piggy, are you alright?"

Smile had been watching Shan Ni Ruo's neurotic behavior all along.

Shan Ni sat there blankly for two minutes, then suddenly a desire to survive rekindled in his eyes, and he walked outside.

"What's wrong with him? Why is he acting so strangely?"

Strawberry couldn't help but complain.

With a complex expression, he speculated:

"I have a feeling he bought..."

The man with the big nose adjusted his glasses and said:

"Don't make wild guesses, we're all brothers."

Shan Ni Ruo went into the bathroom, took out her phone, and opened QQ.

He is now penniless.

Furthermore, they have already received an advance on next month's salary.

If we don't win it back, we won't be able to live like this.

Asking the boss for an advance on wages is obviously unrealistic, and the boss will inevitably suspect what he's doing with his money.

Once it's discovered that he's been doing these things, his career will be completely over.

Similarly, he couldn't possibly borrow WE's teammates.

Should I ask my former teammates to borrow it?
Shan Ni Ruo looked at the few contacts in her QQ account, hesitated for a moment, and then shook her head.

These bastards are even poorer than me; they can only pull out a few hundred or a thousand yuan at most, which is a drop in the ocean and completely useless.

He's made up his mind. He'll play this one last time. If he can break even a little bit of his losses this time, enough to cover his basic living expenses next month, he'll stop.

Since this is the last time, we're definitely going to go all out...

Shan Ni Ruo closed QQ and opened her contacts.

He took a deep breath, pressed the dial button, and began to prepare.

"Mom, I accidentally bumped into someone outside, and he asked me for ten thousand yuan..."

"Yes, it's very urgent, please transfer the money to my card right away..."

After hanging up the phone, Shan Niruo anxiously looked at the text message.

Only when he saw the 10,000 yuan deposited into his bank card did he finally show a relieved smile.

He opened the software again.

Having learned his lesson, Shan Ni Ruo was noticeably more cautious this time.

He has already summarized his experience.

He was far too careless when he placed his bet; he didn't even bother to gather any information beforehand.

If he knew Zhou Li wouldn't be playing, he definitely wouldn't have bet on EDG!

How can we know whether Zhou Li will be present?
Naturally, it comes down to looking at the odds.

As Zhou Li is currently EDG's core player, whether or not he plays will seriously affect the bookmakers' judgment on the outcome.

So if EDG's odds drop, then it's definitely Zhou Li who will play.

If the odds rise, then it's likely that Zhou Li won't be able to play.

However, this rise and fall will not be too obvious for everyone to see.

In Shan Ni Ruo's view, the bookmakers can actually know some inside information in advance.

As for waiting until the match starts and it's confirmed whether Zhou Li will play before betting on him, by then the whole world will know the news, and the odds will drop very quickly, which is obviously not worth it.

Shan Ni thought he had seen through the essence of things.

In fact, every gambler is like this.

They devoted themselves to research, always feeling that they could glean various information from the bookmaker's constantly fluctuating odds, thereby helping them to win.

Young Shan Ni Ruo had no idea that what he thought he had mastered was nothing more than beginner's stuff in the eyes of the old gambler.

If a seasoned gambler were here, seeing EDG's odds drop, he'd probably say, "This is a trap, I'm going all in on OMG."

Seeing EDG rise, someone will say, "This is the high odds creating resistance, deliberately scaring me. I'm going to go to EDG anyway."

No matter what your thoughts are or how the odds change, a seasoned gambler can always find his own perspective.

So, will the old gambler win?
Will not.

As everyone knows, there's only one fate for gamblers.

That is death.

Many people believe that gamblers ultimately lose to the manipulation behind the scenes by the bookmakers.

In reality, bookmakers don't need any so-called shady dealings to make money.

Match-fixing does exist, but bookmakers cannot manipulate every single match.

So why does the house win?

Because that's human nature!
Those who lose want to win back their losses, and those who win want to keep winning.

"Gamblers never die a good death" is not just a joke.

This is a truth.

Shan Niruo looked at the software, her forehead beaded with sweat from nervousness.

To be on the safe side, he even went online to search for information, and while browsing through his posts, he came across one.

[I have inside information about the OMG vs. EDG match.]

Shan Ni Ruo quickly contacted the other party and, under their guidance, even downloaded a new software.

New users receive high rebates on their top-ups.

"Hey bro, what's the inside scoop?"

"Zhou Li will not participate in the third round."

"Really? It's already match point."

"Really, bro? Why would I lie to you? I'm right here in Amerika! I'm just driving traffic to the platform; I want long-term business. What benefit would I get from lying to you?"

Shan Ni seemed somewhat hesitant.

The messages from the other party came in like a bombardment.

"Bro, look at the odds yourself, EDG's odds keep falling."

"Doesn't this mean the bookmakers are optimistic about EDG?"

"Bro, you haven't been playing for very long, have you?"

"It really hasn't been long. How do you know?"

"Haha, I can tell you're a newbie. EDG's stock price has plummeted so much, it's obviously a trap! Even a newbie like you can see that the bookmakers are bullish on EDG. Everyone's going to buy EDG, are the bookmakers doing charity? Do you think the bookmakers are stupid?"

Shan Ni Ruo looked at the other party's message and suddenly realized.

And messages kept coming in.

"Brother, don't worry. Our platform guarantees a payout for your first bet. Even if you lose, we'll pay you back exactly what you lost. That's all I have to say. Hundreds of people are waiting for my insider information, and I'm only chatting with you a bit more because you're a newbie."

Shan Ni Ruo looked at the other person's blacked-out profile picture and switched back to the software.

He glanced at the time; there were only two minutes left before the next game started.

Finally, I stopped hesitating and started doing it.

Back in the training room, Shan Ni Ruo seemed somewhat absent-minded.

The third game between the two sides has now begun.

He stared at the screen and immediately saw the ID he least wanted to see.

【EDG丶lion】

Shan Ni Ruo panicked instantly and quickly took out her phone.

"Brother, didn't you say Zhou Li wouldn't be participating?"

He felt like he had been scammed.

He will immediately stop betting if the other party does not reply to his message.

However, the other party replied very quickly.

"Don't worry, brother. Zhou Li has gone on stage, but there's something fishy going on in this match. Just wait and see."

Shan Niruo was still a little worried, so she opened the software again.

If he stops betting now, his 10,000 yuan will only be worth a little over 8,000 yuan.

After thinking it over, he steeled himself and clicked the button.

However, after clicking twice, it showed "Network busy, please try again later".

If the mountain mud is not lit.

His mind was in complete chaos.

Reason tells him he's been deceived, but he's also deceiving himself, even comforting himself by thinking it might be fate.

Shan Niru sat in front of the computer.

His face lit up and dimmed as the computer screen flickered.

He no longer had the excitement and exhilaration of the first game, nor the anger and irritability of the second game.

My heart was pounding wildly.

Whenever EDG gains an advantage, Shan Ni Ruo's body softens a bit.

Even when OMG regained some advantage, Shan Ni Ruo didn't dare to speak too loudly out of excitement, as if he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would scare the OMG players.

In his agony, he watched EDG destroy OMG's crystal, and his face turned ashen.

"Congratulations to EDG for defeating OMG and successfully advancing to the semifinals of the 2013 League of Legends World Championship!"

Miller's excited congratulations sounded particularly jarring to Shan Niruo's ears.

He numbly pulled out his phone and saw a message from his good friend.

"Sorry, bro, there was a slight mishap in today's match, but our platform covers all costs, and the 10,000 has already been refunded to you."

Shan Niruo was stunned for a moment, then his lifeless eyes regained their light.

Sure enough, he saw on the app that he still had 10,000 yuan in his balance.

Shan Ni Ruo subconsciously wanted to withdraw the money, but then saw a message pop up on her phone.

"Brother, I'm really sorry, but as compensation, I'll give you information about the next match for free."

"No, I don't want to play anymore."

Shan Ni Ruo decided to turn over a new leaf, but found that although the software showed a balance of 10,000, the words "withdraw" were blacked out.

Why can't I withdraw my money?

"You definitely can't withdraw it, bro. This 10,000 is a gift from our platform, it's not included in your turnover, so you can't withdraw it. You'll definitely need to place another bet before you can withdraw it."

How much turnover is required to withdraw funds?

Instead of directly answering Shan Ni Ruo's question, the other party sent a so-called insider message.

Then he continued:

"According to our platform's rules, you only need to reach 10,000 in profit. You can deposit another 10,000, and then add the 10,000 that our platform gives you. In this insider match, with odds of 0.5, you can win exactly 10,000 with 20,000, and then you can withdraw it all."

Shan Ni was somewhat annoyed.

"I need to top up another 10,000? I don't have any money!"

"Brother, there's nothing I can do about it. You'll have to figure something out yourself."

Seeing the other person's profile picture go black again, Shan Ni Ruo was completely at a loss.

Just then, his phone received a message.

[361 JieTiao] Hello, our company has granted you a pre-approval of a cash withdrawal limit of XXXXX yuan, up to 30,000 yuan. Download 361 JieTiao from our platform for high approval rates and fast processing...

Shan Niruo was stunned for a moment.

He slowly raised his right hand and tremblingly tapped the link.
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EDG Lounge.

Zhou Li, who had just finished playing, didn't even have time to celebrate with his teammates about advancing to the semi-finals before he saw the Records of the Grand Historian turn a new page.

[Addicted to gambling, he squandered his family fortune; when his crimes were exposed, he was expelled from the family. Protecting a talented individual from disaster, the prodigal son returned home and fortune returned.]

[Teng Yangtianxia was deeply mired in gambling, unable to extricate himself. Despite his wealthy family background, he squandered it all. After his misdeeds were exposed, Teng Yangtianxia was dismissed by WE. You helped WE, Weixiao, and Sima Laozei avoid being harmed by Shan Ni Ruo. Later, after losing all his wealth, Teng Yangtianxia finally turned over a new leaf and avoided three years in prison. Your merit is immeasurable.]

[Gained Ability: Enforcement of Justice.]

[Justice Execution: Increased critical strike chance in dire situations. Caitlyn's skill level has reached Perfect.]

Zhou Li was stunned for a moment before he realized what was going on when he saw the contents of the Records of the Grand Historian.

Damn it, Shan Ni Ruo still bet him.

However, considering that Shan Ni Ruo had at least helped him fill in some gaps in the Records of the Grand Historian, Zhou Li decided to help him out.

"Little Zhu, Little Zhu."

He summoned Zhu Kai.

"What's wrong, Mr. Zhou?"

“Send a message to King of WE, saying that their new player Shan Ni Ruo is gambling.”

"okay."

Zhou Li looked at Zhu Kai, who had lowered his head and started sending messages, and fell into deep thought.

Zhu Kai is very good.

Without even questioning his own words, he immediately began to act.

But why is there a "Not unlocked" sign above this kid's head?

Zhu Kai is the only person who hasn't been unlocked after spending so much time with him.

Could it be that their seemingly respectful behavior towards me is just a facade, and they've actually been harboring ulterior motives all along?
Zhou Li couldn't help but frown.

Although he knew that a character like Zhu Kai might not be able to provide him with any good abilities.

However, this will inevitably delay the progress of unlocking the Records of the Grand Historian.

And this guy staring at the words "unlocked" in front of him every day is also very annoying.

"Okay, Brother Zhou, that's all."

Zhou Li stared at Zhu Kai for a while, then couldn't help but ask:
"Xiao Zhu, I have a question for you."

Do you have any dreams?

Zhu Kai was stunned for a moment, clearly not understanding why Zhou Li suddenly brought up dreams with him.

"Why are you suddenly asking this, Brother Zhou? Making you satisfied is my biggest dream."

Lu Benwei, who was standing to the side, grimaced.

"Wow, bro, do you know that when you said that, my ass clenched up?"

"You don't know anything!" Zhu Kai glared at Lu Benwei. "Brother Zhou is my mentor. If it weren't for Brother Zhou, I would still be a fan on IG, ordering takeout for them."

Lu Benwei laughed.

"It's not Zhu Kai, you're talking as if you don't order takeout at EDG."

Zhou Li paused for a moment, as if he had suddenly thought of something.

Ordering takeout...

Order takeout?!

(End of this chapter)