LPL History

Chapter 181 A Youthful Storm Overturns the Old Royal Family, A Sunny Boy Backstabs a Mad Dog
"Let's congratulate WE.A on securing their first victory in the LPL!"

As Miller's voice faded, Zhou Li took off his headphones.

However, as he listened to the cheers from the crowd, he fell into a brief state of confusion.

The fans below the stage chanted "WE," and Zhou Li vaguely heard some childish remarks such as "Long live the general" amidst the chaos.

"Have these netizens taken the wrong medicine today?"

Zhou Lisheng felt a sense of unreality.

To be honest, he played so badly in this game today, he should have been criticized a lot in the past.

Upon arriving at the backstage lounge, Zhou Li eagerly took out his phone.

He's ready to have some fun battling it out with his online friends.

However, when Zhou Li opened his phone and searched for related information, he was completely stunned.

Somewhat skeptical, he clicked on the Anti-Japanese War forum, only to find that the forum was filled with people praising him.

"Holy crap, this is insane!"

Looking at the photos on his phone of himself photoshopped with the sun, Zhou Li couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

What's even more outrageous is that some netizens actually photoshopped his hairstyle to look like it had been bulldozed.

This made Zhou Li feel like he was in a dream.

So what if we just won one game against Royal Club?
The scene was as lively as if he had won the world championship.

Zhou Li never imagined that a sunny and cheerful young man with double the personal charm and socialite qualities would possess such great power.

Zhou Li, who has always been dedicated to arguing with netizens who have cerebral palsy, is at a loss for words when faced with this situation of being praised by the entire internet!

His every move was scrutinized by netizens with the same seriousness they would use for reading comprehension in Chinese, with each frame being analyzed and dissected frame by frame.

[The general's jungle clearing strategy aligns with Lao Tzu's philosophy of non-action, combining traditional Chinese cultural philosophy with the game and showcasing his profound cultural refinement.]

[The general's act of betraying his teammates was a perfect assessment of the situation, demonstrating his decisiveness and ability to act swiftly when necessary.]

[The general's clearing of the minion wave demonstrates his appreciation for every grain of rice and every meal.]

[The general's decision not to attack the dragon for fifteen minutes demonstrates his compassion for animals.]

[Sima the scoundrel didn't give way to the general's artillery vehicle this time. He should have been relegated to a nuclear protection observer, but the general didn't do so, which shows his love for the people.]

[The general said today is yesterday's tomorrow, applause! Tears well up! Applause!]

Seeing the netizens' effusive praise for him, Zhou Li even became a little scared.

"Won't your mom be mistaken for a member of a cult?"

[Insec's Lee Sin performance was utterly futile; he was showing off his skills in front of the general. My prediction is that in the next game, the benevolent general will choose Lee Sin and give the Koreans a proper lesson.]

Zhou Li simply deleted the Lee Sin champion unilaterally.

"Brother Zhou is really amazing. He 1v5 in the last game. I was stunned watching from below."

"Don't even mention you being stunned down there, I was stunned up there too."

"With Brother Zhou around, our team might actually make it to the playoffs."

"Forget about the playoffs, I think we can even compete for the championship."

Zhu Kai and Holy Gun Bro were singing in unison.

Zhou Li glanced at the two of them.

I almost forgot that these two also have a history.

Zhou Li coughed, interrupting their conversation, and said:

"Stop with the nonsense and let's review the problems from the last game!"

He wanted to see just how thorough the brainwashing was.

"Flandre, what kind of Olaf did you play last game? Not only could you not gain an advantage against Gragas in lane, but you also had absolutely no awareness of ganking. You were ready to die as soon as you were ganked. Did you leave your brain at the base and forget to bring it with you?"

Saint Gun's face stiffened for a moment, but he immediately said seriously:
"My dear Zhou, you are indeed a bit too nervous."

His serious expression made Zhou Li feel a little uneasy.

"And you, Xiye, I told you a long time ago not to play too aggressively. The LPL is different from the second division. If you give them an opening, they'll crush you! Several times you knew Lee Sin was nearby, so why did you go up and trade blows with Yasuo?"

Xi Ye awkwardly scratched her hair.

"My dear Zhou, I really want to gain an advantage and help you take some of the pressure when you invade the jungle."

Flandre was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself that Xi Ye was usually quiet, but she never expected him to be so forceful and powerful when flattering the general. She never thought of that before.

So he immediately added:

"Brother Zhou, that's what I think too."

Zhou Li looked at Xiao Ming.

"Xiaoming, I admit your Thresh hook is accurate, but playing support isn't just about hooking people. I've emphasized vision control to you countless times, so why do you often initiate team fights without proper vision?!"

Xiao Ming pursed his lips: "Brother Zhou, I will definitely change."

Zhou Li remained silent for a long while before looking at Sima the Old Thief.

Sima the Old Thief had a long face and was also looking at himself.

Zhou Li placed all his hopes on that old scoundrel Sima.

Because he felt that Sima Yi was the kind of person who, even if a real general came, would probably not be able to sense his presence.

"That old scoundrel Sima."

Zhou Li paused for a while.

Why are you repairing my siege engine?

Sima the Old Thief suddenly widened his eyes, clearly unable to believe what he had just heard.

After a long silence, he explained in a detached tone:

"My hands were shaking."

Zhou Li also remained silent for a long time, then sighed:
"I'm invincible."
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Royal Family Players' Seats.

Insec was in the break room, his face flushed red, muttering profanities under his breath.

Zero, standing to the side, looked helplessly at Insec and offered words of comfort:

"The opposing team clearly came prepared for this match; we were outmaneuvered."

Insec was so angry his mouth was crooked.

It's important to know that this game is his first match in the LPL, the world's best Lee Sin player and Korea's signature jungler!

As a result, they were completely overwhelmed and disoriented by this kid who had just come up from the top division on the field.

If his former teammates saw this, they'd laugh their heads off.

In just one game, he single-handedly reduced the market value of Korean players.

"I don't know why, but seeing that kid makes me so angry, damn it."

Hearing Insec's complaint, Zero also spoke up:

"Yes, I also have that strange feeling."

He thought for a moment and added:
"Physiological."

On the other side, UZI glanced at Insec muttering to himself, pursed his lips, and said to coach Chris:
"That idiot is barking like a dog again. I don't know what he's pretending to be all day long."

Both UZI and Insec have extremely volatile tempers.

Even when they couldn't communicate verbally, the two would occasionally argue.

But it was thanks to the language barrier that these two people would have already started a real fight.

UZI doesn't really like Insec because he feels that this Korean guy acts like a star as soon as he joins the team, and he's arrogant.

And what was the result today? Royal Club bought him, but in the first game of the Summer Split, they were completely outmatched by a team promoted from the top division.

Those who don't know might think this thing is having trouble adapting to the Chinese environment.

Hearing UZI's words, Chris looked a little embarrassed and could only offer words of comfort:

"I guess he hasn't gotten used to LPL matches yet. He should be better in the next game."

UZI didn't say anything more, but his cute pout betrayed his dissatisfaction.
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"Viewers watching the live stream, you are now watching the regular season of the 2014 League of Legends Pro League Summer Split! The two teams facing off are Royal Never Give Up (RNG) and WE.A Esports! I'm your commentator, Miller!"

"I'm the commentator, Waa!"

When the voices of the Haier Brothers rang out again from the commentary booth, both teams were already in position on the stage.

"In the first game that just ended, WE.A, as a new LPL team, defeated Royal Club! This result was indeed somewhat unexpected, but it also proves that the level of League of Legends in China is indeed improving significantly! The gap between professional teams may not be as big as we imagined."

Hearing Miller's words, the doll nodded.

"Yes, and we know that Royal Club has added two Korean players this summer. I think the abilities of these two Korean players have been proven in matches. The biggest problem now is probably the communication within the team. Hopefully, Royal Club can find a way to solve this problem in this game. Insec really had a bit of a rough time in the last game."

“Yes,” Miller continued, “the LPL regular season matches this time will be played in a two-round points format. Will WE.A win the game directly or will Royal Club even the score and everyone get a point? Let’s wait and see.”

Seeing that both sides had entered the draft phase, Wawa spoke up:
"To be honest, WE.A switched to the blue side this game, and I have a bold idea..."

As a long-time partner, Miller knew exactly what kind of fart the doll was about to fart as soon as he stuck out his butt, and he grinned mischievously.

"That's a very bold idea! But I'm really looking forward to it, hahaha."

In the live stream, viewers naturally understood what cryptic the two were trying to convey.

[Quickly, General, get the holy monk!]

[Damn, I haven't even mastered the Zhou-style triangle attack yet.]

"Wow! But Royal Club is playing very conservatively; they immediately banned Lee Sin!"

[Damn it, does this royal team have a sore throat?!]

[These stupid Koreans are chickening out already?]

It's a pity we won't be able to see our Lord chanting.

On the WE.A player bench, seeing Royal Club immediately ban Lee Sin, Flandre excitedly shouted:

"Guys! They chickened out! We've got this round!"

It has to be said that Flandre, with his high emotional intelligence, is very effective at providing emotional value.

Both sides quickly completed the man-pulling ...

WE.A eliminated Angel, Lulu, and Braum.

Royal Club, on the other hand, banned Lee Sin, Hecarim, and Annie.

"In the last game, Royal Club banned three mid-lane heroes. In this game, they banned two junglers. It's clear that Zhou Li's jungle play has put a lot of pressure on Royal Club."

As soon as Miller finished speaking, the doll spoke up:

"And then there's Pantheon! Zhou Li's Pantheon is also very good."

Before they knew it, all their conversations began to revolve around the Zhou rituals.

There's no way around it, the Zhou rituals are like the sun, just too damn dazzling.

WE.A, on the blue side, started the hero selection process, locking in Kassadin for the mid lane position on the first pick.

In this version, Kassadin is very strong and has firmly established himself as a top-tier mid-laner.

The right to elect has fallen into the hands of the royal family.

Clearly, UZI's complaints during the halftime break had an effect. This time, the priority of the bot lane duo was immediately raised, replicating WE.A's bot lane lineup from the previous game, locking in Thresh and Lucian.

This clearly shows a hint of resentment.

Seeing that Royal Club had already put together a bot lane duo, WE.A also locked in Sivir and Karma for an insane poke bot lane.

These two players are far more disgusting than the Royal Club's Caitlyn and Sona in the previous game.

Moreover, Sivir and Karma have a much higher margin for error when facing Thresh and Lucian, making it a very obvious advantage in the laning phase.

The right to elect has returned to the hands of the royal family.

Seeing WE.A pick Kassadin, Royal Club immediately locked in Soraka.

Soraka mid lane is a recently popular strategy, specifically designed to counter Kassadin.

This version of Sokala has not been reworked yet.

Q skill, Starfall, is an outrageously powerful area-of-effect (AOE) skill that targets enemies.

The W skill can restore health, and the E skill can restore mana.

Standing in the middle lane is like a perpetual motion machine that can unleash skills indefinitely.

Let's not even talk about the guaranteed hit of Q skill and the ability to suppress Kassadin's health by throwing bananas.

The most annoying thing is Soraka's Q skill, which only has a three-second cooldown at level one.

At level one, just stand in the minion wave and spam Q without thinking.

Kassadin has to start farming under the tower from level 1, and unless he finds an opportunity to kill Soraka after level 6, he'll never be able to get out of the tower.

After locking in Soraka, Royal Club locked in another Prince.

Looking at the royal family's selection of people, Zhou Li spoke up:
"Brothers, I have a bold idea."

On the commentary desk, seeing WE.A lock in Renekton for the top lane, Miller said:

"It feels like WE.A is really going to pick Pantheon. Pantheon is definitely going to be good this game—wait! This one is... this one was probably just picked to see how it goes, right?"

On the fifth floor of WE.A, a hero with a bright and cheerful appearance suddenly appeared.

A cheer erupted from the crowd.

"Demon Joker! Are we really going to play? Locked! WE.A has locked in Joker! This is going to be interesting!"

When the doll saw WE.A's player selections, she said:
"To be honest, I don't think I've ever seen the Shaco hero appear on the professional stage! But in casual games, I feel like everyone will have a headache when they see this hero."

“Yes,” Miller nodded in agreement. “The Shaco hero just looks so… sunny. He’s stealing jungle camps in your jungle, you’re laning well, and suddenly he stabs you in the back. With Shaco on the enemy team, I feel like my game has turned into a horror game.”

"But I feel that there isn't much room for the Joker to perform in professional matches. After all, everyone will do a good job of vision control, and the Joker is just too fragile. The margin for error is really low."

The original version of the champion Shaco was very strong. His Q skill had an 11-second cooldown and lasted for 3.5 seconds. However, back then, the cooldown started as soon as the Q was cast, so with full cooldown reduction, he could be virtually invisible indefinitely.

Back in 13, Sunfire's damage could stack, so the Joker had an exceptionally overpowered playstyle of infinitely invisible burning you to death, thus earning him the title of "Sunfire Master".

However, the Joker later suffered a series of weakening effects and completely became an unpopular hero.

Royal Family Players' Seats.

Upon seeing WE.A's player selections, insec's forehead veins throbbed violently.

He sensed that the other side didn't seem to take him, a Korean master, seriously at all.

Otherwise, what kind of person could pull out a clown in a professional match?

But when he thought about the opponent's performance in the previous game, insec couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

If playing a Hecarim allows you to live in the enemy's jungle, wouldn't playing a Shaco be even more disgusting?!
While Insec pondered the decision, Royal Club completed their final champion selection, locking in Gragas for the top lane.

The lineups for both sides were thus finalized.

Blue side: WE.A Esports Club VS Red side: Royal Never Give Up Esports Club.

Top Lane: (Flandre) Desert Butcher VS (cola) Gragas

Jungler: (Li) a sunny and cheerful boy VS (insec) the prince.

Mid lane: (xiye) Kassadin VS (corn) Soraka.

ADC: (SMLZ) Sivir VS (uzi) Lucian.

Support: (ming) Karma VS (zero) Thresh.

(End of this chapter)