LPL History

Chapter 31 A silver tongue pierces the small building, a smile conceals a dagger; Zhou Li remains as steady as a mountain.

"Hello everyone! Welcome to the group stage of the League of Legends TGA Grand Prix! I'm your commentator, Xiaolou!"

"I'm commentator TT!"

WE player seat.

IF couldn't take his eyes off Xiaolou in the commentary booth.

Zhou Li noticed IF's expression and his lips twitched.

This guy is so damn hungry, he can't even take his eyes off prehistoric dinosaurs.

However, Zhou Li was not worried that Xiao Lou would affect IF and Abu's relationship.

After all, given IF's status, it's clear that it wouldn't meet Xiaolou's standards.

Zhou Li wonders if our little building had already awakened by 2012.

However, one thing is certain: as a socialite in the e-sports world, Xiaolou has very high standards.

Who is Xiaolou's best friend and the one he interacts with most frequently in the industry right now?
It's WE's captain, Ruofeng!
Xiao Lou Jie is naturally someone IF can't afford to be near.

Due to funding constraints, although it is currently the largest competition in China, the venue is not spacious.

The distance between the players' seats and the commentators' seats is less than ten meters.

Zhou Li wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Xiao Lou's gaze kept sweeping over him from time to time.

"Thank you for the enthusiasm of our audience. The two teams competing in this match are our CLC Esports Club and WE Esports Club."

TT, as Tencent's official commentator, began introducing the players from both teams.

"First up is our CLC team's top laner, Chen Bo (Aya). Aya is a rising star with an aggressive laning style, and his best champions are Irelia and Renekton."

Due to a lack of experience and various other factors, the competition, even at such a large scale, was not truly professional over the past 12 years.

Zhou Li took off his headphones and was listening intently to the narrator announcing names.

"CLC's mid laner, Wh1t3zZ Lu Benwei! Former IG main mid laner, a top-ten ranked player on the North American server, his signature champions are LeBlanc and Twisted Fate."

Listening to the explanation, Zhou Li almost laughed.

In this era, it seems that there are no other adjectives besides "genius".

It's both awkward and has a raw, unpretentious feel to it.

"Jungler Cao Zhiyong, whose best champions are Lee Sin and Skarner, reached a rank of 2300 in Season 1!"

"Support player Chris Xiaoqiang! Former IG support, partnered with Lu Benwei for many years, specializing in Morgana and Janna."

"AD player BSSYY Luo Sheng is also the captain of the CLC team. He is a former StarCraft professional player and his favorite heroes are Ezreal and Vayne."

As Zhou Li listened to the explanation, he suddenly felt a sense of unreality.

Especially after hearing the names Chris and White Crescent.

It's hard to imagine that I would actually be playing against them as professional players.

After all, in Zhou Li's memory, Chris was a doorman and White Crescent was a ninja.

"Let's look at WE's side again!!"

As soon as the commentator mentioned WE, the venue, which had been as quiet as a library, immediately filled with cheers.

Even the tone of the commentator's voice rose considerably.

"Top laner CaoMei (Strawberry)! Our stress-resistant king, Strawberry!"

"Jungler Yejintianming, Dao Ge!"

"Support player IF!"

"And our ADC player, Smile!!"

When the name "Smiling" appeared, the ceiling of the studio almost collapsed.

Just as TT was about to continue the introduction, Xiaolou suddenly spoke up and interrupted.

"As for the mid-laner, it is a great pity that our familiar Feng team is unable to travel with the team today."

TT paused for a moment.

Normally, this task of introducing the two players is done by him, the official commentator.

Asking these pretty female commentators to memorize the players' names and characteristics is really asking too much of them. This isn't the first time he and Xiaolou have worked together.

Normally, he would say a few words during the commentary, and Xiao Lou would just say a few useless words following behind.

Why are they all vying to give commentary today?

"The player appearing in WE's mid lane position is a rookie."

Xiao Lou glanced in the direction Zhou Li was sitting and found that the other man was also looking at him with a smile.

She gave a disdainful snort and continued:

"As far as I know, this mid-laner, although a newcomer in terms of fame, has actually been with WE for a while. However, he didn't seem to perform very well in the club before, and his rank points are still only around 1,800."

Xiao Lou's words were like a bomb dropped in the studio.

"boom!"

The 60e members instantly became restless.

"Huh? 1800 rank? You can play professionally with that?"

"No, doesn't a professional skill require at least 2100+?"

"To be honest, I could do it myself for 1,800."

"Damn it, where's my Wind Team?! Give me back my Wind Team!"

Xiao Lou was clearly very satisfied with the reaction at the scene.

As the most popular person in the current esports circle, Ruofeng and Xiaolou, a socialite in esports, naturally have a close personal relationship.

Xiao Lou originally wanted to take this opportunity to get to know Da Bizi better while commentating on the match.

However, Ruofeng told her that he couldn't come to the TGA Grand Prix.

He then alluded to his conflict with Zhou Li during the chat.

Xiao Lou, being a shrewd person, was perfectly aware of the other party's meaning and instantly understood.

She even arranged for her best friend to film the scene below, and then send the video to Ruofeng to get some praise.

Seeing that the venue had quieted down a bit, Xiao Lou decided to drop another bombshell.

"According to rumors, Team Wind can't participate in TGA today, and it seems to be related to the mid-laner today. But it's just a rumor."

Despite Xiaolou's repeated insistence that it was just hearsay, the 60e audience in the studio was already in an uproar.

Such ambiguous news is most likely to arouse people's discussion and suspicion.

Zhou Li sat quietly in his seat, looking at Xiao Lou with an even brighter smile.

The match hadn't even started yet, but Xiao Lou's two sentences had already prompted the media reporters present to start writing.

Soon, the messages spread.

[Was WE discarding their useful partner after using him? Did they bench Ruofeng just to promote a player with 1800 MMR?]

[Renowned female commentator Xiaolou appears to be speaking out in defense of Ruofeng, plunging the TGA Grand Prix into controversy even before it begins.]

Fans collectively bombarded WE's official Weibo account, demanding an explanation from the WE club.

In the commentary booth, TT glanced at Xiaolou silently.

He knew that Xiao Lou might have some kind of grudge against WE's new mid laner.

After introducing myself for so long, I haven't even read out the other person's ID yet.

Out of professional ethics, TT began by saying:

"We also noticed that this player's ID is quite interesting; it's called Lion. I think Lion is the name of the Warlock in Dota, right? It's a very fitting ID for a mid-lane player."

As soon as TT finished speaking, the studio was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Then, a cacophony of shouts and curses filled the studio, and some excited 60e fans even tried to rush onto the stage to fight Zhou Li in person.

On the CLC players' bench, Wu Wu Kai laughed so hard he almost fell over.

You should know that Ruofeng was kicked out of the DOTA community because he was too bad at the game, because he played the Warlock and used his ultimate, Death Finger, to kill a creep.

It turns out this kid's ID is lion.

Isn't this just disgusting big-nosed people?
(End of this chapter)