LPL History

Chapter 43: Eleven kills on the field go unnoticed, but one trumpet sound and the world knows (Please continue reading)

With the conclusion of the match between WE and CLC, Zhou Li's name has been repeatedly mentioned on various League of Legends-related platforms and websites.

[WE's substitute mid laner achieves a victory in his first match, speedrunning CLC 11-0 and surrendering in 20 minutes!]

[New Item Build Strategies for Twisted Fate: How is Twisted Fate Played in Professional Matches?]

[WE's substitute mid-laner's ID sparks controversy; despite winning the game, he was bombarded by fans.]

[Ruofeng quickly deleted Lion-related content from his Weibo account, sparking speculation about discord within the team.]

[11-0! Does Fizz counter Twisted Fate?]

[Shocking! This Twisted Fate Master actually did this to Fizz in the match!]

Although major platforms have released content about this match, the actual response has not been very significant.

After all, at that time, social media was not yet developed, and League of Legends was just starting out in China. Many Summoners were still figuring out whether Ashe could play mid lane, so there was naturally not much attention paid to game tournaments.

Furthermore, because it was the group stage, almost no match videos were circulated outside.

They are all illustrated explanations.

Naturally, even less attention was paid to it.

Zhou Li was initially complaining that Xiao Lou's socialite abilities weren't working, but soon, a turning point appeared.

Just one hour after the match ended, Tencent officially released a statement.

They added a new tournament rule to the TGA Grand Prix.

[Contestants are prohibited from bringing their own megaphones onto the stage.]

This absurd competition rule was thus abruptly placed in the most prominent position by Tencent.

This immediately caused netizens to lose their composure.

Are contestants prohibited from bringing their own megaphones onto the field?

What kind of heaven-defying rule is this?
Since the official announcement specifically mentioned it, it means that someone did indeed do it.

Soon, a video of Zhou Li angrily beating Lu Benwei and Xiao Lou with a megaphone circulated online.

[Three against one and still got killed! Do they even know how to play a game?!]

[Why are you playing games when you're this bad? Go home and raise pigs!]

[Xiao Lou, Lu Benwei is asking you what the dog is barking about!]

In the blurry footage taken by fans, Zhou Li's voice, coming through a loudspeaker, sounded exceptionally piercing.

Hahaha, wow, this is outrageous!

[My heart aches for Lu Benwei and Xiaolou for a second.]

[This is hilarious! This is something carbon-based life forms could do.]

If I were CLC, I'd be mentally broken.

No wonder Tencent updated the tournament rules; it's hilarious.

I heard this lion is called Zhou Li (周礼), and they play music with trumpets at the competition venue, which is very much in line with the Zhou Dynasty's rites!

I originally wanted to go see it live, but my wife gave birth. I should have let her hold it in for another day.

Eleven kills on the field go unnoticed, but one triumphant shout brings fame throughout the land.

The major platforms also reacted quickly.

For today's netizens, if you tell them that a professional player got eleven kills in a match and achieved godlike status, they probably won't think it's that amazing.

But if you tell him that this professional player blows a trumpet during a match, he'll definitely think it's incredibly awesome.

Soon, the video of Zhou Li playing the trumpet went viral online.

As the most mainstream community website at the time, Zhou Li's trumpet-blowing style quickly spread to Tieba.

Anti-WE forum.

This forum, whose name carries a direct and simple flavor, was the predecessor of the later famous Anti-Pressure Forum.

As the name suggests, this forum was originally created to counter the dominance of the domestic team WE and the crazy 60e fans. Later, the anti-WE forum was banned multiple times, and eventually, the forum members re-established the anti-pressure forum by mocking Strawberry's resilience.

At this moment, Zhou Li's megaphone was flooding the anti-WE forum.

The feelings of the anti-WE forum members regarding Zhou Li are very complicated.

These seasoned users of the forum wouldn't miss Zhou Li's rambling remarks.

They clearly knew that Zhou Li and the big-nosed loser they considered to be at odds.

However, Zhou Li himself was wearing WE's team uniform.

So soon, the anti-WE forum itself split up.

Some people believe that the Zhou rituals were a case of dogs fighting over scraps.

Some people believe that Zhou Li will change WE and is WE's savior.

A post that was a prank by a netizen was pinned and featured by the forum moderator, sparking a discussion across the entire internet.

The name of this post is—

Confucius sought guidance from Laozi, leading to a debate on the Zhou rites that sparked a major intellectual upheaval!

When Zhou Li opened the post, the two pictures on the first floor almost made him lose his composure.

[A picture of Confucius explaining the Zhou rites is displayed here.]

Zhou Li had to admire the netizens of this era.

In 12, when entertainment options were still limited, Baidu Tieba, as a gathering place for netizens, was teeming with creative and entertaining individuals.

This made him recall the days when he frequented Li Yi Bar when he was young.

Posts rating wood ear mushrooms, various suggestive images and Photoshop parodies, as well as first-person urban romance stories, often captivated the young Zhou Li.

Looking back now, Baidu Tieba has long since become a relic of the past.

Even League of Legends is already on its last legs, barely clinging to life.

Zhou Li continued reading.

Confucius sought guidance from Lao Tzu.

Lao Tzu said: I've heard that you greatly admire the rites of Zhou. Why is that?

Confucius replied: "When WE was guided by the Zhou rites, the esports scene was peaceful and prosperous—a prosperity even when Ruofeng was playing. Currently, the domestic esports scene is in turmoil, and fans are suffering, precisely because the Zhou rites have been neglected and their proper order has collapsed. I admire the Zhou rites and will do my utmost to promote them. Confucius believed that only by upholding the Zhou rites could the turmoil be stopped and peace restored to the esports world."

Lao Tzu nodded and said: "I used to be extremely courteous, but later I changed. Can the waters of a great river flow backward? The waters of a great river cannot flow backward; they can only follow the direction predetermined by nature."

Confucius, perplexed, said: "In your opinion, the Zhou rites could not quell the chaos."

Lao Tzu said: Yes, turmoil arises from the human heart, and the human heart is unpredictable. The reason why turmoil in the world arises one after another and cannot be stopped repeatedly is precisely to illustrate that stopping turmoil is beyond human power.

Confucius seemed lost in thought, leaving only a sigh.

Looking at the content on the forum, Zhou Li fell silent.

A seemingly silly conversation struck a nerve with Zhou Li.

As Lao Tzu said.

Can the waters of a great river flow backward?
Can Zhou Li really save the LPL?

The waters of a great river cannot flow backwards.

However, Zhou Li returned to 2012.

Now he can only take it one step at a time.

Zhou Li then thought of his Buffet. As a key figure in the S2 era, he wondered how Buffet's relationship with IF was going, and how well she had seduced the Factory Manager and Curly.

Zhou Li pushed open the dormitory door and saw Bu Ji nervously pulling the blanket over herself.

The Zhou rituals were already commonplace.

Pugi blushed and stammered:
"Why don't you knock before coming in?"

(End of this chapter)