LOL: The strongest all-Chinese team? My G2 top laner

Chapter 8: That's just how 'human-beastly' we RNG are!

2018 5 Month 22 Day.

RNG's official Weibo account posted an update.

RNG Esports Club Personnel Change Announcement

[Jiang Ling (ID: Demon), former top laner for RNG Esports Club's League of Legends division, has officially transferred to G2 Esports, effective immediately, following friendly negotiations between both parties.]

Demon joined RNG in the Summer Split of 2017 and performed exceptionally well during his time with the team, winning the Rookie of the Season award. We thank Demon for his contributions to RNG and wish him all the best in his future career!

The accompanying image is of Jiang Ling wearing an RNG team uniform, accepting the Best Rookie Award trophy.

Wheat has ripened thousands of times, but this is the first time China has sent aid!

Netizens were shocked by this sudden reversal, and the comment section instantly exploded:

"??? Who is Demon? Why don't I know RNG has this player?!"

"Hey upstairs, did you just start watching the game today? Demon was last year's Rookie of the Year!"

"I remember now! It's that Camille pro! He was incredibly strong in the S7 Summer Split regular season, but then he suddenly disappeared for some reason."

"RNG is amazing! After winning the MSI championship, they even got European clubs to come and buy their players!"

"Wait... am I seeing things? G2? Europe's G2?"

"Huazi is the coolest! We used to be the ones buying Korean players, but now foreigners are buying our players!"

"G2 owner Ocelote tweeted! This news is true!"

"I checked using a VPN. Ocelote said he personally flew to Paris to negotiate the transfer, and Demon dominated RNG's starting five during his trial."

"Are you writing a novel upstairs? Destroying RNG? RNG just won MSI, and you're telling me a substitute top laner destroyed them?"

"Go check it out on Twitter yourself! That's Ocelote's exact words!"

"Who Demon is doesn't matter; what matters is that an LPL player has gone abroad to play as a foreign player! This is a historic moment!"

"Letme: I withstood the pressure in the MSI finals, while my substitute went to Europe and dominated. We both have bright futures."

"Hahahaha, they all have a bright future—"

……

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal 2E.

Jiang Ling leaned back in her waiting seat, with semi-transparent notification boxes constantly popping up in front of her.

[Positive Mood Value +4]

[Positive Mood Value +3]

[Positive Mood Value +9]

[Positive Mood Value +6]

【…】

"Either none, or so much at once?"

Jiang Ling was stunned for a moment.

This is the first time he has received emotion points since he was bound to the system.

Moreover, all of them are positive emotional values.

It seems that his move to G2 as a foreign player has generated a lot of interest and discussion among LPL viewers.

So, Jiang Ling opened his phone and went to the comment section of RNG's official Weibo account.

The more I look at it, the happier I get.

Netizens are truly talented.

"Before, we were the ones buying Korean and Vietnamese players; now, finally, someone is buying our own players! LPL has stood up!"

"..."

"@G2Esports, take good care of our LPL kid, don't let him eat sausages until he's sick of them!"

Jiang Ling couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw this comment.

Berlin.

Pork sausage.

He subconsciously touched his stomach.

"It shouldn't be that bad, right?"

Just as he was enjoying the show, Karsa's voice came from the side.

"What are you looking at? You're laughing so happily."

Jiang Ling turned her phone screen around to show him.

"In the comments section, netizens are discussing my transfer."

Karsa leaned over for a peek, then smiled.

"Haha, wheat ripens thousands of times? What kind of joke is that?"

"I don't know either."

Jiang Ling put away her phone and leaned back in her chair. "But netizens are really talented."

Karsa turned to look at him, her expression becoming more serious.

"To be honest, I didn't expect you to be the first LPL player to go abroad to play professionally."

Jiang Ling smiled, but her tone was somewhat helpless: "There's nothing I can do about it, you know. Domestic clubs want to buy me, but they won't sell."

Karsa remained silent for a few seconds.

He spent half a year at RNG. Although he didn't have much contact with Jiang Ling, he had some understanding of the team's situation.

Why was Jiang Ling relegated to the bench? Why couldn't he leave during the transfer window?

Everyone knows the truth about these things.

No one would say it out loud.

"Play well in the game."

Karsa patted him on the shoulder and said sincerely, "If you go to Europe to earn Euros and perform well on the field, your future contract won't be any less than that of the top players in China."

"Thank you for your kind words."

Jiang Ling nodded.

Starting today, he has no connection with RNG whatsoever.

He had a year and a half left on his contract with RNG, and G2 paid him 50 euros, which was priced at 75 euros per year.

Converted to RMB, that's nearly six million.

This is the transfer fee that G2 paid for him.

To be honest, Jiang Ling regretted it a little when Ocelote put the price on the table.

If I had known, I wouldn't have killed so ruthlessly with Camille in the first game!

If they play a more conventional game, the transfer fee might be even lower.

Let RNG earn a little less.

However, on second thought, 75 euros is not too much for G2 club.

After all, during last winter's transfer window, a top LPL team offered eight million.

"If there's a chance..."

Jiang Ling thought to himself, "I must make RNG return all the money they've earned from me."

"When we get to G2, we need to train hard and play well in the game."

Karsa's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"The training volume in Europe and America is not as large as that in our LPL and LCK, and the quality of ranked games on the European server is not high. Don't let them assimilate you."

He paused, then added, "I hope to see you at the World Championship."

Jiang Ling responded with a smile: "It will take about two months to get the visa back home. Why say these things so early? G2 will bring up their top laner from the secondary league as a temporary solution."

Karsa nodded: "That's true."

The two chatted for a few more minutes.

At that moment, the boarding announcement came over the terminal.

"Boarding for MU554, bound for Shanghai Pudong International Airport, is now commenced..."

Jiang Ling stood up and picked up her backpack.

The two didn't say much and headed towards the boarding gate.

I just boarded the plane and haven't even sat down yet.

Jiang Ling suddenly realized that what was originally almost entirely positive emotional values had suddenly become mixed with a lot of negative emotional values.

[Negative Emotion Value +4]

[Positive Mood Value +4]

[Negative Emotion Value +3]

【…】

"What happened?"

Jiang Ling frowned.

Just now in the waiting hall, weren't we all in a positive mood?

Why do I suddenly have so many negative emotions after just boarding a plane?

He desperately wanted to know what had happened.

But the plane had already begun taxiing, and flight attendants were reminding passengers to turn off their electronic devices.

Jiang Ling could only put her phone in airplane mode and lean back in her chair to rest.

"Let's talk about it after we land."

He had a vague, bad feeling about it.

Eleven hours later.

The plane landed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

Jiang Ling turned on her phone, and the moment the signal was restored, a series of messages popped up.

He opened Weibo.

The hashtag #DemonTransferToG2# has already climbed to the top of the trending topics list.

Jiang Ling clicked into the trending topics list.

The first thing I discovered was not the official, high-sounding transfer announcement from RNG.

Instead, it was an "exclusive scoop" from a well-known industry insider:

Shocking! Demon's transfer fee is a whopping six million!

Comments section below:

[RNG has truly done everything they could! Last year, Demon had a falling out with management because he was a substitute, and he even threatened to go home to study for his postgraduate entrance exam. But RNG repaid his anger with kindness! Not only did they not hold him back from his contract, but they also transferred him to G2 for a high price! I give this move full marks!]

[Do those who think Demon is amazing even understand the game? Last year, Demon's advantage in the top lane was entirely due to MLXG sacrificing himself and starving himself to help him! Even with Jiahao, he could still have an advantage! You ask who Jiahao is? He's my roommate, Silver 2!]

[It's proven that RNG's four-protect-one strategy is sound! Last year, Demon wanted to steal the spotlight, picking carry-type top laners every game, so being relegated to the bench wasn't surprising, was it? I really don't understand why anyone would say Demon is better than Letme!]

[Six million! RNG has really made LPL proud! We used to be the ones buying Korean players, now foreigners are spending big to buy our players!]

【…】

"Internet trolls"

After glancing at the comments section, Jiang Ling immediately realized that the first few posts were from paid troll accounts.

"The transfer fee goes to the club, not the player."

"It's like RNG helped me sign a six million contract with G2!"

He muttered to himself, feeling both annoyed and amused.

Many netizens were misled by online trolls and felt that RNG had done him a great favor.

But actually?

Jiang Ling won't get a single penny of those six million.

His gaze turned cold.

Only a few people present at the time knew about the €75 transfer fee.