League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 210: Should I choose Fiora or Riven for the championship skin?

The next morning, Chen Dongqing vaguely heard the sound of water. He turned his head and looked over, and through the semi-transparent frosted glass wall of the bathroom, he could see that someone was taking a shower inside.

He couldn't help but rub his temples.

Damn it, this meditation training!

Chen Dongqing had just finished aerobic exercise last night, but because of this B [meditation training], he closed his eyes and was back on the field, almost driving him crazy.

Although meditation training does not affect his sleep and rest, he still feels somewhat uncomfortable psychologically.

Fortunately, yesterday's training was somewhat fruitful. Because of the loss in the second game, Chen Dongqing specifically practiced on that topic and finally won the game after many repetitions. His awareness attribute was also successfully improved to 93 points.

Regardless, the existence of meditation training at least proves that his championship yesterday was real, not a dream.

Chen Dongqing felt a sudden sense of disorientation. He immediately lifted the blanket and saw a bright red stain on the sheet.

This is not a dream either.

He smiled, lay down on the bed, and felt relaxed all over.

It has been a full year since he traveled back in time.

But compared to a year ago, Chen Dongqing's life has undergone tremendous changes.

Thank you for the time travel, thank you for the system.

Chen Dongqing suddenly remembered something, so he immediately went to the system interface to see if there were any new messages.

[Mission: Win the 2016 World Championship! Completed! Reward: 1 Honor Point, 8000 Points!]

[Mission: Achieve FMVP, Completed! Reward: 2 Honor Points!]

The S-series championship is incredibly prestigious, and this time it's worth a full three honor points!

Without saying a word, Chen Dongqing immediately raised the score to 99.

At this time, Chen Dongqing's attributes are as follows.

[Host: Chen Dongqing]

Age: 19

[Operation: 99 (Full)]

[Reaction: 95]

Teamfight Ability: 95

[Consciousness: 93]

[Version Understanding: 95]

At this point, his evaluation finally changed again!

[Rating: S→S+!]

[Having already earned the FMVP title, you've made tremendous progress once again, with one attribute now at its maximum! Without a doubt, there's no one in this world who can defeat you; you are the greatest of all time!]

not bad!

Hearing the still-sounding splashing water beside him, Chen Dongqing simply turned around and picked up his phone from beside his pillow.

As soon as I turned on my phone, countless new messages came in.

Actually, he had already replied to a bunch of messages while having dinner yesterday, but the news of winning the championship really spread far and wide, and almost all of Chen Dongqing's friends sent messages to congratulate him.

But the most eye-catching one comes from Xiangguo, who shares a room with him.

Liu Shiyu: [?]

A simple question mark, yet it reveals endless loneliness.

Chen Dongqing hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, and finally swiped right to exit, deciding not to reply.

He quickly replied to the message, and then opened his favorite stress-relief forum.

Nearly a day has passed since the championship was won, and the excitement surrounding the victory has now fully taken hold.

The level of interest within the anti-racism forum is unprecedented!

Countless wealthy individuals are posting on the forum to give away their wealth, with various random lottery posts everywhere. This has prompted the forum administrators to quickly introduce corresponding rules, stating that anyone who tries to evade the prizes and gain experience points will be permanently banned.

Beneath the sea of ​​giveaway posts, there are also all sorts of discussion posts and rating posts.

For example, a simple compliment to QG: 【I declare! QG has a one-year immunity from criticism!】

The replies below are also quite interesting:

I declare your announcement valid!

But QG has never lost, so even if you want to criticize them, you have no angle to criticize them for!

[A 10-year veteran QG fan here uninvited!]

[Shouldn't a championship of this caliber be permanently exempt from criticism?]

[QG's championship is indeed incredibly impressive. They defeated the third seed in the quarterfinals, the second seed in the semifinals, and the first seed in the finals. The entire LCK region was stunned!]

Chen Dongqing lay on the bed, watching the online community's enthusiastic praise for him, and nodded in satisfaction.

Comfortable.

He swiped right to exit, refreshed the page, and another post caught his eye.

[It's 1-1 now. I told you, QG couldn't possibly be a match for ROX. Now ROX knows how to win. I'm just waiting for them to come back from a 1-0 deficit to win 3-1.]

The program was very entertaining.

When Chen Dongqing clicked in, apart from the first few posts where some people were agreeing or arguing, the next hundred or so posts were all question marks.

Then I exited and refreshed the page a couple of times, and I saw a new post:

[If you don't understand, how does Tree's dominance compare to Marin's last year?]

This post clearly sparked a collective discussion among forum members, as it received hundreds of replies.

It's about even, Marin often solo kills Tree.

Sorry, I've never actually killed one.

Hahaha, what a difficult clam!

While Marin is quite dominant, he can't compare to Tree Bro!

[Same team, same opponents, but Tree Bro's stats are far superior, is there even a need to compare?]

[And this year, Peanut has practically lived in the top lane, but Smeb still got trampled on by Tree. There's no arguing about that anymore.]

[Fun fact: Tree Bro solo-killed Smeb in all three games in which he won the match, but he was never solo-killed himself.]

[I don't know if you understand the significance of nine MVPs in the last game, but Marin didn't even have half of that.]

The comments below were all in unison, highlighting that Brother Tree was invincible.

However, it's not hard to understand. Compared to the lackluster performance of Da Mu, the crushing defeat of Looper in lane, and the fleeting brilliance of Marin, Tree's performance was indeed more impressive.

Many people are even using awkward phrases like "If the heavens hadn't given birth to Tree Bro, LPL top laners would have been in eternal darkness."

While continuing to browse the forum, Chen Dongqing also came across a translated post from a Korean online forum.

The post begins with a group interview with ROX reporters, who got straight to the point, discussing how to view today's defeat.

ROX's attitude was quite frank, stating that they lost the match because they were not as skilled as their opponents, but they would definitely seek revenge in the future.

Then, the reporter asked them about their plans for S7.

But this time the response was silence. After a long while, Nofe finally said, "I believe that the five players from ROX Tigers will continue to shine in various teams next year."

Chen Dongqing sighed upon seeing this, never expecting that ROX would ultimately disband.

But that makes sense.

In this world, although ROX advanced to the finals, they ultimately lost. Even if more capital came in and was willing to invest in them, it wouldn't be enough to support their five top players.

But if we make it to the finals, we can probably earn a little more money.

Chen Dongqing muttered to himself as he continued browsing, wanting to see the reactions of South Korean netizens.

Surprisingly, netizens didn't seem to have much ill will towards ROX.

Although many people are still criticizing, everyone has taken off their hats, afraid that their background will be revealed.

There's no way they can criticize ROX as SKT fans.

Chen Dongqing continued brushing his fingers happily when he suddenly heard the sound of the bathroom door opening.

He turned around instantly and saw the person in front of him walking out wrapped in a bath towel.

At this moment, one could clearly see Lin Yuanhua's guilty conscience and panic. Her hands were tightly wrapped around a short, narrow bath towel, which could barely cover the middle of her body. As a result, a large area of ​​her fair skin and delicate collarbone were inevitably exposed, as well as a section of her slender calves and crystal-clear red feet.

He couldn't help but recall a line of poetry: "In the spring chill, the emperor bestows a bath at Huaqing Pool; the smooth hot spring water washes away the congealed fat."

Lin Yuanhua also noticed that Chen Dongqing was looking him up and down, and couldn't help but glare at him fiercely with her almond-shaped eyes, but her face, which was gradually turning red, betrayed his true thoughts.

And it seems that it's not just a matter of blushing; my ears, neck, shoulders, and my whole body are starting to turn slightly red as well.

Chen Dongqing then thought of the second half of the poem, but he couldn't say it, as it would be subject to censorship.

I absolutely have to grant you some favor!

Once Lin Yuanhua opened Pandora's box for Chen Dongqing, a strong 19-year-old, things couldn't stop.

"Oh dear, I just took a shower, stop fooling around!"

"We'll wash it again later, all at once."

Another wave of healthy aerobic exercise, I won't say more, it will be subject to review anyway.

After taking a shower, Chen Dongqing and Lin Yuanhua secretly left the hotel. The QG team planned to spend a couple more days in Los Angeles, and the hosting team had the same idea. After all, they had been in the United States for more than a month and wouldn't want to waste these two days.

As for why they had to be so secretive? It's obviously to avoid running into acquaintances; there's a lot of explanation for that.

Unbeknownst to them, the moment they stepped out of the elevator, they were apprehended by Doll and Miller.

The two veteran commentators had just come out of the hotel restaurant. The child was still holding a paper cup in his hand. He looked at the two in the distance and sighed slightly.

Miller, however, was slightly worried. "Won't this affect Tree's competitive form?"

"They've already won the championship, why would they need to maintain their competitive form? The off-season lasts for several months!" Wawa couldn't help but laugh. "Besides, I believe Brother Shu knows what's going on. Think about it, we've been in America for over a month, and they've only met a few times?"

"That's true. Tree Bro's attitude has been pretty good lately, all for the championship. He even reached number one on the North American server." Miller thought for a moment before finally nodding. "He's truly a dedicated professional player."

Thinking of this, Miller stopped talking abruptly.

To say she's dedicated wouldn't be an exaggeration.

The two Haier brothers exchanged a glance and then burst into laughter.

In this foreign land, Chen Dongqing was finding it difficult to walk on her own. Fortunately, Lin Yuanhua's professional English was a required course, and her spoken English was sufficient for daily communication.

It was still early, so the two went to eat nearby, chatted briefly, and decided to take a stroll around Hollywood, where Universal Studios and the Walk of Fame are located.

Chen Dongqing was once taken to the Avenue of Stars while filming a promotional video, but he left right after filming and didn't even have a chance to look at it.

The two of them could get directly from Staples Center to the Hollywood Walk of Fame by taking only one subway line, B (Red), so they didn't bother calling a taxi and just took the subway.

Standing on the street, I saw that the sidewalks on both sides of the road were inlaid with pink stars, stretching to the horizon as if there were no limits.

Chen Dongqing took out his phone and searched for the star number 2205 that represented Jackie Chan. Then the two walked forward and found Jackie Chan's handprints, footprints and nose prints at the very end of the Avenue of Stars.

In the afternoon, at the headquarters of Riot Games in Santa Monica, Los Angeles.

Chen Dongqing and Lin Yuanhua had just come out of Universal Studios. After dropping Lin Yuanhua off at her hotel, he took a taxi directly here.

He was notified by Linko that he was coming here because Riot Games was planning to invite the QG team to visit Riot headquarters and discuss the championship skins.

As Chen Dongqing walked slowly towards them, the rest of the QG members couldn't help but glance at him sideways.

That's disgusting.

Soon, staff from Riot Games came out and took them inside.

The company's interior space is quite large, but there aren't many employees. There are also many League of Legends merchandise items nearby, such as a life-size Sona statue.

Working at Riot Games must be a pretty fulfilling experience.

The group was led to a conference room, where two people soon entered.

The name tags around their necks reveal that the two are skin designers, Julian del Rey and Oussama Agazzoum.

Soon, Big J on the left spoke first: "We're here today mainly to discuss the championship skins."

"Before we go any further, let's talk about the rules for selecting skins."

"First, you must choose a hero that you have played in the World Championship. This is essential. Secondly, it is best not to choose a character that appeared in the previous two years."

Everyone pondered the rule for a moment upon hearing it.

This rule is not hard to understand. After all, Riot Games also needs to make money. If they release two identical skins, it will inevitably affect sales.

"Huh?" Liu Qingsong was a little troubled at this point: "But what if I really want to choose Thresh?"

The main problem is that the support champion pool in this World Championship is too strange. It's mostly Zyra or Karma. In the knockout stage, Liu Qingsong did pull out Tahm Kench, Nautilus, Annie, and the like, but those aren't his favorites.

He wanted to pick Thresh in the last game of the finals, but that champion had already been picked by Mata in Season 4.

"Hmm, you can think about it some more." The designer added, "If you really have to choose, it's not impossible, since it's a skin from two years ago, which is quite a while ago, but last year's skin is definitely out of the question."

What were SKT's skins last year?

Top lane: Renekton; Jungle: Elise; Mid lane: Ryze/Azir; Bot lane: Kalista/Alito.

"That doesn't matter." The QG members all smiled. "Then we have an idea."

Actually, QG had already decided on their skins.

Liu Qingsong, of course, still played Thresh, while Uzi, without hesitation, instantly locked onto Caitlyn.

To be honest, Uzi mechanically picked champions throughout the World Championship. With Caitlyn always banned, he would either pick Ashe or Jhin. The only difference was that in the last game, he picked Kalista to gamble on the laning phase.

He wasn't interested in any of those three heroes, but fortunately, Samsung had a chance to pick Caitlyn during the quarterfinals because they didn't have enough bans, so he still had a hero to choose from.

At this point, the designer suddenly said, "These two heroes are actually quite difficult to design good skins for because neither of them has many special effects. Are you sure you want to choose them?"

QG's bot lane duo exchanged glances and had no objections.

"Me too! Me too!" Lin Weixiang nodded happily. "I choose Han Bing! I choose Han Bing!"

The designer glanced at the chubby boy in front of him, frowned slightly, and wondered who this person was.

After thinking for a long time, I finally remembered that this person was a substitute for QG, the one who played the "Great Roc Spreads Its Wings" move when he appeared in the finals.

But thinking of this, the two designers couldn't help but roll their eyes, wanting to complain but holding back.

Liu Qingsong said what the designer was too embarrassed to say: "You only played Ashe once throughout the entire World Championship, what other heroes are worth picking?"

"What, you're not letting us choose, huh?" Big Brains was quite frank: "Choosing one is still choosing!"

"Idiot." Liu Qingsong spoke in beautiful Chinese.

"Then, for me," Doinb scratched his head, "I'll pick Syndra."

"You should pick Titan!" Uzi said cheerfully. "That's your signature champion!"

"How much money would they make from Titan?" Doinb immediately rejected the idea: "Besides, I'm a mid laner! Would it make sense to pick a Titan skin?"

Then, Xiangguo made his decision, and his choice was decisive: "I choose Nidalee!"

"OK." Big J nodded, then finally turned to Chen Dongqing: "So, what's your choice for our FMVP?"

Chen Dongqing has chosen a lot of heroes for this World Championship: Kled, Riven, Yasuo, Kennen, Rumble, Jayce, Irelia, Lucian, Fiora, most of which are popular heroes.

As for who to choose, there's no doubt about it.

"Fiora," Chen Dongqing said decisively. "I'll only choose Fiora."

His signature champions were the four top laners, but now only Fiora and Riven are playable.

If he had to choose between the two, he could only choose his first wife, Fiona.

Second wife, I'll choose you again next year!

What? Camille is coming next year? We'll see how things go next year.

After the hero was basically confirmed, the designers immediately started asking about the recall animation.

Developing championship skins is a long process, involving the overall theme and detailed skin design, and we're only just getting started.

This time, the main focus is on finalizing some things that can be discussed, such as hero selection and recall animations.

Doinb immediately jumped in and began describing his plan from the previous night.

But at this moment, Xiangguo said happily: "Why don't you design a Clockwerk standing on the other side, and then you Syndra bombard it with five balls and kill it instantly? That would be great for the show."

"That's a really good idea," Big O said with a smile after listening to the translation. "But unfortunately, the return move can't involve other wrestlers."

Doinb then let out a cold snort and began to dance a routine he had specially designed for Syndra.

Watching Doinb dance in front of him, Chen Dongqing watched with a smile, then suddenly remembered something, took out his phone and glanced at the Weibo post he had made.

He posted a Weibo post at noon today after learning that he was going to Riot Games to choose a skin.

[Should I choose Fiora or Riven for the championship skin?]

Although he already knew the answer in his heart, it didn't stop Chen Dongqing from posting this Weibo. There was nothing else to it but to show off.

The audience played along with his show-off act. Two hours later, his Weibo posts had garnered over 10,000 reposts and comments, and over 100,000 likes. The hashtag #TreeBrotherChoosesSkin even trended on Weibo!

As a former member of LGD, this Weibo post was truly entertaining, with many people tagging Gao Dewei in the comments, prompting Gao Dewei to leave a question mark in the comments section.

As for the two-choice vote, the audience's thoughts were similar to Chen Dongqing's, with most people choosing Fiora.

Chen Dongqing has so many memorable moments with Fiora, especially since it was the hero that sealed the victory in the final game, leaving a deep impression on many people.

Chen Dongqing glanced around and even saw someone offering advice on his return journey:

[Tree Bro can use a full A-flash four-hit combo while recalling, then I'll buy them all!]

The replies below were quite interesting: "Support! If I buy this skin, it'll mean I'll be able to do a full A-Flash four-hit combo too!"

[A fresh perspective, I support it!]

Chen Dongqing saw this as a flash of inspiration, and he replied with a "[1]" under the comment, and then went to the designer to describe his idea.

"My idea is this: let's do an A-Flash quadratic attack first, then finish with it, okay?"

Besides the four elements that netizens came up with, Chen Dongqing also came up with some other ideas.

The designer nodded in satisfaction. "OK. Your idea is fantastic!"

The meeting finally ended when the orange sun set on the west coast of Santa Monica.

The designer then suggested taking the QG team to experience Riot Games' cafeteria.

QG members had no reason to refuse. As a large company with few employees and plenty of money, although it is indeed called a canteen in Chinese translation, the actual benefits are much better than those of canteens in domestic companies.

After dinner, the QG team finally left Riot Games headquarters and returned to their hotel.

The QG team was planning to explore the surrounding area when they unexpectedly saw a group of people carrying luggage out of the hotel.

He is a player from ROX.

The ROX Tigers, having lost the game, considered Los Angeles a place of heartbreak and didn't want to stay there any longer, so they planned to leave the day after the game.

Seeing this, Chen Dongqing thought for a moment and then went over to say hello.

"Brother Shu." After a night of digestion, the ROX members are much better now and can even greet Chen Dongqing with smiles.

QG and ROX were teams that had long agreed to face off at the World Championship. Despite losing to QG, the ROX players remained relatively calm.

If they lose to SKT, they'll be angry for days.

"What are your plans for next year?" Chen Dongqing thought for a moment before finally asking the final question.

"We'll probably disband," Peanut sighed. "Whether we won or lost yesterday, we were going to disband anyway."

"That's true." Chen Dongqing nodded. If they won the championship, the value of the ROX members would only increase, and disbanding would be inevitable.

ROX's players will continue to be distributed among various teams, just like in the original story, and will continue to shine.

"Good luck." Chen Dongqing didn't have much to say, only offered his blessings, and then added with a smile, "Remember to keep in touch! Can we play practice matches together again next year?"

"Definitely!" Little Peanut punched Chen Dongqing in the chest and laughed, "I already said I'd win next year."

The two teams then parted ways, and the ROX members boarded a bus and embarked on their journey back to Seoul.

On the way, everyone at ROX felt a little emotional.

Little Peanut stared at the messages on his phone, remaining somewhat silent.

Just two hours ago, SKT sent him a message about a potential transfer.

Although it's not yet the winter transfer window and Peanut's contract hasn't expired, and contacting him privately is illegal, that doesn't stop SKT from wanting Peanut.

Looking at this year's competition, it's clear that SKT's mid laner Faker remains dominant, and the Wolf-Bang duo is undoubtedly top-tier.

Therefore, SKT plans to strengthen their jungler and top laner this winter transfer window, and then make a strong push next year.

They immediately contacted Smeb and Peanut respectively, and at a price that was somewhat reserved, but definitely sincere.

Unexpectedly, Smeb didn't even respond to SKT's high offer, while Peanut exchanged a few words with him.

"If you've made up your mind, we can sign a contract as soon as the transfer window opens. Don't worry, we can still discuss the price."

Looking at the words in front of him, Xiao Huasheng suddenly remembered his conversation with Chen Dongqing.

If I join SKT, can we really win back the game next year?

Peanut understands his own playstyle; he needs his teammates to revolve around him to play better.

But will Faker revolve around him? Will he sacrifice lane control to help him?

Will joining SKT really lead to scrims with QG?

These two teams don't get along and never schedule practice matches.

Peanut thought for a moment and replied, "I'll think about it first, and we can discuss the specifics during the transfer window."

Next, the QG team stayed in Los Angeles for two more days.

It wasn't until November 3rd that they finally embarked on their return journey. Sitting on the plane, Xiangguo hesitated for a moment, then chose a relatively comfortable seat and sighed, "This is the most agonizing part."

"It's alright, it's alright," Doinb laughed. "Once I get back to Shanghai, I'll be on vacation, and I'll take off right away!"

"Hehe, you'll be busy when you get back," Linko chuckled. "You'll have to participate in filming the club's championship documentary, then play in the Demacia Cup, and attend an annual awards ceremony!"

"Huh? There are still matches?" Chen Dongqing was dumbfounded. "When will we get a break?"

"It's up to you whether you participate in the Demacia Cup or not," Linko said. "I can send our second team. Our second team members are now considered LPL players, so it's not bad. But if you're on vacation, you'll have to wait until the 14th at the very least, because the awards ceremony doesn't start until the 14th."

Chen Dongqing lay down, utterly dejected, in silence at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Actually, this chapter contained a lot of daily life content, but I ended up deleting it all. That's all for today, brothers. I'm not good at writing daily life content, so I won't go into too much detail, to save you some space.

Over the next few days I'll be writing about the championship documentary, the awards ceremony, and the transfers, and then I'll prepare for the new season.

(End of this chapter)