League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 221 A New Road

"Two to zero!" Wawa's voice was filled with excitement. "It's easy to see that even after the transfers, QG is still the same QG! And Brother Shu is still the same Brother Shu!"

"QG still won very easily!" Miller nodded in agreement. "FPX simply couldn't handle Tree!"

If you ignore him in the first game, he can carry you through the entire lane. If you try to control him in the second game, you can't stop him, and his economy still grows incredibly fast!

There's really no solution.

With two strong players on the roster, QG's strength will never be too bad.

Wawa crossed his arms and said, "But I have to say, QG's new support player is still showing some signs of not keeping up with the team, and that's something we need to pay attention to."

"After all, they are world champions known for their aggressive style! It's very difficult for other players to keep up." Miller expressed his understanding: "You can see that Ming is already a very good support, but he still needs to grow a bit more if he wants to establish himself in QG!"

"But judging from his initiation in the last team fight, this support player's ability is still commendable. As long as they get better synergy, I believe they still have the strength to compete for the championship!"

Miller spoke while glancing at the screen.

Chen Dongqing had already stood up, patted Shi Senming on the head, and said cheerfully, "The last wave went pretty well. I told you, you just focus on driving, and we'll handle the rest! We'll definitely keep up!"

The captain's final move, a Q-flash triple barrel combo, was clearly unexpected by everyone, instantly evaporating Varus's health bar!

"Okay, I get it!" Shi Senming nodded vigorously. "Brother Shu is awesome!"

This isn't flattery; Shi Senming has genuinely come to a realization now, and he's found the reason why he's been unable to keep up with the pace of the attack.

Before, he would always consider whether he could keep up or win when leading a team fight, but as it turns out, all those considerations were just nonsense.

With a bunch of tough guys as teammates, what's there to think about? Just go for it!

Led by Chen Dongqing, the group walked to the opposing players to shake hands. Seeing the disappointed looks on their old friends Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong's faces, Xiaoming couldn't help but laugh even more. He went up and said a series of "That's it?", making the two bottom laners on the other side blush and turn pale.

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing and Doinb were facing off.

"You played pretty well today, inb," Chen Dongqing greeted his former teammate with a smile.

Doinb sighed and said, "But you played better, awesome."

Doinb takes this game very seriously, even more so than any other game in the regular season.

But a loss is a loss, and there's nothing he can do but accept it.

Chen Dongqing chuckled, then walked downstairs and greeted Zoom.

The Duke's face was also ashen; he felt that his career had started rather poorly.

Encountering a monster like Ilex in his very first match was incredibly unfair to him, even making him start to doubt whether he was too weak.

In the previous training match against QG, Chen Dongqing was not serious at all, which allowed Zoom to play very comfortably, giving him the illusion that he could not really match the opponent's skills.

But now that the main competition has actually started, he has truly felt the huge gap between the two sides.

"It's alright, you played very well today," Chen Dongqing said understandingly with a smile. "Don't doubt yourself."

Brother Shu, I'm really heartbroken.

The Duke was deeply moved. Just as he was about to speak again, he saw Chen Dongqing walk away and head to the center of the stage to shake hands.

Shi Senming looked at the cheers and applause from the crowd below the stage, and his eyes couldn't help but shine.

This is LPL! And they're even world champion teams!

He looked down at the audience and could see all sorts of contestants' light sticks.

There are ilex's, of course there are Uzi's, there are mlxg's, and even Godv's, but there is no Ming's.

But that's normal, considering he's just a newcomer.

"Keep it up!" Chen Dongqing patted Xiaoming on the shoulder as he left. "You still have the spring season to catch up with us."

"Yes, yes!" Shi Senming nodded seriously.

After packing up their equipment, the group headed back, but were stopped by staff halfway there.

"Brother Shu, your interview."

Chen Dongqing knew this would happen, so he gave the things to Shi Senming, who happened to be next to him, to take back, while he stayed behind.

Through the television at the entrance, Chen Dongqing saw the director switching to the post-match data panel.

It's clear that Uzi's Caitlyn is far ahead of the rest of the team in terms of damage output, while his own damage output is quite average, even less than Ryze's. He definitely won't be the MVP this game.

Soon after, the MVP award was announced, and it was given directly to Uzi's female police officer.

There's nothing we can do about it; he was a vampire 25 minutes ago.

Soon after, the host Ren Dong walked over, extended his left hand and shook hands with Chen Dongqing. The two didn't even exchange many words, but after a glance, they walked towards the stage.

They're all seasoned interviewers; there's no need for them to rehearse their statements.

As soon as the audience saw that Chen Dongqing was the interviewee, they immediately burst into thunderous applause.

To audiences around the world, Chen Dongqing's appearance is nothing short of legendary.

After a year of silence as a substitute, he finally made his debut as a starter in S6, and from then on, he was unstoppable, winning the Grand Slam.

It feels like a light flashes across the night sky, and you think it's a shooting star, but you find out it's a meteorite powerful enough to destroy the Earth!

Chen Dongqing waved to the audience below the stage, a bright smile on his face.

"Welcome to our Brother Tree on stage!" Ren Dong joked, "New season, new look. You've secured your first win of the Spring Split with a completely new lineup. How do you feel about it?"

Without hesitation, Chen Dongqing said, "It feels great. Because the team has changed this year, our playing style has also changed slightly, so there are still many things we need to adapt to. I really enjoy this kind of challenge."

"My second question," Ren Dong continued, "In the first game, when the team was at a disadvantage in the early game, your Camille played a huge role in the split-pushing phase and led your teammates to a strong victory. What were you thinking at that time?"

The question was too general, so Chen Dongqing thought for a moment and decided to answer from another angle: "Because our team is newly established and we have a newcomer who is new to the competition, the team's coordination still needs to be improved. It is inevitable that we will fall behind in the early stages. At this time, I should step up and help the team win. This is not an answer that requires thinking."

"As for our new teammates, please give them some time; they are all really strong players."

Upon hearing this, many audience members began to applaud, and their resentment towards the support player dissipated almost instantly.

Brother Shu said that a great teammate can't be bad, so let's give this little support some time.

Trust Brother Tree!

Ren Dong then asked the last question: his outlook for this spring season.

Chen Dongqing did not hesitate; his goal was always the same: to win the championship.

After the interview, I returned to the lounge and saw the team discussing where to have a celebratory dinner.

Shi Senming, on the other hand, was scrolling through his phone.

As a seasoned anti-maggot enthusiast, Chen Dongqing could tell at a glance that he was posting on the anti-maggot forum.

"You still watch Anti-Japanese War?" Chen Dongqing suddenly felt like he had found a kindred spirit and immediately sat down to take a look.

At this moment, the anti-racism forum was filled with jubilation.

[QG 2:0 FPX in Spring Split (Other rating posts deleted)]

How would you rate Brother Shu's Camille performance in the first game?

I think no one would disagree if I said Tree Bro is the world's best Camille, right?

Where did QG find this support player? It's visibly out of sync with the team; shouldn't they replace him?

Among the dazzling array of posts, Xiaoming immediately spotted the last one and clicked on it.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but frown, thinking to himself, "Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

At this point, the content of the post was also extremely malicious.

[In laning, roaming, and team fights, he's no match for Liu Qingsong; this support player is definitely lacking.]

Today's performance truly highlighted a significant gap in support players.

Sigh, it's their first time competing, can't they be given some time to adjust?

[As Brother Shu said after the match, this support player is very strong; he just needs some practice time.]

[Haha, that was just polite talk, you actually believed it?]

Upon seeing this, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but ask, "Why are you looking at these things?"

"It's alright," Xiao Ming said, looking up with a smile. "This doesn't affect me much."

At this moment, Linko was gesturing for everyone to get ready to leave, while Chen Dongqing raised his hand and said, "You guys eat, I'm leaving first."

"Huh." Xiangguo gave another disdainful look. "You're not coming back again tonight, are you?"

"Nonsense." Chen Dongqing glanced at him sideways. "Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Chen Dongqing greeted Linko, saying he was just going out for a meal and would be back at the base, and then left a little earlier than expected.

After taking only two steps, he saw Lin Yuanhua waiting for him at the corner.

"You played well today!" Lin Yuanhua immediately gave a thumbs up and laughed, "Where did you learn that Camille style?"

Chen Dongqing grinned: "Does such a simple hero even need to be learned?"

"Impressive, impressive." Lin Yuanhua said dismissively, while her feet were already walking off the field.

The two didn't have any extra activities this time. Since the competition venue was in Zhengda Plaza, which is in the bustling city center, they went directly to a restaurant in Lujiazui for a meal.

After finishing their meal, the two walked along the riverbank for a while, then snuggled together for a bit before finally putting Lin Yuanhua in a taxi.

Chen Dongqing glanced at the taxi's license plate, then wiped his lips before finally hailing another car to return to the base.

As soon as I got back, I saw that the training room was quite tidy and everyone was there.

Chen Dongqing first turned on his computer and plugged in the peripherals. While the computer was booting up, Chen Dongqing wandered around the training room.

Uzi and Shi Senmin are communicating with each other, clearly having re-entered duo queue mode.

Meanwhile, Gao Dewei and Xiangguo were playing solo queue on live stream to earn Yuanzi (virtual currency).

QG's players all have guaranteed streaming contracts. Although 50 hours of streaming per month is quite easy, QG's completion rate is not high. After all, they have many problems recently and their training matches are quite demanding.

So the contestants naturally have to seize every opportunity to livestream and complete tasks, since it's all about making money.

Chen Dongqing took a few more steps and saw Coach Park, whose thermos already contained goji berries, playing some kind of game.

Chen Dongqing peeked over and immediately understood.

StarCraft 2.

Don't let Coach Park's receding hairline fool you; he was a professional StarCraft player a few years ago.

Although he didn't achieve much in StarCraft because he was already 27 when he officially became a professional, he later found another way out, which was to become a coach.

He served as the head coach of SKT's StarCraft division, winning two championships and two runner-up titles with many top players over five years. He also received numerous honors, including several Coach of the Year awards.

Perhaps this sounds a bit hollow. A more compelling argument is that Kkoma, the current head coach of SKT, was once a disciple of Coach Park, and not a very capable one at that.

Coach Park's StarCraft skills may not be comparable to those of current professional players, but he still has a solid foundation and can easily dominate casual players.

Chen Dongqing had never played StarCraft before, but that didn't stop him from taking a peek from the back.

After watching for a long time, he finally understood what kind of game it was: it was simply about gathering resources, building units, and then pushing towers.

But in practice, it's definitely much more complicated; this is just a basic logic.

After Park Yunlong decisively defeated his opponent with a massive Zerg troop mass and multi-screen encirclement maneuvers, he took a relaxed sip of water from his thermos, then glanced at Chen Dongqing behind him and asked, "Interested? Want to play a bit?"

Chen Dongqing waved his hand, "This game is too complicated, I've never played it before."

"It's okay, I can teach you," Park Unryong laughed. "Since you don't usually play LOL anyway, why don't you try something like StarCraft?"

"..." Chen Dongqing scratched his head, then simply said, "Okay, let's have some fun!"

Since his attributes were all maxed out, he no longer needed points. He just worried about what to do to kill time every day, and he almost started playing League of Legends.

Playing StarCraft isn't a bad thing.

He sat back down at the computer, and Park Yun-ryong quickly came over and mentioned to Chen Dongqing where to download it.

The internet speed at the base is very fast, and the game isn't very big either; it downloaded quickly, in the time it takes to go to the bathroom.

Park Unryong dragged a chair next to Chen Dongqing and watched as Chen Dongqing entered the game.

"Huh?" Chen Dongqing stared at the empty hall, wide-eyed, and asked, "Where's the beginner's tutorial?"

"Here, there's a tutorial campaign mode." Park Yun-ryong pointed to Chen Dongqing and clicked on the tutorial, then said, "This game isn't actually that complicated. You should have seen it from the back."

"It's nothing more than gathering resources, upgrading technology, building troops, and fighting. The main part is getting used to it. You need to be familiar with all the buildings, units, and hotkeys. Only when you are familiar enough can you operate quickly enough."

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "So, this game can't be rushed?"

"It's impossible to learn quickly," Park Unryong said decisively. "You'll see when you play it."

Chen Dongqing nodded slightly. In the tutorial campaign mode, he followed the instructions step by step and gained a deeper understanding of the game.

If we compare StarCraft and LoL, in LoL you only need to control one hero, but in StarCraft you need to control five heroes on three lanes at the same time, and also control the creeps.

(Note: I know StarCraft doesn't have heroes; I'm just using Summoner's Rift as an example to illustrate the difficulty of micro-management.)

At the same time, you should also take the time to upgrade your defense towers and crystal.

A game with an extremely high skill ceiling.

Seeing this, Chen Dongqing finally understood why Park Yunlong had said that this game couldn't be rushed.

His gaming talent was already quite high, but he still struggled a lot when he first played this game.

Seeing Chen Dongqing's clumsy appearance, Park Yunlong nodded in satisfaction.

StarCraft is not as simple as you think!

Even if you are highly talented, you still have to go through a long learning process.

Canadian player Scarlett, nicknamed "Sister Ga" or "Queen of Blades," is a talented player who once snatched a championship from South Korea during the peak of StarCraft in South Korea.

But from her first encounter with StarCraft to her victory, she underwent a full eighteen months of arduous training; even so, she has always been synonymous with talent. (This guy is intersex.)

In Park Unryong's opinion, Chen Dongqing's gaming talent far surpasses Scarlett's, but the familiarization process is inevitable, and he will need at least a year of practice.

As the campaign mode ended, a system message suddenly popped up in Chen Dongqing's mind.

Current game: StarCraft II

[General Attributes - Action: 99, Reaction: 95 (Action will increase in sync with racial proficiency)]

StarCraft 2 skill levels are as follows:

Human Proficiency: Beginner

Protoss Proficiency: Beginner

Zerg Proficiency: Beginner

[Consciousness: Not yet mastered]

Multi-tasking ability: Not yet a beginner

[Note: You need to raise your proficiency to the beginner level before you can invest points to improve it.]

New mission released: Increase your ranked score in StarCraft II!

[Reward: Earn 1 point for every point you improve your all-time high score!]

Chen Dongqing was slightly taken aback when he saw the series of messages in his mind.

There are five attributes in total, and I haven't even mastered any of them. I can't even use points.

Moreover, even if he raises one attribute to the beginner level, he still needs 500 + 1000 + 2000 = 3500 points to advance to the master level.

Adding the five items together, that's 17500 points, which is a huge number.

He only has a little over nine thousand points right now, which is far from enough.

At this moment, Park Unyong continued, "This game has three races, each with its own unique buildings and units. Generally speaking, professional players will choose a race they are good at to focus on, but you can also choose one that you are good at."

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow and asked, "Which race has the highest potential?"

If he only needs to play one race, he can save 7000 points, which will reduce the pressure.

"No race has an absolutely high potential, but if we have to say, the Protoss and Terran both have very high potential," Park Yun-yong said. "The Protoss' warp mechanism can instantly teleport units, which is very suitable for strategic management, while the Terran's unit mechanism requires a high degree of micromanagement. Each side has its own strengths."

"As for Zerg, it's a race that needs to harass and suppress the opponent on multiple fronts, constantly snowballing their advantage. Its potential isn't as high as Protoss or Human, but it's stable and efficient. Currently, most professional players play Zerg, so I also recommend you play Zerg..."

Chen Dongqing nodded and said directly, "Then I'll play as the human race, but the protoss will do too."

Park Unryong suddenly couldn't catch his breath. Why was he so disobedient?

However, Coach Park didn't take it seriously. After all, StarCraft was just entertainment for Chen Dongqing, so let him play whatever he wanted.

We can't possibly bring back another world championship, can we?

In the following time, under Coach Park's guidance, Chen Dongqing played in the campaign mode for a while. The campaign mode was basically used to familiarize himself with the game, and he was playing against the computer.

Chen Dongqing happily played by himself for a while, while Coach Park gave him a few pointers, teaching him how to form teams and various shortcut keys.

Coach Park felt somewhat uncomfortable teaching these things.

Although he has been a coach in this field for many years, he used to coach mature professional players, so why would he need to teach these things?

It's still quite interesting, though.

Several hours passed, and soon it was time to rest. Chen Dongqing turned off the game, got up, stretched, and prepared to rest.

Coach Park asked, "How's this game? Interested?"

"It's alright, I'll play again tomorrow!" Chen Dongqing nodded with a smile. "I quite like this kind of solo game. Without teammates, I can play however I want."

"Yes, if there's anything you don't understand, just ask me, and I'll tell you."

"Okay."

Coach Park watched Chen Dongqing's retreating figure leave the training room and made a rough assessment of Chen Dongqing's current level.

In just one night, Chen Dongqing's practice had already shown some promise, and his progress was clearly visible. Coach Park was somewhat impressed.

Chen Dongqing is indeed quite talented in gaming; he can play any game with impressive skill.

But... that's how it is.

As a champion coach, Park Un-yong has seen real geniuses and has coached several world champions.

If we judge Chen Dongqing by the standards of a world champion, then Chen Dongqing is still lacking.

Those monsters are progressing much faster than Chen Dongqing.

But what he didn't know was that Chen Dongqing's eyes were practically shining with excitement after leaving the training room!

StarCraft, a 1v1 game that heavily tests individual skill, is exactly what he needs!

With the help of the system, he can easily improve his StarCraft skills to the top level, and then play other competitions on the side!

If you only train one human, you only need to raise three attributes to the maximum to directly reach the top level, which is only 10500 points.

He has over nine thousand points on hand, so he only needs to earn one thousand points.

His current short-term task is to raise all the key attributes to the beginner level, and then find a way to farm the remaining 1,000 points.

As for how to manage these points, he had a plan.

Back in her room, Chen Dongqing washed up first, then crawled into bed, and immediately the sound of "timi" could be heard.

That's right, Kai Nong!

The only way to practice StarCraft and grind for points simultaneously is to play Farmville before bed.

Over the next few days, Chen Dongqing began to work like crazy.

During the day, I play training matches if there are any, otherwise I play StarCraft. At night, I grind Honor of Kings. Since two seasons of Honor of Kings have passed, my rank has dropped quite a bit, so I need to play for a while longer if I want to earn more points.

Time quickly came to January 21st, and QG faced their second opponent, IG.

Considering that TheShy tends to feed every time he faces Chen Dongqing, Duke will be IG's top laner for this match.

Of course, Duke isn't very reliable either...

Just like the opening match, QG will first win a game thanks to Chen Dongqing, and then focus on the bottom half of the bracket to hone Shi Senming's abilities.

Shi Senming's performance in this match was indeed much better, but the coaching team was not satisfied.

Since IG's bot lane is still Marge and Megan, winning against these two doesn't carry much weight, so we need to continue observing.

Shi Senming's opportunity will come in the third game of the second week.

Although the team's record is average, LGD has the top LPL bot lane duo of imp and pyl!

StarCraft 2 is a long-term project, so you won't get to enjoy it all in one chapter. Take your time.

See you tomorrow, brothers!

(End of this chapter)