League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 341 Have you lost weight?

Chen Dongqing felt a slight pang of regret as he watched FPX emerge victorious.

He never expected that WE, who had reached the S7 semifinals in his previous life and was even within reach of the championship, would fall in the regional qualifying tournament.

This is similar to the situation of Longzhu, the number one seed from the LCK, being eliminated in their region.

However, it's not hard to understand.

WE, like their neighbor Samsung, is a team that starts slowly; their performance gradually improves during the World Championship.

However, Samsung gritted its teeth and survived this most difficult hurdle, advancing by sheer luck.

But WE is much more unfortunate.

They beat FPX for a whole year, but lost this most crucial match in the end.

Perhaps it can't be called a lucky thing.

All I can say is that Xiye's final dash was a huge mistake.

They held on for a whole season, but in the end they couldn't hold on, which is a real shame.

But before he could even sigh, Linko patted him on the shoulder, and then he heard Linko shout:

"Let's go, hurry up, we need to eat after the send-off ceremony!"

Chen Dongqing then came to his senses and pulled the black jacket out from under his buttocks.

The outfit for this trip was quite ordinary, just a simple black jacket with an LPL logo.

Perhaps the incident of a funeral garment falling from the sky last year was so outrageous that it left a very deep impression on the audience at the time.

Even though the stock of this merchandise was already limited last year, it still didn't sell out and ended up piling up in a lot of unused warehouses.

It is a prime example of negative marketing.

After that wave, LPL seems to have given up on all the fuss this year, opting instead for normal marketing and simply having the players act as models during the send-off ceremony.

So this year, there's no need to wait for the funeral clothes to be brought down before wearing them; you can just wear them on stage.

Chen Dongqing put on his coat and quickly followed the team to the backstage, where he saw that the EDG players had been waiting for a long time.

"Hey, you guys are in such a hurry?" Chen Dongqing went up and greeted them.

The EDG players were indeed in a hurry. Meiko couldn't help but complain, "These two teams have been playing for too long, I'm starving."

Chen Dongqing patted his chest and said cheerfully, "You guys have no experience with this, do you? We all predicted they'd order the whole thing, they even brought in two family buckets. KFC's egg tarts are really good!"

"What do you mean?" iboy immediately became annoyed. "You're disgusting, aren't you?"

The rest of QG were laughing and joking on the sidelines, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Before long, the FPX players changed into their uniforms and rushed to the backstage entrance.

Chen Dongqing smiled and gave a thumbs up as he saw his old teammate arrive: "Nice!"

Doinb was also beaming with joy, clearly still basking in the excitement. He shouted, "I told you, I would definitely lead my teammates to Worlds!"

"Hehe." Lin Weixiang was clearly amused as well. He said cheerfully, "There's nothing we can do. Xi Ye just handed us the win. It's hard not to advance."

Chen Dongqing coughed twice, looked around to make sure the WE people weren't nearby, and then echoed, "Indeed."

The members of EDG also expressed their approval.

The backstage area was immediately filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Who in their right mind would play the center position and fly into a group of five people? That's so artistic and creative!

At that moment, Chen Dongqing vaguely heard Lin Yuanhua on stage begin shouting, "Let's welcome the three representative teams from the LPL region to the stage for the 2017 World Championship!"

It's time to go on stage.

The three teams quickly stepped onto the stage in the darkness and stood in a triangular formation in the center of the stage.

At this moment, Lin Yuanhua also shouted loudly, "Number one seed! QiaoGu!"

The lights suddenly shone on the QG team, eliciting a chorus of cheers from the audience!

Bathed in the brilliant light of the spotlight, Chen Dongqing smiled and waved.

Next up are EDG and FPX!

After the three teams took to the stage together, Lin Yuanhua glanced at his cue cards and then announced, "With this, the three teams are now assembled. These three teams will represent the LPL and fight side-by-side at the 2017 League of Legends World Championship held in China!"

"To all the spectators here and watching on screen, please cheer them on! We hope they deliver an outstanding performance and defend the honor of their home turf and their defending region! 2017! Heroes, go beyond! See you at Worlds!"

After completing her task, Lin Yuanhua turned and left the stage, and the camera then focused on the three teams on stage.

The venue was filled with rousing music, confetti rained down from the sky, and dry ice sprayed from the ground. Accompanied by the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators, the 2017 League of Legends esports tournament officially reached its final climax!

After the departure ceremony, the three teams boarded the same bus with General Jin, saying they were going to have a send-off banquet.

Chen Dongqing actually disliked this, because he knew that this kind of session always involved a long speech from the leader.

But not going would make him seem out of place, so he chose to go and then shut himself in and focus on eating.

It has to be said, free food always tastes better.

After eating, the three teams were free to do as they pleased.

Before parting ways, the EDG team specifically approached QG to discuss scrimmages.

"You mean, our two teams should increase the frequency of practice matches?" Banbazi nodded and said, "No problem."

Chen Dongqing listened to the conversation from the side and glanced at A Guang for some reason.

He didn't care about playing scrims with EDG, but he was mainly worried that A-Guang wouldn't be able to hold on.

Looking at Chen Dongqing, A Guang inexplicably sensed a hint of aggression in his eyes.

The thought of having to play practice matches against QG every day sent chills down A-Guang's spine.

What kind of hellish scroll is this?

Chen Dongqing then said, "Of course, we're going to have a two-week vacation soon, so we won't have time to play with you guys."

Riot Games announced the start date of the World Championship earlier, with the group stage starting on October 5th.

Today is only September 5th, and since the competition is being held in China, there's no need to consider travel time, so QG has a whole month of rest.

Taking a two-week break and then preparing for another two weeks is a reasonable approach.

Abu suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? You guys only get two weeks off?"

"Yeah, that's right," Banbazi said matter-of-factly. "There are so many changes in the World Championship every year, we need to prepare in advance and study the version."

After hearing this, Abu fell into deep thought.

They originally planned to take a three-week break and then use the last week and the group stage to gradually familiarize themselves with the version.

After all, with EDG's strength, they should have no problem dominating a group stage match every year.

Will EDG make it to the round of 16?

But after hearing what QG said, Abu immediately turned back and decided to shorten his vacation to match QG's.

If QG is this diligent, what right do they have to be lazy?!

The EDG players standing nearby: ? ? ?

The following time was filled with joyful moments.

Chen Dongqing has only experienced a two-week vacation a few times in his entire professional career!

For the past two weeks, Chen Dongqing has been staying at home doing nothing, spending time with his parents, watching their eyes gradually change from affection to disgust.

Sure enough, no matter how successful you are outside, if you just eat and sleep at home and don't even wash the dishes, your parents will still wish you would leave as soon as possible.

Chen Dongqing could only force himself to ignore the disdainful look and find some opportunities to go out for a walk with his girlfriend.

September 11th, half of the two-week break has passed.

At this moment, Chen Dongqing was strolling with his girlfriend through the tunnel of the ocean aquarium.

Halfway there, Lin Yuanhua suddenly asked, "Have you not played any ranked matches these past few days?"

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow: "Why play ranked matches on a holiday? Who works on a holiday?"

Anyway, Chen Dongqing never needed to play ranked games to maintain his skill level, so during this period, he was too lazy to climb the ranks. His ranked scores in DOTA2, StarCraft, and LOL all stagnated.

Lin Yuanhua opened her mouth, but ultimately remained silent.

She had originally intended to lecture him in a worried tone, saying things like professional players can't stop playing ranked games.

But after thinking about it, she felt that she shouldn't say those words to Chen Dongqing, so she gave up.

Lin Yuanhua said, "Aren't you afraid that someone will overtake you from first place?"

Chen Dongqing held his girlfriend's hand and said cheerfully, "Don't worry, they'll have a hard time winning her over."

In some games, his score is so far ahead that even if he takes a two-week break, he will never be able to catch up.

For example, LOL

His Rift Rating has now surpassed 2,000 points, leading Doinb, who is in second place, by a whopping 400 points. How is Doinb supposed to catch up?

Moreover, to be fair, it is quite rare for the first and second place to have such a large point difference.

Many players, like Faker at his peak, would give up climbing the ranks after reaching number one on the Korean server due to the incredibly long ranked game times. Instead, they would play on smurf accounts, trying to maintain their main account's number one ranking while pushing their smurf account to number two.

In 2016, there was a time when Faker was the number one and number two player in the Korean server.

Many people do this.

But Chen Dongqing was completely oblivious to the situation.

He switched between three games, not afraid of long ranked matches at all.

If you're so good at League of Legends ranked games, why not just play StarCraft?

Over the course of a few months, he managed to slowly grind his score up.

While DOTA2 and StarCraft are not far ahead, it's definitely not something that can be caught up with in just a day or two.

At this level, it's already quite an achievement for those behind him to maintain their score.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanhua felt relieved and began to focus on admiring the surrounding scenery.

She spotted something, suddenly tugged at Chen Dongqing's hand, and exclaimed, "Hey, this dolphin looks just like you!"

"Are you an idiot? Dolphins can't possibly resemble humans!"

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The two completed their aquarium tour and then went together to a Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant that they had booked in advance.

This Japanese restaurant is located at No. 18 Bund, so after the meal, the two of them took a walk along the Bund to digest their food.

It's currently mid-September, and the sweltering summer heat has mostly subsided. With the river breeze blowing, it feels quite comfortable.

Of course, Chen Dongqing was already a little tired, after walking all afternoon.

I waited until nightfall, and then went to the Home Inn again.

It wasn't until 11 p.m. that Mr. Chen finally dragged his tired steps home.

Actually, Chen Dongqing was thinking of just sleeping in the hotel that night, which would be more convenient, but his girlfriend wasn't willing, so they checked out and took a taxi home.

Today's attack completely drained Chen Dongqing's energy and spirit; it was even harder to withstand than a best-of-ten match.

Lying in bed, Chen Dongqing glanced wearily at the date.

Seven more days of this tiring work.

Time flies like an arrow; two weeks of hard work have passed in the blink of an eye.

On September 20th, after finishing lunch, Chen Dongqing packed his things and prepared to return to the base.

My parents saw me off all the way to the entrance of our neighborhood. My dad even said at the end, "Good luck in the game! Once we get to the Bird's Nest, we'll go to Beijing to watch the game!"

"Yes, definitely," Chen Dongqing said with a smile. "If you need tickets, just ask me, and I'll reimburse your travel expenses!"

Chen Dongqing said goodbye to his parents one last time, and then took a taxi back to the base.

Upon returning, Chen Dongqing first glanced into the training room, but saw that there weren't many people there.

QG's players are known for returning to the team right at the last minute, and they're probably playing Texas Hold'em somewhere right now. In the training room, only Linko and Banbazi seem to be talking about something, chatting back and forth.

Seeing Chen Dongqing enter, Linko nodded habitually, but then noticed Chen Dongqing frown and suddenly asked, "Have you lost weight?"

Chen Dongqing said calmly, "That's not true. No one can lose weight in just half a month."

"Oh, right." Linko smiled, not taking it to heart, and turned back to continue chatting with Banbazi.

Chen Dongqing, with stiff steps, first put her luggage back in her room, then returned to the lounge, where she sat down in her chair, supporting her aching back.

Seeing that his teammates hadn't all arrived yet, he decided not to waste any more time and immediately started a live stream.

Even though there had been no live streams for more than ten days, and there was no prior notice for this live stream, the number of viewers still skyrocketed as soon as it started!

This is the true value of the player who currently holds the undisputed top spot in popularity within the LPL!

"Brothers, I've missed you all so much!" Chen Dongqing greeted them as he went up to the stage, mimicking a certain veteran artist.

To be honest, he really missed live streaming after such a long time.

After all, the atmosphere in his live stream chat is famously good.

But the comments section wasn't impressed, filled with a barrage of question marks.

"They actually started broadcasting!"

"You didn't broadcast for half a month after winning the championship. What were you thinking about your audience?"

"Waaaaah, my tree, how can I survive without your live streams!"

Chen Dongqing glanced at the comments and immediately glared, saying, "What do you mean I actually started streaming? What else am I supposed to do if I don't stream?"

He then answered another question: "Oh dear, I couldn't do anything before, I had to spend time with my parents and girlfriend after winning the championship, so I'll leave you here for a bit, Sister Li. I'll be live streaming every day from now on, 31 days a month, so you can see me every day, brothers. Let's all buy some instant noodles today, we'll be live streaming all night to make up for the lost time."

Upon hearing this, the screen was filled with question marks in the comments.

Everyone knows that Chen Dongqing's live streams are simply a way to clock out and end get off work; he turns off the stream promptly at midnight.

On one occasion, when the game was still at 11:58, Chen Dongqing went up and unleashed a quadra kill, sending the opposing team to victory in just two minutes.

Just before the base exploded, the clock struck twelve, and the live stream ended instantly. Countless viewers watched as the live stream transitioned from the base explosion animation to a black screen, creating a truly spectacular scene.

You're telling me someone like that does a live stream all night? No viewer would believe it for a second!

Chen Dongqing was just bragging, paying homage to a certain pure prison streamer. He didn't continue on that topic, but instead turned around and launched the clients of three games.

He needs to check if his ranking has stabilized after not playing for the past two weeks.

It's almost the end of the month, so I won't be asking for monthly votes anymore, but don't forget to participate in the fan title event in the book review section!

Just leave a comment on the post, and the ten people with the most follower points will receive the title of "Whoosh, Take Off".

(End of this chapter)