League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 386 The audience will remember forever

Because he had been up until late last night, Chen Dongqing slept a little longer this time, not getting up until 10 o'clock.

In his hazy state, he felt the warm, soft body lying beside him, and he became slightly more awake.

Seeing his girlfriend still fast asleep beside him, Chen Dongqing closed his eyes again.

Instead of taking a nap, he entered the system interface.

He hadn't had time to start the system yesterday, so as soon as he logged in, he saw several system messages.

[Mission: Win the 2017 World Championship! Completed! Reward: 1 Honor Point, 8000 Points!]

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

The rewards for this year's World Championship are exactly the same as last year: 8000 regular points + 3 honor points.

Regular points are no longer of any use to Chen Dongqing, but honor points are of great significance.

These three honor points are enough for Chen Dongqing to max out the [Reaction] attribute.

Chen Dongqing entered the attribute interface and quickly allocated three skill points to it.

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

[Host: Chen Dongqing]

Age: 20

[Operation: 99 (Full)]

[Reaction: 99 (Full)]

Teamfight Ability: 95

[Consciousness: 95]

[Version Understanding: 95]

At this point, his rating, which had just been improved a week earlier, was improved again.

[Rating: SS→SS+!]

As the current all-time greatest esports player at the peak, this ranking improvement may not mean much to you anymore, but who would refuse to become stronger? Now, you're just one level away from becoming the perfect esports player as defined by the system!

Whether it was psychological or not, after these three reactions were added, Chen Dongqing could really feel that something was different.

After my reaction time improved, the whole world seemed to slow down.

Chen Dongqing looked at his palm, clenched his fist slightly, then lay down and started scrolling through his phone.

To be honest, attribute improvements are not very meaningful for him anymore.

He didn't go back to his room last night, but Chen Dongqing had informed him in advance when he left for dinner, so there were no new messages on his phone.

Only Xiangguo asked him a question mark.

Chen Dongqing flicked a question mark back, then glanced at Kangba.

It's already the second day since the victory, but the audience's enthusiasm hasn't waned. The posts on the anti-racism forum are still pretty much the same as yesterday, full of celebration and champagne.

Chen Dongqing refreshed the page several times before finally finding content that interested him.

This post is a copy from a Korean esports forum.

This post was from last night, but Chen Dongqing doesn't seem to have seen it? The post already has hundreds of replies.

Chen Dongqing clicked "Only show posts by the original poster," scrolled to the second floor, and immediately saw a classic sentence structure.

[West 8-3, good at domestic battles but bad at international ones, carried their own team to victory and then got swept 3-0, huh?]

[They've lost all sense of shame; they might as well have let SKT make it to the finals!]

Why even bother taking a plane? Let's just travel back from China!

Chen Dongqing knew this would be the content!

These comments from South Korean netizens are exactly the same as when the Royal Family made it to the finals in the internal war, only to be carried away by the South Korean team.

No wonder it's a Korean toilet.

Chen Dongqing continued scrolling down, hoping for a twist.

The reversal came quickly.

[Can you guys shut up? You pretended to be dead after losing the semifinals, and now you're yelling?]

[This is ridiculous. I have no idea where this bastard gets the nerve to bark like a dog.]

Even if SSG is trash, they still advanced by stepping on SKT's heads, so what's there to complain about?

【QG3:0SSG，SSG3:0SKT，那QG9：0SKT，没问题吧？】

[Waaaaah, QG has two championships now! SKT's last fig leaf is gone. Do they still dare to call themselves the world's number one club?]

This Korean webpage translation guy is clearly a top-notch translator, using the language of the anti-Korean forum to translate everything, emphasizing accuracy, fluency, and elegance, making it a very entertaining read.

The fans in the audience found the dog-eat-dog comments hilarious, sending smiley face emojis.

Chen Dongqing bookmarked the post, then returned to the Anti-Japanese Bar homepage and continued refreshing it.

This is a new post.

How would you evaluate Riot Games' official stance of becoming a "tree-blowing" (a term used to describe someone who promotes a certain type of character)?

Clicking through leads to a tweet from Riot Games' official Twitter account. Following QG's victory yesterday, Riot Games' official Twitter account immediately posted two tweets.

One is a group photo of QG taken by a photographer from Riot Games, with Chen Dongqing in the center holding the championship trophy and the FMVP trophy.

One post featured a close-up of Chen Dongqing holding the trophy, accompanied by the tweet: "[GOAT?]"

GOAT is an abbreviation for the greatest of all time.

This time, Riot Games is clearly making no attempt to hide their actions, openly and blatantly creating a god-like figure.

Upon seeing the post, Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow and simply launched the mysterious software on his phone, then clicked on Twitter.

He quickly found the tweet from Riot Games, where Chen Dongqing's fans, both at home and abroad, appeared to be having a great time, expressing their high approval of Riot Games' tweet.

In addition, official Twitter accounts of various clubs also joined in the fun, leaving comments.

G2 Club's antics were the most outrageous. They once again showcased their Photoshop skills, photoshopping Chen Dongqing's head onto the body of a muscular man, and then punching the skinny man with Faker's head photoshopped onto him, leaving Chen Dongqing speechless.

Are G2 really not afraid of getting into trouble for doing something this big?

After a moment's thought, Chen Dongqing decided to join in the fun and left a comment.

[Guys, should we get the championship skin for Camille or Riven?]

As soon as Chen Dongqing posted his comment, it immediately attracted the attention of many followers, and likes and comments in the comments section began to appear rapidly.

【I don't believe you for a second! You asked me the same question last year, and you chose Fiora without hesitation!】

[Come on, Tree Bro is lying, this guy will definitely pick Camille.]

[Riven: Scumbag]

Chen Dongqing looked at the comments and rubbed his chin slightly.

He hadn't expected it to unfold like this.

Just then, the person beside him seemed to wake up as well. With a soft, sweet moan, Chen Dongqing turned around and saw Lin Yuanhua looking at him.

Looks like last night wasn't enough.

Chen Dongqing was filled with enthusiasm and immediately went to meet him.

By the time the two finished tidying up and left the room, it was already noon.

According to the schedule, everyone will return to Shanghai tomorrow at noon, so today is considered free time.

Chen Dongqing informed Linko again, and then met up with his parents at the hotel entrance.

Chen Dongqing took his parents out for a big meal first, and then in the afternoon they went to the Forbidden City to enjoy the sights of Beijing.

Time quickly moved to the next day.

Around noon, the QG team and the FPX practice squad arrived at the airport together and boarded their triumphant plane.

After landing in Shanghai, Chen Dongqing first saw his parents off to their car, then returned to the base with the team to put away their luggage, and then set off again with the team, heading straight to the headquarters of Riot Games China.

It's time to choose a skin.

Vincent waited for QG's arrival at the company entrance. He took the initiative to walk over and lead QG's people into the company.

The Riot Games design team that came to China to watch the games hasn't left yet; they're staying temporarily at Riot Games China's office.

Just like last time, Julian del Rey and Oussama Agazzoum, the two skin designers Chen Dongqing met last year, were carrying iPads and leading the QG team to a meeting room.

Vincent was once again in charge of the translation.

"I remember telling you about the rules for selecting the championship skins last year," Big J said with a smile. "But since you have new players on your team, I'll go over it again."

Gao Dewei and Shi Senming nodded, looking at the designer with great anticipation.

The rules, of course, remain the same.

It simply means you can't choose last year's skin, and the hero you choose must have been picked in the World Championship.

Of course, the first point is obvious to QG. QG was the champion last year, so they certainly wouldn't choose the same skin they chose last year.

As for the second point, everyone understood it.

"Okay, let's talk about your hero choices then," the designer said with a smile. "It would be best if we could also finalize the overall style of the skins today."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dongqing replied without hesitation, "I choose Camille."

Xiangguo grinned and declared, "I choose the prince!"

Godvault crossed his arms and said, "I choose Diana."

Uzi grinned and said, "I choose Vayne."

QG's players already knew their champion skins would be one of these few heroes, no matter how many times they re-selected.

These are all their unique skills; they weren't chosen before simply because they didn't have the opportunity. Otherwise, they would have chosen last year.

Camille, Jarvan IV, Vayne—those were champions that were unavailable in Season 6.

Now it was Shi Senming who hesitated. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Can I choose Luo?"

Upon hearing this, the two designers were somewhat conflicted.

Big J frowned slightly and said, "From the perspective of skin design principles, we suggest that Xayah and Rakan should be picked together."

"Ah," Shi Senming scratched his head, not bothered by it, "then I can choose Lulu too."

Chen Dongqing then laughed and said, "You're being too soft! Be a little tougher and try to fight for it!"

When IGS8 won the championship, not only did they pick Rakan for the second time in a row, but they also split Xayah and Rakan, but in the end they still picked him.

As it turns out, the contestants had the highest expectations.

We can't have both sides arguing and getting angry, and then lose a skin.

Upon hearing this, Shi Senming scratched his head.

He definitely preferred Rakan to Lulu, since the champion is very cool.

"Can we discuss this further?" Shi Senming asked again.

"Sure," Big J said with a smile, "but you'd better ask his opinion."

As they were talking, Big J pointed his chin at Vincent.

As is widely known, Xayah and Rakan were modeled after Vincent and his girlfriend.

In other words, he is Luo.

If Luo himself agrees, then the designers certainly don't care.

Shi Senming then turned his gaze to Vincent and asked, "What did he say?"

"He said, 'Listen to my opinion,'" Vincent said with a smile. "But I agreed. You're the champion, so I'll listen to you."

Shi Senming thought for two seconds before understanding the key point, then his eyes widened and he said happily, "Okay! Thank you!"

After the initial five players selected their skins, the designers turned their attention to the last remaining player, 369: "And you?"

"." 369 scratched his head. "I didn't have a choice either, it was only Jess."

The two designers exchanged a glance, then smiled and said, "OK."

"So, your champions are Camille, Jayce, Jarvan IV, Diana, Vayne, and Rakan." Designer Big J confirmed with the QG team one last time, and received nods from everyone.

The designer sighed inwardly as he thought about this.

Look at the heroes they picked, they're all heroes who charge straight at people.

That's insane! No wonder they're called QG.

After the hero was decided, Big O continued, "What suggestions do you have for the skin design? It would be best to discuss it all today."

Last year, Chen Dongqing showcased the A-Flash four-hit combo and the ultimate skill timer function during his recall, which garnered widespread praise. Their backend data shows that Fiora's skin sales were far ahead of other heroes!

The two skin designers don't mind having more of these ideas, since it's related to their KPIs.

Everyone at QG had a head full of ideas and immediately started chatting with the designer.

"I want my skin designed like this." Everyone chimed in with their opinions, good or bad, and the designer noted them down for future use.

Time passed slowly, and by the time everyone left the company, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

Linko treated everyone to one last meal, during which he discussed the holiday schedule with them.

"Today is November 6th," Linko began. "The transfer window opens on November 22nd, and the annual awards ceremony is on November 26th. You can leave anytime, but you absolutely must be back before the awards ceremony, understand?"

Everyone present nodded in agreement.

That works out to a two-week vacation, which isn't much, but it's more than enough.

"Finally, let me say a few more words." Linko smiled and said, "Everyone's performance in 2017 has been remarkable. On behalf of the club, I would like to thank you all for your joint efforts in 2017."

"Don't say that, Brother Li," Chen Dongqing said with a grin. "We're not entirely doing this for the club; it's mostly for ourselves. It's a win-win situation!"

Linko smiled and said, "After the transfer window, we may not be these six people anymore, but no matter where you go, I hope you can attend this awards ceremony as QG players."

A strange look appeared in the eyes of everyone in QG, and Gao Dewei was thinking about many things.

Indeed, with the league booming, the average player value has been steadily rising.

After QG's five-man team won the championship, their market value is expected to skyrocket!

With both of them rising in value, their combined value as a five-man team is too high for any team to acquire simultaneously, not even QG itself.

They were able to assemble this roster last year because Godv was at the bottom of his career and was sold cheaply by LGD, and Shi Senming was essentially a rookie. These two saved the team a lot of salary space.

However, now that QG has won two consecutive championships, the value of the three core players has increased further, and the value of Gao Dewei and Shi Senming has also increased several times. Obviously, it is difficult to renew the contracts of all five players, and some choices must be made.

Godwin also knew that if he had to choose, his own priority wouldn't be very high.

Asking other members to take pay cuts to make room for other players? Godwin believes his teammates would be willing to do so, but he wouldn't accept it; it's unnecessary.

"It shouldn't be a big problem." Chen Dongqing glanced at his teammates' faces, raised his Coke cup, and said with a smile, "Even if the five of us go to five different teams next year, the audience will always remember that there was a team made up of five Chinese people who won all the championships in 2017."

Upon hearing this, smiles returned to everyone's faces.

The group raised their glasses, clinked them together, and drank the liquid in one gulp.

Sorry for the late update today, I'll update as usual tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)