League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 400 The lineup is confirmed!

"Los Angeles? No way!" Chen Dongqing waved his hand, refusing outright. "Brother Li, you talk to Riot Games and find someone else. I'm not going, even if you kill me."

I just got back from Los Angeles a few days ago, and now I'm going to go there again? Wouldn't I be an idiot?

"You absolutely have to go!" Linko said seriously. "The All-Star Game has changed its format this year; it's a main event, focusing on regional competition. We're the number one region, and you're the first person in history to do so. You absolutely have to go!"

Chen Dongqing was completely exasperated. "But I just got back from Los Angeles, you know? What's the point of me going there now? Don't you guys care about my safety? I want a vacation too!"

Chen Dongqing was almost in tears when he said this.

Uzi added mercilessly, "Heh, the StarCraft competition is something you created for yourself, it has nothing to do with us."

"Damn it!" Chen Dongqing scratched his head in frustration. He launched the League of Legends mobile app to check how the All-Star voting was going.

The All-Star rules state that each team can only field two players. If Chen Dongqing manipulates things and gets more votes for Uzi and Xiangguo, maybe he can get a break.

But when he saw the vote count, he was speechless.

In the All-Star voting, Chen Dongqing's votes were overwhelmingly high; what Uzi? He couldn't even catch up to his last few votes.

"What the hell is going on here?" Chen Dongqing showed his teammates, "Dude, there's no way you could be this popular, right?"

It's one thing to crush players in the same position, but can you also crush your teammates?

At this point, Shi Senming, who had been surfing the internet intensively, spoke up to explain: "The UI design of this year's All-Star event has problems. After you select the top laner, a submit button will appear directly. Many people click submit without thinking, but in reality, there is only one chance to vote. Those who click submit do not vote in the four slots after that."

Shi Senming continued with a grin, "So, many viewers voted for you alone, and didn't vote for any of the other seats at all."

Chen Dongqing almost fainted.

His current mood is the same as when he encountered three human Rogues in a row a week ago.

God will kill me!

That same evening, Chen Dongqing contacted Vincent again, asking if he could skip the All-Star game.

After all, making two trips to Los Angeles in one month is really too exhausting.

But the result was still negative.

The fist meant that anyone else could skip it, but Ilex had to go.

Riot Games even made a concession, offering to reimburse QG Club's first-class tickets for free, instead of just reimbursing economy class tickets.

Having said all that, Chen Dongqing had no choice but to give up.

Fortunately, the irritability only lasts for a short time.

Chen Dongqing's mindset is pretty good now. Since the All-Star game is a hassle, he'll just stop thinking about it and enjoy life for now.

For the next few days, Chen Dongqing stayed home whenever he had free time, enjoying his holiday.

The only time I went out was to the club to participate in training matches with new players.

In the past few days, Chen Dongqing personally selected the toothpaste, and both new players, Knight and others, have come to QG for tryouts.

It's quite a coincidence that the two men are actually from the same hometown, and according to their story, they even came from the same internet cafe.

This is quite interesting. Two LPL players actually emerged from an internet cafe. It just goes to show how talented and resourceful the place is.

As for the results of the trial training, it's hard to say.

After all, QG's mid laners used to be players like Doinb and Gao Dewei, who had rich gaming experience and outstanding individual skills.

With someone like this anchoring the mid lane, QG never worries about the mid lane collapsing.

If the middle line doesn't collapse, it means the overall market situation can be stabilized.

After these two young players were brought on, everyone could immediately and clearly feel the difference.

Losing lane control unexpectedly during the laning phase leads to invasion of the jungle, and there's always a slight delay in coordination when needed.

Although both players are quite skilled and fully qualified to play in the LPL, and given their relatively young age, I believe they will definitely make a name for themselves after a few more years of playing.

However, QG doesn't have the patience to nurture talent these days.

They need immediate combat capability.

The reason why Shi Senming, who was also a newcomer, was able to integrate into the team so quickly was mainly because of the special nature of the support position and its adaptability to the current version. This helped Shi Senming avoid his weaknesses and, under Uzi's guidance, quickly become a force to be reckoned with.

But no one is guiding them in the mid-lane position.

Xiangguo doesn't have that skill level, nor does he have that patience. He's already doing well enough by not putting pressure on his own mid laner.

Today is the last person to be tested.

Chen Dongqing arrived at the base by taxi and saw Xiao Hu and A Guang standing at the entrance, blocked by the base's glass door.

Ah Guang turned around and saw Chen Dongqing, and couldn't help but shudder.

Ah Guang is the substitute top laner that Linko has been looking for.

After being Shu Yi'er for so long, now A Guang is going to be Chen Dongqing's replacement. It just goes to show that fortunes change.

"Are we here?" Chen Dongqing stood at the door, checked his fingerprint, and then smiled, "Let's go in together."

"Okay, okay!" Little Tiger nodded obediently.

Although Xiao Hu and Chen Dongqing were about the same age, there was still a hint of awe and admiration in his eyes when he looked at Chen Dongqing.

The three of them walked together to the training room of the LOL division. Chen Dongqing said on the way, "The home venue is already under construction. I heard it will be ready for use in April or May."

The home stadium location has been chosen in Huacao Town, MH District. The project consists of two parts: the "front hall," which is the venue for home games. Since this is a renovation of an existing venue, it can be completed in a few months.

The second is the large cultural and creative e-sports center behind the lobby. This e-sports center is not just a tall building; it is a project with a large area and huge investment. It needs to be built from the ground up, so it will take a long time. It is expected to be completed and put into use in a year and a half.

This was spearheaded by the Shanghai government, who wanted to collaborate with QG to develop Huacao Town into an esports center for Shanghai and even the whole of China. So QG gained some fame here, even though they didn't contribute much financially.

As the number one club in LOL, and even in the world, QG naturally has to be at the forefront of the esports industry.

These words were like a big pie in the sky, leaving the RNG mid and top laners completely bewildered.

On the way, the group ran into Linko, who came out to greet them.

"Oh, you brought these two in directly?" Linko was a little surprised, then turned around and said, "Let's go then, it's perfect for a practice match, the opponents are all ready."

As they walked, Chen Dongqing asked, "Who's our opponent today?"

"Today's a tough day," Linko said mysteriously. "If we're careless, we could all lose!"

Xiao Hu panicked immediately upon hearing this: "Which Korean team is it?"

He has never played against the South Korean team.

Linko waved his hand: "No, it's IG."

Xiao Hu was confused again.

Although RNG was relegated last year, they still competed against IG. How could they be as strong as Linko claims?

Chen Dongqing wasn't surprised; he just smiled and said, "You'll find out when we go in and fight."

As the group entered the lounge, Liu Shiyu greeted A Guang and Xiao Hu with a smile and punched each of them.

These two are his old teammates, so playing games with them means there won't be any communication barriers.

"Li Yuanhao, just follow me, you should be able to keep up." Xiangguo patted his chest. "Follow my pace, and I guarantee you'll pass the tryouts!"

"Okay, okay!" Little Tiger's hoarse voice was quite prominent.

Everyone quickly took their seats, and while the two newcomers were adjusting their keyboards, Chen Dongqing learned about the arrangements for the training match.

"You go up and play a couple of games first. The first two scrims will mainly be to see how the mid laner performs. Then, in the next two games, let Mouse go up and try a different playstyle."

Hearing Banbazi's words, Chen Dongqing nodded, rolled up his sleeves, and got to work.

As he spoke, Banbazi added from behind, "Don't relax, IG is really strong right now. I heard they're invincible in scrims, and other teams are so demoralized they're starting to think there's something wrong with their new players."

"Is that so?" Chen Dongqing laughed upon hearing this.

This is a cognitive bias.

Everyone thought IG was still the same as it was two years ago, but who would have thought they would have changed so much this year.

Of course, Chen Dongqing knew better than anyone how strong IG was; they were the dark horse team that won the championship in his previous life.

Come on, let's see if there's any difference between TheShy in 18 and 17!

Fifteen minutes later

"." Uzi was still diligently laning in the bottom lane when he switched his screen to the top lane and saw Chen Dongqing's Jayce already pushing the lane in front of TheShy's high ground tower.

"What's the point of training anymore?" Xiangguo was completely exasperated. "Didn't I tell you to take your time in the top lane?"

Chen Dongqing shrugged, "I wanted to fight slowly, but they kept going at me head-on. I couldn't just take the hits, could I?"

"Alright, alright, let's leave it at that for now, let's quit." Banbazi was speechless. "Fine, Chen Dongqing, you can just quit, let Mouse take over."

"Hesitate." Chen Dongqing stood up and left the room.

On the other side, Ah Guang's hands trembled as he shakily entered the room.

As a top laner, Chen Dongqing naturally had to go and take a look, so he stood behind A Guang.

Ah Guang's hands trembled even more.

"Don't rush." ​​Chen Dongqing looked at A Guang's condition and gently advised, "TheShy is just average, he's playing casually, relax."

"Aww." Ah Guang felt a little more at ease for some reason.

On the other side, Xiao Hu turned his head to look at Chen Dongqing and A Guang, feeling inexplicably resentful.

I'm so nervous too, why isn't Brother Shu here to comfort me?

But the second training match started right away, and Xiaohu had no choice but to turn his attention back to the game.

In the last game, IG's mid-jungle synergy was indeed very strong, putting him under considerable pressure, but fortunately he held his ground and, together with Xiangguo, gave the opponent a certain counterattack.

He just needs to maintain this situation, and he'll pass the trial!

Li Yuanhao has never thought of himself as weak; he believes he is fully qualified to join QG!

The match then continued!

Xiaohu was responsible for following Xiangguo's rhythm and constantly putting pressure on IG's bottom lane.

On the other side, IG was working hard to coordinate their top, mid, and jungle players, putting pressure on A-Guang.

Fortunately, Ah-Guang has always been able to withstand pressure, after all, he's a tree.

He was like a small boat on the waves, constantly tossed about by the waves, but never swallowed up.

Despite being attacked by three IG players, he didn't lose his top lane tower until the eleventh minute when the Rift Herald knocked it down.

Although the tower-breaking speed started to accelerate at this point, A-Guang's second tower was quickly destroyed within fifteen minutes.

But instead of criticizing, Chen Dongqing gave feedback, "Not bad, you played very well under pressure this time."

He played exceptionally well under pressure.

During the fifteen minutes that IG destroyed the second top lane turret, Xiangguo secured two dragons, and Uzi pushed down three turrets!

And most importantly, A-Guang has never died once! And Uzi is already 2-0-1.

It's a win no matter how you look at it!

Despite being at a disadvantage, IG didn't back down. They called up their top laner and decisively engaged in a team fight for the third dragon!

TheShy, who was constantly protected by his teammates, had decent equipment, but unfortunately, Uzi had better equipment.

Both sides pushed forward, and TheShy forcefully kicked Uzi to low health, but unfortunately failed to secure the kill and was instead taken down by the other side.

TheShy's death foreshadowed IG's complete defeat, leaving them with no choice but to GG and end the game.

Banbazi turned his gaze over, wanting to ask Chen Dongqing's opinion.

Chen Dongqing glanced at the five people in front of him.

"I think there's no problem," Chen Dongqing commented.

Xiao Hu and A Guang both breathed a sigh of relief.

Banbazi shared the same idea, but to play it safe, he said, "Let's try one more game."

Following that, the two teams played two more games, with each team winning one and losing one. Xiaohu and L Aguang continued to deliver excellent performances.

Xiaohu showed no stage fright in the four games he played against Rookie, and they played back and forth. Because they were old teammates, his coordination with Xiangguo was also very smooth and flawless!

The coaching staff is particularly satisfied with Xiaohu, believing that he is exactly the mid-laner QG has been looking for!

As for L-A-Guang, although he was dominated by TheShy for four games, it's still acceptable.

"Okay," Linko said with a smile. "I'll talk to RNG right away and discuss the final price."

RNG was relegated to LSPL in the last promotion/relegation tournament, which can be described as falling in the last ten minutes before dawn.

Facing huge losses, they are looking for any means to stop the bleeding.

They naturally hoarded the only treasure they had, the little tiger, hoping to sell it for a good price.

While other teams were interested in Xiaohu, they certainly wouldn't spend a large sum of money on a mid-laner who had fallen to LSPL. They would come over, ask about the price, and then nothing more.

The people on RNG's side have been in a real dilemma these past few days.

Lowering the price is painful, but not lowering it is unacceptable!

In the end, it was QG who approached them.

It can only be said that there is no hatred in the face of capital. Although it was QG who reported RNG's illegal contract behavior to the league, when it came to this kind of monetary transaction, RNG did not refuse the deal, but instead wanted it more than anything.

Ultimately, RNG offered Xiaohu 4.5 million yuan a year. With Gao Dewei retired, this price was the highest among mid-laners other than Korean imports.

It's fair to say that LSPL mid laners are hardly worth the price, no wonder other teams have left.

Fortunately, QG is financially strong and can afford to pay the full price, and they didn't even bother to haggle, directly buying out Xiaohu's remaining year of contract.

RNG thinks they made a profit, after all, selling an LSPL mid laner for such a high price is definitely a sure-fire deal!

QG also felt they got a great deal! Buying such an excellent mid-laner for only 450 million was incredibly cost-effective!

RNG is truly blind!

As for Ah Guang? He's a free agent, and he's a perfect fit with QG, so it was easy to acquire him for 120 million.

With a total cost of 570 million, QG successfully filled the gaps in their mid lane and substitute positions!

With the new roster finalized, QG's mission during the transfer period is finally over, and Chen Dongqing no longer needs to shuttle between the base and home.

Sadly, December 4th has quietly arrived, four days until the All-Star Game.

Chen Dongqing's vacation has been temporarily suspended.

He arrived at Pudong International Airport with the All-Star team and embarked on his journey to Los Angeles once again.

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(End of this chapter)