We promised to win the championship together, so why did you all retire?

The crisp sound of keyboard clicks echoed continuously.

Under the blast of hot air from the air conditioner, Bai Liang put down his hot drink and swallowed the lukewarm liquid.

The pleasure evoked by the sweetness made him squint slightly, appearing somewhat content.

My previously exhausted body seems to have felt much better.

Xun, who was sitting next to him, stretched and his brand-new team uniform was somewhat dazzling under the lights.

"Is tomorrow the Demacia Cup?"

He turned his head and spoke first.

His eyes casually fell on the screen in front of Bai Liang.

[King Rank 1342]

Xun clicked his tongue in amazement: "Are all your mid laners monsters at climbing the ranks? They've only been here a few days and they're almost in the top 20 of the Rift."

Bai Liang smiled.

"Are you kidding me? Who can climb the ranks faster than a jungler?"

Mid laners can climb ranks quickly, but that depends on who you're comparing them to.

Jungling is the true king of ranking up.

In ranked games where there is no communication, the jungler is the position that can most easily control the pace of the game.

While the mid laner is important, sometimes it's also very difficult if both the top and bottom lanes collapse.

The only exception is the jungler.

A skilled jungler is less stressed than a mid laner; as long as the enemy team has a strong jungler, the jungler can easily carry.

Xun grunted twice, but didn't dwell on it much.

His gaze fell on the night view outside the window, and a rare hint of confusion crept into his usually cheerful tone.

"Brother Liang, what do you say...?"

"Can we achieve good results in the Demacia Cup?"

Bai Liang countered, "What exactly constitutes a grade?"

Reaching the quarterfinals is an achievement, and reaching the semifinals is also an achievement.

What grade are you aiming for?

Xun sighed: "Brother Liang, stop torturing me. You know what I mean."

If you can't win a championship as a professional player, you might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes.

—They could have gone to raise pigs.

Unfortunately, the pig farm managers have all retired, so this path is closed.

Bai Liang rubbed his face.

"Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

"If we can win the championship, we should definitely win it, but if we can't, we shouldn't dwell on it too much."

"Be more carefree in life; some things can't be forced."

His tone seemed quite calm, which relieved Xun.

"Is that so?"

"What's wrong?"

"To be honest, I'm under a lot of pressure."

Xun smiled helplessly:

"I originally thought you absolutely had to take it, Liang-ge."

"Hearing you say that makes me feel a little more at ease."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Bai Liang turn his head in surprise, still smiling.

"Huh? You actually believe that?"

xun: ?

"If you can't beat them due to a simple difference in strength, that's fine, but don't even think about giving up if there's the slightest chance."

Bai Liang smiled.

"Xun, you don't want to go look at the water dispenser either, do you?"

Xun: ...

He scratched his head and could only nod helplessly.

There's nothing we can do about it; this fake guy really has the ability to make him inspect water dispensers.

But Xun was somewhat puzzled.

"To put it bluntly... isn't it just the Demacia Cup?"

As for?

This competition wasn't considered a high-level event, and many LPL teams weren't even fielding their full starting lineups.

Even if we win, what does that prove?

Faced with his question, Bai Liang remained silent for a long time.

Then he spoke in a very strange tone:

"I've always found something strange about myself."

"The current players are undoubtedly stronger than before, but for some reason... they seem to have become much more arrogant."

"If we lose in the Demacia Cup, we'll say there's no need to win. If we lose in the Spring Split, we'll say there's no need to win. And we might think the same thing in the Summer Split."

"But since they're players... shouldn't they give it their all in every match?"

As he said this, Bai Liang stared calmly at the computer in front of him, yet seemed to be lost in thought.

Xun remained silent in response to his question.

Why?

He didn't understand either.

It seems to have become a habit.

Xun silently turned his head and continued playing ranked games without saying anything more.

Bai Liang didn't dwell on it, patted his face, and continued training.

The longer he stayed here, the more he noticed how different the world was.

During S8, many players were very pure.

After losing a match, they would blame themselves so much that they would cry uncontrollably, and they would even lose control of their emotions on stage.

Their burning desire to win was like an inextinguishable flame, continuing to burn fiercely.

They may have poor manners, smoking, drinking, and eating large amounts of fruit, but they are truly good professional players.

At least their attitude towards their profession is commendable.

But what about the S11 now?

Based on the players Bai Liang has interacted with, their attitude towards the competition seems to have changed.

They are more skilled, and they are more composed after losing.

They are able to control their emotions very well.

They no longer use foul language and have few bad habits.

But it seems that the passion they once had has faded.

Instead, they treat the competition simply as a job.

Is this a good change?

Bai Liang didn't know either.

But he... really doesn't like it.

Even Bai Liang didn't know what to do.

But he genuinely believes it.

It shouldn't be like this.

8 PM.

RG Club and the official League of Legends account posted two separate Weibo posts.

The news of Uzi joining RG and confirming his participation in the Demacia Cup has been officially announced.

As soon as the news broke, the entire LPL was plunged into an unprecedented storm.

It's not just the LPL.

Even the official Twitter account of League of Legends updated its tweet at this time:

He is black.

The post also included a candid photo of Uzi lifting the MSI trophy after winning the competition in 2018.

Uzi in the picture is smiling brightly and enthusiastically, holding the MSI championship trophy high, seemingly letting out a silent roar under the golden fireworks.

Regardless of how critics and fans view it, Uzi is indeed a very well-known LPL player among League of Legends players worldwide.

Regardless of whether this fame is positive or negative, he certainly has it.

His return naturally attracted the attention of players worldwide.

Even in South Korea, many South Korean viewers expressed their excitement.

—This is the cruelest way to abuse Uzi.

In LPL, the stronghold of Uzi's fans, the momentum was even more outrageous.

If TheShy's return was only temporary, with only one or two related terms trending on social media...

Then Uzi is even more outrageous.

Within minutes of the announcement, the hashtag #UziReturn had already topped the trending searches.

Related hashtags such as 【#UziRG】, 【#YYDS】, and 【#RG is which club】 are also trending on the hot search list.

The entry was even followed by a bright red "[Explosive]"!

Even many longtime League of Legends fans who had quit the game were unusually excited and rusty as they scrolled through Weibo today, hoping to see more news revealed.

The official Weibo account of RG Club, which had seen its followers surge to over 500,000 after acquiring TheShy, was originally a place where the club's popularity soared.

Within just two hours, it had already surpassed one million followers, and the number continues to rise.

What is a top-tier influencer?

This is!

However, Chen Ye, as a member of the club's management, sighed quietly amidst his joy.

He knew the real storm was coming.