League: Educating LPL is my duty.

After the photographers had taken enough shots, Yu Shuang slowly walked to the center of the stage and said, "The hard work of a spring has finally borne fruit today. Let's give another round of applause to today's champion team, EDG. At this moment, they are the undisputed kings."

"EDG is awesome!"

"C is awesome!"

"You are the strongest!"

Although they bought tickets but only watched three matches lasting about 20 minutes each, the audience's enthusiasm was not diminished at all, because today they truly witnessed the birth of a dominant team in the LPL region.

After the audience's noise subsided slightly, Yu Shuang said, "Next, let's invite Mr. Jin from Tencent Entertainment to present the gold medal to the champion team."

A middle-aged man in a suit walked onto the stage, followed by two hostesses who carried a plaque displaying the prize amount.

A prize of 1.5 million RMB—that's the prize money for this year's LPL Spring and Summer Split champions.

"Congratulations, you played really well in this spring season." Jinbo's face was full of smiles.

The popularity of the game has been rising steadily during this period, breaking records repeatedly, which has made him very happy.

After the medals were awarded, Jin Bo didn't leave the stage. Yu Shuang immediately followed up, saying, "Next, we will announce today's champion FMVP. This is the first time our LPL region has selected an FMVP player. So, everyone, please tell me, who should receive this award?"

"C God!"

"C out!"

Unsurprisingly, no one could find a second choice; the unparalleled performance made this award irreplaceable.

"It seems everyone has their own favorite winner, but our FMVP winner today..."

Yu Shuang deliberately kept everyone in suspense, then turned to look at the big screen.

Just when some impatient viewers thought there was some inside information, Li Chen's photo appeared on the big screen, along with his record of three matches.

With a total score of 27-0-14, it's safe to say that even a professional player boosting a King-level account might not be able to achieve such a score in a real-money match.

"Today's FMVP winner is none other than god_C. Let's congratulate God_C! Next, Mr. Kim will present the FMVP trophy to god_C."

The hostess carried the championship trophy onto the stage. Jin Bo took the trophy, walked up to Li Chen, and said with a smile, "Young man, you performed very well. I've been watching you for a long time. Keep up the good work, win more championships, and the future is yours."

This can no longer be called a hint; it's practically an explicit statement.

In this era where neither the top performers nor the bottom performers have been able to achieve results, Tencent Entertainment has no other choice but to quickly cultivate a new leading figure to guide and maintain the popularity of the entire league.

Currently, it seems that only Li Chen can meet this condition.

"The future is mine!" Li Chen said confidently.

"Hahaha, alright, I'll be waiting to see your performance at MSI."

After taking a group photo, Jinbo and Li Chen left, leaving the stage to EDG.

"Okay, let's interview our FMVP winner."

Yu Shuang followed closely to Li Chen's side, smiling brightly as she asked, "Congratulations, C-God, on winning today's FMVP award. At this moment, is there anything you'd like to say to the audience here and watching on screen?"

Li Chen thought for a moment and said, "Actually, there's not much to say. After all, those who follow me know that I made a lot of boasts before the competition even started. This is just the first step in taking back my promise. But I have a question for the audience."

As he spoke, Li Chen looked up at the stage and shouted, "A while ago, a fan of a certain Royal team asked me what kind of champion I am and what honors I have. Now, can someone answer that for me?"

After a very brief silence, the venue erupted in noise.

"C is the 2017 LPL Spring Split champion!"

"C is the Spring Split champion and FMVP!"

"God_C is awesome!"

Looking at the audience's responses, Yu Shuang couldn't help but envy Li Chen's massive popularity.

She only benefited from Li Chen's popularity, yet she still became the host of the regional finals. If she could benefit from even more, the outcome would be predictable.

The response at the venue was strong, but the comments in the live stream were just as enthusiastic.

Now, whenever Li Chen is the main character in a post-match interview, most of the viewers who usually leave after watching the match will stay to try out the main course.

After all, everyone knows that it doesn't matter whether you watch EDG's matches or not, since they'll win big again when they wake up anyway. But it would be a real loss not to watch EDG's post-match interviews.

[I knew it! As long as the center position is played, the Royal Fans will definitely become the center.]

[If you don't understand, just ask: why aren't the pro-Royal Tramps showing up to mock them? Is it because they don't want to?]

[Royal Fan: A Spring Split champion causing all this trouble, what a piece of trash! (Smiling face)]

It's a pity no one from RNG is streaming, otherwise I could spam the chat.

"So, what's your opinion on C's teammates' performance throughout the Spring Split?" Yu Shuang continued to ask.

Li Chen turned to look at his teammates and said, "Great! I think we are the strongest five players on the strongest team. All of us are undoubtedly the best in our respective positions this year."

Upon hearing this, it was his teammates who lowered their heads first.

Although the team's performance in this spring season was indeed good, it's hard to say that they are the strongest in each position. Sometimes when they were in a losing situation, it was Li Chen who turned the tide. They really can't accept being number one.

Afterwards, Yu Shuang asked the other team members a few questions, and finally the topic returned to MSI. Yu Shuang asked, "EDG will soon be representing the LPL at the MSI tournament, so what are everyone's goals for this event?"

"We will try our best!"

"I don't think we're weaker than any other team!"

"I've been researching this for a long time, and this MSI won't let everyone down."

The others gave tactful answers, but when it was Li Chen's turn to conclude, he held the microphone and said with a deep look in his eyes, "Someone once said that a professional player's passport is a book filled with regrets."

Every time there's a major international tournament, teams with the opportunity to participate have to prepare various visas in advance, but very few actually manage to attend, and even those who do often end up failing.

At this point, Li Chen paused slightly, then raised his voice, "But what I want to say is that I, god_C, refuse to accept any defeat. I will step up when the team needs me. Here, let's make a promise with everyone: on May 22nd, let's reach the top of MSI together!"

"C-God, you absolutely have to win the championship!"

"MSI proves who's number one in the world!"

"C out, crush Huni!"