League: Educating LPL is my duty.

Time flies, and the first day of the 2017 League of Legends LPL Spring Split has arrived. The EDG team sat around the TV, ready to see how the opening match went.

The group assignments for this Spring Split are neither good nor bad for EDG.

Group A: RNG, IM, LGD, OMG, snake, IG.

Group B: EDG, WE, NB, QG, VG, GT.

Today's opening match is between RNG and IM, a team that has been hyped up even before the game.

"RNG's lineup is still pretty good. Although they can't beat us, it will be very difficult for IM to win."

"Let's see what RNG has up their sleeve. Maybe they weren't taking the scrims seriously," Abu said cautiously.

As a reborn individual, Li Chen naturally knew the outcome of this opening match and said directly, "Don't think of RNG as so terrible. I'll say it again: a newly formed team, lacking cohesion, might get swept by IM."

The factory manager rolled his eyes: "Don't underestimate RNG. On paper, RNG is definitely not weak."

"What do you mean by paper strength? To be honest, our team has the world's number one top laner who is far ahead of the competition. Other teams might as well just surrender when they play against us."

"You really haven't been washed away enough, have you? Look at the comments section of your Weibo, it's practically a cesspool."

Abu then added, "I think the factory manager is right. Li Chen, you should be more tactful in your daily life. Being too aggressive will hurt you. If you don't perform well in the game, the audience will really criticize you into becoming withdrawn."

Li Chen lay half-reclined on the sofa and said nonchalantly, "Whatever, as long as I can get some viewers, that's fine. My live stream viewership is now stable at over 1.5 million. If I work hard, I can reach 3 million and maybe even get a big live stream contract."

"Your live stream is watchable. Nine out of ten people are cursing at you, and the other one is just too lazy to type."

"So what? I love this kind of negative traffic. As long as you send gifts, you can curse all you want, I don't object."

Li Chen's words made Meiko and the others somewhat envious, after all, the traffic and gifts in Li Chen's live stream were something they couldn't compare to.

Even without playing professional matches, Li Chen could easily earn several million yuan a year just by streaming.

"Alright, the match has started, let's watch the match."

In the first game, RNG's lineup consisted of Kled (top), Lee Sin (jungle), Ryze (mid), Caitlyn (ADC), and Nautilus (support).

IM's lineup consists of top lane Maokai, jungle Kha'Zix, mid lane Cassiopeia, AD Varus, and support Tahm Kench.

As the match began, the cheers from RNG fans in the stadium grew louder and louder, clearly demonstrating their mastery of the all-Chinese team concept.

As a rising star, IM lacked a solid foundation, and their support was far less than that of RNG.

Neither side did anything fancy at the start; it was a normal laning phase, and both sides played very steadily in the early game.

Perhaps because it was the first game of the new season, both sides played relatively steadily. There were some minor clashes in the first ten minutes, but no kills were recorded, so it wasn't a big problem.

This situation continued until the eleventh minute when Spicy Pot found an opportunity to catch the top laner Maokai and tower dive to kill him. However, Tahm Kench then brought Cassiopeia and also took down the top laner Kled.

Fourteen minutes later, a team fight broke out at the dragon pit, and IM won a 3-for-1 trade, gradually shifting the momentum of the game in IM's favor.

The factory manager was completely bewildered: "Wait, is IM really that strong? Why didn't we see that in the scrims?"

Meiko picked up the thread, saying, "Because in every scrim, the enemy top laner collapses within five minutes, and then they practically disappear for the rest of the game. How are they supposed to play?"

The others nodded emphatically, agreeing that Li Chen's strength was indeed formidable.

"Forehead……"

The factory manager was a bit speechless. Although he didn't want to admit it, the training matches they had arranged during this period were always the same routine, unless he asked Li Chen to hold back or let A Guang play.

With an advantage in the top lane, they spread their influence throughout the jungle, secured a kill in the mid lane, ganked the bottom lane with five players, pushed down the tower, took the dragon, and the game ended.

As the game progressed, IM gained an increasing advantage, and in the 27th minute, they won the final team fight, pushing all the way to RNG's crystal.

Seeing this, Li Chen immediately stood up: "This is boring. I'm going to go livestream and make some money. You guys watch."

The world's number one top laner, EDGgod_C, who you follow, is streaming! Come and check him out!

As countless notifications sounded, Li Chen's live stream was instantly flooded with a large number of people.

"Holy crap, C is streaming again today."

"He's such a workaholic! He broadcasts two shows a day, each lasting half an hour. I'm so moved, I could cry."

"Hey streamer, are you laughing because RNG lost?"

"Watching his former boss get beaten up by his underlings, C is happy to get a bag."

"Damn it, you think you're worthy of being in the top tier? You're a complete idiot."

Li Chen completely ignored the insults, and as always, he first asked for some rice before getting into the zone: "What, what do the streamers think about RNG losing? The streamers are obviously sitting here watching! Predictions? I'll just predict 2-0, you can figure out who's 2 and who's 0 for yourselves."

"Who will be the starting top laner for tomorrow's match? It was originally the streamer, but the coaching staff didn't want the streamer to bully the weak, so they'll let A-Guang play in the first match, and the streamer will play in the second match. After all, Shi Yi won't make a move easily."

Li Chen started the game while chatting.

Although the viewers in the live chat didn't believe what he said, he actually wasn't lying.

According to nofe, Li Chen's playstyle was too brutal; if he picked any of his signature heroes, the opposing team would have to ban them.

So he arranged for Li Chen to stay and play against strong teams as much as possible. For teams like VG, he would let A Guang play one game first, and then let Li Chen play in the second game so that the audience could get to know him.

In fact, if Li Chen hadn't insisted on playing for the sake of points, Nofe might have kept him hidden until the match against WE.

Half an hour later, with Li Chen's Riven securing a triple kill with a backflip and sword aura, the match between RNG and IM officially ended.

As expected, without any setbacks, RNG suffered their first major defeat of the season, losing 0-2.

This result shocked many people. After all, the concept of RNG's all-Chinese team had been widely circulated online before the match, and they were hailed as the hope of the LPL. However, they couldn't even beat IM. The pressure from public opinion is unimaginable.

Many people in the live chat were commenting that the streamer should just laugh if he wanted to, but Li Chen didn't respond to that; he just kept showing off his two rows of big white teeth.

The second game today was IG vs. OMG. Li Chen didn't remember the exact outcome, but he did give a brief analysis of the strength of both teams' lineups.

"IG still has strength. Rookie is still strong, and DuKe is also a champion top laner. Although the bot lane and jungle are not so good, they will be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs without any problem."

"However, OMG is not a weak team either. It will be difficult for IG to take this point. Who do I support? I will definitely support EDG. Under my leadership, EDG will surely reach the pinnacle and win all the championships within a year."

Although Li Chen usually talks wildly, he only talks about himself. This time, he directly said in his live stream that he would lead EDG to achieve godhood within a year. This is quite a big deal.

The number of comments in the live stream doubled instantly, and the popularity also increased. It's easy to imagine that these words will likely trend on social media again today and be altered by many people.

But Li Chen didn't care. He still said that traffic, whether it's good or bad, is better than nothing. Even haters will develop feelings for each other after being hated for a long time.

(Right, right, fans who have loved Kun for two and a half years?)

Before long, EDG's official Weibo account and Li Chen's Weibo account went viral, with countless people commenting below.

#EDG will achieve godlike status within a year!#

EDG suddenly appeared on the trending topics, leaving EDG's operations team completely bewildered. After finding the real culprit, Abu and Clearlove went directly to Li Chen.

"No way, you're really bold to say that! Look at what Weibo has become now, I think you've got a problem with your thinking!"

Li Chen calmly said, "Don't panic. They're insulting me, not EDG. What are you afraid of?"

"What are we afraid of? Do you know they're telling us to fire you? Do you realize how big this situation is? What if you don't perform well, or the team loses?" Abu was furious, feeling that Li Chen was really good at stirring up trouble.

Having only been here for half a month, they've already made promises everywhere. This time, they've pushed EDG's popularity to a fever pitch, even more so than RNG's first defeat.

Li Chen retorted, "What if we lose? We'll get yelled at, what else can we do? If I don't say these things, does that mean I won't get yelled at just because we lost the match? Does that mean EDG won't get yelled at?"

Abu was speechless, unsure how to refute.

The factory manager didn't say anything more, only leaving the words: "Get a good rest tonight, we must win a great game tomorrow."