League: Educating LPL is my duty.

The plane landed at Shanghai Airport in the early hours of the next day.

Because LPL did not disclose their return time, they did not encounter any fans at the airport. All the teams were exhausted and went home to rest peacefully.

Back at the base, Abu immediately found Ed Zhu, who was waiting there, and recounted the conversation he had with Li Chen on the plane.

After listening, Edward Zhu paused for a few seconds and said, "Since he said that, let iboy play starting from the next match of the Summer Split. We'll use A-Guang for top lane. As for Clearlove, let's ask him if he wants to play. If not, we'll use Ai Luoli."

Upon hearing Ed Zhu's arrangement, Abu panicked and said, "Boss, you don't mean to bench Achen, do you? I know his personality too well. He'd rather sit on the sidelines than back down, and the fans won't be happy about that either."

Besides, EDG can't do without Achen, otherwise it's hard to say whether our team can even make it to the semifinals of the World Championship. Scout can't carry the team very far, and you know iBoy's personality. This kind of lineup has too little room for error when playing against top teams.

Do I look like an idiot to you?

Edward rolled his eyes and explained, "Since Achen doesn't like iboy, let's give him more playing time this summer season. If he performs well, he can rotate with Zet. If he achieves good results, he can be sold for a good price next year."

"Well... that's fine, but I'm worried that Ah Chen might overthink it. I often let iboy play, and I don't know if there will be any misunderstandings."

Abu had no intention of speaking up for iboy, even though he used to think highly of iboy, but now, in the end, Li Chen is the most important core player of the team.

If iboy can't integrate into Li Chen's system, then he can only be eliminated.

Ed Zhu waved his hand: "That's no problem. I'll talk to Ah Chen about it later. He'll understand. We should always give young people a chance!"

Abu couldn't say anything more about it and could only push the door open and leave.

Ed Zhu sat in the boss's chair, looking at the messages on his phone, lost in thought.

The reason he was so adamant about having Iboy appear was not because Iboy was that important.

He simply felt that Li Chen's firm refusal to appear on stage with iboy was a sign of disobedience, and he wanted to give him a little warning, nothing more.

Li Chen's resolute decision not to appear on stage with iboy did displease him, but he really didn't have any solutions at the moment.

The next day, Li Chen got up late, mainly because he had been chatting with the girl for a long time the night before.

He opened his eyes and suddenly felt a little dark in front of him. When he looked closely, he found that the factory director was sitting on the edge of his bed, peeling oranges, shirtless.

"Holy crap, what are you doing, factory?" Li Chen quickly stepped back, grabbing the blanket covering him completely.

The factory manager chuckled: "Don't try to hide it. I've done what I needed to do. I even bought you steamed buns and tea eggs to help you recover."

Li Chen: ……

"Alright, let's get down to business. Sibyl just asked me, and he said that Iboy will get more playing time in the later stages of the Summer Split. What are your thoughts on that?"

The factory manager looked very serious. Like Abu, he used to have high hopes for iboy, but that was in the past.

Right now, he only has Li Chen in his heart. If Li Chen doesn't want iboy to play, he will wholeheartedly agree.

Seeing that the factory manager had no other ideas, Li Chen quickly put on his clothes, picked up a steamed bun, and took a big bite.

"I have no objection. I already promised the manager yesterday that Iboy can play as he pleases."

"You're so generous?" the factory manager asked, somewhat surprised.

Li Chen glanced at the factory manager: "What's the big deal? I'm not playing anyway. Spending more time streaming and making money is better than bullying weak teams, isn't it? Besides, I promised Zet and A Guang that as long as they listen to me, I'll take them to the World Championship. This skin is theirs."

Upon hearing this, the factory manager frowned and looked at Li Chen for a while. Seeing that Li Chen didn't seem to be joking, he got up and left the room.

He wanted to talk to Abu about the fact that if Li Chen wasn't playing, then there was no need for him to play either.

He can't do anything except support his father now. If his father doesn't participate, what's the point of him going up there? It would be more practical for him to do a live stream together and make money.

Abu wasn't surprised by the factory manager's decision, but he instructed, "Don't worry, iboy is just a temporary measure to build up his reputation. You and Achen should rest. Also, remember to follow him when he goes out, so he doesn't get kidnapped."

In the current LPL, countless people are eyeing EDG, waiting for problems to arise within the team so they can find an opportunity to poach Li Chen.

Moreover, as Li Chen played more and more matches, his performance remained consistently stable, and the three million yuan breach of contract fee was no longer a significant amount in the eyes of those business owners.

Since there was plenty of time to make money later, Li Chen took a rare daytime rest, treated the factory manager to a spraying meal, and sat down at his workstation at 8 p.m. sharp to start work.

However, before starting, he first opened the system interface to take a look.

Host: Li Chen

Age: 19 (This age seems inaccurate, but it doesn't matter)

Operation: 97 (Don't doubt yourself, you are the highest standard of operation!)

Hand speed: 96 (Hey, interested in changing professions?)

Response: 96 (You're practically a superman!)

Awareness: 95 (Does that mean you've activated a full map vision cheat?)

Team fight: 90 (Let's turn the tide!)

Champion Mastery: Future Guardian (God of War), Lucian (Master of Marksmanship), Fiora (Master of Conquest), Riven (Master of Conquest), Ocean's Scourge (Master of Conquest), Lost Tooth (Master of Conquest), Camille (Master of Conquest), Syndra (Master of Weaving), LeBlanc (Master of Weaving)...

Rating: SSR (It's not considered open if it's not closed!)

Points: 12253

Honor Points: 5

The intercontinental tournament was just a small competition, lasting four days in total. Li Chen was already quite satisfied with the few honor points he could earn.

"I have enough points, so I can start driving. But I hope the random maintenance time isn't too long."

Looking at his panel data, Li Chen pondered for a moment and finally decided to turn on the maintenance mode.

He's playing games too frequently now, which puts a lot of strain on his hands. He experiences noticeable discomfort whenever he plays for an extended period.

"System, activate system maintenance mode!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have activated the Ascension System maintenance function. The system will randomly activate this year's maintenance function before December 31st. During this period, the host will be temporarily unable to play the game, but will be granted three hours of temporary game time if necessary!"

After consuming three honor points and ten thousand ordinary points, Li Chen felt as if his body had been hollowed out.

These are the results of his hard work and effort over the years, but he hasn't been able to use them to improve his strength.

"Well, I've already used them all. I still have two honor points left, so I might as well go all in and give a point each to my hand speed and reaction time!"

As Li Chen gave the command in his mind, his hands and brain nerves seemed to undergo some kind of miraculous transformation.

At this point, his operation, hand speed, and reaction were all on the same level. Who wouldn't be confused by the three 97 values?

Unfortunately, the system didn't change the rating this time, and we don't know if a rating increase will require a certain attribute to be maxed out next time.