League: Educating LPL is my duty.

On September 3, as cheers erupted at the competition venue, the third seed from the LPL region for the S7 League of Legends World Championship was finally decided.

On the commentary stage, Ji De said loudly, "IG team performed really well today, much better than their performance in the regular season. After losing the first game, they won the second and third games, pushing WE to the brink of elimination."

However, WE refused to give up. In the critical moment, they demonstrated the resilience of a top-tier team, refusing to surrender despite being behind in the score, and ultimately secured victory in this best-of-five series. Congratulations to WE!

"That's right, congratulations to WE! At the last moment, they secured the last ticket for the LPL region to the S7 World Championship. Next, they will join our number one seed EDG and number two seed RNG to represent the LPL region in this year's League of Legends World Championship!"

Sitting in the middle, Wawa looked at Ji De and Su Xiaoyan on either side and said, "Now that all three seeded teams in our region have been determined, I really have a lot of confidence in them. Their performance this year has truly earned our trust."

"Yes, especially the defending champion EDG team. They have shown unparalleled dominance in all the major tournaments this year. Although they fluctuated in the second half of the summer split due to personnel adjustments, they still eventually won the championship."

Su Xiaoyan nodded in agreement and didn't hesitate to boast a few words.

She's actually quite envious of the bowl of rice Rita is eating, but she's too embarrassed to blindly lick it like Rita does, and besides, the track might not be big enough for two people to share.

"Next, we will move on to our send-off ceremony. EDG and RNG are ready. Let's hand the camera over to the host!"

The scene shifts to the stage, where, after a speech, members of the three teams walk onto the stage and stand in a row.

The cheers and applause from the audience were plentiful. Just as the commentators mentioned, this year is truly the most hopeful year for many LPL summoners.

After the event ended, the teams met backstage to prepare to go home.

Li Chen and Xi Ye chatted for a bit, during which Xi Ye actively expressed his desire to schedule a practice match with EDG in order to maintain his form and improve his skills.

Compared to EDG and RNG, WE is not yet truly successful. As the third seed from the LPL region, they cannot directly participate in the World Championship group stage, but must first compete in the play-in stage against wildcard teams.

As the first and second seeds of their respective regions, EDG and RNG can directly participate in the group stage, so they will have a month-long break before the World Championship officially begins.

EDG did not refuse Xiye's invitation, after all, they also need to play scrims, and not everyone is like Li Chen, whose performance never fluctuates.

It was quite late when he got back to the base. He wasn't particularly popular today, so Li Chen didn't bother to collect any more rice (a virtual currency), and just sat in his gaming chair scrolling through his phone while waiting for takeout.

The news of the three LPL seed teams aiming for the World Championship has already topped the Weibo trending list.

Along with this news, another classic post also appeared: This year is truly the most promising year for LPL!

Li Chen had nothing to do, so he clicked on the post to take a look, but he soon discovered that the post contained his own agenda.

Although the post seems to be evaluating several teams from an objective perspective, it is actually praising RNG and portraying them as the hope of the LPL region.

"That's really generous!"

Li Chen couldn't help but sigh, "RNG is really willing to spend money on generating buzz and public opinion, but unfortunately they're just not willing to pay salaries."

The factory manager, who was sitting next to Li Chen, heard Li Chen's remark, stomped his foot on the ground, slid his gaming chair over to Li Chen's side, and asked, "What did you say you were willing to part with?"

"It's nothing. I saw someone online say that his friend treats him to hot pot and clubs whenever he has free time. He's really generous," Li Chen subtly hinted.

"Damn, how dare you say that!"

The factory manager couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "You must have made quite a bit of money this year, right? The Shark platform alone took a huge cut, plus all sorts of gifts, GG revenue sharing, and bonuses. Where did all that money go?"

"I definitely have somewhere to spend my money, so don't worry about it. I want to eat hot pot tomorrow, so what do you say? Top laner is hungry. If you don't fatten me up, how will you win the championship?"

Li Chen was absolutely justified in extorting money from the factory manager. He knew that a large portion of the expenses were reimbursed by the teams, since it was all public money anyway, so why save it?

"Oh right, who doesn't have a son who's about the same age as them? I'll take you out for hot pot at a fancy restaurant tomorrow, okay?"

The factory manager quickly skipped the topic of father and son, glanced at Li Chen's desk, and said with some concern, "You seem to look at stocks a lot, kid. You don't actually trade stocks, do you? Let me give you a piece of advice: this isn't an alliance, you can't handle it. I've heard it's even more terrifying than gambling."

"What a joke! Can gambling compare to my A-shares?"

Li Chen tilted his head slightly, his arrogant aura spreading like cold air, and said confidently, "I won't mind if you call me Brother Chen now, but what will you call me in a few years?"

Factory manager: ...

For some reason, looking at Li Chen's expression, the factory manager always had an urge to go to the dormitory and get a baseball bat.

Li Chen felt uneasy under the factory manager's deadpan gaze and finally couldn't help but wave his hand.

"Alright, I know what I'm doing. Instead of worrying about this, go check if the War Horse in the fridge is finished. Top laner Daddy can't be without War Horse, just like you can't be without me in a match."

Before the factory manager could respond, A-Guang walked over with a bottle of chilled War Horse: "Brother Chen, I just restocked the War Horse in the fridge, it's full, there will definitely be no shortage."

Li Chen gave a thumbs up and said, "Young man, you have potential. Go and think about what kind of champion skin you want."

"C-God, C-God, I want a Thresh or Nami skin!" Meiko suddenly leaned closer and said.

Li Chen didn't answer, but just stared at the ceiling and muttered to himself, "Suddenly I'm craving watermelon!"

Meiko immediately said, "I'll go cut it now!"

Sitting on the side, iboy watched the group chatting and joking, discussing which champion skin to choose, and his anger instantly surged.

He felt that EDG's championship victory was inseparable from his performance. He played in the quarterfinals and semifinals, so why was he the only one not allowed to go to the World Championship?

Even the emergency substitute was Ai Luoli instead of him, even though he should be the core of the team!

As he thought about it, some inappropriate thoughts began to arise in iboy's mind.