League: Educating LPL is my duty.

Looking at the comments in the live stream, Li Chen remained outwardly calm, but he had already made up his mind.

His stock trading was not public knowledge, and not many people knew about it; at most, only the people in this room knew a little about it.

Li Chen scanned the area from left to right and quickly identified a suspect. However, he wasn't in a hurry to settle scores; it wasn't the right time yet. As a top-tier top laner, he had plenty of ways to kill without drawing blood.

The club was naturally aware of the huge online discussion, so that night after the EDG players went offline, Abu called everyone to the meeting room.

After seeing A-Guang pour tea for Li Chen, A-Bu slowly said, "There has been a lot of online discussion about our team these past two days. It seems that some people are willing to spend money to hire a lot of online trolls to stir up trouble."

The team is currently hiring lawyers to collect evidence and will be filing lawsuits against some key individuals. Please be careful during your livestreams; we can't be careless during this critical time. Of course, feel free to share any good ideas you have.

While saying this, Abu kept his eyes on Li Chen.

Everyone now understands that this wave of public opinion is mainly directed at Li Chen. Others may have been dragged into it as well, but the problem isn't too serious.

As the soul of EDG and the master of the "carrion-eating" jungle style, the factory manager was the first to stand up and say: "These people are just randomly slandering, hiring online trolls to stir up trouble everywhere. They really disgust me. They dare to accuse the carry of bullying and match-fixing. We must sue them."

Ah Guang followed closely behind, waving a flag and shouting, "I also agree with the factory manager's opinion. Anyone who dares to slander Brother Chen, I will never let them get away with it."

Meiko and the others also voiced their support, since it's important to clearly state one's stance, otherwise their future would be uncertain.

Besides, Li Chen is usually really good to everyone. He takes the blame for everything and never forgets his brothers when there are benefits. Where can you find such a great mentor?

"There are some things we should just keep to ourselves. Also, Tencent Esports has contacted me and they will provide support by posting clarifications through their official account to suppress this matter and let it cool down gradually. Don't take it too seriously, Achen."

Abu gave Li Chen a few more instructions. Li Chen is now a key player for EDG, and EDG is a key player for LPL. TJ doesn't want Li Chen to have any mental fluctuations because of this.

Right now, everything else is secondary. Even if Li Chen did throw the match, it has to be faked. Everything has to give way to the World Championship.

Li Chen shrugged and said nonchalantly, "I'm fine. Let them smear me if they want. There are plenty of people who smear me, so a few more won't make a difference. Just don't forget to pay me some compensation for emotional distress later."

Upon hearing this, Abu's lips twitched slightly, and he thought to himself that Li Chen's emotions were still too stable.

If other players were attacked like this, they would either have mental health issues or be busy trying to clear their names. They would never be able to remain calm and collected like Li Chen.

However, that very evening, before EDG and Tencent Esports could even begin to take action, the popular negative posts about Li Chen on mainstream media platforms like Weibo mysteriously disappeared.

After the club, the players, and Tencent Esports officially posted a statement to clarify the situation, the matter seems to have come to a temporary end.

However, many netizens still discuss this matter from time to time. Everyone wants to know what EDG is hiding from everyone, and where Li Chen's income is spent.

Within the EDG team, some subtle changes have also occurred, with everyone in the team seemingly deliberately keeping their distance from iboy.

On September 12th, the draw ceremony for the S7 League of Legends World Championship Play-In Stage and Group Stage officially began. All the teams from various regions participating in this World Championship watched the live broadcast, hoping to draw a favorable group.

Inside the EDG team base, Li Chen and others sat around the screen. The draw for the Play-In Stage had just ended, and the next step would be the draw to group the twelve teams that would directly enter the World Championship Group Stage.

As Guan Zeyuan, the commentator for the Chinese broadcast, watched AJ walk onto the draw stage, he said with a smile, "The big part of today's event is about to begin. I hope AJ will have good luck today and draw a good group for our LPL region."

Ji Shi nodded slightly and said, "That's right. Sometimes luck is actually a part of strength. According to the group stage groupings in previous World Championships, there is always a group that is generally considered to be the group of death."

Once a team enters the "group of death," even if they manage to fight their way out, the strength of their opponents might cause their prepared tactics to be exposed prematurely, impacting their subsequent performance.

Long Hair continued, "Come on, let's see how AJ's handwashing went today. We're drawing the number one seed from each region now. The first team has been drawn, who will it be... EDG, EDG was the first one drawn."

"In that case, EDG will automatically be placed in Group A of the group stage. There are also three number one seeds from other regions: Flash Wolves, Longzhu, and G2. Let's see what happens next."

After AJ's series of actions, the group stage draw for the first seed in the S7 World Championship was quickly finalized.

EDG entered Group A, Longzhu entered Group B, G2 entered Group C, and Flash Wolves entered Group D.

Li Chen looked at the group assignments, which were exactly the same as in his previous life, and his eyebrows twitched a few times.

Next, Rookie, who was in charge of drawing the second seed pool, also walked onto the stage. As he reached his hand in, all the seeded teams in the second pool became slightly nervous.

After all, EDG is the champion of this year's MSI Mid-Season Invitational, and their impressive record is well-known all over the world. In particular, Li Chen's record of not losing a single game since his debut is something that makes everyone tremble.

However, RNG is an exception. Due to the principle of avoiding teams from the same region, they are not worried about facing EDG in the group stage.

"He's taken it out. Who will be the first second seed team Rookie drew? I can't see it clearly from this angle. It's a yellow slip of paper, and Rookie looks like he's smiling. Could it be... SKT? Rookie drew SKT."

Guan Zeyuan looked at the yellow note in Rookie's hand and didn't know how to comment on it for a moment.

Remember, he said in a somewhat strange tone, "In that case, EDG and SKT, two of the favorites to win the championship, will meet in the group stage. Both teams are in Group A, and the competition in Group A is going to be fierce!"

Holy crap, this draw must be rigged. They're going to run into SKT right off the bat?

Rookie really got a great draw; Group A, the group of death, is already his.

Did C offend Rookie? I heard he and Xiaoyu are on good terms.

What's the panic? Hasn't EDG beaten SKT enough matches this year?

Although, I'm still a little worried!