Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 77 The Spring of Esports

Even live streaming platforms like Weibo couldn't withstand this massive influx of traffic, and Baidu Tieba was no exception.

It was already past 10 p.m., almost 11 p.m. At this time, in the brightly lit Baidu building, countless programmers and engineers were summoned back to work urgently to repair the servers and ensure that they could be restored to normal as quickly as possible.

When these programmers first looked at the data, they were almost terrified. Such a massive surge of instantaneous traffic would have made an uninformed person think it was a DDoS attack by a hacker.

This is definitely an event that will go down in history. Countless platforms and portals were paralyzed because of a game's championship.

Even the chat boxes of major online games were flooded with "Rng is awesome" at this time.

The heads of major platforms were dumbfounded!

In every game that has absolutely no connection to League of Legends, all the players were dumbfounded!
Even on some dating apps, people start exchanging secret codes as soon as they log in.

“Rng?”

"Brilliant!"

"When are you going to fix this for me, you idiots? Don't you know we're increasing the load tonight? You should know this is a golden opportunity for us to take down the other platforms."

In the top-floor office of the Seafood TV building, the over-forty-year-old boss roared angrily at the three technical managers standing below.

"Estimated time: 3 hours."

A manager said hesitantly, but you could tell from his tone that this was just the best estimate.

Because in the forty minutes following the victory, the engineers at Seafood TV had restarted the server several times.

However, every time the system returns to normal and browsing becomes possible, the server predictably crashes again.

"Three hours? One and a half hours! If you can't figure out a solution, you might as well quit!"

"Boss, not only us, but also Weibo, Bilibili, and Tieba have all crashed!"

The still furious boss was startled, then chuckled bitterly, shook his head, and gave the order directly.

"Then shut down all the other games, including those streamers in the beauty section, and use all the resources to open a League of Legends section for me. Oh, and restore our top streamers first, right now!"

Upon hearing the boss's words, the three technical supervisors visibly breathed a sigh of relief, repeatedly agreed, and went out to handle the matter.

This scenario wasn't limited to seafood TV; companies across the country that were paralyzed by the crowds recalled their technical staff overnight. Whoever could stabilize first would reap the biggest traffic benefits.

Seafood, a certain toothpaste, a certain cat, a certain flag. Weibo, Bilibili, Tieba.
Once these places that allowed the excited audience to release their emotions after winning the championship collapsed, netizens went crazy. "My LPL team's first championship in seven years, and this is what you show me?"
First, I went to the live stream, but the live stream crashed. Then I went to Weibo, but Weibo crashed. Then I went to Tieba, but even Tieba crashed.

So, these unscrupulous netizens set their sights on another pristine place.

On various app stores, people were giving these paralyzed apps a zero rating while freely expressing their thoughts and venting their excitement in the comments section.

Suddenly, places like Xiaomi, Taobao, and other online stores that are usually used for downloading software have become another kind of community.

Soon enough, even the app store's programmers were dumbfounded. How could the app store be hit by tens of millions of visits per second?
Traffic equals money. Fueled by this money, Seafood TV and Weibo were the ones who came out on top and recovered before the others.

However, upon entering Seafood TV, only the League of Legends section remained, and the number of live streams within it was pitifully small.

Only a few well-known streamers were broadcasting live, and the bullet screen function was also restricted to one message per user every 5 minutes!
Even so, in Lu Laoye's livestream, the popularity skyrocketed, instantly jumping from 10,000 to 10 million views, and it's still climbing. "Holy crap, we only have one title for a pro player who can suppress an enemy AD carry with one and a half major items in 15 minutes: Demon King. Back in the day, I could solo kill Faker in a match; now Uzi can crush Samsung."

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Grandpa Lu's live stream has been incredibly successful.

Although he was still caught in turmoil in this life, under Li Luo's guidance, he had entered a semi-retired state, occasionally appearing in live broadcasts, and spending the rest of his time doing charity work.

By midnight, the major websites had finally fixed their portals and slowly reopened.

QQ Space, WeChat Moments, Weibo, Tieba, Zhihu, Hupu, and other places with online communities are filled with League of Legends fans.

RNG has taken over every populated area today.

Clicking into the profile, out of ten posts, eight were about how awesome RNG is. Even unsuspecting passersby, wanting to show off their fashion sense, also posted "RNG is awesome."

Tonight, nobody's going to cause trouble. As long as you shout "RNG is awesome!", your comments will definitely be a string of "RNG is awesome!"

Everyone in the esports world—professional players, streamers, commentators—has grasped the key to today's success.

Not 2, not Zhou Shuyi: @Rng Royal Club #Rng wins#, Happy Chinese New Year, brothers, let's get hyped tonight.

misaya若风: Looking at RNG's five matches, their resilience fully embodies the spirit of the older generation of esports players. Congratulations to RNG!

Xiaomizhou: Samsung's loss has nothing to do with me! I congratulate RNG on winning the championship!

Narrator: Seven years have passed. We've waited a full seven years.
Chen He: Congratulations to RNG for winning the S7 championship! The guys did a great job. Keep up the good work and try to bring back another championship next year!

All sorts of shady characters have jumped out tonight, and as long as they're even remotely associated with RNG's championship victory, the hype immediately skyrockets.

Esports has truly broken out of its niche, and for the first time, League of Legends has appeared in the eyes of many who were previously unaware of it.

So, playing video games is now called esports, and it's become so popular.

People who were initially skeptical and hesitant about esports, which is essentially about professional gamers, have begun to waver after seeing today's events.

It seems that esports isn't as demonized as stubborn parents make it out to be?
Almost every social circle, wherever there are people, was impacted by RNG's victory in League of Legends, and it was already midnight.

By tomorrow during the day, this tidal wave will likely be even more ferocious and terrifying!
Just look at the number of celebrities, big and small, who congratulated RNG on their championship win tonight—there were no fewer than a dozen, including top stars like Chen He and Jay Chou. This alone gives you an idea of ​​the scale of the event.

The buzz surrounding the event was officially ignited with a Weibo post from the newly registered Never Give Up Esports Association.

"Following negotiations by the Never Give Up Esports Association and communication with donors, starting today, the first All-People Hero Arena will be held offline in over 500 cities."

"As long as you reach Diamond rank and form a team of five, you can participate in this competition. The city prize is 5,000 for first place, 3,000 for second place, 1,000 for third place, and 500 for teams ranked fourth to twentieth."

"Furthermore, the top three teams will qualify to compete in one of the fifteen designated provincial capitals or key cities. Winning the championship here will earn them a spot in the LSPL! Prize money included."

As soon as it appeared on Weibo, the hashtag #NationalHeroInvitation# immediately surged into the top ten trending topics with astonishing speed.

Finally, with a popularity score of 3500 million, it firmly secured third place.

The golden age of esports is coming!
(End of this chapter)