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Chapter 174 The Ultimate All-Chinese Cast! I just love this kind of Chinese cigarette!

After Wang Yao formally proposed to Abu that he wanted to switch to the mid lane, he started climbing the ranks on a new account in the Korean server, using only mid-lane heroes from his hero pool.

A Diamond account with the ID "Kingy3" skyrocketed to rank 35th in the Korean server's Challenger tier within just a few days.

The reason for stopping his ranking progress is that Wang Yao is going to attend the annual League of Legends awards ceremony!

This year, Wang Yao won four honors: Best ADC of the Year, LPL Best Rookie of the Year, Best MVP Player of the Year, and Most Popular Player of the Year.

Under the arrangement of EDG Club, Wang Yao wore a suitable and exquisite suit. Fortunately, his clothes fit well and he did not have the feeling of "combing his hair like an adult".

This year's Tencent Esports Awards ceremony was held entirely according to the red carpet format of the entertainment industry, but most of the people who came here were staff members from the esports industry.

No celebrities from other circles were present, so the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

When Wang Yao appeared at the event in a suit, online viewers flooded the screen with comments, marveling at his extraordinary charisma.

"It's so strange. Even though Yao-ge isn't exactly handsome, he has a powerful aura. He looks exactly like a villainous thug in a movie!"

"It's a pity that Factory Director and Meiko didn't come, so we didn't get to see the entire EDG team in suits."

"I get angry when I talk about EDG's management. Other clubs are recruiting and buying players, but EDG is picking up trash everywhere. What kind of rotten fish and shrimp did they buy during this transfer period?!"

"Slick-haired jungler with thick eyebrows, unconventional support and top laner, and still no mid laner. It's infuriating!"

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do. We can't stop our junior from leaving. After all, he's achieved great success and it's time for him to go back to his hometown."

"..."

Upon reaching the end of the red carpet, Wang Yao met the hosts, Yu Shuang and Ren Dong. The moment Yu Shuang saw Wang Yao, she raised the microphone and smiled, saying:

"Welcome Kshine, the ADC player for EDG!"

Wang Yao stood smiling beside the two, answering questions from the interview.

"Judging from the currently announced list of awards, our Kshine contestants have almost swept the most important honors this year. What are your thoughts on this?"

"Thank you all for hosting. In the new year, I will prove my strength in a better state and respond to my fans with better results."

"It seems our Kshine contestant is still very confident!" Yu Shuang immediately followed up with her next question.

"We now know that EDG has renewed your contract and acquired top, jungle, and bot lane players during the transfer period, but the mid lane position is still a mystery. Does this mean that EDG plans to reveal their new mid laner at the very end?"

"The answer to this question will be revealed soon, but I can give you a hint: our new mid laner is a World Championship Finals-level player, and his strength is quite impressive."

Wang Yao deliberately kept everyone in suspense, which immediately sparked countless speculations among the audience. A mid-laner of the S-series finals level means that he must at least be a runner-up mid-laner!
"Holy crap, a mid laner of Worlds caliber! EDG's been holding back for ages! Could it be Crown is coming to EDG?!"

"Have some confidence! He might be a champion mid-laner, so I'm guessing that guy is Pawn!"

"Hehehe, why can't it be a 50/50 split?"

"..."

While online viewers were speculating, Wang Yao had already written Kshine's fancy font on the autograph wall before entering the theater.

Under the arrangement of manager Abu, Wang Yao sat down with several new team members. Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong were LPL newcomers on the surface, but they had been playing for several years.

They were certainly qualified to attend such an event. As the symphony played in the theater, the players below began chattering about the new season's version.

"Hey Yao, have you been playing ADC lately?" iboy whispered to Wang Yao. "This version of ADCs has been nerfed into useless pieces by the designers, it's impossible to climb the ranks!"

Wang Yao nodded thoughtfully. Of course he knew what the mainstream version trend of Season 8 was like. It was a version that belonged to the mid, top, and jungle!

According to Riot's traditional practice, whatever was strong in the previous World Championship will definitely be nerfed in the new season.

For example, the heavy-armored fighters of Season 5 were nerfed into oblivion at the beginning of Season 6, and the core mages of Season 6 were also nerfed into utility mid-laners in Season 7.

What goes around comes around. In the new S8 season, the once-popular Ardent Censer has fallen to the bottom tier, and even the runes and masteries have been reworked.

When the ADC's survival environment is weakened, the first to rise are the mid and jungle players. At least during this period, Wang Yao often treated the enemy bot lane like an ATM in ranked games.

"It's okay, I can't climb the ranks playing AD in this version anyway, so playing other lanes is fine too," Wang Yao said to iboy with a smile.

At this point, the performances on stage had ended, and the awards ceremony began.

This year's Best Rookie nominees are Shi Senming from RNG, Wang Yao from EDG, and TheShy, the top laner from IG.

The person in charge of presenting the award was Sao Fen, the winner of the previous year's Best Newcomer Award. He read out Wang Yao's ID in fairly fluent Chinese.

"This year's Rookie of the Year is Kshine!"

Thunderous applause erupted in the audience. Wang Yao strode onto the stage, accepted the trophy from Sao Fen, and then delivered his prepared acceptance speech.

Following that, awards were presented for Best Club, Best Manager, and Most Improved Club.

When it came time to present the All-Star Team of the Year award, the official photos of the five players appeared on the big screen.

Top laner Mouse, jungler Clearlove7, mid laner Scout, bot laner Kshine, and support Meiko—all five positions are filled by EDG players.

These are five reasonable choices. After all, even Mouse, who is known as a "noob," has still managed to crush Letme in his matchups against RNG.

"Tears welling up! The best EDG has come to an end. Our Silver Dragon Knights are now only left with the old folks Seven, Yao, and Meiko carrying the banner."

"Scout, you've ruined this family! Why did you leave! Why did you go to KT Rolster!"

"It's alright, as long as Yao is still with EDG, it's not over yet. Next, let's welcome the all-Chinese EDG team to the stage. We love this kind of Huazi!"

"Do you guys think... is it possible that next season Yao will switch to mid lane and play mid lane? And that Iboy will go up to play AD carry in the bot lane?"

"Holy crap! That's very possible! With Yao-ge's skills and command strategy, he could totally shine in the mid lane. You're a real talent!"

"..."

Since Scout was absent from this year-end conference, only four people went on stage to receive awards, and the acceptance speeches of Wang Yao, the factory manager, and others were all pretty much the same.

He basically thanked the fans for their support and the club for their cultivation, and then talked about the trust between teammates.

For the remainder of the day, the LPL year-end awards ceremony almost turned into Wang Yao's personal talk show. By the end, Wang Yao was at a loss for words and didn't know what to say next.

Regardless of what Wang Yao said on stage, the crowd below simply applauded, offering their heartfelt congratulations to this young and promising newcomer.

(End of this chapter)