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Chapter 601 December Time Magazine! The World's Number One Esports Player!
It was nine o'clock that evening.

Bilibili platform.

Wang Yao's long-dormant live stream suddenly started broadcasting late at night.

Almost instantly, countless viewers clicked in!

In front of the camera.

Wang Yao was leisurely fiddling with the camera, and didn't forget to greet everyone with a smile: "Everyone, long time no see, did you miss me?"

Instantly, the entire chat exploded with comments!
"Fuck!"

"Brother Yao, you're finally back! You have no idea how I've been without you!"

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Kshine!!"

"What did Yao say? Did he successfully renew his contract this year? Can he stay with EDG?"

"Isn't that obvious? Yao will definitely stay with EDG. This is his true home."

"Judging from this background, he's still with EDG. He'll probably continue playing for EDG next year, right? Right, right, right?"

Looking at these comments, Wang Yao hesitated for a moment, preparing to reply with a sentence or two.

However, before he could speak.

A series of gift effects have filled the entire public screen!

Since Wang Yao started broadcasting, the popularity of his live stream has been soaring!
It's like a black hole.

It is endlessly devouring the entire Bilibili platform, and even the entire internet's traffic!
The hype is skyrocketing!
This terrifying geometric increase is enough to shock countless people!

And at this time.

Inside Wang Yao's live stream.

Seeing this, Wang Yao said sincerely, "But everyone, there's really no need to send gifts anymore. The streamer can't possibly read them all, and if we keep sending them like this, we won't be able to stream today."

Looking at this posture, if he really dares to say thank you by name one by one, I'm afraid he won't be able to stop reading until the next broadcast!
Fortunately, Wang Yao's words were effective.

It’s been such a long time since everyone saw him go on air, so naturally we have a lot to ask, how can we just buy gifts?
Soon, messages began to appear one after another on the public chat.

"Have you signed the contract? Are you sure you'll still be playing for EDG next season?"

"Hey streamer, take a look at your FMVP trophy."

"Are you at the base? Where are the others? Let me be healthy!"

"What champion skin should we choose? It has to be Lee Sin, right? Right? Right?"

"Tell me quickly! How much money did Boss Zhu give you? Let me see!"

"What position will Yao play next year? How about playing support and starting some fun? (lol)"

"..."

One question after another appeared.

Of course, these are normal issues. There are also some abnormal issues that cannot pass the review, which Wang Yao simply ignores.

"The contract has been renewed. I'll still be with EDG next year, and it's highly likely I'll stay with EDG in the future. You don't need to ask me questions like that anymore."

Wang Yao smiled. He was now like Faker, a small owner of EDG, so it was unlikely that he would go to another club to work for another team.

However, training younger members within one's own team is still something that can be considered.

"As for the trophies, they're on the shelf behind me; that whole shelf is mine."

"Championship skins... let's stick to the usual procedure, I'll start a poll first."

"As for salary, to be honest, I don't care how much Mr. Zhu from Edward offers me, um... you know what I mean."

After all, they're the best players in the league; who would want to make a fortune on a meager salary?

They're still answering questions here.

A message has started spreading like wildfire online!
The news is simple: [Kshine confirmed to renew contract with EDG! EDG may make signings for a fourth consecutive S10 championship!!]

It was such a simple and unpretentious message.

This caused an uproar online!

However, the first to react were not those in China, but those on foreign websites!

Almost immediately, the entire international internet exploded!

"Oh no! Kshine!!"

"God, are we going to play against this EDG team again next year?!"

"G2, C9, what are you doing?! Didn't you agree to sign Kshine?!"

"It's over... I'll never have another chance to win a championship again. EDG will be the only ones to win, sob sob sob!"

Actually.

At this moment, the heads of these clubs also wore wry smiles.

They haven't been in contact?
They've been on the phone non-stop these past few days!
Unfortunately, Wang Yao didn't respond!

What can they do?!

In fact, Wang Yao has received quite a few calls from clubs in other regions, and even other LCK clubs, in the past few days.

However, he simply hadn't considered it.

Ultimately, putting aside the team's potential, he has played for EDG for three years, so he still has some feelings for the team.

Moreover, they are all familiar teammates, so if they can renew their contracts, they will definitely be the first choice.

If I really go to another region.

Getting familiar with the environment and new teammates is troublesome enough in itself.

Most importantly, he is now a shareholder of EDG!

He's the boss now, a member of the capital group.

Currently, Wang Yao and Clearlove hold roughly half of the shares in the entire EDG club, with Wang Yao holding the majority stake.

EDG's value is still rising, only a fool would go to work for another club for a meager salary!
Of course, these things won't affect Wang Yao's side for the time being.

At this moment, he is setting up a voting option in the live stream room. That's right, this year's jungle champion skin!
"OK, that's all."

Wang Yao looked at the bunch of options he had set up and casually clicked "OK".

Meanwhile, the chat was buzzing with excitement.

"Pick Lee Sin! Brothers, everyone pick Lee Sin!!"

"What Lee Sin? Get lost! My Karthus isn't worthy!"

"Stop it! Listen to me, pick Qiyana!"

"..."

Just like last year.

Wang Yao chose so many heroes in the S-series that his options were ridiculously numerous!
When others choose a champion skin, they usually pick from a few options, but Wang Yao picks more than a dozen!
Lee Sin, Gragas, Karthus, Qiyana, Pantheon, Elise, Sejuani, Graves, Rengar...

Basically, all the junglers that are viable in this version are on the list!

The voting ended half an hour later.

The results of the vote were not unexpected.

Yes—Panzer!
With 22% of the vote, it ranked first!

Unfortunately, Qiyana is a popular champion, but she's difficult to play. Unlike Pantheon, who is overpowered and easy to pick up.

This result can only be said to be in line with public expectations.

"Panzer."

Wang Yao stared at the screen, looking thoughtful.

There aren't any championship skins for this character, but it's a good choice since junglers like Rengar, Lee Sin, Graves, and Taliyah already have skins.

At this moment, the chat in the live stream was also noisy, with people starting to ask about other things.

"Brother Yao, what's the latest news on EDG's recruitment this year? Is there a chance that JKL or Uzi will come to your team?"

"Yeah, yeah, when are you going to arrange for JKL to replace Xiao Zhao? It would be perfect to have Ah Shui come over and play AD, how about we lead this kid to a championship?"

"Yeah!"

"..."

Looking at the comments from the viewers, Wang Yao shook his head, both amused and exasperated. The management was still contacting Viper in the LCK, and they didn't know if they could bring him over.

Of course, JKL and Uzi are also good, but JKL has already started talking to RNG, and EDG is also trying to get him. As for the outcome, we'll have to wait and see.

"We will definitely make signings. We will maintain most of the roster next year, but we will add new players for the AD and jungle positions."

At this point, Wang Yao didn't reveal any more details. He casually opened the game and said, "Let's not discuss this anymore. Let's watch the streamer's tutorial game and he'll teach you a few heroes."

After that, no one said anything more.

As long as Wang Yao can stay with EDG in the future, it doesn't matter if he plays support, top lane, or even as a coach.

Before long, the viewers' attention was diverted to Wang Yao's game.

"Let's see how Thresh is first, and see if I can play support next season!"

"A long-awaited massacre in the top tier of the Korean server. My condolences to the high-ranking players in the Korean server."

"Okay, okay, you don't want to become a professional player and become a famous person, but stay here and be a small streamer, right?"

"..."

……

The grand 'Kshine Live Stream' has come to an end.

Online, various discussion threads and videos have also emerged. (This is a fragment of a larger text, possibly related to a forum or online community.)

The top-ranked post was titled, "[Rational discussion: What position will Kshine play next year?]"

Below, comments flooded in!
"To be fair, Yao is only missing the top lane and support roles now, but Clearlove has retired from the jungle position. We can't just rely on gacha pulls to get another Xiaotian, can we?"

"Next year's patch should be dominated by top laners, but mid and jungle have never been weak in any patch, unlike bot lane, which nobody plays anymore!"

"You know what, there's a jungler named Jiejie in EDG's second team. He's pretty good at playing Jarvan IV. I think we could give him a try."

"Holy Gun Bro and Meiko, these two from BYD, were really a bit unpredictable in this year's finals. They were like gods and ghosts. If it were Yao Bro, he would have been gone long ago."

"..."

This is a small, broken website.

Some esports content creators also followed suit and released their own videos.

Articles like "Kshine Confirmed to Renew Contract, Fans Are Overjoyed!", "Analysis: Can EDG Maintain This Year's Dominance Next Year?", and "EDG's Recruitment Strategy: Strong AD Carry + Suitable Substitute Jungler" were published.

The number of comments under each video is incredibly high!

It's fair to say that this matter has escalated to the point of being a hot topic of discussion across the entire internet.

This popularity reached its peak with the arrival of a certain event!
Weibo.

Below the official Weibo account of EDG eSports Club.

A new notice has been posted!
[EDG's starting lineup for S10 has been confirmed! The original championship roster is as follows!]

Top Laner: Flandre (Li Xuanjun)!

[Mid Laner: Scout (Lee Na-chan)!]

[Jungler: Jiejie Zhao Lijie!]

[AD: JackeyLove Yu Wenbo!]

[Support: Meiko Tano!]

[Substitute: Kshine Wang Yao!]

At first, no one noticed.

As soon as the first person retweeted it, the popularity of this Weibo post skyrocketed almost exponentially!
Countless people flooded the comments section of EDG's official Weibo account!
When they saw the specific roster, they realized that EDG had actually caught the real big fish in the transfer market, JKL!
It's worth noting that JKL was in talks with RNG before, but unexpectedly, he was taken away by EDG. What exactly happened here is quite intriguing.

There's no problem with top laner Flandre succeeding, while Wang Yao has once again habitually moved to the bench, leaving fans in suspense. EDG is pulling out all the stops again, something the fans have become accustomed to.

However, what surprised the fans the most was that EDG actually chose to draw cards this year and promoted Jiejie from the second team.

Every year, EDG seems to be adjusting its roster and slowly undergoing a generational change, with new players taking the stage.

On the surface, this lineup is not much worse than last year's, because the core members are still there.

"Wow! Didn't they say JKL went to RNG? How come he suddenly came to EDG? What's going on?"

"Haven't you heard? RNG is such a rip-off. Yu Wenbo just went in for a short while, and RNG immediately gave him a contract that tied him up completely."

"If JKL hadn't reacted quickly enough and decisively spent six million to terminate his contract, he would have been working for RNG for free!"

"Hiss—! The contract team is terrifying."

"Huh? RNG is that outrageous!"

"Speaking of which, Yao said he was contacting an ADC from the LCK, but I didn't expect it to be JKL who came to EDG."

"..."

Clearly, EDG's move left countless LPL viewers and fans completely dumbfounded.

The entire esports forum was abuzz with discussion, with netizens debating the issue.

But it wasn't just netizens who found it unbelievable; even EDG's professional players were quite surprised and astonished by this year's transfer situation.

Shanghai, EDG Club.

Flandre, Scout, and Meiko, who had just finished their live stream, gathered around, wanting to ask about the ADC recruitment situation.

"Brother Yao, what's going on? Didn't we say we were going to bring in an LCK ADC? How did Yu Wenbo get here?"

As expected, as soon as Meiko said that, the other contestants also chimed in with their questions.

Faced with everyone's doubts, Wang Yao simply smiled and patiently explained to them.

It turns out that just as Abu was preparing to take a top salary of 1200 million to the neighboring LCK region to find Viper, JKL actually took the initiative to contact EDG.

Moreover, it was an emergency communication that took place overnight.

JKL was tricked by his own cousin. He originally just wanted to visit the RNG club and see how things were going, but he ended up signing a contract without his knowledge.

Upon realizing something was amiss with the contract, JKL decisively broke the contract, paying six million out of his own pocket to terminate it, and then joined EDG.

Originally, Top Esports offered a higher salary, but JKL wanted to win a championship while he was young, so he preferred to earn less money and wanted to try playing with EDG for a year.

Seeing this, Abu was naturally very happy. After communicating with Wang Yao, JKL joined the EDG club in a natural way.

"Wow! Is this the true value of RNG?!"

After hearing the whole story, Meiko was completely dumbfounded. Six million yuan just disappeared after strolling around RNG's gates? What kind of incredible team is this!

After the initial shock, Flandre couldn't help but ask:
"Hey Yao, what position are you going to play next season? Give us guys a heads-up!"

Saint Gunner certainly welcomes Wang Yao to the top lane, after all, who says a substitute top laner who is a champion isn't a champion?

Wang Yao: "..."

Just after EDG announced their starting lineup for the new season, other clubs also announced their transfer activity for this year.

Many viewers' attention has gradually shifted to the S10 tournament, which is currently in full swing.

If I had to describe the S10 in three words, it would probably be: a new era.

Yes, a new era!

With Clearlove's retirement, Uzi's semi-retirement, and IG's major roster overhaul, the entire LPL has entered a completely new chapter!

With the passing of many elderly people, countless new talents are naturally emerging!
For example, TES.

Although they failed to acquire JKL, they brought in RNG's jungler Karsa, and with the addition of 369 and Knight, this team is becoming increasingly star-studded.

In a short time, TES has become another star team in the entire LPL!

Another example is FPX, who were just one step away from winning the championship last season.

After completing the acquisition of a top laner, he has become one of the most popular choices in the entire LPL, with a strong chance of winning the championship!
In short.

The S10 has now entered a completely new chapter!

Just as news broke that Wang Yao would stay with EDG and that JKL would be brought in to form a super team, another piece of news spread throughout the league.

That's right, it's from Time magazine.

Wang Yao was featured on the cover of Time magazine in December 2019!

He was also selected as one of the top 20 young people who have influenced the world throughout the year.

This is yet another achievement that has garnered attention in the esports world.

Name: Wang Yao

ID: Kshine.

Nationality: China.

Honors: 2017 World Championship Finals MVP, 2018 Mid-Season Invitational MVP, 2018 World Championship Finals MVP, 2019 World Championship Finals MVP.

The section on honors alone takes up a large portion of the page.

Those in the esports world were all taken aback by this long string of consecutive world honors.

What incredible power and dominance!
Clearly, this is exactly what Riot Games came up with to promote Wang Yao. It's a long, rambling paper full of inspirational stories about how a young man went from the bench to becoming a three-time champion.

From an unknown trainee to a world champion, from an ordinary professional player to the owner of a three-peat dynasty.

From ordinary to extraordinary.

Anyone who reads this article, whether or not they are in the esports industry, will gain some insights.

In the final section, Riot Games even reiterated the concept of "the world's number one esports player".

Now, no one will refute this fact anymore.

In the world of esports, the ID "Kshine" will be forever etched in history. Wang Yao has been written into the epic, becoming an object of admiration, envy, respect, and pursuit for esports people of the past, present, and future.

His global fan base and influence, combined with his dramatic, glorious, and legendary esports story, make him a truly valuable addition to the cover of this issue.

This also reflects the development of esports in recent years.

The sheer size of his contracts and the economic benefits they generate are enough to attract the attention of many.

……

On December 23, 2019, the EDG base became increasingly lively.

Around midnight, Yu Wenbo took the high-speed train from the capital to Shanghai. Without stopping for a moment, he went straight to the EDG base.

"welcome!"

Looking at JKL in front of him, Abu felt as if he were seeing Wang Yao three years ago. In his mind, JKL's AD talent was second only to Wang Yao.

They are even stronger than iboy. The reason they didn't win the championship was because of Wang Yao. After iboy left and JKL came, EDG actually became stronger!
Looking at the gates of EDG, Yu Wenbo was extremely excited.

Since signing with EDG, many of his friends have been congratulating him.

But only he knew how difficult it was for him to get into EDG. He originally just wanted to go to RNG to inquire about the situation, but he was inexplicably scammed out of six million.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and managed to secure the 1200 million RMB top-salary contract that EDG had originally prepared for Viper.

Although less than half of the money remained after he received it, the fact that he joined EDG with Wang Yao meant that his dream of winning the championship was getting closer and closer!

(End of this chapter)