LOL: The No. 1 Succubus in the eSports Circle

Chapter 180: Invitation from the Hunchback Sister

For every young person who leaves his hometown to work in first-tier cities such as Yanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the first test they face is often a "place to settle".

This "resting place" is not just a hotel room where you can take a short rest, but a place where you can stay for a long time and completely get rid of your fatigue and disguise after get off work.

After finishing the hosting task of the German Cup, Xiran "returned" to the Magic City. He squeezed out time to study (Korean, English) at night, and followed the agent to travel back and forth between various districts in Puxi during the day, looking for suitable housing.

Today, I still looked at three houses in the cold wind, but I was not satisfied with any of them.

For this place which may be her home for the next few years, Xiran's ideal is: it should be closer to her workplace, have a larger space, and lower rent. It would be best if there is a convenience store and Watsons to meet her daily needs. It would be best if it faces north and south so that she can see the warm sunshine when she opens the window.

Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.

The first place I looked at was a serviced apartment, a small room of more than 20 square meters, which was indeed very close to the company. The problem was that it had no windows, no balcony, and no sink.

When asked about the rent—eight thousand!
I can't afford to live here. Bye bye.

After eliminating the option of a serviced apartment, the agent took us to see two cheap houses, both located in old neighborhoods in the city.

Just a glance outside the building reminded Xiran of scenes from old TV dramas from the 1980s and 1990s.

It is so old that it makes people worry about their personal safety. Even the elevator is super old. When it starts, a creaking sound can be heard, making people want to escape immediately.

Xiran considers elevators to be a "necessity" because without them, she would have to carry her suitcase up and down the stairs on her frequent business trips.

It's okay if it happens once in a while, but if it happens every time, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

At the moment, it seems that the best option is to abandon the condition of "close to workplace".

However, this means that for those who have moved to Shanghai but do not have a car, they may have to take the subway for half an hour to an hour to go to work.

And rent is always a difficult problem to solve.

As a new host of LPL, the appearance fee for each game is not high. I would be grateful if I can make 20,000 a month.

After deducting the rent, utilities, food, clothing, commuting, cosmetics, clothes, bags, and the expenses for private English and Korean lessons, that little salary is simply not enough, and I have to ask my parents for support.

You can find a roommate to share the rent, but most of the employees in the company are either married or live with friends, so it is difficult to find a suitable roommate.

Tired.

Maybe, I should find someone to talk to about my troubles.

"Frog Fun, why does FPX seem so fierce?"

"The opponent's support is very strong. Who told me before that he is a wimp?"

"Hey guys, the jungler on the other side had a good rhythm. I got beaten."

"It's okay, it's just a training match, we can come back next time, let's go back and have dinner."

Cui Ze was the first to type GG on the public screen, then quit the game, and then went to the restaurant with his teammates while joking.

I accompanied Aunt Yu Shuang to look at houses this morning and started training on time in the afternoon.

We played a BO3 with FPX. We were ahead by 20 minutes in the first game, slightly behind by 30 minutes in the second game, and far behind by 25 minutes in the third game.

For the rest of the SN players, especially Langxing, Hacker, and Sima Laozei, FPX's performance in this BO3 training match was quite surprising.

FPX's performance in the 2018 season was very similar to SN's. They missed the playoffs in the spring and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in the summer.

Compared with Langxing who was nominated for the best top laner of the year and the second team top laner of the summer regular season, Sima Laozei was nominated for the best AD of the year and the first team AD of the summer regular season, and Hacker was selected as the third team jungler of the summer regular season.

FPX's original lineup did not have a single nomination for the Player of the Year, and all members failed to be selected for the first, second, or third lineups of the spring/summer regular season.

But after replacing Doinb, the second midfielder of the summer regular season, and Tian, who was benched along with Knight who was hidden by SN, this FPX team seemed to be revitalized immediately.

Even Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong, who were originally nicknamed "the worst bottom lane combination in LPL", seem to have evolved.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Cui Ze was still thinking about the three games he had just played.

There is no need to say much about Doinb's strength. He has already proved himself during his time with RW.

What Cui Ze cares more about is Gao·Yang Yin and Yang Master·Garlic Turtle·Dawn.

In fact, he had fantasies when he first came to SN.

The contract between Fantasy Garlic Turtle and SN is the same as the contract between Left Hand and SN, both of which are loan contracts.

This pair of mid-jungle brothers who came to LPL together from YM were originally tied together when they came to SN, and later they were hidden together for more than half a season.

Under such circumstances, Gao Tianliang naturally would not be willing to continue staying in SN. He was later spotted by Doinb and joined FPX.

FPX in S9, especially FPX during the summer season to the World Championship, is undoubtedly a strong team in the world.

Therefore, Cui Ze could accept the fact that he was at a disadvantage in this training match.

But shouldn’t we discuss with the coaches and give WeiWei more opportunities to participate in training?

Hacker's performance is still somewhat unstable, and his talent seems to have reached its peak. On the contrary, WeiWei has a lot of room for improvement.

The reason why WBG was able to make it to the finals in S13 was due to the "explosive performance" of the elderly TheShy, but WeiWei's stable performance should not be ignored.

The jungle position relies too much on the cooperation of the mid laner. If a good jungler can meet a strong mid laner in the early stage of his career, he can avoid many detours.

说起来，WeiWei的生日是2000年8月14日，比2001年1月16日出生的骇客，还大了足足五个月呢。

He must be given a training match, otherwise the hacker alone will not be able to withstand the evolved garlic turtle.

After dinner, Cui Ze found head coach Comet, hoping to get WeiWei involved in the next training game.

Comet did not reject Cui Ze's proposal, and even accepted it with pleasure.

Although there are language barriers with most of the team members, as the head coach he can clearly feel that Cui Ze has gradually become the backbone of the team. Therefore, as the head coach, he naturally has to take his suggestions seriously.

Besides, Comet originally had the idea of multiple lineup combinations, but the performances of Langxing and Hacker in the starting lineup have always been excellent. In addition, the team will be tested on the stage of the German Cup immediately after its formation, so no training matches were arranged for Biubiu and WeiWei.

Now, it's time.

In the evening training match, SN’s training opponent was SDG led by Cui Ze’s old friend GALA.

It is worth mentioning that after the first round of the loser group of the German Cup, SDG also strengthened its lineup and recruited the "Black Angel" Angel who was abandoned by SN.

Since leaving SN, the previously unknown Angel has tried out for multiple teams. He had originally passed the tryout for the FPX training group, but was squeezed out by Doinb, who was introduced by the QG boss.

Feeling disheartened, Angel prepared to pack her bags and return to her hometown in Guangxi to "inherit the family business."

As a result, when he was about to board the plane at the airport, he suddenly received a call from the SDG manager. His e-sports dream was immediately ignited, and he accepted SDG's invitation without hesitation.

With the addition of Angel, SDG's performance in the training match was obviously much stronger than in the German Cup.

After all, compared to Twilla, who was beaten by Cui Ze into "Cui control syndrome" in LDL, Angel at least played a full summer season in LPL, and the reason why SN abandoned him was also because of the joining of Cui Ze, a "relative".

Therefore, in the training match, Angel showed a strong desire to attack, and he fought back and forth with Cui Ze in the middle lane, which was somewhat similar to the fight against the peak ShowMaker in the S10 finals of the original time and space.

Unfortunately, the overall strength of this SDG team is still somewhat inferior to the current SN, even though the mid laner was replaced by Angel. The training match ended with a big disadvantage of 20 minutes in the first game and 25 minutes in the second game.

After the meeting to review, it was just past 9 o'clock in the evening.

Live broadcast, start!
Live broadcast has started after a long absence, but the content is not boring.

Cui Zeke still remembered his promise, and specially visited the live broadcast rooms of Wang Yushan and Wang Yumeng. Not only did he reward each of them with 10 rockets, he also PKed with each of them once, which brought them a wave of traffic.

Fans and viewers in the live broadcast room were not surprised by Cui Ze's behavior of checking the female anchor's room. After all, he had visited Fu Tuan'er's room many times before the German Cup, and often connected with entertainment-oriented female game anchors such as Dai Mei and Tuantuan.

The ward rounds and live broadcasts lasted until 11:, until it was time for supper.

The club’s cook lives at the base, so in addition to lunch and dinner, she will also prepare midnight snacks for everyone.

It’s just that the young guys are not very willing to eat the midnight snacks made by the aunt. It’s not that her cooking skills are not good, but mainly because after lunch and dinner, the players have to train. Therefore, after a busy day, the guys always want to "indulge" themselves.

If I eat the midnight snack made by my aunt, I always feel like I'm still at work and I feel uncomfortable all over!
Basically, as soon as it's 11 o'clock, the team members run out one after another to get takeout.

Cui Ze is an exception. He only indulges himself on his sisters' stomachs and always has certain requirements for himself when it comes to eating.

If the calorie intake of a meal is obviously in excess, then on the same day or the next day, even if he reduces the training volume by one hour, he must consume the excess calories through exercise.

The midnight snacks made by the cook are much healthier than take-out, and you don’t have to worry about gaining weight after eating them.

Therefore, when the cooking auntie opened the door of the training room and called the players to have a midnight snack, Cui Ze immediately said goodbye to the fans and viewers in the live broadcast room, then clicked on Fu Tuaner's live broadcast room and went to fill his stomach. While eating, he replied to the sisters' messages.

After Rita, Yu Shuang and Xiao Yu finished dealing with it, Cui Ze was in trouble with Teacher Xi Ran.

Although both Yu Shuang and Xi Ran are looking for a house, their situations are completely different.

Yu Shuang has been working for several years and is the leading female host of LPL. She has no worries about rent expenses. With her financial conditions, she is fully capable of setting the budget at 1 or even 2 yuan.

But Xiran has only been working for less than half a year and was just recently "promoted to a regular employee". She is still in the stage of laying the foundation. With her current fame, she can neither get any business nor do live broadcasts. It is really difficult for her to support herself with just that little salary.

As a boyfriend, Cui Ze naturally couldn't just stand by and watch, so he immediately typed a reply.

[Cui Ze: Sister Xi Ran, how about we rent together? ]

【Xiran: Ah? Shared rental? You and me?】

[Cui Ze: I was wrong, it’s not about sharing a house, it’s about building a love nest together! ]

【Xiran: (shy.emoji)】

Without much ado, Teacher Xiran readily agreed.

This kind of thing is very common in the circle. After all, it’s okay for the players to live in the base during normal times, but it’s impossible for them to stay in the base and get moldy during the holidays, right?
Especially for those who are seriously dating a girlfriend, it’s okay to go to a hotel once or twice, but it will feel uncomfortable if you do it too often.

Having a little nest of your own, a "home" of your own, is what all young men and women dream of and yearn for.

After agreeing to go house-hunting together tomorrow morning, Cui Ze thought for a moment and posted a status on WeChat Moments.

[I want to rent a house so I can have a place to lie down during the holidays. Can you all give me some suggestions? Qiuli Paste! ]

Cui Ze has many WeChat friends, and most of them are players, commentators, hosts, official behind-the-scenes staff, and self-media workers in the LOL e-sports circle. Among them, there must be many brothers and sisters who can give advice.

The main reason why I don’t chat privately is that I find it troublesome.

It’s so troublesome to ask everyone one by one, wouldn’t it be much easier to just fish in the circle of friends?
Look, I haven’t even finished my meal yet and someone has already replied to my post.

Miller, Wawa, and Guan Zeyuan all suggested that Cui Ze rent a house in their community so that they could visit each other as neighbors.

Cui Ze would directly open a private chat and say hello to everyone who replied in the dynamic message, and soon he had collected information about several properties.

So Cui Ze quickly finished his meal and did not return to the training room for the live broadcast. He went straight back to his room and lay on the bed, ready to have a good discussion with Teacher Xi Ran.

At this moment, a private message suddenly popped up on WeChat. I took a closer look and was a little surprised.

【Luo Xin: Looking for a house? I have one here! 】

[Luo Xin: There are many houses available in the community where I live, and the house prices are cheap, which is definitely worth the money! ]

It's strange. Since I added this bad woman on WeChat, we haven't had many serious chats. Why did she suddenly show up at this time?
I remember now. I heard before that Luo Xin would return as the host in the spring season. It was normal for her to spend more time with the players she knew before the competition started and build good relationships with them in advance.

【Choi Taek: True or false?】

[Luo Xin: Why would I lie to you? Shuyi can testify. If you don’t believe me, go ask her!]

Cui Ze placed his hands on the nine-square keyboard, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

I haven’t even added Zhou Shuilong on WeChat, so why am I asking?
Within two seconds, two more messages popped up.

【Luo Xin: There are also Chai Xi and Qi Xiaodian, they all live in my community. Hao Kai, Jun Ri and Yu Tong also live in the community next door. If you move in here, it will be even more lively.】

Looking at the words on the screen, Cui Ze suddenly remembered something.

If I remember correctly, I seem to live there too?
They were obviously boyfriend and girlfriend, but they didn't live under the same roof, let alone in the same building or the same neighborhood. They broke up and got back together many times, and in the end they couldn't be together.

It turns out that there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames!
Wang Laoer, a total lovesick man!

[Cui Ze: Sister Tuozi, you are so active, are you taking the agency fee? ]

Cui Ze made a joke, but he didn't expect that this bad woman would cooperate so well.

【Luo Xin: Hehe, you figured this out (shy.emoji)】

[Luo Xin: How about helping my sister make some extra money? ]

[Choi Taek: Now that you’ve said that, it would be rude if I don’t go over and take a look, brother.]

After Luo Xin said this, Cui Ze became interested.

I'm definitely not lusting after this bad woman's face and body, I just simply want to build a love nest with Sister Xiran, that's all!

But to be honest, among the female commentators and hosts in LPL, Sister Tuozi’s legs are really the best!
[Cui Ze: Wait for my call at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.]

【Luo Xin: 9 o'clock?! (Shocked.emoji)】

[Luo Xin: As a professional player, how can you get up so early? ]

[Cui Ze: It depends on the situation. If you play the ranking game all night to get points, you really won’t be able to get any points.]

[Luo Xin: You mean we won’t be rushing tonight? Don’t let it delay your hero training.]

Look, this woman who can be both charming and gentle, and can make Wang Laoer obsessed with her, is indeed good at seducing men. No wonder everyone says she is a high-level green tea girl.

[Choi Taek: It’s okay, I won’t delay it. It’s not like I haven’t been ranked first in the Korean server before.]

[Cui Ze: As long as you are strong, why do you need to divide? ]

【Luo Xin: 666, awesome beer! 】

[Luo Xin: Then I have to go to bed early too. After I show you the house tomorrow, if you have time, I can still treat you to lunch as a good host.]

【Choi Taek: That’s right.】

【Luo Xin: Good night! 】

Scrolling through the chat history, Cui Ze couldn't help but shook his head, sighing in his heart that this sister was a little too socially arrogant.

But it’s better this way. Since she’s not embarrassed, why should I be embarrassed?
Cui Ze quickly sent all the housing information he had collected, except for the one in Luo Xin's community, to Teacher Xi Ran, and he received a reply soon.

[Xiran: There are so many. I feel like if the two of us go together, we won’t be able to see them all in one morning.]

【Choi Taek: It’s okay, just take your time. 】

[Xiran: No, no, this is too time-consuming. What if it delays your training? ]

【Cui Ze: It won't be delayed, don't worry. 】

It has to be Teacher Xiran, who is considerate in every way!

[Xiran: I don’t believe you. You must listen to me on this matter! (Angry.emoji)]

[Choi Taek: Okay, okay, I’ll listen to my sister (well-behaved.emoji)]

【Xiran: (rolling eyes.emoji)】

[Xi Ran: In that case, let’s look at it separately. You go to xx community and xxx community, and I’ll go.]

Cui Ze raised his eyebrows.

Well, I was thinking, if I bring Teacher Xiran with me tomorrow morning, what kind of reaction would Sister Hunchback have.

I can't see it now.