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Chapter 290 I'm the best! A media frenzy erupts! The Asian Games journey?
The LPL opening match generated immense buzz.

The day after the LPL opening match, the LCK opening match also began.

All the major teams participating before the LCK opening day will be playing, with the first match being between GEN, who just lost at MSI, and Hanwha, who failed to qualify for MSI.

—In fact, right after the MSI ended, many Korean fans said that if Hanwha had gone this time, the result would definitely have been different!
The best places are the classic ones you haven't been to.

Of course, Hanwha is composed of last year's runner-up, Sangjong, plus Canyon, who fled from DK and joined forces. In terms of "international competition", their performance is indeed better than GEN, who has been poor in international competition for many years.

However, what truly sparked heated discussions was the equipment used by both teams in the first game.

In the first game, Chaowei used LeBlanc with Statikk Shiv, which had just attracted a lot of attention yesterday, and Viper also used Kai'Sa with Statikk Shiv.

On the other hand, Canyon also used the new champion, Hundred-Cracked Netherhound, but in the jungle role.

The final result was that GEN returned to the league as if they were back on home turf, and easily defeated Hanwha 2-1.

However, the live stream chat in China was filled with mockery and ridicule.

[Such a fast steal!]

[But I have to say, Chaowei learns things really fast. I could believe you if you said Uncle Three had practiced with the dog beforehand, but this Enchantress must have been stolen yesterday, right? She was only released yesterday and he already knows how to play her today?]

That's talent! On the other hand, some people can't even develop a decent Azir in several seasons!

[You've gone too far with being a filial son! You're allowed to find out? Couldn't someone else have found out on their own? It just so happens that the LPL played first!]

[KRD is frantic! Didn't he find the OB videos? He was playing normally one day, and suddenly he's practicing over ten games in one day—and he can still make excuses?]

[Haha, so only Ip Man could secretly practice in private, but others couldn't, right?]

Say something.

At least for the two playstyles, Statikk Shiv LeBlanc and Statikk Shiv Kai'Sa, it's clear that the other region studied them overnight.

There are many channels on Bilibili that specialize in watching professional players' ranked training sessions, and the daily matches of top professional players are usually watched by a large audience.

And indeed, starting yesterday afternoon, the game accounts of several top LCK mid laners suddenly started showing LeBlanc with Statikk Shiv and Bloodthirster, which they had never played before. This phenomenon is quite obvious.

As for Ye Bo
After winning his first S-series championship, Ye Bo unlocked the "Trial Grounds Time+" feature, which allows him to use ten times the amount of comeback points to unlock extra trial grounds usage time.

It's definitely not useful for regular training, but it comes in handy when you're intensively practicing a new hero.

So when Ye Bo suddenly picked the Hundred-Crack Netherhound on the field, but there was absolutely no training record to be found in the ranked game logs, rumors began to circulate that, "This proves that YE's real training is all done secretly in private, and the ranked records he showed are all a facade! He's still lying!"

But at the end of the day.

There's really nothing to say about mutual learning between different regions.

Professional players are supposed to learn from each other, and no one can win a game simply by relying on "information gaps".

Ultimately, it comes down to the players' true abilities.

Professional players and team analysts are human too; it's impossible for them to discover everything that can be developed from every new version. There will always be things they miss.

But the biggest difference between professionals and high-ranking casual players is actually "learning speed"—which can be considered the most basic talent to become a professional player.

of course.

The so-called "talent" has many aspects.

For example, Chovy has always been called a talented player, one of the reasons being that there are almost no heroes or strategies that he "can't play"; he can play everything.

Compared to other mid laners in the LPL, Azir alone has always been a weaker option!
Before Ye Bo appeared, Na was always regarded as the left hand of "National First Middle School", and his Tsar was also a lump!
Take Ye Bo for example.

Even when Denbo was a pro, he could quickly transform from a master assassin into a support-type mid-laner in a short period of time.
Being able to handle any type of hero is also a unique talent.

"Master Ye, how did you feel about Uncle San's first game playing the jungle dog?"

Xun, who seemed to be deep in thought, had already learned from Ye Bo, who was known as "Dog King" on Tieba.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Bo analyzed seriously: "It does seem like a good idea. Actually, dogs have a hard time laning against many heroes. Right now, their W ability is still a bit lacking in mobility. However, in the jungle, their fighting ability should be fully utilized!"

Although Ye Bo knows dogs quite well, he is not a jungler after all, and his understanding of the jungler position is definitely not as good as that of a professional jungler.

Xun was already eager to try: "Then teach me, I want to practice so I can use it when I fight Brother Chuan! Brother Chuan definitely won't know how to play this!"

"Okay, let's wait and see what happens next."

"There's not much to watch in the next match, is there? What's that team T1 is playing against called LSB? They're just going to get crushed!"

Unexpectedly, Xun's words came true.

T1 struggled against LSB, a team in the lower half of the league, with an odd rhythm and a disjointed performance, showing no signs of a "strong team beating a weak team"!

It looks like this will be even more difficult than the previous clash between GEN and Hanwha!
Faker also chose LeBlanc with the Statikk Shiv.

However, as his own hero, his performance in this match was significantly inferior to Chovy's, who had just left the game.

Several of his plays went awry, resulting in a negative KDA, and he almost lost the game due to his mistakes!

"Really?! How did we almost lose?!" Xun stared wide-eyed in astonishment: "LSB is that strong?!"

Beryl, who hadn't stopped talking in the base, mumbled through a small pudding in his mouth, "What's going on here?"

"How come their performance is even worse than at MSI? It's like none of them are using their brains. Are they not going to make it to Worlds?"

"Sigh, if we don't win the World Championship, there's no point in playing anymore."

"Holy crap, Genshin Impact guy, this is way too Versailles!"

Ye Bo was also thinking about something.

The MSI version was indeed extremely unsuitable for T1, and coupled with the mid laner's terrible performance, their unexpected early elimination was somewhat understandable.

However, according to V5's understanding, T1 should be a perfect fit for the new mid-season version!
First of all, Faker's contribution to the team is not mainly reflected in "roaming", so the changes to the minion waves do not have a significant impact on them.

On the contrary, because the roaming attribute is weakened, the importance of the three lanes is increased, which should be a big buff for teams like T1 that are strong in the three lanes!

Especially on the road!
Zeus, widely recognized as the strongest top laner of the new generation, is best known for his laning ability.

Despite his team's poor performance at MSI, he still managed to stand out from a group of veteran top laners in the LCK and secure a coveted spot in the Asian Games.

This clearly shows that Zues must have performed exceptionally well in the qualifiers!
When Ye Bo and Beryl realized that this would inevitably be reflected in the mid-season update of the future World Championship, they immediately listed T1 as their "number one opponent," precisely because they were wary of their laning abilities in the top and bottom lanes.

But their first match today didn't look quite like what I expected.

However, the observant Ye Bo seemed to notice something.

Lee Sang-hyeok, as seen on the camera, seemed to frequently display a pained expression during the matches.
"My stomach hurts. Master Ye, I'm going to deliver some goods first, and I'll come back to train the dog!"

Xun ran towards the toilet.

Ye Bo, feeling utterly bored, opened his phone to surf the internet.

Unsurprisingly, T1, who had just narrowly avoided a major upset and lost the game, immediately dominated the homepage topics.

[Just asking, T1 can't even beat a sideline team like LSB? They probably didn't just throw the game, they really lost!]

[If you ask me, Li Jiayin really shouldn't be clinging to life. He should just retire already. Otherwise, he might ruin his reputation and still be considered the greatest of all time. Don't hold the four younger players back any longer!]

[Old age without dying is thievery! His performance at MSI was like that of a thief; with just that Titan and Neeko, T1 completely lost because of him! Does he deserve the performance of the four younger players?!]

[The team's only weak link! They're completely hopeless! They're so bad, yet they stubbornly refuse to leave, what are they trying to convince themselves of?!]

[To completely negate everything after a single classic match is infuriating; even Faker can be criticized like this?]

[So what? Can't I say he played badly? Tell me, wasn't MSI lost because of him?! It's bad enough that YE kept stepping on his head, but even his hand got stepped on! I bet if he keeps this up, he'll be more devoted to the team than Doran at Worlds!]

Ye Bo frowned as he looked at the numerous negative comments on the building.

Although Faker has a large fan base, the current situation is indeed somewhat difficult to explain.

Last year at Worlds, they were upset by DRX, and at MSI, they were eliminated in the first round in a very embarrassing way. In the first match of the Summer Split, they almost lost to the bottom team. It's hard for fans to cheer them on now.

However, in Ye Bo's heart, he still regarded him as a worthy opponent.

Seeing that this floor was clearly filled with someone's fans, who obviously disliked him for a long time and were taking advantage of this opportunity to vent their emotions by attacking him, I quickly refreshed the page.

Aside from discussions about the latest matches, the most frequent posts on the forum are still about yesterday's opening game. The buzz shows no signs of abating!

When Ye Bo clicked on the rating post again, he was surprised to find that the post was even more active than it had been the day before!
In particular, the number of discussions on the losing side EDG's thread directly surpassed that of the winner V5.

Let me tell you, Lok is definitely a traitor! Even his fists are proving it!

Isn't the name of this new hero, "Hundred-Cracked Netherhound," obvious enough? 100 cracks equals 50, which is a clear indication that as long as I, with my 50, am around, your little dog can only become a Netherhound!

[As expected of Grandpa Lu's human form, Grandpa Lu tricked my dog ​​in the same way ten years ago, and now he's back in another body to continue tricking my dog!!!]

[50? Tang 50! This is really outrageous! Even if the legendary Tang San were to appear, he'd have to call him "Good boy!"]

[With two jinxes in one sect, it seems that EDG's Clear Sky Sect, formerly the number one sect in the Chinese server, is completely finished. Sooner or later, it will be wiped out by V5's Righteous Spirit Hall~~~]

Strangely, the player who received the most criticism wasn't the top laner who made the most obvious mistakes and gave away the most opportunities.

It's the mid laner!

Ultimately, although A-Le made a lot of mistakes, Flandre didn't actually interact much with the bot lane except for his preemptive TP in the last game.

Mid laners are a different story.

In both games, UZI almost always died at the hands of the mid laner, getting utterly destroyed by them!
The level of hatred is clearly far too low.

"Wow, that firepower!"

Ye Bo looked at the number of rating posts on FOFO, which was even more than his own post, and shook his head in amazement.

Below are also many photoshopped memes.

For example, you could photoshop the card's head to look like FOFO, and then shout while unleashing a special attack: "Sir! This way, please! I know a shortcut!"

There's also a "simp chasing love picture" where Akali is photoshopped into Ye Bo's arms, turning her head to look at him with eyes that look like she's trash, and FOFO is kneeling on the ground crying his eyes out.
Ye Bo silently saved the second photo to his phone's photo album.

And in the latest comments section, there's a fresh "news" item from today.

Speaking of which, FOFO, as Uzi's "first teammate after his comeback" for two consecutive seasons, actually experienced the consequences of losing a game back when he was with BLG last year.

So in yesterday's game, he played with extreme caution and trepidation!

Unfortunately, even so.

Due to the special relationship between V5 and EDG, coupled with UZI's first match since his comeback, and the crucial factor of the controversies arising from DYS's secondary livestream, the situation became a major factor.

In the end, a "space elevator" was built overnight in the comments section of his Weibo post!
This completely broke FOFO's defenses.

What exactly do you want from me?!

Do you really expect me to go and kill YE?!
So last night, FOFO changed his Korean server account ID to: "wo you zui".

However, the most entertaining part was...

Just today, the official version of "Microphone" was released.

They immediately went online to "clear FOFO's name"!

It was all because FOFO, through the microphone, was shouting with a truly 'crying' voice, "Save Uzi! Save Uzi! Please!!!"

The earnest and urgent tone in his voice made it seem to anyone who didn't know better that he wasn't trying to protect Uzbekistan, but rather his own life.
And during that gank to the bottom lane, he just said, "If Uzi wants to do it, then go for it!"

This back-and-forth was quite entertaining, and the comment section was full of fresh comments.

[I'm asking you, was this plea agreement signed voluntarily?]

[Case solved! It turns out FOFO just mistyped the words because he's from Taiwan and didn't know the pinyin well. What he actually meant to type was: "wo you uzi!"—a phrase expressing pride and showing off!]

[FOFO is too eager to live. To be honest, I feel like if UZI wanted to mess with him one day, he'd let him—"You don't want to lose your starting mid lane position, do you?"]

He's young, he just wanted to live, what did he do wrong!

[Actually, upon closer inspection, isn't Fofo the most unlucky one? His AD carry in BLG was Stain, and when he escaped to EDG, Stain followed him. Fofo: I'm guilty, I'm guilty! I'm truly guilty!!!]

[Hey, fofo has also inherited Xiaohu's second laugh. How come he's so witty and insightful? He's got a real knack for social skills.]

Question Xiaohu, understand Xiaohu, become Xiaohu!

[He's very sensible. All I can say is that those who lick stains basically make a killing on livestreams. If Fofo had a normal brain, his career path would be: lick stains - loyal servant of God → use this to gain viewership until retirement - write an autobiography - continue livestreaming licking stains and making a fortune!]

Ye Bo looked at the incredibly lively comment section.

Now I finally understand why FOFO has more floors than me.

Below, there's even an online novelist who wrote an article overnight, directly publishing a book predicting Uzi's subsequent match schedule after his comeback. It has already been updated to chapter 15.

People are exclaiming that there are no bookstores left to sell books!

Ye Bo has no opinion on Uzi, but he has to admire the creativity of netizens in creating Uzi-related merchandise; it's so much fun and interesting!

These half-truths and half-truths further prove Uzi's worth as the "first experience book of the LPL".

This superpower—the ability to create a frenzy among black pieces, white pieces, and mixed pieces with even the smallest gesture—made Ye Bo feel genuinely inferior to it.

I think I still need to practice.
Of course, even Uzbekistan himself probably couldn't have imagined that what was just an ordinary match would have such a terrifying aftermath.
To be honest, this wasn't his intention either.

pity.

It's only natural that idols should be held accountable for their fans' actions!

Ye Bo continued scrolling down and saw another piece of gossip.

Breaking news! Scout and BLG's contract dispute lawsuit is scheduled to go to court next week, with BLG demanding over 3341 million yuan in damages.

June has arrived, and it's the second week of the league.

V5 takes on LNG.

Perhaps due to the impact of the lawsuit, Scout appeared extremely listless, even looking half-dead when he took to the court, clearly indicating that his mind was not on the game.

V5 practically swept the game to victory.

Scout also faced backlash from many EDG fans, who relentlessly compared him to Ye Bo, leaving xmm's fans helplessly raging on Weibo.
Then in the third week, they faced WE, a match known for its significant skill gap. V5 once again won with exceptional ease, taking the lead in the standings.

But it’s worth mentioning.

Although WE lost the game completely, it was "understandable".

Because WE has not been preparing for the LPL Summer Split for the past two weeks, but has been focusing on preparing for the Asian Games Tournament, which has a completely different version, and will be heading out after their match against V5.

"The Asian Games Journey" is essentially a preliminary qualifying round for the Asian Games.

The results of the competition will affect the seeding and grouping of the Asian Games.

The region that wins the Conquest Championship will be able to skip the qualifying rounds and start directly from the quarterfinals, and will also have the advantage of the draw order, which is quite important.

Even if they have to start from the qualifying rounds, no one thinks that the teams vying for the championship won't be able to get through.

So it seems not so important.

Ultimately, LPL selected the original WE team, consisting of Cube, Heng, Shanks, Hope, and Iwandy, to represent the CN Chinese team in the competition.

It is said that LCK did not initially intend to participate in this qualifier.

—Because the qualifiers require a stable version, and even use an older version from before MSI, most strong teams are naturally unwilling to be distracted by practicing it, so as not to affect their crucial summer split rankings for the World Championship.

Strong teams are unwilling to go, and weak teams are afraid of losing and losing face if they go, so they simply don't go at all.

However, after seeing that LSB and T1 were evenly matched in the first week, and discovering that LPL was only sending WE, a team from the lower half of the league, to participate, LCK officials suddenly changed their minds!

They directly dispatched LSBs to participate in the war!

After the third week of competition, the V5 team took a day off and gathered at the base to watch the Asian Games preview, eager to see what was so special about this national event.

But this glance had a significant impact.

Everyone realized something was wrong!

(End of this chapter)