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Chapter 302 A Hundred Flowers Bloom! "Other Little Cannons"? [Friendship Price]!
Week 6 of the summer regular season, prime time on the weekend.

The all-star team WBG advanced triumphantly to defeat BLG, and once again brought Chen Zebin back to reality, making the live chat lively.

[BLG is wrong! Wei is right!]

[I can't even imagine what would happen if Wei beat V5 in the next match. BLG would be devastated! Go Wei!]

[The remnants of the royalist regime are still dreaming; if they can beat V5, I'll eat them up!]

[Hurry, hurry, the next scene is urgent! I can't wait to see my brother get beaten up!]

[Hehehe, only Yunzi would say something like that. Anyone who's been watching the matches knows JackeyLove is playing like he's back to his S8 days! Just wait and see how he tears off these lousy AD carries' fig leaves one by one!]

[Exactly! What Deft? Without Ye, he's a complete idiot! What Ruler? Without Neville, he's a complete idiot! What Elk? Without On, he's a complete idiot! What U... anyway, all these teams are just bullies relying on their leaders. Only the older brother! Only the older brother is the absolute core of the team!!]

Clearly, compared to the excitement of the first match, the audience's expectations for the next match are even higher.

Chen Zebin and his teammates walked off the stage, pushing open the contestant passage with sullen expressions.

As a result, they bumped right into the TES team who were waiting backstage.

"Hey, Bin, how come you lost again?" Jack teased casually.

The two were from the same hometown of Huanggang and had a good relationship. They even had a funny story about playing "Leftover Rice" in an internet cafe in their early years, so they got along quite casually.

Chen Zebin, who was in a bad mood, retorted with a curse in an unfriendly tone: "Hmph, you better win. We were on a winning streak after we changed players, but we started losing streaks after losing to V5!"

Jack Ai seemed nonchalant: "It's not that serious~~~ Wait till I get revenge for you later!"

Chen Zebin hesitated for a moment.

He then leaned closer and whispered mysteriously, "By the way, you could actually try targeting them."

"Wow, you think you can teach me that? You look down on our coaching staff, don't you! Champion coaches!"

"Mainly, Brother Bin, you guys didn't win either, so that statement isn't very convincing."

Jack skillfully defused the awkward situation behind him, but the latter seemed somewhat unnatural upon hearing the words "championship coach."

Seeing that the other party was unappreciative, Chen Zebin snorted and gave a look before preparing to go backstage to watch the show.

Just as the BLG members brushed past him and made eye contact with Wei,

The air seemed to be thick with awkwardness.

Both of them pretended not to know each other and walked past each other without paying any attention.

The V5 home stadium in Shenzhen was packed with people, and the flags and support items for the opposing team were being changed in the stands.

With the stage ready.

As soon as the two contestants stepped onto the stage, they were greeted with cheers and screams from the entire audience!
"Here it comes! Let's see who's on Top Esports in this tough battle!" Sun Yalong, who had reignited the battle drums, stretched his neck and looked at the screen: "Damn it! It's Wei again!"

"Xiao Tian, ​​danger!"

Sika shook his head beside him: "There's nothing we can do about it. Zero base salary, and maybe it'll only pay for wins, one game's worth of money for each win. It's a pure, cheap gaming contract!"

"Just tell me! If you were in management, would you choose it or not? To be honest, there's absolutely no reason to refuse!"

"Sigh, capital! They just set up a trap to screw over my brother Tian!" Sun Yalong said, feigning heartache.

"Speaking of which, this is supposed to be the second uncle of our LPL, a champion jungler. It's just not fair that he can lose his job like this."

The filial child, You Shen, didn't keep up with the two and instead stood there devoutly praying: "TheShy has already won, Rookie must win today too! Go TES!!!"

Compared to DYS's feigned indignation.

Meanwhile, in the live-streaming room of Huaguo Mountain on the other side of the seafood channel, the same "monkey crying for Yang Jian" trick was also being staged.

"Oh my god! Why isn't Xiaotian on the team?!" Doinb slapped his thigh and retorted righteously, "What do you mean, 'who does the streamer support today'? Do you even need to ask? Of course, he supports TES!"

"Although Xiaotian didn't play, he's still my good brother's team, and the streamer felt that Wei did play quite well. Everyone should stop criticizing him every day. It's not wrong for him to want to play!"

"Oh dear, speaking of which, could it be that my little Tian really can't get up here?"

[Hilarious! I'm watching DYS and Monkey's streams, and they're both pretending to support TES, but they're actually hoping they'll just die!]

[Wrong! DYS are two players who don't care who wins and one who genuinely wants TES to win, but Monkey's side really wants TES to win—if they beat V5, Little Genius's career is completely over!]

[That's great! Does that mean we'll see two livestreams break down today?]

[I actually hope TES wins, that would prove BLG wrong! I just want that arrogant Biluochun to die!!]

[All I can say is support for Wei. I hope you encounter classmates in school who will raise their hands to remind the teacher, "You forgot to assign summer homework!", and colleagues at work who, even if the boss offers you a monthly salary of 6, will say, "I can do it for 3!"]

Go V5! Go Master Ye! Kill the scoundrel jungler! Punish evil and promote good!!

Wei's reputation took a sharp turn for the worse after he transferred to TES.

The reason is simple: it's rumored that his joining TES was practically free, so why not give it a try? Almost any management team would find it hard to refuse.

But the point of contention is: Xiaotian's performance wasn't actually that bad!

Although TES's results in the Spring Split were certainly not good, Xiaotian was definitely not the worst player on the team, not even second to last.

It's fair to say that if Wei hadn't been "gifted" for free, he would almost never have had the opportunity to try out, and the team wouldn't have needed to risk a public backlash by making a substitution.
The problem is that it's practically free!!!

There's no need to perform even better; as long as the performance is just average, you can immediately save millions of RMB!

Moreover, even if there is some bad traffic.

But that's still traffic!

They made an incredible profit from that round trip!
Of course, it's understandable for Wei personally—to put it bluntly, ultimately it depends on his own ability and whether he can win the game.

TES's previous winning streak had already helped to turn around public opinion somewhat.

If they can win this match against V5, their reputation will be completely transformed, silencing all doubts!
"Welcome to the second match! The showdown between V5 and TES is about to begin!"

Looking at the data comparison, Guan Zeyuan said, "The mid and jungle players from both sides are not very relevant, since we all know that TES made personnel changes in their mid and jungle players during the summer split, and this is the first time the two teams have faced each other in the summer split."

Remember to immediately get to the point: "It's worth mentioning the bot lane! JKL's performance during this period of the Summer Split has been nothing short of phenomenal! He's currently ahead of Deft and Ruler in the AD carry rankings! His overall stats are firmly in first place!"

Guan Zeyuan nodded happily in agreement: "Indeed, I've seen many viewers say he's already secured a spot as the Asian Games AD player!"

"As everyone knows, our Asian Games roster is still being selected, and the competition for each position in the Summer Split is currently quite fierce."

To be fair, JKL's performance during this period has indeed been outstanding.

I don’t know if it was a sudden burst of energy in order to compete for a spot in the Asian Games, but it was as if he had returned to the peak of his career, and he was so stable that it felt like he was a stranger to me!
Of course, it is also well known that this person's condition fluctuates greatly, and no one knows if he will suddenly do something big again.

"Both players are ready, let's move on to the draft phase!"

"In the first game, V5 was on the blue side, but according to the current understanding of the public, because there are too many strong heroes in the current version, many people believe that the blue side does not have that much of an advantage."

"Of course, the current version of the regular season is absolutely diverse, with many different interpretations emerging from various regions."

The first round of bans proceeded quickly.

V5: Varus, Rakan, Renekton

TES: Akali, Neeko, Tristana
In the first game, there are too many heroes to pick, so both sides mainly focus on their signature heroes, with the third pick being the only point of contention.

V5's decision to ban Renekton is essentially a trade of picks between the top and mid lanes, ensuring that the top laner will definitely secure a strong pick, rather than the two laners trading picks.

Coach Maokai, who only arrived mid-season, chose to ban Tristana, a champion that has become stronger in the current meta.

He believed the opponent wouldn't first-pick the nerfed LeBlanc, and even if they did, Rookie's skill level should be enough to handle it.

"V5 first picked Quesant, TES then took Wukong and Aphelios, and V5 continued to pick Vi and Kai'Sa!"

"Both sides' first three moves were fairly standard, but they were both very quick to make them, which suggests that they were both prepared!"

"TES picked Ahri on the third floor, advancing to the second round of draft!"

Second round of ban —

TES: Sylas, LeBlanc V5: Braum, Lena

"Oh dear! Why did TES ban five mid laners? They picked Ahri because she's good against LeBlanc, but they still banned LeBlanc? They seem too afraid of mid laners~~"

Sika may seem sarcastic and eccentric, but she's actually just teasing the kids on a daily basis.

The innocent child god took the bait immediately, his face flushed, and he hurriedly argued, "How can you say that! It's not fear. You can't say you're afraid of the BP (Banner/Pick) decision. Can you call it fear of the coach's decision?!"

Then came a string of incomprehensible phrases like "Electric Blade LeBlanc version is too overpowered," "Sylas counters Ahri," and "Forcing Ip Man to play a hard carry," etc.

This created a joyful atmosphere both inside and outside the live stream room.

Sun Yalong was even more delighted to chase after him: "So what do you think about Yi picking Blade of the Ruined King? Although laning against Ahri will definitely be tough, his top, mid, and jungle are also very strong! His Blade of the Ruined King is terrifying!"

The child, who was distracted by concern, suddenly became tense.

Of course, the other two had already figured out that V5 had no intention of picking Ruined King.

The reason is simple: no weapons were banned!

The understanding of the game evolves rapidly, and there have obviously been many countermeasures developed for the Blade of the Ruined King mid laner.

For example, picking a long-range champion like Ahri to dominate the lane as much as possible, then using the lane advantage to supplement with a strong mid and jungle, or picking Jax and specifically targeting Blade of the Ruined King during team fights.
After all, this is a hero that requires a good team composition.

Of course, at least one thing the second live stream was right about.

TES is indeed very afraid of mid laners.

The person who's afraid isn't Rookie, it's Coach Maokai!

Maokai's goal was indeed to force the opponent to play a scaling carry role, so that TES could take the opportunity to prepare for the game.

“Let’s go with the cat,” Maokai said, explaining his idea: “AD Kai’Sa, and we’ve banned Braum and Nautilus, so that should be paired with Nautilus and Leona. JackeyLove can just play freely in the bot lane, just pressure the lane.”

"No problem! We can easily beat Kai'Sa in lane~" JackeyLove, who's been in top form lately, confidently tossed his head and said.

Kai'Sa will most likely be paired with a hard support, while Aphelios will obviously be paired with a soft support.

Among the various enchanter supports, Yuumi is the strongest in the laning phase and the least afraid of being a tank support.

The reason is very simple.

Q: Between enchanter supports and AD carries, who is more afraid of being hooked by a hard support?
The answer is: They're all afraid!
Furthermore, due to the economy and physical limitations of support characters, they are destined to be much more fragile than ADCs and are more afraid of being hooked.

The strengths of enchanter supports lie in their ranged poke and sustain: in other words, they are strong in lane but weak in fights.

The new version of the cat, compared to the previous version where you had to get out of the vehicle to use its passive ability to regenerate mana and refresh its shield, can now be used without getting out of the vehicle at all!

It naturally reduces the hit rate of the opponent's hard supports by 50%!

Of course, there is one exception: Luo.

Because Rakan is a hero that falls between a hard support and a soft support, he has high mobility, can be hooked and pulled back, has strong initiation ability, and has ways to harass, heal and shield. He is currently the strongest support hero.

Unfortunately, they were banned by V5 in the first round.

Therefore, unless TES is preparing to pick a hard support, Yuumi is the best choice for a "lane-clearing soft support", especially when the support player is not strong in terms of hard skills!

Mokai believed his plan was flawless.

Use the "secret weapon" of the fifth-floor counter position to target the top lane, or even "dominate" the top half of the map.

This is actually a major reason why TES isn't afraid of the opponent picking Blade of the Ruined King.

The weakening of mid-lane roaming has greatly reduced the opportunities for 4-man ganks in the early game, allowing JKL, who is in top form in the bottom lane, to freely lane and gain an advantage. Everything will then develop towards a situation where all four lanes have an advantage!
However, despite Mokai's prior mental preparation
But actually seeing the selection of the fourth and fifth floors of V5 in person was still far beyond his expectations!
"Draven and Titan? Locked in!!"

"What does this mean? Could it be Draven in the mid lane? Or maybe Kai'Sa in the mid lane?!"

"V5 does indeed offer a new interpretation!!"

As the commentators mentioned earlier.

The regular season version changes are huge, especially since Riot Games shifted its focus to adjusting older champions this year. Almost every version has one or two older champions that have undergone minor to medium-sized reworks.

The environment and trends can change significantly with each version.

This chaotic situation will not gradually stabilize until at least the playoff version.

And Ye Bo is definitely not the only one researching and developing new things.

Let's take the development of a game called "Countering Mid-lane Tristana" next door as an example.

—Recently in the LCK, Xu Xiu pulled out the newly reworked Xerath for mid lane, Faker pulled out Veigar for mid lane, Zeka pulled out Irelia for mid lane, and Chaowei pulled out a retro AP Corki for mid lane.

Ye Bo's proposed direction for the unit in the current version is also: Electrocute!

The brilliant designer made further adjustments to the electrosurgical unit.

Yes, it's an adjustment, not a nerf!

Simply put, it weakens AP scaling but increases base damage and wave clear efficiency, and also increases attack speed.

To put it simply, it's a minor nerf to LeBlanc with the Statikk Shiv, while making it more suitable for other champions who "should build this item more".

It is for this reason.

Tristana, who dominated the mid lane in the previous version, has become even stronger because of the Statikk Shiv, despite being nerfed a little. She is now an absolute must-ban or must-pick!
Under the global ban/pick system, even the strongest hero can only be played once.

How to do it?

Ye Bo, for example, thought of going to find "other little cannons".

However, the reason why not many people have followed suit and developed in this direction is still due to the example of "Countering Mid-lane Tristana".

Even if someone else thinks of using Statikk Shiv in the mid lane for development — this version of Statikk Shiv will definitely not be the final version. There will definitely be changes in the future. Given Riot's track record, they might just change it so much that no one will remember it!

Training a hero solely for equipment that may only be available for one version is extremely inefficient.

In the LCK, only Chaowei, who had the fastest hero development speed, attempted to develop an AP Corki with Statikk Shiv, which could be considered a "mid-lane hero".

As for Ye Bo, he chose two marksman heroes who had a "close relationship" with him.

Kai'Sa in this match is one of them.

Speaking of which, Ye Bo is still exploring the mysteries of the Canyon Pot.

Saying.

Perhaps it's because Kai'Sa and Akali were "colleagues" in the same girl group that Ye Bo was able to summon them to the pot at a "friendship price," a super cost-effective half price!
This allows for quick practice!

Meanwhile, Maokai on the other side had already recovered.

But as shocking as it may be, the roster planning that has already progressed this far cannot stop, and TES has also revealed its hidden secret weapon.

"Darren???"

"It's confirmed! It's Qingtian's Darius! I didn't realize TES had a hidden strategy!!"

The lineups of both sides are determined:

Blue Team: V5 vs. Red Team: TES

Top Lane: Nazrumão's Glory vs. Darius

[Jungle: Piltover Enforcer vs. Monkey King]

Mid Lane: Daughter of the Void vs. Ahri

[Marksman: Glory Executioner vs. Crescent Moon's Suppressor]

Support: Deep Sea Titan vs. Magical Cat

(End of this chapter)