My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 195 The Truman Show

After the game.

Having completely lost their morale, TES played somewhat absentmindedly in the second game.

That makes sense. For most professional players, losing a best-of-three series is not a big deal, but losing a game that is enough to be recorded in (LOL) history is just being a background character.

That's a big problem!
In this state of confusion, they were unable to withstand the onslaught of the high-spirited V5 in the second game, and the situation was even worse than in the first game.

2:0
The broadcast ended almost instantly.

This kind of performance, which would have been heavily criticized in the past, didn't attract much attention from the audience today, as everyone was still immersed in the excitement of the first pentakill with Darius.

on site.

The only ones who hadn't come to their senses were the TES players who remained on the field.

"There's no need to worry about it too much."

White Crescent sighed and walked from the lounge to the normal area to greet the contestant, gently placing his hand on Big Yellow's head.

"You care too much about the result."

“I know you’ve put in a lot of effort this season, but effort doesn’t guarantee success. Effort only creates opportunities and possibilities. If effort alone could guarantee success, then success would be worthless.”

"Put yourself in their shoes."

"Even if you don't get a reward for your efforts, at least you will grow, which is better than regret, isn't it?"

This discussion is purely about laning performance.

Da Huang was naturally completely outmatched by Luo Ji in a one-on-one battle.

However, during this period, losing to Luo Ji was not something to be ashamed of. Just like when TheShy was at his peak, no team would feel that it was wrong for their top laner to lose to the opponent.

In a sense.

White Crescent was even pleased with this setback.

Reflection before the playoffs is always better than reflection after being eliminated in the playoffs.

No?
a long time.

The first to come to his senses was JKL, who was facing off against the top laner when he discovered that the top laner had inexplicably become a "father" (a powerful, dominant player).

He certainly wouldn't be so low as to criticize his teammates; instead, he forced himself to remain calm and said:

"Pay attention to your facial expressions."

"This is just a harmless regular season BO3. We lost, but it's not over yet. We still have a chance in the playoffs. Even if we don't make the playoffs, we still have a chance to wash away the shame in our team's history with our performance at the World Championship."

"Today is far from our limit."

JKL, who is widely recognized in the LPL for his high emotional intelligence, also offered his own motivational message during this period.

of course.

If Luo Ji hadn't been there, he might have really lost control and burst into uncontrollable Uchiha laughter.

It's not that he looks down on JKL.

However, if the original course of events had been followed, as long as TES successfully secured a spot in the World Championship, TES would inevitably have to endure a unique tribulation in its team history.

The "Vietnamese Fermented Bean Curd" incident.

After the game.

Surprisingly, the news of a perfect regular season record didn't generate much discussion; instead, the news of a pentakill with Darius caused a sensation in half of the League of Legends community.

LPL has always lacked creativity.

This also means that many times, spectators watching the game are either eating or on the toilet.

They either lament that the food isn't appetizing enough, or sigh that farts are the sigh of poop, and urine is the tear of the bladder; constipation is poop's reluctance to leave, and diarrhea is poop's farewell.

But then suddenly Darius appeared.

Huh~
It instantly reignited everyone's enthusiasm.

Since even Darius has been chosen.

That Garen.
In this regard.

Many players pretended not to see it.

Historically, there have been instances where Garen has been picked in competitive matches. The last time Garen appeared in the LPL, if we consider the real-world timeline, was during S14, when Flandre used him as a top laner to counter Shanji. Going further back, we have to trace it back to AJ's period as a handsome man in ancient Chinese style.

But that was back in Season 6.

After the game.

The two teams also successfully met up offline again.

It would be fine if the matches were between their respective clubs, but this time both sides were at the match venue, so having a meal together was just a convenient arrangement.

As soon as it was served.

Luo Ji was frequently forced to drink beverages by the TES players.

Without saying much more, Luo Ji, whose brain had been searching through TES's World Championship history, looked at the cheerful TES team and felt somewhat conflicted.

Judging by the course of history, they are destined to be the ones using Vietnamese fermented bean curd.

But what can you do?
You can't just tell them directly.

For your own sake, please use the "Playoff Elimination" skill on yourselves, okay?

That's really weird.

So all I could do was remain silent, caught in my own dilemma.

With the end of the regular season, the teams for the S12 playoffs have gradually become clear: V5, JDG, TES, RNG, EDG, WBG, OMG, LNG, FPX, and BLG.

Everyone who was supposed to be in has been in.

Those who were supposed to be excluded didn't get in.

There were no upsets or dark horses; it was just these teams, nothing special. The others that didn't make it were basically just experience points for the LPL.

It is worth mentioning that.

With the regular season coming to an end in the last few days, the LPL Summer Split regular season best lineup has been voted on. Compared to the Spring Split, where three V5 players made the list, V5 has one less player on the Summer Split list.

Luo Ji and Casa were selected for the first team.

The performance of a jungler is inherently related to the lane priority of the laners. With Luo Ji in the top lane, Rookie in the mid lane, and the bot lane holding steady and waiting for the carry, Karsa's performance was greatly enhanced, making his inclusion in the first team well-deserved.

In contrast.

The other three positions were successfully filled by RNG's Xiaohu and Ming, and TES's JKL.

The second team lineup consists of TheShy, Kanavi, Rookie, Xiao Yan, and Missing.
In the third team, there were Chicken, Wei, Knight, Viper, and Mark.
PPGOD is still not on the list.

Compared to the original world's rankings, both Casa and Rookie achieved better results, which at least shows that they were fortunate enough to receive the rewards they deserved after their hard work.

"Damn it, is the person who made this list a dog?"

Looking at the rankings, PPGOD kept wailing in the club.

Although he kept saying he didn't care about rankings, he actually cared quite a bit about the list.

Unfortunately, they still didn't make the list.

“It’s normal, God of Gamblers, your home turf isn’t here.” Luo Ji patted his shoulder to comfort him, and casually pointed to the English live stream. “See? Your main battlefield is over there. If there were any overseas votes, you would definitely be the one getting the support this time.”

"No one can take it away."

PPGOD:.
After securing a perfect record in the regular season, V5 had complete freedom to train in the final few days.

Although there are still scrimmages, teams that have already missed the playoffs have started their break; while teams that have made the playoffs will not be playing at their full strength in scrimmages.

What can be done?
It's very simple, just find overseas training match teams.

At this point, the strengths of the three LCK coaches finally began to come into play, directly connecting with most of the teams in the LCK.

When LCK teams heard that their scrim partners were the MSI champions and the undefeated V5 in the regular season, they showed great willingness to cooperate.

The two parties reached an agreement immediately.

The only thing that needed to be adjusted was the timing and the schedule. During this time, the club also gave the players their last vacation before the regular season.

This time it's over.

It's basically a continuous battle between the playoffs and the World Championship, until the World Championship journey ends, otherwise there won't be any other holidays.

"Then let's have a normal holiday tomorrow."

"But I should let you know in advance that we might have a scrim with the LCK team tonight, so please try to be back as much as possible tonight."

"Everyone, please pay attention to the messages in the group."

"If we can actually get together, I hope everyone can come back and play."

Hearing Nofe's words, the V5 players nodded subconsciously. They understood that the closer the major tournament got, the less free time they had.

but no matter.

At least I have a day of free time.

in the crowd.

Xiao Yan nodded excitedly, his eyes shining with a strange light.

Behind him, Kasa and PPGOD were exchanging glances.

obviously.

The "Absolutely Single Dog" plan is about to begin.

After the meeting.

PPGOD rubbed his hands together nervously.

"Do you think he can believe the coach's sudden statement about a training match?"

"Of course, after all, it's joint training with LCK, not LPL. How could he know something that's unprecedented?"

Casa let out a strange "hehehe" laugh.

In fact.

There is no such thing as a six o'clock scrimmages. In fact, if V5 really wanted to arrange a scrimmages, they wouldn't care what time it was.

Just give a shout to the LCK, and even in the middle of the night, there will be teams ready to assemble and practice with you.

This is V5, the MSI champions who won all their regular season matches!

Instead of some rotten fish and shrimp.

The reason Nofe came up with that excuse was purely to cooperate with them and to show it to Xiao Yan, in order to carry out their so-called plan.

"So what do we do? Follow him tomorrow?"

"Do not."

Luo Ji shook his head.

"You don't need to do anything."

"???"

Seeing the puzzled looks on PPGOD and Kasa's faces, Luo Ji chuckled:
"You really think people are sneaking out? You should know there's more to it than meets the eye when I deliberately avoided your glances."

"A story?" Kasa and PPGOD stared at each other.

“He informed me.”

"Then why did you release it?!"

"Why not? It's better to guide than to block; how can suppression possibly work?"

Luo Ji is also a young person, and young people understand young people best.

The more you try to stop him from doing something, the more likely he is to do it, and while doing so, he will experience a strange sense of excitement and transgression. Forcing him won't work.

S7's Condi, S10's Huanfeng.

Didn't their teammates try to stop them?

It must have been prevented.

But it couldn't be stopped because the methods were wrong. Luo Ji didn't intend to use reason to coerce him, but rather to use guilt to make him realize his mistake on his own.

Just like how a green tea bitch manipulates a young virgin.

For a man like Xiao Yan with such high levels of hormones.

To act, be gentle, want money, don't make a fuss, don't be tough, have a sweet tongue, be ruthless, be coquettish, know how to show weakness, praise him, coax him, use him, understand him, let him roam free, and spend his money.

Follow this method.

After Xiao Yan came over to report, looking conflicted.

Luo Ji not only did not stop him, but also arranged a detailed date route for him, booked an excellent date restaurant, prepared a dedicated driver, and even carefully selected his clothes.

The series of actions moved Xiao Yan so much that he immediately hugged Luo Ji's leg and shouted "Godfather!"

Listen to Luo Ji's actions.

Kasa and PPGOD, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed like saucers. If they were in Xiao Yan's shoes, they probably would have called him "godfather" without hesitation.

"But is that really enough?"

"Of course it's not enough. We're planning to have a practice match tomorrow, so of course I'll call him and tell him not to worry and to leave it to me."

"Then we just need to wait and see what his choice is."

Speaking of which.

Luo Ji's smile began to turn increasingly wicked.

"If he becomes obsessed with women, he will feel extremely guilty towards us afterwards, and he will definitely behave himself in the subsequent competitions; but if he rejects women, it means that he has realized what he needs most right now, and he will work harder and more diligently towards that goal."

"Either way, it will be good for us and even for him. This year may be the last chance for Brother Ka and Brother Chicken, so I will not let any weaknesses of the team be exposed."

“His path was already set from the very beginning.”

"Oh, by the way, the woman who asked him out is actually one of our people. We've already given her a private warning. Even though internet celebrities have a lot of bad points, one of their few good points is that, in most cases, they do get things done once they're paid."

Casa, PPGOD: !!!
What Truman Show?

(End of this chapter)