My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 292: The LPL in S13, at this moment, the flames of war are finally reignited!

2022 years.

In the last week before the Lunar New Year, the LPL Spring Split of S13 finally kicked off.

Throughout the transfer window.

All the major teams have successively strengthened their rosters, but JDG is the only one that, in Luo Ji's eyes, has been cheated.

The original world's S13 is because it has 369, Knight, and Ruler at the same time.

That's why it became the king of the LPL.

But now.

The position of Emperor of the Ruler has been taken over by Xiao Yan. In fact, Xiao Yan has already been trained by Luo Ji, but in terms of lane dominance, don't really expect him to exert much lane pressure.

It seems that JDG was blinded by his impressive KDA and championship AD status.

but.
What does this have to do with Luo Ji?
In the new season, apart from the mid-lane position where Luo Ji had no other options, the other positions were all points where he could gamble a little.

no way.

In S13, Knight is only slightly decent in the mid lane. He just took a pay cut at TES in S12, and it's simply impossible for him to take a pay cut and join them in S13.

BLG is willing to spend too much on toothpaste, but V5 didn't have enough budget after buying Ruler.

As for Xiaohu and Doinb...

Xiao Hu's performance in international matches is completely unreliable.

Doinb will be embroiled in a "lottery controversy" this year due to the seafood incident; even poaching players from neighboring regions won't work, as his team will be affected if they have more than one Korean player.
That team.

Don't expect Ruler to seriously learn Chinese, and don't expect the two Korean players to communicate well with the other three.

It's like a dormitory room.

If only one person smokes, you can gradually get them to quit or reduce their smoking through subtle methods. But if two people smoke, then you're doomed.

It's impossible to quit even by graduation.

That's it.

We can't exactly ask Little Cream or Shanks for help.

FOFO is already the most cost-effective option. Luo Ji is just hoping that he can learn from Crown in S7 in international competitions. He doesn't need to do anything, just be able to hold the opponent's mid laner and let them have a good time, or at least not lose the lane.

Don’t say anything else.

At least it's cheap; it's a V5 that was offered at a discounted price.
Sometimes life is like this; you can't have it all. It's like choosing a partner in the dating market. Usually, you can't understand how to earn money, how to do things, how to sleep, or how to grow up. You can only choose one of these four things.

Those who qualify for two should be considered carefully; those who qualify for three should be rejected outright; and those who qualify for all four should be treated as worthless.

Some sacrifices always have to be made.

"So, who is our first opponent in the new season?"

Luo Ji subconsciously looked at Nofe.

Previously, Zero was responsible for collecting and announcing these kinds of things, but now that Zero is gone and GimGoon has gone out to find opportunities, all the work has piled up on Nofe.

“EDG is a team you’re quite familiar with,” Nofe said with a smile.

The entire LPL.

Everyone knows that Luo Ji and EDG's Lao Qiang are best friends. Although Lao Qiang chose to rest in S13, EDG's lineup in S13 was still quite strong.

Ale, the top laner, is a 50-gold top laner. You can always trust him in games other than crucial ones. But in crucial games, you'd better watch out for him acting as a traitor, a ganking top laner.

Jiejie, the jungler, is an old acquaintance.

Mid-laner Fisher, nicknamed "Fish God," was formerly Faker's substitute. This was the worst time EDG was scammed, and is considered a dark chapter in EDG's history.

The bot lane duo of Leave and Meiko, the god-like AD carry and grand slam support from S15, were quite inexperienced in S13. They were very aggressive, but how aggressive were they? Just how often did JKL die in matches? That's how strong they were.

"The match against EDG."

"Actually, our advantages are also very obvious. Our two lanes are very strong, and Ruler and Jwei's synergy has started to improve recently. With EDG's lineup, their lanes can't withstand our bombardment."

"The problem lies with their mid laner."

talking.

Nofe looked at FOFO, his eyes filled with seriousness:

"You'll be under a lot of pressure in the next game, or rather, you should be able to understand our lineup. As long as our mid laner can withstand the pressure from the opponent's mid laner, we can win this game almost by accident."

After listening, Fofo nodded seriously.

indeed.

With the top and bottom lanes connected to the sky, he only needs to stabilize the middle lane. If he can't do that, then losing the game is indeed his problem.

"Um...actually..."

Luo Ji tentatively tried to speak, but before he could utter a word, he was stopped by Coach Nofe's gaze.

Until the meeting ended.

Nofe then looked at Luo Ji, whom he had specially left behind, and spoke earnestly:

"I dream."

"I know you want to reduce the pressure FOFO is under when he first joined the team, but people need pressure to improve."

"You're no longer the youngest in the team, but the eldest. There are some things you need to be careful about."

"Don't let others become too dependent on your brilliance."

As a renowned coach whose name can be found even on Baidu, how could Nofe not understand that EDG's new mid-laner, while seemingly strong, was actually full of uncertainties?

To put it bluntly, he thought that the mid laner might be a dud.

If he really is some kind of genius mid-laner.

It's impossible that only EDG noticed; most LPL clubs had already gone to snatch it up.

"It can't be that exaggerated, can it?" Luo Ji said somewhat embarrassedly.

"You think too much."

Nofe rolled her eyes at him.

"After the S-series, who can deny your keen eye? Now, the things you say have such a solid reputation that they're comparable to Duan Zhengchun in the martial arts world, Trae Young in the basketball world, BYD in the automotive world, and Hou Tianlai in the acting world. They'll believe whatever you say."

Luo Ji:
On the day of the competition.

The live stream room had already gathered a lot of viewers early on, after all, this could be the first match of the new season for V5, the S12 world champions.

Originally, everyone wanted to see the strength of the reorganized V5 at the Demacia Cup, but unfortunately, V5 fielded their second team at the Demacia Cup.

Failing to even reach the quarterfinals truly stunned many viewers. And it makes sense.

XLB is gone, and Xu Xiu is gone too. The second team doesn't have any big names to begin with, so it's no wonder they can't beat other teams with a mix of starters and substitutes.

They're here, they're here, we're their slaves!

[Finally, the Spring Split is here! Do you know how I've been coping with all these days without any matches to watch?!]

This year's roster is only so-so, but V5 always seems to be like this. Last year their bot lane was weak, this year their mid lane is lacking; they're always missing a link in the team.

[I heard EDG got a mid laner whose name starts with F and ends with er, and he's even that guy's substitute. He's absolutely dominating the mid lane. Can FOFO really handle it?]

Barrage in the live broadcast room.

At this moment, there is also a lot of doubt about V5's mid laner FOFO.

See this.

Luo Ji patted FOFO, who was taking a deep breath, hard on the shoulder and said:

"You have to gradually adapt to this range. The ugliness of human nature is that we are extremely tolerant of the strong and extremely harsh on the weak. We look for the good in the strong but find fault in the weak."

"Of course, I'm not implying anything to you."

"but"

"When you are influenced by their words, you have already fallen into the ranks of the weak. The strong are never influenced by external things. Think about those NBA superstars, which one of them is not surrounded by scandals?"

The S13 Spring Split matches.

The biggest difference from S12 is that there are finally audience members at the venue. Tickets are sold by reservation only, and although they are hard to get, at least there are some available.

Although not as much as what was done at the S-series event.

Yet it still presented a thriving trend, making Luo Ji backstage unable to help but linger his gaze on the audience for a while longer.

Were you originally interested in this thing?

aside.

Emperor Chi spoke in broken Mandarin.

Perhaps because the translator was from Sichuan and Chongqing, Emperor Chi's Mandarin was full of Sichuan and Chongqing flavor. Luo Ji had to listen to him repeat it again before he could barely understand what he was saying.

"Ah, how should I put it?"

"Because there were no spectators all year last year, I've gotten used to playing in this venue in a quiet atmosphere. It's really strange to suddenly have such a lively place."

After waving to summon the translator, Luo Ji responded decisively.

"That's not right, bro."

Jwei seems to have discovered a blind spot.

"Weren't there spectators at the World Championship? You really enjoyed that atmosphere, so why didn't you interact enthusiastically with them after the World Championship?"

Is it that I don't want to?

Luo Ji waved his hand and said helplessly, "You've never been abroad. The local customs there are very simple; they like to brandish knives and guns all the time."

"Fun fact: Gotham City has a lower crime rate than New York, and Somalia's crime rate was 30% lower than the US even during periods of anarchy."

"You think that's the situation?"

"After the match, would we dare to stay at the venue? If the plane hadn't been unable to take off that night, I would have flown straight back the day I won the match."

The rest of V5:
In the first game of the new season, Karsa chose to simply tank.

According to him.

If Saint Gun can take a break, why can't he? He finally won a championship, so he should take a rest, and then they call it "training Weiwei."

It's clearly just a lazy excuse to fool people.

结果
They even managed to fool Weiwei into thinking that the older brother was deliberately grooming him.

soon.

The match began amidst EDG's aggressive momentum and FOFO's tense atmosphere.

The S13 tournament added an extra entrance ceremony segment, which was basically to give the players a chance to be a bit awkward and attract more viewers.

If Da Bi were still active, this segment would be his main stage.

but
Luo Ji is just as good.

"Next up is the first match of the new season between V5 and EDG."

The host's clear voice resonated throughout the stadium, invigorating the audience.

"Here they come, last year's champion!"

"Mebius + Ruler pairing up, I can't wait to see Ruler go crazy and deliver damage under Mebius's legs."

"Wait, something's not right with you?"

"To be honest, unless EDG's mid laner really has that man's skill level, no matter how much V5 underestimates their opponent, it feels like they're just putting on a fuss."

offstage.

The audience was buzzing with discussion, almost all of them filled with anticipation for the game and a desire for entertainment.

however.

The moment the contestants began taking the stage.

The camera lens in the passageway.

The first to appear was none other than Luo Ji, the S12 FMVP and V5's top laner.

just.

After he appeared on stage, many viewers were surprised to find that, compared to other contestants, he had an extra white plastic chair in his hand (a limited edition from a street barbecue stall).

And the moment he walked to the center of the stage, put down the chair, and sat down with his back to the audience.

It's from the sound system.

Suddenly, the music that had been filling the entire stage exploded!
Just as Fujii was able to purchase the rights to "Blue Bird" for the Ninja Village War, this time, they also purchased the rights to "Bury the Light".

"I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING!!!"

The iconic visuals erupt completely as the music reaches its climax.

It's as if they're making a vow.

The new king of the LPL has once again ascended his supreme throne!
(End of this chapter)