LPL History

Chapter 201: New Additions to the Biographies of Generals; Sima Guixin Proves His Merits

WE.A players' bench.

Flandre, who has returned to the field, is clearly very excited and is flexing his wrists.

Zhou Li, seeing the appearance of the Holy Lance, smiled and said:

"Don't get excited, I'll catch you this time."

Upon hearing Zhou Li's words, Saint Gun immediately shed tears of emotion.

He originally thought he had become a discarded member of the team, but he never expected to be favored by Brother Zhou.

After thinking for a moment, Saint Gun couldn't help but speak up:

"Brother Zhou, there's something I'm not sure if I should ask."

"You want to ask why I sent that old scoundrel Sima to the first team?"

Saint Gun paused for a moment, then nodded.

Just as Zhou Li was about to speak, the Khan interrupted and answered first.

"I don't know why! Brother Zhou wanted to train that old scoundrel Sima! You all know that old scoundrel Sima always has that Sima face, like everyone owes him something. Brother Zhou wanted him to go to WE to experience the hardships of life, so that he wouldn't take his good fortune for granted!"

Even Zhou Li was surprised to hear the Khan's words.

"Wow, Khan, your Chinese has improved a lot recently. You speak fluently and eloquently."

The Khan smiled, his face full of fawning.

"It's all thanks to Brother Zhou's excellent teaching."

Xi Ye smiled and said:

"If that old scoundrel Sima were here, he'd definitely call you a bootlicker!"

Upon hearing Xi Ye's words, the Khan clearly perked up.

"I think that Flandre's ADC skills are also very good. It would be fine to put Sima Laozei on the same team. After all, we are all WE. Their performance is not good, so we should help them more. What do you think, Zhou?"

Zhou Li ignored the sycophantic Khan.

However, since someone else has already explained it to him, he doesn't need to explain it again.

The Khan is right; there is indeed a reason for sending that old scoundrel Sima to the first team.

But not much.

The key issue is that Sima Laozei (a derogatory term for Sima Laozei) actually dared to stir up trouble on the Anti-Japanese War forum.

This guy thought he didn't know his ID, so he posted a thread titled "How to Evaluate the Rites of Zhou" on the Anti-Japanese War forum.

Fortunately, he is now a general with great prestige, and the foul-mouthed netizens in the anti-Japanese forum have now transformed into praise heroes.

Although Sima Laozei did not actively say bad things about himself on the forum, posting this message shows his malicious intent!

Of course, if he actually started cursing, the consequences wouldn't be so good.

Therefore, the general directly exiled the old scoundrel Sima.

Upon entering the game, Zhou Li glanced at his equipment.

This version of Rengar also has a special piece of equipment unique to him.

Bone and tooth necklace.

At this point, the Bone and Tooth Necklace still requires 800 gold coins to purchase.

The effect it provides is the same as the Killer Sword.

The base attribute provides five points of attack power, and each level up increases attack power by two points.

In addition, killing an enemy hero will grant two loot stacks, and assisting in a kill will grant one loot stack.

The third tier provides armor penetration and cooldown reduction, the sixth tier provides movement speed, the ninth tier increases jump distance, and the fourteenth tier increases the stealth duration of the ultimate ability and provides an additional point of ferocity.

Although it looks impressive, in reality, even though this equipment is exclusive to Rengar and can only be purchased by Rengar, most players will not choose to buy it, especially in professional matches.

Because this equipment, like the Killer Sword, will cause you to lose stacks upon death.

Furthermore, professional matches are different from casual games, where kills are less frequent and stacking them is difficult. In addition, you lose stacks when you die, so it is extremely cost-effective and no one would choose to buy it.

Although Zhou Li also wanted to get the Bone Tooth Necklace and the Killer Sword for a satisfying kill, he knew that given the current state of WE's players, they would probably quit long ago if things went wrong.

For a "farming jungler" like him, being able to surrender in professional matches is truly the biggest limitation.

After entering the game, neither side chose to invade the other's jungle, but instead formed a long, single-file defensive formation.

Subsequently, Zhou Li directly chose to start with the buff in the upper half of the map.

For players like Shan Ni Ruo who are just giving up, it's very easy to figure out what they're thinking.

Judging from the team composition, the top laner who plays the weapon will definitely be able to gain lane control in the early game.

As for Lulu in the mid lane, the characteristics of this hero mean there is no need to target her.

So, in the bottom lane, our team has Lucian with high burst damage, paired with Nami who has crowd control, while the opposing team has Caitlyn and Sona with long range who are bound to push the lane.

In a situation like this, it's obvious which path Shan Ni, who doesn't like to think, would take.

Moreover, Zhou Li was certain that, given Shan Ni Ruo's personality, he would never resort to tactical manipulation to arrest people.

Because if this kid's brain capacity changes, he might easily get himself into a Level 4 exam.

So Zhou Li wasn't in a hurry and just focused on clearing his jungle, aiming to reach level 4 as quickly as possible.

While Zhou Li was leisurely farming jungle monsters, Sima Laozei had already put on the Pain Mask as soon as the game started.

If their lineup wants to gain the initiative against WE's bot lane duo, their only chance is to reach level 2 first.

However, his assistant Conan immediately hid behind him.

Not only did they not help him secure second place, they didn't even have the courage to step forward and wear down his opponent.

Left with no other choice, Sima Laozei had to abandon his plan to secure 2nd place and wait for Shan Ni Ruo to come and help catch him.

He now genuinely admired and smiled.

Even with such an abstract auxiliary tool, it's still possible to keep playing.

After enduring the pressure under the tower for a while, Sima Laozei saw Shan Ni Ruo heading towards the bottom lane and reminded him:

"Are you coming straight here? I have a feeling the poodle will be waiting for you."

Shan Ni Ruo didn't take Sima Laozei's reminder seriously at all.

"It's okay, I'll give it a try."

He walked out of the triangular bushes and began to circle around.

However, as soon as he arrived online, a poodle jumped out of the bushes.

Saint Gun's Caitlyn and Xiao Ming's Sona immediately switched targets, choosing to focus on Volcano Mud.

"My grass!"

Shan Ni let out a strange cry, then used Flash and E to quickly create distance.

Sima the Old Thief couldn't help but speak up:

"I already told you that the poodle will backsit."

Shan Ni Ruo smiled and said:
"No major problem, at least no one died in this wave."

Sima the Old Thief had a dark face:
"I also taught you a healing spell, so how are we going to lane now?"

"There's no need for that. I won't die this time. I'll do one round, and I'll help you catch more enemies next time."

After Shan Ni Ruo finished speaking casually, he pressed the return-to-city button.

Sima the Old Thief glanced at Shan Ni Ruo but said nothing.

Based on his understanding of Zhou rituals, if Shan Ni had no flash ability, it would be truly a miracle if he didn't come to your aid.

After returning to the city, Shan Ni Ruo ran towards the location of his three wolves.

However, just as he made a move against the three wolves, he saw the lion dog run out from the side.

This version of Rengar has explosive damage; even if Kha'Zix is ​​isolated and helpless, he can't beat Rengar in a one-on-one fight in the jungle.

"Holy crap, how did he know I was here?!"

Knowing he was outmatched, Shan Ni immediately called for reinforcements.

"Xuexue, can I take a look?"

As he shouted, he glanced at the middle lane.

Then you see that Zed in the mid lane has already been knocked to the side by Lulu's head.

Without Xuexue needing to answer, Shan Niruo made the right choice and used her E skill to jump away.

I've given you the Three Wolves, I don't want them anymore. There's no point in fighting them, I can't win anyway.

"Brothers, he's starting to invade my jungle. I'll sacrifice myself so you guys can focus on farming!"

Shan Ni Ruo even cheered on her teammates.

Seeing Shan Ni Ruo run so decisively, Miller couldn't help but laugh from the commentary booth.

"Shan Ni Ruo is running so fast. To be honest, it's unnecessary. You have the Punishment skill in hand, aren't you even going to give it a shot?"

The baby smiled and said:

"That's what you call being a wise person when you know the times. If you know you can't win, then you might as well not fight. You might as well use that time to go somewhere else and look for opportunities."

"While that makes a lot of sense, to be honest, I think everyone would like to see Shan Ni Ruo play a little more aggressively! After all, this is an internal battle between Team One and Team Two!"

Shan Ni Ruo soon discovered that his clean and decisive relinquishment of the three wolves had not earned him any courtesy from Zhou Li.

The other person was like a ghost, constantly haunting him.

Wherever he went, Zhou Li seemed to have a complete map and was able to follow immediately.

Shan Ni Ruo is also very carefree. He runs away as soon as he sees a lion dog, embodying a spirit of being uncontested and extremely humble.

This outrageous scene left the viewers in the live stream completely dumbfounded.

What does that mean, Shan Ni Ruo? The general's lackey?

Is Shan Ni trying to convey his sincerity to the general?

[This is hilarious, Shan Ni Ruo's analogy is really abstract.]

[Wait, isn't this match-fixing? First team playing against second team like this?]

The WE players' bench at this moment.

If it were any other team's jungler, and Zhou Li invaded their jungle like that, they would probably be in red buff by now.

However, Shan Ni Ruo always manages to make herself happy with her unique way of thinking.

"Brothers, my jungle got completely destroyed, but it's okay, this way he won't have time to gank you."

Sima Laozei was furious when he heard Shan Niruo speak.

At first glance, this statement doesn't seem to have any problems.

But the key point is that all three of their online lanes are also at a disadvantage!
"Come gank bot lane, we've been pinned under the tower for ages!"

Only eight minutes into the match, Sima Laozei had already said more on WE than he had in all eight games of WE.A.

"no problem!"

Shan Ni Ruo readily agreed, but then continued:
"But bro, I'm only level four, and Rengar's almost level six. If we get ambushed while ganking, we're doomed." He muttered to himself, then added:

"But there's no other way, let's give it a try. He's probably still thinking about invading my jungle. Bro, I'll give him the top half of the map, and I'll just come and help you secure it!"

Shan Ni Ruo spoke with righteous indignation, but Sima Lao Ze's forehead veins throbbed wildly.

There's really nothing you can do about people who just give up like this.

He has no sense of shame, what can you do with him?
As Sima the old scoundrel expected.

When Shan Ni Ruo came to gank the bottom lane, he was indeed counter-ganked by Rengar.

The level 6 Rengar, with his ultimate activated, instantly killed him upon entering the fray, then turned and disappeared into the bushes, transforming into a leaping tiger and securing a triple kill.

Looking at the gray screen, Sima Laozei immediately chose to mute himself.

I can't play at all.

No one expected that the highly anticipated WE internal war would soon turn into a one-sided massacre.

WE showed no resistance whatsoever when facing their own youth training team.

The jungle lane started to fall apart first, then the bot lane, and then the mid lane.

Xuexue was still shouting that she wanted to control Xiye when she was slapped back into the fountain by a Rengar that fell from the sky.

Zhou Li did not choose to buy the bone necklace and the murder sword.

As he expected, WE surrendered decisively after twenty minutes.

Following Yuzi's creation of the carrion-eating jungle style, Shan Ni Ruo has once again created a new style: the tribute-style jungle style.

WE Lounge.

Apart from Sima Laozei, the team members were not discouraged by the loss in one game.

Aside from strawberries and Sima Laozei.

Although WeiXiao was unable to play due to a hand injury, he still came to the competition venue with the team today.

Seeing Sima Laozei, whose eyes were glazed over after just one game, he suddenly felt fortunate that he had injured his hand.

Although I suffered some physical pain, it was far better than this kind of mental torture.

Sima Laozei sat in his chair, took out his phone, and sent a message to Tabe.

"Could you tell Brother Zhou that I don't want to play anymore?"

He soon received a reply from Tabe.

"Team, don't worry, keep going."

Sima Laozei gritted his teeth, about to speak, when he saw Shan Ni Ruo helping Conan walk in.

"Wow, guys, this is terrible! Conan broke his arm while going to the toilet!"

She smiled and widened her eyes.

"You broke your arm too?!"

Conan looked embarrassed and said:

"Sorry, the floor is too slippery."

With a smiling, scrutinizing gaze, he looked Conan up and down his face, feeling that the kid was acting.

"What should we do now?"

After a year of trials, Strawberry's spirit had clearly been extinguished, and she said helplessly.

Everyone could only turn their attention to Actsin, the substitute who had come with the team.

Actsin is a Korean jungler that WE just acquired from South Korea this year.

"Let Actsin go?"

“Alright,” Shan Ni Ruo nodded, “then I’ll go and assist.”

Upon hearing Shan Ni Ruo's words, Sima Lao Zei bristled like a hedgehog.

Why are you playing support?

"There's nothing we can do about it!" Shan Ni Ruo sighed. "Actsin is Korean, his Chinese isn't very good, and he's never played support before, so we have to let him play jungle. Don't worry, brother, I'm good at support too."

Sima Laozei suddenly felt as if the world had turned dark.

He really wanted to say no, but he was afraid that if WE performed poorly, they would complain to Zhou Li, and if he offended Zhou Li, he would have no chance of going back.

Shan Ni Ruo has already put his arm around Sima Laozei's shoulder.

"Don't worry, bro, I have a deep champion pool. I can play any support champion you want."
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"Hello viewers watching the live stream! You are now watching the 2014 League of Legends Pro League Summer Split regular season! Today's match is an internal battle between WE Esports Club! The two teams facing off are Team WE and WE Youth Team! I'm your commentator, Miller!"

"I'm the commentator, Waa!"

"I'm Bella, the commentator!"

In the commentary booth, the three commentators had subtle expressions, after all, WE's performance in the previous game was really too outrageous.

Now, people online are even questioning whether WE deliberately threw the match to allow WE.A to continue their winning streak.

"We see that WE made another substitution in the second game! They replaced their support player Conan! And the jungler Shan Ni Ruo from the previous game was moved to the support position, and the Korean player Actsin replaced him in the jungle position!"

Hearing Miller's words, Bella nodded and said:

"It's clear that WE is still very eager to find a way to win the game! After all, WE's position in the standings is not ideal right now, and I think they would do their best to secure a victory!"

Bella's words were undoubtedly an explanation for those so-called match-fixing allegations.

Both sides quickly entered the business process phase.

WE.A eliminated Angel, Braum, and Lulu.

WE, on the other hand, banned Kassadin, Yasuo, and Annie.

The right to pick fell into WE.A's hands, and they immediately locked in Thresh support on the first floor.

Seeing the selection of players on the other side, Shan Ni Ruo spoke up:

"Brother Sima, let's go for a strong bot lane duo this game, okay? That'll ease the pressure on you a bit!"

Sima the Old Thief thought for a moment and then said:

"Lucian it is."

Seeing that Strawberry had locked in Lucian, Shan Ni Ruo spoke up:

"Bro, whatever support role you want, I can play it!"

Seeing Shan Niruo's confident and determined demeanor, Sima Laozei, who had already sealed his heart and locked away his love, surprisingly opened his heart a little.

After all, Shan Ni Ruo's attitude was indeed very sincere.

However, Sima Laozei didn't know what Shan Ni Ruo was going to do. Seeing that WE had already picked Thresh, he said, "

"Let's get one with a shield and crowd control." (*)

Upon hearing Sima Laozei's words, Shan Ni Ruo nodded.

"OK! Bro, no problem! What do you think of this hero?"

Sima Laozei stared in disbelief at the hero Shan Ni Ruo had chosen.

"Bro, if you don't say anything, I'm just locking it!"

Sima Laozei realized what was happening and was about to speak when he saw that Shan Ni Ruo had already locked up.

Pantheon, the King of War. (*)

Sima Laozei numbly turned his head and looked at Shan Niruo.

"Are you serious? How can Pantheon be used as support?"

Seeing that Sima Laozei had doubts about his understanding of the game, Shan Ni Ruo spoke up:

"Bro, you said you wanted a champion with both a shield and crowd control! Pantheon has a shield and crowd control, no problem!" (*)

Shan Ni's eloquent reply lingered in Sima Laozei's mind.

It lasted for more than twenty minutes.

Twenty minutes later, the base exploded.

Sima Laozei achieved a score of 0-5-1.

He stood up numbly, unable to believe that his current situation was real.

That night, Sima Laozei put on a suit, styled his hair with hair wax to look like an adult, went to the fruit shop, picked up two large baskets of fruit, and then went to the tobacco and liquor store, bought two cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes. He wanted to grit his teeth and buy a bottle of Taiji cigarettes, but unfortunately he was too broke to take out a single penny and had to give up.

He rode his bicycle and fled the WE club overnight, knocking on Zhou Li's door.

On this page, he had a long talk with Zhou Li, finally letting go of all his prejudices and grudges, and understanding Zhou Li's good intentions towards him.

When leaving WE.A, Sima Laozei bowed deeply to Zhou Li.

He learned that Zhou Li sent him to WE not because of any personal grudges, but to train him and improve WE's level.

Zhou Li was a man of great righteousness, for which he was willing to sacrifice the immediate combat strength of his troops and look to the more distant future.

Watching Sima Laozei leave the club with high spirits, Holy Gun Bro, hiding in the shadows, breathed a sigh of relief.

Beside him, the Khan said with a smile:

"This silly kid, Brother Zhou sold him out, and he still helped Brother Zhou lose money."

Saint Gun glared at Khan and slapped him on the head.

"You fucking gotta talk bad about Brother Zhou behind his back. You'll wash my underwear for a week, or I'll tell Brother Zhou about this."

Standing in the room, Zhou Li silently watched the Khan being bullied without uttering a sound.

He was immersed in the wonderful experience that Sima the Old Thief had brought him.

[Having tamed the Sima clan, though they remain taciturn and their faces as cold as ice, their hearts surge with a spirit as vast as the ocean! The once slanderous scoundrel, now encouraged by you, has ignited a burning passion within him, vowing to lead Team WE to the pinnacle. From this day forward, he will give his all in every battle, fighting to the death, victory or defeat hanging in the balance. Through such relentless training day and night, he has become an unparalleled spearhead in this era. Excellent! This is truly a boundless act of guiding others!]

[You've successfully trained Sima Laozei. Though he remains taciturn and wears his usual stern face, his inner energy surges like a turbulent ocean! Inspired by you, this anti-fan from the anti-fan forum has ignited a burning passion to lead WE to greater heights. He began to desperately strive for victory in every match, and driven by this intense mentality, Sima Laozei finally became a world-class ADC player. Your contribution is immeasurable.]

[Character unlocked (Sima the Old Thief), ability gained: Pretend to be withdrawn. Hero: Mummy of Sorrow, proficiency reached perfect level.]

[Pretend to be withdrawn: Pretend to be withdrawn for five minutes, and your concentration will increase significantly afterwards.]

Seeing that the Records of the Grand Historian had unlocked a new chapter, Zhou Li's face showed a satisfied smile.

But as he looked at the Records of the Grand Historian in front of him, a question that had troubled Zhou Li for a long time came to mind again.

So who exactly is the main character of S4?
Although the LPL Summer Split has only just begun, he has already faced almost all of the top teams in the LPL.

OMG, EDG, WE, and Royal Never Give Up.

Keep in mind that there are only eight teams in the LPL right now.

Aside from WE.A, the remaining three teams are IG, LGD, and YG.

However, in Zhou Li's memory, these three teams did not make any waves that year.

"Could it be that we didn't punish them severely enough, allowing those destined to inherit this chapter to slip through the net?"

Zhou Li frowned and fell into deep thought.

In his view, this was the most likely scenario.

"It seems we need to increase the intensity of the upcoming matches for them."

(End of this chapter)