LPL History

Chapter 223 The old troops finally reunite under the new banner, and the annals of history are suddenly recorded.
WE Esports Club.

Smiling, she sat in her seat, lost in thought.

His computer wasn't turned on, but his phone screen was lit up, displaying a Weibo post he had already edited.

A Weibo post announcing my decision to retire and say goodbye.

With WE completely out of the running for the World Championship, and looking at the current WE team, Smile couldn't see any hope and finally made the decision to retire.

Strawberry, sitting next to Smiling, wanted to speak several times but didn't know what to say. In the end, she simply said:

"Sigh, whatever. Since you're retiring, I'll retire too. There's no point in continuing."

This year was undoubtedly a very dark one for these two veterans of WE.

After a glorious year, WE fell apart and plummeted to rock bottom.

The impact on their mental state was enormous.

Now, seeing WE's youth team dominate the entire LPL, they feel even more ashamed.

What kind of situation is it that a first team can't beat a youth training team?

No wonder people say there's only one WE in the world, and that's WE.A.

While this statement is indeed true in fact, after all, WE.A has already secured a spot in the World Championship, and isn't it WE.A that has made the world aware of WE?
However, as veteran members of the team, Strawberry and Smile felt embarrassed whenever they saw such comments.

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

The important thing is that WE is currently showing no signs of hope.

Conan, the support player, all he thinks about all day is stir-fried noodles.

Mid-laner Xuexue has an extremely frivolous attitude towards the game. Even when he could win, he always likes to pick some strange heroes to show off his hero pool.

Shan Niruo...

There's no way to evaluate Shan Ni Ruo anymore.

The reason why Wei Xiao wants to retire is 50% due to this talent.

He sighed, gritted his teeth, and picked up his phone.

I checked my farewell Weibo post one last time, and then pressed send.

"Goodbye, my career..."

As Wei Xiao was reminiscing about her glorious past, the training room door was pushed open, and Pei Le walked in, beaming.

Seeing Pei Le's appearance, Smile and Strawberry felt even more sorrowful.

Human joys and sorrows are not shared. Although they know that Zhou Li's existence has made Pei Le, the owner of WE, very successful, they, as veterans, are now down on their luck. They can't possibly act so carefree in front of him, can they?
Pei Le was pleasantly surprised to see Strawberry and Smile, and said with a smile, "Oh, I was just looking for you two, and you're both here! That's perfect, saves me the trouble of explaining to you one by one."

Strawberry and Smile were both taken aback. Smile asked in surprise:
"what's up?"

Pei Le chuckled and said:

"Do you guys want to go to EDG... no, it should be called WE.B now!"

Pei Le's words shocked and bewildered the two. Before they could ask any questions, Pei Le continued:
"I know this is a bit sudden, but you'll find out if you check Zhou Li's Weibo posts!"

Upon hearing Pei Le's words, the two quickly took out their phones and logged into Weibo to check it out.

Upon entering Zhou Li's homepage, it was indeed found that Zhou Li had posted a Weibo post five minutes earlier.

In just five minutes, the number of comments reached more than 8,000 and the number of reposts exceeded 100,000!

"What's going on?!"

Strawberry, with a serious expression, quickly clicked to read all the content.

[A proclamation to the world:]
Once, the mighty WE army reigned supreme, dominating the four seas. Their armor gleamed, their banners blotted out the sky. But the treacherous Abu, with his obsequious flattery and slander, bewitched Mingkai and Juanmao, drawing them into his inner circle and making them his confidants. One day, their alliance crumbled, their golden scales torn, their banners severed. The dogs they had raised turned on their master—this hatred is boundless!

From the day I donned my armor, my only thought was to reclaim the old capital and vanquish this traitor! I offered rewards to recruit brave warriors, and honed my skills in the snow. In the youth training camp, I devoted myself wholeheartedly, working tirelessly through scorching heat and freezing cold; on the battlefield, I slew generals and captured flags, achieving eight decisive victories in eight battles. In the end, the traitorous EDG suffered repeated defeats, all eight formations fell to my hands, and the enemy's courage shattered, causing them to flee like rats and wolves!

Heaven's justice is clear; Edward finally realized Abu's cunning and deceitful nature. However, his heart was too broken; he resigned his post, relinquished his wealth, and fled. I was appointed to this critical mission, allied with Pei Gong, and gathered the remnants of EDG. Now, holding the seal of the bandit's lair, I hereby proclaim to the world:
Abu, you treacherous villain, seduced your leader and sowed discord among loyal officials. Driven by personal grudges, you destroyed WE's pillars and spread slander that disrupted the order of the LPL! Now you have stripped him of his official robes and expelled him from the ranks. We urge heroes from all corners of the world to join us in punishing this scoundrel and forever banish him from the world of esports! As for Mingkai and Juanmao, remembering their past service and humble deeds, they have now bowed their heads in repentance and are temporarily kept under your command to observe their future conduct. If they harbor any further disloyalty, they will be executed without mercy!
Remember when the treacherous alliance was first formed, flaunting its name under the guise of WE? Before long, the alliance agreement was destroyed, revealing its true wolfish nature. Now, I hold the reins of power, and I must set things right: From this day forward, the name EDG is hereby abolished, and we are renamed WE.Back, also known as WE.B! Our old guard returns to our command, and our old swords are sharpened anew. Where the former dynasty once crumbled, now we watch as the red flag flies high amidst the fading clouds!

Strawberry and Smile finished reading Zhou Li's Weibo post. The training room was quiet, without a sound.

Pei Le was getting a little anxious.

"What are you two doing? Say something!"

"No," Strawberry scratched her hair, "I don't understand it either."

Her smile seemed a little awkward: "Me too."

“Hey, what’s so hard to understand?” Pei Le walked over and took Strawberry’s phone. “I’ll explain it to you. Look at the first sentence, it says that our WE used to be really awesome, then Abu came along and was really mean, he broke us up! Zhou Li is very angry… The next sentence means…”

"Anyway!" Pei Le put down his phone. "You don't need to know what I mean. I'll just tell you that EDG is gone now, only WE.B remains! This club was acquired by me and Zhou Li together, but he contributed the majority of the investment. He has control of the club's management. The Chinese regional qualifiers haven't even started yet. With Zhou Li's help, I think it won't be a problem for that team to make it to the World Championship. So I'm asking you two if you're interested in going there. This is also Zhou Li's idea."

After Pei Le finished explaining, Strawberry and Smiling were both a little dazed. How did Zhou Li suddenly transform himself and acquire EDG?!
But the smile quickly captured the key point.

"You're saying this is Zhou Li's intention, and that he can even take us to the World Championship?"

"Yes."

Pei Le nodded.

Strawberry, who plays for Brothers Alliance, clearly can't let go of his boss.

"If we leave, what will happen to the current WE team?"

"You don't need to worry about that. You'll only be on loan. You can come back whenever you want, and if you don't want to come back, I can still sell you for a good price."

Pei Le said with a smile that he had been making a fortune by working with President Zhou recently.

And he couldn't wait for the smiles and strawberries to pass.

It's worth noting that he also owns shares in WE.B. If Strawberry and Smile team up with Factory Manager and Curly, the sensation would be immense, and he would still be the one making the money.

"My advice is, don't have any reservations, just go if you want to."

After Pei Le finished speaking, he noticed that his smiling face didn't look too good.

"What's wrong, smile?"

He smiled awkwardly and began to speak:

"Um, but I just posted my retirement announcement on Weibo..."

Pei Le was startled and immediately shouted:
"Delete it right now!!"

Before Weixiao had spoken with Pei Le about retiring, Pei Le tried to dissuade her, but Weixiao was adamant, so Pei Le agreed.

I just didn't expect them to act so quickly.

Smiling, he took out his phone and found that there were already thousands of comments under his retirement Weibo post.

[Your Majesty, no!!]

Don't retire, smile!

With Smile retiring, my youth has come to an end.

The top-rated comment was—

Since Your Majesty has made your decision, I can only express my respect and wish you all the best in your future endeavors. No matter what, you will always be our world's number one ADC!

The fans' words of comfort were sincere and touching, but the smile only made her scalp tingle. Looking at the word "delete," she couldn't bring herself to click it.

"Delete it quickly, before it gets out of hand."

Hearing Pei Le's words, Wei Xiao couldn't help but speak up:

"Even if you delete it, it will still have been spread. How are you going to explain that then?"

"Then you should retire."

"Then I'll delete it."

Fortunately, Zhou Li's Weibo post caused such a huge sensation that Xiao Wei's retirement post did not spread much beyond his fans and cause a greater impact.

Meanwhile, in the comments section of Zhou Li's Weibo post, the 60e fans had already started their team building activities!

Holy crap! Am I seeing things? Tell me today isn't April Fool's Day!

[60e was moved to tears! No wonder Zhou Li was called a general; his merits in recovering lost territory were immeasurable!]

This world is too surreal; I never imagined EDG could become WE.B.

If WE.B can also make it to the World Championship, then wouldn't we have two WE teams at Worlds?

[No, I always thought the general was just a general, I never imagined he was also a wealthy man, how did he end up acquiring EDG?]

[You're incredibly good at video games and fucking rich too. You're acting like a superhuman. I'm turning from a fan to a hater!]

Congratulations to WE!!!

The acquisition and renaming of EDG to WE.B undoubtedly caused a major earthquake in the entire League of Legends community.

Meanwhile, the person who started all of this is in a great mood and preparing to practice an elegant Latin dance.

After his acquisition of EDG, and with the ensuing public outcry, Zhou Li discovered that his historical records had also been unlocked.

This time, however, the current era is being unlocked!

(End of this chapter)