LPL History

Chapter 281 Zhou Yu's Bold Words Establish Military Orders, Sparking Conflicts Among the Valley's Powerful Clans

Zhou Li's words instantly ignited the live streams of the streamers and professional players involved in this ranking event.

Cake felt that after so many years of playing online games and being a professional streamer, he had already gone all out with his antics.

Unexpectedly, this Li could be so ruthless!
Just how confident is this kid to say he'll retire if he loses this match?

Keep in mind that the opposing team consists of five professional players!
Under Zhou Li's influence, his fans in the live stream also started to get excited.

Holy crap, this kid's ruthless!

Even though it's not a cake, you should at least offer something, right?

[Cake: If you win this round, I'm quitting the game.]

[Haha, Cake, tell me already, and I'll send you rockets!]

[Oh no, our GaoGao chickened out. This guy calls himself the Northwest Chopping King?]

[This is boring, I'm going to Li's livestream now.]

Cake initially thought these fans were just joking around, but soon noticed that the number of viewers in her live stream had dropped significantly.

This incident clearly hit a nerve with netizens.

But Cake was powerless in the face of this situation. He had been online for so many years and was not the naive kid downstairs.

There's absolutely nothing you can do when you encounter this kind of lunatic.

People are betting their entire careers on this, I don't know why.

The cake is incomprehensible. Wouldn't it have been better if everyone had just been getting some free traffic?
Why would you want to cut off all your escape routes?

Meanwhile, another person's live stream was also caught in a huge storm.

EDG's top laner Koro1 is streaming live, duo-queuing with Clearlove to climb the ranks.

Koro1 is arguably the most popular player in the EDG club besides Clearlove.

Even within the entire LPL, his fan base is enormous.

If we only consider the number of female fans, then Kou Rou (a popular Chinese singer) could easily be ranked number one.

So every time he goes live, his live stream viewership ranks among the top three in the League of Legends section.

In addition, his current duo queue with the factory manager has attracted a large number of the factory manager's fans, making his live stream extremely popular.

Kou Rou was unaware of what had happened and was still joking with the factory manager about whether it would be embarrassing to lose to Dopa when the nosy fans brought the latest news from the front lines.

Kou Rou stared at the barrage of comments, paused for a moment, and subconsciously asked:
"Um, who is this Li?"

One sentence from Kou Rou (a popular Chinese snack brand) instantly boosted the show's entertainment value.

The women in the live stream all burst into laughter.

[Haha, Tong Yang, you're so naughty!]

Yangyang did the right thing. That Li guy must have seen Yangyang in this game and was deliberately trying to get attention.

[Trying to ride the coattails of trending topics is truly disgusting.]

Protect our dearest Yangyang! Don't even think about getting involved!

[Knowing perfectly well that Yangyang was on the other side, he still deliberately said things like that. This guy is so scheming!]

Sisters, let's all report his livestream!

[Honey, don't be angry. Don't pay attention to this kind of despicable person!]

Tong Yang chuckled as he looked at the comments.

He thought these female fans were a bit stupid, but he also enjoyed the feeling.

After all, whether you're male or female, who wouldn't like having a simp fawning over them?

The factory manager, who was standing to the side, then spoke up:

"Li? Isn't that the substitute top laner for LGD?"

Upon hearing the factory manager's words, the braised pork belly suddenly understood.

"Oh! You mean that guy? The one I killed like a bot in the Demacia Cup? Hahaha, wasn't everyone saying he was the worst Korean import? What's going on today? Did he get a little upset?"

“I don’t know,” the factory manager shook his head. “I remember that person was quite low-key, wasn’t he? He never seemed to talk much before.”

Kou Rou, watching the comments section, laughed and said:

"To be honest, I'm starting to get serious. I'm really curious if he'll retire if he loses."

He then looked at Deft on the other side, as if he wanted to say something.

The pilot and the fat general became members of EDG this year.

But after thinking about it, Kou Rou decided not to say anything due to the language barrier.

"Let's just play normally," the factory manager glanced at the Lee Sin and LeBlanc on the opposing team's first and second floors, "Where is Dopa going?"

dopa is also considering this issue at this time.

After seeing Zhou Li's words, he couldn't help but speak up:
"Who is Li? Does anyone know him? Is he really a professional player? Is this really him?"

Dopa clearly didn't believe a professional player would say something like that.

His first reaction was that a certain contestant's haters were deliberately trying to smear someone else.

However, the translator quickly told him that this person was indeed a professional player.

But he plays top lane.

He even told Dopa about Zhou Li's nickname as the worst Korean player.

"Top lane?" Dopa couldn't help but mutter, "Then why would they pick mid lane? There's clearly no one playing top lane."

But since the other side said they would retire if they lost this game, Dopa became interested.

After all, such little episodes are quite interesting when they occur occasionally during this long and repetitive process of ranking up.

He already has three accounts that have reached the top five in the Chinese server, so he won't miss this one more match to prove his strength.

"Want to go for a quickie, Yoon Sung hyung?"

Jiang Chenglu's voice came through.

“Ah…” Dopa thought for a moment and said, “I feel like we can give it a try. You go top lane, and I’ll play support. We can see what level this guy is really at.”

Given how things have developed, it's highly unlikely that Dopa would immediately quit.

He knew that once the game ended, it wouldn't be long before news of the match appeared in various sections related to League of Legends.

He's a streamer who came to China to make money. How much are his points worth?
Although Dopa felt that the game was probably over, he figured he could make up for those few points eventually, but if he killed the opponent now, he would miss out on a huge amount of attention.

So he typed "5l sup" on the fifth floor.

Meanwhile, in the LGD training room.

Zhou Li was holding Imp's hand tightly, preventing him from moving the mouse to the X in the upper right corner.

"Let me go! I'm going to kill you instantly! How can I fight this? There's no way I can win!"

Although Zhou Li successfully persuaded Dopa, it was clear that Imp could not accept this match either.

He just got crushed by Mata and Deft, and now Dopa is playing support for him. He knows their opponents well: Kassadin in his left hand and Twisted Fate in his right, and they're terrible at everything else. Can he even play support properly?
In the end, it will simply be another instance of him getting crushed in the bottom lane, adding another chapter to his history of shame.

After all, Mata is a terrible guy. When he supports Deft, he does things differently. When he supports Deft, Mata always stays obediently in the bottom lane. When he occasionally roams, he makes sure to set up perfect vision in the bottom lane for Deft. You could say he's incredibly devoted to him.

When imp is facing these two, the opponents don't even need to do anything for imp to enter the red-temperature state.

Therefore, he absolutely did not want to start this game and invite humiliation.

Seeing that Imp had already entered a state of self-abandonment, Zhou Li pressed Imp's hand down while quickly saying:
"Don't hesitate! Bro, I'll take you out for some soju tonight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Li felt that the pressure on Imp's hand had decreased significantly.

So he immediately pressed his advantage and said:

"I recently discovered a Korean-owned barbecue restaurant! Wow! The taste is so authentic, and their soju tastes just like home!"

imp was clearly convinced.

He locked himself up with mice.

Zhou Li breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, Imp was an alcoholic, and alcoholics were so easy to control.

However, he couldn't help but complain in his heart. The difficulty of S5 had obviously increased a lot. It was only the beginning of the game. He was just playing a ranked game and doing a newbie mission, and there were already so many obstacles!
He glanced at the chat and noticed that the popularity of his live stream had increased several times over.

The key issue is that now he's being criticized not only by Dopa's fans, but also by Cake's fans.

There are not only fans of the cake, but also fans of Tong Yang.

It's not just Tong Yang's fans, but also imp and LGD's fans!
So, amidst countless curses from fans, both sides finally finished selecting their heroes.

Zhou Li is on the blue side, and their lineup consists of top laner TheShy's Riven, jungler Cake's Lee Sin, mid laner Zhou Li's LeBlanc, ADC Pupu's Twitch, and support Dopa's Alistar.

On the other side, the red team's player, Spicy Hot Pot, humbly gave up his position to Clearlove and went to fill the mid-lane role.

Their lineup consists of top laner Koro1's Gnar, jungler Clearlove's Evelynn, mid laner Spicy Pot's Zed, ADC Pilot's Corki, and support Mata's Thresh.

At this time, Mala Xiangguo had just entered the LPL and was still unknown, but they were also quietly watching the drama unfold in the background.

He voluntarily gave up his position to the factory director, but he also had his own selfish motives.

Because he felt his opportunity had come.

If he can completely dominate the enemy Li in the mid lane, wouldn't he become incredibly popular?
Although Spicy Pot is a jungler, he is confident that he is not bad at playing mid lane either, after all, he had just reached the second rank in the national server.

And this Li on the other side already had a notorious reputation in their circle.

Because LPL teams have brought in a large number of Korean players this year, not only fans will compare these Korean players and analyze which team has benefited and which team has lost out, and which player's addition is the best fit for the team, but even the club managers and players will discuss it from time to time.

In conclusion, LGD suffered the biggest loss.

Although they acquired the championship-winning AD carry, Giant Soldier, and Giant Soldier has demonstrated the strength of a championship-winning ADC in LGD, this guy is expensive.

I heard that Giant Soldier's annual salary is over ten million, and the combined salaries of the three Chinese players on the team are not as high as Giant Soldier's.

Furthermore, they bought the worst Korean player, Li, which caused LGD, who should have made great strides in the Demacia Cup, to fail to achieve any results.

So although fans don't really care about this noob and many don't even know him, Zhou Li is a frequent target of jokes within their circle, so most people still recognize him.

As for why I don't recognize braised pork belly—

They're from the esports scene, while Koro is from the fandom.

After the lineups were finalized, both sides quickly entered the game.

Imp subconsciously turned his head to glance at Zhou Li's screen, and he couldn't help but flinch at first glance.

"What are you doing standing in the spring?"

He saw Zhou Li move his mouse over each of the Demoness's skills one by one.

Zhou Li responded frankly and openly:

"Let's take a look at the skills."

"Let me see the skills?" Imp's eyes widened. "You can't play LeBlanc?!"

Zhou Li looked at the skills and said:

"Yes, I'm the world's number one LeBlanc player, bro. It's just that I haven't played in a long time; the last time I played was in 2012."

"..."

"..."

Zhou Li's words not only silenced imp, but also silenced the trolls in his live stream.

[Haha, damn it! I'd eat any human I could find!]

Are you serious, buddy?

[This is hilarious! I can't help but laugh at how well these skills are displayed.]

[Does Li and Imp have some deep-seated grudge that he lured Imp in so Deft could kill him?]

[This is insane! Is the LeBlanc from Season 2 the same champion as the LeBlanc from Season 5?!]

Zhou Li also realized at this point that the situation was somewhat serious.

Because the LeBlanc in Season 2 and Season 5 are definitely not the same chicken.

The most important change is that LeBlanc's Q skill silence was removed, but a mark mechanism that players are more familiar with has been added.

At the same time, many adjustments were made to various values.

After all, more than two years have passed.

However, Zhou Li's perfect proficiency with LeBlanc is still based on the LeBlanc from Season 2!
Therefore, he needs to understand the current version of LeBlanc's stats to replace the old knowledge in his mind.

The current version of LeBlanc is significantly weaker than the LeBlanc in Season 2, both in terms of hero attributes and skill mechanics.

However, due to the nerfs to current equipment and other heroes, LeBlanc has actually become stronger overall.

After Zhou Li finished looking at the skill bar and saw the Demoness's skills, he looked at the big screen and was stunned for a moment.

He then realized that this game was vastly different from the games he had played before.

"No wonder S2-S4 are considered ancient times. It seems that it's not only because the earliest esports players have retired from the stage since S5, but also because of the changes in the game."

The biggest change in Season 5 was that the entire Summoner's Rift map was completely redesigned!

In the jungle, Season 5 introduced a very interesting mechanism for Smite: Smite different monsters to get different buff effects. For example, Smite the four raptors to get a scanning effect, Smite the Krugs to stun jungle monsters, and the Rift Scuttler came to the Summoner's Rift river for the first time. The jungle item was also completely reworked.

And the dragon no longer just brings economic benefits to the team; it can now also provide attribute bonuses to heroes.

In addition, there are many other detailed changes.

For example, your second tower can shield your hero, and the high ground tower can be turned into a laser tower.

In short, this season is a major version update.

However, Zhou Li was not very worried.

Although he didn't have any advantages in terms of timing, location, or personal connections in this game, it doesn't matter.

If we lose, we can just retire.

Just take a Didi to EDG, find his sister-in-law Buffy, kick her in the butt, and restart the game.

(End of this chapter)