LPL History

Chapter 319 A New Scheme is Laying Down in the Unpredictable Situation; Power Strategies Stabilize the Old Camp by Intimidating Cui Qianzhu
The match between LGD and OMG caused a huge uproar online.

Zhou Li's post-match interview further propelled OMG into the center of public attention.

Zhou Li finally shed the title of "worst Korean player" and became the "dirtiest Korean player," and for a time it was hard to tell whether he had improved or worsened.

However, these opinions had no impact on the Zhou rituals.

Zhou Li is very irritable now.

Because he discovered that even though he had already gone this far, the Records of the Grand Historian was still not unlocked!

"Which link in the chain went wrong?!"

He decided to break up the five players from OMG and analyze them one by one.

"Big Brother, UZI, Luo, Wuzhuangtai, Lingyao...wait a minute!"

Zhou Li's eyes lit up.

"Stateless, Elixir!"

Thinking of these two people, Zhou Li recalled two famous controversies that year.

OMG has generated so many memorable memes this year that it seems one match is far from enough to unlock their legendary status.

Thinking of this, Zhou Li spoke up:

Does anyone have Wu's contact information?

Hearing Zhou Li's words, Chris cautiously replied:

"What do you want to do?"

Zhou Li's expression was solemn.

"I want to be friends with him."
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February 4, 2015. It's been a long time since I wrote in my diary. Nothing much to do today, so I practiced Latin dance.

[February 6, 2015. Played against VG, just casually, and won. Nothing much happened afterward. I wanted to practice Latin dance, but then I realized I was already a master, so I invited Xiaoyou to practice with me.]

[February 13th. Battle against EP, just casually played, and won. Invited Xiaoyou to practice dancing.]

[February 20th, played casually against GT, won. Invited Youwu.]

[February 27th, against RNG, they showed some skill, played a bit too seriously, and won. Invited to dance.]

[March 5th, against WE, just played casually, and won. Dance]

[March 12th, against VG, played casually, won. w.]

March 13th. It's been so long since I wrote in my diary, I've almost forgotten how. I've decided I can't keep writing these meaningless entries; I have to record something today. Today is the IEM9 Katztowe World Championship group stage, which has nothing to do with me, of course, the LPL team participating is WE. This spot was earned last year by Strawberry and WeiXiao, but they've both retired, so it's an asset they left to WE. Why mention WE and IEM? Because this is the starting point for everything that's happening this year.

Today's match is WE vs. TSM. Before the match, nobody was optimistic about WE. At the start of the Spring Split, WE faced four teams—IG, Snake, M3, and OMG—losing 0-2 to each. In the third week, WE barely managed a draw against VG, then lost 0-2 to a slightly stronger team. WE is currently ranked last in the overall standings, on the verge of relegation. Under these circumstances, they are about to represent the LPL at the IEM9 Katztovi World Championship, so naturally, they are not favored. Even in the official pre-tournament predictions, WE was considered the weakest team. Some even suggested that we replace WE in the tournament.

Even WE themselves didn't have high hopes for themselves. Before the match, WE's official Weibo account posted a message saying, "Don't blame me if we don't get 20th place, okay?" WE lost the match cleanly and decisively, falling into the loser's bracket. But I know that WE's moment of glory is about to arrive, and the real show is about to begin.

[March 14th. WE's opponent in the lower bracket was GMB, ranked fourth in the LCS. At dawn, WE gave their fans a quick dose of relief with a victory. But fans still didn't see the light at the end of the tunnel, because their opponent the next day was CJ, the second-ranked team in OGN. With the LPL's last-place team and OGN's second-place team, no one believed WE could win. The European and American LCS commentators directly called out Aluka on the commentary booth, saying he was too bad and would definitely get crushed by TheShy. This TheShy wasn't TheShy, but the TheShy who single-handedly killed four PDDs at the Shanghai All-Star tournament.]

[March 15th. To everyone's surprise, WE defeated CJ. And equally surprising to me was that WE's top laner, Aluka, who played Sion and crashed into CJ in this match, actually said in the post-match interview that he learned his driving skills from me. This guy actually wants to take away my negative attention; he's incredibly audacious. [Dance.]]

[March 16th. After defeating CJ, WE will next face GE TIGERS. GE has been undefeated for over three months, dominating all Korean teams, including Faker's SKT. Moreover, the upcoming match is a best-of-three series; there's no luck involved, only skill!]
I won't go into the details, but WE rallied from a 1-0 deficit to win the next two games and take the series 2-1. In the crucial second game, Aluka once again picked Sion, a champion that had "made the entire GE team laugh." But Aluka quickly showed them just how skilled the experienced driver he'd been, with his precise ultimates in team fights leading WE to a swift victory. In the decisive game, a mentally broken GE team even banned Sion, the champion they had previously mocked.

The last-place team in the LPL defeated the first-place team in OGN! Congratulations to WE! Go WE! The chat was flooded with messages like "WE, keep going!" But at this moment, netizens realized a problem. In the LPL, there are eleven teams better than WE! The era of LPL's massive expansion has begun!

With WE securing second place at IEM, the entire LPL erupted in excitement.

Now, whenever Zhou Li opens a website related to the competition, he sees WE memes everywhere.

He knew that initially, the spread of these memes was partly due to netizens' teasing.

But soon, as these memes spread and became more popular, LPL fans really started to feel like they were invincible.

They could easily crush any team from the Korean region.

Zhou Li simply watched the situation unfold quietly, because something had also happened at LGD.

Acorn has been discharged from the hospital.

Acorn walked into the training room with a very unpleasant expression.

Because he was discharged from the hospital today, only Chris came to pick him up from the club.

This made him feel slighted.

You should know that when LGD invited him to the club, their attitude was definitely not like this!

During this period, club members visited him in the hospital much less frequently.

Acorn naturally knew the reason.

Although he was in the hospital, he kept up with the news about LGD.

After Zhou Li was sent to the hospital, he has now completely taken over his position at LGD.

The most outrageous thing is that Zhou Li, this noob, has not lost a single game in LGD during this period. His win rate has reached 100% throughout the Spring Split!
He naturally didn't think it was because Zhou Li was so great. Although he did have some impressive performances in the first few games of the season, apart from that one game with Vayne, the rest of his strategies, such as the suicide Sion, were nothing more than opportunistic tricks in Acorn's eyes.

Moreover, after a brief period of brilliance at the beginning of the season, Zhou Li seemed to have returned to his original state, never showing any outstanding performance again, and has been mediocre ever since.

Even so, LGD seems to have gotten used to Zhou Li's presence and has gradually started to ignore him!
This filled Acorn with immense anger!
This little brother, who was initially just a bonus accompanying him to China, has now taken his place!
Before coming to the training room, Acorn had already caused a scene with LGD's management.

However, the group of people were all glib and their attitudes were ambiguous, which greatly annoyed Acorn.

So now he wants to confront Zhou Li face to face!

However, Acorn's anger dissipated almost completely after he rushed into the training room and saw Zhou Li.

Because his hands were trembling involuntarily.

Having not seen Zhou Li for some time, Acorn had forgotten the fear of being hit in the face with a chair. Now, seeing Zhou Li again, he even had a kind of stress reaction.

"Hey!" Acorn exclaimed, taking a deep breath. "You've been having a good time lately, haven't you!"

Acorn's shout made all the LGD players turn around and look.

Taobao Quan pursed his lips, trying not to let the corners of his mouth turn up too obviously.

He knew that with Acorn's return, he would have another good show to watch. During this time, Taobao Quan hadn't really clashed with Zhou Li.

It's not that I don't want to, but that I've realized I can't handle it.

In terms of fighting skills, this kid works out like crazy every day, and his muscles are visibly growing. Taobao Quan doesn't think he can withstand a punch from Zhou Li.

When it comes to verbal sparring, it's embarrassing to even talk about it. He's a genuine Chinese, but when it comes to cursing, he's no match for Zhou Li, this Korean.

This kid's insults are really dirty. He can not only curse directly, but also indirectly, and he can even use all sorts of fancy insults.

So Taobao simply stopped bothering Zhou Li.

He is waiting.

Waiting for Acorn to come back.

After all, Acorn and Zhou Li really have a history of feuds!
As expected, as soon as Acorn returned, he turned his attention to Zhou Li, which made his adrenaline surge and he couldn't help but get excited.

In Taobao's view, Acorn is probably no match for the mad Zhou Li.

However, if Zhou Li dares to throw a chair at Acorn again, the club will definitely not let him off so easily this time, just like it was his first offense.

Come on! Let the battle rage on!
Taobao Quan watched the two of them excitedly, his eyes darting back and forth between Zhou Li and Acorn, eager to catch the first moment when they made a move.

Aside from Taobao Quan, everyone else was also watching the spectacle with great interest.

Of course, there is another giant warrior that is not among them.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, the giant soldiers instinctively wanted to plead for their good friend Zhou Li, but the next second, something shocking happened.

Zhou Li's face was full of a kind smile, and under everyone's shocked gaze, he walked politely toward Acorn.

Even when Zhou Li came in front of Acorn, Acorn subconsciously took a step back.

All that could be heard was Zhou Li speaking enthusiastically:

"Hey! Brother Qianzhu! You're finally back! I've missed you so much!"

Zhou Li supported Acorn's previously injured hand and helped him to his seat.

Everyone stared in disbelief at Zhou Li. Since Zhou Li was speaking Korean, they couldn't understand him, but his actions and expressions made it clear—

He was currying favor with Acorn.

A group of onlookers immediately gathered around the Giant Warrior and hurriedly asked him to translate for them.

At this moment, Acorn was completely taken aback by Zhou Li's unusually kind attitude.

Previously in the hospital, Zhou Li and the Giant Soldier had been acting out a back-and-forth, almost scaring him out of his wits.

But Acorn didn't want to return to the club in such a humiliating way, so he put on a brave face to save face.

As a result, Zhou Li not only gave him face, but also gave him plenty of benefits!
"Hey!" Acorn forced a smile and said, "Now you know how good I am?"

Upon hearing Acorn's words, Zhou Li smiled and said:

"Brother Qianzhu, please sit down. It's so good to see you back! I was under so much pressure while you were gone. I'm really not suited to be a starting player. I'm better off being Brother Qianzhu's substitute. Now that you're back, I'm relieved."

As Zhou Li repeatedly called out "Brother," Acorn gradually began to lose himself.

He sat down casually and began to speak:

"Since you know you're wrong, I'm not the kind of person to hold a grudge. I know you're a bit off, so I won't hold it against you. Go buy me a coffee now, and I'll... Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Acorn was only halfway through his sentence when he felt a sharp pain in his arm, which was being held by Zhou Li, as if the bones that had just healed were about to be crushed.

He abruptly turned his head and saw Zhou Li just smiling at him, but the warning in his eyes seemed to say—

That's enough, don't push your luck.

Acorn swallowed hard and changed his words:
"Let's just leave it at that, that's it, that's it."

Only after he finished speaking did he feel the iron clamps in his hands loosen.

"Thank you, Brother Qianzhu!"

Zhou Li expressed his gratitude with utmost politeness, then sat down in his seat as if nothing had happened.

An eerie atmosphere permeated the LGD training room.

No one expected Acorn's return to unfold like this.

But for Zhou Li, Acorn's return was a huge help.

After this period of practice, he discovered that relying solely on competitions was clearly not enough to unlock the Records of the Grand Historian.

He now needs to spend more time off the field.

In addition, LGD's opponents in the coming period are mostly mediocre players, so he really has no interest in playing.

Besides, he's ready to leave LGD at any time, so any results he achieves have nothing to do with him.

So it would be better to just let Acorn play.

Zhou Li returned to his seat and started the live stream.

Recently, because he has been messing around in competitions, his live streaming career has also seen a significant drop in popularity.

However, Zhou Li didn't care much; he was just trying to pass the time anyway.

Upon logging into my League of Legends account, a notification popped up immediately in the bottom right corner.

Zhou Li didn't even need to look at it to know it was sent by deft.

He felt that it was no wonder that Deft had fought so hard for so many years and finally won the championship. This person's perseverance was truly terrifying. Even though so much time had passed and he never replied, he still insisted on sending him messages every day.

Unfortunately, Zhou Li has already found a new love.

Zhou Li glanced at his friend list and found Wuzhuangtai.

(End of this chapter)