LPL History

Chapter 324 Dumbbell Town Pig Regrets Signing Contract, Clever Tongues Cause Chaos, Old Friends Return

"Little Zhu!"

Loud shouts broke the morning tranquility of the IG base.

"Where's my beef noodles?!"

Zhu Kai, holding a bowl of beef noodles, walked up to Zhou Li with a livid face.

He smashed the bowl quite hard as a way of protesting his dissatisfaction.

Zhu Kaifa swore that in all his years of life, he had never seen such a shameless person.

Zhou Li was so gentle and refined before signing the contract, but became incredibly inhuman afterward.

"Oh, Xiao Zhu, you've got a temper now."

Zhou Li chuckled and made a joke, then picked up his bowl of beef noodles and started eating.

"Did you add any seasonings?"

Upon hearing Zhou Li's words, Zhu Kai gave a forced smile.

"You reminded me."

"boom!"

Zhou Li released his left hand, and the 30-kilogram dumbbell fell to the ground with a dull thud, then rolled to Zhu Kai's feet.

Zhu Kai swallowed hard, then said softly in a slightly strained voice:
"Hitting someone is illegal, and I'm the coach."

Zhou Li ate his beef noodles while speaking:

Have you ever heard the saying, "Education should be provided to all without discrimination"?

"Of course I've heard of it. It's a quote from the Analects, and it means..."

"It means that when I teach you how to be a person, I don't care who you are."

Zhu Kai remained silent, but took a tissue and bent down to wipe away the beef soup that had splashed at Zhou Li's feet.

He turned and walked out of the lounge, clenching his fists, and finally, tears welled up in his eyes.

These are tears of deep regret.

Zhu Kai hated himself for believing Zhou Li's nonsense and actually signing the contract.

Now, thinking back to when he met Chris at the LGD club, and the slightly pitying look Chris gave him, Zhu Kai finally understood the deeper meaning behind it.

At the time, it seemed so ordinary, but looking back now, it's all in vain...

Zhu Kai felt increasingly aggrieved. He was a coach, after all, and he couldn't let himself be suppressed like this. So he thought for a moment, wiped away his tears, and turned to walk back to the training room.

"Zhou Li, you can rest during the afternoon's practice match and let Zita play."

Upon hearing Zhu Kai's words, Zhou Li nodded decisively.

For him now, he would much rather not have to play in training matches.

Soon it was afternoon, and the IG members arrived at the training room one after another.

Zhou Li's current position within the IG team is quite unique.

To use a fitting metaphor, it means transcending the Three Realms and being outside the Five Elements.

For the two Koreans on the team, Kakao's attempt to bully Zhou Li was met with the response: "Sorry, I'm Chinese, and I don't accept your outdated Korean culture."

The child's mouth is foul; I apologize, I am a South Korean aid worker, please do not damage relations between our two countries.

So over this period of time, Zhou Li and the rest of IG have become more peaceful, since violence is no longer necessary.

However, this doesn't mean that people on IG are easy to talk to.

Kakao is a prime example. This young man is an OGN champion and is hailed as the world's number one jungler. He is young and impetuous, and his temper is exceptionally volatile.

But he never lost his temper with Zhou Li.

This wasn't really due to the power of the dumbbells and the language, but rather because Zhou Li's performance was flawless; you couldn't find any fault with it, not even if you nitpicked.

Zhu Kai had already arranged the afternoon's training match schedule, while Zhou Li, who had nothing to do, sat to the side and watched a movie.

However, he watches movies on mute because he wants to keep his ears open to listen to what people on Instagram are saying, which is much more interesting than the movie itself.

The training match over there has already started. At first, everyone was laughing and joking, polite but a little reserved.

However, after losing the first game, the atmosphere gradually became tense.

As Zhou Li expected, after losing the second game, Kakao started swearing.

"Damn it! What the hell are you guys doing? Can you even play? Why are you beating so badly, you son of a bitch!"

Zhou Li almost laughed as he listened to Kakao's angry curses.

But he held it in.

Because he knows that the most exciting part of IG isn't this part, but the next part.

The translator, upon hearing Kakao's profanity, demonstrated his exceptional translation skills.

"He said we played a bit poorly this game, and everyone needs to adjust their mindset and work together next time." (*)

The expressions on the faces of the IG members varied.

Although the child, the posture, and the Coco couldn't understand Korean, Kakao's tone was there, and everyone could understand Siba, so it didn't sound as positive as the translator made it out to be.

This smooth-talking translator has also encountered a major setback in his career today.

Because this wasn't the first time he had translated it this way.

Kakao hadn't realized this before, but after it happened several times, he eventually noticed something was wrong.

"Why is it that every time I swear at people, they seem indifferent, or even just smile?"

So Kakao would privately ask others whether the translator had translated his words properly.

Then the problem is coming.

In the IG club, who is fluent in both Chinese and Korean?

That's right, only Zhou Li, who is kind, upright, honest, and simple, and doesn't lie.

In fact, if you ask anyone on Kakao, they will likely try to cover up the situation by going along with the translation.

But the Zhou rites did not.

Because he is honest and straightforward, and naturally incapable of lying.

So, Kakao realized that the translator had never accurately conveyed his meaning.

Clearly, judging from everyone's expressions, Kakao knew that the translator was making things up again.

Although the act of translation was actually correct, from Kakao's perspective, he felt very aggrieved.

It's like arguing with someone who doesn't speak your language.

You curse him with "fuck your mother" and then ask a translator to convey your anger. The translator then says, "He asked your mother if she had eaten breakfast."

This might ease the tension for the other party, but for Kakao, knowing the truth would only make him angrier.

"Can you please stop translating nonsense? Just tell them what I said directly!" (*)

Seeing the translator's embarrassed expression and refusal to speak, Kakao suddenly thought of Zhou Li and quickly called out:
"Zhou Li! Do me a favor! Translate my words to them."

Since Kakao had sincerely asked for help, Zhou Li naturally couldn't refuse him, so he said:
"Kakao said, 'Kid, you're a fucking piece of trash. He suspects your pig-headed brain is filled with Sanlu milk powder, which is why you play so badly like an idiot. And Shekeke, you can't even play a support role properly. You and Kid are like the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix, and I bet the milk powder you drink comes from the same place. As for Zitai, there's nothing to say. He's not even as good as a single hair of Zhou Li.'"

Hearing Zhou Li's insane attack, the translator stood aside, his eyes wide with disbelief.

If this kid were to become a translator at the United Nations, the S3 World Championship would have to start the very next day.

The child standing nearby immediately became furious.

"No, do you think I'm stupid? He only said one sentence, and you can translate ten sentences into one?"

Zhou Li shrugged.

"You asked Kakao if my translation was correct."

Although Kakao couldn't understand what Zhou Li was saying, seeing the child's fury, he knew the translation was correct, so he nodded repeatedly and said in broken Chinese:
"That's right, that's right."

Zhou Li glanced at the posture, then at Zhu Kai.

"Is there one last scrim? Kakao and Rookie told me to play."

Zhu Kai paused for a moment, then looked at the translator with a puzzled expression.

Did they say that?

The translator looked at Zhou Li, puzzled, and asked in Korean:
"Did they say it... or not?" Zhou Li swung the dumbbells again.

"said."

“Oh,” the translator said, looking at Zhu Kai, “I did.”
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EDG Esports Club.

Abu glanced at his phone and said:

"Wait a moment, IG is going to make a substitution."

Upon hearing Abu's words, Kou Rou yawned impatiently.

"Hurry up, why are you making so many fuss? Finish this quickly so I can go to sleep."

Abu rolled his eyes at the braised pork.

Since returning from winning the MSI championship, Koro1 has become increasingly arrogant and out of control.

Today's scrim with IG was only possible because Abu got really angry, forcing Koro1 to play.

After all, IG is considered a strong team in the LPL.

If it were one of the weaker teams, even if Abramovich were to lose his temper, Kobe would just go to sleep.

It's just that braised pork belly is too popular right now.

Those female fans were practically insane. Before, Koro1, for some unknown reason, posted a melancholic message in the middle of the night, and the female fans immediately connected it to the injustices Koro1 had suffered at EDG, and started attacking EDG's management.

Abu had originally planned to rotate Kobe and Mouse, but it seems unlikely that this will be feasible in the short term.

The factory manager had clearly been keeping up with LPL news lately, and upon hearing Abu mention making a roster change, he jokingly remarked:
"A replacement? It can't be Li, can it? He's with IG now, right?"

Upon hearing the ID "Li," Kou Rou's expression immediately changed.

After all, when Zhou Li was still with LGD, he had suffered a lot at Zhou Li's hands.

However, things are different now. Koro1, who won the MSI championship, has become arrogant. His only regret now is that Zhou Li was already benched by LGD during the Spring Split finals.

Otherwise, given his current state, he would definitely be able to take revenge.

If IG brings Li back on now, Koro1 will definitely show the opponents the strength of the LPL's number one top laner.

However, Koro1 was soon disappointed, because although the opposing team did replace their top laner, the replacement player was not Li, but a player with the ID Zhou.

IG club.

Zhu Kai didn't pay much attention to Zhou Li changing his ID, assuming that Zhou Li probably knew his reputation was too bad, so he wanted to change his ID, start anew, and become a new person.

The players from both sides were in position and soon entered the player selection screen.

After completing the routine maneuver, Zhu Kai looked at Zhou Li.

"Is it a big tree, a big worm, or Sion?"

These three heroes can be said to be synonymous with Zhou Li today.

After all, Zhou Li had only played these few heroes in previous training matches.

But today Zhou Li decided to try something different.

Just now, when Kakao's emotions were fluctuating wildly, he saw that his historical records had reacted.

I've been with IG for a while now, but I still haven't unlocked the historical records. I have to seize this opportunity.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Li spoke:

"I'll be the last one out."

Are you going to be the last one to leave?

Zhu Kai was stunned for a moment.

"If we don't act quickly, the big trees might be gone."

"If it's gone, it's gone. I want to get a Jayce."

Upon hearing Zhou Li's words, the other members of IG cast surprised glances at him.

Should we get Jayce?

Hey kid, aren't you supposed to be a blue-collar top laner? Why are you playing Jayce all the time?
Moreover, after so many days at the club, whether it was previous training matches or the occasional ranked games we've watched, they've never seen Zhou Li play Jayce. Do you even understand how to play him?
"If the enemy team really picks Maokai... your Jayce isn't very good, he'll get caught very easily."

She stood behind Zhou Li and spoke softly.

"Zhihao, that's not how you play top lane. Your brother Zhou will show you today, so watch carefully and learn from him."

Hearing Zhou Li's tone, Zhu Kai couldn't help but laugh in anger.

"Okay, Jess, then just take it."

Since it was just a training match anyway, and Zhou Li wanted to embarrass himself, Zhu Kai was happy to see it happen.

But to Zhu Kai's surprise, his retreat did not bring him a brighter future, but rather a further push for more.

Zhou Li glanced at Zhu Kai and said:

"You also have to sit at the same table as the kids and Shekeke, like Sanlu. I'm playing Jayce, and you want me to just leave on the first floor?"

"Since you're determined to play Jayce anyway, why not just play him first?"

"How can that be the same?" Zhou Li patiently explained to Zhu Kai, who had no understanding of the game, "Although no matter what the opponent picks, I will use different Jayces to counter them. But if they go first, it means I counter them, and if I go first, it means they counter me."

Zhou Li's speech was so classic that Zhu Kai was a little confused.

In the end, Zhou Li successfully locked Jess down on the fifth floor.

As expected, EDG also secured the tree on the first floor.

The match between Maokai and Jayce is truly a classic.

The last time Maokai played against Jayce was two years ago.

EDG Esports Club.

Seeing that IG had locked in Jayce, Koro1 couldn't help but sneer.

It's actually quite annoying. Now that I'm popular, all sorts of petty scoundrels want to piggyback on my fame.

Jayce has a clear advantage in lane against Maokai.

However, for professional competitions, this is actually a rather foolish choice.

Because Jayce is just too easy to catch.

Sure enough, the factory manager on the other side spoke up after seeing the end:
"They dare to use Jayce? It seems like they're not treating me like a human being."

Kou Rou rarely felt the urge to communicate with his teammates.

"This idiot is trying to show off by using me. He'll die every time you do it."

In Kou Rou's opinion, it wouldn't matter if the factory manager didn't come.

Jayce isn't someone who can't play; in fact, he's quite skilled and has plenty of laning experience.

He yawned and said:

"Finish quickly, it'll be over in fifteen minutes."

Fifteen minutes later.

The EDG players all quit the game.

Only Kou Rou looked at his big tree, his face full of confusion.

Abu stood behind the braised pork, furious.

"What's wrong with you, Kou Rou? Did you fall asleep while playing?"

The 0-5-0 score in the upper right corner is particularly glaring.

He was killed three times in fifteen minutes.

These seemingly reasonable figures are actually quite outrageous.

In professional matches, solo kills are extremely rare.

This is even with both sides playing warrior heroes.

When one side has a strong backer, both sides will, in a sense, implicitly agree to sign a peace agreement.

Even when playing against Jayce, although you might get pressured, it makes absolutely no sense for a Maokai player to get solo killed.

For fifteen minutes, Koro1 stayed under the ID of the opposing Zhou, as if he saw the shadow of an old friend, and his dormant fear seemed to be awakened again.

(End of this chapter)