Genting: You're supposed to teach us skills, but you're going to perform magical arts?

With the added advantage of a deliberate failure, Ye Fan's level increased rapidly.

Furthermore, with the Ionia synergy, you'll also gain extra experience each round.

In round 2-1, Ye Fan immediately deployed three Ionia pieces.

Even though Shen already had enough two-star items, he deliberately didn't buy any.

All the pieces on the board are of the same color and are only one star, making them very weak in combat.

But Ye Fan wasn't in a hurry at all.

With three Ionia units in hand, you'll gain a lot of experience and things will get smoother and smoother.

His original plan was to play a steady losing streak and focus on building up the economy.

By deliberately controlling his health, although he lost each round, he could always exchange one or two pieces with the opponent, and his health loss was extremely limited.

In stages 2-4, Ye Fan still had 88 health points, firmly ranking last.

The surrounding audience was completely bewildered.

"What is Ye Fan doing? Why is he deliberately not improving the quality?"

"With health dropping so quickly, how can we afford to make any mistakes later on?"

Wen Ruan sat in the audience, watching Ye Fan's actions on the big screen, a hint of understanding flashing in her beautiful eyes.

She suddenly remembered what he looked like when she first saw him in the live stream—

It was that one move, the Empty City Dragon King, that completely overturned her understanding of Teamfight Tactics.

So this game can be played in this way.

She still vividly remembers what Ye Fan said back then:

"In the game, health is the most useless thing."

"Is he trying to play the Dragon King again? But why isn't he using an empty city this time?" Wen Ruan asked softly.

During the selection process, Ye Fan was the first to make a move and snatched a pig girl carrying a big stick.

After entering the game, he still didn't draw cards or buy cards, letting the losing streak continue.

After a five-game losing streak, Ye Fan arrived at the monster round. He had already saved up 64 gold coins and still had 78 health points, so he was in pretty good condition.

During this time, Wang Teng frequently came over to peek, trying to figure out Ye Fan's lineup so he could suppress him in a targeted way.

Ye Fan couldn't get the quality right. He watched for a long time but still couldn't figure out what the other party was trying to do.

"Strange, why is this guy suddenly so weak? Was he just relying on luck before?"

Wang Teng couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

If that's really all they're capable of, it's not worth the trouble of targeting them.

The drop rate from wild monsters was pretty good; I got a monkey right away.

Ye Fan brought in the monkey, and in the process, he formed a four-Ionia team.

After using up three free refreshes, I drew another Xin Zhao card, and my five Ionia units are now officially in place.

Five Ionia effects apply, providing a guaranteed two extra experience points per round.

However, the quality of the lineup also rises accordingly. Although they still can't beat the top-ranked teams, they can easily win against the weaker opponents in the back by accident.

After all, monkeys at this stage are still quite powerful in combat.

So in round 3-1, Ye Fan directly cornered the monkey and deliberately positioned the back row in front to feed.

This move left the already confused audience even more bewildered.

"What's Ye Fan doing? Cornering the only tanky front-line character?"

"Was he trying to lose on purpose?"

"But he only has about 70 health left, isn't he afraid of being instantly killed?"

"Is this some kind of 'retirement' strategy?"

"Who knows? Ye Shen's moves are always unpredictable."

Sure enough, Ye Fan ran right into the second-to-last person in this round.

The opposing team is playing Guardian Sniper God, with a lineup of two-star Jarvan IV, two-star Rumble, two-star Caitlyn, plus one-star Teemo and Poppy.

There are five gold coins on the chessboard, indicating that it has not yet been activated and its strength is average.

If Ye Fan hadn't hidden the monkey in the corner, he really would have won this round.

He silently gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

In the end, I traded two monsters, but the opponent took three. I lost 9 points of health, but still had 69 health left. I was still healthy and could lose several more waves.

As a veteran player who is obsessed with farming every season, extreme health control and losing streaks to farm are commonplace for Ye Fan, and he rarely experiences brain overload.

In his view, leaving 20 health points for error tolerance is more than enough.

However, the closed-loop Yun Ana lineup he originally planned to play required him to draw cards like Cooper and Kennen in advance, and he couldn't wait until the last minute when he had no room for error before rerolling.

Ye Fan had planned it out: lose two more rounds, wait until 3-4 is over, and then immediately start drawing cards.

3-2, the second rune enhancement refreshes.

Astral Call, Winds of Resurrection II, Portable Furnace.

Ye Fan accepted the Star Realm Summoning without hesitation.

Astral Inspiration: Gain a Spear of Shojin and a Leona card. Stages 3-7 also grant an additional Taric card.

Plans changed in an instant!

With this rune in hand, why bother with the closed-loop Yun Ana game?

Ye Fan, who originally intended to continue his losing streak, immediately chose to increase his population.

With the gold coins accumulated from consecutive losses and deliberate setbacks, plus the experience given by Ionia, Ye Fan reached level 7 without taking any damage, and still had 62 gold coins left.

After using up all seven refreshes he had saved up, and spending another ten gold coins, Ye Fan successfully drew Aphelios and Zoe, while also upgrading Leona to two stars.

Zoe and Aphelios waited in the preparation area, while Ye Fan put Leona on the field and disassembled all her equipment for her, in preparation for unlocking Diana later.

In the 3-2 game, Ye Fan ran into Wang Teng.

Upon seeing the opponent's lineup, Ye Fan's lips curled into a cold smile.

This person was clearly playing Demacia before, but now they've switched to Ionia, and there are several Ionia pieces piled up on their bench.

It's obvious that Wang Teng came here specifically to block Twisted Fate after seeing me playing Ionia, where I'd rather lose economy than give up any pieces.

Since he's just a supporting player and doesn't need to pursue victory, he can use any means necessary to disgust people.

If Ye Fan stubbornly insists on playing Ionia, he might actually get really frustrated by the glitch.

The opponent spent a lot of money to draw cards, and their lineup quality far surpasses Ye Fan's.

Even though the two-star Leona is extremely tanky, she still couldn't withstand the opponent's damage output and was eventually hit by three monsters, causing her health to drop below 60 instantly.

After winning the match, Wang Teng controlled the chubby dragon to rush in front of Ye Fan's little river spirit, jumping and patting its belly while constantly sending taunting voice bubbles:

"That's it? That's it?"

Ye Fan sneered.

"Laugh all you want. You won't be able to laugh anymore in a minute."

He had already begun to look forward to it—

What will be the expression on this person's face when they finally manage to take a picture of the Dragon King after all that effort?

That scene must be absolutely spectacular.

In rounds 3-3, the Moonlit Serenade is unlocked, and Ye Fan buys it directly.

At this point, all that's missing is a Taric card. Once you reach level eight, you can unlock Aurelion Sol.

To reach level 8, you need 68 experience points, so Ye Fan naturally wouldn't just sit idly by and planned to play it safe for a few more rounds.

Now that he has a two-star Leona in his lineup, he no longer needs to continue his losing streak.

With the score tied 3-3, Ye Fan finally broke his losing streak and secured his first victory of the season.

During the selection process, Ye Fan unexpectedly saw Tarik and immediately rushed forward to snatch him away.

Back on the chessboard, the Moonlit Night was also unlocked and automatically entered the shop, which Ye Fan bought on a whim.

After a rough calculation of his gold coins, Ye Fan immediately leveled up to level eight, leaving him with only 10 gold coins.

Now that Taric is in our hands, it's time to raise him to level eight.

This way, Aurelion Sol can be unlocked ahead of time in the next round.

The battle of 3-5 had just ended when Ye Fan's screen suddenly lit up.

The Dragon King's image flashed in the center of the screen and transformed into a golden light, falling into the shop.

3-6, the store refreshes automatically.

In the rightmost slot, a brand new Aurelion Sol lies quietly in the list.