LOL: What does "mid-lane hybrid expert" mean?

Chapter 92 Striving for Progress

All four LPL teams landed on the same flight. After a long journey by bus from Taoyuan Airport to Kaohsiung, everyone looked tired from the long trip.

"No schedule for today. Meet at the temporary training room at 10:00 AM tomorrow."

With the team leader's words, everyone's first thought upon entering the hotel was to collapse and sleep. Only Li Yi actually went to the temporary training room and played two ranked games.

And this scene.

It was also discovered by several bloggers who regularly watch high-level Korean server games and specialize in beating high-ranking players.

They originally thought that today, as the day LPL departs for the tournament, there wouldn't be much to watch in ranked games. After all, most players' first choice after landing is to catch up on sleep. Who would turn on their computer and start playing ranked games as soon as they arrive at the hotel?

[The Crown Prince ascends the throne and dedicates himself to governing the country with diligence and determination!]

[I feel like the Cup King is under a lot of pressure —]

[It's alright, the Cup King mainly faces pressure himself.]

[The pressure on Cup King is indeed immense, mainly because his team just kicked Scout. If he loses right away, the media frenzy will likely explode.]

[The Cup King started practicing right after setting his goal; his attitude off the field is definitely not a problem, much better than some teams that go to the beach to party before a match.]

[It has to be said that EDG's new players are quite good. If Clearlove plays at half the level they do in domestic matches, maybe they can really rely on EDG in international competitions this year.]

We LPL viewers aren't afraid of you losing, as long as we see you show some attitude! Besides, even if you lose, it's not CupKing's fault; the less capable you are, the less responsibility you bear!

[To the person upstairs: Hide your comment history. In the game against IG, you were the one who criticized the mid laner the most for being a noob ———]

The following morning.

The four teams gathered in the training room.

Looking at the radiant Li Yi, everyone was momentarily stunned. Did you stay up all night?

The four coaches took turns speaking on stage.

To Li Yi's surprise, it was just as the rumors circulating on later forums confirmed.

The idea of ​​practicing together for this Intercontinental Cup and sharing our understanding of the game version was actually first proposed by Coach Redmi: "Although we will be enemies again after returning to the LPL, let's win the game first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

FireFo, who spoke next, reminded everyone to show the fighting spirit unique to the LPL: "Don't let me see a pathetic match."

OMG's head coach, Mingzhe, then took the microphone. Li Yi didn't have a deep impression of him, but from his tone, he could tell that he was a mild-mannered coach. He didn't say much emotionally, but rather shared his interpretation of the current version in a well-organized manner.

Finally, Abu took the stage, but he mainly discussed the team's training arrangements. He also subtly implied that players with a negative training attitude could have their own training room; EDG doesn't welcome players like that practicing together.

No one reacted.

After all, everyone came here to win the game.

In the corner, RNG's new substitute top laner Korol1 frowned. Why did those words sound so targeted?

After the general arrangements are completed.

Apart from a few scheduled practice matches between each other, everyone spends the rest of the time freely playing ranked games.

Adhering to the idea of ​​"mutual learning and exchange for progress," the contestants in the same position naturally sat together. Li Yi even moved a chair and sat behind the other three single men.

"Xiye, wanna play Lucian?"

"no problem."

"Tiger, how exactly do you deal damage to the plane?"

"I'll teach you."

"Young Master Leng, don't you think your level 2 Q Ignite Crystal Maiden is too flashy? What if the jungler comes to gank you? —"

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"I'll change it right away."

After a fulfilling half-day, Li Yi felt he had learned quite a lot. It seemed that the LPL mid-laners weren't as difficult to get along with as the rumors online; they were surprisingly patient with a newcomer like him.

I don't know.

In the eyes of the other mid-lane players, Li Yi was an abbot they couldn't afford to offend.

Scout's fate serves as a cautionary tale.

Just a few months ago, he was the most promising rookie, but since Li Yi joined the team, he has been exposed to a series of major scandals, and eventually became a debtor and traitor that everyone hates.

Therefore, even if Li Yi asked casually, the group would answer seriously, afraid that this gentleman might not have understood something.

After all, no one is perfect. Xiaohu and Xiye don't have many problems offstage, but Icon has quite a few black marks, big and small.

Of course.

The most terrified person was Condi, trembling in the corner, afraid that Li Yi would come to him to ask for advice on outdoor hunting techniques.

Why are you all looking at me like that?

Li Yi was speechless for a moment.

I already said there's no palace intrigue!

Although I know about Scout and your dirty secrets, it was definitely his own fault for getting into trouble, not mine that exposed them.

"I get it, you're blaming me for keeping things to myself, huh? Come on, let me tell you a strategy I saw on the Korean server!"

Upon hearing Li Yi's words, Condi was the first to stand up, wipe the whiteboard clean, and hand a marker to Li Yi.

The other coaches and players also gathered around, wanting to see what kind of tricks Li Yi, a player who wasn't known for his mechanics, could pull off.

"Look at this."

Li Yi opened a Korean server observer recording.

The player in the video is an AD carry with the ID "ZhanQisususu", playing Twitch and starting with a Relic Shield.

"Is this... our RNG second team's bot laner Able?" Ming leaned closer for a look.

A week ago, commentator Joker publicly questioned whether "Walking A Monster" was using scripts, and RNG officially came forward to acknowledge the player.

"Yeah, don't look at his gameplay, just look at his starting item choice in the latest game."

"A Relic Shield?" Ming glanced at his equipment inventory and was immediately puzzled.

"The incense burner is too overpowered in this version."

Li Yi explained.

"The earlier the support builds Ardent Censer, the sooner the bot lane's power spike will arrive. Normally, a support will build Ardent Censer after completing Sightstone, which takes about 15 minutes."

"But if the AD builds Relic Shield and helps the support catch up in gold, the support will have a chance to get Ardent Censer in ten minutes."

I've roughly calculated that Relic Shield provides supports with about 350 gold over 10 minutes—roughly equivalent to getting a free multi-kill.

"What about the AD carry's own development?" Uzi wasn't optimistic about this playstyle of not farming in the early game. "Without the attack damage of a Doran's Blade, how are they going to lane?"

"So this approach has a prerequisite."

Li Yi switched to the custom game interface and selected a few heroes: "First of all, the AD carry should be a late-game carry like Twitch or Kog'Maw, who are not strong in the early game and need to farm. Even if they build Doran's Blade, they still can't beat the opponent, so it's better to sacrifice the laning strength in the first few minutes and switch to a support who can build Ardent Censer earlier."

"Secondly, the support must be a soft support like Janna or Lulu who can build Ardent Censer, and to ensure healthy health, the support can only choose Heal. The AD carry must choose between Light Shield and Cleanse."

That concludes the detailed thought process.

Li Yi gave everyone time to digest the information.

"Actually, it makes sense—" Ming thought for a moment and found it feasible. As a tank support king who was good at playing Alistar and Nautilus, he knew very well how much pressure tank supports were under in this version.

If the enemy support gets Ardent Censer, even a huge laning advantage will be wiped out instantly.

"How about we try a couple of rounds?"

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