Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

No, level one sleazy?

Do you want to hear what you're saying?

In front of the computer, ygami stared at the line of text his jungler had typed in the chat channel, his chest heaving like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

He really wanted to snap back at them, thinking, "Who do you think you are?!"

But when the minion waves converged, looking at the IDs above the enemy heroes' heads, ygami deflated like a punctured balloon and typed out a line of text:

"Hesitant mouth!"

"I'll focus on farming in the mid lane!"

Yes, Diana's early game revolves around farming and leveling up. Before level 6, her burst damage isn't enough, so playing a bit cautiously is normal.

Oh no, that's not called being sneaky, that's called playing normally!

Ygami found a way to save face in his mind and smoothly stepped down.

"That's quite stable."

Lin Shu glanced at Diana's backline position on the opposing team and chuckled into the microphone: "A wise choice. Although Diana is one of the few mages who is physically tough and quite aggressive in early-game skirmishes, that only applies to squishy mages. A head-on confrontation doesn't include facing a top lane warrior like Riven who crawls out of a horde of monsters."

"Normal development, followed by bare arm guards, and a semi-tank build based on the Time Warp skill is the most comfortable path for Diana."

As a high-ranking player with 2300-2400 points, even if he is a little unfamiliar with mid-lane Riven, he would never make the kind of low-level mistake of mindlessly auto-attacking at level 1 that is common in Bronze and Silver players.

When facing the unknown, being cautious about finishing off enemies and avoiding unnecessary damage is the mindset a normal person should have.

[The top lane is pretty good!]

[Diana: Warriors should just stick to top lane, what are you doing coming to my mid lane?]

[Emperor: Did you understand? If you understand the strategy, now I'm going to demonstrate how to break this deadlock.]

And that's exactly what the viewers in the live stream thought.

Faced with Diana's rather sneaky playstyle, Lin Shu countered by blocking the minion wave, using QA to maintain his passive while moving flexibly to avoid being poked by the opponent's Q skill, without being in a hurry.

Because S2 is different from later generations, when the stats are maxed out, you can't just play it safe if you want to.

Level 2!

Just as the hero finished off a minion and the upgrade effect flashed above his head, Lin Shu's hands moved in sync. He decisively dashed forward with his E skill, just in time to dodge the crescent strike that Diana was throwing.

The next second, a basic attack begins—Broken Wings cancels the basic attack's animation, Q is followed by an auto-attack, then Q again and another auto-attack…

AQAQA.

After a combo was completed, from a third-person perspective, it looked like Riven had simply brushed against Diana, but the purple team hero's health bar plummeted as if a tap had been turned on.

【? ? ? 】

【! ! ! 】

What kind of damage is this?!

Is a level 2 burst damage output reasonable, given that the target was nearly at full health before dropping to half health?

Lin Shu's voice rang out simultaneously: "Riven's damage is highly linked to her passive, meaning that every time she uses a skill, her next basic attack will be enhanced. Therefore, the key to her burst damage lies in how quickly she can control her skills and chain basic attacks together."

"Being able to complete three QA sequences in under 1.6 seconds is considered light speed... I'll make a separate video about this technique after today's livestream, including some variations of Riven, entry strategies, and item builds... It's not difficult, just practice more."

【six!】

[He casually wiped out half of someone's health bar, then told me it wasn't difficult at all!]

[Within 1.6 seconds... you're telling me there's still a basic attack?! ???]

[Alright, those of us with clumsy hands can just enjoy watching from the sidelines. I feel like this amount of time is only enough to finish three Q attacks.]

Trust me, brother, just let go of your feelings.

Chatting within the purple squad.

Mingkai left a question mark in the mid lane.

"Why did you lose so much blood all of a sudden?"

He couldn't understand how a level 2 Diana with a shield could have so much damage on her own mid laner unless she was cheating.

"I got caught by Kakashi, the opponent's QA combo was very fast."

"Ygami explained in a muffled voice."

"Okay, I'll help you catch a bunch."

"Um... let's not come." Ygami quickly stopped him, "It's easy to end up dead or being sent to another party."

[Diana has marked Lee Sin!]

ygami added in the channel: "The enemy mid and jungle often duo queue. Wherever Emperor goes, that bastard follows. If we get counter-ganked, we'll both be wiped out."

Mingkai thought for a while, and finally managed to say, "Okay, take care, I'll look for opportunities on other paths."

Take care of yourself?

He was reduced to half health at level two; how could he possibly survive?

One minute later, the solo lane hero successfully leveled up to level three.

Lin Shu gave Jiaoyue no chance to catch her breath.

Not only did he push the minion wave back to his own side, but he also seized the opportunity when the opponent couldn't resist trying to gain experience. He used his E skill followed by Flash to get right in front of them, and the moment he made his auto-attack, he applied Ignite to Diana. Regardless of whether the opponent used Flash or not, he took a big step forward to adjust his position—that gorgeous and deadly dance began to move again.

Emperor killed Ygami!

First blood!

A golden kill notification pops up in the center of the screen.

Meanwhile, on channel 900010521.

Lin Shu's voice rang out: "See? This time, the Lee Sin deliberately revealed his position, which is much better than him hiding and counter-ganking."

As he returned to base to resupply, he explained unhurriedly, "If Lee Sin were to crouch in the bushes and counter-camp, at most he could only step in to stop Nocturne from causing me trouble."

"The problem is you don't know when the other side will make a move. The jungler can't just camp around forever, wasting a lot of time. It also delays my actions, so instead of passively defending, it's better to proactively tell the other side... I have people here too, go cool off somewhere else."

"When both junglers assume there's no chance in the mid lane, we can then go one-on-one without any worries."

[666!]

[What a cool solo kill!]

[E into Flash, A into Ignite, then QA forward to finish with W... the positioning is so good... even if Diana uses Flash, she can't escape.]

I initially thought Emperor was purely a military commander, but it turns out he's equally adept at strategic combat.

[It's more than just impressive; I feel Emperor's thinking and decision-making are even more brilliant than his execution.]

How am I supposed to learn this technique of having Lee Sin intentionally expose his vision to create opportunities for himself in 1v1 situations...?

[The streamer is so generous, willing to teach this kind of thing for free. Enough said, I, Lin Chong (Leopard Head), have to send a gift today.]

May I ask how much you gave?

Five dollars!

Wow, that's a huge sum of money.

[Actually, Emperor should be charged for; it feels like a waste to offer free tutorials.]

[Add one: those high-ranking casual players are already offering paid tutorials, so Emperor, as one of the top players in the country, should definitely charge even more.]

The discussion about "free tutorials" in the comments section became increasingly lively, with some expressing their feelings, some making a fuss, and inevitably some sarcastic remarks.

Lin Shu certainly noticed it.

He chose to ignore it.

Because you can't tell whether those words are genuine fan sentiments or deliberate attempts by competitors whose business opportunities are blocked to stir up trouble. But either way, he doesn't intend to engage.

The reason is simple—he had already ruined his persona as a streamer before the live stream even started.

"League of Legends gameplay and ranking tutorial streamer!"

Of course, we can add the prefix "Number One in the Chinese Server"!

What is an "educational live streamer"?

He's not the kind of aloof, arrogant guru who doesn't care whether you watch or not, nor is he the kind of streamer who grovels to please the audience, begging for gifts and attention.

Instead, I'll teach you things for free, and you'll acknowledge me as your game mentor.

I use this to attract traffic, and you use this to rank up and increase your skill level.

Everyone gets what they need, and both sides go their separate ways.

This persona was absolutely necessary for him at that point in time, 2012.

First of all, those so-called high-score tutorial videos on the market nowadays are either just low-score players pretending to be proficient, or they're hiding their secrets for fear of teaching their apprentices and then starving themselves, or at the very least, they're just money-grabbing paid tutorials.

There isn't a single person who's truly willing to break down and explain the core techniques in detail.

He started out as the number one player in the Chinese server, offering "lightning-fast QA and easy teaching" and "free explanations of thought processes and decision-making," undoubtedly placing him on a track where no one was competing.

Furthermore, fans aren't afraid of you making money; they're afraid of you treating them like fools.

The more you try to hide it, the more they'll suspect you're up to something.

You turn around and reveal all the valuable information, and openly tell them, "You can rate this based on these things," and "Then I'll make some money from your traffic using this."

On the contrary, they think you are sincere, reliable, and worth following.

Once this trust is established, you'll recommend peripherals or link to Taobao without any hesitation.

Why did Lin Shu ignore those comments asking "Is it a waste to offer free lessons?"?

It's very simple. No matter what you say, you'll offend some people, so it's better to just stay silent.

He just needs to wait until more players are influenced by his free tutorial videos, and then people will be willing to fight for him.

It's important to understand that once this persona is established, it's like having an invincible shield. With a massive number of LOL players spontaneously supporting him, it's not easy to stir up trouble for him.

Furthermore, even if those people wanted to use his free teaching as a pretext to engage in cutthroat competition and incite others to target him, their reasoning was untenable.

We're offering free lessons?

We don't have that yet. In the future, we'll be doing things like playing GG in live streams and linking videos to Taobao stores.

It's just that there's no time to do it now.

Besides, free things aren't necessarily cheap!