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

How terrifying is it?

It was just a "GG video" that was simultaneously forwarded by Emperor's personal account, HWG's newly established club official account, and a few bloggers in the industry who had been informed in advance.

Two titles that couldn't be simpler;

[To celebrate the official establishment of HWG Esports Club!]

[Starting a brand new "La La La Demacia" series, Episode 1: Behold the Earth Shattering!]

"Hello everyone, this is HWG Esports Club!"

"I am Emperor, your 'God E'."

"I've been busy forming a team lately and haven't made any tutorial videos for a long time, but this time, I want to try a different approach and take you guys on a big adventure!"

"Actually, the idea of ​​forming a team was planted in my mind when I was repeatedly brought to my breaking point by random teammates—"

"I hope that one day I can meet a group of teammates in the game who are willing to protect me unconditionally. When we are at a disadvantage, instead of blaming each other, someone will block skills for me, and I can confidently use Flash to turn the tide and get a kill."

"My obsession is to build a pure, aggressive, and never-give-up League of Legends team."

"And today, this team has finally arrived!"

"And as for the synchronized animated videos, yes, that's right, it's HWG's first 'opening gift' to all Summoners!"

"This is the beginning of countless League of Legends players entering Summoner's Rift."

"It is also the beginning of HWG and you, and the start of our story."

"The next part of the plot is about to unfold, so remember to stock up on snacks and be prepared to laugh out loud!"

"..."

They didn't buy trending topics, didn't expand their distribution channels, and didn't even spend a penny on promotion.

Relying solely on word-of-mouth promotion from the hundreds of thousands of League of Legends viewers who followed Lin Shu, the video jumped from "featured" to "viral" overnight.

The bullet comments went from sparse to dense, the number of views jumped from a few thousand to tens of thousands and then to hundreds of thousands and millions, and the number of reposts grew bigger and bigger like a snowball.

The next morning, any League of Legends-related community had discussion threads about this animation floating on the homepage.

……

Mountain city. 8 PM, internet cafe in a university town.

Smoke billowed upwards like it was free, the keyboard clattered and clattered, and the air was filled with the smell of instant noodles mixed with the smell of smoke, making one's eyes sting.

Dozens of screens flashed blue light, reflecting faces that were either excited, ferocious, or utterly despondent.

Li Yang, an ordinary third-year student at Shancheng University, whose game ID is "Your Yang Bro Isn't Sun," is currently staring at the two big words "Defeat" on the screen, his face even uglier than the 4-7 score of the game.

Four consecutive losses.

Playing from before dinner to before midnight snack, losing four consecutive matches in the promotion series, plummeting from the edge of promotion all the way to the relegation zone.

Not only that, in the last game, my teammate picked Teemo for top lane, went 0-12-3 throughout the game, and sent me a "?" after the game.

"Damn! Damn! Damn!"

Li Yang cursed three times in a low voice, his right hand already on the mouse, almost throwing it away.

But the thought of the internet cafe owner having to compensate him for the damage made him grit his teeth and bear it.

Last semester, the guy in the dorm next door broke a mouse at an internet cafe. He had to pay 120 yuan in compensation and ate steamed buns for three days straight in his dorm.

This lesson is etched in my memory.

"Entertainment hero...don't you even know what an entertainment hero is?!" He stared at the Teemo icon on the screen, gritting his teeth. "If you've watched even one of Emperor's videos, you wouldn't pick this thing in ranked! If you want to play Teemo, go play normal games, okay?!"

Take a deep breath.

Slowly exhale.

Garlic bird, garlic bird. No need to get angry with someone with brain damage like this who's missing a page in their household registration book.

He closed the results screen, opened Duowan Box, and wanted to find a couple of tutorial videos to clear his head. E-God was right—the best way to get rid of the idiots in your rank is to improve your skills, stay away from them, and let the idiots torture each other.

"I wonder if E-God has updated yet..."

The moment I opened the app, the first recommendation on the homepage was right in front of me—the platform had pinned Emperor's video to the top, with a bright red title and the word "Recommended," giving it top-notch exposure.

"No wonder he's the number one in the Chinese server, that's impressive." Li Yang muttered, then his gaze fell on the title, and he frowned. "Huh? 'La La La Demacia' Episode 1... What the heck?"

Not a tutorial video? Not a ranked match replay?

He clicked on it with a puzzled look, thinking, "E God is neglecting his main job and making animation? Can it be good?"

The progress bar has just started moving—

"Demacia!!!"

As soon as the progress bar moved, the scene showed Garen, Jarvan IV, and Xin Zhao jumping out of the bushes, followed by a dense barrage of comments.

"The place where dreams begin!"

"The Three Musketeers of the Grassland have come to pay their respects!"

"The classic ambush in the bushes!"

His lips twitched.

"Alright, alright, the three bros from the bushes, huh?"

Then a voiceover began, the voice of the guy with the blond hair in the bottom lane, "In other stories, I'm usually the male protagonist—but I got screwed over here."

Li Yang expressed his strong agreement.

E-God understands us!

In other places, we're always the main characters, but in Summoner's Rift, we can easily get tricked.

When Carter appeared and uttered the three classic League mantras, "Don't feed!", "Focus on your carry!", and "Remember to give up first blood," Li Yang couldn't hold back any longer.

"Exactly! If Katarina doesn't get kills, what's the point of me playing?!"

Then came a series of hilarious scenes, including "Grassland Lun," "His dad is the king, he's a jerk," "Chrysanthemum Hu Xin," and the prince opening his ultimate on his teammates, allowing the electric mouse and Katarina to unleash perfect ultimates.

"Hahaha!"

Li Yang finally couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter, slamming his right hand on the table.

If I remember correctly, his first pentakill was achieved thanks to a godlike ultimate from the opposing prince.

Seeing Li Yang slumped over the table, laughing so hard his shoulders were shaking, his roommate peeked over and asked, "What are you looking at? Why are you laughing like that?"

"You...see for yourself." Li Yang pointed at the screen, tears welling up in his eyes.

A few minutes later, the video finished playing.

Li Yang wiped his eyes, glanced at the ranking interface on the screen, and then looked at Teemo's 0-12 score in the previous game.

He suddenly felt less angry.

"Damn, what a terrible matchmaking system. I'd rather watch anime." He closed ranked matches and opened the next episode.

After watching the second episode, Li Yang shared the link in five of his League of Legends QQ groups, three on Baidu Tieba, and two on WeChat, adding the comment: "Emperor's latest work, you all fucking have to watch it! If you don't laugh yourself to death, come find me!"

After posting, Li Yang didn't forget to take out his phone, open Weibo, and find the official account of the team that Emperor asked for followers at the end of the video.

"HWG, OK, that's the one, right?"

"Followed!"

"Oh, and I also need to share E-God's exclusive fan group. What's the group number again...? 389331256"

……