You actually want me to...

"Brother Tian, ​​I've talked to you so much, won't your coach be angry if he finds out? Brother Tian, ​​I've talked to you so much, won't your fans scold me if they find out? Brother Tian, ​​I'm getting so close to you, won't your teammates be unhappy if they see this? Brother Tian..."

The two groups of people looked at Roland, who was jumping around Meiko like a monkey, and a series of question marks popped into their heads.

"Is this... your newcomer?" Jiejie suddenly moved a little distance away from the two of them when she saw this, and then whispered to Kasa.

"Well, I guess so. Although he's a bit lively, he's a pretty good person."

"Ahem, it is indeed quite lively. Did you find it from FPX?"

"No, from LDL."

Although Roland himself knows his performance was a bit like a fool, there's nothing he can do. There are only a handful of top-tier supports in the LPL, and how can you learn from them if you don't build good relationships with them? Don't be fooled by how Meiko was criticized when he messed up; he's a genuine top-tier support, and you can count players like that on one hand in the LPL, not to mention his rich experience in both competitive matches and international competitions.

Let's put it this way:

He's a support, but not entirely a support.

He is simple, yet he is also very complex.

This sounds contradictory, but it's not; in short, it's incredibly awesome.

If you don't shamelessly fawn over such a big shot, are you expecting them to come and teach you?

Having experienced the corporate world and worked like a corporate slave, Roland knew perfectly well that to learn something, one must be sincere and proactive in asking for help. Faced with such an enthusiastic new support player who kept calling himself a long-time fan, Meiko couldn't resist.

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Despite her shyness, Meiko managed to get Roland's WeChat ID and agreed to keep in touch privately, telling him she could ask him any questions. Only after getting everything he wanted did Roland happily walk back to the group.

"Your overly familiar manner is a bit hard to resist."

He glanced at him with a hint of envy in his left hand. He really, really wanted that kind of extremely extroverted personality. But there was nothing he could do; his personality was already fixed, and he couldn't open up to people he wasn't close to.

"Isn't this all for the sake of the team? You see, as soon as I approached, the coach immediately slipped away."

White Crescent, who had just returned, could only roll her eyes at him when she heard him say that. Her own player suddenly rushed over to try and learn from him. If he didn't move aside, wouldn't it seem like he was the one who directed Roland to go over there? It would be strange if he didn't run away to avoid suspicion.

Of course, White Crescent Moon agrees with his approach.

After exchanging greetings, the real battle for survival began.

Without much preamble, both sides went straight into the arena and began the match.

In the first game, P-Emperor was paired with Prophet again. Both were rookie support players, but the coach didn't show favoritism just because he liked Roland. Instead, he continued with the original tactical plan, prioritizing Prophet when P-Emperor was still in the AD position.

The reason is simple: the compatibility between the Prophet and P-Emperor is far stronger than that between Roland and P-Emperor. When the latter is paired together, the AD will be out of sync because he cannot keep up with the support's strong offensive desire, which will ultimately have the opposite effect.

Therefore, Roland can only be used as a surprise tactic at this stage, and he will not appear except on important occasions.

"Do you think we'll win or lose today?" After the team members had all taken to the field, White Crescent in the room glanced at Roland sitting next to her and asked him.

"Of course we'll win. Why would we want to lose?"

"You're quite clever, kid." Seeing that the guy wasn't fooled, White Crescent stopped talking and started watching the game seriously. For this BO5, White Crescent actually wanted his players to grow. EDG's top and jungle might not be able to put too much pressure on them, but EDG's mid and support were definitely instructive.

In the first two games, TES and EDG were tied 2-0.

EDG is two, TES is zero.

Before the match, everyone thought that there shouldn't be any problem for TES's mid and jungle to face off against EDG's mid and jungle, after all, one is the strongest Knight and the other is the veteran Wolf King. However, everyone overlooked a very important point: these two have only been playing together for a short time!

A newly formed mid-jungle duo going up against a team that's been playing together for over a year, and managing to get a 50/50 chance is already pretty good. But here's the problem: if your mid-jungle is evenly matched with mine, and my top laner is known for his ability to withstand pressure, then doesn't that mean my bot lane can just bully you at will?

Yes, the P-Emperor + Prophet duo was completely crushed by the opposing Hope Emperor + Meiko. No one will question this result, because it's perfectly normal for a duo that just came up from LDL to lose to EDG's bot lane duo.

The current focus is on questioning Karsa and Left Hand's ability to carry the team.

"Did you understand?"

"No, but although I didn't understand it, I felt deeply shocked."

"Then you'll be up next."

"Oh...wait!!!"

Roland stared blankly at the coach beside him, racking his brains trying to figure out what he had done to offend him. At most, he had just hung up on him a dozen times after the mission was over. Was it really worth this extra retaliation?

While turning the tide in a losing situation is a nice story in novels, you also have to consider reality. This teammate has lost two games in a row and his morale is low. He's a rookie and his teamwork isn't as good as the prophet's, and he also lacks the confidence and skill to handle Meiko on the other side.

In this situation, should he go up to train or go up to deliver the goods? Roland couldn't figure it out.

But there's no way around it; you take someone's money and have to solve their problems.

Even if he was unwilling, Roland had no choice but to obey the arrangement and step in. The Prophet finally breathed a sigh of relief. The sudden confrontation with a top-tier support player had put him under a bit of pressure. When he saw himself being substituted, his first reaction wasn't resentment, but rather a sense of relief.

They're all young people, and it's their first time experiencing these symptoms, so it's not surprising.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect; once you've experienced the first time, it gets much easier.

In the room, only the coach calmly took out his notebook and stared at the screen.

His eyes revealed a look of expectation.

First Encounter: Chapter Nineteen: An Unforeseen Beginning

"Brother Ka, help the bottom lane, you have to help the bottom lane!" As soon as he sat down on the player's seat, Roland immediately revived his old trick: calling on the jungler.

Having always played top lane, Roland felt no pressure whatsoever about calling for the jungler. Plus, since he was no match for Meiko, Roland called even more recklessly.

"Alright, alright, I'll get down."

"King! King K needs you in the bot lane too, you won't abandon the bot lane, right?"

"No... you..."

"369! My God, Superman, whether I suffer a humiliating defeat or make a triumphant exit today depends on you!"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

"P Emperor, I..."

"Stop, STOP, I'll C, I'll C, okay?"

In the TES team voice chat, the group looked at Roland, who was crying and complaining everywhere, and they were both amused and exasperated. They were the four of them who had lost two games in a row, but this guy started stacking buffs as soon as he came out, making it seem like he was the one who was on a losing streak. One or two of them couldn't help but burst out laughing.

After all the frolicking ended, Kasa felt much less pressured, but then, as if remembering something, he suddenly tensed up.

As a veteran of his career, he has a special sensitivity to subtle things. The atmosphere within a team is crucial to whether it can become a top team.

Turning his head, he saw his teammates joking with each other, completely unbelievable that this team had already lost two games in a row. Even the most shy and stressed player, Left Hand, had a smile on his face.

Meanwhile, the white crescent moon in the room watched the contestants' images sweep across the big screen, and a knowing look appeared on its face.

It's very simple, it's gambling.

Ah Shui is a former champion AD carry. As a world-class ADC, the support he chooses must have his own unique strengths, rather than just being brave and having a deep champion pool. In his daily training, he had already suspected that this guy might have the attributes that TES had always lacked.

The attribute is called team cohesion.

Although a team is led by an individual, a team must clearly identify a core member. This person may not be the strongest in the team, but must have their own unique personal charisma.

Roland is such a player.

Although his brilliance isn't yet dazzling enough, he at least possesses a potential that the team lacks. While it's still difficult to find a suitable role model for him among the current LPL players, his potential for development seems quite good.

Once the team regained its normal atmosphere, the third game began.

First round of bans:

TES: Cassiopeia, Renekton, Miss Fortune

EDG: Ryze, Akali, Olaf

They banned Cassiopeia, which EDG's junior player had been playing well, while TES wanted to first pick Miss Fortune as their jungler, not wanting the already strong opponent to get the meta bot lane of Miss Fortune + Leona (Nautilus).

In the current version, Gragas is the most popular jungler on the field because most of the mainstream strong mid laners are AD (as mentioned before, AD items have been greatly buffed). In addition, he can initiate team fights and protect enemies, and also has a certain amount of tankiness, making him a champion that can be picked first.

One round of PICK:

TES: Gragas, Kai'Sa, Leona

EDG: Elise, Lucian, Pantheon

Both sides prioritized jungle and support (PS has flexible options), leaving mid and top laners for the second round. Don't be surprised that Lucian appeared in the bottom lane; in the period immediately after the dragon spawns, the bottom lane options are either lane bullies or combinations with extremely strong early-game fighting, and Lucian perfectly fulfilled the latter.

Or to put it more bluntly, Hope is already ordering P-King.

Second round of bans: Fiora, Nautilus, Vladimir, Qiyana

The current meta picks Leona and Nautilus are a good fit for me; picking one and banning the other is perfectly reasonable, since who knows if Pantheon will actually go bot lane? Fiora is just an add-on. EDG's draft is very clear: since Knight has been playing Qiyana a lot lately, I'll ban her directly; Vladimir is a counter to your champion pool.

There was a rumor circulating on Tieba that Zuo Shou (Left Hand) got his name from a streamer he watched before becoming a professional vampire, also named Zuo Shou, and he ended up adopting that name himself. While the truth of this story is hard to verify, it's certain that Zuo Shou plays vampires and is quite skilled at it.

EDG picked Thresh as their fourth pick.

When Roland saw this hero, he was completely stunned.

Support champions work like this: defensive supports counter offensive supports, like Thresh, who completely counters Leona. But there's no way around it; except in a few situations, teams can't possibly reserve the counter pick for a support.

TES's last two picks were Jayce and Mordekaiser, while EDG pulled out Gangplank, a hero specifically designed to counter Mordekaiser. The draft phase ended.

TES: Top lane Mordekaiser, Jungle Gragas, Mid lane Jayce, Bot lane Kai'Sa + Leona

EDG: Top lane Gangplank, Jungle Elise, Mid lane Pantheon, Bot lane Lucian + Thresh

Looking at the lineups, both sides are incredibly aggressive, perfectly matching the LPL style. The only difference is that EDG's lineup is visibly better than TES's, which is expected, since TES at this stage relied purely on individual skill and couldn't compare to EDG in terms of teamwork.

At the start of the game, Roland and his team immediately swapped jungle areas with the opposing team.

Looking at the opposing team's lineup, Karsa knew with a grain of salt that they would definitely invade, and since his own team was sure to lose the level 1 team fight, he simply decided to trade blows with them.

That's the advantage of being a veteran; you can decisively abandon anything that might be risky. Apart from the AD player who remained in the lower jungle bushes to carefully scout, the other four members invaded the opponent's upper jungle.

Sure enough, just as the four TES players crossed the river, P-Emperor saw the opposing five players quietly sneaking into his jungle.

The wind is getting strong, let's get out of here.

Seeing that the opposing team had deployed five strong men, P-Emperor, in order to avoid being forced to participate in group activities, decisively ran back to the bottom lane and rushed into the self-contained bush, quietly waiting for the minion wave to arrive.

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Although Kai'Sa is currently not very popular, this approach was successful at the time, as it left the entire EDG team completely dumbfounded.

"Do they have vision? Or did they just swap jungle camps with us?" Since it was a level 1 five-man invasion, EDG currently has no vision of their own jungle, so they can't figure out whether the other side knows they are nearby or has already gone to their own jungle.

With three wards placed in quick succession, and unable to pinpoint the opponent's location, all EDG could do was to light up the jungle and secure the red buff first.