You actually want me to...

Please, Endless Cannons aren't expensive at all.

[Assassin? One-shot kill? You should take a good look at whether my Camille passive is a physical damage shield or a magic damage shield against you.]

[Ahri? Please, stop shaving!]

Although the items received a major overhaul in Season 10, Ahri, despite having overly perfect mechanics, was indeed nerfed to the point of being practically useless. However, it's not entirely tragic; she still boasts the fifth-most skins among female champions in League of Legends (the top four being Miss Fortune, Akali, Annie, and Katarina).

Seeing his teammates successfully "come back to life" one after another in the base, Roland simply greeted them and turned off the live stream. He didn't really have much of an opinion on the official promotional video from this morning. Given the production quality of LPL promotional videos, it would be good if they could even pass the test.

What he really cares about is the team promotional video produced by his own club.

Unlike the stingy official, Tao Bo's sponsor is going all out this time, planning to give the team members a big boost.

Domestically, the champion, plus the gradually increasing popularity of several contestants.

For the sponsors, this finals is essentially an investment in their own reputation, as well as a gamble on the team's future. The promotional video expenses are just a small amount of money they can afford.

So, after finishing the awkward official performance in the morning, the TES team immediately turned around and devoted themselves to their own club's internal promotional video.

This time, the theme, proposed by Roland, is "The Power to Swallow the World."

As a die-hard fan of the non-plot segment, Roland has always been bothered by the latest installment of the Qin Dynasty series that he saw before his time travel. In his view, the situation of LPL is actually somewhat similar to that of the Qin Dynasty back then.

At this time, LPL still held the title of the world's number one region because it had won the S8 and S9 World Championships and the MSC Mid-Season Invitational.

Since it's number one, it naturally becomes the enemy of all other regions in the world.

Externally, the six major regions of LCK, LCS, LEC, TCL, LCL, and CBLOL all joined forces to attack LPL. Every improvement in LPL's ranking at this year's World Championship implies that they are gradually reclaiming the humiliation they failed to recover in S7. As a promotional video for the pre-Qin series, TES did not hesitate to choose the role of Wu An Jun Bai Qi.

"In terms of annihilation warfare, no one has surpassed him in a thousand years." This is the legend of Bai Qi, and also the romance of the TES team. Combined with the ancient costume culture that LPL is already promoting, TES's promotional video was done incredibly smoothly in terms of both filming and expected publicity.

Well, aside from the fact that the team members' performances were completely devoid of acting skills and were entirely just pure emotion.

But what does it have to do with them? As long as the camera is set up, that's it. The rest is all in post-production. Putting everything else aside, just looking at the high-quality "hairlines" on the heads of those post-production staff, Roland felt that they might not be any kind of people.

由于夏决打完是8月25，而世界赛最快开始的入围赛都是9月25日才到来，于是LPL队伍也算是有个真空期可以摸索版本。跟S11不同的是,S11那一年官方是禁止了世界赛期间各大赛区打训练赛，而在S10是没有被禁止的。

So even though most LPL teams have entered the off-season, TES still has no shortage of teams to scrim with, which is a good thing.

However, aside from scrims, they still had plenty of time for individual ranked practice. Considering that solo ranked play could only maintain their skills but not allow them to improve further, Roland, after consulting with coach White Crescent, followed the example of his predecessors and began sending out invitations to the various players.

To put it bluntly, they are pleading with LPL players in the off-season to help them practice.

Most of the players who did not participate in the competition were flattered by TES's invitation, but unfortunately, many of them had already returned to their hometowns for the holidays and had neglected training, so they could not provide much help at this stage and had to decline.

but...

A small number of players still qualify and are quite willing to participate: Zhang Wuji from RW, Sima Laozei from OMG, FOFO and Jinjiao from BLG, iBoy from VG, Ming and Hu from RNG, the bot lane duo from FPX, the top and mid lane duo from IG, the Clearlove and mid-support duo from EDG, the top, jungle and support duo from ES, and all members of the third generation of WE players.

Without exception, they are almost all elites from their respective teams, and also the players who are most unwilling to accept their teams' results this year. Although they are scattered and have different tactical styles and play habits, and the time they can provide assistance is not stable, they can only help each other in the lane when they have time, but the more the S-series goes on, the more terrifying the assistance they can provide becomes.

Never underestimate the deans of each team.

The strength of the LCK league is largely attributed to the fact that esports is the country's tertiary industry, and the status of professional players is even more important than that of some celebrities and idols. In addition, the LCK league does not have as many teams as the LPL, so it is relatively easier to put together the pieces for winning the championship.

But LPL is different.

Although each team has money behind them, it's still unrealistic to expect them to assemble a super team.

First, there's the issue of the price; second, other teams simply won't release their players. They lost like this with only one leader; if they lose even their last leader, won't their team be instantly wiped out and lose all attention?

No, we can't sell it, we absolutely cannot sell it.

This is part of the reason why many LPL players have wasted several years of their talent. Roland has organized them this time, and putting aside their teamwork, their laning ability and ability to create miracles are enough to make people ashamed.

If we talk about the very beginning...

When hiring someone to practice with you, you'll definitely have the practice team use the popular team compositions of the current version, while you use the compositions that have been countered to test their potential.

Initially, TES was able to turn the tide and win games through their synergy and teamwork. However, as the synergy among their practice partners deepened, TES struggled more and more in scrims, eventually revealing frequent problems.

Roland: [I'm disgusted. Did you guys secretly practice with your convoy for a while? This teamwork is just too ridiculous.]

Rookie: [It's alright, we only played a couple hundred million games.] After saying that, Rookie couldn't help but laugh out loud on the other end of the voice chat.

Putting everything else aside, he was having a really comfortable time in this training match.

During the S10 regular season, he was the team's star player, carrying four injured players through the games; the pressure was immense. But as soon as he arrived here as a practice partner, before he could even exert any effort in the mid lane, the top, bottom, and jungle lanes were already making frequent noise.

Sitting in the middle of the road, good news comes from all directions.

This feeling of winning without lifting a finger can be summed up in one word: awesome!

Factory Manager: [Actually, the main reason is that you guys picked teams that were already being countered. Giving us so many meta picks and still winning so many games is already quite impressive.]

Roland: [Thank you. If next time you could wait until the "Godlike" notification sound has passed before offering comfort, I might be even more touched.]

The sparring team: HAHAHA

Due to scheduling conflicts in training matches, Roland and others would almost always have their emergency practice sessions scheduled late at night. Often, after finishing a match with five opponents, several would leave for various reasons in the next match, and then someone would be found to fill in. Considering the time spent waiting, these extra practice sessions were not very frequent.

But as for whether it will have an effect, the answer is definitely yes, and its effect will become increasingly significant. Don't be fooled by the fact that TES has a bunch of scrims scheduled right now. As the World Championship starts and progresses, the number of teams they can scrim with will only decrease. By the time they ask for help, there might really be no one left to assist them.

Xiao Hu: [This year, it's all up to you guys to hold things together.]

Roland: [That's an exaggeration. There are four teams; they all have a chance.]

Xiaohu: [There's no need to be so modest. Compared to the other teams, we've seen your hard work, so... this year, the broken sword of RNG is in your hands.]

Hearing the slightly playful words on the other end of the voice call, Roland fell silent for a brief moment.

Yes, that's why even though it's already S10 and the league environment is no longer as united as it was a few years ago, these players are still willing to spend their own time to help.

S10 is a watershed moment.

The rise of the new Four Kings and the decline of the original Three Kings, even the once fearsome SKT next door, has now stumbled and failed to even enter the World Championship. This earth-shattering change has given many veteran players who have dedicated their time to their profession a sense of tragic sorrow.

Driven by this sentiment, they hope to use their remaining professional careers, which they don't know how long they have left, to help the LPL gain as much hope as possible.

Because... the new world may soon lack ships that can continue to carry them.

Looking around, it seems that there are still many veterans left in the LPL, but they are all struggling in the era of retirement.

Trust the LPL teams. No matter which team it is, everyone's ultimate goal is definitely the World Championship.

【certainly】

If they ultimately can't do it, then I will.

Sublimation: Chapter Three: He was merely a heartless tool.

At this time, Roland and others at the TES club were trying out new lineups with the practice team. Of course, since it was the S10 version, most of the lineup changes revolved around the top, mid, and jungle, while the bottom lane became Roland and Meiko's playground.

Titan (Roland): Are you ready!

Leona (Meiko): Ready!

Titan: Charge!

Leona: Damn!

Titan: Did you kill him?

Leona: Killed.

Titan: Go home!

Leona: Okay.

Seeing the two AD carries lying dead on either side of the minion wave, the two supports simultaneously grinned insanely. There was nothing they could do; that's just how the game is now.

In Season 10, bot lane fights revolved around killing the AD carry first. The kill's gold was split 300 each, and minion gold was split 50/50. This is why the AD carry utility role re-emerged in Season 10, and the Senna-Tahm Kench meta returned. Basically, you either don't play the AD carry like a human, or you play the AD carry too much like a human; otherwise, you can't play the game.

After another round of intense competition, both sides stopped training because it was too late. Roland and the other professional players preparing for the S-series were fine, but those players who were on vacation and had adjusted their schedules really couldn't keep up that late.

Seeing his teammates taking a break, Roland took the opportunity to play a ranked game on a smurf account with JKL, and they also streamed together to earn some time and let their fans know they were still alive. Because of their extra training, they hadn't been on social media for quite some time.

Of course, more importantly, after practicing for so long, it's inevitable to feel a bit mentally exhausted. You should play something else to vent your emotions, and the appearance of the new hero is quite nice.

Sure enough, even though it was the middle of the night, a large number of viewers flooded into the live stream room as soon as it started.

[Hmph, going live in the middle of the night? You think I'm asleep at this hour?]

[They attacked me from behind! Quickly, I'll hug my blanket tightly!]

Honestly, I've seen teams do all sorts of promotion after winning a championship, but this is the first time I've ever seen a club where everyone from the official Weibo account to the players just vanishes after winning.

[Don't be so harsh; some players have said they were actually practicing extra.]

Although the players in the practice team tacitly kept quiet about it, some invited but absent players still managed to leak some information, though it didn't circulate widely.

Of course, Roland and Ah Shui didn't have time to pay attention to the comments right now, because they had more important things to do: snatch heroes.

Version 10.16: Yone is released.

Version 10.19: Samira is released.

The appearance of these two new heroes perfectly made up for their lack of fun energy. The moment they saw the game match successfully (Samira was so overpowered when she was first released that she was banned 100% of the time in ranked matches), the two of them started frantically buying the heroes they wanted.

Unfortunately, because one of the team members picked Yone even faster, Roland ultimately failed to get Yone after unsuccessful communication. Instead, JKL got the new champion Samira that he wanted to play.

There was no other way, so he immediately locked in Yasuo and planned to play support with JackeyLove.

JKL was completely dumbfounded when he saw the Happy Wind Man appear.

"Are you kidding me?"

"How could that be? My thing has a shield, a dash, crowd control, and it can even block projectiles. It's really strong, okay?"

"→_→"

Although he had a strong urge to complain, JKL let him play along, thinking that it was just a simple match.

Samira, who just came out in Season 10, is a god.

This AD carry's strength during this period even far surpassed that of Kai'Sa when she was first released in Season 8, second only to Aphelios in terms of absurdity, and even easier to play than Aphelios. In this game, they were laning against the classic Gragas + Jhin, clearly unlucky guys who had been poisoned by these two bot laners.

"Hey, Jack, your fan."

"Wow, are they really playing the game with luck?" Upon entering the game and seeing the opposing bot lane duo, JKL's first thought was Yasuo's Wind Wall. If placed well in a team fight, this Wind Wall could negate the output of a significant number of players.

"You don't understand, this is what you call the chosen one, Hua Zi." After jokingly teasing Jack, the two of them understood the laning strategy after seeing the opposing bot lane duo's lineup.

One word: cowardly.

Watching the Gragas and Jhin pushing the lane relentlessly in the distance, Roland and JKL held their ground, carefully farming experience while maintaining their distance from the minion wave, not daring to cross it even once.