You actually want me to...

Seriously, everyone's almost starting to think this is some kind of LPL regular program.

The day after IG won the S8 championship, news of Rookie and Xiaoyu's relationship spread like wildfire. After FPX won the S9 championship, Doinb's confession to Tang Xiaoyou spread throughout the LPL. And now, in S10, they're still keeping this routine. Anyone would be confused.

Of course, dating is a rather magical realism no matter where you are.

Winning the S-series championship means a top salary and a lot of money.

The character "劲夫" (Jingfu) represents someone with a good physique.

The young master of the e-sports Deyun Society represents humor and wit.

The fact that they spent more than half a year together day and night also shows that they had common topics.

When a guy is rich, has a great physique, is witty and humorous, and you share common interests, as long as his looks aren't too outrageous, he's unlikely to be rejected by any girl when he confesses his feelings. Those in the comments who meet these criteria can give it a try (doge).

For three whole days, Roland and Xiran were practically inseparable, holding hands and eating their way through all the famous snack streets in Shanghai.

Of course, it will only last for these three days.

Once the break was over, a ton of official events and club arrangements came crashing down on him. No matter how unwilling Roland was, he could only grimace and obediently participate.

"You've got some skills, haven't you? You've already succeeded before anyone even realized it." Upon seeing their support return to the team, the teammates started teasing him. Roland wasn't embarrassed, after all, he had solo-killed Faker to some extent, putting him on a different level from the group of single guys in the team (except for Karsa).

"Aren't you envious? If you're envious, go find one yourself."

"Pshaw, if we guys wanted to, we'd have tons of girls coming to us to pick and choose from."

"Oh, do they know trilingual translation? I don't think so."

TES's single members: ...

Yes, that's exactly what they envy.

It's really easy for professional gamers to find girlfriends, but finding someone with a high level of education who is presentable and has a relatively clean resume is extremely difficult. Even if they do find one, there's almost no chance of taking things further, mainly because of the huge gap in their educational backgrounds.

Being a top student is truly advantageous in every sense of the word.

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a few days later.

With all obligations fulfilled, the LPL community finally began its annual battle of holding its breath.

As the captain and commander, Roland had to work overtime because his girlfriend had gone home and he had nowhere to go. So the club pulled him over to work overtime and prepare to sign his big contract.

When the LPL's salary cap system was first introduced, the official statement was 1000 million RMB, which was the upper limit of the basic salary paid to players. However, as anyone who knows, salaries can be paid out through bonuses, incentives, or even gifts.

Therefore, the LPL's salary cap system is more focused on the total amount of signed contracts, which is approximately 5000 million (the EDG roster in S11 had a salary of 4500 million).

According to official sources, JKL's annual salary is around 2000-2300 million RMB.

Knight's contract expired this year, and although his performance at the World Championship wasn't bad, it wasn't great either. Considering TES's gratitude and his desire to play League of Legends with his brothers, Knight in this version of the game decisively renewed his contract with TES for another year, for about 1500 million.

Roland's new contract is also worth 1500 million.

At this point, TES's remaining options are limited to finding players who haven't yet made a name for themselves, or "hunting" for bargains in the free agent market. At least forget about Qingtian; those players start at ten million this year.

"So... your leadership's hiring practices are really something I can get involved in?"

"Ahem, well, you know how it is. Because of the salary cap, there isn't much money left to work with. There aren't many well-known players left to choose from, and we don't know much about the new players. So we'll just let you choose the players you think are suitable."

Yes.

Instead of messing up the team by making random purchases, it would be better to simply give the decision-making power to Roland. After all, you've already secured such a big contract in your second year as a professional, so it's only right that you put in a little more effort.

"Alright, I do have some candidates in mind, but... will you cover their round-trip airfare?"

"Are you stupid? They're not even famous players. Can't we just call them and ask them to come?"

"That won't do. Even Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage three times in ancient times. If we, as the S10 champions, personally go to invite them, that would truly be giving them face, and they might even put in a lot more effort in the competition."

Dignity is given to each other.

Even when Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind in ancient times, he still had to set up a grand altar before finally winning the Battle of Red Cliffs. If he had set up the scene a little better and had enough prestige to borrow the east wind (like a delivery), then the Five Barbarian Invasions would never have happened in history.

One day later.

Across from RNG's club, Roland and Lao Guo, both completely covered up, chatted casually.

"Wait, didn't you say you were here to find your teammates?"

"Yes, they're here to find their teammates."

"But this is RNG's territory. You're not trying to steal him, are you? Curse? We can't afford that."

"Relax, relax, that's not my goal."

Although he was a spectator in his previous life and didn't know what the major clubs were doing, in this life he is in the center of the vortex, and who they interviewed is all public knowledge.

More than an hour later, when he saw the person he was waiting for finally come out of the RNG base, Roland quickly patted Lao Guo next door and then jogged over to follow him.

"Hi, bro."

"I don't work out."

"No... listen to me."

"I'm not buying a house either." Looking at the strange people on either side of him, who were completely covered up, Ah Le, who was already in a bad mood, frowned even more, looking very displeased.

"You've got the wrong guy, brother. We're not here to buy anything from you; we're here to buy you. We have a deal worth several million that we'd like to discuss with you. We hope you can move us to another place; this place isn't safe, and we'll be easily discovered."

!!!

Upon hearing Roland's words, Ah Le instinctively shrank back and looked at the two of them warily. "Don't even think about it. There's no way I'm going to go into business with you. Forget about it."

Roland and Lao Guo: ? ? ?

Integration: Chapter Three: The Three-Year Term Has Arrived

In an unknown conference room, Ah Le was still somewhat dazed until the moment he signed his name.

He had just been shooed away by RNG with 50 yuan, and then the champion team TES came to sign him with a contract and the FMVP. This script was even more magical than a fairy tale.

Make sense.

At that moment, Ah Le was truly moved by the sentiment of "a scholar would die for a friend who understands him." After briefly confirming that there were no problems with the contract, Ah Le signed his name without hesitation.

[TES_Ale connected successfully.]

To be honest, even without the visionary S11 player, Ale is still the best option for TES right now. Since TES is the champion team this year and will definitely retain three champion players, their remaining disposable funds are actually not very abundant.

Although everyone helped you develop good relationships during the World Championship, in the new year, clubs that are extremely eager to achieve results will be more than willing to cause you trouble, let alone release your players so easily.

Therefore, Roland's goal from beginning to end was to create free agents; he never considered anything else.

As RNG's backup plan, Ale's strength was enough to prove his ability. It was only later that RNG's management thought of having Xiaohu switch to top lane, which led to the famous "50-yuan top laner" scene.

"So, Lu...Ale, we're comrades now."

"Oh...ah!?"

After finalizing the top laner selection, Lao Guo gave A Le some instructions on the follow-up arrangements, and then turned his attention back to his own support player.

In Lao Guo's eyes, this round of transactions was actually quite successful.

At least this is a player whose name they've heard of, and the price they paid as a free agent wasn't expensive, which perfectly matches their needs.

But the next jungler... left him in a dilemma.

There's basically no need to consider a championship-caliber jungler. Even if one is a free agent and the other is a benchwarmer, their combined value is beyond what TES can currently afford.

As mentioned above, it is almost impossible for the main and substitute junglers of each team to release their players.

As for the LDL area...

To be honest, apart from Qingtian, this year's esports training camp YM didn't have any particularly outstanding achievements, so it wasn't worth Roland choosing them.

Riot's version changes are actually quite obvious.

For example, if Season 10 is dominated by jungle carries, then the jungler role will definitely become slightly more utility-based the following year, or even completely utility-based. It's absolutely impossible for two consecutive jungle carry metas to exist. Therefore, based on this, the jungler Roland chooses must at least meet the following conditions:

1. Freelancer

2. Cheap

3. A clear mind and a strong mentality are essential.

Especially for players with a strong mentality, utility junglers are more responsible for initiating team fights. If they encounter a player with poor mental fortitude who runs faster than their teammates, the team's rhythm will immediately explode.

Have you thought of it?

"No, to be honest, there are a lot of free agents on the market right now, but most of them are the ones that other teams have rejected. There are a few decent ones, but they are listed at prices that we can't afford right now. It would be great if other teams were willing to let them go."

"For example?"

"For example, EDG's Jay... wait! EDG? I think I've already thought of a suitable candidate."

"Huh? Are we going to keep stealing players? Should we take a taxi straight to EDG headquarters now?"

"No, we're going to Nanchang now."

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After all that trouble, the errand duo from TES finally met their ultimate target: the forgotten jungler, Haro.

This second-in-command, who was originally nurtured by EDG, left EDG for RW because he felt too much pressure there. He paid off his debt of youth for three years, and his strength during those three years as the team's leader was undeniable.

Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious, both on and off the field.

In the game, Haro is an aggressive jungler who has been the carry for too long, so his playstyle has become quite toxic in the last two years and may not fit the jungle meta of S11.

Off-screen, Haro was still at the center of public attention at this point in time.

Because his girlfriend refused to let him touch her (saying no premarital sex, but it turned out he was a philanderer), Ha Huang eventually followed the same path as Mr. Kang, and was then exposed for cheating online by his girlfriend.

Harold's three-year contract expires this year, which puts him in a free agent position.

You could say he's strong, and he certainly meets all the conditions TES currently needs: he's cheap (his reputation is so bad that no team dares to take him on), he's a free agent (he won't be stuck with a contract), and he has a big heart (the original Xia team wanted to kill him themselves back then).

As a man who was sworn enemies of gambling and drugs, Roland didn't actually have a deep prejudice against him. He did something wrong and should be punished, that's indisputable. But since the wrong thing he did didn't rise to the level of a fundamental error, he should be given a chance to turn over a new leaf.

It's better to offer help in times of need than to add flowers to brocade.

For Haro, TES's initiative to come to his door was a huge surprise, at least for this moment.

Why did they choose me?