You actually want me to...

In that instant, countless feelings of envy, jealousy, and resentment surfaced in the minds of these female hosts.

"Actually, it's alright, but he has been trying to learn and change, it's just that he hasn't had the time because he's been playing professionally."

"Isn't that enough? He earns over 1000 million a year! And he can even have common topics with you. By the way, did he tell you whether he'll squander the money? Young people who haven't seen the world are the easiest to be tricked. You'd better keep a close eye on him."

"He has indeed spent almost all of it, but he used all the money to buy a house. You know how expensive houses are in Shanghai. After buying that, there's basically nothing left."

???

Looking at her group of dumbfounded colleagues, hope Ran appeared innocent and bewildered on the surface, but inside she was inwardly exploding with rage.

Are you stupid?

Jealous?

If I didn't have some skills, would I dare bring this idiot here to meet you?

Well, he did a good job today and didn't embarrass him. It seems like it's time to give him a little reward.

Thinking of this, hope Ran couldn't help but sip the red wine in her glass, feeling pleasant.

In the very center of the drinking party, Roland and the male commentators were completely drunk and bragging wildly: "Let me tell you, don't let my current appearance fool you, I was a genius a few years ago."

"Hmm? How so?"

"You might not believe it, but I awakened the Rinnegan at age 1, hired a babysitter at age 3, ate a Devil Fruit at age 5, worked part-time as a Shinigami at age 9, hired a tutor at age 11, became light for the first time at age 13, learned to pilot a mecha at age 15, entered puberty at age 16, passed the 3D Maneuver Gear exam at age 17, and learned Ultra Instinct at age 18. However, at age 19, I discovered that I had a Stand that was daydreaming, and finally woke up with resentment, all of it was for nothing."

"Hahaha, as expected of you, you're really good. Come on, fill my brother's cup."

"Okay, drink it!!!"

Summary: Chapter Twenty-Nine: Which man could refuse this gift?

The next day.

When Roland returned to the base, he was already back at the base.

Yesterday's dinner was really just about getting to know each other; the relationships weren't close enough to warrant drinking to the point of exhaustion. After getting a general idea of ​​Roland's alcohol tolerance, everyone tacitly parted ways, leaving Roland and Xiran alone.

Of course... yesterday was a huge breakthrough for Roland. Not only did he manage to get to third base while pretending to be drunk, but he also confirmed his invitation to a short trip after the Demacia Cup with her.

These two alone are enough for Roland to gloat over.

He reached third base in less than a month after they established their relationship. He wouldn't have dared to imagine that in a year. Isn't this much better than those male protagonists who are eunuchs?

"Sons, Daddy's home!" As soon as he returned to the base, Roland opened the door and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to see his "sons" come to greet him.

only...

"Just leave the package at the door, thank you."

Roland: ? ? ?

Looking at his teammates who were sprawled out in the training room and showed no signs of energy, Roland thought for a moment and casually pulled out the takeout he had bought on his way back.

"Oh, I see. Looks like you guys aren't hungry. I'll just deliver these takeout orders to JDG across the street. See you later, guys!"

"Holy crap, wait! Dad!!!"

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Ten minutes later, looking at the army of idiots in front of him, Roland also looked at his AD Jack Spicy Dance with a strange expression.

"How did you get so hungry? Even if Auntie got an early leave, there are still plenty of restaurants open near the base, aren't there?"

"It's too far, I don't want to go."

"Holy crap, it's only a few hundred meters to the right after you go out, is that what you call far?"

“You fitness heretics wouldn’t understand. For us true homebodies, everything outside the room is a distant land!” JKL said, pointing to Knight’s unshaven beard.

Yes, that's what a real professional player looks like.

Everyday living space is such a base. Even if there are no more competitions, the accumulated habits over a long period of time will make you lazy and decadent. This kind of appearance of not going out for several days and not shaving is also common when players are playing competitions.

It's no wonder that most contestants don't have girlfriends. People who are too lazy to even leave the house can only be envious of others.

Huh? You're asking why Roland knows so much?

Of course, everyone goes through this, right? So-called single people are mostly prone to jealousy. Back when he had a crush on a girl before he time-traveled, after she got a boyfriend, he didn't dip his dumplings in vinegar for a whole month – that speaks volumes.

"Speaking of which, isn't the All-Star Game right after the Demacia Cup? How come you guys are so relaxed?"

"Are you out of your mind? We are the S10 champions, we skipped the play-in stage directly."

"Oh! Is that so?"

"Nonsense, our match hasn't even started yet, let's not talk about it, brothers, let's get started!" With JKL's shout after the meal, the group quickly returned to training mode. However, since the Demacia Cup started with the Prophet, Roland just watched from behind the players with the coach.

For a team that has just started to gel, a bird's-eye view can indeed make it easier to spot some macro-level issues than actual experience.

For example, Ale's lane dominance is easily countered by ganks, and like Bin, he prefers to clear minion waves before providing support. Alternatively, Haro's solo playstyle, developed during his two years as a carry player, makes the new TES offensive mechanism unusable.

These are all issues that need to be addressed next.

"Ah Ban, what do you think?" White Crescent closed the small notebook in her hand, also wanting to hear Roland's opinion.

"My lord, I believe there is something fishy about this."

"Be serious!"

"Ahem, I feel like the new season might be a bit tough for us."

Unlike the previous year of S10, the jungler for S10 was Karsa, a jungler who made his teammates play very comfortably. So, under Karsa's leadership, whether it was 369 or Flandre in the top lane, TES was able to play the system very well.

That's the role of the jungler.

Of course, even if the jungler isn't Karsa, if you replace the top laner with a veteran like Flandre, TES can still play very comfortably. After all, with advantages in all three lanes, the jungler can indeed play like a dog.

But that's where the problem lies.

Both Haro and Ale are players with very distinct personal styles. To make the team come alive, both of them must make a sacrifice. Haro even feels like an older brother. Rather than progress, White Crescent and Aban would prefer him to regress, to go back to the Haro style of EDG a few years ago.

If it works, this lineup will be the game-winner!

While Roland was chatting with White Crescent, the All-Star Hero Microphone was officially released online. For this long-awaited feature, fans of all the players naturally rushed to the battlefield immediately, and then... they all started living in Bengbu (a popular online marketplace in Taiwan).

JKL: "Holy crap, how can this be fake?"

Aban: "What's there to be afraid of? It's just hunting in the wild. We welcome guests to visit. As the saying goes, 'When friends come from afar, we must first test their will, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies, empty their minds, and thwart their plans.' Then we whip them dozens of times and drive them to another courtyard."

Bin: "Doctor, can you save me?"

Prince Ning: "Keep blowing your tune, we're listening."

One memorable dialogue after another had the audience laughing out loud, while JKL's team was even more bizarre.

As everyone knows, JKL is a master of foul language, and so is Ming. So, unlike the cheerful atmosphere on Roland's side, JKL's team was full of taunts and censored "beep beep beep" sounds, truly mastering the art of high-class behavior.

Wow, is this what the All-Star game is like? I'm in love!

[The King of Boards truly lives up to his reputation as a man with built-in buffs; the internal monologue he has while playing games is so dramatic!]

With that kind of talent, even if he retired and switched to live streaming, he could probably make a fortune.

[Don't be so harsh. The total gifts in the streamer's room don't even amount to what a small or medium-sized streamer on the same platform receives. All the viewers who used to watch were just freeloaders.]

To put it bluntly, it's quite an achievement for a live streaming club like TES to do this. They stop streaming at the end of each month once they've reached their allotted time; they consider every extra second a loss. If it were just one player doing this, it would be fine, but the entire TES team does it.

In the context of TES, Roland's live stream became the most unique one.

Because he never worked overtime at the end of the month, he would only stream sporadically and then leave whenever he felt like it. Even when he was short of money in the early days, he never asked for gifts or anything, which cultivated a large group of laid-back viewers. They would watch if they could catch him, and if not, they wouldn't. Even if they could catch him, they wouldn't spend money, because he rarely thanked the people who gave him gifts, and his entire streaming career was a mess.

"By the way, just a bit of gossip, how did you manage to win Xiran's heart? I haven't seen you see her more than a few times after matches, have I?"

"What do you mean by 'chasing her over'? It's obvious she chased me!"

"I do not believe."

"But that's the truth. That day, it was raining, and I saw her holding a bunch of graphics cards, which she had arranged in a heart shape with mining rigs that were so hot they were smoking. I will never forget that scene. Who could resist a 3090 who hasn't been trained? You agree, Coach?"

White crescent moon: ......

Summary: Chapter 30: The chickens here are absolutely superb.

The Demacia Cup is a competition involving 24 teams from the LPL, LDL, and four mainstream tournament channels. Its essence is to discover new talent and give new players a chance to perform, essentially a test of their abilities.

It's not just about verifying your own products, but also about verifying other companies' products.

In the 2020 tournament, teams that had participated in the World Championship were directly guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals. This meant that TES, SN, JDG, and LGD started directly from the semifinals. Before the quarterfinals, there was a free-for-all between 20 teams.

In a sense, the Demacia Cup is actually quite entertaining.

Because you rarely see such professional players seriously creating entertainment for everyone in a relatively formal competition, constantly making hilarious mistakes, which made Roland, who was watching the live stream, laugh so hard he was shaking.

"Holy crap, this Mount Tai is really something else, not bad at all."

"Xun seems okay, but why did they give him Taliyah? Didn't the data show he didn't have Taliyah in his champion pool? Fast forward to the point where I'd rather see Ning feed than see Xun do nothing."

"Tiger's top lane... why does he sound like a mid laner? He doesn't seem very good."

"Wow, is FPX's rookie Little Tiger carrying four opponents? Amazing!"

There's not much to say. Roland genuinely didn't know what happened after the S10 World Championship, because when he traveled back in time, it was shortly after the World Championship. Judging from the Demacia Cup, many teams actually had pretty good rookies.

Of course, a few CJBs were also found, but that's not important.

"Take it easy. If your words get out, you'll probably get bombarded on Twitter the next day."

"No, I was giving a very serious review."

"If you could put down the chicken feet in your hand before you speak, you might be more credible."

"Sigh, it's a rare treat to come to the home ground of the people of Guangzhou. It wouldn't feel right if we didn't have some morning tea."

The S10 Demacia Cup is being held in Huangpu District, Guangzhou. Having finally escaped the confines of Shanghai, it would be a shame not to experience the morning tea culture.

Oh yes, the chicken in Guangzhou is top-notch too.

There's even a rumor that no chicken can survive to leave Guangdong Province here.

Although it was impossible to go to the restaurant in person, it was still fine to get a takeout and eat it quietly in a back corner. However... when the competition reached the knockout stage (top eight), problems began to arise.

Based on the current strength of TES's roster, even if the support is Yuyanjia, with the Sailor duo, they shouldn't be too bad. In fact, they should be able to crush or have a huge advantage against some teams that are not in good form.