You actually want me to...

Once you've deposited most of your spare cash into fixed-term deposits, just throw the rest into the stock market or mutual funds. If you do this, you'll find that if you don't work hard and earn more money, this thing will eventually bankrupt you, because every time you open it, it will prompt you to add to your position. Of course, if you're a normal person, be sure to keep around 5000 yuan in reserve when adding to your position, because you can't deliver food without an electric scooter (laughs).

"By the way, what exactly is this 'competition antics' thing you mentioned?"

"You'll see when the time comes. Anyway, you can just mess around in Group A. If there's anything you want to practice, just take it out and play around with it. Don't feel any pressure."

Group A's group is set to advance, but whether they need to win all their matches to advance is another matter.

Roland and White Crescent both felt there was no need to force anything, and that it was best to let things take their course. On the contrary, in Group A, they could try out some new things they hadn't played before, familiarize themselves with the game's meta, and also confuse other teams about their strategies.

As the saying goes, as long as I hide deep enough, my opponent will come in weighing over 100 pounds and leave weighing over 100 grams.

The talent of the Rabbit Country is obvious to everyone.

Look at those military TV programs showcasing weapons, accompanied by background music that looks incredibly cool. But then you check and find out, wow, these are weapons that were already on display more than ten years ago. Even dogs don't use them anymore. As the saying goes, show one generation, hide two generations, and research three generations. TES doesn't even need to learn how to hide their talents; they're just born with it.

As the days go by, the start of the MSI tournament is getting closer and closer.

It wasn't until the night before their tournament started that White Crescent leisurely organized a meeting to focus on the playstyles and personnel of the two teams in Group A, gave a symbolic morale boost, and then waved his hand to continue studying their MSI opponents.

Seeing the bewildered team members leaving the room one after another, Roland waved her hand and called Ah Le back.

"what happened?"

Do you remember what I told you before?

"Huh? Which one are you referring to?"

Roland smiled, pointed to the diagram of the MSI opponent that hadn't been drawn on the blackboard yet, and said softly, "The stage is set up, isn't it?"

......

"The position of second male lead is within reach."

The Chase: Chapter Four: Shake, I'm shaking like crazy~

A few days later, after TES submitted their team information, the staff member in charge of the review carefully checked White Crescent's attitude before taking away TES's application form with a look of suspicion.

On the first day of MSI, the first match was not dominated by TES, but by C9 and DK. At the start, Perkz and the Avengers buff were used to create a buzz.

no way.

The skill gap in Group A is too big. Once TES plays seriously, UOL and PGG simply can't withstand TES for 20 minutes. And on the first day of a major tournament like this, the purpose of the first game is to blow up the opponent!

In this regard, Ah P, whose every move is for the sake of the show, is obviously very suitable.

In TES's match, it was the third game.

Compared to TES's eagerness, PGG is in a real bind. They need to save face on the first day of the competition. Even though they know they can't beat TES, it would be hard for them to explain to their respective regions if they were to get a crushing defeat on the first day.

But amidst their fear, they also felt a tinge of trembling and excitement.

As a recognized underdog, losing to TES wouldn't draw much criticism. Even viewers from their own region only expected them to advance from the group stage and not lose too badly to TES.

But... what if we win?

If they can win the game and step over TES to rise to the top, that means becoming CEO, marrying a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reaching the pinnacle of life!

"Decoy, listen up." The coach from PGG stared intently at the team and said earnestly, "You might be under the most pressure today. You know they have last year's FMVP champion support player banned. I need you to watch out for him."

"Is this guy really that good?" Decoy, a new support player on the team, asked curiously. Because DK had been hyped up so much by various regions before the tournament, and they had just had a scrim with DK, the only world-class support player that a newbie like Decoy had actually interacted with was Genshin Impact. After all, he was the number one meditative training player, and only Genshin Impact in the entire League of Legends could do that.

"It's not a matter of whether he's good or bad. He's really the kind of person who is very rare. His champion pool is very confusing, his personality is like the Joker, and he's very clever and quick-witted. It's a pity that he doesn't belong to our region, so we haven't been able to personally experience his strength."

Decoy: ......

Until the first two games were over, all Decoy could remember was that the opposing support was very strong and he had to be careful. He thought that keeping the enemy in lane was enough to win, even if he didn't roam.

However, when they entered the arena, PGG's coach did not notice that there seemed to be a slight change in the opposing team's players.

at the same time.

In the official LPL live stream, Miller, who was in charge of commentating on the match, picked up the Tica provided by the director, frowned in surprise, and then, with a mix of amusement and exasperation, began to announce to the LPL audience: "Ahem, I just received some new information."

"In today's first match, TES made an adjustment due to a sudden physical discomfort experienced by player Ale. The original support player was banned and moved to the top lane position, while substitute player Yuyanjia will take the substitute position." After saying this, Miller and Wawa couldn't help but smile.

Before the tournament, they were worried that other teams might find TES's weaknesses in the group stage.

And now...

As expected of TES, your ability to create hilarious moments is unparalleled.

Now, not only the Haier Brothers, but also the barrage outside the live broadcast room and the coaches and analysts of various teams were dumbfounded. It wasn't until they actually saw Roland and the Prophet appear together on the players' bench that they belatedly turned their surprise into barrages of comments, which for a moment filled the entire live broadcast screen.

【666666】

[Others play hybrid heroes, you play hybrid players, huh? Good job, no, this is a signature move!]

No wonder the ranked games lately are all top lane champions. So you guys planned this all along, didn't you?

[Great move! In a game where qualification was practically guaranteed, White Crescent completely concealed A-Le, their biggest weakness. That was a brilliant move.]

Who is TES's biggest breakthrough point now?

That must be top laner Ale. No matter what, Ale is just a professional player who has been in the LPL for a year and a half and is entering the World Championship for the first time. Even if he really has the clutch performance of five games, he knows his own limitations. He may be fierce, but his champion pool is not necessarily that deep. If he plays like this for two rounds of the group stage, DK will probably be able to analyze his data very clearly.

But now...

How do you explain this?

DK's coaching staff and analysts were completely dumbfounded. The support suddenly ran to the top lane. Should they even continue collecting this data?

As for why Ah Le suddenly felt unwell?

Do you think the audience is blind? In the footage taken before TES went on stage, the guy sitting in the corner eating a hamburger looked like he was in the slightest discomfort.

I'm not lying to my fellow countrymen, I'm lying to my fellow countrymen!

"coach..."

"Forget it, it's obvious they're trying to scam us. Collecting it would be a waste of time."

Koma, who had recently joined DK as a coach, adjusted his glasses and ultimately chose to sit down and watch the game for fun. They understood that the position switch was firstly to give PGG face, secondly to prevent other teams from collecting too much data on them, and thirdly, it was probably just for entertainment purposes.

A sorcerer?

After calming down, Kouma Zou Ran remembered a title he had once seen, and finally laughed out loud with a sense of helplessness.

Forget it.

Let him see. He's always been curious about what kind of skill and confidence allows him to frequently use a top lane playstyle while playing support.

"So, this is your whole big deal?"

"Yeah, wasn't my call for help pretty good? Or should I try jungling next time? I've always felt that I have some experience playing the jungle role."

"You... never mind."

His main role is support, he has played AD, and now he's switched to playing top lane. His support role is starting to resemble the development of Xiao Dongbei.

but...

If you want to create entertaining moments against this kind of team, keeping him in the support role is a waste of his talent. He can stay in the top lane; he'll only be playing a few games anyway.

"Don't thread it! You might be willing to lose face, but I can't."

"Don't worry, I even gave Ah Le some pointers on top lane."

"Really? You?"

“That’s not right.” Roland looked up, experiencing the unusually novel top lane perspective, and said excitedly, “Some people play support because they’re bad at it and can only play support; while some people play support because they’re too strong in other lanes, so they can only play support.”

"And I am the latter!"

The Battle for Supremacy: Chapter Five: I've Made My Choice!

Ten minutes later, when they saw the support player, who had been nagged by the coach all day, sitting in the top lane, PGG instinctively turned around and looked at their coach.

"Coach...how should this be handled?"

"Don't panic. We were planning to fight them in the top half of the map anyway. Now the opportunity has come. He's just a support player, what does he know about top lane? We'll just use him as our breakthrough point."

Unlike others, PGG's coach was overjoyed at this moment.

Say something.

Roland's support abilities are recognized worldwide; he's exceptionally talented, but that's only in the support role.

Domestic players know Roland's top lane ability because he's in the LPL region. If you ask someone who's been in the LPL for years if they knew that Perkz could play AD carry, they'd probably answer no. Since they're not from the same region, they don't know as much as people from their own region.

This is the information gap.

What?

You said Roland originally had a title called "The Emperor"?

There are countless nicknames in each major region, especially in the Korean server. The best Riven player in the Korean server has changed several times, and the rotation of various solo kill kings is commonplace. Moreover, according to information obtained by PGG's coach, those in the LPL who are called "Emperor" seem to be relatively bad.

Yeah, this one's in the bag.

Hearing the coach's confident words, the PGG team was instantly filled with fighting spirit. At this moment, they had completely transformed themselves into heroes who were going to defeat the demon, and they were all incredibly excited.

Soon, a round of bans:

TES: Zoe, Morgana, Ahri

PGG: Lucian, Varus

In the first match of MSI, the draft phase was mostly based on the version and information that could be found to target the opponent's signature heroes. TES clearly targeted Ahri with a ban, while PGG instinctively banned Sett after finding that Roland was known as the "human Sett" in China.

After all, this thing is indeed quite easy to play in lane, so banning it is better than letting it be released.

One round of PICK:

TES: Rumble (first pick) + Kai'Sa and Nautilus

PGG: Lee Sin, Thresh (first and second picks) + Jinx

The first three moves were basically unchanged.

As mentioned before, the MSI version is the latest version 11.9. This version nerfed both of the two disruptive junglers, Udyr and Hecarim, resulting in a more diverse range of jungle playstyles. However, AD items were buffed.

Although the increase was not significant, it was still an improvement.

That makes it simple. Who benefits from the AD item buff? It's definitely AD assassins and fighters. Because of the above factors, various AP junglers have started to appear frequently on the field during this period.