You actually want me to...

That evening, the news that Roland would be starting for TES instantly appeared on the homepage of the game client's promotional section.

At first, those who hadn't watched the match thought the official team might have poached talent from UC, since it had been over a year since the top laner had started. But when they clicked in, wow, it was a top laner!?

How did Xiao Dongbei become famous?

It's just that he's played all five positions, which is quite newsworthy. Otherwise, in terms of pure skill, there are tons of top-tier mid laners in the LPL, so it wouldn't be his turn. People are just curious and want to see what this so-called all-around king is really like.

Then, when they watched the replay, everyone's lips twitched as the playback progressed.

Goodness, you really are something else.

This overflowing, sleazy style is definitely the Emperor himself.

If I'm not mistaken, this guy seems to be constantly calling for teammates on the minimap the entire time?

[What's wrong with calling for backup? Calling for backup is the ultimate skill for top laners! I'd call for backup too.]

[With this playstyle, I'd believe you if you told me he was a jungler.]

[But to be fair, that instant flash that landed on three enemies and unleashed explosive damage was really cool.]

Not only were the viewers bored, but even the coaches and analysts from various clubs were somewhat confused.

TES is certain to beat PGG.

Even if TES suffers a huge loss of 3,000 to 4,000 gold in the early game, as long as they don't let PGG exploit their weaknesses and keep attacking them, TES can slowly turn the game around from the mid to late game. This isn't a matter of player skill; it's a matter of the superior tactical level of the coaching teams on both sides.

Because there is no relatively healthy competitive environment in the regions outside the four major regions, even if the players are very talented, they will not be able to improve due to the lack of opponents. The most obvious result is that they can easily defeat weak teams, but when they face strong teams, the opponents manage their resources and exchange them, and they are immediately thrown into a panic by the opponents.

Simply put: this kind of team lacks the ability to close out games.

Then why do they still watch it?

Because some things can't be hidden, whether you're playing against a strong team or a weak team.

To judge a support's playstyle, observe their warding habits and TP usage; to judge their personal habits, observe their jungle clearing habits and ganking routes; to judge their overall game sense, observe their minion wave control and minimap marking ability; to judge whether an ADC prioritizes support or farming, observe their choices in small-scale team fights; and most importantly, to define a support's command ability, observe their subconscious positioning and unity during team fights.

It's not that you can't see anything when playing against weak teams.

For a bunch of adversaries who are obsessed with getting rid of you, every piece of information about you is worth studying. Don't underestimate these details that you don't usually pay attention to. Even when a national leader goes abroad for diplomacy, our country's team will protect the leader's secretions and excrement very carefully, and then bring them back to China for disposal.

"how?"

Kouma glanced at the analysts around him, only to be met with silence after silence.

There is too little data.

The stats of the top and support players were practically useless in this game, while JKL's stats remained almost unchanged. The problem was Haro and Knight. One of them was completely focused on the minimap markers and ran all over the map without showing any signs of exerting effort. The other was even more ridiculous.

What happened to Knight last year?

He's been hyped up all over the world to the point of being the world's best mid laner. A whole bunch of titles are being piled on his head like buffs, and he can even hold his own against Rongguang Ge without falling behind, occasionally even showing a lot of aggressive play.

As for now...

You're telling me that the oily, earthbound mid laner on the other side is Knight?

Even if you force-feed Koma a bottle of blue pills, he still wouldn't believe that this playstyle is what made him the genius mid laner with all the titles last year.

"Forget it, there are still many matches to go. Let's keep collecting data." With a sigh, Koma was also somewhat helpless. If it were a tactical contest, he would still have a fighting chance. No matter how you hide your hero pool, he was confident that he could quickly find out the opponent's habits. But your most important support role has gone to the top lane?

Two words: No solution.

Meanwhile, in the car back to the hotel, Roland was browsing his own super topic while using a secondary account to delete comments criticizing his performance.

Don't ask, it's just the "anti-bar mentality" of self-deception.

"That was awesome! It felt like a god descending to earth and crushing three people at once."

"Absolutely! I rarely have a chance to show off like this, so I have to make sure it's a memorable moment for me. If the championship skin hadn't only been teased and hadn't been officially released yet, I would have definitely shown it off."

"That's true, you do have some taste, kid."

"Absolutely. Compared to the Three Kingdoms, I prefer the history of the Qin Dynasty. It's not for any other reason than that the success of the Qin Dynasty series is truly due to the accumulation and efforts of generations of Qin kings, which finally led to its blossoming and success." Roland even unconsciously clenched his fists as he spoke, thinking about how a certain procrastinator who was working on the Qin Dynasty series had been delayed for three years.

One day, with a knife in hand, I will slaughter all the pigeons and dogs in the world.

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Around the time of the MSI each year, it is also the time when the new year's championship skins are announced.

The S10 championship skins were Renekton for top lane, Lee Sin for jungle, Syndra for mid lane, Draven and Sett for bot lane, and Yuumi as a substitute. Considering that Lee Sin had already been picked by Tian, ​​after discussion, the jungler was ultimately changed to Nidalee.

The skin style ultimately did not adopt Roland's Bunny Girl Sett. Instead, in order to cater to the emerging Chinese style in LPL during S11 and TES's Qin Dynasty details, a set of general-style skins full of Qin Dynasty atmosphere was created. In order to satisfy Roland's second request, this batch of championship skins is mainly armor, which truly achieves a strong sense of killing intent at first glance. An easter egg action was also added: when five people are gathered, they will automatically form a formation, wave flags, and shout "Great Wind".

Draven's skin is the simplest; we used it against Riven in the promotional video, so we just took it out and modified the armor a little.

The moment TES's championship skins were released, all forums related to the LPL were instantly ignited, with the buzz even surpassing discussions about Roland's transfer.

Holy crap!? Koreans can actually make skins that fit our style so perfectly?!

[Wake up, upstairs! Riot Games is an American company, and Tencent is its largest shareholder. It has absolutely nothing to do with South Korea.]

[Is this the skin that the King of the Board fought so hard to win back? Holy crap, it's so damn cool!]

Sorry, Qianqian, I really need these cool things.

With its somber art style, armor bearing the marks of war, scars that signify honor, and various special Easter eggs and voice lines, believe me, most men would find this skin irresistible.

KDA is just for fun.

The ultimate desire of everyone is for a muscular, tough guy look on the battlefield.

They've already won too much.

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P.S.: These are turbulent times, so let's try to stay home as much as possible these next few years.

The Chase: Chapter Fourteen: Roland Nearly Caused a Major Disaster

After the controversy surrounding the champion skin subsided, attention naturally turned back to the competition. Of course, most veteran fans might prefer to see an opening line like, "Bai Jie is twenty-four years old this year and graduated from a local teachers' college..." (laughs).

Unlike PGG, a team with little to offer besides "Green Hair" and a female substitute, the story of UOL, another team in Group A, is much more exciting.

We've introduced plenty of stories about "Love's Unicorn" before, but considering everyone's been craving magical realism lately, let's just focus on this team's path to the finals. It's actually quite simple—money talks. It's basically like this:

The son likes to play games, so his wealthy father buys them for him.

If they can't win in Europe, they'll move on to other regions.

They can't beat them even with rotations, so they buy out players from strong teams.

If you say this team is inspiring, it's true that the players often give their all. But if you consider this team a legend because of that, then you're somewhat looking down on the many talented people who have faded into obscurity.

Everyone has dreams, and most people will give it their all for them.

The only difference is that they didn't encounter a team with a father as wealthy as theirs, and... they weren't born in such a weak region. If this were in the LPL, even ten times their father's wealth wouldn't be enough to assemble a complete All-Star team, let alone poach players. Compared to many brands that fabricate their own brand stories, this team is actually quite good; at least they know how to market and package themselves.

As for advertising, as long as it's done well, it's good advertising, no matter what the reason. Look how smart Hema is, they created three or four days of buzz by criticizing themselves. In the end, it all comes down to brains.

Top laner BOSS, his skills are hard to describe. He plays like a madman in foreign competitions, but he dominates in his own region. Those who know, know.

Ahahacki, the jungler, is a support jungler whose profile is only briefly described no matter what channel I use to look him up.

Nomanz, the mid-laner, is the team's star player, but he has a sharp tongue. In the original timeline, he was arguing with Green Hair from PGG while criticizing Guozi from RNG, saying he was bad, and then he was repeatedly proven wrong. In the end, he even chickened out.

Bottom lane: Lodik + Santas, plus one utility player.

The players on this team are the easiest to introduce, because they would be considered nobodies on the world stage. Their system focuses on the top, mid, and jungle. It's worth mentioning that you could also consider this team as G2's favored son, having played more than ten games against G2 and only winning once so far.

Looking at the information that White Crescent had collected, which wasn't really information, Roland simply started discussing the resource allocation for the next game with Harold.

"The kill is yours, and we'll split the minion waves 30/70, how about it?"

"Sanqi?"

"A 20/80 split is fine, I'll take a loss."

"28?"

"You're not going to want 91%? You're too greedy. Aren't you afraid you won't be able to handle it all?"

"What 91? What 91! The website has been handed over." Upon hearing the keywords, Knight instantly stood up and grabbed Roland, frantically asking.

"None of your business." X2

In the end, the two sides concluded the transaction with a 90/10 split. Haro was naturally happy, as he got to help the lane and get kills. Wouldn't it be stupid not to go? Roland didn't lose out either. Although he won the lane and got a 90/10 split, he didn't say he wouldn't move in the jungle.

Both Ueno and Ueno had their own ulterior motives, each believing they had outsmarted the other.

Aside from waiting for the match, the TES team spent most of their time climbing the ranks. The most unusual one was Roland. Because high-level games on the European server have a high proportion of skirmishes and solo challenges, Roland, who can both engage and disengage, can often make commands to his teammates based on the situation, making it easier for his team to win the game. Naturally, this attracted many people who wanted to duo queue with him to invite him to play.

How do we communicate when we speak different languages?

There's a minimap marker to check, so it's not a big problem.

The next day.

When the TES team stood on the stage again, their match against UOL was fast-forwarded to the point where it was about to begin.

Of course, Roland was not at all intimidated.

Although switching to top lane has been a bit of a strange experience lately, he doesn't necessarily think they'll lose. As for how to quickly gain experience in the top lane? Well, that's just a matter of setting it up. As the saying goes:

While lying in bed, your experience will naturally increase.

Milk tea may pass through your body, but the experience remains in your heart.

A top laner who switched to professional play temporarily is completely different from the top laner he usually plays in ranked games. Can he really improve in a day or two? No way. He can only bully the other two weak teams in Group A; against other strong teams, playing like this is just feeding. Anyway, he's only playing a few top lane games; he's the kind of player who makes the game possible without someone else. So why is he still agonizing over this? Is he just bored?

the next day.

When the players from both sides reappeared at the venue, before taking the stage, the TES team personally experienced the warm welcome from the Rainbow Horse team members, with one or two of them even coming over to greet them.

That's how it is with Russians.

"These Russians are so enthusiastic."

"Nonsense, you keep saying 'Ura,' how can people not be enthusiastic towards you?" If JKL hadn't held him back, this guy probably would have sung "Katyusha" out loud, and the other side would have instantly gone berserk. Fortunately, the TES team reacted quickly and took coercive measures as soon as they realized something was wrong. Three or four people grabbed Roland and covered his mouth, which allowed them to escape a disaster.

First round of bans: