You actually want me to...

It wasn't one of those extreme maneuvers where you take on multiple opponents in a team fight, but rather a combination of calculation and luck. It's worth mentioning that after this, Roland will once again have another memorable moment in his career, and because the target is A-Le, this moment is even more interesting.

Simply put: Absolutely awesome!

With a 1-for-4 exchange, a team wipe, and the added bonus of four championship synergies, and this wasn't the second game, once all the advantages were concentrated on TES, the rest of the game became very simple.

As time goes on, more and more viewers can roughly judge which side will win or lose a match within ten minutes, unless you are watching EDG or IG, otherwise the outcome will not change much.

Of course, the new era may require multiple TES teams, after all, they steal from Top Esports three times a year, and each time they come up with a new way to steal.

There's no one like it in the whole world.

The reason for this is quite simple: once you have the advantage, the initiative shifts to the team with the advantage. If your advantage is large enough, you can easily pull the opponent into your turn and then control them at will.

As the saying goes, those with money play with agarwood, while those without money play with mosquito coils. Strong teams have their own rhythm, and weak teams have their own ways of winning. In any case, the ultimate goal is victory, so it doesn't matter how you do it.

After TES's dual-circle system was established, TES effectively neutralized LGD's bottom lane damage dealers, leaving them with two less damage dealers for no reason. This essentially sealed the outcome of the game.

The only somewhat unusual thing is...

The initial debut of the dual-circle system immediately attracted the attention of many team coaches.

In particular, some teams that rely on bot laners as their core players were stunned when they saw this system and immediately blacklisted the combination of these two. Don't ask why, the answer is AD carry, they can't afford to gamble on it.

1:0

TES secured the victory in the first game.

"Wuhu~ Brothers, today we're probably going to make Ah Le shut up."

"No need to say more, we won 2-0. We'll have to have a drink when we get back today."

"You? How much can you drink with that small frame?" JKL carefully sized up Knight's physique and gave him a look of disdain.

"Just kidding, don't let my thin appearance fool you, I can drink 20 bottles without even breaking a sweat."

"Twenty bottles?" Roland also carefully examined Knight's small frame, patted him on the shoulder, and said to him earnestly, "Brother, although I know it's really fun to show off, but when it comes to alcohol, well... when you drink, you're fearless, and you're the most expensive on Waterdrop Crowdfunding!"

"..."

Precipitation: Chapter Thirty-Three: Don't Talk to Me About Money

In the following second and third games, TES continued to win one and lose one. In particular, in the third game, for some reason, several teammates lost their touch, and the early game was extremely disadvantageous. Just when everyone thought that TES was finally going to lose, Roland's support made several godlike team fights, forcibly turning the tide and stabilizing the situation, and finally successfully turning the game around.

Ah Le is so tired of watching it.

Even though they weren't on the same team, he knew perfectly well that this situation meant White Crescent had secretly promised this guy a winning bonus again. But the question was... why would beating LGD really warrant activating this money-grubbing machine?

A 2-1 run

TES has won the match again, maintaining such a stable record since the start of the Summer Split.

Although they won all their matches, TES only ranked in the upper-middle of the standings because almost all of them were 2-1, and they couldn't even make it into the top five. This shows how fierce the competition was among the teams in the Summer Split.

"You guys are ridiculous. You completely lost your touch in the last game of the BO3, are you trying to screw me over?"

As soon as the game ended, Roland immediately started to settle accounts with these bastards. With his extraordinary burst of strength today, it would be absolutely unreasonable not to cheat these scoundrels out of a meal or two. Do you think it's easy for him to earn the prize money from the competition?

"Ahem, I just suddenly lost my rhythm. I'll be sure to do it next time."

"But you played really well today. You're risking your life for money." As the jungler who was carried and led the entire game, he was the one who could feel Roland's terrifying performance the most. His team fight initiation, vision control, tempo, and ability to seize opportunities were all top-notch. If this kind of performance could be activated simply by farming, then it would be too terrifying.

What the hell is this "pay-to-play" Buddhist monk? It's terrifying!

"That's because your income has gone up. You don't know how hard it is to make money these days! A bunch of spendthrifts!"

In professional esports, even clubs like WE, which are extremely poor, receive a 1000 RMB reward for each player who wins MVP. So it goes without saying that wealthy clubs like TES receive an even greater reward. Moreover, White Crescent has taken into account the difficulty of the support role winning MVP and has changed the settlement mechanism to determine whether or not an MVP reward is given based on the player's performance.

In a workplace like this where capital is involved, it wouldn't be unreasonable to pay Roland two or three thousand dollars for his performance today. That's close to a thousand dollars an hour! For Roland, who was used to the "blessing" of the 996 work culture in his previous life, a thousand dollars an hour? Is there really such a good thing? No matter how many people come from the other side, no matter if they are even human, first of all, don't treat them like human beings.

Let alone LGD, even if it were peak SKT or peak SSG, he would still have to beat them to a pulp to make money.

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"It has to be you guys again, this is outrageous."

After the match, backstage, as a former teammate, A-Le, no matter how embarrassed he was, had to come up and say hello. Of course, being young and impetuous, he was also a little unconvinced when they lost to TES.

Throughout the three matches, he almost always dominated Da Huang in the top lane. The only reason he was able to go toe-to-toe with Da Huang was because the opposing top laner would call for reinforcements. This clashed with his ideal of a real 1v1 battle in the top lane.

I came here not because of that, but to apologize.

but...

"Alright, I'll treat everyone to a meal sometime. We're all just working here, you don't need to think so much." Looking at Ah Le's hesitant manner, Roland knew perfectly well what he was worried about.

indeed.

Having just won the MSI championship, running away from other teams right before the start of the tournament is indeed quite unethical for young people.

But as a realist, Roland thought Ah Le did the right thing!

This is just like working for a boss in real life. If you work for someone for a year or two, you'll definitely develop some feelings for the boss and the company. People are sentimental. But if you give up a better job opportunity because of this, Roland will think he's lost his mind.

Both teams have rosters with a chance to compete in the World Championship, but LGD even has a slight advantage over TES. The key difference is that after MSI, TES's playstyle will inevitably be modified by the designers to counter it, while LGD's will not. That's the difference.

However, since we've all come out to work, we need to be realistic. We're here to play professionally to make money.

If Roland had money and a house to rent out, or a car to drive for Didi, would he simply choose not to work? Does he really think being a professional player is an easy thing? Before S7, when the LPL professional scene wasn't standardized, that's how it was. After S7, LPL professional players are all training on a tight schedule. The training hours of each team are incredibly long. Even adapting to this kind of pain requires a certain amount of talent.

The same applies to other industries.

The purpose of working is to make money. As long as you can make money without violating the law or morality, saving face is actually a side effect, because most people who care about their reputation don't make much money, especially those who talk about empty promises and dreams, which Roland despises.

As for dreams?

His dream is to earn money without having to work; it's that simple.

Seeing that Roland, the backbone of the group, had so casually glossed over the matter, Ah Le breathed a sigh of relief. After chatting briefly for a few more minutes, he quietly left. Although Roland said it was a small matter, according to his values, he was still a little embarrassed.

"He's still young. If he had your realistic mindset, the club might have held back some of his best players." White Crescent, the coach, felt the same way after listening to the whole thing. He also thought the kid was a bit too naive.

1200 million, although it exceeds the salary cap.

However, for a club backed by the prestigious Topsports brand, there are actually many ways to provide financial support.

I didn't try to stop him. I just felt he wasn't worth the price. Of course, it was only because Roland was there. Otherwise, given the management's vision, they might have made a huge mistake like in my previous life, buying a Sunny Day for 1000 million.

"Isn't he just like many writers? As the saying goes, he writes about peaceful times but refuses to bow his head to see the common people. This is how a child who has entered the professional arena from a young age and has never experienced the harsh realities of society should be."

It's worth mentioning.

Roland's background as an orphanage certainly gave him a lot of room to hide. No matter how advanced his thinking was, in this context, it only made people feel more sorry for him, rather than thinking about the rationality of his thinking.

"Alright, get ready for the interview. We'll come back later to review things. There are no other plans for tonight, so you're free to manage your time."

"That's good, it just so I can continue to uphold justice."

"what?"

"Recently, I've discovered several new 'welfare girls' (a term referring to women who sell sexual services for hire and exploitation), and I've been gathering evidence of their crimes. I believe that with my efforts, justice will one day be served!!!"

"???"

Sedimentation: Chapter Thirty-Four: Don't tell outsiders that I taught them.

That night, a group of TES members joined the cause of upholding justice, and a small portion of them went even further, calling "them" even though they didn't have their numbers. In a sense, they were quite remarkable.

Leaving aside this little episode, Roland also has his own captain's duties to perform.

Try to persuade Dahuang.

The training intensity of LDL and LPL is vastly different. When you encounter some bad LDL teams, training is really dependent on their mood, and the players often disappear without a trace. Even Da Congming played quite skillfully during his LDL years ago.

The previous top laner, Ale, didn't need this because he had already spent a year at OMG before joining TES.

The work that needed to be done has already been done, and the adaptation has already been made.

But Da Huang is different. He was really pulled up from LDL as an emergency measure. He hasn't even fully adapted to the mindset yet, let alone the training volume and pressure of LPL. Don't underestimate this. Even professional players who have been with the team for many years, such as Flandre, had similar experiences when they first joined EDG. You can refer to the vlog provided by EDG for details.

Simply put, young people can certainly endure hardship, but they shouldn't overestimate their ability to endure hardship. This requires psychological guidance and training.

otherwise...

At best, it leads to social withdrawal; at worst, it leads to self-destruction. Jiejie is a prime example. The total number of small meetings the entire EDG team held for him in a year was more than the number of other players over several years. That's pretty much the point.

"What? I heard the pressure is too much for you to handle?"

As Roland found a chair to sit down, he casually tore open a bag of potato chips on the table. Looking at the somewhat bewildered Big Yellow in front of him, he held out the opened snacks in his hand, "Want some? I've always thought that tomato and cucumber flavored potato chips are divine."

"No...actually, it's just that my mood hasn't changed yet, but it's much better now."

"Really? I don't believe it."

Roland smiled and stared straight at the big yellow dog in front of him, saying, "We've all been young before, so if you feel tired, just say so. When I first started playing professionally, I was also complaining every day that I didn't want to do it anymore. Before everyone came in, they all thought that playing professionally was easy and nothing special, but who would have thought that the real professional life would be so tough? And yet, even with such a tough life, there's a group of people watching behind you, ready to take your place at any time. Don't you think these people have masochistic tendencies?"

seriously.

A qualified mentor is really important.

Even he, when he first entered LDL, almost couldn't stick to training many times because of the LDL environment. It's the same as those people who spend money to buy gym memberships. Before buying a membership, everyone thinks that they should be able to stick to it because they've spent money, but what happens? After going two or three times, or five or six times, they start to give up. In the end, it's like giving money to the gym for nothing.

What is it that allows you to persevere?

There are those who have someone to train with, those whose bodies really can't function without training, those who have a goal that motivates them to keep going, and the very few who are truly addicted to the pleasure of fitness. All the others are nonsense.

The same applies to professions.

At that time, JKL's main task was to supervise Roland's training in accordance with the LPL's training model. After all, he was a professional player with his own training volume every day, so he didn't have much time to duo queue with Roland. Even so, he was still able to supervise Roland to make sure he wasn't slacking off during his spare time.

Without anyone supervising him, he would have given up long ago.

Seeing that lying was ineffective, Da Huang also fell silent. Young people are like this; once their attempts to argue fail, they react in two ways: either they silently nod, realize their mistake, and let it go in one ear and out the other, or they erupt in rage and vent their anger like a madman. Of course, either reaction is actually normal.

"The training is undoubtedly tough; everyone does it every day. It's definitely tough, but while you're crying, you have to know that you're suffering because you're working for some so-called dream—that's something to do after you've made enough money. The hardship you're going through now is to make money for yourself."

"Make...make money?"

“Yes, A-Le played for half a year just like you, and now his 12 million has been taken away by LGD. There is a difference of nearly 10 million in income. That’s the difference.”

With such excellent examples before us, many things can actually be simplified.

Talking about ideals like White Crescent is useless. You have to be realistic. Hard work may not make you a lot of money, but it will definitely increase your contract value. But if you don't work hard, you will be demoted back to LDL in no time. Roland and others can just wait another year to start over, but Huang's career will end there.

Discuss interests, describe risks, know when to advance and retreat, and consider gains and losses.