You actually want me to...

"Cut this part out. And don't be too honest, releasing this might not have a good impact. Just make it more elaborate, more tactful, you know? Say something like 'for the dream, for victory,' or 'just didn't want to lose,' and stuff like that."

"OK, I understand." After listening to the cameraman's words, Roland waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

So it turns out all I wanted was for him to show off!

He can't say much about other things, but isn't it easy to put on a show?

For a transmigrator to be so dignified, it's one thing if he doesn't know anything else, but if he can't even put on airs, what kind of transmigrator is he? He might as well go home and grow sweet potatoes.

Looking at the encouraging glances from the coach and Casa behind the photographer, Roland suddenly had a brilliant idea and remembered a ridiculously pretentious phrase.

"Then let's start over."

"Ah."

"Okay, 1...2...3!"

"Why do you play professionally?"

"That year, TES played against BLG and the final score was 2-1. I saw Cat sitting in a chair crying uncontrollably. From that moment on, I thought that if I could do something for them, I would give it my all. Now that the opportunity to join TES is right in front of me, I have to consider whether this is the only opportunity I will ever have. I believe that Cat has made a great contribution to TES's current position in the league."

"It is our duty to rebuild TES's glory!"

The people in the room: ? ? ? ? ?

First Encounter: Chapter 8: Do you even know what the true value of a protagonist is?

That noon, TES's marketing department.

"Seriously, are we really going to send this out?"

"Just send it. We'll do whatever the higher-ups tell us to do. It's just a shame, though. He's quite handsome, but he's not very bright."

"How about we put the short section that was supposed to be cut out back in as well?"

"Let it go, of course let it go. Why would you reduce that thing? Don't add to your workload unnecessarily."

"Oh, I understand."

No one expected that this book, which could have been a timeless classic in its previous life, would be added to the team's daily vlog and sent while the two operations staff were chatting and shirking their responsibilities.

of course,

Current operations teams naturally can't comprehend the terrifying rhythm contained within this short video. You have to understand that this passage from the Bible has been tested by the market and is one of the most widely circulated.

Of course, only Roland, who experienced the original S10 World Championship, would know for now, but he doesn't have time to care about that.

The reason is simple: he joined the team!

The TES players didn't have much resistance to Roland joining the team. The only one who was a little worried, top laner 369, lost all interest when he heard that Roland was playing the support role.

As for prophets?

As a support role, he resigned himself to his fate and accepted it.

This year's Prophet is already 24 years old, which is considered an age that should have been abandoned long ago in the LPL. On the other hand, Roland is only 18 years old, and is clearly the successor to TES's future support position.

In this situation, aside from a slight sense of envy, he had no other thoughts. After all, who would willingly offend a team's future successor for no reason?

At this point, we have to mention TES's current roster:

Top laner 369 is a particularly controversial player.

Judging solely from his performance in S11, he was unanimously considered a terrible player by the entire anti-fan community, with no one willing to defend him. However, if you only look at S10, he was actually passable, but that's about it.

He was demoralized after being beaten by Shyman during his debut. Shyman commented that he was a player without a particularly outstanding style. His individual skill level seemed to fluctuate, but in reality, he was ridiculously weak without the help of the mid and jungle. He was the type of player who could carry when his teammates were winning, but would flop more badly when his teammates were losing. In short, he was a domineering type of player.

But why do I say he's still okay?

Because during the same period, top laners in the LPL who were better than him were generally more expensive, and top laners who were cheaper than him couldn't beat him, so he just happened to be stuck in that position. Apart from that, if you only look at his performance in the S10 World Championship, apart from not being able to initiate team fights, he really didn't have any other bad points.

That alone is outrageous enough.

Yes, TES's biggest problem is that the team lacks an initiator. In non-jungle-carry metas, Karsa can still initiate fights with Lee Sin and Skarner, but when jungle-carry metas arrive, TES can only passively take hits. That's why they brought in Roland, because he's really daring to initiate.

Substitute top laner Moyu, skipping this.

Karsa, the jungler, is a fan of Eriri and a loyal fan of Eriri. Despite being in the industry for many years, there has never been any news about him having a girlfriend. He is a jungler who focuses on map control (memorizing jungle monster times). When he is strong, he is known as Radar Bro, and when he is weak, he is known as Pizza. He is a god in international matches, but he is notoriously unstable in crucial games.

Substitute jungler Aki, skipping ahead.

Mid laner Knight, a successful representative of the semifinals, was known as the world's best mid laner before entering the LPL, but became the world's worst mid laner after entering the World Championship. He is almost a replica and a weaker version of Tiger General's early career. He is also a mid laner with considerable strength, but his mentality is not good. Before JackeyLove joined TES, during the period when the team was on a losing streak, he once said that he did not know how to win the game.

To paraphrase PDD's high EQ statement: He's not a commander-in-chief, he's a general.

AD Ball King + Support Prophet: I won't comment on the Ball King; he didn't have a particularly impressive resume before switching to support. The problem is, now that Roland is here, he doesn't have many opportunities to switch back. One of the most tragic characters in the book. We'll skip the other one, P King.

As for the support Prophet, he's another player with a bad mentality.

When he's playing well in the LPL, his skill level rivals that of top supports in the region. But when he plays in international matches, he becomes invisible throughout the game, offering absolutely no benefit. You can say he's not bad because he genuinely plays well in the LPL; you can say he's bad because his inaction as a support in international matches is simply a glitch.

This is a team where everyone has flaws, but it's the professional team Roland will be staying with for the next few years. However, he's not in a hurry to show off right now; he's just quietly playing ranked games in a corner.

Before Ah Shui arrives, there's no need for him to reveal his talents too early. He'll still get his salary every month, so why not play it safe from the start? Isn't it better to have paid time off?

He was so engrossed in slacking off that he completely ignored the significant things he had accomplished that morning. Online, after just an afternoon and evening of buzz, TES's latest vlog had already garnered hundreds of thousands of views, and the number was still climbing.

【First】

[Front row to view the new Bible.]

[Waaaaah, as expected of A-Ban, even during the transfer window you're just a background character.]

[If you don't understand, is this the live stream room of the Cat Descendant?]

Roland's sudden rise to fame as a vlog video is due to a combination of many factors.

First of all, the transfer lists of all the major teams have been finalized except for Ah Shui. The long-running "breath-holding contest" is finally coming to an end. The winner of this year's "breath-holding contest" is not any club, but Ah Shui, who is a free agent.

What were the rumors about Ah Shui at that time?

Some say he went to 4AM to rediscover his roots, others say he went to play forward for the Lakers, still others say he went to deliver food for Ele.me, and the most outrageous rumor even claims that Brother Shui was captured by the South-to-North Water Diversion Project to deliver water. Seeing these absurd rumors, the onlookers in a certain northeastern province are probably the most frightened. Because if Brother Shui really went to support the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, then they'll have to worry about their own heating systems.

Secondly, there's his own fame. The famous "Han Yiban" in the Korean server is a Chinese player who has always kept his identity hidden as a support player. This is a major selling point, giving people a strange sense of "I'm coming clean, I am XXX".

Then there's the quality of the Bible.

Although this Bible was released almost a year early and didn't have Faker as a backdrop, Roland successfully connected with Cat Emperor. Regardless of whether Cat Emperor will continue to act up a year later, his popularity in the early stages of the Canteen Night event was undeniable.

While fans of all the veteran professional players were looking for successors for their favorite players, the innocent cat woke up to find that he had inexplicably been given a sect mission under his name, and it was even mandatory.

This delighted Cat Emperor, who immediately started praising Roland's resume as the top support player in LDL, attracting another wave of attention.

So, amidst all sorts of trending topics, Roland, addicted to slacking off, was browsing the web when he suddenly discovered:

He... seems to have become popular?

First Encounter: Chapter Nine: The Best Whetstone

Sometimes, trending topics just appear out of nowhere.

Without any deliberate promotion from TES, Roland's name has become somewhat well-known in the public eye thanks to the widespread dissemination of the Bible video.

Don't underestimate this transition.

Many professional players remain unknown from the start of their professional careers until their retirement, with few people even remembering their names.

For most contestants, the hardest part is gaining that initial wave of fame. They either need a memorable moment, a catchy meme, or exceptional skill; otherwise, everything else is pointless.

However, without the support of the World Championship, this wave of excitement didn't last long. For viewers who hadn't watched any matches for over a month, the most attention-grabbing event was the start of the Demacia Cup from the LPL.

The Demacia Cup, as the name suggests, is a relatively minor transitional tournament; you could even think of it as the LPL Winter Cup. At this stage, it's generally a competition where teams use it to give newcomers practice, and some teams might not even field their main players, sending out their entire second-string team.

As for the competition rules...

The classic group stage – quarterfinals – semifinals – champions, runners-up, and third-place finishers.

As a practice tournament, the Demacia Cup is also a good opportunity for TES to fine-tune the team's lineup. The main players are still P-Emperor and Prophet, while Roland plays as a benchwarmer.

"Everyone knows the situation now, right? Because we brought in a new roster this year, the higher-ups want us to try and win this Demacia Cup. Roland will be our substitute for now. Everyone, get ready, we're leaving tomorrow." White Crescent said, glancing at the players in the room.

Without much pre-match pep talk, this Demacia Cup was essentially an official warm-up tournament. Such competitions offer neither points nor honors; even winning the championship doesn't bring any substantial rewards. The only concern is losing face if the ranking is too low, since they're fielding their full-strength squad.

The most famous players on this TES team right now are Karsa and Knight. Rather than saying that TES fielded their full starting lineup this time to train newcomers, it's more accurate to say that they wanted to see how well Karsa and Knight, who were acquired at a high price, would synergize.

Thinking that the Demacia Cup shouldn't be of any use to him for the time being, Roland quickly packed his luggage, got into the car, and then took out his phone to bother that big-headed monster again.

How's it been lately? How does it feel to retrieve the ball for Shaq?

【? 】

[What the hell? Didn't you go play in the NBA?]

【roll!】

Seeing that his QQ account had been blocked by the other party once again, Roland smiled and simply closed his eyes to enter a deep sleep.

To be honest, since joining the TES main team, he hasn't been slacking off all the time. Behind the low-intensity ranked games is high-intensity knowledge learning.

The operation of LPL and LDL are two different things.

Under White Crescent's tutelage, Roland has been absorbing the experience and details from professional matches like a sponge. Every moment represents an opportunity, and every ward placement can lead to endless possibilities.

Compared to the 12-hour high-intensity training matches he had imagined, he felt more like he was studying in the LPL.

Even studying wasn't always this grueling. The LPL's teaching methods were practically treating him like a robot—it was utterly absurd. The thought that all his hard work was just to support a man made Roland feel like he'd be doing himself a disservice if he didn't vent his anger by disgusting him.

"How are you? Getting used to it?" Because of their previous contact, this time in the car, Casa took the initiative to come over and sit in the same row as Roland. He had high hopes for this new support player, even though they hadn't had much time to play together yet.

"I can barely keep up. I used to wonder why the bottom-ranked LPL teams could easily beat LDL teams. Now I understand, the gap is really too big."

"That's normal. If we're talking about individual skill, even I'm no match for some of the best solo queue players. But the difference between us and them is that we understand better how to win the game. Of course, in this respect, I hope you understand me better."

In a team, the support and jungler are almost equally matched as the two roles with command authority. Compared to the Prophet, Karsa actually prefers pairing with Roland because the Prophet's personality is too soft.

Karsa, 369, and Left Hand are all mild-mannered. When things are going well, they can rely on their individual skills to gain an advantage, but if they encounter a losing situation, their easygoing nature can be fatal to the team.

Because no one dares to make a decision rashly, no one dares to make a final judgment, and no one is even willing to stand up and point out their problems, the team will become very weak in the mid-to-late stages.

Why does Casa think Roland is capable?

Besides knowing his personality, he had also seen this guy transform into the Beethoven of the Rift in the Korean server, spamming people with a string of Chinese English and pinyin, completely disregarding whether Koreans could understand it or not.

"Let's try our best. Who knows what the future holds?" Roland smiled but didn't say anything.