You actually want me to...

Correct!

Eat first. How can we continue the process if we don't start eating? He's supposed to be an expert who's read 500 romance comics, how come he almost missed even this small hint?

"Oh right, right, let's eat first. Rookie recommended a place to eat the other day, let's go try it." Roland hurriedly corrected himself, his smile particularly honest.

hope Ran smiled, and only after getting into the car did she casually glance at his erection. Her face flushed, and she immediately took out her phone to send a text message to Sister Shuang requesting to switch shifts for tomorrow.

The night is still long.

Precipitation: Chapter Sixty-Six: A Magical World

The following day, when Roland and the others returned to the base, the group's condition had already changed.

That's how it is. From the moment a person becomes aware of things, the years slowly wear down their edges, blurring the shape they took when they first came into this world. And so, people change from being free-spirited and timid to being timid and timid.

They were all between 18 and 25 years old. Boys at this age are generally at the level of warriors, so it didn't affect the training the next day much. Of course, this only applies if the girls are also between 18 and 25 years old.

If the woman is older, then it's really hard to say who will dominate whom.

Meanwhile, the latest version 11.14 of LOL was quietly launched on July 8th. Due to the suddenness of the version change, Roland, who had just returned to the base, didn't even have time to take a shower before being forcibly pressed into the conference room by White Crescent.

Champions like Nocturne, Xin Zhao, and Akali have been nerfed. Of course, according to the patch notes, Nocturne has been nerfed the most. [New] Damage and healing to minions reduced by 50%. Any player who is proficient with Nocturne knows what this means. It's basically useless.

The buffs to several less popular champions, such as Soraka, Darius, and Tahm Kench, are just speculation about Riot's intentions. Judging from the buff to Soraka, Riot might actually be planning to make changes to enchanter supports later.

The main change is still the nerf to those three heroes.

Akali's nerf means that champions like Gwen are gaining importance once again, so it's no big deal if this guy knows how to play her.

The Nightmare composition hasn't been used by TES for a long time, so the nerf is a good thing. The main issue is the weakening of Xin Zhao's W skill, which indirectly reduces the frequency of jungle clearing and ganking efficiency. This champion is used a lot by Harvey, so it has a slight impact on them.

Overall, they are relatively accepting of this update.

"Did you notice anything?" White Crescent placed a glass of water in front of Roland, took a version update log from the table, and asked Roland with a smile.

"It's alright, it feels like just some minor changes."

"Then what was that all about you saying in the WeChat group last night that you felt attack speed was about to hit its limit?"

"Oh, that? My WeChat account was hacked last night, but I just got it back," Roland said casually without batting an eye.

I just wanted to chat with the other person on my phone last night when I went downstairs to buy balloons, flirt a little, and maintain our relationship. God knows why I sent it to the wrong group. But it's okay, I can just blame it on Tencent. Anyway, he won't take the blame.

"Never mind, that's not what I wanted to talk to you about anyway." Seeing that Roland didn't want to go into details, White Crescent lost her joking mood and instead took out another document and handed it to Roland.

"what is this?"

"The scrim roster of nearly twenty teams from several major regions seems to have benefited from the previous MSI. All the teams that scrimmed with us have clearly improved their skills afterward," White Crescent said.

Roland opened his mouth, a look of surprise on his face.

"Good grief, are they treating us like high-level combat records, or like some kind of experience manual?"

"It's all the same. The question now is whether or not to accept their invitation... Oh, right, they all have one thing in common, which is that they hope we won't tell anyone that they contacted us, so the LCK side has no idea."

Roland: ......

Good guy.

One or two of them want to play dumb to outsmart everyone, quietly level up, and then amaze everyone, right?

And their ideas just happened to align.

He understood that feeling. In his past life, he always thought that if he returned a day early during holidays, there would be no traffic jams on the highway. But as it turned out, a lot of people thought the same thing, and every year he was stuck on the highway like an idiot.

Yes, the same applies to getting a nucleic acid test. Even a torrential downpour can cause long queues; it's that scary.

"I can accept the offer, but it depends on the situation. You should know that better than I do." After thinking for a moment, Roland felt that the problem wasn't too big.

In practice, strong teams generally don't want to play against weak teams, since it's not very effective. Even a one-sided match would be boring. So, strong teams usually play against other strong teams, even if it's across different regions, while weak teams can only play against substitutes or other weak teams. As a result, the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker, which is an unchangeable trend.

However, the different regions also have their own unique characteristics.

Some teams from other regions are willing to try new things and new strategies in order to win, such as the Vietnam region, and it's worth considering them; but if it's a team that only imitates strong teams' macro-management tactics, then it's not worth it.

Just like if you want to teach someone what love is, you don't actually need to introduce them to a boyfriend (girlfriend) or go to a nightclub. You just need to take them to the corridor of the obstetrics and gynecology department of a hospital (you can't go inside), stay there for two days, and you'll see through the essence of love—whether it's responsibility or pleasure—and you can also get to know the various aspects of life.

The same applies to scrimmages. I'll be your practice partner, and you'll provide me with strategies and ideas. This has always been an equivalent exchange that TES conveys to the outside world. In particular, the new strategies brought by each version update log, or the new heroes and new playstyles that players discover by chance, mostly started to become popular in wildcard regions, followed by the LPL region.

As for LCK?

Honestly, they didn't discover many of these things on their own. A large part of them were just Chinese players playing on Korean servers, and the developers simply copied and used them.

Is the idea of ​​learning from the unconventional tactics of wildcard regions practical or not?

It's a matter of opinion.

Don't think this is magical; there are plenty of things in the world that are even more fantastical. For example, the US once considered stopping the Earth's rotation for 20 minutes, and the Soviet Union planned to use the Earth's centrifugal force to change the direction of ocean currents, melting the Arctic permafrost and opening a new sea route. Even China has fantasized about blasting a hole in the Himalayas to let the Indian Ocean monsoon blow in and transform the Northwest into fertile land.

All I can say is that the rabbit truly deserves to be called a farmer; at least I agree with that reason.

Now that the decision has been made, the schedule for scrimmages has naturally been put on the agenda. The afternoon is the time for LPL teams to scrimmages, so this time can't be taken up. Not to mention teams from other regions, even TES doesn't want other LPL teams to know about this.

But at night... then the time will be available.

And so.

That very night, after TES and the Vietnamese team set up a custom room, Roland immediately converted the text in the Chinese-Vietnamese translation tool, copied and pasted it, and greeted the five players on the other side.

你好我是

No Man's Sky Traveler

Subnautica survivors

Crazy Dave's Old Neighbor

The Azure Star that Guides the Way

The Fallen Titans' Free-Range Chicken

Rainbow Six Siege's old fox

European truck veteran driver

The ruler of the underground ant kingdom

Nice to meet you.

Precipitation: Chapter Sixty-Seven: "Severe Punishment"

For over a week, the TES team spent their training matches in a rollercoaster-like state of mind. In the afternoons, they faced high-level teams like those from the LPL or LCK/EU, playing against top-tier opponents, like a grand banquet. But once night fell, the opponents suddenly became lower-class, with varying quality but still incredibly exciting, like opening a blind box and getting more and more addictive.

These two extreme directions resulted in a sudden and drastic fluctuation in the overall strength of the TES team. They were either dominating or being dominated. In the middle of the LPL schedule, they even played against BLG, a team that was clearly only of mid-tier strength. TES still managed to win a full BO3 against them, and even won by backdoor tactics. This really left the fans bewildered.

What's the current situation with TES? Are they all playing dirty tricks?

[I don't know, these guys haven't streamed for over a week, and they don't seem to have played much ranked games either.]

[This situation... it seems so familiar.]

It seems like TES always goes into this "playing dead" mode before big matches, but there aren't any big matches coming up lately.

The audience couldn't understand it, and the commentators were even more confused. So, a whole bunch of people rushed over on WeChat to try and find out what was going on, but they were all turned away. Xiran, the only one who knew the truth, was pretending to be clueless. At this point, if she dragged others down with her, she would be no different from those deceitful female internet celebrities.

Fortunately, as they played more and more scrims, the TES team gradually got back into the rhythm. It's like changing jobs. Even though it's a small job, you're always busy and overwhelmed when you first start, and the day goes by in no time... But once you've done it for six months or a year and become a seasoned veteran...

You'll find that these things are incredibly simple; you can master them by just touching them for an hour each day.

This is the difference.

"You've worked hard, brothers. The training schedule has been quite packed lately, but it seems to be very effective. At least you can now tell whether the opposing team is weak or strong." White Crescent, one of the instigators, was smiling as he brought in takeout to warm up the players.

"Don't even mention it. These wildcard teams have all gotten to the point. Playing a scrim is like playing with a clown, so annoying." As a newcomer, Da Huang was completely sprawled out in his chair. Even though the aroma of takeout was constantly tempting him, he had no desire to get up.

As TES's only apparent weakness, he was the one most targeted by the opposing team.

Let's not even talk about the various packages of several people each; it's not like he can't back down.

The problem is that in the end, it's no use for him to back down, because they will use all sorts of inhuman tricks to lure him out, such as the Empty City Stratagem, the Lure the Tiger Away from the Mountain, and the Feint Attack. They are all better at playing tactics than they are, and they have really tormented Da Huang.

"I know you've worked hard, but the results are obvious, aren't they? At least your playing style is much more mature than before."

Let's just assume that's how it is.

Of course, that wasn't the only reason they went completely crazy. Due to the increased training volume caused by the training matches, their daytime workouts were also forced to increase for the sake of their health.

If it were just that, it would be fine. When it comes to fitness, you can always find a way to be lazy.

The situation completely changed after Roland pulled out a magical artifact from his crotch that made them cry for their parents.

筋膜刀

Also known as "Severe Punishment," a must-have for content creators with millions of followers—it's up to you whether you dare to use it.

The moment this blade was drawn, it shook heaven and earth, causing even the most lazy player, Knight, to let out a wail of agony. However, it was precisely this dual pressure, both mental and physical, that allowed TES's overall strength to achieve a qualitative leap in a short period of time.

"Alright, just say it. Why are you suddenly giving us a break? Does that mean we're going to run into some tough opponents in the next round?"

Roland, as expected of the contestant who has spent the most time with White Crescent, could be told from his posture that he must have been given a mission from above, to have them defeat so-and-so in the next round to boost their reputation.

"You guessed right, we'll be playing FPX in the next round, are you confident?"

"You really know how to make things difficult for us, Coach."

The group exchanged glances and then sighed helplessly in unison.

Without a doubt, they caught the wave of the times once again.

At this time, FPX was deeply embroiled in the huge controversy surrounding Bo's match-fixing, with various supporters emerging frantically, determined to eliminate Bo from the bench from the root of the problem.

If TES wins, the Bo faction will rise to prominence.

If FPX wins, the pro-Chen faction will pursue them relentlessly.

Of course, all of this is actually closely related to the club's management. Look at the management of the three championship teams: IG's management is brainless, FPX's management has problems with their brains, and T1's management is still clueless. The actions they make are more and more outrageous. At this time, even Roland would find it very difficult to deal with TES.

why?

Because Si Shao was suffering from neck pain at this time and couldn't play, the team that was going to play was the second team, Shenyi.

That's good now.

You've won, haven't you? The momentum of the Protectorate faction has been suppressed, and their anger will eventually be directed at them, and they will be overwhelmed.