You actually want me to...

"Well, it's like we just started a family. We thought it would be harmonious, but after six months we found that the husband was fishing all night, the wife was playing mahjong all night, the little master was surfing the internet all night, and the teddy bear was doing nothing all night. Now we don't know what to do."

"Oh? You've stacked up quite a few buffs. Would you like some tea?"

"No, as a carbon-based life form, I prefer to supplement my diet with carbohydrates and carbonated drinks." With that, he casually opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of soda.

"Alright, I'm going back now, ranked matches will start soon."

"OK."

Only after Harper went back and put his headphones back on did Roland find a chair in a corner and slump down like a salted fish.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the fact that there wasn't enough time.

You might ask if everyone has tried their best, but actually they have. Even a newbie like Da Huang has been suppressing his desires and desperately practicing heroes in ranked games, all so as not to drag the rest of the team down. At this point, going to discuss this issue with him is like adding fuel to the fire.

Don't underestimate the training time of professional League of Legends players.

Things are different now. In today's professional League of Legends leagues, in the LCK and LPL, eight hours a day is no longer a blessing; it's practically retirement. The normal training volume for professional players starts at 12 hours a day, and some even train for 14 or 15 hours—a true 007 overtime system.

Moreover (and this is important), professional players are a group of kids with an average age of 18-20.

At this point, the child is probably in their final year of high school. Let alone 14 or 15 hours a day, just imagine if you could read for eight hours straight every day for a week without interruption. You'll understand the difficulty of that.

This is why every professional player is essentially a stress tank, easily set off and exploding at any moment.

TES vents by watching videos, JDG by eating, WE by giving out money, and other teams also have their own unique ways of venting. If they don't have any, the players will find their own ways to do so, which gives internet celebrities room to exploit them.

The current priority for TES is efficiency.

The contestants are already under enough pressure, so they can only find ways to release that pressure and then improve their efficiency.

Speaking of methods, traditional methods may no longer be effective, and new methods must not waste too much time. Ideally, they should be completed in their fragmented time. In that case, the time Roland spends waiting for the start of each RANK becomes the only opportunity he can make a move.

So... after one ranked game, he directly pulled JKL up from his chair.

"Why?"

"Listen, I have a bold idea that I need you to put into practice first."

"Fuck away!"

"If you had the chance to become a Space Hamster, Gadgetzan, Pilot, Agent of the Division, Monster Hunter, Pirate Captain, Dragonborn, Popsicle, Superman of World War I & II, Witcher, Doom, Master Chief, Nephalem, Counter-Strike, Sengoku Ninja, Harlan Boxer, Savage Slayer, Bounty Hunter, Bank Robber, God of Terra, Special Agent, Cell King, Chosen One, Chicken Dinner Deliveryman, Just Causer, Assassin Berserker... and incidentally become a Challenge Mode God, Canyon Summoner, Sterilization Road God of War, Intellectual Peak Doctor, Defender of the Great Wu Territory, Miracle of Grinding and Pay-to-Win King of Hard Mode, would you be willing?"

"???"

Sedimentation: Chapter 75: What kind of sea king is this, that it is so magical?

Since Roland's pilot program began, it has been quite successful on TES.

Of course, to prevent them from becoming addicted to the game, Roland also arranged to strictly limit their game time every day. Of course, this cannot be broadcast live; it is purely an internal supervision.

On the one hand, it relieved their stress and allowed everyone to recover their condition as soon as possible; on the other hand, the introduction of different games could also rekindle everyone's interest in playing games, which is very important.

For those who cannot control their addiction, coercive measures will be taken.

Since everyone is at the base 24/7, sneaking around to play is definitely not an option.

After a week or two, Roland Tomorrow felt that the composition of the entire club had become much more complicated. Over there, Da Huang was having a great time playing Three Kingdoms Kill, while over here, Ha Huang was losing his mind playing Legend of Fire. Mid laner Knight was playing various FPS games like a potato chip, and even JKL, who had more gaming experience, was eventually defeated by the Berserker Simulator, where stealth meant instant kill.

Are you sure you can pull yourself back later?

Looking at the group of players who were having a blast, White Crescent asked Roland with some uncertainty.

"So everyone's keeping an eye on them, and those who perform well can be given more playing time. Haven't you noticed that their efficiency has improved recently? They've even become much stronger in practice matches?"

As human beings, we are bound to have desires.

As long as you can control your desires, you'll indirectly control the path to becoming stronger. Although the side effects might be obvious later on, the short-term improvement will definitely be significant. It doesn't matter that Harvey is in his last year. Knight's talent is undeniable. JKL and I are both seasoned veterans who know what's important. The only potential problem is Big Yellow in the top lane. Considering that Big Yellow is also 22, let's just let him be.

If you have a real chance to win a championship and get a share of the championship skin's rewards, as long as you don't squander your money, you'll be set for life.

Even if they don't get the contract, as long as they perform well on the field, their contract next year won't be too bad either. Once they have the money, the club coaches will naturally take care of how to handle the situation.

"By the way, I just went to the venue, and several female hosts and commentators asked me to ask you when you'd be free to have dinner with them. How did you manage to get along with them so well?"

White Crescent is really strange. Everyone here stays in the base and doesn't go out much. Usually, when we see him playing on his phone, he's mostly just chatting with Xiran. So how does he manage to get along so well with the other female commentators?

I've even heard that he would actively speak well of him to the woman. What kind of playboy is he that he's so amazing?

"Oh, that's actually very simple. Just spend some money on in-game purchases, and it doesn't cost much."

"???"

"I have memberships to major video websites like Youku, iQiyi, Mango TV, Tencent Video, QQ Music, and NetEase Cloud Music, and I can use them to my advantage. That's how I got to know them."

"That's all?" White Crescent's eyes widened, seemingly incredulous.

"Sometimes, expanding your social circle and increasing your chances of finding love is that simple. I only realized this later."

What's the hardest thing about finding a partner?

It's about having common topics at the beginning. If you have nothing to talk about, how can you move forward? But having an account is different. If she asks, you can give it to her. With a little coaxing, you might even see her acting cute. Before long, you'll become familiar with each other about lending accounts.

A conversation with a reason is definitely more natural than one that's forced to find a topic. It's precisely this naturalness that can relax the other person's guard.

Of course, this doesn't mean that you can successfully carry out the operation.

Just imagine if there were ten or eight like that, or even dozens or hundreds, eventually a few blind ones would just happen to be interested in you, and the positions of the attackers and defenders would immediately change (laughs).

While joking, Roland's eyes were also fixed on the documents in his hand.

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be WE's recent tactics and gameplay, as well as data on some habitual positioning and ward placements. Analysts from almost every team will do this, and then bring it up in pre-match meetings to discuss and review it.

So Roland took it without hesitation.

At this moment, WE has not yet shown the same ferocity as the WE in the early stages of the playoffs in the previous life. If EDG's transformation started with WE, then WE's transformation only began in the playoffs. At this moment, strictly speaking, they are only a mid-level team, and they can't even beat OMG.

I won't say much about the top laner Breathing Bro. He was at the quarterfinals or round of 16 level. At his peak, he was hailed as one of the "three great top laners of the new generation". He had the momentum of the "three great ADs of the new generation" during S7. However, his performance was like that of iboy back then. He seemed to have the strength, but his performance was extremely unstable. Moreover, he had a bad mentality and a bad public opinion. He can only be described as a typical example of squandering a good hand.

The jungler, Sadness, is similar to the only carry in a premade team, someone you can't carry and get frustrated by your teammates. He's one of the cornerstones of the 3.0 team-building strategy.

Shanks, the mid-laner, inherited the excellent tradition of WE's mid-laners since the team's inception: poor laning, limited champion pool, strong support, and soft temperament. He has a bit of everything in terms of advantages, but none of them are outstanding, while his disadvantages are extremely serious and irreversible.

Bottom lane Elk + Missing

The combination of AD carry (who feeds the enemy) and key support (who is a cornerstone support) represents the most outstanding new generation of supports in Season 11.

What? You mean Banhuang has only been in the LPL for two years?

Ever since he won the FMVP, he has been implicitly classified as one of the veteran support players like Ming, Meiko, and Si Shao. The job market is only so big, so don't come and steal the food from the rookie support players.

In summary

The current WE team still relies heavily on its two carries, and their weaknesses are quite obvious, mostly the same mistakes that newcomers tend to make. However... their potential is definitely limited.

While inheriting the weaknesses, they also inherited WE's consistent invincibility in team fights. Their fighting power is at its peak in advantageous situations. Once their two carries are not shut down, the opposing carry can almost make a sound in the mid-to-late game. Their playstyle is very similar to TES, but they are not as reckless.

"Looking at the data alone, it doesn't seem like we should have such high expectations?"

"The data does show that, but they just beat RNG in a scrim recently."

"Seriously?"

"That's the message I received, and it seems RNG didn't hold back much, so it looks like their strength has indeed improved a lot." After hearing White Crescent's reply, Roland thought for a while, then quickly walked to the nearest computer and started logging in to find Missing's game history in his friends list.

"It's no use. They quit before finishing the practice matches, so you can't see it."

"I know, I'm just giving it a try." Roland ignored White Crescent's advice and stubbornly continued operating the device.

"Did you find it?"

"Found it, the Black Rose of Teyvat - Transport Ship map - Biohazard mode - Rank Yin Yang Shang Yun - Our MVP is McCree - Enemy VP is Power Kid."

"???"

Sedimentation: Chapter Seventy-Six: Superpowers? Money Power?

A few days later, at a venue in Xi'an.

Here, TES will face off against WE and also remotely challenge EDG. In this horizontal competition, who will win the second place on the leaderboard? In the past, TES might have thought they were guaranteed to win. After all, in the world of LOL, Xi'an is a place where you can win as soon as you arrive.

But now, having suffered many setbacks, TES no longer dares to underestimate any opponent. A difference of just one point could mean an even more terrifying gap in the playoffs.

"The stadium in Xi'an looks pretty good, there are quite a lot of spectators." As soon as he entered the stadium and sensed the noise from the stands, Roland looked somewhat satisfied.

The longer you play in competitions, the more you appreciate the feeling of playing in front of an audience.

Even though this venue isn't TES's home stadium, it doesn't matter. As long as there are enough spectators, Roland is confident that his performance will elicit cheers from the audience. From fearing the audience to adapting to the audience, and now to enjoying the audience, the changes in professional players often happen quietly and unexpectedly.

"It's alright. Don't suddenly start acting crazy. We old guys are used to it, but Da Huang is still a newbie. Don't scare him."

"Hmph, that night, I was smoking on the balcony. The wind smoked half of my cigarette while I smoked the other half. I didn't argue with the wind. Maybe the wind had its own troubles too. But then I thought, why should the wind smoke my cigarette? So I started smoking the wind."

"Alright, stop stealing. You could find any Cambrian fish that recognizes you. Hurry up, it's our turn."

JKL wasn't going to put up with this guy's crazy antics. He just wanted to finish the game as soon as possible and go back to the club to relax. With the regular season nearing its end, the schedules of the teams that had already secured a spot in the playoffs were getting increasingly packed. He longed for sleep, he wanted freedom!

In this round, the commentators are the famous poet Wang Duoduo and the female commentator Gugu.

While I wouldn't say their professional skills are exceptional, in terms of pacing, they're in no way inferior to commentators like Guan Daxiao and Tong Xi. They could be considered second-tier commentators, indicating that they take this round of the competition quite seriously.

Take the points leaderboard as an example.

If TES defeats WE, they will advance to second place in the standings, while simultaneously securing first place for RNG, who are currently ranked first.

If TES loses to WE, WE can successfully advance from ninth to sixth place in the standings, which is also a significant leap.

In other words.

This was a match that neither side wanted to lose.

【Here it comes! Here it comes!】

[It's that time of the week again for the newcomer segment at Banhuang Education. Is it Missing's turn this time?]

Aside from the veteran supports from those few teams, there really aren't many bot laners who can counter TES's two reckless plays. White Crescent was grinning from ear to ear while drafting.

[White Crescent Moon: It's good to be rich.]

The closer we get to the World Championship, the more we can feel how terrifying these high-spending super teams really are. Whether it's EDG's expensive acquisition of Flandre or RNG's mindless renewal of their old roster, their results have already proven that their choices were correct.

Come to think of it.

The answer has already been given to us by the generals of ancient times through history.