You actually want me to...

"Really? Did you remind him to tone it down a bit during the interview?"

“I mentioned it. You can go and watch the video if you don’t believe me.”

"???"

After two questions, not only Xiran on stage, but even the director in the audience was stunned. He quickly waved his hand to signal Xiran to fast forward and finish the question, so as to cleanly and decisively crush him with three questions in the BO3.

no way.

Even official channels need to capitalize on trending topics.

They originally planned to bombard the audience with six or seven questions, just like they did with Rookie and Xiaoyu, to spread the lovey-dovey vibes. But now, it seems that if they were to ask a few more questions, they might just raise the blood pressure of some people in the audience first.

A3: "The last question is that many people are curious about where your playstyle came from, because it seems that there has never been a player with such a similar style in LOL before. So everyone is curious about your experience. Have you ever had a favorite player?"

Q3: "I do have a favorite player... but he might not be here."

A3: "Is it from another field?"

Q3: "I guess so."

Roland pursed his lips, but images of memories involuntarily flashed through his mind.

That was a scene that people around the world hadn't experienced until Season 8: the high ground crystal shattered, and every neighborhood, school, hospital, stadium, bar, every street and alley, every building across China turned into a sea of ​​jubilation. Cheers resounded through the sky, and people surged into the streets, running wildly, crying, laughing, and singing.

That man broke the darkness into dawn and then retreated into the light, leaving behind a field of hope for future generations.

After reaching the pinnacle, one may turn away and never see the face again, or see the back and be forever remembered. But looking back, the competition continues, and his glorious moments are still there. What changes are the versions and players, but what remains unchanged is youth and the story.

"I may never achieve what that person has achieved in my lifetime, but I am constantly trying to get closer to him in my own way. His existence is perhaps an interpretation of my style."

"Could you tell me which star player it is?"

hope Ran blinked, clearly curious about the contestant her boyfriend was talking about.

"I won't go into the details of his name, but I can reveal that... his surname is also Luo."

Final Chapter: Chapter 18: In the past... we were very strong.

Since ancient times, there has been a legend of four major families on the Internet: the Firestarter, the Fun-Maker, the Rational Guest, and ( ).

Within five minutes of Roland's mention of his "Ronaldo idol," netizens began to clamor for his name, with "The Phenomenon" Ronaldo being the most popular choice. However, considering that Ronaldo is both a fitness enthusiast and a basketball player, "Windy City Rose" Derrick Rose and "Boxing God" Roy Jones Jr. also joined the shortlist.

In terms of fan base, Roland certainly doesn't have as many fans as any of these three giants.

But now we live in the internet age.

Young people who have the power to speak out online can often create a bigger buzz here. Heaven knows how terrifying the number of fans TES and Roland have online. In just one night, a large number of casual fans flocked to the Twitter accounts of the three giants, prompting the big shots to respond as well.

This delighted the TES operations team.

Of course, none of this concerned Roland, because he was invited out by a powerful figure early the next morning.

This is the edge of the lobby of a restaurant.

Guests were coming and going. A man with slightly curly hair and a gentle smile hidden under his eyes was sitting at a table in the corner, expertly rinsing the tea set.

He sensed something, looked up, waved towards Roland's location, and smiled, "Here."

Roland's eyes flickered. He naturally knew Coach Redmi, but he couldn't figure out what Coach Redmi's purpose was in coming to him at this time. After all, this wasn't the transfer window, but the end of the playoffs. Such an invitation at this time clearly carried a sense of abnormality.

Seemingly sensing his confusion, Hongmi gestured for him to sit down and naturally brewed him some freshly made tea: "You don't need to think too much. I didn't come here at this time to poach your talent or recommend myself. In fact, today's meeting was only arranged after I watched your interview last night and made a last-minute request to your team leader."

Roland paused slightly.

So the club knew he'd been hiding and sneaking out for so long, and they actually knew? They're just messing with him.

“Ah Ban…”

At this moment, a gentle and refined voice rang out. Roland looked at Hongmi, who smiled and said:

"The idol you mentioned is actually a professional League of Legends player, right?"

Roland's eyes narrowed.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Coach Redmi."

Hongmi chuckled, seemingly unsurprised by his reaction, and continued, "For the past two or three years, I've often had dreams in my sleep. I dream that I joined the WE team as a coach, where I met my most outstanding disciple and led WE to win the S-series championship. But every time I open my eyes, reality keeps telling me that it was just a dream."

"Until... I discovered you."

"Most players' playstyles are based on traditional playstyles, and then gradually evolved according to the style of the first generation of players, which has gradually become the diverse playstyles we see today. Your playstyle is especially like the gambling playstyle of the S6 era, because if you don't gamble, you can't beat strong teams; if you don't gamble, you can't beat the LCK at that time."

Roland looked at the man in front of him with a complicated expression. "This doesn't prove anything."

"But your first team was TES. This team didn't need you to use this kind of playstyle to force your way in at the beginning, right?" Throughout S10 and S11, Redmi didn't return to the professional arena because he was taking care of his wife and children. It was precisely because of this that he had enough time to observe Roland's performance, which was almost exactly the same as the route in his dream.

His imagination ran wild, he was unrestrained and full of miracles, yet he also followed the same path to becoming a captain in an orderly manner. It was only after the interview last night that he finally realized there might be some special connection between them.

Roland remained silent, and Redmi didn't ask any questions either.

Everyone has their own secrets. He had just been troubled by this dream for so long that he couldn't take it anymore, so he made an unprecedented appearance in front of Roland, intending to test the waters for the answer he wanted.

Looking at the expression on the person's face, he seemed to understand something, and even the smile on his lips softened a bit.

“You can’t surpass his path; but he may not be able to replicate yours.” Hongmi deliberately nudged his chopsticks, but his eyes were fixed on the scenery outside the window as he sighed, “The sun will rise every day as usual, and every household will start their new day after dawn, but the night will always fall.”

Roland looked out the window, carefully considering the words of Coach Redmi.

Outside, the sun was shrouded in thin clouds, emitting a faint, dazzling white light. The willows stretched out their branches with tender yellow-green leaves, swaying gently in the light spring breeze. Several birds chirped and fluttered up and down, seemingly chasing each other tirelessly.

"Day and night alternate every day, but for some people, daytime always comes a little too late."

Roland's eyes grew brighter and brighter; he seemed to have understood what the other person meant. A joyful thrill of being understood surged within him, and the happiness of having his path affirmed tossed and turned in his sleep. Overwhelmed by emotion, he suddenly jumped up from his chair, looked around, and carefully picked up the teapot to fill the red rice cup with tea.

"Maintaining the status quo may be more difficult than expanding it."

“I know,” Roland replied in a deep voice.

"I'm really looking forward to playing against you in the new season. Of course, we might even end up on the same team."

"Of course, I'm really looking forward to that day."

The two exchanged a smile, then tacitly avoided the topic and returned to their normal routine.

With the World Championship approaching, this year's team roster is clearly not as forgiving as last year's. Roland is not a rigid person. While studying LPL teams, he is also keeping an eye on several LCK teams, especially their old rivals DK.

The lineup was almost identical except for the top laner, but they made even more terrifying progress due to their two losses in the finals.

LPL viewers are laughing at DK for being defeated by TES, but as the captain, if he were to play a BO5 against DK now, he wouldn't be confident that he could beat them. The progress of Yuan Shen alone is so exaggerated that it's quite shocking to him.

After morning tea, Roland returned to the club somewhat absentmindedly. As soon as he opened the door, he bumped into JKL, who was just getting ready to get up. The two were old partners, and with just one glance, JKL noticed that something was wrong with Roland.

"What did you do now?"

"No, I was just thinking about some things and got a little lost in thought."

"It's fine if I see it, but you need to understand, if the rest of the team saw your expression just now, what would they think? With the competition just around the corner, if you, as the captain, don't even have confidence in yourself, then what's the point of us continuing this competition?"

"Yes, I've learned a lot."

Roland gave a wry smile, then blamed himself for his poor expression control. If he hadn't been lucky enough to run into JKL first, his expression might have been seen by other team members and led to unfounded speculations.

Ah Shui opened the door, having changed his clothes, and was now preparing to go to the cafeteria to find something to eat.

"Would you like me to bring you breakfast?"

"No need, I'll come back after I finish eating."

"That's fine then. When people are well-fed and warm, they think of lustful desires. It's a human flaw to have wild thoughts after eating a full meal. You're just making trouble for no reason." He leaned out to leave, but then seemed to remember something and couldn't help but add, "If you really can't make up your mind, why don't you recognize me as your father like before? I still miss how weak, pitiful, and helpless you were back then."

"Go away, you think you can be a father? Get lost." Roland retorted with a smile, but the uncertainty in his heart was largely dispelled.

"Don't disbelieve me, we used to be very strong. Why don't you really consider becoming my godfather?"

"Get out!"

Seeing Roland's outburst, JKL smiled and closed the door, making a hasty retreat without giving Roland any chance to make a move, leaving Roland alone staring blankly at the door, speechless for a long time.

Yes.

We used to be very strong.

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P.S.: A friendly reminder to all high school seniors studying: Tomorrow is the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao). Please remember to bring your admission ticket, ID card, 2B pencils, eraser, ruler, set square, protractor, compass, 0.5mm ballpoint pen, writing pad, and bottled water. If you're the first one out of the exam hall and get interviewed, please tell the reporter you've reinforced your tank equipment.

Final Chapter: Chapter Nineteen: I am an Honest Man

The winners' bracket final will be against FPX, a team that fought its way through Group A and is also a long-time rival of TES.

First of all, there's something that FPX has that White Crescent really hates: LWX's role is actually quite similar to JKL's in this version. He often plays solo in the bottom lane and can pick AP champions like Ziggs, support champions like Ezreal, and hard carries like Aphelios, making him relatively versatile.

Of course, the two also have one thing in common: they like to show off. LWX also died frequently in matches and in daily life.

The extremely similar positioning means that the draft picks need to consider more things, and it also means that opening a breakthrough from the bottom half of the map is not necessarily the optimal solution to defeat FPX. Therefore, White Crescent and Roland set their sights on FPX's top lane.

As for the second one...

"In the upper half of the bracket, Da Huang is actually no match for Niu Gu Li."

In front of everyone on the team, White Crescent didn't shy away from praising Big Yellow. Although praising the team's players is politically correct in most cases, it has to be reasonable when playing a game.

If a jungler who switched to top lane can go toe-to-toe with the original World King after more than half a year, then that's truly a terrifying mutation.

Roland scratched his head, disagreeing. In his mind, if the bottom lane could be traded away, then one of the top or mid lanes would definitely have to be given away, either to Doinb or to Nuguri. In comparison, he really preferred to give it to Doinb.

"I think we can target one hand and then give Dahuang an advantage by frequently ganking him."

"Learn RNG's playstyle?"

"No, you're wrong. RNG copied us."

The "protect the top lane" strategy is so effective that TES doesn't even need to practice it; they already have a mature tactical system that they can use at any time. The only problem is whether the mid lane can keep up with the opponent's roaming if they give Doinb a hero that allows him to shine, and whether the side lanes and jungle can withstand the pressure brought by Doinb's free play.

Thinking of this, everyone turned their attention to Knight, who was watching the drama unfold in the corner.

"Don't look at me, Coach, you know me. If I were mid lane, Xiaotian would definitely be staying in the mid lane."

Knight knows this mid-jungle duo better than anyone. On the surface, FPX's system is that the mid laner runs around and supports everywhere, but in reality, it's that when the opposing mid laner can't win in lane, they start calling for backup, pressuring the jungler to create an advantage, and then freeing themselves up to roam. Against this kind of opponent, unless you also give them a similar jungler to camp next to them, you can't suppress them no matter what.