noveltune Chapter 2: LGD is saved!
Chapter 2: LGD is saved!
Anyone can tell that Fizz currently has a huge advantage, and for Ekko, he only has one chance left to go all in at level 6.
Neither side had returned to base. If Ekko abandoned a wave of minions and returned to base, the Fizz, who was already leading by nearly 20 CS, would push another wave of minions and return to base.
The equipment gap can widen to a point where no amount of skill can bridge it.
After seeing off a group of guests, Su Xiaoche breathed a sigh of relief and turned to see Jiang Xia.
Two big eyes lit up instantly, and she hopped and skipped over to greet him.
"You're finally down, bro!"
"I told you, don't call me 'brother,' call me 'boss'!"
"No, I want to call you brother."
......
It was a winter.
Su Xiaoche, who had just dropped out of vocational school and whose parents worked away from home, was squatting by the roadside in a thin coat, still worrying about her next meal.
Aren't you cold?
Looking at the somewhat handsome man in front of her, Su Xiaoche's face flushed red, and the snot bubbles she had managed to control burst out of her nose.
"I'm...cold, can you buy me a meal, bro?"
"Can."
"Really, bro? You're so great! Yay!!!"
"..."
"Come with me, I'll provide room and board. If you do well, you can earn 6 yuan a month within a year." Jiang Xia stared at her with a smile.
His upright demeanor made Su Xiaoche hesitate without a second thought.
Back at the internet cafe.
"Brother, business has been booming lately. Let me tell you about the turnover..."
Jiang Xia immediately interrupted, "Let's not talk about that now. Go get me a bottle of iced tea and heat up the food."
Su Xiaoche was a little stunned by the interruption, lowered her head, said "oh" and turned around.
I'm feeling a bit down.
Why don't you let me report? All you do is make me do these things, run errands and cook. You're treating me like a maid! I'm not just a pretty face...
But... why doesn't he ask someone else to do these things?
Hmm, looks like my brother just relies on me, hehe.
Jiang Xia, on the other hand, sat down at the front desk and started looking at the recent business situation. What a joke! He was asking someone who couldn't even figure out how to count decimals to report the data.
Then, he kept an eye on the battle situation on the screen.
The little fish was just taunting Ekko, frantically testing the edge of the turret. It seemed like he accidentally took two hits from the turret, and his health was too low to enter Ekko's kill range.
In reality, the moment Ekko couldn't resist using his E, Fizz flashed and used AWQ to trigger Thunderlord's Decree.
Then use E [Mischievous] to dodge Ekko's Q [Time Warp].
At the same time, Chen Bin, the player controlling Ekko, turned ashen-faced and instinctively dodged the fatal damage from the fishman's second stomp.
Unexpectedly, almost at the same time, Fizz followed up with Flash the instant Ekko used Flash.
"First Blood"
The internet cafe suddenly erupted in chaos.
"Predicted E-Flash!"
"Wow, this reminds me of Westdoor solo killing Faker!"
"I told you, there's no need to watch this kid's matches, he's too awesome."
"The internet cafe owner really struck gold."
Jiang Xia smiled and stared at the child on Unit 9, who looked relaxed yet slightly arrogant.
My thoughts drifted back to more than half a year ago.
Zhuo Ding was filled with excitement when his uncle took him to Yizhi Internet Cafe.
He was very fortunate to have an uncle who understood him.
However, Yi Zhi already has a mid-lane pick, but he only wants to play mid.
Caught in a dilemma, a person walked through the door of the internet cafe.
Jiang Xia: "Come with me, and I'll get you into the professional esports arena."
Zhuo Ding's uncle was dumbfounded; what a boastful tone.
Thus, this kid who plays games with his hands crossed went to the cloud and began his six-month journey to fame.
Taking off his headphones, Zhuo Ding couldn't stop smiling for a long time. He wasn't happy about winning the Solo match.
Instead, Brother Jiang said that after today he would take me to the real competition arena.
Is it a city championship? Or the higher-level Lspl?
No matter where he went, Zhuo Ding was very confident. In the past six months, he had learned a lot from Brother Jiang, including a lot of game knowledge he had never seen before...
In the past six months, he has given his family nearly 100,000 yuan for playing video games.
He has a concept of money because his father, a Go teacher, only earns three thousand a month...
Originally, his initial plan was to start live streaming and make money as soon as he was old enough, as he had heard that it could earn a lot of money, just like Brother Jiang did.
One day, Jiang Xia and his uncle took him to South Korea, where he witnessed the treatment Faker received from fans after winning the S-series championship in Berlin.
That magnificent scene of being surrounded by people.
Jiang Xia: "So now, do you want to become like him or become a livestreamer?"
"I want to...be like him."
"You absolutely can."
Zhuo Ding was already stuffed from eating, and his eyes were full of anticipation.
"..."
cybercafe.
Jiang Xia ate the food that Su Xiaoche brought over with big bites.
"Do a good job. This internet cafe... well, you'll be the manager after tomorrow."
"Uh-huh."
Su Xiaoche nodded subconsciously; she had eaten this kind of pancake many times before.
I always felt a sense of anticipation because my brother had never lied to her.
Sometimes she wondered how incredibly lucky she was to have met her brother.
This time the pie was a bit too big, so big that she didn't quite realize it.
"Brother Jiang." Zhuo Ding walked over.
Jiang Xia nodded.
"We're leaving tonight. Are you ready?"
"Mm." Zhuo Ding nodded.
"What? Where are you going? Bro, you're leaving?" Su Xiaoche was dumbfounded.
"I want to bring his talent to the professional arena."
Jiang Xia pointed at Zhuo Ding and spoke calmly.
......
the next day.
Jiang Xia and Zhuo Ding drove away in their Cadillac.
Before leaving, he handed over the management rights of the internet cafe to Su Xiaoche and gave her 30% of the profits at the end of the year.
He became a store manager in name and in fact.
"Brother...brother...I...I don't want your internet cafe."
Fool, I didn't give it to you. If you don't understand, it's just the right to operate the business.
"Fool, you're the boss now. Work hard, you're doing this for yourself. If you have any trouble, just give me a call."
Su Xiaoche was so moved that she saw Jiang Xia and Zhuo Ding off with tears streaming down her face.
Jiang Xia didn't say much on the way.
He was nervous for no particular reason.
Everyone says it's good to go out and explore, but the problem is that stepping out of your comfort zone always makes you feel inexplicably melancholic.
Jiang Xia also wanted to spend his life tending to his small plot of land, making videos, selling meat floss pancakes, and flirting with pretty internet cafe managers, instead of worrying about his transmigrator mission.
Go to hell and try to save the LPL? You damn idiot, you've already ruined yourself in your past life.
But he found he couldn't do it.
He would inexplicably click on every League of Legends match and inexplicably get involved.
Am I really a masochist?
Not really, what's that saying again?
Life has hurt you a thousand times, and you've learned that life is a jerk, yet you still love life...
Just like Jiang Xia still loves the sports field.
That day, I couldn't help but go to find young Zhuo Ding, initially just wanting to help him avoid some detours.
However.....
[A prodigy has been detected joining the team]
[The ultimate coach's pie-in-the-sky system has been activated]
[Passive: Coach's Aura: Constantly exudes an imposing presence that subconsciously commands the respect of the players.]
[You can make promises to your teammate, and you'll earn points if they feel a sense of anticipation.]
[Points can be used to adjust player performance, view version tactical systems, and simulate matches in advance...]
Currently bound player: Zhuo Ding (B)
Reaction speed: 78
Operational ability: 88
Positional awareness: 76
Thus, the gears of fate changed.
He had to go back, but no longer as a player.
This was all planned in advance.
"Brother Jiang, the mouse you gave me is great. I won't have to cross my hands anymore."
In the passenger seat, Zhuo Ding smiled shyly.
If Jiang Ge hadn't reminded me, I probably would have been playing games with my hands crossed for the rest of my life.
In the back row, a brand-new set of peripherals lay quietly in the backpack.
This mouse is quite different from others on the market; the indentation on the right side is very obvious.
A left-handed mouse that was not mass-produced, but whose design was very sophisticated.
"Since you can't think of a name, I'll give you one, Knight."
"Yes, it means knight."
"good!"
The moment he got his hands on it, Zhuo Ding went to try it out.
There was no awkwardness at all; on the contrary, it felt as if some heavy shackles had been removed.
He dominated in ranked games, and in just one night, the new ID Knight made waves in the high-elo Korean server.
Countless bloggers are making videos to expose people.
I want to know who this Knight is.
Jiang Xia nodded, and with a thought, Zhuo Ding's personal panel appeared.
Zhuo Ding (S)
Current mindset: Excited (positive)
Reaction speed: 90
Operational ability: 92
Positional awareness: 84
Zhuo Ding gripped the steering wheel tighter; after more than half a year, he had basically mastered most of what he had taught him.
This made Jiang Xia feel gratified.
Looking at Zhuo Ding, who was grinning to the side.
Thinking to myself that kids are easier to get along with, I remembered that the unapproachable leader from my past life was now like a little brother next to me.
Jiangxia felt a pang of sadness at the unpredictability of life.
Perhaps Hao-ge wasn't wrong; Zhuo-ding was very naive from the beginning...
"Remember, your ID from now on will be Knight, and your current age is 17."
"But I'm only 16."
"You can only play in LPL 17 years old, how old are you exactly?"
"17!"
Zhuo Ding quickly realized what was happening.
"LPL? Brother Jiang, I..."
Shouldn't we go to City Domination or Lspl to reflect a bit more?
"I'm taking you to the LPL."
Zhuo Ding was stunned, then overjoyed.
Could it be that the promises Jiang Ge made to himself were all true?
[Points +3 +3 +3 +3...]
Jiang Xia smiled.
For Jiang Xia, he wasn't some unscrupulous capitalist who just made empty promises.
He will do his best to be responsible for each and every one of his players.
.....
"LGD is hilarious. They've been completely defeated by a team that only reached the top 16. They love loan-themed skins."
"This year they even increased their investment to bring in Ma Datou, but they were eliminated in the first round of the Spring Split and couldn't even beat VG. It's hilarious."
"The Summer Split is the real show, guys. I guess we'll have to go down to the relegation matches, haha."
"This is the price of expansion, damn it!"
Online discussions about LGD are filled with similar sarcastic remarks.
LGD's public image has now hit rock bottom.
Inside LGD, manager Wang Liang hasn't had a good night's sleep since the Spring Split ended.
Find Coach Heart.
"He (GodV) is still not training?"
Heart sighed: "His attitude was very firm; he said he didn't want to play in the Summer Split..."
"What an idiot, still throwing a childish tantrum. Does he really think the club will be ruined without him?"
The manager has a headache.
"Let's not talk about him for now, that person is coming today."
"A new bishop?" Heart said helplessly, "Believe me, he has a very good understanding of the game. I've watched a few of his videos."
The manager sighed, "After all, they're not in the industry."
There's something I didn't say: he brought his own investment into the team. Without his investment, LGD would have had a hard time increasing their funding to bring in Marin during the Spring Split.
More importantly, that guy also wanted 100% control, meaning he had complete control over the players' starting and substitute roles, as well as the acquisition and sale of players.
Wouldn't this make me, the manager, a mere puppet? The crucial point is that Boss Pan actually agreed to it.
Now we have no choice but to try anything, even if it seems hopeless.
His idea was simple: no matter how well a video is made, it's all hindsight. How impressive can it be to deduce the process from the result?
Moreover, he'd heard the new coach was quite young, and Wang Liang was already considering how to manage him...
He glanced discreetly to the side.
If it weren't for Heart's current incompetence... and the damn Korean coach...
One day later.
Zhuo Ding followed Jiang Xia into the LGD base with an excited expression.
"Welcome." The manager greeted her.
Seeing Zhuo Ding behind him looking confused, the seasoned veteran quickly realized what was going on.
Dude, why are you bringing your family along?
Clearing his throat, the manager began:
"Although you've already signed a contract and are now LGD's head coach, in principle, we don't allow unauthorized personnel to be placed in the club. However, I do have one more family member's spot..."
He wanted to make the young man in front of him realize the situation and who was really in charge here.
Jiang Xia understood perfectly well, and shook his head. It had only been a short time since they arrived at the club that it had started.
Alas, the road ahead is arduous.
"It's alright, manager, don't bother. I don't know him. I just ran into him at the entrance and he said he was here for a trial, so I brought him over."
Jiangxia can speak fluently without hesitation.
Before the manager could react, he turned to Zhuo Ding and said:
"What's your name?"
"Um, Zhuo Ding."
"Go fill out a trial training form, I'll come find you later."
Zhuo Ding left, completely bewildered.
Jiang Xia turned to Heart and reached out his hand.
"Hello, nice to meet you in the future."
Heart instinctively replied politely, "No, no, you're the bishop, you can just assign me work."
Yes, it's pretty much as I remembered. Coach Heart is capable, but he's too weak-willed and can't manage the players.
The manager realized, "You're kidding me."
So, I gritted my teeth and went for it.
"But...we don't have any players in short supply right now, they've all come back from their break and started training."
"The contract clearly states that I am in charge of personnel recruitment, right?"
"Forehead..."
"And you said training?"
Jiang Xia stood outside the window, staring at the training room of LGD's League of Legends division.
None of the five starters had League of Legends on their computer screens.
Things suddenly started to get tricky.
"This...is this a break time?" Heart rubbed his hands together, suddenly realizing that the coach in front of him was a little different.
Yes, she is very young, but she has a strong presence.
Suddenly, I had a strange feeling.
Could it be that LGD is saved?