ctnovel Chapter 16: How many beatings does it take to become a horn?
Chapter 16: How many beatings does it take to become a horn?
At this moment, as Lu Chen listened to the voice of the EDG operations staff on the other end of the phone, his mind quietly fell into thought, and which team to join became his most critical question.
After spending almost half a month in internet cafes, it's time for Wolong to emerge from seclusion!
The first team Lu Chen considered was naturally EDG. Don't be fooled by EDG's crazy quarterfinal appearances in international competitions in previous years. They were really strong in the S7 season, especially after Mingkai's return. They directly came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat RNG 3-2, bringing Shockwave's first league championship within reach.
That year at Worlds, Mingkai was completely overwhelmed, only to run into two top-tier criminals: mid laner Scout and support Meiko. He ended up stranded in Wuhan, right in his hometown, and ended up sweating profusely.
Following LGD, they set a precedent for LPL's first seed reaching the Round of 16.
Two games where they were leading SKT by 10,000 gold were turned around. Even though Lu Chen was a struggling writer in his previous life, he remembered that scene very clearly.
Of course, this is not the main reason. The most important reason is that there are really no teams worth watching in the LPL at this time. The three relatively strong teams, RNG, WE, and IG, would not let Lu Chen be the starting mid laner.
Xiaohu, Xiye, and Rooike are all pillars of their teams. Only EDG still has some hope. Pawn is about to leave, and Scout has not yet matured and still has a chance to compete for a position.
As for the other teams, Lu Chen thought they were too weak. Snake's top and jungle were actually okay, with Flandre and Sofm, but the thought of going to Snake and being teammates with O-Em made him decide against it.
Lu Chen's understanding of the AD position is very simple.
During the laning phase, play it safe and avoid getting crushed. Occasionally, you can even gain lane control. During the mid-game lane swap, avoid getting caught in the gank and disrupting the team's rhythm. In team fights, you should be able to deal your damage and occasionally step up to carry the game.
In Lu Chen's mind, someone who can consistently achieve the above three points is a top-tier AD carry.
The "four-protect-one AD" strategy is fundamentally flawed. Obviously, O-King doesn't have that ability, let alone LGD. Do you think Eimy's title of "Jungle King" is a compliment?
"Hello, Lu Chen, are you listening? If you're considering EDG, we can schedule a time for you to come to our club for a trial..."
"Okay, sure, tomorrow then."
"Alright, our club's address is Lingshi Road, Shanghai..."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Chen contacted several other clubs, telling them to wait a few days, since he couldn't put all his eggs in one basket.
Judging from the current situation, EDG is the team that best meets his expectations, but if EDG offers him a low salary, then Lu Chen will have to reconsider.
He worked so hard to reach the top of the Korean server, wasn't it because he didn't want to take the rookie contract?
Before becoming number one on the Korean server, he was a rookie. Even after becoming number one, he's still a rookie. So, wasn't his number one ranking on the Korean server a waste?
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"How so?"
Meanwhile, inside the EDG club, Abu smiled and nodded after hearing the operations staff's answer, "He understands very well. A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on, and EDG is indeed the best place for him."
Knowing that Lu Chen would be coming for a trial tomorrow, Abu immediately made arrangements, mainly to conduct some trial training and to consider Lu Chen's salary and benefits.
As the top player in the Korean server, he felt that Lu Chen should have no major difficulty passing the trial, but the salary and benefits were something to be seriously considered, since other teams were also vying for Lu Chen's attention.
If the treatment isn't good, Lu Chen might go to another club, which Abu certainly wouldn't allow.
Furthermore, Lu Chen, a promising domestic mid-laner, could be the final piece of the puzzle for EDG's championship. Even if he isn't, nurturing such a talented player in their club is a good thing.
Not only can they serve as a reserve resource, but they can also weaken the strength of other clubs. Why not? Their club has plenty of people like Lu Chen.
For example, Ai Luoli, Tong Yang, etc.
The fact that Lu Chen reached the top rank in the Korean server has sparked heated discussions throughout the LPL. The main reason for this is that Lu Chen used to play for RNG, and everyone wants to see RNG make a fool of themselves.
[I personally support Lu Chen going to EDG. It'll be a 2.0 version of the "Pig vs. Dog" rivalry, I really want to see it, haha.]
[All I can say is, let's hope Lu Chen doesn't turn out to be the next Xiao Hu, or we're completely doomed.]
[Being number one in the Korean server is just the beginning. I'm really looking forward to seeing this person become a representative of our domestic mid-laners.]
[What kind of prestige is this? Trying to copy Godv's Moonlight Blade game?]
[Some die-hard fans of the "base" region are getting a fever pitch. All they know is that a random player reached number one on the Korean server; they'd think the "base" region had won the championship.]
[You bastard, you "base region" idiot! Can't you just die already? If you like LCK so much, go change your nationality. What kind of bastard invented the term "base region"? It's even more savage than anti-beast.]
[Then you should ask about the ongoing League of Legends novel, "My Slight Move Is the Limit for the Base Zone," haha, that author is truly talented.]
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However, this hype didn't last long. Once midnight passed, the hype was overshadowed by the upcoming All-Star event, and the true nature of the various ghost soldiers began to be revealed.
The main issue is that the All-Star system hasn't been reformed yet. Each region can send five players, and each position is determined by online voting. The player with the most votes gets to participate in the All-Star game.
Uzi's fans, sensing the opportunity, came over, determined to push Deft off so that Jian Zihao could go up and win the All-Star tournament, achieving a breakthrough from zero titles, and most importantly, winning the Solo tournament.
Rounding up, it's basically the S-series championship, which will make it even easier for these fans to praise Uzi in the future.
As for where Olo went, some netizens in later generations said that he was sealed away by the evil god Omimi, which makes a lot of sense.
You know, Uzi is pretty pitiful in some ways. The three women he likes the most are all labeled as other people's. First, there's Aomimi, who has a tattoo of her ex-boyfriend. Vayne and Kai'Sa are skins of other people.
Isn't this just another form of minotaur?
Lu Chen glanced at these external events but didn't pay much attention to them. He generally didn't participate in online discussions unless he couldn't resist.
Of course, he still turned off his private messages on Weibo, but he kept the Weibo posts that had previously sparked controversy over leaving RNG. He also enabled a feature where only followers could post.
He turned off private messages to avoid being attacked, and he didn't delete the Weibo post because what he said was true!
Lu Chen even doubted that Mata, the Wind Speaker Zyra, was truly loyal to his country.
[Once the novel reaches 500 monthly votes, the Demoness Proficiency Level can be maxed out.]
[Today's daily update of 10,000 words, not yet completed.]
As midnight passed, his task panel refreshed again, and upon seeing this requirement, Lu Chen was immediately on the verge of tears.
I was genuinely terrified and cried.
His 500 reads were all thanks to netizens from the Anti-Fighting Forum and Uzi fans joining in the fun; those 500 monthly tickets really took half his life out of him.
Although monthly passes can be purchased, and they are generally not checked.
After all, the platform also makes money from your monthly pass purchases, but monthly passes are expensive, costing 5 yuan each. 500 passes would be 2500 yuan, enough to empty Lu Chen's current balance.
Although his novel is currently in the recommendation period, and with netizens joining in the fun, the data is not bad, but very few people are voting.
I don't know why, but readers just don't like to send monthly tickets. Maybe they're all waiting to grab the monthly ticket red envelopes.
"It seems that I have no choice but to use that move." Lu Chen thought to himself.
He was talking about a forbidden technique that countless online novelists need to master—playing the victim!
After updating today, Lu Chen plans to play the victim at the end of the chapter, and he actually has a reason for it. He says that he has been targeted by Uzi's fans and is being scolded every day, which has left him physically and mentally exhausted. In order to continue, he asks readers to vote for him with monthly tickets.
At 5 yuan a ticket, Lu Chen couldn't possibly buy them with money. He wasn't one of those top-tier players who could recoup their costs by spending monthly tickets.
Paying to write books is at the very bottom of the online literature hierarchy!
However, this trick shouldn't be used too often. Just like a leave request, it's fine to use it once or twice occasionally. If you use it too often, the reader will get impatient.
Just like the message "I have something to do today, please take a day off," readers can tolerate it once or twice, but if it happens too often, they will simply abandon the book.
Because they think you, the author, have a bad attitude.
"I need to find a job quickly, and finding a club that provides room and board is an urgent matter."
Lu Chen seemed to be deep in thought, then opened the author's backend. No job is easy, how many beatings do you have to endure to become a protagonist?
Enough said, let's start the code-breaking!
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