Chapter 134: Galactic Battleship! Arms Race during the Winter Window!
On November 22, the 2016 winter window transfer period officially opened.
Esports reporter Lbr reports:
"SKT announced the termination of its contract with top laner Duke. In the new season, Duke will go to the LPL division and join the IG team." KT official announced: "Duke, you are an excellent top laner. Thank you for what you have done for the club this season.
Contribute and your future will be more dazzling."
IG official announcement: "Duke, welcome to become one of us. Let's cheer together in the new season!"
This is the first big thing in the winter window. Duke was considered to be SKT's weakest point before the World Championship.
However, throughout the October campaign, Duke changed the audience's opinion a lot. His performance was remarkable. He was able to constantly change his style of play according to the team's tactics, and even became a surprise player, and maybe even a surprise player.
Further potential.
Duke's departure means that SKT, which was formed in S6, will undergo another restructuring.
However, SKT's success doesn't stop there.
Big VG starts again!
The VG tycoon, who is very good at poaching corners in the LCK, has set his sights on SKT. In fact, this was also inspired by Snake's tactics.
A strong mid laner + a dead jungler in the middle, this is also a password for victory.
VG now has Hou Ye. In the 2016 LPL Summer Split, VG relied on Hou Ye in C in many games.
Although Dandy is the champion jungler of S4, he did not realize his combat effectiveness in VG at all. His performance was mediocre and he did not help much to Hou Ye.
VG has no interest in renewing Dandy's contract. They don't want to waste money anymore. If they can't get Nake's green flowers, then they will poach SKT's corners.
That's right, VG's target is stupid chicken!
…
Seoul, SKT club.
Lee Sang Hyuk, Kka and Benji, the three of them stay together.
Guapi sighed and asked, "Have you decided?"
The idiot didn't look directly into Faker's eyes and said helplessly: "Xianghe, I may not be able to accompany you, and the club will not match my contract. There are still three years left before the deadline for enlistment. I won't be able to do S7, S8, or S9 either."
You know when you will suddenly leave."
"My four years in SKT were very happy and fulfilling. I also won two championships. It's a pity that I couldn't build the SKT dynasty with you because of that hateful guy. Without that hateful guy, even if I left this time, it wouldn't be as good.
Pity."
When I think of The King, I feel bitter and resentful.
"I hope that before I retire, I can see you and Kukuma standing in front of the Dynasty Trophy. At that time, I will applaud and cheer for you."
E-sports Wang Leehom patted Benji on the arm and understood his choice very well.
Taking advantage of your fame to make some real money at the end of your career is actually a good choice.
Moreover, the SKT club also has its own plan.
Brother Li is another year older. Next season, there is a high probability that SKT will not always implement the strategy of protecting the middle.
This was very clear to the three people present, including Benji.
However, after playing games together for so many years, the relationship is still very deep.
Especially for an otaku like Faker, there is indeed a big bond with stupid chickens.
"I wish you a smooth journey in the LPL division." Guapi choked out these words.
"Just wait and see, when I meet The King again, I will definitely catch him!"
The stupid chicken blinked and said bitterly: "This guy won the championship, he will definitely not be as strong next season."
"Xiang Hyuk, pay more attention to LPL games. I will vent your anger on your behalf and join hands with Zhixun in VG to punish this guy!"
Guapi showed a rare smile: "Okay, I will definitely pay attention."
"..."
Stupid Chicken packed his suitcase and left the SKT club that day.
Guapi asked Kka: "That person, can he go to Skt next season?"
"You mean bastard?"
With Duke gone, SKT must add units.
Hun i has been playing in IMT in LCS this season. In the spring split, he led IMT to a 12-game winning streak. In the summer split, he posted a record of 17 wins and 1 loss. IMT was once ranked first in the LCS. Unfortunately, they lost to C9 in the bubble game.
No chance to appear in S6.
Looking at the whole year, Hui i, who has been thriving in the S5 World Championship, is still strong in the LCS division of S6.
This is also SKT's key recruiting target.
However, after experiencing the tragedy of the S6 finals.
Faker's mind has changed, and what he wants is no longer a mess.
"You know, I'm not talking about being a jerk."
Being the same as Brother Li, Guapi had an intuition, and he worriedly said:
"Snake is very powerful. If The King's condition does not decline too much, I will become a more unstable factor than Duke."
At this point, Kka smiled: "Xiang He, you are right."
"SKT also wants to chase S7. Of course we will do our best. After all, SKT is only the last step away from the dynasty."
"Jinghao is an arrogant guy. He was unwilling to join SKT at first."
"But when we had a common goal and a common enemy, he also let go of his arrogance."
"Before the S6 World Championship, he was rated as the current number one in the world by Japan OT, but this time our LCK lost too miserably, and he was also criticized very much."
Hearing this, Guapi smiled.
…
Esports reporter Lbr reports:
"SKT announced that it has broken up with jungler Benji who has been with them for 4 years. In the new season, the two-time jungler will join the VG team and compete in the LPL division."
For a moment, the audience was surprised!
Especially those SKT fans felt like the sky was falling.
Once the stupid chicken is gone, won't the big devil be left alone? Will KT want to hand over the jungler's responsibility to Blank?
But judging from the S6 World Championship, Xiao Hei and Big Devil are not calling.
Moreover, Benji's departure from SKT means that the legendary midfielder pair has officially disbanded.
There must be a stupid chicken within a thousand yards of the devil.
This sentence has finally become a memory.
When a group of people were calling Ye Qingjie, SKT once again dropped a bombshell!
After the Tigers lost to Madison Square Garden, this regrettable team officially announced its disintegration.
Esports reporter WOJ reported:
"Former ROX top laner Smeb and former ROX jungler Peanut have officially joined SKT!"
As soon as this news came out, the e-sports world was shocked! meb, Peanut, Faker, Bang, Wolf!
This lineup is simply a luxurious version of the Galaxy Battleship!
Everyone has felt that SKT, which lost in S6, is about to attack S7 with a strong attitude!
LCK news continues to come.
After General Pawn and Deft returned, they joined forces to join the KT team.
Hun i also brought the talent that dominated North America back to his hometown from Miami to play e-sports in his hometown.
Mata officially terminated his contract with RNG and joined KT with the bond of his hometown Kimchi.
So: Hun i, old captain Sore, General Pawn, Mr. Dai, Mata.
The brand new KT has created another galactic battleship in the LCK!
The desire for revenge is obvious.
…
During the winter window, e-sports fans can’t stop eating.
On the LPL side, the news that the audience is most concerned about has also been released.
E-sports reporter Xiaokai reported: "Snake has officially renewed its contract with Fmvp player TheKing from the 2016 season finals! The two parties continue to cooperate and hit the new season of S7! The fog of competition for TheKing has officially cleared. The ACE Alliance has confirmed that they will join the competition next time.
We have been closely linked together for a year.” Nake official announced: “We have received many large offers for The King, but fans of the club don’t worry, the Snakes will not let go of the best players in the league! The King will
We will continue to compete as the core of Snake in the new season of S7. I hope that our work in the coming year will go well!" Gu
…
As soon as this news came out, many teams sighed and gave up.
The biggest fish is gone.
The LPL team is no longer waiting and is starting to make follow-up reinforcements.
After Looper and Mata left, the RNG team revived Letme, who had been transferred to RYL, and acquired support player Mi ng from the YM team that failed to challenge the LPL again in the summer of 2016.
Excluding Korean aid, RNG has also become an all-Chinese lineup.
EDG, which was strong in the LPL in 2016, after Pawn and Deft left, Guodian, which was severely weakened, confirmed its status as a junior, and at the same time recruited Zet from South Korea as AD.
This is more of an emergency plan. In January this year, EDG recruited iBoy in the "Club Trainee Draft Plan", but he is currently under 17 years old and cannot play in the spring game. Guodian is still waiting for his
hope.
Also waiting for AD is IG. Jklove, who joined in June this year, once again failed to participate in the LPL league due to age issues.
IG can only demote JKlove to the second team and participate in the City League of Legends competition to help YG compete for the qualifications to participate in the LSPL league.
Due to the arrival of Duke and substitute TheShy, the top lane attitude also left the IG team.
What makes Zhizi a little happy is that Snake did not renew Tank's contract and invited him to join Snake during the winter window.
Even though I was playing as a substitute for The King, I didn't feel aggrieved at all.
In fact, this talented young man who once played DJs and played robbery was a little excited.
The Snakes team is not what it used to be. Now it is a hot S-League champion team, the first of its kind in the LPL! The popularity is exploding!
Moreover, TheKing's performance in S6 shocked the league world, and his attitude was very admirable.
When packing his luggage at the IG club, Zheng even whistled, looking forward to the future.
"Haha, Snake, Brother Wolfberry, here I come!"
When the principal saw the DJ boy like this, he felt like he had been stabbed by him, and was so angry that he took a bite of bread.
…
Shanghai Airport.
Jiezou has already left, and everyone in Snake is seeing Ella and Tank off, wishing them all the best in Korea.
Although these two did not play a key role in Snake, it is a kind of fate to be teammates.
"Tank, this is for you."
Li Hao smiled and handed Tank a thermos cup of the same style bought at tb.
Tank looked at Li Hao with mixed feelings.
After seeing Li Hao's performance in S6, his original will to backstab gradually faded away.
After all, I didn’t have the courage to kick over the water dispenser.
I have also made a lot of money, and returning to South Korea may be a better choice at this time.
After putting aside the competitive relationship, Tank suddenly noticed that the image of the man in front of him suddenly grew taller when he saw the thermos cup handed over by Li Hao.
It turns out that I was narrow-minded before.
Of course Tank would not say that he already had a thermos cup of the same style in his backpack. He had already tried Eastern metaphysics.
I gave one to Tank and one to Ella.
"Thanks."
"Bon Voyage."
"..."
We didn't say much. We said goodbye at the airport in Shanghai, and we probably wouldn't see each other again.
…
December 1, 2016.
In a rental house, a young man with a delicate face looked at his mailbox in disbelief.
At this time, a young man with thick eyebrows came over.
"What is it? To surprise you like this?"
"Is it because Team NB regretted it? That's not true. After our trial training was successful, haven't the contracts been signed?"
"It wasn't the NB team, but Snake who sent me a trial training invitation, and it was two days ago."
Lin Weixiang laughed: "Liu Qingsong, you are kidding me. Our TCS team was disbanded after failing to avoid relegation in the secondary league. How could you be noticed by the S6 championship team?"
"This is real!"
"See for yourself, there is Manager Zuo Wu's phone number below."
Lin Weixiang was shocked: "Damn it, it's really true!"
"Qingsong, what are you going to do?"
"This is a great opportunity! Snake's Jiezou retired due to injury, and Ella returned to Korea. It's the time when we lack support. If you join Snake, you have a good chance to take off immediately!"
"Besides, that's my idol TheKing's team!"
As Lin Weixiang spoke, besides being envious, he was also happy for his good brother.
He hurriedly checked his mailbox, but it was empty.
Liu Qingsong's body trembled for a while, and then he sighed.
"Xiang, forget it."
"I promised not to separate and to play games with you. I don't want to go alone."
"Furthermore, I have already signed a contract with NB, so it is against the rules to go to Snake for a trial."
Lin Weixiang also felt that it made sense, so he suggested: "If you don't want to go to the trial training, then you can call me according to the phone number left below, explain the difficulty, and politely leave a favor."
"After all, this is the championship team!"
Liu Qingsong nodded and nervously made a call to Snake.
"Dududu~"
Soon, the call came through.
The voice on the other end came:
"Hello, hello, I'm Zuo Wu."
"Hello, Manager Zuo."
"..."
A few minutes later, the call was completed.
From Snake, Liu Qingsong received quite confusing news, and Lin Weixiang was even more shocked.
"No, it's The King who asked you to come over for a trial training!!"
"Liu Qingsong, tell me quickly, how do you know my idol!"
Liu Qingsong smiled bitterly and said: "Damn it, I don't know either!"
...nake base, Zuo Wu frowned slightly, and then told Li Hao about the situation.
"Brother Hao, do you have any suggestions?"
"The TCS duo has signed with NB? So soon?"
Zuo Wu smiled and said: "It's very fast. Even if I were a few days in advance, I wouldn't be able to catch up."
Chris asked: "Brother Hao, is this support really good?"
Li Hao nodded, "I'm quite impressed, not just with this support."
"The AD with him, I feel, is more reliable than Ohq, whom Lao Zuo is chasing. Since Gangzi said that he would find a young substitute to take over in the future, Lao Zuo can really give it a try."
Seeing the serious look on Li Hao's face, Zuo Wu really took it seriously.
Thinking of Li Hao's magic, Zuo Wu's eyes narrowed.
"Okay, leave it to me!"
…
The two people in the rental house had no idea that a phone call was changing their fate.
