On the night of December 11th, Benji did not sleep well in the TSM base. From time to time, he took out his mobile phone under the pillow and checked the official announcements issued by TSM again and again.
The largest contract in e-sports history allowed TSM to acquire The King!
This matter has been settled and there will be no more suspense.
Including the Snake Club, everyone has sent their blessings.
Lying on the bed, I tossed and turned, feeling indescribable.
Speaking of words, Ben Ji has always been very 'disgusting' and 'resisting' a certain man.
But now, when I know that I really want to become teammates with Li Hao
In addition to feeling incredible, Benji also felt surprised and excited.
Whatever is objectionable, whatever is objectionable, just not firm at all.
Just like Kaguo said to him before, no jungler can refuse Shi Yizhong.
As for Li Hao's 'grievances' with him and Lee Sang Hyuk, I'm not saying that I won't pursue it, but there is a voice deep in my heart telling him to let it go and face the 2019 season first.
The stupid chicken kept saying in his heart:
"Xiang He, don't worry, I won't be a traitor."
"Wolfberry is just a patient now. I just sympathize with his plight."
"..."
This night was not peaceful for the stupid chicken.
He even had a nightmare.
In the dream, he met SKT in the S9 arena, and he was sitting next to Li Hao. The helpless and aggrieved look in Li Sang Hyuk's eyes made the stupid chicken wake up from his guilt.
In the next few days, the entire league world was digesting this transfer transaction.
Compared to Li Hao staying with Snake, many teams were relieved that he joined TSM.
TSM's staffing is obviously not as good as Snake's.
Even putting The King at his peak in TSM is a bit uncertain, not to mention that he is still in the injury stage at this time.
Moreover, the LCS has been failing all year round and has not made much achievements in world competitions, especially in recent seasons. S8 is the rise of Europe and they have established themselves as the LEC, which really has nothing to do with the LCS.
Injuries + leading a North American team to the World Championship is a completely impossible task.
In the future 2019 season, the threat from Shi Yizhong has dropped to freezing point.
All major teams have an excellent opportunity to compete for the championship.
Therefore, after several days of heated discussions, the major teams have set their sights on the 2019 preseason.
Recently, Riot Games has been making frequent moves and is preparing to launch drastic changes in the 2019 season.
New versions of EZ and new versions of Snowman will be updated one after another.
In version 8.23, the pre-season version update is directly given.
For example, the tower skin mechanism of the defense tower, the new bounty mechanism, the new talent attributes, and many changed heroes and equipment all take time to adapt to.
On December 10, the alliance was updated to the latest version 8.24. In addition to the new hero Neeko, the Psychic of the Flowers, the designer weakened a large number of heroes.
The shining Sword Demon, Enchantress, and Akali on S8 were all stabbed one by one.
Sword Girl's W damage reduction has also been reduced from 50% to 40%, and the skill CD has been extended by 4 seconds at low levels.
In the Sword Girl Bar, I asked the dog designers about their genealogy again.
While Li Hao was "recuperating", he was also paying attention to TSM's final moves during the winter window.
Captain Orangutan was well prepared. After confirming Li Hao's joining, he completed the deal with Team Liquid, sent away Zven in the team, and recruited the North American senior brother back.
Originally, Doublelift didn't plan to come back and wanted to stay in TL for a year.
But for some unknown reason, Big Brother reversed course and chose TSM between TL and TSM.
There are rumors in the LEC that the European support god YellowStar seems to want to come back and has communicated with the Orangutan Captain.
However, the gorilla captain declined Huang Xing's kindness.
The opponent's reputation is not small, but the three yellow stars in a row are even more terrifying.
The Orangutan Captain obviously doesn’t want to see the tragedy of the Triangle Grass in the bottom lane.
Therefore, in the support position in the team, he reached a deal with 100T at the last moment of the winter window, acquired the support player Aphromoo, and gave away his own Canadian support player Smoothie.
Li Hao held his phone and stared at the ID Aphromoo, and an impression suddenly came to his mind.
This person's original name is Zaqueri Black, also known as Zachary Black.
In the LCS division, this person is considered a star player.
In the auxiliary position, he has the oldest qualifications.
Putting aside everything else, like Li Hao, Blake is also a living fossil in e-sports. He is good at assists such as Thresh, Bullhead, and Robots.
However, what impressed Li Hao deeply was that Aphromoo was a very smart person.
In the game against TSM, this support performed a unique operation among the four major regions: he squatted in the grass for a minute without doing anything, was swept out of the field of view and remained indifferent, and was finally taken away by Bilson's Enchantress Chain.
Down.
This incident happened to happen in the 2019 season.
At that time, the AD player of 100T was the Meditation Drop God Bang who was transferred from LCK.
Aphromoo and Bang staged a tragic drama.
In Bang's words: "I have worked hard for our future, but you squander my efforts at will?"
Aphromoo's qualifications are very old, and Bang can only suffer silently in his territory.
Li Hao has been paying attention to the transaction information. Bang still added 100T as he remembered, but now the support has changed.
Although Aphromoo looks a bit like a sleeping dragon and a phoenix, Li Hao is not that worried.
TSM has a written promise that as long as he returns from injury in the following season, he will have absolute say in the team. Whoever disobeys will manage the water dispenser.
If Aphromoo does its job well, the problem won't be too big.
However, Li Hao still feels the difficulty of the new season.
Compared with the comfortable environment in Snake, he needs to assume a more critical role in TSM.
Fortunately, there is a stupid chicken to cooperate.
As long as you have the right to command, your teammates will be obedient.
Then, in the 2019 season, even with a group of e-sports living fossils, he is confident that the declining North American cult can regain its glory.
The season has become more difficult, but Li Hao feels more excited.
It's like an invincible strong man who has discovered a new challenge.
This will be a new career.
…
Time flies and comes to December 23, 2018.
The finals of the Demacia Cup Xi'an Station have officially begun.
The teams on the final stage are still IG and Snake!
Even though Li Hao was absent, Snake tenaciously entered the finals after defeating TOP.
The dynasty has a solid foundation, a healthy and complete lineup, and five young people together. The 2019 season is still very competitive.
In the German Cup final, Snake and IG battled in five games.
Many people were dazzled and felt as if something had changed.
3:2!
IG defeated Snake and successfully won the cup in front of this dynasty team.
In this German Cup, Snake still showed strong combat power and was at the top level in the league.
However, it is only first-class, and it is a lot different from the previous sense of invincibility.
Snake ended his winning streak and his monopoly on championships in various events.
Everything shows that the new season is really different.
"Snake is still very strong, but without Brother Wolfberry, we are really two teams."
"I feel more and more that Brother Wolfberry is outrageous. With him around, Snake will sweep through anyone he fights, even IG. Once he leaves, Snake will become the weaker side when facing IG. What a difference!
"
"Now do you understand how strong my brother Hao is?! Brother Hao, who was at the peak last season, is the strongest in the history of e-sports. If you want to see it now, you can only look at the replays."
Someone said: "The tears of the times, Brother Wolfberry is not here, I am young."
"I don't believe it! Brother Wolfberry is still here, and we can still see Brother Wolfberry in the 2019 season!"
"Hahaha, wake up now. Brother Wolfberry went to Los Angeles for vacation. There is no chance at all in the 2019 season. Look at what TSM's current lineup is? A group of old, weak, sick and disabled, with the highest average age in the league, and a bunch of people who play art.
King A is better than King Du, Senior Brother and Benji are also old, Brother Wolfberry is injured, and one more thing, I still don’t understand who is in the lane in TSM. With this lineup, I still want to compete in the World Championship and win the championship.
?”
"That's true. TSM has received a lot of attention recently, but they only spend money on gimmicks."
"..."
In the comment area, the vast majority of rational viewers are not optimistic about TSM's future.
Idealists are labeled as "wishful thinking".
However, some people also made such voices:
"I traveled back in time from 2025. At that time, Brother Gouqi was still in the canyon. He ranked first in the Korean server and the Chinese server. He was an old man in his thirties and a genius from all walks of life! The 2019 season was the season when his statistics exploded. In all professions
Players, you can’t underestimate him! You must be careful, be careful of Brother Wolfberry!”
People in the comment section laughed when they saw someone making a joke.
Someone below seemed to agree, claiming to be the Time and Space Administration and took this time traveling brother away.
Whether Brother Wolfberry can recover from his injuries is still a huge question mark, let alone a "season with explosive statistics." Hahaha, you can't be ridiculous.
…
Snake lost the German Cup in Xi'an. Although it was only the German Cup, the signal was clear.
In major forums, snake fans miss Li Hao more and more.
The topic of "the end of an era" has directly become mainstream.
In places such as Xiaopo Station, many people started writing memoirs, telling the story of Snake's dynasty, and even recalling the legendary career path that Li Hao took during this period.
What makes Hao fans a little happy is:
No matter what the future holds, the ID of TheKing is destined not to be forgotten by players.
When Snake went to Xi'an to play the German Cup, Li Hao went back to his hometown in Jinling.
This year’s Lunar New Year is in February, and even with the LCS health schedule, the new season has already started.
At that time, it was inconvenient for Li Hao to go home.
Therefore, it is natural that I cannot spend this year at home.
In 10 days, he will leave for Los Angeles to start the next phase of his career.
Because the contract has been signed, it is too late to regret it at this time.
When I got home, Hao's mother kept a straight face and was in a bad mood.
For this reason, Li Hao stayed at home for 5 days, which was the longest period of time he stayed at home in a year.
Before leaving, Hao Ma couldn't hold it in any longer and kept talking about safety.
Although it is relatively safe for professional e-sports players to stay in the team, this is the United States. If you are unlucky, you can encounter zero-dollar purchases in the supermarket.
Hao's father and Hao's mother have only one account, Li Hao, and haven't practiced the trumpet, so how could they not be worried.
Therefore, Li Hao made various guarantees and agreed to everything he could, including how often to call and how often to report safety, all of which would be strictly implemented.
On December 29, Li Hao returned to the Magic City Snake Club.
His luggage was not moved, it was all left at the base, and he also lived at the base.
Mr. Snake has made it clear that there is no need to move these things. Li Hao can come back to Snake at any time whenever he wants.
Including his room and bed, everything will not be touched, and someone will be found to clean it.
This promise is nothing in the eyes of Mr. Snake. The base is so big and there is no shortage of beds. Cleaning can be arranged by the way.
But Li Hao accepted this sentiment and had a better impression of Mr. Snake.
In the evening, everyone gathered together to practice for Li Hao.
During the dinner, everyone, whether it was Lin Weixiang, Liu Qingsong, or Casa Black Angel, said many words of thanks.
Everyone was very reluctant to leave, but they could only wish each other well.
At around 11 o'clock in the evening on the 29th, everyone returned to the dormitory.
Flandre, who had been suppressing her emotions, finally broke out.
This night, the lights were turned off in the house, and there was only the moonlight outside the window.
He and Li Hao leaned on their respective beds and began to recall the three seasons.
A Song of Ice and Fire, Legend of Immortality, Peak, three legendary seasons, they have come all the way.
Flandre used to be the genius and hope of the Snakes, but she often missed statistics. When the big brother Li Hao came, he became the unique triple crown top laner today.
Li Hao can fully shoulder the role of guide.
At the end of their talk, Flandre asked again:
"Brother Hao, will you come back?"
Li Hao couldn't guarantee it, so he just said "possibly".
Flandre's voice was firm:
"Brother Hao, I will train well and wait for your return."
Li Hao was very moved and heard him say again:
"In the new season, if we have a chance to meet on the field, Brother Hao, you must not show mercy, otherwise it will be easy for you to overturn."
Hearing this, Li Hao smiled:
"good!"
"I'm looking forward to that kind of scene."
"If we really meet, I hope to see you become stronger."
Flandre said with a firm tone:
"There's a chance!"
"No matter what others think, I always believe that Brother Hao will not end easily. TSM in the 2019 season will definitely shock many people."
"That's my gut feeling."
"The intuition of a three-time top laner."
Li Hao glanced at Flando and said nothing more.
It's not a strange thing to have some feelings for the little brother who has been with him the longest.
Just like Zuo Wu and Chris, they both said similar things, let alone Flandre?
"Xuanjun, there is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever. Don't take it too seriously."
"We will have many opportunities to meet in the future."
Flandre said "hmm".
Then, they talked about some interesting things from the past, such as Gangzi's flower tray, Cuihua secretly brewing wolfberry tea and so on.
Uncontrollable laughter soothes the sorrow of separation.
On the afternoon of December 30, Li Hao went out to work at the base.
He met the principal and prostitute teacher of "E-Sports Huangpu" at the agreed time.
Saozhu welcomed him in with enthusiasm. Shen Lingmin was also there and even made him a cup of tea herself.
"Brother, don't be polite when you come to my place."
"I know you are going to Los Angeles soon. If you want me, Liu, to help with anything, just ask."
With a smile on his face, Li Hao said bluntly:
"There is indeed something that I would like to entrust you with."
"What is it?"
"Well, that's what you've been doing lately"
Li Hao didn't hold back and told Saozhu all his thoughts.
The more the Sao Pig heard, the more shocked he became:
"Brother, it's okay for me to help, but are you serious?"
"Well, that's the thing."
"Before leaving for Los Angeles, make a small contribution."
"..."
Hearing Li Hao's words, Saozhu's eyes showed a hint of admiration.
"Shen Lingmin, what do you think of my brother's situation?"
"We are indeed on the same page."
Shen Lingmin rolled her eyes at him:
"Stop bragging."
"People don't throw snakes away."
"Hahaha"
"..."
"Brother, on which day do you leave, I will see you off."
Li Hao let out a breath:
"There are still three days left."
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PS: Good night book friends. Update on time before 23:59 tomorrow night.
