Chapter 101 Expand the hero pool, the finals begin!
Chapter 101 Expand the hero pool and the finals begin!
Author: I heard you can pick up money
Chapter 101 Expand the hero pool and the finals begin!
"Are you an e-sports writer?"
At this moment, the audience looked at Ye Xiu in a strange way.
In their impression, most players in the e-sports circle are "illiterates" who have not attended school for a few days.
Some people even summed up the rules. Every time they were asked a question, the contestants almost always answered with the sentence pattern of...and then....
And Ye Xiu's unique answer undoubtedly succeeded in attracting them.
In an environment, how a person performs depends not only on his own abilities, but also on the performance of his peers.
To put it simply...it all depends on the support of peers.
While others were following the rules, Ye Xiu came up with something different, which naturally attracted attention.
Take Sister Tuozi for example. When no one else was posing, Sister Tuozi did something awkward and attracted a lot of attention in a short period of time.
Of course, compared to winning the game, everything is just the icing on the cake.
Amid cheers, the interview ended.
Yu Shuang patted her chest, breathed a long sigh of relief, and kept thanking Ye Xiu.
Being a host is stricter than you think, because it is a job for the public, and every word and deed of a public figure must be viewed by the audience with a magnifying glass.
If it weren't for Ye Xiu's reminder, today's interview accident would have been more serious.
"I didn't do anything."
Ye Xiu shook his head, he really didn't take this matter to heart.
There was more sincerity in Yu Shuang's smile: "I'll treat you to dinner when I have time."
"Hmm." Ye Xiu said casually, "That may depend on when I have time... to go back."
After saying that, Ye Xiu turned and left.
This guy...
Yu Shuang looked at Ye Xiu's back and was speechless for a while, thinking to herself, if you are such a straight man, will you be able to find a girlfriend in the future?
But then she laughed. With Ye Xiu's worth and appearance...it doesn't matter whether he is straight or not.
…
"We can do some marketing."
As soon as she returned to the lounge, Ye Xiu heard that Abu was studying how to do marketing.
Abu's coaching skills are actually not bad, but he seems to prefer doing some weird things.
The dead sister Bu, the factory manager ranked forty or fifty in one night, and blitzed Poland...
These things that normal people cannot do, Abu does it with ease and successfully accumulates a lot of black spots for himself.
He no longer pays attention to things like marketing. As a player, his job is to play the game well.
After saying hello to the team members, Ye Xiu returned to his seat and called up the system interface.
After winning the game, it's time to collect the rewards.
As before, it’s still a matter of choosing one of the three.
[May I ask the host to make a selection immediately? 】
【yes】
Without any hesitation, Ye Xiu directly started selecting rewards.
The next second, three cards slowly appeared.
Blue, purple, purple.
One blue and two purple, it's much better than expected, but I'm still a little disappointed that I didn't get any money.
But S-level rewards are not a big deal, so naturally they cannot be obtained every time.
Blue: Attribute +3
Purple: Skill solo riding
Riding alone: When there are no friendly teammates around, concentration increases.
Purple: sharp skills
Sharp: Dynamic vision enhancement, which will automatically adjust according to different scenes.
Looking at the rewards on the interface, blue is naturally not considered.
The two purple rewards are both skills. According to the skill introduction, one of the two skills is a single enhancement, and the other is similar to an auxiliary skill.
After hesitating for a while, Ye Xiu finally chose sharpness.
Although single-banding is also very good, it still requires the cooperation of teammates, and EDG's single-banding level... that's it.
[Congratulations to the host for acquiring sharp skills]
[The reward has been distributed, please check the host]
…
A series of system prompts sounded.
Just when Ye Xiu was about to log out of the system, something unexpected happened.
[It is detected that sharpness and host-specific skills can be fused and upgraded to more advanced skills. Do you want to fuse them immediately? 】
Um?
Ye Xiu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect such an operation to exist. What the hell are you doing with this martial soul fusion skill?
[Will the skill effect change after fusion? 】
This is the key. If it is changed to a useless effect, it is better not to integrate it.
[After fusion, the original effect will be retained and a new ability will be added]
Ye Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. It sounded like a business without capital.
【Fusion】
As soon as he finished speaking, his sharp skills suddenly disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, his exclusive skill, Visible Fire, began to emit an almost orange light.
Ye Xiu took a closer look and found that in addition to the color change, there was also an additional effect based on the original one.
Imaging: The scene the host sees will form an image in the mind.
What's the meaning?
Ye Xiu was stunned for a moment, not understanding the purpose of the newly added skill effects.
But no matter what, it's better than nothing.
"Let's go and eat."
As Abu's voice sounded, Ye Xiu exited the system interface.
…
The next day.
The news of EDG's victory over SSG spread like wildfire, and there was a wave of top laners in the entire e-sports circle.
Kill Khan first, then Cuvee.
No one would have thought that the LPL top laner, who has always been criticized, would actually show amazing suppressive power.
Countless players have followed suit, and the number of top laners like Sword Girl Qinggangying in the canyon has doubled.
But there is no team cooperation in the first ranking, and the second ranking does not have the strength of professional players, so the result of the selection can be imagined.
In the bloody canyon, countless players cursed and hated the person who caused all this.
Even so, Ye Xiu is still the benchmark in the hearts of players because...
Countless self-media promotions have played a vital role. With one sentence to create the glory of LPL, we are obliged to match it with various music to make the novice players who know nothing else excited.
The most important thing is highlight editing. Ye Xiu’s highlight editing can be seen everywhere, and some people even made a collection of all his highlights from the World Championships.
In the collection, the top laners of the top teams are like humans and machines, being killed by Ye Xiu crazily.
Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for Ye Xiu's fan base not to increase.
In addition to private self-media, the official and EDG came out at the same time and customized exclusive posters for Ye Xiu.
On EDG's expedition poster, the C position of the factory director was originally in the center, but now it has become a double C position poster with Ye Xiu and the factory director side by side.
Everything indicates that a new king will be born in LPL.
…
The outside world is turbulent, but the EDG team is extremely quiet, with only the sound of keyboards constantly coming out.
The finals are approaching and the players are training like crazy.
The championship is only one step away, and no one wants to fall in front of the trophy.
Just like Ye Xiu said, compared to previous World Championships, this is the closest they are to winning the championship.
In front of the computer, Ye Xiu couldn't remember how long he had been training, and it was conservatively estimated to be more than twelve hours.
Logically speaking, after training for such a long time, you will be more or less tired, but Ye Xiu doesn't feel tired at all, and instead becomes more and more excited the more you practice.
The reason is none other than the new skills he gained.
I thought that an auxiliary skill was useless, but after actual combat, I found that this skill is a magical skill.
The most intuitive effect is to improve the control of distance. The top lane position is all about details, and the role of distance in this is extremely critical.
The game of the top top laner is almost always completed through distance.
Putting aside long hands and short hands, even two melee heroes can achieve extreme pulling power among top players.
This shows how important distance control is for players.
Why hasn't Ye Xiu practiced heroes like Jace, Kennen and Gnar?
The main reason is that the distance control is not accurate enough, and the probability of making mistakes is much greater than that of heroes such as Sword Princess Qinggangying.
In fact, viewers who often watch player rankings will know that many players will turn on the range pointer when releasing skills, and Uzi will click the mouse six times every time he hits A.
And all of this is to make oneself control the distance more accurately.
In addition to distance, the newly added imaging skills were also gradually familiar to Ye Xiu.
To put it simply, it is equivalent to installing a split screen device in Ye Xiu's head, making it more intuitive to observe other roads.
The effect of this skill is not as great as imagined, but it is better than nothing.
"Training Jace?"
Abu walked behind Ye Xiu at some point and stopped immediately after seeing Ye Xiu's screen.
I saw that the hero on the screen was Jace.
Looking at the results in the upper right corner, it’s terrible.
Abu shook his head: "It's difficult to train Jace in such a short time."
Jayce is recognized as a banned hero for domestic top laners. In the entire LPL, no domestic top laner can understand this hero.
Abu actually doesn't want Ye Xiu to train with Jace because it's too risky.
So far, Ye Xiu's performance has been extremely impressive, and her dominance in the game is astonishing. Her strength, consciousness, and mentality all completely overwhelm her opponents.
In this case, the overall traffic of EDG was also increased.
But God cannot fail.
Even the factory director at his peak had countless piglets. After the kick of 4396, the pig farm was once facing bankruptcy.
It’s okay that Regis has a dismal record in the rankings, but what if he’s in the game?
"I was caught." Ye Xiu said with a relaxed expression: "I have mastered the essence of Jace. My teammates don't know how to cooperate with me in the rankings. In the game, I have the confidence to defeat Hu Burou."
So confident... I'll blow up Hu Burou.
The corner of Abu's mouth twitched.
Hu Burou...just by his nickname, you know he is not easy to mess with, he is a ruthless character.
Indeed, Hu Burou is SKT's top laner Huni. He also has another nickname - Hu Bawan.
Once in a game, I used Rambo to produce more than 80,000 output.
Compared to the two top laners Khan and Cuvee, Huni's overall strength is slightly inferior, but even so, he is still a top laner with excellent line play ability.
At this moment, Abu was already considering whether he should adjust Ye Xiu's mentality to prevent him from over-inflating.
"The World Championship for Jayce is very important. If you can win Jayce, the opponent will have to consider Jayce as a ban player, and Jayce has very few natural enemies in the top lane. Even if you pick Jayce first, it will be hard for the opponent to choose Counter if they want Counter."
Ye Xiu said.
“We were the first to use the Flag of Command tactic, and it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not use the same tactics against us.
The past few days of the offseason have been enough for SKT to thoroughly study Banner of Command.
In the final, I don't think we had any tactical or even routine advantage.
After eliminating these factors, we and SKT can only fight for strength, foundation, and BP."
“Every time there is an additional hero pool, the opponent will have to consider a little more when it comes to banning players.
In other words, if my hero pool remains the same in the finals, I believe SKT is fully prepared to deal with it."
The team that can reach the finals may have luck involved, but it will definitely not be a weak team.
Even if SKT's strength is declining, its foundation is still much deeper than EDG.
But as the saying goes, version is king.
No matter how deep SKT's foundation is and how strong its strength is, under the restrictions of this version, the strength it can display is just this.
Even from Ye Xiu's perspective, SKT was still at a disadvantage when facing them.
"There's nothing wrong with what you said..."
Abu smiled bitterly. In fact, he understood everything Ye Xiu said, but the problem was that all the domestic top laners in the LPL couldn't understand the heroes. Can Ye Xiu really understand them?
"Believe, believe first."
Ye Xiu: "Now that we have come to this point, and we know that the other party will impose restrictions in a certain aspect, why don't we seek a breakthrough and perish in silence? Why do we have to fall into the trap set by others?"
These words undoubtedly touched Abu's heart.
EDG likes to wait for death for more than a day or two. Now that it's the finals, do they really want to play games like before?
If we had followed the previous game style, EDG would have been eliminated in the group stage.
Thinking of this, Abu said nothing more and patted Ye Xiu on the shoulder: "Come on, no matter you win or lose, don't leave any regrets."
…
In the blink of an eye, the five-day offseason passed.
During this period, there were not many EDG training venues, and players were focusing on improving their hero pools.
Not only Ye Xiu himself, the hero pool of other EDG players has also been expanded.
"There will be a game tomorrow. Let's go to bed early."
Everyone in EDG looked at each other, their hearts heavy. The pressure of the finals was much greater than imagined.
Under such high pressure, players can easily make mistakes.
For EDG, which has many newcomers in the team, the competition in the finals is not only about strength, but also about mentality.
Of course, EDG is not the only one who is under great pressure. Several SKT players are also under great pressure.
On the eve of the game, Huni was still looking through the videos.
It's okay if we were beaten in the group stage, but if we were educated again in the finals, it would be unjustifiable.
He came to SKT to prove himself, not to retire.
With the lessons learned from his two big brothers, Khan and Cuvee, Huni did not despise Ye Xiu at all. Not only did he always look at the videos of Ye Xiu's previous games, but he also went to see Ye Xiu's ranking situation when he had nothing to do.
"Training Jace?!"
After seeing that Ye Xiu's records were dominated by Jayce in the lane for several pages, Huni also trained hard to prepare for a showdown with Ye Xiu in the finals.
…
SKT's situation is actually very bad.
After LZ and SSG lost, some players have received dead rats and blades from fans.
Compared with LPL trolls, LCK trolls not only talk but also take practical actions.
Among the players who were most severely bullied online was Crown, the mid laner of the SSG team. Since losing the game, Crown was scolded and cried more than once during the live broadcast.
Learn from those who have gone before and learn from those behind.
As the only team in the LCK, if SKT loses in the finals, the result will not be better than that of its brother teams.
Therefore, you can only win, not lose.
…
The next day, the weather was clear and refreshing.
There were crowds of people near the bird's nest.
At first glance, it was completely dark, with countless staff sweating profusely trying to maintain order at the scene.
As soon as Ye Xiu got out of the car, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
In the previous LCK team's civil war, only 40,000 people went to the finals, but now the EDG team is approaching the finals. I don't know how many people were in the venue, but it must be much more than 40,000.
"Fuck!"
Everyone in EDG looked blankly at the scene in front of them. On the other side, the SkT players were also confused.
"This... is so luxurious."
Many LCK fans couldn't help but feel sour in their hearts when they looked at the magnificent buildings and lively atmosphere in front of them.
At the same time, amid the cheers of fans, the two teams entered the arena.
