Chapter 173: Champion is just the threshold to meet them
As it turned out, Gao Jun's worries were completely unnecessary.

The reason why Li Yue asked this question was because she had listened to Lin Dong's words before and wanted to get involved.

nonsense!

Who doesn’t like money?

Besides, you can’t put all your eggs in one basket!
However, before Li Yue could explain, the official staff invited VG staff to go on stage to receive the award.

The people in the audience were almost laughing crazy when they saw the huge crowd of VG people going up on stage to receive the awards.

"Wow, no wonder they said VG has a lot of people, it's true!"

"That's four substitutes, hahahaha."

"Actually there are five, but one of them only arrived at VG in March and didn't register in time, so he didn't come up."

"I see. VG is casting a wide net. No wonder they were able to pick out so many talented monsters!"

"Yeah, who is weaker among VG's mid laner, jungler, and AD? The key is that not only are they strong, but their hero pool is also outrageous. It seems like they can play everything."

"Don't be so mean, Master Leng can't play a mage, his mage is just a fox, okay?"

"The fox isn't an assassin?"

Of course, the VG team didn’t pay attention to the discussion among the audience.

After the short trophy-raising ceremony, before the golden rain had even finished falling, Hongmi found an excuse to take everyone back to the lounge.

Even the reporters who had been watching outside for a long time and wanted to interview the VG members were blocked outside.

As for the reason...it's also very simple.

Several people in the team were led astray by Sima Laozei and Lin Dong.

Either he doesn't talk much or he immediately turns cold towards someone he doesn't know well.

Or they would be like Lin Dong, who only wanted to leave work early and then come back to play like crazy.

To be honest, in the last game of Bo5, Hongmi was very suspicious. At the critical moment, Lin Dong suddenly burst out and fought one against five. Could it be that he just wanted to leave work early?
After all, in his impression, Lin Dong said something.

“Winning in three innings is a win, but winning in five innings is also a win.”

"If you win after just three games, then if you count it as hourly wage, wouldn't that mean you're making an extra two-thirds of profit?"

"In other words, if everyone's annual salary is two million, isn't it equivalent to taking a bonus of one million and three hundred thousand for nothing?"

After this calculation, those who listened looked at him sideways and shed tears. Gao Jun, the manager of the VG team, felt like he had lost 100 million yuan in an instant and broke down on the spot.

Of course, besides the fact that everyone doesn’t like being interviewed, there is another most crucial reason.

Other teams, even EDG, have already finished their spring season schedule and can now prepare for the summer season.

But VG, the LPL Spring Split champion, will soon face another more important game.

That's right, MSI.

Official full name: Mid-Season Invitational.

But most viewers, even commentators, prefer to call this game the Mid-Season Championship.

the reason is simple.

Because those participating in MSI are the best from major regions around the world, and each team is the champion of the spring season in each region.

In other words, the spring season champion is just a ticket to participate in MSI.

So this time, Redmi did not let anyone in the team relax.

After all, everyone knows what happened to LGD last year.

Today's LGD has fallen to the point of playing in the relegation match.

As soon as everyone returned to the stage, without even having time to celebrate, Hongmi clapped his hands and began to review and hold a meeting.

“Everyone played well in this final, but there are still some problems.”

"First, Xie Tianyu..."

When Leng Shao was suddenly called by his real name, he was stunned and the smile on his face immediately disappeared.

As a Korean aid, Hongmi’s Chinese is actually not very good. Because the teammates like to call each other nicknames and tease each other, he usually calls them by nicknames as well.

The only time he calls someone by their real name is when he wants to criticize them in a meeting.

So at that moment, Leng Shao knew that he was going to be criticized.

as predicted.

Just as he walked over with a nervous look on his face, he was severely criticized by Hongmi.

"What are you so anxious about in the midterm?"

"Especially during the Baron wave, he had Purification in his hand and only had a little time left, so why did he use W to give up?"

"You know EDG likes to fight, so if they like to fight, just let them fight. What can you do if you wait for the purification to be completed?"

"If Lin Dong hadn't made the move at the critical moment, the last game would have been lost."

"Do you know that you almost gave away the rhythm?"

"Don't think losing one game is no big deal, there are still two more chances anyway, but Bo5 makes it less likely to come back from - down to - down?"

"But……"

Leng Shao, who won the championship but was still criticized, was still thinking about explaining something.

But what Hongmi said next made him speechless.

"But what?"

"Are you trying to say that it's because we were targeted by the other side?"

"If you start getting anxious and giving opportunities to the opponent after just a few rounds of targeting, it won't be long before the entire LPL knows your weaknesses and will target you!"

"In the semi-finals, was Lin Dong's Lee Sin's triangle kill powerful? Was Ekko's hidden R powerful? Was Ekko's EA flash teasing the defensive tower powerful?"

"It's only been a few days. Do you know how many professional players are practicing this operation?"

"Not to mention the professional players, even the low-ranking players have already learned it!"

"Many game anchors and video bloggers have even started to release tutorials to teach everyone how to perform this operation!"

"No matter how talented you are, if you don't make progress while others are making progress, then you will be nothing but a waste in the eyes of others!"

"By the way, I forgot to tell you."

"You are a genius, and your opponent is also a genius!"

"Is it awesome to beat EDG?"

"Then let me tell you, in the next MSI games, all the opponents you face will be champions who are more powerful than EDG!"

"So-called genius is just the threshold for you to see them!"

"Given your current mentality, do you think you have a chance of winning against Faker?"

Hongmi's words immediately silenced Leng Shao.

Because for any professional mid-lane player, or even for any mid-lane player, playing against Faker is one of their dreams.

The other two dreams are to kill Faker alone, and to kill Faker alone and defeat SKT.

But Redmi was not going to let him go even then, and gave him another fatal blow.

"In the previous games, you always found opportunities to kill the opponent's mid laner alone, and you were not targeted by the jungler. Do you think it's because the opponent's jungler is stupid? Didn't he know how to catch you?"

"That's because Lin Dong has been helping you defend and pulling the opponent, so you can face the opponent in the middle lane without worry."

"But what were you doing when Lin Dong was at a disadvantage?"

"Did you help him?"

"Or after he helped you so much, you still insisted on getting a solo kill, even though it was useless after that. But you just liked to get the glory of a solo kill, and then put the blame for the team's failure on your teammates who have always helped you, blaming them for not helping you gain an advantage?"

To be honest, even Lin Dong felt that Hongmi's last few words were a bit too harsh.

It's really like Garen who uses Whisper, silencing and breaking the defense.

After all, he was the one who insisted on using Kindred in the last game, so if anyone has to take the blame, it can't all be put on Leng Shao.

But this time, Lin Dong did not speak out to stop him.

Because this is the only way to become a top professional player, and it is also the choice that every talented player must make.

Looking back at all the solo kill kings in LPL.

Wei Shen, Rookie, The Shy...

In the early stages of their careers, almost without exception, they all felt that they were invincible and were not afraid of being targeted. They would kill two at a time.

Therefore, once the other team finds his weakness, he will immediately fall from being the king of single kills to the world's worst team.

Even Rookie couldn't escape this fate.

The only difference is that Rookie chose to win the game between the two options of being the king of solo kills and winning the game. From being the king of solo kills to being the old father of the mid laner who eats grass and squeezes blood to protect the top lane, this is what made IG in S8 successfully climb over that mountain and let the whole world hear their voice.

To be honest, Lin Dong was even a little glad that Hongmi did this.

IG's success in S8 was actually due to Coach Kim's constant pressure on The Shy and Ning Wang.

So at this time, Lin Dong chose to watch coldly and muttered to himself.

[It can't be helped. Anyone who can kill the king alone is more or less a bit arrogant.]

[If no one holds it back, it will backfire. ]

[Of course, if the team wins the championship, it will be difficult to suppress it! ]

[If the rich girl is smarter, if we really have a chance to win the championship this season, we will have to rebuild the team next year.]

[Tsk, but the question is brought back again.]

[It’s easy to find top and jungle players in the S7 season. You can buy Shy in the top lane, Ning Wang in the jungle, and Xiao Ming in the bottom lane to cooperate with A Shui. Anyway, A Shui doesn’t have high requirements for support. But in this case, you have to hurry up to form the S7 lineup, because Xiao Ming will go to RNG in the summer season...]

[Tsk, the mid laner is a little hard to solve. I feel like I can’t find a suitable mid laner. ]

Li Yue, who was also watching the show nearby, was slightly stunned when she heard this.

If you don't win the championship, keep it?

He won the championship and kicked it directly?

What is the logic?

Logically speaking, shouldn’t the champion be very awesome?
To be honest, she really didn't understand what Lin Dong meant.

What made her even more confused was...

Top lane, jungle and bottom lane are easy to find.

Is it hard to find a mid laner?
Is this problem not easy to solve?
Aren’t you still here, kid?

However, Li Yue did not say anything, for fear that if she opened her mouth, she would scare away the duck that lays golden eggs.

Fortunately, at this moment, Hongmi's criticism of Leng Shao finally ended.

Young Master Leng has no other advantages.

He was a bit of a scumbag, but there was nothing much to say to his friend. After a brief thought, he immediately understood and admitted his mistake.

"I will pay attention next time and try not to make mistakes at critical moments."

In response, Hongmi nodded and started the next step.

"By the way, just a few days ago, the MSI schedule and version were released."

"This MSI uses version 6.8."

"There are many minor changes in this version. Let me tell you about the specific details."

"The previous corruption potion that was a must-have for the top lane has been adjusted. Each layer of the potion provides less health recovery and more mana."

"The damage of Ice Fist has been reduced, and Ezreal and top lane Ekko are more affected. Of course, I feel that it is mainly aimed at Ekko, and Ezreal just suffered an unexpected disaster."

"The base damage of Ekko's W and E skills have been weakened across the board, so top lane Ekko is basically unplayable in this mid-season tournament."

"In addition, the damage of Kog'Maw's most critical skill, W, has been reduced at all levels."

"So in this mid-season tournament, forget about the Kog'Maw and Lulu combination, and top lane Ekko, unless you really have no other choice."

"Of course, the good news is that although the base damage of two of Ekko's skills was cut, the designers adjusted the AP bonus back."

"In other words, mid lane Ekko is playable again."

After Hongmi finished speaking, she looked at Leng Shao.

After all, whether it is jungle Ekko or top lane Ekko, they all take the tank route.

Only the mid laner Ekko takes the assassin route.

With the callback of Ekko, Leng Shao has added another powerful hero to his hero pool.

Of course, this is definitely not good news for the Marquis.

Because of this, even in the mid-season game where he has the opportunity to play against Faker, there is a high probability that he will not be able to play.

However, Hongmi continued to add.

"Although the top laner Ekko can no longer be played, there is another magic top laner who has been greatly strengthened."

"Yes, it's Rambo."

"Rumble's R skill has been slightly enhanced, and the cooldown time has been reduced by ten seconds at all levels. Of course, this enhancement is too small, but it's better than nothing. But the key is that Rambo's Q skill will no longer reduce the damage to minions. Do you understand what I mean?"

After these words were spoken, Brother Long, who thought he had been tricked by EDG's BP and might have another chance to play, froze slightly with excitement on his face.

Because he is not good at the hero Rambo.

On the contrary, Saint Spear Brother is better at it.

Previously, the damage of Rambo's Q skill to minions was only 50%, which was equivalent to being cut in half. This also made the laning suppression power of the top lane Rambo much weaker.

Because there is no way to use the Q skill at the same time to consume the opponent hiding in the minions and quickly clear the line to gain levels.

As for the long and narrow single-kill lane like the top lane, whoever has stronger consumption ability, whoever can get level priority, and whoever has more burst can gain all the advantages.

It is obvious that in this MSI, the priority of top laner Rumble will be very high.

However, when Lin Dong heard Hongmi's words, he was stunned.

Because in his impression, there should be a very important change in version 6.8.

This is a change to a support hero.

Moreover, due to the skill mechanism of this hero, he can form a very strong linkage with Skateboard Shoes and Rat, and has even become the preferred bottom lane duo for power leveling.

That’s right, it’s the reworked Gem Knight.

Could it be that Redmi forgot?
So Lin Dong asked subconsciously.

"What about the gems? Wasn't the Gem Knight reworked?"

Hearing Lin Dong's words, Hongmi sighed helplessly, then smiled bitterly and said.

“This is actually the bad news I want to tell you.”

"Official notice: Because the reworked Gem Knight is too powerful and may affect the balance of this MSI, Gem Knight is banned from this MSI."

As soon as these words were spoken, boos were heard from the crowd in the lounge.

"Too powerful so it was banned? And balanced? Dirty joke."

"If there's really an imbalance, it should be the summer season. The Gem Knight is too strong, and next season there will be an Elemental Dragon. Whoever chooses Gem + Skateboard Shoes will be able to control the dragon all the time, right?"

"Designers use their feet to balance anyway."

"What a pity! I spent so much time training for gems on the Korean server."

Especially Leng Shao, he even started to mock him directly.

"Still balanced? Is Ike balanced?"

"When it was first released, the AP bonus was too high, and one triple ring could kill people instantly, so it was constantly nerfed. As a result, as time went by, top lane Ekko rose to prominence."

"Now that we see that top lane Ekko is too strong, we cut it back and restore the AP bonus."

"It's really just more water plus noodles, more noodles plus water?"

"The key is that only the AP bonus of the E skill has been adjusted back! Other skills remain unchanged!"

"Doesn't this force me to find a way to kill the opponent alone?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.

However, when he heard that the gemstones could not be selected, Lin Dong was relieved.

It’s not because I’m afraid that the gems will be too difficult to deal with if they go down the road.

After all, there are only two ADCs that work well with gems.

One is a skateboard shoe and the other is a mouse.

Just ban Skateboards, and don't worry about the Rat because it is too weak in the early stage.

Without these two heroes, the Gem Support will appear very passive. After all, the E skill is too easy to dodge, which is equivalent to losing a means of actively starting a team fight.

The fear is that... this gem is in another location.

After all, the newly reworked Gem Knight has the special feature that the basic attack can reduce the CD of the Q skill. It can even stand at level 1 and kill Noxus in the top lane. Its strength can be imagined.

But in this MSI, if the gem is not banned and someone uses it to play in the top lane or jungle, Lin Dong will definitely not be surprised.

Because both the North American and European divisions are famous acrobatic divisions. Every time they compete, they can come up with something very imaginative. Even Lin Dong is not sure he can defeat them.

after all……

He really hasn't watched much of the games between these two divisions!
(End of this chapter)