Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 339 Pigs and Dogs Collude, Doing Whatever They Want
When Li Luo returned to the base, Zaozi Ge and Shengqiang Ge's beds had already been set up, and the computers provided by the club were being put into place.

From a distance, Li Luo saw Abu's old face, which was smiling like a cracked chrysanthemum.

"Be proud! Treat Edg like home. I won't put pressure on you; just work hard with Mingkai."

With a broad smile, it was hard to believe that this was the same Abu who had argued with Li Luo and yelled at Jian Zihao for being useless.

No one can refuse Jian Zihao, not even Abu!

"Mingkai, why don't you show the two of them around? I'll go tell the finance department," Abu said to the two of them, then left with the already signed contract.

Clearly, he went to transfer money for the two of them.

Of course, this amount of money might still be a necessity for Saint Gun Bro, but for Zaozi Bro now, whether he has it or not is not that important anymore.

"I'll do it, I'll do it. I know Jian Zihao very well. Mingkai, you should rest now." After Abu left, Tianye quickly raised his head and shouted happily.

"Stop messing around. After we get the machines and everything set up today, we're going to schedule some practice matches. The Demacia Cup is starting in just a few days, and we haven't practiced together on the new version yet."

"Sure, sure, that's totally fine. I'd love to try what it's like to go to the bot lane with Jian Zihao in a practice match."

Tianye thought for a moment, and the smile on his face only widened.

“Mingkai, those two went to queue. We haven’t gotten to know each other yet. How about we duo queue tonight to practice together? You and Scout got a 21-game winning streak, so let’s climb the ranks together.” Flandre got into the game quickly. In the whole base, besides Zaozi, he was only a little familiar with Li Luo.

"Did Abu set a score for you?" Seeing Flandre's impatient expression, Li Luo chuckled inwardly, but still asked calmly.

"Cough cough, Abu just gave the puppy 400 points and me 600 points. I can't even climb up by killing them all by myself!" Holy Gun Bro said with a bitter face.

Since the domestic league got on track, all the major clubs have implemented the reward and punishment system from the LCK.

The first penalty system is rank points. Coaches will assess players in the club based on their position and playing style, and the value of this assessment is the score they believe a player in that position should have.

Each player's rank score must not only be at the highest level (Challenger), but also reach a certain score. If the score is not met at the end of each month, a certain amount of money will be deducted from their salary.

For a player like Flandre, having tens of thousands of yuan deducted from his salary is naturally a huge blow.

However, Li Luo's focus was not on this.

"Abu actually gave the players tasks, and I'm the coach now!"

By bypassing him as a coach, Abramovich took on the coaching duties, which means...
"Alright, now that the transfer is all settled, the only thing left is that Xiye is still at his hometown and hasn't reported for duty yet. Let's start working on their synergy first."

"Hey bro, get on the account, get on the account!"

Upon seeing that Li Luo had agreed, Saint Gun Bro was immediately overjoyed, and logged into his account while shaking his leg.

When Li Luo actually logged into the champion7 account, both Zaozi, who already knew about it, and Flandre, who was seeing it for the first time, made no attempt to hide their anticipation. Even Flandre was excited to be able to play ranked games with such a top-tier Korean player.

The afternoon of practice flew by, and the two of them easily won three consecutive victories. At this point, Li Luo's score had reached 600 points, only about 200 points away from the number one player in the Korean server.

This also means that in a maximum of 7 games, he will completely reach the top of the Korean server and unlock the Factory Manager's ultimate skill.

On the other side, Flandre was also all smiles. After winning three games in a row, he was not only full of hope for ranking up, but also full of anticipation for EDG's performance this season.

The factory manager is already this strong, wow, if the team gets some practice and gels, won't they take off like a rocket?

However, while these players were frantically climbing the ranks, on the other side...
"RNG officially announced it, holy crap!"

While the EDG club was fighting hard, countless netizens on Weibo were shocked to discover that the RNG club had quietly announced its S10 roster.

RNG Esports Club:
Working together, the future is promising.

After friendly communication and discussions with the players, we are pleased to announce that, effective immediately, players Jinoo (Lin Chenyou) and jackylove (Yu Wenbo) have officially joined the League of Legends division of RNG Esports Club. They will serve as the team's top lane ADC players and work together with the team members to meet the challenges of various competitions next year.

Jackylove made his LPL debut in 2018 and immediately won the S-series championship. His aggressive playstyle and ability to control the pace of the game have allowed him to grow from a rookie to a young player who dominates the bottom lane. It is believed that Jackylove's arrival will inject new energy into the team.

An ordinary notice suddenly appeared late at night, immediately shocking everyone.

Immediately afterwards, Jackylove's departure from IG also became a trending topic. Within ten minutes, the number of comments on RNG's official announcement surged to 1.

However, upon opening the comments section, the top comments consisted of only three simple words:

Where's the puppy?
These three questions summed up everyone's thoughts: RNG bought JackeyLove, but where did Uzi go? Are they really going to make Uzi retire or be demoted to LDL?
Coupled with RNG's previous intentional or unintentional revelation that Uzi was going to retire, the entire internet erupted in excitement after the news was confirmed!
"???"

"what's the situation???"

"JackeyLove has joined RNG. Could it be that Uzi has gone to IG?"

"To be honest, are RNG's management team stupid? They can't even issue a proper announcement. Who cares where JackeyLove goes? We're only concerned about Uzi!"

"Hasn't RNG always been claiming to be an all-Chinese team? Why isn't Xiaogou playing, and instead they bought a Korean top laner? What's going on?"

After RNG brought in JackeyLove, RNG fans went wild!

Putting aside the die-hard fans of RNG, a large portion of their casual fans are first and foremost Uzi's fans, and secondly, fans of the all-Chinese team.

This time, RNG directly bought JackeyLove and then discarded him, completely ruining their public image by bringing in a Korean top laner.

Meanwhile, some bloggers claiming to be breaking news jumped out at the first sign of the hype and continued to add sensational details:
“RNG did a very unethical thing. Let me give a unified response. The management promised Karsa that they would strengthen the team, but then they secretly sold Karsa.”

"Previously, three clubs were vying for Ah Shui's services: Top Esports, Jiangsu Suning, and RNG. However, for some reason, Jiangsu Suning withdrew from the competition, so Ah Shui had to sign a three-year contract with RNG. This contract basically means he will be heavily relied upon. As for Uzi, there are rumors that he has joined a very strong team this season, but I cannot disclose the team's name."

This news caused an even bigger uproar in the League of Legends esports community, but most people still chose not to believe it. After all, at this point in time, 90% of those who like RNG are there because of Uzi.

If you've already sold out Zaozi, why should we still support RNG?

The guy who broke the news didn't explain, only saying one sentence: "Those who think I'm a liar or don't believe RNG sold Uzi, have you seen RNG's official denial? If this is false, wouldn't RNG have come out to deny that Uzi was ever transferred? It's been so long!"

"????"

"?!"

The fans who were just watching the drama unfold were suddenly jolted awake by this statement.

Yes! Now that RNG has officially announced JackeyLove's addition, given Uzi's status in the hearts of the audience, there's no reason why they wouldn't issue a denial saying that Uzi hasn't transferred or retired. But the result is that after announcing the transfer of the two players, RNG didn't make a single post for a full half hour, completely tacitly admitting it.

Has Zaozi really been sold by RNG?
When the thought crossed everyone's mind, they went completely mad.

For Uzi, it can be said that he is the only reason for RNG fans to support RNG, especially last season when he single-handedly dragged the team into the World Championship, which pushed this kind of individual heroism to the extreme.

Is RNG now discarding their useful member after they've served their purpose? Instead of focusing on strengthening their roster to compete for S10, they've directly replaced last season's top-performing ADC.

From both a moral and logical standpoint, RNG's actions are unacceptable.

Even though he has countless haters because of his success, if we're really talking about it, all of these haters are now focusing their attacks on RNG.

Every time the forums for the two teams behind RNG refresh, there are dozens of posts discussing RNG's baffling move.

Suddenly, all the pressure from public opinion fell on the RNG club.

Meanwhile, Xu Xiao, who was still in a state of panic at the club, couldn't understand why the club's fans were unhappy to see their team strengthen with a world champion, but instead kept chasing after a top 16 ADC who hadn't won a title for many years.

Various topics such as #UziTransfer#, #UziJoinsMysteriousTeam#, and #JackeyLoveJoinsRng# have topped the trending search list and were seen by many busy casual fans.

As a result, an even more terrifying storm of public opinion descended upon RNG.

At this time of global off-season and with the transfer window wide open, Uzi's transfer undoubtedly has a nuclear-level explosive impact.

"I'm thinking, if RNG lets the puppy go, why am I still watching RNG's matches?"

"To be fair, buying Ah Shui is fine, but trading away Zao Zi Ge is a bit unfair, isn't it?"

"The ADC who carried the team last season was sold off this season? RNG management, are you even human?"

"RNG is still playing dead; we really won't see Uzi on RNG in S10."

"If you don't understand, just ask. Does anyone know which team Uzi went to? I've been a Uzi fan for ten years, and I'll support him wherever he goes."

Just as everyone was discussing the event and the event was at its most popular, other teams, seeing the buzz surrounding RNG's official announcement, also rushed to join in the fun.

With the addition of SofM, Iboy, and Snake this season, Suning was the first to announce their new season roster.

This single post instantly propelled the entire incident to its climax.

Snake was officially rated as the best support in Season 8 by Riot Games. If he hadn't refused to leave Flash Wolves, he would have been poached by other teams.

Sofm and iboy make Suning's tactics more versatile and their offense more incisive.

The addition of three powerful players has propelled Suning to new heights, and all three are ready to contribute immediately. However, what everyone is more focused on is clearly not this.
on Weibo.

Under the discussion topic "EDG's starting adciboy leaves Suning, leaving the EDG AD position vacant", countless netizens came to speculate.

"EdgdG's ADC is gone? No way, no way, is Uzi really going to join EdgdG?"

"If they let iboy go, I can't understand who in the league is much better than iboy?"

"Are they really going to have a pig and a dog merge together?"

As public opinion grew increasingly outrageous, RNG's official team, which had remained silent for a long time, finally couldn't hold back and spoke out.

This statement immediately caused a huge stir, instantly generating a sensation across the entire internet and even the world.

"Following friendly negotiations with EDG club and taking into account the player's personal wishes, Uzi (Jian Zihao) has officially transferred to EDG for a period of one year, effective immediately."

"Since his debut, player Uzi..."

"Uzi is the pillar of our Royal Never Give Up (RNG). No matter what, RNG will always be Uzi's home. Come back and visit often if you miss home (sprinkles flowers)."

This message
Real hammer!
While the entire internet was still debating whether the news of Uzi being sold was true or false, or whether the news of his retirement was real or fake, RNG personally stepped forward and confirmed the rumor!

Weibo was just the first place. Within three minutes of RNG posting this announcement, various forums and online communities were filled with posts, some of which were screenshots and reposts by netizens, while others were posts from other RNG accounts.

This not only excited RNG's fans, but also fans of other teams and casual players!

Uzi + Clearlove, just thinking about this combination makes me tremble with excitement.

is it possible?

Pig and dog team up? My god, the two most popular League of Legends players in China during S10 have actually joined forces?
Is it really possible?
"Edg actually traded away Uzi, my god, what kind of lineup is this?"

"Fangirls are ecstatic! Holy crap, Edg never disappoints its fans! I approve of this trade (thumbs up!)"

"The puppy is coming to Edg? I'm absolutely blown away! This trade is a stroke of genius!" Fans of Zaozi and Clearlove went crazy.

"Hey you upstairs, don't even think about it. The factory manager only played a few games last season, and besides, he's transitioned to coaching now. Forget about seeing the two of them playing together."

"To be honest, although I think the two teaming up is a lot of hype, as for their strength, with EDG's current lineup, after losing SwordArt, they should first think about how to get into S11, okay?"

"It's so awkward. During EdgG's match, should I spam '7777' or 'Uzi, the eternal god'? I'm so anxious, waiting for your reply online."

"EdgdG, keep pushing! They've already bought Zaozi, so go ahead and buy all the free agents on the market who can strengthen the team!"

"+1"

"+77777777777"

The fans who were just watching the drama unfold were completely blown away by this news; it felt like the drama had suddenly hit them right on the head.

Even if the club I support is still pretending to be dead, with RNG's news as proof, Edg in S10 will definitely not continue to tank like they did in S9!

Of course, the most excited of all are Clearlove's fans. They are the ones who most want Clearlove to return to the competition. Now that Uzi has come, needless to say, even just a cameo appearance would be enough to see the two of them fighting on the same screen. Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes.

Incredibly, the hashtag #UziTeamsUpWithClearloveToConquerS10# actually surpassed the buzz surrounding RNG's acquisition of JackeyLove, directly topping the trending list.

The hype was so intense that someone took a screenshot and posted it on Weibo, comparing it to FPX's S9 championship win. They were shocked to find that the hype surrounding this moment, which happened in just one night, was even more astonishing than FPX's championship win, which hadn't been that long ago!

Does this mean that if pigs and dogs team up, they can really do whatever they want?
(End of this chapter)