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Chapter 330 The Calculating Master Zhou?
On the main stage, in the contestants' seats.

PYL and Eimy were the first to take off their headphones.

He turned to look at his teammates and smiled happily.

Regardless of the level of the competition.

Regardless of the opponent's strength.

Winning a game is something to be happy about in itself.

Zhou Dian glanced at the various expressions on his teammates' faces and smiled knowingly.

He then picked up his water glass, took a sip, and got up first, heading towards the Flash Wolves' bench.

At the Intercontinental Cup, Zhou Dian was sitting in the seat closest to the opposite player's table.

So Zhou Dian went to the front.

He was followed by four teammates, who shook hands with each of the Flash Wolves members.

Inside the fully enclosed competition venue, not all the lights were turned on.

The scene was a little dim.

A standard beam of light shines down from the top.

They followed the five LGD players as they walked.

After the post-match handshake.

Zhou Dian and his teammates came to the front of the stage and bowed to the audience.

Then the group returned to the players' bench to pack up their peripherals.

On the LPL commentary stage.

"Alright, let's congratulate LGD again for defeating Flash Wolves and securing a valuable point for our LPL region in the Intercontinental Cup group stage!" Guan Zeyuan said.

"It's a pity we can't be there at Gao Xiong's game to share in this joy."

"But we can share this with all the online LPL viewers right here, on this commentary stage where we usually commentate on LPL matches."

At this moment, in the official LPL live broadcast room, there were also many "LGD is awesome" comments flooding the screen.

"Umbrella King, why don't you analyze this match for us?" Guan Zeyuan continued.

As a former professional player who has only recently retired, Umbrella King has a rather professional perspective on issues.

"Let's start by looking at the draft picks. Coach Dgc's draft picks in this game were also quite outstanding."

"First, they banned Karma and Thresh, forcing Flash Wolves to pick Zyra as their support in the bot lane!"

"However, Zyra's advantage is only in the laning phase. Once the game enters the team fight phase, this champion is far inferior to Rakan's strong initiation ability."

"There's one more thing, and it's very important: even with Zyra as support, Flash Wolves still couldn't win the laning phase. I have to give credit to imp and PYL for their performance during the laning phase!"

"The Flash Wolves have three heroes in the mid, bot, and support roles, all with strong crowd control abilities. They seem very powerful in team fights, but in reality, it's a bit too idealistic."

"None of Orianna, Varus, and Zyra have mobility skills. These three squishy champions without mobility skills are vulnerable to impact. Therefore, Zhou Shen's pick of Jarvan IV top lane was particularly good in this game."

"Speaking of the prince, I think Zhou Shen's prince in this game was really fierce!" Guan Zeyuan chimed in. "At first, when I saw Zhou Shen's prince's talent and item build, I didn't quite understand it and had some doubts, but now I'm completely convinced!"

Let's talk about the prince's talents and item build.

The Umbrella King was also in high spirits.

"Zhou Shen's Prince with Fervor of Battle and armor penetration items really indirectly saved LGD!"

"If we only look at the mid-to-late game of this match, with LGD's lineup, a Jarvan IV with Grasp of the Undying and a semi-tanky build would undoubtedly be more effective in team fights."

"However, the turning point of this game was when Zhou Shen ambushed the Rek'Sai in the Flash Wolves' jungle before he went back to base to buy equipment!"

"If that had been a typical top lane Jarvan IV play, with only half health, he would likely have been counter-killed by Rek'Sai."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Guan Zeyuan nodded repeatedly. "Zhou Shen's unique talent build for the prince was truly amazing in that one wave; its greatest impact was realized in that one wave!"

"I just can't understand why Zhou Shen would think of camping the enemy jungle at that time?"

"And Flash Wolves' jungler, Rek'Sai, didn't go back to base; he went to farm the red buff instead."

"Perhaps this is what it means to be highly skilled and daring!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed sincerely.

Pushing up his glasses, Guan Zeyuan continued, "I hope the post-match interview will ask about this. I'm really curious about why Zhou Shen suddenly blindly went to stop the excavator!"

"On another note, Umbrella King, who would you give the MVP award for this match to?" Guan Zeyuan changed the subject at the opportune moment.

"Well, actually all the LGD players performed very well in this match. Everyone brought out the role of their chosen hero, but Jarvan IV did even more."

"So if it were up to me to choose, I would definitely give the MVP of this match to Zhou Shen's prince," said Umbrella Emperor.

At this point, the live stream displayed the output chart for the match.

Wei Shen's plane had the highest damage output in the entire game.

In the current version, the hero Corki is incredibly powerful in the mid-to-late game.

The player with the second highest damage output was Zhou Dian's Prince.

The third is imp's Xia.

Surprisingly, the highest damage dealer on the Flash Wolves' side is the support Zyra.

Neither of Flash Wolves' two carries could rank in the top three in terms of damage output.

Varus's damage output was only half that of Xayah.

This also demonstrates the extent to which Prince and Rakan effectively limited the Flash Wolves' two carries.

After showing the output graph, the MVP of the match is immediately announced.

As expected, the MVP of this match was awarded to Zhou Dian's Prince.

The prince's death count in this match is 0.

It is indeed quite conspicuous.

"Brothers, Zhou Shen has achieved 0 deaths again!" Guan Zeyuan said with a smile. "How about that? I told you Zhou Shen's playing style is very 'steady'!"

"Just kidding, just kidding. Zhou Shen's playing style is definitely not the steady type, but his average number of deaths per game is indeed very low!"

"This goes against our traditional impression of the top lane position!"

After a pause, Guan Zeyuan continued, "Okay, congratulations again to LGD for winning this match, and congratulations to Zhou Shen for winning the MVP of this match!"

"Now, let's turn the camera to the interview area. We're about to bring you the post-match interview segment!"

The live stream camera switched. "Hello everyone, welcome to the post-match interview segment of the 2017 Asian Games."

"I am the host, Yu Shuang!"

For this Intercontinental Cup, apart from the host LMS region, the commentators from the LPL and LCK regions did not come to the competition venue in Koh Xiong City, Taiwan Province.

However, both competition zones did send people over, essentially acting as "frontline reporters."

"Now we are fortunate to have invited Zhou, the top laner of the newly victorious LGD team," Yu Shuang continued.

That being said, Yu Shuang was actually quite reluctant to interview Zhou Dian.

When Yu Shuang interviewed Zhou Dian during the Spring Split, she was quite taken aback by his answer.

However, it's not something she can decide alone who to invite for post-match interviews.

"We're already in Taiwan Province, you're not going to keep your mouth shut, are you?" Yu Shuang thought to herself.

Zhou Dian took the microphone, his expression calm, and politely greeted the audience both in person and online.

Seeing Zhou Dian's serious expression, Yu Shuang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

“I chatted with Coach Dgc before, and he said that the players are under a lot of pressure in the first game.”

"Now that you've won the first game, are you feeling a little more relaxed?" Yu Shuang asked.

The first question was just a routine greeting.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Dian replied, "After all, we are representing our LPL region, so the pressure is always there, but it won't affect our performance."

This is yet another very "official" answer.

Zhou Dian couldn't possibly tell the truth. Actually, the coach was under a lot of pressure, but I wasn't under any pressure!

"The journey to Taiwan was long and arduous. Now that you've won your first match, it seems you've adjusted your form?"

This question can be answered truthfully.

"Actually, I'm not in top form yet, but even if I'm not in top form, it's enough to beat Flash Wolves."

These words were met with a chorus of boos from the audience.

After all, this is their home turf, and most of the audience members are Taiwanese.

Taiwanese viewers are definitely unhappy when their own region's teams are looked down upon.

But for now, all they could do was shush.

Because what Zhou Dian said was the absolute truth.

If you can't win this game, you can't complain about getting your head stepped on!
The saying "being bad is the original sin" truly applies to every aspect of esports.

"Then, the next question!" Yu Shuang continued:
"I was actually on the edge of my seat while watching, especially that early game tower dive in the bottom lane where the enemy Rek'Sai got four kills and even a triple kill."

"Was that situation caused by a command error, or was it due to some other reason?"

Was it a command error?
Or was it an operational error?

Actually, both are true.

But Zhou Dian replied, "Actually, there wasn't anything wrong with that tower dive. It was mainly because the enemy Rek'Sai handled it too well."

If your teammates have any problems with their play, you can review the game afterwards and discuss it freely with your teammates behind closed doors.

It is absolutely unacceptable to say that a teammate has problems in public.

After a few more routine questions...

Yu Shuang said, "Then one last question, the excavator got four kills in the bottom lane, and then your Jarvan IV ambushed and killed him at the red buff!"

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​camping the excavator? And how did you determine that the excavator, after getting four kills, didn't go back to base but instead went to take the red buff first? I believe the audience is just as curious as I am!"

“That’s easy to say.” Zhou Dian raised an eyebrow.

"Rek'Sai is so fed, if we can't break his rhythm, it'll be very difficult for us to play!"

"I happened to be in the river at the time, and I thought that the enemy's red buff had respawned, so I decided to go and ambush them."

"As for how to determine if Rek'Sai will go to the red buff instead of going home..."

"That's easy, it can be calculated!"

"Calculate? How do you calculate it?" Yu Shuang asked subconsciously.

And in the official LPL live stream room.

Upon hearing the phrase "calculated," viewers flooded the screen with comments.

【No, how do you calculate this?】

[Seriously, this thing can actually be calculated? Like by counting on your fingers?]

[I never would have guessed Zhou Shen was such a shrewd strategist!]

[It's hard to say, maybe Zhou Shen's ancestors were fortune tellers who never really made a living!]

[Zhou Shen? Zhou Banshen!]

[Graduation thesis topic is set: On the application of traditional magic in League of Legends matches!]

[Write your graduation thesis on this? You've got this once in your life!]

【.】

Zhou Dian seemed to be able to see what the chat in the live stream was discussing.

He then said, "Don't misunderstand, when I say 'calculate,' I don't mean to calculate with my fingers, but to actually calculate."

"How do I calculate this?" Yu Shuang was a little confused.

"It's just a very simple math calculation!" Zhou Dian said with a smile.

"Rek'Sai had four kills at the time, and her equipment was Tiamat and starting items."

"Based on Rek'Sai's jungle clear count at the time, it can be roughly estimated that Rek'Sai was about 300 gold short of completing her jungle item."

"At that time, we saw Rek'Sai farming Gromp in our vision. Based on this, we can guess that Flash Wolves' jungler Karsa probably wanted to farm enough gold for the big jungle item before going back to base."

"In the lower half of the map, there are only two groups of monsters to farm: the Swamp Frog and the Three Wolves. The gold from these two groups of monsters is not enough to buy items for the Excavator."

"So I guess Rek'Sai is very likely to come here to farm the F6 and the red buff."

"If it's possible, I think that's enough. If I succeed, I'll make a fortune; if I don't, then I just don't succeed!"

(End of this chapter)