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Chapter 61: What's the point of ranking points?! [Please continue reading!]

July 2, Sunday.

In the afternoon, Zhou Dian took a taxi and arrived at the LGD team's base.

Even when they were still some distance from the LGD base, Zhou Dian saw a person standing at the entrance.

He then walked towards the man.

At this moment, LGD's head coach Dgc was looking down at his phone.

He glanced at the time on his phone and realized it was time for his appointment with [Top Lane Master].

Dgc looked up and saw a rather handsome boy walking up to him.

"Is it the top laner?" Dgc asked tentatively.

“It’s me!” Zhou Dian nodded. “My real name is Zhou Dian, you can just call me Xiao Zhou!”

"Okay, okay, hello Xiao Zhou, you're right on time!" Dgc extended his right hand, a smile appearing on his round face. "I'm LGD's head coach Dgc, my real name is Chen Xu. If you think highly of me, Xiao Zhou, you can call me Brother Xu from now on!"

"Hello, Brother Xu!" Zhou Dian extended his right hand and shook hands with Dgc.

Upon their first meeting, Dgc's enthusiasm exceeded his expectations, which he didn't quite understand.

My first impression of my future head coach is not bad.

Since that's the case, calling him Brother Xu isn't a big deal.

"Come on in, come on in. I'll arrange a trial for you in a bit!" Dgc stepped through the gate and into the base, then turned around and beckoned Zhou Dian to follow.

Shortly after, Zhou Dian followed Dgc to the manager's office.

At this moment, only the LGD manager was in the office.

Upon seeing Zhou Dian enter, he stepped forward to greet him, and after exchanging greetings, he invited Zhou Dian to sit down, as he had some matters to discuss with him.

As soon as Zhou Dian sat down, Dgc handed him a bottle of mineral water.

Zhou Dian unscrewed the cap and took a sip, then heard the LGD manager say, "Little Zhou, during the trial later, don't reveal your background to anyone else. Just the three of us should know!"

Huh? What's going on?
Zhou Dian was somewhat surprised, but still nodded in agreement.

This kind of thing doesn't matter!

"Let me explain the reason to you! I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me, but it's like this," the LGD manager continued.

After some explanation, Zhou Dian understood the LGD manager's intention.

LGD suffered three consecutive losses at the start of the Spring Split and is now facing immense public pressure.

In addition, all LGD fans are urging the team to find a new top laner as soon as possible.

Therefore, regarding signing a new top laner, the boss's intention is to handle this discreetly during this critical period.

In addition, Zhou Dian's somewhat special status makes him even more discreet.

Because [Top Laner] has at least hundreds of thousands of followers on D-site and has a certain degree of popularity among players.

If Zhou Dian's signing with LGD really goes through.

LGD didn't want everyone to know right away that they had signed [Top Laner].

That will only attract more attention to yourself.

If [Top Laner] underperforms in the match, it will only bring a barrage of ridicule and abuse to both [Top Laner] and LGD club.

Therefore, LGD's manager's idea is to keep it a secret for now, and then announce it if their performance on the field is good.

If you don't perform well on the field, just ignore it and pretend you're dead; the audience probably won't investigate too much.

Because there are just too many unknown players on the LPL stage!

Actually, there was another reason behind this decision, which the LGD manager did not mention.

Several clubs have contacted [Top Laner] before and after.

Many managers and team leaders in the industry know that although [Top Laner] is a complete amateur who has never played professionally, he charges a very high price.

That's why no club has signed [Top Laner] yet.

If LGD were to officially announce the signing of [Top Laner Laozu] now, he's afraid that others in the industry would laugh at LGD for being foolish and having too much money.

LGD was already ridiculed like this last year because of Marin. He doesn't want to be laughed at again.

Wouldn't that make him look like a manager with poor business skills?
At times like these, the only option is to keep a low profile.

If [Top Laner] performs well in the LPL.

If we announce this news later, it won't be because we're foolish and have too much money, but because we have a keen eye and dare to take a gamble!

The LGD manager, Dgc, and Zhou Dian walked into the LGD training room together.

In the training room, none of LGD's key players were playing ranked games.

Because they all knew that training matches were about to begin, they gradually stopped playing ranked games.

The LGD manager's gaze swept over an empty seat, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

He walked over to PYL and asked, "Where are Chen Bo (PYL) and Wei Zhen (GodV)?"

"Uh, I don't know, it was just here!" PYL answered truthfully.

"The practice matches are about to start, and he's nowhere to be found! This isn't the first time he's done something like this lately. Who is he trying to fool by throwing the game?"

The LGD manager shook his head and continued, "Chen Bo, go and find him. Don't tell me you don't know where he is!"

Knowing he couldn't hide it from the manager, PYL had no choice but to get up from his seat and prepare to call Wei Shen back for a practice match.

As PYL passed by Zhou Dian, he glanced at Zhou Dian.

A completely unfamiliar face!
What are you here for?

Could they be here for a trial?

What location?
Could it be the mid laner?
Could it be that the manager really brought him in to replace GodV?

At this moment, PYL felt that Wei Shen could only pray for good luck. If he continued to tank, the club would really take action against him!

After PYL left the training room, Dgc led Zhou Dian straight to the Dharma King's side.

"Ahui, in our practice match against WE later, let him wear your match jersey number!" Dgc pointed at Zhou Dian.

After hearing what the coach said, the Dharma King understood.

Got it!
It turns out this person came to try out for the top lane.

I'm the one whose feelings were betrayed!

He had just seen the manager getting angry and, like PYL, thought the manager was going to attack Wei Shen.

Seeing the Dharma King looking over, Zhou Dian grinned and said, "Hello, let's get acquainted. My name is Zhou Dian!"

For a moment, the Dharma King wondered if he had misheard.

I am LGD's current top laner, and you are here to try out for LGD's top laner.

We're competitors, you know!
Why do we have to get to know each other right away?
Let's get to know each other!

Since they were being so polite, I couldn't just give them a hard time, could I? That would make me look scared.

“My name is Li Yuanhui, you can call me Ahui. Of course, I also have a nickname, which you probably already know!” The Dharma King shrugged.

"The Dharma King, is it!" Zhou Dian laughed.

The Dharma King smiled and said, "Yes, actually I quite like it when people call me the Dharma King!"

At this moment, LGD's jungler Eimy came over and patted Zhou Dian on the shoulder, acting very familiar, "Hey, bro, which club did you used to play for?"

"I've never worked at a club before!" Zhou Dian said honestly.

"So you're just a random player!" Eimy's eyes suddenly lit up. "Then your ranked MMR must be really high! What's your MMR in the Korean server?"

Remembering the manager's instructions, Zhou Dian didn't tell Eimy the truth this time, "I'm barely making it into the Korean server with a thousand points!"

"Awesome, bro!" Eimy's eyes lit up even more. "Let's duo queue after the scrims! I'm stuck at Master rank on the Korean server this season, I just can't get to Challenger. If a Challenger player with over 1000 points can help me out, I should be able to reach Challenger on the Korean server without any problem!"

Just then, a cold, disdainful voice suddenly came from the training room doorway—

"What's the point of ranking points?!"

(End of this chapter)