Red Wen, born in the 00s: Rectifying the King's Canyon

Lu Xue looked somewhat helpless. She opened Gu Lin'an's homepage and found that his entire screen was filled with MVPs for consecutive wins. She scrolled up and couldn't see the end of the list.

Lu Xue gasped, "Terrifying! No wonder it's so powerful. I wonder which expert is playing on a smurf account."

Haha, Lu Xue got really badly tortured. I wonder if she'll dream about Xiao Qiao sticking to her tonight.

[But the opposing Xiao Qiao is indeed skilled; with this winning streak, is she aiming to climb straight into the top ten?]

Lu Xue didn't think too much about it and hurriedly started the next game, thinking she would play a high-level match before reporting the other player.

At this point, the system will display a prompt.

[Those with a reputation score below 100 are prohibited from joining the Peak Tournament!]

"No!"

She spent all her time hunting geese, but ended up getting pecked in the eye by the geese themselves; Lu Xue felt extremely distressed.

……

Gu Lin'an reported Lu Xue, saying, "Family members, I've avenged you all. Let's continue with the next round."

Although Gu Lin'an had a winning streak of more than ten games, he had a stroke of good luck and was not affected by the King of Glory Elo system, so his teammates were all normal people.

Coupled with his own exceptional skills, his peak score quickly reached 1890.

The viewers in the live stream were stunned by what they saw.

[No, why do I see streamers climbing ranks like it's nothing, while I struggle so much in the high-level ranked matches, and I'm already at 1900 in such a short time?]

[A professional is indeed a professional.]

If you're not good at it, practice more. The ranking points in the peak tournament have been accumulated little by little over the years. If you can't climb the ranks, think about whether it's your own problem.

Gu Lin'an played until the early hours of the next day before ending the broadcast, and the account's peak score remained stable at 1901.

"Alright, that's all for today's King of Glory broadcast. We'll continue tomorrow."

"I recently edited some of the live stream footage, but this is my first time doing this. If you have time, please give me a like or something. Thanks, everyone." Gu Lin'an stretched and greeted the viewers in front of the screen.

Three minutes later, Gu Lin'an suddenly reappeared in front of the camera.

"Hello everyone, I'm back again." Gu Lin'an greeted everyone with a mischievous grin.

[Damn, Changye, why are you back again? Weren't you resting?]

Gu Lin'an looked at the more than 1,000 people still in the live stream and laughed, "Haha, this is just a test for you guys. Those who stay here must be true fans."

"I have a perk for my family members, what do you think?"

I won't buy a data SIM card.

There are no digital products I want to sell.

Gu Lin'an stared at the comments on the screen, feeling utterly exasperated. Did they really think he was that worthless?

"This is really a great benefit, isn't it?" Gu Lin'an said bluntly.

"I've never had a fan group."

"After all, as you all know, I'm handsome and good at video games, so I have a lot of haters."

"If you let people join your fan group without knowing their background, you might make the group a mess."

"But the fact that you are still staying in my live stream shows that you are my true fans and your sincerity has touched me."

"So I've decided to have you all join the fan group!"

"How's this benefit?" Gu Lin'an asked smugly.

Audience in the live broadcast room: ...

[Host, being a fan is too hard, you're prone to cyberbullying, maybe I should just give up.]

[I accept your gift, but forget about the fan group. We can keep our relationship a secret.]

I'll still watch your livestreams, but please don't tell anyone outside that I'm your fan. I'm afraid I might run into danger; the enemy's firepower is too intense.

I'm happy you let me join your fan club, but the way you're doing this puts me in a difficult position.

Gu Lin'an's lips twitched; he almost wanted to curse.

Look at other streamers, as soon as they say they're opening a fan group, fans flock to it.

Looking at his fans, they're pathetic and nothing like him!

"Alright, alright, we'll discuss this again." Gu Lin'an waved his hand.

"Now, let me tell you something second."

"Didn't I just mention video editing? I've seen other marketing accounts editing my videos and they're going quite popular these past few days."

"Then I thought, wait a minute, the video is mine, so I'll be the one getting yelled at, but I won't get the money."

"Isn't this bullying an honest person? So, if any of you have the time and ability to edit my videos, we can collaborate and split the profits 50/50."

"How is it?" Gu Lin'an asked.

"Ahem, streamer, if you put it that way, I'm not sleepy anymore. It's not about the money, it's just that I like you as a person. I'll take this job," said a netizen nicknamed "Long Night is Born."

Gu Lin'an: ...

They wouldn't even join the fan page before, but now they're rushing to join.

"Do you think I would believe you?" Gu Lin'an chuckled.

[Birth, no, long night, listen to my excuses.]

I used to be a hater, but these past few days I've been moved by your personal charm, and my hating has gradually turned into a friendship.

This explanation... is plausible.

Gu Lin'an pursed his lips: "Then tell me, if you say that the professional King of Glory player Qinglong is not as good as Changye, I'll believe you."

"[Is it that simple?]" This person hesitated for a moment before sending the message.

[The top-ranked professional player, Qinglong, is no match for Changye.]

Is that okay?

Gu Lin'an thought for a while. The Red Temperature System did not receive any anger from him, which meant that this person was not a die-hard fan of Azure Dragon, and that was enough.

"Okay, you're the one. Message me later," Gu Lin'an replied.

"That concludes today's giveaway. From now on, this will be our secret communication time. All you loyal fans, remember that."

Why do streamers have to chat with their die-hard fans in secret? Is this some kind of underground warfare tactic?

[After all, Qinglong's fans are too strong; the streamer is no match for them right now.]

[This strategist suggests: Stockpile grain, build high walls, and delay declaring yourself king.]

……

In the following period, Gu Lin'an raised his peak score to 2020, wrote a few short essays when inspiration struck, and also played with dogs a few times, making a small profit.

News of the King of Glory streamer league arrived quickly.

On this day, Lü Dehua sent a private message to Gu Lin'an.

"Lin'an, the streamer league is in a couple of days. Since you don't have any teammates, they've assigned you to another streamer who also doesn't have any teammates."

“Yes, no problem,” Gu Lin’an replied.

He only decided to participate in this competition on a whim, and given his reputation, who would dare to team up with him?

“I’ve looked at the team roster, it’s just…”

Lü Dehua added a crying face emoji at the end.

Seeing his hesitation, Gu Lin'an asked him in confusion, "What happened?"

"It's not really an accident. I'll send you the team roster, you can take a look yourself."

After finishing speaking, Gu Lin'an received a file.

Gu Lin'an opened the file, saw the team member list, his pupils contracted, and he almost blurted out.

Is this a team that even humans can assemble?!

"Lin'an, the team matching is absolutely fair and just, I guarantee that."

"You might just be having bad luck in this situation."

Gu Lin'an licked his slightly dry tongue and gave a wry smile.