King of Kings, start with a perfect record and strive for the top spot.

"It seems that Li Luo is also very clear that, given Xiao Pang's current condition, he is no longer able to play in the upcoming matches."

Ye Lan frowned slightly as she looked at the text message on her phone.

However, even though Xiaopang is a starter, shouldn't a substitute step up if he has a problem?

Why would they come looking for me!

Is there really an intractable problem within Wolves?

Ye Lan opened her chat window with Li Luo with a puzzled look. Her fingers moved, and one word after another appeared in the input box.

"It might be too late to join now, the Spring Split is about to start."

Li Luo: "No problem. The Spring Season won't officially start for another week, and the group draw will be held three days later. Just register your information before then."

Ye Lan: "Why are you in such a hurry to replace him? Is there something wrong with Xiao Pang's health?"

Li Luo: "He can eat, drink, and sleep well, and his appetite is equivalent to two people. He has no physical problems, but he definitely has a big problem with his mentality. Have you seen his recent games? What's the difference between his actions and feeding kills?"

Ye Lan nodded; he knew very well why Li Luo had come to him.

Xiao Pang is in too poor condition to continue playing.

However, with the Spring Split about to begin, the integration between the substitutes and the starters is not yet perfect.

The Wolves are currently in a very bad situation. Even the notoriously foolish netizens have realized that they definitely won't survive past the first round of the Spring Split. How could Li Luo not see that?

But what could he do?

He's tried to reason with Xiaopang many times, but every time he just talks the talk and then forgets everything as soon as he gets on stage. He's really frustrated!

If substitutes who haven't been integrated into the team are brought on, they'll probably only last for two more rounds.

Ultimately, they all face the inevitable fate of being eliminated.

Li Luo realized that the only person who could save the Wolf Team from their predicament was Ye Lan.

Logically speaking, in a 5v5 team game, individual skill levels are minimized while the collective strength of the team is amplified.

But he had faith in Ye Lan.

Ye Lan looked at Li Luo's words, sighed, and finally replied, "However, I really have no intention of competing in professional matches right now."

However, Li Luo had clearly done thorough research. With a smirk, he replied, "You own a milk tea shop, right? Here's what we'll do: if you can lead us into the finals, Wolves Club will do your advertising and endorsement for free."

Ye Lan's eyebrows twitched upon hearing this; the offer was indeed tempting.

It wasn't the Wolves' endorsement that attracted me, but rather the word "free".

After all, in the early stages of starting a business, it's best to save money wherever possible and avoid spending money where possible.

Just as Ye Lan was pondering whether she should agree, the impatient Li Luo spoke up again, promising, "As for salary, here's the deal: for every game you play, if you win, our club will give you ten thousand yuan!"

Win a game and you'll earn 10,000!

Ye Lan gasped; this game boosting service was incredibly lucrative.

The Spring Tournament uses an elimination system, with two teams competing against each other in best-of-five matches, and the loser is eliminated.

The sixteen teams will compete in four rounds to determine the final champion.

If Ye Lan can lead the Wolves to the finals and win the championship, then the income will be 12.

He also did Wolves a favor by having them endorse his milk tea for free, killing two birds with one stone.

"Okay, I'll join. But I don't have time to go to Chongqing right now. If you want to train the team's coordination, you'll have to come to Shanghai."

After all, the Spring Split was to be held in Shanghai, and Ye Lan didn't want to fly there and then fly back a few days later.

The inconvenience is one thing, but the main problem is that no one will reimburse the airfare.

What a loss!

Li Luo replied with a smile, "Of course, our Wolves club people have already started boarding the plane and should arrive in Shanghai tonight. We can have dinner together and have a simple welcome ceremony then?"

"It's all right."

........

After successfully finding a suitable replacement, Li Luo's lips curled up slightly, and a smile appeared on his previously worried face.

He turned around, looked at the chubby boy on the far right of the line, and after thinking it over, said, "Let's all board together."

He originally didn't want to bring Xiaopang along, since given the latter's current condition, he wouldn't get a chance to play and would only be able to sit by the water dispenser serving tea and water.

However, considering that the other party is, after all, a "veteran" of the club, we should at least give them some face.

"Let's just bring them along. It'll just mean one more mouth to feed," Li Luo thought to herself.

The Wolves members boarded the plane one after another after checking their tickets. Little Fatty walked at the back of the line, looking dejected, his head hanging low, lost in thought.

Having successfully boarded the first-class cabin, Li Luo removed her mask, switched her phone to airplane mode, and began drafting the statement that was about to be sent out.

After all, Xiaopang has been with Wolves for so many years. Even if he's not in good form recently, it's bound to cause resentment among fans to replace him with Ye Lan in the starting lineup so easily.

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it; we must carefully manage the emotions of our fans.

At the same time, the club's public relations efforts must also be effective.

Li Luo looked at the notes app on her phone, thought for a moment, and then carefully typed the first word.

"Recently, Xiao Pang has been unwell and in poor form. However, the integration between the substitutes and the main players is not good enough, so he can only play while sick. Fortunately, the result is as expected, and he successfully led the Wolves to a ticket to the Spring Season Finals."

"However, the high-intensity training and matches have further aggravated Xiao Pang's condition. He is no longer able to complete the upcoming matches. After careful consideration, the club has decided to let him rest and recuperate. As for the starting position in the jungle, it will be given to Ye Lan, the jungler who has just joined the Chongqing Wolves!"

In just over a hundred words, the message not only told fans the main reason for Xiaopang's poor performance but also explained why he ranked sixteenth in points, and also demonstrated the club's image of caring for its players like their own children.

They also introduced Ye Lan, a newly promoted jungler.

It's practically a perfect PR report.

This way, fans would feel sorry for Xiaopang fighting with injuries, and Ye Lan's participation would be a natural progression.

Everything is perfectly reasonable.

Fly, as the team captain, sat next to Li Luo.

As soon as Li Luo started typing, he couldn't help but glance at it sideways, his brows already furrowed.

"Coach, isn't it a bit unfair of us to treat Fatty like this?" Fly asked softly, not wanting to abandon any member of the Wolves team.

Li Luo sighed, put her phone in her pocket, and said softly, "Fly, I know what you're thinking, but you know how Fatty has been lately."

“If we don’t replace him soon, we’ll be on a return flight in seven days. I’ve already given him enough face by writing it this way.”

Fly remained silent. Li Luo's report was indeed flawless, but...

Thinking of this, he turned to look at the spot behind him. The chubby boy was wearing a mask, his head was leaning against the window, and he was staring blankly at the scenery outside the plane.