League: What? A bunch of old men can win a championship?

After dinner, although Lu Yingdong was quite tired, he did not go to sleep. Instead, he sat back down in front of the computer and entered ranked mode.

To achieve a good competitive state, the first priority is to establish a regular daily routine.

So Lu Yingdong planned to take advantage of watching the finals until noon today to stay up until night and adjust his sleep schedule to normal all at once.

While I'm at it, I'll play some ranked matches and rack up some points.

Lu Yingdong entered the system interface and saw two messages.

Secondary Mission 2 Completed! Reward: 500 points!

I opened my own properties panel.

At the bottom of the attribute panel, you can see that you currently have 1,000 points.

Of those 1,000 points, 500 were a reward that was delivered to him along with the Peak Card after he completed the system binding.

The remaining 500 was a reward he received after completing the secondary task of achieving a ten-game winning streak in solo mode.

Lu Yingdong didn't hesitate and immediately invested all 1,000 points into the [Operation] attribute, raising it from 67 to 77.

For attributes below 80, each point only requires 100 points; for attributes above 80, the cost doubles to 200 points.

To secure a starting position in the LPL, you should at least raise all your stats to 80 first; this is the most cost-effective stat allocation strategy.

Lu Yingdong currently has 77 in operation, 67 in reaction, 77 in awareness, and 71 in team battle. Based on this, he needs 2800 points to achieve 80 in all attributes.

It only takes winning 280 ranked matches. With the help of missions, it can be accelerated a lot.

not much!

As for 99 in all attributes... I dare not even think about it, it's an astronomical number, a goal that would take years to achieve.

Moreover, the system also gave him a secondary task, requiring him to complete 100 ranked matches within seven days, with a reward of 500 points. This was something he couldn't slack off on; the faster the better.

While thinking, Lu Yingdong opened the OBS streaming service and started the live stream again.

Livestream title: "End-of-Season Climb"

Lu Yingdong had only been off-air for less than half an hour last time, and many viewers were still in the live stream. When they saw that Lu Yingdong had started broadcasting again, they were all shocked.

【No, you really aren't going to sleep?】

[DongShen seems to have started airing last night, right? They've already been airing for over ten hours, why are they still airing?]

I strongly suspect that TVXQ just ended his stream to avoid Zz1tai.

[That's what you call hard work! With DongShen's level of effort, it would be unreasonable not to give him a starting position, right?]

[Ten thousand people have once again petitioned for TVXQ to appear! (1/10000)]

Lu Yingdong looked at the classic bullet comments and felt happy inside.

In his live stream, no matter what the topic is, it will eventually veer back to his eight years as a substitute, and then he will launch a petition with thousands of signatures, which is an indispensable part of the process.

This segment contributed a large portion of the chat volume in his live stream.

That's why people say the internet needs memorable moments; even black and red are still red.

As long as you can make people remember you, you can naturally make money.

"Watch closely, brothers!" Lu Yingdong said with a smile. "There's still a week left in the season. Watch me push for the top spot on the Korean server!"

Upon hearing this, the comments section erupted in laughter once again.

[Fun fact: The top player in the Korean server is currently ranked over 1700 points, 1400 points higher than DongShen.]

[Korean server Master ranked #1 in seven days? Are you kidding me?]

Lu Yingdong certainly didn't intend to actually aim for first place; he was just trying to fool the viewers in the live chat.

Amidst a joyful atmosphere, the live stream transitioned into a tense and exciting ranking mode.

Time began to fly by.

Meanwhile, inside the EDG club on Lingshi Road in Shanghai.

"Five hours later? That means... boarding the plane at 10 PM? Okay, send me the flight itinerary, and I'll send someone to pick you up... Alright, that's settled."

Manager Abu sat in the conference room, making a transoceanic call on his mobile phone.

After the finals, the main EDG team should return home.

But after hanging up the phone, Abu looked at his boss, Ed Zhu, and another manager, Lao Yue, who were also in the meeting room, and his expression became slightly serious.

All three people in the meeting room understood that when EDG returned to China, it would be the moment the team disbanded.

This championship team, which won the Summoner's Cup in S11, stayed together for a year because of their pursuit of the championship, but ultimately ended up with a dismal performance in the quarterfinals.

The team's cohesion was completely shattered by DRX's comeback from 0-2 down to 3-2, or even 0-1 down to 4-1.

Top laner Flandre is a seasoned veteran. Although years of experience have made him incredibly slick, his declining competitive form has made him unable to keep up with the team's pace.

Back in the middle of the year, Viper, the bot laner, told the management that he would definitely return to LCK after the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.

As for Scout in the mid lane... that's an even bigger headache.

Last year, when everyone was still celebrating their victory in S11, this mid-laner was causing trouble by signing a contract with the LCK team KT during the transfer period.

The problem is that Scout's contract with EDG has not ended, which has led to a conflict between the two contracts.

EDG went to great lengths and paid a considerable price to negotiate with KT through Riot Games and help Scout settle this contract.

Furthermore, during the subsequent transfer window, Scout was offered a league-leading contract worth $2050 million per year.

EDG showed great respect to this top-tier mid-laner they had nurtured and who had just won the FMVP award.

However, in a conversation a few days ago, Scout reiterated his desire to return to the LCK...

The three members of EDG's management team genuinely don't understand.

Scout is a player they nurtured from the ground up, from substitute to starter, from rookie to champion FMVP, and he has been with the club for seven years.

Why can't I tame it?

"It's highly likely that both of the midfield and bottom Korean players will be leaving." Edward shook his head and sighed, "Ji Xing (Abu), there are still half a month until the transfer window opens... Take a look in the next few days and make preparations."

Abu nodded heavily upon hearing this, and then sighed.

As we all know, the mid and bot lane carries are usually the core of a team.

EDG's victory in S11 was largely due to the consistent performance of their two Korean carry players throughout the year.

Now that both of them have left, where are they going to find people of the same skill level?

The top players in each team are not for sale!

Abu's mind raced, and as if he had just thought of something, he suddenly asked, "What do you think of Lu Yingdong?"

"Lu Yingdong?" Edward Zhu frowned immediately...

He certainly recognized Lu Yingdong; he was a senior figure in the club...

No one in the entire club arrived earlier than him; even Meiko arrived a few days later.

Moreover, he is quite good-looking, has a great personality, is easygoing and can take a joke, and everyone in the club likes him very much.

However... Lu Yingdong's skill level is also undeniable.

Starting for a weak team is fine, but EDG is no weak team...

"But he seems to be in pretty good form lately," Abu said. "I just watched him 1v1 against Zz1tai, Letme, Crystal, and those guys, and he won over ten games in a row without losing a single one. His attention to detail was excellent, and his skill level was very high."

Douyin has now become an integral part of everyone's life across the country. Amid the massive online buzz surrounding DRX's victory over T1, many video clips of Lu Yingdong, Zz1tai, and others in their solo performances after the win were also posted on Douyin by various video editors. Abu happened to come across a few of them.

Posture? Letme? Crystal?

When Eddie heard these three names, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

What does beating these guys in a solo match prove...?

Scout would definitely win easily, right?

"Hmm... I'll contact him then." Edju thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "If he's really in good form, then let him give it a try."

"Anyway... at worst, I'll just have to support him for another year."

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Today's chapter can be considered a transitional one, expanding on the setting and plot.