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

December 2022, 11.

After finishing his final day of accumulating points at the end of the season, Lu Yingdong did not go live on the last settlement day, but chose to rest instead.

Lu Yingdong's sudden request for leave at this time has sparked much speculation among the viewers in the live broadcast room.

As everyone knows, the transfer window is about to open.

Why is DongShen taking leave at this time? Is he going to try out for a game?

Could they actually let him start?

That's pretty disgusting!

They've been using the "sharpening sword" meme for so many years. If they suddenly become the first to use it, where will they fill the gap in their meme collection?

But clearly, the audience guessed correctly.

The primary reason Lu Yingdong chose to rest was, of course, to prepare for the trial training.

The transfer window will open in three days and last for 21 days.

Because of his recent good form, coupled with his dominant performance against Doinb yesterday which earned him some fame, quite a few clubs have recently extended offers to him.

Aside from his former team EDG, RNG has the best record.

Lu Yingdong has always had good connections in the industry. Last night, he learned a lot of inside information about the transfer period from Abu and other players.

Because of RNG's recent debt crisis, they were forced to give their core mid-laner Xiaohu to WBG to pay off their debt. Now they need to find a cheaper mid-laner, and it must be Hua Zi.

Lu Yingdong meets the requirements.

Of course... Lu Yingdong isn't interested in the RNG team.

Then there's TES.

A month ago in the Vietnam War, Captain Levi's Karthus used a powerful ultimate, relying on a bug with Maw of Malmortius to turn the tide of the game and shatter TES's morale.

After the Vietnam War, mid laner Knight has confirmed his departure, and according to rumors, he has recently been in contact with JDG.

JDG was already a top team in the league, and now with the addition of Knight, their strength is unimaginable.

As for the TES team, Lu Yingdong didn't have any particular opinion. If TES really had designs on him, he wouldn't mind giving it a try.

Of course, EDG is his former team of eight years, and they have always treated him well during those eight years. If possible, his first choice would definitely be EDG.

In addition, there are some small teams at the bottom of the league that don't have much desire for results. They just want to find a few cheap players to fill the quota and then eat the LPL's traffic and revenue share every year, so they can barely break even.

They also noticed Lu Yingdong's recent good form and extended an offer to him. They all believed that for someone who had been a substitute for eight years, a starting position was an offer Lu Yingdong couldn't refuse...

But it's clear that Lu Yingdong isn't interested in this either.

In fact, with his ability, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get a starting position on a weak team; it's just that he can't compromise.

Now that there's a system in place, it's even less likely that we'll choose a weak team.

"EDG...Top Esports..." Sitting in front of the computer, Lu Yingdong muttered the names of the two teams, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

He's waited eight long years for a starting opportunity on a top team... Is it finally coming?

Out of sheer boredom, Lu Yingdong, who wasn't streaming, still used a VPN to launch the Korean server client.

Upon logging into the game, the first thing you see is an animation showing your rank advancement.

The crimson Grandmaster icon shattered and slowly reformed.

After the restructuring, the regal blue and gold hues have been imbued upon it.

[Upgraded to the highest rank, King of Glory]

[Reward: Peak Card *1]

...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

December 2022, 11.

The three-week transfer window has officially begun.

After landing at Hongqiao Airport, Lu Yingdong spent some time getting into a taxi before finally taking out his phone and turning it on.

The signal that had been blocked by economy class was reconnected, and a flood of information came in.

Lu Yingdong replied to the message briefly, and then casually clicked on the OPGG official website to check the hero win rate rankings.

Just two days ago, League of Legends officially ended Season 12 and entered the preseason of Season 13.

Every year during the preseason, the designers use this time to boldly experiment and make sweeping changes before entering the official ranked season once the version has stabilized.

There weren't any major changes to runes or maps in this preseason; the main changes were to dragons, items, and related items.

For example, the Alchemy Dragon has returned after modifications. Its Dragon Soul attribute has been changed from resurrecting after death to gaining damage reduction and increased damage when its health is below 50%.

For example, there are a series of new equipment such as Jash the Shapeshifter, Radiant Virtue, Heart of Steel, Staff of Time, and Azure Dragon Blade.

But these weren't Lu Yingdong's main concerns. What he cared about most was the new hero released in this version.

Nazumang's Glory, Quesanti.

This is an extremely politically correct tank hero, possessing a three-stage wind-up similar to Yasuo, multiple stages of control, multiple stages of mobility, and most importantly, an exaggerated level of tankiness.

In terms of skill mechanics, this is practically a second Camille.

Of course, he also has stats on par with Camille.

Lu Yingdong's win rate ranking plummeted all the way down until he finally found Quesanti's presence.

In Platinum and above ranks, Quesanti's win rate is only 42.04%, ranking last among all heroes and all positions.

The win rate of this new hero is truly astonishing; it's baffling why Riot would release such a hero.

Lu Yingdong was also confused, but he had an additional layer of confusion than the others.

Because on the very day this hero was released, he received a new mission from the system.

As a veteran, a diverse hero pool shouldn't be your weakness; Quesanti is a hero you absolutely must master.

[Mission Objective: Complete 100 ranked matches using Quesanti]

[Reward: Unlocks the Hero Proficiency module and grants Quesanti "Mastery" proficiency]

Current progress: (7/100)

Lu Yingdong had played a few rounds of Quesanti these past few days, but he still didn't understand why the system said that Quesanti was something he had to master.

To be fair, this hero does have the potential to stand in the mid lane. After all, the Q and W AOE abilities are indeed fast at pushing lanes. In the few games Lu Yingdong played, as long as he maxed out his magic resistance, he could easily ride on the face of a long-range mage to clear the wave and then leave.

The problem is, after clearing the lines, nothing can be done...

The mechanics are truly fantastic. In its normal state, it has tankiness and crowd control, while its ultimate ability provides both mobility and damage. If players can reach its theoretical maximum potential, its performance will be extremely exaggerated.

The problem is that this hero's normal damage is too low, and he is too fragile after activating his ultimate, and his damage is not high enough!

For this kind of monster with such a mechanism, the only way to enhance it is to increase its stats.

Does this mean Riot Games will buff this champion next?

Or perhaps this hero is too difficult, and players haven't truly mastered it yet?

Lu Yingdong didn't understand, but he was determined to complete the mission, and he was working hard on it.

He was indeed quite envious of this hero proficiency system.

After all, the points system only solved his talent problem; what about his hero pool problem?

In addition, a brand new module will be unlocked after joining a team in the main system tasks. What this module is is also something to look forward to.

Lu Yingdong exited his mobile browser, took out his earphones from his bag, put them on, played the classic song "Seven Mile Fragrance," and drove towards Lingshi Road.