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

Upon seeing this message, everyone in the league was stunned.

What the hell is this thing?!

What level is Zuo Shou? Although the loss in the Vietnam War in September made people laugh, it has to be said that he is still the undisputed number one active mid laner in the LPL.

What level is Ruler? He's the FMVP, the top player as voted by the media during last year's S12 World Championship.

Why would two people like these join JDG, a team that is already quite strong?

We usually only use four words to describe this kind of team.

Galactic battleship!

It has to be said, JD.com is still rich.

There's nothing more to say. Just based on these two carries, countless viewers can already conclude that they are strong contenders for the S13 championship.

This news immediately propelled the transfer window, which was already halfway through, to a fever pitch, with countless announcements pouring in!

On the 27th, RNG announced that Xiaohu, a veteran player with seven years of service, has officially left the team and become a free agent.

On the same day, WBG also officially announced the addition of three key players: Xiaohu, Light, and Liu Qingsong.

On the 28th, BLG officially announced the addition of Xun, Yagao, Elk, and On, signifying that Bin has achieved the emperor-level achievement of kicking four players at once.

At the end of this transfer window, the barrage of news from various teams shocked all LPL viewers. Suddenly, countless people turned their attention to the remaining teams and free agents who were still holding their breath.

Where did Doinb and Scout, who have already been confirmed to have left the team and become free agents, go?

With the departure of the two Korean carries, who will fill the void left by EDG's two carries?

Let's make some noise, EDG!

These same questions also appeared in Lu Yingdong's live stream.

[EastGod, no mole, quickly share some inside information, who are EDG's new duo?]

Please, tell me, Dong-Shin! If I don't know for a day, it feels like ants are crawling all over me!

【No way, what nonsense are you guys talking about? Isn't EDG's new mid laner DongShen? Didn't you see him when he went to Shanghai for tryouts recently?】

[No way, you guys don't actually think DongShen can become EDG's starting player, do you?]

An honest person fell for it!

[TVXQ went to Shanghai recently, probably to move his luggage; he should be retiring soon.]

[Eight years of honing your skills, and you've finally become a streamer, right?]

Lu Yingdong grinned as he looked at the comments: "EDG's new duo, huh? I actually know who they are. And I can tell you, these two are absolutely awesome."

As soon as Lu Yingdong said this, all the viewers in the live stream perked up, the screen was filled with comments, and everyone was urging the streamer to continue, saying it was coming out soon.

Which two carries can be considered absolutely awesome? What, did you buy both Deft and Faker, those two old men?

"But..." Lu Yingdong turned his head and said, "I can't tell you, I signed a confidentiality agreement."

Lu Yingdong wasn't lying; there really is a relevant clause in the contract. As for the signing, we can only wait for the club's official announcement.

As soon as he said that, the live stream chat was flooded with comments.

Why should EDG sign a confidentiality agreement with you when they sign a mid-laner? It's a contract, isn't it?

I don't believe you for a second!

Lu Yingdong did not continue on this topic, but instead started a ranked match on the Summit of the Rift.

Recently, Lu Yingdong has been streaming his Quesanti gameplay. The system task of playing 100 Quesanti matches is nearing its end, and he plans to grind a bit more today to complete the task.

Upon completion of this task, Lu Yingdong will unlock a [Hero Proficiency Module]. As the name suggests, this is crucial for solving Lu Yingdong's hero pool problem.

It's currently the preseason, and ranked points are useless. Lu Yingdong is too lazy to use a VPN to play on the Korean server with high latency; the Chinese server is much more comfortable.

The laning phase in the Chinese server is much stronger than in the Korean server, which will be more helpful for Lu Yingdong to practice Quesanti's laning phase.

Moreover, his rank in the Chinese server is Master. He has been playing Quesanti in the Chinese server recently, and his rank is rising very slowly. He has only slowly reached Grandmaster.

"Quisanti needs a lot more practice," Lu Yingdong continued. "This hero is about to be used in competitions, do you believe it or not?"

Of course, the viewers in the live stream didn't believe it.

See this? This is EDG's "new mid laner," he's been practicing Quesant all day.

[Case solved! DongShen is switching to top lane like Xiaohu, bringing his talents to the top lane.]

Even if you bring him to the top lane, isn't that still a waste? Isn't Quesanti the worst champion imaginable?

[Don't be so harsh on him, Quesanti is actually quite good.]

[Not bad, Jβ]

Recently, as players have become more skilled, Quesanti's win rate has increased slightly.

It rose from 42% to 46%, from being the worst performer to becoming a strong contender for the bottom spot, on par with Tsar Ryze.

Actually, this already shows Quesanti's potential. After all, this hero's skill mechanics are clearly suited for competitive play. If he can achieve a win rate similar to that of Azir Ryze, then he already has the potential to become a regular in competitive matches.

Of course, the comments section doesn't understand.

"Buzz!"

A pop-up window appeared on the screen indicating that the match was ready. Lu Yingdong clicked "OK" and saw that he had been reassigned to the top lane.

In the Chinese server, the top lane is all about swordsmanship and skill, with various signature champions like Riven, Fiora, and Tryndamere, which can drastically increase the lane strength.

In this environment, anyone who can play Quesanti top lane without getting destroyed is a god.

Of course, Lu Yingdong wasn't intimidated and immediately locked the first floor.

But the interesting part soon followed.

On the second floor opposite, they quickly locked onto the stone golem.

Lu Yingdong breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If it's a stone golem, then there's no pressure at all.

In high-elo games on the Chinese server, there are only two types of players who will pick Malphite: "odd top laners" and players filling in for other roles. Neither of them faces much pressure.

After entering the game, the opponent's ID puzzled him again.

"The Stone Golem Sage?" Lu Yingdong asked, somewhat surprised. "What? Is this still a Stone Golem specialty? I don't recall anyone like that in the high-ranking ranks."

In that instant, a flurry of comments flashed across the screen.

This is Ba Ge.

Isn't BaGe supposed to be a "strange top laner"?

[Brother Ba got sniped a while ago, so he changed his ID.]

[Wow, how come I'm still ranked against the tyrant? Isn't Dong Shen a grandmaster?]

[That's how 'tyrants' operate: they hide their match history, drop ranks during streams, and then rank up again afterward. Those who know, know.]

At this moment, the barrage of comments kept flashing, but Lu Yingdong, who had already entered the game, didn't see them and was still thinking about the laning strategy for the Stone Man.

Because he has been streaming from the base for most of the past few years, and the base only has a 24-inch screen, unlike other big streamers who have dual screens to watch the comments, he has gotten used to it over time.

During ranked matches, he rarely looked at the chat; he would only switch to check it once he died.

As for the Malphite... I can only say he's very easy to beat. If he gets a double Resurrection and a Doran's Shield, you can trade hits with the Malphite for twenty minutes.

But clearly, in late-game team fights and split pushing, Quesant is far superior to Malphite!

With this in mind, he quickly bought a Doran's Shield and a potion, and went online with the minions.

But soon, he realized something was wrong.

This stone man... something seems a bit strange?

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The part about Ba Ge changing his ID in the article is a video clip I found from the end of November 2022, which is close to the time point in the article.