20. Song Zhixu, who had no money

After defeating FOU, the audience's perception of OT's strength changed significantly, and the team even trended on social media three times that day.

#Lin Jiang elevates OT to mid-level management#

#OT members all eat at the table#

#Lin Jiang still holds the record for the highest win rate among mid-laners#

The boss of OT was overjoyed to see the trending topic. He called Duren into his office, and the two secretly gloated for a while before getting down to business.

"Do you think we should give Lin Jiang a separate bonus?"

"Won't sending it individually affect team harmony?"

"Hmm...you make a good point."

"How about we give them a small red envelope to comfort them? I heard that Lin Jiang fined Song Zhixu 200 yuan yesterday, and he was crying and begging for mercy in the training room."

"Huh? Why did Lin Jiang fine him?"

"Didn't he get crushed twice by Renekton while playing Ornn yesterday? Lin Jiang fined him 200, just to teach him a lesson."

"He deserves to be punished, he deserves to be punished..."

At this moment, Song Zhixu was quietly squatting in the corner eating instant noodles.

The cook in our team has four days off a month, and today happens to be her day off, so I have to take care of my own lunch.

He originally wanted to order takeout. In S City, where every inch of land is precious, he finally managed to choose a 30 yuan set meal, but when he saw that the delivery fee was 20 yuan, he immediately smashed his phone.

Screw it, I'm not eating!

I was fined 200 yuan yesterday, and I don't know how much I'll be fined in the future. If I don't save money, I won't be able to afford underwear in the future.

Song Zhixu slurped loudly, and fearing he wouldn't have enough to eat, he brewed two more buckets.

A tall man, standing at 1.88 meters, was squatting in the corner, looking rather sleazy, until a figure slowly landed on his head.

It's Lin Jiang.

He was wearing a white shirt and carrying his takeout, looking at him in surprise. "Song Zhixu, why are you eating instant noodles? That's so unhealthy."

Song Zhixu quickly blocked his bucket.

Perhaps it was his male pride that made him not want Lin Jiang to see him in this disheveled state.

"I...I like to eat instant noodles."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ah Deng exposed him: "He's just short of money; it's like this at the end of every month."

Song Zhixu instinctively wanted to refute, but then he gave up and thought that A Deng was not wrong, he was indeed penniless.

He stood up to shield his feet from the ground, saying, "Captain, you don't need to worry about me, I'm used to it."

This was the first time Lin Jiang had ever seen him in such an embarrassed state, holding half a bucket in his hand and another bucket at his feet.

Suddenly, I felt a little uneasy.

Lin Jiang pulled him back, "Come on, let's sit down and eat."

After he finished speaking, he picked up the instant noodles from the ground without any disgust, put them on the table, and even gave his takeout to Song Zhixu.

"Instant noodles aren't enough for someone as big as you. Eat mine, I was just craving some." He said, picking up a fork, opening the instant noodles, and taking big bites.

Song Zhixu is from Northeast China, and he's a Northeasterner who loves spicy food. After Lin Jiang ate two bites of his pickled pepper beef noodles, his fair skin broke out in a thin layer of sweat from the spiciness.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Song Zhixu, you really don't seem like a Northeasterner."

Song Zhixu, standing next to him, just stared at him and smiled, like a well-behaved little wife, revealing two shallow dimples.

“I started studying at a very young age, so my tastes aren’t the same as theirs…”

He opened Lin Jiang's takeout order, handed him the chicken leg, and said, "Captain, let me tell you, chicken legs and instant noodles are a perfect match."

"Yeah?"

Lin Jiang took a bite and nodded in approval.

Song Zhixu laughed even more heartily.

Seeing that Lin Jiang was sweating, she even offered to get him tissues.

"team leader."

"Um?"

"Would you treat your teammates this well in KUG as well?"

"Won't."

Ah, as expected, the captain is only this kind to me.

Song Zhixu smiled as brightly as a flower.

He glanced at Lin Jiang, took a bite of his takeout, took another bite, and then glanced at him again.

Even Zhou Wen sensed something was off. "Song Zhixu, why are you smiling so lewdly?"

Song Zhixu immediately stopped smiling, "I've been winning a lot of matches lately, so I'm happy."

Ah Deng chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, I saw everyone online praising us, Captain. Look at this trending topic, the comments section is full of praise for you..."

"Really? Let me see."

Ah Deng's head was so close it was almost touching Lin Jiang's.

Song Zhixu wanted to block it but didn't know how, so he could only secretly tug at A Deng's sleeve, "Hey, tsk, look at you, your hair is about to fall into my takeout."

He finally chased Ah Deng away, and Lin Jiang finished eating and got up to leave.

The black OT team uniform looked clean and sharp on Lin Jiang. He stood next to the coffee machine, texting someone.

Song Zhixu was initially a little disappointed, but then his phone rang. He opened it and saw that it was a 200 yuan red envelope sent to him by Lin Jiang.

Note: I'll cover the fines.

My thumb trembled slightly as I tapped the red envelope.

Song Zhixu looked up at Lin Jiang, gripped his phone tightly, and felt a warm feeling wash over him.

only--

He seemed to clearly see the gap between himself and Lin Jiang, a gap as vast as mountains and seas.

Thinking of this, Song Zhixu could no longer laugh.

After the afternoon training session, Lin Jiang didn't even eat dinner and stayed in his office busy with work.

Song Zhixu played ranked matches absentmindedly, constantly thinking about how he hadn't played his solo match yet and whether Lin Jiang had forgotten about him.

Or perhaps Lin Jiang saw how pathetic she was, eating instant noodles for days, and started to have a different opinion of her...

Song Zhixu was lost in thought for a while, and before he knew it, training time had ended. As Deng left, she called out to him, "Go on, it's time to go home."

"Okay, you can go back now."

Song Zhixu logged out of the account somewhat dejectedly.

He had indeed been forgotten by Lin Jiang...

Just as he pressed the power button, Lin Jiang, who came out of the office, called out to him: "Song Zhixu, get ready to play solo with me."

Song Zhixu's fingers trembled.

He quickly turned the computer back on.

"Captain, aren't you going to eat first?"

"I'm not hungry yet, let's start training."

Song Zhixu acted coy like a shy young wife, "I thought the captain wasn't going to play with me today..."

"Didn't you say that?" Lin Jiang put the documents in his hand into the drawer, smiled at him, "If you don't play for a day, your skills will become rusty, and if you don't play for two days, your concentration will drop. Tomorrow you're facing ZOG's top laner, how could I not play with you?"

Song Zhixu felt a warmth in his heart; so Lin Jiang remembered everything...

During the days that Lin Jiang was frantically training his laning skills, he could feel his own progress every day. He knew that this was an opportunity that others wanted but could not get, so he cherished it very much.

He scrambled to his feet, saying, "Captain, I'll get you your coffee. Log into your account first."

Lin Jiang opened the game, "But let me warn you beforehand, if you can't even beat ZOG's top laner, I'll punish you when you get back."

ZOG is a bottom-tier team, ranked not much better than VT, especially their top laner, who is notorious for his poor performance.

Although Song Zhixu is known as a top lane black hole, he can still beat ZOG's top laner.

He nodded earnestly, "Don't worry, Captain, I won't let you down."

Song Zhixu spoke these words with great seriousness, his gaze more focused than ever before.

Lin Jiang smiled and patted his head. "Okay, I believe you."

Song Zhixu felt incredibly sweet inside. Lin Jiang not only accompanied him to training every day, but also trusted him so much. He absolutely couldn't let him down...

The two entered the room and arrived at the hero selection screen.

Solo matches are usually blind picks, so you don't know what heroes your opponent has chosen. However, you can see each other's computer picks, so it's clear what the opponent has picked.

When Song Zhixu saw that Lin Jiang had chosen Ruiwen, he shamelessly chose Crocodile.

Riven is a very flashy top lane champion with extremely high combo damage. At level 6, her execute threshold is close to full health. If played skillfully enough, she can dominate any top laner, making her a champion for stomping noobs in low-elo games.

The crocodile is also the only top laner who can counter Riven. He can slowly whittle down Riven's health by using his red-rage healing, and then turn the tables and kill her at level 6.

Song Zhixu happily entered the game.

He wanted to impress Lin Jiang.

However, ideals are often grand, while reality is often harsh.

He went online wielding his weapon. Lin Jiang used his Q skill to pull him away, followed by a second attack to close the distance and then a basic attack. The third attack knocked him into the air, and then he finished him off with another basic attack.

Song Zhixu's little crocodile lost two bars of health.

He was like a toy in front of Lin Jiang, always a beat behind. Even a basic attack would be interrupted by Lin Jiang's three-stage knock-up. By the time he raised his hand again, Lin Jiang had already used minions to block his way and successfully escaped.

Level 1 Riven, she took down his entire combo without taking any damage.

How can I face people if they say this?

Song Zhixu really wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Lin Jiang's soft laughter came through the earphones: "Song Zhixu, could your reaction be any slower?"

Song Zhixu blushed with embarrassment, "Again, again."

With the minions on both sides coming online, Lin Jiang used his Q's three-stage dash to move smoothly, occasionally auto-attacking them while moving.

If Song Zhixu dared to get carried away, he would turn around and knock him away, then unleash another combo.

By level 3, Song Zhixu's health had dropped to half.

Lin Jiang only lost two bars of health.

Upon reaching level 4, Song Zhixu keenly sensed the killing intent. He saw Lin Jiang raise his hand and instinctively activated Flash, dodging Lin Jiang's fatal W Flash. He then unleashed a combo on Lin Jiang before decisively retreating to a safe position.

The health bars on both sides miraculously became equal.

Lin Jiang was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but praise him, "Song Zhixu, your perception is really good."

Song Zhixu was embarrassed by the praise. He wondered if it was because he had been arguing with Lin Jiang so much that he felt his dynamic vision had improved a lot.

For example, Lin Jiang's slight movement of raising his sword was only slightly different from the way he raised his hand in the game, and he noticed it almost instantly.

Then he used Flash to dodge W, and countered with a combo, successfully avoiding being instantly killed by Lin Jiang!

After finishing the match, Song Zhixu's heart pounded. He felt a thrill of having reached the pinnacle of skill. Indeed, only by playing against skilled opponents could he raise his own limits.

After returning home to replenish his equipment and logging back in, he carefully leveled up to level 6. Upon seeing Lin Jiang's changed positioning, he once again sensed danger approaching.

The moment Lin Jiang drew his knife, Song Zhixu activated Flash again.

Then, with two "thumps," he flashed to the ground. His flash location had been predicted by Lin Jiang's W flash!

Raven's eyes flashed with a deep blue light as he raised his broken sword high, declaring his death: "The day the broken sword is reforged, the knight will return!"

Lin Jiang's fingers flew across the keyboard, and in an instant, he unleashed a seamless combo, giving Song Zhixu no room to maneuver and killing him on the spot!

The broken sword was reforged, and the head fell to the ground.

First Blood!

The rules for solo are: getting the first blood or the first tower is considered a victory.

Lin Jiang has already won.

Song Zhixu was so shocked that sweat broke out on his forehead. He had already performed exceptionally well, but in front of Lin Jiang, his performance was still like that of an elementary school student, and the outcome was obvious at a glance!

His pupils trembled as he looked at Lin Jiang in disbelief.

"Captain... how did you predict my Flash?"