Chapter 49
[Damn it, all the kids are too busy to see their mothers!]
[They even hit my palms, something my parents have never done before.]
[And how could anyone do that to such a well-behaved baby like Xixi!]
[Hahaha, those straightforward kids!]
[Xiao Yu is really nice, if there's nothing else, say something new.]
[They seem to have said nothing, but they've actually said everything!]
[Just supporting a minor celebrity to make money]
Unfortunately, the latter still didn't pick up on his warning; his partner's eyes were glued to the screen.
"LSG selected Western Cowboy and Royal Cavalry? Hmm—the Western Cowboy can be a ranged carry, and the Royal Cavalry can be a side carry... What are they trying to do?"
The teammate was finally confused. These few games today shattered his self-proclaimed understanding of the game, which he thought he could keep up with, into pieces.
You can't have a three-core lineup! If everyone is the core, that kind of play is only useful when skilled players are smurfing newbies. In slightly higher-level matches, it will drag the team into defeat because no one can gain the lead.
LSG... surely they wouldn't make that kind of mistake, right?
He cast a pleading look at the first commentator, who twitched his eye and then slowly looked away.
The way he acted was almost as if he was about to say "you have to cover it up yourself" outright.
He could only bite the bullet and continue, "Let's look forward to their performance in the game. After all, LSG's strategy can't be judged by common sense!"
It wasn't until the start of the game that they gradually understood LSG's tactical intentions.
Two words: freedom. In the chaotic team battle, Bian Xiangyu remained the calmest.
He seized the opportunity and unleashed a brilliantly positioned ultimate move, finally managing to kill Xian Chang.
However, the price was terrible—all four of his teammates died.
After Xiaocaoling was eliminated first, the situation became one of fighting outnumbered. It was already quite an achievement that they were able to trade two dead and one severely injured opponents.
"It's settled," Leng Zhi said calmly.
Although the screen was completely black and the countdown to revival was still going on, Luo Hongshuo had already leaned back in his chair.
"The rest is up to you."
In this game, he played both the mid-lane and jungle roles, while also supporting the marksman lane. The difficulty of playing Xian Chang was also high, so much so that even in the second game, Luo Hongshuo felt a sharp pain in his brain.
Zou Shu grinned and said, "If you ask me, they've already surrendered... but judging from Chi Tu Gui's posture, he still wants to try taking on three of them at once."
Bian Xiangyu did indeed think that way.
Red Hare Demon was like a demon crawling out of hell. Even though his ultimate skill was still on cooldown, all his teammates had died, and he himself was only at the end of his strength.
"...Don't underestimate this LSG team," Qian Yun said with a smirk, disagreeing. "I can only say they have a lot of personality."
As they were talking, the backstage conversation ended, and the narrator began to explain the process over the loudspeaker.
"All contestants, please come to the stage and shake hands amicably!"
The coach raised his arm in a gesture of encouragement: "Don't be afraid, Zhuang Yu. Don't hold back during the trash talk. Conquer them with the aura of a veteran!"
KM's team captain is none other than Zhuang Yu, the mid-laner who was so nervous he cried back then, but now he's a seasoned veteran in the league.
Zhuang Yu responded and led the team toward the stage.
However, the opposing team was completely different from what was expected.
The five people stood tall and proud in the center of the stage, making it seem as if the roles of host and guests had been reversed.
The team leader, Leng Zhi, even had a smile on his face as he squatted at the edge of the stage and greeted the audience in the front row.
Xiao Yu jogged over and immediately noticed Jiang Mingzhe's red eyes.
As the thoughtful and all-powerful protagonist, he immediately asked with concern, "Mingzhe, why are you crying?"
Jiang Mingzhe blushed instantly: "!!!"
Getting bitten by a crab while playing with it and even crying from it is completely different from crying along with everyone else because you can't get ice cream.
The cub's pride immediately overcame the insignificant pain.
Leng Zhi initially considered whether such a "competition" would hurt the child's self-esteem—he would have dinner with President Jiang that evening, and would inevitably have to report on his work; if he brought back a little crybaby with a long face, he really wouldn't know how to explain it.
But after hearing the rules of the game, Jiang Mingzhe confidently patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me!"
Xiaoyu was very considerate and offered, "I'll keep an eye on Mingzhe!"
To make it easier for the kids to pay, Leng Zhi used WeChat to exchange some change with the stall owner and gave it to the two kids.
After the items to be bought were read aloud, they were written down on small slips of paper and placed in the children's pockets.
After completing the preparations, according to the game rules, in the next segment, the two guests could only film and could not interfere with the child's shopping behavior.
Jiang Mingzhe, afraid he might forget, kept muttering the names of the dishes to himself: "Abalone, sea cucumber..."
"Abalone, sea cucumber..."
"Mackerel, sea cucumber..."
"Mackerel, sea urchin..."
After he had mentally prepared himself, he leaned over to a seafood stall and shouted, "Boss! I want mackerel and sea urchin!"
Leng Zhi: "?"
No, you can even mispronounce a word?
Jiang Mingzhe was extremely confident and didn't even consider the possibility that he had misremembered the name. He loosened his grip on the small piece of paper and waved it in his pocket.
"Boss, please talk to me! I want to buy something!"
The boss was playing on his phone when he suddenly heard a customer call. He looked around. Where was everyone?
It wasn't until Jiang Mingzhe called out a second time that he realized it was a pink doll, only able to peek out from behind the counter by standing on tiptoe.
He immediately stood up: "Little friend, where are your mom and dad?"
He then saw the recording of Lengzhi and realized that it must be a game between parents and children.
"So you're buying it yourself. How much mackerel and sea urchin do you want?"
Jiang Mingzhe blinked: "I don't know! I... I don't remember, I only remember wanting mackerel and sea urchin!"
The thrifty and hardworking father couldn't bring himself to smile.
He almost went bankrupt.
Even though we substituted regular sea urchins, it still exceeded our budget.
Watching Jiang Mingzhe pay, he held up his camera equipment, and his heart, which had just been warmed, turned cold again.
Hi, thank you for your support.
"Great vision; this could be the world's number one in the future."
"What's your prediction for today's result? Hmm... 3:1, but 3:0 would be even better."
Zhuang Yu: "..." The old man got even more excited when he heard the conversation around him. He grabbed his grandson's face and started yelling, "A celebrity hit someone! Good heavens! He's ruined my grandson's face! What kind of world is this!"
These few shouts immediately attracted more onlookers, and even the photographer's palms were sweating, and he was at a loss for what to do.
Through the earpiece, the director was also giving tense instructions: "Cut to camera position 5. Cameraman at camera position 4, come over and check if the child is hurt."
The photographer couldn't help but think to himself, "If a mere touch of a branch can disfigure someone, then this kid is really too fragile."
Following the instructions, he stealthily moved his feet and glanced around.
Ha! Forget about the scratches, even the red marks left by the twigs are almost gone.
He quietly walked to the side and reported the situation to the director.
The director finally felt relieved—although the other side started the trouble first, it would still be a big problem if this part were cut by someone with ulterior motives.
Sure enough, some busybodies nearby quietly raised their phones and started taking pictures.
Seeing the crowd gathering around, the old man suddenly perked up, grabbed his grandson, and was about to burst into tears:
"Does this mean that rich people can bully ordinary people like this? They have money and can enjoy the service of being fed leaves, but we don't have money. We bring our own carrots from home, and they won't even let us be fed them!"
"Is this zoo owned by a rich person, and only caters to the wealthy?!"
Leng Zhi hadn't encountered such unreasonable people in a long time, who were twisting the truth. He took a deep breath and decided not to let the grandfather and grandson off the hook.
Before he could even start outputting anything, the young couple made a sound.
"Ah! Honey, look! The comments say that the kid's family actually owns a share in this zoo, so they really do run it!"
"Wow, it really is the variety show guest! Are the cameras here too?"
The old man went mad.
He just wanted to sound like a member of the disadvantaged group; he didn't actually believe that the father and son opposite him were rich.
Leng Zhi was also stunned for a moment.
Shares in a zoo… The Jiang Group’s business is so diverse? They even invest in this kind of public welfare project.
This doesn't seem like something a rookie would do! I've never heard of a rookie captain being so arrogant! Even a seasoned veteran might not act like this!
"Ahem, Captain Leng, hello." He could only force a smile and extend a hand to the person who was half-squatting.
Zhuang Yu's original intention was to remind Leng Zhi not to go too far, but the latter seemed to have completely missed the point.
Leng Zhi shook Zhuang Yu's hand, took the opportunity to use his strength to stand up, and smiled innocently: "Hello, Captain Zhuang."
The host handed over the microphone at the opportune moment: "Do the two team leaders have anything to say?"
This is the essence of the "friendly handshake" that's a staple of the playoffs. Here, the league tacitly allows both sides to exchange trash talk, creating a buzz throughout the arena.
Based on his usual experience, Zhuang Yu chose a rather aggressive statement: "Is this your first time here? Don't be nervous. It's normal for you to be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against the KM team."
The audience was very enthusiastic about this segment, and with a large number of home fans, applause immediately broke out.
The dark green team flag representing the KM team waved vigorously, and Zhuang Yu couldn't help but straighten his back and become more confident.
However, Leng Zhi didn't seem to take these words to heart at all.
He took the microphone and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, KM's undefeated record probably won't continue today."
"But it's okay, LSG will take your glory with them to the World Invitational Tournament... Of course, you should pray that you don't get swept by us, because if we win too easily, we'll be embarrassed to show it to our foreign friends."
The black-haired youth spoke the harshest words in calm terms, leaving KM no face whatsoever.
Zhuang Yu felt a chill run down his spine.
For some reason, he felt that this new team captain didn't seem to be treating this as a trash-talking segment to stir up the audience's emotions.
On the contrary, he was serious.
When Zhuang Yu stepped down from the stage, his expression was somewhat numb—forget it, it's really hard to see through the minds of newcomers. Let's just crush them with our strength. This guy is so arrogant, he probably needs a good beating.
Leng Zhi lowered his eyes: "We can't delay, let's go straight for it, one wave."
With a concise command issued, the ancient god Pan Shen and the mecha jumped out together, unleashing their remaining skills, while the gunslinger, low on health, also set up his sniper rifle again.
Until five minutes into the game, the audience still couldn't tell who the opposing team's core player was.
Is it the Illusionary Wind? Snowflake-like red and black fireworks fell from the sky, covering the entire stadium with LSG's unique colors.
"LSG! LSG!"
"Cold God! Cold God!"
Fans from all directions chanted different slogans, and the long-suppressed anticipation finally exploded.
An unknown rookie team, five unfamiliar faces who have never played before, are now raising the golden championship trophy high.
This is precisely the charm of esports – skill reigns supreme, and the underdog triumphs.
The little red and black baby in the front row was also waving its little arms.
"Dad won! Does that mean he's the champion?!"
Jiang Yijing stroked the child's soft black hair: "They, they are the champions."
Jiang Mingzhe blinked, seemingly understanding but not quite.
He was too young to understand the game, and his father on the big screen would change his appearance in every game. By the time he got to the last game, he couldn't tell the difference anymore.
But he knew that the person praising "Forrest" on the radio was referring to the bad father!
Although I don't know what happened, it seems like the other person was also fooled by his bad dad, hehe.
The little one burst into a big laugh: "Yay! Champion!"
The next second, Tyrant abandoned a wave in the mid lane and ran to the bottom lane to support Western Cowboy.
That must be a Western cowboy! Xiao Yu, who was at the next stall, had already completed half of his shopping task. He came over to see how his friend was doing.
Xiaoyu: "Did you buy your abalone and sea cucumber?"
Jiang Mingzhe tilted his head: "Abalone and... sea cucumber? Isn't it mackerel and sea urchin?"
Xiaoyu sighed, "Why has it changed again? I've heard you mention abalone and sea cucumber so many times."
Jiang Mingzhe then realized that he had made a mistake.
The little devil showed no remorse for his wrongdoing. He stretched out his fair, delicate hand to Leng Zhi and said, "Daddy, give me the money! I'll buy it again!"
President Jiang is very rich, but Leng Zhi is truly broke. He coldly said, "I'm not buying anything, I'll just eat like this."
If Jiang Mingzhe continues to buy, he won't even have enough money left to order hotel takeout for dinner.
Fortunately, with Xiaoyu's help, Jiang Mingzhe managed to avoid another blunder like sending sea cucumbers or sea urchins into the game during the second half of the Easter egg game.
However, the audience still managed to enjoy many innocent moments of the cubs.
"Uncle, I don't want to buy potatoes, I want to buy potato chips. Can you sell me two bags of potato chips?"
"Auntie, I want to buy all the meat here!"
"Big brother, I only have five yuan left. Can I have this big lobster?"
In the grocery shopping competition, Xiaoyu successfully won the star badge as a reward.
Meanwhile, Jiang Mingzhe became a trending topic:
Lei Shen was on edge during his live stream today. He didn't dare look at the comments because he knew without looking that the screen was full of "Lei the thief".
The content of the live stream was also a mess. One minute he was going to take Xixi to the park, the next he hesitated for a long time in the dressing room, and finally he pushed Xixi back to the room, locked the door, and claimed that he would play house with his plush toys.
Xixi was also tense. He was sensitive to his father's fluctuating emotions, but still followed the previous instructions and played the role of a well-behaved and sensible child in front of the camera.
—It wasn't really acting; he was just a well-behaved kid. Even though his father would hit and scold him, Xixi always firmly believed that this was his only father.
When Lei Shen's phone rang, he heard the message notification tone and immediately opened the phone as if it were burning hot.
As if struck by lightning, Lei Shen's phone slipped from his hand and crashed to the floor.
The live stream was also shut down at the same time, and the last image was frozen on Xixi's cry of "Daddy!"
Soon, enthusiastic viewers rewound to their phone screens, took screenshots, zoomed in, and compared them with Lei Shen's ID and profile picture. They used programming to analyze the blurry and illegible text, and big data analysis to match and reconstruct the two people's chat content.
The speed at which the online Sherlock Holmes solved the case was astonishing; before the production team could even manage emergency public relations, a new trending topic had already reached its peak.
Who says being infamous isn't fame? Lei Shen's complete downfall brought a lot of viewership to the show, leaving the director unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Their own show became a hit, but how will Lei Shen deal with the mess he left behind?
There has never been a situation where the entire group of guests was replaced before. Moreover, this season of the variety show has introduced a star system. Does this mean that the stars of the old guests will be inherited by the new guests?
And after such a huge negative news story, which celebrity would still be willing to bring their child?
However, these are all headaches for the production team. Leng Zhi himself, at the center of the vortex, is like a calm zone in the storm, completely unaware of all this.
However, the support player kept running around the screen and didn't seem to be focusing on the bottom lane at all.
Could it be the Imperial Cavalry?
The audience focused their attention on the 1v1 battles on the sidelines.
Bian Xiangyu's spear-wielding cavalry has been hailed by fans as the league's number one spear-wielding cavalry, which is quite an honor.
It's important to understand that this is a hero with high inherent strength, and almost every side laner in the league has to pick him. To gain the recognition of fans among so many people requires exceptional skills.
Royal Cavalry is also a popular side laner, but relatively speaking, they are tankier than Lancers, and their damage output is slightly lower.
Teleportation is the core mechanism of the Crossing-the-River Carp Immortal.
When this hero was first released, his ultimate ability could summon teammates to his side, effective across the entire map.
After being available for a while, this skill was nerfed because it was far too overpowered.
From then on, the newly upgraded Koi Fairy could only summon teammates with a radius of less than half the map. After leveling up again, the radius would be extended to half the length of the Chu-Han border.
When the ultimate skill is upgraded to the maximum level, it can summon teammates from all over the map.
Gu Zuo urged his teammates to finish the battle quickly in order to prevent Froster from teleporting the Royal Knights from the top lane.
"No... they brought CD inscriptions this time." Gu Zuo's face was extremely ugly.
Even after the adjustments, the Crossing-the-River Carp was still too powerful, so the official team made further adjustments recently:
[Sobbing, my babies, you are all angels!]
[I declare that you are the best kids in the world!]
Children's feelings are the purest.
[Hahaha, these little guys are so cute!]
What can I say about them? They've even given up on the stars.
[Yes, but the stars aren't important anymore. The little ones don't even realize it; they themselves are stars.]
[Seriously, that's so true, sister!]
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