Chapter 101: This guy must not stay in EU

I follow G2 because they can basically be considered the representative of the Europe Region; I want to know what level Europe is at now, and watching their matches basically tells me that.

Another reason is because of the... um, Firrrrrre player, that is, Jiao Shen. Everyone knows he's actually from our side, and at the same time he's the first-ever mid laner in the history of the Europe Region.

At first I wanted to watch his matches out of curiosity, but later I found that this player really plays well; his style actually follows the same lineage as our LPL's style, but some aspects are even stronger...

Wait, what Su Xiao Yan teacher means is, is he better than our LPL's jungler?

Yes, I really think so.

Is he even better than our Changzhang?

Well... um, no, he can't be compared to our Changzhang, because they're not the same type of player.

But you just said he's LPL style.

What I mean is, the factory manager isn't... um, although the factory manager is part of our LPL, his style is actually more like a blend of LPL and LCK, while Jiao Shen is a typical LPL style, with extremely strong aggression.

Alright, then where is he strong?

Hmm... I think he's quite strong overall; his comprehensive ability in Europe is basically an unbeatable tier, just casually playing he can slaughter, and he also got MVP.

What? What MVP?

Europe's MVP, right? The summer regular season there just ended, and the regular season MVP was taken by Jiao Shen.

A "wa" came from the audience.

The bullet comments in the live stream also started to explode, because someone had already looked up G2's record.

Not...

Miller asked Su Xiao Yan in shock:

If I remember correctly, he's a newcomer who debuted this year, right? Or is it because he was rejected by our LPL team and went to Europe?

Yes, that's right, he debuted this season.

A newcomer, in his debut season, got the regular season MVP?

Yes.

My goodness...

Miller and Wawa exchanged a glance, both seeing the deep shock in each other's eyes.

The regular season MVP is actually an award with more weight than various finals MVPs (FMVP), something everyone in the industry knows.

Because being able to win the regular season MVP means this player is the most outstanding among all players in the region over the whole season, and only by consistently performing excellently can one earn this honor.

While the FMVP is merely an evaluation of a best-of-five series.

The on-site camera pushed in, giving Liang Yan a close-up shot.

Liang Yan noticed he appeared on the big screen, so he waved at the camera facing him, his face showing a calm smile unmoved by favor or disgrace.

At this moment, in the LPL official live stream's chat, the bullet comments had already exploded.

【Awesome!】

【This guy must not stay in EU!】

【G2 just won 29 straight in EU, Jiao Shen played 19 times, got 16 MVPs, regular season best player; without surprise, after the playoffs he'll also be EU's season's best rookie; if interested you can check his record, I can only say it's terrifying】

【Holy crap, he's kinda handsome】

【VG isn't just stupid rich, right? Hurry up and buy!】

【What are you buying, idiot? They haven't even finished playoffs yet, how can you buy】

【Just keep blowing, blowing hard; LPL doesn't even want him, I don't believe he could be that strong】

【You think LPL picks people based on skill?】

【Europe is just a bunch of trash fish and shrimp, MVP has no weight at all】

【Indeed, just look at MSI and you'll know; EU now can't even beat NA, it's on par with wildcard regions, so-called MVP is just slightly better among the trash】

【Just buy it, come experience LPL intensity; you don't even need Changzhang and Malaxiangguo's god-tier moves; even a newcomer's unmatched skill can teach him a lesson】

The two sides of this match are VG and OMG; it's not a high-intensity match to begin with, both teams' popularity is also average, plus this pre-match side incident, afterwards no one pays attention to the match, the audience are all talking about G2 and Jiao Shen.

Thus it seems to have a bit of stealing the show vibe, but LPL doesn't care, because this match is indeed insignificant; as long as there's entertainment effect, who cares if the audience's focus is skewed?

After over an hour, the Bo3 ended; the match ultimately ended with VG defeating OMG 2-1. Ka Lao Si feared that leaving after the crowd dispersed would cause trouble, so he took everyone away quietly before the OMG crystal exploded in the third game, leaving those who had planned to disperse after the match to take photos with the handsome G2 guys feeling greatly disappointed.

Not long after returning to the hotel, VG's team leader sent over the tickets for Snake's match the next day, but Ka Lao Si, after overall consideration, only accepted three tickets and handed them all to Liang Yan.

The next day, Lao Zhang and Tang Anna returned to the team.

Liang Yan brought the two to the venue again to watch a Snake match, but this time they did some disguises, wearing hats and masks tightly, so they didn't cause any stir, and they calmly finished watching a Bo3.

Moreover, it's worth mentioning that Shuijing Ge actually listened to advice; he didn't appear in the player seats today, and after the match Liang Yan asked Fu Lan Duo on WeChat, learning that Shuijing Ge had actually gone to the hospital; Liang Yan felt relieved, feeling that everything he'd done to change Snake's fate was ultimately effective.

Afterwards, Liang Yan also separately invited Fu Lan Duo out; the four of them had hot pot at Haidilao in Rainbow Bridge World, and at the table Fu Lan Duo kept glancing at Tang Anna's striking mixed-race face, which made Tang Anna seem a bit unhappy, and later she directly told Liang Yan she hated that guy.

Liang Yan passed on those words to Fu Lan Duo exactly as they were via WeChat.

【I didn't mean to do anything to her! Can't I just look out of curiosity?】

【Looking isn't enough, what else do you want? Tsk tsk~】

【... I really am just curious, a mixed-race girl, also a former pro player, even served as a pro team coach, and now she's an analyst on your team; don't you think there's plenty to gossip about?】

【None of my business】

【Damn!】

【Damn!】

【Actually I'm also quite interested in you】

【???】

【How did you come up with the idea to go to Europe?】

【They gave too much】

【Just because the salary is higher than LPL's?】

【LPL doesn't want me】

【Poor thing~ but why didn't you look for us? We definitely would want it.】

Why not apply to Snake?

Because Liang Yan applied to teams with poor records; good-record teams have high requirements, most are arrogant, so how would they want a King's goalkeeper.

The only top-tier team he applied to was EDG; as expected, they didn't even reply to the email.

As for why he didn't raise his score a bit and then apply, one reason is that Liang Yan naturally thought being a King's goalkeeper was enough to get a tryout opportunity in a low-tier team; another reason is that he was indeed a bit anxious at the time, given the environment of drama crews everywhere in the national server—in a popular region, if you don't have a special account with a very high hidden score, wanting to reach the top relying solely on your own skill would take Liang Yan about a month or so to get there.

After waking up, everyone left the hotel and headed to the airport to board the plane.

Return to Europe.