Chapter 171: I, Lu mou wei, really didn't buy it!

Usually, arranging practice matches is something done by the coaches of both sides communicating and deciding, but RNG's coach is the Korean aid Fly.

Fly has no connections in the domestic coaching circle, let alone knowing Snake's coach; if not for someone mentioning it, he wouldn't even recall that LPL still has a coach named Zhu kai.

In the end, it was still manager Sanshao who made the contact.

Sanshao dialed Zhu kai's phone, his tone carrying a hint of flattery:

"Hey, Zhu coach?"

……

Snake training room.

When he received Sanshao's call, Zhu kai was completely bewildered.

RNG actually wants to set up a practice match with Snake? That's truly the sun rising in the west! Amazing!

You know, the day they just arrived in San Francisco, Snake had already approached RNG and EDG, asking if they wanted to scrimmage together, but both teams flatly refused.

Now, seeing Snake beat SKT, they actually came knocking without even caring about face.

Zhu kai felt thrilled inside, but he kept his tone neutral, stringing Sanshao along, chatting about this and that just to refuse—actually Snake's practice match arrangements have always been handled by Zuowu, Zhu kai has no decision-making power at all; right now he just wants to prolong the enjoyment of pretending to be cool and slapping faces.

But Sanshao isn't stupid either; he quickly figured it out.

Damn, you idiot can't decide anything, why are you wasting my time here?

Stop pretending!

But on the surface he still had to be polite, exchanging a couple more lines before hanging up, then while looking up Zuowu's number, he kept cursing Zhu kai's ancestors and relatives in his heart, even wishing the dog next door to Zhu kai would lose its asshole.

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Sanshao dialed Zuowu's number again.

"Hey, Manager Zuo, it's me, hahaha, Sanshao……"

On the other end, Zuowu pulled the phone away from his ear, glanced at the caller ID, and indeed it was Sanshao; at that moment he had the same thought as Zhu kai.

Wow, the sun rising in the west!

"Oh, Sanshao, right? I wasn't paying attention for a moment and thought it was some sales call, almost hung up. What brings you today?"

Sales pitch?

Damn you, you stubborn piece of shit!

You poor-ass team, stop pretending in front of me!

Sanshao cursed inwardly while forcing a smile on the phone; finally getting to the point, the other side started putting on airs:

"Practice match? Uh... this, this isn't easy to arrange. Earlier we wanted to set one up with you, you said your schedule was full, so we gave away our slots, and now you say... to be honest, we're actually pretty booked too."

Sanshao caught on—"pretty full" but still with a slight opening, the same old line those Korean teams use; the meaning is obvious!

"We, we can... pay money!"

Sanshao's back teeth were almost grinding from clenching, but he still had to force a smile saying that.

The other side immediately looked surprised:

"Huh? Pay money? No can do, no can do—we're all brother teams from the same region, bringing up money is just too..."

"Two thousand per match!"

Sanshao couldn't stand Zuowu's pretentiousness any longer, gritted his teeth and gave a number, then added:

"Let's play for two days—however many you have, we'll take them all!"

Oh ho!

Big client!

Zuowu's heart was moved.

Snake is truly poor; if they could earn enough from selling practice matches to buy plane tickets home, that would be wonderful.

As for claiming the practice schedule is full, that's obviously just to string Sanshao along.

Zuowu had figured it out clearly before the group stage even began: once Snake achieves a certain record, many teams will surely come looking for scrimmages, and if they can win the second match against SKT (the schedule is known), Snake could even freely pick their practice opponents.

Therefore, Zuowu's practice match schedule for Snake only goes up to noon today; the rest of the day is completely empty.

If RNG really buys out Snake's practice matches for the next two days at two thousand per match, that would indeed be a substantial income for Snake—earning enough for eight people's return tickets is totally doable.

Of course, the talk can't be too blunt; we need to be polite, give and take, each offering a way out, so we can save face.

But this money, Zuowu is definitely going to earn it!

……

Just as Zuowu and Sanshao settled the practice match details, on this side of the group stage venue, the day's fifth match drew to a close.

In this match, CLG faced ANX, and the victor turned out to be ANX.

The live commentators wailed in despair.

Both sides picked early-mid game compositions, yet they fought for forty minutes; ultimately, when the ancient dragon respawned, CLG's jungler together with mid-laner Huhi blundered, ANX seized the opening in CLG's formation to win the teamfight, and finally pushed straight through to destroy CLG's base and win the game.

Some Cat TV, well-known retired LoL player streamer Liu mou, while co-streaming with fellow retired LoL player streamer Lu mou wei, commented as follows:

"Ya, today really is the end times for gambling dogs, brothers—one upset match after another, I can't take it, truly can't take it, it's absolutely the gambling apocalypse. Hey, you know what's the most shameless thing? It's that damn Snake Team beating SKT in that match; why is it the most shameless? Let Old Master Lu explain it to you guys."

Lu mou wei:

"Thanks for the big brother's rocket, big brother is awesome! Feeling awful, you damn pig, I feel terrible today, I've lost so much I'm like a pig-headed monster, seriously."

"Huh? Not a brother, you didn't also buy, did you? Then you're really cracked."

"I didn't buy it, Ma fei bought it."

Saying that, Lu mou wei turned his head to look at Ma fei:

"Right, Ma fei fei?"

Ma fei gave an embarrassed laugh but said nothing; Lu mou wei continued:

"Ma fei's loss, rounded off, equals Old Master Lu's loss, right, brothers? So am I not feeling terribly awful? Damn you, immortal horse, winter melon stinky tofu skin, I feel awful to the point of bleeding, cao!"

"No, look at your reaction..."

I, Lu x Wei, really didn't buy!

Oh, that's fine, Ma Fei has no money, even if he bought it he wouldn't lose much.

Listened to advice, brothers, this time I really listened to your advice. Which team do you think will win next?

Chicken Rabbit Beat Tiger Team?

Yes

What's there to say about that? Other things could possibly turn this round around, but I really can't turn it around (after glancing at the bullet comments and then putting away the e-cigarette). Hey, no, really not a poison milk, brothers. Poison milk, a hammer! If this round can cause an upset, I'll eat... I won't eat the keyboard, I'll eat this cigarette stick, okay.

Can't win, Chicken Rabbit really can't win, brothers, don't fucking fantasize.

Hey, just analyze the geoduck, fuck, you can tell by looking at the odds, is the bookmaker stupid to give you money?

Buying the Tiger Team won't lose money but you can't earn much, not even enough for the fee. If you really lack something for Thursday, just send a WeChat, I'll fucking V you fifty, okay.

Don't buy Chicken Rabbit, listen to advice, brothers.

If you trust Pi Pi Zhu's judgment, don't buy; otherwise, later you'll split apart and come cry to me, and I'll feel terrible too.