Chapter 331: Transfer Turbulence (3)

In the esports circle, VG's official announcement was like a nuclear blast.

Netizens worldwide instantly exploded.

Under VG's Weibo post, one-third of the clubs from the four major global regions showed up here, whether sincere or not, each left a congratulatory message.

G2's official account also left a comment, which netizens voted to the top:

【Take good care of the person, I'll take them back!】

Then the comment section of that comment turned all green.

Besides that, countless passersby swarmed in, and in less than an hour, the comment section on VG's official announcement Weibo post exceeded fifty thousand messages.

【VG？！！！】

【Holy crap, how is it VG？】

【Hahahaha, VC assemble！！】

【Ten-year VG old fan here！】

【I don't play LoL, but I'm a VG Dota fan, congratulations congratulations~】

【Witnessing history！】

【I never expected it, but VG actually won the bid】

【Huh? Is Jiao Shen giving up fame for money? Even VG dares to join?】

【What a big move, dismantling so many teams, looks like the goal for next year is huge, huh？】

【I can understand poaching Sima Laozei, Ma Ge is still quite strong, but what's the meaning of poaching Snake? Two ADs？】

【I want to say Jiao Shen be careful, this VG team is really toxic……】

After VG's announcement, other teams lost hope; originally many teams were watching, thinking if they could buy Firrrrrre they would build next year's new roster around him, but this possibility was cut off by VG, so these teams all sought other ways.

In the following days, major regions repeatedly announced major news.

First, besides Firrrrrre's destination, the thing global viewers cared most about was the fate of ROX's Five Tigers. Before the World Championship ended, online rumors said this year would be the last for this ROX roster; when ROX won the KeSPA Cup, rumors on Korean net that all ROX members would not renew contracts spread everywhere, and the eventual development held no major surprises—ROX members successively announced their departures to join new teams, but the most eye-catching was naturally Xiao Huasheng Peanut's destination.

On the first day of December, SKT officially announced the signing of Xiao Huasheng.

At that time, the global uproar over Firrrrrre's transfer news had just subsided; SKT's announcement dropped, and instantly global opinion boiled again.

LPL netizens also launched a big discussion on this transfer news:

【Holy crap, SKT's lineup deserves to be called the LCK Galactic Battleship！】

【Xiao Huasheng actually joined SKT; next year LPL will again be Alexander's year】

【Peanut? Just the world's number one shockwave; the S6 finals were made to cry by Jiao Shen, what's there to fear！】

【But VG's lineup this year isn't great】

【I also think VG's lineup is no good; top laner Sheng Qiang Ge is a nutcase, Long Ge doesn't know if he'll stay or not—even if he stays he's not a strong player, mid laner Marquis is a big brush(hun), Sima Laozei is also a nutcase, support is a nobody, the whole team looks like only Jiao Shen can fight, a lone tree can't hold up……】

【To be honest, VG really has no hope; next year just watch EDG and RNG！】

【Look at IG! IG bought Duke! Worth looking forward to！】

【Holy crap, IG poached Duke？】

【When did this happen? I didn't see an announcement！】

【Internal news→_→】

Yes, IG poached SKT's Duke, but it hasn't been announced yet.

But SKT's side already announced Duke's departure, and then the day after announcing Xiao Huasheng's signing, they also announced Huni's acquisition.

Well, that's the Hu Ba Wan who was poached by IMT with a top salary to form the North America Galactic Battleship, who in the S5 World Championship dealt eighty thousand damage with Rumble.

Thus, SKT's roster for the 2017 LCK Spring Split was finalized.

On the same day, Marquis returned to the team.

Li Zhixun put down his luggage and headed straight to the training room, coming over to greet his new teammates.

"I've long admired your name; being able to be on the same team with you, I feel deeply honored!"

Li Zhixun shook hands with Liang Yan, speaking in a refined manner.

Liang Yan knew Marquis was a Three Kingdoms fan and had a decent understanding of traditional Chinese culture; he didn't find his strange way of speaking odd, and instead replied:

"Misjudging a horse leads to thinness; misjudging a scholar leads to poverty. SKT doesn't know your strength; let's next year together tear apart his Galactic Battleship!"

Li Zhixun froze for a moment, staring at Liang Yan for two seconds, then his eyes slightly reddened, and he firmly grasped Liang Yan's hand and shook it.

Gangzi teased from the side:

"Arima, Liang Yan, you're not a vocational school graduate, right? Even if your English is good, that's fine, but you're also so cultured—are you the legendary genius?"

Li Zhixun, hearing this, not only showed no contempt, but was even more surprised.

Sima Laozei also looked utterly shocked.

Looking at Liang Yan's affairs openly, they really don't hold up to scrutiny—too bizarre. A vocational school graduate, if you say he's good at games, that's just talent; after all, how good one is at games has nothing to do with education level, but he actually speaks fluent English, and it seems his other cultural knowledge is not low either—so the question is, did these abilities just grow out of nowhere?

Those hearing this for the first time naturally can't help but be curious.

However, Liang Yan has only been in the circle for half a year, and that half year he's been mixing in the European scene; domestically, the only person who knows him is basically Lao Zhang, who is still in Europe right now, and in the domestic circle he has no friends, so wanting to dig up his background is really not easy.

As for Liang Yan, knowing he can't hide many things, he is very cautious in making friends; so far, the players considered friends in the LPL circle are Fu Lan Duo and Gangzi; of course, this VG bunch will surely become friends in the future, but the circle remains small.

Li Zhixun and Sima Laozei are just curious, and don't inquire much.

At this moment, Gao Jun walked in from the door and waved at everyone:

"Come on, Marquis just returned, we're almost all here, let's hold a meeting right here."

"What meeting to hold?"

Duan De Liang, who had only returned to the base a few days ago, turned over and asked:

Gao Jun didn't hide anything, smiling narrowly:

"We're still missing a coach, right? I just want to discuss with you all, ask everyone's opinions, see if there's a good candidate we can recommend."

Although there were four players who had just joined the team, they were all people who wouldn't be nervous on stage; Gao Jun clarified the topic, and everyone gathered around and sat together. Regardless of whether there were recommended candidates, as soon as someone suggested one, everyone started chattering about it. After they started chatting, their ideas gradually opened up, and one by one, the notable coaches whose future destinations had not yet been officially announced were brought up by everyone.

Actually…… if you don't mind, I can switch to being a coach.