Chapter 46: Let me count!

Lao Zhang was an unknown rookie when he played professionally.

Although his time as a streamer after retiring wasn't long either, he had some fame, but he didn't directly know anyone from the LPL teams; otherwise he would have directly recommended Liang Yan to go there earlier.

But he knows many streamers; just now he realized he might be able to indirectly connect with an LPL team through one of those big streamers!

But Lao Zhang was a bit hesitant, because his relationship with that big streamer wasn't very close either; they only had a few days of duo queue rank climbing together during a national server rank‑push event, and now he has to ask that person to contact a pro team for a practice match, which feels a bit risky.

Liang Yan saw Lao Zhang's hesitation, so he nudged Lao Zhang again with his elbow, and when the other looked up, he gave an encouraging glance.

Lao Zhang drew courage from Liang Yan's determination, his mind heated, and he raised his hand:

"Boss, I can also try...! Uh... LPL... maybe..."

"Good!"

Ka Lao Si shouted loudly with great presence, scaring Lao Zhang so much that his following words were cut off.

But as long as the meaning gets across, it's fine.

Liang Yan smiled and gave Lao Zhang a thumbs‑up, while secretly thinking:

Lao Zhang's skill is fine, but his mindset still needs more training; if the chance arises, I should give him some pressure‑resistance practice.

……

"Have you made contact?"

"Yeah."

"What about the time?"

Tang Anna glanced at the time:

"In half an hour."

Then she added:

"They are five hours behind us; they're having lunch right now."

"Nice!"

Ka Lao Si seemed unusually excited for no reason; perhaps he was already imagining in his mind the scene of crushing TSM.

Ka Lao Si turned to Lao Zhang and said:

"First, keep in touch with the LPL side, confirm we can set up a match, then we'll decide the time; today we'll play against TSM..."

After saying that, Ka Lao Si paused slightly, then suddenly became excited:

"Brothers!"

"Let's have dinner early today!"

"After eating, we'll come back and kill the foreigners!"

"What?"

"You're saying we should sneak into the village and not shoot?"

That's impossible; in any match between EU and NA sides, it's always a fight to the death where nobody stops until brains are splattered.

Even Liang Yan feels that TSM certainly didn't come just for a friendly exchange.

This might even be related to him; the other side probably thinks he's been too prominent online lately and wants to come and crush his reputation.

But Liang Yan never expected that his casual guess would actually be correct.

……

Luo Shan Ji, TSM Club Ji Di

The later‑renowned TSM esports arena doesn't even have a preliminary architectural design yet; at this period, TSM's base is called TSMHouse.

The place isn't small either; the dining area alone is over fifty square meters.

The members of the TSM team are having lunch.

They eat while engaging in lively discussion.

Jungler Svenskeren waves a fried chicken leg:

"Don't worry, brothers, I studied his match again last night; it looks impressive, but actually it's just that."

"His playstyle is too obvious—just mindless invading."

"Bjergsen in Zhong Lu should have no trouble securing lane priority for us; later, in Ye Qu, help me with some vision, and once we lock onto his position we can easily kill him."

The absolute core of TSM, Bjergsen, who was praised on the show "Legendary Peak" last year as being ranked above Faker, merely nodded at the words.

The elder brother said nothing, just kept his head down and ate his rice.

Bjergsen, being small and skinny, was often bullied as a child; perhaps it's genetic or a digestive issue—no matter how much rice he eats, he doesn't gain muscle (all that growth goes to his beard, crossed out).

Bjergsen

Newcomer support Biofrost enthusiastically responded to the somewhat embarrassed Svenskeren:

"Dennis, don't worry! I'll definitely light up your whole Ye Qu; once we get the advantage in Xia Lu, I'll go light up the enemy Ye Qu too!"

Senior brother Doublelift, however, smirked and poked Biofrost with his fork:

"If you roam, just roam; if I miss a last hit because you took one less, I'll beat you up."

Thinking of why that legendary support was kicked out of TSM, Biofrost gave a hesitant hehe laugh and dared not speak.

Bjergsen finished his meal, stood up with his tray, and left without a word.

The well‑known sports psychology coach Weldon, who had only been recruited last month, glanced at Bjergsen's back, frowned slightly, then turned to look at the head coach Parth.

"It's fine; maybe he just didn't sleep well last night."

Parth laughed, then called out to the team:

"Alright, everyone, speed up."

"Also, don't eat too full, lest it affect your performance in the practice match."

He curled his fingers and tapped the table twice, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and he spoke solemnly:

"Today, we will fight G2 all day!"

"For this training match, I only have one demand: guarantee a win rate above six-tenths!"

"Everyone was stunned upon hearing that."

"Only six-tenths?"

"Coach, I'll say a number, ten-tenths!"

"......"

"It's no wonder TSM is arrogant."

"In the S6 season, this TSM, as European and American viewers would say, is just four words:"

"Cosmic battleship!"

"In this transfer period, the support position kicked out the European star Kim Bora Hwang (YellOwStaR), and the newcomer Biofrost who took his spot is not lacking at all."

"Before joining TSM, Biofrost was a support who reached Challenger on the Korean server in solo queue!"

"On the day of tryouts, Biofrost pulled out a Death's Edge Karma right away, stunning the whole arena, with damage output even higher than mid laner Belson's Lulu!"

"This support, whether in current strength or potential, is outstanding; the club boss, Orangutan Captain, even praised him as a genius once in a century!"

"As for the three cores and the jungler, these four big brothers need no further explanation; just pull any one out, and they are all big names renowned in the European and American regions."

"In short, the current TSM is bursting with confidence!"

"What European newcomer?"

"We're striking the newcomer!"

"Today, they will tell Europeans who is the true hegemon of the European and American region!"

"......"

"Berlin, G2 Ji Di."

"The time arrived at six o'clock in the evening."

"Everyone returned from the cafeteria to the training room."

"Liang Yan had just sat down when someone tapped his chair, and a voice came from behind: Lao Li's voice:"

"Come on, TSM is probably coming for you."

"It's fine, Lao Li."

"Liang Yan turned his head and gave a reassuring expression."

"Coming for me?"

"That would be great."

"Just in a few days, he's going to go live on Mouse Platform; Liang Yan was worried about having too few Twitter followers, fearing his debut stream would get no attention, but TSM actually came to him on their own—this isn't a perfect opportunity for him to create a topic?!"

"As the saying goes, when you're sleepy, someone brings you a pillow."

"That's too thoughtful!"

"This TSM coach is really great!"