Chapter 80: The sponsor wired the funds again

Since Liang Yan joined the team, except for the incident of kicking someone on the first day, Ka Lao Si has always felt that Liang Yan is actually calm and composed, broad‑minded and easygoing.

Aside from that one occasion, in daily life or matches, no one had ever seen Liang Yan unhappy; he always presented a calm, faint smile, as unflappable as Mount Tai collapsing before him without changing color.

But recently Ka Lao Si noticed that whenever they had a practice match against Snake, Liang Yan would become especially active, like a different person, as if possessed by a chatterbox, constantly typing in the game's public channel, sending the opponent things that look like trash talk but upon reflection are thought‑provoking, for example:

【Do you really dare to go up this wave? Did Liang Jingru give you courage?】

【It's not you, Qiang Ge, you're just giving it away this wave—do you really think our top laner has no jungle?】

【Qiang Ge, is the true sight in your pocket meant for stabbing buttocks?】

【Thanks, Shuijing Ge! Thanks for the kill, bro! But seriously, I feel like I could beat you even with my face on the keyboard—why didn't you use your flash? Are you saving it for a grave move?】

【Shuijing Ge, even your last‑hit is erratic—honestly I worry about your future love life; if you ruin your hands from gaming, how will you ever find a girlfriend?】

【Qiang Ge, you always dodge skills by going right—every time I close my eyes and Q to the right I hit you; why not change your ID to "CatchQ Li", JacQL? Cool?】

And so on.

Of course, Liang Yan wrote these in Chinese, and Ka Lao Si only knew them after asking Tang Anna to translate out of curiosity; at the time Ka Lao Si was stunned for a while, thinking Liang Yan is usually so steady—how does he turn into a split personality when he plays practice matches against Snake?

As for those trash talks, Snake's members weren't angry at all; instead they often exchanged banter with Liang Yan, making the public channel lively.

AP also started shouting that he wanted to learn Chinese.

The two Xia Lu joined in the uproar.

Ka Lao Si, annoyed by the three, ended up giving Tang Anna extra wages to casually teach them a few phrases now and then, thinking he could just bluff it—after all, Chinese is one of the hardest languages in the world, and the three would surely lack the patience to stick with it for a month or two.

But Ka Lao Si still couldn't understand why Liang Yan had changed like this, and the phenomenon made him very worried.

Regarding this, Ka Lao Si pondered alone for a long time, also talked with Tang Anna a few times, and finally came up with a vague answer:

He probably just missed his hometown.

So whenever he encountered the China‑based Snake team, Liang Yan became especially lively.

Want to go home?

What can we do about this!

Ka Lao Si panicked, extremely panicked, because he was now absolutely certain that, from any angle, Liang Yan would become the super‑strong leg that leads G2 to world domination…

No, we must resolve this quickly!

So Ka Lao Si once again approached Tang Anna to discuss; after hearing his idea, she thoroughly agreed and began seriously discussing solutions with Ka Lao Si.

"Anna, how do you usually deal with homesickness?"

"Although I have Chinese heritage, I was born in Europe……"

"Don't you feel the call of your blood?"

"Uh…… no. But my dad takes me back every year to pay respects to our ancestors."

"Ancestor worship?"

"Yes, my great‑grandfather is buried in China."

"So have you ever thought about regaining Chinese citizenship?"

"…… I don't want to answer; does this have anything to do with our topic?"

"Oh, sorry, but I have an idea… perhaps we could also learn from your method and take Liang Yan back for a visit?"

"Do we have the time for that?"

"If you're willing to make time, there will always be some—that's a saying from one of your great writers."

"Hmm…… but aren't you afraid of what others will say?"

"Say what?"

"People online, going out traveling and such—after finally struggling to regain a bit of the team's image with a winning streak, now going on a trip again, I'm afraid……"

"Of course we won't just say we're going on a trip; we can find an excuse—say we're going to exchange and learn with the LPL? Right, Snake! Haha! That's a great excuse, right?"

"You mean we all go together?"

"What's the problem?"

"The tickets are quite expensive……"

"No problem, I've got money!"

"Is it borrowed again?"

"No no no, our recent performance has been good, and the sponsor wired the funds again!"

"……"

"Any other problems?"

"None."

"Alright, that's settled! But don't tell them about this yet, okay Anna—you first contact Snake, I'll look into the schedule, we'll finalize the plan, free up some time, and then we can happily gogogo!"

"Alright."

Tang Anna felt helpless.

Ka Lao Si is always coming up with one scheme after another, like a three‑year‑old.

But what can we do? He's the boss.

……

The players knew nothing of Ka Lao Si and Tang Anna's plan.

By the end of June, the European summer regular season was about halfway through; so far, G2's results in the first round have been splendid—they lost only the opening match against OG in a best‑of‑one, drew just one, and won the rest 2‑0, putting them far ahead on the standings.

The three teams trailing behind, due to their mutual wins and losses, have very close records—each has lost more than two games and drawn more than G2, so the gap in points to G2 is relatively large.

Everyone was shocked.

No one expected that G2, which had been crushed by OG in the opening match, would quickly rise in the later schedule and even become a standout—this form looks even fiercer than the spring split!

In this situation, G2's team image inevitably warmed up.

But at the same time, terms like 'Civil War Phantom God' and 'Home Turf Tyrant' began to be mentioned more often online and on commentary desks.

As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope; G2's performance at MSI truly disappointed European fans to an excessive degree. Therefore, even if G2 is performing invincibly now, after all it's still just internal conflict. Before they achieve some foreign-war results, most European fans whose hearts have been broken will not believe or forgive them again.

This matter also really cannot be rushed.

Anyway, the internal atmosphere of G2 recently is quite harmonious, mainly because Liang Yan's invincible performance gave them a shot of morale booster; everyone is secretly holding in their mischief, and the haters—the more they spray now, the harder the slap in the face will hurt later!

However, before entering the second round of the regular season cycle, G2 still has one final opponent to face, and in many people's eyes, this match is also seen as a touchstone for whether G2 truly has the qualification to defend its title.

This match is scheduled to start at 7 PM on June 30.

And their opponent is none other than the former European king, FNC.