Chapter 187: Roster officially announced! Transfer window earthquake!

Because of the sudden changes, Ye Bo has been quite busy these past two days.

A transfer is no small matter; many complex things need to be coordinated, such as commercial supplements in the contract, and a series of rights and interests that need to be determined in advance all require signatures.

After all, these are also Ye Bo's own rights, so he didn't resist flying all over the country for several consecutive days—the only requirement was that he must have ten and a half hours of "sleep time" every day.

There is no way to avoid the occupation of actual training time, but the trial grounds cannot accept any more occupation; this is Ye Bo's bottom line.

As for the extra half hour every day, a person also needs entertainment time!

It was just these few days.

News of the LPL transfer window has already started flying everywhere, with rumors mixed with truth and falsehood.

The audience finds it difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood, but they certainly enjoyed the gossip.

He Youjun acted very quickly and knew how to handle things. After arranging to bring Deft and Beryl to China, he did not immediately settle them in the Shenzhen home stadium—but first brought them to Shanghai.

Beryl just treated it as a trip and was happy to see it; mainly, he had just arrived in a foreign land and certainly had to accompany Deft.

As for Deft coming to Shanghai...

"Oh my, my old Alpaca!!" Mingkai gave the other person a big hug as soon as they met.

Meiko, who was on the side, also walked up quickly, and the two hugged excitedly again.

Deft's emotions were also clearly very excited: "The base, it's really changed a lot."

The EDG base building was completed in early 2015, and Deft had also trained in this building that year. Returning to the old place, he had many mixed feelings.

Viper and Barrier greeted this "senior" in every sense one after another.

Beryl looked a bit shy, nodding and waving from behind.

"Let's go! I'll take you for a good tour; we'll eat at the base at noon!"

"Uh, this... this, there's no need for that." Deft suddenly had a conditioned reflex when he said this, and even his Chinese seemed to become a bit more fluent.

"Don't worry, Alpaca Brother, the base cafeteria has changed. Now the brats from the neighboring branch are squeezing in every day to mooch a meal~" Ye Bo joked while pulling him along.

Everyone laughed together.

He Youjun, who was behind them, stood on the side watching.

This person is also a shrewd one; he knows that the few people on his team all have deep feelings for EDG, including the most important Ye Bo, who perhaps didn't even want to leave EDG in the first place.

So, getting along well with EDG is definitely a plus in the hearts of these team members and only has benefits for team building.

"Boss He, want to join us?" Mingkai also knew He Youjun's thoughts and specially invited him.

"Ah, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. It just so happens that I still need to meet some people later... I do have an ungracious request: can I borrow the base equipment later? I have scheduled trials for a few junglers. If we can finalize it, we will return to Shenzhen together tomorrow."

"Of course, no problem. Just tell me if you need anything."

V5 is only missing a jungler, and EDG's jungler Barrier is already a fixed choice, with no risk of leakage.

He Youjun was quite anxious about the roster announcement.

He was very clear about his current advantages.

With V5's current roster, it has a huge attraction for the vast majority of players. As long as they extend an olive branch, it is estimated that few people can refuse—what he feared was that there would be no one to talk to in the end!

For V5, now is the time when speed is of the essence. Dragging it out for one more day could lead to accidents; who knows if the desired player has already signed.

At the dining table.

A happy Mingkai raised his soda can.

"Today, it can be considered that members from three generations of EDG have returned home!"

"From me, Alpaca, and Meiko, to Xuanjun, Barrier, and Viper, to our Ye Master, everyone has worked hard."

"Later, we will send Viper home, and also send Ye Master, Xuanjun, and Alpaca to their new home. Anyway, before we leave, let's use Pepsi instead of wine and clink glasses!"

Mingkai's glib tongue is only strong when he's talking trash; once it comes to speaking from the heart, he has to shrug his shoulders and speak stammeringly.

But even so, the true feelings revealed in his words still touched everyone.

Everyone clinked their glasses with cola.

The crisp clinking sound seemed like the beating of several hearts and the transmission of unspoken warmth.

Beryl had a strange point of concern... Why are all the drinks in this club Pepsi!?

However, he held back and didn't ask.

"Zhao Lijie, you have to be careful next time we meet, okay? Ye Master and I won't go easy on you. Just watch how we beat you flat!" Li Xuanjun teased arrogantly.

"Oh right! Then I have to observe your new jungler carefully later!" Barrier also joked back: "And I've been using Ye Master's Wi-Fi for so long, maybe I can break his moves!"

"That might be a bit difficult. Maybe by then, our jungler will switch networks several times in one game~" Ye Bo said as if he had a deep meaning.

"But Brother Shengqiang Ge is right, okay? We won't go easy on you on the field! Viper Brother, you too; everyone must work hard!"

Viper nodded with a slight smile: "Of course we can't go easy. I heard that MSI is going to be reformed this year, and one region can send two teams. I hope we can meet at MSI by then."

"That's for sure! We will see each other soon!"

Starting from 2023, MSI had a huge change; both the Chinese and Korean regions could send up to two teams, greatly increasing competitiveness.

V5 naturally has the confidence to aim for one of the spots!

And GEN, where Viper went, is the boss of the league's civil war itself, which is almost equivalent to locking in a spot.

But EDG now is a bit hard to say...

It was as if they were timing it perfectly.

Just after everyone finished their meal, He Youjun brought people back to the base... but his mood didn't look very high.

"An unexpected situation occurred."

Everyone asked and found out.

The thing He Youjun was worried about happened—the other teams moved too fast!

Although He Youjun had blocked the news as much as possible, the wind still leaked out inevitably. Other teams knew about V5's roster and their missing jungler position not long after.

All the top teams rushed to cover their intended junglers at the first opportunity, and at the same time, several popular choices on the market were suddenly given extra attention.

"I had already talked to Tian, and we agreed he would come for a trial today; he also expressed great interest." He Youjun looked troubled.

"But I don't know what Guo Hao said to him. Just now, Tian has already signed to stay at TES, and the salary is no different from what we offered..."

"Not only that, the competition for several of the most popular junglers is now extremely fierce."

Due to the full quota for foreign regions, non-Korean players like Karsa, Junjia, and SofM could not be included in the selection range for the jungler position.

There are not many domestic jungler candidates that V5 can choose from.

In total, there are Wei, Weiwei, Tian, Leyan, H4cker, Beichuan, XLB, and Xun.

Among them, Tian has already been quickly signed by TES.

The remaining ones with the highest priority are undoubtedly the two "Wei"s.

And Xiao Wei, as RNG's jungler last year, who won the 2022 MSI championship with the team, is undoubtedly the most popular choice in the transfer window.

Weiwei was a very stable player for BLG last year, and his performance during the team's "three super-core" roster period was not bad; he is considered a very stable player among functional junglers.

"Can neither of them come?" Ye Bo also felt a bit tricky.

He Youjun looked apologetic, feeling that his previous boasting hadn't been realized.

"I originally heard that Bai Xing was going to take Wei out to pay off debts, and BLG also seemed to want to take Weiwei out for a trade, so I thought there was a chance to fight for it... but Bai Xing and WBG's senior management have a relative relationship! These two parties had already reached an agreement privately!"

Ye Bo also suddenly remembered.

It seemed that when WBG's manager was painting a big picture for him before, he had said that they would package RNG's mid and jungle.

"Then what about Weiwei?" Brother Shengqiang Ge asked.

He Youjun looked helpless: "The accident I mentioned is this: BLG also took a fancy to Wei; they are preparing to use a 20 million transfer fee + gift Weiwei to exchange Wei with WBG!"

"It is said that it is because Wei's ability to protect the lane is stronger, which is what their top laner pointed out. By the way, they also want to buy IG's newcomer Xun together."

Everyone finally understood why He Youjun was frowning.

Not to mention that the contracts of the two Weis were locked, they couldn't intervene at all.

After He Youjun put out the current four-person roster, although the budget left for the jungler position was not small, it obviously couldn't afford to pay the high sky-high transfer fees again.

And with Tian + the two Weis all locked, there were really less than a handful of candidates left outside.

"However, I have already brought everyone who can be tried out." He Youjun still had one piece of good news.

"Xun, Beichuan, Leyan, Xiaohao, and our previous jungler XLB will all be here soon."

Ye Bo recalled these IDs in his mind.

To be honest, he didn't have much impression of them on the field, and the one he had the most impression of was even Leyan—and that was because he "one-shot the Baron" in ranked!

As for Xun, who is at IG this season.

Because IG was already rotten to the core last season, even letting go of the last veteran Rookie, and the annual league results were third to last—in the words of netizens, it was "pure roadside"!

In a tanking team, Xun naturally couldn't have any achievements or performance on the field, and his value was pitifully low.

BLG bought him, it is said, because someone wanted to play "Brother Alliance," and anyway, it was almost a minimum wage value, and it just happened that the mid-lane bidding for Left Hand failed, so they had too much budget and nowhere to spend it...

Deft relayed the situation to Beryl.

However, Beryl's expression didn't change much, as if he didn't care too much.

"Anyway, our requirements for the jungler position are really not high. If the rhythm is bad or the awareness is not good, it can be changed. Ye player and I can help them train!"

"The main thing is that the hands must be hard; if this doesn't work, it really can't be changed..."

After hearing the translation, He Youjun immediately replied: "Okay, anyway, you four will decide later."

Not long after, the personnel arrived.

The trial officially began.

The content of the trial was also very simple—directly pull EDG's people to play 5v5!

Factory Manager made do as the mid laner, Barrier went to substitute for the top laner, leaving the two jungler positions empty.

Anyway, the people in the lanes didn't initiate attacks at all; it was just to see the junglers' own choices and operations. It can be said to be a relatively intuitive testing method.

"Everyone relax and play, don't be nervous!" Before the start, Ye Bo was still comforting the few people being tested.

But I have to say.

These few people were clearly more nervous than the last.

After all, these were all players in "marginal" teams, and compared to V5's roster, which looked like all-star big names, the contrast was extremely strong.

Of course, that was also why.

In the eyes of these people, each one carried a huge desire.

Finally, after several rounds of practical tests.

All the examinees went downstairs to wait for the verdict, while the four V5 members were having an internal discussion.

"How do you feel? Is there anyone usable? If there really isn't..." He Youjun asked from the side.

"Yes!" "Yes!"

Two different voices sounded at the same time; it was Ye Bo and Beryl.

The two turned their heads and looked at each other.

They weren't very familiar with each other yet, but they saw an inexplicable sense of tacit understanding.

Seeing the "two brains" in the team give an affirmative answer at the same time, He Youjun also breathed a sigh of relief.

And the unified answer given by the two—was Xun.

"Xun? His performance just now didn't seem to be the best..." He Youjun recalled the performance just now.

Ye Bo said a fair word: "I feel this is the type we need. As for the performance, there might also be the problem of nervousness."

Beryl also nodded: "There are indeed some small problems, but overall, I think... I don't think he will be weaker than Wei!"

RNG was defeated by DRX in the S12 play-ins, and he knew Wei's playstyle very well; it was a choice of functional + command type.

It was not the type of "hitter" they were looking for.

Deft and Brother Shengqiang Ge didn't express any opinions. Seeing the two nod, He Youjun didn't hesitate anymore.

"No problem! Then let's decide on him!"

"Wait a minute..." Beryl got up again to find the translator: "Help me tell Ye player and President He that if possible, I think there is another person who is also good."

Ye Bo heard the relay and immediately had an idea.

"Is the person you want to talk about that Blind Monk?"

"Yes! You think so too, right!" Beryl's expression was clearly excited when he heard this: "It's that Beichuan; I don't think he is worse than Wei either!"

Xun and Beichuan had extremely similar experiences.

Neither of them was the kind of "amateur from a professional background"; both first made a name for themselves in ranked, and many players already knew their IDs before entering the professional arena.

But the previous teams of these two people, one was IG, which had already started tanking, and the other was even the tanking king, T2.

However, this kind of player is actually not uncommon, and only a few can make it out—such as EDG's former top laner Xiaoxiang, LDL jungler Little Yellow Man, and Go-A-Monster...

But there are also positive examples—such as LNG jungler Tarzan, and current KT starter Cuzz.

Moreover, there is a "most successful positive case."

Ye Bo also made it out this way!

"Understood, I will go communicate immediately." He Youjun nodded.

"These two are actually very cheap; signing them both won't be any burden. It just depends on their own willingness to see if they are willing to compete for the position."

Obviously, only a fool would refuse.

If Xun goes to BLG, he also has to compete with Wei for the position; there is no difference.

Moreover, Wei is an MSI champion jungler, and Xun is currently a nobody who hasn't even entered the playoffs; it's simply hell-level competition!

Beichuan is even clearer about how much his team is tanking. Staying in such a team, he doesn't know when he will wait for a chance to rebuild and turn things around; it's better to go to V5 and fight for it.

Moreover, both of them are extremely clear.

How precious this opportunity is for players like them... This can be seen from the extremely envious eyes of the other few people!

After all, even if you take a step back—just staying on the bench and sitting on the bench with this team for a year will definitely lead to earth-shaking changes!

He Youjun led the two back to the room.

The expressions of the two were clearly still full of joy after the extreme surprise.

Although He Youjun didn't understand the game that well, he understood people's hearts very well—he had just privately told the two that it was Ye Bo and Beryl who chose them.

Just this point, I think the barriers in the mid-jungle-support linkage will be naturally eliminated later.

"Hello Ye Brother! Hello Ye Brother!" Xun came up and greeted Ye Bo first, then prepared to greet the few people behind him one by one.

"Ye Master!! I'm your old Huluwa; I'm your fan!" Beichuan looked like a surfing master and exposed his fan status first.

Xun immediately sensed something was wrong.

Damn!!

You brat, are you already "competing" now?!

He hurriedly changed his words: "Ye Master! I'm your fan too! Really!"

"From now on, everyone is a teammate; let's work hard together!" Ye Bo was very friendly to the two newcomers and enthusiastically hugged them one by one.

Brother Shengqiang Ge in the back also received a wave of greetings from the two-person competition.

It can be seen that they really want to improve!

Deft's attitude was as gentle as ever; he was also one of the few big brothers without the bullying habits of the LCK, otherwise he wouldn't have such a reputation among past teammates, and he nodded friendly to the two respectively.

As for Beryl, due to language problems, he just waved awkwardly at the two.

Seeing that things were settled, Mingkai walked up with a smile and supported Ye Bo's shoulder: "Ye Master, now you know what it means to grow up; you have also reached the point where people say they are your fans~"

Ye Bo didn't mind at all and put his arm around him: "Don't do that, Factory Manager. I heard that next season you will be our EDG's true head coach, right? I will say this to you then!"

Mingkai had a new job for the new season.

After all, Maokai was a proper two-time champion coach in name, and his salary level was top-notch, receiving many invitations.

And during this period, especially in the month of the World Championship, Mingkai could be said to have learned a lot from Ye Bo.

Not learning knowledge, but learning the other party's "research method."

So, as a coach who was originally just a name, he was finally ready to officially take over this banner for the new season, which could be considered sharing the burden for the team.

Seeing that the overall situation was settled, the big stone in He Youjun's heart finally fell.

"To celebrate! Let's have a meal together tonight, as a commemoration of our glory for this EDG!" He Youjun said with high emotional intelligence again.

With the other party's attitude being so good, Mingkai naturally had no reason to refuse, and agreed fully.

At this time, Xun suddenly thought of something and asked secretly, wanting to say something but stopping: "By the way, big bosses, that... who is our coach?"

He Youjun smiled: "Our competition training team is very professional; everything that should be there is there. As for the head coach..."

He pointed to the two people in front.

"Look, the two head coaches are right here. You must respect the coaches more in the future~"

"Yo, that's great!"

This was also something V5 had decided a few days ago.

V5's competition training team analysis department, data department, and information department all had what they should have; what was missing was the head coach to lead.

Competition for popular coaches was fierce, and basically all had been locked. The only one outside with a chance was Maokai.

Originally, He Youjun had his eye on Maokai... but later, Brother Shengqiang Ge made a bold suggestion.

Mainly in the S12 EDG and DRX—neither team had a coach doing the BP!

It can be said that the two "best coaches" were right here.

Then what kind of coach do you need?

Just like that rookie coach of DRX, Beryl still had to explain to him why he wanted to choose this hero when he was choosing, which was completely redundant and useless.

He Youjun was naturally happy to see this, and was also very "sensible."

He decisively made a decision to use the budget for hiring a coach as a bonus for Ye Bo and Beryl; they would never work for free!

The 2023 season V5 team.

Just like this, it was officially announced in EDG's base!

That night.

He Youjun held a banquet at the Peace Hotel on the Bund in Shanghai as a farewell.

Professional players are very disciplined and are not allowed to drink, so they used Pepsi instead. Only He Youjun and Mingkai drank a few cups as representatives.

Everyone talked about the future in the private room, recalled the past, and chatted and joked.

The pleasant atmosphere seemed to temporarily cover up the reluctance of the impending separation.

"Boss He, Ye Bo and Xuanjun are EDG's treasures, especially Ye Bo. He is still young; you must take good care of them..." Mingkai was clearly already a bit tipsy, pulling the other party and muttering.

"Factory Manager, you can absolutely rest assured about this!" He Youjun had a much better tolerance for alcohol and hurriedly patted his chest firmly: "Ye Bo is definitely not just EDG's treasure; he is also V5's most important core!"

"Hmm."

When Mingkai walked back to the private room, he seemed to secretly raise his arm and wipe his face.

The dinner ended, and everyone sent the EDG members back to the base, then prepared to go to V5's team base in Shenzhen.

And when it finally came time for the real separation, Mingkai, who was still a bit tipsy, was nagging Ye Bo, Deft, and Brother Shengqiang Ge.

Ye Bo also missed this place quite a bit.

Standing at the door, looking at the open gate, looking at the familiar scenes, his mind was full of memories from this period of time, and he was suddenly a bit reluctant...

"Factory Manager, can I take something as a souvenir..."

"Of course, I said this is also your home; anything is fine," Mingkai said with almost no hesitation: "Do you want to take away that replica trophy? Anyway, we can go find the official to make another one."

"I don't want the trophy, but what about it..."

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"??????"

"No, Ye Master! You are taking EDG's life!!"

V5's car drove away from Shanghai.

That night, EDG's base was incredibly quiet.

It seemed like a few meows were missing...

And it was also that night.

V5 Club and EDG Club officially released a Weibo together for the final official announcement.

【EDG Electronic Sports Club V+】

{On the basis of fully respecting the player's wishes, the club's legendary player Ye Bo (Ye) joins @V5 Electronic Sports Club}

{On the basis of fully respecting the player's wishes, the club's meritorious veteran Li Xuanjun (Flandre)'s contract has expired, and he joins @V5 Electronic Sports Club as a free agent}

{Facing a brand new journey, player Ye chooses to step into the unknown. In just half a year since his debut, his brave performances have continuously drawn little fireflies for the canyon's starry sky, eventually becoming the brightest star in the canyon. Although the road walked together was not long, I believe the shared memories are enough for each other to remember}

{Since joining EDG, player Flandre has always infected everyone in the team with an optimistic and open-minded attitude. He is not only the glue in the team but also a pioneer on the field and a load-bearer for the team. Thank you, player Flandre, for your continuous efforts and contributions}

{A new dawn is about to rise, and we are about to start a brand new journey together. May the flames be like tides, never-ending! }

{I hope that in the coming year, both players can have smooth sailing and work hard toward their goals with the support of EDG people. See you on the field! Go! }

Word by word, sincere words, and the fans below typed tears and blessings one after another.

And at the same time EDG's official Weibo posted this Weibo.

V5's official Weibo immediately stole the limelight!

【"Don't forget the young man's lofty aspirations, once promised to be the world's first"—Honored to welcome two-time champion top laner Li Xuanjun (Flandre) to join @V5 Electronic Sports Club!】

【"Star realm insight masters the secret, two spirits join hands to cast divine oracle"—Honored to welcome legendary support player Zhao Qianxi (Beryl) to join @V5 Electronic Sports Club!】

【"Nine years of chasing dreams, a heart of innocence, hope to continue a new history together today"—Honored to welcome legendary AD player Jin Hekui (Deft) to join @V5 Electronic Sports Club!】

【"First there was the ninja art of the lone thorn, then it was his history of breaking the Dao, the crow storm guards the pavilion, and from then on, the canyon history is written!"—Honored to welcome FMVP champion mid laner Ye Bo (Ye) to join @V5 Electronic Sports Club!】

【Welcome the excellent @IG-Xun, @TT-Beichuan to join @V5 Electronic Sports Club as junglers!】

Weibo almost exploded overnight.

No one thought that such huge news would be announced all at once overnight, without any warning!

Five official announcement Weibos were posted in a row, attracting everyone's attention, and all previous guesses and public opinion became higher-heat discussions.

【Turtle, is this EDG's second team () But don't say, this roster is really okay!?】

【Except for these two junglers who don't know who they are, it's really okay! National No. 1 Mid! National No. 1 Top! Paired with the second-best bottom lane in history!】

【Can the pilot be considered the second-best in history? I don't accept it. If this roster finds Brother to come, it would be truly invincible! Pure trident!】

【Want to find Brother to be the trident again, right? And don't look down on Alpaca; if you changed the AD in several games last year, DRX would have lost long ago!】

【I measure, Ye Master and Beryl, won't these two brains fight?】

【I feel the most important thing is the language problem. I have a plan! Why not let Beryl play Genshin Impact in Chinese?】

【I dare not imagine how terrifying this match would be from the draft to the gameplay if these two really meshed well; the others are going to suffer terribly~~】

【Damn, it exploded! The latest news is that Left Hand went to JDG, Chicken Saint went to Weibo! Xiao Hu actually went to TES!?】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 188 =====