Chapter 41: Command Authority! Ruican, that's not how you use it!

"What kind of b-tier damage is this Zoe! The Sivir had a spell shield and still got one-shot from full health!" Sun Yalong deliberately widened his eyes and shouted exaggeratedly: "What are you doing, Tang Huanfeng!"

"Let me be honest, this game was purely lost on the hook-and-sinker draft. What a pig-brained draft. If you had just let the Taliyah through and let Da'an grab it, wouldn't that have been it? It's obvious this EDG rookie is a roaming monster; you definitely can't let him roam like that~"

Xika shook his head, half-joking and half-serious.

"Could it be a lack of confidence in laning against Da'an's Taliyah? After watching the last game, you're afraid of this rookie, right? Total blame on Doinb!"

Sun Yalong quickly followed up: "No problem at all. If we win the next game, I'll see who still dares to say we don't have any rookies in the LPL. Everyone better apologize to me!"

[This Zoe is ruthless. One flick of the forehead, and he almost knocked Tang Huanfeng’s brains out.]

[Intelligence quiz: Is "Tang Huanfeng" appearing here as an adjective or a surname?]

[Lol, a Sivir can actually get one-shot like this. That’s why it’s wise not to give him a carry role.]

[Oh, awesome. So it was the AD's fault this game? Got it.]

[Report! Dr. Jiang’s Intel series research has failed!]

[This is our LPL rookie mid-laner. Does your region have a rookie like this?]

Ye Bo took off his headset. The first thing he noticed wasn't the sound from the casting desk, but the shouting from the audience.

"Let's go, TheShy! We'll come back from 0-1 to win 2-1!"

"F***ing jungler! F***ing mid-laner! Stop f***ing feeding!"

Because the voice was so shrill, it even pierced through the casting desk's amplification.

Fortunately, the venue was very noisy. If it weren't for someone like Ye Bo specifically trying to listen to the sounds from the audience, it would actually be hard to hear exactly what was being said.

But he did successfully hear a few resonant tenor voices: "Awesome, Master Ye! Awesome!"

Satisfied with his small vanity, Ye Bo stood up, his face full of joy.

As a result, he was immediately grabbed by the shoulder by an excited Jiejie, and simultaneously "dealt the finishing blow" by Flandre, who had come over with a quick-draw gesture.

"Well played, Master Ye. You're actually quite fierce!"

"Indeed! Ye Bo's brain is really sharp. This game was truly satisfying."

Compared to Jiejie, who was simply excited about the perfect tactical execution of the game.

Flandre's voice, besides being excited, was clearly tinged with emotion.

In fact, the successive failures in the first half of the year, coupled with that one major blow, had at one point made him doubt himself.

Doubting whether he was truly washed up this year, and if he was truly destined to only "drag" the team down.

So at that time, he even mocked himself on his stream, "Stewing Himself in an Iron Pot": "Why was I cut down like a dog by Brother Jiang yesterday? There's no way around it, brothers. The facts prove that there is indeed a gap between champion top-laners."

Having experienced many failures, Flandre had a very good mindset. The fact that he could still mock and tease himself proved that he could actually accept all of this.

But, having just won the championship, having just become the first domestic champion top-laner in history.

To say he wasn't hurt or frustrated in his heart would clearly be impossible.

People who can win championships all have a bit of pride and competitive spirit in their hearts. Without this competitive spirit, it is basically difficult to have the drive to break through everything and fight for a championship.

And last week, the heartfelt words Ye Bo spoke, using himself as an example, accurately encouraged his inner self and inadvertently reawakened that "drive."

Including the crazy extra training he had been doing under Ye Bo's influence this week, it all seemed to have borne fruit in this match.

"Thank you," Flandre said, leaning against Ye Bo as they walked back to the backstage area.

"Hm? What are you thanking me for? I didn't solo kill TheShy; didn't we both kill him together?" Ye Bo replied subconsciously.

Flandre didn't say anything more, wearing a smile that said he understood what Ye Bo meant.

He now truly, from the bottom of his heart, recognized and liked this young teammate, and liked being around him.

After all, being around someone who seems to always be surrounded by warm sunshine might make things easier, even when going through very bad adversity.

If he absolutely, definitely had to choose one between his two mid-lane teammates right now, regardless of skill.

Compared to Scout, whom he had only spent a year with.

Perhaps his answer had already quietly changed.

When they returned to the lounge, Maokai also specifically singled out Ye Bo for praise.

"That was really something, that idea of turning back to pick up the TP and then circling back to the top lane—that wasn't part of our pre-game design!"

Mingkai also walked up and patted his back: "Ye Bo, I think you can be bolder with your shot-calling in the future. If you have any flashes of inspiration, feel free to use them. I feel like you're made for this!"

In his many years of career, Mingkai had partnered with many famous mid-lane teammates.

From the earliest farming king U, to the strongest General Pawn in team history, to Scout after his career was nearing its end.

Without exception, none of them were this type of mid-laner.

How should I put it? A "brain-type" mid-laner.

Most importantly, this brain is a brain that bites!

Mingkai couldn't help but secretly imagine that if he could still play now, teaming up with him would definitely be very comfortable.

This is the type of mid-laner that almost all junglers would like, as can be seen from the state of his interactions with Jiejie.

Of course, that's just a thought.

"I agree. Ye Bo's shot-calling is truly better than mine. Sometimes I get too focused on laning and my flexibility isn't great," Meiko replied very seriously upon hearing the manager's half-joking words.

"I think it's fine too," Viper nodded and added: "Actually, for our team, the support's roaming can be slightly reduced. I feel like our bot lane can easily gain an advantage in laning."

The support is indeed often the team's shot-caller, but this point is clearly not absolute.

There are plenty of famous teams that let the mid-laner, jungler, or even the ADC call the shots and control the tempo.

And more importantly, a team cannot have two main shot-callers at the same time.

To ensure that at the most critical moment, there is only one voice making the decision, so as not to increase useless risk judgment.

Meiko believed that Ye Bo was indeed more skilled in this regard—just based on the several on-the-spot responses the other party had shown, all of which had achieved "miraculous" effects.

These were all things Ye Bo had proven with facts.

"Sure, I'll work hard!"

Ye Bo didn't say much, and he didn't feel like this was a burden at all.

He only felt that this was the team's trust in him, which was very precious to him, so he couldn't let down this trust.

At this moment, the MVP selection interface appeared on the backstage television.

On the screen, Ye Bo was holding up a peace sign, his slightly childish face beaming with a brilliant smile, but it was those shining eyes that provided a contrasting, eye-catching impression, the most memorable part.

Paired with the playful Zoe making a face and holding up an "OK" gesture next to the official photo, it was like they were twins.

And in contrast to that was the terrifying individual data!

7/0/7 KDA, 36.9% team damage share, 130% damage conversion rate, 90.0% kill participation, +3330 gold difference vs opponent, MVP count: 3.

"Oh my, Master Ye is the MVP again! Three MVPs in a row!"

Jiejie dutifully acted as the atmosphere booster.

"Hey, wait a second... does this mean we're going to have to eat Shaxian again tonight!"

"That won't do, we have to grab it for him next game!"

"Hey, hey, hey, that's going too far. You're popping the champagne halfway through, aren't you! We haven't even won the next game yet, let's win it properly first."

Scout watched his teammates praising this rookie and felt a bit uncomfortable.

He also realized that this person seemed different from the mid-laners who had come before.

Just now, while the match was going on, his hands were itching, and he only felt that the other party's Zoe didn't seem to have any special mechanics; he could do it too!

This Zoe couldn't possibly be stronger than him!

But now, his teammates had inexplicably and unanimously decided to let this person be the "shot-caller."

What is this supposed to mean?

Didn't they even ask for my opinion!

Scout's heart was fluctuating wildly. After all, if everyone really got used to the "mid-lane shot-calling" tactical habit—then wouldn't I be very awkward?

I don't know how to shot-call!

I'm just Little Fly, not Big Fly, and this guy definitely isn't Big Fly either!

However, based on the other party's performance in this game, there was clearly no reason to change mid-laners, unless they lost the next game.

Thinking of this, Scout's heart was absurdly hoping that WBG could win the next game.

Preferably a big win!

"Alright, alright, let's talk about business first."

"Regarding the draft for the next game..."

The first game proved that Ye Bo's pre-game analysis of the WBG team was quite accurate.

In a sense, WBG and LNG were very similar.

The only difference was that one's power point was mid-jungle, and the other's was top-jungle.

And another difference was the support's roaming.

This game was also because the top tower was pushed down too early, which led to WBG having no chance to unfold their system at all, which is why they collapsed all the way.

WBG chose to sell Bin this year and turned to bring in TheShy, which was originally considered a very good upgrade in the Spring Split.

But, with the end of this game.

It seemed that everyone had discovered some things that had been exposed.

TheShy's upper and lower limits were both more outrageous than Bin's. If compared by a stable "peak state," he was indeed stronger than Bin; there was no need to say more about that.

But the problem was—TheShy had been notoriously inconsistent over the past two years!

Not only did the number of times he engaged in "R&D" increase, but once many games started to go wrong, he would just start burying his head and dying frantically, with no time to live!

More importantly, his style couldn't be transformed, so he was extremely dependent on the jungler's protection.

But as it happened, the one WBG got stuck with this season was SofM.

The opening has appeared.

Now, what remains to be seen is how both sides will tear open this gap, and how they will defend it.

Of course, the opponent might also potentially target EDG's mid lane, which is something they also need to consider.

The 15 minutes on stage are actually when the strength of the coaching staff is truly tested.

Many on-the-spot adjustments and advance preparations during the match can potentially influence the outcome of a best-of-three or best-of-five series.

The draft discussion has ended.

Ye Bo came to the computer as usual to warm up his hands, taking the opportunity to glance back at the notification box that had popped up after the match.

[Match Victory *Experience Bonus Acquired*]

[Congratulations! {Twilight Aspect} has reached peak level six!]

Ever since that Taliyah match ended, Ye Bo discovered that the champions he used on stage, regardless of win or loss, granted experience points far exceeding those of ranked games or the training grounds.

This is, of course, easy to understand; after all, the intensity of the professional stage and ranked games are simply not in the same league, and the level of tempering is different.

Ye Bo's Zoe was already nearing level six, and with the gains from the previous match, he had managed to complete the promotion in one go.

Very quickly, unfamiliar knowledge was whooshed into Ye Bo's mind.

"Whoa, so it could actually be done like this!"

With eyes full of surprise, Ye Bo immediately and impatiently opened the training mode.

He selected Zoe once again.

But at this moment, Scout, who was sitting behind him with Ming Kai, was coldly using his index finger and thumb to form a 'seven' shape to support his nose bridge and cheek.

At the same time, his eyes were quietly squinting toward the screen that was originally his own.

{What, still thinking you can pick Zoe in the next game?}

{What is he doing?}

{No, does this guy really know how to play Zoe? What kind of oper-}

"Holy crap!?"

"Hm? What 'crap'?" Ming Kai turned his head, looking at the other person with confusion.

"No, no, it's nothing, I bit my tongue."

The referee walked into the room at this time to notify them to go on stage.

And just as everyone left the backstage area, the moment the door crack closed, Scout rushed impatiently to the account that hadn't logged out yet.

He immediately opened the training camp, selected Zoe, and put on his headphones.

He wanted to replicate the scene he had just seen.

But unfortunately, because he had been secretly observing while pretending not to care, only half an eye had seen the screen partially blocked by a large head, so he hadn't seen the whole process.

Scout was focused and extremely concentrated, but he tried several times and didn't succeed.

"Ruican, that's not how you use it; you have to chain these two techniques together..."

"Shibal!!!"

The voice that suddenly rang in his ear gave the highly concentrated Scout such a fright that he jumped.

"Ouch, you scared me," Ye Bo was startled by the other person's sudden 'shibal', and pointing at the water bottle on the table, he explained: "I forgot to take my water."

"Who scared who! You're a Teemo, how come you walk without making a sound!"

"Uh, I think I've said that to my mom too; that's just how it is when you wear headphones."

Feeling that he had lost face, Scout could only use a loud voice to cover his embarrassment, but seeing the sincerity on the other's face, he couldn't say anything, so he just quit the game and walked back to the sofa behind him.

Ye Bo naturally didn't dwell on it; after all, if the other person had really asked, he wouldn't have minded telling him the knowledge he had just gained from leveling up.

And watching the back of the person skipping and running away.

This time, Scout followed all the way to the door and even specifically poked his head out to take a look.

Only then did he walk back to the computer.

"Alright, then without further ado! Let's enter the second game of this best-of-three!"

"Let's look forward to whether WBG will pull out a surprise strategy, or if EDG can press their advantage!"

"Second game, EDG has obtained the side selection and chosen the blue side!"

Wang Duoduo, warming up the crowd, immediately switched to the main topic upon seeing the draft interface appear.

The LPL regular season rules are "fixed side selection," and only in the playoffs and higher-level World Championships does it become "loser's side selection."

And clearly, having come to the red side, WBG will be tighter on their ban slots and will inevitably need to make tactical changes.

"We see that in this game, WBG has chosen to ban Taliyah + Zoe + Vi!"

"In this way, many mid-lane champions have been released; player Ye's champion pool is quite broad," Wang Duoduo said as such.

"They probably also feel that their ban slots aren't enough, so they just released them all?" Gu Gu blinked and guessed.

"I think there might be another layer, which is that LeBlanc, Akali, and Yone are all champions that lean more toward laning; although they can roam, relatively speaking, it will be easier to limit EDG's mid-lane performance in roaming!" Wang Duoduo offered a deduction and analysis.

The facts were indeed so.

Clearly, WBG had also discovered the root cause of their loss in the first game, so they were prepared to change their approach for this one.

"Then I'll pick first, Ye Bo, you pick later and see," Flandre took the initiative to speak.

"Mm, then let's just pick Vladimir."

The red side would have a fifth-pick counter slot, and it would likely be reserved for TheShy, so picking the top laner late had no meaning.

And the preparation EDG made for this round was top-lane Vladimir.

Vladimir is considered a beneficiary of the {Durability Update}, his current usage rate is not low, and he can also be flexed.

And most importantly, he excels in stable laning, is hard to break through, and can be considered a very good anti-pressure champion.

However, just as this Vladimir was revealed.

WBG's selection queue instantly lit up and locked in an extremely rare portrait.

"Ah? Anivia!"

The commentary desk expressed shock.

The EDG members were also dumbfounded, Ye Bo included; this was completely beyond their expectations.

But just at this moment.

Before Ye Bo's eyes, a special notification box suddenly popped up————

[Notification: Hidden Challenge Triggered]

Two-in-one 4.5k, haha.

By the way, to prevent misunderstandings, I'll provide a disclaimer: rest assured, this book definitely won't have that kind of normal position-swapping operation (tricks don't count).

This isn't a single update; it's just that splitting the chapters felt unsmooth. Normally, a chapter in the new book period is 2k, and my two-in-one chapters are basically 4.5k-5k, qaq.

It's already confirmed to go live on the 3rd; after it goes live, I can start paying off debts + explosive updates!

Everyone, hold on for one more week! Please keep reading!

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