Chapter 10: Reviews from the Spicy Hot Pot!

【MVP】

KDA：7-1-9

Participation rate: 84.2%

Output proportion: 27.6%

Positional economic difference: 4639

Xu Dongmen's promotional photo appeared on the big screen, background showing a big-bearded Graves holding a shotgun and with a cigar in his mouth.

"Welcome XDM, say hello to everyone!"

Xu Dongmen returned, and beside him was the host Ren Dong.

"Hello everyone, I'm QG's jungler XDM."

Xu Dongmen took the microphone: "Um, we're happy to be first in the group, how should we celebrate? Maybe we'll go eat Haidilao tonight, it's up to them; personally I prefer spicy food."

"Haha, as expected of a fellow Hunanese."

Ren Dong had done thorough interview preparation: "How is it, after debuting in the LPL you consecutively came back from a 1‑2 deficit twice and even got three of those MVPs—can you tell me why your performance was so good?"

"It's just playing above my usual level; I'm actually pretty ordinary in ranked games." Xu Dongmen spoke frankly.

From the audience came a chorus of "Huh."

Ranked is ordinary, but as soon as you play in the LPL you get four straight wins and three MVPs, right?

"So you're saying our Dongmen player is born just for matches, right?" Ren Dong confirmed, noting it's rare to hear a player say that.

"Yeah, I guess I'm that kind of big‑match player." Xu Dongmen said confidently.

Before Ren Dong could speak, the audience erupted again.

Wow, this kid is young but really knows how to show off.

You've barely played a few matches and already crowned yourself a big‑match player, right?

Young people really don't know the height of heaven and depth of earth!

"Go Xu Dongmen!"

"Go, brothers!"

"Nice dream, go!"

"???"

Female fans' cheers came from the audience, and the venue burst into laughter.

To cheer for Xu Dongmen, fans racked their brains, starting to play with the three letters XDM.

Whatever 'brothers', 'little brothers', writing code Xu Dongmei, all sorts of nicknames were given to him.

When asked about these nicknames, Xu Dongmen spread his hands: "Play is play, noise is noise, just don't make me look like a teacher who visits prostitutes."

"Teacher Park? Which Teacher Park?" Ren Dong didn't react at first.

Someone in the venue quietly shouted those three indescribable words.

Ren Dong immediately hit the brakes.

But it was too late; the Douyu and Huya battle flags, including the LPL official TV channel, filled the screen with the indescribable content.

Xu Dongmen's fame surged!

After pulling off two 1‑2 comebacks, he gained a lot of fans.

Not to mention follower growth, just the Weibo private messages numbered several thousand, the vast majority from female fans, some even sending selfies.

You never know how proactive girls can be!

A normal seventeen‑ or eighteen‑year‑old hot‑blooded teen can easily get lost in this gentle trap.

Xu Dongmen really will… thanks, save me, family—I'm just saying, these women are really off‑putting.

He's not the kind of little brother who can be easily manipulated!

After eating a big meal with teammates outside, they returned to the base.

There were no practice matches scheduled at night, and the club gave everyone a day off to adjust.

The next match is the semifinals; they have more than a week to prepare.

Although it was a day off, there wasn't much to do out—even Doinb just went back to his dorm to grab clothes, leaving in the morning and returning in the afternoon.

He's been staying at the club these days!

Ever since Dade showed up, you can't chase him away—he won't leave.

"Dongmen, have some milk tea!" Doinb brought back milk tea for Xu Dongmen: "This is the milk tea Tang Xiaoyou bought for you, it's your favorite grass‑jelly tea; she asked me to tell you her thanks and said she'll treat you to a meal another day."

"You only bought it for me?" Xu Dongmen took the grass‑jelly tea and looked around.

At this moment there are about ten people in the training room.

"What else?" Doinb said angrily: "They don't like me—should I still buy them milk tea?"

"Too narrow, your perspective is too narrow." Xu Dongmen shook his head.

Must say, the current Da B teacher isn't as generous as later generations, even a bit childish.

"Dongmen, what game are you playing?" Doinb, not wanting to hear big principles, quietly changed the topic: "Is this GTA? So you also like playing this?"

"I've played since I was little, starting with Sin City." Xu Dongmen didn't look back; at that moment he was controlling Xiaofu to do the opening car‑theft mission.

This is GTA5, the highest‑selling installment in the series.

Playing it is just one word: awesome!

"Oh, you're not playing League of Legends today?" Da B sat down at his seat and opened the client.

"Definitely not—who works on a day off?" Xu Dongmen said matter‑of‑factly.

He's suave, but Doinb can't pull that off.

Not far away, Dade sitting with Swift was like a thorn in his back for him.

Ryze, Plane, Sand Emperor, Card……

There are too many heroes to practice; Da B only regrets that he cannot split each minute into two halves to use!

This is called repaying a debt!

He only regrets not having left his comfort zone sooner.

Doinb knows well that he still has matches to play, all thanks to Xu Dongmen's favor.

If he doesn't reform and work hard to catch up, then this QG team really won't have a spot for him.

Doinb frantically trains extra!

On the other hand, the club also finally received a reply from Tencent Gaming.

Review passed, Dade officially made the team roster!

He made it, but since he hasn't played in the regular season, Dade still cannot take the field in the playoffs.

QG was hit by a bug!

For Swift, this is absolutely the kind of bad luck where even drinking cold water would get stuck in your teeth.

For Doinb, this is a huge piece of good news.

Dade not being able to play means there is no other choice for mid lane; in the playoffs he will start, firmly set.

He is a hero coin; Borisal can't even be called a hero coin, and his one signature move, Katarina, still can't get into the match.

Heaven helps me too!

Teacher Da B got excited.

On the third day after the regular season ended, the playoffs flared up again.

First match, playoffs 8-to-6, VG versus LGD.

Second match, playoffs 8-to-6, Snake versus IG.

As the higher-ranked teams in the regular season, VG and Snake started with a 1-0 lead.

The facts show that the group's third place is better than the fourth place.

VG won 3-1 and took down the old godfather.

Snake even swept IG 3-0, finishing at lightning speed, using only two matches.

VG and Snake teamed up to reach the semifinals; awaiting them in the next round are WE and EDG.

While these teams played in the playoffs, Xu Dongmen and company were not idle.

They rested to await the opponent, each day preparing for practice matches.

Over the week, the team they most often challenged was RNG.

As the group's first place, the two teams won't meet before the finals, so they can play freely.

RNG base.

Another day of practice matches ended, and the team members began their free time.

"Recently, there have been quite a few people bragging; how to put it, Pot Teacher, what's your evaluation?" Li Yuanhao stretched lazily and browsed the tieba; these days Xu Dongmen's online presence has been quite strong.

"I just want to know, who exactly is bragging about him?"

Mala Xiangguo spread his hands: "I'm not bragging, brother; the pressure he gives me in the jungle is not even as great as a kid playing with a god; based on these few days of practice matches, this jungler is too average, feeling like only second-tier level."

"But they can raise pigs in Condi's jungle!" Xiaohu watched the excitement, not minding the fuss.

RNG's regular-season record this season is 13-3, having lost only three games.

The worst loss among them was the match against WE, where they were swept 2-0.

"Holy crap, I admit I didn't play well when we played WE in the regular season, got blown up by Condi, but even so I still hold my view: this XDM is really average, definitely not strong."

Mala Xiangguo's small head, big question mark: "To be honest, I still haven't figured out why Condi's two jungle games exploded like that; I can't understand..."

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