Chapter 25: From Beginner to Advanced, From Getting Hooked to Getting Buried

"Last hit, last hit, remember it must be; last hitting is the breathing rhythm of the Rift."

"No matter if you are a player who likes fighting, remember that only after last hitting minions and having certain equipment do you qualify to kill the enemy."

"Of course, if you have the ability to kill the enemy first, then last hit to gain double farming, that works too."

"Hahaha, god-like double farming, this UP owner is truly interesting."

A clear burst of laughter suddenly erupted in the internet cafe; Haiyang watched the UP owner's demonstration of teasing the opponent under the tower and finally understood why his economy always collapsed before team fights.

When the other party said, "Killing is the reward for double farming," he suddenly slapped his thigh—wasn't this, added together, exactly the underlying logic of a mage kiting a warrior in Legend?

Thinking of this, with the tremor of epiphany, the youth closed the webpage, restarted the client, and instantly locked in the Wandering Mage to start a new game.

Half an hour passed.

The youth stared at the settlement screen's 6-2-5 KDA, stunned:

He discovered with surprise that he, who had been repeatedly taught by the defensive towers, seemed to truly belong to playing mage-type heroes, especially the bald grand mage carrying a scroll and controlling lightning.

In matchmaking, not only did he not feed his teammates, but he also achieved a positive record for the first time when the game ended.

"Continue!"

As game after game proceeded, on the seat, the youth with the ID Haiyang's smile grew richer and richer, from a positive record to actively controlling the pace, to becoming a god!

Having unlocked a new angle for mages, he adapted even more to the rhythm of the game LOL.

Until in one match, the enemy mid-laner, very resentfully, typed in all-chat: "Please, great one, go make a name for yourself in ranked; what kind of thing is bullying us new players in matchmaking?"

Ranked?

The youth suddenly froze, looking at his 7-0 record; although he felt a secret thrill at being called a master by opponents.

But he really hadn't understood much about ranked; it seemed there was an unlocked new mode on the page.

"Right, since this UP owner JM has beginner tutorials, there should be explanations about ranked too; let's look for them."

Level 30!

Players must reach level 30 and own at least sixteen heroes to unlock the ranked match mode.

Haiyang actually found relevant explanations about ranked matches in JM's videos; looking at the upload date, it was fresh goods just released this morning.

"Ranked, hero ban/pick, points and ranks: Bronze, Silver... Challenger; wow, isn't this just the leaderboard in an MMO?"

The youth scratched his head.

Indeed, no matter what type of game it is, it is hard to escape the essence of humans competing against humans.

Without this leaderboard, League of Legends would at most be a nice pastime, but with the leaderboard, it is a MOBA game with full competitive intensity.

"So this UP owner named JM is a Challenger-level player, right?"

"Not yet; JM didn't finish his placement matches yesterday and got dragged down by a thrower again; after finishing ten games today, I don't know if he can place into Challenger."

A young player beside him who had been paying attention to Haiyang spoke up, "What, a new player?"

"Yeah, I've only been playing this game for a short while."

"Yo, your talent is good; I just saw you playing the Wandering Mage very well in matchmaking."

"Just lucky, and I met new players!"

"When I was a new player, I wasn't this strong; I even lost two games against bots, making my bot win rate not 100%."

"By the way, just now the older brother mentioned that after JM finishes ten placement matches he might be Challenger; does League of Legends rank promotion go this fast?" Haiyang was very curious.

"Where? That's because JM was previously a top-three player on the national server ladder; his strength is invincible, and the new season's rank points reset directly put him into Diamond 2; calculate the points, after ten games it's actually about the same as Challenger."

"I have to say, you kid have really good luck; when I first got in touch with LOL last year, JM hadn't started posting tutorial videos yet, and it was hard to find a guide; unlike you guys now copying the answers, able to pass the beginner stage very quickly."

"Brother, I want to play ranked; can you take me along, or recommend some guide videos to me?" Haiyang said seizing the opportunity.

"Uh, take you to play ranked..." The youth hesitated on his face, "Brother, my rank points last season were about two thousand, the gap with you is a bit large, and it's placement matches; maybe you should try solo queue first."

"For things you don't understand, go check JM's tutorial videos; he has all kinds of advanced tutorials there, especially regarding different hero gameplay tutorials."

"Let me tell you, we were able to reach over one thousand nine hundred points entirely thanks to JM brother's tutorial videos; he really teaches when he has something to teach."

"You know WE, right?"

"I've heard of them; what's up?"

"WE's jungler, the previous number one on the national server, still got abused!"

"These past few days JM has been streaming to rush for the number one spot on the national server."

While the two discussed, the internet cafe's big screen suddenly switched to a YY live stream—in the picture, JM was performing textbook-level lane management with the Wandering Mage, and a torrent of bullet comments instantly drowned the entire screen.

"Here, look up, look at the big screen."

"Holy crap... is he actually this powerful?"

The youth stared fixedly at the screen, not wanting to take his eyes off that blue-skinned great devil for a single second.

"Nonsense, Challenger; do you understand the weight of being a Challenger?"

"Damn, I forgot you are someone who hasn't even played ranked yet."

"Suggest watching JM's beginner tutorials first; the rank he is playing now is too high; brother, you won't be able to digest it for a while."

Watching the peer beside him dive back into the ranked endeavor, the youth who wanted to join as soon as possible also hurriedly left the live stream and started flipping through the advanced tutorials the other person mentioned.

"Play the game with your brain, ranking up is easy!"

"Hello everyone, this is JM—Ah Ming's Little Classroom, with one hundred ways to cook heroes!"

"Today our cooking protagonist is—the Wandering Mage!"

"..."

"Okay, next is ad time..."

The above was merely a snapshot on the road of new players surging under JM's overwhelming promotion on YY.

One can only say that Jiang Ming, in the field of video tutorials, utilizing the advantage of foreknowledge, has already formed a monopoly-level scale.

Before others had even discovered this business opportunity, he had already mass-produced a full suite of LOL tutorial videos, ranging from beginner to advanced, from first dive to final grave, with each layer of guidance video interlocking perfectly to ensure every new player entering the Summoner's Rift was served flawlessly.

In a word: only you can't think of it; JM can't update it!

In the process of continuously guiding new players, Jiang Ming proceeded step by step, gradually strengthening the impression of his videos in the players' minds.

And once a situation formed where players needed guides and came to search for his videos, that would mean countless potential fans.

This would serve as both a boost for his livestreaming and the future development of his club, and as direct customers for his online shop at present.

……

"Phew, just one more match!"

On the other side, after signing the contract with the YY platform, Jiang Ming wasted no time; returning to his room, he instantly launched his ranked climbing livestream.

Although he had already lost two rating chunks to Ming Kai earlier, and given that his own base rating ranked quite high, no one had yet surpassed him in victory points for the time being, but he couldn't stop those grind kings from pulling all-nighters to climb.

The efficiency was a bit low, but if he kept not playing, he would still be overtaken.

It would be quite a joke if he had just signed with the platform and the title of the first Challenger in the first server was snatched away by someone else.