[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league":3,"chapter-reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-55":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in S3, Training the Entire League",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292525,4484,"Chapter 55: Why Does NXG","reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>Create celebrity-level makeup looks for the five NXG members!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a specific requirement Jiang Ming had clearly mentioned to the makeup artist from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they had already decided to deliver a visual shock to S3’s LPL rivals and viewers, how could they possibly skip the ultimate weapon: on-camera makeup?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While other teams were still using identical, bare-faced ID photos for their team portraits, Jiang Ming had long grasped the rules of visual competition in modern esports—no, not runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine this: during a professional league broadcast, as the camera sweeps across the screen, one side shows opponents with dark circles and pale faces, while the other side displays NXG’s five players as if they’d stepped straight out of a drama set—this dimensional downgrade in image impact alone would etch a memory landmark onto viewers’ retinas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer visual dominance created in that instant made even the thought of it irresistible to hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing the players would be under camera scrutiny from start to finish during matches, Jiang Ming seized this portrait session as an opportunity to test the effect firsthand on his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They look much more energetic to the naked eye,” Lin Jingyi said, standing beside Jiang Ming as she watched the five boys under the exposure lights. “But we’ll have to wait and see the final photo results.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the twelfth burst of the studio’s ring lights faded, Xu Jing slumped into his folding chair: “This is more torturous than last-hit for three straight hours—I feel like my pupils have lost focus!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seconded,” Shi Zhenyu rubbed his stiff neck and teased, “I didn’t suffer this much during military training.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think I’ve taken more photos today than in the last ten years of my life combined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be more confident—it’s definitely more, not less.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop! Raise the reflector on the right rear by fifteen degrees,” photographer Old Chen called out from behind the monitor, gesturing to the crew, then stepped forward to address them. “Just hold on a little longer—we’ll finish the team photo, then do individual shots for each of you, and we’re done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, after the team photo, we’re still doing individual shots?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, Brother Jiang, spare us—we still haven’t finished today’s training!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think we could use even more training!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to train, not take photos.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to go back to the base!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weibo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NXG Esports Club official account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Jiang Ming’s relentless promotion, even though they hadn’t played a single official LPL match yet, this newly formed team account already had tens of thousands of followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And suddenly, on the NXG team account—which had been silent since verification—appeared a new post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【NXG Esports Club League of Legends roster officially confirmed!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear summoners and friends who follow NXG, hello!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After intense training and preparation, we are honored to announce the official starting roster for NXG’s League of Legends division in the upcoming LPL season:”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Top: norsha (Song Yuan)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jungle: stone (Shi Zhenyu)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mid: yihan (Wu Zhiqiang), substitute: JM (Jiang Ming)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ADC: sorry (Xu Jing)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Support: door (Pang Ran)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Head Coach: JM (Jiang Ming)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Data Analyst: JM (Jiang Ming)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team Leader: Lin Jingyi”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: Attached team portrait.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the online discussion about NXG’s extreme player schedule had not yet cooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So as soon as NXG released their official roster and portrait, the post immediately drew numerous comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary players naturally fixated first on the retouched team portraits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment netizens opened the nine-grid portrait, the esports world’s usual “internet cafe kid” narrative was abruptly rewritten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under professional soft-light lenses, NXG’s players pierced through the screen with sharp gazes, their tailored team uniforms accentuating their upright physiques, even their fingertips seeming to shimmer with the glow of data streams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【???】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Holy shit, NXG’s uniforms are this cool?!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【JM, explain—why don’t your online store carry these styles? Keeping the good stuff for yourself, huh?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wait, wait—coach, tell me these are really esports players?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sob, compared to them, I’m the real internet addict.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【How come NXG’s five guys look nothing like any other team’s players...】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hmm, I’d believe they could debut as idols right now.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【(laughing crying) Is NXG’s lineup the tall-short-fat-thin-handsome combo? Poor photographer must’ve struggled.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【So this is what the top laner who plays the immortal kidney looks like—totally unexpected (doge)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The jungler looks kinda dumb—JM, your jungler doesn’t seem too bright.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The support looks so young—probably only fifteen or sixteen.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The ADC’s expression looks so flashy...】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【To be fair, NXG’s players all look incredibly energetic.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be admitted: the portrait session that had driven the players to despair had now achieved its intended effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously unseen NXG members, through this roster announcement paired with their polished, vibrant portraits, had already left a faint but lasting impression on viewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the players later perform well in the LPL matches, this early impression will serve as the perfect foundation for converting viewers into fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, some players and team officials noticed the unusual wording in this post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside the top mid laner substitute in the server.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Head coach JM, data analyst JM—wow, JM, you’re not just the team owner, you’re a jack-of-all-trades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even these cold words revealed much about NXG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether these roles were held by the same person, a team with both a head coach and a tactical analyst, plus a team leader, clearly demonstrated professionalism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the previously leaked NXG training schedule, several other teams that had also qualified for the LPL now regarded NXG as a serious threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Schedule more scrimmages with them before the season starts—JM’s got something. See if we can steal a few tricks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, should we take a team portrait too? Our last one looked more like a criminal lineup identification...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think we should.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This era had no shortage of smart people; after being briefly stunned by NXG’s avant-garde portrait aesthetics, many team managers began to think creatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They considered copying Jiang Ming and NXG—right before the LPL kicked off, they too would post a roster announcement with a team portrait.\u003C\u002Fp>",1008,"2026-06-20T04:16:26.320Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a85b82c78d7600ced46e803db50617433e19498980725d6e19c424b9d121ff8e","reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-56","reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-54",190,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-cover.jpg"]