Chapter 61: Dream Team of the Old Man Cup

"This…"

Su Xing fell silent, unable to understand why TES's general manager Guo Hao would do this.

For the views?

But in this process, all TES members remain anonymous, so there will be no views at all.

Moreover, the most important thing is that TES just lost 3-0 to a European team, so how can they still have the mood to anonymously play a scrimmage against a group of old men?

For a moment he couldn't figure out what they were after. "From my personal perspective, I guess Guo Hao is interested in your ability."

Gao Wen said, "It's possible he wants to sign you as TES's mid laner for the summer split."

"Isn't this a bit theatrical?"

Su Xing was completely confused; he was already playing in the Old Man Cup, how could he still go back to being a pro player?

"The Legend Cup's viewership is larger than imagined."

Gao Wen patiently explained, "Even some youth coaches landed LPL coaching jobs directly through this Legend Cup, and it's also possible that retired players could return to the LPL during this process."

"Six."

Su Xing let out a dry laugh; after all, if he could find a job through the Old Man Cup, that would be a good thing.

"And there's another thing you might not know."

Gao Wen paused briefly, then continued, "Do you remember the scene on your first day back training with Zi Tai?"

"Hmm, I remember."

Su Xing recalled, "That day their coach was quite capable, but later when I watched the replay I wondered if they had changed coaches."

"That night their coach was Mao Kai."

Gao Wen said slowly, "He's the S11 champion coach; you can look him up online. He's now TES's summer split coach, and will be announced publicly soon."

Su Xing: "You mean Mao Kai thinks I still have the ability to play in the LPL, so he recommended me to Guo Hao?"

"Maybe, but I personally think that alone wouldn't be enough for Guo Hao to notice you..."

Gao Wen continued, "Perhaps it's because you accurately guessed TES's match results twice in a row."

"Just a casual remark."

Su Xing was at a loss for words,

No, buddy, I just made predictions based on my impression of those TES guys, and somehow I actually got it right.

"In short, TES hasn't revealed much information right now."

Gao Wen chuckled lightly, "However, since Huya and TES have a deep partnership, after senior management discussed it, we decided to grant their request this time."

"Alright, I don't mind."

Su Xing thought for a moment, "It's just doing business with money."

Playing scrims, playing training matches, and playing scrims against pros are all just games. So who the opponent is makes no difference to Su Xing.

"TES and Huya also have a deep partnership, so after our discussion we decided to grant their request."

Gao Wen said slowly, "As for candidates for other positions, we have already reached a conclusion."

"You aren't going to tell me that top is Theshy and jungle is Ning Wang, are you?"

Su Xing's mouth twitched slightly; he seemed to have guessed Huya's intention. "Hmm, you guessed right." Gao Wen smiled and continued, "For the bot lane it's Uzi and Bao Lan. How about it, is this lineup luxurious enough?"

"Bankrupt version of champion IG"

Su Xing laughed self‑deprecatingly, "In a sense, looking at the whole LPL, it's hard to assemble such an old‑men team."

If this lineup were announced publicly, people would think the five were preparing to compete in the LPL, but honestly, this roster could probably handle a playoff without issue.

"Not bad, I think this lineup is also pretty outrageous."

Gao Wen thought for a moment, "Beating TES might be unlikely, but winning a single game shouldn't be a problem."

"Did you inform them?"

"Yeah, I told them. If we stream tonight, you all need to scrim together for practice, then tomorrow at eight we'll play a BO3 against an anonymous TES squad."

"Alright, I'll log in after I finish eating."

"By the way, when they ask who the opponent is, just say you don't know."

"Hmm, okay."

At the same time, Uzi, Theshy and others also received the notice; however, Huya didn't tell them who the opponent would be, only that they need to team up with certain people tomorrow night for a mysterious full‑LPL roster match.

"No, buddy, which team are we supposed to play together?"

Ning, who had just finished commentating the match, was surprised by the news; just the thought of a few of us ending up in the same team would make any pro squad cringe.

"Not really sure."

Theshy paused briefly, "But Su Xing is impressive; with him, I can't lose at anything."

When Theshy first got the message, he was very reluctant; after all, joining the Old Man Cup was already his biggest concession, and now another baffling event?

But when he saw Su Xing's name on the list, his interest was instantly sparked.

"Indeed impressive."

Ning nodded, "That day almost drove our mid laner at home into a shutdown; it took two or three days to get his mindset right for scrims."

"I'll ask Wu Zi when they go online."

Ning got a bit excited; even though he didn't know who the opponent was, does it matter?

Ren Chuan Shang Ye Fu, Wu Zi, and a top‑tier mid laner might be a stretch for Worlds, but for a league of LPL's intensity it should be manageable.

Half an hour later, Uzi, Su Xing, Theshy and others gathered in a YY voice channel; the sight of the five together instantly made the audiences in each other's streams uneasy.

What are the five of you, coming from three different teams, trying to do? "Ah, did I hear that right? Tomorrow the five of you will form a team to play a full‑roster LPL squad?"

"Who? Damn, with these five together I think the first four can't win, but any other team could beat them with eyes closed."

"Huya is insane, damn, these five are the Legend Cup's Dream Team; seems tomorrow they could send these guys to play the German Cup."

Is it the bankrupt-version champion IG or the ultimate-version RNG? This lineup looks fine, but I always feel something's off about it.

You'd better not be talking about support, you know—Bao Lan was also really strong back in S8.

I'm not sure; they haven't said anything yet. From their chat it seems no one knows who the opponent is, only that the other side is very strong—not a typical LPL team.

It couldn't be JD, could it?

Doesn't seem like it—I saw the JD people are all on vacation; I guess it's another team.

(End of chapter)