LOL: What is a roaming mid laner?

Lin Ran said goodbye to Grella backstage and returned to the YM lounge alone.

The previously cheerful atmosphere in the lounge was shattered by the lottery results. Bai Yueya was sorting out Dragon Ball information, and the team members were discussing something in a low voice with their brows furrowed.

"Let's go, let's go." Guo Hao stood up and said loudly, "Everyone, have a good rest tonight, we will leave for Guangzhou tomorrow!"

Several team members agreed casually and walked out.

Lin Ran took his backpack from Su Cheng and followed his teammates out of Wuhan Sports Center.

It was already 10 o'clock in the evening, and the stadium was brightly lit under the night, emitting a warm and comfortable orange light.

He looked back at the venue for the last time. During the half-month journey, this place contained the excitement of countless players when they got their wish or the loneliness when they left the game sadly.

But with the end of the group stage, everything is in the past. The defeated ones left with regrets, while the other 8 teams will go to Guangzhou with this sad or sweet memory.

Lin Ran closed the car door, the black windows slowly rose, and the Wuhan Sports Center slowly disappeared from his sight.

Su Cheng was still communicating with Bai Yueya about the Dragon Ball video. Lin Ran couldn't find anyone to chat with, so he simply took out his phone and continued to read the forum.

[One thing to say, this is a really good draw this year! 】

[Prediction post, RNG sweeps the Rabbitohs 3:0, WE defeats Samsung 3:2, SKT easily defeats Baidu Cloud, YM crushes Longzhu! 】

[Top 4 and 3 LPL? Is it because you said something B in a dream or am I drifting away? 】

YM's victory and qualifying did not stir up any splash in the forum. This was in line with everyone's expectations, so naturally there was no way for them to post a post about their experience.

To be honest, their 6-game winning streak in the group stage did not generate as much discussion on the forum as the 5-1 loss. Once they lost, the forum would be filled with comments such as "Rational discussion is not bragging. Is there something wrong with JKL's thinking? It will be easy to replace Uzi." "Win" is a meeting-starting post.

Now everyone is discussing the draw results, looking forward to the top 8 matches and even discussing the finals and the championship.

[If nothing else, in the top half, RNG will definitely advance to the finals. What kind of stinky thing is Samsung? 】

[Why can’t it be WE? Bullying that 60e has few fans, right? Have you forgotten how I tortured you in the spring semi-finals? 】

[I think the result of this draw is really mediocre. YM is very difficult in the second half. Longzhu and SKT are both difficult to beat. They won’t really fall in the middle, right? 】

[Bad draw? Haha, why do you say it is a good draw? I just hope that YM can bring out the things of SKT and Longzhu and clear some obstacles for RNG. Of course, it would be better if they win. If they lose and RNG wins and wins the championship, then YM will have one-third of the credit for this championship. As for WE, just leave it to chance. I am an RNG fan, a rational fan]

During the 5-kilometer journey to the Peninsula Hotel, Lin Ran briefly browsed the posts on the forum.

The audience generally believes that there is no suspense in the first half, and RNG will firmly enter the semi-finals. WE and Samsung are both the No. 3 seeds in their respective divisions and will have a hard battle, but in the end they all believe that the two LPL teams in the first half will be locked in. A place in the finals.

On the contrary, YM, who was regarded as the favorite to win the championship before the game, has a difficult path to advance.

The reason is simple. The teams in the same half zone as it are Longzhu, SKT and C9.

Needless to say, Longzhu, as the champions of the LCK Summer Split, their strength is here. Although they qualified second in the group, no one will underestimate them.

SKT, which has had ups and downs this year, is the world's top team second only to YM in the minds of many viewers.

Never underestimate the heart of a championship. This sentence applies not only to basketball, but also to e-sports.

SKT is undoubtedly a formidable opponent. Lee Sang-hyeok has entered the World Championship three times in his career. His two championships and one second place as a leader are enough to stand out among the rest.

No one knows how far SKT, which is known for its solid offense and defense, will develop the version during the one-month journey to the global finals.

YM, SKT and LZ, the three sharks are swimming in the lower half, and finally compete for a place in the finals. You can imagine the cruelty of the competition.

Lin Ran thought the same way. It was indeed a bit outrageous that Longzhu could become their opponent in the quarterfinals.

Before the start of the global finals, everyone in YM felt that they would not meet teams like Longzhu and SKT until at least the semi-finals.

But the intensity of the quarter-finals and semi-finals against the Korean team was too high.

This is also the reason why everyone in YM looked serious after the lottery ceremony. This year's battle is indeed difficult to win.

It was already past the evening rush hour, and the BMW carrying the YM crowd returned to the hotel within a quarter of an hour as there was no traffic jam.

"After you take a shower tonight, you should pack your luggage before you sleep, especially Jack and Lin Weixiang... We will catch the flight tomorrow afternoon together. You two should set the alarm clock in advance so as not to miss the business."

There are not many night owls in the team on weekdays. Lin Ran is used to going to bed early and getting up early, and Xiaotian's sleep schedule has also been advanced a lot. Plus Liu Qingsong who puts on a facial mask and takes beauty sleep, the only two people left in YM are Lin Weixiang and Jack. A monster whose daily routine is reversed day and night.

The team temporarily disbanded downstairs in the hotel. Jack, who was hungry again, took the prophet and Jin Gong to the hotel restaurant. Lin Weixiang handed his backpack to Liu Qingsong and planned to jog around the hotel.

Arriving at the 7th floor, everyone in YM left the elevator and said goodbye to each other and returned to their rooms. Lin Ran took Su Cheng's soft palm and walked to the corner of the corridor to enjoy their few moments of intimacy.

"Aren't you going to have a meeting tonight?" Lin Ran asked in a low voice.

"No, there is only a regular meeting before departure tomorrow afternoon," Su Cheng didn't know why Lin Ran lowered his voice, but she still whispered in his ear and replied, "I have nothing to do tonight."

The volume was too low, and the sound mixed with warm breath hit Lin Ran's ears.

Although Lin Ran knew that what Su Cheng wanted to express was simply that he had a lot of time tonight, he still couldn't help but think wrongly, with a bit of charming charm in his thoughts.

Lin Ran leaned over and pressed her cheek against hers. He saw that the fair skin that his lips touched was stained with a little red plum. The beautiful fire in his heart not only did not disappear, but grew stronger and stronger.

The girl huddled in the corner had weak legs, her fingers tightly clenching the corners of his team uniform, and the red plum blossoms spread on her cheeks bit by bit.

Within a moment, Su Cheng's cheeks were on fire.

Lin Ran was in a state of confusion when he saw this scene. Su Cheng's crescent-like drooping eyebrows looked cute in his eyes.

He looked at the girl's thin eyelashes trembling slightly, and knew that the girl's heart was probably in chaos. The two were skin to skin, so close that they could hear each other's heartbeat.

Lin Ran tried his best to suppress the restlessness in his heart.

This is the World Championship, so you can't think about anything else... No one else can take Su Cheng away from him if he stands here, but the Summoner's Trophy won't be waiting for him.

Abstinence is very necessary at this time. Lin Ran doesn't want to follow Kandi's example and compete with dark circles under his eyes every day. Doing some tricks before the game will definitely affect his competitive state.

Closing his eyes and taking two deep breaths, Lin Ran looked at Su Cheng with clarity in his eyes.

He stretched out his hand to rub his girlfriend's small and delicate earlobes until Su Cheng's ears were as rosy as her cheeks before letting go.

Su Cheng also had strong self-control. She put her palms on Lin Ran's chest to keep a certain distance between herself and her boyfriend, and regained her composure in her watery eyes.

"What are you going to eat tomorrow morning?" She glanced at Lin Ran's face and immediately looked away, fearing that she would fall into it again and be unable to extricate herself.

"Hot dry noodles?" Lin Ran answered smoothly and changed the topic, "It's reasonable to have another meal before leaving, right?"

Su Cheng's arm holding Lin Ran's chest gave out, and she took her boyfriend's hand and left the corner of the corridor.

"You go to bed early tonight. There is no need to go through the video. We will discuss the tactics against Longzhu when we go to Guangzhou..." Su Cheng brought the topic back to work, and now the remaining charming atmosphere between the two completely dissipated. No trace.

Lin Ran nodded to indicate that he understood. He walked to his room and said goodbye to Su Cheng. He put the room key in his backpack. Lin Ran could only lower his head and fumble for it, and suddenly felt his neck feel heavy.

Lin Ran's first reaction was that Jin Gong was coming.

He subconsciously shrank his head and realized something was wrong.

The arm hanging around his neck was as warm and white as jade, and he was clearly Su Cheng.

As soon as Lin Ran turned around, he bumped into Su Cheng's face.

It feels softer and warmer than your cheek.

As soon as he touched the score, he blushed for a moment, "What are you doing?"

"I still want to ask you," Su Cheng blushed, "I just want to touch the bone under your neck..."

"Just touching?" Lin Ran corrected her mistake, "Your lips are..."

"Oh, please go back and have a rest!" Su Cheng, blushing and furious, grabbed his room key and opened the door, then pushed Lin Ran in with a slap.

The door was slammed shut. Lin Ran looked at the closed wooden door and subconsciously reached out to touch the bulging bone under the back of his neck.

He seemed to have discovered Su Cheng's little quirk.

But what kind of weird habit is it that you like to kiss his spine? Is my girlfriend really a normal person?

Lin Ran then thought about it and realized that his hobbies seemed a bit weird, and he suddenly felt at ease.

It’s not that one family doesn’t enter the same house!

"What's going on?" Xiaoyao, who had returned to the room earlier, stood nearby and asked sadly.

From his perspective, Lin Ran had not moved his feet since he entered the door. He was facing the door and reaching out to touch his spine, while bursts of weird laughter came from his mouth.

It looks like someone is possessed.

Lin Ran first looked at the dressing mirror at the door of the room. Su Cheng, who didn't like makeup very much, didn't wear lipstick today. There was no flaw in his face.

"...What could happen?" Lin Ran cut into three classic sentences, "Let's discuss what to eat tomorrow morning."

Xiaotian glanced at Lin Ran suspiciously. It would take a quarter of an hour to discuss breakfast? Where can you tell me the name of the dish?

However, as a jungler, Garlic Bastard is also an old Yin coin and is very thoughtful.

We were out for a quarter of an hour in total, discussing things that made me eat breakfast for only three or two minutes, and the remaining 10 minutes were completely indescribable.

He laughed a few times like his old teammate Shi Senming, then took the towel and went straight to the bathroom.

Lin Ran always felt that Xiaoyao seemed to be acting strangely when he smiled, but he couldn't make a move without evidence.

Emptying all other thoughts, Lin Ran picked up his tablet and sat on a chair to watch the Dragon Ball video.

Su Cheng previously said that he didn't need to watch the Dragon Ball video and would wait until the team arrived in Guangzhou to determine the tactics, but what Lin Ran wanted to find was the details - the laning skills of Dragon Ball mid laner BDD.

Longzhu dominated the entire LCK this past summer, and apart from top laner Khan, the one who performed brilliantly was BDD.

He suppressed almost all opposing players and was considered one of the strongest mid laners in this World Championship. In the group stage, he suppressed Xiaohu in all aspects.

In order to stabilize the laning, Lin Ran had to study the details of BDD laning in advance. He got a lot of ranking analysis about BDD from doom, another YM analyst.

He plans to use it in conjunction with game footage.

The current competition still uses God's perspective. Although Riot has intended to provide first-person video of players, it is only an intention and it will be a long time before the project is implemented.

However, without a first-person perspective, and the director would not keep the OB camera pointed at the middle during the game, Lin Ran could not obtain much BDD laning details from the game.

Fast forward and played the video of Longzhu 7 group matches. Lin Ran didn't get much valuable information. He shook his head helplessly and could only flip through the BDD ranking video.

…

Early morning on October 16th.

Lin Ran and Su Cheng got up in the morning and ran in a circle outside the hotel building for 4 kilometers before taking a taxi and eating hot dry noodles outside.

The noodles are chewy and refreshing, yellow in color and oily. The sesame flavor fills your mouth. The pickled radish and pickled beans are refreshing and delicious. Paired with a bowl of fragrant and delicious eggnog, it is endless aftertaste.

On the way, he received a message from his old acquaintance Casa, saying that he had something important to discuss with him.

When he returned to the hotel, it was nearly 10 o'clock in the morning. Lin Ran saw the Wolf King wearing the Flash Wolves uniform at the lobby bar.

Kasa also noticed Lin Ran and Su Cheng walking in the door and waved to them.

"What do you want to drink?" he asked while sitting in the booth holding a menu.

"Two glasses of iced lemonade," Lin Ran and Su Cheng said shortly after finishing breakfast, "just right to relieve their tiredness."

Kasa glanced twice at the couple opposite him, feeling that the hanging man was hinting at eating lemons.

There were not many customers in the hotel bar in the morning, so two glasses of lemonade and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice were quickly delivered.

Just as Lin Ran was about to ask Kasa why he asked him out, he saw the faint dark circles under his eyes, and his heart skipped a beat, thinking of his interaction with Su Cheng last night, "No way..."

"Why not?" Kasa, who finally lost sleep after thinking about it last night, took a sip of juice and looked up with a confused look on his face.

Under the table, Su Cheng seemed to accidentally touch Lin Ran's leg with his knee.

Lin Ran quickly changed the topic, "Why did you think of asking me out?"

Kasa's fingers subconsciously moved his scroll, "There are some things that I can't explain on the phone..."

He thought for a moment and then said: "I plan to leave LMS next season."

Karsa made a very difficult decision last night, which is to follow James and bring his talents to other competition areas to challenge his limits.

Three teams from the LMS division participated in the global finals this year. HKA failed in the qualifying rounds and became the only team among the five major divisions that did not advance to the main round; AHQ suffered a humiliating 0-6 defeat, and the Flash Wolves had a slightly better record, but The only victory came from the Turkish wild card team.

As a professional player, Kasa is very aware that the decline of Dou Emperor's bloodline is inevitable.

Are the five members of Flash Wolves too weak? Casa doesn't think it matters much. With the talent of him and his teammates, it's more than enough to be a first-class goalkeeper in other divisions, not to mention the top.

In fact, the LMS is similar to North America in this regard. They are both facing the embarrassing situation of the overall level of the league declining. There are not many local fresh blood, and the foreign players who come to help the poor with technology are not strong.

You must know that professional teams spend most of their time competing against other opponents in the league. The decline in the overall strength of the division will inevitably bring down the leading team - the Flash Wolves have always won, but they have lost so few games that they can't even find reviews. Room for improvement.

The current decline in North America is not as exaggerated as that of the LMS. The reason is very simple - money ability. Although money cannot solve all problems, it can solve most problems. Any player who wants to retire will be immediately offered a 7-figure annual salary contract.

The LMS division obviously does not have this kind of courage due to factors such as market shrinkage and economic downturn in recent years.

Kasa couldn't help but want to leave. He had to get both money and honor. Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing to not be able to afford a house after staying in the LMS for so many years?

"It's good to leave," Lin Ran's eyes lit up. For various reasons, he had long been dissatisfied with the LMS division. The name "green hat color" was quite outrageous. "Are you interested in coming to the LPL?"

"I have this plan," Casa nodded. "I got the contact permission letter from the club last night and want to talk to you first."

After hearing the news, Lin Ran put down the lemonade with a more serious expression.

Contact permission, this thing is very important.

Originally, Riot Games' transfer rules explicitly prohibited players from privately conducting transfers and trade negotiations before the transfer window opened. Those who violated the ban would be fined, banned, and other penalties.

The transfer window blooms twice a year, from mid-to-late November to mid-to-late December after the World Championship and from early to mid-to-late May after the Spring Split.

What should players who are under contract at other times want to contact other teams?

Then you need to use a contact permission letter. The club will issue it after approval by the local league and issue it to players who have transfer needs and whose contracts are about to expire and need to contact new teams.

With document endorsement, players can legally have private contact with other clubs before the transfer period starts.

During the mid-season, Lin Ran could only hint at Casa's transfer in various ways because Casa did not have a contact permission letter.

Now he can finally discuss this topic openly, "Do you have any intention of team? I can be responsible for threading the needle."

"Of course we are talking about intentions. I am not responsible for the movement of players, and I can't make any decisions." Lin Ran looked at the time displayed on his phone, "I can only give you some suggestions."

Kasa hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Is there a place for me in YM?"

Lin Ran and Su Cheng were stunned for a moment. They didn't expect that Casa's target for the new season would be their own team.

Lin Ran was struggling in his heart.

He is very clear about Casa's strength. He is a real wild dad in the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan competitions. He is a plug-and-play powerful jungler. No matter which team he joins, he can be regarded as a reinforcement.

And more importantly, Casa's contract is about to expire, and the team can save a lot of transfer fees by signing him!

From all aspects, Casa's value for money is quite high.

But only then did Lin Ran realize how heavy a burden he had carried on his shoulders in order to drink this glass of ice-cold lemonade.

The golden period of a professional player is no more than three to five years at most, and there is a high probability that he can sign two contracts during this period. If he does not handle it carefully, it will delay the second half of Casa's career.

To put it bluntly, except for some top players and a very small number of live broadcast geniuses, most professional players will have to rely on the contract salary they signed during their prime period for the rest of their lives.

If it really delayed Casa, Lin Ran would inevitably feel guilty.

He didn't intend to deceive others, so he answered after thinking for a moment, "I'll tell you the truth, if you come to YM, you will have to rotate with Xiaotian, and I can't guarantee the result of the rotation. After all, Xiaotian and I have been working together for two years, and we have a tacit understanding of each other." …”

"That is to say, YM cannot guarantee your starting position and number of appearances."

It was Casa's turn to fall silent.

It's not the most critical moment of the transfer period yet. During the wait-and-see period, his goals are very ambitious - he wants both money and honor.

YM may be wealthy enough to give him enough money, but the honor column is far behind - after all, even if the substitute rotation wins the championship, the gold content cannot be compared with that of the starting lineup.

Casa, who was born in 1997, considers himself not too old. It would be no problem for him to continue to shine in the jungle position for three or four years. Being a substitute rotation would be a bit of a pension, so naturally it would not be his first choice.

At the same time, Casa also discovered another news in the conversation just now - YM's starting jungler Xiaotian has no intention of transferring next season. There is a high probability that this pair of midfielders will spend the most glorious period of their careers together.

"But I can give you a general overview of the teams in the LPL for your reference."

Lin Ran was very kind, and he didn't drink the lemonade for free. He took the pen and paper and talked and wrote.

"There are currently 12 teams in the LPL. After excluding us, there are still 11 teams left. Among them, EDG has ancestor Severn. You can basically give up..."

Lin Ran crossed out EDG on the paper and continued: "RNG's treatment is very good. I heard that during the trial training, they only gave 50 yuan to buy milk tea. However, they have a fragrant pot. Do you think they can compete?"

Kasa hesitated for a moment before shaking his head and rejecting, "Xiang Guo is too strong this year. RNG will definitely not give up on him and choose me."

"WE's strength is also good, and the team atmosphere is also very good..." Lin Ran changed the topic, "The problem is that there are two Korean aids in the bottom lane, but it is said that there is a domestic support in their youth training called Missing who is quite good."

Casa's eyes lit up. In his opinion, this team was well equipped, and competitor Kandi's state had declined at light speed since it reached its peak in the spring split. Now its strength is quite average.

Fair play to Condy, Casa is confident of benching him.

"The club is not rich, but the biggest problem is that it is a bit stingy." Lin Ran added after looking at Casa's hopeful face.

This is his evaluation of WE. Being stingy is really stingy, but being poor really doesn’t count.

WE, founded by Pei Le and others, is considered one of the earliest professional e-sports clubs in China. It is not an exaggeration to call it an ancient giant. More importantly, WE has been making profits in recent years. The mature youth training system has produced TheShy and Khan. , Sima Laothi and other well-known players make a lot of money every year just selling youth training players.

Moreover, they have always adhered to a self-sufficient team training model and have very little money to spend.

957 was brought up by his third team WE.F; Kandi was originally a member of M3 (WE second team); Xiye debuted from WE.A.

The remaining two Korean players: My brother-in-law led the team to 0 wins and 6 losses in the Korean OGN League, with a KDA as high as 10/27/18. Basically, he is at the level of "I have not retired, but no one wants me", and he did not bring a domestic household registration book. His salary is also not high.

The starting assistant Ben was replaced by his own youth training team TheShy and IG.

This group of people may not even be able to afford Lin Ran's salary alone. How can WE be poor?

But the question is how much contract can they offer Casa?

Casa himself put this option on hold, "Let's talk about other things first. If it doesn't work, we will consider WE again."

Lin Ran crossed out another name and said, "IG, you definitely can't go. Korean players in the mid-double will take up all the spots, and the jungler will easily take the blame for losing the game."

"Lao Gan Daddy claims that he can win against RNG and EDG by robbing the rich and giving to the poor. When he goes to look for foreign players in other regions, he always shows the videos of those two games to others. He boasts that his hard power is considered the top level in the LPL, but you must not If you believe their manager’s nonsense, you will cry when they fall into the relegation zone..."

"OMG likes to play Huazi, it should be appropriate for you to go, but I heard that the old thief Sima does not plan to renew his contract this year, and the team's strength is a question mark..."

"IM, Snakes, Suning, and JD.com are all at the bottom of the league. You must not consider it, right?"

"If you say that, where else is there a team to choose from?" Kasa used his famous skill, Kasa's Eye, and locked his eyes tightly on Lin Ran.

At this time, he noticed that there was another team on Lin Ran's list.

TOP, Top Sports.

"Ah... I heard that this team was just established this summer. Is it reliable?" Kasa took out his mobile phone to check the team information.

"Don't worry about this. TOP's parent company was our investor before, so it's absolutely reliable." Su Cheng, who had been silent for a long time, answered.

"Yes, and the team members have great potential. The oldest top laner, Zoom, was born in 1997 like you, and the rest are basically born in 2000, with a very young average age," Lin Ran strongly recommended, "mid laner Zhuo Ding, bottom laner Lu Jiumeng + ppgod are also very strong, and the jungler Sadness has good talent but lacks experience.”

"If you go there, it won't be a problem to get the starting lineup, and you can also help the newcomers grow quickly," Lin Ran looked at Casa, "How about it?"

Casa is somewhat interested, and none of the players on the team have made a mark in the international arena, which means that if he joins, his status in the team will be quite high; and since there are many talented people, there is a high possibility of achieving results in the future...

Moreover, more money has the ability to make money.

It seemed like a perfect choice for him.

However, Casa did not make an immediate decision. This kind of matter would have to be considered for more or less two days, and only after multiple inspections could one feel at ease.

Finally finding the right club, Casa relaxed and took a sip of orange juice, "It's a lot of leaking... How are you preparing for the quarterfinals?"

The three of them chatted until noon before saying goodbye. Casa will also leave Wuhan this afternoon and return to the island with his teammates.

Lin Ran and others packed their bags and took a flight to Guangzhou with the other two brother teams and sparring groups.

It was already 6 o'clock in the evening when we landed. The moment we left Baiyun Airport, everyone felt the rolling heat wave hitting their faces!

As the group of people stood outside taking a group photo, a lot of sweat broke out on their backs, and they quickly got in the car and drove towards the hotel.

Promotional posters for the S7 Global Finals can be seen everywhere on bus stops and billboards on both sides of the street. Lin Ran even saw his own makeup photos more than once.

Everything reminds them that a more intense and intense knockout round is coming!

1200 owes 2.4W, plus the 7.8W due in January, the total is 10.2W.

February update progress bar (5.43w+0.72w=6.15w/28.2W)