LOL: What is a roaming mid laner?

Lin Ran saw Su Cheng at first sight.

She was wearing a loose white short-sleeved shirt and aqua blue sports cropped pants, and was sitting closest to Lin Ran.

Sitting next to her was RNG analyst CH, and opposite her were Uzi and Letme. They were sharing a portion of French fries. When they saw the YM team members and others arriving with their suitcases, the four of them waved quickly.

"Hey, you didn't eat tonight, why are you still eating it here?" Jack was greedy, and while chatting, he stretched out his claws and reached for the remaining French fries on the table.

Unexpectedly, Uzi moved very quickly, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally. His oily little chubby hands completed an extremely difficult interception in the air and successfully grabbed the front paw of the Shiba Inu.

"Long time no see! Long time no see!" Uzi pinched his front paw and shook it hard.

Jack responded perfunctorily, then realized that there were only a few fries left on the table, and planned to buy another one with his own money.

Lin Ran greeted the two RNG players one after another, and then habitually hugged his girlfriend's waist.

Su Cheng went crazy in Beijing during the first half of the summer vacation. She felt like she was too happy to miss Shanghai. She finally waited until the Asian Games training camp before heading south to Shenzhen.

This was the first time the two met in a month. They rubbed each other's cheeks together for a while before letting go of each other.

"When did you arrive?" Seeing that no one was here, Lin Ran found a chair to sit down and ordered drinks and snacks with the other four people.

"It's nine o'clock in the evening, we've been waiting here for a long time," Su Cheng glanced at the time on his phone, "Abu and the others should have to wait for another half an hour..."

EDG will have a regular season match against BLG at 7 o'clock this evening. As the head coach, Abramovich went to the scene to supervise the game.

When Lin Ran and others took off from Xianyang Airport, the game was not over yet.

Liu Qingsong was very dissatisfied, "Why are EDG so procrastinating? Can you imitate us and kill WE with three strikes, five strikes and two strikes..."

He glanced away and remained silent.

Bai Yueya and Doom, the analyst next to him, gnashed their teeth, with expressions that made them want to eat him alive. It was probably because the wounds were torn too hard, which made them anxious.

Liu Qingsong felt that if he continued talking, it would be difficult for him to walk out of this McDonald's standing.

A group of people occupied four tables at McDonald's, eating fried chicken while waiting for Abu and the others, and discussing their respective current situations.

"Is RNG firmly in second place in the division?" Jack and Uzi have a pretty good relationship and are the first to start the topic.

"That's not necessarily the case," Uzi finished the remaining fries and picked up a piece of spicy wings. "IG has only lost one game so far and is ranked first. It's unrealistic to catch up with it, but RW has a strong momentum. Yes, it’s just one point less than us, and it’s very hard to bite.”

"Then you must work hard," Shiba Inu cheered Uzi, "You must keep your dick!"

What kind of tiger-wolf talk is this?

Uzi cursed, and then asked in confusion, "What good will it do to you if RNG takes second place?"

He was quite curious. Jack seemed to be very interested in RNG's ranking.

But the two teams are clearly not in the same half zone.

"Nothing, nothing," Shiba Inu smiled. "If RNG ranks second in the Eastern Conference and YM is still first in the Western Conference, we will meet in the semifinals."

When Uzi heard this sentence, he could taste the subtext - Jack felt that he could beat himself and snipe RNG out of the finals!

Are you drifting off or am I unable to lift the knife?

He was quite unhappy, "It sounds like you are better than me."

Uzi's current personal strength is truly top-notch. The spring finals put tremendous pressure on Shiba Inu. What he lacks is not operation, but other things.

"I'm not as strong as you..." Jack admitted bluntly.

Then he poked his fat paws and pointed at Lin Ran, who was huddled in the corner and whispering to his girlfriend.

"But I have Brother Ran, do you have one?"

Lin Ran heard someone mention his name and turned around subconsciously.

The girl next to me picked up a chicken McNugget and dipped it in the sweet and sour sauce. She reached out and stuffed it into her boyfriend's mouth, but the feeding didn't reach his stomach enough and the sauce overflowed onto the corners of his mouth.

The two looked at each other and laughed, a sour smell filling the air.

Wuzi suddenly had mixed feelings in his heart and remained silent.

Jack's words directly broke through his defense and dealt him real damage.

Fortunately, Abu and Hanyi arrived late at this time, dragging their suitcases and rushed to McDonald's to meet them.

Everyone quickly stood up to greet him.

"I can't help it. There is a game today and I have to keep an eye on it, so I came a little late." The unique tone of his voice allows people to instantly identify Abramovich's identity.

EDG's current performance is not ideal.

In this version that focuses on the top half, Guodian struggled extremely, ranking third in the Western Division, only one more win than WE.

After all, starting from ancestor Severn, this team has always disliked supporting top laners and focused on the bottom half.

Now EDG is an anti-meta team, relying on players led by Scout to drag the team forward with their personal abilities.

Another reason lies in Korean aid top laner Ray.

His performance is really inconsistent.

This is a player who has caused great controversy in major e-sports forums.

Many viewers joked that he has two forms.

When he is fierce, he is like a tiger descending from the mountain. He can use Kainan Tianlei and Nar Tathagata Divine Palm to help the team turn the tide, and the Jianghu people gave him the nickname Ma Ray.

When he was cooking, he was like a husky mixed in with the wolves. He was confused, Q, the Golden Immortal to guide the way, and the prince's EQ made mistakes. There were many operations, which were called Ray wisdom.

Lin Ran has never played against him head-on, but according to Ray's Korean compatriot Jimu Gong, this player has a typical mentality and his performance depends on his self-confidence. His unstable mental state gives him a very high upper and lower limit for his operations.

But don’t underestimate the impact of mentality on a professional player. The ancestors of Severn and Uzi are living examples.

Lin Ran felt that if Jack became teammates with Ray, he might be able to help stimulate his potential.

Because of Ray's unstable performance and EDG's current record, Abramovich stayed in Shanghai for such a long time. After overseeing the team's victory over BLG, he joined RW's head coach and boarded the flight to Shenzhen.

Hanyi is still greeting his old team members. The results achieved by RW this year are really good for a newly established team, and they even hope to compete for a spot in the World Championship.

He is naturally in a good mood.

Abu checked the time. It was already 11 o'clock in the night. It would be too late to put it off any longer. "Let's talk about old times later. We are all here now, one, two, three..."

He looked at the list and counted the people one by one.

One head coach, two coaches, three analysts, six players, a total of 12 people.

After confirming that everything was correct, Abu led everyone out of the airport.

The official arranged a bus to take them out of Bao'an Airport and along the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway toward Futian District.

Lin Ran and his girlfriend were sitting in a row, looking out the window.

The bustling and gorgeous night view of Shenzhen comes into view.

Unlike Beijing and Shanghai, this city lacks a sense of heaviness, but is extremely dynamic. Neon lights flash and change, skyscrapers rise into the sky, and the youthfulness gives it full of vitality.

This was his first time in Shenzhen. The novelty and curiosity dispelled his sleepiness. He picked up his mobile phone and recorded all the scenery along the way.

Fifty minutes later, they finally arrived at the sports team next to the Shenzhen Sports Center.

During the period before the opening of the Asian Games, many participating athletes lived here.

Although it was almost early in the morning and the entire sports team was dark and quiet, there was still a dedicated person waiting outside the gate to guide them out of the car and pick up their luggage.

"We live in the building on the right." The person leading the way was a burly, middle-aged man with a serious face. "The fourth floor is the residence of the League of Legends and AOV projects..."

"What is AOV?" Xiaoyao looked confused, like a curious baby.

"Glory of Kings International Edition." The other party responded word for word.

"I'm familiar with this," Uzi said excitedly, "Di Renjie is number one in our country!"

Uzi still wanted to show off, but no one paid any attention to him, so the little fat man could only give up in frustration.

"In the e-sports exhibition match, your two projects have the most people. 12 people have registered, and a total of 7 dormitories have been allocated..." He glanced at the followers behind him and was not surprised to see Su Cheng among the group of boys, " Women will live in a single dormitory, and the other two will share a room. You can negotiate among yourself on how to allocate them."

The buildings here look a bit old, perhaps because the entire city is located on the seaside, the air is extremely humid, and the walls are slightly showing signs of falling off.

Take the elevator to the fourth floor.

The layout here is like the most common college dormitory, with rooms on both sides of the corridor.

The middle-aged man handed out the keys and took the players and staff to browse the room layout.

Two single beds were placed parallel to each other. There was a row of sockets at the head of the bed. The end of the bed faced the TV and a long wooden table with two chairs.

The layout is simple, but it is clean, tidy and unpretentious.

"This house is amazing!" Lin Ran was very satisfied.

The other players all heard what Lin Ran meant and laughed.

"The bathroom is here. Remember to clean it up after use." The middle-aged man opened the small door on the left. The toilet, washbasin and shower head were all available.

He walked to the end of the room, unscrewed the door handle, and showed the players the balcony, "There is a clothes-drying pole above, where you can dry clothes."

"The air conditioner remote control is placed under the TV, and there is a battery next to it. If you need to use it, you can just install it yourself..." He hesitated at this point.

Lin Ran closed the balcony door and was very satisfied with the thick curtains. Suddenly, he found that the man who had been explaining just now was silent, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

"What's wrong?"

The middle-aged man scratched his thick hair. This action made his original serious expression look a little broken. He hesitated for two seconds before saying: "You know how to install batteries, right? I mean you know the positive and negative poles."

The other twelve people in the room looked at each other.

"...Of course." Lin Ran felt that this man was looking down on him, as if he was treating him as a child who didn't understand anything.

In order to prove his strength, Lin Ran opened the back cover of the air conditioner remote control, tore open the packaging of the Nanfu battery, glanced at it, and shoved it in.

Pressing the start button, with a beeping sound, Miss Dong's Gree air conditioner started successfully, blowing cold air outside.

The whole movement was smooth and fluid.

"That's good, that's good," the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, "I can save some time."

Everyone's head was full of black lines.

He said sternly again, "After you have allocated dormitories today, go to bed quickly."

"I've learned about the work and rest habits of the e-sports industry in advance, but it doesn't work here. The sports team will have exercises in the morning. It's so noisy that you can't sleep, and there are no dedicated chefs waiting for you to get up and cook," he continued. Emphasizing the rules and regulations here, "Breakfast is served at 7 o'clock every day, lunch is provided at 11:30, and dinner is provided at 5 p.m. Each meal time is one hour, and no waiting will be done after the expiry date."

Jack was unimpressed.

In his opinion, it is not necessary to eat from the canteen, take out or go out for dinner. There are many alternatives.

The middle-aged man glanced at it, as if he had read through the Shiba Inu's thoughts, and added: "During the training here, no takeout is allowed, no dining out is allowed, no late night snacks are allowed, no spicy and greasy food is allowed, and no functional drinks are allowed. For drinks, you can only eat the food we purchased in advance.”

"Everything follows our rules."

"Because there is a urine test this time."

After hearing this sentence, everyone suddenly realized.

Although professional players once joked that "there is not a drop of urine in the stimulants" when they performed exceptionally well, originally there was no urine test in the LPL and the World Championships.

First, because e-sports competitions are not as formal and rigorous as traditional sports, and there are no relevant personnel to organize regulations in this regard; second, because in projects like League of Legends, doping may even have side effects.

Participating in the Asian Games this time is a ride on traditional sports, allowing them to experience an unprecedented new boat experience.

"I won't disturb you anymore. Go to bed early. I still have things to do tomorrow morning." The middle-aged man greeted head coach Abramovich and left.

There was no trouble in the dormitory allocation process.

Lin Ran and Garlic Bastard, the pair of midfielders and junglers, continue to be roommates as usual. Jack and Liu Qingsong, as the bottom lane duo, will naturally not be separated. Letme and Uzi also live together.

Bai Yueya lives in the same house with Doom, the direct analyst he brought, while CH, the RNG analyst, gets together with Hanyi, leaving Abu and Su Cheng to live in separate rooms.

It was already 12:30 in the morning. After everyone knew that they would get up early tomorrow, they no longer wanted to chat, and everyone pushed their suitcases back to their rooms.

"Hurry up and take a shower. I'll tidy up the bed." Lin Ran closed the door and quickly directed Xiaoyao to take action.

The Garlic King listened to every word of Lin Ran's words.

He took his pajamas and underwear out of the suitcase and rushed straight into the bathroom.

Hearing the pattering sound in the bathroom, Lin Ran first set the air conditioner to sleep mode, then emptied the suitcase, took out all the shoes and clothes, and placed the razor and charger on the bedside table.

After cleaning the bed, Xiaoyao just walked out of the bathroom. The two of them connected seamlessly and took twenty minutes to deal with personal hygiene issues.

After drying his hair, Lin Ran lay on the bed and texted and chatted with his girlfriend in the room across the corridor. He waited until one o'clock in the morning before putting away his phone and turning off the light.

In the dim room, the sound of breathing was hidden in the restless sound of the air conditioner, and gradually became regular and steady.

In the early morning of the next day, Lin Ran was awakened by the rumble of running exercises outside.

There was no way, he would definitely not be able to fall asleep. Lin Ran got up, folded the quilt, put on a YM team uniform, and went downstairs to eat with Xiaoyao.

There is no need to specifically ask where the cafeteria is - just follow the flow of people. The cafeteria is in full swing. The athletes have finished their morning run and took a hot shower before coming to have breakfast.

This results in the smell of various foods being mixed with the aroma of shower gel and shampoo, which smells very unique.

The other ten people in the League of Legends project were probably also woken up. They saw Lin Ran standing in line at the back holding a tray as if he had found the organization.

Everyone is wearing the uniforms of their respective teams, and I have to say that this outfit is very eye-catching in the sports team.

Many people cast curious glances at Lin Ran.

For them, it's an uninvited break from traditional sports selection pathways.

"...This is exactly the same as when I go to an Internet cafe during vacation," Liu Qingsong muttered, "I'm so nervous, won't something go wrong and my company will die?"

Lin Ran was very calm.

Ever since he was a child, he has enjoyed this kind of gaze when he went to strange environments. Over time, it did not make him feel uncomfortable.

After all, it’s okay for Sister Li to have her face here.

"What do you want to eat, fried noodles?" He turned back to ask Su Cheng.

The girl thought for a few seconds and said, "Let's make steamed buns. Just some tea eggs and soy milk."

Lin Ran took two small egg pancakes and turned his head to stare at the tofu pudding.

"Is this salty or sweet?" He looked at the canteen staff aside and asked cautiously.

"All of them!"

This answer made Lin Ran feel happy, "Let's have a bowl of salty food."

After pouring dried shrimps, seaweed and marinade on it, Lin Ran took the plate and found an empty seat, ready to enjoy breakfast.

After a mouthful of steaming salty tofu, he felt like he was alive.

There were still people staring at Lin Ran around. Except for Su Cheng, who was accustomed to this, the other team members sitting near him felt uncomfortable all over.

At this time, another group of young people wearing team uniforms came in.

Players of the international version of Honor of Kings.

They were watched by everyone like rare animals.

Several team members were obviously not as calm as Lin Ran. After choosing breakfast, they fled and hid next to the dining table of the League of Legends branch, hoping that this group of more famous players would help them attract firepower.

Lin Ran was not familiar with the contestants in this event and was not very interested. He just wanted to greet them politely.

But the other party was very excited.

"Brother Ran, can you take a photo with me?"

In an instant, the two people came together.

Someone set a precedent, and the children in the sports team suddenly became excited.

Although Lin Ran's popularity cannot be compared with the top stars of the three major sports such as table tennis and badminton. After all, the latter are popular among all ages in China. However, in traditional sports, most of them are unpopular and niche sports.

In comparison, Lin Ran was considered top-notch.

Esports is very popular especially among young people.

Athletes in the sports team usually have boring training, cannot eat randomly, and cannot go out to play casually. As a result, many people can only play games online to relax.

Mobile and computer games are very popular, and coaches also think this form of entertainment is very good.

At least the athletes won't be injured.

Many of them had watched Lin Ran's games, and now that they saw someone breaking the ice first, they rushed to get in.

After finishing taking photos, Lin Ran and other team members' breakfasts were almost cold.

In just half an hour, they got a lot closer to the contestants of the International Edition of Honor of Kings.

Jack took a bite of the bun and shared an interesting story with the person next to him, "When I came here yesterday, did the middle-aged person in charge also ask you if you had installed the batteries for the air-conditioning remote control?"

"What age is this? How could someone not know how to install a battery? Hehehehe..."

The Shiba Inu laughed crookedly.

Players in the international version of Honor of Kings look at each other.

The youngest among them raised his hand and said in a voice like a gnat:

"This is the question I asked him..."

Lin Ran, who was biting the egg pancake, was stunned.

"ah?"

His tone was full of surprise.

Only then did Lin Ran understand why the person in charge had such a strange expression when asking.

"Hurry up and eat your food." Su Cheng knew that this matter was quite embarrassing, and quickly wanted to block her boyfriend's mouth.

After breakfast, the two groups parted ways.

The Garlic Bastard looked at the opponent's back and muttered to his teammates.

"I always thought that Zhuo Ding was the only one in the world who could ask such a question. I didn't expect it." Xiaotian shook his head repeatedly. "I am still ignorant and have little knowledge."

The people around him didn't expect that Xiaotian's words could make several people angry, and they all fell silent.

Not long after returning to the dormitory, before the food was fully digested, the person in charge rushed over with a big box.

"Uniform clothes, you arrived too late yesterday, so you didn't distribute them..."

He took out a pile of orange-red short-sleeved clothes wrapped in plastic paper from the box.

"You will wear this for the ten days of training," the person in charge said. "Each person will get two pieces according to the size."

Lin Ran took two sets of 185 tops and took a look at them after unpacking them.

Anta's sponsorship doesn't have so many fancy patterns.

The national flag on the chest is the largest display.

There is also an Olympic rings logo underneath.

On the back of the neck, the word "CHINA" is printed in italics.

"How's it going?" Lin Ran put it on directly, felt the texture, and asked his girlfriend's opinion.

"It's pretty." Su Cheng replied with a smile and took a photo of him with her phone.

After everyone changed into the designated clothes, the middle-aged man in charge of logistics nodded with satisfaction.

"The training room is in the building next door. Come with me."

The six players took out the peripherals from their suitcases and followed the man around, finally arriving in front of the training room door.

Pushing the door open, there is a long table in the not-so-spacious room, with seven or eight computers placed on it. There is a whiteboard in the middle, and cardboard boxes and foam are stacked in the corner.

At first glance, it seems that the computer was purchased and installed.

"Is this okay?" The person in charge looked at Abu.

"Let's adjust the machine first and check the situation." Abu did not answer directly, but asked the players to turn on the machine and try it first.

The computers are all brand-name machines that I bought, and there are no problems with the configuration.

"You want to access a foreign server?"

The person in charge frowned when he saw Lin Ran quickly opening the web page to download the Korean server client.

"There's no way," Abu quickly explained, "Our country's server version is updated a little slowly, and it hasn't been updated to the Asian Games version yet..."

This time, just like the intercontinental competition, a freshly released new version of the ship is used, which has not been used in the regular seasons of each major competition area.

In 8.15, Sword Demon Akali was reworked, and the triggering effect of the Conqueror was also modified.

There are a lot of changes here, and it is impossible for them to use the national server that has not been updated for training.

Abu explained, and the person in charge looked slightly brighter as he watched the players download the accelerator and log in to their respective Korean server accounts.

Start a custom game first and adjust the resolution and image quality.

All six players confirmed that there was not much difference between the screen performance and the ping value and the base training room, and normal training could be carried out.

"That's it..." The person in charge looked at Abu, "Coach Ji Xing, I leave this to you. If you have any questions, just call me on WeChat."

Abu agreed and sent him out of the room.

Now there are only 12 of them left in the room.

“Let’s clarify the division of labor first,” said Abu. “Doom, you were originally engaged in ranking data analysis. This time you should do your old job and keep an eye on whether there are any new routines in the Korean server recently, as well as the changes in the winning rate of each hero. "

"CH..." He looked at the RNG analyst again. This person looked very calm.

"You and Orange go through the game videos together and compile statistics on the action heat maps and character usage of the LCK players."

When Abu coordinates and arranges work, it is just one word.

Cool!

He has never fought such a rich battle!

With two championship coaches as assistants and three analysts, no club in the entire LPL can come up with such a luxurious lineup!

"Jiao Bai and I are responsible for reviewing the training matches, while Han Yi mainly looks at the BP, okay?"

Abu strives to make the best use of people's talents, and breaks down all aspects of responsibilities very clearly.

Naturally, members of the coaching staff would have no objections.

"In terms of training matches, forget about LCK opponents. They must be practicing with their own Asian Games team."

"I contacted IG for everyone. They are free at two o'clock in the afternoon. Let's play a BO5."

"But other than that, there are really not many teams that we can find. EDG can be one, but we are going to compete in Chengdu soon, so we may not have enough time..."

Abramovich doesn't want to pick a bad team, and among the strong teams, RNG and YM have been demolished, and the strongest one left is IG.

Hanyi spoke at this time, "We RW can sparring."

He faced everyone's gaze and said, "I will continue to be RW's BP coach and try my best to ensure the quality of everyone's training."

"WE's fine too!" Bai Yueya was eager to give it a try, "We'll be here when you call!"

Three training match teams have been finalized, plus EDG, which is basically enough.

Abu felt relieved, pulled out the whiteboard, and wrote down today's schedule on it.

"Let's all play two games to warm up our rankings. After lunch, we will start our first joint practice!"

Lin Ran was gearing up and opened the ranking mode with a bit of excitement to start his first qualifying match at the Asian Games training base.

One thing to say is that it is difficult to write in daily life. Is it okay to use 7k as 8k?