The continental race was an attempt at Riot.

In other words, it was not a purely competitive contest in the first place.

"Are you still thinking about the so-called Asian Match?"

IEM Korea representatives stared out the window at the night sky and remained silent.

In the silence of the room, his most trusted subordinate walked up behind him and spoke after a brief silence.

“……”

The representative of the Korean district turned around and nodded noncommittally.

"That's not good."

For IEM, Riot's intention to host a so-called continental tournament was a clear statement.

On the one hand, it wants to completely cut off IEM's e-sports influence on the League of Legends project, and on the other hand, it also wants to stimulate regional conflicts and increase attention.

For Riot, the MSI once a year, plus the annual S-match.

Really...... Too little!

Esports is not a traditional sport after all.

If you want to make this cake sweeter and more delicious, you need to learn from those successful cases.

The method used by the fist is very simple and crude.

They know that there will always be conflicts between regions, such as LCK and LPL, and Europe and North America.

Ignite this contradiction, and then gain more attention to further enhance the impact of the event.

That's what Riot is trying to achieve.

This is actually a good thing for the division, after all, there are more top teams in other divisions, and the division will also have a clear understanding of what level of its current strength is, and it will not know anything about the S competition as in the past.

For spectators, they will be able to see the exciting BO5 against the arch-rival region, and both sides are also the top four teams in the region.

Such competitions also guarantee quality and will not be boring.

Undoubtedly a good thing.

However, this kind of thing is very bad news for third-party tournaments like IEM.

At the beginning of the birth of each division, it went through rounds of silent and bloody games.

OGN？

LCK？

Korean fist?

Riot HQ?

It's all part of the game.

It is only through continuous consultations and exchanges of interests that the two sides have formed the current pattern.

No one wants to say no to benefits unless there is a greater good.

And now, Riot is no longer satisfied with just the current pattern.

Using the continental tournament to reduce the dimensionality of other Korean domestic players will make it even stronger.

Firmly grasp the right to hold all the events called League of Legends!

That's the ultimate goal of Riot's continental tournaments.

It wants to hold the right to speak in League of Legends events in its own hands.

In the face of menacing fists, IEM is actually helpless.

Because all interpretation rights belong to Riot.

Riot has not defaulted, and you can still run League of Legends events.

But someone has to be willing to participate......

Tournaments that don't have any impact, unless the prize money is at the level of V Club's investment in Dota, it will be difficult to support a new league environment.

This is the impotence of the fist.

It is the rule-maker.

Defy?

Then don't play it.

So at this moment, the head of IEM Korea is not thinking about what to help IEM save the overall situation.

He was thinking:

How can you quietly surrender to your fist?

As the person in charge, he is very clear about the popularity of League of Legends in South Korea.

Except for the many players who still have StarCraft and Warcraft, the vast majority of players have all turned to League of Legends.

As for Dota? Koreans don't play much.

Because it was Riot that reached an agreement with OGN at that time, not V Society.

V is very domineering, and any event broadcast rights must be under his supervision.

And it is clear that OGN cannot accept this.

Once Riot completely separates League of Legends from IEM, you can imagine what will happen to IEM.

This is also the reason why the person in charge wants to surrender to Riot.

It's an honor to be a dog at Riot HQ!

"Stir up as much emotion as you can."

After pondering for a long time, he said with a smile.

"If you lose, then the LCK will have a headache, right? Leave this problem to them, and once the LCK loses, they can only eliminate the impact as much as possible, and IEM becomes their best choice. ”

The subordinate replied "yes" without hesitation.

But he opened his mouth with some doubts,

"May I ask you a question?"

"Huh?"

The person in charge sat down and spoke softly.

"Say it."

"Regardless of the outcome, can I still follow you?"

The subordinate cautiously spoke.

The person in charge's eyes moved slightly, "Of course." ”

Watching his subordinate leave the room, he turned his head again and stared at the long night.

In such a dark night, there was no trace of thunder.

"Do you want to pull up the tension?"

He muttered to himself.

"So this gift...... Satisfied? ”

He didn't actually think the LCK would lose at all.

And once the LCK wins, with the continental tournament hot, then the Korean IEM will immediately suffer a huge blow.

At that time, it will be the time for him to be promoted by virtue of his current "merit".

"We are one of the teams participating in this continental competition."

In the RNG base, Shirahoshi tapped the table gently, and there was no trace of warmth in his eyes.

"We must control public opinion well and shape us into a weakling, a weak person who dares to challenge the strong."

"Continue to use the all-Chinese class to publicize, so that it doesn't matter if we lose, because we tried our best."

"Actually, sometimes, we don't have to win."

The format of the continental competition is now out, and Shirahoshi, as the boss, is very clear.

Foreign wars do attract more fans than civil wars.

But if you lose the foreign war, you will be scolded more fiercely than the civil war!

Can today's RNG beat South Korea?

Shirahoshi didn't know, but he didn't need to think about it.

Make all the preparations, and first control the public opinion environment in your own hands.

Netizens are actually stupid, and the audience is the same.

To put it bluntly, they are all a group of rabble, and a random rhythmic water army can make them dizzy and rush around.

You only need to give them a goal, and even if they lose, the first thing to be hit by the monstrous tsunami will only be others.

It's none of RNG's business.

RNG did its best.

Of course, it's better to win.

Shirahoshi is also an RNG fan and a fan of sanity.

"What do the players say?"

Thinking of this, Bai Xing asked about the current team members.

"I'm excited and I want to win!"

The subordinate said without hesitation,

"No matter who it is, they're training very seriously and they really want to win the continental races."

"Yes, shoot a little more clips and post them on our Weibo to let fans know how hard we work."

Shirahoshi nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes!"

The undercurrent has begun to surge irrepressibly.

"This one is so unpalatable...... Speaking of which, why did you come to us with such a thing? ”

In the EDG base, Xu Yuan picked up a piece of Korean kimchi with some disgust, and looked at Smeb who was cooking violently on the side with a look of disbelief.

Now Xu Yuan uses Korean, after all, he didn't speak Korean to Smeb in the first place just to see Smeb's attitude.

After all, if Smeb really wanted to get results, he would definitely learn Chinese.

And if Xu Yuan showed his Korean proficiency at the beginning, then Smeb might think that someone would not learn to translate.

In reality, however, at the top level, any opportunity is fleeting.

By the time Xu Yuan translated, it was likely that the opportunity had disappeared.

In order to prevent this delay in communication, Xu Yuan deliberately did not speak Korean with Smeb.

Today, Smeb is able to speak some of the more everyday Chinese.

"Have you eaten? I ate. ”

Probably limited to this extent.

However, the information on the game, he was already able to say very quickly.

After all, the names of many resources are not difficult to remember.

Smeb didn't say a word, and he cooked violently.

It wasn't until I had eaten all the food in my stomach that I breathed a sigh of relief and squinted my eyes to reveal a comfortable expression.

"Hiccup—"

He hiccuped before he spoke.

"Because deft told me before, EDG's food. Very poor. I was worried that I would eat instant noodles every day after I came, so I brought some kimchi with me. ”

The corners of Xu Yuan's mouth twitched.

Mr. Dai is really harmful.

Although EDG's food did suck before you left.

But since I came, EDG's food has been much better!

Slander! Pure slander!

Xu Yuan glanced at the kimchi jar, and suddenly his expression was a little subtle.

There is a line on it: made in China.

Korean kimchi, made in China?

Cattle!

It can only be said that CN is indeed a vast land with many talents.

They know how to make money.

"It's an intercontinental race soon, do you have any special feelings?"

Xu Yuan mentioned the continental competition with a smile.

"After all, you were still playing in the LCK last season, and now you have to play the intercontinental tournament for the LPL not long after, so it's a little weird in your heart, right?"

"Nope."

Smeb shook his head.

"I don't really feel like I belong to the LCK."

It's true.

As far as Smeb is concerned, the LCK audience has never counted on him.

They have SKT, they have Samsung.

KT？ Uncooked.

Even because of some trivial matters, KT is often attacked by fans of SKT or SSG teams.

The favorite thing SKT fans like to say is, "The strength of the LCK is actually the prestige of SKT, and SKT is the team that best represents the LCK." ”

In a sense, it really is.

But Smeb, who was born in ROX, naturally has no sense of regional honor for the LCK involved with SKT.

He has only one goal, to defeat SKT!

It's not so much weird as it is......

He's already looking forward to it.

SKT！

This time, we can finally compete again on the international stage!

I'm going to tear your teeth apart hard, hard!

Thinking of this, Smeb immediately stood up.

"I'm going to train."

Something is wrong, how can he be more rolled than me?

Xu Yuan's eyes became sharp.

I took two bites casually and immediately walked out of the cafeteria.

I don't know if it's on the line, so the speed adds a little weight to me!

In addition to EDG and RNG, the other two participating teams are also very excited.

MSI: That's a tournament that only the first can go to, and the two teams WE and OMG actually want to play the Koreans as well.

Or at this time, there is no team that does not want to do Koreans.

Who wouldn't want to play internationally?

There is a saying that although it is ugly: the top nine is better than at home.

But don't say it, don't say it!

The truth is this, those who go are definitely stronger than those who don't.

At this time, OMG is actually an all-Chinese class, but this thing is like underwear, some people choose to wear it inside, and some people choose to wear it outside.

As for WE, who lost to EDG in the spring, they also want to make a name for themselves in the tournament.

This year's LCK four teams are already clear.

The first team, of course, is SKT, the regional champion of the LCK's S7 Spring Tournament.

Although he lost to EDG, it was obvious how difficult EDG was at that time, and SKT's system was so good that many teams were killed directly by Hatsumi in the face of him.

It's hard to have much resistance.

The second team is KT of course.

Although KT's strength seems to have dropped a lot because of Smeb's departure, it only seems.

After a search for a transfer period, they found a top laner who has also played well and has begun to show his head: Khan!

The original khan will also return to the LCK in the summer of 17, but this time it is different from the original, the original he will join the team Longzhu gaming, which is still in the middle and lower reaches of the league at this time, Longzhu gaming is referred to as Dragon Ball, and later changed its name to KZ/DRX.

However, this time, because of Smeb's departure, KT vacated an upper unit.

After a fierce trial competition, Khan, who had already begun to show his superior strength, successfully joined KT and became the starting list of KT in the current summer season.

And in the regular season of the summer season, it has begun to gradually make some prestige.

So compared to the KT in the spring, the KT in the summer is really not completely weakened, and it may even be stronger than the spring.

It's all about how much they run in.

Khan's personal ability is not bad!

Originally, he was also the undoubted No. 1 list in the LCK at a certain time.

3rd place...... Naturally, it's SSG.

SSG, or Samsung Team, was later renamed GENG.

It is also the original...... The S7 World Champion, who took away SKT 3-0, showed an undoubted difference in strength.

Upper single withered Cuvee, jungler An head ambition, mid laner crown brother crown, lower lane group ruler ruler plus Baolan eternal demon corejj.

This is also Xu Yuan's heart, EDG's biggest rival in S7!

Because their Ueno rhythm is so good.

Probably a lot of people have to say it.

S7 is the incense burner version, AD as long as you can C isn't it just to win?

In fact, in this AD, you need to play the most output and the most important version, but AD doesn't need much laning strength, what you need is team combat ability.

Here's a simple example:

You say that AD can win if it can C, so Bang is so much worse than ruler?

No matter how strong Ruler is, he won't be able to win Bang, right?

The reason why SKT in the finals will be played by Samsung with such an exaggerated record of 3-0 is because Samsung's Ueno always has an advantage.

When the C position on both sides is about the same, Ueno of the three stars becomes the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

In every game, SKT's Ueno was dizzy and dizzy by Samsung's use of the line.

It was a complete operational victory.

Huni can't beat Cuvee at all, no matter what hero Cuvee takes, he can't beat it!

It's really cuvee's good son, and filial piety is terrible.

In this case, because of the version, others in turn have to play around the bottom lane, resulting in the single-line cuvee unscrupulous.

Combined with Samsung's terrible control of the field of vision, SKT's defeat is also a matter of course.

But there's a problem here.

It is known that the gesture is a valuable contributor to Huni, the son of pure purity.

It is also known that Huni can't beat Cuvee at all, the exaggeration of filial piety.

So...... cuvee is gestural?

The fourth team, MVP.

This team is a bit interesting, although it is also a veteran team, but there are not many star players.

ADD, this one is still a little capable, and he also joined the BLG team in the future, which can be regarded as a relatively qualified road.

The jungler's ID is a bit more abstract: beyond

Of course, there was no problem at the time, but Xu Yuan almost choked with laughter when he saw this ID.

Because in later generations, the word beyond has basically become a curse word.

Beyond equals forced adoption.

There is nothing to say about the middle lan, the ID is lan, which is actually a basket.

The lower lane group Maha plus Max is also two pure bastards.

Overall, it can be said that it is the worst LCK team.

But after all, it is the fourth place, which translates to a broken fourth seed.

In the history of League of Legends, such a team has only one DRX to play at the end.

Today's No. 4 seed, even the LCK team, is completely dish-mail, and there is no hope of winning the championship.

You don't really think that all the No. 4 seeds are DRX and have a chance to win the championship, do you?

The evaluation is: It's fantasy time.

A miracle is a miracle because it cannot be replicated.

The fourth seed of the cap champion?

Haha, just listen to it.

SKT，KT，SSG，MVP。

These are the four teams participating in this year's Continental LCK.

On the LPL side, it is EDG, WE, RNG, OMG.

As for the LMS division?

Pure is here to make up the numbers, and everyone knows that the highlight of this Asian confrontation is not on them.

There may still be a lot of suspense for EDG to play SKT, but EDG has basically not left a hand in the LMS region.

Even if the LMS division can resist South Korea, the winning rate of the LPL division is not high.

There is a lot of discussion on the Internet.

Compared with the somewhat vague concept of regional confrontation in the past, this intercontinental competition can be said to put all the contradictions on the bright side.

South Korea VS China.

It's as simple and crude as that.

The top four of the three major regions competed, which is the best verification of the overall strength of the competition area.

For LPL viewers, who have been paying attention to overall honor since ancient times, it is difficult not to attract their attention to this intercontinental tournament.

And because the other three teams have not played against LCK teams except EDG, fans have chosen to work together very sensibly.

Or is it the same sentence, what if you lose?

After all, although the current LPL has won the MSI trophy, it has no confidence to say anything about the first division.

I don't have a single S crown, but I also deserve it?

And the shadow left by the LCK to the LPL naturally remains.

"This time the audience of the LPL needs to work together! No insults against the four teams in the Continental Tournament are allowed during the Continental Championship! ”

Such an announcement is hung on the front page of the post bar.

And now the atmosphere is also relatively united.

After all, there will be no civil war this time, only matches against teams from other regions.

Then there is no need for fans to attack each other.

The common goal of everyone is to reach the finals and play a tense BO5 with the LCK.

And if you want to reach the finals, then you can't do without the performance of any LPL team in the group stage.

This time, the first place in the group stage will directly advance to the finals, but the second and third in the group stage still need to play a semi-final BO5, and the rules will follow the rules of the finals.

And speaking of which, it is time to mention the rules of the finals.

To sum it up simply, it is four words: Tian Ji horse racing!

When it comes to the BO5 stage, the two opposing divisions need to provide the order of the four teams in the final before the match.

It's all confidential.

It means that even if the competition area is relatively weak, as long as it is not a weak plague, then there is a chance to win.

Use the most rubbish team against the strongest team in other divisions, and then make perfect use of the principles of Tian Ji horse racing.

You can even win without hitting the fifth game of BO5.

All teams in the first four of BO5 must play once, and once one side scores three points, then the game is over directly, and there is no fifth.

The fifth team of BO5 is decided by the coaches of the four teams.

This is usually the default region where the strongest team plays.

Therefore, whether it is for LPL or LCK, it is more important to be able to achieve the first place in the group.

After all, although the possibility of a semi-final overturn on the LMS is low, it does not mean that there is none.

As for the fact that LMS is the first to qualify, LPL and LCK are competing for the second and third places......

If anyone really thinks it's possible, then he may have slipped too big on the ice of the mountain.

"Don't say much, the royal miscellaneous people hurry out and give a happy word! This time, the real-name system of the intercontinental pig miscellaneous does not insult RNG, can you Huangza do it? ”

"Nonsense, it's all intercontinental, everyone is considered brothers, who is bored and scolds you?"

"Yes, the offal will also give me a taste during this time, so I will still cheer EDG in the group stage."

"I will follow the truce agreement from now on, and I will cheer for other LPL teams in the continental competition!"

"Good, good! That's it, it's already hard for us to fight, so let's stop being in the nest now, let's work together to kill the Koreans first! ”

"Hehe, I really don't know what you're thinking, can LPL beat LCK? If you don't know how to go outside, you must understand it inside! ”

"I just checked the B above, Faker bar level 10, LCK bar level 12, purebred tadpoles plus Korean miscellaneous, @抗压吧吧务团队1. It's time for Sima Zhang Aiyu to work! ”

"Don't worry, it's been ten times, and you will be warned for a day."

The online strife did not affect EDG's winning streak.

With the run-in getting better and better, the rhythm of EDG is getting smoother and smoother.

Until the beginning of July, there was still a week or so before the continental races.

EDG still maintains an undefeated and terrifying record, including the small field.

And in the period before the continental competition, Xu Yuan also kept an eye on the Hanbok.

Because he's waiting for someone.

A person who should have been about to become famous during this time.

It didn't take long.

As he expected, an ID named [ZhanQiSuSuSu] suddenly appeared in the ranks of the king of Hanbok.

A smile appeared on the corner of Xu Yuan's mouth, and he clicked on his record.

Not surprisingly, the hero choice is basically a rat with a big mouth and ice Verus.

And in each game, the support will have a piece of equipment lying on its body:

Scorching incense burner!

"Finally...... Is it coming? ”

Xu Yuan's eyes stared at the equipment and took a deep breath.

The incense burner monster is coming!

(End of chapter)