Farming is for increasing economy, killing is too, therefore people are minions!

The moment Chu Ran saw this Trait, he was completely dumbfounded.

What was the use of Howling Abyss? They wouldn't be using that map for matches.

This was a huge loss; it would have been better to just add some stats.

After thinking it over and over, Chu Ran felt that Howling Abyss was a map he'd only encounter often in ARAM. But who CSes in ARAM?

Are my left and right hands controlling my brain?

"Thankfully it's not Summoner's Rift, otherwise wouldn't I turn into Left Hand and Right Hand?" Chu Ran chuckled wryly. This was considered a blessing in disguise.

With that thought, Chu Ran quickly started an ARAM game.

As soon as the game began, he found himself incredibly drawn to the minion waves, and the idea of last-hitting was crystal clear in his mind.

This desire then shifted to the five enemy players. In an instant, Chu Ran's mind calculated numerous things: how to kill them, whether his damage was sufficient.

Chu Ran discovered that this Trait actually affected enemy heroes as well. He immediately began weaving through the enemy team, causing them to type insults in the all-chat.

"Seriously, bro, is it that necessary? You're using it in ARAM?"

"Never won a game in your life?"

"Damn, so disgusting. This garbage server in the Korean server, they ban you instantly for changing skins, and scripts are endless!"

Within a mere 15 minutes, the entire enemy team had reached Red Temperature, and the game quickly concluded.

Chu Ran looked at the scoreboard, slightly bewildered.

"Huh?"

"Last hitting increases gold, killing also increases gold, so people are just minions. I treated the enemy heroes as minions to last hit, no problem at all!"

Hiss~

With that realization, Chu Ran gasped, exclaiming "Good heavens."

This Trait was actually a conceptual ability. It seemed it wasn't entirely useless now; at least it allowed him to dominate in ARAM.

After queuing for a few more ARAM games, Chu Ran fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, he discussed terminating his lease with his landlord, arguing over the deposit. In the end, Chu Ran emerged slightly victorious.

Although the deposit was only a little over a thousand yuan, to Chu Ran, every yuan was still money!

Only through extreme frugality could he afford to live in a place like Tomson Riviera in the future.

So, on his way to the EDG club, Chu Ran sent a message to Abu.

"Coach Abu, can I get reimbursed for this taxi fare?"

"..."

Abu was speechless at Chu Ran's situation. How had he become like this?

Was RNG withholding employee wages?

Logically, Chu Ran, as a substitute top laner for RNG's second team, should have had a salary, even if it wasn't high, a few thousand yuan was still there.

With no other option, after Abu agreed to the reimbursement, Chu Ran immediately got into a taxi and waved his hand, "Driver, Lingshi Road!"

Upon arriving at the EDG club, Abu personally came to greet him and first signed the contract with Chu Ran.

The salary wasn't too high, nor too low, 15,000 yuan a month for a six-month contract. Compared to the current salary of most rookies, which was around 8,000 yuan, Chu Ran reaching rank one on the Chinese server had added quite a few points to his value. If he could reach rank one on the Korean server, it would likely double.

Afterward, Abu led Chu Ran to his dorm, where he would be sharing a room with Deft and Ming Kai.

At major clubs, there were indeed single dorm rooms, but many clubs, to save costs or to foster team chemistry, usually housed two to three players per room.

When they saw Chu Ran, Ming Kai and Deft clearly had different attitudes.

Deft enthusiastically shared many things Chu Ran should be aware of, such as not touching Ming Kai's belongings, acting like a doting older brother.

"Thanks, man!"

Chu Ran had a very good impression of Deft. The nickname "e-sports succubus" was indeed well-earned.

Ming Kai merely greeted him and nothing more.

However, at that moment, Ming Kai happened to glance at Chu Ran's Weibo and burst out laughing. He then asked, "Chu Ran, you're constantly starting drama with Uzi on Weibo. Aren't you really afraid of getting flamed?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Believe me, walk your own path and let the netizens talk. Do you think this is the LCK? Where fans run the team? These netizens only dare to curse a few words online; they wouldn't actually do anything."

Hearing this, Deft couldn't help but laugh and cry. He understood the online atmosphere in the LCK.

Those angry fans would genuinely drive a truck to cause an accident, much more ferocious than LPL netizens.

He still reminded Chu Ran, "Be careful. If you offend them too much, the club might ban you due to public opinion. These people might even go after your family."

"Ah?" Chu Ran was startled. "It's fine, I'm an orphan."

As for public opinion, Chu Ran was also very clear. He hadn't shown his value yet, so he couldn't go too hard with the drama.

Once he demonstrated his worth, every good-for-nothing in the LPL would be unable to escape; they would all become wool for him to shear for Red Temperature points.

Ming Kai and Deft were stunned and both gave Chu Ran a thumbs-up. "You're invincible, you have no weaknesses."

Chu Ran's words made Ming Kai ponder. Netizens were currently all calling him a "soft-footed shrimp" in international matches. After all, being schooled by Little Peanut both offensively and defensively this year was truly embarrassing on a global scale.

Ming Kai didn't know why he was like this sometimes.

To be honest, he didn't think he was that bad; he had won a championship in the LPL, but on the world stage, he seemed like a completely different person.

Could it really be that he cared too much about what netizens thought?

Chu Ran naturally didn't know what Ming Kai was thinking. However, after this kind of communication, his relationship with Ming Kai had improved significantly.

After a short rest, training immediately followed. Life at the club was rather monotonous.

Chu Ran's excellent performance earned continuous praise from Abu and the others, making Mosue feel a sense of crisis.

After a few days, Chu Ran had gotten along quite well with everyone. He could even joke with Ming Kai when he had free time, but he didn't interact much with Scout. Scout played the game very domineeringly, and training with him made Chu Ran feel very uncomfortable.

Sometimes, Chu Ran would ask Prince Ai Luoli to help him dive the tower, only for Scout to call Ai Luoli away with a single sentence.

It's like Cao Pi's father-in-law drinking—Zhen Ji's Father got drunk.

"Easy!"

Another practice match ended. Chu Ran stretched and cheered, "Tianye, what are we eating!"

"Braised Chicken Rice," Meiko replied to Chu Ran without looking up. Perhaps because he and Chu Ran were close in age, their relationship was the best.

But he was a bit of a perfectionist. When he trained with iBoy, he was constantly finding fault with iBoy.

This confirmed Chu Ran's previous speculation about iBoy leaving EDG. It was true that with his mentality, he couldn't accept Tianye's lecturing style and only felt too much pressure.

"Speak chicken, not chicken, civilized you and me."

"Get me a portion too."

"Me too."

In an instant, the entire training room was filled with the aroma of Braised Chicken Rice.

While eating, Deft and Pawn began conversing in Korean in a corner.

"What do you think, Yuan Shuo, are you still leaving?"

Pawn pondered for a moment, then his gaze fell on Chu Ran. He then smiled and said, "You know, when I train with him, it's very comfortable. I don't have to worry about the top lane at all; I just need to find opportunities to dive the top lane. This guy is really interesting."

"How about playing for another year? We haven't found a team in the LCK anyway."

Upon hearing this, Deft's brow furrowed. Actually, a team had already contacted him, and it was KT. He also heard that RNG's support, Mata, would join KT. However, Deft demanded that KT not only sign him but also sign Pawn along with him.

Hearing his request, the KT management said they needed to consider it and would give Deft a reply later.

"But if you stay here, you won't have many opportunities to start."

Deft glanced at Scout. Ever since Pawn's back injury, Scout had been heavily groomed by EDG. Although their team's performance at the World Championship was dismal this year, Scout had performed very well in the LPL league this year.

Under these circumstances, EDG would not abandon Scout, especially since Pawn's back injury had not fully recovered.

Even if their performance at the World Championship was not ideal, as the saying goes—making it to the quarterfinals and going home is better than staying at home. As long as a player can lead the team to the World Championship, they have value to the team.

"Let's talk. What do you think of him?"

The 'him' Pawn was referring to was naturally Chu Ran. Deft smiled and said, "He's a very interesting person, just that he likes to post on Weibo."

"You must be happy. He said you are Uzi's father, his godfather. Look how happy you are."

"No, no," Deft waved his hands repeatedly. "Shall we go talk then?"

"Sure."

A moment later, when Abu heard Deft and Pawn's thoughts, he became incredibly excited.

He didn't understand why Deft and Pawn had changed their minds, but it was what he wanted to see. Not only did he agree to renew their contracts for another year, but he also gave them a slight raise. As for Pawn's request for a starting mid-laner opportunity, Abu readily agreed.

When Ming Kai and the others learned that Pawn and Deft had re-signed, they were all shocked. Only Scout's hand, gripping the mouse, trembled slightly, and he was completely dumbfounded.

What happened?

He thought his position as EDG's starting mid-laner would be secure starting from the spring split next year, but Pawn wasn't leaving?

Are you kidding me?

Damn it!

No one knew what Scout was thinking, except Chu Ran.

As Chu Ran was thinking, Abu suddenly patted his shoulder and said in a somewhat sharp voice, "Xiao Ran, you'll be participating in the All-Star event in a while."

"Huh? Me, participate in the All-Star? Is that appropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about it? It's the All-Star Solo tournament. Just show your face."