Internet Explosion, Three Traits Added Again!

EDG fans and meme lovers who saw Chu Ran's Weibo burst into laughter.

The Imperial players, on the other hand, were so angry they were jumping up and down, wishing they could grab a knife right now and run to the EDG club to stab Chu Ran to death.

The comment section was immediately overrun. Within minutes, the number of comments exceeded a thousand, densely packed and still increasing.

"666666, I'm the one who doesn't fit in with you guys because I lack talent."

"Bro, share some of your talent with me. How did you even come up with this joke?"

"Why isn't it a thumbs-up upside down from the kid? This doesn't get my approval!"

"Hahaha, I don't advocate for dark humor, but 'five fingers not working' is goddamn hilarious."

"You've really mastered playing with homophones, I can't hold it in."

"Wait, are you also a fellow joke enthusiast?"

"I won't be convinced until people like Chu Ran die."

"I really feel sorry for Little Dog. I don't know what the LPL officials are doing. They haven't banned people like this. Little Dog has contributed so much to the LPL, and he's still being stepped on by people like this. It's truly disgusting."

"Give me a knife, I have depression. I'm going to EDG right now to stab this beast to death."

"Does Chu Ran not brush his teeth every day? His mouth is so stinky. Little Dog can't do it, but he can?"

"This kind of beast, I've already reported him anyway."

Chu Ran glanced at his Weibo, feeling the Red Temperature Value increase, his lips curling upwards uncontrollably.

As expected, the Red Temperature Value grew quickly under the heat of every match.

The Imperial Guard, who provided him with Red Temperature Value, were truly too helpful.

"Brother Ran... you... you're amazing!" Meiko silently liked Chu Ran's Weibo, thinking he could never come up with such a dark joke in his entire life.

Some people's casual actions were peaks they could never reach in their lifetime.

Clearly, in terms of absurdity and creating buzz, Meiko admitted Chu Ran was the number one person in the LPL.

Abu and the others found Chu Ran's Weibo both amusing and exasperating.

What's the big deal?

Was it just because he got a divine punishment from RNG back then, making him sit on the bench?

He hates it that much?

"Xiao Ran, let's try to de-escalate the conflict with Uzi. You've angered him so many times. You're just increasing our workload for operations."

Hearing Abu's words, Chu Ran raised an eyebrow. Feeling the sharp gaze of the operations lady, he immediately waved his hand, "Can't de-escalate. Uzi and I have an irreconcilable mortal enmity."

Chu Ran snorted. Not to mention that in his previous life, he was forced to sit on the bench until retirement because of Uzi. Especially Uzi's fans, they had really attacked his nationality, and kept spewing hate even after he retired.

When he started streaming, he was constantly reported by Uzi's fans. He already had little popularity or attention, and with so many reports, the streaming platform banned him without hesitation. It could be said that a large part of why he had a miserable life in his previous life was because of Uzi and his fans.

Even though he was reborn, this hatred couldn't be dispelled. Most importantly, RNG still owed him three years of salary. What a bunch of BYDs.

"What enmity? If it's a big enough grudge, I can have the club help operate it. At least then you'd have a solid reason to target Uzi."

When Abu said this, Ming Kai and the others also looked forward to Chu Ran's answer. After all, they all mixed in the LPL, and they would meet again. There was no need to make things so stiff.

"As everyone knows, I'm an orphan. When I was sitting on the bench at RNG, no one cared for me, no one felt sorry for me. Then I met a girl online who said her family was struggling and they lived by selling tea with her grandfather. We chatted very well, and I even used my salary from time to time to buy her family's tea."

"Mhm, I know. And then?" Abu pulled over a chair and sat down. Ming Kai and the others were all curious, gathering around.

Deft and Pawn each grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, their eyes full of anticipation. "And then, and then? Hurry up and tell us, Xiao Ran."

Chu Ran wrinkled his nose, appearing to be lost in memories of the past, his face slightly filled with grief, his voice a little choked. "Then we fell in love."

"Ooh, online dating. But what does this have to do with Uzi?" Ming Kai grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from Deft, asking with a smile.

"Of course, it's related!" Chu Ran suddenly became furious. "I suspect that the person I was dating online is Uzi! Because she's exactly the same as Uzi!"

"Back then, when we were dating online, she scammed me out of a lot of money. I bought a bunch of tea, and when I said I wanted to meet, she directly deleted and blocked me. In the end, I was very angry, so I paid to track her down, and finally got a photo!"

Saying this, Chu Ran opened his phone and showed the photo to Ming Kai and the others.

"Pfft~"

Instantly, Meiko spat out the water he had just taken into his mouth directly onto Ming Kai's face.

At this moment, Abu and all of them were dumbfounded, stunned.

"Holy shit? Isn't that Uzi?" Ming Kai pulled Meiko over, wiped his face with his clothes, and said with a dumbfounded look.

Abu was also stunned by the photo. "Xiao Ran, are you sure you didn't photoshop it?"

Deft and the others' seed-eating motions froze.

This melon was too big!

Delicious!

"If I photoshopped it, I'd die a horrible death," Chu Ran said, filled with righteous indignation, gritting his teeth. "I suspected at the time if this was Uzi's twin sister. Not only did he make me sit on the bench, but he also sent his sister to scam me. He really deserves to die!"

"Don't worry, we can't let this slide. The club will back you up on this," Abu said, patting Chu Ran's shoulder. He now felt that no matter how Chu Ran targeted Uzi, it was justified.

This was too much bullying!

I can't stand it.

"Forget it, Manager Abu, thank you for your kindness, but we had a connection. Let's let the past be the past. I don't want this to spread, just let me forget it slowly on my own."

Chu Ran took the tissue from Meiko's hand and wiped his tears, which made Deft and the others feel heartbroken.

"Don't worry, Xiao Ran, I'll get revenge for you next time we play against RNG! They went too far!" Deft was furious, even someone as good-tempered as him couldn't stand it.

Hearing Chu Ran's words, Abu sighed lightly, "Alright, you can forget about it slowly. From now on, we won't interfere if you target Uzi. As for those Imperial scoundrels, the club will handle it with you."

"Thank you, everyone."

Chu Ran immediately returned to normal and then sat in front of the computer, leaving Abu and the others somewhat taken aback.

"Why do I feel like Ran Ge was acting?" Meiko rubbed his chin. "His acting skills are wasted as a professional player."

"It shouldn't be, can there be two people who look so alike in the world?" Ming Kai recalled the appearance in the photo just now and couldn't help but laugh.

Whether he was acting or not, the photo was genuinely hilarious. Where did they find it?

Abu frowned. He didn't care if Chu Ran was acting or not. As long as there was a reason that could convince netizens why Chu Ran was targeting Uzi, that was enough.

As for what the reason was, he and the club didn't care!

Pawn smiled and shook his head, looking like he had seen through the truth. He whispered to Deft, "You believe this?"

"I'm just playing along with his act and pretending to be oblivious," Deft chuckled. Of course, he didn't believe Chu Ran's nonsense.

A moment later, EDG's official Weibo updated a post.

[Regarding the rumors that many netizens are questioning why our player Easy is targeting player Uzi, we make the following response.

Firstly, player Easy is not targeting Uzi. Secondly, as a club, we just want to say that if you don't want people to know, don't do it. The methods are indeed a bit despicable.]

Soon, this Weibo post from EDG's official account caused a huge stir online, sparking heated discussions among countless onlookers.

[Damn, finish saying it, what's going on?]

[So this Easy guy has his reasons?]

[I hate people who only say half the story the most. Stop being cryptic and get out of the LPL.]

[I just saw a post saying that Easy's former online girlfriend looked very much like Uzi and had scammed him out of money.]

[Pfft~ Unbelievable, this Easy guy must have been really desperate. He thought Uzi was also good-looking?]

[Where is this post from? I want to see it.]

[The Anti-Forum, it was just posted. The ID is even LPL Wu Yanzu, completely shameless.]

At the same time, in the RNG club's training room.

Uzi looked at the post on the Anti-Forum and saw a photo of someone who looked remarkably like him. He was stunned.

No, his parents didn't have a sister for him.

At first, Uzi thought it was a prank by netizens and was about to have RNG's legal department send a lawyer's letter. But then RNG's technical staff investigated.

There was no trace of Photoshop!

"Shit!" Uzi was furious. "Someone looks exactly like me? What an idiot. And they say Ran Chu was dating this person? Anyone who plays on the Anti-Forum has some issues with their brain."

"I just found out, I don't even watch that stuff," Letme chimed in. Then he pointed to his phone and handed it to MLXG, "MLXG, are you sure buying this stock will make money?"

"Trust me, this stock will definitely go up! Don't worry, buy at the bottom now, and you'll make a fortune later."

"The market index has already fallen below 3500." Letme looked suspicious. He just wanted to earn some pocket money. Hearing that MLXG was the 'RNG stock god', Letme wanted to get in on it.

MLXG patted his chest confidently, "Don't panic, it's a technical adjustment. Trust me, when others are fearful, we are greedy. This is definitely the lowest point, go all in and buy the dip, just wait to get rich!"

Meanwhile, Chu Ran looked at the replies to his Anti-Forum post and closed the forum with satisfaction.

"I've reaped quite a bit of Red Temperature Value this time."

Chu Ran checked it. He had gained over 70,000 Red Temperature Value.

"Add four points and draw three traits."

Without any hesitation, Chu Ran's mind moved, and the words on his panel immediately changed.

Operation Ability: 82 → 86

Immediately, white light flashed before his eyes, and three traits appeared before him.

[Red Temperature Demon: You are a three-harvest-a-year giant baby. When you are in a red-temperature rage, no one in the game can ignore your mood.]

[Description: It's only reasonable for a giant baby to be indulged by others, right?]

"Crazy, I'm not Uzi, I have a very good temper. Getting angry is bad for my health, why would I get into a red temperature?" Chu Ran grumbled, then started looking at the next trait.

[High-Interest Debtor: You are a carry who can carry anyone. When you owe money to others, your abilities will permanently increase based on the amount you owe. Owing 1 million increases your stats by 5%, with a maximum debt of 5 million.]

[Description: Isn't a 5 million economic lead outside the game an overwhelming advantage in the game?]

"My god!"

This time, Chu Ran felt like he was about to turn red. He had only been at EDG for a short time, who would lend him so much money?

Or borrow from somewhere else. After thinking about it, Chu Ran could only think of a mortgage, but he was afraid they wouldn't give him a house after he bought it.

Unless he also couldn't make it to Worlds for various reasons, and the substitute top laner wasn't good enough, Ming Kai and others would pool money to help him pay off his debts.

Thinking of this, Chu Ran glanced at Scout and saw him interacting with the "little fairies" in his stream.

"Uh, we'll talk if there's a chance."

Chu Ran pursed his lips and looked at the last trait.

[Rylai's Crocodile: Your Crocodile proficiency has been elevated to the pinnacle level. When you build Rylai's Crystal Scepter on Crocodile, your engage timing with Crocodile increases by 15%, damage calculation by 20%, and awareness by 20%.]

[Description: Rylai's Crocodile King, anyone who plays it is an idiot.]

"Idiot!" Chu Ran gritted out a few words between his teeth. "What kind of creature under that headset could come up with the Rylai's Crocodile playstyle? Are they even human?"

"But this trait is still okay. Anyway, Crocodile's proficiency has reached pinnacle level. I just won't build Rylai's in matches. I can do something fun on stream though."

Chu Ran's mind instantly analyzed. Coupled with his own attribute improvements, the blessing from Brother Ale before the match, and the pinnacle-level proficiency with Crocodile, he was confident he could handle most top laners.

Pushing the thoughts out of his mind, Chu Ran grinned and approached Ming Kai, startling him.

"Xiao Ran, what are you doing?"

"Kai Ge, come here for a sec, I have something to discuss with you." Chu Ran rubbed his hands together, looking a little embarrassed.

After all, the trait was right there, he had to try.

"Speak."

"Lend me some."

"How much?"

"5 million."

"What did you just say?"

"Lend me some."

"No way."

Ming Kai was stunned. He couldn't believe Chu Ran had the nerve to ask. 5 million? Did he think he was some rich playboy?

Chu Ran raised an eyebrow, his expression turning serious. He sized Ming Kai up and down before solemnly saying, "Aren't you a rich playboy, Kai Ge?"

Hiss—!

Ming Kai quite enjoyed hearing that, but looking at Chu Ran's face, his smile vanished again. "No way, get lost, get lost. Here's 50 yuan, go play somewhere else."

But seeing the look in Chu Ran's eyes, Ming Kai softened. He thought Chu Ran was genuinely in trouble. "I don't have 5 million, but I have 1 million. What do you need money for?"

"Would you believe me if I said I get stronger when I owe money?"

"Would you believe me if I said I plan to lend you 5 million?"

Chu Ran was taken aback, his eyes lighting up. "Really? Kai Ge, you're not joking, are you?"

"You're the one who started joking first," Ming Kai said, crossing his legs and giving Chu Ran a deadpan stare.

If owing money could increase strength, he, Ming Kai, would have borrowed millions from Peter Zhu long ago.

"Uh, no joke. Actually, it was a stormy night, and I saw a thinly dressed girl by the roadside. It was a few degrees below zero, and she was standing in a deserted alley wearing a miniskirt. I took pity on her and brought her to a hotel. Afterwards, I realized I had fallen in love with her and wanted to give her a home. I urgently need 5 million to buy a house in Shanghai."

"Come here."

Chu Ran's heart tightened. He saw Ming Kai raising his Muay Thai stance and quickly dodged.

"I'm going to make you taste Muay Thai today, you brat. Not learning good things at such a young age."

"Kai Ge, if you're not lending, you're not lending, why are you yelling at me?"

Watching Chu Ran and Ming Kai, Deft and the others could only smile and shake their heads helplessly before continuing their ranked games.

After fooling around for a while, Chu Ran looked at the panting Ming Kai. "Kai Ge, you're already tired? Come on, you're so weak."

"If you have the guts, stand still. I'm old, I'm useless. Back in the day, I could have beaten you to a pulp in minutes."

"Correction, Kai Ge."

"It's you who's old and useless."

[Red Temperature Value +555]

[Red Temperature Value +666]

"You little punk, don't run."

Amidst the cheerful atmosphere, Ming Kai suddenly changed the subject.

"You really want to buy a house in Shanghai?"

"I'm afraid my earning speed won't keep up with the rate of housing price increases."

Hearing this, Ming Kai pondered. "Don't blame Kai Ge for not looking out for you. If we win the Spring Split this year, I'll lend you 2 million, interest-free."

"And what if I win the World Championship with you, Kai Ge?"

Ming Kai's heart fluttered. He immediately waved his hand. "If that really happens, then you're amazing. But the money still needs to be repaid. But you have to get past AJ first. Look at Weibo's trending searches, the drama is getting bigger and bigger, saying you're not as good as AJ and questioning why you're the starting top laner."

Clearly, the Imperial Guard are leading the charge. It's normal.

Chu Ran pursed his lips. He wasn't desperate for the money, but he wouldn't refuse if Ming Kai was willing to lend it. After all, his current stats were quite important to him.

He'd figure it out later. If Ming Kai saw that he could help him win the S-tier championship, he was sure he'd be willing.

Just then, Abu suddenly walked over. "I have an announcement. Aren't we playing against the second team, IM, soon? The boss is watching, and he's specifically put up a 500,000 bonus. He wants to see the skill level of both teams. Consider it an incentive bonus; whichever team wins will have it distributed to their starting players."

"Will it be split evenly?" Chu Ran raised his hand.

"An even split would be best, but if Xiao Ran is confirmed as the starter, and you perform exceptionally well, you'll definitely get more. For example, if you dominate AJ in the top lane. Alright, that's all, get some rest."

"Oh."

Hearing Abu's words, Chu Ran's lips gradually curved upwards.

AJ?

Wearing AJ might make you jump higher, but the higher you jump, the harder you fall.

At this very moment, at the IM club base, AJ and the others also learned about the incentive bonus, and they immediately became elated.

However, AJ suddenly sneezed, and a chill ran down his spine. It felt as if someone was staring at him, sending shivers down his spine.

"AJ, will we win the day after tomorrow?"

"We're guaranteed to win!"