LOL: The Joy of Being a Chinese Mid-Laner in the LCK
Chapter 38

Come back and treat you to a Coke!

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After confirming it was SKT, Xu Junyan not only continued to play ranked games and troll the Royal Hooligans, but he also did a systematic summary of SKT.

For example, the SKT palace intrigue incident this time.

Why did people like Untara and Blank dare to subtly mock Faker in post-match interviews? They were at best two rookies, and in terms of hard game strength, they didn't have much. What gave them the right?

After much deliberation, it was true that kkOma had a hand in the calculations, but the main reason was that Faker was too good-tempered. Otherwise, how could such a thing happen in the LCK?

If you don't believe me, try replacing Faker with Ambition. Untara and Blank wouldn't dare to bark in post-match interviews, let alone engage in palace intrigue within the team. Even if you made a trivial mistake like forgetting your keys when going out, Ambition would make you kneel, and you wouldn't dare refuse. With Ambition's temper, he'd swing a baseball bat at you the next second. Ruler probably understood this better than anyone.

Of course, this kind of bullying atmosphere where seniors bully juniors is not a good thing. Xu Junyan was not praising this Korean cultural atmosphere, nor did he want to promote this foul atmosphere.

It's just that since he was living and working in Korea, while you don't have to do such things, you absolutely cannot let people think you have a good temper. Everyone understands the principle that the kind are bullied. Therefore, Xu Junyan had already formulated a plan in his heart.

To ensure that he could play smoothly in SKT in the future, that everyone would get along harmoniously, and progress together, his first step after arriving must be to subdue people like Untara!

Xu Junyan had already given kkOma a heads-up about this when they were in the lobby downstairs. Otherwise, they wouldn't have had so many topics to discuss during their first meeting.

KkOma strongly agreed with his proposal. Later, while eating in the dorm, he mentioned it to Faker to avoid any misunderstandings. Faker hesitated, but after hearing Xu Junyan say it was for the team to be more harmonious and progress together, he eventually agreed.

Thus, the scene before them unfolded. Xu Junyan's show of dominance indeed silenced the outwardly strong but inwardly weak Untara and the other two.

Especially Untara, the way he spoke the most cowardly words with the toughest tone, even looking a bit pitiful?

Bang and Wolf watched this scene dumbfounded, secretly pleased. Damn it! They had wanted to do this for a long time!

Faker originally wanted to explain to Bang and Wolf, but seeing their delighted expressions, their eyes shining, as if they were about to applaud, he was speechless.

Untara moved his seat, and Xu Junyan actually sat down. He opened his browser, found the Chinese-Korean translation interface, and typed a line of text:

[Xu Junyan, in-game ID Silence, is currently in an intense battle with RNG. If you want to know more about me, you can search for news on the LPL region's Weibo.]

Untara, Blank, and Pirean stood on the same side, chuckling and nodding repeatedly at Xu Junyan, but inwardly lamenting their misfortune.

What is this! Is there no last piece of pure land left in the LCK? Is SKT finally going to have bullying phenomena?

Tragic!!

Especially Untara, he was going crazy. He had finally managed to suppress Faker through palace intrigue and felt like he was about to take off.

But now this guy had appeared, and his ambition to soar was immediately shattered. He didn't know whether to advance or retreat, feeling like he was in a difficult position.

Moreover, this guy clearly sided with Faker and would never side with him...

"No, I have to find a way to get rid of him. He's just a Chinese import after all. What right does he have!"

Untara instantly came up with N plans in his mind, wanting to exploit the fact that Xu Junyan was a Chinese import to spread the word and incite backlash from LCK fans, thus pressuring the club. In this way, SKT would probably terminate his contract, right?

However, before that, he was quite curious. What did Xu Junyan mean by telling him to look up news from the LPL region?

Silence, for a moment, he didn't recall this ID appearing when they played against RNG in the S7 World Championship. After all, he was a substitute back then, a substitute for Huni.

Therefore, this was a completely unheard-of nobody, right? Then why was this guy so confident in telling him to search?

Seeing Xu Junyan actually sitting in his seat and starting a ranked game, Untara's mouth twitched again. He didn't dare to say more, took two steps back, picked up his phone, and started searching with a frown.

Downloaded Weibo, searched for LPL region... deleted it, changed it to search for Silence. The next moment, countless dazzling messages appeared, and Untara was stunned.

"Ah, shit!"

Untara cursed inwardly.

What's going on!

In the Koreanized Weibo text, he clearly saw the entire process of Xu Junyan battling the RNG club.

He was so fierce!

Calling them "little Royal Hooligans" and "little beasts" one after another, he not only held his ground against millions of RNG fans but even gained the upper hand?

For example, in the most recent instance, Xu Junyan seemed to have achieved a great victory, making RNG and its fans extremely embarrassed and disgraced!

Untara watched, dumbfounded, almost unable to believe that such a formidable person existed in this world.

Shouldn't people working under a club be extremely respectful of the club? After all, they were the superiors! If they told you to kneel, you should kneel.

Moreover, RNG was such an influential club in the LPL, with countless fans.

But this guy actually confronted them head-on, not backing down at all?!

Untara's eyes were glued to the screen. For some reason, when he saw the RNG fans getting furious but only able to rage impotently at Xu Junyan's Weibo, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction?

A true man should be like this!

Compared to this guy directly confronting a highly influential club and their millions of fans, the little palace intrigue he had staged in SKT was simply unbearable to look at! It was even somewhat clumsy! What kind of person was he?

He suddenly felt fortunate. Damn it! Fortunately, I reacted quickly and gave this guy my seat just now. Otherwise, I might have been severely bullied by this tough guy!

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

Untara took three deep breaths and wiped his forehead, only to realize he was covered in a cold sweat.

Blank and Pirean quietly leaned over. Both of their expressions were not very good. Blank whispered, "Untara, think of a way to get rid of him together!"

"Him" naturally referred to Xu Junyan.

"Bullshit!"

Untara glared angrily, grabbed Blank's collar, and cursed, "Ah~ Shit! You brat, you want to get rid of my brother?"

Blank looked utterly confused, and three question marks appeared on Pirean's forehead.

At 3 PM, Xu Junyan left the training room. Although he had signed the contract today, he couldn't play immediately. They still had to wait for an official announcement from SKT.

Besides, kkOma had said in his last interview that Faker would be benched and a new player would take his place. They would at least have to wait until after one match to see how it went.

Faker left the training room with Xu Junyan. With no match to play, he didn't have anything else to do.

"Thank you."

As they neared the entrance to the first-floor lobby, Faker said sincerely.

Xu Junyan was taken aback and looked at Faker in confusion. Faker lightly punched Xu Junyan's shoulder and said a sentence in English that was incredibly rare for him: "I'll treat you to Coke when I get back!"

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