"This... half a serving would actually be enough." Abu hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help saying it.
"Half a serving? If people outside saw that, they'd think I couldn't afford to treat everyone! Get another one—one serving per person!"
"That's not what I meant. Xiao Zhen said he'd just gotten approved as a member of the Animal Protection Association. In keeping with his duties, whenever he buys roast chicken, roast duck, roast rabbit, or anything like that in the future, he'll try to buy only half. That way, the other half won't be killed."
The entire EDG management staff: ???
That night.
News of EDG defeating WBG and Luo Zhen personally taking down another former teammate spread through every corner of the League of Legends esports scene like mushrooms after rain. The phrasing wasn't as terrifying as NetEase's [Justice Online copywriting], but it had traffic on its side. After only a few hours of buildup, everyone was once again seeing Luo Zhen's Highlight Reel.
A scene that, years ago, could only have been seen from that one man had gradually become something fans took for granted.
For other players...
After barely more than a year since debuting, they were still in the rookie protection period. If they played badly, one line of "promising future" settled everything.
But when it came to Luo Zhen, if he didn't Carry a match, it felt like the world was ending. The expectations fans and the media had for him now were so absurdly high that if he didn't lead by thirty CS and produce two or three TOP 5-worthy Highlight Reels in a game, people considered it a failure.
At that moment, in EDG's lounge, Luo Zhen stared worriedly at the endlessly flashing message notifications on his computer screen.
Ever since he