"Whoa, so confident?"
From Xu Cheng's concise, speedy reply, Factory Director instantly sensed just how confident he was.
That made him wonder—
Could he really play every champion?
No way.
A moment later, he shook his head.
So far, including Camille, who had just been released, League of Legends had 134 champions.
Forget Xu Cheng—even he, or the very best professional players in the world, wouldn't dare claim they could play them all.
With so many champions, there were bound to be a few whose abilities they barely knew.
"All right, then. For the first game, play Udyr. Any problem with that?"
Udyr?
Xu Cheng really did pause.
Factory Director smiled faintly.
How about that, kid? Stumped, aren't you?
I'm turning up the heat right out of the gate!
The Spirit Walker, Udyr!
What kind of champion was that?
In S6, some players didn't even know a champion like that existed in LOL...
Yes, he was currently one of the least-played champions in the game.
The rarest of the rare.
And you can play him?
Young man, learn to be humble!
[Whoa! Going hard right from the start, huh?]
[Hahaha, nice one! Give that Data Monster a proper lesson! Let him get cocky!]
[Now I kinda want to see how the arrogant Data Monster takes a beating.]
"What's Udyr...? Why haven't I heard of him?"
[You fake fan! You've never heard of my famous Wuershan? Uh... sorry, I meant Udyr.]
[...]
Just as the viewers and Factory Director were settling in to enjoy the show,
[Bro! We're rich now!]: "Sure."
Just two simple words. No obvious change in emotion, and just as quick a reply as before, giving the impression that he was confident.
"No way."
Ming Kai was a little surprised.
But there was only one way to find out whether Xu Cheng was any good.
He had offered Xu Cheng money in the first place because he wanted to test him.
Without saying anything more, they queued up together—and got into a game instantly.
The matchmaking system had been getting livelier lately. After the initial chaos, high-ranked players were now being matched against other skilled players.
Since Factory Director and Xu Cheng were queued together, their opponents were naturally no pushovers.
The opposing top laner was the CN Server's Passerby King who had appeared in Xu Cheng's "famous match" before: Call me Official.
[That's Official on the other team, bro. Maybe you should jungle. Udyr's not great in top lane.]
Factory Director offered a friendly warning.
[No need.]
After sending that, Xu Cheng added, puzzled: [Who told you Udyr can't play top? He's really strong in top lane!]
Factory Director froze.
The game started just then. He said no more, instead locking his camera onto top lane while he slacked off in mid—
The whole point of this game was to test the Data Monster. What was wrong with taking it easy?
"You might not know this champion. He came out a long time ago, and honestly, I don't know much about him either."
During a lull in lane, Factory Director explained to his viewers, "But I can say for sure that this champion's going to have a rough time against Jax. It's not even really about the matchup; Official's Jax is his signature pick... Mm... Mm?"
Factory Director suddenly froze. "Damn, this guy's got something!"
It turned out that when Official saw Udyr in the top lane, he tried to bully Xu Cheng early on.
But Xu Cheng had been ready for him. He skillfully switched between Udyr's stances, and caught the unprepared Jax with a burst of damage instead.
That little skirmish victory gradually wiped the smile off Factory Director's face.
And as the game went on, his mood plummeted at an alarming rate—
The Data Monster really could play Udyr!
And he was damn good at it, too.
His perfectly timed switches between all four stances, his item build, and even the Rune Talent setup that Factory Director hadn't examined closely earlier—the one Xu Cheng had conscientiously sent him before the game...
Everything pointed to the same conclusion: not only could the guy play Udyr, he was really good at him!
At ten minutes, Udyr scored the game's first solo kill on Jax. Then, in a small Team Fight, he seemed possessed by the God of War and picked up a triple kill. Factory Director sat there, utterly dumbfounded.
The viewers, who had been hoping for a spectacle, were in an uproar, too.
[Good grief, this Udyr is as ferocious as the God of War!]
[Whoa! I just realized—this champion whose name I couldn't remember is actually this strong?]
[It's not the champion who's strong. The player's just too good!]
[Official's Jax lost to Udyr? I must be dreaming. I've gotta be watching this wrong.]
[Data Monster!! The eternal god!]
[Factory Director? Factory Director, say something!]
[Data Monster: If you're looking for thrills, then let's take it all the way!]
Factory Director couldn't hold back anymore either. He typed: [Wait, you really can play them all?]
Xu Cheng was puzzled: [?]
[What else? You think I'm joking?]
Of course, he couldn't really master every champion. Talent aside, he didn't have that much time!
But as a seller, he had to sing his own praises. He might as well brag first and see what happened.
Factory Director had just gotten unlucky. Udyr was one of the few unpopular champions Xu Cheng had played. He had taken an interest in Udyr's different stances and studied him a few times.
So it wasn't surprising that he'd caught Factory Director off guard.
He'd really made a fool of him!
[I don't believe you!]
Factory Director naturally didn't believe him. Unwilling to give in, he typed: [If you keep playing this well, I'll give you another 500!]
[Oh? You're offering me another deal like that?]
[...]
After the match ended, Factory Director kept exercising his patron's privilege, choosing more champions for Xu Cheng.
But the more he picked, the more bewildered he became.
The offbeat picks Udyr, pre-rework Mordekaiser, and Galio.
Popular picks like Rumble, Talon, and Ahri.
The champions with the highest mechanical skill ceilings: Azir, LeBlanc, and Zed...
The other guy really was as good as he'd claimed. At least, he could play every champion Factory Director picked at random—and judging by his results and performance, he was damn proficient, too!
[666666!]
[I'm completely convinced. Is this what a genius looks like?]
[God!!]
[Whoa, so he really just picks randomly and wins with whatever he gets?]
[Proficient on every champion? Is this guy a monster?]
[I don't think he can play every champion. Nobody can be that ridiculous, but... emm, all right, the Data Monster is awesome!]
The viewers who'd tuned in to watch the spectacle had been completely won over by Xu Cheng in just half a day.
And who could blame them?
With conditions this hellish and such a vast Champion Pool, who wouldn't be impressed?
Factory Director had even made things harder for Xu Cheng midway through. Not only had he picked extremely unpopular champions, he'd also insisted that Xu Cheng play only top lane.
Regular champions were one thing, but Lucian and Kalista in top lane, too?
Was he doing some kind of experiment?
Factory Director was just as impressed as the viewers, but he wasn't nearly as frustrated as they might have expected.
Quite the opposite—he was so excited he could barely contain himself!
His whole body was trembling!
He'd only wanted to put Xu Cheng in his place and remind him to respect his elders.
He hadn't expected Xu Cheng to give him such a huge surprise!
Forget being able to play every champion. Just looking at how many champions the guy had shown he could play in half a day, he had to be called a champion-pool monster!
Plenty of professional players didn't have a Champion Pool that broad!
And Xu Cheng hadn't even gone pro yet! He hadn't undergone any systematic training!
Good grief.
In an instant, Factory Director let go of his pride as an elder and typed humbly: [You're amazing, bro! You're incredible!]
[Bro, look, it's time. How about I top you up for another session? Nothing else behind it—I just want to hang out with you a little longer. This is great!]
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