The LPL Lost Much of Its Vitality Without Xu Cheng [Request Monthly Ticket]

"...You."

Abu looked at Factory Director's stubborn expression, just as he had looked at the man's obsession and resolve toward the Summoner's Cup all these years.

He shook his head and sighed.

Half a month.

In half a month's time, the entire Esports Circle had failed to find even the slightest trace of Xu Cheng.

That could only mean that he had truly quit the game—left cleanly, without taking so much as a speck of dust with him.

Ming Kai, you were hung up on this.

"You get some rest. I'll play a few more games and... wait a little longer."

Seeing Abu's expression, Factory Director did not say anything more.

Deep down, he truly did not believe Xu Cheng would leave so suddenly.

Though the previous outcome had slapped him in the face, proving that his seventy-to-eighty-percent confidence had been a joke.

But after more than a month of spending time together, laughing, arguing, and fooling around.

He was certain there was a bond between them. He understood Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng would definitely log in again, and he would definitely give him an answer.

Why had he prepared a hundred-thousand-yuan bonus? Why had he actively fought for a major EDG contract for Xu Cheng when the other party had not even shown his face?

This was EDG!

Even after S6, when it no longer lived up to its former glory, it was still, without question, one of the top-tier powerhouse clubs in the LPL.

It came with popularity and a fanbase from the start, the best debut team countless Newcomers dreamed of joining.

Since EDG had been founded, there had never been a major contract offered to a Newcomer!

Yet Factory Director had fought for one for Xu Cheng unconditionally—

He wanted to tell him that becoming a professional player had a future, that he could make serious money from it!

He could tell that when Xu Cheng learned that reaching National Server First came with a hundred-thousand-yuan reward, he had been tempted. He could also tell that every time they duo queued, Xu Cheng had been happy throughout the games.

The other party loved League of Legends. He liked this game even more.

Perhaps... Xu Cheng had made that difficult decision because of all sorts of reasons in real life.

No matter what, Factory Director was confident that as long as he found Xu Cheng, he could convince him!

"...I came here to tell you that since you don't plan to play in the Spring Split, and you've already been out of the public eye for so long, regarding the Official Commentator Cup event..."

"I can do it."

Factory Director nodded without turning around.

Outsiders only thought his status in EDG was special, but in truth, no Club would keep an idle person around.

Abu hesitated, then could only nod in the end. "Alright."

"Make sure you get enough rest. He generally won't log in after midnight..."

"I know."

"...!"

In the end, Factory Director was still disappointed.

After another week passed, everyone who had been determined to find Xu Cheng, the Data Monster, was disappointed.

After so much time, it was practically certain that he had decided to "quit the game."

There was no need to keep looking. It was regrettable, even frustrating, but life had to go on. They could not delay the Club's plans, or even the Spring Split schedule, over a genius who had never played professionally.

[Ah, the LPL lost much of its vitality without him.]

Gulp gulp gulp!

Ah Shui sent that desolate, lonely message, picked up the bottle of mineral water beside him, and gulped it down.

[Don't be too sad. We've already done everything we could. If we can't find him, then we can't find him.]

[Yeah. Hopefully when we become successful and famous in the future, he won't be jealous of us, haha.]

[Enough already. I haven't slept well lately. I dream about him every night, but we really can't fucking find the guy!]

[Alright, alright, brothers. The Commentator Cup starts tomorrow. Big Smart and I need to go to the team YY and have a meeting. I'm logging off first.]

In the small King group chat, the many super-talented players were all feeling somewhat down.

After searching for so long and finding nothing, they felt defeated.

They also felt strangely empty.

Ah Shui was right.

They had not noticed it before Xu Cheng appeared, but during the time he had been around, all the commotion he caused—including the antics he pulled every day—had actually brought a lot of people joy.

He had left a deep impression on everyone.

"I'll always remember these happy times..."

Ah Shui took a deep breath, pushed those thoughts aside, and clicked into the event page to look over the Official Commentator Cup--

This was the first commentator cup tournament officially held after the Spring Split had started gaining traction, and it had already been teased for some time.

Though it was called the Commentator Cup, aside from official commentators, streamers from major livestreaming platforms, as well as prodigies like Ah Shui who wanted to enter the LPL next year and Passerby Kings, would also participate as teammates.

It was essentially a warm-up event to build some hype.

And because this event was large in scale and the first of its kind, its popularity was enough to rival Xu Cheng's recent push for the CN Server rankings.

With everyone's attention diverted, Ah Shui and the others also had to start thinking about the paths they would take in the future.

"They're all official commentators and hosts leading teams. What's the point of playing against them? What matters is who their teammates are..."

Ah Shui muttered as he scanned the current list of official captain candidates--

[Ren Dong]

[Wa Wa]

[Miller]

[Guan Ze Yuan]

[Yu Shuang]

[Rita]

[Xiao Yu]

[A match? You want me to play in a match?]

Inside the classroom.

Xu Cheng stared at the message from Yu Shuang, someone he had not contacted in ages and had even assumed had deleted him long ago. He was slightly taken aback.

[Yes, that official event. Every host and commentator is required to lead a team in the tournament. You can participate as a player too. We have to find our own participants, and it'd be best if they're King Rank players.]

Xu Cheng thought about it. The competition had just ended, he had achieved a pretty good ranking, and he really had not played games in a long time. His hands were starting to itch.

[You mean the account I registered for boosting? That account's rank has already dropped.]

[That's fine. As long as you're good enough, the requirements aren't that strict. We get to decide our own selection criteria.]

[I see.]

Xu Cheng fell silent for a moment. [I can do it, but...]

Before he could finish, Yu Shuang already understood.

The reason she had approached Xu Cheng this time, aside from the skill he had displayed before and the genuine Challenger rank he had when he first joined the group, was more importantly because she wanted him to meet Xiao Yu.

She wanted them to clear things up and bring the matter between them to an end.

[Sigh, I know what you're worried about. Ever since that incident, Xiao Yu really has been in low spirits. She's only started feeling a little better recently.]

[But I can tell she still can't get over it. You should know that she really did see you as a younger sister... After all, you made your situation sound so miserable back then, and your act was so convincing...]

[...]

[So, I want to invite you onto our team. Xiao Yu is the captain... It's been so long that she probably won't refuse. When the time comes, you two should make things clear. Even if you can't be friends, don't keep sulking at each other like this.]

Sulking...

[Uh... I'm actually fine...]

[So you're agreeing? If you agree, I won't look for a top laner!]

[Sure. Why wouldn't I?]

Xu Cheng rolled his wrists, eager to get started. [When does the event begin? Are the opponents strong? Oh, right... she deleted my account from her friends list. What do I do about that?]

[Don't you have any other accounts? Just find any max-level one.]

[You don't need to prepare anything. The opponents are all pretty strong, and we probably won't win anyway. It's just for fun. Just show up.]

[As for the event... can you get online at eight tomorrow night?]

Xu Cheng typed two words: [I can.]

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