Under normal procedures, Lu Dehua should have picked first.
Then the professional player facing him would pick the same hero.
But...
With two ordinary players competing, it would be unfair to let either pick first.
After all, everyone had hero types they were good at and others they struggled with.
That was what the host was thinking.
He decided to let Yan Xiao and Lu Dehua discuss it. If they could not agree, he would put it to an audience vote.
He explained his idea to Lu Dehua and Yan Xiao.
Lu Dehua agreed.
But Yan Xiao said, "I don't mind. He can pick whatever he wants. Any hero works for me."
The host thought Yan Xiao might have given up of his own accord.
Lu Dehua, however, felt he was being looked down on!
Of course...
No matter how angry he was, he would not pick a hero he was bad at to face his opponent.
In the end...
Lu Dehua chose his best jungle hero-Bailixuance.
They picked their heroes.
The match began.
Lu Dehua farmed very cautiously.
This hero was not particularly suited to laning.
Moreover, if he used his second skill-the skill that determined the hero's ceiling-in lane, he could easily hook a minion by mistake.
About a minute in...
The river fish spawned near mid lane.
This...
Was a monster both players had to contest.
Even though Yan Xiao chipped away a good chunk of his health, Lu Dehua cleared the wave early and immediately headed over to kill the river crab.
He had brought Smite.
So by the time Yan Xiao finished clearing his wave, Lu Dehua would surely have killed the monster and could head back to replenish his health without worry.
Likewise...
Because he had brought Smite...
He would definitely farm faster than