League of Legends: League of Unknowns

The tournament ended with Team Dawn as the champions.

Team Scarlet left the stage with their heads hanging in regret. Meanwhile, the audience leaving the emporium was having heated discussions about the last few seconds of the match and about the Super Minions who had broken the base.

Yu Luocheng was having mixed feelings. He didn’t stay long after in Grand Linca, taking a public bus and leaving. Yang Qianqian made it just in time to catch up with him. Although they had lost the match, it was obvious that Yu Luocheng had made a huge contribution to his team.

“Don’t be sad,” Yang Qianqian said in a small voice, trying to be comforting.

“We didn’t get the money, how could I not be sad?” Yu Luocheng retorted.

“There won’t be such a thing. Didn’t Manager Huang say he wanted to have a long term sponsorship arrangement with Team Scarlet, and it wouldn’t be a small sum of money either?” Yang Qianqian replied.

They had lost the tournament, but Yu Luocheng’s performance had won Team Scarlet a beneficial sponsorship instead. More importantly, Team Scarlet’s reputation would definitely rise after this tournament. The audience who was leaving the emporium were all discussing about Team Scarlet and there was barely any mention about the champions—Team Dawn.

“Ah, that,” Yu Luocheng said. “There won’t be any share for me.”

“Why?” Yang Qianqian didn’t understand.

“I’m not a pro player. Commander Qin will definitely find a new Support player now,” Yu Luocheng replied.

The furious beating of his heart from the match had finally calmed down. Come to think of it, losing this match wasn’t all that surprising. Team Scarlet’s members were all still young and inexperienced. Don’t talk about pro players, they couldn’t even beat Yang Ying and Lin Laowu who were just university league players. With that type of strength, even if they had managed to get into the provisionals, the first match would likely be impossible to win.

“What about you then? Are you really going to stop? You know, my brother wanted to meet you. He said you were very skilled and if there was any tournament next time, he would want you in the team. You would definitely be able to take home the prize,” Yang Qianqian said.

Yu Luocheng shook his head, it was better to stop while he could. If he made this a regular occurence and accidentally returned to his previous occupation, he would definitely be beaten by his old man.

“But really, how are you so good at this?” Yang Qianqian opened her eyes wide, resembling a curious child as she asked the question.

Yu Luocheng had used the champion Lux to kill all five of the opponent’s champions and Yang Qianqian was still amazed at his feat. Among the others who had played LoL in Class 3, the best would only be at Lin Xu’s level. Yu Luocheng’s skills were astonishing to the point that he was even better than the semi-pro players like Ian and Lin Laowu, almost killing them using just a Support!

If you were to make a comparison, wouldn’t Yu Luocheng be at the level of a professional player?

If you gave him stronger teammates, would he be able to lead them into the provincial tournaments, maybe even the World Championships?

“Playing games is just a talent. When I was younger, I was particularly good at playing house.” Yu Luocheng said.

“…”

Yang Qianqian stared blankly at Yu Luocheng. What did being good at playing house when you were younger have anything to do with your LoL skills right now?

“Don’t think about this anymore. Our exam results will be out soon, right?” Yu Luocheng said, smoothly switching the topic.

“That’s right!” Yang Qianqian said, her face showing that she had forgotten about this fact.

“Whoever gets the higher results treats the other?” Yu Luocheng suggested.

“No way!” Yang Qianqian objected immediately.

There was no need to say it, she would definitely get better results than Yu Luocheng. You should know that now, a student’s grades and LoL ranking do not match up at all.

***

Speaking to Yang Qianqian made Yu Luocheng’s heart lighter, and they passed a few stops just like that. The bus was already filled to the brim with people from Grand Linca, but after a few more stops, the bus became even more packed.

Yu Luocheng and Yang Qianqian moved closer to each other during this time, and eventually, Yang Qianqian didn’t feel like talking to him anymore. This was because the moment she opened her mouth, she could feel his intense stare on her every movement.

A slim waist and firm bottom, Yang Qianqian had amazing curves on her body. A few months ago, Yu Luocheng could only fantasize about her. Now, in a bus crowded with people, he finally had a chance to touch her, even if it was just the back of his arm due to the crowd of people around him.

It was a rare chance that he was able to be this close to Yang Qianqian. He wasn’t sure whether it was due to the heat or embarrassment of being close, but her face was as red as a tomato. It was really tempting to take the chance to land a kiss on her beautiful face.

‘Aw, would there ever be a chance to kiss her at all?’ Yu Luocheng thought to himself.

***

That night, Qin Ying made a call to Yu Luocheng, describing the after-match happenings to him. It turned out that the deputy general manager of Grand Linca Electronic Emporium had decided to have a long term sponsorship arrangement with Team Scarlet and the amount to be given was rather high.

Qin Ying was well on his way to embarking on his E-sports journey that he was aiming for. Yu Luocheng didn’t expect that by losing the game, they had gotten an even better sponsorship offer than the prize given. He was happy for Qin Ying although he was wistful over the fact that LoL had opened up a lot of opportunities for people involved in E-sports.

“Sonny, we couldn’t have gotten this sponsorship without your help,” Qin Ying said. “Give me your bank account number, I will remit your share to you.”

“Commander Qin, I still owe you a lot of money.” Yu Luocheng protested.

“That sum can’t compare to the sponsorship we have gotten. Actually, I know you have no plans on going pro, but one of the conditions for sponsoring us was that you would cooperate with them for some of the marketing campaigns.” Qin Ying explained.

“Why doesn’t he use Yang from Team Dawn instead?” Yu Luocheng couldn’t understand the logic.

“You don’t know?” Qin Ying said.

“What?”

“Your popularity is way higher than that brat right now. Didn’t you hear all the discussions about you?” Qin Ying said in a serious tone.

“No, I completely didn’t notice.” Yu Luocheng chuckled lightly.

“Anyone can see that your skills were far better than theirs. Enough about that, let’s talk about business. Huang Junjie has launched a number of electronic devices which were designed after LoL players. These electronics are considered to be mid-range, but the amount manufactured is high. If they can get the popular players to promote the products, this would greatly help their sales.” Qin Ying explained.

“He intends to have you make a few endorsements in our Lecheng electronic shop and a few other well-known electronic shops. You’re on summer break right now, aren’t you? I assume you would have the time and coincidentally, it is also the sales season now.”

“Alright, just let me know what to do.” Yu Luocheng said, nodding his head.

Still having debts, Yu Luocheng knew that Qin Ying definitely needed to embark on this journey into E-sports. Since Jacky has given Qin Ying the means to do so, Yu Luocheng would give his full cooperation, intending to return the sum of 30,000 yuan as soon as possible.

“Manager Huang intends to invest heavily this time, if you can obtain it all, we will definitely be able to make a lot of money!” Qin Ying said, laughing heartily.

They had lost the tournament, but Qin Ying had gotten what he wanted the most. Yu Luocheng also breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise he would feel guilty as he had borrowed a large sum of money from him.

It was just as well that he had no plans for the remaining half of his summer break apart from his homework.

An endorsement.

Now that was something to brag about.