Chapter One: Is the life of fallen leaves just to return to their roots?
January 16, 2016 .
The war is reignited!
The third day of the spring season.
4 p.m.
Jiang Hai, outside the Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center.
In the eyes of passers-by,
A tall and handsome boy with long legs was sitting cross-legged on a small electric donkey.
Holding a four-yuan bottle of "Pu Luo Edition" Master Kong iced black tea, he was looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and his expression could be described as "half bright and half sad."
About ten minutes ago, in the waiting room of Hongqiao Tiandi IG Club.
Substitute jungler Li Fu told Chris that he was still fully prepared today and could play at any time!
Coach Chris turned around and gently closed the door.
Tell Li Fu:
You don't need to be so well prepared. Just go out for a walk when you have nothing to do and return to the base in the evening in time for dinner.
He really... I cried to death...
——This is why during the game, Li Fu, as a substitute, appeared outside the court with his electric scooter slung across his body.
Looking up at the sky…
Suddenly, Li Fu, whose face was melancholy but handsome, felt his head sink and his head hurt like a splitting headache.
After a while of spinning,
A surge of unfamiliar memories suddenly rushed into his mind.
Oh shit!
What the hell?
Li Fu was startled and quickly raised his hand to press hard on his forehead.
After finally calming down,
However, he was shocked to find that in the unfamiliar memory in his mind, he was also a young man named "Li Fu", a small anchor in the e-sports industry, and a high-scoring king who was good at going solo.
In that world, he had a heart to become a professional player, but unfortunately, as he got older, he still had no chance to participate in professional competitions. He could only make a living through live streaming. He was disheartened when seeing the comments in the live streaming room saying "I would rather stay here as a small anchor than become a professional player and become famous."
Without any warning, a system called "Father Energy" came.
Li Fu from that world immediately slammed the table in ecstasy, and roared to the sky with great passion!
When I shouted “I’m finally dead, I’m going to play professionally”…
Then……
The system starts reporting errors.
Announce that the host of the dead house has a poor physical condition,
Not compatible!
Self-destruct mode activated.
then--
Li Fu in the parallel world died suddenly!
Maybe it's because the death was too frustrating,
The memories and soul of that life did not disappear, but inexplicably traveled through time and space and merged into the mind of Li Fu, who had the same name in this world.
At this moment,
Both lives are so clear!
So true!
For a moment, it was hard to tell whether it was Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly.
Or the butterfly dream Zhuang Zhou.
The only thing that is certain now is that
He is still Li Fu,
But it is not just the Li Fu of the past.
…
So what was Li Fu like before?
All I can say is...
This is really outrageous!
He is a perennial substitute for many LPL teams!
Guardians of the water dispensers in the top five clubs.
Since S3, Li Fu has been a veteran wandering around the major LPL teams.
Aggressive style of play!
Strong desire to attack!
But he is a perennial substitute.
From substitute mid, substitute top, substitute AD to now IG's substitute jungler... while others are playing the game, he is like playing a jigsaw puzzle game, throwing the piece wherever it is missing.
LPL prefers stable players.
Most of the aggressive players can only be substitutes, ready to take over when the team can’t hold on any longer, such as the ancient handsome guy AmazingJ in last year’s S5 finals.
If you win, that’s fine; if you lose, get lost.
By the way, AmazingJ was demoted to the second team EDE after returning from the World Championship last year, and this season he is in charge of Raiden in the LSPL.
Just like that, Li Fu, who had wasted his time in LPL and used to have a radical style but a very good mentality, gradually changed and became a little irritable!
He always has a direct and crisp response to a game that he can't win, or a game that his teammates don't want to play or win.
"Don't play with me."
As for last year's S5 World Finals, the LPL region can only be described in eight words:
The dawn breaks, and then darkness falls again!
At home in Europe, LPL's third seed IG faced off against the host FNC, but was pinned to death by FNC's seamless operations and lineup that perfectly restrained their late-game capabilities.
Li Fu, who had been a substitute for a season, was also stunned and his operational errors were comparable to those of Wei Shen in the same year.
Lacking experience in major competitions, he was struggling to survive. He would rather make mistakes than do nothing, and in a panic he gave a Hua Tuo kick that was as powerful as "Tui Tui Bang".
Although the opponent had already broken through the high ground on the third lane at that time, and IG could basically be declared the loser, this ignited the frustration and dissatisfaction in the teammates' hearts.
Even Rookie's mentality exploded at that time.
Zizi was so angry that he lost his temper and said that the game was too frustrating and he didn't want to play anymore, so he just clicked surrender.
This is also one of the few surrenders in the history of the World Championship.
After the game, countless LPL fans were immediately angry!
And he focused his anger, which had nowhere to vent, on Li Fu, who had made the final kick, just like Wei Shen's reverse Q when he was defending the highland tower...
Therefore, before Li Fu could even make any sound, he was nailed to the pillar of shame of LPL. In that game when Lee Sin played as a jungler, others nicknamed him "Peaceful Monk".
Not only that, Li Fu's seniority also dropped from "Brother Fu" to the bottom of the LPL's "Emperor Fu" ranking from high to low.
Some people also call him "Teacher Dafu".
At the same time, he was also trapped in the IG substitute water prison.
It’s the S6 Spring Season this year.
Even though IG's jungler Kakao left for the European and American regions, leaving the jungler position vacant, the IG even let Axun take both the AD and jungle positions on the starting lineup roster, and did not consider letting Li Fu take over.
I'm afraid that after the Spring Festival competition is over and his contract expires, he will leave IG and wander again.
No, it should be destined to wander.
Because the soul of Li Fu in the parallel world in my mind, who died suddenly due to the failure of the binding system, passed through the rift in time and space.
Perhaps there is an unstable time turbulence,
He unexpectedly got a glimpse of the "future" of Li Fu's career in this world!!!
If that future is destined.
Then the next two seasons, which LPL is once again extremely optimistic about, will spiral out of control again and will still have to struggle through the endless darkness. The neighboring LCK region will also maintain their dominance with great momentum.
Li Fu continued to wander on the bench of several LPL teams...
Until the golden years of his career were exhausted, his reactions declined, and he left the stage to which he had devoted all his youth, with deep regret and immense reluctance for never having been a starter.
Inexplicably, Li Fu recalled the time when he left the small mountain town of Sichuan and Chongqing despite his parents' dissuasion, and gave up the part-time job that his parents had worked hard to get him after graduation.
He resolutely interrupted his studies at a university in Shancheng and chose to accept an invitation to go to Jianghai to play professionally.
At that time,
Young people aged eighteen or nineteen are full of vigor and vitality!
He firmly believes that he is talented!
He firmly believed that he would see buildings as tall as the sky in this river and sea that were countless times larger than the streams in the mountain city, and that he would find his own foothold in this city!
But now...
Being a substitute for many years meant that his salary was barely enough to make ends meet.
At the end of every year, I have to pretend that I am living well here and buy a lot of New Year's goods for my parents despite their opposition.
Waiting for the day when I will be eliminated in the future,
Li Fu, who is short of money, is afraid that he will completely lose his place to stand in the city of Jianghai.
I thought about the phone call my father gave me a while ago. Although he didn't persuade me to go back, he mentioned that my mother was not in good health.
Hospitalization may be required.
Hospitalization,
It means a lot of money.
Li Fu knew the situation at home. His parents had been hardworking and honest farmers in the mountains all their lives and did not have any savings to withstand risks.
It means that now that I am getting older, no club is willing to even consider me as a substitute...
When the spring season ends and the final contract with IG expires, it may be time to make another choice.
Just like a few years ago...
Thinking about this,
Li Fu's heart couldn't help but feel sad.
The life of fallen leaves,
Is it just to return to your roots?
…
Suddenly, the cell phone in Li Fu's pocket vibrated a few times.
He took it out and took a look. It was a message from a sunny boy with the nickname "Piggy".
WeChat signature: "If your heart is facing the sun, you will not be afraid of sadness."
"Hey, hey, hey! Brother Fu, I'm starving. When will you arrive?"
“Are you live streaming?”
"What do you mean I'm live streaming? If I'm not live streaming, what am I doing?"
"Hang on, see you later."
"Don't forget to bring me a KFC!"
"Ruozi, be careful with KFC."
"Ah? What are you talking about? Is this true?"
Li Fu did not continue to answer, but put away his phone, picked up a large bottle of iced black tea and rode on the electric scooter.
He and Shan Niruo have an old friendship.
On the one hand, they are fun-loving people with similar personalities, and on the other hand, they all have "bachelor's degrees".
In S3, Li Fu was the substitute support for WE, and Shan Niruo happened to transfer to WE to serve as the jungler.
A certain game,
WE's coach suddenly had an idea to try a different lineup configuration and let Li Fu and Shan Niruo play together... The result was that the two of them worked together to beat Smile into retirement.
Later, Li Fu transferred to other clubs.
Shan Niruo also retired.
In S5 last year, Shanniruo returned to M3 and played as a support for a while.
The results are quite impressive!
That's right.
The old thief Sima was also beaten into autism by him.
With this, Shan Niruo took a step and ended his professional e-sports career, leaving the arena and becoming a host.
…
Jianghai PT District,
A certain residence.
cloudy day,
A room with the lights off.
If you ignore the screaming duck voice, the picture in the camera looks like the filming scene of "The Grudge".
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"What do you mean I'm actually live streaming? What else would I do if I didn't live stream?"
"Today, the international server of Canyon of Heroes is open. The anchor will rush to it directly until 4 o'clock tomorrow. It's definitely not the classic 4 o'clock. Don't worry, the iron will not fall apart. Buy some instant noodles if you need to. Get ready for midnight snacks, brothers."
Under the camera with a full underworld atmosphere, the sunny pig boy named Shan Niruo rubbed his belly and suddenly sighed, "Why hasn't my KFC arrived yet? Someone came to my house today to compete with me in the Canyon of Heroes International Server, and said he would bring me a KFC, but it hasn't come yet. What should I do? I'm so hungry! I want to order takeout, brothers."
The barrage immediately became active.
"Does anyone still feed pigs these days? I'm crying my eyes out."
"The anchor doesn't eat Man Han Banquet, but only KFC?"
"Who is it? An electric baton? Could it be Xuan Gou?"
"Turtle! Is the zoo gathering tonight?"
"Stop brushing, I'm really unfamiliar with you."
“…”
Just as the barrage of comments was scrolling, the doorbell suddenly rang outside the door. Shan Niruo, who was so hungry that his eyes rolled up, took off his headphones and tilted his head to listen.
"Brother Meng! My K caress is finally here! Wuhu!"
He jumped out excitedly.
As soon as the door opens...
A handsome face with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes jumped in.
Outside the door, Li Fu was seen holding a KFC double hamburger set in his left hand and a four-dollar bottle of Master Kong iced black tea in his right hand.
The mud was coming up.
"Brother Fu! My savior!"
"Shit! I'm allergic to pigs!"
