Chapter 288: Tyranny Declaration, Traitor Carnival
That night, Hongqiao, League of Legends Esports Arena, LSPL sub-venue.

After the breathtaking opening match of Glory ended, Jiang You did not break his promise and brought everyone to the LSPL to watch the game of Team Tyranny II.

Although the Tyranny team neither played a good role in supporting nor in controlling the situation, they still received all the rewards they deserved.

As soon as this happened, the situation on both sides formed a sharp contrast.

Although LSPL is only a secondary league, the scene is quite lively.

After all, in this world and this era, promotion and relegation in the LSPL still exist.

In addition, Tencent Esports has also used its system to crack down on match-fixing and gambling. At least until now, even the teams in the second half of the LSPL have not had any cases of match-fixing.

With these two guarantees, the LSPL, especially those strong teams that are eligible to compete for the LPL quota, has received no less attention than the LPL main competition.

For example, in this match, Team Tyranny’s second team and YM, two teams in the top five, both have dazzling new players. There are definitely a lot of people participating in the match, whether in the live broadcast room or offline.

Moreover, the game itself was definitely exciting. The bottom lane of Tyranny, which has always been known for its stability and bottom line, rarely encountered an opponent today.

The bottom lane duo that YM just recruited in the summer season withstood the offensive of Tyranny. The two players whose IDs were single-word pinyin were unexpectedly outstanding.

Of course, Tyranny was no pushover either. Song Qiying frequently captured guarantors, and although Qin Muyun didn't gain much advantage, he was not at a disadvantage either.

At this time, the two sides were tied at one to one, and the decisive game was in full swing.

Logically speaking, Ye Du Hantan and others should be satisfied after getting what they wanted and seeing the good future development of Tyranny, and enjoying a game that was far more interesting than the one in the afternoon.

But at this moment, they all felt cold sweats pouring down their cheeks. They all straightened their backs and sat upright. It didn't seem like they were here to watch an e-sports game, but more like they were here to attend a conference.

And the reason is very simple.

"The support on the opposite side, Ming, is very smart in starting a team fight, has solid basic skills, and has great potential." Zhang Xinjie pushed his glasses and commented.

"Yeah." Even in private, Han Wenqing subconsciously kept a straight face and folded his arms. "That AD is not bad, but his style is too reckless. Even Wenzhou's younger brother is even more reckless."

"But I feel that his style, combined with his good basic skills, seems to be just enough to defeat Xiao Qin." Bai Yanfei continued.

That’s right, of course, those who came to watch the game were not just a few guild leaders, all the main members of Team Tyranny were also there, and they were sitting next to them.

Come to think of it, after coming all the way from Bluebird to the Magic City, the seniors would of course come and care about the competition and performance of the juniors.

However, the place where they were sitting was not conspicuous, and they were all wearing masks and hats to cover themselves up, so they were not recognized.

These great players who just came off the field didn't seem to be too disappointed after the defeat, and they just chatted casually about the performance of the players on the field.

It was obvious that none of them were taking it too seriously. The game that Team Tyranny's second team lost wasn't a good one, but Han Wenqing didn't immediately turn gloomy as he usually did.

But even this relatively casual style was enough to make everyone in Tyranny sweat.

Ye Du Hantan sat relatively far away from the main players and was a little braver. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no resource group to fight on the field for the time being, he quickly took out his mobile phone and typed.

Ye Du Han Tan: "President, you are so disloyal. Why didn't you inform us that Team Han and the others were coming as well?"

You Fengdian: "Do I need to remind you of this? How could the captain and his team not watch Xiao Song and his team's game when they came to Shanghai?"

You Fengdian: "Originally, I bought the tickets for the captain and the others. Bringing you along is just a matter of convenience."

You Fengdian: "Why, do you look down on the captain and the others?"

The veins on Ye Duhantan's forehead were throbbing violently, and his typing hands were about to produce sparks: "Stop slandering me!"

This bastard Jiang You pretends to be ignorant even though he knows the truth, and deliberately stirs up trouble and makes things out of proportion.

Could it be that Jiang You himself didn't know why they didn't want to watch the game with the Korean team?
Not to mention those small-time figures in online gaming guilds, even the boss of Tyranny was as obedient as a quail in front of Han Wenqing.

For those guys who were often lectured by Han Wenqing, the effect of Han Wenqing sitting next to them was the same as having the head teacher sitting next to them.

Ye Du Hantan immediately wanted to call on all his brothers, and after watching the game, he exploded with Jiang You.

But at this moment, Han Wenqing suddenly turned around and looked at everyone in Tyranny. Although there was not much emotion in his eyes, it made the online gamers subconsciously shudder.

"I'm sorry, Captain Han! We didn't complete our mission of controlling the game! We're sorry to disappoint you!"

Ye Duhantan was sitting farther away, which was a little better. The unlucky guy sitting next to Han Wenqing, under the pressure of this look, lowered his head and began to slide down to his knees to apologize.
If the seat wasn't relatively cramped, he would have stood up and bowed 90 degrees to Han Wenqing.

Han Wenqing was stunned, then waved his hands helplessly: "I didn't say anything to you."

He was also a little helpless. Was he so scary in the eyes of these guys?

That's really scary.

After thinking about it, he didn't say much, but patiently asked: "What do you think of tonight's game?"

Ye Du Hantan was stunned for a moment, and then his scalp went numb.

What’s your impression?

Is that what we can say?

Needless to say, even if LSPL is just a secondary league, the visual experience is that of the Glory Professional League.

In fact, due to his relatively young age, he is more motivated. It is quite rare to see someone like Qin Muyun who plays in a mature and steady manner at such a young age and does not look like a newcomer at all.

The competition in LSPL is more intense than that in LPL, whose focus is gradually shifting towards operations.

Ten minutes ago, several waves of bloody conflicts broke out, which were all basic operations and looked really exciting.

The online fight is even more physical, and only one person left alive is eligible to farm.

Perhaps in terms of technical and tactical level, LSPL is still far inferior to LPL, but judging from the game scene alone, it is worse than LPL.

Not to mention the hypnotic-level glory.

But Ye Du Hantan could only talk about this. These people in front of him were at least professional players of Glory on the surface. How could he dare to speak ill of Glory in front of them?
After thinking about it, he simply pretended to be dumb and said, "That's good! Xiao Song was almost destroyed by the YM jungler in the jungle. Although Xiao Qin was somewhat suppressed by the opponent's bottom lane at the beginning, he has now stabilized after adapting."

"With their level, not to mention LSPL, even playing in LPL can produce good results after adapting for a while."

Ye Du Hantan kept praising the performance of Song Qiying and others, and then he saw Han Wenqing's face gradually darken, and suddenly he became quiet as if his neck was strangled.

The other few who were not caught were also watching closely, fearing that Captain Han’s anger would affect them.

Seeing this kid trying to evade the important issues, Han Wenqing felt helpless and puzzled: Am I that scary? Was I too strict with them before?

"I mean, which of the two different games that we watched today do you think was better in terms of viewing experience?"

Originally, Ye Du Hantan wanted to continue playing dumb and say something evasive and vague like "the tracks are different and cannot be compared".

But as Han Wenqing's eyes fixed on him, he dared not have any thoughts at all, and could only bite the bullet and answer honestly:
"If I have to say, League of Legends is much more entertaining than Honor of Kings."

He recounted the conversation he had with the two female fans at the game.

The two girls finally made it to the second round because of their love for Han Wenqing, but then they became too bored to bear it and finally left.

"...Speaking of which, those of us who have played for many years and can barely understand the players' operating ideas may have a slightly better experience."

"But for new fans who are just getting started, the entire Glory game may not be much more interesting than the Book of Heaven."

After saying this, Ye Du Hantan closed his eyes almost as if he accepted his fate, waiting for Han Wenqing's scolding.

After all, as a veteran player of Glory for many years, he is so pessimistic about Glory. The truth needs to be judged in the court of law.

But Han Wenqing just nodded thoughtfully: "That makes sense."

This caught everyone in Tyrannical Ambition off guard. They looked at each other in bewilderment.

Team Han is not angry?
As if he could see the doubts of these unfortunate people who had been suffering from PTSD under Han Wenqing's pressure for many years, Zhang Xinjie chuckled and said:
"Don't be nervous, you didn't say anything wrong."

"The viewing experience of the Honor League is far inferior to that of the League of Legends League. This is an objective fact now."

"No matter how hard we try, the popularity of the live broadcast room and the large number of viewers leaving early cannot be faked."

At this point, Zhang Xinjie sighed: "Perhaps Honor is indeed no longer suitable for today's e-sports model."

"Well, after several glorious years, it's time to retire."

On the field, the ten young men from the two teams were still fighting fiercely.

With Song Qiying gradually leading the pace of the game, Team Tyranny II gradually took the initiative in the game, but YM obviously had no intention of giving up resistance. They played more and more fiercely and frequently looked for opportunities.

Off the field, the fans all around were noisy, some were discussing the battle situation, some were cheering, some were analyzing the team's strength, and some were shouting, "I can do it too."

However, as soon as Zhang Xinjie said this, somehow, Ye Duhantan and the others felt a little lonely, as if there was suddenly a big hole in their hearts.

The brothers subconsciously looked at Han Wenqing, waiting for the captain who had been tough throughout his career to refute Zhang Xinjie's pessimistic remarks.

But Han Wenqing just nodded silently and then turned his gaze back to the broadcast screen.

He agreed with Zhang Xinjie's judgment.

Ye Du Hantan suddenly felt a little suffocated. He was obviously the one who was most optimistic about pessimism, both before and during the game.

But when similar words suddenly came out of the mouths of two legendary players who supported a giant like Tyranny for an entire glorious era, he suddenly felt suffocated.

So much so that he subconsciously tried to make up for the glory:

"It's not that serious. After all, the home-swapping trend is rampant recently. No one would like to see the home-swapping trend last for more than ten minutes at the beginning of the game!"

"Once the official changes the mechanism, it should be much better. After all, isn't it easy to change it to a house-swapping flow?"

This is the truth. The home-changing trend sounds unsolvable, but it is not difficult to ban it.

The official planners have already come up with a plan and are working overtime to complete it.

In the final analysis, it is to build a barrier between the two areas. Every time a BOSS is killed, the barrier will dissipate a little. When a certain number of BOSSes are killed, it will be completely dissipated, and then the players from both sides will fight.

(This idea is adapted from the four-pillar level in Terraria 1.3)
Such minor changes would not take long to make, even for an engine as difficult as Honor's. It would definitely be implemented in two or three days at the most.

only……

Zhang Xinjie sighed softly: "If I change the style of changing the house, will the audience like it?"

“Don’t forget, the vast majority of the audience only left the venue in large numbers after patiently watching at least the first round.”

Just like even if Steiner, whom Xier had been obsessed with, launched an attack, it would be basically impossible to save Sandezi.
Can Honor really reverse the situation by getting rid of the home-swapping flow?

"The first time, it took us a relatively short time to switch homes, about six or seven minutes," Zhang Xinjie analyzed.

"In fact, the time spent on the terrain-forcing phase at the beginning of the team competition is not much different from that in the old competition system."

"As for the content of the battle after the encounter, although everyone was a little unfamiliar with it, they recovered quickly."

"In general, the overall quality of the first game, except for the lack of special effects due to equipment issues, is definitely comparable to the playoffs level of the past seasons."

At this point, Zhang Xinjie smiled somewhat helplessly:
"So, what happened this afternoon was not what it seemed, that the audience was unhappy because of a flaw in the game."

"We played a 'wonderful' playoff-level team game, but the audience was still too bored to watch."

That’s right, the change of homes can only be regarded as a fuse that intensifies the conflict, but it is definitely not the fundamental reason for the huge explosion in the opening game of the Glory League.

After all, even though the league has updated its version and changed its competition system, it eventually stumbled back to the starting point.

But that just goes back to square one.

If the Honor team competition is good enough, attractive enough to the audience, and exciting enough, just like LPL,

How could the audience leave the theater en masse?
Zhang Xinjie clearly remembers that during the LPL Spring Regular Season, during a match between two mid-level teams, Tencent Esports experienced a rare technical failure.

Ultimately, both the live broadcast room and the on-site event were delayed by nearly an hour before the game finally started.

In terms of severity, at least in a single game, it is not much better than the time wasted by the home-changing flow here.

After all, the audience can at least look forward to when these two teams will meet.

But even so, although there are overwhelming complaints in various communities and platforms that Fujiko has ruined people's mentality, the popularity has increased instead of decreased.

Even at the scene, not many audience members chose to leave.

Later, Fujiko issued an apology, and the audience at the scene compensated her, and immediately nothing happened, so everyone continued to watch the show.

This was just a battle on the mountainside. In terms of quality, it was definitely not as strong as the battle between Tyranny and Samsara.

When all the falsehoods are torn apart, there is only one correct answer:
No matter how Honor's current fundamental competitive framework is changed, it can no longer meet the viewing needs of the audience of this era.

In the past, the audience was willing to watch because they had no choice, but now when a series of fast-paced competitions such as the LPL start, Honor will immediately reveal its true colors.

This league, at least in terms of commercialization, is hopeless.

As the recognized brain of Tyranny, Zhang Xinjie has defined it this way. No matter how unwilling Ye Du Hantan is, he has no room to continue to be stubborn.

But he just felt very upset.

As they were talking, the whole place was already boiling with excitement. YM, making a desperate move, chose to force a team fight with the Baron, but Song Qiying risked his life to snatch the dragon and succeeded. Deafening cheers immediately rang out.

Bathed in dragon blood, the Tyranny youngsters did not give YM any more chances. After a team wipe, they directly grouped together and pushed forward, and finally pushed down YM's main base with great difficulty.

The youngsters maintained their reputation as a strong team in the LSPL and won another victory.

Ye Duhantan was so absorbed in watching the scene that he suddenly heard Han Wenqing's voice ringing in his ears:

"What do you think? For a giant like Tyranny, is it a wise choice to abandon past honors and achievements and set sail on a brand new track?"

Before Ye Du Han Tan could answer, he saw Jiang You, who had been pretending to be dead for a long time, suddenly come back to life and answered:

"of course!"

"Honor is something that can never keep a club young forever, otherwise Excellent Era wouldn't have ended so quickly in the seventh and eighth seasons."

"To put it bluntly, the league is almost over, why are you still thinking about these things?"

“Only if the players keep their momentum, strive for better results and higher heights, and provide more exciting games for the audience, can the club remain vibrant!”

This guy with such a low level of education was able to speak such a profound truth, which showed that he had made sufficient preparations in advance.

Ye Du Hantan was not a fool, so he could naturally hear the implication of these words, and his heartbeat quickened immediately.

Although there have been speculations about Tyranny's future plans, there has never been any solid evidence.

Now it seems that the answer is already clear.

At this time, a young man next to him suddenly started shouting, "Team Han, are you guys going to switch to play in the LPL as well?"

This guy is also one of the top executives of Tyranny, but because of his own hobbies, he doesn't play League of Legends much, and his understanding of this side is very limited.

Naturally, I don’t know what Tyranny has planned.

I came to watch the game today and was having a great time when I suddenly heard a conversation among the people in the back row. Only then did I realize what my captain was planning.

I couldn't hold it back for a moment and shouted out.

His shout immediately attracted the attention of many people around him. The game had just ended and the lights came on, and soon someone recognized the two heavyweight players next to him.

The crowd immediately went wild, and countless people took out their phones to start filming:
"Team Han! Is it Team Han? And Zhang Xinjie! Bai Yanfei! All the Tyranny members!"

"Oh my god, I just finished a game in the afternoon and I'm already watching LSPL in the evening?"

"Who just said that the Korean team is coming to LPL to play? Is it true?"

"Which team are you going to? Are you going to Xingxin and Laoye to play Brother LOL?"

"How is that possible? Should Tyranny be planning to form a team of its own?"

Tyranny has always done a good job of keeping secrets. Apart from sending Song Qiying and Qin Muyun, two young people with very low exposure, to compete for places, it has never exposed any connection with LPL.

This brother's shout can be said to have completely exposed Tyranny's confidentiality.

Ye Du Hantan was just about to scold this young man, but he saw that neither Han Wenqing nor Zhang Xinjie looked surprised.

Han Wenqing just glanced around, and then suddenly said:

"If possible, please give Ye Xiu a message:"

"We were a step slower this season and gave it to you."

"But next season, see you on the court!"

　The first update is 5,500, and there will be more later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)