After the host finished interviewing Yuan Shen, he began to interview other people.

After everyone finished their interviews, the host announced:
"In 2018, the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational came to a perfect end. See you at the World Finals!"

The audience dispersed and the IG members prepared to go back.

Back in the locker room, Ning Wang held up the trophy and started cheering: "We are the champions, we are still the champions, we are the champions again!"

Baolan walked over and made a request: "Show me the trophy."

Prince Ning hid the trophy behind his back and said, "You said you would give it to me? How embarrassing."

Baolan retorted: "This trophy is not yours, give it to me, I want to take a picture."

The two of them started arguing, and everyone else was just watching and having fun.

Fu Manduo said, "It's almost time, let's go eat now, the celebration banquet is ready."

So the IG team left the lounge, left the competition venue, and went straight to the hotel to eat.

This is not China, the food is not that good, it's mainly for the atmosphere.

After dinner, everyone from IG returned to the hotel and rested for the night.

The next day, everyone on IG boarded the plane and left.

After returning to China, I will take a week off.

At the same time, LPL announced the summer season schedule, and IG needs to play the opening game.

Everyone in IG has been mentally prepared for these things.

There's nothing we can do, they are the championship team.

A week passed quickly and Yuan Shen returned to the training base again.

There are still two days until the opening game.

It’s not because the Spring Split and the Summer Split are close to each other, but mainly because IG needs to play in MSI, but other teams don’t.

Other teams rested for a long time, and some teams even felt that the rest time was too long.

IG became the only victim.

Yuan Shen entered the training room. Smlz and Rookie had already arrived, but the others had not yet arrived.

Yuan Shen sat down in his chair, and the feel of the mouse and keyboard seemed a little unfamiliar.

"Master Yuan, here you are." Rookie greeted.

"Well, you two came quite early." Yuan Shen responded.

The two chatted intermittently.

As time passed, the training room became lively and other people arrived one after another.

Ten minutes after everyone arrived, Fu Manduo came in, followed by someone, Principal Wang!

Fu Manduo called out, "Everyone, look here, please look here."

Yuan Shen put down his phone and looked back. Principal Wang said:
"Everyone has worked hard. I happened to be busy when you came back from MSI, so I saw you guys when I had nothing to do. Today I finally get to meet you all."

"We are the best team now. Thank you all for your efforts. Keep up the good work. Then, you guys train first and we'll go out for dinner in the evening."

After Principal Wang finished speaking, he left with Fu Manduo. Soon, Fu Manduo came back and greeted:

"The summer season is a new version with major changes. Warrior heroes are comprehensively strengthened, so everyone needs to practice well."

After hearing this, everyone in IG looked at each other in bewilderment. What could they achieve in just two days?

Fumanduo has also left. I guess there will be no training matches arranged today, so everyone can only continue practicing.

When it was evening, led by Principal Wang, everyone from IG went out to have a big dinner together.

It turns out that eating is more comfortable in the country. Everyone in IG is full.

Every time I go abroad to compete, it feels like a change of taste.

After I came back, everything I ate tasted delicious. There’s nothing I can do about it. There’s no difference without comparison.

In comparison, the gap is too obvious.

After dinner, everyone from IG came back to continue training.

Two days passed quickly and the summer season began!

At noon, everyone from IG got in the car outside the base and headed straight to the competition venue.

In the car, Fu Manduo called out:
"Everyone has worked very hard these past two days, so they should all be ready."

Ning Wang complained: "I haven't even finished reading the version instructions yet, and the game is about to start. I'm just a slacker today."

Baolan said, "When have you not been a slacker?"

Ning Wang retorted: "How can you be a jerk? You are the biggest jerk."

Fu Manduo continued, "In short, everyone, come on, even though it may be a little difficult, think of a way to overcome it and win the opening game first, then we can slowly study the version later."

This time, everyone was really unprepared as time was too tight.

After entering the competition venue, the IG members went straight to the lounge.

Yuan Shen found a place to sit down and took out his mobile phone to check the pace online.

I went to the forum first and found that everyone was discussing today's game:
"Brothers, IG's game is about to start, against RNG, what do you say?"

"I watch IG's games mainly to learn the new version."

"The top lane is so chaotic in this version, all kinds of weird heroes are coming out."

"It's not just the top lane that's in chaos, isn't the mid lane also in chaos? A lot of people are starting to play Yasuo again."

It seems that everyone is waiting for IG's game to see how IG plays.

But Yuan Shen was too embarrassed to tell them that IG simply had no time to study the new version.

Yuan Shen looked for news related to the training match again, but found nothing. He originally wanted to see how other teams played.

At the game, in the commentary booth, Wawa, Miller and Rita were ready.

Wawa explained: "The opening match of the 2018 League of Legends Professional League Summer Season is about to take place. The two teams will be RNG and IG, who just won the MSI championship and the S three-time champion!"

Miller continued: "IG's schedule has been a bit tight lately, traveling around the world to play games. Now that the summer season has begun again, I hope they can adjust to their current state."

Rita said: "Now many viewers and netizens are saying that they want to learn about the game version through IG's games. There are quite a few people who have this idea, so IG's games must be watched."

"According to the news from the front, the thing everyone is most worried about has not happened. Yishen will appear in this game!"

At this time in the channel, IG and RNG were not far apart and were waiting to go on stage.

Yuan Shen felt someone was staring at him, so he looked towards RNG. Sure enough, everyone in RNG was staring at him. But now everyone else had turned their heads away. As long as UZI said:

"Master Yuan, how are you doing with this version? Please teach us."

"I wanted to play a training match with you guys, but it seems like you guys don't have time."

Yuan Shen replied: "Don't mention it. We only have two days to practice, let alone play training games. Version research? It hasn't started yet. I'm afraid I'll lead you into a ditch."

Xiaohu smiled: "Master Yuan, it's okay, we are not afraid of falling into the ditch. You can give us some advice. Anyway, you don't need to be responsible in the end." "Is that so." Yuan Shen realized that RNG was trying to get information.

So Yuan Shen confessed: "Take the mid lane for example, I think Zoe, Irelia, Yasuo, and LeBlanc are all very powerful in this version. You can play with them."

After these words were spoken, everyone from RNG and IG couldn't hold it anymore.

The heroes that Yuan Shen mentioned all require a lot of skill and Xiaohu can’t play them.

Isn't this just letting him die?

Xiaohu also smiled awkwardly and suddenly didn't know what to say.

Letme also asked: "Yuan Shen, what is the best top laner? Any suggestions?"

Yuan Shen replied: "Top lane? There are many, such as Gangplank, Gnar, Aatrox, and now even Noxus can be used in the top lane."

Letme also laughed awkwardly, because when Yuan Shen said these things, he basically didn't know how to play, and he would be beaten if he took it out.

Yuan Shen continued: "In short, this is a version that requires a lot of skill. Strong heroes all require skill."

Now RNG can't stand it anymore. They rely on operations? This is IG's specialty and RNG's Achilles' heel.

At the competition site, the director began to invite teams to come on stage, starting with IG!

The five starting players of IG appeared on the stage, and the audience cheered:
"IG! IG! IG!"

The five members of IG stood in the middle of the stage, lined up in a row, and accepted the cheers from the audience.

Then there is RNG.

The five members of RNG also appeared on the stage, but not many people cheered for RNG.

I guess it’s hard to get tickets because they were all snatched away by IG fans.

The two contestants appeared on stage and shook hands in the middle of the stage
Yuan Shen and Mlxg faced off.

After shaking hands, the two teams turned around and walked towards their respective positions.

Yuan Shen sat down on the chair and put on headphones.

Fu Manduo greeted:

"The new season has begun. This is the first day of competition. We must play like IG. Come on!"

After both sides are ready, they enter the BP stage.

In this game, IG is on the red side and RNG is on the blue side.

BAN position situation:
IG: Varus, Kaisa, EZ
RNG: LeBron, Clockwork, Kindred.

Wawa commented: "IG's goal in this game is very clear, which is to restrict RNG's bottom lane."

"And RNG's target is mid and jungle, that's fine too."

Enter the hero selection phase.

RNG got Mundo on the first floor.

Miller analyzed: "Mundo has been strengthened in this version. His performance in the public games is quite good. How effective he is in the competition remains to be seen. But in any case, this hero is quite suitable for RNG."

Miller agreed: "Yes, Mundo is very resistant to pressure in the laning phase. If he can't win, he can just use his Q skill to kill him from a distance. It's still quite difficult to crush Mundo in the laning phase."

IG got Gragas and Yasuo on the first and second floors.

Miller commented: "Yasuo is here. This is a very classic combination, Gragas and Yasuo. Many people are revisiting Yasuo in this version of the game. He has been strengthened a lot. IG directly pressed it out. It is a big test for RNG's mid and jungle."

RNG got Ryze and Lucian on the second and third floors.

Miller commented: "There is no problem with these two choices. Uzi's Lucian is very skilled. I believe everyone knows this. Now it depends on how the jungler and support choose."

IG got Luo on the third floor and entered the second round of BP.

IG banned Morgana and Shen.

And RNG added BAM with Vampire and Goddess.

Rita commented: "It was very targeted. RNG targeted the mid lane and gave so many bans."

"IG chose to target the bottom lane support. This should be planned."

IG got Noxus on the fourth floor. When Noxus was picked, the whole audience was shocked!

Wawa exclaimed: "Noxus? Is it Noxus? Theshy's Noxus? I don't think I've seen him play like this before."

Rita continued: "It seems that quite a few people have started playing Noxus in the pub game. He is definitely not weak. It depends on how much he can perform."

"The magic damage of IG's current lineup is a bit low. If we only rely on one Gragas, it may not be enough. Can Hou Xu still make up for the AP damage of heroes?"

RNG chose to get the Troll and Minotaur on the fourth and fifth floors.

IG locked Swain on the fifth floor!

Rita felt dizzy. "Ah? Swain? I don't understand this lineup at all. What's going on? Is Swain playing in the bottom lane? IG doesn't have any marksman heroes in this game, which means they don't have what we call ADC."

Wawa became excited: "This may be IG's understanding of the new version. I think everyone can learn and understand why IG made this choice."

Miller has a different opinion: "I think this set is OK for other teams, but it's a problem if you put it on IG. IG always likes to use all kinds of unpopular routines. What they can play out, other teams may not be able to play out, let alone ordinary players."

IG is adjusting the line distribution, and the director gives a close-up to RNG.

Everyone in RNG was very nervous, staring at the screen, as if they were worried that something might happen.

The countdown entered the last twenty seconds, and the lineups of both teams were determined:
Red side IG: top single Noxus, jungle Gragas, mid single Yasuo, ADC Swain, support Rakan

Blue side RNG: top laner Mundo, jungler Troll, mid laner Ryze, ADC Lucian, support Alistar
Rita analyzed: "I really can't imagine this split. Maybe this is IG, this is the calmness of the three-time champion. I never expected Lu Swain to be in the bottom lane."

Entering the game screen, Yuan Shen began to set the pace: "Wait until I reach level 6 in the middle lane, you develop first, as for the bottom lane, let's see how the situation goes. I don't think it will be easy to beat them in the early stages, as the damage won't be enough."

"In the top lane, I'll just watch your performance, Tehshy. It should be no problem to kill Letme a few times alone."

Thesy laughed: "How many times? How many more times? This is too difficult. I think once is enough."

After going out, IG chose a defensive position. The first line of soldiers came out and the first wave of wild monsters refreshed.

With the help of the duo, Yuan Shen got the blue buff and cleared it all in the first round. While clearing the jungle, he also watched the lane.

In the top lane, Noxus was facing off against Mundo, and the situation was pretty much what Yuan Shen had imagined. Mundo could at least use his Q skill to last hit from a very long distance, so it was impossible to completely crush him.

In the middle lane, Yasuo is laning against Ryze. Starting from level 2, Rookie has been looking for opportunities to increase the strength of Ryze.

However, Xiaohu's Ryze was careful enough. He stood at the maximum distance and didn't give Yasuo any chance to touch him several times.

In this way, the middle lane becomes a place for peaceful development, and that is enough for Xiaohu.

Then in the bottom lane, the opponent is definitely stronger in the early stage of the laning phase.

However, the hero Swain has a strong counterattack ability. For example, if Minotaur uses a double combo to knock someone into the air, Swain can use his E skill to restrict Lucian from getting close, so that he cannot use his E skill to come up and output damage in the first place. Otherwise, he will easily be bumped into and controlled, and still cannot keep up with the output.

If it really doesn't work, Luo can give up Lucian for a grand appearance and force him to retreat. Anyway, he can just come back with the Light Dance in Pairs. There will definitely be no problem in stabilizing the laning in the early stage.

Wawa explained: "Currently, both sides of the laning phase are developing peacefully. We need to see the jungler's further actions. Although they are all going up, I feel that the junglers on both sides will not go to the top lane."

After Yuan Shen reached the upper jungle area, he did not go to the top lane because Mundo in the top lane was a bit too difficult to catch.

Yuan Shen chose to go to the middle, looking for an opportunity for Xiaohu. (End of this chapter)