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《DRX Esports Club Announcement》:
After sufficient and friendly communication between the club and the players, we would like to announce to everyone that Liu Minxi (ID: Keria), the support player of the League of Legends division of DRX E-sports Club, has become a free agent and will be officially disconnected from now on!

After sufficient and friendly communication between the club and the player...imp became a free agent.

…Top laner GimGoon becomes a free agent.

After friendly negotiations with the club, player Pyosik decided to renew his contract and continue to wear the jersey and fight for his dream on the field!
On November 20th, four consecutive announcements from the DRX official blog directly caused an uproar in the entire e-sports circle!
Except for the jungler P who renewed his contract, the remaining players in the top, bottom and support positions all chose to leave the team.

This made the DRX fans who were originally celebrating their two consecutive championships feel disappointed.

[What do you mean? I just drank a few sips of champagne and you told me my house is gone? ]

Where are my five best people?

【Who did it! 】

[The management team is gone, I will send a wreath now! ]

【Don’t forget the dead rat.】

If we talk about the degree of madness, LCK fans are no worse than those of LPL.

After all, South Korea is such a small place that you can take a taxi to Seoul, so sending something is a piece of cake.

People say that you are the real you offline, so you might really get lucky when you go out one day!

But after a brief frenzy in public opinion, DRX fans calmed down again. After all, the most critical person’s stay or departure has not yet been determined, right?

[Everyone calm down, didn’t we win the championship last year after the reorganization? As long as the core members don’t change, we can still win this year! ]

[Core member? Single core, right?]

[Just tell Brother Li whether he wants to leave or not and that's it! ]

[DRX I ****, if Xiao Li also leaves I will ****! ] (Omit some words starting with xi and ending with gi)
[It has been so long since the announcement, are they still in talks? 】

While fans were still anxiously waiting, other announcements were made.

First is the announcement of personnel changes in the T1 League of Legends division: I am very happy to announce to everyone that T1 E-Sports Club has officially signed a contract with former DRX Club support player Keria. Fans, please cheer for Keria!

Next are imp and Kim Gong’s personal Weibo accounts.

"Hi everyone, I'm GimGoon. After thinking for a long time, I've decided to retire. I've been playing professionally for so long, and I've always had your support, and my teammates and friends have always fought side by side. I have no regrets in my career!"

"Thank you for your support over the past eight years. My decision to retire this time was not made suddenly. Being able to stand on the highest stage at the end of my career is the happiest moment of my life. Thank you all."

[I see, Gongzi and Pupu are indeed old. ]

[They are both so gentle. After winning the championship, even though their value skyrocketed, they still resolutely chose to retire.]

[AD has chosen to retire, so it is understandable that Kbao went to T1. 】

[No, isn't there any news about my brother Free yet? ]

DRX's management team was paying close attention to the fans' opinions while racking their brains for the right wording.

After all, they had let go of their core champion mid laner. If what they said was not good enough, it was very likely that the entire club would be pushed to the forefront of public opinion.

It was not until late in the evening that they issued the latest announcement.

"We have been together for two years, through thick and thin, from the bottom to the top. Thank you for all you have done for the club."

"But no matter how beautiful the days are, there will always be a day to say goodbye. After in-depth communication with the players, we would like to announce to everyone that Li Dao (ID: Free), the mid laner of the League of Legends division of DRX Esports Club, will become a free agent from today and officially disconnect!"

However, even though they had considered a lot, after seeing this announcement, everyone from LCK to LPL was still in an uproar.

[No, did they really let the greatest contributor escape? ]

[Is the DRX club preparing to disband? Can't they tell who won the championship? ]

[Everyone except the jungler was released. Why don’t we just stop playing next year? 】

[Two championships and FMVPs in two years, you guys are reluctant to spend money? ]

[Yes, I bought the wreath for the funeral.]

[Is this really going back to LPL? 】

……

That night, the official Weibo accounts of all DRX platforms were filled with thousands of insults!

There were even quite a few that were automatically blocked by the system because the insults were too harsh.

When the incident escalated to the point where even the DRX executives began to apologize, Li Dao chose to stand up and say a few words for his old club.

"I'm very sorry, but the DRX club has never owed me anything, and even the contract extension has always been the best they could do, but I chose to refuse for personal reasons. No matter where I am in the future, I will never forget the club's kindness to me."

[Does this mean Free is really going back to LPL? ]

[As expected, mercenaries are mercenaries, they leave after making money. ]

[What do you mean? He helped us win two championships, and now he can't even go home? Are you going to kidnap him for life?]

[That's right, wouldn't it be nice to win a championship and leave? Just hang around here for a few years and get paid for nothing? ]

[Don’t pay attention to what these ungrateful people say, support Free’s own decision! ]

Compared to a few extreme fans, most people are more rational. After all, the audience has sharp eyes. They know very well that Li Dao has worked hard and devoted himself in LCK for the past two years. From competitive level to professionalism, he has been meticulous, and his results are completely worthy of his salary.

What's there to scold now that they are going home?

Are those Korean players who play in LPL forbidden to come back for life? Are they directly expelled from their nationality?

Eventually, the incident slowly calmed down amid discussions among fans, but another question arose... Which club will Free go to when he returns to LPL?
At the same time in Shanghai, inside the TES club base.

Li Dao, who lives here, is still unclear about the specific situation.

Why did Boss Pei leave me here? Wasn't he going to sign the contract?
Even if we want to discuss specific contract details, there is no need to live in someone else's place temporarily, right?

How embarrassing!

When I thought about the fact that I was about to poach Ah Shui, and that he would have to stay at Top Esports every day, and use the equipment at their base to familiarize himself with the new season, my guilt was beyond words!

Especially since I came here, the food quality of Topbo has been greatly improved again!

This made Ah Shui, who was already as fat as a ball, gain a lot of weight, and he seemed to be on par with 369 in their team.

"Hey, Boss Pei!"

It is easy to repay a debt of money, but it is difficult to repay a debt of favor!
Li Daogang sighed and heard someone knocking on the door behind him.

He turned around and saw that the person coming was Karsa, the jungler of Top Esports Team.

"Brother Ka? Do you want to play a training match?"

Since coming to Top Esports, the person Li Dao is most familiar with besides A Shui is Karsa.

Because Zuo Hand has not returned to the base yet, Li Dao has been playing the mid laner position in the training matches these days, and the one who communicated the most is naturally the jungler.

Karsa's personality is surprisingly easy to get along with, and in the training matches over the past few days, their cooperation is very tacit.

It can be said that if conditions permit, Li Dao would like WE to buy Karsa as well.

"No, Brother Hao wants to talk to you about something." Kasa pointed behind him.

"Manager Guo?"

Li Dao came to the manager's office of Top Esports with doubts. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Guo Hao and two other men in suits.

"Xiao Li, come in and sit down."

Guo Hao arranged Li Dao to sit in the middle of the sofa and then introduced him, "These two are planning managers from a certain Ya platform. They want to invite you to a business event."

"business activities?"

Li Dao was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that Guo Hao wanted to talk to him about signing a contract.

This made Li Dao conflicted for a while. After all, he had been eating, living and using other people's things these days, so it would be embarrassing to refuse.

"It's like this. We have teamed up with a certain platform and applied to the official for an entertainment competition." One of them spoke first.

"The participants in this competition are all professional players or former professional players who are taking a break. There are 50 people in ten teams in total."

"We would like to ask if you are interested in participating in this event?"

Li Dao was stunned for a moment and said, "This new season has just started, and I still have to participate in training. I'm afraid..."

"Don't be so hasty to refuse!" the planner said hurriedly, "The prize money for this event is very generous, more luxurious than some small-scale competitions, and this is an official event, so the discussion and influence will definitely not be low!"

“It’s not about the bonus.”

Li Dao shook his head, ready to decline.

But the planner was obviously well prepared, and immediately said with a smile: "If it's a time arrangement, you can rest assured!"

"This competition will start in December and end in January, just before the spring season. It will definitely not affect your normal competition!"

Li Dao calculated the time and found this arrangement to be reasonable.

The spring season will not start until at least mid-January. During this period, even if you have signed the contract, you have to wait until the other team members are determined before you can conduct training matches normally.

So instead of wasting all this time, it is better to participate in some activities and accumulate some popularity.

"Well, I should be able to participate."

"Great!"

The planners were delighted, and they specially adjusted the time of the event to now just to give Li Dao the opportunity to participate.

Only by taking advantage of the popularity of the other party returning to LPL can we maximize the topic and discussion and save the increasingly declining live broadcast industry.

Even if Li Dao refuses, they will try other ways to persuade him to join.

It can be said that the whole activity was just for this plate of vinegar!
"If there is no problem with the payment, please sign here."

"Ok."

Li Dao picked up the contract and happened to see the words "LGC Legend Cup" written on it.

Only then did he finally react.

Isn't this... an old man's cup? (End of this chapter)