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On the first day of the Old Man Cup group stage, Li Dao and his team faced the Shangsanhuang team again.

This time the genuine mid laner icon returned and targeted Li Dao's mid lane in the BP stage, banning three different types of mid lane heroes, Tristana, Tsar and Card in succession.

Of course, what they didn’t expect was that Li Dao actually took out Lucian in the mid lane this time!
Moreover, compared to Tristana, Lucian has stronger combat capabilities in the early stages and higher sustained output.

In addition, with the help of Nami specially selected by Baolan, although they did not follow the same route, the Luna combination began to exert its strength when it came to the mid-term team battle.

The Umbrella King team was caught off guard and ended in failure in the first battle.

In the second game against Hirano Aya's team, facing the opponent's tactical decision to grab Lucian first, Li Dao took out the mid-lane bomber who could clear soldiers from a very long distance.

Facing an opponent who never showed up, the mid-lane Lucian’s advantage in the early stage could not be fully utilized, and he was even slower than the opponent in clearing minions.

Li Dao asked Xiaotian to choose Sejuani as the jungler.

This way they don't have to actively capture people, they can just counter-camp and try to extend the game time as much as possible.

In the mid-game, he used Sejuani's ultimate control combined with Ziggs' long-range blasting to directly kill from a very long distance.

Hirano Aya's team struggled for more than twenty minutes, and finally in the group fight for the little dragon, the bottom lane made a mistake and was hit by Sejuani's ultimate, and Li Dao took the game away with a set of blasts.

After the game, Hupu started the scoring session immediately.

BIG team Umbrella King: 3.5 points

[Captain, why don't you quit? ]

[If you can't suppress Nami in the early stage, GG in the mid-stage! ]

BIG team Curly: 7.1 points

【I tried my best! 】

[Does the Old Man Cup also rely on the old man? 】

GG Team Wolf: 5.0 points

[Killed by the top laner at 3 mana? ]

[Weapons cannot defeat Ornn. 】

When it came to the scoring of the Baolan team, they were ahead by a huge margin.

Sunset: 8.0

[Is this three mana? ]

【I saw the figure of Gongzige. 】

Sima Laozei: 7.7 points

[It is not easy to have such a high output in the pressure resistance position. 】

[It formed a sharp contrast with the opponent's bottom lane. 】

Royal Blue: 8.1 points

[He was very decisive in starting the fight, and secretly practiced Nami. 】

[To be honest, his skills are not as good as his selection of players. ]

[Baolan from the Free team is pretty good. ]

Xiaotian: 8.9 points

【came back! They're all back! 】

[There are more visible smiles. 】

[This is the strength of Sunny Day! ]

Free: 9.9 points

【Little Li has maxed out again! 】

[Brother, this isn't the World Championship, there's no need to be so ruthless! ]

[Is the missing 0.1 point because the champion mid laner came to fry fish? 】

[This hero pool is too exaggerated, there is no way to ban them all! ]

【How come you know everything? 】

[Two MVPs in two games, more honors than all the Cat Emperor's career honors in one day. ]

……

After the first day of the group stage, Li Dao immediately returned to Top Esports' team training.

Although the spring season will not start for at least another month, there are still problems with the team's running-in.

The main reason comes from the bottom lane...

At the beginning, Coach Zhanma suggested rotating the supports so that they could adapt to different playing styles, but the second support player could not be determined.

To this end, they have even selected several people from the second team and the youth training camp, but the results of each trial were not satisfactory.

After all, these are still newcomers. Not to mention making changes to the team, they are not even as good as the current supports.

It was also on this day that Zhan Ma and Guo Hao approached Li Dao alone.

"Free, I know this may not be the right thing to ask, but we still want to hear your opinion."

"What do you think is the main problem with the team's bottom lane right now?"

"Or what is the main problem with the support position?"

Support position... Li Dao thought of the prophet who was silently watching the review video in the corner of the training room.

The opponent is already quite old, several years older than himself, and also from WE's youth training camp.

As an unremarkable player who has been struggling in the A-League for a long time, he has made considerable efforts to be able to enter Top Esports.

But even so, considering the performance of the entire team, it is still too mediocre...

If he were in any other team, he might be considered a qualified player.

But in Top Esports, whose goal is to win the championship, it is still not good enough.

After thinking for a long time, Li Dao gave his answer to Guo Hao: "Not strong enough."

Guo Hao and Zhan Ma were both stunned for a moment, then nodded.

This is exactly what they want to express.

There is no intention to be disparaging, it can even be said to be very objective.

The prophet is not bad, but it is not enough! In addition to those players whose contracts have not expired and cannot be bought, Top Esports has already bought the best jungler, the best bottom laner, and the best mid laner on the market.

369 was also trained by them and is currently ranked among the top top laners in LPL.

Therefore, the selection of rotating auxiliary players has become a top priority.

"What kind of support do you think is more suitable for our current system, or do you have any recommendations?"

"Candidate?" Li Dao thought for a long time.

If possible, he naturally still hopes to have someone like Dr. K or Genshin Impact who can take the initiative to do things.

But unfortunately, the LPL system is still mainly based on junglers, and the fast pace of combat makes it impossible for the support position to play a vital role.

In this situation, Liu Qingsong might be a good choice, but FPX will definitely not let him go.

Most of the others are similar, and any player with a little fame will be held tightly in the hand.

What about those who are not so famous?

Li Dao suddenly remembered the list of candidates that Pei Le had shown him before.

"How is missing?"

"missing?"

Zhanma was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that the opponent seemed to be the support of the WE team, who had been promoted from the second team.

However, the opponent's results were not ideal. They failed to even make the playoffs in the 19 summer season and were eliminated in the quarterfinals in 20.

How did such an achievement attract Li Dao's attention?

Zhan Ma couldn't help but say, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Besides, WE may not sell it to us."

"We'll have to see first whether it's suitable or not." Li Dao said calmly.

Guo Hao looked at Li Dao's expression and began to think.

He believed that Li Dao was definitely not a candidate recommended randomly, after all, this was also related to the other party's performance.

When both teams are aiming for the championship, there must be some reason why the other team chooses missing.

"Okay, no matter what, let's take a look first."

Guo Hao ignored the somewhat surprised Zhan Ma and sent Li Dao back to the training room.

When he returned to the office, Zhan Ma asked in disbelief, "Are you really going to meet that missing person?"

"if not?"

"But……"

"The previous performance is just the past. We will know the details after we meet in person."

Seeing that Guo Hao had made up his mind, Zhan Ma had nothing more to say and could only retreat helplessly.

……

The group stage of the Old Man Cup progresses very quickly, because every day's game is a BO1, so the winner and loser are clear at a glance.

Li Dao and his team have played seven games in a row, with a record of seven wins and no losses, and are currently ranked first in the group stage points ranking.

In addition, the second-ranked team is the Attitude team with five wins and two losses, and the third is the Hirano Aya team with four wins and three losses.

Such a score has almost ensured qualification, so both Xiaotian and Baolan breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as they can qualify for the knockout stage, it will at least mean that their efforts during this period have not been in vain.

As for whether or not you can enter the offline arena, it is not that important to everyone.

For this reason, Baolan took the initiative to shoulder the responsibilities of captain, which was very rare, and said that he would treat everyone to a meal after the group stage.

Ah Shui, who was sitting next to Li Dao, quickly took over the conversation and said, "Brother Lan, you're inviting me to dinner, right?"

"Have you forgotten how we trained together these past few days?"

"Uh... come together! Come together!"

Baolan, who knew Ah Shui's current appetite well, couldn't help but make a sound of pain.

Finally, the last day of the group stage arrived, and Li Dao and his team faced the Ning Wang team and the letme team respectively.

The styles of these two teams are also very obvious, one team is stronger in the top lane, and the other team is stronger in the bottom lane!

Theshy is a five-cost card in the top lane. In the current group stage, he has almost never lost a game in the top lane.

Even if he didn't kill every single person, at least he played a crucial role.

In addition to the help of the jungler, his flexible hero pool makes him difficult to target. He can be regarded as a strong enemy that Baolan and others had discussed before the game.

The overall strength of the letme team is relatively balanced, and the most eye-catching one is of course imp in the bottom lane.

His current performance in the Old Man Cup is completely at a crushing level, and he also put Sima Laozei under considerable pressure during the previous training matches.

As the three most watched teams, discussions had already begun on various forums before the game began.

[This pair of Ning Wang is obviously much harder to play. Although Xi Yang is currently performing very well, it is still three mana. ]

[I guess I didn’t even have time to wait for Free to set the pace, as the top laner was already stranded.]

[As an old teammate, Imp must know Free's gameplay, and he will probably target the mid lane. ]

[Free is under a lot of pressure...]

[The organizer is really too mean, deliberately putting the strongest teams together at the end! ]

[This is about popularity rather than horses! ]

【But let me ask you guys, do you want to see it? 】

[Of course I'll watch it! Kill Brother Free! ]

Amidst the heated discussions among the crowd, the first game of the group stage officially began.

Li Dao looked at the series of emoticons sent in the chat box and couldn't help sweating.

Pupu, this boy is still so naughty!

"Hey, Leo, just wait. I'll show you the tactical arrangements our team has made specifically for you!" imp said happily while typing on the screen.

"Then I have to thank you for telling me in advance." Li Dao responded.

"...Chew!" (End of this chapter)