owlsbooks Chapter 1: Profession? Not even a dog would dare to touch it!
Chapter 1: Profession? Not even a dog would dare to touch it!
Main street, sidewalk.
Jiang Xia picked up her phone.
A call from an unknown number filled me with joy, and I couldn't wait to answer it.
He fantasized in his heart that he might have hit the jackpot and someone was going to introduce him to a trial training session.
"Excuse me, are you referring to Jiang from BLG...?"
The voice on the other end of the phone was a very pleasant female voice, which is very much in line with the usual practice of team operations being handled by young women, except that her Chinese wasn't very good.
Jiang Xia's lips curled up in a smile; he was already considering which team to choose for his child's surname... no, which team.
TES? No way, what if I end up spinning like a top there? JDG is good, the food's great. Or WBG, but if that doesn't work, I'll go to WBG later when I'm retired...
"Yes! It's me!"
However, after confirming Jiang Xia's identity, the other party changed the subject and raised their voice.
"Korea's Guru Marasishida..."
Oh, he's Korean.
What she didn't expect was that Jiang Xia understood everything, and even realized that the other party's words were all insults that needed to be censored.
Indeed, how could she know that Jiang Xia, who already had a good talent for languages, had specifically learned Korean in order to better get along and communicate with his Korean teammates?
His expression froze instantly, and the smile he had prepared slowly faded away.
I finally realized what was happening, damn it, the haters have really come out in real life.
And those Koreans?!
I didn't dwell on how my number was exposed. I wanted to yell back, but for some reason I suddenly lost interest.
Looking at the bustling traffic on the street.
...Am I...am I not a genius in my youth...or middle age?
Although I can't compare to other 13-year-old Chinese server champions or 14-year-old Korean server champions, I only started playing League of Legends in college.
But his talent quickly became apparent, leading to him becoming the King of the Rift, the number one player in the Korean server, the inventor of the Rift, the LPL's top draft pick, and the LPL's 2016 Best Rookie...
Too many titles to count.
How come, now in 2025, all he has left is the title of Wolf King in BLG Business Werewolf?
I didn't give up, but what about my career path?
Isn't it said that hard work pays off? Your rank has been among the top every year.
Jiang Xia suddenly joined BLG, whose performance had been fluctuating this season. Although he was on a minimum salary and was Knight's substitute, he felt that he had finally ushered in his spring.
This is BLG, the strongest all-Chinese team, a strong contender for the S-series championship.
As a result, he didn't win the spring and summer championships, and in his last match at the World Championship, he only managed a dismal performance, finishing in the round of 16.
"Pah! Men your age are disgusting. You're rotten yourself, and you drag others down with you. Get out of BLG!"
Jiang Xia sighed. It turned out that the guy on the other end of the phone wasn't even a fan of his.
"Hajmi, for example..."
"Ah, you understand... I'm sorry, South Korea..."
Jiang Xia:...
"Which one..." The Korean girl wanted to say something more.
Jiang Xia immediately spoke up.
"Yes, I was the only one from the entire BLG who went to the merchant guild, and all those girls were mine!"
"I knew it, how could my Luo Wenjun go to a place like that..." The woman on the other end breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Xia found it somewhat amusing.
I hung up the phone silently, but the other party called back very soon.
Jiang Xia turned off the screen and let the ringtone, "A Person Like Me," play out.
After the Shang K incident, the so-called brothers either cut ties or fabricated alibis, and even their good brother Wenjun pretended to be dead.
With the help of someone who had a specific purpose, all the firepower was drawn to Jiang Xia, a substitute who had previously been completely invisible.
He was powerless to resist this, just like Jiang Xia, who was just playing ranked games, was "kidnapped" by them with the argument that not going meant being a non-social.
It was so powerless.
The management even went so far as to say: "Xia, you don't have many fans right now, so this is actually for your own good. What's that saying again? Being infamous is still being famous, it's better than having no one paying attention."
Don't worry, we've seen what you've done, and we won't forget you...
Jiangxia could only eat the flatbread with tears in his eyes.
Pretending to agree, I nodded and said insincerely, "Yes, it's much better for me to be scolded alone than for everyone to be scolded together..."
Is it great?
Could that be? I was definitely caught on camera, and I can't provide an alibi like Shadou or Kitagawa... I figured I might as well just stay put for now.
As it turned out, the management terminated their contract the moment they turned around.
Capital, you've won.
If there's a next life, I won't eat the cakes; I'll only give them to others!
Helpless, Jiang Xia continued heading towards the RNG base, which was his only trial session at the moment.
Even with rumors that RNG will be withdrawing from the LPL next season, this tryout is highly likely to be a complete scam.
But... what can we do?
Throughout the journey, Jiang Xia was simply pondering why it was so difficult for him to honestly strive to be a professional gamer and work towards his dream.
He believed he had done his best.
Players often envy professional gamers for their glamorous and successful careers.
But where is the glamour in myself?
He played for almost eight seasons, spending half of that time unemployed and the other half as a substitute on a minimum salary.
Every time it seemed like things were going to get better and I was on the verge of recovery, all sorts of unexpected things would happen.
Just like now, even though he had already made it to the top 16, his good performance and SVP-level play boosted Jiang Xia's reputation a lot. Even if he can't stay with BLG, he will have other options.
The result was that a single business collapse completely exposed the company's true colors.
The character has also completely changed from the initial image of an honest, quiet, and unassuming person.
As I've grown old, I don't speak much anymore...
I'm only in my early twenties, am I that old?!
Then some people will solemnly begin to summarize:
No wonder I haven't been able to achieve this for so many years, there's a reason for it.
No wonder LPL only has prodigies among young players, and no late bloomers.
Thinking of this, a sense of powerlessness spread deep up from the soles of Jiang Xia's feet.
Yes, this time you can blame yourself, but what about before?
Go to a weak team, where the whole team is tanking, and one person can't change that. Go to a strong team, and you won't get a chance; you'll almost always be a substitute.
Jiang Xia gasped for breath. He used to curse the LPL's management, saying they were rotten and didn't give people a way out, no wonder they could never win a legitimate championship...
But the complaints and resentment of young people always diminish after each setback.
Until I realized that perhaps this was fate.
I always feel like fate is deliberately targeting me, just like how Peanut, Chovy, and Uzi will never win a world championship.
But then he shook his head, wondering which path he was that deserved such special attention from heaven.
In a daze, Jiang Xia's peripheral vision went black, and before he could even turn his head, he lost consciousness.
They hadn't even had time to figure out why dump trucks were appearing in the city.
.......
2016 years.
Pingxiang, a certain room.
[Hey streamer, why are you so good at Ekko?]
[Host, please show your face! I'm in a hurry!]
[The streamer above is a new fan; he never shows his face and focuses on skill.]
Please, go play professionally. The LPL needs you to save it.
In June 2016, just recently, SKT won their first MSI championship in team history.
Faker's reputation as the "Demon King" grew ever stronger, while Xiaohu, RNG's prodigy mid-laner who had repeatedly solo-killed Faker on the field, also gained immense fame.
He is hailed as the next hope for domestic mid-laners.
At this time.
However, 20-year-old Jiang Xia also wondered if he had gone straight to the professional path if he had come here two years ago, would he have been the one to lift the trophy?
However, he quickly dismissed the idea, as he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't repeat the same mistake once.
Yes, Jiang Xia really hit the jackpot; he traveled through time and reversed time.
He's starting to believe in fate now, especially since he's been reborn.
Still starting as an orphan, after confirming that he had truly transmigrated and been reborn, Jiang Xia chose to survive and accumulate initial wealth.
With no relatives or friends in the world, he saved up money for computer equipment by working in a factory for six months, and started making instructional videos.
I started in top-tier Korean and Chinese server games, with opponents like Dopp, Xiye, Faker, Pawn, and Cool...
In this day and age, in the world of League of Legends self-media, the Shaco style can't even come close to blaming a single skilled player.
Professional IDs still hold great appeal for players.
As a result, by the end of 14, Jiang Xia's videos had gained immense popularity, leading to a direct contract with Douyu.
It happened to be the height of the live-streaming bubble economy, with major platforms spending money like crazy to attract users.
Jiang Xia, who is quite famous, received an extravagant contract offer.
By repeatedly using his past life memories to generate buzz through live streaming, Geng's popularity soared day by day. He then started selling pork floss cakes and electrical leakage peripherals, among other business activities, which helped him amass a considerable fortune.
Furthermore, his consistently high-quality teaching has earned him a reputation within the industry.
"If you can turn back time, you can play Ekko, get it?" Jiang Xia casually remarked in the live stream.
Meanwhile, his micro-management continued uninterrupted, flashing and using Q to casually take down a small AD carry.
Audience: Hmm, what is this guy babbling about?
Who cares, as long as he's handsome, all that matters is... 666s fills the screen.
Jiang Xia immediately noticed a comment on the screen:
[The ID above this AD's head is Imp, and he just let it farm like a minion?]
"Hehe, it's not that crisp, little soldier."
Another burst of "hahaha" filled the screen.
Its popularity skyrocketed.
As for asking Jiangxia to play professionally, to be honest, over the years, he has been approached almost every day by people from every club in China.
But for Jiang Xia, a profession? He wouldn't even bother with a dog!
He's thinking more now.
[Rumor has it that the streamer is going to LGD?]
Jiang Xia's lips twitched slightly. Was the revelation from ancient times really this ruthless?
I selectively ignored this comment, and happily stretched after the stream ended.
I'm thinking that live streaming is really easy these days. Just wake up in the morning, turn on your microphone, play a couple of games, and you don't even need to try to make it interesting, there are tons of people watching.
You don't even need to show your face.
Then I looked at the data backend.
Dear Jiang Xia, aside from being no match for Master Lu, he really doesn't know whose sharp edge he should avoid.
Then I looked at the Taobao store.
Hey, pork floss cake, we've sold over a thousand peripherals again! Just a click away and the shipping was arranged.
Wow, this business is easy to do.
Yes, nobody doesn't want to be reborn.
The phone rang, and the ringtone was Pu Shu's "The Ordinary Road," released in 14.
"Feed my uncle."
"Who's your uncle? Judging by the time, that kid should have won the game, so it's all yours now."
Jiang Xia paused for a moment and checked the time.
Did you win it? I think so...
Jiang Xia was naturally not worried about this; the spirited contestant from his previous life came to mind.
But slowly, it overlaps with the shy child I am now, whose speech is so sparse that it's hard to hear clearly.
After giving a few perfunctory replies...
Jiang Xia got up, pushed open the door, and found a completely different world outside.
It's a small, two-story internet cafe, but the decor is full of e-sports elements, with framed pictures of popular heroes like Lee Sin, Yasuo, and Riven hanging everywhere.
Compared to the currently popular illegal internet cafes, the yellow walls and oiled floors of this place are far superior.
That's right, it was Jiang Xia's personal business and headquarters.
"...Oh no, it's the elementary school kids' turn again. Click, click, click, 20!"
"Wow, Yasuo in every game, how are we supposed to play like this?"
"We played for a whole hour and still lost. How come this ADC only eats and doesn't poop?"
The cacophony of insults and the clatter of keyboards created the most poignant symphony in this internet cafe.
Enjoying the atmosphere, Jiang Xia walked straight down.
No one knew that Xia, the commentator who was a sensation in the League of Legends video community, was hiding in this small internet cafe.
At the front desk, Su Xiaoche, wearing a uniform printed with "Cloud Internet Cafe," was busy helping customers turn on their computers, taking their ID cards with her slender fingers and handing them back.
Her clean face was full of energy, which contrasted somewhat with her white hair.
Next to it, a large poster reads: "Pingxiang First Knight Cup Solo Tournament Finals".
"Holy crap, this kid's amazing, it's about to end."
"How could he not be amazing? This kid is a legendary figure in Pingxiang's internet cafes this year, a living advertisement in the cloud."
"Tsk tsk, the difference between people is really huge."
"Don't be envious, his crossed arms technique is not something that ordinary people can learn."
Following the chatter of the internet cafe customers, Jiang Xia turned his head to the large screen in the center of the first floor.
Fizz vs. Ekko.