Chapter 236: "Eastern God Chapter" Champion Skin! Selected for the Asian Games!
Chapter 236 "Eastern Mythology" Champion Skin! Selected for the Asian Games!
"What are you so happy about?" Saint Spear Brother looked at Ye Bo who was holding his phone with his head down and replying to messages.
"Nothing, an old friend sent me a congratulatory message," Ye Bo put away his phone and looked in a good mood. He even said something inexplicably: "I said see, so see~"
After a short rest, everyone was preparing to return to the base.
But just as he stood up, the backstage door was suddenly pushed open in a hurry, and He Youjun walked in quickly with a look of surprise on his face.
"Oh, we're back late. Well done to everyone today! Really great!"
As V5's first and very important spring finals this year, He Youjun was naturally watching it on site, but he was just accompanying important people and not in the backstage of his own team.
And this time he obviously came back with good news.
"I have two good news to tell you!" He Youjun clapped his hands and greeted everyone.
"Because of your performance today, it has been confirmed that everyone will be included in the selection list for the Hangzhou Asian Games training camp. At the same time, Ye Bo, you are 99% confirmed to be the candidate for the mid-lane!"
He Youjun was just accompanying the staff of the General Administration who came to the scene to observe and received accurate information.
The Hangzhou Asian Games is held in China this time, and it is also the first time that e-sports events have become official events and are counted in the national medal count.
It can be said that it is a milestone for the entire industry and even for the player community.
As League of Legends is undoubtedly the most watched event in e-sports, it is obviously also the one that is taken the most seriously, so knowledgeable personnel were specially assigned to conduct on-site inspections.
Upon hearing the news, Ye Bo was stunned for a while, but soon he became uncontrollably excited!
It’s really a double happiness!
No matter what the doubts are about its value, this is the official certification of the transformation from an "internet-addicted teenager" to a "sports athlete", and being able to represent the country in the competition is an absolute honor!
Saint Spear Brother and Xun were naturally inexplicably excited—especially Xun, for whom being able to make the selection list was already a big surprise.
This can be seen from the extremely envious look of Beichuan next to him.
As for the bottom lane duo, they were of course very happy for their teammates.
When Deft came to LPL this year, he almost voluntarily gave up the competition for the Asian Games quota. After all, Viper had to go back in order to compete for this quota.
Beryl is also very indifferent to this, and it seems unlikely that both of them will go.
"The official training camp selection will start after you return from MSI. By then, everyone may be quite busy and may have to prepare for the summer season at the same time."
"So the domestic tour we agreed to this week will definitely be valid! Everyone can take this opportunity to relax!"
Saint Spear jokingly said, "Boss, you should just cash it out. Unless you can get Master Ye to come along for the team building, everyone should stay at the base this week."
"No problem, no problem! You guys are the priority!"
"Ye Bo still depends on his mood. He can relax at any time and the club will reimburse him! He can also take a trip on the MSI trip to London. It's all a small matter!"
He Youjun’s current mood is simply indescribable.
In his opinion, although the leaders of the General Administration only decided on Ye Bo, Saint Spear Brother, who is highly dependent on them, probably will not be left out.
There are only five starting spots in total. If V5 can occupy more than two, there is no doubt that V5 will be the biggest winner, and it will undoubtedly be of great help on the road to listing and mergers and acquisitions!
Especially when I think of the accompanying leader who praised Ye Bo highly, and even said that if the Asian Games can achieve good results, it can be used as an official interview with C Station, saying that his image is very suitable to be a benchmark in the industry.
In He Youjun's eyes, Ye Bo is now like a great treasure that he is afraid of dropping if he holds him in his hands, and afraid of melting if he holds him in his mouth!
He just felt that all his gamble on the opponent during the transfer period was not wasted, it was simply worth it!
"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing," He Youjun said before leaving.
"There will be a live broadcast event for champion skins in a few days. The official is leading a big event. Ye Boxuan-kun and you two must make some time for it."
As the first domestic skin to win two consecutive championships, the competition area naturally attaches great importance to it and spares no effort in various publicity and promotion resources.
Riot Games has also invested heavily in this event - after all, CN players are the mainstay of the league, so it is not excessive to want to "please" some CN players.
What's more, the S12 World Championship was praised as "the most exciting World Championship" on the Internet.
EDG's legendary journey and Ye Bo's countless praiseworthy performances are the core and key. From this point of view, there is no reason for Riot not to do more.
Ye Bo's expectations grew stronger.
Even they have only seen the first draft and mid-term preview, and have no idea what the final product will be.
On April 4, the bored audience during the off-season finally got to watch the event that had been promoted for many days.
As early as the day the spring finals ended, clients and various media had already started promoting the event. The two major platforms, Bilibili and Huya, even hung banner previews throughout the entire site for several consecutive days.
The theme is: "PK between the first champion and the first and second consecutive champions" event.
In fact, it’s just the old IG and the old EDG promoting some skins together, and doing some Solo and 5v5 entertainment or something.
On the one hand, these people are very eye-catching and have a lot of traffic.
On the other hand, the designer revealed that this time the champion skin will again have the design theme of "Chinese style".
As we all know, among the three current champion skins of LPL, only S8 has the Chinese style theme of "Xianxia Ink Painting".
S9 is a Japanese comic-style "Superhero" theme, while S11 is a Western fantasy-style "Silver Dragon Knights" theme.
Of course, the "real reason" is that Jiejie and others signed their live broadcast contracts with Huya, and at the same time, all the old IG members except JKL also signed with Huya, so they did this "bundled sale".
However, JKL was absent due to economic contract restrictions, so a strange person came in as a substitute.
Ye Bo started the live broadcast before entering YY. It seemed that his four old teammates were already in place.
"Wai, wai, wai? Speak!"
"Master Ye is here!" Jie Jie shouted excitedly when he heard Ye Bo's voice.
"We are in your live broadcast room, check out the little raccoon!" Meiko said with a smile, and Mingkai's voice came from behind: "Where is my Xiaoqi, has he lost weight?"
Ye Bo picked up the two small trucks that were becoming increasingly fatter, and sucked on them in front of the camera in front of the screen.
"Why isn't Viper talking?"
"Ah, I'm here. The network on my laptop is a bit slow." Viper, who was on vacation, said in a slightly intermittent voice, but his tone was obviously quite emotional: "How are you all lately? It's been a long time since we last met."
"Daoxian, you and Master Ye Xuanjun will be meeting soon, so be careful when you strike!"
"Director, your voice is too quiet! Quickly grab Jiejie's microphone!"
Returning to the familiar five-person voice channel, Ye Bo felt as if he had returned to this time last year, interacting in the live broadcast room with great excitement.
Mingkai's voice suddenly became louder after a friction sound.
"Oh, by the way, is there going to be a solo session later? Can I apply to join the battle? I want to fight Uzi!"
The live broadcast room was already crowded, and when the voices of the crowd were heard, the barrage of comments immediately filled up.
[Viper actually came back to participate in the event. Will Korean netizens say that this is collaborating with the enemy? ]
[I guarantee it. Just wait. If GEN gets beaten badly by V5 at MSI, they will definitely say my husband is a traitor! ]
[What the hell is it that old IG is playing against old EDG Uzi! Where is my JKL's 100% participation rate! 】
[No problem, I've seen the picture of him holding the trophy in S8, it's definitely Uzi! ]
[You don't understand, that's because I heard there will be a Solo and 5v5 session today, don't let Master Ye kill five of them and do a "YE Elimination of Five Evils"! Brother is keeping the spark of IG! Brother understands too well! ]
[Today's 10 people have 14 skins. Whoever doesn't have a skin will be embarrassed~~~]
The "IG five" on the opposite side are gathered together in an offline live broadcast site specially set up by Huya officials, which is enough to show how much importance they attach.
Although they are not the protagonists today, a traffic day with such a great program effect must be made a big deal.
Since the two players of V5 will soon be preparing for MSI and cannot go offline, and Viper is still in South Korea, all the EDG players will participate online.
"The video is out, I can't wait to beat up Uzi!"
"One more minute, come on!"
Even though only a preview video was released today, everyone has obtained an account for the PBE test server and will be able to experience it in person later.
As soon as the prime time of 19:00 arrives, all major platforms will launch the "2022 Champion Skin Preview" on time.
A realistic fist logo appears in the center of the screen. With one punch, the screen is shattered and you travel to the Summoner's Rift. What comes into view is a giant, silver-glittering Summoner's Trophy standing tall.
The next moment, the cry of a sheep echoed through the sky!
"Flandre called the sheep down the shore to create a fragile mark for thousands of miles away! The Tsar flashed and shattered the explosive fruit with one strike, which bounced back to the DK generals!"
"Look back at the flying bellows! The Imperial Guard sheep is here to turn the tide of the battle!"
It seems that the most amazing moment of the hero Ornn in the entire S12 finals was reproduced.
But at the same time, the lava sheep spirit that crashed out had changed its expression.
The lava element that used to be red now turned snow-white, and even had a pair of wings behind it. It looked like a mythical antelope - that was the mythical beast Bai Ze in the ancient Chinese mythology "Classic of Mountains and Seas".
Riot had originally planned to continue launching the "Mountain and Sea Scroll" series of skins this year, and a lot of the work it had done was applied to the champion skins first.
This year’s champion skin theme is “Eastern Mythology”.
Bai Ze's image as a snow-white antelope with two horns on its head is similar to Ornn's goat form. As a beast of high status and auspiciousness, his status is also similar to Ornn's status as the god of lava in the background story.
The combination of the two actually makes Ornn's originally "bulky" model look a little "light"!
"You actually made an Aries? So cool!" Saint Spear couldn't help but shout in amazement.
The Q skill is no longer a pillar of undercurrent that knocks out the volcanic mud, but a sharp horn that pierces the ground. It seems that even the damage is much higher!
The fire breath emitted by W comes with a dazzling particle effect, and the color turns red and white, as if what is exhaled is not fire breath but spiritual energy!
Even with the simple E skill, every piece of armor on the body will glow during the collision, and the sheep head relief on the shoulder blade seems to be moving dynamically.
The ultimate move is the clearly visible Bai Ze giant spirit rushing on the clouds, and the strong impact and heavy buzzing sound of the collision can be heard again!
Easter egg in the recall animation.
Ornn was hammering and forging something. He first took out a pair of "double guns" from the furnace made of the sea of clouds and placed them aside. However, he seemed unsatisfied and continued to hammer out a "shotgun".
This is obviously a hint at the two most iconic heroes of Saint Spear.
But Ornn still seemed unsatisfied and continued hammering. Until he took out a "Yellow Sand Scepter" from the Cloud Sea Furnace, and immediately held it high in surprise!
At the same time, the double guns and the shotgun floated up one after another, and together with the scepter, they formed two stars symbolizing the double crowns.
"Hyun! So cool, Mr. Xuan!" Mingkai's envious voice came from the voice: "This is so damn handsome!"
“Turtle can even make Ornn like this!?” Ye Bo, who loves skins the most, had starry eyes.
Obviously, the final product surprised everyone, and everyone was looking forward to their own performances.
What appeared next was a pig-like creature with a green body, four long fangs like chisels sticking out of its mouth, and a sickle-shaped tail like a pig - that was Dang Kang, the mythical beast in "The Four Classics of Eastern Wilderness".
The special effects for the pig girl are not easy to make, so the designer started with the model. All we can say is that the pig was sculpted to be lifelike!
The ultimate move also comes with a special effect of clouds and mist, as if you have instantly crossed over from the frozen area to the vast clouds. When you are in it, you don’t feel like you are being "frozen" but "knocked away"!
"Jay, you can do this too!" exclaimed Saint Spear, whose excitement had not yet subsided.
"Don't worry~ I'm focusing on returning to the city!" Jie Jie crossed his legs mysteriously. Dang Kang suddenly lay down on the spot, while the pig girl on his back stood up and spread her hands forward, gesturing wildly up and down!
At the end of the competition, they suddenly jumped high, and the two stars floated in the air before finally converging.
Although there is no audio, the lip movements are not clear enough.
But obviously everyone knows what that says!
[The dog fist that pinches the horse is obviously biased! Is this skin the same style as the previous skin? 】
[Little Bear spreads his hands, right?! ]
[Family members, it’s great to see that two dumb heroes can be so handsome, so how handsome must Akali be? ]
[This is really Chinese style, I have to buy it! ]
"Zhao Lijie you f**k"
There were strange sounds coming from the voice.
But the next to appear were the bottom lane duo, Draven and Nami!
Since Viper's ID translates to "viper", plus the double crown easter egg, Draven was referring to Yanwei, the two-headed snake god, the ancestor god of the Miao people in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
The corresponding character of Nami in mythology is the "merman", but that is a bit too low-class in this theme.
In the end, the design team still chose Tianwu, the "Water God" in "Classic of Mountains and Seas" - he is in charge of the tides of rivers and seas, which corresponds exactly to Nami's ability to "call the tide".
When Draven activates his Q Spinning Axe, the snake-bone-shaped axe body spins rapidly, and the barbed chain on the axe handle wrapped around the shoulder looks powerful!
When you activate W blood acceleration, the snake heads on both sides of the shoulders will seem to come alive, with fierce eyes!
Nami's ultimate move uses the "Sound Like Bells and Drums" of Shui Bo Tianwu as design inspiration. When she uses the ultimate move, raging waves and tsunami, she shakes the double drums in her hands, and the eight-sided appearance is quite spiritual!
When the duo performs together, there is even a "Combination Easter Egg" when they return to the city.
When Draven returned to the city, a "cat" shadow appeared above his head, and there seemed to be several weapons of different shapes beside him. Draven looked down at the double axes in his hands and fell into deep thought.
Nami also used seawater to continuously transform into various weapons, until she inexplicably transformed into a pair of guns, and also fell into deep thought.
[Sister turned into a cat, right? 】
[Nami this! So why not choose Luna! Luna my Luna! ]
[Viper is so mean, a complete villain! He deliberately chose Draven to steal his brother's skin, fearing that his brother would get it first this year! ]
[Your string is too low-level, I will punish you to string it again! ]
[Don't make any noise, this is the key! The big one is coming! ]
Obviously the most anticipated one was put last.
Ye Bo was staring at the screen, not daring to blink for a moment.
The picture pauses at this moment, gradually goes dark, and then becomes bright again.
"If they were smart, they would have been scared out of their wits"
An ethereal and crisp sound came first, and when the screen lit up again, everyone's eyes lit up in an instant!
"I lost it!!"
“Fuck!”
Before Ye Bo could even shout, Saint Spear and Beryl in the base had already started yelling.
The reason is simple————for these two old 2D fans, good-looking modeling far exceeds good-looking special effects!
There is obviously several times more blank time than before, which is specifically used for the 360-degree display of modeling.
The light is coming in slightly.
Akali was seen stepping out from the blue-gray mist, her figure rising slightly off the ground. Her round and smooth ankles were slender and long, highlighting the small arch curve of her foot.
Three inches above the knee, the blue mist-patterned skirt, like fragments of moonlight, dances gently with her breathing, like smoke and clouds.
The most amazing thing is the facial modeling which is obviously used for the first time.
Half of a thin black veil fell from the forehead, just covering the upper half of the eyebrows, but through the veil, the pair of cold, misty crimson eyes could be vaguely seen.
Paired with the cherry red lips, it is extremely mysterious and has a unique charm.
[It’s so beautiful!!! Carrie, Carrie hehe, my Carrie hehehehe]
[Slurp~Slurp~Slurp~~~]
[I test, jade! ]
[I really like the look in your eyes when you treat me like a dog]
[These perverts in the barrage are really awesome and repressed. Fortunately, I am the same! ]
[No, wait! This looks like T2, right? What kind of champion skin is T2?! ]
The eye-catching modeling alone has already brought the barrage to a climax.
Akali's theme is the star beast "Teng Snake" in traditional Chinese mythology. As the "god of falsehood" among the six divine beasts, it is good at making false, terrifying and bizarre things. It is said that its "speed" is unmatched by any god - which just fits Akali's assassin attribute.
The reason why Akali floats in the air with her feet slightly off the ground is also based on the setting of the Teng Snake "flying without feet".
But those who understand have noticed that this has clearly deviated from the usual [T3 level] for champion skins and has come to the unprecedented [T2 level] for champion skins!
The hallmark of the T2 skin is the remodeling of the model, including comprehensive changes to walking and attacking movements!
With the modeling reaching this level, it is obvious that the special effects cannot be bad either.
Q is a backhand kunai wrapped in blue lightning.
And just as she picked up the passive Dragon Binding Seal, a translucent snake-tongue shadow climbed along the chain blade to Akali's forearm, leaving a bright blue lightning mark on her skin.
W throws a snake-shaped pendant, which explodes into a cloud field as soon as it hits the ground. The outer layer is surrounded by a gradient pink-blue halo. When Akali moves in the fog, she will also drag a lavender mist trail behind her.
When using E for a backflip or E2 for a forward kick, a pair of small wings will spread out behind you, which is a bit like the meaning of the [Star Guardian] skin.
The only difference may be in the outfit, Xing Shou wears high socks and boots, while this one has bare legs————but the common point is that they are both slender and straight while still having a sense of power!
Finally, the ultimate move is demonstrated.
R1 left an obvious afterimage during the somersault, and the area was filled with purple-blue mist, with the particle effects maxed out.
During the charge in R2, Akali's body will be wrapped by a snake shadow made of nebula lightning. When the giant snake raises its head and hisses, it pierces forward with a howl!
“Oh my god!” Beryl couldn’t sit still anymore and ran to Ye Bo’s screen to take a closer look: “This is too cool!”
"Suddenly I feel like I'm just average. If I had known earlier I would have chosen a female character!" Saint Spear had a look of extreme regret on his face.
"What are you thinking about, Gun Bro? Jiejie and I are also female characters~" Meiko teased with a smile.
Ye Bo hasn't spoken yet.
Because it’s not finished yet.
Easter eggs are usually made in the return to city screen. After all, there is a lot of room for creativity in 8 seconds, and there are no restrictions on actions.
It is worth mentioning that Ye Bo provided his own idea for the return to city easter egg, but according to the designer who contacted him, they seemed to have added something of their own.
The return to city special effect appears.
The sound suddenly became a little noisy, but the music seemed very unified.
"It seems like someone is shouting something!" Jiejie strained his ears to listen: "It seems to be your ID, Master Ye!"
The familiar "YE, YE, YE" sound gradually became clearer.
Ye Bo suddenly realized, and the memories in his mind immediately flooded back to his mind.
This is what the designer added - the original soundtrack of the scene after the quarterfinals when Ye Bo was the only one standing on the stage facing the audience, with tens of thousands of audiences from all over the world cheering in unison.
The latter part is the return to city easter egg that Ye Bo himself thought of.
Akali flashed four times in a row as fast as lightning, and suddenly disappeared on the spot. The next moment, two kittens suddenly appeared in the empty hands of the returning Akali!
Looking more closely, they are very similar to the two small trucks lying on Ye Bo's legs!
Akali picked up the two kittens, her expression instantly became harmless, she turned her back to the hustle and bustle behind her, and walked back home slowly, which was in stark contrast to her previous cold assassin image.
"Master Ye, you made this! It's great!"
“I’m really sore.”
"Don't be so jealous yet, does Master Ye have another one?!"
The progress bar is clearly not finished yet.
Starting from S12, an additional "Ultimate" skin will be customized for FMVP, and Ye Bo is the first person to benefit from this policy.
Just the next moment.
In the video, Akali, who was originally blue in color, suddenly transformed and flashed with dazzling golden light!
At the same time, it is extremely obvious that Akali's model has undergone many different changes, not just a change of color!
That’s because the theme of the Ultimate Skin has been changed again.
From "Teng Snake" to "Zhu Long" - the level of prestige has been raised to more than one level, and this meaning also foreshadows the corresponding "Teng becomes a dragon after passing the heavenly calamity"!
The many snake-like details on the model and skills have all been transformed into red-gold dragon shapes.
Especially the killing blow of the ultimate move R2.
Suddenly, an exaggeratedly loud "dragon roar" was heard in the canyon!
[Oh my god! There is a dragon in Huzhou! ]
[What the hell is all I can say. Who can resist buying this skin? 】
[Why does he have two skins! Why are his special effects so abnormal! Why is his Ultimate just like a remake! Isn't the Ultimate just a change of skin and color? I don't accept it! 】
[If you don’t agree, just hold it in. If you have the ability, go get an FMVP~]
[To be honest, it is really full of details. Teng Snake and Zhulong are both of the fire element. Does anyone remember the promotional video of Master Ye and Chaowei in the semi-finals? Fire is the symbol of Master Ye! ]
[Really! Akali's return animation is absolutely contrasting. It feels like she is a death assassin who kills without blinking an eye on the battlefield, and then goes home to cook after killing people.]
[Oh no, buddy, let me ask you, your skin is made like this, what are you going to do for this year's skin? 】
The end of the video.
The whole family portrait of EDG’s champion skins is like a painting of oriental mythology.
The black curtain gradually rose, and a line of small words appeared in the center of the screen————
[This is a tribute to EDward Gaming's winning performance in the 2022 World Finals]
(End of this chapter)