nycdaug Chapter 168 Gods Gather, Battle of the Peak!
Chapter 168 Gods Gather, Battle of the Peak!
"Wow, no wonder Riot Games took so long to release the championship skins. I thought they were biased against our domestic champions."
"What do you know? This is called holding back a big one!"
"Starting the match with a championship skin? That sounds so cool!"
"And it will really boost morale! Provided we don't lose..."
"Pah! Pah! Pah! Don't you dare jinx it!"
"..."
The "regional competition" was already quite a gimmick, and with Riot Games' marketing efforts, the number of viewers who booked the live stream of the finals actually exceeded the number of viewers on the night of the Mid-Season Invitational finals.
This is normal, though, as four teams naturally have more fans than a single team.
Good evening, everyone!
Finally, with Wawa's classic opening remarks, the curtain rose on the Intercontinental Regional Competition!
The commentary team for the finals is top-notch, with Wawa, Miller, and Zeyuan all appearing on stage, determined to witness the ultimate battle between the two strongest regions with the audience!
The three of them were beaming with excitement.
They clearly haven't recovered from the joy of winning the Mid-Season Invitational.
Nonsense, it's only been a month since they won the championship, who can stay calm?
"Hey, by the way, Zeyuan, this seems to be your first time partnering with us to commentate on the finals, right?"
"Yeah, I was in the commentary booth before..."
"How does it feel to stand on the commentary stage for the finals?"
"I'm so excited!"
Zeyuan trembled slightly all over.
He was genuinely excited.
The schedule of the Intercontinental Cup is already incredibly exciting, and RNG is currently on their first-ever Golden Road to Worlds!
Being able to stand on the main commentary stage and witness all of this is practically every commentator's dream!
"Furthermore, RNG will be releasing their first set of championship skins tonight, which will also be the first set of championship skins for an LPL team! This is a historic moment!"
Ze Yuan became more and more excited as he spoke, and he almost jumped up from his seat, but Miller, who was standing in the middle, held him down.
"Zeyuan, don't jump down in your excitement! Our commentary booth is in mid-air."
Zeyuan gave an awkward smile and took two deep breaths to try to calm himself down.
Just then, the lighting at the competition venue changed.
The red background turned black and gold, illuminating the entire stage.
wow——
"This color scheme! It's RNG's team color scheme!"
"Is the skin demonstration the first part? I like it!"
"Great, no time wasted. It seems the officials understand what everyone wants to see."
"The Black Gold Champion Skin is finally coming! If it doesn't come soon, I'm going to run out of money in my wallet!"
"After guessing the skin for so long, it's time to claim your prize!"
"..."
All eyes were drawn to the stage, and soon, six 3D projections descended from the sky, with a golden "R" and a golden five-pointed star above the "R" appearing on the screen behind them.
As the theme song "Opening the Heavens" played, the golden five-pointed star transformed into six beams of golden light, illuminating the six projections in the center of the stage.
The shadows on the projected surface faded, revealing RNG's championship skins for the first time!
From left to right: Xiaoming's Rakan, ADUZI's Vayne, Xiaohu's Lucian, MLXG's Jarvan IV, Letme's Camille, and Arthur's Yasuo!
The skin's style leans towards fantasy and ancient Chinese aesthetics, like six powerful beings who have traveled from ancient times, creating an invisible sense of oppression.
The image on the large screen at the back of the stage changed again, and a dynamic poster of the champion's skin appeared in front of every audience member.
Inside the golden palace, six heroes clad in battle robes stood on either side of the ever-rising staircase, guarding the throne in the center where the crown was placed.
Yasuo and Vayne stood on either side of the throne, each with one hand resting on the armrest.
It appears that the two are trying to protect the throne, but it also seems like they are vying for the crown on the throne.
Combined with the slight shaking of the animated image, the composition of the entire picture can be summed up in one word—absolutely stunning!
"Holy crap! That's so damn cool!"
"Our ancestors were right after all! That black and gold skin is so cool!"
"Especially Vayne, as the only female character in the entire skin set, is both cool and stylish!"
"Isn't anyone going to praise Yasuo? The designers specially changed his weapon to resemble the Tang Dynasty sword from China. Look at the blade, it even has dragon patterns!"
"I can't take it anymore! Tomorrow when it goes live, I'm going to get the whole deluxe edition!"
"..."
LPL viewers went wild!
This skin is incredibly well-made, not only adding many traditional Chinese elements to the original hero, but also adding a lot of black and gold special effects.
In an era before "Prestige skins" existed, this skin set was of very high quality.
The three LPL commentators on the commentary stage could not hide their excitement.
Especially when Miller Doll saw the "R" appearing at the hero's feet in the recall effect, his eyes immediately welled up with tears.
The two veteran commentators, who came from the dark ages, never imagined that they would see championship skins belonging to their own region's team.
Ze Yuan patted Miller on the back and joked:
"Coach Mi, don't rush. If you start crying before the game even begins, people will say we're scripting it."
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Doll Miller couldn't help but burst out laughing:
"Can you please stop saying things that ruin the mood?"
"No way, Zeyuan, you have to compensate the audience with a few sets of championship skins!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go live tomorrow and give away ten sets of deluxe skins during the live stream, alright!"
wow——
As soon as he finished speaking, the live stream chat was flooded with comments like "The boss is so generous!"
That's undeniable; ten sets of the deluxe champion skins would cost over 50,000 yuan in total.
The official method of using live projection to promote the new skin has clearly had a remarkable effect.
Tonight, all the streamers in League of Legends livestreams, big and small, did the same thing:
"Without further ado, let's start the giveaway!!!"
Whenever there's a prize draw, a large number of fans flood into the live stream!
The massive online giveaway has once again raised the popularity of the League of Legends IP in China to a whole new level!
However, the surprises prepared by the authorities are clearly not limited to this.
In the center of the stage, the projections of six heroes suddenly made a recall animation together. At the very moment the recall ended, the RNG champion players corresponding to the six heroes appeared at the location where the heroes disappeared.
At the same time, the background music at the event was changed to the S7 World Championship theme song – "Legend Never Dies"!
At that moment, cheers that seemed to pierce the sky erupted from the crowd!
The sound waves piled up one after another, continuing for a long time without showing any sign of stopping.
"That's so damn cool!!!"
"The officials are really good at putting on the opening ceremony, aren't they? They did a fantastic job!"
"Brothers, what should I do if I, a grown man, cry while watching this?"
"In this situation, veteran viewers who can hold back their tears are truly amazing."
"This is a championship that belongs to our own people! A championship for five Chinese people!"
"..."
The entire stadium began chanting "rng," the shouts growing louder and more unified.
It felt like this wasn't the Intercontinental Cup finals, but rather RNG's own home turf!
Immediately afterwards, the remaining LPL team members came up from both sides of the stage and stood behind the RNG players.
The Three Saints and One Emperor, Pig and Dog, Top Lane Knight King, New Generation AD...
This is the peak of LPL!