Chapter 50: She's a girl, you straight arrow!

The system was indeed reliable after all.

At least this task, compared to the terrifying challenge of "reaching rank one on the Korean server with a 90% win rate," was much more aligned with Lu Zidang's wishes.

Had he not duo-queued with Jelly and been blessed with outrageously good luck, it would have been utterly impossible for him to claim the top spot on the Korean server with a 90% win rate.

Furthermore, the rewards for this quest were even more generous than before.

He had already experienced firsthand the terrifying power of a three-star proficiency ADC hero during that last ranked match, let alone a four-star proficiency hero.

Take Uzi's three-and-a-half-star Vayne, for instance.

If not for Lu Zidang's superior physical condition and stamina, combined with having a support like Jelly, he most likely would have been thrashed soundly.

At this moment.

With Lu Zidang reaching the summit of the Korean server, the Season 8 chapter came to a close.

In the live broadcast room, fans were spamming his professional ID along with various nicknames:

"falCOn is awesome!!" "Falcon Boy is awesome!!" "Bro Falcon 66666X!", alongside all sorts of small gifts, including quite a few rockets.

After Lu Zidang reached rank one on the Korean server, PDD also specifically came over to gift 10 super rockets.

Even Guan Zeyuan, that guy, deliberately came by to drop 10 super rockets as well.

After all, he had successfully hitched a ride on the hype wave of Lu Zidang's Korean server achievement tonight.

Because of the live-streamed spectator mode for this top-tier Korean ranked match, the broadcast stats shattered historical records, peaking at over 25 million popularity.

The accumulated gift revenue far exceeded just 10 super rockets. Of course, that wasn't the main point; rather, Guan Zeyuan genuinely liked and held high hopes for this EDG rookie.

"Congratulations to falCOn for claiming the number one spot on the Korean server at the end of Season 8! I believe that next season, Season 9, you will undoubtedly shine brilliantly on the LPL stage!!"

After sending the rockets, Guan Zeyuan posted a bullet comment.

In addition, numerous streamers of all sizes from Shark TV's League of Legends section flocked over to offer their congratulations.

Lu Zidang humbly replied to each one to express his gratitude while helping promote their respective channels within his own stream.

His follower count on Shark TV had now surpassed 7 million. Although he still couldn't compare to top-tier streamers like PDD, Teacher Ma, or Sao Nan,

he had already built his own dedicated audience and achieved quite impressive popularity. In fact, in terms of sheer buzz, he was hardly inferior to those top-tier streamers, lagging behind only slightly in pure mainstream recognition.

Many fans expressed their emotions one after another:

"In Season 8, the LCK suffered a crushing defeat. In international tournaments, they didn't win a single championship, and in the end, they couldn't even defend the number one spot on their own home server."

"Based on my understanding of the LCK, their entire region must be grinding crazily with intense training right now! They will definitely make a strong comeback in Season 9."

"Thank you, Brother Falcon, for your company during this time. I wonder what kind of content Falcon Boy plans to stream next?"

"Yeah, the streamer has already reached rank one on the Korean server. Will you still stream as usual tonight? To be honest, just looking at falCOn's face is enough for me to have a good dream."

Lu Zidang didn't beat around the bush and answered the fans' doubts directly and straightforwardly: "The streams will be paused for a while. The S9 Spring regular season is going to start soon, so I need to seize the time to train and build team chemistry."

"Everyone can just follow the official LPL events going forward. See you on the stage!"

His primary profession was as a professional player, not a game streamer.

According to the contract he signed with Shark TV, his cumulative streaming hours for this period had already met the contractual requirement, so it was completely fine for him to stop broadcasting for a bit.

Hearing these words, the fans in the live stream immediately felt a bit saddened and melancholy:

"Ah? Falcon Boy, are you stopping your streams? But I've already gotten used to watching your stream every day. What should I do? Wuwuwu~"

"Indeed, lately I always watch Falcon Boy's stream as a must-have accompaniment to my late-night snacks."

"Streamer, what are we going to do without you..."

Seeing a flood of similar bullet comments, Lu Zidang couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile:

"Family, I'm only pausing the streams, not quitting forever. If you want to keep up with me, you can watch the LPL matches! Besides, if I have free time, I'll still stream, so please rest assured."

With this promise, many fans expressed that they could accept it, though the thought that LPL matches weren't on every single day made them feel somewhat gloomy again.

After exchanging pleasantries with the fans in the chat, Lu Zidang decisively clicked "End Stream," feeling a slight sense of relief wash over him.

Ever since he started broadcasting, he had been rushing forward non-stop every single day, keeping himself quite high-strung—though, of course, it was also immensely fulfilling.

At this moment, Jelly sent him a message: "Are you planning to quit the streaming industry?"

Lu Zidang: "Just taking a break. You know I'm a pro player now, and I'm super busy every day! I have training, team synergy practice, strategy formulation, and tactical research..."

Vigorous Little Jelly: "Oh (pouting). Does that mean I won't be able to duo queue in rank with you anymore?"

Lu Zidang was deeply grateful to Jelly.

If not for Jelly this time, it would have been utterly impossible for him to successfully complete the system quest.

He quickly typed out a reply: "As Lu Xun once said: 'Time is like water in a sponge; if you squeeze, there's always some.' As long as you want to play ranked, I'll accompany you."

Vigorous Little Jelly: "(Acting haughty) I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know the bigger picture. You're a professional player now with your own responsibilities on your shoulders! You're the ADC, the most important position, you can't drop the ball. (Jiayou)"

After waiting a few seconds, the chat box displayed "The other party is typing" appearing and disappearing, showing the sender's hesitation.

Soon, another long paragraph came through:

"My leg injury has recovered pretty much after taking care of it for a while (joy). But I have to go back to school too (sad). There are only six months left until the college entrance examination, and although my grades are just so-so, I don't have 100% confidence right now that I can get into the school I want. (Grieving)"

Lu Zidang knew Jelly was his peer, so he wasn't surprised that she was about to take the gaokao.

"Well, I believe you can definitely get into your ideal university," Lu Zidang replied.

Vigorous Little Jelly: "Do you believe in me just like that? (Blinking)"

Lu Zidang: "Of course I believe in you. The two of us duo-queued and reached rank one on the Korean server twice in a row, after all!"

Vigorous Little Jelly: "Hehe (crafty). By the way, I already know what you look like. Do you want to see a photo of me? (Shy) Let me quietly tell you: I'm very pretty~ (Confident)"

Lu Zidang's typing speed was too fast, and subconsciously he hammered out a line of text, then hit the enter key to send it: "Describing a guy as pretty feels somewhat inappropriate..."

The lemon avatar on the other end instantly flung back a wall of text overflowing with rage from every single word:

"I am a girl, you straight-wood block!!! (Frantic)(Frantic)(Angry)X100. Have you ever seen a guy pick a screen name like that? Did you honestly think I was a boy all this time?!! (Meltdown)(Crying)(Crying)X100!"

Seeing this message, Lu Zidang felt his mind go completely blank, leaving him utterly bewildered and at a loss.

Jelly?

She... was actually a girl?