Joining the Internet Cafe Team

Based on the experience of a small red minion being killed, Lin Xiao's Blue Team Riven leveled up at the critical moment of intense combat with the opponent.
He lightning-fast added the newly gained skill point.
But immediately after, a W ability, "Ki Burst," stunned the Red Team Riven in place with lightning speed.
A quick follow-up auto-attack.
But just as the opponent escaped the stun, the third cast of the Q ability, "Broken Wings," was unleashed.
The auto-attack animation was instantly canceled again.
At the same time, the Blue Team Riven on the screen swung her ancient sword, gleaming with blue light, leaping high, covering the target enemy with astonishing momentum and the breath of death, slashing down fiercely!
Bang! —
The sword tip struck the ground hard, knocking up the Red Team Riven.
Finally, a follow-up auto-attack.
Only then did Brother Liu barely escape the crowd control, desperately using Flash at the first opportunity, suddenly scattering in a burst of golden light and fleeing deep under his turret.
But at this moment, his health bar was only a few slivers remaining, and the Ignite effect on him still had two seconds left.
"It's the same whether you use Flash now or not..." Lin Xiao muttered, evaluating, then glanced at his Blue Team Riven, who also had the Ignite status, and casually activated Cleanse to remove the burning effect.
Lin Xiao nodded with satisfaction: "Done."
Along with his words, the last sliver of health on the Red Team Riven was uselessly taken away by the burning sound of "Sizzle."
The system's female voice announcing the kill followed:
"First Blood—"
"Hooray!! Hahaha, we won again!!!—"
Luo Xiao Yu's excited cheers almost attracted the attention of all the surrounding internet cafe regulars.
At this moment, Chu You didn't have the presence of mind to pay attention to her best friend's uninhibited behavior. At this moment, seeing the "First Blood" notification on the computer screen, she finally let out a complete sigh of relief. Her heart, which had been pounding from tension, finally calmed down with difficulty.
In its place was an extremely joyful and refreshed feeling:
Finally... we won!
"Lin Xiao, you're really amazing, I'm truly convinced!..." Chen He, on the side, couldn't stop smiling, continuously patting Lin Xiao's shoulder and offering praises.
This wasn't to say he was overly flattering or buttering up Lin Xiao; it was truly because Lin Xiao's Riven play in this match was too dazzling.
The flashy lightning-fast Q-auto attack combo, and the spectacular all-in kill at the end, more importantly, he defeated an opponent who was Fang Yi's Diamond Rank grandmaster master!
Objectively speaking, Fang Yi, who was also watching this Riven solo match, felt utterly disheartened.
Even his own master... was defeated by Lin Xiao.
Then his own strength, compared to the opponent, wasn't it even more insignificant?
Fang Yi himself had proposed this solo match, and now, he only felt a stinging pain on his face.
He was truly slapped in the face and swollen.
Winning this Riven solo match, Lin Xiao still maintained an easygoing, calm, and relaxed demeanor while playing the game, seemingly not deriving much joy from this victory.
Instead, he was more concerned about something else.
"Uh, Chu You..." Lin Xiao looked up, his eyes eagerly fixed on his class president.
"Hmm?" Chu You hadn't reacted yet: "What is it?"
Lin Xiao straightened his face and reminded her: "You promised just now, if I won, you'd bring me another box of chocolates..."
Chu You couldn't help but find it amusing: "You only remember that, huh? Alright, I'll definitely keep my word. I'll bring it to you on Monday."
Lin Xiao was happy: "Then it's a deal!"
As they were talking, in the opposite seat, Brother Liu, who had lost the match, stood up and walked towards Lin Xiao and the others.
"Hey, hey, what else do you want to do?" Luo Xiao Yu looked at Brother Liu approaching, her face wary.
Brother Liu didn't answer immediately, but merely looked at Lin Xiao silently, a glint of unclear meaning flashing in his eyes.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
However, suddenly, Brother Liu chuckled, breaking the heavy atmosphere: "Don't worry, a loss is a loss. I'm not so petty. I just want to ask a few more things to confirm some details."
As he spoke, his gaze once again fell on Lin Xiao, his eyes narrowing: "Your lightning-fast Q-auto attack combo, how did you do it?"
Lin Xiao scratched his head: "Oh, just be a bit faster with your hands."
For him, this reason seemed to have become a universal excuse.
"Hand speed... a bit faster?" Brother Liu's eyelids twitched slightly upon hearing this, but he immediately asked again: "Just now, the minion kill to level up, was that also calculated by you?"
Lin Xiao nodded calmly: "That's right."
But then he didn't forget to add: "You were too greedy just now. You knew I would level up before you but still risked chasing to hit me one more time. Dying is normal."
Lin Xiao said these words righteeously and confidently, even with a hint of teaching.
Chen He and the others on the side twitched their mouths upon hearing this: This guy, has his ego inflated to this extent? He can even lecture a Diamond Rank expert?
As for Lin Xiao's criticism, Brother Liu didn't show much anger. Instead, he nodded, letting out a long sigh of relief: "Alright, then I understand..."
"Ah, understand what?" Lin Xiao was bewildered.
Brother Liu looked at Lin Xiao: "This match, I admit defeat wholeheartedly. You, kid, your Riven is indeed stronger than mine."
Lin Xiao, on the contrary, happily comforted him: "It's nothing, if you practice more, you can also play this champion well..."
Chen He, Luo Xiao Yu, and the others were completely confused:
Damn it! These words are too condescending, too pretentious, aren't they!?!
Brother Liu shook his head dismissively, then finally asked: "It's come to this, kid, you don't need to hide anymore, do you? Tell me, what rank are you exactly?"
According to Brother Liu's judgment, not to mention the two ADC duels before, just this Riven solo match alone, Lin Xiao's mechanical skill was absolutely not that of an ordinary Gold or Silver Rank.
In fact, purely in terms of laning ability, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was a Diamond-level top lane solo player.
However, to Brother Liu's surprise, Lin Xiao's answer remained unchanged.
"Ah, I'm really Silver." Someone took another bite of chocolate, holding it in his mouth, and said without batting an eye, but then emphatically reiterated: "Ionia, Silver."
Speaking of which, he still had more to say, Lin Xiao intended to add two more sentences:
"Professional support, quality guaranteed."
Everyone: "...."
Someone's sixteen golden words were truly becoming more and more proficient.
Brother Liu helplessly said: "Fine, if you don't want to tell the truth, I won't force you."
But then his words paused slightly, and he added: "By the way, kid, are you interested in joining an internet cafe team?"
Lin Xiao was stunned: "Huh?"
Brother Liu explained: "Some time later, our city is going to hold a League of Legends Internet Cafe Tournament. I'm a regular at this Chang Cheng Internet Cafe, and the cafe is currently preparing to form a team to compete. We happen to be short a player. I play ADC in this lane. If you're willing to come, Top Lane or Support, you can choose either position. How about it, interested?"
This was Brother Liu valuing Lin Xiao's skill, directly extending an olive branch to him.
Fang Yi, on the side, had just recovered from his disheartened state after his master lost the solo match. He happened to hear his master's invitation to Lin Xiao and immediately became a bit anxious: "Master, isn't that inappropriate—"
Brother Liu turned his head to glance at Fang Yi: "What's inappropriate about it?"
"Well, well..." Fang Yi stammered for a long time, unable to speak.
What he was thinking was, this Lin Xiao was clearly at odds with him, and had consecutively defeated him and his master in three solo matches, fiercely humiliating them. How could his master still want to invite such a person to join the team?
Brother Liu clearly knew what his disciple was thinking. His voice suddenly turned cold: "Alright, it's not your place to interrupt. All you do all day is look for people to solo. With this free time, you should obediently practice your skills and improve your micro-management. Don't go around embarrassing me—"
Fang Yi had absolutely not expected to be so mercilessly and harshly reprimanded by his master in front of outsiders. His face instantly flushed red, his emotions a mix of awkwardness and shame, completely speechless.
And after lecturing Fang Yi, Brother Liu turned back to Lin Xiao, his face replaced with a friendly smile: "How about it, give it some thought?"
The gazes of Chu You, Chen He, and Luo Xiao Yu also instinctively fell on Lin Xiao.
However, facing everyone's gazes, someone merely scratched his head and replied:
"Ah, no thanks."
"Not interested for now."