With the system's detailed introduction, Lin Fan finally figured out what this Slacking System actually did.
In short, as long as he did things unrelated to his main job, he would receive system rewards.
For example, this time, the task issued was to slack off for two hours.
His certified profession was a professional League of Legends player, which meant that within these two hours, he had to slack off thoroughly.
"What's wrong, Brother Fan?" JackeyLove was still waiting for Lin Fan's response. It was only 9:30 p.m. after the meeting—far from a pro player's rest time. By routine, they should definitely be playing a few ranked games.
The other members of the team had already gone to the training room and started grinding.
As the bot lane, training naturally required two people. Duo queue practice was the most effective—it helped build chemistry so they could play with perfect coordination on stage.
Solo queue alone wouldn't cut it. The supports you matched with weren't pro-level, so no matter how well you played, it wouldn't mean anything.
That was why JackeyLove hadn't gone ahead and was instead waiting here for Lin Fan.
Normally, Lin Fan should have agreed long ago and headed to the training room. The fact that he still hadn't replied made JackeyLove wonder—had the coach's criticism during the meeting really gotten to him?
"Jackey, I won't be duoing with you today." To complete the slacking task, Lin Fan could only turn down JackeyLove's invitation.
Hearing this, JackeyLove showed an expression that said, as expected. Feeling bad was one thing, but daily training couldn't stop—not just for himself, but for Lin Fan as well.
If a pro player missed even one day of training, it could seriously affect their form.
He had also heard privately from the coach that the club intended to buy Mark and replace Brother Fan.
It seemed everyone had reached an understanding, and with the officials being very cooperative, the process was moving extremely fast.
It was very likely to be completed before the sixth match next week.
Mark would most likely be able to play.
The officials' actions were understandable. After all, the god had returned this Spring Split season.
The league's traffic and hype were at an all-time high.
On top of that, Top Esports' all-Chinese roster was extremely luxurious, making every matchup a spectacle. Yet under these circumstances, Top Esports' performance had been downright terrible.
Top Esports being willing to strengthen their roster was something the officials were more than happy to see.
Naturally, the registration process went smoothly.
If Mark came, Brother Fan warming the bench was a foregone conclusion.
After spending this time together, JackeyLove genuinely felt that Lin Fan was a good person.
At the very least, he wanted to give him a bit more competitiveness… at least their coordination was better than Mark's.
That way, there might still be a chance for rotation, instead of being completely pinned to the bench with zero competitiveness.
So JackeyLove put in extra effort.
He knew that young people could usually be persuaded if you talked to them properly.
Most people responded better to kindness than to force.
"Coach Luo has always been like this. What he said was just to push us to get better results next. Don't take it to heart.
Let's work hard together and turn Top Esports around! Honestly, going on a winning streak isn't that hard. Didn't I once go on an eighteen-game win streak back when I was on IG?
It wasn't that we were insanely strong back then. It was just that everyone's mindset aligned—we worked together toward a single goal.
Losing a game is never one person's responsibility; it's the whole team's problem. And winning isn't one person's credit either—it belongs to the whole team.
If any single link in the chain breaks, victory will drift further and further away from us."
Lin Fan nodded.
No wonder so many people flamed JackeyLove but only ever called him bad or arrogant—no one attacked his character or labeled him a man-child. There was a reason for that.
Seeing Lin Fan nod, JackeyLove finally smiled.
As long as he hadn't given up, that was enough.
There were very few truly bad players among professionals. With enough training, improvement was inevitable.
"What you said is right, but I really don't feel like training right now."
The smile instantly vanished from JackeyLove's face.
After saying so much, he still couldn't change Brother Fan's mind…
There was nothing he could do. He wasn't the person involved—he could only persuade, not force.
"If Brother Fan doesn't want to, then I can only queue by myself."
JackeyLove turned his head, preparing to head to the training room alone.
"Why rush off? Wait for me. Going back to the dorm this early is boring anyway—I'm going to stream for a bit."
JackeyLove's burning enthusiasm was gradually extinguished.
This guy perfectly embodied the phrase 'flip-flopping.'
He lit the fire, then refused to take responsibility the next second and ran off instead.
Even JackeyLove couldn't help rolling his eyes.
With the team's results being this bad, where did he find the mood to stream?
Whatever. Everyone had their own pursuits. Being a streamer was actually pretty nice.
Thinking back to his own days streaming on Douyu…
Life was comfortable, and the pressure was nowhere near as heavy as being a pro player.
Brother Fan had some skill, but he wasn't in the absolute top tier. Becoming a professional streamer wasn't a bad choice.
These next few days, he'd just solo queue. Once Mark arrived, he'd duo with him for practice.
When Lin Fan and JackeyLove arrived at the training room, everyone inside was already fully immersed in their daily practice.
To be honest, at the start of the season, they'd been full of ambition—aiming for the Spring Split title and then taking the Mid-Season Invitational in one go.
Even though they'd won the MSC before, many people felt that title lacked prestige.
Reality, however, had slapped them hard in the face.
Forget championships—whether they could even make playoffs was now a question.
Five straight losses. If they lost three more, there'd be nothing left to talk about. To make Worlds, they'd have to explode in Summer and win the Summer Split outright as the first seed.
But in their current state, how could they even dare to think about that?
JackeyLove greeted the others and quickly sat down at his station.
As for the rest, they likely only greeted Lin Fan out of respect for JackeyLove.
The first thing Lin Fan did after turning on his computer was open Douyu, log into his account, and enter his stream.
One look and his scalp went numb.
Good lord—his stream had nearly 400,000 viewers.
Anyone who understood Douyu knew that 400,000 'viewers' really meant around four hundred actual people.
But the dense flood of barrage messages was still absurdly overwhelming.
And of course, none of them were saying anything nice.
As one of the most high-profile all-Chinese teams, Top Esports had a massive fanbase.
With results this terrible, they naturally needed an outlet to vent.
And Lin Fan was the perfect target.
At its core, it was just bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
"Dine is seriously the worst support I've ever seen. Guess he's already enjoying luxury meals while starving on scraps!"
"What the hell was TES thinking, finding this kind of support for JackeyLove? Might as well buy Baolan back."
"Stop forcing the hate—Baolan actually trialed but didn't pass."
"What titles does Baolan have? What titles does Dine have?"
"This trash finally knows to hide? Didn't he used to come streaming at this time every day? Screwed everyone over and just leaves the stream sitting here?"
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