Chapter 11: S+ Talent—Terrifyingly Strong!
The next day.
When Jiang Yuan got up to brush his teeth, looking at himself in the mirror, he suddenly noticed he looked pretty good.
Your appearance reflects your state of mind.
Before, when he was frustrated and getting nowhere, he looked gloomy every day.
Now with a bright future ahead, waking up full of fighting spirit every day, he’d become quite a bit more handsome overall.
He spat out the foam and looked at the system panel beside the mirror.
[Daily Settlement]
[Jiang Ruoxi’s favorability yesterday: 36 (+2), Su Wanwan’s favorability yesterday: 44 (+23)]
[Total points gained: 80]
[Current Coach Points: 135]
Jiang Ruoxi’s favorability was steadily increasing, as expected.
Su Wanwan’s favorability skyrocketed—that Go game yesterday was clearly very effective.
After washing up, he changed into a clean shirt, grabbed his backpack, and headed out.
Jinling was getting colder. He hunched his shoulders and walked quickly toward the internet cafe.
Pushing open the private room door, a fragrant scent hit him.
Su Wanwan had arrived early.
She sat at the computer, jacket open, revealing the JK uniform and pleated skirt underneath. Black stockings wrapped around two slender, straight legs, and her little leather shoes dangled from her toes, swaying back and forth.
Her hair was straight and smooth today, cascading to her shoulders, with slightly curved bangs framing her delicate little face.
She’d applied light makeup, making her skin even paler than usual, and her long eyelashes were curled up, making her look a bit like Jiang Ruoxi.
Her computer screen showed 101 Go Network—she was attempting the 13k skill test.
Seeing Jiang Yuan enter, she quickly closed the Go website, coughed, and opened League of Legends.
Jiang Yuan walked over: “Dressed so lightly, aren’t you cold?”
Su Wanwan’s cheeks flushed as she hummed and pushed over a paper bag: “I bought extra breakfast, you can have it.”
The bag was warm, containing a sandwich and soy milk.
Clearly bought specifically for him.
Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow, not calling out her little gesture, and accepted the breakfast: “Thanks.”
He pulled over a chair and sat down, tearing open the packaging and taking a bite:
“Come on, let’s solo first.”
Su Wanwan flexed her wrists, eager to try: “Same rules as before?”
“Let’s change the rules—first to two kills.”
“Okay.”
Custom room created, champions locked in.
Su Wanwan still chose LeBlanc, while Jiang Yuan switched heroes, selecting Ahri.
Game started.
He chewed his sandwich while controlling the mouse half-heartedly.
When the minion wave arrived, he used abilities to push the lane while deliberately exposing positioning weaknesses.
Su Wanwan seized the opportunity, using W [Distortion] to jump in, combined with two auto-attacks, instantly triggering Electrocute.
The sandwich was pretty good, and the soy milk wasn’t bad either.
Jiang Yuan continued playing carelessly.
When the second wave arrived, Su Wanwan hit level two first. The moment she leveled up, [Distortion] + [Ethereal Chains] bound the fox!
Su Wanwan’s pupils contracted!
This was—
A solo kill opportunity!
She flashed to close distance and prevent the chain from breaking, applied Ignite!
Auto-attack followed by another auto!
“FIRST BLOOD!”
Successful solo kill!
Jiang Yuan’s fox fell!
Su Wanwan stared at the screen, blinking.
She just… won?
She was in really good form today!
Coach Jiang wasn’t as strong as before either!
She could win!
[Su Wanwan, S+ Talent: The Princess’s Defeated Opponents, activated!]
Jiang Yuan opened Su Wanwan’s attribute panel.
The radar chart flashed, and all six stats surged dramatically!
Mechanics: B-→B+, Awareness: D→C, Reaction: B-→A-, Teamwork: D-→C-, Champion Pool: C→C, Mental: D→A
Massive improvement!
Jiang Yuan put down his half-eaten sandwich, sat up straight, stretched his shoulders and neck, and got serious.
Back in lane, he auto-attacked to contest the wave, and the moment he saw LeBlanc, fired Q [Orb of Deception], trying to hit both minions and champion!
But—
Su Wanwan’s LeBlanc was like a completely different player!
She moved fluidly and gracefully, like a dancing butterfly, with a subtle sidestep that just barely dodged Jiang Yuan’s Q while pressing forward aggressively!
With his ability on cooldown, Jiang Yuan had to retreat.
Su Wanwan pressed her advantage, using [Distortion] to jump in and firing [Ethereal Chains]!
Jiang Yuan instinctively tried to dodge, only to find that the chain predicted his movement, aimed exactly where he was dodging!
Seeing trouble, Jiang Yuan turned back and used E [Charm]!
Unexpectedly, Su Wanwan dodged this ability with an absolutely perfect micro-movement!
Snap!
The chain connected! Ahri was rooted!
Su Wanwan followed up with two auto-attacks plus Electrocute, bringing the fox down to half health!
Jiang Yuan couldn’t even contest the lane after returning!
If before, Su Wanwan’s laning level was around Platinum-Diamond.
Now, with her talent activated, she was clearly a Master-Challenger level laning monster!
Especially after getting the solo kill, with both equipment and experience advantages, that oppressive feeling…
Jiang Yuan’s eyes went unfocused.
It was exactly like facing those naturally gifted monster teenagers when he went to youth training camp!
Sharp mechanics, lightning reflexes, movements so fast they seemed instinctual, as if born for this game!
He pressed his lips together, focusing even more intently…
Ten minutes later, the screen went gray again.
Jiang Yuan exhaled deeply.
Using his superior experience and calculations, he’d managed to even things up at level six.
But in the final duel, when Su Wanwan dodged his Charm with a dash-flash combo, he knew he’d lost.
This S+ talent… was just too strong!
The tested effect was incredible!
Jiang Yuan made his decision—he had to build around this talent!
Core strategy: Let Su Wanwan get an early solo kill to activate her talent, then take over the game!
On the other side, Su Wanwan was overjoyed, humming some random little tune.
Jiang Yuan felt no emotional turmoil. He said, “Today we’ll focus on practicing champions who can easily get solo kills, like LeBlanc and Akali.”
“Wait~” Su Wanwan smiled with her eyes: “Dad, aren’t you forgetting something?”
Jiang Yuan shook his head: “We didn’t make a bet this round. I’m not calling you anything, so stop dreaming.”
Su Wanwan kicked off her little shoes and used her stocking-covered toes to turn his chair to face her: “Say it! No backing out!”
Jiang Yuan turned the chair back: “Stop fooling around, let’s train.”
Su Wanwan again used her feet to turn the chair back: “Say it! Or I won’t train!”
“Tch…”
Jiang Yuan got a bit annoyed, grabbing her ankle with one hand and tickling her foot with the other: “Are you training or not?”
“Holy shit!”
Su Wanwan writhed like a cat, laughing and struggling at the same time:
“Hahaha, no, stop, don’t tickle me, ah—”
Her delicate body slid down in the struggle, her short skirt riding up.
Fortunately, the skirt had built-in safety shorts, or she would have flashed everyone.
Still unable to break free, Su Wanwan could only beg for mercy: “I was wrong, I was wrong! I’ll train, I’ll train!”
That’s more like it.
Jiang Yuan let go of her and casually pulled out a wet wipe to clean his hands.
Seeing this action, Su Wanwan got furious, putting her hands on her hips: “What are you wiping for?!”
Jiang Yuan looked confused: “I touched your feet, of course I need to clean my hands. It’s unhygienic otherwise.”
“Unhygienic my ass!” Su Wanwan hissed like an angry kitten: “I’ll stuff them in your mouth!”