SWDnovel Chapter 320 You Ashe, I'm the Healer
Chapter 320 You Ashe, I'm the Healer
Time passed by, second by second.
Lu Ran stared at the countdown timer, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table.
Shen Yuege sat on the chair next to him, watching him quietly without disturbing him.
9:40. Twenty minutes left in the countdown.
9:50. Ten minutes left in the countdown.
9:55. Five minutes left in the countdown.
9:59. One minute left in the countdown.
Lu Ran took a deep breath and stared at the screen.
10 o'clock sharp.
The page refreshed, and the "Download" button lit up.
He clicked the download button, and the installation package began downloading.
The internet speed was very fast; the download was completed in less than ten minutes.
Most importantly, they have an intranet, so downloads can be prioritized.
He double-clicked the installation package, followed the prompts to complete the installation step by step, then logged into his TUTU account and entered the game.
Because of the partnership with Tencent, WeChat login has become an additional option here. This is partly to attract more users, and partly to increase user dependence on Tencent.
Many companies are hesitant to cooperate with Tencent, fearing they might be tempted to do business with a powerful company only to be rejected by Tencent in the end.
However, Lu Ran seemed unperturbed. In his view, this was a problem that Tencent should be considering.
In this first collaboration, it's still uncertain who will ultimately emerge victorious.
However, Lu Ran had enough confidence.
WeChat's user base has reached its limit, while TUTU's user base continues to grow, and the gap between them is gradually narrowing.
Tencent only needs to protect its users, while TUTU has a lot more to do.
At this moment, what Lu Ran needs to do is play a game by himself first.
The login screen appeared on the screen.
The distant view of Summoner's Rift slowly unfolds in the background, and magnificent music echoes in the headphones.
The League of Legends logo gleams with a metallic sheen in the center of the screen.
Lu Ran stared at the interface, suddenly feeling somewhat dazed.
He was all too familiar with this scene.
In his previous life, he had seen this interface countless times, and each time it marked the beginning of a new battle in Summoner's Rift.
And in this world, this scene appeared on the player's screen for the first time.
He took a deep breath and created a new account.
When choosing a name, he typed "Faker" without hesitation.
In its previous life, this name represented the highest honor and strongest power in League of Legends.
In this world, no one knows what this name means.
But he knew that was enough.
Creating the name went smoothly; no one else had already claimed it.
Account creation complete. Proceed to the new user guide.
Although he was already very familiar with the game, he still followed the tutorial step by step to complete the entire process.
It wasn't because he needed to learn, but because he wanted to see if the beginner's guide was good enough.
For new players who have never played MOBA games before, the tutorial is the first hurdle.
If the guidance isn't clear enough, many players might give up before even experiencing the fun of the game.
After the tutorial ended, he entered the matchmaking queue.
Since these are new accounts, everyone needs to start with the AI mode.
The wait was rather long; after all, not everyone can download and create an account as quickly as Lu Ran.
While waiting, Shen Yuege pulled up a chair and came over; she also wanted to download the app and play with Lu Ran.
However, Shen Yuege is a complete novice when it comes to games and doesn't know much about how to download them.
Upon seeing Shen Yuege sitting to the side, Lu Ran immediately canceled his queue.
Since Shen Yuege also wants to play, then of course he'll take her flying in the game.
Lu Ran canceled the queue and turned to watch Shen Yue, the singer, frantically searching for a download link on her computer.
"Wait a minute, I'll help you." He pushed the wheelchair to Shen Yuege's computer, opened the TUTU Game Center for her, found the download page for "League of Legends", and clicked the download button.
"That simple?" Shen Yuege looked at the progress bar and was somewhat surprised. "I thought it would be much more complicated."
"How complicated can it be? Just one click and you're good to go." Lu Ran leaned back in his wheelchair. "After downloading and installing, just register an account and you can play."
Shen Yuege nodded, staring at the progress bar on the screen as if watching water boil, wishing it would move faster.
The internet speed wasn't slow, but Shen Yuege's computer was new, and after downloading the installation package, she still had to install it, which took nearly twenty minutes.
During those twenty minutes, Lu Ran went through the beginner's guide again on his computer to make sure all the prompts were clear and unambiguous.
Shen Yuege's side is finally installed.
She registered an account as instructed, and after thinking for a moment when choosing a name, she typed: Moonlight.
"Moonlight?" Lu Ran leaned closer to take a look.
"What's wrong? Doesn't it sound good?"
"It sounds nice," Lu Ran laughed, "but it's a bit too artsy. In the game, this kind of name is easy to be targeted."
"Targeting what?" Shen Yuege didn't understand.
"It's nothing, you can get up." Lu Ran didn't explain, since the Human-Machine Bureau didn't have anything to target anyway.
Shen Yuege created her character and entered the game interface. She looked at the colorful buttons and icons on the screen, feeling a little lost.
"How...do you play this?"
"Start with the tutorial." Lu Ran opened the tutorial for her. "Follow the prompts step by step; it will teach you the basic operations."
Shen Yuege put on her headphones and carefully followed the beginner's guide.
Moving, using skills, buying equipment, returning to base, fighting minions—every step was done carefully, as if completing a meticulous task.
Lu Ran watched from the side, and couldn't help but smile.
He recalled how he first played League of Legends in his previous life. He knew nothing, wanted to try everything, and even spent a long time searching the shop to buy equipment.
However, following the tutorial will at least prevent you from being completely clueless when you first enter the game.
It took Shen Yuege almost twenty minutes to complete the newbie tutorial.
She took off her headphones and let out a long sigh: "Okay, what's next?"
"Let's play against bots," Lu Ran said. "Our levels are too low right now to find real players. Let's play a couple of bot matches to level up and get used to the controls."
What does "human-machine interaction" mean?
"It's just playing against the computer. All five opponents are computer-controlled, so it's relatively simple and suitable for beginners to practice."
Shen Yuege nodded, then asked, "Shall we fight together?"
"Of course we'll go together. I'll pull you."
Lu Ran searched for "Moonlight" in his friend list and sent a friend request.
Singer Shen Yue hurriedly clicked "agree," and was then pulled into the room by Lu Ran.
There were only the two of them in the room.
Lu Ran clicked "Start Matchmaking," and a second later, the system indicated that the matchmaking was successful, and he entered the hero selection screen.
It seems that quite a lot of players have downloaded the app recently, and matchmaking is already instantaneous.
When Lu Ran first played this game in his previous life, he could get matched instantly no matter when. Ranked matches were always packed with players, and there were often queues.
To prevent this from happening, Lu Ran also had them create four servers for this game.
Two are from China Telecom, and two are from China Netcom.
Lu Ran and his friend entered Telecom Zone 1 – Ionia.
Shen Yuege's eyes were blurry from looking at the neatly arranged hero portraits on the screen.
"So many heroes? Which one should I choose?"
"Just pick one. You don't have many heroes right now, just a few free ones, so just pick one that looks good to you."
Shen Yuege didn't rush to choose, but instead placed the mouse on each one one by one, observing the heroes' expressions.
Her way of looking at heroes is completely different from that of gamers—she doesn't look at skills or roles, she just looks at their appearance.
"This girl is pretty, her name is Sona. This one is pretty too, her name is Radiance."
Shen Yuege looked at each item one by one, just like visiting an exhibit.
Seeing that time was running out, Lu Ran urged her on.
Shen Yuege then placed the mouse on a blue-skinned hero with horns and a staff in his hand, and read out the name: "Soraka, the Starchild. This hero is quite good-looking."
Lu Ran glanced at it and smiled: "That's the wet nurse."
"A wet nurse?"
"It's a support hero who can heal teammates. It's quite suitable for beginners; they can just stand in the back and heal without having to rush in to fight."
Shen Yuege hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then I'll choose this one?"
"Choose one. It's a good choice."
Shen Yuege has locked onto Soraka.
Lu Ran scrolled through the hero list and chose Ashe.
"What hero did you choose?" Shen Yuege asked, looking at the female archer on the screen wearing a blue cloak and wielding an ice bow. "Ten archers?"
"Yeah, Ashe. ADC, that's the main damage dealer," Lu Ran said. "You'll come with me to the bottom lane. You'll heal me, and I'll deal damage."
Which is the bottom lane?
Lu Ran pointed to the minimap on her screen: "Just follow me down there. Let's choose these two heroes, click OK."
Shen Yuege nodded and confirmed it again.
"You're Ashe, and I'm a healer?"
"Emmm...love."
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