I Refused Early Admission to Peking University and Joined EDG!

Should he accept his guaranteed admission to Peking University and keep charging ahead on the path of academic excellence? Or become a professional player and contribute to China's esports scene?

Watching two LCK teams battle it out in the Bird's Nest, Zhang Mingrui decides to give up his guaranteed admission to Peking University and choose the latter!

After all, he can put off going to Peking University for two years, but saving China's esports scene can't wait!

So when Zhang Mingrui joins EDG, and the LPL gains a top-tier academic star... the first year of esports for the LPL officially begins!

Uzi: "Whenever I play against EDG, I feel like Academic Ace Zhang is watching my screen. How else could he gank bot at level two and succeed every time?"

Clearlove: "I thought EDG had no successor in the jungle. Now that we've got Academic Ace, I can finally relax and coach."

When Zhang Mingrui leads EDG to win the S8 World Championship, the host asks what allowed him and EDG to beat the brawling IG team. Zhang Mingrui smiles.

"Nothing special. Knowledge is power!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.