Chapter 69: The God of FPS

Zheng Yang volunteered to go back with Chang Lingling and the others to get them, but Xu Heng said it wasn't necessary.

In fact, internet cafes aren't managed that strictly these days; many illicit internet cafes developed and grew rapidly in this era. Although Blue Sky isn't an illicit internet cafe, they are all regular customers, so just saying a word to the owner saves the trouble of running back to get their ID cards.

Cheng Huaiyu and the others are all honest and steady college students; they felt very surprised by this maneuver of Xu Heng's, exclaiming that it was actually possible to do things this way.

The seven of them opened two private rooms; Xu Heng was in a room with the two girls, and the four boys were in another.

Zheng Yang had originally wanted to join Xu Heng's side, but as soon as he heard he would have to teach girls how to play games, he immediately ran back.

No matter the era, boys have no patience for teaching girls how to play games, because doing so only serves to raise one's own blood pressure.

Xu Heng, however, had an indifferent air; after entering the private room, he sat alone on one side, with Jiang Mengyuan and the other girl sitting opposite him.

"Senior, how do you turn it on?"

"Press the red button under the desk."

"What's the account and password?"

"For the account, enter the ID number the internet cafe owner gave you; the password is 123456."

The two young girls were indeed at an internet cafe for the first time; they didn't understand anything, asking about this and that, full of curiosity about everything here, and Xu Heng patiently answered them one by one.

After turning on the machines, Chang Lingling poked her head out from behind the monitor and said with a smile, "Senior Xu, you know so much. It feels like you aren't a college student, but rather a middle-aged uncle with social experience."

After their first meeting, Chang Lingling discovered that Xu Heng was more mature than her; he was steady in his actions and spoke at a measured pace, somewhat like those leaders giving speeches. Moreover, he handled many things much better than the other boys in the Esports Club, giving one the feeling of an elder in the family.

It would surely be very happy to have such a boy as a boyfriend.

It was a pity that Chang Lingling knew her own conditions weren't enough; she wasn't pretty, so it was unlikely Xu Heng would take a fancy to her. Yuanyuan, however, was qualified enough, and with Yuanyuan's introverted and shy personality, and her late-blooming nature, she was perfectly suited to date Xu Heng.

As for Xu Heng's side, Chang Lingling had also inquired about some things regarding him.

There wasn't much news, but it seemed he had a girlfriend in his freshman year and was then dumped by her. He didn't seem like a scumbag, and having emotional experience would allow him to better care for a young girl's feelings and moods.

Therefore, Chang Lingling intentionally or unintentionally wanted to play matchmaker between Jiang Mengyuan and Xu Heng. Currently, she couldn't tell Xu Heng's attitude toward Jiang Mengyuan, though Jiang Mengyuan did talk about Xu Heng quite often in the dormitory; as for whether she had those kinds of intentions, she wasn't sure.

Xu Heng didn't mind Chang Lingling's teasing, instead laughing, "If I were a middle-aged uncle, I'd specifically target ignorant young girls like you to trick, and I'd be right every time."

"Then Senior, trick our Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan needs an old man like you to increase her social experience."

"Uh..."

Xu Heng was stunned. He initially had no thoughts about Jiang Mengyuan, but after Chang Lingling brought it up, he realized that if he were to date Jiang Mengyuan, if nothing else, it would at least be very interesting.

Because he had the experience of his past life, he knew Jiang Mengyuan's true nature well. Outwardly, she was reserved and shy, but in reality, she wasn't the type to be a pure shut-in or a goody-two-shoes; rather, she was a girl with quite a lot of nerve and guts.

Once she really let go, words like "idiot," "retard," "moron," and "dinner" were often used on the random teammates she encountered while streaming games.

Once, because she caused her teammates to lose too many relatives, Jiang Mengyuan's stream was banned by the super-moderator for two days.

She also liked watching hot-blooded shonen manga and Kamen Rider. Occasionally, she would strike certain transformation poses of the protagonists at home and film them into short videos to upload online, and the view counts were never low.

Dating a cute girl who was outwardly well-behaved and timid but inwardly repressed and bold would indeed be very interesting.

However, Xu Heng was long past the age for dating. If it were just for simple bedroom games, he wouldn't mind, but talking about feelings was out of the question.

Over there, Jiang Mengyuan's face turned red from what Chang Lingling said, and she chided, "Lingling, don't always tease me. I don't have that kind of relationship with Senior."

"Just because there isn't one now doesn't mean there won't be in the future, hee hee!" Chang Lingling continued to tease.

At this moment, Xu Heng suddenly asked, "What do you know how to play?"

A single sentence diverted the topic, and Jiang Mengyuan was spared from being made red-faced by Chang Lingling.

This made Chang Lingling think even more highly of Xu Heng.

He was indeed a very considerate and sensible boy who knew what to say in what kind of situation and also knew how to read the room to coordinate the atmosphere.

She pouted and said, "We know how to play 4399 Mini Games."

"Cough~" Xu Heng's mouth twitched slightly, "Anything else? Do you know how to play Warcraft?"

"We haven't come into contact with the games you boys play."

"Then I'll teach you how to play CS. Warcraft has a somewhat high learning curve. It just so happens that Yangzi and the others are playing CS too; once you learn, we can play in the same room as them."

Xu Heng let go of the mouse and walked behind the two girls, teaching them to open the CS 1.6 icon.

After entering the game, they realized that CS was a gunfight game. The operation method was also very simple: just use the mouse to aim at the opposite side and click to fire; you win if you shoot the other party to death. The conditions for winning varied by mode, but the way to play was the same.

"This game is quite simple." Chang Lingling got the hang of it after a few tries and, after killing two bots, said, "Senior, is this what you guys mean when you play games every day?"

"Not entirely; this game is just relatively popular at the moment." Xu Heng shook his head and then looked toward Jiang Mengyuan, who was silently jumping on crates there, "How does it feel?"

Jiang Mengyuan nodded her head muffledly, her half-high ponytail swaying, looking like a small balloon blown by the wind.

She actually wanted to say that if this game was just about shooting, it was a bit too simple. She held an AK47 and could rush into the CT spawn alone and kill all the bots. But reason told her that this game was far from being as simple as just shooting; for example, those bulletproof vests, tasers, and smoke grenades that could be purchased at the start were likely items that could be put to use.

Xu Heng stood behind her and watched her operations for a while, thinking to himself that it was in the bag.

Jiang Mengyuan's FPS talent was just like in his past life—it was terrifying to the point of defying common sense. The first time she touched CS, she could achieve a headshot rate of over fifty percent. She could kill five bots with thirty rounds from an AK, and whether it was tapping or spray control, she was very steady. Given time to practice movement and utility, she would definitely be a top-tier CS expert in the country.

"Shall we play a couple of rounds online with Yangzi and the others?"

CS is a game that is quick to pick up but difficult to master. Jiang Mengyuan and Chang Lingling played the bot mode for half an hour and also roughly understood the basic operations.

Xu Heng proposed bringing in the four brothers from the next room and finding three more people on the internet cafe's local area network to start a round of human-versus-human combat. After all, competitive games are all about the competitiveness of communication and confrontation between individuals.