Chapter 2: I've seen many genius boys, but this is my first time seeing a

"In the future, when you choose demos (match recordings), try to pick some matches where you performed poorly, or matches where you felt you played well but still lost. Otherwise, there's no intensity, and there's no point in talking about them."

The streamer with the ID "stanzq," whose real name is Yang Zhiqiang, says to the viewers in his stream.

He doesn't intend to continue; two consecutive match recordings would normally consume a lot of his energy. But he doesn't know what these players who pay him to watch demos are thinking, always showing him recordings where they played well.

Based on his level, he can still see many problems in such recordings, but they don't mean much for their rank.

He doesn't even know if these players are asking him to find problems or just posting their own "carry" games to show off on stream.

"Going to the bathroom, we'll take a break, and when I get back, we'll watch a US pistol round first."

Yang Zhiqiang leaves the camera to go to the bathroom, and the viewers in the stream chat aimlessly.

On the Bilibili homepage on the stream, one of the CS: GO videos catches their attention.

At this stage, the domestic scene is still dominated by the "Ma" (Perfect World) server. CS: GO is just a small circle. Being able to see this kind of video on the homepage is an eye-opener for them:

【Damn, that video in the bottom right is so arrogant!】

【Let me see what level he's actually at, bragging so hard.】

【Brother Qiang, take a look at this 1200-hour genius boy.】

【What level is he at, planning to crush professional players?】

The viewers in the stream are interested. Although the US pistol round is tense and exciting, it's not urgent for a few minutes. Taking a look at this arrogant 21-year-old genius boy first is fine.

Yang Zhiqiang returns to his seat after flushing, and according to habit, he glances at the secondary screen, seeing the stream chat frantically spamming about the CS: GO video in the bottom right.

Although the boredom of the two match recordings makes him want to watch something else to clear his head, the fans' demands are strong, so he clicks on the video.

Moreover, he is also a bit interested in this 21-year-old genius boy.

It is early 2018. In the past few years, domestic CS: GO has achieved some good results. Although the overall popularity of CS: GO hasn't spread, Chinese people who like watching matches are still looking forward to a real genius boy emerging.

36 minutes? A full match recording?

In his expectation, the words "21-year-old genius boy" and "1200 hours" remind him of some older active genius players. Although this age is a bit old for CS: GO professionals, if the talent is sufficient, one can try to enter the professional circle.

But as he watches a few rounds of kills, his expression gradually becomes confused.

Cafeteria.

Xu Beifang's eating motion suddenly stops. It's not that he ate something like a rat-head duck neck, but that he is suddenly startled by the crisp sound in his ear.

【Ding!】

【Detected that someone has offered a CS: GO-related suggestion to the host, the CS: GO Listen-to-Advice System is officially activated.】

【One suggestion has been recorded (long press to collapse/expand)...】

【Received new suggestion...】

【...】

【Complete others' suggestions, and the host can obtain Listen-to-Advice Value.】

【Listen-to-Advice Value can be used for lucky draws or to directly improve the host's attributes, including but not limited to gunplay, consciousness, reaction, tactics, skills...】

Crisp sounds rush into Xu Beifang's ears, and with the translucent screen appearing in front of him, it confirms his guess!

This is not a hallucination, but his "golden finger" from rebirth!

【Host: Xu Beifang】

【Age: 21】

【Affiliated Team: None】

【Role: None】

【Status: Float (Overall level decreased by 30%)】

【Mindset: 86】

【Gunplay: 33】

【Consciousness: 29】

【Reaction: 47】

【Listen-to-Advice Value: 0】

【Overall Evaluation: For most professional players, you don't even play as well as their younger brothers who are still in elementary school. Once there is a "pressure monster" on the team, you don't even have the confidence to talk back. But a good mindset allows you to face this pressure calmly. Perhaps doing abstract streams is the host's best destination.】

【Suggest the host complete others' suggestions as much as possible to collect Listen-to-Advice Value and improve attributes.】

System!

If listening to advice can improve attributes, it means if he walks the path of CS: GO, he can rely on the system to constantly improve himself, and finally walk the path of beating Olofmeister and kicking pasha... Forget it, the guy selling rice probably can't kick them.

He tries calling the system a few times, but apart from occasional explanations about system mechanics, he doesn't get much feedback.

This makes him let out a long sigh of relief. After all, according to the handsome guys in the web novels he read before, a system that doesn't talk is a good system.

Since he has awakened his golden finger, he won't consider the previous postgraduate exam or joining the military. After all, judging by his past life experience, he isn't that kind of material.

As for walking the path of CS: GO, he is not resistant to it, and even has some longing.

He once liked this game very much. Although his talent wasn't very high, he had dreamed of becoming a professional player and killing it on the field.

Now that the opportunity is in front of him, Xu Beifang knows he must grasp it!

Otherwise, after graduating next year, is he going to continue on the 996 path?

According to the information given by the system, as long as he can complete others' suggestion tasks, he can constantly become stronger.

So when did he receive others' suggestions?

Being called by Xiao Ming to air out the quilt this morning? Or the cafeteria lady telling him to eat more?

Or—

That video he posted?

Xu Beifang puts down his bowl and chopsticks, takes his phone out of his pocket, and opens the Bilibili app.

As soon as he enters Bilibili, he sees the plus sign on the mail icon in the top right corner frantically jumping.

The most recent comment appears in front of him:

【At this level at 21, suggest you just go straight to the grave.】

Looking at this comment, it's like Garen buying a Last Whisper.

Combined with the previous system panel data, it leaves him speechless.

Clicking into the video's comment section, most of them are mocking remarks. After all, the arrogant title and the low-energy gameplay level create too much of a contrast.

【At this level, I could crush him, and he wants to go pro?】

【21 years old, if you have a job, work hard; if you don't, study hard. Don't think about these useless things. My 9-year-old son plays better than you.】

【If you have no content, you can bite a lighter.】

【Working in a factory is better than your effort in CS: GO.】

【Just checked, a C-tier player, I don't know where the uploader gets the nerve.】

【Self-awareness is a virtue!】

Seeing the arrogant title, the viewers thought they would see beautiful recoil control, precise tapping, and crosshair placement as steady as a fringe.

But what was the result?

Weak recoil control, tapping with no accuracy, utility that was always off, and crosshair placement that looked like he was aiming at goblins.

They feel cheated, rushing into the comment section to vent their dissatisfaction.

【Received suggestion (go straight to the grave), difficulty 9 stars, can obtain SSS-grade treasure chest upon completion】

【Received suggestion (study hard until graduation), difficulty 1 star, can obtain F-grade treasure chest upon completion】

【Received suggestion (bite a lighter), difficulty 3 stars, can obtain E-grade treasure chest upon completion】

【Received suggestion (work in a factory), difficulty 2 stars, can obtain salary...】

Looking at these suggestions, even with his good mindset, he can't help but be speechless.

The first suggestion tells him to go straight to the grave. If he understands correctly, this kind of "grave" means he has to "kick the bucket" first, at least someone has to fly over to steal his offerings.

He just rebirthed, and after finally living one more time, he is terrified of death now. How could he dare to die?

As for studying hard and working in a factory, those don't help the current Xu Beifang at all.

Among this pile of comments, he quickly finds a comment with many likes.

A content creator named "stanzq" comments below: Although I don't know if you really want to go pro or are just playing around, I gave you a free demo review during my stream. Hope this demo can make you change. You can check my latest video for details.

Xu Beifang looks at this comment, which isn't that aggressive, and finally lets out a long sigh of relief.

He now roughly understands why his video has such high heat. If this video were posted a few years later, it might have been ignored.

But in 2018, it hadn't been impacted by short videos yet, and people's attitude toward the internet wasn't that abstract. His previous bragging about "wanting to go pro" was taken seriously by these netizens.

He clicks on stanzq's homepage and finds his latest video.

【21-year-old genius boy wants to go pro, I want to wake him up...】

Clicking on the video, he hears stanzq's voice: "This made me numb. Just happened to have no good demos today, so I'll use this brother's match to talk about it. You guys who are watching for free, listen up too."

Then, Xu Beifang watches in the cafeteria as his gameplay is roasted by stanzq from every angle.

"Why do you keep switching your knife? Others switch their butterfly knives because it's comfortable, but you're just switching a default knife..."

"You were holding A2, why did you suddenly stop looking? You just sold your teammate out. You're really a cancer. If you're not looking, tell your teammate!"

"Your crosshair placement, flicking, and positioning are all too bad. You can't form an effective aim at all. If you go pro with this level, people can beat you with one hand..."

"The genius boy who goes pro would have already torn others apart with his gunplay in this kind of match, but this is my first time seeing a 'cowardly lizard' like you..."

After the entire match recording is explained, stanzq takes a sip of water and summarizes earnestly:

"21-year-old genius boy, no gunplay, no game sense, no coordination, and you can't even do the most basic communication. With this attitude toward the game, you'll basically have no chance with a professional career in this lifetime, because I didn't see any effort toward a professional career in the clips. Your various operation levels are basically at a beginner level, even lower than beginners who have played other FPS games."

"I truly hope your idea of wanting to go pro isn't serious, and the title was just talk..."

"If you really want to go pro, no matter what, get into the 5E top 100 first..."

Being "executed" for nearly an hour makes him feel uncomfortable. It's normal to play poorly in the first game after rebirth, but it really doesn't feel good to have it pointed out to your face.

The comment section is occupied by irritable netizens. Although there are no swear words, the sarcastic tone is really uncomfortable...

What comforts him is that at least some comments aren't that irritable.

There are still many good people in this world!

【This computer is too laggy, average FPS is less than 120, it stutters every two rounds. With this computer, you want to rank up? You have to update your equipment. We won't talk about professional-level configurations, but FPS should at least be stable above 200.】

【If you are sincerely wanting to go pro, at least take some action. For example, practice your aim every day. You can try to keep it up for a week, 10,000 bots a day. This is the daily training for many professional players. Under this intensity, I think you will retreat in the face of difficulty.】

The enthusiastic netizens want to use the pressure of high-intensity training and equipment upgrades to dispel the unrealistic idea of this 21-year-old genius boy, but at this moment, Xu Beifang only hears the crisp sound in his ear.

【Ding!】

【Received suggestion (get into 5E top 100), difficulty 6 stars, can obtain A-grade treasure chest upon completion】

【Received suggestion (change computer), difficulty 3 stars, can obtain D-grade treasure chest upon completion】

【Received suggestion (10,000 bots a day/week), difficulty 4 stars, can obtain C-grade treasure chest upon completion】

New author, new book, seeking collections and follows!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3 =====