Chapter 3: Set a small goal first, hit 5E No. 1! (Seeking collections)

【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), difficulty 4 stars, can obtain C-grade treasure chest upon completion】

Returning to the dorm, looking at the three new suggestions refreshed by the system, Xu Beifang understands that the opportunity for change lies within them!

Although the netizens on Bilibili are quite irritable toward him, some of their suggestions are quite sound.

If he wants to become a professional player, he must at least show his extraordinary level. At this stage, there are three matchmaking platforms for CS: GO in China: 5E, B5, and Perfect World, which is still in beta.

Perfect World is still in beta, so don't think about it for now. Between 5E and B5, B5's environment is relatively better, but its top-tier level is slightly worse.

Therefore, the 5E ladder leaderboard has become the goal for many boys harboring professional dreams.

The goal of hitting the 5E top 100 is simply a fantasy for the current Xu Beifang, but at least he has a small goal.

He temporarily puts aside this difficult suggestion and turns to the other two.

First is changing to a good computer. Compared to time and energy, this suggestion requires more financial expenditure. The laptop he is using to play games was bought when he started college, and it can no longer meet his needs for ranking up.

But as the netizens said, changing to a better computer will definitely not be cheap.

Xu Beifang looks at the balance of less than 10,000 in his bank card, grits his teeth, and asks about computer specs under that video. Soon, some folk experts on Bilibili provide several complex plans.

After getting the plans, Xu Beifang enters the "Tu Ba" (hardware forum), lets the veterans optimize them, and the final result is acceptable to him.

As his trembling hand enters the password, the balance in his bank card is only three digits.

His savings from working during the two months of winter break are gone just like that.

Fortunately, most things are bought from JD. com. If there's no effect after changing the computer, Xu Beifang can openly shout that national classic:

"RNM, refund!"

After all, there's a 7-day no-reason return policy.

"Yo! Where did Boss Xu get a windfall?" Xiao Ming's voice comes from the side. He pats Xu Beifang on the shoulder. "You finally realized your crappy laptop isn't good to use. Tell me, how many clutches were lost because it froze?"

"It's like those clutches of mine affected you hitting S-tier." Xu Beifang rolls his eyes at him.

"So, do you want to play a few tense and exciting Inferno matches now?"

Xu Beifang originally intended to agree, but after thinking about it, he shakes his head and refuses.

"I played two games this morning, I'm too bad. I'll practice my aim for a while first."

Classmate Xiao Ming gets up and looks at Xu Beifang with a weird expression.

"What's wrong?"

"Who told me before that this game relies on talent and practicing aim is useless?"

"I plan to practice my aim properly, hit 5E No. 1 first."

Xu Beifang sighs. He can't explain this point; after all, rebirth plus a system is something that can't be explained to a normal person.

"Brother, I support you. I just like your three-minute heat."

Classmate Xiao Ming gives a cheeky smile and immediately climbs onto the bed. Since his roommate isn't playing, he has no desire to play either.

As for Xu Beifang saying he'll practice his aim properly and hit 5E No. 1.

Isn't that bullshit? Beifang duos with him every day, he knows his level clearly. Maybe someone in the dorm can rush for 5E No. 1, but that person is definitely not Beifang.

He thinks this is just the three-minute heat unique to college students.

Glancing at Beifang, who is busy with the aim practice map, he opens a higher mathematics teaching video on Bilibili, puts on headphones, feels knowledge swimming in his mind, and gradually enters dreamland.

Having not touched CS: GO for several years, Xu Beifang finds many of the gameplay styles very fresh. Even basic gameplay like practicing aim with bots, he had to search on Bilibili to find the map.

He enters the classic aim-bot practice map, fires a few shots at random, and Xu Beifang finally has a headache. Although his gunplay is very poor, he didn't feel it so obviously in ranked matches.

Because in the past, they didn't practice aim at all, just played ranked every day. If their hand felt good, they played AK and M4; if not, they just rushed with P90s. Apart from not being able to queue due to the rank difference with the other high-level player in the dorm, there were no other problems.

Starting to practice aim now basically counts as starting from zero.

The practice videos he saw on Bilibili basically hit wherever they pointed, every kill was a headshot. But at this moment, Xu Beifang not only lacks such precise positioning ability, he can't transfer to the head of another bot after killing the first one, and he keeps tracing the edges, needing secondary corrections.

For a time, the sense of frustration is very strong.

"You're not doing it right."

Xu Beifang, who is struggling with his mouse, hears a familiar voice. Turning his head, he sees a huge lump of muscle.

The blurry memory slowly wipes away the dust and becomes clear. Standing behind him is the heavyweight figure of Dorm 302, the 180-jin muscle hunk Ma Dong, who is also the guide for Xu Beifang and Xiao Ming in CS: GO.

However, Ma Dong didn't roam in the C-tier rank like the two of them; his rank is A on 5E, already among the top-tier players.

"Where did the problem go wrong?" Xu Beifang asks.

"Beifang, your sensitivity is too fast, and I guess your computer still has mouse acceleration on. Your video settings need to be changed, don't use the default crosshair, and even your resolution—16:9 is too hard to use..." Ma Dong sees Xu Beifang finally preparing to improve seriously, so he gives a few pointers.

Xu Beifang gets up and gives his seat to Ma Dong: "Then Brother Ma, help me change it."

He thought Ma Dong would take the opportunity to sit down, but he waves his hand. "These things are very personal. My settings might not fit you. Everyone's settings are different. Just like that line in martial arts novels: 'Those who learn from me live, those who resemble me die.' I suggest you go to Bilibili to look at these setting problems first, then come back to practice aim actively. That way, the effect will be twice the result with half the effort."

【Received suggestion (modify settings), difficulty 1 star, can obtain F-grade treasure chest upon completion】

Xu Beifang's eyes light up. Although the final reward for this suggestion might not be high, the difficulty is also low!

Thanking Brother Ma, Xu Beifang opens Bilibili and finally finds some tutorials on settings under a content creator with the ID "Leon Kai shyeark."

Spending nearly half an hour reading the content about settings, Xu Beifang gradually understands everything.

Then he opens ProSettings, a website that saves professional players' settings, and replicates a set of s1mple's settings.

Although having your own settings is not bad, as a beginner, imitating professional players' settings seems to be the optimal solution. After all, professional players' settings have been verified in practice.

As for sensitivity and crosshair, he will need to slowly provide feedback and modify them during aim practice later.

Saving the settings, Xu Beifang hears that crisp sound in his ear again.

【Ding!】

【Detected that the host successfully completed the first suggestion】

【Reward F-grade treasure chest x1】

【Detected that the host completed a suggestion for the first time, completed achievement "First Time," reward treasure chest level +2】

【D-grade treasure chest is opening...】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Listen-to-Advice Value 369...】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining Muscle Repair Potion x1. Description: After taking it, it can repair muscle fatigue, and you can feel your muscles recover to a perfect state after 12 hours. PS: For some injured players, this thing only exists in their dreams.】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 4 =====