LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 226: Chess Verification? Sorry, I'm a Professional
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Wei Shen couldn't help but think of his coaching certificate. After all, the pre-match footage of the game a few days ago showed Lin Ruo arranging tactics in the locker room, which made Nofe look like an assistant coach.

Before we know it, another famous meme in the circle of friends has been born.

He may not know whether Nofe is an assistant coach in EDG, but he knows that there will be no problem for Lin Ruo to take the coaching certificate exam.

However, Lin Ruo is still a professional player. Even if he has a strong coaching ability, he will definitely have no chance with this qualification.

After the speculation, Wei Shen breathed a sigh of relief.
If Lin Ruo were to take on a coaching job with a longer career lifespan, wouldn't his dream of winning the PUBG championship be completely shattered?

"Luckily, you're going to take the Go certification exam."

"Wait, what certificate are you taking for Go?!"

"I'm just participating in a qualifying tournament." Lin Ruo was very humble.

"Don't think I'm that amazing. I just spent about four weeks, one day a week, participating, and managed to win every single match, going from level 8 in the offline tournament to the highest level 1, which is enough to qualify for the amateur ranking tournament."

When these words were spoken, Wei Shen and the audience in the live broadcast room felt a strong sense of pretense.

But Lin Ruo didn't even give them a chance to complain, and left at the speed of light after showing off.

Go to bed early and get up early so you can go out early the next day.

...

"Where are you going, young man?"

"Go to No. 280 Dunhuang Road, PT District."

Lin Ruo left the club early in the morning on the weekend and got into a taxi, fastened his seat belt, and lay down to catch up on his sleep.

However, when the driver heard the location, his eyes lit up. He obviously didn't want to give him a chance to sleep. "Oh, you're going to participate in the Dan Tournament, right?"

Lin Ruo looked himself up and down, and found that he didn't show any signs of being related to Go.

"What's going on? Is Go very popular recently? I know what's going on just by hearing the location."

"Huosashi, SH City holds the Dan ranking tournament every two months, isn't it always held at that location?"

The driver smiled, then said sincerely, "It just so happens that my eleven-year-old son also went to participate in the Dan Tournament, and he arrived half an hour earlier than you."

"Young man, judging from your age, you're not already an adult, are you still trying to get promoted?"

"No, I'm only 17 years old." Lin Ruo smiled bitterly, then put on the mask silently.

The driver took a look and stopped talking, muttering to himself, "Young man, you haven't passed the exam in so many years. How can you take it again at the age of seventeen or eighteen?"

Not long after.

The taxi arrived at Dunhuang Road in PT District. When he was about to get off, the driver kindly pointed him in the specific direction and reminded him:
"Young man, you better hurry up. You have to enter the venue half an hour in advance. It's getting late now."

"Okay, thank you, master."

After getting off the bus, Lin Ruo followed the instructions and jogged all the way to his destination, the IFC Sports Center Taopu Central Green Store, a professional gymnasium for national fitness.

With the operation of the ice rink as the core, a large swimming pool and basketball hall have been built, which are also equipped with various indoor sports spaces such as skateboarding, surfing, chess, fencing, and commercial supporting spaces.

Very professional indeed.

After entering the room and asking the front desk, Lin Ruo got the direction and quickly found the indoor sports room where the qualifying tournament was held.

There are staff waiting at the door throughout the process.

"Participating in the qualifying tournament? Please show me some proof." The young staff member spoke with doubt, but when he saw Lin Ruo's face, he quickly understood.

After the SH City Amateur Go Rank Certificate, qualification certificate for each level of competition, and ID card information have been checked.

The staff member handed it back and nodded.

"Can I come in?" Lin Ruo asked.

The staff member shook his head again: "No."

"What?"

"Nothing, you have to take a photo with me first."

Lin Ruo: ...

It turned out to be his own fan. Lin Ruo, who was alarmed for a false alarm, couldn't help rolling his eyes. After taking a photo with a professional fake smile, he was finally allowed to enter the venue.

The staff member watched the person leave, then turned around and edited the photo and posted it on Weibo as a meme.

"Brothers, Lin Shenzhen is here to participate in the dan ranking tournament. He was about to be denied entry if he was late. I thought he wouldn't come, but luckily he finally showed up. If you want offline Dansha V, I'll do it for you for 50."

Lin Ruo, who didn't know anything, walked into the venue and looked around with emotion.

So many people.

The central area of ​​the field was dotted with small tables and chessboards, where players gathered in groups, already discussing the game intensely before the game even began.

His opponents have indeed advanced from little kids to teenagers. They all wear glasses and have crew cuts, which makes people respect them at first sight.

No matter how high or low he is in the school, he is a professional academic master.

But it’s not a big problem, the advantage lies in myself.

After registering on site, while the organizers were making preparations, Lin Ruo learned about the specific rules through the signboards.

There are seven group games in total. Those who win five games or more can be promoted to amateur 1st dan.

The winner of the final group stage will have the right to directly skip to the amateur second level.

Okay, target group first.

After a short break, more than 30 games started at the same time. Lin Ruo, who was in the middle position, saluted his opponent and sat down calmly to start the first game.

The opponent is a pure female student from a certain university.

Since everyone was underage, Lin Ruo didn't want to look at anything too much. After guessing the first move but failing to win, he quietly focused on the chess game.

In the first four steps, the two players played in the same way, each standing in two corners, the star positions on the fourth line and the small eyes on the third and fourth lines, that is, the positions on the left, right, top and bottom of the chessboard close to the four corners.

In the fifth move, the female player moved the black piece closer to the corner, trying to grab the corner and threaten the safety of the white piece.

Lin Ruo simply used the pointed top to connect and engage in contact combat, and then started to attack.

He beat his opponent to the point of unconsciousness when he was leading for only 12 points, and had to admit defeat in the middle of the game.

Lin Ruo politely took out a tissue and handed it to her. The attentive man had already noticed the tears in the corners of her eyes.

It’s not that they are not strong, but the competition process is too overwhelming and it is easy to lose confidence.

So Lin Ruo comforted him appropriately: "Is it possible? In fact, I am the best among this group of people. It is normal to lose to me. It doesn't mean that you will lose to other players."

The female contestant suddenly burst into tears of anger.

What does this guy mean? He won the game but still acted like a big shot in front of her.

Because he was so handsome, the female contestant barely managed to avoid calling him a douchebag in her mind.

The hiccup passes.

In the second, third, and fifth games, Lin Ruo won as expected.

Easily advance to amateur 1st dan.

During the intermission, the old man on patrol came over with a smile and said, "Young man, I have noticed you for a long time. You are really good at it. How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

The old man uttered an "oh," scoffed inwardly, and walked away disappointed. "Seventeen years old, barely an amateur rank. It seems he's using his age and experience to bully the weak. People like that have no future."

Lin Ruo originally wanted to say that he had only been playing chess for more than a month, but when he saw the old man was gone, he didn't say much.

The sixth and seventh innings followed shortly thereafter.

Lin Ruo won the game steadily and advanced.

He went to the results entry area to enter his information, and left the venue early after completing the competition.

It takes time to get a certificate, but it takes no time to show off.

After uploading a photo of his victory at the results registration office, Lin Ruo quickly posted a Weibo to inform netizens.

"I didn't expect to get an amateur 2nd dan after just taking the test. Tsk tsk tsk."

As soon as the Weibo post was published, almost in the blink of an eye, the comment section quietly exploded, attracting the attention and likes of many people.

【Are you serious, Lin Gou?】

[You said you'd retire and retire to Europe or America? Now you're planning to switch to chess, right?]

[I haven't saved Overwatch yet, waiting in line is killing me.]

[They are all anti-Korean, I accept it.]

No wonder I didn't play any games this week. It seems like I'm planning a career change. The top players are leaving. It's over. The end of the LPL is here. Ugh, Fujii fainted in the bathroom crying.

[Don't brag. He won the championship at 17, and Lin Gou only reached amateur rank at 17. He has no future in Go. What? Lin Gou has only been learning Go for a little over a month? Chess God, I bow to you!]

When will we go to Korea?

[As a fan, I've already thought of my words of support. I, Lin Ruo, have no choice but to contribute to the revival of Chinese Go!]

On Weibo, people are having fun and making all kinds of jokes, but this is not the case for EDG fans.

Thighs to run?

How can the EDG club survive like this?

The panicked pigs rushed to Abu's personal account to leave messages overnight.

[What are you doing? Lin Ruo has become such a mess. The club shouldn't care at all, right?]

If he continues playing like this, even if his form doesn't decline, will he still be in the mood to play?

[This is still a military-style management. If people really run away, the EDG club can be disbanded.]

[Promise me that you won't leave Lin Ruo's side for even a minute. Thank you. I'm really afraid he'll run away.]

[He's sitting on the bench for no apparent reason. Even though the upcoming games aren't important, it shouldn't be that serious. Did they not reach an agreement on salary? Who's leading EDG and doesn't know what's going on? Give him a raise!]

[I don't want to see another Tong Wudi, please, Abu.]

How much money do we need to give him? Sacrificing a few thousand is nothing compared to winning the championship. A talent like him must not leave EDG.

[EDG can't do without Lin Ruo! Just like the West can't do without Jerusalem! ]

...

In the EDG club manager's office, Abu frowned as he flipped through the real-time comments.

It’s fine if the brainless fans are complaining below because they’re afraid people will run away, but why are there people who are playing conspiracy theories?

It doesn't make sense. He has clearly given Lin Ruo two salary increases in the past six months.

Besides, today is the weekend. Isn’t it normal to take a short break after playing a game yesterday?
Moreover, although Lin Ruo did not play this week, he still played all the training games he was supposed to play, and even did a lot of coaching work. He was still helping the team expand their BP ideas before the game.

Except for not playing ranked games, everything is fine.

How can this be called wanting to run away?
Speechless, Abu edited his Weibo and posted a few big words in response.

"Please rest assured, he is not a fool."

Yes, Lin Ruo is certainly not a fool.

He has a good idea of ​​which one is more profitable, professional gaming or chess.

After leaving the gymnasium, Lin Ruo met the driver who picked him up in the outer area.

"Young man, you came out so quickly, did you give up halfway? Indeed, you're 17 and still haven't reached the amateur level. It seems you really have no talent. But it doesn't matter. Every field has its top talents. I believe you will definitely make a name for yourself in other places."

Listening to the driver's comfort, Lin Ruo held his forehead and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Why can't we think positively? Doesn't he look like he's going to lose the game?

After a moment of silence, Lin Ruo, not understanding, chose to skip the topic and said, "Are we going back to Lingshi Road, Master?"

The driver shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, young man. It's not on our way. You should take another taxi. I have to pick up my son for dinner."

"Okay, let me take a look."

Lin Ruo left without saying anything, preparing to look for another taxi on the roadside.

As soon as he left, a young man wearing glasses got into a taxi with a melancholy look on his face.

The driver smiled brightly and asked expectantly, "How's it going, son? Did you get the promotion?"

"Don't mention it. In the last round, I met a 17-year-old boy who bullied me. I only won four out of seven games and was eliminated." The boy wiped his glasses with great grievance, and there was an obvious cry in his voice.

It seemed like I was going to cry in the next second.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"It's okay, come back in two months. With my son's talent, he'll definitely be able to do it. I can't expect him to still be dealing with a 17-year-old bully by then."

The driver clenched his fist in consolation, then suddenly froze and turned around and said, "Wait, 17 years old... Who is 17 years old?"

"My opponent in the final round."

"Is he tall and handsome?" the driver became worried.

"Dad, how did you know? Why did you send him here?" The young man sat up straighter as he examined him.

"How could that be? Your father doesn't go to Lingshi Road very often." The driver smiled casually and spoke quickly.

The young man was immediately confused when he heard this: "What Spiritual Stone Road?"

"Oh, I mean, I think I saw a 17-year-old contestant just now. He told another taxi driver that he was going to Lingshi Road. He must be the one who beat you. After all, he's easier to spot than an or -year-old."

The driver said this while quietly wiping his sweat.

The young man uttered an "oh" and then sighed, "So that's how it is. Sigh, I saw him almost late and thought he was just playing badly, but I didn't expect him to be so strong."

Hearing this, the driver silently slapped himself in the front seat.

"Dad, why are you hitting yourself?" The boy looked confused.

"There are... there are mosquitoes." The driver was in tears.

The boy felt that his father's behavior today was very unusual, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he prepared to close his eyes to relax and relieve his fatigue. But before he could close his eyes, he saw a taxi drive by. The man in the passenger seat...

Wasn't that the one who defeated him?
"Thank you for bringing me here and showing me the way, driver. I'll be leaving now."

Lin Ruo greeted politely, closed the car window, and the female driver next to him stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

"Dad, what did he say?" The boy was a little dazed.

The driver swallowed and said, "I don't know what he said. Maybe... I recognized the wrong person."

(End of this chapter)