LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 246 Geniuses in Go play several levels at once. Who wants to go one level at a time?

After returning to the club in the evening, Lin Ruo specifically looked up the rules for promotion of amateur Go ranks in China. During the 20-day holiday, it wouldn't be too much to have some fun by promoting a few ranks. However, after reading it, he found that it was much more difficult to promote a rank than to win the world championship.

Well, the difficulty lies in time.

Amateur Go players from 1st to 5th dan have exams four seasons a year, and from 6th to 8th dan have exams twice a year, with the highest promotion being one dan at a time. In other words, with his current amateur Go rank of 2nd dan, the highest he can be promoted to is amateur 7th dan after taking the exams this year and next year.

It will take more than a few years to reach the eighth level.

There's no difference between speed and turtle.

This is despite the fact that he can consistently advance in every promotion tournament. If other hard-working players who are neither good nor bad were to take his place, they might not be able to make it in five or six years.

The word "amateur" is indeed very relevant.

I’m afraid that by the time I reach the professional level, I will already be the owner of three championship skins.

Lin Ruo felt terrified when he thought about it.

I'm a genius, how can I be so idle for so long? It doesn't make sense.

So Lin Ruo decided to find a shortcut to demonstrate his genius level. There was one, but he didn't seem to be qualified.

"Winning first prize in a national amateur competition allows you to directly skip to the rank of amateur 6th dan. This shortcut is great, and it's tailor-made for me."

Lin Ruo continued to search online while muttering to himself. The latest national amateur competition is the 9th Menglily Cup, which will be held online on September 8.

The offline event will be held at the Olympic Sports Center in Rugao City, JS Province.

The location is not too far away, and the conditions are perfect, but...

The minimum rank required to participate is amateur 3rd dan.

Looking at his amateur second-level certificate, Lin Ruo touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

He was accurately blocked outside the threshold.

Lin Ruo turned around and impatiently logged into the official website of the Shanghai Go Association to check whether the autumn date of the four-season promotion tournament had passed.

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after reading it.

Fortunately, the autumn ranking tournament was on September 9th, two days before the registration deadline, so he still had the last chance to be promoted to amateur third dan before the start of the tournament.

If I can use the nearly twenty-day vacation to improve my rank to amateur sixth dan in one go, I can save myself the hard work and preparation for the exam throughout the next four seasons, which would be really great.

This requires a lot of effort.

After registering for the Shanghai Autumn Promotion Tournament, Lin Ruo lay on the chair and turned lazily.

"I don't know if the talent I've learned for two months can win an amateur championship."

Just as he was thinking about it, Ai Loli came over and squinted her eyes from behind: "Brother Lin, it's time to start the show."

"Are you the room manager? What does it have to do with you whether I'm live or not? Go to the brawl."

Lin Ruo squinted his eyes and started searching for high-speed rail tickets to Rugao City on his mobile phone.

Ai Loli's numb eyes suddenly lit up: "Brother Lin, you are going to travel, it would be unreasonable not to take me with you. I am your most loyal believer."

"What kind of travel? I'm going there to learn and improve myself." Lin Ruo stated his point of view.

"National Amateur Go Tournament?"

Ai Loli, who had peeked over to see the content clearly, couldn't help but stifle a laugh: "Don't tease me, Brother Lin. There may be some people joining this kind of competition just for fun, but most of them are amateur 7th or 8th dan players preparing to become professional. You go..."

"You can fool your buddy, but don't fool yourself. Brother Lin usually bullies the barrage king for fun, but forget about the rest."

Lin Ruo disagreed and said lightly, "Zhao Zhiming, if you're fine, just get out of here, okay? You can get sick even when you're sitting on the bench, right?"

"Yes, of course I have something to say. Because you didn't start the show on time today, I was harassed by your crazy fans. They were swarming under my Weibo asking, "If you're still alive, go on the air and breathe."

After saying that, Ai Loli spread her hands, picked her teeth and sat down in her seat beside her.

He has no control over what Lin Ruo wants to do.

But if there is a chance to see the joke in the future, he will definitely be the first one to do so, because this may be the only occasion in his life where he can see his big dad fail.

Although Brother Lin was a genius in his eyes, it was extremely incredible that he could become a near-professional professional player after self-studying Go for more than two months.

Ai Loli firmly believes in one thing: unless there is a cheat function, it is absolutely impossible to do it.

After understanding the reason, Lin Ruo opened Weibo, edited and posted a perfunctory leave request, and then continued to tinker with Go.

EDG, Ling:

"I got a fever from the excitement of winning today. I'm taking a day off and will be back on air tomorrow."

The comment section was quickly filled with dissatisfaction from all sides, including passers-by.

[Excited and feverish, such an unfamiliar word.]

"I'll just eat this excuse if anyone can come up with it. I won't even bother pretending."

If there's a fever, it should be about supplies. What does it have to do with you, Lin Gou? You're deliberately trying to scam me.

[You know, I'd rather believe that Lin Gou is horny than that he has a fever.]

[After achieving success, he started to act like a big shot. This shows his character. How can I tolerate this? He is getting even more treacherous. I will report him on Weibo and in his livestream to express my anger.]

[It's a shame. I was so happy to see EDG win the championship today that I was ready to give away 100 big swords in the live broadcast room, but he didn't start the broadcast.]

...

One minute later.

The live broadcast room of Zhanqi 4396 suddenly lit up from a black screen, scaring the netizens who were keeping vigil and burning incense in front of the screen.

Lin Ruo held up his phone, took a screenshot, and pointed it at the camera. "Hey, true fan with the ID 'Chicken Soup is Coming,' I'm live streaming. Where are your 100 great swords? Don't be a jerk, and don't try to delete your comments and run away. I've already taken a screenshot. Be honest."

ten minutes later…

There is no news in the live broadcast room.

Lin Ruo was convinced that he had been deceived.

Unlike Lezi, who had already searched for the relevant ID on Weibo early on, the news was quickly sent back.

[OK, the comments are gone, which is an early sign of absconding.]

[Report, Chicken Soup is Coming has changed its name. Now it's called "Not Chicken Soup is Coming."]

[Reportedly, the name has changed again, now it's called Dog Soup.]

[I'm following him. I'll be the first to find out what name he changes to.]

[It's changed again. Now it seems to be called something like Three Kingdoms Kill. I've already mentioned it in the live broadcast room.]

[You actually deceived me, Master Lin. Three Kingdoms Kill, right? I will definitely give him rave reviews.]

[Wow, you gained 1 followers in a minute. Your attitude of having fun is unmatched.]

[Oh no, he cancelled his account and ran away. Damn, now I can’t catch up with him.]

[Good guy, Lin Gou's online trolling caused others to cancel their accounts. I reported it, no thanks.]

[The anchor’s reputation has collapsed. 】

[Lin Shen's one hundred great swords are gone. Woohoo, so happy.]

"I thought he was a man, but I didn't expect him to be such a jerk."

Lin Ruo felt very disappointed.

Sure enough, there are still many bad people in this world.

But since the show had already started, it would be a shame to end it if he didn't get the planned 100 great swords. Lin Ruo was unwilling to give up, so he decided to continue the show until he collected all 100 great swords.

The fun people went through twists and turns and finally got their reward after all the hard work.

Although he had agreed not to start the live broadcast, Lin Ruo continued to broadcast until about 5 a.m., setting an unprecedented record for the longest live broadcast.

Late at night, people were having fun and some were walking around, some were dispersing, and the rest were still craving for chicken soup.

【Brother, come back. We won’t beat you anymore.】

[What are you talking about? What are you talking about? No more chicken soup for the soul, good brothers. Can you watch Lin Gou's live broadcast today?]

[Deceiving one person, but fulfilling all of us. Greatness needs no further explanation.]

Anyone who dares to bully Chicken Soup is against me, Jiangnan Peng Yuyan.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Ruo yawned repeatedly and counted the large swords he had harvested today. There were only 99 of them, still not up to standard...

Lin Ruo was unwilling to end the live broadcast in disgrace, so he quietly registered a small account while going to the bathroom, and then gave away the last big sword in the live broadcast room.

"OK, mission accomplished, off the air, little black guys."

Lin Ruo did not start the live broadcast the next day.

When people were questioning him in droves on Weibo, Lin Ruo responded frankly.

"Yesterday, I was deceived by a true fan of a tenth-level brand. I need to rest for two days to recover."

Le Ziren was speechless and couldn't find any words to refute.

So when the original netizen who had promised to give away a hundred big swords heard that the public opinion was favorable, he re-registered on Weibo and changed his ID back.

The comment section is full of criticism.

[How dare you register on Weibo? Because of your deception, Lin Gou will not broadcast live for two days.]

[I, Jiangnan Peng Yuyan, have a sworn enemy relationship with you. Send me your address and I'll send you some local specialties.]

[Either you give us a hundred great swords, or we stab you with a hundred great swords. Your choice.]

【It's all your fault.】

Netizens' expressions changed so quickly, and the Weibo post about chicken soup was also logged out quickly.

...

Early in the morning on August 9th.

After two days of rest, Lin Ruo went out in high spirits wearing a coat. Today he had to complete the task of upgrading from the second amateur level to the third amateur level, and only then would he have the opportunity to participate in the Mengbaihe Cup National Amateur Open.

Taking a taxi on Lingshi Road, Lin Ruo exchanged glances with the driver, revealing a smile of destiny:
"What a coincidence, the driver is you again."

The honest driver touched his head, not knowing where to look for a moment.

"you again."

The boys in the back row almost uttered this in unison, then looked away: "Dad, didn't you say you didn't know him? Why is he greeting you like last time?"

"Ahem, he admitted his mistake last time but wasn't corrected, so he made the same mistake again this time."

After finishing his explanation, the driver turned around and winked at Lin Ruo frantically.

Lin Ruo smiled and said nothing.

The boy's goal this time is obviously to participate in the qualifying tournament from Level 1 to Amateur 1 Dan.

Lin Ruo participated in the promotion tournament.

The two people had different purposes, so naturally they went to different locations. Lin Ruo, who got off the bus early at the PT area, quickly found the specific venue of the competition, No. 251 Yangliuqing Road, by following the route.

After entering the indoor competition venue, you must still follow the rules and provide your identity information and rank proof to the staff.

After completing the registration, Lin Ruo took his entry card and found his competition table and sat down in advance.

The promotion tournament is different from the ranking tournament and cannot be resolved in one day, but the rules of the competition are basically the same, which is still seven games and five wins.

However, due to the improvement in level, it is not advisable to continue with more games, so rounds 1-4 are scheduled for the first day and rounds 5-7 are scheduled for the second day.

In terms of the number of participants, the promotion tournament is not as large as the fixed-rank tournament, with only about a hundred people.

The competition starts at 9 am.

When the opponents in the first round saw Lin Ruo, they looked at each other strangely during the greetings.

In the subsequent game, Lin Ruo looked at him with a strange look in his eyes.

His skills are not that good as an amateur second-dan, probably because he hasn't played for a long time and is not very good at it.

So why are you attending today...

After the match, the opponent immediately took out a pen and paper and said, "I'm so glad I actually ran into you, Master Lin. I passed the 2nd dan exam last year, but since then I've lost interest and haven't played Go much. I heard you passed the 2nd dan exam two months ago, so I thought you might join me, so I decided to try my luck. I never thought I'd actually run into you."

Lin Ruo didn't expect that the promotion tournament would turn into a fan meeting.

Signing and taking photos.

Fortunately, the subsequent games went smoothly. The opponents were all middle school students aged 13 or 4. They might focus on the game, but they would never focus on the game competition.

With no one to distract him, he finished the first day of the competition by quickly slaughtering four games.

The beating shattered the morale of several middle school students.

Fortunately, when Lin Ruo confessed to them that he was already 17 years old, the four middle school students all regained their confidence that they had lost for a while.

"It turns out that he was promoted to amateur second dan at the age of 17. Now I am already amateur second dan at the age of 13. It is obvious that after four years of training, I will definitely be better than him when I am 17 years old." One of the middle school students said confidently.

Another middle school student also agreed: "That's right, I think so too. He is just relying on his age and experience to bully us."

Then I heard the staff member in charge of entering the results say with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Actually, even though he's 17 years old, he's only been learning Go for a little over two months, and his progress is still very rapid."

"More than two months?"

The four middle school students were stunned. After confirming again and again that they had heard correctly, they began to do arithmetic problems and drew conclusions from them.

Are you a fucking genius?

In just over two months, you can quickly become an amateur third dan.

……

The next day, Lin Ruo participated in rounds 5-7 of the competition as usual. After winning the first game, he was qualified to advance to the amateur third stage and could participate in the Menglily Cup Amateur Open as he wished.

"Crushing the opponent, Master Lin easily advanced to the amateur third level." The staff in charge of the examination uploaded the real-time information with pictures on Weibo as soon as possible.

He is not a fan of Lin Ruo, but he knows how much traffic Lin Ruo has in the league.

【Review and report again.】

[You're crazy, you want to change your career and save Chinese Go, right?]

[Don't make a big deal out of it. This is just our Lin Shen's entertainment during his vacation.]

[That's right, playing league games every day is too boring, idols just want to relax.]

[At this rate, I'm almost reaching the professional rank, and I'm still entertained.]

What on earth is going on in his head?

[I don't know, but it's not filled with the same water as ours.]

[I'm always thinking about your stupid Go game. Come back and play PUBG soon. If that doesn't work, you can play Overwatch.]

(End of this chapter)