CS: I became Top 1 by grinding my skill level

"You might not be able to handle me when I'm throwing the yellow bag. But I hope you'll hold your own when you're facing away from me, okay?"

The skinny young man, wearing a pink t-shirt and dyed yellow hair, released the voice chat button on his keyboard, turned his head to glance at Du Sinian behind him, who was trying not to laugh: "Boss Du, can I have a cigarette? Just one!"

Du Sinian looked at the blond-haired young man in front of him, smiled and nodded, revealing his white teeth: "It's okay. Although this is a smoke-free training room, if you want to smoke your last cigarette before you die, no problem."

The guy in the seat, a pink-haired guy with blond hair playing games, is named Ike, 18 years old. He didn't choose this name because he's particularly good at trash-talking; it's because that's really his name on his ID card.

His game ID is aike. He is a Perfect Demon King with 140 stars in S rank. He was the number one Perfect Demon King in the season before last. He is a top-tier player in 5ePL. He can be called a king of the pubs anywhere.

However, a long time ago, he had already been knocked unconscious by Boss Du's money and became Boss Du's henchman.

"That guy you're talking about sounds too good to be true. The more I listen, the more he seems like a fraud. What if he brings a USB drive?"

Ekko casually lay back in his gaming chair and typed: ".pause".

"No, not at all. Seriously, can't you trust my ability to discover child prodigies?"

"Don't be like that, Mr. Du. Those three you discovered last year have all gone off to pursue their dreams."

Pulling a lollipop out of his shorts pocket, Ike violently ripped open the plastic wrapper.

"Even if he is a true prodigy, Boss Du, you can't stop him from being poached by professional youth training programs."

"At least you weren't poached, were you?"

Upon hearing this, Ike's expression stiffened slightly, then, as if trying to suppress something, a nonchalant look appeared on his face: "I'd rather not touch CS than rot in a place like that."

"Ring ring ring—"

The doorbell rang, interrupting the conversation, which had suddenly taken a downward turn.

"They've arrived, I'll go greet them."

Du Sinian left Ekko's gaming chair in the corner, passed four gaming chairs side by side, and then went out the door.

In the game, the pause time is about to end.

After what had just been said, Ike, with a lollipop in his mouth, stared blankly at the computer screen, as if lost in some memories.

......

A European-style sculpture and musical fountain, a swimming pool that can hold fifty people, and a gardener who comes to trim the garden every day...

"Money corrupts people."

Han Tian was stunned. He had known that Du Sinian's family was wealthy, but he hadn't imagined that Du Sinian owned an entire building in this upscale neighborhood where land was incredibly valuable.

"Click—"

The door opened automatically, and Han Tian followed Du Sinian's instructions. Soon he arrived at a spacious hall, where Du Sinian was leaning against the front desk, looking at him.

"So young? Little firecracker."

In the training room on the first floor of the building, Han Tian was assigned the first seat by Du Sinian, which was three seats away from the blond-haired guy opposite him.

"What's your name again, Han something?"

Ike threw the stick from his mouth into the trash can at his feet.

"Never mind, it's not important. Just pass my trial first."

Han Tian didn't know who this skinny blond guy was, and it didn't matter to him; he just wanted to beat him into submission.

After adjusting the settings, logging into the Perfect World and 5e platforms, and adding the friend with the ID "aike," Han Tian nodded to Du Sinian, "It's all set."

Ekko: "OK, I know you're only good with the AK. I won't bully you. If you can get 20 points in 51 rounds playing only with the AK, I'll acknowledge you and consider you pass."

"What a joke, there aren't many people in Tianlu's youth training program who can score 20 points like me."

Ike thought to himself dismissively.

Du Sinian stood behind Han Tian, ​​his eyes intently watching Han Tian's mouse grip.

The one-on-one map loaded quickly.

"Click-clack—"

The sound of the AK bolt being pulled reached Han Tian's ears. Han Tian opened the panel and looked at the data panel and the first enchantment effect after upgrading the AK yesterday.

【AK47】

[Numerical Gain]: 40, System Evaluation: A Beginner's Guide, the average level of professional players ranked in the Top 10-20 of 2020.

[Enchantment]: [Lightweight] (Effect: Active skill, usable twice per game. Each bullet fired increases the host's positioning speed by 1.5%. When the host has one bullet remaining, the theoretical positioning speed is increased by 43.5%/0.435 times.)

After Han Tian upgraded the AK with pink catalyst, he was surprised to find that not only were the weapon's stats improved, but an additional enchantment was also added: [Lightweight].

"Location speed enhancement?"

Looking at the skill description alone, Han Tian still didn't understand what the specific effect of this bonus was in actual combat.

"Perhaps, this one-on-one duel is worth a try?"

Games start.

Off-screen, Ekko drew the gradient butterfly knife given to him by Dussian, spun it around, and then performed a spinning jump to try and find out Han Tian's location.

"puff--"

User 114514 killed aike with a headshot using an AK47.

"Damn... this kid's incredible luck, like a dog's shot..."

Du Sinian, who was standing behind Han Tian, ​​narrowed his eyes slightly. He felt that the kid seemed to be in better shape than yesterday.

After taking down the AIKE in mid-air, Han Tian realized that after upgrading the AK with the "pink quality catalyst" he had drawn yesterday, he had a feeling that if he were to play those ranked matches yesterday, he would be confident that he could blow the opponent's head off in a few shots.

"puff--"

User 114514 killed aike with a headshot using an AK47.

Score: 10:0

"Stop, stop, Tingting. Um... I'm changing my crosshair. I just randomly stole one from a teammate before, now I'm switching back to my own."

Ekko called a timeout immediately, but his tone sounded a little hesitant.

"Damn, this kid's AK is pretty hard, I'm almost numb from being knocked out." Ike straightened up.

After Ekko changed his crosshair, he typed "OK" in the chat.

Han Tian pulled out of cover, and Ike immediately used his small body to fire a series of shots.

aike used an AK47 to headshot and kill user 114514.

"Ha, I knew it, it's a problem with the crosshair."

Ike winked at Dussinian, but Dussinian's "Really? I don't believe it" expression hurt him deeply.

In this round, seeing that Ekko hadn't revealed anything, Han Tian couldn't help but leave his cover and crept forward along the wall. Unexpectedly, a large character model suddenly appeared in front of him.

aike used an AK47 to headshot and kill user 114514.

"Do you even understand the true value of being 'perfectly number one' (in the past)?"

Ike typed directly.

The score is now 2:10

Han Tian laughed. There really are such interesting people.

But soon Ike stopped typing because Han Tian had also learned his lesson, using a small body position and peeking.

User 114514 killed aike with a headshot using an AK47.

"Great gun!" Du Sinian exclaimed.

The score is now 20:5

"stop!"

Aike raised his hand to indicate, "The chair, that chair isn't very comfortable, I need to adjust it, it's not the right height for me."

Two minutes later, the game continued.

The score is now 35:9

"That was just a warm-up, I was just playing around. Now, I'm going to the bathroom, and when I come back I'll get serious, so be prepared, kid."

Five minutes later, Ekko returned to his seat, and the game continued.

"Da da da da da da—"

At this moment, Han Tian was unloading the last bullet because he wanted to try out the enchantment skill he had gained from yesterday's evolved AK—"[Lightweight]".

Ekko was furious. Disrespecting him? Playing the ejection trick right in front of him? He was ejecting his own ammo in the clutch when you hadn't even touched an AK yet!

He decided to go out and finish off this arrogant brat in one fell swoop.

Exhale, aim at the wall, accelerate and fire, die!

"clatter--"

User 114514 killed aike with a headshot using an AK47.

"Waaaaah, I don't want to play anymore, I want to go home!"

Ike wanted to cry. This brat was too humiliating. I was a proud and promising young genius, wasn't I?

Du Sinian covered his face. This Ike always manages to come up with something interesting, no matter what.

The score is now 48:12.

"Oh~ Actually, I haven't said this, but I've had a bit of a stomachache since before that kid came. Now I can't hold it in anymore, so I'm going to ask to go to the hospital to make an appointment. I'll call another day."

Du Sinian smiled wryly: "Alright, let's stop. We've done enough. Stop pretending, it's not shameful to admit that Han Tian's AK is indeed very strong."

He then turned to look at Han Tian, ​​still incredulous: "You really only played for a few hours?"

Ike was dumbfounded. "I'm not even in my hometown in Yunnan Province anymore. When did I accidentally eat Boletus luridus? I should be able to see little people dancing in a bit."

"I feel like you're a level above yesterday. If we were to play one-on-one now, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to get five points."

Du Sinian gave his evaluation.

"Maybe it's because I learn things quickly?"

Han Tian laughed awkwardly, "I can't exactly say I actually have a cheat code, can I?"

Twenty minutes later.

"This is the contract. It's a monthly contract worth seven thousand dollars, and it's renewed every month. If you want to go to a professional club or terminate the contract, it won't restrict you. You can take a closer look at the terms, or you can take it home and give me your answer in a few days, that's fine too."

The contract offered by Du Sinian was undeniably generous.

After reviewing the entire contract and confirming that there were no additional or unreasonable clauses,

"No need, I can sign now."

"Mr. Du, thank you so much, really."

"Once you join the team, you're part of us. Just call me captain."

Du Sinian waved his hand.

Afterwards, Du Sinian showed Han Tian around the club. Since the entire building belonged to the Du family, the training base had three floors of activity areas. The first floor had training rooms and meeting rooms, the second floor had a restaurant (although there was no chef yet and customers could only order takeout), and the third floor had a gym and recreation room.

Although this is just a team that Du Si-nian created on a whim, Du Si-nian is indeed very wealthy and has tried his best to match the infrastructure of top domestic e-sports professional clubs.

As for the personnel... since several talented young players that Boss Du had previously recruited were poached by other well-known youth training teams, there are currently only three members: Du Sinian, the sniper commander; Aike, the entry fragger; and as for Han Tian, ​​after discussing with Aike, Du Sinian felt that they could train Han Tian to play in the libero position, which coincides with Han Tian's target position. He also felt that he had more room to perform in endgame situations and solo play.

In addition, Du Sinian arranged a series of basic skills training for Han Tian, ​​including but not limited to: map pool, props, position control, and some current CNCS map understanding and cooperation. Although Han Tian, ​​who had experienced the CS:GO and CS:2 era in his previous life, thought that some things were not very mature, they were still necessary for him to learn now.

This training consisted partly of Du Sinian's hands-on instruction and partly of instruction from Ekko in 1v1 and ranked match practice.

And so, they spent more than half a month undergoing 12 hours of intense military training every day.

Han Tian didn't know if it was because he was younger and his mind was sharper, or if it was because the countless professional matches he had watched in his previous life had accumulated in his mind. In any case, he found that his basic skills had improved rapidly, and he could no longer rely solely on Ak's aiming ability to overcome all opponents in the ranked matches.

When playing in a three-person squad, his communication and teamwork became more and more mature. Even when he didn't have an AK, he wouldn't hold the team back, and he could occasionally make highlights with other guns.

Finally, the animation of advancing from Diamond S to Demon King S finished playing before his eyes. Han Tian had also become a 49-star Demon King S, making him a skilled player capable of standing alone.