Gao Wu: I became a saint through daily settlements

"You mean StarCraft?" Li Yuan asked.

"Yes, if he can reach the Gold rank in StarCraft, he will not only receive rewards from StarCraft, but the school will also award him a separate scholarship," Cai Yue explained.

Starry Sky Battle Network is an online combat simulation system launched by the Martial Arts Alliance. It provides realistic combat simulation through simulation technology, and many martial arts universities are using this advanced combat simulation system.

"Old Cai, are you kidding me?" Li Yuan asked incredulously.

"That's the Gold rank. Most novice martial artists are stuck at that rank for their entire lives, and Lin Yue is just a high school student."

"Moreover, reaching the Gold rank on Battle.net in a short period of time is simply impossible unless one's skill level far exceeds that of a Gold player."

The StarCraft network is divided into segments of 100, and each segment is further divided into three smaller segments.

The Gold rank is equivalent to 600 points.

Based on the standard of adding 20 points for winning a game (with slight fluctuations), starting from scratch, you need to win at least 30 games to reach the Gold rank.

This is why Li Yuan felt that this was simply impossible to accomplish.

"If he's a genius, then prove it to me." Cai Yue gave Li Yuan no room to maneuver.

"What is the deadline?"

"One month."

......

Meanwhile, Lin Yue, who was recuperating at home, was already able to move around freely.

To thank Gu Yutang and Uncle Gu for taking care of her over the past few days, Lin Yue cooked a big meal today.

"I didn't expect A-Yue's cooking skills to be so good," Gu Feng exclaimed.

"Uncle Gu, you flatter me," Lin Yue said modestly.

"Beep beep beep~" Lin Yue's bracelet rang.

[Your contact, Teacher Li, has sent you a message. Would you like to view it?]

"Why is Teacher Li sending a message at this time? Is it about class?" Lin Yue was a little puzzled, but still clicked on the message.

After clicking on the message, Lin Yue was stunned for a moment.

"Link to StarCraft.net..."

Lin Yue had heard of this thing, but very few high school students knew how to use StarCraft, and most families didn't have the necessary equipment for StarCraft, like Lin Yue.

It's not that this thing is bad, it's just that high school students really don't have much time to use it. The daily training and studying are already exhausting enough, who has time to play with this thing?

"From what I've heard, Teacher Li wants me to reach the Gold rank within a month?"

Although Lin Yue had never used Battle.net, he had some understanding of its ranking system.

Within the StarCraft Battle.net, ranks are divided into: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Grandmaster, and above Grandmaster is King, but King is almost exclusively the top 500 in the entire region, a rank that ordinary people shouldn't even dream of.

"Lin Yue, what are you standing there for? Is something on your mind?" Gu Yutang waved her small hand in front of Lin Yue's eyes a few times and asked.

It wasn't until a whiff of fragrance wafted over that Lin Yue came back to his senses.

"StarCraft?"

Gu Yutang moved closer to Lin Yue, and the faint fragrance wafted over from the girl.

Her fingers almost touched Lin Yue's bracelet screen, her eyes wide open.

"Wow, Teacher Li helped you reach Gold rank in just one month?"

Lin Yue subtly moved his hand to the side and continued reading the messages.

The message from Li Yuan was very brief:

[Lin Yue, the school has a special selection process. On StarCraft, if you reach the Gold rank within a month, you'll receive a scholarship. I've sent you the detailed rules to your email; please consider it carefully. —Li Yuan]

Below is a link and a file.

"Reach Gold rank in a month..." Lin Yue murmured, repeating himself.

Gu Yutang had already run to Gu Feng's side, tugging at his sleeve: "Dad! Lin Yue is going to play on StarCraft Online! He's going to reach Gold rank in a month!"

Gu Feng was drinking tea when he heard this, and his hand paused, the teacup hanging in mid-air.

"Gold?" He put down his teacup and looked at Lin Yue. "Ah Yue, have you ever played Battle.net before?"

"No," Lin Yue answered truthfully, "There are no matching facilities in the house."

Gu Feng nodded, but didn't speak immediately. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and seemed to be thinking about something.

He then took a palm-sized metal box out of his pocket and pushed it in front of Lin Yue.

The box is silver-white with the StarCraft logo on its surface, a swirling pattern composed of countless points of light.

"This is a personal terminal for StarCraft.net," Gu Feng said. "I happen to have an extra one here."

Lin Yue looked at the box on the table but didn't reach for it.

"Uncle Gu, this is too precious."

"Yes, Brother Gu, this is too precious," Lin's mother said.

Although she didn't have a concrete understanding of these things, she could still tell how precious this item was.

"Auntie, please let Lin Yue accept it," Gu Yutang said coquettishly, holding Lin's mother's hand.

"Please accept this. If you think it's too valuable, you can repay me later. You can consider this as an investment I'm making in you," Gu Feng said, taking a sip of tea.

"Okay." Lin Yue accepted Gu Feng's gesture.

It seems I owe Gu Feng another favor.

"Open it and take a look," Gu Feng said.

Lin Yue carefully opened the box. Inside was a silver-white wristband, wider than a regular bracelet. The material felt like a mix of metal and leather, and it was very light.

The inside of the wristband has a row of extremely fine contact points that shimmer faintly under the light.

"Just put it on," Gu Feng said. "It will automatically read your biometric information and complete the registration."

Lin Yue fastened the wristband on his left wrist.

The moment the contact point touched the skin, a weak current spread from my wrist, like being shocked by static electricity.

The wristband lit up, and a blue light swept across it, moving up Lin Yue's arm to his shoulder, neck, and cheek.

The whole process took less than three seconds.

Then the screen on the wristband lit up and displayed a line of text:

[Bioinformation retrieval complete. Welcome to StarCraft Battle.net, ID: JY-20240328-1076.]

Please set your Battle.net nickname.

Lin Yue thought for a moment and typed two words:

Lin Yue

[Nickname "Lin Yue" is available. Creating your account... Account creation complete.]

Current rank: Bronze. Points: 0.

The initial login tutorial will start the first time you enter Battle.net. Do you want to log in now?

Lin Yue's finger hovered above the screen.

"No rush," Gu Feng said. "Eat first. You won't have the stamina to play on an empty stomach."

"Yeah, yeah!" Gu Yutang had completely forgotten her earlier nervousness, picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a piece of braised pork, and stuffed it into her mouth. "Lin Yue, your food won't taste good when it's cold!"

Lin Yue turned off the wristband screen and picked up the chopsticks.

The atmosphere at the dinner table returned to its lively state.

Gu Yutang chattered on about her experiences at Hehai Middle School, talking about how amazing their martial arts teacher was. Gu Feng occasionally chimed in, asking about Lin Yue's recovery and school matters.

......

"Ah Yue, do you know about the rank distribution on StarCraft Online?"

"I know a little. Bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond, extraordinary master, supreme master, king."

"Do you even know what level the Gold rank is compared to everyone else?"

Lin Yue shook his head. He only had a general understanding of the ranks and wasn't very clear on what exactly the Gold rank in Battle.net meant.

Gu Feng held up three fingers. "Thirty percent. Of all the registered users on Starry Sky Battle.net, less than thirty percent can reach the Gold rank."

He paused, then added, "Moreover, most of those 30% are already university students or professional martial artists already working. High school students reaching the Gold rank are not unheard of, but they are extremely rare."

"To reach Gold rank from scratch in a month means you need to have a net win of at least thirty games within that month. And that's just the theoretical minimum requirement."

In reality, as your rank increases, your opponents will become stronger, and the probability of losing will also increase. The actual number of matches needed might be several hundred or more.

Gu Feng's voice was calm.

"Furthermore," Gu Feng added, "the opponents on the Battle.net aren't your classmates from school. There are veterans, professional martial artists, and even active league members. They've fought hundreds or thousands of matches; their experience far surpasses yours."

"But this isn't a bad thing," Gu Feng said. "The threshold is there, not to stop you, but to let you cross it."

He stood up and patted Lin Yue on the shoulder.

"Rest well today. Starting tomorrow, I'll teach you how to use StarCraft."

"Uncle Gu knows how to play Battle.net?" Lin Yue asked.

Gu Feng smiled, a hint of nostalgia in his smile.

"I played for several years," Gu Feng said. "My highest ranking was Diamond."

......

At 8 p.m., Gu Feng and Gu Yutang left.

Lin Yue saw them to the door. Gu Yutang lingered at the door for a long time, repeatedly reminding them of things like "You must wait for me to go to school together tomorrow," "Don't run away," and "Don't move around too much since your injury has just healed," before Gu Feng finally pulled her away.

After closing the door, Lin Yue went back to his room and sat on the bed.

He looked down at the StarCraft terminal on his left wrist.

The silver-white wristband gleamed coldly under the light, and the points of contact with the skin felt slightly warm.

He tapped the screen.

Current rank: Bronze. Points: 0.

[Ranking: Not listed.]

[Historical record: None.]

A blank account, starting from scratch.

Lin Yue turned off the screen, lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

The pain in my shoulder blades has mostly disappeared, and the inflammation in my lumbar spine has also subsided.

Training can resume tomorrow.