ATPnovel Chapter 1 is finished.
Chapter 1 is finished.
Wednesday, November 2023, 10.
Today is auspicious for: taking leave, ranking up, rebirth...
Even at midnight after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the air in Hangzhou still carries a hint of heat.
"Damn! They're facing Michael Jackson! How are we supposed to win?!"
Bai Dao was jolted awake by his roommate's suppressed yet frantic roar.
He opened his eyes groggily, and it took him several seconds to focus before he could make out the ceiling with its speckled mold.
"It's already CS2, how come trying to get to B on C+ is still like being in jail!"
My roommate Chen Zihao angrily slammed the mouse onto the mousepad.
Sand 2, match point, 1v1 endgame bullfight.
Just when it seemed like they were about to take him down, the opponent pulled out from A site, tilted at a strange 45-degree angle, and slid sideways as if they had smeared glycerin on their feet. One shot from the sniper rifle and he was dead!
How the hell are you aiming at the head?!
tell me!
CS:GO is so perfect!
Valve insisted on releasing a half-finished version of CS2 and forcibly overriding it!
There are so many insane bugs that a large number of players have switched to other games!
What's even more frustrating is that even with a large number of players leaving, he's still stuck at C+ and can't get past it!
Filled with resentment, Chen Zihao turned his head unintentionally and caught a glimpse of Bai Dao lying on the bed.
For some reason, his anger suddenly dissipated by more than half, and he even felt a strange sense of relief.
Bai Dao played duo queue with him during the day, and Bai Dao's rating was much lower than his, resulting in a significant loss of points.
Even if I lost this round, my score is still higher than his.
Human happiness is often built upon the pain of not being able to rank up with your best buddies.
"Get down, brother-in-law! Don't lie down!" Chen Zihao's mood turned from gloomy to cloudy, and he stood up in his slippers.
"I'm not sleeping until I get my big score tonight! I'm going to make some instant noodles, you hurry up and wash your face, I'll be back to farm high!"
Without waiting for Bai Dao's response, he hummed a tune, took his phone, and pushed open the door to go out.
thump.
The dormitory door closed gently.
Bai Dao lifted the blue and white quilt and got out of bed.
Yellowed walls, dark curtains, and a large bottle of unfinished iced tea on the table.
He pushed open the balcony door.
A slightly warm evening breeze swept over me.
Every now and then, you could hear a guy from next door offering his most sincere greetings to his teammates.
That's so true.
Bai Dao leaned against the railing, gazing at the night sky, and exhaled a long breath.
He has probably been reborn.
that's nice!
How long has it been since he last leaned comfortably on the balcony, enjoying the evening breeze and watching the stars?
It seems like it's been two and a half years...
In two more years after graduation, he will go back to his hometown county to do manual labor and receive relief food.
I'm studying a private undergraduate business administration program that's so prestigious you shouldn't apply unless you're rich.
Taking the civil service exam was his only way out.
He mustered the courage to burn his bridges, even refusing to participate in campus recruitment and not submitting a single resume, leaving himself no way out.
However, after his job interview went wrong, he suffered the consequences, missed the best time to find a job, and could only slink back to his hometown in the county.
No connections, no professional skills, just a year of toil, working from 8 am to 6 pm...
My salary can't even cover my tuition!
Back then, he was exhausted every day after get off work. The only thing that kept him going was playing CS with his friends and watching the matches.
But due to work, I see my friends less and less, and I've gradually played fewer games.
The last scene before he traveled back in time was him staying up all night watching the 2027 Shanghai Major finals.
Niko agreed again!
Not only that, but he also announced his retirement on Twitter with tears in his eyes after the match!
A fan of ten years, he felt a heart attack and his vision went black.
That's it, hehe.
"Since God has given me a second chance, I must cherish this life and never repeat the same mistakes, otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of this rebirth?"
Should I continue taking the civil service exam? Or enlist in the military after university? Or seize the opportunity to embrace the AI boom?
Considering practical matters, Bai Dao had three directions in mind for his path after his rebirth.
The first two are still a long way off; there's no use rushing things now.
As for AI, in his previous life he was just a user, someone who was replaced.
He was completely clueless about how to actually get into the industry.
We need to take a longer-term view.
But none of these are what Bai Dao truly wants to do.
What he really wants to do is CS!
Unfortunately, Bai Dao had no talent whatsoever.
In my previous life, in 2027, my 3,000 hours of playtime were still in segment A.
I've even come close to the level of what others call a dissertation defense.
Counter-Strike is a game that is easy to learn but difficult to master.
Talent is a wall of sighs.
An ingenious emergency stop mechanism, pre-aiming and positioning, recoil control and spraying, map understanding, positioning and movement, overall strategy and endgame awareness, items, timing...
Later updates included trigger discipline, life discipline, and inspection discipline, further raising the bar.
Each step requires a significant amount of time, and every tiny piece of data is filtering out ordinary people from geniuses.
Suddenly, Bai Dao's gaze froze.
Splash!
I could almost hear the soft sound of waves crashing in my ears.
Immediately afterward, a ripple of azure blue appeared in front of me, like a mirror of water. As the light and shadow shifted, I realized I was sitting with my back to the computer, scrolling the mouse...
Daily Settlement
Today's ranked matches: 4 wins, 6 losses in 10 games, average rating 0.91, ADR 69. I'm mentally and physically exhausted.
[Evaluation: Completely wiped out (stunning losses; essentially a resident security guard for the police, while the bandits were free agents for hundreds of miles around)]
[Reward: Blue Quality Treasure Chest x1]
"This is... a cheat code?"
Bai Dao, a ten-year veteran reader on Qidian, immediately sensed the presence of a cheat code.
After a brief exploration, he roughly understood the details of this rebirth benefit.
First of all, only he himself can see this water mirror.
Just now, the security guard who was patrolling by at night only told him not to keep staring at the girls' dormitory across the street, but did not do anything else surprising.
Secondly, the function of the water mirror is to reflect all his actions throughout the day and give him a five-level evaluation, ranging from pounding to pulling.
Depending on the rating, a corresponding treasure chest reward will be awarded.
Being reborn was already a reward from heaven, but he even has an extra cheat code?
Bai Dao was extremely excited.
Despite his excitement, he couldn't help but feel a little strange and regretful.
This water mirror seems to only reflect actions related to the CS (Counter-Strike) field, and it even seems to reflect my own past attempt to reach rank B yesterday...
Of course, none of that matters. The most important thing is what you can get from this treasure chest.
The five-tier rating system will distribute boxes of gold, red, pink, purple, and blue rarity, which correspond to the weapon skin rarity in CS.
Blue is the lowest grade of box. Bai Dao rubbed his hands together, his eyes full of anticipation.
[Treasure chest successfully opened!]
[Received: Donk's Ambidextrous Coordination Talent Fragment ×1]
"Master Kodo?!"
Bai Dao almost cried out in surprise.
Done!
This is the new king of CS2 rifles that is set to sweep the globe in 2024 with overwhelming force, crushing all the top stars!
The best AK user!
Youngest Top 1! Youngest Major Champion! Youngest Major MVP! Youngest MVP of a Major Tournament!
You could say he reached his peak right from his debut! The god of the CS2 version!
Two months later, at the BB Villa Cup, this underage monster will win his first HLTV MVP and officially begin his reign over CS2!
One of the key reasons why Master Xiaodong was able to do all this was his terrifying ability to coordinate his left and right hands.
During the match, you can see him fire first and then aim, crouch and stand up on the ground, move and stop suddenly, and strike first, killing the enemy with a backhand!
"The ability is good, but such a terrifying talent definitely requires many fragments to collect, which is too far away from my current level."
Bai Dao stroked his chin, and suddenly new characters appeared in front of him.
[Detected Donk's Ambidextrous Coordination Talent Shard (1/50), please select how to use it:]
[A: Keep accumulating, and permanently fuse after collecting 50 pieces]
【B: Consume 1 fragment to temporarily experience this talent for 24 hours】
Is there even a need to choose?
If I were to be reborn, my greatest fear would be that all of this is just a pipe dream.
Before you truly grasp the power, you always feel insecure.
We must inspect the goods first!
"Choose B, temporary trial."
[Fragment-1]
There was none of the exaggerated, dramatic commotion described in novels, like vomit spraying from pores.
Bai Dao felt a faint electric current surge through the fingertips of both hands.
He subconsciously raised his hands, clenched them, as if trying to control something.
Suddenly, he turned his gaze to the side and looked towards the dormitory.
"Brother-in-law, where are you? I've already prepared the noodles for you, ready to serve!"