CS: I became Top 1 by grinding my skill level

Chapter 79 Bohe Shrimp Paste

His short, neatly cut dark brown hair was combed into a slicked-back style.

He had a short stubble around his chin, suggesting that he had only recently decided to grow a beard.

Thick brown eyebrows, and a pair of firm yet sharp light brown-green eyes.

"Still those eagle-like eyes."

The shrill shouts of the audience were still ringing in his ears. Han Tian turned his head slightly to look at Niko, the man he had regarded as his idol since his previous life.

He had never been so close to this CS superstar.

In his previous life, Han Tian would sometimes travel around for work. Occasionally, he would see Niko's matches on the competition calendar, and since it happened to be near his business trip location, he would buy a ticket to go and watch from afar. He would watch from a distance as "the longest river of riflemen" slaughtered time and time again on the field.

Although there are usually autograph sessions after the competition, allowing fans to get up close and personal with their favorite players, ask for autographs and take photos, etc.

However, Han Tian in his previous life never participated, although he gave himself the excuse that he was too busy with work.

At that time, Han Tian was actually very conflicted. He had always dreamed of becoming a professional gamer in his previous life, but in the end, he was still a corporate slave living in a cubicle.

For him at that time, meeting his idol, a glamorous and dazzling contestant, was undoubtedly a judgment on his current miserable life, which made him unable to muster any courage to face it.

Now, having been reborn back to his teenage years and determined to pursue his professional dream, Han Tian can face all of this with equanimity.

On the other side of the podium, Niko walked forward, smiling and greeting the audience.

At this moment, Niko and Han Tian were separated only by a short, chubby bilingual male host.

Niko had already reached out to press down, but the audience's cheers were so continuous that Niko was flattered.

He had played in China a few times before, but this was his first time doing a commercial endorsement. Niko never imagined that he would be so popular in China.

Electric Snake Cup had already made a commercial offer to Niko a long time ago, while Electric Snake Cup was only planned before the beginning of this year.

Niko happened to be signing a contract with the Electric Snake Cup China branch during the off-season, so inviting him to be the award presenter for this event was actually a spontaneous idea from the Electric Snake brand.

Only a small portion of the audience knew that today's surprise award presenter was Niko; most viewers were there for the girl group and SD.

They were extremely surprised and delighted when Niko came on as a product of their youth training program.

I never expected that a ticket costing only a few dozen yuan would not only allow me to watch the game, but also see a popular girl group perform, and even get a meal of Bohe shrimp paste at the end?

Helpless, Niko had no choice but to step back and ask the host for help.

Although the host was short and stout, his voice was quite powerful. Gripping the microphone, he shouted a few words with all his might, directly suppressing the audience's volume and bringing the scene back to silence.

"Next, please welcome... our award presenter, Niko! Let him present the medals to the members of our tournament champion team—0G Orange...!!"

When the host announced Han Tian's team's name, he deliberately dragged out the sound and waved to the audience, signaling them to cheer for Chengzi.

He could tell that Niko's appearance as a guest immediately attracted too much attention, overshadowing the champion team's players.

Given that Orange was a newly formed small team and didn't have much popularity, the host took the opportunity to help Orange gain some cheers while controlling the situation.

As soon as the host finished speaking, a staff member walked out from the passage behind Niko, carrying a tray with five jade-colored medals bearing the Electric Snake brand logo.

At the bottom of the plate was a larger, bright gold medal. Han Tian glanced at it from a distance and could vaguely see the letters MVP engraved on its surface.

Following the staff's instructions, Niko slowly walked over to Ike, who was furthest away from him.

"Hello... Hello..."

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Ekko was just talking and gesturing to his teammates.

When he saw a star player renowned throughout the CS professional scene present him with an award, he instantly straightened up and even started to stammer when he greeted him.

Although Niko had a presenter with him who could help translate, Ike's language processing ability was already stiff; he couldn't utter a single word, and only one sentence echoed in his mind: "Winning the championship is truly glorious!!"

"Congratulations on your bold breakthrough."

Niko put the medal ribbon on Ike, gently patted the stunned Ike on the shoulder, and then walked to the team behind him.

Du Sinian greeted Niko in fluent English. Niko, in turn, presented him with a medal and shook his hand: "You won the championship, you should be happy..."

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Upon hearing Niko's earnest words, Du Sinian quickly wiped his eyes, trying his best to hide the sadness in them.

He then shook his head with a wry smile, never expecting that the emotions he was trying so hard to suppress could be seen through by the perceptive Niko at a glance.

Long-forgotten memories flashed through Du Sinian's mind. He vaguely remembered the day when he was only eight years old, his parents took him from Jinan to Brazil.

This conversation took place at the entrance of the internet cafe as I was leaving.

"Brother Chengyu, this is your first offline championship medal."

"Take it... In exchange, how about you give your first championship medal to your brother every year from now on?"

The championship medal that had just been hanging around his neck was now tightly clutched in Du Sinian's hand, turning it over and over again, front and back.

He didn't know what he was looking at; all he knew was that he could never repay Chengyu for the medal he owed him.

"Finally, we've met our positioning genius!"

Niko slowly walked up to Han Tian, ​​the last team member who had not yet received an award. He smiled, licked his lips, and turned to signal the host to translate.

Apart from his teammate Rain, Niko had never felt that anyone's positioning was amazing until today, when he watched the performance of this young Chinese player.

"Amazing talent, yet in a disheartening region."

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Seeing Han Tian, ​​Niko easily thinks of himself back then.

Niko's birthplace, Bochum, is located in the Balkans of Europe. However, due to the small size and sparse population of the several countries, they have always performed poorly in CS tournaments. In the highly competitive European scene, Balkan teams struggle to even make it into third-tier competitions.

Unlike the Balkan countries, China is a vast country, but it is a relatively weak region when it comes to CS esports.

From a positional genius who emerged from a weak region to a superstar of the Galacticos, Niko has experienced countless difficulties and setbacks.

When he saw Han Tian, ​​who came from a very similar background and was also exceptionally talented, he naturally felt a sense of kinship.

"Hmm... This young Chinese boy must have had terrible English, just like I did back then. He probably couldn't even utter a few words."

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Looking at Han Tian's youthful face, Niko thought to himself.

For athletes who aspire to compete internationally, English is indeed a hurdle.

Because Niko hadn't studied English properly in school, he made quite a few jokes when he first stepped onto the international stage and joined his first official esports team, Yilaozi, due to his poor English.

Communication became a problem; even in the endgame, when Niko was trying to call out enemy positions to his teammates, he could only gesture with his hands.

"Host, please translate for me. I'd like to say a few words to this young man."

Niko grinned, rubbing his stubble.