CS: I became Top 1 by grinding my skill level

Chapter 98 Let's surpass Obo first.

"What did you say? I was wearing headphones and didn't hear you."

Seeing Han Tian's restless state, the old nun slowly shook his head. "I just praised you and you're already like this. Sigh, young people just can't be patient."

"You forgot??...The director told us to say the 'GG' line at the end!!"

How could he not be anxious? Although he was happy to be praised by Lao Ni, Han Tian still remembered the 10,000 yuan salary in the filming contract, and he didn't want to make any mistakes.

"Oh no!! My bad, my bad!"

With an awkward smile, Niko quickly glanced back at the small note on the table.

"Electric Snake V2 Pro! The Ultimate Showdown! Extreme Lightness and Agility!"

With his gums slightly showing, Niko managed a forced, signature smile.

"Clatter—"

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After clicking the triple button, the player closed the video webpage.

"Brothers, Niko really has a high opinion of Han Tian. Is he a genius on par with ZywOo...?"

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Speaking of Zyw0o, playing with machines inevitably brings to mind this chubby French guy who became number one in just two years after his debut.

Emerging during the heyday of NAVI's legendary sniper S1mple, he forcefully wrested the GOAT title from S1mple in 19.

Furthermore, Zyw0o is a team-oriented sniper who can achieve the greatest effect with the least amount of resources, and his individual rating even surpasses that of core team snipers like S1mple.

"The man who shares a birthday with CS", "The best gift God gave to French CS", "The player with a built-in USB drive and X-ray vision", "The new god who is competing with S1mple for the throne".

With astonishing accuracy, unparalleled composure and awareness, a terrifying endgame win rate, and a gentle, affable personality that allows him to survive by exploiting weaknesses, Matthew Herbert ZywOo is a perfect player who embodies many qualities.

"Can Han Tian really stand up to someone like this...?"

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Even after watching Han Tian and Niko's real one-on-one duel, Wanjiji still found it hard to believe that a backward region like China could produce a super player who could rival Zaiwu.

"It's tough, guys. Although I've always felt that Niko isn't the type to deliberately flatter someone to death, this praise is still too much for young Han Tian..."

"Playing with the machine, he shook his head. After all, he had been commentating on the matches for so long and had a clear understanding of the strength of the region."

"To be honest with the guys, I'm not that surprised that a player like Obo could emerge in North America..."

"After all, North America has become the second-best region after Europe in recent years, and its foundation is solid."

"obo" is the ID of a professional player in North America. In 2019, this player, at the age of only seventeen, officially debuted by joining the strong North American team COL.

In just their debut year, they received their first sticker at the Berlin Major.

Just recently, in the 2020 BLAST Spring Finals, he led the reorganized C0L team through all obstacles, and in the finals, he defeated Zyw0o's team, Little Bee, to win his first S-level championship.

"As for young player Han Tian, ​​he still needs time to prove himself. I think his current opponent is not Zaiwu, but the unparalleled North American genius Obo."

Clicking on Han Tian's team information, 0G Orange? Wanji was a little confused; he seemed to have never heard of this Chinese team before.

It's even harder for smaller teams to break through; playing against machines is frustrating, but does joining a top-tier team like TyLoo or VG guarantee success...?

...It's hard to say.

Just how bad has the Chinese CS scene gotten...? Having done commentary for so long and played with the machines, I know a thing or two about it...

Curiosity about Han Tian, ​​the player, arose in my mind. He was just about to review and commentate on the Electric Snake Cup finals.

"Buzz—"

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My phone vibrated slightly, indicating that someone had sent me a WeChat message.

After playing with the machine, he packed up the empty donkey meat sandwich takeout box, threw it on the ground, and told the maid, Ah Yu, to clean it up later.

He casually picked up his phone to see which patron was chatting with him.

"It's Leonkai? Could it be... he's going to drag me into ranked play?"

Playing the machine, he looked worried, because at this time Leon Kai was already showing the symptoms of the "Red Devil," ruining six out of ten ranked games, making him someone to avoid at all costs.

However, when he opened WeChat, Leonkai did not send any text messages, only a white PDF that resembled a contract.

"[A joint application regarding the suggestion that Perfect World and 5E platforms open an offline self-certification channel.....]"

"To prevent a recurrence of the 0G Orange player Zhang Zhen incident, we urge major Chinese CS platforms, led by 5E and Perfect World, to emulate the international platform Faceit and open an offline self-certification channel for truly talented young players..."

"Joint applicants' signatures: Leonkai Iak, csboy Maxixi, Tianlu danking, VGadvent."

Upon seeing this joint application, the man playing with the machine frowned slightly.

In just over a week, while he was climbing the mountain, what exactly happened in the Chinese CS community?

"NAVI's youth training program is undoubtedly the best right now. I heard they recently trained a genius sniper, his ID is something like...m0nesy?"

"This kid is only fifteen, two years younger than you. I met him on Faceit before; he looks like a young Kenny S."

A sniper with extremely fast reflexes.

"But unfortunately... they only accept teenagers aged 14-17 from Russian-speaking regions... and... your age also falls short of their admission requirements."

In the center of Jinan City, at a well-known chain hot pot restaurant called "Da Long Kan".

Niko and Han Tian sat facing each other. A waiter placed a knife and fork down and then slowly left.

Niko pulled up the notes app on his phone, which contained contact information and data for various youth training programs and second- and third-tier teams. He spent a long time organizing it yesterday and even stayed up all night to write a letter of recommendation for Han Tian.

Watching Old Ni carefully peek at his phone screen with his thick fingers while giving himself a long, detailed analysis of the best future for himself.

Han Tian's lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a single word. He simply nodded deeply and solemnly.

He silently picked up the plastic-sealed bowl and plate in front of Niko, opened it, and slowly rinsed them with boiling water.

"The Green Dragon Spirit Academy is a fairly well-known youth training team. I heard they recently recruited a 13-year-old prodigy, whose name seems to be... Donk?"

"But I don't recommend you go to Green Dragon Academy, because their youth training system... in my personal opinion... won't be very helpful to you."

Green Dragons and its youth training team are typical representatives of the Independent Nations' CS style.

They prioritize light tactics over heavy gunfights, lacking a mature set of item-based tactics, and were outmaneuvered by NAVI, another Independent States Clique club.

A resounding crushing victory.

"Actually, there are only a few outstanding youth training teams right now... and although you are only seventeen years old, you are already over the age limit for youth training recruitment."

"I would suggest that you do what I did back then: find a second or third-tier team or a small team, try to achieve good results and data first, and use that as a stepping stone to enter a large CS team."

As he spoke, Niko placed his phone flat on the table, showing Han Tian the teams he had selected.

"[MOUZ, OG, GL.]"

These three are all well-known English-speaking military units in Europe.