Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

"Long-term goal: to accumulate enough capital to get a share of the pie in the era of the Internet's takeoff."

"Short-term goal: Buy a computer, and use League of Legends, a soon-to-be-massive world-class online game, as a starting point to acquire seed funding and traffic!"

After thinking for a while, Lin Shu, who was full of energy, quickly set two goals for himself, one long-term and one short-term.

Regardless of the circumstances, being reborn in 2012, an era when the internet economy was about to take off, and still carrying the experience of being ahead of its time, it's no problem to say that I have an advantage.

The key now is how to quickly snowball your investment with an initial capital of 800 yuan.

Oh no, I don't have 800 left now. I spent 300 on internet fees, plus a bucket of instant noodles and two bottles of iced tea. I only have a little over 400 left.

"So the most urgent thing is to solve the problem of living expenses!"

Lin Shu couldn't help but chuckle.

After all that planning, it would be funny if all those grand ideals failed to materialize and you ended up not even having a place to eat.

"LOL!"

Thinking of this, Lin Shu's gaze fell once again on the game icon on the desktop that was all too familiar.

"Looks like I'll have to go back to my old ways."

In the gaming world, League of Legends, a national phenomenon, is an insurmountable monument.

With over 1.5 million registered users worldwide, and a peak daily active user count of 2700 million.

Even in 2012, shortly after the game's official launch in China, the number of registered users in the country had already surpassed 15 million, and during the first anniversary celebration in September, the number of concurrent online users reached more than 2 million.

Although League of Legends was only ranked fifth in China that year, with four predecessors above it: CrossFire, DNF, QQ Speed, and Audition Online, its exaggerated growth rate was already beginning to show.

A large number of registered users and daily active users means a large number of players.

When the number of players in a competitive online game with a leaderboard increases, especially in a game like League of Legends where the sense of accomplishment derived from ranking points is fully realized, it naturally means that there are ways to make money.

In conclusion, it's not hard to guess what Lin Shu is considering for earning his first pot of gold.

"Dear boss, your League of Legends 'Skybound' item is now online, please check!"

Yes, power leveling!

An industry that doesn't sound very prestigious, but actually allows you to make money incredibly fast.

This is especially true for someone like Lin Shu, who was penniless and had to raise angel investment.

In his previous life, during the explosive popularity of League of Legends in 1415, Lin Shu relied on boosting services for a long time when he wasn't playing in matches.

What? You're asking me if professional players aren't allowed to use boosting services?

At this point, Lin Shu could only say, "Brother, you're still too naive."

Nine out of ten professional players in the League of Legends esports scene, especially those from the early days, have worked as boosting agents, while the other one uses the title of streamer to help fans rank up.

To exaggerate a bit, some star contestants, like Kelier Lawuqi, are even the head of the high-scoring bureau directors.

Otherwise, how could he have earned the title of "Director No."

Besides, I'm so poor I'm practically urinating blood. Forget about power leveling or anything else, as long as I can make money, that's all that matters.

As for the future, once you succeed, great scholars will debate the classics for you.

Game boosting is considered low-class?

That's the road we came from!

……

"1988 points, not bad!"

Looking at the numbers on the page, Lin Shu was fairly satisfied with the stage his personal account was at.

At least you don't have to start from scratch, which saves a lot of time.

There are requirements for taking on League of Legends boosting jobs. The other party must at least guarantee that you have the rank you want to reach. Otherwise, if they give you their account and you can't rank up after two or three days, it's fine, but it would be funny if you lost a hundred or two hundred points.

Therefore, before a boosting service receives an account, the platform responsible for placing orders will verify the booster's rank.

The stronger your skills, the higher the level of orders you can take on, and the higher the price will be. At the same time, the platform's commission will also be reduced accordingly.

"I've forgotten a bit. Let's check the market situation first."

Lin Shu skillfully opened the 5713 website, an ancient account trading platform that is very familiar to many game veterans.

You can trade all kinds of digital products here, including game accounts, equipment, game currency, and power leveling services.

Of course, 5173 isn't the only option for power leveling services; Taobao shops and even some internet cafe-owned studios can also take orders.

Compared to the latter two, 5173's pricing is relatively transparent, making it the primary reference for understanding the average price.

"Not bad, I didn't expect the price of LOL boosting to have gone up so quickly in 12."

Lin Shu looked at several quotes and then compared them with the price lists provided by Taobao shop customer service under the pretext of seeking power leveling services, thus gaining a preliminary understanding.

"It's barely considered a high-paying job among manual laborers."

In 2012, League of Legends was still using the ELO rank system, so the price of boosting services was not calculated based on rank, but rather on a proportional calculation of specific scores.

The price will be adjusted up or down based on the score range.

Excluding the prices offered by slave-owning shops, Lin Shu roughly divided the power leveling market into three tiers: high, medium, and low.

Among them, those below 1,800 are considered low-rank boosting services, which have the lowest prices and the least demand.

After all, most players are at this stage; they can either climb the ranks on their own or post boosting requests for higher ranks.

That is, the range of 1,800 to 2,000, which is roughly equivalent to the Diamond to Master rank.

This segment also has the highest order volume across all major platforms.

The price is about 3 to 4 yuan per point, which means that he can earn his entire fortune by scoring 200 points.

"Damn, those 800 are still chasing me."

Lin Shu couldn't help but mutter another complaint in his mind.

Don't think this price is too high. There's a reason why you can go from gold to diamonds for just a few hundred dollars in later generations.

Firstly, the game boosting industry is experiencing fierce competition, driving prices down to rock bottom.

Secondly, League of Legends itself is gradually declining, and fewer people play the game regularly, let alone hire boosting services for a rank that they don't really care about.

With more monks than porridge, prices naturally plummeted.

The situation is different now. The League of Legends market is expanding rapidly, and people are still exploring the game. Only a small number of people can reach high ranks.

Rank points are highly valuable, and with a seller's market, their prices are naturally high.

Still don't understand?

One year later, let's talk about drilling in one go.

For mid-to-high-level boosting services like those in the 1900+ rank, you'll be charged five or six yuan per point, not to mention top-tier services above 2000 rank.

Of course, in the current League of Legends scene, with 2,000 points, you can be considered a pro in your own circle. There aren't many people in the market who can play and are willing to take on such quests.