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

Five hours passed in the blink of an eye.

late at night!

Shanghai, Pudong Huamu Lianyang Yucui Garden.

Li Nan sat blankly in front of the computer, staring at the blue text that lit up on the screen once again.

"Victory!"

victory!

victory!

Victory again!

After transferring 200 yuan to the mysterious expert with the ID "Emperor", he began his journey of receiving instruction from the expert and practicing duo queue simultaneously.

During those five hours, aside from eating and using the restroom, they fought a total of eleven matches.

And their record is... eleven wins and zero losses!

Yes, that's right.

Undefeated!

Not only did they not lose, but in these ten or so ranked games, they also experienced very few disadvantageous matches.

The reason there weren't many disadvantageous matches is simple: around ten minutes in, Emperor had already completed a single-target burst against his opponent.

No, no, no, even the above are not the point.

The key point is that Emperor didn't always carry him to victory in the mid lane. Instead, after confirming that he had learned the lesson and made sure he had taken notes, Emperor deliberately let him play mid lane to practice what he had learned.

Emperor, on the other hand, fills in roles such as jungle, top lane, and even AD carry.

This is why we had a few early disadvantages in the eleven games.

Of course, this doesn't mean Emperor's tutorials were ineffective, as he was still being suppressed by his opponents even after playing more than ten games.

It's worth noting that this was accompanied by a winning streak.

His Rank has gone from the 2,000-point gatekeeper to over 2,100 points, making him a top-ranked player in the Chinese server.

Because of the winning streak, their opponents were already top players with around 2,300 points.

It's worth noting that the highest Rank score in the Chinese server right now is only 2,600, achieved by EH丶AlienwareAir.

The cheap mentor I bought for two hundred yuan is able to switch positions and play in such high-pressure situations.

Just how strong is he?

"Gurgle..."

"Master...Master, haven't you ever considered playing professionally?"

Li Nan asked in the voice message.

When he achieved a five-game winning streak, it was only natural for him to call out "Master," and Lin Shu didn't refuse.

"Playing professionally, huh?"

On the other end of the voice call, Lin Shu, who had been grinding high-elo ranked games for over a dozen consecutive matches, sounded somewhat tired.

"Let's see how things go later."

They neither said they would fight, nor did they say they wouldn't fight.

From a money-making perspective, being an esports player didn't actually earn much money between 12 and 14.

Even the most outstanding champions from the previous life, whose prize money, club salary, and endorsement fees combined, couldn't compare to the earnings of an outsider who made a fortune in e-commerce by relying on League of Legends live streaming and video traffic.

However, in the long run, if one wants to capture the largest slice of the esports pie—the segment that belongs exclusively to young people's attention—an esports championship trophy plays an indispensable role.

"Seriously, in the few hours I played with you, Master, your skills, game understanding, and even your judgment in the game are far superior to those so-called professional players from WE and IG."

"Young man, you can say that yourself, but don't spread it around and hurt me."

Lin Shu joked.

He was well aware of the fighting power of the so-called 60E fan group from 2012 to 2013.

Don't let your long-awaited esports dream turn into a mess before you even get a taste of it; that would be a real disaster.

"I know, I know, it's often written in novels, it's like pretending to be weak to eat the strong."

"Stop reading those pretentious, face-slapping novels; you've become too 'seasoned' by them."

"Hehe, will Master still fight?"

"I'm not playing anymore. It's too late today, and I won't have enough energy to play the rest of the game."

Lin Shu glanced at the time in the lower right corner of his computer screen.

2012年10月21日晚上23点09分！

"Alright, Master, get some rest. I'll wash up and go to sleep too."

Ding!

[Alipay payment received: 800 yuan!]

Lin Shu: ? ? ?

"Xiao Li, what do you mean by this?"

Just as Lin Shu was about to close the client and log off, he was startled by another transfer notification coming from his phone.

"Master, please don't misunderstand. I just feel that you worked hard to help me rank up today. The two hundred yuan tuition fee is far more than what you taught me, let alone just the points I gained from two thousand to two thousand one hundred."

"Please accept this; it's just a small token of my appreciation."

"Hesitant mouth!"

Lin Shu looked at the balance; what could he say?

reject?

Should we return it to them?

Stop talking nonsense. It's one thing to send back the 50 or 100 yuan figure under the guise of long-term planning, but what they're sending now is a figure equivalent to their entire net worth before they went to the internet cafe today.

They are short of money.

I can't refuse a little bit of kindness.

"I'll accept this money. Feel free to ask me anytime if you have any questions about the game."

Lin Shu didn't deny it. During the several hours of duo queueing today, through their intentional and unintentional exchanges, his opponent had probably guessed his current situation.

Encountering a rich guy in my very first ranked game, and having him act like an angel investor, transferring nearly a thousand yuan into my account, is an extremely rare and unpredictable event for me right now.

He wouldn't risk his pride by suffering for the sake of saving face, or by forcibly adding difficulties for himself.

……

"Three hundred yuan for internet access, four yuan for instant noodles, two bottles of mineral water for two yuan each, plus a bowl of fried rice for a late-night snack for nine yuan. Today's total expenditure was 317 yuan."

"See you later," Lin Shu said, carrying a small bag and sitting in front of a night market stall, showing off his food while calculating his belongings.

"However, Xiao Li successfully gained nearly a thousand gold coins, leaving him with a surplus of 1483 yuan."

"Ugh, you really need to have a special skill!"

Lin Shu took a bite of food, then gulped down some mineral water, feeling quite moved.

No matter what industry you're in, if you can reach the top level, making money isn't that difficult.

"But that's not enough!"

Whether it's renting an apartment or buying a computer, 1,300 is far from enough.

Lin Shu had done a simple calculation.

In 2012, a computer that could stream live and provide a certain level of image quality to ensure a good viewing experience for gamers, even if it wasn't a high-end configuration, would use an Intel i3-2120 CPU and a GTX 560 SE graphics card. Other components like the keyboard and mouse would be cheap, readily available from street vendors.

And you have to buy the parts and assemble it yourself, which will cost at least two or three thousand yuan.

Not to mention the productivity work to be done later, such as video editing, and the rent for a separate room to house the computer.

"I should be able to save up at least five thousand."

The few gold coins his cheap apprentice had produced mostly helped alleviate his living expenses during the initial stage of accumulating funds.

Like now, he can leave the internet cafe, eat a bowl of fried rice as a late-night snack, find a cheap hotel, take a hot shower, and have a good night's sleep.

Instead of continuing to stay in internet cafes, making do with a bowl of instant noodles and a nap on the sofa to save money.

Ten minutes later.

Lin Shu walked to the university town, a kilometer away from "See You Again", and successfully found a small hotel that cost only forty yuan a night and had a private bathroom.

"I won't take your deposit, but you must leave before 2 PM tomorrow. If you leave after 2 PM, you'll have to pay the full room fee."

The hotel owner led Lin Shu to a small room near the stairs and pointed to the cramped space.