Campus: The Future Star of Gaming
Ye Lin smiled softly, "I'm not trying to lecture you, I just need to see some facts clearly."
"What can't I see clearly?" the boy disagreed.
"Selection for professional gamers isn't easy. Some high-level clubs require college entrance exam scores, and even trainee members must undergo training and assessments. It might take years of practice to finally meet the requirements and form a team. Do you know your hand speed as a cesuer? Your wetsuit sensitivity? To join a club, you need to place in the top 200 in at least two C-level or higher competitions in the city. Do you meet all of these requirements? With your current qualifications, you don't even qualify to apply for membership in a club, let alone practice and go through the rigorous selection process to form a team."
These words left the boy somewhat bewildered; he hadn't considered such things. His chopsticks stopped at the edge of the bowl, motionless.
"Are you still convinced that you want to choose the path of gaming?"
The boy tightened his chopsticks, then put them down and said seriously, "I really like the game, it's not just a whim. No matter how difficult it is, I want to give it a try."
Ye Lin felt relieved and said, "Okay."
The boy was a little discouraged again, "What's the point of you being nice? My mother won't agree."
"Not necessarily, actually. As long as you use the right method, she will eventually accept it."
The boy looked at Ye Lin expectantly, "What method?"
"It's simple. The reason she disagrees is because you're neglecting your studies. If you can balance gaming with your studies and achieve some results, then she'll know gaming is viable. Then why would she object to you?"
The boy looked embarrassed. "That's easy to say, but studying is as difficult as climbing to heaven for me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to play games."
"As long as you're willing to put in the effort, it's not a big problem. However, it does require a lot of perseverance. You should think carefully about your future."
Ye Lin looked at him, "Do you need my help?"
The boy nodded quickly. "But..." Ye Lin paused. "You're from No. 3 Middle School, right?"
"Yes." The boy understood. "If there is anything you need me to do, I will do my best to do it."
Ye Lin stood up and left. A voice behind her reached the boy's ears. "From now on, listen carefully in class, do your homework carefully, and prepare in advance. It's okay if you don't understand. If you can't hold on, think about your love for games. Meet me here after school tomorrow afternoon."
After that, Ye Lin often tutored the boy. With Ye Lin's help, the boy felt that studying was not that difficult. At the same time, Ye Lin continued to play games with the boy online as a netizen.
Three months later, it was time for final exams. Ye Lin was in the classroom at No. 1 Middle School, and Xia Zaoan was sitting next to her. "Linlin, this is for you. I made it myself. Consider it my final exam gift for you." Xia Zaoan took out a cute plush pendant.
Ye Lin took the pendant and said, "Thank you." "Linlin, how do you plan to spend your vacation?"
"No, but there should be something to do."
"I see. If you're free, Linlin, you can come and play with me. I'd be a bit bored staying home alone."
"Okay." Ye Lin thought that the boy should do well in the final exam.
"Good morning, do me a favor."
"What's the matter?"
Ye Lin whispered to Xia Zaoan, "Wait a few days, then..."
The final exams are over and the holidays have arrived for the students. No. 3 Middle School held a parent meeting at the end of this semester.
The boy's mother came to the school to check his grades and hold a parent-teacher meeting. She didn't have any expectations at first, but just hoped that she would not be criticized by name at the meeting. Recently, the boy has been much more well-behaved.
The teacher spoke on the stage. "After a semester of hard work, all the students have made corresponding progress in different areas. Our class ranks among the top in the grade. Next, I want to focus on a few students. Is Su Chengen's parents here?"
The teacher looked down at the audience. Su Chengen's mother looked embarrassed and nervous. Was she going to be criticized in public? Su Chengen's mother slowly stood up.
The head teacher smiled and said, "It's Cheng'en's mother, right? Please come forward."
His mother thought: I would be so embarrassed if I had to do this in front of so many people, so I decided to cover my face.
His mother stood next to the head teacher on the stage and said, "This is Su Chengen's mother. This time I want to—especially praise Su Chengen."
His mother turned to look at the head teacher in surprise, "Student Su Chengen's grades have always been relatively low from the time he enrolled until last semester, but this time, Su Chengen's ranking has directly risen from 35th to 15th in the class, a full improvement of 20 places, and he is now in the top 70 in the grade. All teachers and classmates have seen the changes in Su over the past few months. He listens carefully in class and actively discusses questions he doesn't understand with teachers and classmates. This result is unexpectedly good and has given us teachers a big surprise. Such a great improvement should be the first in the school. What I want to tell you is that the right efforts are not without results. Next, let's let Su Chengen's mother share with us what she thinks has led to such a big change in Chengen, and how she educated and motivated Chengen."
There was intense applause from the audience...
After the parents' meeting, Su Chengen's mother walked out of the school gate radiantly. Xia Zaoan conspired with Ye Lin on the side, "You must show up. Your face is too convincing."
Ye Lin saw Su's mother glance at Xia Zaoan, and Xia Zaoan came forward to greet her. "Hello, Auntie. We are students from No. 1 Middle School. Our school will provide academic exchanges and future career guidance for students from various schools. If you are interested, you can take a look."
Xia Zaoan handed Su's mother a flyer. Su's mother took it and looked at it. "Oh, it's No. 1 High School. That's the top-ranked key high school."
Xia Zaoan smiled politely, "Yes, No. 1 Middle School has always had a very high admission rate, with over 95% of students admitted to top colleges. That's why No. 1 Middle School will exchange some learning experiences with other schools."
Mother Su listened and said, "Oh, that's pretty good."
Xia Zaoan pulled Ye Lin over and said, "This is our No. 1 Middle School's top scorer in the high school entrance exam, and she also ranked first in the country this semester. Our school has held a special exchange meeting for Ye Lin. Every student can attend for free and receive special guidance from Ye Lin. Auntie, you can take a look at the introduction above. If you have the chance, you can send your child to listen."
Su's mother looked at the two students in front of her. Ye Lin looked dignified and had a good temperament. She was obviously a student with good character and academic performance. Xia Zaoan looked well-behaved and cute. She was obviously a good student who listened to the teacher. Su's mother had already believed most of it and was thinking of letting Su Chengen participate when he had time.
"Auntie, I'm not sure what major your child is leaning towards in the future. We can give you some simple career guidance."
Mother Su frowned slightly, "He, that child wants to learn some kind of game, what future does that have?"
"Auntie, you're not entirely right. There are many gaming-related majors, such as game development and research, mechanics and skill balancing. These are niche professions, relatively scarce, well-paid, and highly sought after."
"Auntie, children of this age are very sensitive and have the rebellious psychology of adolescence. It's normal for them to have many unusual ideas. Even if their ideas are wrong or incomplete, they should be guided in the right way and not blindly denied, otherwise it will only backfire. Auntie, you are obviously a sensible parent with a good educational method. You must be very successful here."
"I..." Su's mother was at a loss for words. She thought about her previous education and the dry speech on educational experience she had just given on the stage.
Xia Zaoan quickly continued, "Our No. 1 Middle School and classmate Ye Lin have jointly recommended a book suitable for parents. This book, 'Whispers a Mother Says to Her Children,' is for you."
"Thank you, thank you." Su's mother was attacked by the eloquent Xia Zaoan and went back with the book in a daze.
Xia Zaoan watched Su's mother gradually walk away and said to Ye Lin, "How is it?"
"Very good, but we are just lying."
"Tsk, who said we were lying? Why not just make it a fact? Besides, didn't you ask me to do this?"
Ye Lin knew that she was right to ask Zao An, but she didn't expect that she could say such a flower.
Xia Zaoan said arrogantly: "No matter what, you have to treat me to a big meal."
"Okay, let's go." Ye Lin and Xia Zaoan walked.
"Come to think of it, why haven't I heard of that book?"
“I wrote it.”
"When did you write it?"
"last night."
"You wrote this in one night? It's so thick, it's enough for his mother to read through it in one vacation. Does she have the patience for that?"
"That depends on whether what you just said to her is useful. Otherwise, she won't read it no matter how mean it is."
…
During the holidays, a message popped up on Ye Lin’s phone: Sister Ye Lin, I told my mother about learning games, and she agreed. She said it’s okay as long as my grades don’t drop.
Ye Lin replied: Well, the tutoring will continue tomorrow, bring your laptop.
Su Chengen: Okay.
The next day, Ye Lin was already waiting for Su Chengen at the fast food restaurant. Su Chengen arrived and took a seat. "Sister, I've already reviewed the content for next semester. Do you want to teach me the new lessons?"
"Open your notebook. I'm going to teach you something else today. Have you read all the requirements for becoming a professional player that I asked you to understand?"
"I've seen it. I've been practicing and I think I've made a lot of progress. Sister Ye Lin, I have an online friend who's really good at gaming. I've learned a lot from him."
"That's not enough. Come on and play a game with you."
Su Chengen was a little gullible. "Sister, can you play games? Do you want to find a sparring partner?"
Ye Lin looked at Su Chengen quietly. Su Chengen said nothing: Okay, Sister Ye Lin has helped me with my homework for so long, it is only right that I accompany her to practice.
Su Chengen logged into his account and saw the battle invitation from "Y". Su Chengen quickly agreed, "Sister, wait a minute, God Y is inviting me to play against you. I will practice with you later."
After Su Chengen agreed, Ye Lin's computer issued a game prompt sound "Game Start".
"Hmm?" Su Cheng'en, slightly puzzled, leaned forward to look at Ye Lin's computer screen. He froze for a moment, unable to process what he was seeing. Ye Lin's character name at the start of the game was "Y," and the player opposite her had the same nickname.
Su Cheng'en felt completely unwell. Ye Lin was "Y." Ye Lin, Ye Lin, wasn't that Y? It was so obvious I hadn't thought of it. It all made sense then. No wonder she knew so much about games and helped me so much. Su Cheng'en looked at Ye Lin awkwardly, remembering that he had mentioned Ye Lin to Y online and thankfully hadn't said anything bad. Sometimes they chatted and treated each other like buddies, who would have guessed that this guy, no, not buddy, was a girl... a teenage high school student at that. The more Su Cheng'en thought about it, the more embarrassed he became. It felt like the veil of shame had been lifted.
"Y, Y God." Ye Lin turned her head and responded to him.
"Why didn't you tell me you were Y?" Su Chengen pouted a little aggrievedly.
"You forgot without asking, but that's a good thing. If you knew I was Y, would you still be interested in learning from me?"
That's right. If Su Chengen knew that the master was right beside him, he would definitely find a way to get Ye Lin to teach him the game. "Next, I will play a game with you at the level of a basic professional player. You must take it seriously."
"Okay." Su Chengen had played games with Y so many times that he was very familiar with Ye Lin's style and tactics. He thought that if he lost, it wouldn't be too disastrous, or if he played well, he might even get a draw.
The duel begins, and the two people fight in a head-on battle mode. Whoever kills the opponent's five health points first will win.
Su Cheng'en and Ye Lin were in the middle of the battlefield. Initially, Su Cheng'en and Ye Lin exchanged blows, managing to withstand a few of Ye Lin's attacks. However, he lost some health due to dodging and the aftershocks of Ye Lin's ultimate. Su Cheng'en then struggled to neutralize Ye Lin's attacks. Beads of sweat formed on Su Cheng'en's forehead, his nerves tense and focused. He had already lost a bit of health, which was within his expectations; he couldn't afford to be careless in a fight with Ye Lin.
Su Cheng'en calmed down on his own, and his men's movements became cleaner and more efficient. He found an opportunity when Ye Lin turned around after her ultimate skill cooled down, and used a skill to kill. Ye Lin's side also lost a blood point, and Su Cheng'en was delighted.
Later, Su Chengen's performance improved, reaching an unprecedented level. Ye Lin looked at him and felt that it was almost done. She understood Su Chengen's level and potential, and it was time to end the battle. Ye Lin's eyes changed slightly, and she dodged Su Chengen's attacks and ended the battle with a series of tricks.
What? It was so fast, there was no time to react. Professional players are indeed very capable. Su Chengen was deeply aware of his shortcomings. It was like a waterfall descending from his head while Su Chengen was at the peak of his enthusiasm. This huge psychological gap dealt a heavy blow to Su Chengen. Su Chengen looked at Ye Lin with a trace of scrutiny. He could clearly sense that Ye Lin had finished the sentence with a relaxed attitude. Given the level of professional players, her ability was far beyond this. In every game, Ye Lin seemed to not use her full strength. How powerful was she?
"You have the talent. With proper practice, becoming a professional player won't be a problem."
"God Y, I have a question. Why don't you just teach me in the game?"
"I'll be online less recently, so combining your study and game training will save you some time."
"God Y, are you busy?"
"It's just that I've been busy lately, but the tutoring time remains the same." Ye Lin calculated the time. "That's all for today. I'm leaving first."
"God Y." Su Chengen suddenly called Ye Lin, and Ye Lin stopped.
"It's okay." Su Chengen shook his head, and the idea of recruiting Ye Lin to form a team secretly sprouted.
From the moment he knew Ye Lin was Y, Su Chengen could no longer call her Y easily. He valued her identity as Y more. Ye Lin was right. He couldn't know her identity as Y first.
Become a professional player? No, I want much more than that. There was burning ambition in Su Chengen's eyes.
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