[Heart of Africa, Tear of the Ocean Drop Rate Boost!]
Parallel World, Xinzhou Esports Industry Base, RNG FPS Division.
Bai Ye slept until midday, then went to the cafeteria for a free lunch. Afterward, he returned to his dorm to read a novel. Once he felt rested, he changed clothes and worked out in the gym for over an hour, then leisurely took a shower. It was past three in the afternoon by the time he arrived at the club's training area.
Seeing Bai Ye, the club's assistant Chengzi beamed with a bright smile and stood up, saying:
"Bai Ge, you're here! I just logged into your Zero-to-Hero Run account for today, and while ordering takeout, I got you your favorite extra-large Orange C Americano!"
"Thanks, Chengzi, you always know me best."
Bai Ye reached out to take the coffee, using his other hand to ruffle the assistant's bun, smiling as he said:
"I'll treat you tomorrow."
Chengzi's smile suddenly froze, and she bit her lip subconsciously, whispering:
"Bai Ge, your contract with the club ends today..."
Chengzi's feelings were mixed. She was happy for Bai Ye finally breaking free from the club, yet reluctant to see him leave. Thinking about not seeing his handsome face again, or pretending to pass by while he worked out, made future workdays seem instantly dull.
"The contract... has finally expired?"
Hearing this, Bai Ye was filled with emotion. From counting the days every morning to eventually just getting by, eight years had passed.
In 2017, while still in high school, Bai Ye received an invitation from RNG Club due to his top solo rank in Overwatch CN Server, being the top Hanzo and McCree. After much discussion with his family, he chose to take a break during his senior year winter break and officially signed as a professional player for RNG's FPS Division.
In a few OW matches, Bai Ye's outstanding performance brought him some fame. But unexpectedly, the release of PUBG at the end of 2017 had a revolutionary impact on the entire FPS industry!
At the time, nearly two-thirds of internet cafe patrons were playing PUBG, its popularity even surpassing League of Legends at one point.
OW's popularity was already low in China, and after PUBG's release, it declined further. After some persistence, Bai Ye planned to switch to PUBG like everyone else.
However, conflicts arose when communicating with the club.
The club stated that switching to PUBG was fine, but the condition was to use only the accounts provided by the club for streaming. This meant that the signing fees from platforms would go to the club, and the club would take 80% of the gift income!
Regular viewers know that almost all streaming platforms take half of the gift income, leaving the rest for the streamer. If the club took 80% of that, it meant that for every 100 yuan gifted, Bai Ye would only get 10 yuan, and that would still be subject to personal income tax...
Bai Ye naturally couldn't agree to such a contract that felt like a contract of selling oneself.
RNG seemed prepared, directly stating that as an OW professional player, Bai Ye's contract prohibited streaming any FPS games other than OW. To stream PUBG, he would either have to obediently sign a new streaming contract or voluntarily terminate his contract with RNG.
The penalty... fifty million!
Due to this, Bai Ye fought a lawsuit with RNG for over half a year. But Bai Ye came from an ordinary family, how could he contend with RNG, which was at its peak at the time? The outcome was predictable.
Since then, Bai Ye was benched by RNG. Forget streaming PUBG, even his starting position in the OW team was revoked.
If it were someone else, they might have given in, as a professional player's peak years are only a few. By the time the contract expired, how much skill would remain after the peak years?
But unfortunately... Bai Ye had a cheat!
"Bai Ge, have you thought about what you'll do next?" Chengzi asked at this moment.
"Maybe I'll stream Delta Force, considering its current popularity."
Bai Ye snapped back to reality, answering without hesitation:
"I've wasted so many years, now that the contract is up, I have to find a way to earn some money for myself."
Chengzi raised a fist in encouragement, saying:
"Go Bai Ge, I believe with your skills, you can become a big streamer!"
"Thanks, Chengzi."
"Hehe, then Bai Ge, I'll let you get busy. I'll take your contract to the manager..."
Bai Ye sat in front of the computer, checking the account he needed to run today.
Classified KD 2.3, recent stats show a streak of nearly twenty failed extractions in Classified Aerospace, with assets down to the last 1.5 million cash, definitely a bankruptcy account.
RNG Club has been declining in recent years, and the FPS Division is even more neglected. At the beginning of the year, to open up new sources, they started escort and Zero-to-Hero Run services.
Holding many professional players' contracts, they directly assigned them to escort orders, while Zero-to-Hero Run orders were outsourced to student grinders, with the club taking the usual outrageous cut.
Initially, Bai Ye was also assigned to escort, but as a seasoned veteran of the club, he had long developed a set of lazy tactics.
Escort? Sure.
Mute the client's voice upon entering the team, play however he wanted after entering the map, and every time he was about to clear the map, he would 'accidentally' fail the order.
If the client had complaints, he'd let the club replace him. After all, Bai Ye didn't get a cent from escorting, just a fixed monthly salary of three thousand.
Of course, if the client was a girl with a pleasant voice, Bai Ye's service attitude would be slightly better.
Eventually, the coach had no choice but to stop assigning Bai Ye to escort, giving him a daily task of running 20 million in Zero-to-Hero Runs to pass the time.
For ordinary players, running 20 million in pure currency Zero-to-Hero Runs takes some effort, whether using Quick-Extract Playstyle or Scavenging Playstyle, it takes at least four to five hours.
To be lazy, Bai Ye mostly went to Classified Aerospace.
Even if luck wasn't on his side and he couldn't find Big Red, killing a couple of teams could easily net him several million or even over ten million in extraction.
Quickly equipping a Level 4 Audio Helmet, worn Level 4 armor, a 20-slot chest rig, a 25-slot purple backpack, and an AK with a performance barrel for hip-firing, the loadout cost exactly 600,000.
Load 30 rounds of Gold Ammo in the gun, place another set in the Secure Container, and turn off matchmaking teammates.
Classified Aerospace, launch!
While waiting for the match, Bai Ye silently chanted in his mind.
"System!"
A light blue translucent panel appeared in his mind.
[Esports Tyrant System (Current Adaptive Delta Force Template)]
Host: Bai Ye
Overall Physical Fitness: 91
Reaction: 98
Shooting: 97
Awareness: 95
Vision: 95
Movement: 95
Sound Localization: 90
Talents:
[Flow State]: When activated, focus is highly concentrated, automatically filtering out irrelevant distractions, aligning actions with consciousness, while continuously consuming double stamina and energy.
[Quick Eyes, Quick Hands]: You possess unparalleled physical coordination, allowing you to make the perfect move in any situation.
[System Coins: 45960]
......
The panel is simple, and the values are clear; the higher you go, the greater the difference.
Each attribute has a maximum value of 100 points. Reaching over 60 points in overall attributes already surpasses most people, qualifying one as a skilled player.
70 points is considered high-level play, making one a king of the public matches in most games.
80 points is the level of a professional player, capable of achieving good results.
Attributes above 90 points belong only to true geniuses, players who have shown dominating performances in various games.
Over these eight years, Bai Ye has already maxed out his main attributes to 95 points and saved over 40,000 System Coins.
Even top-tier players like Faker and donk, standing at the pinnacle of esports, have off days.
But with the system, Bai Ye can maintain his best state at all times.
And this is Bai Ye's confidence for future streaming!
At 26, he's considered a veteran in the esports industry, but for Bai Ye...
Everything is just beginning!
[Match Successful!]
After about a minute, he finally entered the game.
"The Aerospace Base is full of technological vibes."
"Remember the following points."
"Engage, search, and extract quickly!"
As the map loaded, Bai Ye glanced at the spawn point for this match.
"Central Control? Great spot!"
Upon landing, Bai Ye immediately switched to his knife, threw a C4 at his feet, and used the boost to sprint towards the back door of Central Control.
Entering Central Control, he first checked the fuel spawn points on both sides; there was no rocket fuel, so Bai Ye put his backpack into the chest rig first, which increased his movement speed by 1%.
The podium table in the first-floor conference room is also a must-check spot for Zero-to-Hero Runs, where the Heart of Africa can spawn openly, and the surrounding seats can spawn electronic Big Reds.
However, this time there was only a small purple Military Intelligence, too cheap for Bai Ye to bother with, so he turned and headed straight for the second-floor Large Safe.
"Smoothbore Gun, baby~"
After opening the safe, inside was a 1-slot and a horizontal 1x4 format.
And in the safe's horizontal 4 slots, there was only one item, the Smoothbore Gun.
The items were quickly searched, Saeed's Pocket Watch, Smoothbore Gun Exhibit!
"One safe, two reds, this match's drop rate is good."
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Quickly putting the Smoothbore Gun into his backpack, Bai Ye ran straight to the balcony on the second floor of Central Control.
Just reaching the balcony, Bai Ye heard the sniper on the roof of Central Control firing, seeing a Haji Bee just crossing the zipline under the bridge, spraying ink while desperately running towards the Blue Room.
"Poor Haji Bee, doesn't even have a Second Staff card? Probably a bankrupt Ratty..."
Seeing the Haji Bee without a gun, Bai Ye moved his aim away from the opponent's head.
Since he already had the Smoothbore Gun and didn't plan to lose the package this match, there was no need to kill this Ratty.
With that time, he might as well take advantage of the current fight between West University and the Dormitory, directly using Buoyancy to reach the President's Office, and let the Haji Bee help him open the Blue Room Gate.