Chapter 36 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“We won!” Shi Geng had not felt as excited for a long time. Now that they had witnessed the strength of the Chuzhou University students, every other team they came face to face with was basically destroyed in all three lanes. The mid laner of Shi Geng’s squad was especially strong that there was a chance he had more ELO points than Shi Geng himself.

This carry that Shi Geng had invited over deserved all kudos for them winning the tournament so easily. If this mid laner was invited to become a booster, they might be able to accomplish the task of playing matches in the two thousand ELO points tier—something that Shi Geng did not dare to accept.

The owner of the cybercafe appeared. He was an artsy old man that wore a pair of glasses. After showering Shi Geng’s squad with a round of congratulatory wishes, he passed a stack of red bills to the squad leader, Shi Geng’s hands. Then, the owner got Shi Geng to put down his signature. Therefore, the tournament ended on a perfect note. The squad name, Petrification, skyrocketed in terms of popularity in Sky Galaxy Cybercafe overnight.

After the tournament, their team divided their spoils. Although Chen Mu kept a straight face, the corner of his eyes was fixated on Shi Geng’s hands. It was his first time earning cash from playing games. It felt like a breakthrough from ground zero to Chen Mu. He felt as if his entire belief system had been upturned. In the past, he was adamant that games ruined people’s lives and weer a waste of energy. Never had he expected games to bring him real money.

People’s values had always been formed based on the benefits they received as the first criterion. Since studying and furthering one’s studies in university provided great benefits, nearly all parents praised and approved of their kids whenever they saw them study. On the other hand, playing games was viewed as something that required input but gave nothing in return.

People usually only saw kids spending money to go online. How many among them provided financial support to help their families by surfing the internet? That was why parents regarded the internet as a monster. If kids that surfed the internet grew up to become the next Mr. Ma, then those who played games eighteen hours a day would be thought of as diligent elites.

Shi Geng was elated. Now that he made a name for himself, he could increase his prices for boosting. Shi Geng was an ambitious man. Once his booster business took off, he planned to start an online shop as a platform to receive boosting requests. Considering how popular League of Legends was, there was a chance he might be able to rake in nearly tens of thousands per month.

“Here, this is your share, Chen Mu,” Shi Geng placed a stack of cash in Chen Mu’s hand and patted Chen Mu on the shoulder for his extraordinary performance.

“Eh, why is there five hundred here?” asked Chen Mu.

“You deserve it. You performed really well. The reason we won this time is probably because you carried us,” explained Shi Geng. In truth, Shi Geng did not think too much of the money from the tournament. After all, boosting paid rather well.

“Nah, that’s not good…” said Chen Mu as he stuffed the money into the deepest pocket of his shirt. He even patted the pocket to reaffirm himself.

‘Hypocritical fella,’ Shi Geng insulted Chen Mu internally. Nevertheless, he continued to ask, “Brother, are you interested in earning more money?”

“How?” Chen Mu was in a good mood because he had received the money.

“Become a booster. I’m currently working on a boosting workshop. However, we can only play matches that are below a thousand and eight hundred ELO points. With you in the fray, we could probably play in higher tiers,” said Shi Geng.

Chen Mu remembered the System’s explanation and guessed that turning down the offer was very likely the only thing he could do. Chen Mu shook his head without saying anything. Shi Geng interrupted him, “Why don’t you listen to the price first?”

Chen Mu thought about it and agreed since there was no harm finding out. Chen Mu nodded.

“This is our current pricing. For matches below a thousand ELO points, they pay five bucks for twenty points. For matches between one thousand and one thousand five hundred ELO points, every ten points cost five bucks. For matches between one thousand five hundred and one thousand eight hundred ELO points, five bucks for every five points. For those above a thousand and eight hundred ELO points, the rates haven’t been set yet. Based on a rough calculation, it should be two bucks per point. What do you think about the pricing?” Chen Mu was almost drooling upon listening to Shi Geng. Chen Mu already knew how much they would profit with his godlike arithmetic abilities.

Using Zhuo Xiaobai’s six hundred ELO points as an example, if Chen Mu helped him get to a thousand five hundred ELO points, Chen Mu would earn three hundred and fifty bucks. The profit was insanely high, was it not?