A golden card once again appeared before Qin Feng's eyes alone.
[World's Best Utility Player (Lv. Max)] [Skill Level: Legendary] [Skill Description: Your utility usage will almost never go wrong. Even with a smoke lineup as difficult as ZwyOo's door smoke on DUST2, you can land 99 out of 100 throws without even using a sniper rifle to line up your aim. Even a smoke, flashbang, or Incendiary Grenade that you toss out casually might have an unexpected effect.] [Note: From this day on, let the world witness what it truly means to be the world's best utility player.]
Reading the description of the legendary skill, Qin Feng reflexively rubbed his nose.
The world's best CSGO utility player?
Why did it feel like even the system was targeting my broky?
Fnatic's victory over OG had certainly fired up plenty of players back home.
But the hype surrounding the qualifiers was always short-lived.
Most players still had their eyes on the Antwerp Challengers Stage, which officially began in May.
Although Qin Feng and his teammates had smoothly gotten their visas for Belgium, they were still waiting for the visas to actually arrive. In the meantime, he continued training on maps and practicing his aim in the team's training room, taking it easy.
Even after using Dream Points to unlock his attribute cap and raise his aim to 92, he still needed to train consistently to maintain his touch and form.
In fact, even after qualifying for the Antwerp Challengers Stage, Qin Feng's daily routine hadn't changed much.
The one real difference was that a lot of Chinese fans had added him on Steam, hoping to lend him their skins.
His Steam comment wall was already packed with messages.
"A God, wanna add me? How about taking my souvenir Dragon AWP to the Major?"
"A God, good luck! I don't think Fnatic will get a great result, but I still believe you'll make your mark on the Major stage."
"A God, why not gift Eternal Tiny a subscription? Maybe she'll lend you the Eternal Gun from her inventory!"
"Magic City Anti-Fraud Center spokesperson Ancient's Fool reminds you: Beware of new types of online scams."
"A God, could you sign my Steam comment wall?"
That was right. Right after the Major Qualifier, Qin Feng had practically won over most of China's CSGO players.
It was easy to understand why.
In esports, results were everything.
Every Chinese player had seen Aether's performance over the past few days.
Looking at his Steam comment wall, Qin Feng smacked his lips.
Maybe he should change the settings for who could leave comments.
With that thought, Qin Feng opened the streaming assistant for his Douyu livestream for the first time in a while.
Even without any platform promotion, his stream still drew a lot of viewers from the CSGO section.
"Holy crap, it's A God himself? He's streaming right after the matches?"
"A God!!!!!"
"I just came from Wan Ji Qi's stream. A God, I'm on my knees!"
"A God, I watched all your previous matches. You're fast and precise!"
"Please, A God, save Tyloo!"
"..."
Having just beaten OG, Qin Feng was clearly in a good mood and casually chatted with the viewers.
"Exactly. I made it to the Major. If I didn't stream now, wouldn't that be like returning home in glory without letting anyone see?"
"The club hasn't restricted my streaming for now."
"Which club do I want to join after the Major? I haven't decided. You all know what the situation is like with the domestic clubs..."
"What? A sponsor wants to lend me skins? But honestly, I'm already used to flipping my vanilla Butterfly Knife."
As he chatted, Qin Feng opened his CSGO inventory.
He was a pro player, but his inventory wasn't nearly as impressive as those of most players on domestic teams.
He didn't have a Dragon AWP or a Gem Knife. Aside from his vanilla Butterfly Knife, the most expensive item he owned was a Field-Tested AK Vulcan with a StatTrak counter.
Even as the team's main AWPer, Qin Feng was using a Well-Worn Asiimov that was worth just over 500 Ruanmei Coins.
"My skins really are kind of bad."
Qin Feng watched the comments fly across the screen and joked, "When I get back, I'll trick mezii into buying me a Dragon Lore. I'll just wait for him to pass me the AWP at the Major anyway."
"Wanna play a game of FPL?"
"The matches just ended. I'm not in a rush to practice my aim."
[Play, play, play! I wanna see how FPL compares to domestic platforms.]
[Just admit you wanna stomp some noobs, streamer. No need to ask us. Seriously, no need.]
"It's just FPL sharks, right? A God can stomp all he wants. We don't mind."
"Fine, let's play some FPL."
"You're saying my skins are bad? Yeah, they kinda are."
"Compared to other domestic teams, they're a bit embarrassing."
"Why don't we open some cases or do some trade-ups?"
Qin Feng suddenly remembered the European Emperor Experience Card he'd drawn not long ago.
As he opened the FPL platform, he also opened a certain domestic trading site and sorted the items by float value. Then he bought ten Dark Gold Black Dragon Tattoos with decent value for money.
Ruanmei Coin -20,000.
Qin Feng gritted his teeth, wincing at the cost.
His parents had given him quite a bit of money to get started overseas, but this was the first time he'd spent so much on CSGO skins.
After all, most CSGO players barely earned a salary.
Even players on top-tier teams only made around 10,000 to 20,000 dollars a month.
Most of their income came from tournament winnings.
As for players on second- and third-tier teams, they didn't get any prize money at all. They might even earn less than the club's cook.
When Qin Feng had first joined TBD, he couldn't understand why all his teammates had matching Dragon AWPs and Gem Knives.
Now...
Qin Feng smacked his lips, glanced at the FPL ready timer, and opened his CSGO inventory.
At least the Dark Gold Black Dragon Tattoos had arrived quickly.
Before long, all ten Black Dragon Tattoos were in his inventory.
The viewers in his livestream naturally saw what had happened.
[What? A God, don't give Gaben your money!]
[Ten Dark Gold Black Dragon Tattoos???? Could it be...]
"That's right! I boldly predict that A God is about to get a Factory New Bewitching Color Desert Eagle!"
[Stay calm, streamer. We can't get into trade-ups. You're great at CSGO, A God, but that doesn't mean you're lucky!]
"Maybe I'll get lucky today."
"Besides, we beat OG today. I figure I'll get sticker revenue from Gaben after the Major, so I'm just spending ahead of time."
As he spoke, Qin Feng used the European Emperor Experience Card from the system.
While waiting for the game to start, he put the ten Black Dragon Tattoos, all with floats around 0.001, into a Trade Up Contract.
"Trade-ups are all about luck."
"Chen Daozai once turned 20 bucks into 37 million. I, Aether, can turn ten Dark Gold Black Dragon Tattoos into a full-blue AK. No problem."
[Use the Trade Up Contract?]
Qin Feng naturally chose yes without hesitation.
[Oh no, A God's so hyped from beating OG that he's lost his mind.]
[I just checked BUFF. Ten Black Dragon Tattoos with 0.001 floats sold for 20,000 Ruanmei Coins. That must've been A God.]
[A God, promise me you won't be a sucker next time, okay?]
[A God is an AWPer, and everyone knows AWPers are great with pistols, so getting a Bewitching Color isn't a loss.]
[Exactly! The Desert Eagle from the trade-up will get a one-tap every time at the Major. Totally worth it!]
As the trade-up result appeared on Qin Feng's screen, the comments suddenly stopped as if they'd frozen.
A sky-blue AK, its entire body gleaming, was displayed in front of everyone in the livestream.
"A pure-blue Dark Gold Fire-Kissed AK?"
"Guess smiling boys really are lucky."
Qin Feng couldn't stop laughing.
As expected of the system's European Emperor Experience Card.
"Let's check the AK's number."
Qin Feng reflexively moved his mouse over the AK's Template Number.
Template Number: 661.
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