CS: Demon King C, you said I was a genius?

Chapter 109 People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places.

"Hey! Arrow! Long time no see! How was your vacation?" Su Zhe had just returned to the club and had not yet had time to enter the training room when he was warmly greeted by k0nfig.

"Gentle! You're too strong! It hurts!" Su Zhe helplessly patted k0nfig's arm. Feeling that the latter's grip on his shoulders had weakened a lot, he spoke up, "I basically spend my holidays at home with my parents. How about you?"

"Sorry, I haven't seen you for a week. I missed you so much," k0nfig chuckled, then let go of his hand and said with a smile, "I went to Iceland a while ago. The scenery there was so beautiful! It was a little too cold, though."

"Iceland? You had a really rich vacation! But if you have time, you can come to Freljord in our country. The temperature there is even colder than the outer reaches of Antarctica."

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's true!"

While talking, the two stepped into the training room, only to find that someone had arrived earlier than them.

"You're here so early too!" k0nfig saw headtr1ck in front of the computer and approached him with the same enthusiasm as when he met Su Zhe just now. However, after seeing the screen on headtr1ck's computer clearly, he patted his neck directly:
"You're such a lousy guy! You're opening a box here on your first day back in the team!"

"Ouch! What are you doing?" headtr1ck, wearing headphones, was startled. He shrank his neck, turned around, and saw it was k0nfig, then smiled awkwardly. "I still have nothing to do, right? But I'm super lucky! I just opened a gold box out of over 200!"

"Oh! How much did you earn?" Su Zhe came to his seat and asked casually while turning on the computer.

"How much did you earn? Let me calculate!" headtr1ck opened his phone calculator after hearing this. After a careful calculation, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. "How the hell did I lose over $100!"

When Su Zhe heard this, he couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing. This was really too classic!
"Damn it! I'll be a dog if I open a box again!" headtr1ck slammed the table angrily and said solemnly.

"I feel like you can become a dog in advance. I don't know how many times I've heard you say this." k0nfig said speechlessly.

At this time, other members of NIP also came to the training room one after another. They greeted each other and talked about some interesting things they encountered during the holidays.

Coach djL entered the training room last, and a smile appeared on his face when he saw that everyone was in place.

He clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention, and then said, "It looks like everyone had a great time during their vacation!"

"But now that we've relaxed a bit, we need to start focusing on training. I think everyone worked so hard to get into the main draw of the Major, and they don't want to go home after being eliminated in the first round."

After hearing what DJL said, everyone nodded in unison.

Some people play professionally to gain honor, while others play professionally just to make money.

But no matter whether it is the former or the latter, as long as you can achieve good results in the Major, the highest honor event in CSGO, you can get both.

DJL took in everyone's reactions and continued, "Then I won't waste any more time. Everyone, warm up first and get back into form. I'll make arrangements for the training in half an hour."

After hearing this, Su Zhe was about to enter the Aimbotz map to bully the bot when he felt a pair of hands falling on his shoulders.

"Arrow, come out and talk." After Su Zhe looked up and saw that it was the coach, he had a hunch about what he wanted to talk to him about.

He stopped what he was doing and followed DJL to the small meeting room next door.

After seeing Su Zhe take his seat, djL said with emotion, "K0nfig and es3tag told me before that they found a new player with great potential in the ladder. At that time, I was skeptical."

"But I didn't expect that in just a few months, your performance exceeded everyone's expectations. If it weren't for you, we might not even have a ticket to the Major this time."

DJL's tone was very sincere. As a coach, he knew the strengths and weaknesses of his team best, and he also knew that most of the players in the team were not in very good condition.

The RMR qualifiers for each region of this Major have all ended, and many results are surprising.

Traditional strong teams like Falcons, Liquid, OG, and Team A all missed the Major main tournament.

He didn't think that according to the management's previous idea, letting the youth team's Maxster temporarily serve as a substitute would be able to carry the team's banner.

There is no gap without comparison. Su Zhe's performance after entering NIP is completely comparable to that of TOP-level players.

Su Zhe didn't show any modesty after hearing this. He accepted the coach's praise frankly and said with a smile: "It is also the team that gave me the platform to perform. Otherwise, I would probably still be in some youth training team now."

After joining NIP for a few months, he has become increasingly aware of how difficult it is for a newcomer to become the starting player of a top team right after his debut, even if it is a team that was once in decline.

This is also one of the reasons why he is willing to try his best to help the team achieve results.

DJL nodded and told him the reason for looking for him: "This time it was mainly because my manager asked me to come to you."

As he spoke, he handed Su Zhe a contract: "I don't know how your previous discussion went, it doesn't seem very pleasant, but I took a look at this contract in advance, and the salary is pretty good. You can take a look at the content of the contract and consider it."

Su Zhe took the contract and began to read it carefully.

Even if you don't really want to stay in NIP, you can still refer to the contract terms so that you will have some idea if you go to other teams in the future.

It took Su Zhe more than ten minutes to go through the contents of the contract.

Compared to the contract the manager gave me last time, the treatment this time is much better.

Monthly salary of 10,000 euros after tax, with a three-year contract period.

The various terms and conditions are already quite good for him at this stage, and can be considered the normal treatment for players in first-tier teams.

After all, Su Zhe has participated in very few competitions now, and he only played in the qualifying round of the Major.

No one can be sure how he, a newcomer, will perform in the upcoming competition where there will be many strong teams.

If he can continue his previous performance in the main competition, his value will continue to skyrocket.

Of course, if his performance is average, his value will plummet and everyone will treat him as an ordinary newcomer.

Not to mention himself, even if it was Donk who helped Green Dragons win the Katowice championship, his value would still plummet if he did not perform well in this Major.

However, facing this generous contract, Su Zhe pushed the contract back without hesitation: "Sorry, coach."

DJL sighed and said, "I understand your thoughts, but I still hope you're not acting on impulse. The management's attitude is indeed a bit harsh, but it won't affect your daily training and competitions."

"Furthermore, you might not be able to get a contract with this kind of treatment even if you join another first-tier team. Even if the three-year contract expires, you will only be 21 years old. With this experience, you can get better conditions if you join another first-tier team later..."

Facing DJL's persuasion, Su Zhe smiled and said, "But since you've chosen to be a professional player, you don't necessarily have to pursue treatment, right?"

If it were before, he would have cared a lot about things like salary, and might have stayed in NIP just for the contract benefits.

But since he returned home on vacation, he has experienced some new changes in his views on money values.

The balance in my bank card has exceeded 200,000 yuan, and I am only 18 years old.

Although he still attaches great importance to money, he will no longer give up other things simply for money.

Since he is still financially free, he would rather join a strong team that has the potential to win the S-level championship.

He wanted more than anything to hold the championship trophy in the center of the stage. People strive for higher ground, and water flows to lower places. He didn't think there was anything wrong with his current thinking.

Although I am still young, who can predict what will happen in the future?

When Niko first joined Mouz, everyone said that he would eventually win his own Major championship trophy, but now many years have passed and he still hasn't won a Major championship.

When Han Wang first debuted in his teens, others said that the future belonged to him. Now he is 22 years old, and "the future still belongs to him."

He didn't want to waste his best condition on a team like NIP that had no hope for the time being.

Moreover, es3tag and k0nfig, who took good care of him in the team, also persuaded him to find a better team.

Now that he has no emotional ties anymore, he has even less reason to choose to stay in NIP.

After hearing Su Zhe say this, djL no longer had any thoughts of persuading him.

He still understood Su Zhe's thoughts very well.

After all, e-sports itself is cruel. In a competition, except for the champion, all other winners are losers.

If G2 or other top teams invited him to be a coach, he would probably run faster than anyone else.

He said, "I respect your choice. Go back and continue warming up. I'll give the manager a reply. I'll tell him that you plan to consider the contract after the Major, is that okay?"

Su Zhe smiled and nodded, accepting djL's kindness. The coach is still better at dealing with human relationships!

Although the manager also cares about the team's performance, if I say something too harsh, who knows what he will do.

After all, in NIP, the team manager still has a lot of say.

After Su Zhe stood up and returned to the training room, k0nfig came over and asked in a low voice, "Could the coach be looking for you about the contract?"

Su Zhe nodded without hiding anything.

k0nfig continued to ask: "What's the result?"

When he saw Su Zhe shook his head again, he felt relieved.

He has been in NIP for so long and understands that the reason why the team cannot achieve results is not just due to the players themselves.

Just from the performance after switching from Baolan to Mouz, it can be seen that NIP is not a good choice for newcomers.

es3tag, who was standing on the other side, heard the two people whispering and smiled knowingly. He was really afraid that Su Zhe would get carried away and choose to renew the contract.

Now it seems that although Su Zhe is usually easy to talk to, he also has his own judgment and ideas.

He thinks his own moral standards are not very high.

He had previously backstabbed Team X in order to join his dream team, Team A. That year, the entire Team X lost its place in the competition because of his joining Team A.

Because of this incident, Brother Dianzi was also stranded on the streets of Los Angeles.

But after being benched repeatedly in NIP in recent years, his mentality has long since changed, and he has also figured out a lot of things.

So he didn't want a young man with a bright future to accompany the old players in the team and struggle forward.

After experiencing this little episode, Su Zhe did not take it to heart and quickly focused his attention on training.

Since he has chosen to leave NIP, he must work harder to show his strength in the upcoming Copenhagen Major in order to win the favor of those strong teams.

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Although daily training is boring, as long as you put your heart into it, the days will pass quickly.

As time gradually approaches mid-March, the climate in the northern hemisphere begins to warm up.

The ice and snow melt, spring comes and flowers bloom, and it is the season for all things to revive.

In addition to flowers, plants and trees, the hearts of domestic CSGO fans have also revived.

After Su Zhe led NIP into the Major main tournament and got stickers, domestic players were as happy as if it were Chinese New Year.

Although Su Zhe is the only Chinese in the entire NIP team, he is just like Yao Ming who joined the NBA and achieved success.

So what if I’m a Chinese?

Without the initial one, how can there be the subsequent rise?

But just recently, with the end of the Asian RMR qualifiers.

The domestic LVG team also defeated the Australian Greyhound team in the final Bo3 match and secured a ticket to the Major!
This result is obviously even more shocking! After all, this is a purely Chinese team lineup!

Even Su Zhe felt a little surprised after hearing it, let alone ordinary players in the country.

We're not going home! We're going to Copenhagen!

[History made! For the first time, six CNCS players participated in a Major!]

[Bold prediction! LVG will be eliminated directly with a score of 0-3]

[I don't know for sure. There are quite a lot of second-tier teams in the Challenger group this time. If I work hard, I might have a chance to enter the Legendary group.]

It's too hard! Not to mention LVG, even NIP on Xiaozhe's team might not be able to enter the Legends group.

[Alas~ There is no more god-like Rez now, and the masked brother has also been assimilated with Lao Deng and others. NIP now has only Xiaozhe as the single core output. It is too easy to be targeted when encountering those teams.]

There are no weak teams in the Major. If Arrow is targeted by other teams this time, it may not even make it to the Legends group.

[No matter what the result is, it's great to get the stickers. Just play your best.]

Domestic forums are filled with various voices from players, although they also have expectations in their hearts.

But from an objective point of view, there is a trace of worry in my heart.

Su Zhe, who was far away in Sweden, also boarded a flight to Copenhagen, preparing to face the second major event in his career.

(End of this chapter)