A group of young guys, tormented by rank climbing, stared intently at Gu Zhi, their eyes gleaming.
One of the guys couldn't help but ask after watching Gu Zhi smoothly pull off a quintuple kill and then quickly leading the team to win the match: "Are you... a professional player?"
They had been playing this game for so long, how had they never heard of such a powerful female player?!!
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they simply wouldn't have believed it. Her performance in the last two games, even if not at the top level, definitely met the professional competition standard.
Her play was fast, precise, and ruthless, without any hesitation, and she coordinated well with teammates.
No wonder the auto-announcement of happy victories kept ringing since she entered the internet café!
Gu Zhi stopped and looked back at the group behind her, saying calmly, "No."
"Then you..."
"Climbing ranks?" Gu Zhi raised an eyebrow and said directly: "I'll carry you."
"Yes, yes, yes!" The guy immediately nodded, as if hesitating for a second was disrespect to the game. The group of guys behind him also scrambled to say: "Me too, me too! Beauty, take me!"
"Alright," Gu Zhi unscrewed a bottle and took a sip of water, saying simply and neatly: "Fifteen per game per person, guaranteed win. Those who want to rank up, get in line and register with my friend next to me."
The pointed-to PD guy: "..."
He never expected that he would ever do this!
A group of game fans were completely overwhelmed by her superb skills, and said without thinking: "Fifteen it is, I'll transfer to you now!"
"Okay." Gu Zhi openly displayed her WeChat, implying: "I'm out of playtime."
A guy immediately volunteered: "I'm a VIP at this café, I'll renew it for you, play as you like!"
"Thanks."
PD guy: ?
This actually works!!
The PD guy also witnessed Gu Zhi's gaming skills firsthand, and was deeply shocked.
He also played this game, but found it increasingly hard to level up. Seeing Gu Zhi about to help others rank up, he asked:
"Um, Gu Zhi, can you also help me rank up? I can... pay you..." He became increasingly guilty as he spoke.
Gu Zhi: "..."
How could there be a traitor?
Did he forget he was part of the program crew?
Gu Zhi refused expressionlessly: "No, don't forget you're at work."
PD guy: "..."
No, he wasn't the only one at work, was he?
Gu Zhi glanced at him, "Next time I'll call you for a game."
The PD guy's eyes lit up: "Great! Thanks, Gu Zhi!"
After spending these past days with her, he realized Gu Zhi was nothing like the rumors online—no princess syndrome, no diva personality at all!
She's just quiet, easy to get along with, and kind.
He wouldn't allow anyone to badmouth Gu Zhi anymore!
As a result, the PD guy was more motivated working for Gu Zhi.
After exchanging WeChat with them, Gu Zhi immediately set up a group to team up.
Once in the game, the group first checked Gu Zhi's rank—King level, regional expert, and her win rate was ridiculously high.
But she never spent money on the game, all her levels were earned.
No wonder she played so well and wanted to make money helping others rank up.
One of the big spenders squinted and flung several sets of equipment and skins to Gu Zhi.
Gu Zhi didn't care for these, concentrating on leading them in the game.
This group soaking in the internet café were actually decent at the game, so it was easy to lead them, and with good cooperation, a game could end in just over twenty minutes.
After playing a game with Gu Zhi, the group had a clearer sense of her supreme skills.
She was quick to react, precise in attack, and almost no one could escape once within her range.
When faced with danger, she could also quickly rescue teammates!
After several games, a few guys whose ranks had been stuck finally leveled up this time!
Meanwhile, someone uploaded a video of Gu Zhi playing online.
After all, it was rare to run into a girl so skilled in the game and good-looking at an internet café, so of course, they had to show off a bit!
The video quickly attracted a significant amount of attention online.
While the gaming continued offline, the group couldn't help but admire Gu Zhi, "Godlike player, you're really not a professional? I see you brought a camera, are you planning to become a game streamer?"
Gu Zhi responded calmly: "No."
"Then what do you do? You look kind of familiar. You're so pretty, are you some famous internet beauty?"
The PD guy thought, she's way more famous than an internet celeb, though she has a controversial fame.
Gu Zhi smiled, not giving a direct answer: "Is that so?"
"Yeah! You're definitely prettier, much more so than that ancient style goddess Gu Yiyi who went viral all over the internet recently!"
PD guy: !!!
Luckily, the live stream wasn't on, or else Gu Zhi would have been torn apart if broadcasted!
Gu Zhi played six games with them, stopping in the early afternoon.
Even lunch was on them, and they even bought coffee, so even Gu Zhi's PD guy got a feast.
The PD guy was shocked throughout, never imagining climbing ranks in a game was so tempting for them!
Having earned enough, Gu Zhi stopped playing, as she had a show to record, and told them about logging off.
The group was reluctant but couldn't force her, so they all added her on WeChat, planning to play again online.
The guy who splurged for Gu Zhi, Xiao Pang, generously said: "Master, whenever you're free, come to the café to game with me, I'll cover all expenses!"
Gu Zhi curved her lips, said goodbye, and walked out of the internet café.
Meanwhile, the person who had just posted checked Weibo during a break and found his video had tens of thousands of views, likes, and comments.
He quickly clicked in to see, and his face instantly changed.
"Damn, Fatty, do you know who the master we just played with is?"
Xiao Pang was baffled: "Who?"
"Gu Zhi, a female celebrity! She's in Xia City to record a show. No wonder she looked so good!!"
"??" Xiao Pang hurriedly took the phone, the comment section had people revealing Gu Zhi's identity, and there were already fans posting her picture there. Xiao Pang took a good look, wasn't that the master we just had been marveling at? She looked so beautiful, no difference from touched-up images!!
Xiao Pang: "...Damn! A big star was right beside us and we didn't recognize her. Is it still time to catch her for a photo or autograph?"
"Uh... seems too late." The guy who spoke glanced at the door, Gu Zhi was long gone, his mouth twitched as he said: "But she doesn't seem like a big star, I saw comments calling her fame-hungry, always into self-promotion."
"Bullshit! Whoever said that, the master isn't like that, just wait, I'm gonna defend her now!"
The guy: "..."
Meanwhile, the online comments section was indeed roasting Gu Zhi.