Jiangning, Hilco Hotel.

Xu Xiaofei woke up very early, because he was too excited and excited, and because he was a little bed-conscious, he didn't rest well last night.

The team leader criticized him.

The bearded team leader who spoke with a smell of mutton said that today's game was very important, and there were also people watching the broadcast at the headquarters of the United States. If Xu Xiaofei drops the chain halfway, he will lose this job with a monthly salary of 100,000 yuan.

These words frightened Xu Xiaofei.

Don't!

It's hard to find a job now, and it's this kind of job with a basic salary of 100,000 yuan, and there are extra bonuses for winning the game, so it's impossible to lose anything.

After experiencing the life of a professional player, Xu Xiaofei didn't want to go back to the dark and cramped rental house and live a hard life of relying on live training every day to make a living.

He hurriedly told the bearded man that he was in good shape and would definitely win today's game!

"It's better to ...... like this"

Although the bearded leader was very upset, he didn't say anything more, but called the technical experts and maintenance technicians on the side to hold a pre-game seminar.

Xu Xiaofei also attended the meeting.

He was originally a "Star Emperor" game anchor, an unknown little anchor.

Two months ago, he was approached by Intel Marketing and Publicity staff and asked if he would like to become a registered professional player in the Golden Age League.

What is Golden Prosperity?

Xu Xiaofei, who entered the electronics factory to make screws after graduating from junior high school, although he couldn't understand what the other party was saying, but the job with a monthly salary of 100,000 yuan and an extra bonus was in front of him, and he had no reason to refuse at all.

So, he joined Intel's official team and became a "Golden Age" professional esports player with the number 029.

For two months, he trained diligently every day and communicated with technical experts and engineers sent by Intel to discuss various tactics and DIY solutions.

The environment changes a person.

In the past, Xu Xiaofei couldn't even reinstall the system. But now he can say the name of every accessory in the computer host, as well as the product specifications.

Golden Age is the professional league for the game Star King!

PC hardware manufacturers and suppliers from all over the world have formed teams to compete for the final championship honor.

This event is special!

The special thing is that in addition to testing the operation of the players, it also tests the technical strength of each team.

For example, Intel......

Xu Xiaofei's Intel team, for this Jiangning station, specially sent two engineers from the United States with a box of hardware with a high level of secrecy to escort Xu Xiaofei.

In fact, Xu Xiaofei is not the only player in the team, Intel has a lot of money and directly signed three players.

But the other two are not as good as Xu Xiaofei in terms of comprehensive strength, so they are naturally not worthy of using "confidential-level" hardware.

In terms of tactical positioning, the duty of those two teammates is to "send them to death".

Using the method of Tian Ji horse racing, let his teammates kill or cripple powerful opponents, Xu Xiaofei waited for work and won easily.

"How do you kill or maim your opponent?"

"It's easy!"

An engineer from the U.S. headquarters explained: "In order to win the competition, everyone's drivers will be more aggressive, and the hardware is not stable enough in the laboratory. ”

Everyone has studied the rules of the golden age.

8K resolution for ultimate image quality!

The texture effects are all full......

In such a harsh competition environment, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, each team will show the ability to press the bottom of the box.

How radical the drive is, how to come!

As long as you can win, it doesn't matter if you change a set of accessories after a game, the most important thing is to win, and no one cares about hardware loss.

"There is a very cruel fact that without 24G video memory, I am not even eligible to participate in the competition."

The bearded team leader smiled bitterly: "The 8K resolution is so special, if it weren't for the technical support of the headquarters, I'm afraid we wouldn't be eligible to sign up for the competition." ”

With 8K resolution and 24G video memory, it is the threshold of the "Golden Age" league, and it is also the only criterion for signing up for the competition.

In fact, the headquarters is also bottomless.

What Intel prepared for this Jiangning station competition can only be said to barely reach the threshold, but compared with other teams, I am afraid it is still a little worse.

Especially the drive......

The instructions given by the headquarters are to use Jiangning Station to test the commercial feasibility of independent display technology, and by the way, to make a name for itself, there is no requirement for the results of the competition, just don't be at the bottom.

Of course, the instructions given by the headquarters cannot be taken literally.

The bearded team leader also knows that it is difficult to win the championship, and his minimum requirement for results is that he must enter the semi-finals.

For this, they need tactics.

The so-called tactic is to use inferior horses to touch other people's superior horses, play the trick of burning jade, drag one into the water without loss, drag two or even three blood to make money......

"Understood!"

After learning about their respective division of labor, Xu Xiaofei and his teammates nodded in unison.

After the tactical seminar, the bearded leader took the players, software and hardware engineers, and maintenance technicians to the competition venue.

Today's game was lively.

Not only was the audience full, but also online broadcasts from domestic and foreign platforms such as Shake Fish Tiger, Thunderbolt, and Mouse Channel, as well as UP owners, bloggers and media representatives in various digital circles.

It was the first time Xu Xiaofei had seen so many people, which made him a little nervous.

However, his nervousness disappeared immediately after seeing the two engineers behind him who were debugging the host.

He's not fighting alone!

He also has a professional team behind him, with strong software and hardware synergy, unparalleled hardware performance, and the blessing of laboratory technology.

That's it, how can he lose?

Xu Xiaofei, who was full of self-confidence, soon came to sit down in front of the Herman Miller engineering chair and Sansang 8K monitor with his teammates.

"Damn, you're too rich, aren't you?"

"A broken chair is more expensive than my computer, and I really cried to death......"

"Did you only notice that the chair was Herman Miller, and didn't you notice that the display was Sansan's highest-end 8K monitor?"

"I just watched it, the price is touching!"

Netizens who watched the broadcast of this game were quickly shocked by the engineering chairs under the buttocks of the contestants and the Sansang 8K monitor.

What kind of competition is this?

Isn't it just a professional esports tournament for an unpopular niche game? Why are you so rich?

"Sponsorship, all sponsorship!"

If Chen Ba can see the barrage of netizens, then he will definitely humbly say that he did not buy it, and he will not buy these virtual things!

Engineering chairs, monitors, and network services throughout the venue are all handled by the sponsors......

That's right!

In places that everyone can't see, Huazi also sponsored the "Golden Prosperity" league to ensure network communication and event broadcasting and other services throughout the process.

Of course, the pricey engineering chair and 8K monitor are just appetizers.

When the teams assembled and moved their "DIY" hosts to the center of the venue, the netizens in front of the screen were completely stunned.

Is this a computer console?

It's a big lump of black, the size of a double-door refrigerator, you told me it's a computer host?

I believe it when it says it's a server!

What do those people who are circling around the main console, wearing protective gear, holding big and small canisters do? Why is there a warning slogan in the live broadcast room that says "Professional operation, don't imitate"?

The audience was bewildered.

Didn't you say DIY hosting? How can there be a warning saying "professional operation, don't imitate"?

They can't even see what's in the host, and they don't know what these people are doing, how to imitate them?

Viewers who watch live webcasts can't see it very clearly because of the compression of the live broadcast image quality and shooting distance. But sitting in the venue, especially the front row, the audience can see it clearly.

Liquid nitrogen! That's liquid nitrogen!

This thing doesn't explode, does it?

The audience, who had bought a front seat and was very excited about it, suddenly regretted not buying a back row ticket after watching the engineer violently add liquid nitrogen.

It's so close to the main machine, and when the fight starts later, what if the computer can't bear the explosion?

Probably not, right?

Just when everyone comforted themselves and felt that although liquid nitrogen heat dissipation was abstract, it was not so scary, several staff members walked in with fire extinguishers.

Audience: "......"

Okay, okay, that's it, right?

No matter how worried the front row audience was, the first game of the Golden Prosperous Jiangning Station finally began.

Intel VS Refusal Baojia!

Xu Xiaofei, as an ace, can't be used now, and the bearded man arranged another teammate to play.

The two sides chose Wings Supreme and Tianniu Supreme, and a shocking war broke out under the 8K extreme picture quality.

In the end, the players sent by Intel unfortunately lost, and the computer rose with smoke, and the engineer hurriedly stepped forward to check and repair it.

0-1 start!

The bearded man's face was ugly, and he didn't seem to expect to be beaten like this in the first game.

It's not strong to refuse Baojia......

Xu Xiaofei glanced at the bearded gloomy face and felt the heavy pressure on his shoulders.

Although his teammates did not use the laboratory technology of the headquarters, they only used the unreleased 4090Ti.

But this configuration is not bad.

As a result, he didn't win the rejection of Baojia, and the game after that was very hanging. You know, there are two strong opponents behind him, Darenshuo and AMD!

It's okay to hit someone......

According to the information they have, it should also be the 4090Ti Pro version of the magic change memory and frequency.

AMD is different!

This team is known as the biggest favorite to win the championship, and the hell knows what laboratory technology is hidden, anyway, it can't be the 7900 series.

This is the information that gets the real hammer.

The magic or enhanced version of the 7900 series will be used by other teams at most, but AMD has its own "backup hidden energy" and will definitely use new cards that have not been disclosed.

"There is no good stubble!"

Xu Xiaofei watched two games offstage, and it was not surprising that the main engine was smoking, and the CPU or graphics card core was damaged.

The winner is no better.

It can be said that in these three games alone, the hardware loss is converted into RMB, and it has to start at least 100,000 yuan.

In other words, three games wiped out a month's worth of his salary...... This is a competition, this is clearly burning money!

Soon, the Intel team ushered in the second round of the competition, this time against AMD, which they least wanted to encounter.

"Come on!"

Teammates and bearded men cheered Xu Xiaofei one after another, and this one must not lose again.

If he loses again, the bearded man will be able to receive a transatlantic call from the headquarters of the United States. When the time comes, not only Xu Xiaofei, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep his own job......

Can't afford to lose this job!

Xu Xiaofei took a deep breath, nodded, put on the white noise headphones, and devoted himself to the game.

The opponent chose an unpopular Turtle Supreme!

Xu Xiaofei, who was too lazy to think about what kind of intrigues he had, and was extremely confident in himself, chose the Emperor of the Long Night, who was the best at it.

That's right, glass cannons!

Why did he win the favor of Team Intel? Why can he get a high salary of 100,000 a month? Why was he able to squeeze out his teammates and become the core thigh of Team Intel?

Here's the answer......

He is the player who is best at using the Emperor of the Long Night since the launch of the "Emperor of the Stars" server, and is also known as the "Long Night Hero".

Others play the Emperor of the Long Night, and the win rate is usually less than 40%, but he is 90%!

What happened to the glass cannon?

The more this character dances on the tip of a knife, the more miracles can be done. Anyone who underestimated the Long Night Emperor's ability to infuse damage ended up dying at his hands.

Among them, there are many immortal emperors who have become immortals!

At that time, he was the only player in Chengxian Road who relied on 2060S to play the Immortal King.

"You only have ten moves!"

Thinking of what Intel engineers said to him on the way here, Xu Xiaofei had confidence.

Extreme sublimation, ten tricks are enough!

No matter what black technology the other party has, what powerful hardware he has, he will be killed within ten moves.

“3、2、1……”

With the end of the countdown, the two sides invariably started the extreme sublimation.

8K resolution under the extreme image quality of the sublimation, the effect is still too fierce, Xu Xiaofei knows that time is limited, he only has ten moves.

So he no longer hesitated, and started with a killing move with the vision of the emperor soldiers and secret arts.

The screen was filled with black smoke, and the Emperor of the Long Night was like an assassin in the shadows, slapping out his palm, and the blood volume of the Xuan Turtle Supreme instantly dropped by a large bar.

"It hurts?"

The opponent estimated that he rarely encountered the Long Night Emperor, and underestimated the damage of the Long Night Emperor in the full state, thinking that the Xuan Turtle Supreme could withstand it by a shield.

As a result, the shield broke at the touch of a button.

The damage is too high, and Xu Xiaofei's character proficiency is also high, not to mention the combos, not to mention the silky smoothness, and the dodging skills are also in place.

Originally, I chose the Xuan Turtle Supreme to drag it backward and drag it until the opponent's host smoked and crashed, but I didn't expect the damage of the Long Night Emperor to be so explosive, and he was directly stunned.

Six moves!

It only took 40 seconds for Xu Xiaofei to solve this opponent who only knew "turtle shrinking" and easily won the first victory.

It also made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this guy is stupid, and he actually chose the slowest moving Xuan Turtle Supreme to fight him. If he chooses a Winged Supreme, his skills are really difficult to hit, and he can't win so quickly.

Let's hit it by mistake!

The opponent should want to choose a character with a high enough degree of frankness and a strong enough shield, and drag it back. Drag until the enemy console can't hold on, and then the computer smokes and wins automatically.

But he didn't expect that the Intel team would have such a unique brother as Xu Xiaofei......

"Okay, good, 1-1!"

The bearded man was very excited, not only praised Xu Xiaofei for doing a good job, but also told the engineer to hurry up and check the host to see if there was hardware loss.

There are nine games to go!

They don't carry many replacement parts, and if they change a set of accessories for a fight, it will definitely not be enough.

Especially discrete graphics cards......

This thing is a secret of secrets, a treasure just sent from the laboratory of the headquarters, if it fights, it will be broken, and there are not many substitutes.

As for what model it is, no one in the team knows except for the engineers at the headquarters.

can only be based on its performance, guessing that it should be secretly developed by Intel to benchmark the flagship-level independent graphics processors of competitors.

It's not just Intel.

The hardware platforms and models used by other teams in the competition are also kept secret. Either it's a new technology in the lab, or it's a new product that hasn't been disclosed, and it's not available on the market anyway.

Take the host of the contestant as an example.

Although the public information is 4090Ti, who knows how big the video memory is? What does the core frequency look like?

The 4090Ti is just a façade.

Whoever believes in it is really stupid, what has this thing become of overclocking? Can you still call it 4090Ti?

Maybe Lao Huang will release a new card of the 50 series after a while, and the top-of-the-line 5090 will not reach this level. After all, it's a "one-off" graphics card designed for competition, regardless of loss and power consumption!

(End of chapter)