vrcanaries Chapter 1: Participating in the Sniper Competition, Starting by Controlling the Old Woman
Chapter 1: Participating in the Sniper Competition, Starting by Controlling the Old Woman
As the sun sets, its afterglow spills over Lijiang College.
A young man carrying three or four plastic bags in each hand ran into the dormitory gate, stepping on his shadow.
Once he reached the fourth floor, he slammed the door open of room 402 in the boys' dormitory with a loud bang.
"Sons, I've brought the food back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man with the perm closest to the door stood up abruptly and walked forward with a fawning expression.
"Holy crap! Godfather, how come you're back so soon?!"
"Because I'm the long-distance running champion in our grade! I have to be the fastest man!"
As the young man spoke, he placed the items in his hands on the table.
He shook his knuckles, which were red from being squeezed by the handles, and looked up to show two of the plastic bags, saying, "Here! Yours! A chicken leg fried rice and an iced cola!"
"Thank you, godfather!"
Xiao Jingming gently brushed his wavy hair from his forehead and blew Cao Yunfei a kiss.
"Ugh~"
"I haven't eaten yet! Don't disgust me!" Cao Yunfei waved his hand dismissively.
Then, he looked at the other side of the bed.
"Huh? Why is Lu Qiu asleep?"
He pointed to the young man sleeping soundly on the bed and asked.
Xiao Jingming, who was about to enjoy his meal, glanced at Lu Qiu on the bed, shook his head and sighed, "Don't even mention it! The senior I like chose money and even gave me a 'friend card.' I've been depressed all afternoon."
A simp, a simp, in the end, he gets nothing!
I've tried to persuade him before, but he's just stubborn and insists on sticking to one thing.
Cao Yunfei clicked his tongue, plopped down, and said while unpacking a plastic bag, "If you ask me, these days finding a girlfriend is not as good as playing video games! How about we go to Space Assault tonight? I heard that Delta Force is holding a Space Sniper Competition tonight. As long as you successfully snipe any of the streamer's hired thugs during the live broadcast, the prize money will be automatically sent to your account."
"Really? How much is the prize money?"
"The tournament organizers have set a bounty for each participant; the higher the popularity of the streamer or attacker being targeted, the larger the bounty. The maximum bounty for each team is 60,000!"
"Sixty thousand yuan!"
Upon hearing this number, Xiao Jingming's eyes widened.
"If I run a 10 million run for someone, I get 60 yuan. If it's 60,000... I'd have to run 10 billion HAF coins!"
As a "knife-running rat," it usually takes me two or three days to run a 100 million coin.
If the number is darker, it will take longer to process.
Ten billion Haff coins—he couldn't believe how long it would take.
"Furthermore, the official reward is 2,000 RMB for killing any sniped target. If you successfully bring out one person's ID card, you will receive one-third of the bounty; if you bring out three ID cards, you will receive the entire bounty."
"What if no one kills them the entire game?" Xiao Jingming asked.
"The prize money will accumulate into the next game. If you are not successfully sniped for five consecutive games, the prize money will be split equally between the streamer and the sniper who was sniped."
"Wow! If one game costs 60,000, then five games would cost 300,000!"
Three hundred thousand!
For a college student from an average family, this is undoubtedly an astronomical sum!
At this moment, Qian Hao, the "brain trust" of the dormitory, came out of the toilet. "What? Majestic dragon, you want to give it a try?"
As one of Delta Force's top attackers, Cao Yunfei, known as "The Mighty Dragon," naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity.
"We have to give it a try! We can't afford 60,000, but we should at least get one of 2,000 or 20,000. What if we get lucky and land 300,000!"
Xiao Jingming took a sip of his cola and analyzed seriously, "I think we can give it a try! As the saying goes, three cobblers can outwit Zhuge Liang! Besides, Lao Cao is a true support player. Add to that my hundred-game experience with Bit and your Luna prowess, and we might just be able to put up a fight!"
Hearing Xiao Jingming's statement, Qian Hao felt that it made some sense.
"It's not impossible... but what about Lu Qiu?"
Xiao Jingming tilted his head and glanced at the bed where Lu Qiu was. "What can we do? Let him have some peace and quiet! Besides, Old Lu spends all his time playing around with dams and cutting tools. He's got assets worth over 2 billion, but he's unwilling to go into aerospace. He's not even familiar with the maps. He'd probably be a complete failure if he participated in the competition."
After listening, Cao Yunfei and Qian Hao felt that there was some truth to it.
"Let's eat quickly! Otherwise, the private rooms at the internet cafe will be gone!"
"OK!"
Not long after the three finished eating and left, Lu Qiu, who was lying on the bed, sat up, rubbing his dizzy head.
His head felt like it was stuffed with a tangled mess, throbbing with intense pain. Countless fragments of memories that didn't belong to him surged forth, assaulting his consciousness.
Lu Qiu looked around blankly—
Several game posters were pasted on the mottled walls, there were three empty beds, and there were still grease stains from fast food boxes on the table. A faint smell of food and the unique smoky atmosphere of a boys' dormitory wafted in the air.
From any angle, this doesn't look like his bedroom.
"Lijiang College? Dormitory 402? Lu Qiu?"
"Have I traveled through time?"
Lu Qiu muttered to himself.
His fingertips touched his cheek, the sensation both unfamiliar and real.
A moment later, all the memories merged completely.
But his expression became somewhat strange.
"Seriously... transmigrating is bad enough, but to become a simp?"
The original owner of this body was also named Lu Qiu. She was an ordinary student at this university, with a rather introverted personality, and she devoted all her attention to a senior in the same department.
In order to catch up with a senior student who is a year ahead of him, he not only spent all his living expenses for the month, but also overspent more than 3,000 yuan on a loan app for the sake of so-called vanity.
The results of it?
This afternoon after school, he watched as his senior walked away with a man driving a luxury car.
The original owner was left standing there in a sorry state, and went back to the dormitory and fell asleep immediately.
When she woke up again, her body was now inhabited by someone from another world.
"Oh! Why bother!"
Lu Qiu shook his head and sighed helplessly.
He rubbed his throbbing temples, and the image of his identity before he transmigrated flashed through his mind—a five-time champion of the Delta Force Global League, codenamed "Night Autumn," and also recognized in the professional circle as the "ceiling of Delta Force games."
Just yesterday, he was in the training room studying new tactics, preparing to participate in the new Global Fire Cup Challenge the next day, aiming for his sixth consecutive championship.
Just as he was about to go to sleep, a sudden wave of dizziness hit him, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself here.
"It seems my six-peat is over..." Lu Qiu sighed inwardly.
"Buzz buzz buzz~"
Just then, my phone vibrated.
He instinctively reached for his phone on the bedside table and pressed the power button.
"[QQ Reading] Your membership has been successfully renewed. Estimated next billing time..."
「【天地银行】尊敬的用户，您尾号9527的储蓄帐户于2026年5月2日扣费8.00，剩余余额为0.87……」
A text message about a deduction in fees made their already impoverished life even worse.
"Seriously... why are they deducting money now?!"
With a face full of black lines, Lu Qiu reluctantly opened the e-wallets of other apps, and the combined balance with his bank card balance didn't even exceed 1 yuan.
Counting the days, there's only one week left until next month's allowance is paid.
This amount of money isn't even enough to buy two steamed buns to fill your stomach.
Are we going to have to live on air for a week?
He swiped helplessly across his phone screen, racking his brains for a solution to his predicament, when a prominent pop-up window suddenly appeared: [Delta Rivers Streamer Sniper Cup Challenge, now open! Join us tonight at 8 PM!]
Lu Qiu paused, his eyes lighting up instantly.
Delta Force? Sniper Match?
According to the original owner's memories, there is also a game called Delta Force in this world.
From the game's development and design to its gameplay, it's not just similar to the "Delta Force" game I've played, it's practically identical.
He clicked on the link and got a general idea of the competition rules.
You can earn money by participating in the competition and successfully targeting the streamer.
It doesn't seem too difficult!
Before his time travel, he was a five-time Delta Force champion, excelling in sniping, gunfights, and tactical planning.
Let alone just targeting a few professional players hired by streamers, he is confident he can defeat even the world's top professional teams.
"I was worried about how I'd get through the next three days, but then the money just fell into my lap!"
Lu Qiu glanced at the time; it was already seven o'clock.
There is one hour left before the match begins.
Without the slightest hesitation, he got out of bed and prepared to turn on the computer to familiarize himself with the game.
In the blink of an eye, I saw the food my roommate had brought me on the table.
Although my romantic relationships in this world are a complete mess, my friendships are pretty reliable.
While eating his still-warm chicken rice bowl, he logged into the Sniper Tournament website and linked his game account.
According to the competition requirements, participating players need to start a live stream and link it to the "Streamer Sniper Cup Challenge" live stream link.
The original owner had used their own account to stream a knife-running strategy guide for a period of time.
In most cases, after a live stream, you don't even have enough money to buy a lollipop.
He gave up after a short time.
However, the number of fans is still considerable, with more than three hundred.
So, just a few minutes after the broadcast started, only a handful of comments appeared on the screen.
"??? The missing person has returned!"
"I'm guessing the streamer's going to play Puba again today!"
"Hey streamer, the sniper competition is about to start! Aren't you going to join in?"
"66666! You're sending a streamer with a 0.2 KD rating to a sniper tournament? Don't make those professional players laugh!"
Lu Qiu didn't pay much attention to the teasing comments in the live chat.
He entered the game interface and opened the warehouse.
The warehouse was overflowing with supplies, almost bursting at the seams.
The amount of HAF coins in the upper right corner is even more eye-catching—212.1M!
That translates to over 200 million, which is more extravagant than the assets of his training ship in his previous life.
Inside the warehouse were thirty-two armor plates and twenty-four armor plates, thirty AWM bullets, and countless large and small red bullets.
Also, there are several M7s and Giant Waves fully equipped with accessories.
Open your profile page to view detailed data.
The standard KD is 0.2, and all other values are 0.
Opening the battle history again, it's all the same: Dam Zero in normal mode.
"As expected of a hoarder, his K/D ratio and stats are spot on!"
Despite his complaints, Lu Qiu flicked his finger and opened the gun modification interface.
I randomly picked an M7, and with a few quick flicks of my fingers, I quickly equipped it with accessories: silencer, grip, and scope all at once.
After modifying the gun, he went to the shooting range.
Raising the gun, aiming—the series of movements was smooth and fluid, without the slightest lag.
The bullet hit the bullseye with perfect accuracy, without the slightest deviation.
Lu Qiu put down the mouse and nodded in satisfaction. "Although I've changed bodies, my hand speed and reaction time are still pretty good!"
Several viewers in the live stream were surprised to see the former "Running Knife Mouse" practicing shooting at the shooting range.
"What's going on? Is the streamer planning a full-on attack?"
"Come on! He's just a shooting range prodigy, don't have too high expectations for a streamer."
"With that streamer's shooting skills, he might as well just stay a mouse!"
Lu Qiu, who was engrossed in practicing his shooting, didn't pay attention to the comments in the live stream.
After trying out several other guns, he left the shooting range and began preparing his equipment for the competition.
"Six sets, put them on! A fully modified M7, take it! An AWM, take it! Big red potions, red armor repair kit, all kinds of injections, take them all. Then, turn off matchmaking!"
After everything was ready, Lu Qiu glanced at the time; there was still one minute left before the match started.
"I don't know which streamer I was the first to run into."
Since the number of players entering each game is limited, in order to ensure fairness and participation for the streamers, players, and all other participants in the sniper competition, the organizers use a random matchmaking system on a dedicated server.
The official system will adjust the probability of a player crashing into another player based on their performance and data in the game.
Simply put, the higher the probability that a player who is gearing up and fighting, the more likely they are to be matched with a streamer.
Players who are using defensive tactics, employing glass cannons, or planning to ambush others will have their matchmaking probability reduced.
"???"
"What does that mean? Six sets of armor + a fully modified M7 + a fully modified AWM!"
"Oh no! Quickly, get Uncle Nine out of retirement! The streamer is possessed by a ghost!"
"Is the streamer really planning a full-on attack?"
"No! Announcer, if you get infected with this top-secret substance, you'll disappear!"
"Wait a minute! Is the streamer really going to participate in the sniper competition?"
While waiting, Lu Qiu glanced at the live chat messages and typed a few words in the public chat: "I plan to participate in the sniper competition, and I have already completed the registration."
The live stream chat instantly erupted in excitement.
"Holy crap! The streamer responded! Are they really going to go for it?"
"The streamer is awesome! Win or lose, I'll give you a thumbs up for the sake of us all being mice!"
"Help! Is the streamer really going to go head-to-head with a sniper team? With your K/D ratio of 0.2, don't get slaughtered!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Didn't you see how accurate the streamer's aim was? I bet five cents he could one-shot a pro player!"
"I bet a dollar! The streamer ran into Chen Ze in the very first game, got killed by Chen Ze, and is crying his eyes out!"
Lu Qiu glanced at it, a slight smile playing on his lips, and without further interaction, turned his attention back to the game interface.
"Time is up!"
Just as the second hand was about to reach zero, Lu Qiu did not hesitate at all and immediately clicked "Start Game".
However, as soon as he entered the character selection screen, he was completely dumbfounded.
The character that appeared was not a GTI operator from the game, but rather the boss-level character from the space base, the old lady Anaïs Demulan.