Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA

But the good news is... due to being in a bad mood, leading to loss of appetite and sleepless nights, O'Neal appeared visibly slimmer at the Knight's media day on the 3rd.

As the journalist who understands Qin Yue the most in this league...

Not wanting to return to New York with an uninformative interview, Borko had to carefully choose a few topics that Qin Yue would definitely be interested in.

"Did you know that after completing the trade with the Grizzlies, Kobe boasted that he would personally reclaim the throne of the league's number one player?"

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Borko altered Kobe's statement.

In ESPN's previously released player rankings, Kobe was ranked only third for shooting guards, so his original words were clearly that he would take action to slap ESPN in the face.

That is, he would reclaim the throne as the league's number one shooting guard.

However, if Borko were only to relay Kobe's original words to Qin Yue, what would he have been doing as a journalist for decades?

Then, Borko revealed another piece of information to Qin Yue: "After being traded to the Knights, Shaquille O'Neal claimed that LeBron James is the future."

"Oh?"

The information Borko shared with Qin Yue demonstrated his deep expertise once again.

Because after being traded to the Knights, O'Neal's courteous words for James were clearly: "LeBron James is surely the future of Cleveland."

Without a doubt, this information, after Borko's filtering and out-of-context alterations, had successfully piqued Qin Yue's interest.

Moreover, amidst these "Fake.News", Borko intentionally mixed in several true pieces of information.

"Lakers guard Monta Ellis said that your ability to lead the Warriors to a championship last year was just a stroke of luck."

"Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson admitted that if he had another chance, the Warriors would have lost to the Mavericks 1-4."

"Gregg Popovich mentioned at the Spurs' open day that last season Tim Duncan couldn't unleash his full potential because of plantar fasciitis; you merely defeated an injured league top power forward."

The time moved on to the afternoon of media day.

When Richardson, Davis, Artest, and Brown were preparing to join Qin Yue for the core photo shoot...

Seeing Qin Yue's eyes blazing with fire at the time...

Brown hurriedly said, "I haven't been slacking off these days while you were away!"

Seeing this, Richardson followed quickly, saying: "I practice an extra 1,000 three-pointers after each training session!"

Nearby, Davis pointed to his belly and said, "My physique can prove my dedication in training!"

Lastly, Artest said helplessly, "I've been strictly following the coach's requirements in every training session!"

What terrifying eyes!

Just who has offended our Messiah?

Originally, Borko just wanted to get more reportable content from Qin Yue. Who could have thought that he would inadvertently... give Qin Yue an extra dose of motivation?

"The series of tasks for 'Qin Yue's Double Life' are now activated.

Difficulty: Nightmare.

Since you're all unconvinced by me, I'll make sure you are fully convinced!

Real-time task completion condition: In the Warriors' regular season opener against the Mavericks, deliver Avery Johnson a crushing defeat. (The Warriors' winning margin cannot be less than 30 points)

Real-time task completion reward: A random technical attribute pack.

Perfect reward for completing the real-time task: If the Warriors' winning margin is greater than or equal to 50 points, the host will automatically upgrade the random technical attribute pack to legendary, and the host will additionally receive a legendary random defensive attribute pack.

Note: This series of tasks belongs to real-time triggered tasks and will be activated at different stages of the host's career based on the host's real-life experiences."

"The task 'Spoiled and Fearless' is now activated.

After last season, Michael Jordan's fondness for you has reached a fearlessly daring level.

Now, you need to continue tormenting this God of Basketball with your performance on the court, ideally making him deeply troubled every day.

Task completion condition: In the 06/07 season, your average stats cannot be lower than '30+10+5' (points + rebounds + assists), and the sum of your overall shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage, and free-throw percentage should not be lower than 175%. (No specific individual shooting rate requirements)

Task completion reward: Pieces of the [The.Zone] badge and a legendary random technical attribute pack.

Note: If the host fails to complete this task, it will automatically enter a cooldown period. How to reactivate it will depend on the host's real-life performance and whether Michael Jordan still shows interest in the host.

Additionally, upon completing this task, the 'Path to the Peak' task will be automatically activated."

"The series of tasks for 'Charles Barkley's Gift' is now activated.

'Charles Barkley's Gift II': How can one ascend to the summit without assistance?

The fondness shown to you by Barkley has revealed the pleasure he finds in using you to disrupt the God of Basketball.

Task completion condition: To prove your prowess, Charles Barkley has made a bet with Scottie Pippen, a guest on TNT TV Station. Please help Charles Barkley win this bet.

Task completion reward: The level of the [Rushing Forward] badge will automatically upgrade to Superstar.

Note 1: The higher the badge level, the higher the trigger probability and the greater the amplification effect.

Note 2: This badge can only be upgraded through the 'Charles Barkley's Gift' series of tasks."

On media day, with his fighting spirit further strengthened by Borko, Qin Yue...

Will bring the series of tasks and his anger issued by the [Mountain Peak] system that day to face the upcoming 06/07 season.

Compared to his rookie season, before the start of the 06/07 season, the actual combat rating given to him by the [Mountain Peak] system has already reached 93 to 94. (Note①)

In contrast, in the real 2K7 game, he ties with Kobe with a rating of 98, ranked first among all players.

James, who would have scored 98 in this game, was downgraded by 2K to 96 because, without comparison, there is no harm.

But a game is ultimately just a game.

Now, there are less than ten days left until the Warriors' first preseason game of the new season.

Qin Yue will use the upcoming time to integrate with his teammates and gradually adjust to his best state.

After media day.

Within the Warriors, nearly everyone felt the intensity emanating from Qin Yue.

In an interview, Kwame Brown revealed to the public, "I think he (Qin Yue) is ready for the new season, just wait and see, folks! Great people never proclaim themselves great; they simply achieve great things."

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PS: A chapter of nearly 7000 words is brought, kneeling for subscriptions and monthly tickets! Also, wishing all reader godfathers a happy New Year in advance!

Note①: Qin Yue's attributes will be published in a free single chapter after the evening update.