"Do you like basketball?"
Looking at himself in the mirror, this question suddenly flashed through Qin Yue's mind, and his eyes became much clearer.
Qin Yue certainly loves basketball.
Since he first encountered basketball at the age of seven, Qin Yue has deeply loved this sport.
He likes to run on the court, likes shooting on the court, and even in his youth, he fantasized about entering the NBA and making a name for himself someday.
However, no matter how beautiful dreams are, they cannot withstand the cold reality.
As time went by, Qin Yue, who found his height unable to surpass 175 centimeters, had to admit—even if he didn't want to—his dream of entering the NBA and making a name for himself had already shattered invisibly.
Yet, even so, Qin Yue still deeply loves the sport of basketball.
After graduating from college and starting work, he still makes use of his limited free time to run freely on the court, enjoying the happiness basketball brings him.
In Qin Yue's view, such a warm and peaceful life should have continued till the end of his days.
But who would have thought...
A few days ago, fate played a joke on him.
While discussing Brownie's real basketball skills on a forum, he surprisingly woke up one morning back in the United States in 2003, transforming into a fellow student with the same name but a different experience.
In front of the mirror...
After briefly recalling the past, or rather his "previous life," Qin Yue, still suffering from "time-travel syndrome," began to seriously examine his new body.
Over 205 centimeters tall, close to a 225-centimeter wingspan...
Qin Yue admitted, after days of panic, confusion, and shock before gradually accepting his new identity and memories, at this moment, the broken image had quietly reappeared in his mind.
Only, just as Qin Yue was freely envisaging the future...
In the mirror, the visible fat on his belly and the flesh that overshadowed his handsome face felt like a heavy blow, knocking him back to reality.
"With such top-notch talent, why can't you see this through?" Qin Yue asked the "self" in the mirror, utterly puzzled.
In his memories, the "Qin Yue," who shared the same name and had pleased parents and a wealthy family, received professional basketball training early due to his outstanding static and dynamic talents.
Unfortunately, perhaps it's those praises like "you're born to play basketball" that echoed in his ears early on and led him to lose himself...
After "Qin Yue" embarked alone on his path to study in the United States at the age of fifteen, the harsh reality quickly crushed this youngster who wasn't as fond of basketball.
In China, even if "Qin Yue's" basic skills had issues, he himself never thought of overcoming these shortcomings through hard training; he could still rely on his talent, far beyond peers', to receive praise from family, teammates, and coaches.
But in the United States, where basketball talent is never lacking...
Soon, "Qin Yue," incapable of accepting reality, unsurprisingly collapsed mentally.
And with a crushed mentality, he always sought to escape reality to solve problems.
In "Qin Yue's" opinion, his inability to adapt to the rhythm of American Basketball was because his high school team didn't form strategies around him, and his low basketball IQ guard teammates played too individually...
In short, to sum it up in one sentence:
Even if I have one percent of the problem, do you not have ninety-nine percent of the mistakes?
And so, unable to face setbacks, "Qin Yue" began his tragic self-destruction.
Moreover, his weight increased from the initial 100 kilograms to the current 180 kilograms amid daily self-neglect.
180 kilograms, what kind of concept is this?
Feeling the fat on his body's belly, Qin Yue understood clearly, even future Zion Williams would call him "big bro" if he saw him now.
With this flesh, entering the NBA and making a name?
Stop joking. In Qin Yue's view, even slightly intense basketball training could now cause this body to break down immediately!
And what upset Qin Yue was...
Even though the original owner of this body had once possessed a face no less charming than his in his previous life...
But given the body's current condition, how strong would a girl need to be to ensure not getting crushed by him in the future?
Ah, spit!
Is this really something I need to contemplate now?
After squeezing the fat on his belly, Qin Yue swiftly got into the zone.
In Qin Yue's view, since Heaven gave him another chance, he would pursue his dreams with all his might no matter what.
Though entering the NBA and making a name seems too distant now, even so, Qin Yue didn't want to live the latter half of his life carrying this fat.
And just as Qin Yue clenched his fists to show determination...
Suddenly, the question he had answered countless times reappeared in his mind...
"Do you like basketball?"
Like, of course I like it!
Whether it's in a past life or this life, basketball has always been Qin Yue's favorite sport.
However, just as Qin Yue instinctively answered this question in his mind, he suddenly became anxious.
Because in this dormitory where he was alone, the inquiry in his mind was clearly from another voice.
"Mountain Peak System has been activated.
Please complete the initial task to activate the system.
[Initial Task: The Fat Man's Ambition]: Wanting to enter the NBA and make a name, the fat on your body has clearly become your biggest obstacle now.
Now, you need to implement a reasonable weight loss plan to open the path to the NBA.
Task Completion Requirement: Successfully bring the weight under 120 kilograms.
Task Completion Reward: Activation of Mountain Peak System.
Phase Task Reward: From now on, for every 5 kilograms lost, stage rewards will be awarded.
First Phase Reward: Upon successful unlocking of Mountain Peak System, future jump potential will increase by 3, speed potential by 2, and unlock the injury monitoring bar during the weight loss.
Note 1: This injury monitoring bar will only be effective during weight loss and automatically expires after system activation.
Note 2: The monitoring bar provided by the system generates a potential injury report by reasonable monitoring of the body, but due to many uncontrollable factors in reality, it can only serve as a reference during weight loss."
Seeing the words and images suddenly appearing in his mind, initially stunned, then stupefied, Qin Yue felt he had much to say, but somehow couldn't utter a word.
Mountain Peak System?
What is Mountain Peak?
One will reach the peak and see all below!
In that instant, looking again at his body fat in the mirror, Qin Yue's heart surged with waves of emotion as he recalled the childhood dream haunting his soul!
To enter the NBA and make a name?
"Isn't this precisely the career I've always wanted to pursue and willing to give everything for?"
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