Short-pass accuracy, 71 points; medium-pass accuracy, 65 points; long-pass accuracy, 82 points.
It was incredible, but Lu Ke's best skill was his long pass, which had the highest difficulty, the highest muscle requirements, and the highest power requirements. Next was his short pass. Although the score was only 71 points, a far cry from 80, the difficulty of a short pass mainly came from the rush and interception of defensive players. Without these interference factors, Lu Ke still performed at a very high level.
The medium pass was still Lu Ke's biggest weakness. The judgment of accuracy, the control of power, and the mastery of the route were in the area with the most variables and the most possibilities. Even without defensive players interfering, Lu Ke's passes were still off the mark.
The seemingly simple position-specific skills test once again gave Lu Ke a clearer understanding of his strengths and weaknesses. After six consecutive long passes, Lu Ke exhaled, controlling his breathing to calm himself down. But then, a "ding" sound appeared in his mind, interrupting his thoughts.
Why did the system make a sound without any warning?
Lu Ke didn't rush to check. Instead, he left his position, leaving the space on the field for quarterback number twelve. As they passed each other, Lu Ke smiled and nodded to the other player. This friendly attitude also made the other player nod back in response. Out of the corner of his eye, Lu Ke could see Cam not far away.
With a blank expression, a stiff face, and wooden limbs, Cam exuded an aura of "do not approach." His gaze was fixated on Lu Ke, giving off a terrifying glare. It was hard to imagine what kind of pain Cam was enduring that he wasn't waving his fists and charging at Lu Ke for a life-or-death fight.
Lu Ke looked away and jogged back. Scott raised his right hand high, and Lu Ke couldn't help but smile, high-fiving him. Scott was number nineteen and hadn't been tested yet. His expression was still very nervous, but Lu Ke's excellent performance still gave Scott some encouragement.
After returning to where the quarterbacks were scattered, Lu Ke finally had time to calm down and call up the system in his mind. On the unread messages page, a line of bright red text appeared: Special Mission!
Another special mission? In the past six months, there hadn't been a single special mission, and it had only been three days into the rookie training camp, yet a second one had appeared? Had special missions become as common as cabbage at the market? More importantly, what happened just now? Why did a special mission appear again?
What if the special mission required him to start dancing the Crayon Shin-chan elephant dance on the spot without any music? Should he dance or should he dance?
He opened the special mission and quickly browsed it.
"Special Mission: Self-Proof in Adversity.
Mission Description: During the position-specific skills test, complete a small, impromptu scrimmage. In the scrimmage, prove your ability to lead the team to keep moving forward despite having weaker physical abilities. Take a solid first step on the path to becoming a superstar!
Mission Requirements: Passing yards: 50+; Passing completion rate: 60%+; Passing target: A specific receiver. Connect with them successfully three times or more; Defeat target: A specific cornerback. Complete a pass on them successfully two times or more.
Mission Reward: Speed +1, Strength +1, Acceleration +1, Agility +1, Jumping +1, Throwing Power +1, Unknown Quarterback Training Skill Pack +1, Unknown Team Interview Opportunities +5.
Failure Penalty: Daily training duration is tripled, perform frog jumps for 400 meters in public (must have at least 100 spectators, or start over), shout 'Logan Newman is a handsome guy' ten times in public (must have at least 100 spectators, or start over)."
"..." This was still Lu Ke's first reaction. He was dumbfounded. He closed and opened his mouth, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and tried to speak again, but the result was still: "..." He changed his posture, but he was still speechless. After his mind was frozen for three seconds, Lu Ke finally found his voice. "Little Seven, be honest, are you a spy sent by Logan?"
"Logan Newman is a handsome guy." What kind of punishment was this? What kind of ridiculous punishment was this! If the system hadn't colluded with Logan, he... he would swallow his fist! What the heck was this!
Lu Ke blinked, his eyes full of disbelief and helpless laughter. But in his mind, he heard Little Seven's professional voice. "The content of the failure penalty is a conclusion the system reaches by analyzing, arranging, and combining the thoughts that the host is most unwilling to and most resistant to. A special mission is a one-time mission that cannot be repeated, saved, or replayed. In order to urge the host to complete the mission, extreme measures must be taken."
"..." As a journalist, Lu Ke was truly speechless. He was pushed into a corner by Little Seven. Lu Ke was on the verge of tears. "It doesn't have to be like this. If the rewards are generous enough, I'll do my best to complete it. Look, with these rewards, I'll definitely work hard to complete it. But for the failure penalty, there's no need to go this far. What if I fail?"
"Then just don't fail," Little Seven's calm words had a hint of schadenfreude.
Lu Ke choked and finally gave up. A scholar can't reason with a soldier, and he was the scholar. It must be!
He let out a long sigh and then carefully re-read the entire mission. Although this was the second special mission, all the content and requirements were different. No wonder they said special missions were unique and couldn't be missed.
The mission rewards were undoubtedly generous. All six basic physical abilities were increased by one point. The system probably couldn't stand it anymore. Lu Ke's poor physical talent was really holding him back. What if his passing ability was outstanding? In an official game, he would be like a piece of paper, falling with a single hit. No one would dare to use such a quarterback.
Therefore, the rewards for the second special mission were all focused on physical abilities, which coincided with the trend and atmosphere of the rookie training camp. Did the mission rewards also appear randomly based on the actual situation? However, since the special mission itself was like this, and so was the failure penalty, it was not surprising that the mission rewards had a unique matching attribute.
In addition, there was the unknown quarterback training skill pack. He had just tasted the sweetness of the skill pack the day before yesterday, and Lu Ke was already looking forward to it. What kind of surprise would this skill pack bring? Even if it was another passing skill pack, it would be great. And another reward was... unknown team interview opportunities?
Upon seeing this, Lu Ke was shocked!
The rookie training camp was like a military parade. The ultimate goal was to showcase the rookies' abilities, giving the league teams a more intuitive, direct, and comprehensive opportunity to assess them and make draft decisions. Therefore, on the last day of the training camp, after all the relevant tests were completed, the thirty-two teams would select players for face-to-face interviews based on their scouting reports, training camp tests, and other relevant information.
Each team was allowed to interview sixty players, with a time limit of fifteen minutes. The interview questions varied. Not only were they different for each person, but each team also prepared its own interview questions. The New York Giants, for example, would spend two minutes on a small psychological test, asking players to choose between two options in a series of questions to test their mental state and judgment.
The team interview was crucial. The first impression a team manager and head coach had of a quarterback could very likely determine the future draft direction. Personality, attitude, demeanor, teamwork, and more would all become secondary evaluation factors.
For example, in 2005, Aaron Rodgers was considered confident and arrogant and difficult to get along with by most teams during his interviews. In addition, the scouting report said he was a system player with mediocre abilities. As a result, Rodgers, who had hoped to be the first overall pick, fell all the way to twenty-fourth, where he was picked by the Green Bay Packers.
Since the number of players each team could interview was limited, and there were three hundred and thirty-two players in the entire training camp, popular players like Cam Newton were naturally in high demand. For a player like Lu Ke, it was hard to say. But one thing was certain: the more interview opportunities he had, the more chances he had to showcase himself, the greater his chances would be in the draft.
"Unknown Team Interview Opportunities +5" meant that as long as he completed the mission, Lu Ke could secure at least five team interviews, which was undoubtedly a golden opportunity. With a lack of college and effective high school career data, Lu Ke desperately needed more opportunities to showcase himself in the hope of getting a better position in the draft.
Crucial! It could definitely be said to be crucial!
Now, Lu Ke was one hundred percent sure that special missions were random, non-sequential, unique, and one-time missions that appeared based on real-world situations.
But the problem was that this special mission was not a prank; it was a real and important mission, and the difficulty was very high!
Passing yards and completion rate were not uncommon. The key was that he had to throw to a specific receiver and beat a specific cornerback, which meant that Lu Ke's tactical plan would be restricted. He had to rely on his ability to seize opportunities and read the defense to tear open a gap and complete the mission according to the system's instructions.
What if the designated receiver was tightly guarded and had no chance? Or what if the designated cornerback saw through his passing route and was playing tight coverage? What should he do then?
Among all the missions so far, this special mission was undoubtedly the most difficult. At least for now, Lu Ke couldn't see a solution. More importantly, an impromptu scrimmage?
Why would there be a small scrimmage? Even if there was, how was he supposed to become the starting quarterback for the scrimmage? There were twenty other competitors around him.
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