96 to 80!
Although Link's individual stats for this game were only 8 points, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 1 rebound, the Dream Chasing Warriors Team he led still defeated the Violent UFO Team by a 16-point margin.
In the contest against the American five-star small forward, he showed a tough attitude.
The stats weren't as flashy as the first three games, but instead, he garnered a lot of attention from NCAA scouts from prestigious schools such as North Carolina, Duke, and UCLA.
After all, "star quality" can only be seen in games where the wind is against you.
The scouts wrote comments for him one after another.
[Extremely aggressive on the defensive end. Although he might be at a disadvantage against speedy guards, he has the ability to switch defenses between the shooting guard and small forward positions.]
[His passing is very imaginative and bold. But he may not necessarily be able to adapt to high-intensity games.]
[His mid-range shot is accurate, but whether he can maintain his shooting percentage in high-intensity games remains questionable!]
[Lacks explosive power; his first step almost completely fails to shake off opponents, and he over-relies on pick-and-roll offenses. Even though he has some interior offensive moves, overall, his offensive arsenal is relatively limited.]
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These scouts naturally really knew the game.
Link's strengths and weaknesses were almost exactly as they described.
But they missed the most important point—growth potential.
Link is currently growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Of course...
Being noticed by NCAA scouts is naturally a good thing.
On the other hand.
After this game, Link received a reward of 40 points from the system.
[Goat Value: 52/752]
Hmm!
He was less than 2300 Goat Value points away from drawing the next player template. At this rate, it shouldn't take much time.
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After dinner.
Just like yesterday.
The students went to the bulletin board in the gym lobby to check their rankings for today.
"Wow!"
"Chris, congratulations... You're simply too amazing."
"You've entered the top 20!"
A student from the Dream Chasing Warriors Team said in an envious tone.
Chris Bosh improved from 31st to 18th.
Josh Smith also improved from 34th to 29th.
Uh...
Matt Babcock, the future NBA reporter, also saw his ranking improve, and by quite a bit, jumping from 251st to 199th.
In the next instant.
Seven or eight students from the Dream Chasing Warriors Team let out bursts of exclamation.
"Link, man, you're so cool!"
"OMG!"
"Link, I believe media columns will be looking for you for exclusive interviews soon."
"Link, you truly are the biggest dark horse of our training camp."
All eyes were fixed on Link's latest ranking—28th.
Starting at 143rd, Link had taken only two days to enter the top thirty, even ranking ahead of Josh Smith.
This caused the look in Josh Smith's eyes as he watched Link to become somewhat complicated.
The exclamations of his temporary teammates also drew sideways glances from others.
"Hmph, the nut-kicking kid!"
"I hope God blesses me so I can meet him tomorrow!"
"Man, don't underestimate him... Even Alot suffered at his hands this afternoon, unable to gain any advantage in physical confrontation."
"What? You're saying even Alot suffered???"
Alot was the opponent from this afternoon, the American five-star high schooler from the Violent UFO Team. Ranked 54th before the game, his ranking dropped directly to 79th after matching up with Link.
Upon seeing his latest ranking, Alot couldn't help but lose his cool, directly cursing up a storm at the latest ranking table.
Meanwhile, Link discovered that his hidden mission—genius nemesis.
Had already met the most basic requirement: making at least 5 American five-star high schoolers lose their cool.
But the damn system reminded Link that he could claim the reward now or wait until the mission deadline. During this period, for every additional name added to the "Lose Your Cool List," the rewards would become even more abundant.
There were still 5 days left until the mission deadline.
Link pondered for a few seconds and decided to wait. In the next 5 days, he had 1 game to play, which could easily make another five or six American five-star high schoolers lose their cool.
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Tonight was the same as yesterday; there were no games, but there was voluntary training.
To ensure he was in better game condition, Link entered a state of meditation again before training.
Hmm...
There was also the sparring partner card.
Ahem!
Naturally, he had to learn some Taekwondo from Ran Mouri.
After entering the virtual space, Link saw Ran Mouri, wearing a Taekwondo uniform, appear before his eyes.
Gulp...
He subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
"Hello, I am your coach—Ran Mouri," Ran Mouri introduced herself.
Although Link didn't understand Japanese, the virtual space would translate it into a language he could understand.
"Let's start training now!" Ran Mouri winked at Link.
To be honest!
When such a spirited girl who knows Taekwondo appears in front of you.
No!
More accurately, it's like she appeared in your dream.
Would you still have the heart to learn Taekwondo?
In the next instant!
Link muttered in his heart: "I'm sorry, Conan; I'm sorry, Shinichi Kudo."
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After an hour of special training, although Link hadn't improved any attributes, he felt completely refreshed.
He had even released some inexplicable pressure; both his body and soul were clearer than ever before.
Of course, before going to the gym to train, Link went to the dormitory bathroom to wash up.
There was still one day left on Link's physical sports special training card.
This 5x training effect buff!
Link didn't want to waste it.
He wanted to take the same energy he used to mess with Ran Mouri in the virtual world and use it to polish his body.
The training program was the same as yesterday, still box jumps.
But the difference was that Link found that the other team's students training with him today would actually take the initiative to greet him.
Unlike yesterday, their eyes didn't reveal disdain, contempt, or hostility.
"Did my training volume yesterday scare them? Or did my performance on the court today conquer them?"
Link didn't think too much about it.
He wanted to devote himself entirely to training.
Becoming stronger is the only way.
But just then, the system's mechanical and cold electronic voice sounded in Link's mind again.
[Ding, Host has triggered the main mission—I Am the Powerhouse!]
[Mission Description: Enter the top 5 in the rankings before leaving the training camp!]
[Mission Reward: 500 Goat Value points; Random Player Animation Pack x1.]