Huang Chong's first reaction upon seeing the specific amount for the Basic Optimization Value reward was, naturally, a surge of joy.
But he quickly realized that now that he'd become a Mid-level Professional Cyclist, the Optimization Value had depreciated.
'Ride 50 km at an average speed of no less than 25 km/h?'
Huang Chong was a bit dumbfounded when he saw the system's requirement.
He felt like the system was just messing with him.
This was because on the Doba-Guide stage, after the first 20 km of flat road, the route was a solid 54 km of climbing all the way to the 74 km mark: the Laji Mountain Pass, at an altitude of 3,828 meters.
And this incredibly long climb was officially designated as an HC Level climb, the highest difficulty rating.
The most terrifying part was that from an altitude of 2,800 meters, the final 20.5 km to the summit had an average gradient of a staggering 4.9%, with no chance to rest midway.
