One Year Left to Play-Chapter 99 - 32: Learning Mode
Gift package!
What’s inside?
Zhang Hao was very curious. He had received a Bronze Medal before, and in the medal interface, he saw that there were Silver and Gold Medals, but those two columns were empty.
As for the gift package, before the Golden Gift Package, there was a Silver Gift Package and a Bronze Gift Package... I wonder if there’s a more advanced gift package after that, but for now, it seems the Golden Gift Package is definitely better than the Bronze or Silver one.
Initially, what Zhang Hao hoped for was just to turn the Bronze Gift Package into a Silver one, which he could accomplish by entering the first round. However, people always tend to idealize things, which leads to confusion and hesitation later on... But he didn’t expect to actually make it into the top ten picks and get this Golden Gift Package.
As he considered opening the gift package, a subtitle prompt appeared.
"The host has opened the Golden Gift Package. Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Single Rider (Gold Medal), Positioning Master (Tactical Manual), Top Static Confrontation (Growth Card)."
The reward... Zhang Hao picked up the book that suddenly appeared on his lap. The cover prominently read "Positioning Master."
"It’s really a tactical manual! Damn..."
At this moment, ten thousand alpacas ran through Zhang Hao’s mind...
It was then that Pierce came over to Zhang Hao’s side, took the book from his hand, and flipped through it...
"Aix, when did you buy a Positioning Study Book? But this suits you well. I don’t need it." Pierce casually flipped through it and handed it back to Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao really wanted to vent to Pierce—this is the reward for becoming a top ten pick, would you believe it?
Suppressing the urge to rant, Zhang Hao focused his thoughts, and the subtitles appeared again. Zhang Hao wanted to see the other two rewards to calm his nerves (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧!
"Single Rider (Gold Medal): When the wearer has a fast break and is closer to the opponent’s basket than all teammates, speed +5; When the wearer has a fast break and is closer to the opponent’s basket than any other player on the court, speed +10."
Simple, crude, but it looks awesome!
"My speed is 90. If I start a fast break and position myself further out than anyone else, wouldn’t my speed reach 100?"
"No, to trigger the maximum bonus, I’d have to bear the situation of our side being 4-on-5 if the opponents grab the offensive rebound, although it’s awesome, one has to act cautiously..."
No matter what, this medal is awesome!
Compared to the "Dunk Master" medal which boosts morale after completing a nice dunk, this one offers more direct assistance!
"Top Static Confrontation (Growth Card):
The host uses Top Static Confrontation (Growth Card) on the signed player. When this player undergoes strength training, training awareness, muscle nutrient absorption efficiency, digestive system nutrient absorption efficiency, training efficiency... all receive a substantial boost, until the static confrontation rating increases to 90."
This card is what Zhang Hao considers the most awesome reward! He believes this card might be the most valuable reward in this Golden Gift Package.
Because he recently received one medal as well, whereas the Growth Card he got last time was a special reward thanks to finding a bug with gold fingers.
After looking at these two rewards, Zhang Hao thought that sometimes reading books is not a bad thing after all. He was originally a good kid who loves to learn.
"The host will enter the tactical learning mode, requiring a sleep state. Do you want to enter learning mode?"
Suddenly, a subtitle prompt popped up.
"What’s this about?"
Upon receiving Zhang Hao’s puzzlement about the learning mode, the subtitle changed.
"The host has obtained a Tactical Manual by completing a task. You can use the tactical learning mode to learn tactics. Thoroughly mastering tactics allows one to better coach a team.
Tactical learning mode: You will enter a deep sleep state, and the knowledge related to tactics learned in the dream will be deeply memorized. Learning time: midnight to 4 AM."
With a thought, he first declined to enter the learning mode.
Looking at the book in his hand, Zhang Hao flipped through it. It was a professional tactical manual for learning positioning.
He could learn and train through this book as well, but with this learning mode, he could save the time spent looking at tactical positioning diagrams and memorizing them! More time could be spent on training!
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June 28th, 6:18 AM.
Last night before sleep, Zhang Hao tried the learning mode. In the dream, there was a small room with a book—the one he got last night—and a television. When memorizing a positioning route map, there were detailed explanations and visual comparisons of the positioning.
It’s quite simple. Just look with your eyes and remember with your brain. Comprehension depends on the individual.
During the positioning knowledge learning from midnight to 4 AM, Zhang Hao entered a deep sleep state and felt refreshed upon waking up.
Moreover, the positioning routes he purposefully chose to memorize in the dream were all clearly remembered!
Another benefit was the deep sleep which let the body rest well, and he felt particularly energetic.
This learning mode is a great treasure!
It’s just that looking at the remaining 364 days of life... getting up earlier for morning exercise is full of pressure-driven motivation. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
As his body is still in a growth stage, Zhang Hao hadn’t planned to build muscle at this time—focusing more on honing his techniques should be enough.
However, with the "Growth Card," he intended to give it a try and see if the physical burden is significant. If it’s like his previous mid-range shot training—rapid growth with minimal physical strain—then he would train over this summer. If not, he’d focus on developing skills this summer and take the strength and confrontation aspects slowly, avoiding being young and full of injuries.
