[Ding! All-Star random mission triggered. Participate in four or more All-Star events to receive the All-Star reward: [Daiki Aomine Pack].]
Daiki Aomine?
Just hearing that name made something ignite inside Blake Su.
That was the strongest ace of the "Generation of Miracles" in Kuroko's Basketball.
"Aomine's pack? Then it has to be ridiculously strong. I still don't know what the exact reward is, but if I can get it just by participating in four All-Star events, then I have to take it."
Blake Su was determined to obtain the [Daiki Aomine Pack].
"All-Star Weekend has the Celebrity Game, the Rookie Challenge, Shooting Stars, the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Contest, the Slam Dunk Contest, and the All-Star Game.
"I need to participate in at least four.
"The Rookie Challenge and the All-Star Game are musts. As for the other events, the ones with the most attention should be the Three-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest.
"Yeah, that settles it."
And so, Blake Su decided to participate in the Rookie Challenge, the Three-Point Contest, the Slam Dunk Contest, and the All-Star Game, four All-Star Weekend events in total.
Of course, for now, that was only what he had in mind.
The details would not be finalized until registration opened for each event or the participant lists were released. Only then would Blake Su officially count as having participated in four events.
Only then would he complete the All-Star random mission and receive the [Daiki Aomine Pack].
Once the decision was made, Blake Su temporarily set the mission aside. With a thought, he opened his attribute panel and checked the [Injury Reduction Candies].
[Injury]: 5 points.
[Abilities]: [Peak Anthony Jump Shot], [Peak Curry Three-Point Shot], [Eagle Spear], [Jordan's Post-Up Ability].
[Items]: Two [Injury Reduction Candies].
[Injury Reduction Candies]: [After consumption, reduces injury value by 10 points. After eating the candy, the effect will gradually take effect over one month. Note: This assumes no new injuries are added during that period.]
After checking it, Blake Su understood at a glance.
However, one thing puzzled him. His current physical condition was very healthy, so why did he still have 5 injury points? He asked, "Why do I have 5 injury points?"
[Ding! Replying to Host. Injury value refers to the combined total of all injuries throughout Blake Su's body. The maximum value is 100 points.]
With that explanation, Blake Su understood.
In other words, although he looked healthy, the small, minor issues scattered throughout his body added up to a total of 5 injury points.
Overall, 5 injury points was not a serious problem for now.
After confirming that, Blake Su leaned against the sofa and asked again, "Then can the Injury Reduction Candies reduce injury value in a targeted way?"
[Ding! Replying to Host. Yes. When using it, think about which injury you want to recover from, and that area will be prioritized. If the injury value in that area exceeds the available reduction, it cannot be fully recovered.]
Got it.
This time, Blake Su completely understood. Then he fell into thought.
"I only have 5 injury points right now, so relatively speaking, my body is very healthy. One Injury Reduction Candy can reduce 10 injury points.
"Using it now would be a bit wasteful.
"I can save it as a backup for the future. Besides, it can target specific injuries. If I suffer a major injury, I can use it then. I just don't know how many injury points a serious injury would have.
"But no matter what, keeping one [Injury Reduction Candy] in reserve definitely brings benefits without any downside.
"And now I have two. So maybe..."
At this thought, Blake Su's heart stirred. He narrowed his eyes. "Maybe I can give one to Yao Ming. Could it let him return to the court and join me in the 2012 Olympics, making up for the regret of stopping at the quarterfinals in 2008?"
Blake Su was not sure about that.
But he wanted to try. Even if Yao Ming could not return at full strength, even if he only had 80 percent or even 70 percent of his ability, he would still absolutely be a huge help.
Of course, Blake Su also had his own calculations.
This [Injury Reduction Candy], something money absolutely could not buy, could be given to Yao Ming, but not too directly.
Ideally, he could get some benefits out of it.
Whether it was a team contract, a shoe deal, a car endorsement, or even other snack endorsements, Blake Su generally did not do business at a loss.
...
The next day.
Newspapers and online media were still discussing the All-Star voting results. As a rookie, Blake Su had not only become the leading vote-getter.
He had also broken the 3.15 million vote record set by "Superman" Howard.
It had to be remembered that "Superman" was the only player in NBA history to ever surpass 3 million votes. Now, Blake Su had not only reached that mark, but exceeded it.
Either one of those achievements would have been enough to leave people stunned.
Now that both had happened to Blake Su alone, the shock was self-evident.
However, just as everyone continued discussing it, a video suddenly went viral on YouTube.
The first half of the video showed Jordan going to the Suns' arena to teach Blake Su and the others his post-up game.
The second half was a highlight reel of Blake Su using post-ups in the game against the Lakers.
At first glance, there did not seem to be anything especially eye-catching about the video.
At most, it showed that Blake Su was so popular that even Jordan could not help wanting to meet and exchange ideas with him. It also showed that Blake Su's post-up ability was quite good.
But the uploader deliberately emphasized the timing, pointing out that Blake Su had only learned for half an hour before displaying such gorgeous post-up skills in the game against the Lakers.
Once that point was made, watching the two parts of the video together immediately caused a huge uproar.
"Is this real?"
"You're saying Blake Su's polished post-up game came from just half an hour of listening to Michael teach him?"
"Oh my God! How is that possible?"
"It probably isn't fake. After all, we really hadn't seen Blake Su use a post-up game before. And judging from the timing in the video, Blake Su used it in the very next game against the Lakers after Michael finished teaching him.
"His skill level is almost unbelievable, but it seems like that's exactly what happened."
"Hey, with the level of Blake Su's post-up game, even if someone were extremely talented, I don't think they could pull that off without at least half a year, maybe a full season.
"Even if Blake Su has athletic talent beyond ordinary people, this is still outrageous."
"Yeah, but with this video, plus the post-up game Blake Su has already shown, there's no doubt about it. Blake Su really learned it in half an hour and used it freely.
"All I can say is, he's a super genius!"
"Exactly. He's absolutely a genius among geniuses. Only someone like that could have such terrifying learning talent."
"Blake Su doesn't just have outstanding athletic talent and incredible strength. He also has insane learning talent. He really is a super genius!"
"..."
Amid the heated discussion among fans everywhere, the secret of Blake Su being a super genius was exposed.
...
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