[Steel Muscles and Iron Bones]! Upgrade: [Off-ball Movement lv2]!

After buying clothes and a watch, Su Yan stored his things in a locker at the mall, then went to the dining area on the sixth floor and grabbed something to eat.

Then he took a cab back.

By the time he returned to the hotel where he was staying, it was already past midnight, but Su Yan was still wide awake.

Today's spending had put him in a great mood.

He didn't know whether this counted as the life of a rich person, but the feeling of buying whatever he liked and being able to buy whatever he wanted

was really pretty great.

Su Yan enjoyed it.

After returning home and taking a shower, Su Yan lay comfortably against the bed and checked his status panel.

Name: Su Yan.

Level: LV3.

Privileges: Dribbling, Movement, Passing, Scoring, Rebounding, Steals, and Blocks—all-around money-making.

Dribbling: Every dribble. Reward: 3 USD.

Movement: Every step taken. Reward: 3 USD.

Dribbling and moving feels great for a while; keep dribbling, keep moving, keep feeling great!!!]

Rebounds: Reward: 800 USD. Assists: Reward: 1,200 USD.

Steals: Reward: 2,000 USD. Blocks: Reward: 2,000 USD.

Free Throw: Reward: 4,000 USD. Two-pointer: Reward: 8,000 USD.

Three-pointer: Reward: 12,000 USD.

[!!]

Upgrade EXP: 62438/1000000 (EXP can only be obtained through spending. The more you spend, the more EXP you gain.)

System Shop: Not unlocked.

Items: [LV3 Privilege Pack].

Mission: Mutual Pursuit Mission.

First: Make 10+ Three-pointers in a single game and lead the team to victory. Reward: 100,000 USD (Mission complete).

Second: Break the NBA single-game Three-pointer record and lead the team to victory. Reward: 300,000 USD (Incomplete).

Skills: [Max Level Three-Pointer], [Basic Body Enhancement], [Off-ball Movement lv1 (Upgradeable 0/100,000)].

Funds: 141,400 USD.]

"Holy shit! It doubled again. Now, making one Three-pointer earns me 12,000 USD.

That's pretty insane!

The key is... if it keeps doubling, that'd be terrifying."

A dark glint flickered in Su Yan's eyes.

He had once heard a story.

To repay a young man who had helped him, a businessman said, "There are two ways I can repay you.

"The first is to give you 300,000 all at once.

"The second is to give you one cent on the first day, then every day after that, I'll give you double the amount from the previous day, continuing for thirty days.

"Which one would you choose?"

The young man was quite clever. Counting on his fingers, he did a quick calculation. "One cent on the first day, two cents on the second, four cents on the third...

"By the tenth day, it'll only be 5.12 yuan.

"So even after thirty days, it probably won't even reach ten thousand. Added together, it'll be fifty thousand at most."

The young man felt it wasn't worth it.

He decisively chose the first option and received 300,000 immediately.

The businessman respected his choice and gave him the 300,000.

But after the young man left, the businessman shook his head and said, "I originally wanted to work with you further, but now it seems unnecessary."

Because under the second plan, by the twenty-sixth day, he would receive 334,800 yuan. By the thirtieth day, the amount would skyrocket to 5.36 million yuan!

More than five million in a single day—far more than 300,000.

And Su Yan's starting reward for a Three-pointer was already 2,000 USD. It didn't need to multiply thirtyfold; even a simple tenfold increase, reaching LV10, would surely be astonishing.

The true Crazy Money-Making System!

One word: incredible.

After reaching lv3, Su Yan became even more interested in taking games seriously on the court.

Right after that, he said, "System, open the [LV3 Privilege Pack]."

This was the pack he had been longing for.

[Host has opened the [LV3 Privilege Pack]. Reward: [Steel Bones lv1].]

"Steel Bones?"

Su Yan's eyes lit up. "System, introduce the ability."

[Steel Bones: Enhances the host's strength and explosiveness, slightly improves stamina. Upgradable: (0/10 million USD).]

As the notification ended, Su Yan felt a warm current surge through his entire body. It was a little hot, yet also like a massage—very comfortable.

It lasted only an instant.

Everything returned to normal.

The difference was that when Su Yan clenched his fist again, he could feel an immense strength faintly threatening to burst out!

The ability lived up to its name—it strengthened my power.

"Beautiful!"

Su Yan couldn't help exclaiming, "[Basic Body Enhancement] gave me NBA-level physical attributes. My overall talent is even stronger than that of an average entry-level player.

But—

I'm still only at the entry level.

I could barely keep up with Hamilton, even though he was already past his prime.

When Monta Ellis was playing well, I had no way to contain him by myself.

My defense still isn't good enough.

And throughout NBA history, players who stood at the very peak of the league in a given era—or at least near the top of the pyramid—

either had elite shooting, elite penetration, were unstoppable in the Restricted Area, or possessed ferocious all-around ability.

On offense, they were always exceptionally strong in at least one area.

And those players shared one other trait: ...they all had decent defense, and some of them were downright elite defenders.

For example, Jordan was the God of Basketball, widely acknowledged as the greatest basketball player ever. Offensively, he was in a class of his own in history.

But few realized—

he had also won DPOY. That alone spoke volumes about his defensive ability.

The 'Black Mamba,' Kobe, was hailed as the man closest to God, with an offensive arsenal as varied as a kaleidoscope.

But few realized—

his defense was also exceptionally strong.

As of the 2009–10 season, he had made the All-Defensive Team nine times—seven First Teams and two Second Teams!

These two guards, who possessed extraordinary dominance and stood at the summit of the league, were both such formidable defenders.

Not to mention interior players like O'Neal and Duncan.

So... if I want to establish myself in the NBA, play every game well, and win some honors, my defense has to keep up.

And first and foremost, my strength has to keep up.

Strength can overcome ten techniques.

As long as I'm strong enough, I'll naturally have defensive ability. Then, if I learn some defensive techniques later on, it'll only make me even stronger!!!"

The more Su Yan thought about it, the more excited he became. If he hadn't been on the road, he would already have called McGrady and David Lee back to the gym to test out his newfound strength and explosiveness.

He unclenched his fist.

Su Yan suppressed the excitement in his heart a little and continued thinking, "[Steel Bones] is an excellent ability, and it came at just the right time.

Its only drawback—

is that upgrading it might be troublesome. It actually costs a full 10 million USD, which really is expensive.

Ability upgrades, houses, cars, and so on—there are still plenty of things I'll need money for.

Looks like I'll have to work even harder to put up stats and make money.

I have 140,000 USD left right now. It isn't enough to upgrade [Steel Bones], but upgrading [Off-ball Movement lv1]... is just perfect!!!"