Daily Quest - Going to the Nightclub with Teammates!

Swish!

The sound of the basketball brushing the net rang out in the Minnesota night.

The fans throughout the arena clearly saw the net ripple like a splash of water.

"Oh, no!"

"WTF!"

"Ouch!"

All kinds of pained cries erupted from the mouths of the Timberwolves' home fans in the next second.

In an NBA regular-season game, nine three-pointers in a single half!

A second-round pick from 2005 had set a new record.

Garnett, reduced to a mere backdrop, could not help but smile bitterly.

His soaring fighting spirit and surging passion seemed to have been drained away by Zhou Ze's three-pointer.

On the Lakers' bench, his teammates waved towels and cheered wildly.

Even Vujacic, who did not get along with Zhou Ze, did the same.

The relationship between Vujacic and Zhou Ze had not improved. He still found Zhou Ze irritating, but as an adult, he understood that the team favored Zhou Ze. If he kept fighting Zhou Ze, the team might choose to trade him away.

At that thought, Vujacic looked despondent, but soon, a blissful smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

Over the past few days, he had met a stunning beauty from the tennis world.

Not only was she gorgeous, but she was also good at tennis.

At present, they had become ordinary friends.

As long as he was willing to work hard and spend some more time on it, their relationship would definitely progress further.

"Eh, I just remembered—Sharapova seems to dislike arrogant guys like Zhou Ze too."

"Hmph, Zhou Ze, you may be successful on the court, but I'm successful in love."

"When Sharapova comes to watch me play after a while..."

"All you'll be able to do is envy me."

Vujacic began comforting himself.

Zhou Ze, who had made his ninth three-pointer of the half, was not feeling well either. It felt as though all the strength had been drained from his body.

After all, Zhou Ze had received "superstar treatment" from the opposing team for a long stretch of the second quarter.

Why had he not felt tired before that shot?

Zhou Ze had been driven by his determination to set a new record, as well as his unyielding willpower.

But after achieving his goal, his body involuntarily went limp.

Kobe came over and pulled Zhou Ze up. After landing from his fadeaway, Zhou Ze was still sitting on the floor.

Kobe had just wanted to praise Zhou Ze a little, but Zhou Ze's legs suddenly gave out beneath him. He staggered, and Kobe hurriedly caught him.

Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, Zen Master Phil Jackson saw through his thick lenses that Zhou Ze was running on fumes. He immediately signaled for the players on the court to commit a tactical foul and substituted Zhou Ze out.

After coming off the court, Zhou Ze's right foot cramped up, making him grimace in pain.

The team's physical therapist hurried over to help loosen him up.

Zhou Ze's current injury resistance was only 70 (80).

Uh...

Alright.

That level of injury resistance was only slightly better than that of a glass cannon.

Of course, Zhou Ze's peak Griffin template was also pretty terrible when it came to injury resistance.

After all, peak Griffin was always injured whenever the playoffs came around.

After the second half began, Zhou Ze did not immediately return to the court. He was still resting on the sidelines.

The physical therapist massaged him to loosen his muscles.

Zen Master was worried that Zhou Ze had taken on too much and might strain a muscle.

During that time...

Zhou Ze also enjoyed the dance performances of the beautiful cheerleaders.

NBA cheerleading squads were made up of female college students. Although some of them did not match Zhou Ze's tastes in looks, their figures and the energy they put into their dances left single Zhou Ze thoroughly captivated.

Watching Zhou Ze's unconscious physiological reaction, the white female therapist massaging him couldn't help but click her tongue inwardly. "Is this guy some kind of donkey..."

[119:98]

The game ended, and the Lakers cruised to victory.

Kobe clocked out after three quarters yet still finished with a game-high 36 points.

Zhou Ze had shot until his calf cramped in the first half, hitting nine three-pointers. He merely went through the motions in the second half, finishing with 33 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal.

[Postgame Reward: 150 Peak Points]

[Special Reward (Set NBA Record for Most Three-Pointers in a Half): 500 Peak Points]

[Peak Points: 658/2158] (To load another player template, a total of 5,000 Peak Points must be spent.)

"Holy fuck!"

"This damn system is seriously this stingy? My calf cramped from playing so hard, and you only gave me 500 Peak Points?"

Zhou Ze was utterly speechless.

But the system did not respond.

Immediately afterward, Zhou Ze spent 600 Peak Points and gained three random draw chances.

Two of those random draws gave him 2 random attribute points.

He used them all to enhance [Ball Speed], raising it from 74 to 76 (115).

One draw remained.

[Ding, congratulations, Host, you have obtained a new badge—Ball-Handling Steal Master (Bronze).]

[Ball-Handling Steal Master (Bronze)] Function Description:

1. When attempting to steal from a ball-handler, hand speed receives a slight increase.

2. To upgrade to the next tier (Silver), you must complete a cumulative total of 5,000 steals during games or training.

"Uh..."

"Hand speed increases when facing a ball-handler."

"I wonder whether this thing can be used off the court?"

"No chance."

"I'm still single. I don't have an opportunity to test it."

Zhou Ze thought to himself.

Still, this Ball-Handling Steal Master was quite useful to Zhou Ze at the moment.

In terms of pure strength and holding his ground physically, Zhou Ze had no problems.

What Zhou Ze feared were players with a shot, footwork, convincing fakes, and enough height to hook shot over him.

This Ball-Handling Steal Master could allow Zhou Ze to make a steal at the instant his opponent gathered the ball.

After losing, the defeated Minnesota Timberwolves were rather perfunctory when facing reporters.

However, Kevin Garnett, who had traded insults with Zhou Ze during the game and had nearly come to blows with him, offered him praise.

"Zhou, he's a different kind of interior player..."

"He's still improving. As long as he's willing to keep working hard, he'll soon become a headache for the entire league."

At the same time.

The Lakers, having finished their road trip, returned to Los Angeles.

After getting off the plane, the Lakers veterans invited Zhou Ze to a nightclub to save the souls of some wayward young ladies.

"Zhou, don't tell me you're still a virgin." Devin George saw Zhou Ze's somewhat stiff expression and teased him with a grin.

"Zhou, let your big brother show you the wonderful Los Angeles nightlife tonight."

"My brother, you need to relax. Let those chicks see how accurate your shooting is."

His teammates' wild remarks made Zhou Ze rather embarrassed.

Just then...

The system's voice rang out in Zhou Ze's mind.

[Ding, the Basketball Peak System has issued a daily mission: Accept your teammates' invitation and take part in the team-building activity.]

[Mission Reward: 300 Peak Points.]

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