Chapter 1: Starting with the Strongest Talent

"Wade Dong, what do you think of this?"

"Huh, why are you sleeping again?"

"Darling, wake up, I've written the self-recommendation letter to Stern for you."

In the library of Yanjing University, Li Jiajia shook Wade Dong, who was sleeping on the table.

"Mmm~"

Wade Dong instinctively wiped the shiny saliva from the corner of his mouth and lifted his head. Li Jiajia's bright eyes and white teeth appeared before him. Wade Dong waved his hand, "Wife, don't bother me, let me sleep a little longer."

"Wife?"

Li Jiajia's face flushed slightly, and she pouted, "You're talking nonsense, who are you calling wife... you shameless."

"Huh???"

This sentence surprised Wade Dong. Li Jiajia was his wife, so why was he being called shameless?

With doubt in his heart, Wade Dong woke up.

"This is..."

Wade Dong looked at the familiar library and the familiar beauty, feeling a sense of unreality, "Did I really travel through time?"

Travel through time? Hearing this word, Li Jiajia instinctively touched Wade Dong's forehead, "Are you feverish?"

"No."

Wade Dong shook his head and said to Li Jiajia, "Wife, wait for me here, I'm going to wash my face."

Wife again?!

Li Jiajia blushed, certain that Wade Dong must have a fever that affected his brain.

...

The icy tap water continuously splashed on Wade Dong's face, making him feel that he had indeed traveled through time.

That meant the culprit should appear...

Wade Dong remembered that it was on his way home from work when he saw a basketball court. He asked the driver to stop the car for a while and wandered to the edge of the court. Suddenly, a voice appeared in his mind,

"Do you still remember your original dream?"

It was a strange sentence. Wade Dong looked around, but there was no one beside him.

"If you had another chance, would you continue to step onto the NBA court?"

The voice continued to echo in his mind. Wade Dong asked, "Who are you?"

"Ultimate Basketball Star System, you deserve it."

This response surprised Wade Dong, but he hesitated. Go back to the past? Return to the NBA court?

He looked down at his custom-made high-end leather shoes and suit, and then at the Rolls-Royce parked behind him. Wade Dong felt that he was doing well now, and whether or not to pursue his original dream didn't matter much anymore.

"Uncle, watch out for the ball!"

Just as Wade Dong turned around, a basketball flew over and knocked him unconscious.

When he woke up again, it was now... he had traveled through time, back to the year of his university graduation.

...

"System, are you there?"

Wade Dong tentatively asked in his mind.

"Ding! The Ultimate Basketball Star System is happy to serve the host."

"Happy my ass!"

"..."

"Send me back immediately."

Wade Dong clearly remembered that he had not agreed to this system, but a flying basketball had knocked him unconscious, and he had somehow traveled through time.

"Ding, the system has been bound, please complete the Ultimate Basketball Star mission."

"Send me back immediately."

"The Ultimate Basketball Star System will help you enter the NBA and become the world's number one basketball star."

"Thank you, I don't need it."

"You need it."

"I don't need it."

"You need it."

"I don't need it."

"You need it."

"I don't need it."

Like a copy machine, Wade Dong and the system argued back and forth until they both felt tired.

After a moment of silence, the system's voice sounded again, "The system is omnipotent and has helped many people achieve their dreams."

"I don't need it."

Wade Dong snorted, "I worked hard for seven years to become a billionaire. What dream can't I achieve?"

"Do you have a championship ring?"

Wade Dong was stunned, "System, is that a polite way to talk?"

The system didn't say anything, but automatically displayed a set of data in Wade Dong's mind...

Player: Wade Dong (Height: 198CM, Weight: 92KG)

Speed: 67

Strength: 41

Jump: 65

Shooting: 66

Ball Control: 72

Defense: 46

....

There was a lot of data, just like the attributes of a character at the beginning of a game.

This data was based on the standards of the world's top basketball stars. Although this data was already impressive, it was only enough to be a starter in the CBA, but far from enough to play in the NBA.

"Mission: The host can obtain talent points through competitions, gaining 1 talent point for each win."

"Talent points can be used to increase the host's attributes or purchase star skill packages in the store."

Wade Dong also saw the store, which was full of...

Curry's three-point package!

Carter's dunk package!

Irving's dribbling package!

Iverson's crossover package!

Kobe's fadeaway jumper package!

Duncan's windmill dunk package!

...

Like Jordan, Kobe, and James, some players had five or six skill packages. This store covered the skill packages of all basketball stars, past and present, including those of players who would enter the NBA in a few years.

Each skill package required 5 talent points.

Wade Dong had a general understanding of how to use the system, and it might indeed help him become a top basketball star. However, Wade Dong still said with a stern face, "Please send me back."

"Why?"

"You're just a trash system, you can't help me become a top basketball star."

"I am not trash!"

"If you're not trash, then fill up my attributes first."

"Fine, I'll fill them up!"

The system replied angrily, and then Wade Dong felt his body was about to explode. This feeling was extremely painful, but he gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound.

After a long time... the pain gradually subsided.

He felt refreshed, and Wade Dong clearly felt the changes in his body. It was a feeling of being filled with power!

And his attribute panel had also changed,

Player: Wade Dong (Height: 198CM, Weight: 92KG)

Speed: 100

Strength: 100

Jump: 100

Shooting: 100

Ball Control: 100

Defense: 100

...

Superstars all have their own unique skills, like Curry's three-pointers, Nash's passing, Kobe's fadeaway jumpers... Although Wade Dong didn't have any unique skills now, just with these attributes, he could become a star in the NBA.

Moreover, he still had the store, and he could purchase these unique skills with talent points. It seemed that dominating the NBA was indeed very promising.

At this moment, the system's voice sounded in his mind again, "I told you I'm not a trash system!"

"Mm-hmm~"

Wade Dong nodded happily, "Although you're not trash, you're a bit stingy. Winning one game only increases one talent point. There are only 82 games in the NBA regular season, which can't even exchange for a few skill packages."

"Mission: The host can obtain talent points through competitions, gaining 5 talent points for each win!"

"That's more like it."

Wade Dong smiled, "System, you're not useful anymore, you can retire now."

"I'm not useful?"

"I'm not useful??"

"I'm not useful???"

The system went into self-closure and disappeared from Wade Dong's mind. This host was too difficult to serve.