Chapter 23

"Goodness, this is too spectacular, isn't it?"

Originally, Lin Han thought that the system store would be at most the same size as that special space, a small room of about ten square meters. But he never expected the store to be like a supermarket. Just the first floor, filled with colorful and various styles of basketball shoes, was enough to make Lin Han feel amazed. The first floor of the entire store was at least several thousand square meters.

"These basketball shoes are signed by all the NBA stars over the past hundred years. Of course, the signed shoes in the system store are definitely different from those sold outside."

When Lin Han saw him holding a pair of Air Jordan 7s and grinning foolishly, Alice also said proudly. The shoes sold in the outside world were at most for wearing, but the shoes in the space had functions beyond just wearing.

Item: Air Jordan 7

Price: 500 points (with an additional 5 victory points)

Attributes: Increase speed by 20% and jumping ability by 20%

Looking at the basketball shoes in his hands, Lin Han had only one thought: they were incredibly powerful. If he could own such a pair of basketball shoes, his jumping ability would instantly increase from 15 to 18. At that time, even if his Kobe-style fadeaway jump shot was only level 1, he wouldn't have to worry about his jump shot being blocked. Moreover, the price of these shoes didn't seem too expensive. After putting down the Air Jordan 7, Lin Han picked up another pair of shoes almost identical to the Air Jordan 7. When he saw the attributes of this pair, his hands almost trembled.

Item: Special Edition Air Jordan 7

Price: 50,000 points (with an additional 500 victory points or 5 championship points)

Attributes: Increase speed by 50% and jumping ability by 50%

Additional Skill: Pseudo Jordan-style fadeaway jump shot. This skill greatly increases the hang time and backward lean when using the fadeaway jump shot. If the user has other fadeaway jump shot skills, this skill will add the attribute of ignoring personal defense to the user's fadeaway jump shot skill.

"F*ck, this is insane."

After seeing the description of the special skill attached to the special edition Air Jordan 7, Lin Han almost popped his eyes out. What did it mean if the user had other fadeaway jump shot skills, this skill would add the attribute of ignoring personal defense to the user's fadeaway jump shot skill? This was telling Lin Han that as long as he wore these shoes, his Kobe-style fadeaway jump shot would have the attribute of ignoring personal defense. For others, this attribute might not be so prominent, as Lin Han knew from Alice that many skills in NBA history had the attribute of ignoring personal defense. But for Lin Han's Kobe-style fadeaway jump shot, it was completely different.

If Lin Han's Kobe-style fadeaway jump shot gained the attribute of ignoring personal defense, combined with the existing attributes of ignoring personal physical condition and ignoring game intensity, wouldn't the Kobe-style fadeaway jump shot truly become a Jordan-style fadeaway jump shot? Ultimately, this originally purple-gold skill would become a pure purple skill.

Just thinking about buying these shoes and gaining a purple skill made Lin Han tremble from the heart.

"Hey, coward, stop daydreaming. You can't afford that special pair of shoes right now. This special pair of shoes requires 50,000 points, which is equivalent to 2 million US dollars in your time, and you also need 500 victory points or 5 championship points, which you can't afford right now."

Lin Han was drooling over the Air Jordan 7, and Alice, who couldn't stand it, reminded him with a hint of disdain.

"Right, what are those victory points and championship points?"

Lin Han, slightly regaining his composure, reluctantly put down the shoes and asked curiously.

"Victory points are the rewards you get after winning a game. In the NBA, you get 1 victory point for each regular season game you win. In the playoffs, winning a first-round game gives you 2 victory points, a second-round game gives you 4 victory points, a third-round game gives you 8 victory points, and winning a final game gives you 16 victory points. As for championship points, it's simple. If you win the NBA championship, you get 1 championship point. Also, if you represent your country in the Olympics and win the championship, you get 1 championship point. Besides the NBA championship and the Olympic championship, winning the NCAA championship also gives you championship points. Other than these three championships, winning any other championship won't give you championship points."

After listening to Alice's explanation, Lin Han, who was originally extremely excited and happy, was speechless. 500 victory points or 5 championship points were simply out of reach. Just in terms of victory points, a regular season can give a maximum of 82 points, and the playoffs can give a maximum of 6 + 16 + 32 + 64 = 118 points. Even if Lin Han won all the games in a season, he could only gain 200 victory points. But the key was whether Lin Han could win all the regular season and playoff games. Clearly, this was impossible. Even if he did win all the games, it would take him three seasons to accumulate enough victory points for the shoes.

"You shouldn't always focus on the best things. Special shoes like these are rare. In the entire history of the NBA, only fifty players have had such special shoes, and they were all the top stars of their respective eras. Moreover, this special 7th generation by Jordan is one of the best among the fifty special shoes, and it can be considered a treasure of the first floor of the store. How could such things be so easily obtained?"

After being scolded by Alice, Lin Han's enthusiasm gradually cooled down. He knew that everything in the store required not only points but also victory points and championship points, and he couldn't afford any of them. When he came to the third floor of the store and saw the potions that could increase various attributes, Lin Han was almost in tears. These items could indeed quickly boost his strength, but they also required victory points or championship points in addition to points.

Now Lin Han truly understood why Alice wanted him to join a competitive team.

"Hey, Alice, why doesn't the store sell skill cards?"

After looking around the store, Lin Han couldn't find any skill cards or similar items, which surprised him. He originally thought these could be bought.

"Skill cards and template cards are not sold in the store; they can only be obtained through a lottery. To get a lottery chance, you need to spend at least 1,000 points in the store, which will give you a chance to draw a lottery of different levels. Also, skill cards can be obtained from the adjacent training hall. In the training hall, if you invite a star player to teach you basketball, there is a certain chance to obtain the star player's skill or skill card. Generally, the longer the star player teaches you, the higher the probability."

"Also, in the adjacent training hall, if a star player teaches you basketball, it not only gives you a chance to obtain the star player's skill but also increases your skill proficiency. For example, if you let Kobe teach you your fadeaway jump shot, generally, it would take 100 hours of teaching by Kobe to max out your proficiency at level 1."

"Is it really that fast?"

Lin Han, who had been discouraged in the store, immediately became excited again when he heard Alice's words. Since he had the Kobe-style fadeaway jump shot skill, his life had changed. This made Lin Han almost always think about how to improve this skill, but it always ended in tragedy. To improve the skill's proficiency, private practice and ordinary matches were useless. Now, he finally had a chance.

However, when Lin Han eagerly followed Alice to the training hall and saw that inviting Kobe to teach him for one hour cost 100 points, he almost wanted to curse. Was it really that expensive? Inviting Jordan to teach him only cost 120 points per hour. If Lin Han really let Kobe teach him for 100 hours, his 10,000 points would be gone immediately.

"Ah, forget it. I'm a bit tired today. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

In the end, Lin Han left the training hall with a lack of enthusiasm. He thought he was quite rich, but it turned out he was still a pauper. This money couldn't buy any items and could only help him max out the proficiency of his only skill.

This was really a huge blow.

"Actually, this is good. By the way, you've been mocked, despised, and cursed by all American media and fans recently, right? Congratulations, because all American media and fans have been building up your karma, your karma value has now returned to the normal minimum of 25%. If you continue to be cursed by everyone in America, your karma value will soon be full. Keep it up."

After Alice said this with a smile, Lin Han almost wanted to cry.

This system was really too shameless. Being cursed could increase karma value, was it trying to make him the enemy of the world?