manynovel Chapter 20: The system crash was a good thing!
Chapter 20: The system crash was a good thing!
Why does Lin Ze hate Jordan so much? Just think about how Lin Ze joined the Bulls back then and you'll know.
He came to the Bulls purely because Krause wanted to disgust Jordan and Jackson.
Could Lin Ze, who came to the Bulls in this way, become friends with Jordan?
Even from the very first day Lin Ze arrived in Chicago, Jordan did only two things to Lin Ze: bully him and hope the team would trade Lin Ze away.
The first month Lin Ze spent with the Bulls was like hell. If it weren't for the encouragement from Kukoc, who had also survived bullying, and the nice guy Wennington, Lin Ze might have gone back to his uncle's restaurant, asked a friend who often ate there to buy a shotgun, and made Jordan pay.
What ultimately allowed Lin Ze to survive with the Bulls wasn't some kind of friendship, bond, or dream—those things were all fake at the Bulls.
What allowed Lin Ze to survive with the Bulls was that, about a month after he joined the team, during a practice session, when Jordan again ordered him to fetch Gatorade while swearing, he poured a whole bucket of Gatorade on Jordan's head and gave him the middle finger, challenging Jordan to a fight to the death.
Then, the disadvantages of Jordan lacking friends and followers within the Bulls became apparent.
As Jordan rushed over to punch Lin Ze, Pippen reacted quickly, grabbing Jordan's arms and frantically shouting, "Calm down! Don't fight!" Kukoc watched coldly, intentionally blocking Longley's path as he tried to break up the fight. Rodman yelled, "Scott, let go of Michael! FUXX! Let go of Michael and let them fight like men!"
other people?
The others didn't even realize what was happening; they hadn't expected a rookie to dare throw a drink at Jordan.
Then Lin Ze seized the opportunity, went up and had a good time, shouting as he went, "Don't stop me, Scott! Don't you fucking stop me!"
Jordan was overwhelmed by Lin Ze's series of punches and had no chance to fight back. After Pippen finally let him go, Jordan lost his chance to retaliate against Lin Ze.
Because the others finally realized what was happening, everyone rushed over to break up the fight.
Kukoc played an important role once again; although he put his arm around Lin Ze, he deliberately let go of Lin Ze's hands.
If Jordan were to come over, Lin Ze's offense would not be hindered at all.
The farce ended with Jackson's appearance, who ordered everyone to stop and forcibly separated the two.
Originally, Lin Ze had prepared himself for the Bulls to trade him or even bench him. The night he beat up Jordan, he had already packed his bags and started asking around, contacting Bulls staff and coaching members to see if he could get the video of today's game.
He wants to use this thing as a pledge of loyalty!
Seattle, Indiana, Detroit, Salt Lake City, New York...
With this, Lin Ze was convinced that no team would accept him, and that he wouldn't be able to find a place to stand!
However, to Lin Ze's surprise, the matter simply ended there.
There were no further punishments, no more intense bullying, and Lin Ze's life even got better.
Klaus invited Lin Ze to his office for tea several times, asking him if he was happy in Chicago.
Seeing Klaus's lewd grin, Lin Ze was genuinely worried that Klaus might say something like, "Little brother, come to my room tonight, and I'll make you a starter in the next game."
Rodman would always invite Lin Ze to go to nightclubs, and Kukoc even started sharing local specialties from his hometown in Europe with Lin Ze.
In short, after that day, apart from Jordan making bigger moves when matched up against Lin Ze in training, attacking more aggressively against Lin Ze, and talking more ruthlessly, he no longer targeted Lin Ze or made him do menial tasks.
As for those iron elbows and extremely foul moves?
This wasn't targeted at all; Jordan had this half-hearted attitude towards everyone on the team.
He was a complete tyrant.
But Jordan's greatest strength is that he doesn't apply double standards.
If he elbows you, you can elbow him back. If he commits a flagrant foul on you, you can punch him back. Let things be on the basketball court. He's a thug, but not the kind of scum who beats someone on the team so badly that they have to retire.
Then, Lin Ze stayed with the Bulls and integrated into the team.
But Lin Ze was certain that until the Bulls dynasty collapsed, he and Jordan were not friends. He didn't know if Jordan disliked him, but he certainly disliked Jordan.
Becoming friends with Jordan? If this system hadn't crashed, if it had really come three years ago, he definitely wouldn't have been able to complete this task.
but now……
"Congratulations, host, on completing the side quest! You became good friends with the team leader in less than 20 minutes after arriving at the team! Your integration speed is unbelievable!"
Is that all?
Good thing the system crashed!
"Mission Completion Rating: Perfect! Side quest reward issued to host..."
"Host has obtained one mid-range jump shot training card!"
"Please use this before going to sleep!"
What the hell? What's with this system? I have to use it before going to sleep?
Lin Ze had originally hoped to use this rapidly completed mission to strengthen himself as soon as possible and give Garnett a good beating, but what the heck is this "use before bed" thing?
I can't exactly ask Jackson for leave now, go back to the locker room to sleep for half an hour, and then come out again!
However, although it can't be used immediately, it can definitely be used after the game. There are rewards and benefits, which is better than not completing the task, right?
Lin Ze, in particular, has fully experienced the benefits of system downtime!
If the system hadn't crashed, this task would have been 100% impossible to complete.
But now, the task was completed immediately after it was posted!
Now that Garnett has received his reward, it's time for him to suffer!
He has made a lot of preparations for today's match!
"Is the kid scared out of his wits?" Seeing that Lin Ze didn't speak, Garnett, chewing gum and looking arrogant, took the initiative to mock him.
"I was just imagining what you'd look like after I beat you to a pulp. I bet you'd be slumped in a corner, trembling." Lin Ze looked at Garnett and said, "If I were you, I'd immediately start reminiscing about our high school duel and trying to find some solace!"
Garnett was so angry he laughed: "Kid, hasn't anyone told you you taste like a donut? I'm going to eat you clean tonight! And you think I don't know what you're up to with me? You're only relying on Shaq! Without Shaq protecting you, would you dare talk to me like that?"