Champion, please stay!

Chapter 4.4. Train to the point of exhaustion as long as you don't die?
On the Yi Shui side, after watching half of the first round, they switched signals and started playing Yad's newly purchased PS3.

They only watched the live stream because they were interested in where the most popular draft picks would go. Although they all played in the NCAA, they had never seen most of the draft picks before, and some they had never even heard of.

There are too many schools in the NCAA Division I, and too many divisions. Two top talents who enter college in the same year and play all four years of college might never meet.

Moreover, Connecticut doesn't have any of the four major professional leagues. In Connecticut, apart from games featuring popular stars and teams, the viewership for other NBA games might not even be as high as that for games played by local community colleges... The New York Knicks next door are an exception. No matter how bad their record is, their home games in Connecticut always have very good viewership, consistently close to 10 points.

When Yi Shui learned about this situation through his memory, he thought to himself, "No wonder the Knicks are always the most profitable team. The Big Apple's influence in the United States is unparalleled."

When Yi Shui first saw the names of those 'old-fashioned games,' he thought the group activity would be boring, but after playing them, he started fiercely fighting with his two buddies for the controllers.

He recalled a saying—it's not that games aren't fun anymore, it's that there's no one around to play games with anymore.

After playing until midnight, Yi Shui and Robinson carried their old TV and game console back to their dormitory.

Robinson bought the TV and PS2 that Yad had discarded. He said the TV was an old model from 05, and it looked almost brand new. Yad's new TV had new features such as supporting a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, but at least he didn't use them at all while playing games.

The PS2 is a bit old, but it actually has more games to play than the PS3, which was released at the end of last year. Of course, you can't play the latest games.

Robinson didn't take advantage of Yad either. Yad had asked his classmate who resold old electronics about the price beforehand, and he gave him the standard buyback price.

Yi Shui felt that he, Yad, and Robinson had very different personalities.

Although Yad was white, he spent money as recklessly as nouveau riche blacks; Robinson, though black, was not stingy either, but like those elite whites, he was frugal and keen on saving money.

He, Yi, was penniless... but had a strong personality. Aside from not paying for hotel rooms, he didn't like to take advantage of others. Wait a minute, he suddenly felt that not paying for the room didn't mean he was taking advantage of anyone. He had a strange feeling of being taken advantage of...

In short, it's quite remarkable that the three of them managed to get along so well and their relationship even improved.

After helping Robinson plug in the cables for the TV and game console, Yi Shui returned to her room next door, washed her face and brushed her teeth, then lay down and fell asleep.

Perhaps it was because he saw Yi Jianlian, who is also Chinese, being selected that he dreamed of being selected in the draft, but instead of other rookies, he saw superstars sitting below the stage.

Shaq, Duncan, Kobe, Kidd, Nash, Nowitzki, Garnett, Yao Ming, James… Then the scene shifts, and he finds himself on the court. The same group of players are on and off the court, wearing the same jerseys. In his dream, he first takes a few steps back in fright, then jumps up excitedly. In reality, he also kicks his leg hard…

...

After practicing too much during the day and playing too much at night, Yi Shui didn't wake up until almost nine o'clock the next morning, having slept for more than eight hours.

After getting up, washing up, and urinating, he ran to the cafeteria, only to find that there wasn't much food left, especially fresh vegetables—there wasn't a single piece left.

He didn't complain about the food, which was plentiful. He ate it with ham, luncheon meat, whole wheat bread, and whole milk. He ate his fill. Since there was no salad dressing, the taste wasn't great, but it had some protein, carbohydrates, and fiber. This time he was sure that his appetite had really increased and that he had really 're-entered puberty'.

When he arrived at the gym and stepped onto the elliptical machine, he felt an unusually intense soreness. His body was used to running 10 kilometers every day, but the negative feedback from lifting weights was still quite "new".

After stretching to clear his mind, he had a sudden thought, and the system screen appeared before him. Looking at the three special cards in his file, he saw 'Secondary Development' in use, and 'Functional Transformation' was based on his current physical strength and would definitely have to wait. He issued the command: 'Use Functional Repair.'

"Injury Card: Functional Repair. Pre-training task activated. You need to complete 7 days of training, 7 rounds per day, 7 sets of different items per round. The daily training will be adjusted according to the actual situation. If you have completed more than half of the training task when you have reached the target for the daily training or when you are forced to end the training due to physical exhaustion, your body will be treated that night to recover from fatigue and repair muscle damage so as not to affect the training the next day.

Training schedule: Day 1, Round 1.

Training program: 1. Seated back extension…

Yi Shui, who was initially eager to try, calmed down as she looked at the training program and intensity.

He looked at the description from every angle and saw ten words in it: "Practice until you die, then practice until you die."

Is this some kind of Saiyan prank?
He went to the bench where he was resting, took out his phone from his bag, dialed Robinson's number, and said, "Stanley, I remember you're not going out today, right... That's right, I'm going to increase my training intensity today. Come pick me up when you get my call this afternoon, I might not be able to walk back."

Robinson on the other end of the phone: "What?"

...

Around 3 p.m., Calhoun drove his vintage Ferrari to the Stamford campus.

He had originally planned to just have someone keep an eye on Yishui, but after finishing his work for the day, he couldn't resist coming over from the main campus to sneak a peek.

He felt angry, regretful, and somewhat guilty towards Yi Shui. He felt guilty towards Yi Shui's parents for raising their child like this; being straightforward, he felt very bad about it.

At first, Calhoun didn't pay attention to Yi Shui mixing with those scoundrels; such a genius, with his decent appearance, was bound to be like that.

But Yi Shui's addiction became so rapid and deep that he hadn't anticipated it. It wasn't just affecting his playing; it could ruin his life.

He had specifically researched this issue and found that China had done an excellent job of disciplining women in this regard. Yi Shui may not have had any real contact with women before coming to the United States, which is why he was unable to resist the temptations of women and became increasingly entangled in them.

Players who have always lived in this kind of environment are less likely to become addicted to this kind of thing.

Calhoun didn't specifically ask where Yi Shui was. Having worked at Cornell University for over 20 years, he knew every campus like the back of his hand. He first walked around the two sports fields, but didn't see Yi Shui. Then he headed towards the gymnasium. If he couldn't find him there, he would check the dormitory. If he still couldn't find him there, he was probably out fooling around again. He could only conclude that the kid had really gone astray and was conspiring with his teammates to deceive the coaching staff.

Then he completely gave up hope and could only wait until summer vacation to go to China to explain the situation to Yi Shui's parents.

However, Calhoun's heart was not dead. He had just walked around the teaching building next to the gymnasium when he saw Yi Shui, only he was being carried out by Robinson.

He strode forward and asked, "Stanley, what happened?"

Robinson had just been startled by the Yi River and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the head coach, which startled him again.

He quickly said, "Jim, Brooke is fine. The school doctor checked him out; he was just too tired from training and fell asleep in the gym."

Calhoun looked at the young man who was probably the school doctor standing to the side.

The school doctor recognized the elderly black man in front of him as the head coach of the basketball team and quickly said, "Brook has indeed fallen asleep due to overexertion. I have done a preliminary examination on him, and he shows signs of excessive fatigue. His muscle condition is not very good, but there is no major problem at the moment. If you want a more detailed report, you need to go to the medical room of the College of Education for a professional examination."

"..." She fell asleep from exhaustion during training... Isn't that just fainting from overexertion during training?
Calhoun was at a loss for words; his feelings were complicated.

Robinson asked cautiously, "Why are you here?"

Calhoun was too embarrassed to admit that he had come to observe secretly, so he casually replied, "I heard that your college has a student who is quite good at basketball, so I came to take a look."

After glancing at Yi Shui, who seemed perfectly fine and was sleeping soundly, he continued, "If you need training, you can ask Leon for help. He'll arrange suitable training for you. From now on, you're not allowed to engage in this kind of high-intensity training on your own, and neither are you! By the way, this doctor is right. Tell Brooke to come to the Education Institute to see the team doctor for a physical examination after he wakes up. You take him back to the dormitory to rest first."

Robinson responded and ran off with Yi Shui on his back. As a true Black man from a strict middle-class family, not a slum Black man, he was genuinely afraid of his teachers from a young age. Whenever a teacher complained to his family, his father would beat him to death.

School team coaches are essentially 'physical education teachers,' which is why high school and university coaches are usually more responsible than professional team coaches.

After confirming Yi Shui's condition with the young school doctor again, Calhoun walked towards the parking lot, preparing to officially leave work and go home.

He no longer doubted that Yi Shui was just putting on an act. No one knew he would come, so who was he putting on an act for?
Moreover, if someone can fake it to the point of falling asleep or overstretching their muscles, he'll give them a thumbs up.

But at the same time, I was also a little annoyed. What was that kid doing all this time? He wasted more than a year!

But it's good that he can turn over a new leaf.

He didn't want to delve into the reasons for 'turning back'; men, after all, often grow up in an instant.

...

The next day, the 29th, just before 6 a.m., as dawn was breaking, Yi Shui rubbed her eyes and sat up. After a moment of confusion, she realized she was in her dormitory and breathed a sigh of relief.

Thumbs up to my neighbor for coming to the rescue in time!
Yesterday afternoon, after calling Robinson, he stayed awake until he saw Robinson enter the gym before he felt relieved and fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

If someone else "picks him up," they might take him to the hospital, even if it's just to give him an IV drip. His savings from the past three years might not be enough. Although the full scholarship includes student medical insurance, as a foreigner, it's hard to say when he'll be able to get it. He definitely can't "test his limits" again next time.

He twisted his back and was surprised to find that he didn't feel any soreness or discomfort after strenuous exercise. He lay down and twisted his body for a while before jumping up from the bed in excitement.

'Is this the effect of systemic treatment?'

Not only did the muscle groups in the four areas of shoulders, back, waist, and thighs trained yesterday have no negative feedback at all, but even the negative feedback from previous training sessions has disappeared!
This was the first time he had felt so energetic since he transmigrated!

I'm so hungry! The more awake I am, the more intense the hunger pangs become.

Just as he was about to get something to eat, the door to the room was pushed open, and Robinson walked in yawning. When Yad, who followed him in, saw Robinson yawning, he couldn't help but yawn as well.

Seeing Yi Shui get out of bed, Robinson exclaimed, "Vako, Brooke, you're finally awake!"

"Thanks, Stanley, for carrying me back from the gym," Yi Shui said, then asked, "Did you guys go out all night again and just got back? You couldn't even find your room?"

Yad shouted first, "We haven't slept all night!"

I brought you dinner last night and saw you were still sleeping. I came to check on you at midnight and you were still sleeping. How could we possibly sleep?

If you weren't still breathing, we would have thought you had died from exhaustion. We stayed up all night playing games and checked on you every hour. We had already discussed that if you still didn't wake up this time, we would carry you to the hospital.

Even if you're going to try, there has to be a limit, right? This is terrifying!

Yi Shui was stunned by the shout, but the emotions that arose within her were all moved.

He wasn't surprised that Robinson yelled at him like that; he never expected that the carefree Yad had this side to him.

He said cautiously, "I'm sorry, I'll be more careful next time... Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?"

Yad and Robinson exchanged a glance and saw that the other was just as shocked as he was. For this stingy guy, treating him to a meal was a genuine apology.

Robinson had wanted to yell a few words along with Yad, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He immediately replied, "OK, it's settled then. I'm going back to sleep, I can't stay awake any longer..."

Oh, right, Jim came by yesterday and saw you had passed out from practicing. He told you to wake up and go to the teacher training college for a physical exam. The food I brought you last night is in my fridge, come and get it.

Yad: "I'm definitely going to order two more dishes tonight. I need to go back to sleep now."

The two of them could have stayed awake because of their worries, but now that they've relaxed, they're really sleepy.

After seeing Yad off, Yi Shui followed Robinson to the next room to get some food. When he returned to his room and was rinsing his mouth while heating up the food, he felt quite emotional. Although he used to be unable to control his legs, he had a really good eye when it came to making friends.

After a while, Yi Shui finished his usual portion of dinner and was still hungry, so he decided to go to the cafeteria to eat something else.

He opened the system and viewed the 'Functional Repair' training task interface.

"Injury Card: Functional Repair..."

Training progress: Day 1…

1轮训练里有5个无氧项目、2个有氧项目，算上每个项目练完的休息时间，1轮训练差不多要花40分钟。

Yesterday, he practiced two rounds in the morning and two rounds in the afternoon, taking a break between each round. He barely managed to complete four rounds, and couldn't keep going for long after starting the fifth round.

If he hadn't abstained from sex for 10 days and done a week of recovery exercises beforehand, he wouldn't have been able to even trigger the therapy.

However, he is in good physical condition now, and completing one more round is no problem, and two rounds are also possible. In this regard, he feels that the training tasks given by the system are designed according to his current physical condition. Although they are difficult, they have not arranged training that he cannot complete for a long time... etc.!
Yi Shui returned to the file, and sure enough, he hadn't misread what he'd seen earlier. Yesterday's intense training and treatment had increased his stamina by two points, bringing it to 51!
He restarted the 'Functional Restoration' training mission.

'The repair card's treatment mode requires either completing the training to the target level, or being forced to stop training due to exhaustion but having already completed at least half of the training... Functional transformation... Let me see, it uses the physical strength after successful use as the base physical strength for the current age, height, and weight... Seems like there's room for manipulation...'

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