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Chapter 9, Level 2!

"Really? Coach Zhu said Yu Yu is much more talented in the 50-meter dash than he is in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes!"

"When the head coach told me today that Yu Yu's 100m and 200m performances had regressed, I was completely stunned!"

"I don't even dare to talk to you on the phone!"

"..."

Inside a yellowish-brown QQ car, Wu Jin's mother, Xu Wanqin, was sitting in the driver's seat, talking on the phone with Wu Jin's father, Wu Lisheng.

Wu Jin, meanwhile, sat in the back seat, showing off her KFC.

It's not a big deal for athletes to have a meal occasionally. In the past, Xu Wanqin would definitely not have allowed him to eat, but what can she do when he's about to join the provincial team?

Ms. Xu was in a good mood.

Yu Yu is Wu Jin's nickname. In Zhejiang Province, it is common to use a combination of childhood nickname and formal name.

Wu Jin's original name was Wu Yu, but it sounded a bit too feminine. Luckily, she didn't use that name, otherwise she would have been speechless!
Because Wu Jin's father, Wu Lisheng, idolized Zhou Yu from the Three Kingdoms period, the one with the cervix, oh no, his courtesy name was Gongjin.

So Wu Jin was almost named Wu Gongjin, which might have sounded too high-profile, like a centipede demon. Later, it evolved into his current name - Wu Jin, nicknamed Yu Yu.

Wu Jin was so embarrassed by what she heard.

Unfortunately, he is only 12 years old and has no autonomy. He can only eat KFC in Hangzhou, a city known for its food wasteland, turning shame into food!

"Yes, the day after tomorrow!"

"The results will be out the day after tomorrow. I'll call you then!"

"Don't worry, I definitely won't put pressure on him..."

After Xu Wanqin finished speaking, she turned to Wu Jin and smiled. Wu Jin couldn't help but complain. Luckily, he had been reborn and had strong resilience.

Isn't this considered applying pressure?

You practically want to announce to the whole world that your son is about to join the provincial team.

This is still far from being settled!

"Mom, you can only tell Dad about this. Don't mention it to anyone else!"

Wu Jin couldn't help but remind Xu Wanqin, who was still on the phone. After hearing Wu Jin's words, Xu Wanqin exclaimed, "Son, what did you say?!"

"I said, don't tell anyone except my dad!"

"Yes, listen to our son. Even if it's confirmed, don't say anything. Let's keep a low profile!"

Wu Lisheng truly lives up to his reputation as a physical education teacher; his awareness is indeed high.

"I know, I know, I was just happy, that's why I called you!"

Xu Wanqin knew she might be overjoyed, but after holding back for so many years, and with Wu Jin soon having connections with the provincial team, she clearly felt a sense of relief, as if she was finally about to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

12 years!
They persisted for a full 12 years.

Xu Wanqin has been accompanying Wu Jin since he was born, starting with parent-child swimming lessons and formally beginning his swimming education at the age of 3.

Unlike other mothers who teach their children to swim, she was not very strict or demanding, but she still had high expectations for Wu Jin.

It means that if you do something, you must do it well and not give up halfway.

This is her traditional parenting philosophy.

"Mom, can you buy me another family bucket?"

I don't know if it's because I was reborn or because the system was activated, but I can eat much more than I did at age 12 in my previous life.

One family bucket wasn't even enough.

The problem is there's not much to eat in Hangzhou, so I had to eat KFC again.

"You...you've finished eating?"

Just one phone call?

To be honest, Xu Wanqin wanted to eat two pieces, but looking at the "family bucket" that was now just crumbs, she could only sigh that her son's appetite had really increased a lot during his growth spurt.

"That's only a few dozen yuan. Go home and have dinner!"

Xu Wanqin said something to Wu Jin, then immediately started the car and drove towards the nearby rental house.

Xu Wanqin started cooking as soon as she arrived home in the old-style tenement building with one bedroom, two living rooms, and one bathroom.

Eggs, chicken breast, broccoli... these are all essential.

Of course, this recipe was given by coach Zhu Ying.

To be honest, Wu Jin was almost sick of eating beef, but beef is too expensive these days. In fact, swimmers should increase their carbohydrate intake and reduce their fat intake during their developmental period, and pay attention to high-quality protein and fruits and vegetables.

Beef and fish are the preferred choices, along with staple foods such as milk, yogurt, whole wheat bread, and oats.

These days, the Chinese swimming team can't even manage a scientific diet; they've done some research, but not much.

Wu Jin quickly ate the three dishes his mother had made on the table that he was almost sick of. He had indeed become able to eat a lot more; in the past, these dishes would have been enough to fill him up. But now, after eating a family bucket of chicken plus his usual dinner, he still felt only about 70% full.

"Damn, this definitely isn't the rebirth bug!"

"I didn't eat this much even before I was reborn..."

Wu Jin felt it was the system telling him to eat more, so that his physique, stamina, and other aspects might be better than in his previous life. This was a subtle, gradual change in his body through his food intake.

Perhaps... one's talent will also be enhanced.

Of course, these are all just Wu Jin's guesses.

After dinner, there was something that both Wu Jin and her past and present lives both dreaded – doing homework.

"I'm such a grown-up, and I still have to do homework!"

The crucial point is that this sixth-grade elementary school homework was something he, a college student, actually...couldn't understand.

"Teacher, this question is too difficult, I...can't do it!"

Suddenly, the image of Yuan Hua kneeling on campus flashed into Wu Jin's mind, and she sighed inwardly.

"What to do... If only we had an AI!"

Wu Jin scratched his head, racking his brains to study the problem.

He finally managed to solve one problem, but then the second one stumped him.

He studied so hard until the middle of the night that he almost lost half his life; but fortunately, he still managed to solve the elementary school problems.

However, doing practice problems is definitely much more tiring than training!

Training is physically tiring, but this... torments the soul and spirit.

***
The next morning, Wu Jin reluctantly took his schoolbag and returned to his long-missed alma mater.

Jiayuan Primary School!

He was a transfer student with swimming skills.

Chen Jinglun's school was chosen for him by the school administration. Sun Yang was different; he attended Xingzhi Primary School, which is a primary school for children of employees of provincial government agencies.

Not sitting!

Wu Jin and Sun Yang are both elementary school students, with Sun Yang being a grade lower than Wu Jin, currently in fifth grade.

The only consolation for Wu Jin was that his alma mater was near Chen Jinglun, just a short walk away.

Sun Yang lives a bit further away; it's about 4 kilometers away, but his mother drives him to and from school every day.

After finishing her sixth-grade elementary school classes in a strangely out of place, Wu Jin went straight out the door and headed towards Chen Jinglun Sports School.

He hadn't forgotten his mission for today.

upgrade!

I need to upgrade the basic acceleration skill to level 2; the provincial team is coming tomorrow.

So after lunch, before Zhu Ying had even assigned him any training tasks for the day, Wu Jin started practicing on his own in the pool.

Of course, it's a 50-meter sprint.

Unlike the first time I swam 50 meters and gained 10 experience points, the more I swam, the less experience I gained.

However, the fact that it increases each time is a source of hope.

When Zhu Ying arrived at the training pool, she saw Wu Jin swimming alone.

Zhu Ying was quite pleased with this.

Even though Wu Jin went through puberty, he was still a very hardworking child, otherwise Zhu Ying wouldn't have felt sorry for him.

Even if someone has the talent and trains hard, not everyone can get through the developmental stage.

Fortunately, this guy made a new breakthrough in the 50-meter dash.

Snapped!Snapped!
Zhu Ying clapped her hands loudly, and Sun Yang rushed into the training field just in time.

"All right!"

"Tell me today's plan!"

Zhu Ying glanced at the five disciples in front of her, and then assigned each of them a corresponding training task.

Wu Jin's was indeed different from yesterday's.

Besides his daily long-distance warm-up, he mainly focuses on sprints and explosive bursts.

For example, a 25-meter sprint, 50 fast + 50 slow... After warming up, Wu Jin gained 5 experience points and felt very pleased.

Then, in the 25-meter sprint, I gained 5 more points of experience.

He's finally figured it out.

The reward for practicing this new project is more; however, the reward for practicing it again will be less.

That makes perfect sense.

After practicing for an unknown amount of time, Wu Jin finally heard the notification tone he had been waiting for.

Ding!
[Congratulations, host! Your initial acceleration has reached level 2!]

[Acceleration]: Beginner level 2 (100/200), grants a 2-second boost to swimming speed!

(End of this chapter)