Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 434 - 144: Truly a Fucking Torturous Season (10,000-word update, begging for subscriptions and monthly passes)_2
After this incident...
Qin Yue, who completely tore off Kohan’s mask, became even more resolute in his belief to remain true to himself in the future.
"This league doesn’t just consist of bad people, but nice guys are destined to be manipulated." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
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The pre-season training concluded.
Before the start of the new season, in six pre-season games, the Warriors achieved a total record of four wins and two losses.
Old Hill, who replaced Artest as the starting small forward for the Warriors, showcased remarkable performance during the pre-season.
Matt Barnes, transformed into an ice-cold shooter last season, achieved a stunning 60% three-point shooting rate in those six pre-season games.
Qin Yue was very curious why Barnes suddenly became as fierce as if he had eaten dinosaur whip, to which Barnes laughed and said: "No one can stop a man deeply in love."
In his previous life, Qin Yue had learned from gossip news about the love-hate story between Barnes and his current girlfriend Gloria Gowan.
In brief, before becoming teammates with Derek Fisher and Fisher delivering that "game-winning shot" into Gloria, it was likely a blissful marriage.
Though flies never land on a seamless egg, it takes two hands to clap...
However, Qin Yue, who could not interfere with Barnes’s personal life, still wished him well at that moment: "I wish you happiness, Matt."
Kwame Brown became another pleasant surprise for Warriors fans during the pre-season.
Especially during a certain offensive play, when Brown moved to the free-throw line to set a screen for Qin Yue and then scored the jump shot, Rick Barry exclaimed from the commentator’s seat: "Who is possessing him to play? Please don’t leave!"
And the progress Brown made during the off-season gradually made Biedrins aware of the talent gap between him and Brown.
Biedrins, who is entering his contract year, is no longer the inexperienced youngster he once was.
If the Warriors really intended to keep him, they should have discussed an early contract extension with his agent back in the summer.
Therefore...
After the pre-season, Biedrins sought out Qin Yue privately, "Boss... I want to play in a different environment. I want to join a team where the competition in the interior is not as fierce as it is with the Warriors."
Seeing this, Qin Yue said: "Ande, I will convey your thoughts to ’Lan Jiu Gui,’ but before you are traded, you must remember you are still a member of the Warriors."
Biedrins laughed and said: "Don’t worry, boss, as long as the coach gives me a chance, I’ll work harder than anyone."
Biedrins, who is not crying or causing trouble, would be put on the trading block by the Warriors.
Because the 21-year-old sweeping-type center has extremely high trade value in the current market...
So after careful consideration, Warriors General Manager Mulin immediately communicated with Biedrins’s agent.
Mulin hoped that the agent could wait a little longer so that the Warriors could choose the most appropriate trade partner to complete the trade.
"If Ande disagrees, I will quickly arrange a next place for him. But if possible, I hope Ande can wait a bit longer."
"Are you planning to package Ande with Ron for trade?"
Mulin did not choose to conceal but candidly expressed: "Yes, because only in this way can I ensure the team’s interests are maximized."
"I appreciate your honesty. In fact, Ande specifically instructed that if you choose to be honest, he is willing to reciprocate with sincerity to the team he has fought for."
Thus, "Lan Jiu Gui" Mulin used honesty to successfully regain Biedrins’s earnest heart.
Additionally, after the pre-season, Qin Yue officially triggered the [Path to the Mountain Peak] mission.
"[Path to the Mountain Peak]: Now, it’s time to prepare to kick Michael Jordan off that damn throne!
Task completion conditions: Unknown.
Task completion rewards: [The.Zone] badge fragment and one legendary random skill attribute package.
Note: The task completion conditions will be revealed at a specific time node."
A specific time node?
That day, Qin Yue’s curiosity was completely piqued by this task.
Because he was very curious... at which time node would the task reveal the completion conditions to him.
October 30th.
The Warriors hosted their season opener at Oracle Arena.
The league arranged the Utah Jazz as their opponent for the opener this year.
Under the dome, as another championship banner fluttered in the wind...
This might be the only beautiful moment the Warriors enjoyed as they embarked on a rocky start to the new season.
At center court, Qin Yue accepted his personal career’s second ring from David Stern.
Facing the league banner with the GOAT halo overhead, the ambivalent Stern said: "You are already the focal point of the world, you cannot disappoint everyone’s expectations."
Unlike the well-behaved Yao Ming.
Qin Yue, who almost every other day provides news headlines to The Sun across the ocean, in Stern’s eyes now, seems poised to surpass his predecessors and leave his peers far behind.
Although Stern knows very well, when Michael Jordan was at the height of his powers with the Chicago Bulls, he often bet with teammates which Hollywood star he would spend the night with during road trips.①
But compared to the relatively slow news dissemination speed of the nineties...
It must be known that people are currently in an era of information explosion.
Stern never worried about Qin Yue having fun off the court.
However, he was very concerned that Qin Yue might make the same mistake as Kobe.
