Chapter 662: System Update
It felt like just a blink of an eye since that unexpected collision led to the acquisition of the Football Superstar System. A year and a half had flown by. From being just a practice player, Lu Ke had grown at rocket speed into an above-average quarterback in the league. In some skills and techniques, he had even reached the top tier, truly undergoing a complete transformation.
When he opened the attribute panel again, the scene in front of him was completely different!
Name: Ke
Last Name: Lu
Age: 21
Birthday: November 11, 1989
Position: Quarterback
Jersey Number: 14
Dominant Hand: Right
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 93 kg
College: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Team: San Francisco 49ers
Physical Attributes: 80/100
Mental Attributes: 87/100
Tactical Awareness: 100
Willpower: 90
Speed: 70
Strength: 68
Acceleration: 64
Explosiveness: 73
Agility: 72
Jumping: 51
…The above are basic stats.
Throwing Power: 82
Short Pass Accuracy: 83
Medium Pass Accuracy: 83
Long Pass Accuracy: 100
Zonal Accuracy: 90
Wrist Control: 90
Throwing on the Run: 77
Play-Action: 50
Ball Security: 65
Field Vision: 95
Running with Ball: 71
Elusiveness: 63
Stiff-Arm: 55+15
Juke Move: 55
Fake Move: 55
Left (Blind Side) Awareness: 45
Right Side Awareness: 60
…The above are quarterback technical stats.
Receiving Ability: 38
Route Running: 15
Contested Catch: 15
Catch in Traffic: 15
Explosive Burst: 15
…The above are technical stats for receiving skills related to the quarterback position.
Injury Resistance: 100
Stamina: 82
Recovery Speed: 84
…The above are injury-related stats for physical fitness.
Hidden Attributes:
Luck: 0-75
Charisma: 70
Prediction: 99
Aura: 65
…The above are special hidden attributes.
Indeed, Lu Ke still had a countless number of weaknesses, and there were even a bunch of skills with failing scores. This meant that Lu Ke still had a long way to go before becoming a top football superstar. But on the other hand, his sophomore season was bound to face more challenges. Every quarterback had to go through this stage, and Lu Ke still had a lot of room for improvement, which meant that his potential was still waiting to be unearthed.
It was going to be a tough process, but Lu Ke was ready to face the challenges. He was even eager and ready to go.
Lu Ke's rookie season had ended. There were regrets and gains. After a brief sigh and reflection, his chest was filled with anticipation and joy. Lu Ke opened the system's home page again, clicked confirm, started the system update, bid farewell to the 2011 season, and welcomed the 2012 season.
Slowly, the system page in his mind gradually dimmed, and finally turned into a black screen, as if it had never existed. His mind fell into a state of tranquility. Everything returned to a year and a half ago, to the moment before the Football Superstar System arrived. It was so peaceful that it made him feel a little uneasy.
He waited and waited.
A short minute felt like an eternity. Then, the system page in his mind slowly lit up and returned to its original state. Everything indicated that the system still existed and had been updated. Every aspect had changed completely.
The most direct and obvious change was that the system, which was originally a translucent blue screen like a vast starry sky, had now become a translucent crimson screen, as if it had been dyed with the colors of the San Francisco 49ers' jersey. From his blood to his soul, he had truly transformed into a 49er.
After a quick glance at the personal attribute panel, the three skills with a perfect score—tactical awareness, long-pass accuracy, and injury resistance—were now a faint, dark gold color. It was not a dazzling color, but it was a low-key and steady display of their uniqueness, perfectly distinguishing them from the other white-colored skills.
As for the details of the technical skills, there were no more changes. No new technical skills appeared, which indicated that the training during the offseason did not need to be more specialized.
The inbox icon was still in the top left corner, but it now showed no unread messages. The gold star icon in the top right corner still represented the point exchange system.
These two details had not changed at all. The page design remained the same after opening them, only the color scheme had been upgraded accordingly.
The most obvious change was in the top right corner, next to the gold star icon. A small letter "M" appeared, which stood for "Mission." This meant that all the previous missions had been reorganized and could be viewed more clearly.
On the mission page, five major mission categories were listed at a glance: Daily Missions, Game Missions, Goal Missions, Special Missions, and Hidden Missions.
At this time, only one of the five mission categories had a new mission notification. It was not the expected daily mission, but the unexpected goal mission.
In fact, before the Conference Championship game, Lu Ke's daily missions were constantly being updated, and he never stopped fulfilling them. But now, before a cycle was completed, they were directly reset to zero during the system update. This meant that the basic points he would have gotten from this cycle of daily training missions were wasted.
For the first time ever, he didn't see any daily missions in the system, and it felt a little strange.
But if he thought about it carefully, it was understandable. After a long and intense season, professional players also needed to truly relax and rest for a while before officially starting a new round of offseason training. Even a robot needed to be lubricated and adjusted, let alone a human being.
Sufficient rest was for a better start!
During the Pro Bowl, the system did not update any daily missions, truly allowing Lu Ke to relax completely. From another perspective, when the daily missions started updating again, it would mean that the offseason training was about to begin.
Now, although there were no daily missions, a goal mission had appeared.
This was the third goal mission Lu Ke had encountered, and it was also the first mission after the system was updated.
"Goal Mission: The Crucible of Offseason Training.
Mission Description: Entering the offseason, for some players, it's a time for true relaxation and rest. But for others, it's a critical time to dedicate themselves to self-improvement, especially for young rookies and players who are not strong enough.
Only through effective and fulfilling, tough and disciplined offseason training, and after sufficient accumulation and cultivation, can a player's skills undergo a complete transformation. After entering the new season, through the refinement of each game, a quantitative change can lead to a qualitative change, and a true perfect improvement can be achieved.
Choose to rest? Or choose to train? The life of a professional player is never that simple!
Mission Requirements: Continuous accumulation of daily missions throughout the entire offseason.
Mission Rewards: Continuous 15 days, basic points +1; continuous 30 days, basic points +3; continuous 45 days, basic points +6; continuous 60 days, basic points +10... and so on, continuing to accumulate.
Failure Penalty: None."
After a quick read-through of the goal mission, everything became clear.
The two previous goal missions were all set for the entire regular season schedule. One was a goal mission for passing touchdowns, and the other was a goal mission for consecutive wins. This required a long process of accumulation. Today's third goal mission was no exception.
Apparently, in the system update, the offseason was listed as a separate part, existing as an independent whole, different from the regular season and playoffs. Without game missions, all the daily missions revolved around offseason training, so a corresponding goal mission appeared.
The offseason could be a crazy time of self-indulgence and wild behavior, but it could also be a time of diligent and dedicated refinement. In the end, professional players relied on self-discipline and self-awareness. To climb to a higher peak, to see a more beautiful view, and to enjoy more glory, one had to pay the corresponding price.
That's why people often say that in professional sports, talent determines the floor. For some people, if they can't reach the floor, they are destined to never be able to play that sport professionally and are directly eliminated. But hard work determines the ceiling. For players who truly reach the top, their talents are almost the same, so their talents are not as important. Sweat and blood are the key.
Although he hadn't seen any daily mission updates yet, the appearance of the goal mission had already made Lu Ke eager to get started. He was filled with countless expectations. Considering the failure penalty for the special mission in the Conference Championship game and the fact that Watt, Logan, and others would be joining him for training, it was clear that this offseason was going to be very interesting.
After checking the success and failure of his missions, completing the system update, and reviewing his season's gains, his rookie season had truly become a thing of the past. Whether it was good or bad, it was now time to look forward and officially move toward his sophomore season.
But before officially starting, Lu Ke let out a long breath, gradually relaxed, and slowly drifted off to sleep. The flight from San Francisco to Honolulu was a long one, and this time, he could finally temporarily put aside all the pressure and thoughts, enjoy a good dream, and enjoy the upcoming Pro Bowl.
Unknowingly, the plane landed smoothly at Honolulu International Airport. The warm, humid air mixed with the faint smell of soil and the ocean. The faint mist surged from all directions, and there were large patches of green everywhere. Everything showed that it was completely different from the mainland.
When he walked out of the airport lobby, he saw enthusiastic young women in traditional Hawaiian clothes. Lu Ke knew—
The offseason had finally begun.
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