I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

Chapter 6 New Mission

The boy wore square-rimmed glasses and looked quite refined. Seeing Shen Dong and Chen Yan looking at him simultaneously, he said:

"There are too many people in the gym today. Would you like to add two more people to play doubles?"

The man with glasses spoke quite sincerely, and as soon as he finished speaking, Shen Dong looked at Chen Yan and asked, "What do you mean?"

"I'm fine with either, you decide." Chen Yan didn't care whether it was singles or doubles, and directly handed the choice over to Shen Dong.

“Okay, let’s play doubles then. Where’s your friend?” Shen Dong said as he walked over to Chen Yan’s side.

"Okay, thanks." The bespectacled guy thanked him first, then turned to the other side and called out, "Jingyi, there's a seat here, come on over."

As soon as he finished speaking, a girl who was sitting on a bench not far away stood up, picked up her racket, and jogged over.

……

"What friends? Oh, you're a young couple." Shen Dong shrugged and said in a low voice.

"So what if they're a couple? As long as they can exercise, that's fine," Chen Yan replied casually, then glanced at the girl who was jogging over.

The girl was tall, probably around 168 cm, with fair skin and a delicate oval face. Her beautiful doe eyes gave her a watery look, and her high ponytail swayed as she ran, immediately reminding Chen Yan of a deer running in the forest.

Since the two weren't particularly familiar with each other, they didn't say much. After taking their positions, with a "snap," the shuttlecock flashed a white arc in the air and flew towards the direction where the guy with glasses was.

……

"Snapped."

The moment Chen Yan hit the badminton shuttlecock, a bright blue screen appeared in his mind.

[Task: A First Try]

[Introduction: After a week of practice, your badminton skills have improved slightly. Now, defeat your new opponents—a badminton enthusiast who has been practicing for six months and a complete beginner who has only been playing for a month.]

[Requirement: Be the first to reach 21 points in this match or take the lead before the end of the game.]

[Reward: Professional-level badminton skills]

……

'Uh……'

Chen Yan wasn't particularly interested in the professional-grade badminton racket in the rewards section... His only purpose in playing badminton was for training; as for his skills...

It's fair to say that Chen Yan prefers cash rewards to cash.

'So you're starting to be stingy now that the newbie period is over, huh?' Chen Yan couldn't help but mutter to himself, after all, compared to the three newbie quests, the rewards this time were really meager.

However, adhering to the view that "something is better than nothing," Chen Yan still focused a little more intently.

"Snapped."

"Snapped."

"Snapped."

Both sides initially exchanged blows for several rounds, then simultaneously began to exert their strength.

Since Chen Yan finished using the [Shaping Capsule], not only are his muscles more capable of exerting force, but his cardiopulmonary function has also improved.

Adding the ability of "full of energy," it's no exaggeration to say that his physical condition has been completely transformed.

That's why Chen Yan couldn't help but want to test just how strong his current physical abilities were.

So, after a few rounds of flat rallies, he subconsciously increased the force of his blows.

……

Accompanied by the dull thud of the ball hitting the shuttlecock, Zhao Zheng was slightly startled.

As a badminton enthusiast, he would come to the gymnasium to practice almost every night when he didn't have classes. Although he couldn't compare to the school team members, his skill level was definitely above the vast majority within the school. It was precisely because of this that he was confident enough to take his badminton partner, who had only been practicing for a month, to play doubles.

As Zhao Zheng had initially predicted, the two opponents were not very skilled and were being outmaneuvered by him.

However, as the fight progressed, Zhao Zheng began to sense that something was amiss.

Although the two opponents weren't very good at attacking, their defense was quite good. Although their movements were rather clumsy, they always managed to get the ball back.

That was secondary; what puzzled Zhao Zheng the most was...

Why are those two on the other side so physically strong?!

Despite running continuously, the strength and speed of the two opponents did not decline at all; on the contrary, he could feel a significant drop in his stamina.

Looking at the two people opposite him who seemed completely unaffected, Zhao Zheng took a deep breath, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

……

Chen Yan could clearly feel his body gradually becoming more excited.

Although he and Shen Dong were initially outmaneuvered by their opponents, the tide of victory gradually turned in their favor as time went on.

The two biggest weaknesses on the other side are the bespectacled man's stamina and the female novice named "Jingyi".

The female novice's basic skills were even worse than his and Shen Dong's, and she was completely a liability in this doubles match.

At first, she could barely catch a few balls, but as the intensity of the competition increased, she gradually became an outsider and was unable to help Zhao Zheng at all.

As for Zhao Zheng, although his skills were the best among the four, he couldn't withstand the constant wear and tear from the opposing two. As the game progressed, his footwork became heavy, his offensive aggression decreased, and his defense became increasingly sloppy.

In this situation, Chen Yan quickly leveled the score and then rapidly widened the gap.

……

"boom."

With a powerful smash, a white light flashed through the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

Chen Yan scored 21 points first.

[Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the mission "A Small Test of Skill"]

[Rewards are being distributed...]

[Congratulations, host, you have acquired the skill - Badminton (Professional Level)]

The moment the reward was announced, a flood of practical badminton skills rushed into Chen Yan's mind, and his body even developed muscle memory.

When facing a ball from the opposite side, he can clearly predict its landing position and instinctively make the most appropriate counterattack.

However, he adjusted his mindset and started feeding the ball. After all, if he really went all out, he would probably have to break the opponent's morale to the point of collapse...

……

It was already 8 p.m. when I came out of the stadium.

Badminton is a sport best played by people with similar skills. Since acquiring professional-level skills, he can see that the attacks of the two opponents are full of flaws.

To keep the game going, he could only feed the ball to the opponent... So he simply let Shen Dong take charge of the attack while he stayed on the sidelines and blocked the net.

When it was almost time, Shen Dong went upstairs to do strength training, and Chen Yan had no intention of continuing to play, so he simply let the other two have the court and took two rackets back to his dormitory.

On the way back, Chen Yan couldn't help but ponder his system, while also looking forward to the next mission.

'What will the next task be? I hope the reward will be good...'

(End of this chapter)