Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

After running three laps, the square was littered with people lying haphazardly.

Qi Zhanming reappeared before everyone with a grin, twirling a whistle in his hand. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a villain from a novel making his entrance.

"Don't rush, this is just the appetizer. Our morning exercise isn't over yet! The morning run is just one part of it!"

A chorus of groans erupted from below.

"Of course, given how poor your performance was, we will skip the warm-up exercises for today."

"warm up?"

One runner jumped up from the ground, exclaiming, "Wait, we've already run three laps, and this is just the warm-up?"

"I feel like we've come to a fake esports training camp. This should be some kind of track and field training camp."

Qi Zhanming's words instantly energized the previously sweaty and listless young people—or rather, they instantly erupted into a frenzy.

Some people sighed to the heavens, while others turned to look at Coach Zhou's muscular physique, which was as strong as a wall, and wondered how likely they were to escape if they ran away now.

[Look at them, one or two already. If there's another round, maybe two of them will die on the spot.]

[Is this what a live-streamed esports variety show looks like? I love it! And the segments are even subject to change at any time.]

[If they don't change it, what can they do? With these weaklings' bodies, if they develop problems during training, the production team will be responsible.]

[Seriously, Fang Han, Qin Yijie, and Zhao Yicheng are really something else. Not only are they ranked high in rank points, but they're also at the top of the list for running away.]

"Of course! If my brother Jie's health deteriorated, how many girlfriends could he satisfy? (winking)"

To be precise, they are inherently excellent, highly self-disciplined, and have a high level of skill. As long as they maintain a healthy lifestyle, young people of this age are unlikely to be in poor health.

Despite the complaints, Qi Zhanming didn't pretend not to hear. Instead, he smiled even more broadly and continued, "Oh my, you all seem to be in high spirits. Let's begin today's formal training!"

Formal training?

Upon hearing this, the contestants who had collapsed to the ground in the square quickly got up. Some brushed the dirt off their buttocks, some smoothed their sweaty hair back, and others hurriedly zipped up their jackets, afraid of missing anything.

Is it finally possible to access HWG Club's ancient heritage from Emperor?

Thinking about it this way, the previous stages all seemed like tests.

Yes, that makes sense.

The law should not be passed on lightly. Emperor's invincible supreme law, which swept across the entire league, could not possibly be given to those whose hearts were not firm.

Thinking of this, the group of young people felt their physical fatigue ease a little, and their eyes regained their light.

A few minutes later, the group returned from the square to the lobby on the first floor.

"What...what are they doing?"

Upon closer inspection, two staff members were standing in front of the huge contestant information board on the wall, constantly moving the magnetic name tags.

On a dark gray metal base, thirty names are arranged in two columns, with their initial overall scores posted next to them.

The speaker was a player ranked low. He watched helplessly as his name tag was moved down one space, and his face turned green.

"What are you doing?"

Qi Zhanming chuckled and walked over with his hands in his pockets. "Didn't I tell you yesterday? This is the ranking board. As you can see, the staff is adjusting the positions!"

"You were penalized this morning for not eating breakfast and being late. The production team will update your rankings in real time."

He pointed to the wall and said, "Oh right, I almost forgot. Today is the first day of training, so anyone whose overall performance from waking up to morning exercise is no lower than that of the initial ranking will get an extra point."

As soon as he finished speaking, the small screen in the upper right corner of the wall lit up and a string of data appeared.

After the IDs of the top five players, including Zhao Yicheng, a small green "+1" icon popped up, standing out against the gray background. The players ranked lower down had red "-3", "-5", and "-8" next to their names, a mix of red and green, some happy and some sad.

【？？？？？？？？？？】

[No way, they deducted five points right away, and only added one point?]

At first, I thought fifty points was a lot, but now that I think about it carefully, it doesn't seem like enough.

[That's reasonable. Youth training selection is meant to select the strongest players. The two points deducted today are, in essence, the most basic things a player should do, and it's normal to lose points for not doing them.]

[I personally feel that even the +1 point was just for the sake of setting an example! (laughing and crying)]

[It's just making an example of someone to warn others, showing everyone that points can indeed be added, but it's also very difficult to add them.]

[Xiao Zhao got another +1, 804 points, third place. He's even ranked high in morning exercise. What is this guy made of?]

[Children from poor families mature early, and he truly dared not slack off. You could see him panting after the run, but his eyes never wavered.]

Every time you praise Xiao Zhao, I can't help but think of those two freaks, number one and number two. What kind of opportunities did God close for them?

The program's studio.

Lin Shu stood behind the staff with Gu Xinyue in front of them, facing a row of monitors that displayed live footage of the base from different angles. On the central screen, he saw that the top few had all received bonus points, and he nodded with satisfaction.

Gu Xinyue crossed her arms and glanced at Lin Shu, saying, "Boss, with our rules, deducting eight points on the first day is a bit too harsh, isn't it?"

Lin Shu did not respond immediately.

He stared at the young faces with varying expressions on the monitor.

After watching for a while, he finally spoke, "You think I'm just deducting points from their scores?"

"Otherwise what?"

Gu Xinyue responded instinctively, then a hint of curiosity crossed her face, "I'd like to hear more!"

The first thing she learned recently about her free-thinking boss is not to easily dismiss things she doesn't understand.

"HWG is telling them a very simple truth."

Lin Shu raised his hand and pointed to the row of real-time scrolling ranking data at the top of the screen. "Talent is something that determines where you start."

"Fang Han scored over 1,500 points, Qin Yijie over 1,400 points, and Zhao Yicheng over 800 points. The three of them are standing at the starting line, far ahead of those who are ranked first or second in the league. This is fate, this is destiny, and there's no way to change it."

He raised his hand and pointed to the row of red deduction signs.

"But look at these deductions—not eating breakfast, being late, and having a lax attitude. Does it have anything to do with talent? No. Does it have anything to do with technique? No. Does it have anything to do with awareness? No. It's all something you can control yourself. If you can control it, you won't lose points. If you can't, you'll lose points until it hurts."

(The second update is still being written. My wife is working overtime today and I have to take care of the baby, so please forgive me, everyone.)