I want to be a superstar.

On the evening of January 29, 2005, the Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, which can hold 1 people, was packed to capacity.

The game currently underway is a key match in the NCAA Pac-10 Conference, with the University of Washington hosting the University of Arizona.

The University of Arizona has always been a powerhouse in the Pac-10 Conference.

The University of Washington, under the leadership of Nate Robinson and Brandon Roy, has also seen an astonishing rise in the last two years.

Last year, the two led their team to the finals of the Big Ten Conference Division Championship.

They were ultimately defeated by Stanford University, led by Josh Childress, the sixth overall pick in the 2004 draft.

However, with Josh Childress's entry into the NBA, and the growth of Nate Robinson and Brandon Roy, things have changed.

University of Washington fans can have higher expectations and greater enthusiasm for this team.

Compared to the excited University of Washington fans, two teenagers, one black and one Asian, stood out in the front row.

Most of the University of Washington's fans are local Seattle residents, so they are naturally familiar with these two teenagers.

Martel Webster, a Black teenager, is a senior at Seattle Prep School and a member of the All-American First Team.

He was also the representative of the US team at the Nike Basketball Summit.

He was also named one of the top ten high school basketball players in the United States by the American Academy of Sports.

Yes, an Asian-looking teenager, is a senior at James A. Garfield High School in Seattle and a star player for the Washington State High School League championship team.

Although Yes wasn't a nationally renowned genius like Webster, his popularity in Seattle was in no way inferior to Webster's.

As two of Washington State's most famous high school stars, Webster and Yes's presence at the University of Washington's home stadium to watch the game easily sparks much speculation.

The next day, basketball media across the United States will likely report that Martel Webster, a top high school player, was watching a University of Washington game, accompanied by Yes from Garfield High School. According to previous media reports, the two have already committed to joining the University of Washington next season.

"That's fantastic! The University of Washington is absolutely amazing this year! Ye, I swear, with us on the team, the University of Washington will definitely dominate the NCAA next year!"

The Black teenager was excited, while the Asian teenager's eyes kept darting towards the University of Washington's number 2 and number 3 players on the court, Nate Robinson and Brandon Roy.

Having studied in Seattle for four years, joining the University of Washington would naturally be the best choice.

But he is different from Webster.

Webster is a swingman, while he is a guard!

Robinson and Roy are also guards, and they are both juniors this year. If he joins the team, he will need to be their backup for a year.

Although Roy was his senior, in his first year of high school, and he had served as Roy's substitute for a year, that was an insignificant first year of high school!

Now, if he wants to enter the NBA, he must constantly showcase himself.

Webster's talent has been recognized.

And what about him?

His scouting report stated: A well-rounded, average-talented speedster who could become a key reserve for a top NCAA team, but with an extremely low chance of making it into the NBA!

With Nate Robinson and Roy being strong players, and other role players from the University of Washington also being quite good, the University of Arizona put up a tough fight but still couldn't defeat the home team, the University of Washington.

"Ye, Seattle's first NCAA championship trophy will be born in our hands!"

"Well, Martel, I'm not from Seattle. I don't have your kind of historical mission. Okay, the game's over. I'm going home."

"Going home? Ye, aren't you going to say goodbye to Brandon and the others? Four of your high school seniors are here!"

Ye's mood has been very strange lately. Could it be that she's reluctant to graduate from high school?

The Black teenager was puzzled, but he still followed after them.

"Where are Brandon, Martel, and the others?"

"Let's go."

"Gone? Now?"

"Um"

"Those two rascals, they promised to celebrate together!"

Seattle is a big city, a dazzling metropolis, and after leaving the arena with Webster, Yes didn't feel any attachment to Seattle's vibrant nightlife.

As a minor celebrity in Seattle, he could, if he wanted, sleep with a different 'easy girl' every night, just like Webster.

However, this kind of life is not something he can enjoy now.

He doesn't have the talent Webster has to squander.

He didn't come to the United States to study for these things.

Garfield High School, one of Seattle's top four private boarding schools, has consistently provided him with excellent dormitory accommodations, as he has received a full scholarship for four consecutive years.

And it's a private room!

I opened the dormitory door, turned on the light, closed the door, picked up the basketball on the table, and threw it into the hoop behind the door. It went in one smooth motion!

"2005, and before I knew it, four years had passed since I came here."

Lying in bed, looking at the incandescent light on the ceiling, Yes closed his eyes slightly.

My four-year American high school life is about to end.

These four years were both a period of anticipation and torment for him.

From initial confidence to current anxiety, it has only been four years.

As an ordinary Chinese high school student, he should be working hard for the college entrance examination in about half a year, just like many other Chinese high school students his age.

But he is currently in the United States.

All of this is because of this inexplicable "basketball superstar development system".

Main Quest: The First Step to Superstardom

Task Requirements: Become a member of a sports school basketball team or an American high school basketball team.

Mission Reward: One Single Draw Ticket for a Player Card

Task status: Completed

In order to complete the so-called main mission of this system, he began preparing to study in the United States when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school.

Why not attend a sports school in China?

He also consulted experts, but his height was too short, so even though his basketball skills were outstanding among his peers in China, it was useless.

He grew taller by the time he was in his final year of junior high school, by which time he had already successfully applied to study in the United States.

To complete the first main mission of this superstar.

He was a basketball prodigy who had practiced basketball since childhood, yet he managed to score 106 on the TOEFL iBT and 2250 on the SSAT.

With his basketball skills, he finally secured a full scholarship to James A. Garfield High School, a prestigious school in Seattle.

The reason I chose this school is because it has the best reputation, the least racial discrimination, a strong basketball tradition, and high scholarships.

"How long have we had this system?"

Honestly, he didn't know either.

In short, this system has been with him ever since he can remember.

When he was still a toddler, he asked his family about it, and afterwards he learned that no one but him could see this mysterious system.

As a child, I wanted to explore what this interesting thing was.

While other children were only interested in older girls' breasts, he embarked on a difficult and arduous journey of learning to read.

Finally, when he was three years old, he learned about this interesting thing, a system called the "Basketball Superstar Development System".

It was around this time that he learned about a game of same-sex physical combat called basketball...

From then on, while other children played games appropriate for their age group, his only game was basketball.

In addition to the main quest template, this system has its own attribute panel.

As a teenager with obsessive-compulsive disorder since childhood, he spends every day thinking about how to increase the numbers on the panel.

To improve his ball control, the three-year-old dribbled a basketball that wasn't much shorter than him for a whole year.

To improve his passing skills, the four-year-old boy repeatedly ambushed his father with a basketball for six months. Luckily, he wasn't strong enough, otherwise he wouldn't have a mother.

To improve his balance, the seven-year-old boy, ignoring the strange looks from his family and others, would lie on the floor and roll around for half an hour at home and school whenever he had nothing to do.

After learning that urinating against the wind can increase strength, well, never mind...

In short, because of this inexplicable system, his life trajectory became completely different from that of his peers.

However, he didn't feel there was anything wrong with it.

Regardless of whether it's to study hard in order to complete the main tasks of this system, or to study in the United States.

He did those seemingly silly exercises voluntarily, just to make the system's attribute panel move.

Ultimately, this system is a basketball superstar development game unique to him!

He also always wanted to become a true basketball superstar, just like the system's name suggests!

Looking back now, it was just a dream, a beautiful dream that kept me asleep for eighteen years.

At first, he always thought that the system's attribute panel could be improved indefinitely.

Therefore, he is full of confidence in his future.

No matter how arduous or strange the training methods to improve attributes are, he is willing to do them.

Because hard work pays off!

Until one day, no matter how much he trained, there was no effect on a certain attribute, and he began to worry.

As more and more attributes reached their maximum, and finally all attributes reached their maximum, he finally became afraid.

In his third year in the United States, none of his attributes could be improved.

He knew that his potential was exhausted, and his fear had turned into confusion.

Name: Ye Si

Age: 18

Height: 1 meters

Weight: 85 kg

Positions: Point Guard (100%), Shooting Guard (100%), Small Forward (75%), Power Forward (15%), Center (5%)

Team: James A. Garfield High School Basketball Team

Physical state: Weightlessness (Explosive power attribute increased by 10%, speed attribute increased by 10%, strength attribute decreased by 10%)

Talent: None

Skills: None

Technical attributes; Ball control: 45 (45), Passing: 40 (40), Overall rating: E ​​(Top-tier amateur)

投篮属性；扣蓝：35（35），上篮：55（55），近投：55（55），中投：55（55），远投：50（50），三分：40（40），罚球：60（60），总评：D（业余顶级）

防守属性；抢断：50（50），盖帽：30（30），防守篮板：45（45），进攻篮板：40（40），总评：E（业余一流）

身体属性；力量：45/50（50），爆发力：66/60（60），速度：66/60（60），横移：60（60），敏捷：60（60），弹跳：50（50），平衡：55（55），耐力：55（55），总评：D（业余顶级）

Player rating: D, a top-tier amateur player with well-rounded skills and speed.

Becoming a basketball superstar is his dream.

The reality is that his potential can only support him to the level of a "top amateur player with all-around skills and speed".

His status as a top-tier amateur player made him very strong in high school leagues, and he was able to perform well even in the NCAA.

But this is far, far away from his dream of becoming a basketball superstar, so far that he can't even see the end of the road.

His potential has been exhausted, and his efforts can no longer sustain him in pursuing his dreams.

The only thing that can give him hope now is the single-draw ticket for the star player card obtained by completing the main quest.

And the rewards you get after completing the second main quest.

Main Quest: The Second Step to Superstardom

Mission requirement: Become an NCAA player

Mission Reward: One Single Draw Ticket for a Player Card

Task Status: Incomplete

Based on the speculation from the first two main quests, the third main quest will likely involve him becoming an NBA player.

If this single draw ticket for a star player card cannot change his current fate of having reached the limit of his potential.

It's likely that he'll bid farewell to the NBA, and naturally, he'll never be able to complete the third main mission.

"After all these years of hard work, will it all be for nothing?"

I've thought about this question countless times, and each time I do, it still brings me bitterness.

Webster was chasing girls all the time, and not only could he not catch up with them, the gap between them was widening.

"Huh? The player card pool has been updated?!"

Just as Yes was wondering what to do next, the star player card pool, which hadn't been updated for almost two years, was suddenly updated!

"This time it's finally not a double boost for Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry?"

"The strongest player on earth, the North Carolina Air Slammer, five-star card, high school Jordan is now available!"

Um, Jordan? High school?

Ye Si suddenly felt a bit of kidney pain.