Prince of Tennis: A new Hextech Crafting System is refreshed every week.

[Patience in learning: When you practice tennis, your efficiency doubles; when you are fully immersed in your practice, your efficiency triples.]

[5 days, 5 hours, 35 minutes, and 38 seconds remaining until the next Hextech Respawn...]

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[4 days, 3 hours, 45 minutes, and 28 seconds remaining until the next Hextech Respawn...]

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[1 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes, and 36 seconds remaining until the next Hextech Respawn...]

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With patient study, a week passed in the blink of an eye.

In the evening, Kitahara Akira sat in front of his computer.

The panel shows that there are only thirty minutes left until the next Hextech Refresh.

This happened in just one week.

It felt as if a century had passed for him; he had seen a lot, done a lot, and ultimately reaped a great deal.

On the computer screen, the latest personal data is prominently displayed.

[Kitahara Akira Data Analysis - New Version] (This will no longer be listed after the Hextech update ends)

Age: 12

Dominant hand: Right hand

【发球：平击发球1.8（2.17）、上旋发球1.7（2.05）、侧旋发球1.7（2.05）...】（标準都大赛级别实力为1）

[Bottom line: 1.5]

【正手：平击1.7（2.05）、上旋1.7（2.05）、下旋1.5...】

【反手：平击1.6（1.93）、上旋1.6（1.93）、下旋1.7...】

[Frontline: 1.6]

[Tactics: 1.9]

Physical fitness: 1.62

【Speed: 1.5】

【Strength: 1.5】

[Skills: Wind - Swiftness (flat serve), Wind - Storm Roll (topspin serve), Wind - Scythe Cutter (sidespin serve), Swiftness (forehand flat serve), Storm Roll (forehand topspin serve), Instant Step, Wind - Steel Slash (completed)]

With three times the efficiency, Kitahara Akira's physical strength increased rapidly.

Not only strength, speed, and endurance, but also body coordination and ball feel have been improved through targeted training.

For most competitive athletes...

Generally, as long as one or two aspects reach the level of the Grand Tournament and master a set of fighting methods that can unleash the power of one's powerful weapons, one can become a qualified Grand Tournament level player.

Kitahara Akira's current data shows that he has already reached the top level of the tournament players in most areas.

His serving technique, as well as his flat forehand and topspin, have surpassed the level of major tournaments and entered the so-called Kanto level.

Just how strong is he right now?

Without testing in actual matches, Kitahara Akira himself couldn't be sure.

However, the judgment is based on the information of the contestants collected in the database.

A player who has reached the top level in all aspects can achieve outstanding results even in the Kanto Tournament through a balanced system without any absolute weaknesses.

He is good enough to be considered among the Kanto-level players.

So based on the data analysis alone, Kitahara Akira should already be able to compete with Kanto-level players. We'll only know who wins and who loses after the match.

Besides.

He also developed footwork techniques suitable for tennis matches based on the footwork of the Kyumei-ryu kendo style.

【Instant Step】.

Like a sword tip thrusting straight forward, he slid and attacked, moving forward nearly a meter as if teleporting.

In addition, this footwork is also a prerequisite for unleashing a sword strike with the [Severing] property.

After that sword strike was transformed into a powerful tennis ball smash, Kitahara Akira named it "Wind: Steel-Slicing Flash," making it one of the wind's attack techniques and currently its most powerful move.

Although after the [Patient Learning] skill is refreshed, this move cannot be used in normal state for the time being.

However, he has successfully created a complete learning method, and it is believed that the day when he fully masters "Wind - Steel-Cutting Flash" should not be too far away.

And in the end.

Kitahara Akira also left himself with one of the most important attempts.

This is just an attempt.

We need to wait for the "Patient Learning" screen to refresh before we can determine if it was successful.

soon.

As the clock struck 12, Kitahara Akira opened the Hextech panel.

A beam of light appeared.

The golden card representing "patient learning" suddenly turned into specks of light and disappeared into the air, followed by three more cards shimmering with silver light that reappeared from their original spot.

"Is it Silver Hextech this time?"

Looking at the silver glow on the card, Kitahara Akira sighed softly, "As expected, good luck won't come every time."

"only......"

Looking at the descriptions of the three Hextech products, Kitahara Akira checked them several times, finally pursing his lips with a strange expression.

"Wasn't the bloodthirstiness this time a bit too much?"

The three cards were:

【Climbing the Ladder I】: Whenever a friend dies, gain a 3% ball skill bonus, a 3% strength bonus, a 3% ball receiving skill bonus, and a 3% mental resistance bonus.

[Survivor]: Receives 4 yen. Receives 100 yen after three teammates die.

【以眼还眼＋】：获得1件随机基础装备。每死亡18个好友，获得另一件基础装备（至多2件）。剩余死亡数：0，已掉落基础装备数量：0。

Just as Kitahara Akira was blinking and thinking about the options.

A few kilometers away.

Morimura suddenly shuddered and woke up from his sleep with a scream.

"Don't kill me!"

His face was pale, his expression terrified, and his forehead was covered in sweat.

Looking at the familiar bedroom, panting heavily and still shaken, he said, "Ha... thank goodness it was just a dream... ha... just a dream."

He just had a really scary nightmare.

I dreamt that I was thrown into the eighteenth level of hell. Yama, the King of Hell, said that I had committed a great sin by not playing tennis seriously, and that the evil spirits in each level of hell wanted to kill me. I ran desperately, but I was still caught by the evil spirits.

Oil pan, volcano, millstone...

He died twenty-two times before he was finally awakened by the fright.

Morimura Yaichi touched his back; his cotton pajamas were completely soaked with cold sweat. He said sheepishly, "That's so real. This is definitely a warning from heaven. I have to practice tomorrow; I can't keep slacking off!"

#

Kitahara Akie.

This time, the three cards include pure combat power Hextech, equipment Hextech, and economy Hextech.

However, the completion conditions for "Climbing the Ladder I" and "Survivor" are far too outrageous. Kitahara Akira would never hope for his friend's death for such a small thing.

"Besides, can ordinary friends be considered friends?"

He had no choice but to accept the option of "an eye for an eye plus".

Although the "An Eye for an Eye+" bonus has the ridiculous prerequisite of "getting a basic piece of equipment after 18 friends die", it can at least provide a random basic piece of equipment unconditionally.

Furthermore, given the nature of Hextech items, this basic item will remain even if Hextech refreshes next week.

This is the only reliable option left.

Without further comment, Kitahara Akira pressed down on the third card, and the remaining two cards vanished as light at the same time.

"despair!"

A silver iron ingot suddenly appeared out of thin air and fell onto the bed with a soft thud.

"These are random item drops?"

Kitahara Akira held the silver iron ingot in his palm.

It felt no different from ordinary silver; it was cool, smooth, and had a very fine surface. However, this silver ingot had no weight at all, as if it were a wisp of air, light and airy.

If it weren't for the incredibly tangible feel, I wouldn't believe I was holding something in my hand.

Kitahara Akira had no intention of investigating.

Hextech.

Ignore it!

Following the information from the panel, he grabbed the loose iron ingots, thinking about selling them, and then tossed them in front of him.

The loose iron ingots did not fall directly onto the bed.

Instead, it floats in the air, turning into a cloud of silver liquid.

Liquids change shape.

First, there was a bow and arrow-shaped object, then a greatsword, chainmail...

Kitahara knew that these were all basic tools in the Golden Shovel.

He wasn't in a hurry; his eyes were fixed on the constantly changing form of the equipment.

It lasted for about thirty seconds.

The mass of silver liquid finally settled into the shape of a belt and stopped changing.

A pure white belt, gleaming like marble, floated in the air. Two narrow yellow metal bands encircled the belt, and between them was a clenched fist.

Kitahara Akira reached out and caught the "Giant's Belt".

The moment the belt touched my hand, a surge of vital energy rushed into my body.

The fatigue from training during the day and the drowsiness at night were instantly relieved.

He checked the panel.

[Giant's Belt: When worn, it slightly increases the wearer's maximum stamina and restores a small amount of stamina.]

(PS: It can be fused with weight-bearing items, which will bring unexpected results.)

Increase maximum stamina.

Looking at the simple equipment description, although it can't compare to the Sheepstick, it's still quite practical.

As for its compatibility with weight-bearing items...

There was no related content in the Golden Shovel; it must be another change caused by the panel linking to professions.

Kitahara Akira didn't think much of it.

He immediately took a pair of black weighted wrist straps and placed them on top of the "giant belt." He had been wearing the weighted wrist straps during training for the past few days to increase the intensity of his training.

The moment the weighted wristbands and the "giant's belt" touched.

A flash of silver light.

The "Giant's Belt" transformed into a ball of silver liquid, enveloping the weighted wristbands within it. The liquid twisted and changed before finally merging into the weighted wristbands.

Kitahara Akira looked at the control panel.

Giant's Wristband

What was originally an ordinary weighted wristband has now become a special piece of equipment that can be recognized by the panel. It retains the original characteristics of the "Giant's Belt" and adds a special effect.

Wearing the Giant's Wristband will distribute the weight evenly throughout the body. The weight is adjustable.

Kitahara Akira's eyes lit up immediately: "Uniform weight distribution?"

He was somewhat surprised.

This feature is much better than simply increasing the maximum stamina.

Many people wear weights on their hands and feet and carry weight training equipment on their shoulders during training and even competitions, all in order to strengthen their physique.

however.

Simple weight wristbands or shoulder/back weight trainers cannot effectively and evenly distribute the weight to the center of gravity.

While training and strengthening the physique, the shift in the center of gravity will change the player's gait, affect the body's balance, and easily cause the hitting action to become deformed.

That is precisely the reason.

Some professional athletes choose to dive underwater to use the full range of underwater resistance to train their physique.

However, this method is too inconvenient and difficult to control, and special attention needs to be paid to the training time.

The idea is good, but it has too many limitations.

However, the pair of "giant wristbands" in Kitahara Akira's hands were different.

The weight is evenly distributed throughout the body, a characteristic almost identical to the gravity chamber in Dragon Ball. Kitahara Akira was able to use the "Giant's Bracelet" to comprehensively strengthen his body.

In this way.

He will soon catch up with, and even surpass, those older rivals.

#

The next day, there were two days left until the start of school.

Kitahara Akira, as always, jogged out to practice.

He wore a pair of thick, black weighted wristbands on both hands, which looked quite heavy, but his running posture showed no change in his center of gravity, as if the wristbands were filled with cotton.

But in fact.

Kitahara Akira's running speed was much slower than usual today.

Because he adjusted the weight of the "Giant's Wristband" to 10%, it was equivalent to his entire body gaining about ten kilograms of weight out of thin air, and this weight was distributed not only to every muscle and bone in his body.

It also puts pressure on the heart, cardiovascular system, and other most vulnerable parts of the body.

I ran for a while.

Kitahara Akira then felt like he couldn't breathe.

The weight of over ten kilograms wasn't heavy, but his heart rate was clearly abnormal, and his breathing rhythm had long been out of control.

"This kind of training method definitely cannot be referenced using the usual weight-bearing data."

Kitahara Akira stopped decisively.

Gradually reduce the weight of the "Giant's Wristband" to zero, and then wait for your heartbeat and breathing to return to normal.

He lowered his head.

Close your eyes.

By consciously controlling your breathing, using a special rhythmic breathing method, you can block out external interference with each inhale and exhale, and your mind becomes incredibly calm.

Then thoughts began to race through my mind.

Rotate.

Then Kitahara Akira's consciousness arrived at a special location, and the next second, he heard a crisp sound of a switch being turned on.

"Snap!"

Kitahara Akira opened his eyes.

Calm, indifferent, with a sense of alienation.

That look in his eyes...

This was his first time entering a state of double the efficiency through overclocking.

A look of joy flashed in Kitahara Akira's eyes as he felt the familiar, clear world before him—the very world he had attempted the previous week.

In addition to physical training, practicing tennis, and developing skills.

Kitahara Akira spent last week at the city library reading many research books about the human brain, hoping to find a way to enter an "overclocked state" even under normal conditions by utilizing his superhuman talent of three times the efficiency.

He tried many things.

Among numerous options, the most suitable one was the breathing method and the theory of harmony between man and nature from the Chinese Taoist tradition.

"It seems I succeeded."

Kitahara Akira felt his brain spinning rapidly, and all the physical reactions he had experienced when using the "Giant's Wristband" went through in his mind.

Thirty seconds later.

Kitahara Akira opened his eyes: "Change it to 5% of your own weight, and then increase the load after you get used to it."

The heart, blood vessels, and other vulnerable parts of the body are too sensitive to changes in weight. If they are put too much strain on them, they will not only fail to achieve the desired training effect, but will also overload the heart.

Wukong died of a heart attack, and netizens say it's because he used the gravity chamber too much.

Since there are precedents to learn from,

He naturally dared not be careless and decided that he would check the overclocking mode before changing the weight every time.

Thirty seconds later.

Kitahara Akira suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, and his strength was rapidly draining away, like a balloon with a hole in it.

His legs buckled.

A conclusion is reached in the instant before the brain slows down its thinking speed.

"Without Hextech enhancement to provide energy, with my current physical and mental strength, I can only barely maintain the [Overclocking State] for one minute..."

#

The day before the start of the new semester.

Street-side tennis court.

"This is the last time."

Watching the players on the court, Kitahara Akira put down his tennis bag. He probably wouldn't come back for a long time to come.

At this time.

Yukihiro Murata and Yaya Morimura walked up from behind.

"Hey, isn't this Kitahara Yami?"

"Interested in a match with me?"