Peninsula: Aiming for a Grand Slam

The green light hasn't come on yet.

A semi-transparent panel appeared before them.

Chen Jixian blinked.

It didn't disappear.

He squeezed his eyes shut, then opened them again.

Still.

[Master Learning System, at your service!]

Username: Chen Jixian

Age: 17

[Training Package Slot: 0/1]

【Life Kit Slot: 0/1】

[Binding Status: Not Bound!]

His first reaction was neither surprise nor delight.

is afraid.

The peninsula is rife with narcotics, and schools hold anti-drug education sessions every year. Those propaganda videos claim that some new types of drugs can cause hallucinations, making people see things that aren't there.

Hold.

Hidden?

Did someone smoke in the study room just now, and inhale secondhand smoke? Did his water bottle leave his sight the whole time?

He instinctively held his breath, then realized something was wrong; if he were to be poisoned, he would have been by now, not now.

He decided to go home and talk about it later.

-

Chen Jixian did not stay in the dormitory.

They don't live in exam centers either.

He was living in an unused property owned by his aunt.

His aunt let him stay for free.

The only requirement is that you shouldn't study music, and it's best not to apply to Kyung Hee University!

Chen Jixian returned home and began to study this inexplicable system.

[Master Learning System, at your service!]

【Mall】

Chen Jixian only glanced at it carefully before the two Chinese characters for "shopping mall" were torn apart.

Page refreshed.

[Basic Household Chores Package 1: Grocery Shopping. Learn to shop for groceries and bargain in three days. Price: 30 yuan.]

[Household Chores Basics 2: Garbage Sorting. Learn Korean-style garbage sorting in three days. Price: 10 yuan.]

Chen Jixian was dumbfounded.

Even grocery shopping is taught?

[Social Skills Enhancement Package 1: Photography. Three days to learn how to take photos for your girlfriend. Price: 30 yuan.]

[Social Advancement Package 2: Korean Hair Styling. Master Korean makeup and hairstyles in seven days. Price: 100 yuan. Men should use with caution!]

"Why should men use it with caution?" Chen Jixian didn't understand. Men also need to pay attention to their hairstyles.

There's only one men's hairstyle: the Korean-style "natural birth" cut.

Chen Jixian: ...

That's definitely not usable.

wrong!

Chen Jixian shook his head.

Why would he want to look at this system?

Improve TOPIK scores.

Learn Korean history painlessly.

That's what he's most concerned about.

"I'm here to learn!"

The system page is refreshing!

Swish.

[Adult Basic Package: Missionary Style...]

MD!

It turns out this is the kind of knowledge.

Chen Jixian quickly crossed it out.

It wasn't that he didn't want to watch, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to sleep if he did. He didn't even have a single opponent to fight against, so he could only hang up the white flag of truce.

However, what came next caught his attention.

[TOEFL 80 Study Package: Guaranteed to achieve a minimum TOEFL score of 80 (cannot be guaranteed against intentional or gross negligence). Price: 200.]

[TOEFL 100 Study Package: Guaranteed to achieve a minimum TOEFL score of 100. Price: 1000 (50% off!)]

Chen Jixian's eyes turned red!

A TOEFL score of 100?

Only 1000 yuan?

Then why should I even bother learning it!

buy!

I'd sell everything I own to buy it.

Even if it's just a small fish, I'll still buy it.

It's just a mere 1000 yuan.

"Buy, buy, buy!"

Please bind your account to the system!

oh.

Chen Jixian remembered that the system had not been bound yet.

But what's the cost?

[Please note! According to the User Agreement, the Master Learning System will have 100% control over your disposable assets!]

property?

Chen Jixian smiled.

What assets could a high school senior like him possibly have to control?

His monthly living expenses of 60 won are actually only about 3500 yuan.

However, after deducting miscellaneous expenses such as catering and utilities, only 15 yuan is left.

Less than 2000 yuan in my bank card got me stuck with a whole system!

You've made a fortune!

Chen Jixian waved his hand:

It doesn't matter.

"I will bind it!"

【Ding dong! 】

[Binding successful!]

[Tennis Master Learning System, dedicated to serving you!]

He froze.

"Wait—isn't this the Master Learning System?"

[It's a learning system. Learn to play tennis. Become a tennis master.]

Chen Jixian: "..."

[The system has been renamed "Senior High School Boys' Tennis Master Learning System" after detecting that the user is a senior high school student.]

"Add four words, and you'll pretend you weren't lying to me!?"

Chen Jixian was completely numb.

I,

Senior high school student,

Not going to class

Learning to play tennis?

Does Chen Jixian play tennis?

If judged by the standards of an average student, of course he would hit them. Although he—

Average forehand.

The success rate of serving is not high.

You can apply for disability benefits if you use a backhand grip.

They also developed a bunch of bad habits.

But he did play tennis!

[High School Senior Boys' Tennis Master Learning System, dedicated to serving you!]

"You could become a football master and learn the system, but how much do you make in a year playing tennis, buddy? You're covered in injuries and you don't even earn as much as my brother Kun."

[Technical Attributes]

Serve: 0 (any serve less than 1 is considered 0)

Serving return: 0

Forehand: 0

Backhand: 0

Chop shot: 0

Ball possession: 0

[Body Attributes]

Physical fitness: 1

Agility: 1

Burst: 0

Upper body strength: 0

Lower limb strength: 1

[Mental Attributes]

Prediction: 0

Rhythm: 0

Reaction speed: 4

"Heh, this is tennis for complete beginners? So many zeros!"

These are truly appalling statistics.

The system reminded me again:

[High School Senior Boys' Tennis Master Learning System, dedicated to serving you!]

"I don't need your service."

His tone was calm, but firm.

The system is not responding.

I said, I don't want this.

Chen Jixian leaned back on the sofa, staring at the panel as if he were talking to someone.

"First of all, I'm seventeen years old and a senior in high school. Do you know what being a senior in high school in Seoul means? Sleeping only four hours a day is the norm, and cram schools last until the early hours of the morning. I don't have time to play tennis!"

"Secondly, professional tennis? Which of those top 100 ATP players didn't start playing at five or six years old? Federer picked up a racket at three, Nadal at four, Djokovic at four. I was seventeen, and I couldn't even do a backhand. You want me to play professionally? I'm not even qualified to be someone's sparring partner."

"Third," he paused, "my family isn't poor, but we're not rich enough for me to do whatever I want. My mom pinned her hopes on me—Sky, business administration, finance. She's been planning this path for ten years! And now you're telling me to go play tennis?"

He shook his head.

"Impossible."

He thought about it on his way home.

Seventeen years old.

There was no systematic training.

Tennis is not a popular sport in South Korea due to limited resources, expensive coaches, and low prize money.

Even if he is exceptionally gifted—he has no evidence of such talent.

He received a C+ in tennis class during his first semester of high school.

Fifth from the bottom in the class.

His teacher's comment was: "His swing technique needs a lot of improvement."

The key point is: significant improvements.

In other words, it means: basically not.

What qualifications does he have to play professionally?

He couldn't even make it onto the school team.

"So, could you turn it into a football system? Basketball would be okay too, but F1 is definitely out of the question."

Mainly.

Making money through football.

[If a user is detected refusing to fulfill their obligations, the system has the right to take enforcement measures.]

Chen Jixian frowned.

"What coercive measures?"

[The following content is mandatory]

1. Force activation of the "Forehand Training Pack". Training requirements: Complete 10000 forehand shots within 10 days. Upon completion, forehand attribute +1.

2. Force activation of the "acceleration package". Skip training content, forehand attribute +1.

"No, how come you..."

[In the process of liquidating user assets to purchase an acceleration package, order pending payment of 500 yuan...]

Chen Jixian's expression changed.

"Wait! What right do you have to touch my things!"

[The User Agreement has been authorized.]

"I didn't fucking watch it!"

Binding your account signifies your agreement.

[Currently for Sale: Genshin Impact mobile game account.]

"Wait a minute, don't sell the account. I still have 2000 yuan in my bank account..."

[Traffic promotion has been secured, and the product has been featured at the top.]

[Sold. Price: 500 yuan.]

Chen Jixian was stunned.

Gone in seconds?

No wonder!

His account, worth over 1000 yuan, was listed on the platform by a malicious system for 500 yuan, and then illegally obtained traffic for promotion!

The buyer paid without the slightest hesitation.

He didn't even have time to feel sorry for him—

[Forehand training package, complete at an accelerated pace! Next acceleration price: 50000 yuan!]

Loading forehand attributes...

Loading complete.

Chen Jixian was stunned.

He made a forehand swing motion.

Not the same.

He knows where to place the shot.

Knowing the optimal height for releasing the ball.

Know how to generate power with your legs and how to rotate your waist.

Knowing how to "conduct" force through the arms, rather than simply "generating" it.

He now finally knows what it "should" feel like to hold a racket in his hand!

Chen Jixian suddenly wanted to laugh.

The results that professional athletes spend thousands or tens of thousands of hours honing were obtained by him with just a Genshin Impact account.

[Current forehand attribute: 1.]

[Note: 1 represents the "entry threshold for the profession".]

He stared at the words "Entry into the Profession".

Occupation.

What does this word mean in the context of tennis?

This means the ATP rankings.

This means the four Grand Slams.

This means you can play a match with someone else standing in the same spot next to the net in the center of the court, and have a spectator. You're no longer just a "tennis player," you're a "tennis professional," a professional athlete.

Even if you're just starting out.

Even if they step onto the field, they'll be riddled with holes by nobodies ranked in the top 800.

But you're standing in the same place as them.

We use the same racket, the same ball, and the same rules!

"Hold!"

Chen Jixian once thought that the system's attributes were based on a percentage system, which was why he was so resistant to it.

But now he'd bet:

"It's definitely a 10-point scale! Unless I live in the same world as Echizen Ryoma and Fuji Syusuke."

Chen Jixian took a deep breath.

He started doing the accounting.

Level 1 forehand is the entry-level skill for professionals.

What about the other attributes?

Serve?

0.

Receiving the serve?

0.

Backhand?

0.

Chop shot?

0.

Stablize?

0.

He only has one forehand.

They're targets as soon as they step onto the field.

He was like a cultivator who had finally survived the heavenly tribulation and ascended to the immortal realm, only to find upon arriving in heaven that even the big yellow dog guarding the immortal realm was more powerful than him!

Chen Jixian must also improve his other attributes.

He needs money.

a lot of money.

Chen Jixian had only one thought in his mind.

He wants to buy that number back.

wrong.

He wants to sell everything he can!