Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

He could be angry, but it was useless.

After all, the Department of Finance won the game, and by more than 20 points.

[Won the first basketball game, basketball proficiency +2,000]

The notification that appeared in Su Chen’s mind made his lips lift in joy.

“Amazing, boy! You are a bad*ss, haha…”

Guo Lei excitedly bear-hugged Su Chen. He had bragged that they would win by more than 20 points, but he also knew this had been unrealistic. It had unexpectedly become a reality.

“Stay away from me. You stink with sweat.”

Su Chen’s face darkened, and he pushed him away in disgust.

Several members of the Finance Department roared with laughter.

On the other hand, the members of the Philosophy Department were in low spirits. The strength of the two departments was about the same, but they lost by so many points. This defeat had a big impact—especially on Fu Xuyang, who doubted himself after the game.

“Why? Didn’t Pan Xiaojie say you couldn’t play?” Fu Xuyang asked with a moody expression, wanting to understand what had happened.

Su Chen looked at him and calmly said, “I have not played basketball before. This was the first time.”

“No way! You are talking nonsense!” shouted Fu Xuyang angrily. “You haven’t played before? Why do you need to act in such a way?”

“Who would believe this?”

“Yes, yes! You are just tricking us, right?”

Everyone in the Philosophy Department was annoyed. They had lost, but they weren’t stupid either. How could anyone be so good the first time he played?

“Just say whatever you want.” Su Chen shrugged carelessly. They were not familiar with each other, and he was too lazy to explain.

“You…”

Fu Xuyang wanted to be angry, but he was interrupted when the team captain, Li Peng, who had walked over, tapped him on the shoulder.

“I believe you. Genius exists in this world.” Li Peng smiled at Su Chen and invited him. “Do you want to join the basketball team?”

Su Chen was stunned when he heard this. However, Guo Lei and the others beside him were excited.

“Captain, he just won once. Why?” Fu Xuyang was suddenly anxious.

If Su Chen joined the basketball team, it would take away Fu Xuyang’s glory.

“Why are you talking so much? He deserves to be on the basketball team with his ability.” Wu Shan glared at Fu Xuyang.

“Well? If you join us, we have a good chance of winning the national championship in April,” said Li Peng with a confident smile.

All were surprised when they heard this, and their faces immediately showed expectation and happiness.

They all believed in Li Peng. Li Peng was not only the captain but also the coach of the basketball team.

Li Peng was a complete basketball fan. Although his strength was not outstanding, his understanding of all aspects of basketball was deep. He formulated the strategies and analyzed the opposing team during practice before each game.

Before the national tournament began in April, Li Peng speculated that they would be capable of reaching the top eight, or even the top four. And they had lost last year by a narrow margin and got into the top eight.

Fu Xuyang looked incredulous. He was angry, jealous, and he couldn’t believe Li Peng would give Su Chen such a high evaluation.

“Ah Chen, join us, we will win the championship together.” Guo Lei excitedly pressed on Su Chen’s shoulder. His eyes filled with the desire for the championship.

Nearly everyone on the basketball team, including him, cried after losing to an opponent in round eight this year, and that strong sense of reluctance and regret remained.

“I…”

Su Chen did not know what to do; he had not completely come out of his energy-saving lifestyle and did not want to get involved in such a troublesome decision.

Li Peng seemed to see his mind. A tint of brilliant shine was in his eyes, and he said with a smile, “You could rest assured. I can promise you, you could attend the team practices anytime you want if you are free, as long as you attend the games.”

Everyone on the basketball team was dumbfounded when they heard this. Li Peng treated Su Chen like a king!

Usually, if the players skipped training, Li Peng would call them a few dozen times until they were annoyed and agreed to come to practice.

Su Chen also looked at him with a face filled with surprise.

“Brother Chen, what are you thinking about? If you can be a champion, we could get a good reputation!” Pan Xiaojie’s voice came from behind.

Su Chen looked back and saw him limping. Lin Yumeng, who was following a step behind, looked at him in admiration.

With Lin Yumeng’s admiring look, Su Chen’s felt more comfortable. He nodded to Li Peng and spoke from his heart. “I can promise to join, but as agreed, I could choose not to go to the practices.”

“No problem, no problem.” Li Peng smiled and nodded again and again.

“Why? I don’t agree,” shouted Fu Xuyang loudly. He was jealous deep in his heart.

“I’m the captain.” Li Peng looked at him calmly, sighed, and advised, “I know you are not convinced. It is just losing a game. Why do you have to be this way? We could be teammates now, get along together, and then win the championship together. Isn’t that better?”

“No way. There will be no me if he is there. If you want him in, I’ll quit,” said Fu Xuyang angrily.

“Quickly quit, quickly do.” Guo Lei waved his hand with a look of disgust.

Fu Xuyang glared at him as if he was going to puff fire from his eyes, and then looked at Wu Shan.

“Don’t look at me. I agree with him joining. He is better than you,” said Wu Shan honestly.

Fu Xuyang looked at the others with a sullen face. The rest of the people were silent. They wanted to win the championship. They could see from the game just now that Su Chen was much stronger.

Fu Xuyang’s arrogant character had made them uncomfortable.

“All right, all right. I will remember this.” Fu Xuyang spoke, and he stared with a deep grudge at Su Chen before he stormed off.

A few people from the Philosophy Department saw the situation, and also followed up.

“This boy looked like he has a grudge against you. He won’t give up, so be careful,” reminded Pan Xiaojie solemnly.

Su Chen nodded with a calm expression. With his two new skills, [Super Strong] and [ Fast Pace], ordinary people would not be able to do anything to him.

Just then, a pretty girl trotted up to him and handed him a cold sports drink. Her face turned red, and she said, “Senior, drink some water.”

Not far away, two girls who were probably her BFFs, laughed and whispered to each other.

“Oh-oh…”

The basketball team all laughed and jeered.

Lin Yumeng tightly clutched her small hands. Her beautiful eyes filled with anxiety. She regretted she had been so fascinated by what had happened that she did not think to buy a bottle of water.

Su Chen was stunned, and then he subconsciously looked behind at Lin Yumeng. When they made eye contact, Lin Yumeng panicked and looked down.

“It’s okay, thank you. I don’t drink this.”Su Chen looked at the girl and rejected the sports drink with a smile.

The girl stared at Su Chen, her face filled with disappointment and her eyes with water vapor.

When Su Chen saw that she was about to cry, he felt a moment of panic. He then turned to grab Lin Yumeng’s wrist and walked off.

Lin Yumeng’s brain lagged, and she followed him like a puppet and walked away from the basketball court.