In front of the boys' dormitory building.
Coach Li Yinan was smoking a cigarette, with one foot on a stone in the green belt in front of the dormitory building.
Young, inexperienced college students kept passing by him, and Coach Li Yinan murmured with a sigh, "Youth is truly wonderful!"
Back in the day, he was just as young, but time waits for no one, and in the blink of an eye he's 40 and has a beer belly!
A moment later, a boy wearing shorts and a faded t-shirt emerged from the hallway of Building 5, his head darting around. It was Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan looked around, then saw Coach Li Yinan and walked over, saying, "Coach Li, did you look for me?"
Zhang Yuan asked somewhat uncertainly.
When Coach Li Yinan saw Zhang Yuan arrive, he immediately stubbed out his half-smoked cigarette, stepped on it, and then nodded to Zhang Yuan with a broad smile and a憨态可掬 (endearing and simple) expression.
\"yes.\"
Zhang Yuan was puzzled. He had no connection with Li Yinan, the head coach of the sports academy's basketball team, which is now the Tongcheng University basketball team, and he didn't know why Li Yinan wanted to see him.
Could it be that Coach Li is planning to retaliate because he thrashed the sports academy team a few days ago?
It doesn't look like it!
Zhang Yuan had a guess in his mind.
"You played exceptionally well in that game between the School of Arts and Philosophy and the School of Physical Education. I'm here today to ask you something."
Li Yinan said with a smile.
It was indeed related to that basketball game.
"What is it?"
Zhang Yuandao.
Li Yinan didn't mince words, "Are you interested in joining the Tongcheng University basketball team?"
Zhang Yuan: em?
Should I join the Tongcheng University basketball team?
Li Yinan: Yes!
Coach Li Yinan looked at Zhang Yuan expectantly. As a renowned coach, he couldn't help but want to recruit talented students to his team.
Previously, Li Yinan did not know who Zhang Yuan was, but during the competition with the Sports Academy, he discovered that Tongcheng University had such a gifted prodigy hidden away.
Li Yinan was tempted!
Zhang Yuan possesses exceptional jumping ability, ball control skills even more stable than Li Xuekai and Wang Ba, and a natural sensitivity to basketball. He is the most talented male basketball player Li Yinan has ever seen in his coaching career.
Zhang Yuan's talent is even better than Wang Ba's and Li Xuekai's!
This is a future genius who could shock the entire basketball world!
How could Li Yinan not be tempted by a student with such outstanding talent who could become one of the top basketball players in the country?
In fact, Li Yinan had been so excited for the past three days that he hadn't slept well, constantly thinking about how to bring Zhang Yuan into the basketball world and cultivate him into a future top basketball superstar.
However, after some inquiries, Coach Li learned that Zhang Yuan was an introverted student who didn't like interacting with strangers, and that he had only recently started learning basketball!
The more Zhang Yuan was like this, the less Li Yinan dared to speak up, fearing that Zhang Yuan would be unwilling. Therefore, he delayed coming to find Zhang Yuan.
But he couldn't sleep well if he didn't come to Zhang Yuan to ask him something every day.
After much deliberation, Li Yinan still came!
Zhang Yuan remained silent, looking down as if deep in thought.
Coach Li Yinan thought Zhang Yuan was hesitating, so he emphasized, "With your talent, if you join the school basketball team and train hard with me, you will definitely become one of the top basketball players in the country in the future!"
After you graduate, which of the top teams in the domestic basketball league would you like to join? Just tell me!
I still have some old friends at the Chinese Basketball Association.
Li Yinan said smugly.
"Join the school basketball team?"
Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Can joining the basketball team grant immortality?"
It seems impossible. Then why join? Isn't it a waste of time?
Seeing Zhang Yuan thinking seriously, then slowly raising his head with a smile, Li Yinan thought he had it all figured out and couldn't help but laugh.
Hehe, a freshman really can't resist temptation!
But Zhang Yuan's next words made Coach Li Yinan so angry he almost vomited blood.
"Coach Li, I'm sorry, but I'm not really interested in basketball. My hobby is studying hard and getting scholarships!"
Coach Li Yinan's cheeks suddenly trembled as he tried his best to suppress his emotions.
You, who sleep in class every day and never attend morning or evening self-study sessions, actually tell me you love learning?! You want to get a scholarship!
This is utter bullshit!
If Coach Li Yinan hadn't done his research beforehand, he almost would have believed Zhang Yuan's nonsense!
So, he forced back the urge to curse, forced a very strained smile, and said, "Why don't you think about it some more? Don't rush to answer!"
"No!"
"Thank you, Coach Li. I have to go now!"
After saying that, Zhang Yuan left gracefully.
"Hey, don't rush off! Think about it some more! Hey, hey, remember to come find me when you've made up your mind!!"
...
weekend.
With 1,000 yuan in his pocket—the prize money he won in a basketball tournament—Zhang Yuan happily rode a shared bicycle to look at apartments in the student district.
Whether it's cultivating or refining elixirs, the school dormitory is ultimately inconvenient, so I always have to go to the back mountain of the school.
This couldn't go on forever. Not only would it affect his cultivation, but Zhang Yuan was also afraid that one day when he was secretly cultivating or refining pills, his roommate would suddenly run back, grab him by the neck, and demand: "Zhang Yuan, what are you doing!"
That would be awkward.
My roommates might think I'm crazy, report me to the school, and then send me to the hospital for a forced examination!
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Zhang Yuan still had some of the medicinal herbs he had bought last time to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, and he planned to find some time to refine another batch of pills to improve his cultivation.
Progress through cultivation alone is far too slow.
Zhang Yuan has now figured it out: if he wants to quickly improve his cultivation level, he still needs to take drugs.
The Immortal Zhengyang must have grasped this principle back then, which is why he became a master alchemist and cultivated to the realm of immortals.
Zhang Yuan made this guess.
I thought to myself, I'll ask the little sword spirit when I have time to verify it.
Hmm, once I rent a place outside, I can cultivate and refine pills in peace without being disturbed by my roommates.
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After spending half a day strolling around the student street and looking at several apartments, Zhang Yuan discovered that the rent on the student street was more expensive than he had expected. A typical small single room of less than 20 square meters cost seven or eight hundred yuan a month!
Moreover, the available properties are in high demand!
That's fucking expensive!
The driving force behind the exorbitant rents should be the young couples who pass by Zhang Yuan.
A better, larger house will have an even higher rent.
For example, there are several small two-bedroom apartments on the student street that are very scenic and perfect for his training, but the rent is more than two thousand a month!
Finally, Zhang Yuan reluctantly left the student street with just over a thousand yuan in his pocket.
My mood went from happy to depressed!
My grand plan to rent a place to cultivate immortality and refine elixirs will have to be put on hold for now.
I'm still too poor!
Not only can't they afford to rent a house, but thinking about the last packet of herbs for refining Foundation Establishment Pills hidden in their dormitory closet, they realize that once they've used it all, they might not even be able to afford the herbs for refining Foundation Establishment Pills anymore.
Zhang Yuan became increasingly depressed!
Zhang Yuan's mind is now completely focused on how to make money!
The prize money from the basketball tournament was just a drop in the bucket and couldn't possibly cover his expenses for cultivating immortality.
Looks like I need to figure out how to make some money first.
But I'm just a freshman in college. Do I have to start worrying about making money and making a living now?
Sigh, it's so hard to be a person.
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