r18novel Chapter 80 The Magician's Friendship! Gain another permanent skill!
Chapter 80 The Magician's Friendship! Gain another permanent skill!
"Isaiah! Can he train with me?!" Seeing the Magician's expectant eyes, Lin Tian started playing dirty again! He immediately mentioned Isaiah Thomas: "'The Smiling Assassin' is definitely one of my favorite players! I would be very honored to train with him!"
"I was worried that he and Michael didn't get along, and I wouldn't be able to reach him. It would be great if I could train with him."
After Lin Tian finished speaking, he noticed that the magician's expression had clearly darkened.
Lin Tian understood perfectly how the magician was feeling right now. Just like those who mustered up the courage to confess to their goddess, only to find that the goddess was only interested in their best friend, he must have been filled with dejection and pain!
"I understand. I'll contact Isaiah. I believe he'll like you too! But maybe you'll have to go to New York this summer! That guy has always lived in New York, and he's never liked the weather in Chicago." The Magician's disappointment was fleeting. He quickly composed himself and began to introduce Thomas to Lin Tian.
"Is that so?" Lin Tian knew it was about time and said with a smile, "But he doesn't need to come to Chicago, Los Angeles will do! I don't believe anyone would dislike the weather in Los Angeles! It's the best place I've ever been!"
"Los Angeles? Why go to Los Angeles?"
The magician hadn't quite grasped what was happening yet, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he said:
"So, you're planning to come to Los Angeles and train with me?"
"Of course! How could I refuse an invitation from the world's greatest point guard? Of course I want to train with you!" Lin Tian said with a smile. "As for your so-called illness, Erwin, I hope you understand: I'm already willing to eat with you, how could I be afraid to train with you?"
"I admit, I'm not completely indifferent to your condition, so I absolutely won't play those games you used to play, like those kinds of games. I'm still very afraid of them. But training together will only make me feel excited and honored!"
Lin Tian's words caused the magician's expression to quickly shift from gloomy to parted, and his signature smile reappeared on his face as he happily said, "As long as you're willing to come, don't worry, Isaiah will definitely come to Los Angeles! I'll even kidnap him if I have to!"
"So, you, like Michael and Isaiah, genuinely support my return to the league, right?"
"Yes." Lin Tian nodded firmly. Of course he supported Magic Johnson's return to the league!
Of course, he and Jordan are different from Isaiah. Those two guys supported him because of friendship, while Lin Tian supported him because he was 30 years ahead of them in terms of medical knowledge. With 30 years of development, although AIDS is still incurable, it is not so terrible or scary, especially when you have money.
"I really wish everyone was like you." Magic Johnson suddenly sighed and said, "But this time, it should be the last time we meet on the court. After this season, I will officially retire! After all, I only realized when I came back that everyone wasn't as welcoming as I had imagined."
"Even with the Lakers, although no one said anything or objected, they wouldn't shower with me, eat with me, or go out with me. They just didn't dare to object, not that they wouldn't. So I'm really grateful to you, Lin, because we weren't even friends before today."
"But you support me, you support me from the bottom of your heart, thank you so much."
"But honestly, if I had to choose, I'd prefer showering alone to showering with my teammates. After all, who wants to shower with men?" Lin Tian shrugged. "So, see you this summer?"
"See you in summer, Lin! See you in summer!"
The reason Lin Tian told the magician to meet in the summer and was in such a hurry to part ways was because the system had just reminded Lin Tian.
"Erwin Jensen's emotions have fluctuated, and he has lost his permanent skill: One-Handed Pass!"
「单手传球LV1(0/2000)：宿主若使用单手传球，出球速度提升10%，传球準确度增加10%！」
Permanent skill!
Having played half a season in the league, Lin Tian knows better than anyone how rare permanent skills are!
Without extreme emotional fluctuations and a stroke of incredible luck, acquiring a permanent skill is absolutely impossible!
At the same time, Lin Tian also knew that the most direct indicator of how strong a skill is is the experience points required to level it up!
For example, Jordan's aerial dance step requires 2000 experience points at LV1, while Payton and Pippen's interception hand and glove steal only require 1500 points. As for Lin Tian's two innate skills, they only require 2000 experience points at LV2. It can be said that the difference is obvious!
And this one-handed pass is a top-level skill that requires 2000 experience points!
Even if Lin Tian only learned one-handed passing, and not all of Magic Johnson's passing skills, it was still a huge improvement for him!
As for the others, like the signature no-look pass, the fast break pass...
No rush!
This summer, there will be plenty of opportunities and time!
By then, Lin Tian's goal won't just be Magic Johnson alone. He's so eager to go to Los Angeles to train with Magic Johnson; he has a lot more to ask for!
Los Angeles was incredibly lively this summer!
Not only will there be Magic Johnson and Isaiah Thomas, but also Shaquille O'Neal, who will be heading west this summer.
And that man, the one selected 13th overall in 1996, hailed as the greatest shooting guard since Jordan, a younger version of Kobe Bryant, will also appear in Los Angeles this summer!
Lin Tian felt that if he was lucky, he could evolve into a top 20 superstar in the league this summer!
After accumulating experience over the past few months, Lin Tian now has 1500 experience points, nearly half of which came from two drops.
Jordan gave 500 points each time, and Magic gave 200 points each time. These 700 experience points made Lin Tian marvel at Jordan and Magic's generosity even on his way home!
On his way home, Lin Tian didn't rush to level up; he decided to wait a little longer!
Because so far, he has played for more than 20 minutes in 6 consecutive games!
Given Lin Tian's current form and status within the team, it's highly likely that he'll play over 20 minutes in all four upcoming games! And after these four games, it will be the All-Star Game!