"Failed?"
The birds hiding in the branches from the sunlight were startled by Ye Qiu's high-decibel voice from below and flew away in all directions.
Under the tree, Ye Qiu was a bit surprised and asked the necklace, "What is this, a joke? No matter how bad, I shouldn't be failing."
This wasn't Ye Qiu being arrogant, but as the youngest top scorer in the United States Professional Racing Alliance, it proved Ye Qiu's talent in the racing domain.
Professional racing is one of the three major competitive events in the world, with widespread global influence, and the United States Professional Racing Alliance is the central hub of racing.
Therefore, Ye Qiu being able to achieve top scorer in the United States Professional Racing Alliance, then joining a team, undergoing professional training, and achieving honors in the United States Professional Racing Alliance, breaking some of the youngest records, all prove he is a genius.
Even some world-renowned racers deeply admired Ye Qiu's talent, saying his future achievements would be very high, but that was before, and it still does not prove Ye Qiu would fail.
Even if Ye Qiu were to fail, even though he has lost his halo now, it would still be hard for people to believe.
"Don't worry..."
Sensing Ye Qiu's skepticism, the system said, "This is the result evaluated based on your comprehensive qualities, mainly because many points were deducted in the confidence section."
"A professional racer must have confidence in themselves; otherwise, they can't become the strongest."
Hearing this from the system, Ye Qiu suddenly understood; he knew that a good racer needs confidence the most.
"Then why am I a D-level racer?"
After calming down, Ye Qiu looked at the system's virtual image, seeing the D-level racer status next to his name.
Previously in the United States Professional Racing Alliance, he had clearly attained the SSS-level racer status.
The World Professional Racing Association, to better categorize racer levels, divided racers into levels.
From G, F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS represent the racer levels.
Back then, Ye Qiu had obtained the SSS-level racer license at just 15 years old, not only causing a sensation in the United States Professional Racing Alliance but also astonishing the whole world.
The previous shortest record was 20 years old, but Ye Qiu was four whole years ahead of that, so one can imagine the shock at the time...
"The system evaluation is based on your five attributes plus the Spiritual Index," the system patiently explained, "whereas real-life level assessments are conducted based on the set examination contents to distinguish racer levels."
"I see..."
Ye Qiu nodded slightly after hearing this, understanding that after the World Racing Association categorized racers into levels, automobile guilds were established across countries and regions. Racers need to be assessed by the automobile guild, and then receive a level license from them.
Understanding this, Ye Qiu no longer dwelled on it and looked at the system interface at his own attributes.
Noticing the Spiritual Finger was only 10, he frowned slightly and asked, "How can I restore this data? What was it before?"
The system said, "Your previous Spiritual Finger was 78. To restore it, you need to race, defeat opponents, and regain your inherent confidence."
Ye Qiu understood, and then looked at the basic five attributes of a racer. Seeing Physical Ability, Strength, Agility, Spirit, and Intelligence, Ye Qiu was not surprised.
Because after becoming a professional racer, he learned about these five data points, even though in reality there was no system to detail and list them in front of him, he knew these five data points were crucial for determining a racer's strength.
"Can this be upgraded?"
Ye Qiu asked after seeing the LV1 annotation behind.
"Yes, do you want to upgrade now?"
Upon hearing the system's words, Ye Qiu asked, "How to upgrade?"
"You can use your Experience Points. Do you want to upgrade?"
Seeing his Physical Ability and Strength were still too weak, Ye Qiu recalled how he had always been frustrated by this, but there was nothing he could do about it since he was born with a relatively weak body. While attending school in the United States as a child, he was often bullied due to being physically weak and small.
Now, seeing his Experience Points at 11,003, he resolutely told the system, "Upgrade both my Physical Ability and Strength to Level 2."
"Level 2 Physical Ability requires 280 Experience Points, and Level 2 Strength requires 320 Experience Points, totaling 600 Experience Points. Do you want to upgrade?"
"Yes." Ye Qiu agreed without hesitation.
Ding.
600 Experience Points deducted, remaining Experience Points: 10,403.
Ding.
Physical Attribute +1: LV2 (1000~2000)
Ding.
Strength Attribute +1: LV2 (1000~2000)
After hearing these two sounds from the system, just as Ye Qiu was wondering why there was no reaction, suddenly he felt a warm current flowing through his body, and then his heart started to beat violently.
Ye Qiu widened his eyes in surprise and then felt as if his arms were filled with strength. He couldn't help but clench his fists, and as he clenched them, his originally thin arms bulged with a solid muscle knot.
Stunned, Ye Qiu bent his arms, clearly seeing his originally thin arms now bulging with muscle as he exerted force, while also distinctly sensing the strength in his arms.
Taking a deep breath, he could also noticeably discover that his lung capacity seemed to have increased a lot. In this hot weather, Ye Qiu believed that even if he went for a few laps, he wouldn't get out of breath.
Whoosh whoosh.
Feeling the strength in his arms, Ye Qiu couldn't help but throw a few punches, and the sensation of that immense power emanating from within made him stare blankly at the fists he had known for 17 years.
"See, I wasn't lying, was I? Team up with me and I'll make you strong."
Hearing the system's words, Ye Qiu nodded in agreement. Previously, after losing his aura, some external remarks made him lose confidence in racing.
Although he was puzzled by such a miraculous high-tech system, Ye Qiu didn't quite believe it would bring any dramatic change to him.
But now, after experiencing it firsthand, Ye Qiu's eyes were filled with a strong desire.
"Upgrade both my Physical Ability and Strength to Level 3."
Ye Qiu clenched his fist and spoke to the system again.
"Upgrading Strength and Physical Ability to LV3 requires 8,000 Experience Points, confirm?"
"Confirm..."
"Ready for it?"
"What?" Ye Qiu was puzzled.
Ding.
Deducted 8,000 Experience Points, remaining: 2,403.
Ding.
Physical Attributes upgraded +1: LV3 (2000~6000)
Ding.
Strength Attributes upgraded +1: LV3 (2000~6000)
As the system upgrade was completed, Ye Qiu was about to enjoy the comfort brought by the power when suddenly his heart started beating violently, and at an increasing speed, shocking Ye Qiu.
Then, before he could react, it felt like gas was rapidly pumped into his body, causing his whole body to swell. The veins on his arms, thighs, and neck began to bulge, and his clothes tore open in an instant.
Thud.
Filled with fear, Ye Qiu, unable to withstand the impact of his heart's rapid beating, fell directly to the ground and then fainted.
"I told you, be prepared..."
The floating necklace in mid-air looked at Ye Qiu, who had fainted on the ground, and said helplessly. Realizing someone was coming, it quickly floated to Ye Qiu's front and, with a slight shake, looped around Ye Qiu's neck.
Subsequently, a blue light flashed, instantly covering Ye Qiu's entire body. It gradually calmed his bulging veins, and his swollen body returned to normal.
However, Ye Qiu's figure had changed significantly compared to before.
The muscles on his exposed arms were clearly visible without even exerting, with blue veins like pythons stretching across his forearms, full of strength. His previously weak chest now slightly protruded, appearing very firm.
Previously, if Ye Qiu could punch with a force of 100 pounds, after leveling up to 2, it reached 200 pounds, and now at Level 3, it might be 300 pounds, comparable to some strong special forces.
...
"Ye Qiu, wake up! Are you alright?"
In a daze, Ye Qiu heard someone calling him, and even felt a soft hand gently slapping his face.
At the same time, a woman's subtle fragrance occasionally drifted into Ye Qiu's nose, intoxicating him, making him feel that the scent was really good...
Slowly opening his eyes, what he saw was a delicate face filled with anxiety.
Under Liu Mei's arched eyebrows were a pair of beautiful almond eyes, brimming with anxiety and slightly parted thin lips from which came an anxious call, accompanied by a fresh fragrance.
Ye Qiu's gaze shifted downward and immediately saw the woman crouching in front of him, wearing only a white shirt. Because she was crouching in front of him and leaning forward, the lace border under her fair neck was faintly visible.
What made Ye Qiu almost nosebleed was that the deep cleavage outlined beneath the shaking lace with her arm movement while slapping him looked really deep to Ye Qiu.
"I must not look, or Ms. Xu will scold me again..."
Remembering how he previously reminded Xu Lei and got kicked out, Ye Qiu quickly closed his eyes.
This action alerted Xu Lei, who had come to find Ye Qiu after noticing he had been out for a long time and discovered him unconscious on the ground.
Earlier, Xu Lei, looking for Ye Qiu, found him fainted on the ground, felt guilty, thinking he had fainted from the heat outside.
"Ye Qiu, you're awake?"
"Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu, are you okay?"
Hearing Xu Lei's anxious calls from the side, Ye Qiu knew she had found him and realized he couldn't fake it anymore, so he slowly opened his eyes and saw Xu Lei's face filled with excitement because he had woken up.
"Oh dear, Ye Qiu, you've finally woken up. You really scared me. Come, drink some water..."
With that, Xu Lei kneeled on the lawn, lifted Ye Qiu's head, placing it on her legs clad in black stockings, a fantasy of many boys, then opened a bottle of mineral water and bent down carefully to feed Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu, lying on Xu Lei's thighs, was stunned, and when he saw Xu Lei's ample bosom sway in front of him, his blushing face turned redder.
"Come on, open your mouth, ah..."
After hearing Xu Lei's motherly-like words, Ye Qiu wanted to get up and run, but for some reason, he didn't move off Xu Lei's legs.
Instead, his face reddened, obediently letting Xu Lei feed him water...
Smelling the fragrance on Xu Lei's body, and seeing her gentle gaze, Ye Qiu felt it was right to choose to return home after being discharged from the United States.