The offline video-watching feature was the reward for the hidden mission.
Strictly speaking, this skill was an indirect reward, unlike special skills or base points that could be applied directly to Lu Ke's body and skills. After using this feature, Lu Ke could continue watching game footage while he was offline. However, Lu Ke still needed to summarize, digest, understand, and read all the experience and knowledge he gained himself. The effectiveness of it still depended on Lu Ke's actual situation.
But for Lu Ke, this feature was a lifesaver.
Experience and accumulation were Lu Ke's biggest shortcomings at the moment, and they were also shortcomings that couldn't be remedied directly in a short amount of time.
So far, Lu Ke's professional career only had a record of four games. His college record was unremarkable, which was the fundamental reason why many teams passed on Lu Ke in the draft and why many media outlets were still hesitant about him.
The problem was that there were no shortcuts to gaining experience. It had to be accumulated one game at a time through real-world experience. Only time and experience could solve it.
Now, the system had "given" Lu Ke time. Although it wasn't real-world experience, it was time to watch footage and accumulate experience. Although this cheat wasn't as direct and practical as special skills or base points, Lu Ke cherished it and was overjoyed.
The hidden mission was definitely a great harvest!
After reading the detailed description, Lu Ke noticed that the "offline video-watching feature" had a prefix, "beginner." At the same time, the "hidden mission" also had an additional note, "Level 1."
"Little Seven, does this mean there will be Level 2 and 3 hidden missions for the locker room in the future? And can the offline video-watching feature also be upgraded to intermediate and advanced?" By analogy, Lu Ke immediately thought of the future development of the missions.
"Yes," Little Seven gave a straightforward and concise confirmation without any further explanation. Lu Ke nodded with satisfaction.
There was no doubt that the locker room was a long-term project and was crucial throughout a player's career. Even a veteran like Brett Favre had to deal with locker room issues at the end of his career.
Every year, players leave the team, and new players join. Or players leave the team for a new environment. The locker room environment is constantly changing, and with wins and losses, the atmosphere in the locker room is also full of variables.
What's more, Lu Ke was the only Chinese-American quarterback in the league. Now that they were on the path to victory, racial discrimination hadn't fully erupted, but who could guarantee that it wouldn't in the future?
However, from another perspective, if the locker room atmosphere was always a hidden mission, it also meant that Lu Ke had a clear direction to work toward, and his motivation would naturally be stronger. Unfortunately, the hidden mission didn't have a detailed mission requirement, so even if Lu Ke wanted to make a targeted effort, he didn't have a direction for now. He could only take things as they came.
Lu Ke refocused and opened the offline video-watching feature.
This was another brand-new page that looked like a tactics room. The entire wall was a huge screen, and you could watch game footage as if you were right there.
Lu Ke had once visited the San Francisco 49ers' video archive, which was a huge library, or rather, a museum.
A vast collection of video tapes was like an ocean. Most of them were footage of classic games from the past. Since there was no computer equipment back then, they could only be stored on video tapes. After the new millennium, when the internet became widespread, game footage could be digitally archived. However, the team still exported important game footage onto CDs and stored them in the video archive by year and team.
It wasn't difficult, but it also wasn't easy, to find a game video, especially an old one.
But with the system, Lu Ke only needed to enter the date of the game and the two teams playing. The system would automatically bring up the game footage and even pinpoint the corresponding clips according to Lu Ke's request. It was not only convenient but also efficient and direct.
There was a countdown clock at the door of the tactics room that read, "04:00:00." This meant that with the beginner offline video-watching feature, Lu Ke could watch offline for four hours.
Before going to bed every night, he could give the offline command, and after waking up in the morning, Lu Ke could get a four-hour offline report. Then he could read and analyze it himself, digest and understand it, and finally make it his own.
This meant that, compared to other rookie players, Lu Ke had an extra four hours of study time every day. But this didn't mean that Lu Ke would be successful. The effectiveness of those four hours of study was also crucial. Some people study for four hours and learn nothing, while others study for one hour and gain a lot. That's the principle. So, Lu Ke still couldn't let his guard down.
The beginner cheat was already so powerful. Lu Ke was now eager to try it out and see how effective it was.
However, before checking the beginner cheat, Lu Ke noticed that there was still an unread message in his inbox. After opening it, a second unexpected message popped up.
"Congratulations on completing the hidden mission: Tie Kurt Warner's historical record."
Not one, but two?
It was another hidden mission! Lu Ke was inevitably a little disappointed about losing the first game of his career today, but it seemed that every game had a corresponding reward. Giving effort doesn't guarantee a reward, but not giving effort will definitely not get you one. At least, it seemed that Lu Ke's efforts were earning him his own rewards.
"Hidden Mission: Tie Kurt Warner's historical record.
Mission Description: Kurt Warner, the greatest undrafted quarterback in NFL history, threw three touchdowns in each of his first three professional games. In his fourth professional game, he threw five touchdowns, creating a historical record that no one has been able to break to this day, leaving his mark on the league.
Mission Objective: Tie or break Kurt Warner's record.
Mission Reward: Choose one of two options: Activate the hidden attribute 'Luck' and add five special points, or an upgraded version of the point lottery ticket.
Failure Penalty: None. This is a passive-trigger mission."
It was another hidden mission, but this one was much more straightforward.
Kurt Warner had a total of 14 touchdowns in his first four career games, which was a historical record for rookie quarterbacks. No one has been able to break this record, even including all quarterbacks, to this day. Today, Lu Ke threw three touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles, which meant that Lu Ke's total touchdowns in his first four games had also reached 14, tying Warner's record.
Therefore, the hidden mission was completed.
There were no twists and turns, but Lu Ke was more curious about, "This isn't the first time I've broken a league record. Why is there a hidden mission only today?"
First, Lu Ke was the first Chinese-American starting quarterback in the league. Second, Lu Ke's five touchdowns in his first career game created a new historical record for rookie quarterbacks. Third, Lu Ke's quarterback rating in his first three career games also broke a historical record. And so on.
If you were to go through the list, as a Chinese-American quarterback, Lu Ke was making history in every game. But there had never been a hidden mission before. Today was the first time ever.
"Hidden missions are passively triggered. The trigger conditions cannot be predicted or disclosed," Little Seven's reply was still without any change in tone, which made Lu Ke feel a bit speechless. "Isn't that just being unreasonable? You get a hidden mission when you're in a good mood, and you don't when you're not? Is that what this means?"
"...Please calm down." Little Seven's reply had a slightly abrupt feeling, as if the conversation hadn't finished, but it stopped suddenly, inexplicably revealing a hint of panic that made people laugh.
Lu Ke, on the other hand, calmed down. He thought back to the first hidden mission and remembered that Little Seven had mentioned that hidden missions had no fixed pattern, which was completely different from the other three types of missions.
But this wasn't logical.
Was it because he lost the game today? Because he fought until the last minute today? Because his opponent played exceptionally well today? Or was it because Kurt Warner's historical record was particularly difficult to break? Or was it because Kurt Warner's historical record was from a long time ago, over ten years ago?
Wait, was it really based on mood?
"Little Seven, honestly, is it because I lost the game today, and it wasn't my poor performance that caused it, so the system gave me a hidden mission to make up for my loss? Is that it?" Lu Ke's expression was as if he had unraveled a secret of the universe. He narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully, but there was no response in his mind, which made Lu Ke feel like he was punching at thin air.
After waiting for a while, there was still no sound. Lu Ke could only shrug. "What does that mean? The host has no human rights? I think this is unfair." But after the words came out, Lu Ke also felt a little guilty. Other people didn't even have a system. So, he decided to leave the secret of the hidden missions for later.
His gaze fell on the mission reward. Unlike usual, today's mission reward was a "choose one of two" option, which was a first.
Lu Ke had already seen the point lottery ticket last week. It was a bit of a scam. If you accidentally drew a "0," all your efforts would be in vain, and you'd get nothing. As for the hidden attribute, Lu Ke already had "Prediction." The most special thing today was that the system had announced the content of the hidden attribute, "Luck," and had also specified that he could add five special points.
After a quick glance, Lu Ke's eyes were fixed on the word "Luck" and he couldn't look away. His imagination went wild.
Having luck, would that mean he would be at full power? Would he have a surge of luck at crucial moments? Would the field goal that hit the goalpost in today's game not bounce in, but instead bounce out? Also, would he be able to win the lottery or in a casino in real life?
If so, wouldn't life be a highway to success? Luck, starting with the lottery!
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