Kobe pushed away William Sullivan's arm a little unhappily, then said seriously, "I don't know you, and I don't want to repeat myself—this is my turf!"

Yeah, that's it, that's the vibe!

William Sullivan was delighted, both because he was seeing an old acquaintance and because he was meeting his idol.

Looks like this is fate!

I, William Sullivan, am destined to play basketball in this life.

"But I don't see any sign that says this place belongs to you." After calming down from his excitement, William Sullivan looked at Kobe and said.

Now it was Kobe's turn to be amused.

Yo, this guy's got some attitude.

And then, what William Sullivan said next, word by word, left Kobe stunned.

"Young man, I can see you have an extraordinary bone structure. If you want to prove this place is yours, fine, let's go one-on-one. If you win, I'll admit this place is yours." William Sullivan looked at Kobe with a mischievous grin.

Well, English is broad and profound and hard to translate, but basically, William Sullivan's meaning was just as it sounded.

Kobe showed his "O'Neal question mark face" for the second time.

Did I hear that right?

He wants to challenge me one-on-one?

Doesn't he know my nickname is the King of One-on-One in Philly?

William Sullivan: Yes, that's right, it's me!

Ahem, back to the main topic.

So here's the question: is William Sullivan so starstruck that he can't move and just wants to take a one-on-one photo with his idol?

Heh, of course not.

Half an hour ago, William Sullivan had already discovered the system's only and very interesting explanation about "brick value": the acquisition of brick value increases with the intensity of training and competition.

Now, William Sullivan planned to test this explanation.

Because even though Kobe, like William Sullivan, was just a high schooler, don't forget, when Kobe entered the NBA in the future, he skipped college entirely. Although Kobe was still some distance from the NBA, William Sullivan believed he wasn't far from the level of an NBA fringe player.

So, if he played Kobe one-on-one, would the system automatically raise William Sullivan's training intensity to a level far beyond his current standard?

And under such training, how much brick value would William Sullivan gain?

The answer is about to be revealed!

Chapter 3: The Strongest Human Cheat Code

Although the Eastern boy in front of him was acting strangely, when he proposed a one-on-one, Kobe didn't refuse.

Of course Kobe wouldn't refuse—otherwise, he wouldn't be Kobe.

Kobe felt it was necessary to teach William Sullivan this frog at the bottom of the well a lesson.

And then, a tragic scene unfolded on the basketball court near Market Street in Philadelphia...

21 to 0.

The process was too bloody to describe in detail.

Anyway, the result was that Kobe beat the crap out of William Sullivan.

Every time William Sullivan tried to shoot, Kobe swatted it away, and the only two shots he managed to get off were miles away from the rim...

After the one-on-one, even Kobe didn't know what to say.

That's it?

At first, Kobe thought this guy had some big move, so he played very seriously. But as the game went on, Kobe realized—damn, isn't this guy just at the level of a basketball hobbyist?

However, what surprised Kobe was that this guy's mental fortitude was incredible.

Kobe was about to say something like "not bad" to William Sullivan, but just as he thought this guy had realized the gap between them and was about to leave, William Sullivan suddenly looked at Kobe excitedly and said, "I'm not convinced! I just wasn't ready. If you've got the guts, play me one-on-one again!"

Kobe: O'Neal question mark face.jpg.

William Sullivan was overjoyed.

In the one-on-one he just played with Kobe, William Sullivan discovered a new rule: shots that get blocked don't increase brick value.

But do you know how much brick value William Sullivan gained from the only two shots he managed to take against Kobe?

You might not believe it, but those two missed shots actually gave William Sullivan a total of 2,000 brick value!

This proved William Sullivan's theory.

Because the moment William Sullivan started the one-on-one with Kobe, a cold voice suddenly sounded in his mind: "Host's training intensity has been raised to quasi-NBA level!"

Quasi-NBA level!

This...

When he first got the system, William Sullivan had made a simple plan for himself, but he never expected that all his previous plans could now be scrapped and redone.

Because, at this very moment, standing before him was a human cheat code.

If the heavens hadn't given us Kobe, the world would be as dark as an endless night without cheat codes!

Knowing Kobe's personality well, William Sullivan was sure that Kobe would never refuse to keep playing one-on-one with him.

Because...

"Heh, you think you just beat me? Actually, I was going easy on you, you know? I think you're just scared to play me again."

Kobe, you see, is great in every way—except for his personality, which is a lot like a Hearthstone streamer named Fang Zhang whom William Sullivan would meet in the future: petty...

And don't forget, Kobe right now is just a high schooler.

At this age, honestly, what boy can resist a challenge?