Chapter 698 - 303: In the United States, Just Arrived in Los Santos_4

Most of the travelers staying here are coming to watch the NBA, and this hotel is very close to the Staples arena, so it’s definitely of interest to basketball fans.

Li Younan’s body felt sufficiently warmed up at this moment, so he prepared to try a shot.

Now, with the added bonus of his archery skills, logically speaking, shooting is also a process of aiming, controlling the body, and launching the basketball, emphasizing the coordination between the eyes, brain, and body. There must be a similar mechanism between the two.

If the system has enhanced this mechanism, then it will certainly be reflected to some extent in shooting.

At least that’s what Li Younan believes.

So when he picked up the basketball to make his first shot, he still had some expectations in his heart.

The three-point line on this basketball court is painted according to NBA standards, which are further than the domestic CBA’s three-point line.

Li Younan stood on the three-point line, jumped with the ball, and released it in one swift motion, but when the basketball flew out, his facial expression froze slightly.

The basketball drew a very high arc in the air, then made a "clang" sound as it hit the upper edge of the backboard.

Li Younan’s expression was a bit complicated for a moment.

How to put it, his body has been strengthened by many skills, so his strength, explosiveness, and coordination are very strong now. However, his muscle memory for shooting is still from before, and the first shot didn’t control the strength at all, missing by such a ridiculous amount.

And Li Younan’s shot was seen by two black guys across the court, and they couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

Li Younan turned around and glanced at them but didn’t sense any malice from their laughter.

One of the black guys said, "Hey, buddy, you’ve got real strength."

Li Younan shrugged helplessly, then jogged back to pick up the basketball.

He stood again at the three-point line, seriously recalling his shooting state from before, then took a deep breath and jumped to shoot again.

This time, he deliberately reduced the power a bit. For him, shooting from the three-point line is very easy, and the force mode was completely flawless. He just needed to rebuild new muscle memory.

Undoubtedly, archery skills have a strengthening effect because the trajectory of Li Younan’s first and second shots was very straight.

After all, whether it’s archery or using a slingshot, control requirements for power don’t need to be so precise, so it didn’t enable Li Younan to gain the ability to precisely control power.

So it’s still the same problem - power control.

However, this shot wasn’t as ridiculous as the previous one. When Li Younan deliberately held back his strength, it only hit the back edge of the rim and bounced up.

Li Younan picked up the basketball again, and this time, he already had a feeling this shot would go in.

Holding the ball, jumping, shooting - the three actions completed in one smooth move.

The basketball flew straight through the air, with a crisp swish sound as it went through the net, pleasing to the ear.

Upon hearing the commotion around him, the two black guys looked over and said, "Hey, buddy, that shot was good."

Li Younan smiled, picked up the ball again, and continued to try shooting.

After practicing here for fifteen to twenty minutes, Li Younan was almost fully familiar with the force needed when shooting.

Of course, it is still impossible to achieve a 100% hit rate because his shooting spot varies each time, and using the right amount of force from different distances requires practicing many times to gradually find the feeling.

But with the bonus from his archery skills, Li Younan can ensure every shot has a straight trajectory.

This means that even if he misses the first shot, when he returns to the same spot and tries the second shot, relying on the missed feeling from the first shot, making slight adjustments to the force, he basically won’t miss again.

There’s a saying: A good shooter won’t miss two shots from the same spot.

Undoubtedly, after a short practice of ten to twenty minutes, Li Younan was already considered a good shooter.

Certainly, if Li Younan wanted to spend time practicing immersively for a week, fully familiarizing himself with the force control from various spots, achieving a hit rate of over ninety percent is not impossible.

In fact, in the latter part of his practice, Li Younan could shoot continuously, making dozens of shots in a row.

With the constant sound of the "swish" from Li Younan’s consecutive shots, the two black guys had long been drawn in, their expressions turning to bewilderment.

"Hey, buddy, are you a basketball player? You’re really accurate!"

During a break in Li Younan’s shooting, one of the black guys finally couldn’t help but ask.

At this moment, the system suddenly prompted: [Starlight Value +2]

[Current Starlight Value: 2/5 million.]

Li Younan was momentarily stunned, then a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

So that’s how it is, the so-called Starlight Value is like this... It seems his previous guess was correct, it’s probably about making others feel admiration or awe towards him.

Thinking of this, Li Younan suddenly smiled slightly and said, "In fact, I’m not a professional athlete, but I can show you this."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly turned around and slammed the basketball hard onto the floor.

The basketball flew high, and the next moment, Li Younan’s body shot like an arrow, taking three steps, one foot stomped firmly on the ground, and the whole person rose like a helicopter.

In that moment, the body strengthened by so many skills received the most vivid display.

Li Younan’s feet left the ground by at least 1.2 meters, even able to see the rim at eye level.

Then, the ball from the air was grabbed by him and smoothly looped under his legs, his core suddenly powering up, and before his body fell, the basketball was raised above his head again... With a "bang" sound...

The slam dunk sent the ball flying.