"It was Philip who crossed the line first!" Steven excitedly gave Dai Li a big hug.
Although Philip was only in third place, Steven looked like he had won the championship.
"Third place! Tickets to the World Championships, we got tickets to the World Championships!" Steven shouted excitedly, which was also the reason for his excitement.
Today, Philip is only slightly famous in the United States, but if he can participate in the World Championships, he will definitely become a well-known sports star around the world. By then, Philip will have immeasurable commercial value, which means green for the agent. Fancy banknotes.
Li Dai was also happy. He was not only happy that Philip got the ticket to the World Championships, but also because he had just been promoted to the advanced stage of a well-known coach.
Dai Li originally thought that he would stay in the intermediate stage of a well-known coach for a long time, especially after coming to the United States and starting from scratch. He did not have such athlete resources at hand, and the speed of gaining experience would be even slower.
But Li Dai met Philip, who broke several world records for disabled people in succession, which brought Li Dai a lot of experience and income.
What's more important is that by placing third in today's World Championship trials, Dai Li has gained more experience than Philip before when he broke the world record.
"Disabled people participating in competitions for able-bodied people are a leapfrog challenge, and the difficulty of obtaining results is also greatly increased, so you can get several times the experience bonus." The system explained.
"Does that mean that all level-skipping challenges will have experience bonuses?" Dai Li asked immediately.
"Yes. But the specific bonus depends on the difficulty of the leapfrog challenge. For example, in a boxing match, a middleweight challenges a heavyweight, and a cruiserweight challenges a heavyweight. Although both are leapfrog challenges, the difficulty of the former If it is bigger, the experience bonus will be greater." The system replied.
"I understand. It seems that I have another way to level up quickly." Dai Li nodded and looked at the level-up experience in units of millions, but in his heart he really wanted to play a song "Cool" for himself. cold".
"Now is the advanced stage of a famous coach. Next, it is time to upgrade to a famous coach. But I don’t know how many years and months it will take to accumulate enough experience for this upgrade!"
Dai Li adjusted his mood, and then said to the system: "Hurry up and show me the upgrade rewards this time! I hope you can give me something useful."
The system took out two upgrade rewards. On the left was a pen and a stack of cards, and on the right was a pyramid-style model.
Seeing the card, Dai Li couldn't help but think of the previous copy card, but this time the card style was completely different from the copy card.
"What kind of card is this? It also has a pen. Is it for writing?" Dai Li asked.
"This is an age reduction card. Used on athletes, it can return the athlete's body to the state of his youth. For example, for a 35-year-old athlete, you can use the age reduction card to return his body to the state of his 25-year-old body." System Speak up.
Hearing the effect of the age reduction card, Dai Li suddenly felt an uncontrollable sense of joy in his heart.
Age and injuries are the two enemies of athletes. Age is obviously more terrible than injuries. Most injuries can be treated, but age is completely irreversible. After an athlete is injured, as long as he recovers well, he can still be active and active when he returns to the field. However, if he is older, even if he is healthy, he will not be able to jump if he wants to. What's more, as age increases, the probability of injuries will also increase, and the recovery speed from injuries will slow down.
"This thing is amazing! It's like rejuvenating one's youth! How to use this age reduction card?" Li Dai asked immediately.
"It's very simple. You write the age you want to subtract on the card and use it on the athletes. For example, if you want the athlete to be 5 years younger, just write 5 on it; if you want the athlete to be 10 years younger, just write 10 on it. ." The system explained.
Li Dai thought of the previous athlete patch, which was valid for one year, and each athlete could only use three. Therefore, according to the urine properties of the system, this age reduction card will definitely have usage restrictions, so Li Dai asked: "It shouldn't be possible for this to be permanent, right?"
"Of course it is not permanent, and the age reduction is not completely unlimited." The system said: "There is a calculation formula for the aging. 13 minus the number you wrote on the card, then multiplied by 30, is a reduction card. The period when the age card is valid. For example, if you want to subtract five years from an athlete and return his body to the state it was in five years ago, then the calculation of the validity time of the age card is 13 minus 5, which results in 8. Then multiply 8 by 30, and the final number is 240, then this age reduction card will be valid for the next 240 days. Can you understand this?"
Dai Li nodded, and the system continued: "Based on this formula, the age reduction card has two conditions for use. First, the number you write on the card must be an integer and cannot be a negative number; second, you write The number on the age reduction card cannot exceed 13."
"The number written on the age reduction card cannot exceed 13, so that means I can write the number 13?" Dai Li asked.
"Of course, if you write 13, the final number you get is 0, which means the validity period is 0 days, which means it will expire immediately after use. You will waste an age reduction card." The system replied.
Dai Li thought for a while and then asked: "The numbers written on the card must be integers and cannot be negative. Does that mean that it is okay to write the number '0'? Integers include 0."
"Of course, if you write 0, the final number will be 390, which means that the athlete can maintain the physical condition of the current age in the next 390 days. During these 390 days, the athlete's body will not be affected by aging." The system answered road.
"I roughly understand." Dai Li began to calculate silently in his heart.
"According to this calculation formula, the older the age you want to lose, the shorter the effect of the Age Reduction Card. On the contrary, the younger the age you want to lose, the longer the duration of the Age Reduction Card. If you reduce the age of an athlete by 1 If you are 12 years old, it can last for 360 days, which is close to a whole year, but if you are 12 years younger, it can only last for 30 days, which is just one month."
"Athletes in most sports have their peak physical age around 25 years old. Under normal circumstances, athletes' physical functions will begin to decline after the age of 30. For athletes before the age of 30, there is almost no need to use age reduction. Card, athletes at this age will be in a relatively good state in all aspects of their bodies. From the age of 28 or 20 to the age of 25 or 6, the physical difference is not very big. So those who can use this age reduction card, They must all be older athletes over 30 years old."
"As for older athletes, if they want to get in better physical condition, they must lose more years. If a 35-year-old athlete only becomes the physical condition of a 33-year-old, it doesn't mean much. At the very least, he has to lose more years. Only when you are 5 years old and return to the physical condition of a 30-year-old will you have better results."
"The more ages you can remove, the shorter the duration of the age reduction card. If you reduce the age by 5 years, it only lasts for 240 days, which is equivalent to eight months, which is almost a whole season in basketball. If you reduce the age by 7 years, it will only last 240 days. At eight years old, he wouldn’t even last a season.”
At this moment, Dai Li has realized that this age reduction card is a prop that must be carefully chosen. If the age is reduced too much, the duration will be short. It may be just a flash in the pan, and it will return to its original shape after playing a few games. ; If the age is reduced too little, although the duration will be longer, the effect will be greatly reduced.
"Remind you, there are also only 200 age reduction cards, and each athlete can only use 3. This is the same as the athlete patch." The voice of the system interrupted Dai Li's thoughts.
"I understand, now tell me about this pyramid." Li Dai pointed at the props of the pyramid model and said.
"This is a team pyramid, which can help you build a coaching team. You should be familiar with the pyramid structure." The system asked.
"I know a little bit about it," Li Dai replied.
"The world's top coaches cannot always work alone, nor can they do everything by themselves. They will have their own team. They are the decision-makers and commanders. When it comes to the specific implementation of training, they are all members of the team." The system slows down Xu said.
"I know, I have also been in Harman's team. Although Harman is the head coach, he never takes on detailed training tasks. It is all done by his subordinates." Li Dai said.
"With your current well-known coaching level, you are fully qualified to form a coaching team. As the decision-maker and commander of the team, there is no doubt that you are standing at the top of the pyramid, and the layers below are the people in your team. The positions of others. Currently you are a well-known coach, so the team pyramid can provide you with the titles of two first-rate coaches, four second-rate coaches and eight third-rate coaches." The system explained.
"What's the use of these titles?" Dai Li asked immediately.
"You can use these titles for members of your coaching team, and they will get corresponding training effect bonuses. For example, for the part-time employee you recently recruited, you can give him the title of a second-rate coach, so he is training athletes. , you can enjoy the bonus of a second-rate coach. You have also experienced the stage of a second-rate coach, so you should know very well what effect the bonus of a second-rate coach will have. Of course, those who obtain the title can only feel the training effect If you become stronger, you won't know my existence." The system explained.
"After giving this title away, can I take it back?" Li Dai asked.
"Yes, as long as it is in your coaching team, you can give a title to anyone, and you can take it back at any time. All this will be displayed in the team pyramid. If there is a title, there will be a bonus. If there is no title, there will be no bonus. "The system continued: "At the same time, when the coach with the title is training, you will gain corresponding experience, just like you train in person."
"It's like I am the boss and they are workers. They help me make money?" Li Dai asked immediately.
"This is not an appropriate description. The boss has to pay wages to the workers. To be precise, they are more like slaves, and you are the slave owner. All the experience they gain in training athletes belongs to you," the system said.
"So, with this team pyramid, I have a group of miners who mine experience. In this case, I will gain experience much faster. It seems that a million-level upgrade experience is not something that is unattainable. ." Li Dai thought of this and began to make calculations in his mind again.
"Two first-rate coaches, four second-rate coaches, and eight third-rate coaches, a total of 14 positions. The team brought by Coach Harman probably only had that many people. This is equivalent to saying that I can form a football coach. For a physical training center of my size, 14 people are more than enough. I have only hired two part-time coaches now, and now that I have this team pyramid, I may need to hire a few full-time coaches."
The system also intervened at this time and said: "It's really time for you to recruit more people. You will be upgraded to a famous coach at the next level. By then, the effect of the team pyramid will also be enhanced. You will have two well-known coaches and four first-class coaches." The titles of coach, 8 second-rate coaches and 16 third-rate coaches can be used.”
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In the USATF conference room, the matter about Philip aroused everyone's debate.
"He is a disabled person. How can he be allowed to represent the United States of America in the World Track and Field Championships? We will be laughed at by the whole world!"
"But he did get third place. According to the rules we established before, the top three in the trials will represent the United States in the World Championships. This has been the case for decades. It is the top three who represent the United States. We must abide by the rules. "
"But this situation is so special that I think it should be dealt with on a special basis."
"No, the rules must be followed. We cannot use 'special circumstances' as an excuse to violate the rules. Once this precedent is set, other 'special circumstances' will appear in the future. Do we also have to deal with special circumstances? So First of all, how can we talk about fairness and justice? Then why hold a selection competition? We can just decide the candidates."
"Should we report the name of the disabled person to the IAAF?"
"Why not? He was third and qualified."
"Will the IAAF agree?"
"There is no provision in the rules of the World Athletics Championships that prohibits persons with disabilities from participating."
"But this does not mean that the IAAF will recognize Philip, nor does it mean that the IAAF will allow Philip to compete."
"Whether Philip is allowed to compete is a matter for the IAAF. Whether to report Philip's name to the IAAF is our business. What we are discussing now is whether we should send Philip to participate in the World Athletics Championships. , not whether the IAAF will allow Philip to compete in the World Athletics Championships. Moreover, even if the IAAF does not allow Philip to participate, it is not a reason for us to violate the rules. Our rule is that the top three in the qualifying competition will represent the United States."