Chapter 24 - 21: Mountain Peak (New Book Seeking Collection, Monthly Tickets, Recommendation Tickets!)

After a pleasant Christmas holiday, Qin Yue received an exclusive interview invitation from the school's news department. As the most talked-about figure at Wake Forest in the past six months, if we're talking campus popularity, even the star player of the Devil's Deacon Team, Paul, had to tip his hat to Qin Yue. From the disgrace of Wake Forest to a campus motivational legend, from an unknown freshman to a sophomore famous across the United States, "Your story over the past six months, in my opinion, is enough to make a Hollywood movie that is both critically acclaimed and a box office hit." These were the words of Rachel Carrell, the female host from the news department who was responsible for interviewing Qin Yue, just before the interview. Rachel Carrell, with a classic all-American sweet girl face, resembled the Livvy-dunne that Qin Yue remembered. On this day, during the pre-interview chit-chat, she shared quite a bit of Wake Forest University gossip with the very talkative Qin Yue. For example, after being dumped by the captain of the football team, the girl who once publicly rejected Chris Ellis, Harley Woodson, has recently gotten back with the Beast, her sycophant. "You guys in the news department really have your ears to the ground." It was only at this moment, recalling Ellis's obvious excitement before the holidays, that Qin Yue realized Ellis's excitement was because Harley had opened that door for him again. That bustling, busy door. "All our news comes from insiders. Oh right, Qin, did you know? Actually, I have a secret of yours too," Rachel said with an incredibly sweet smile towards Qin Yue. Hearing this, Qin Yue curiously asked, "What secret of mine could possibly be in your hands? It can't be my weight loss tips, right?" After coughing a couple of times, Rachel whispered, "Qin, somewhere on your body measures about 7 inches... am I right?" At that moment, Qin Yue was shocked. Everyone knows that 7 inches is approximately 18 centimeters. And if 18 centimeters is used as a unit of measurement for guys, it's usually only possible to refer to... "How did you guys find out about this? I..." "Don't worry, don't worry. I know that you've been too busy training to go on even a single date in the past six months. However, you can't possibly not go to the bathroom, can you?" Rachel said with mischief sparkling in her eyes. At this moment, looking at Rachel, Qin Yue suddenly felt completely exposed. Although he didn't know who betrayed him, Qin Yue swore he would definitely root out the mole. "Can you keep this a secret for me?" Qin Yue, increasingly uneasy, said. "Rest assured, usually with this kind of information, out of professional ethics, I'll keep it strictly confidential," Rachel said righteously after straightening her posture. "I'm suddenly regretting accepting your interview," Qin Yue sighed. Rachel looked puzzled, "But you're a prominent figure at school. Do you know how many people are looking forward to your interview? How can you regret it?" Fortunately, the subsequent interview went smoothly. As the chief host of the news department, Rachel not only spoke eloquently and logically, but since she usually enjoys sports such as basketball, gymnastics, swimming, and tennis, she also showed great expertise when it came to basketball-related knowledge. Additionally, during this interview, Qin Yue conveniently completed the pre-condition for the task "That Unextinguished Dream." "Charles Barkley, one of the NBA's top 50 legends, said on TNT TV Station's 'Christmas Special' that your playing style is very similar to his. What do you think about that?" "You know, ever since I was a kid, I've been watching Charles Barkley play; I know everything about him. He's incredibly strong, and I'm proud and honored to be seen as his successor." After smoothly reciting the pre-prepared script, Qin Yue also automatically accepted the task "That Unextinguished Dream." "There is one more question that fans are quite concerned about... As the first Wake Forest player in history to dare provoke Duke fans at Cameron Arena, why did you make the 'listen' gesture at that time?" "Because our longstanding tradition is to dislike Duke without reason. On that day, Duke's fans were cursing at me and my teammates even before the game started, so I was thinking, 'In the upcoming game, I have to do something.'" The interview concluded successfully. While shaking hands with Qin Yue, Rachel, marveling at the size of Qin Yue's hand, said, "Now it's personal time." Hearing this, Qin Yue, who had been made quite uneasy by Rachel before the interview began, quickly wiped his sweat and asked, "Any instructions?" "It's nothing special, just wanted to exchange phone numbers with you. Because I'm really interested in your 7 inches, don't get me wrong, it's just pure curiosity." After sweetly looking up and smiling at Qin Yue, Rachel said matter-of-factly. At this moment, Qin Yue roughly understood why the United States builds so many highways. Because, in this land, speeding does not discriminate between men and women. ... Back at the dormitory, with an inexplicable sense of excitement, Qin Yue opened the "Mountain Peak" system in his mind. Since Qin Yue had controlled his weight to 124.8 kilograms in January, after automatically accepting the "That Unextinguished Dream" task today, Qin Yue knew that right now, he could activate the "Mountain Peak" system. "Detected change in activation condition for the 'Mountain Peak' system. Ding! The condition for the host to activate the 'Mountain Peak' system has been changed to successfully controlling weight below 125 kilograms.