The System probably never expected to encounter such a prick.
A person with a System, yet he's obsessing over those few copper coins—does he have any grand ambitions or not?
It wasn't that Zhou Hang didn't have grand ambitions.
He had those things when he was young, but they were worn away just a few years after graduation.
Dreams?
Ideals?
These two things are awesome; they can keep you poor for a lifetime!
It's better to be a wealthy slacker!
"Isn't your dream to become a household name, an NBA star player?"
"If I have money, I can buy an NBA team and make NBA stars work for me!"
"Don't you want to bring glory to your country?"
"I'll pick up a few more girls, choose different nationalities, and that's also bringing glory to the country!"
*I'm gonna throw you to the dogs!*
The System was so angry it wanted to curse. How did it end up with such a scumbag!
"Don't you want to go back?"
Go back?
Zhou Hang stopped walking and turned his head as if he could see the System's existence. He asked, "I can still go back?"
"Yes. As long as you can keep your popularity continuously rising, you can go back. Bringing the money, bringing the abilities back with you."
Hearing this, Zhou Hang found a spot to sit down.
He pondered for tens of seconds before asking, "Tell me what bullshit functions you have."
He had struggled for a long time, discovering that deep down, he still wanted to go back.
That world was his home, where his friends and family were.
Maybe he could stop thinking about it for a short while, but over time, he would definitely miss the people and things there.
If he could earn a ton of money and gain a ton of abilities in this world, going back to show off wouldn't be bad either.
Thinking of his parents staring dumbfounded, he felt his heart fill up, and the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK.
"Just as you understand it, you need to play a role in this world. You appear as a character and then harvest popularity. Popularity points correspond to how welcomed the character you play is."
"Popularity points can unlock abilities and can also be used for lucky draws. With your IQ, this should be easy to understand, right?"
Understandable, but I feel like you're being sarcastic.
Zhou Hang understood the System's functions and the method to gain popularity points.
But there was still one thing he needed to know now.
"Which anime world is this?"
"*Kuroko's Basketball*."
Ah, this...
Zhou Hang's brain instantly flashed with a group of basketball maniacs with multi-colored hair.
He loved watching sports anime. *Captain Tsubasa*, *The Prince of Tennis*, *Touch*, he watched them all without missing an episode.
But if asked for his favorites, it would definitely be *Slam Dunk* and *Kuroko's Basketball*.
No other reason, purely because he hadn't played football, tennis, or baseball.
Only basketball; he started playing in elementary school with his friends.
In 2002, the NBA had its first Chinese No. 1 pick, Yao Ming. This thoroughly ignited the passion for basketball in the country.
Countless young people rushed to the courts to play. Back then, talking about the NBA was the trend.
If you didn't talk about it, couldn't name a few star players, then you were out.
You could say that in China at that time, even if you didn't watch the games, you had to watch the sports news when you got home at night, otherwise, you wouldn't be qualified to chat with friends the next day.
Clearly, they were just little brats a few years old, yet each one bragged like a basketball expert!
He still remembered that back then, forums were full of big shots, unlike now, where it's everywhere full of kids who don't understand the game.
So...
He was very familiar with *Kuroko's Basketball*.
A fantasy story revolving around a young man with little basketball talent teaming up with his good gay buddies to fight bosses.
The main characters are just those few: the protagonist team Seirin, and the Generation of Miracles whose popularity remains high, even higher than the protagonist.
"What stage is it now? How old are Kuroko and the others?"
"Same age as you."
"How old am I?"
"You can check your information; I've already prepared it for you."
Information?
Zhou Hang suddenly saw an information column in front of his eyes. Clicking into it, it detailed his information.
**Tendo Keigon!**
Gender: Male!
Age: 12 years old!
Height: 1.74 meters, Weight: 55 kg!
Only 12 years old...
1.74 meters at 12 years old—that's not short at all!
Forget it.
"From today on, I'll be Tendo Keigon!"
Zhou Hang, well, now correctly called Tendo Keigon, spent the whole afternoon accepting this reality.
By the time he finished adjusting his mood and appeared again, he was already wearing sunglasses of the same style as Gojo Satoru.
Since he has to act, naturally he has to arrange an attractive character setting for himself.
No need to think too much, Gojo Satoru, this popular character, can be used directly.
Handsome, arrogant, crazy, caring enough for those around him, especially his students, treating them like his own children.
It's just that the manga's ending character setting collapsed a bit, causing quite a few fans to lose it and want to kill the author.
But it doesn't matter, as long as *he* doesn't collapse!
Of course, if he's playing Gojo Satoru, he's still missing the most important thing.
Absolute strength!
"Is there startup capital?"
"What startup capital?"
"Newbie gift pack!" Tendo Keigon tilted his head looking at the image simulated by the System, a white short-tailed cat.
The System reacted then, immediately giving a *ding*.
"Ding, Newbie Welfare Gift Pack has been distributed!"
"One of the techniques of Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses: Dismantle!"
Do you want to listen to what you just gave me?
Wearing Gojo Satoru's face, but given Sukuna's move?
You really don't know how Gojo Satoru died, do you?
Tendo Keigon clicked open the skill introduction.
There was no introduction, only the word "Dismantle."
However, he knew that in such a world, real Cursed Techniques couldn't exist. This "Dismantle" couldn't cut people everywhere, nor could it chop them to death.
After all, this is a basketball anime!
He's here to play ball, not to be a midnight butcher!
"Then let's get going, Teiko!"
Tendo Keigon cracked his neck and, under the covetous gazes of a group of women, walked in the direction of Teiko.
It's called a Popularity System, but the protagonist this time isn't him; it's Kuroko, it's the Generation of Miracles.
Over ninety percent of the screen time focuses on those few maniacs. To get exposure, he can only go leech off them.
"First, set a small goal for myself: become the most popular one among the five members of the Generation of Miracles."