After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 17: Testing Ends, Zhao Heping's Baldness, & Arrival of the National Team

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 08/27/2023

From 47.58 seconds to 50.74, then 49.89, and finally, the theoretically fatigued 47.63 in the fourth test – the fluctuation in these four results has caught everyone's attention.

From these four test results, there's no doubt about Qiu Wen's 400-meter talent. But what could be the reason behind such significant variations in his performance across these four tests?

Zhao Heping began pondering the moment he saw Qiu Wen's results. He wondered what differences there might be in these four tests... After a brief reflection, he shifted his gaze from Qiu Wen to Su Bai.

"... Master?" Su Bai noticed Zhao Heping's gaze and turned to his mentor.

Seeing his disciple's calm expression, Zhao Heping sighed and shook his head. "You, young man..."

If the fluctuations in Qiu Wen's test results were truly influenced by Su Bai, then Su Bai's capabilities would be truly astonishing.

Imagine this: someone who can observe Qiu Wen's daily training status, recognize his potential in the 400-meter race, and with a simple explanation and a few tricks, guide him to achieve a national-level athlete's performance in a 400-meter test, even without any training foundation.

This person – if you were to tell others – is not their track and field team's sprint coach, but rather the chef from the cafeteria.

Just thinking about Su Bai's actual identity and his coaching talent exhibited today, Zhao Heping felt like he was losing his hair all of a sudden.

Su Bai hadn't really considered this issue. He was just genuinely happy that Qiu Wen managed to stabilize his performance in the last test.

In essence, the skill of the goofy system's technical guidance, while effective to a certain extent, can only have a limited impact if the athlete lacks strong willpower, endurance, and innate talent.

Qiu Wen's achievement today was a result not only of his technical guidance that helped him maintain the crucial pacing for the 400 meters, but also his innate talent that determined his upper limit of performance. His years of persistent training, personal determination, and willpower played a significant role in his ability to understand and execute Su Bai's instructions accurately.

This time, the two 400-meter test results Qiu Wen produced could truly be considered the best outcome of the collaboration between Qiu Wen and Su Bai.

After running around 47.60 seconds in the second test, the frustration he carried from the first two tests disappeared completely. He stopped and took a moment to catch his breath, placing his hands on his hips and exhaling deeply.

He can do it, he's got this!

Qiu Wen first reassured himself in his mind, and then his eyes filled with anticipation and prospects for the future. This was just his result without any specialized 400-meter training. If...

He was thinking, what if he gave it his all, quickly immersed himself in training for the 400-meter event? What kind of results could he achieve after some time? Breaking the 46-second barrier, running into the 45-second range? Or perhaps, could he have the opportunity, like Fang Yu, to break the uncharted 45-second barrier for Chinese athletes, entering the 44-second realm and challenging the world's top 400-meter runners?

Just thinking this way, Qiu Wen felt his blood boiling, as if he could immediately run another 400 meters!

Of course, he didn't have much time to continue his enthusiastic thoughts. When Zhao Heping saw him daydreaming at the finish line, a loud roar brought him back to reality.