Do You Even Know How Valuable the Purple Star Is? [Competitive Gaming]

Jian Zhou loves running.

But he doesn't have a pair of running shoes.

Still, he keeps running.

From a small town to the provincial capital, from a poor student to an athletic scholarship student.

Step by step, he makes a name for himself.

For a long time, the short-distance track has been under a curse, unable to produce any outstanding newcomers.

The veterans are gradually retiring, yet no young athlete has stepped up to take the baton from them.

The attention brought by the star veterans is fading. As it ebbs away, few people pay attention besides fans who love sprinting.

They keep calling out on the forums: [If only a rising star would appear out of nowhere right now.]

Then one day, a young athlete named "Jian Zhou" bursts onto the scene.

He immediately breaks a record that has stood for years and becomes the focus of everyone's attention.

They want to see if this newcomer is the rising star they've been hoping for all along.

They've waited so long for that star.

And so they watch as he makes his way from the national stage to the international one, winning medal after medal and breaking record after record.

At last, he takes up the baton for the country's sprinting team.

Some people weep with joy, while others praise him to the skies.

- Ahhh, do you even understand how much a rising star means?!

I hereby declare: the new! god! has! returned!

[Blurb archived March 23, 2025]

*An alternate parallel world.

*No golden finger, just endless hard work. Hard work is the foundation of life. Go for it!

*A lot of things are made up, ahem.

*If anything makes you uncomfortable while reading, feel free to click "x." I reject all writing advice. Comments are welcome, as are departures. Grateful we crossed paths.

Theme: Hard work is the foundation of life. Go for it!