May 14th, Saturday.

Pei Qian and Li Yaling got out of the car in front of the DGE e-sports club.

After getting out, Li Yaling looked around, her face still showing some anticipation.

From her expression, it seemed she thought Mr. Pei had arranged the training base for these fitness athletes in a villa at Mingyun Manor.

Though a bit strange, it didn’t seem entirely unreasonable.

Pei Qian didn’t say much, just led Li Yaling inside.

It was now just past nine on Saturday morning. The entire hall was still empty, with only Zhang Yuan writing the arranged training schedule on a small whiteboard.

9:00 Wake up

9:00-10:00 Wash up, breakfast, arrive at the training room

10:00-12:00 Analysis, meetings, training

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30-13:30 Midday rest

13:30-14:00 Warm-up

14:00-17:30 Practice matches

17:30-19:00 Dinner, rest

23:00-24:00 Analysis, meetings

24:00-01:00 Wash up, collect phones, sleep

According to this schedule, the players had just finished washing up and had gone for breakfast.

This place wasn’t far from Slackin’ Internet Café’s Mingyun Manor branch. They could either order Slackin’ takeout or go to the café to eat.

Yaling looked at this schedule and frowned.

So unprofessional!

Especially seeing Zhang Yuan, who was writing the schedule, showing no signs of having trained before, Yaling found it even more absurd.

No wonder Mr. Pei wanted her to take over. The current coach must have been randomly grabbed from the street, right? So amateur! Wasn’t this wasting people’s time?

As for this schedule, there were even more problems.

First, the sleep schedule was problematic. To ensure good health, they should wake up at around 6 AM and sleep before 10 PM. Staying up so late would greatly affect training results!

Second, the schedule completely lacked dietary content. At the very least, it should specify how many meals per day and the exact portions for each meal, right?

Finally, the training time was way too long. Even among professional bodybuilders, there were significant differences. Some trained only three to four times a week, doing just a few simple exercises each time. Others, with higher pain tolerance, could train beyond exhaustion, with daily training times reaching eight or even ten hours.

But ultimately, how many hours one could train depended on each person’s physical condition. This one-size-fits-all schedule, making everyone train until midnight, was completely unscientific!

There were even practice matches—Yaling couldn’t understand what purpose practice matches served for bodybuilders. Were they competing to see who struck better poses?

Yaling had major objections to this schedule and thought that once she took over, she would need to change it all.

Zhang Yuan also saw Mr. Pei arrive and quickly put down his marker: “Mr. Pei, you’re here so early today?”

Pei Qian nodded, saying cheerfully: “Yes, I’ve brought your coach!”

Zhang Yuan clapped his hands happily: “Great, Mr. Pei! I’ve been getting impatient. I just copied a training schedule from the internet and was planning to have the players follow it. Now that the coach is here, I’m relieved. Let’s wait for the coach to make a new schedule!”

Pei Qian introduced them: “This is the manager and team leader, Zhang Yuan. This is the professional coach, Li Yaling.”

The two shook hands cordially. After shaking, Zhang Yuan looked at his hand with confusion.

This girl’s grip was really strong!

Today, Yaling was wearing long pants and a jacket. Due to her small frame, her muscular physique was hidden under her clothes. Combined with her sweet face, her true strength was completely undetectable.

Yaling had been a bit nervous, fearing that her coaching might not be good enough and would embarrass Mr. Pei. But seeing the current situation, she wasn’t worried at all—she would teach better than Team Leader Zhang.

The only thing she couldn’t understand was why there were so many computers in the living room.

Footsteps came from outside—the players had finished eating and were returning.

Pei Qian saw that the timing was perfect and hurriedly called all the players over.

“Coach Yaling, these are the ten players you’ll be training.”

Li Yaling froze, looking at these ten skinny, internet-addicted youths, then at the serious-faced Mr. Pei, finally realizing something had gone wrong.

These ten people weren’t even as fit as Zhang Yuan!

Although Zhang Yuan showed no signs of training, at least he appeared to have some muscle. But these ten were either as thin as monkeys or excessively flabby. Some were hunched over, others had protruding ribs. Forget muscles—they had significant postural issues.

These ten weren’t fitness athletes at all.

Connecting this with the computers in the living room, Yaling seemed to understand something.

On the other side, the ten internet-addicted youths stood in a row, also sizing up this new coach.

Many of them involuntarily lowered their heads, not daring to make eye contact.

So… so cute!

Strictly speaking, Yaling’s face was quite deceptive, having a sweet style. Especially today, wearing a loose jacket and long pants, she concealed her muscles while also nicely displaying her figure’s contours.

These internet-addicted youths had never seen this kind of situation before and became even more introverted.

Everyone had thought the coach would be a greasy middle-aged man or an internet-addicted veteran like themselves. They never imagined the coach would be a cute girl!

This was truly too stimulating!

However, Zhang Yuan stood to the side, instinctively concerned.

Because, as everyone knew, female players didn’t have an advantage in e-sports. He wasn’t sure what rank this female coach had in GOG, whether she could command respect, or whether her understanding of the game qualified her for the coaching position.

Pei Qian knew it was time to come clean with everyone. He lightly coughed twice, preparing to begin his performance.

Just then, someone gently knocked on the door: “Hello, your bottled water has arrived.”

There was a water dispenser in the living room, and the bottle was almost empty.

One internet-addicted youth volunteered: “I’ll get it!”

The delivery guy initially wanted to help change the bottle, but seeing this guy volunteering to carry the water bottle, he didn’t refuse.

This internet-addicted youth hugged the water bottle with both hands, struggling to move toward the water dispenser.

Halfway there, he regretted it.

This water bottle seemed heavier than he imagined!

He had originally wanted to show his masculinity in front of this sweet and cute female coach, but never imagined the price would be a bit too high. Halfway there, he clearly couldn’t continue.

The other players showed no intention of helping, only barely suppressing their smiles, waiting to see the show.

Trying to impress the coach? Failed, huh?

Well, your self-destruction increases our chances.

Seeing no one willing to help, the water-carrying youth could only put the bottle on the ground, planning to rest a bit before completing the second half of the journey.

However, just as his face turned red and he was breathing heavily, Coach Yaling came to him and effortlessly lifted the water bottle with one hand.

“Let me.”

The path that had taken the internet-addicted youth all his effort to complete half of, Coach Yaling casually walked the remaining half, then, with a light lift of her left hand, changed the bottle.

The action was so effortless that it created an illusion—the empty bottle and the full bottle seemed to weigh about the same.

The room fell into an eerie silence.

Several internet-addicted youths secretly pinched their arms, then looked at Coach Yaling, who had changed the water bottle without breaking a sweat, and fell silent.

The scene became somewhat awkward.

Coach Yaling sighed: “Although I don’t know exactly what’s going on, I feel there must be some misunderstanding. This seems to be an e-sports training base, but I’m a fitness coach.”

Saying this, she took off her jacket, revealing her strong biceps.

The youth who had struggled to carry the water bottle was still catching his breath, his expression extremely interesting.

With this coach, she could knock all ten of us down without even breathing hard.

Zhang Yuan also looked at Mr. Pei with confusion, wondering what was going on.

Mr. Pei, you said going to clubs to poach existing coaches wasn’t reliable, that you’d find someone yourself, and I believed you. But what do you mean by bringing a fitness coach?

This doesn’t match at all!

Even in face-to-face e-sports competitions, players can only use their mouths, not their hands, right?

Amidst everyone’s confused gazes, Pei Qian lightly coughed twice and came to the center of the living room.

“I know everyone might be a bit confused. Please listen to my explanation.”

“I believe that current domestic e-sports clubs are too irregular, and their training methods have significant problems.”

“So, I’m going to adopt a new training method!”

Pei Qian’s expression was serious and righteous, speaking as if he almost believed it himself.

“Current domestic e-sports club training overly neglects the players’ physical health. E-sports players are often internet-addicted youths with unhealthy lifestyle habits.”

“Sitting at computers for long periods, the neck, waist, and wrists can easily develop problems, especially with extended training times, making it easy to develop occupational diseases. Many professional e-sports players suffer from injuries in their prime, affecting their professional careers.”

“The approach of many e-sports clubs is short-sighted, making young players train desperately for a few years, guaranteeing neither dietary nutrition nor physical health. How many talented players have left the competitive stage early due to health issues?”

“It’s simply a waste of talent!”

“Additionally, maintaining a strong physique can help you focus better and have better endurance. Although e-sports competitions only involve moving fingers, since the brain is constantly running at high speed and attention is highly focused, the physical consumption is no less than other competitive sports!”

“Many times in prolonged battles or ‘bladder matches,’ what’s tested is willpower and physical reserves. Whoever can maintain abundant energy and a highly focused spirit in the late game will achieve victory!”

“Talent is innate, skill is practiced, but beyond these two points, physical fitness—this implicit condition—has been neglected by many clubs!”

“Modern competitive sports test not only the athlete’s talent but also science and logistics. Fixing the biggest shortcoming is more useful than desperately extending an advantage!”

“Therefore, I’ve invited Coach Yaling to be your coach, to completely transform your weak physiques and fundamentally enhance the team’s combat effectiveness. Understand?”

Everyone looked at each other.

It seemed to make a little sense, but…

Zhang Yuan lightly coughed: “Ahem, Mr. Pei, I think it’s completely fine for Coach Yaling to help the players improve their physical fitness. But the players’ training also needs guidance…”

Pei Qian smiled slightly: “Of course, I’ve considered this point.”

“Each of the two teams will select a captain, responsible for commanding, post-match summaries, and reviews.”

“Professional matters should be handled by professionals. You’ve all reached high ranks through your talent. If you study earnestly, your game understanding will surpass most current coaches.”