Chapter 109 Thames River, Flying Birds

Although Leverkusen was "poor" in some ways, paying 1 million euros in installments...

They weren't stingy with "small money."

The entire team stayed at a five-star hotel inside the Shard.

The Shard is the second tallest building in Europe, located on the south bank of the Thames.

From the floor-to-ceiling windows of some hotel rooms, you can overlook the scenery of London within a radius of more than sixty kilometers.

Who had time to look at the scenery?

The mature teammates had already gone out in pairs to experience the cultural charm of the Thames River bank.

Havertz took out his game console from his suitcase.

Brandt dejectedly sent a long string of messages to his first love.

Old man Topp and the coaching staff gathered in a suite to review the game.

....

Li Kang woke up.

He quickly opened the system panel.

[Task is being settled...]

He glanced at the time and realized he hadn't slept too long.

The phone notification bar was full of messages.

He flipped through them casually.

The last one.

It was actually a message from the Japanese girl.

"Li-san, the wind on the Thames is very strong."

....

South Bank.

Accompanied by the faint sound of bells.

The ancient Victorian architecture seemed to be telling the story of the riverbank.

"Li-san, you just finished playing a game, are you tired?"

Asuka-chan combed her bangs and wore a mask.

Li Kang shook his head.

The two strolled side by side in the night along the Thames.

...

The Seine gave birth to romance.

The Thames flows with history.

The wind was strong.

Asuka-chan unknowingly walked behind Li Kang.

She recently became an exclusive model for an Asian magazine and happened to come to London to shoot outdoor scenes.

"Li-san, have you seen *Waterloo Bridge*? The Waterloo Bridge in the movie..."

Waterloo Bridge?

Stamford Bridge?

Chelsea?

If they could advance to the quarterfinals and encounter Chelsea, how could Leverkusen have a chance of winning?

Li Kang was stunned, and the images of Diego Costa, Hazard, Willian, Courtois and others appeared in his mind...

After a moment.

He realized that the other party was talking about the movie starring Vivien Leigh.

"The Waterloo Bridge in the movie is Waterloo Bridge..."

"Li-san, are you unhappy?"

The river wind blew the Japanese girl's hair.

She lowered her head and murmured:

"Is it because of me?"

"Li-san, I'm in a period of rising career..."

"So, we have no way..."

Before she finished speaking.

A sycamore leaf fell on her shoulder.

Li Kang expressed his understanding.

It was like the content of the nineties youth pain movies played by the Dragon Country psychological counselor: I want to study hard! Don't talk to you anymore!

Asuka-chan is a very independent girl.

She doesn't want to spend other people's money.

She won't let her emotions affect her career.

He turned around and took two steps back, widening the distance between himself and the Japanese girl.

Asuka-chan grabbed the sycamore leaf, and the biting cold wind swept through her body.

She was stunned for a moment, and quickly took two steps forward.

"Li-san! You walk too fast!"

"Li-san! That's Elizabeth Tower! Also called Big Ben!"

"Li-san! It's snowing in Hokkaido!"

.....

An hour later.

Li Kang returned to the hotel room alone.

Nothing happened between him and Asuka-chan.

He just couldn't understand what the other party was thinking. They had agreed to break up, but then she changed her mind.

The most important task at his stage is to play football well, how can he contact girls every day?

He must be self-disciplined.

From today onwards, he must train harder.

The system prompt sounded quietly:

[Ding! Treasure chest task completed: Escape the Arsenal!]

[Task receipt: Okay, I didn't expect you to use your brain. Next time, your brain may not work!]

[Task reward: Arsenal Legend · Platinum Treasure Chest!]

Why is the tone of the receipt... like a chuunibyou villain every time?

Li Kang quickly glanced at the prize pool.

[Bergkamp "Ice Prince" module (incomplete)!]

[Bergkamp "firsttouch" module!]

[Bergkamp "inside instep arc" module!]

[Bergkamp "god-level chip shot" module!]

[Bergkamp...]

What's the situation?

Why aren't there modules for legends like Henry, Adams, Vieira, Ian Wright, Ljungberg, etc.?

It's all Bergkamp?

Does he have so many skills?

[Platinum Treasure Chest is opening...]

The treasure chest suspended in mid-air emitted an extremely dazzling light!

[Congratulations on obtaining: Bergkamp "Ball Feel" module!]

[There is a kind of ball control called Bergkamp.]

[Sorry, I never fly.]

[Sorry, I never take penalty kicks.]

Li Kang felt a slight numbness in the back of his head.

The strangeness coming from his feet made him realize that Bergkamp and Baggio's "ball feel" were completely two different styles.

In a trance.

All the things around him underwent drastic changes.

...

1998 World Cup.

Quarterfinals.

Netherlands vs Argentina.

De Boer's fifty-meter guided long pass.

Bergkamp's world-class ball control amazed the world.

.....

That night.

News about the Champions League dominated the headlines of major sports media outlets.

《Genius midfielder saves the day! Leverkusen escapes Arsenal!》

《The magic of love goes round and round! Reappearing in the Champions League!》

《Scandal of football stars, the entire Leverkusen team collectively prostitutes after the game!》

《Čech's save can't hide the decline! The Gunners lose the initiative to advance!》

《The silent leader, thermal imaging analysis of Li Mingdeng's stage command!》

The number of reposts, comments and likes soared!

-[Arsenal has bad luck, they finally didn't draw Bayern or Barcelona in the round of 16, but they encountered a dark horse!]

-[Sun Xingmin and Li Kang are not on the list of collective prostitution news, good, especially Sun Xingmin, is a role model for Asian players! He will definitely guide Li Kang to become more self-disciplined and hardworking!]

-[I watched Li Kang play from the youth team games all the way to the Champions League, watching him grow taller little by little, raising my son online!]

-[Although he is not from our Dragon Country, I hope he plays better and better, and goes further in the Champions League this year, come on!]

-[Don't praise him, Li Kang is just a system player! He brings his own system, he will be even more awesome when he goes to a powerhouse!]

........

Barcelona.

Robert walked out of the senior management conference room with a gray face.

Roura asked excitedly: "Are you packing your bags and leaving?"

Robert looked impatient.

"That kid narrowly tied Arsenal..."

"And we slaughtered Eindhoven 5:0! The record can cover up all opposing voices!"

"I hope teacher Cruyff takes good care of his health and doesn't watch TV news..."

......

Leverkusen training base.

The scandal of collective prostitution in London shocked North Rhine!

Fans gathered at the club's office building to express their dissatisfaction!

Legends from Borussia Mönchengladbach and Cologne have accused this lewd behavior in the media!

Old man Topp was furious and fined the whole team twenty laps around the playground!

"Boss! Sun also went! He's the fastest! So he didn't get caught!"

...

Havertz and Brandt practiced passing and receiving alone.

Li Kang was not on the scene.

He still had to take one-on-one tactical lessons.

It's just that teacher Berenata has been sick recently and entrusted a classmate from the University of Göttingen to teach.