Chapter 1 First Team Dorm

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining: Michael Ballack "Curving Cannon" Module!]

[He is a tragic hero, the soul of the Panzer, a lone warrior fighting against fate, and the last ember in the dark period of German football!]

[Bundesliga Runner-up!]

[German Cup Runner-up!]

[Champions League Runner-up!]

[World Cup Runner-up!]

[European Championship Runner-up!]

[He has won 13 runner-up titles in his career!]

[Two years after his retirement, German football lifted the World Cup! Ushering in the strongest period of the new century!]

Li Kang: “…”

The golden treasure chest radiated shimmering light.

It sank into his body.

Li Kang felt an indescribable stabbing pain in the back of his head.

Memories surfaced, filled with scenes of violently beautiful cannon shots…

That kind of earth-shattering, overwhelming power.

It seemed to be seeping into Li Kang's bones.

After a long while.

He sat up from the sofa.

There were no changes to the attributes on the system panel.

[Ding, as the Host's attributes improve, all skill modules will receive additional bonuses! It is possible to break through the skill cap!]

So that's how it is.

Li Kang wiped the cold sweat from his brow with a towel.

He suddenly realized a problem.

The reward for the youth league was a gold-level treasure chest.

Then wouldn't the reward for the first team be platinum! Could it unlock even more powerful skill modules?

[The debut reward is a special mission reward!]

[Treasure chest types are divided into: Normal Treasure Chest and Legendary Treasure Chest.]

[Treasure chest level rewards are as follows:]

[Youth League and second-tier leagues: Bronze Treasure Chest!]

[Top Five Leagues: Gold Treasure Chest!]

[Champions League: Platinum Treasure Chest, small chance to obtain a Mysterious Treasure Chest!]

[National Team - Continental Cup: Unknown.]

[Under special conditions, there is a chance to trigger additional treasure chest missions!]

Li Kang suddenly understood.

Legendary Treasure Chests contained skill modules from legendary players.

Bronze-Gold-Platinum/Mysterious were the levels of the treasure chests.

Skill modules from Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona, Michel Platini, and Franz Beckenbauer couldn't possibly be unlocked with Platinum Treasure Chests.

He quickly put on his soccer shoes.

Picked up a soccer ball.

And dashed down to the small training ground below the dormitory building.

A moment later.

The security guards in the dormitory area heard extremely loud explosive sounds!

And intermittent thumping sounds!

"Is it thunder?"

.......

Bayer Leverkusen Club Shop.

Su Xiaonuan flipped through the price tag of the Leverkusen number 10 jersey, hesitating.

Looking at the "Li" lettering on the back of the jersey, she still couldn't make up her mind.

It's too expensive.

Next to the jersey rack was Li Kang's "resume".

"A super talent from La Masia?"

"Xavi's successor?"

"A god-level midfielder from the European Youth Championship?"

"Leverkusen's championship-winning piece?"

"Leverkusen's marketing department is really blowing things up!"

Hannah put her hands on her hips, tilted her head, and said, "But... you can't even bear to buy his jersey, why do you say you like him!"

Su Xiaonuan's face turned red again: "There are so many people here, don't talk about that..."

Hannah showed a look of disdain.

The salesgirl walked up enthusiastically.

"Hello, we have a promotional event before the new season. Li's number 10 jersey is only 30% of the original price, so you can..."

"Stop talking! I'll buy it!"

Hannah held up her index and middle fingers: "Buy two!"

Su Xiaonuan asked in confusion, "Why are you buying one too?"

Hannah pointed to the small tag behind the jersey collar: "This season, Leverkusen's jerseys have sequential coding. After he becomes famous in the Bundesliga, I'll resell it and definitely make some money! Of course, if it has his autograph, it will be even more valuable!"

The salesgirl maintained a professional smile on her face.

Silently complaining in her heart:

Two silly girls, not a single new Leverkusen number 10 jersey has been sold! That's why they're having a 70% off sale.

The club spent so much manpower and resources promoting the Dragon-descendant's signing, but it had absolutely no effect.

Five minutes later.

Su Xiaonuan and Hannah received Li Kang jerseys with codes 001 and 002.

.....

The next day.

Driven by Leverkusen's money.

The Dragon Kingdom's official website.

The homepages of major online platforms and soccer media apps.

Simultaneously pushed out the highlights of Li Kang's youth team game.

《Dragon Descendant's Stunning Debut! Rudi Völler's Successor!》

The staff responsible for editing were definitely masters.

Paired with soaring background music.

Li Kang in the video, with one assist and one goal, was comparable to a young Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The number of likes was very few.

The number of shares was zero.

The comments section still didn't have much good to say.

-[Staged? He played pretty well! The opposing player's acting is really good! Such a big gap, and they just let him go through. If I were on the field, I could defend Li Kang until he doubted his life!]

-[So what if it's real? It's just the German youth league. The level isn't necessarily that high. I'll say it again, if Li Kang can play in Leverkusen's first team! I'll livestream myself eating thirty pounds of shit!]

-[Can you European clubs please leave the Dragon Kingdom's market alone! Stop occupying public resources all the time.]

-[Stop feeding us shit! Haven't we been hurt deep enough? Since 2013, these European clubs have been bringing in Dragon Kingdom players, hyping them up to the sky, but in reality, they're just piles of shit!]

-[And those unscrupulous soccer media outlets, always boasting about how great the Dragon Kingdom players overseas are!]

-[Who the hell is Rudi Völler?]

-[Pfft! I checked the Transfermarkt official website, and Leverkusen bought Li Kang from Demacia's youth training camp for 1 million euros! It's practically a fire sale! If Li Kang was so strong, how could Barcelona let him go? Hahaha!]

Conversely.

In a Dragon Kingdom livestream.

The little streamer hung up Leverkusen's number 10 jersey as a backdrop!

"Brothers! See that? I bought Li bro's number 10 jersey!"

"In a few days! In the German youth league, Leverkusen is going to go against Bayern!"

"Can't win? Impossible. Let me tell you, Li bro's strength is crushing everything in the youth league!"

"Trust me! Next Saturday! Charge with me! The Leverkusen youth team is definitely solid!"

-[Don't jinx it! Whichever team you jinx, that team loses!]

-[I don't trust the streamer, I trust Li bro. That through ball in the European Youth Championship, yesterday's assist and goal, were too awesome!]

-[I checked the information, and that old guy Rudi Völler is very optimistic about Li Kang! That old man has a sharp eye! After all, he's a World Cup runner-up coach! And that hot temper, he never bothers to lie!]

-[He was also a World Cup champion, European Championship champion, and Champions League champion as a player. Germans value their reputation and won't make random boasts!]

-[I also believe Li bro can win. That type of midfielder, he has an aura, he can improve the entire team's combat power!]