chsdbacks Chapter 47: The Level of Chinese Domestic Players!
Chapter 47: The Level of Chinese Domestic Players!
As soon as the final whistle blew, Jiang Ming sat on the bench and opened the system panel.
He had figured out the system's pattern: only when he was the first to fight would he trigger daily tasks and receive rewards.
If you come off the bench, the only way to get rewards is through important quests like [Elf Rebirth]...
[Ding! Overall performance score has been calculated!]
[You started and played 45 minutes in this match, providing one assist and one crucial long pass, with a passing accuracy of 89.7% and a long pass accuracy of 71%...]
Overall rating: 8.1 points
[Ding! Congratulations on completing your daily task: Your post-match rating for this game is 8/9/10.]
[Reward: 3 attribute points can be freely allocated]
"Huh?" Jiang Ming was taken aback when he saw the reward.
It seems that after signing the professional contract, the system's daily rewards started to include attribute points.
Does the system also refuse to perform its functions without a contract?
After thinking for a couple of seconds, Jiang Ming decided to add those three attribute points to Endurance.
After all, a man may not be quick, but he must last a long time.
Endurance: 37-40
"Very good, it's almost catching up with the stats of the youth team players," Jiang Ming thought to himself.
Soon, his body will be fully recovered to its peak condition.
He's going to show the world what peak Ronaldinho is all about!
……
The next day.
Latourby Training Centre.
Jiang Ming was facing Carvalho in front of him and began an extra 1v1 training session.
He deliberately swayed a couple of steps, pretending to stumble.
Carvalho saw this and thought he had found an opportunity, so he immediately stretched out his leg to try and steal the ball.
However, Jiang Ming had already predicted Modric's direction of attack by using Modric's "Clean Ball" module.
Jiang Ming gently pulled the ball back with his feet, then suddenly poked it forward, and his whole body started to explode... like soup.
The two "peers" faced off, and Carvalho couldn't catch up, while Jiang Ming couldn't create any distance between them.
In the end, Jiang Ming won the 1v1 match.
Just as he passed Carvalho, the system notification sounded in his mind right on time.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the mission objective: 1000 successful dribbles]
[Reward: Agility +10, "Player Exclusive Skill: Ronaldinho's Elbow Dribble"]
[Ronaldinho's "Cow Talon" Dribble: When facing a defender at close range, he flicks the ball outward with the outside of his foot, then quickly follows up with the inside of his foot to pull the ball back, using a series of two-way feints to deceive the defender and complete the dribble.]
[Note: Guess which way I'm going? Congratulations, you guessed right! But I've changed my mind!]
Agility: 44-54
Agility: 54-59
"Finally finished!" Jiang Ming smiled and plopped down on the grass.
It took him a full half month to complete this task of accumulating points.
As soon as he finished speaking, his body began to change.
Jiang Ming felt that all the joints in his knees and ankles suddenly became incredibly refreshed.
It's like an old, stuck gear that's suddenly been lubricated with the finest lubricant.
At the same time, a flood of memories about Ronaldinho's incredible dribbling with his tail rushed into his mind.
……
The refreshing feeling only lasted for half a minute after my body had been tormented.
Jiang Ming opened the system panel and saw that his agility attribute had increased by 15 points, reaching 59 in one go.
Ten of these points are rewards that come with the task itself.
Jiang Ming guessed that the remaining 5 points were the bonuses that came with the Bull Tail special skill.
Just like Carlos's heavy cannon before, that special skill also gave him shooting and strength attributes.
"59 Agility!" Jiang Ming was overjoyed.
"This is already at the level of domestic players in the Chinese League!"
Jiang Ming suddenly stood up and shouted at Carvalho, "Ricardo, let's do it again!"
He wanted to test how effective his superior skills would be after this major upgrade.
"OK."
Carvalho laughed and kicked the ball to Jiang Ming, then took two steps back.
The moment the ball touched his foot, Jiang Ming felt a difference.
He first gently pushed the ball forward.
One, two...
The flicking motion was smooth, without the joint stiffness that had occurred before.
"Um?"
Carvalho, standing opposite him, also noticed something was amiss.
Why does this kid seem to move so much more smoothly than before?
Carvalho's eyes instantly became more serious, and he lowered his center of gravity.
Jiang Ming ignored him, slowly getting used to the new feel for the ball, and dribbled the ball forward to Carvalho.
As soon as he entered Carvalho's defensive range, Carvalho seized the opportunity and stole the ball.
But Jiang Ming didn't use psychological tactics like nutmegging or simple ball-pulling moves as he usually did.
With a gentle flick of the outside of his right foot, he sent the ball out of Carvalho's reach.
Carvalho paused, regained his balance, and was about to rush forward to challenge for possession...
But they discovered that Jiang Ming's movements hadn't stopped at all.
Before the ball could slip out of his control, he snatched it back!
The ball seemed to be glued to his foot!
"What?!" Carvalho couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
He could only watch helplessly as Jiang Ming brushed past him.
Ronaldinho's signature "elastico" dribble?!
This was the first time he had ever seen Jiang Ming use any fancy techniques.
This was completely unexpected.
After passing the people, Jiang Ming stopped and carefully felt the series of movements he had just made.
He felt that the movement of his feet had finally gone from the previous "stumbling" level.
It's been upgraded to "green grass"!
We're just a little bit away from the legendary "flowers blooming under our feet"!
"Now that's more like Luo!" Jiang Ming thought to himself.
Now he no longer has to be a lazy bum who just passes the ball on the field!
Pass the ball?
Do it yourself!
Who wouldn't want to put on a dazzling display of skill on the field?
When the time comes, the entire dragon-like dribble will be executed flawlessly, and the QR code for this highlight reel will have to be printed on every tombstone!
"Not bad, kid!" Carvalho said with a smile as he slowly walked over.
"I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve."
"Why didn't you come out before?"
Jiang Ming froze upon hearing this, then immediately said in a serious tone, "You know that I made a comeback after suffering a serious injury."
Carvalho nodded. He remembered that the kid had mentioned before that he had been injured by a tackle during a youth team match and was out for three months.
"Now, I'm finally gradually reclaiming the power that belongs to me!"
Carvalho: "?"
Jiang Ming made up a reason: "It should be said that the team doctor required it; I can play, but I can't do anything that's too hard on my joints..."
"Oh, that makes sense then," Carvalho exclaimed in realization.
Medical ban, you know.
The team doctor has even more say in this matter than the head coach.
The concern is that players who have just recovered from injury might be tempted to play recklessly, using powerful shots or dribbling maneuvers on the field, which could lead to new injuries before the old ones have fully healed.
"But your movements look really skilled," Carvalho commented.
"He really has a bit of Ronaldinho's vibe back in the day."
"Back when I was at Chelsea, playing in the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona."
"Ronaldinho just passed me and Terry together."
"Looking back now, that guy was really something."
"Is that so..." Jiang Ming smiled awkwardly.
This is more than just having a feeling!
He clearly is!
Ronaldinho's "Prison King" template, plus his own unique special skills.
No wonder Carvalho is reminiscing about the past here...
Just then, the system voice rang in Jiang Ming's mind again.
[Ding! Quest triggered: The Elf Resurrection Plan - Phase 3]
[After this period of training, you have gradually regained your former agile feel for the ball.]
But the football genius's dance moves are never just about spinning in place.
The truly strongest weapon is the ability to tear apart an opponent's defenses in a split second, using speed and feints.
[Mission Objective: During the race, perform 30 high-speed sprints and changes of direction to get past opponents; complete a total of 10km of sprints]
[Reward: Speed +10, Acceleration +10, "Special Skill: Ronaldinho Acceleration Escape"]
A new task has arrived from the system...
This time, they're actually going to make him a speed dog?!