"Get some good rest."
On the second floor of Real Madrid's accommodation area, Modric pointed to the door with Tang Yi's name on it and said, "You have my number. If you have any problems, call me."
From the moment of pickup until the contract was finalized, Modric had accompanied and looked after him the entire time.
Tang Yi stepped forward and patted his back to show gratitude, "I won't be polite."
The two hugged and said goodbye.
Tang Yi skillfully pressed the fingerprint lock and entered the room.
He didn't immediately activate the system but looked around instead.
It was a small suite, about 50 square meters, with a similar layout and decoration to most five-star hotels, except that the bedding and other room amenities were all emblazoned with the Real Madrid team crest.
He slid open the floor-to-ceiling glass door and stepped onto the balcony.
A vast expanse of lush green greeted his eyes.
The standard training ground was empty.
The unique fresh scent of the stadium grass wafted over.
Tang Yi leaned on the railing, took a deep breath, and turned back into the room, satisfied.
The first thing he did was video call his parents to let them know he was safe and to show them his surroundings.
His parents squeezed onto the screen, nodding incessantly.
His mother kept reminding him, "Spend the money you brought when you need to, don't hold back..."
Tang Yi enjoyed his parents' "nagging," and casually pulled a bank card from his pocket, twirling it between his fingers.
He had just joined the Jilin Yatai first team not long ago, and his salary wasn't much.
The 150,000 in the card was basically all his parents' savings; they had insisted on stuffing it into his luggage when he left, as if he would die in Madrid if he didn't take the money.
Foreign exchange transfers were lenient in this world.
After hanging up the video call, Tang Yi performed a series of operations.
He transferred the 500,000 euros advance signing bonus from Real Madrid entirely to his mother's bank account.
Once the screen showed the transfer was successful, he sent his mother a message saying, "Spend freely."
Next was Tokic.
Since the person had helped him, he couldn't pretend to be thoughtless.
Tang Yi didn't say any words of thanks, but instead sent a message saying, "Qizi, let's have a couple of drinks when we meet again," which hinted at a desire for a deeper friendship.
After doing all this, Tang Yi finally felt at ease opening the system to check.
The upgraded system now had a standard panel, divided into four modules: 【Personal Attributes】, 【Reputation】, 【Supporters】, and 【Skills】.
He first opened Personal Attributes.
【Tang Yi (Dragon Country)】
【Height: 1.88 meters】
【Weight: 88 kilograms】
【Speed: (63+5) 68】
【Shooting: (65+5) 70】
【Passing: (62+5) 67】
【Dribbling: (63+5) 68】
【Defense: (31+15) 46】
【Free Kick Accuracy: (58+2) 60】
【Physical Fitness: 83】
【Overall Rating: 70】
All data had a maximum value of 100. Except for Physical Fitness, his original data was indeed unpresentable. An overall rating of 70 basically meant he was a substitute for a lower-mid-tier team in the Five Great Leagues.
But what were the plus signs after the attribute values?
Tang Yi turned his gaze to the Supporters module.
Qu Bo 【Support 100 / 100】
Li Jinyu 【Support 100 / 100】
Chen Tao, Li Ming...
A total of 7 people, all showing 100% support.
Then he looked at the Skills module.
All his previous skills were also listed.
After a little thought, Tang Yi roughly understood how the personal attribute bonuses worked.
Qu Bo's Speed, Li Jinyu's Poaching, Chen Tao's Midfield Orchestration, Li Ming's Wing Breakthrough...
These skills corresponded to Speed, Shooting, Passing, Dribbling... and were converted at a rate of 5 points per item, added to his personal stats.
The 2-point bonus for Free Kick Accuracy was probably a hidden attribute value from Xu Liang's footwork.
After all, what he gained was not the opponent's free-kick ability, so a 2-point bonus was not bad.
As for the 15 points in Defense, Zhao Junze's Midfield Interception accounted for 5 points, and Fan Zhiyi's Heading should be 10 points.
Fan Zhiyi was absolutely in the top tier in the history of the National Football Team; at his peak, he would still be a formidable player in today's world football.
So, the stronger the star skills he acquired, the more attribute bonuses he would receive?
This was definitely good news.
After all, skills were external and could only be used 3 times.
True strength came from strong attributes.
It seems coming to Real Madrid was the right choice!
Tang Yi nodded to himself and then opened the Reputation module to check.
The newly upgraded Reputation module was divided into two parts: 【Personal Reputation】 and 【Team Reputation】.
【Personal Reputation represents the host's influence in world football.】
【Increasing your level will help the host increase their value, commercial value, attract excellent players to become the host's teammates, influence referee on-field decisions, and even achieve the 'Ball King Achievement' of changing football rules.】
【Note: Each time the level increases, the system will reward the host with a legendary star skill.】
Further down, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Beckham, Pirlo...
A long list of names, shining brightly in silver.
Most of them were old acquaintances!
Tang Yi's gaze was distant, as if it could pierce through time and space.
A few seconds later, he smiled with relief, his gaze firmly fixed on the four words "Ball King Achievement" in the system prompt.
The increase in value and commercial value, and gaining star skills, were indeed appealing.
But the 'Ball King Achievement' of "changing football rules"...
This was an honor many professional players dreamed of.
Looking across world football, only Maradona and Van Basten had caused FIFA to modify rules due to their exceptional individual strength and being targeted by opponents with excessive fouls, both related to red and yellow cards.
The former led to the rule of accumulating three yellow cards in a single match being changed to two.
The latter led to the player protection rule where "a tackle from behind can result in a direct red card."
If he could use his strength to make international football modify relevant rules, his professional career would truly be complete!
In his previous life, Tang Yi had received countless honors, but he had no chance of achieving this feat.
Now that he had such an opportunity, he couldn't let it slip away, especially with the legendary star skill rewards coming with it.
Looking further down at his own level, it showed: 【Nationally Renowned Football Star (Adoration value reaches 500,000, market value reaches 1 million euros.)】
【Note: You are a hero in the hearts of Dragon Country fans, but only within the fan base.】
【Next level: Nationally Famous Football Star (Adoration value reaches 5 million, market value reaches 10 million euros).】
【Note: By then, you will be well-known throughout the Dragon Country and completely break out of the fan circle, but in international football, you still have a long way to go.】
The system did not list specific reputation levels, but it was still clear that achieving the ultimate "Ball King Achievement" was still a long way off.
The system was incomplete before, and there were no upgrade rewards to be had.
After a moment of thought, Tang Yi turned to open the 【Team Reputation】 module, which he cared about more.
【Team Reputation is the host's influence within the team.】
【Note: When the reputation value reaches 100, it means the host has truly become the team leader, and the system will randomly reward a superstar skill.】
Superstar?
The list below only had 11 names, and all were in gold: Maradona, Ronaldo, Maldini, Pelé, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi...
Since acquiring the system, Tang Yi showed a shocked expression for the first time.
This list, from goalkeeper to forward, covered all positions and was basically the best lineup in football history recognized by most people.
If he obtained these skills, an unprecedented all-around player would be born in football!
Taking a deep breath, Tang Yi closed his mouth, which had been half-open in surprise, and a slow smile spread across his lips.
Gaining support from football stars and becoming a team leader would make him continuously stronger?
Then, all that remained was how to achieve the team leader status as recognized by the system.
After a few seconds of silent contemplation, Tang Yi collected himself and looked further.
Under 【Team Reputation】, it showed the two teams he played for: Dragon Country National Football Team and Real Madrid...
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