Chapter 20: Loan-Type Midfielder

“This, this...”

Tang Ye was left stunned by Tenghahe ’s words.

No homework?

“Is this really allowed?”

“Of course. I asked Ms. Valérie. Your recent homework load has increased. I know you’re an athlete—you train, and failing to finish homework is perfectly normal.”

Tenghahe sat down beside Tang Ye.

Tang Ye’s eyes lit up.

No homework!

Such a thing exists?

Must get it!

“So I won’t do any homework from now on?”

“Oh, don’t rush.”

Tenghahe raised his index finger and shook it in front of Tang Ye: “If you simply refuse to do homework, Ms. Valérie won’t agree. But I have a solution!”

The Dutchman smiled: “If you add two hours of football training every evening, you’ll have a valid reason to skip homework.”

“What do you think?”

“...”

Tang Ye gave Tenghahe a glare.

Fuck.

Without analysis, Tang Ye knew Tenghahe was the source of his sudden homework surge.

“No, I won’t agree!”

Tang Ye suddenly jumped off the bed.

That bastard Tenghahe —he would never submit!

“Don’t rush, Tang. Sit down.”

Tenghahe pulled Tang Ye back. Once Tang Ye sat again on the bed, Tenghahe continued: “If you don’t finish your homework, Ms. Valérie will contact your parents. I heard your mother closely monitors your grades. Wouldn’t she be heartbroken if you can’t even complete your assignments?”

“Isn’t that right?”

“This, this...”

Tang Ye clenched his teeth; sweat streamed continuously from his forehead.

“Two hours per week?”

“Two hours per day.”

“But I only have two homework assignments per week—that’s unfair!”

“For you, two hours of physical training is surely easier than doing these assignments. I think it’s already fair!”

Tenghahe had his own logic.

Youth academy players generally dislike homework, and Tang Ye was no exception.

Sitting still staring at eco-paper was torture for young players!

“Here’s the deal: you get two days off per week—no extra training those days. How’s that? Two hours isn’t much. Michel will train you.”

“Fuck!”

Tang Ye clutched his head with both hands.

He didn’t refuse Tenghahe ’s demand.

Because he couldn’t refuse!

“Fine. You can leave now. Go to the first-team training ground—Michel is already waiting outside.”

Tenghahe walked to the door, opened it for Tang Ye, and gestured with a bow.

“...”

At 8 p.m., Tang Ye arrived at the first-team strength room. Michel stood leaning on the treadmill, smiling as Tang Ye approached.

“The lazy kid pays the price for avoiding homework.”

“Warm up with a 3km jog. I’ll assign your task afterward.”

Thump! Thump!

Michel tapped the treadmill screen twice, signaling Tang Ye to step on. He himself sat on a nearby chair, reading a newspaper: “When you’re done, call me.”

Tang Ye said nothing to Michel. He stepped onto the treadmill and set the speed to 6 km/h.

This pace was neither too slow nor tiring for a warm-up—perfect.

Tap-tap-tap! Tap-tap-tap! Tap-tap-tap...

The rubber soles slapped the treadmill belt. Bored, Tang Ye turned his attention to his system.

After scoring in the afternoon match, Tang Ye unlocked the store section.

He’d been too eager to celebrate after the game to examine it yet!

He opened the store—only three items appeared.

【Valdi’s Red Bull: Your endurance increases by 10% for the next 120 minutes】

【Grealish’s Draft Beer: Reduces your perception of fatigue but impairs your thinking ability】

Tang Ye knew Valdi but didn’t recognize Grealish.

Of course, the players’ names didn’t matter—only price and effect did.

Both Red Bull and Draft Beer cost 5 Revival Points. Considering Tang Ye’s daily task reward was only 3 Revival Points, these items were still expensive for him.

Besides Red Bull and Draft Beer, Tang Ye spotted another item.

【Spend 10 Revival Points to unlock additional store items】

Hmm...

He checked his Revival Point balance: 25 left. He decided to test the waters.

【You spent 10 Revival Points. Store capacity increased by 1.】

The next second, a green item appeared—long text.

【Cristiano Ronaldo’s Broccoli: Training gains double for the next 12 hours】

This broccoli’s effect was far stronger than Red Bull or Draft Beer, and correspondingly more expensive.

Ten Revival Points—that meant Tang Ye needed to complete four daily tasks or score one goal in the Eredivisie to afford one broccoli!

The prices were outrageous!

The prices were outrageous, but Tang Ye wasn’t particularly interested in the broccoli.

What he truly wanted was 【Grealish’s Draft Beer】.

Reduced perception of fatigue.

This thing was unbeatable!

Tang Ye cursed himself for not unlocking the store sooner—if he’d had this draft beer during last week’s endurance training!

The only downside: draft beer impaired his thinking, so he couldn’t use it during matches.

Tang Ye planned to buy one draft beer to test it, but then remembered today was strength training.

Reducing fatigue perception during strength training was risky—he abandoned the idea.

As he continued browsing the store interface, Tang Ye noticed the store was divided into two sections.

Items like Red Bull, Draft Beer, and Broccoli belonged to “Items,” listed under “Item Store.”

Besides “Item Store,” Tang Ye also had a “Template Store.”

【Azar’s Rhythm Change】

Price: 15,000 Revival Points

【Mbappé’s Quick Stop and Acceleration】

Price: 21,000 Revival Points

Prices had reached four or five digits. If the broccoli was a luxury for Tang Ye, these templates were completely unaffordable.

Most insane of all: the store also sold player growth templates.

Unlike skill templates, acquiring a player’s growth template would steer Tang Ye’s future development toward that player until he fully inherited all their abilities.

Of course, these usually had even more zeros...

【Kevin De Bruyne Growth Template (Anti-Cuckold Version)】

Price: 100,000 Revival Points

【Paul Pogba Growth Template】

Price: 100,000 Revival Points

【Sergio Rodríguez Growth Template】

Price: 100,000 Revival Points

One hundred thousand!

After counting the digits, Tang Ye burst out laughing.

This system was idiotic—what’s the point of listing items at this price? He could never afford them!

But...

As Tang Ye pondered, he noticed the 【Purchase】 button was lit up.

Wait!

Tang Ye thought of something and clicked the purchase button beneath De Bruyne’s growth template.

【Please select a payment method】

1. Account balance (insufficient balance)

2. Huabei

This actually exists?

Let’s try it!

【You used Huabei to purchase Kevin De Bruyne’s growth template (Anti-Cuckoo Edition)…】

The system’s voice rang out, and Tang Ye went numb.

【Huabei credit used: 100,000. Repayment deadline: one month. Latest repayment date: Amsterdam time, October 13, 2036】

…

(End of chapter)