Chapter 21: De Bruyne Growth Template (Anti-Cuckold Version)

【De Bruyne Growth Template (Anti-Cuckold Version): You will gain extra benefits during training; these benefits will steer your development toward Kevin De Bruyne.】

【Outside the template, you can retain all other abilities you possess.】

【Current Progress: 12%】

Holy shit!

It actually fucking worked!

After obtaining De Bruyne's Growth Template, Tang Ye's personal panel also changed.

Tang Ye (37 years, 4 months)

【Ball Control: 72; Passing: 72】

【Shooting: 54; Heading: 39; Set Pieces: 56】

【Speed: 58; Stamina: 61; Physicality: 62】

【Defending: 55; Vision: 91】

Overall Rating: 66

De Bruyne's Growth Template brought a comprehensive improvement to Tang Ye's attributes.

Including the bonuses from the Modrić Outside-of-the-Foot Template and the Casemiro Tackle Template, Tang Ye's current overall rating had reached 66.

At 16 years old with an overall rating of 66, there were probably few players his age in global football leagues who possessed a higher rating than Tang Ye.

However, although he had used Huabei to purchase De Bruyne's Growth Template, Tang Ye was not particularly happy.

He had spent 100,000 Counterattack Points to buy a substitute for Oscar!

Sometimes Tang Ye couldn't make sense of this system of his.

Since it already cost 100,000 Counterattack Points, why not just sell Oscar's Growth Template directly, instead of conjuring up this De Bruyne substitute?

Damn it!

"Beep!"

The alert sound from the treadmill rang out; the 3km warm-up task was complete!

Tang Ye pressed the "STOP" button, waited for the treadmill to come to a complete halt, and then stepped off.

"Finished running?"

Fan Fan Dejiahe looked up, saw Tang Ye step down from the treadmill, and dropped the newspaper in his hand.

"Activate some muscles with the equipment first; we'll head to the training ground afterward."

"Go to the training ground? Why?"

"To run for stamina. We already trained strength yesterday, so today we'll work on your stamina first."

Fan Fan Dejiahe raised an eyebrow at Tang Ye.

This is the price of not doing your homework!

"Stamina training? Alright then."

Contrary to Fan Fan Dejiahe's expectations, Tang Ye showed no panic upon hearing the news about stamina running; he simply shrugged his shoulders.

"Quite determined."

Fan Fan Dejiahe broke into a smile.

Twenty minutes later, the two walked out together; the first-team training ground had lights at night.

They weren't very bright, but completely sufficient for running.

Fan Fan Dejiahe sat down on a chair in the substitute area, pointing to the marker cones already set up on the pitch: "Start after a five-minute rest."

"Okay."

Tang Ye walked onto the pitch, already beginning to operate in his mind.

【Purchase Grealish's Draft Beer, Price: 5 points】

【Payment Method: Huabei】

【Huabei limit insufficient】

"..."

The thing Tang Ye feared most had come to pass; after using 100,000 points of limit to purchase De Bruyne's Growth Template, his Huabei was completely maxed out!

Unless Tang Ye could earn 100,000 points, his Huabei would be sealed for a full 21 years!

Earn money?

Earn my ass!

If it wouldn't sell him good stuff, Tang Ye would have to properly discipline this system of his!

100,000?

I'm not paying it back!

【Payment Method: Account Balance】

【You have obtained Grealish's Draft Beer】

Today's task consisted of ten 25-meter shuttle runs, five 50-meter shuttle runs, and finally two 500-meter endurance runs.

The training volume wasn't large, but the intensity was high.

For training of this intensity, one must pair it with some draft beer!

"Faster, faster!"

"Good, very good, maintain this speed, continue!"

"Hold steady!"

At 8:30 PM, the first-team training ground was filled with Fan Fan Dejiahe's voice; watching Tang Ye run tirelessly on the field, the Dutchman felt a slight sense of unfamiliarity.

It's just about not having homework; is there any need to try this hard...

Fan Fan Dejiahe took out his phone and dialed Ten Hag's number.

"I found Tang's manual!"

……

Climbing out of bed the next day, Tang Ye felt nothing but soreness in his calves, extremely, extremely sore.

As expected, this so-called Grealish Draft was merely a tool for numbing pain.

If you don't suffer during training, you will suffer after training ends.

But this was fine; at least Tang Ye could complete the training content assigned by the coach using the Draft.

【At 37, you woke up on time; yesterday's extra training left you feeling fully rewarded.】

【Daily Mission: Crunches *300 (complete in at most 5 sets)】

Reward: Counterattack Points *3

The familiar thing had returned.

Three hundred crunches, huh...

Tang Ye discovered an excellent mechanism.

Although the Draft cost 5 Counterattack Points, and the reward from a single daily mission couldn't afford one,

Utrecht did not schedule endurance training every day!

Tang Ye only needed to save the Counterattack Points earned from daily missions and use them during endurance training!

The moment he thought about not having to endure that pain while running for endurance, Tang Ye's passion for training began to surge.

Glancing at his phone, there were still 20 minutes until assembly.

Better do the crunches first!

【At 37, you still persist in morning exercise; keep it up, one day you will regain your morning erection!】

【Received Counterattack Points *3】

Huff, huff!

Tang Ye ran panting from the cafeteria to the training ground.

As expected, under Fan Fan Dejiahe's leadership, his teammates had already begun today's warm-up routine.

And Ten Hag.

Right now, Ten Hag was looking at Tang Ye with a look that could kill a mother: "You're late again, the ninth time this month; I'm considering banning you from the first-team cafeteria."

"No, Mr., listen to me."

Tang Ye pulled up his training shirt, displaying his abdominal muscles to Ten Hag: "I was late because I practiced my core strength first thing this morning; otherwise, I definitely would have arrived on time."

"Do you think I believe your words?"

Ten Hag glanced at Tang Ye's six-pack, which wasn't very defined: "Your abs come from being skinny; that's useless. Furthermore, your core strength is the worst in the entire first team, so please cover your stomach."

"Go change your shoes."

Ten Hag tapped Tang Ye's buttocks with the notebook in his hand: "Wake up earlier; training right after eating breakfast is bad for your body."

"Okay, okay, but what about the cafeteria?"

"Eat at the second-team cafeteria for a while; we'll talk about it when you stop being late."

"No, how can you do this?"

Tang Ye spread his hands toward Ten Hag.

His right to eat in the first-team cafeteria was earned through assists in matches, specifically long passes after tackles!

This was a right Tang Ye had earned with his own skill.

On what grounds did Ten Hag kick him out!

"Assists, right, but can you guarantee an assist in every match? You can't, right? That's very difficult."

"……"

Tang Ye was speechless.

Ever since Ten Hag used homework to pressure him into training, Tang Ye had already figured this person out.

This guy was extremely bad!

……

(End of Chapter)