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

【De Bruyne Growth Template (Anti-Cuckold Version): You gain extra benefits during training, guiding you toward becoming Kevin De Bruyne】

【Outside this template, you retain all other abilities you currently possess】

【Current Progress: 12%】

Fuck!

I actually pulled it off!

After acquiring De Bruyne’s Growth Template, Tang Ye’s personal stats panel changed.

Tang Ye (37 years, 4 months)

【Ball Control: 72; Passing: 72】

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

【Speed: 58; Endurance: 61; Physical Confrontation: 62】

【Defense: 55; Vision: 91】

Overall Rating: 66

De Bruyne’s Growth Template provided a comprehensive boost to Tang Ye’s attributes.

Including the bonuses from Modric’s Outside Foot Template and Casemiro’s Tackle Template, Tang Ye’s current overall rating has reached 66.

At 16 years old with a 66 rating, there are probably few players his age in global football leagues with a higher rating than Tang Ye.

Yet, despite buying De Bruyne’s Growth Template with Huabei, Tang Ye wasn’t particularly happy.

He spent 100,000 Comeback Points to buy Oscar as a substitute!

Sometimes Tang Ye didn’t understand his own system.

If it costs 100,000 Comeback Points, why not just sell Oscar’s Growth Template directly instead of pulling out De Bruyne as a substitute?

Damn it!

“Ding!”

The treadmill beeped—the 3km warm-up task was complete!

Tang Ye pressed the “STOP” button and stepped off once the treadmill had fully halted.

“Done?”

Fan De raised his head, saw Tang Ye step off the treadmill, and dropped the newspaper in his hand.

“Activate some muscles with equipment first; we’ll head to the training ground later.”

“Why go to the training ground?”

“For endurance. We trained strength yesterday; today we focus on endurance.”

Fan De raised an eyebrow at Tang Ye.

This is the price of skipping homework!

“Endurance training? Fine.”

To Fan De’s surprise, Tang Ye showed no panic upon hearing he’d run endurance—only shrugged lightly.

“Pretty determined.”

Fan De smiled.

Twenty minutes later, the two stepped out—the first-team training ground had lights on at night.

Not bright, but enough for running.

Fan De sat on a bench in the substitutes’ area and pointed to the markers already placed on the pitch: “Rest five minutes, then start.”

“Got it.”

Tang Ye walked onto the pitch and began operating in his mind.

【Purchase Grealish’s Draft Beer, Price: 5 Comeback Points】

【Payment Method: Huabei】

【Huabei Credit Limit Insufficient】

“...”

Tang Ye’s worst fear had come true—after spending 100,000 points on De Bruyne’s Growth Template, his Huabei account was completely ruined!

Unless Tang Ye earned 100,000 points, his Huabei would be locked for a full 21 years!

Earn money?

Earn a fucking pile!

Since the system won’t sell him good stuff, Tang Ye had to properly discipline it!

100,000?

I’m not paying it back!

【Payment Method: Account Balance】

【You obtained Grealish’s Draft Beer】

Today’s task: ten 25-meter shuttles, five 50-meter shuttles, and two 500-meter endurance runs.

The volume wasn’t high, but the intensity was brutal.

Training at this intensity demanded draft beer!

“Faster! Faster!”

“Good, great, keep this pace, go on!”

“Hold steady!”

At 8:30 PM, Fan De’s voice filled the first-team training ground as he watched Tang Ye sprint tirelessly—something strangely unfamiliar to the Dutchman.

It’s just skipping homework—why push yourself so hard...?

Fan De pulled out his phone and dialed Ten Hag’s number.

“I found Tang’s manual!”

The next morning, Tang Ye woke up with his calves aching—deeply, excruciatingly aching.

Sure enough, Grealish’s Draft Beer was just a numbing tool.

If you don’t suffer during training, you’ll suffer after it.

But at least this way, Tang Ye could complete his coach’s training using the draft beer.

【At 37, you woke up on time; yesterday’s extra training left you feeling fulfilled】

【Daily Task: 300 Sit-Ups (maximum 5 sessions)】

Reward: 3 Comeback Points

The familiar thing appeared again.

Tang Ye discovered a brilliant mechanism.

Though Grealish’s Draft Beer cost 5 Comeback Points, one daily task’s reward couldn’t afford it.

But Utrecht didn’t schedule endurance training every day!

Tang Ye just needed to save the Comeback Points from daily tasks and use them during endurance sessions!

The thought of running endurance without enduring pain ignited his training enthusiasm.

He checked his phone—twenty minutes until assembly.

First, do the sit-ups!

【At 37, you still stick to morning exercise. Keep going—someday you’ll regain your morning erection!】

【Obtained 3 Comeback Points】

Panting!

Tang Ye panted as he ran from the cafeteria to the training ground.

As expected, his teammates had already begun today’s warm-up under Fan De’s guidance.

And Ten Hag.

Ten Hag now stared at Tang Ye with a dead-mother expression: “You’re late again—ninth time this month. I’m considering banning you from the first-team cafeteria.”

“No, sir, let me explain—”

Tang Ye pulled up his training top, showing Ten Hag his abs: “I’m late because I did core training first—otherwise I’d have been on time.”

“Do you think I believe you?”

Ten Hag glanced at Tang Ye’s barely visible six-pack: “Your abs are from being skinny—useless. Also, your core strength is the worst on the entire first team. Cover your stomach.”

“Go change your shoes.”

Ten Hag tapped Tang Ye’s ass with his notebook: “Wake up earlier. Training right after breakfast isn’t good for your body.”

“Okay okay, but what about the cafeteria?”

“Eat at the second-team cafeteria for now. Come back when you stop being late.”

“No, how can you do this?”

Tang Ye spread his hands to Ten Hag.

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

This was a right he earned with his skill.

Why the hell was Ten Hag kicking him out?

“Assists? Sure, but can you guarantee an assist every match? No, it’s hard.”

「……」

Tang Ye could not speak.

Since Tenghahe began forcing him to train with homework, Tang Ye had already figured out what kind of man he was.

This guy is extremely ruthless!

……

(End of Chapter)