Chapter 26: Kante's Hot Chocolate Milk

【De Bruyne Curved Through Pass, Lv2: Similar】

【Proficiency: 20/50】

At dinner time, Tang Ye stared blankly at the dummy situated roughly 35 meters away from him.

In one hour, with Broccoli's assistance, his proficiency in the Curved Through Pass had reached 22.

Honestly, this progress was somewhat below Tang Ye's expectations, because he only realized after kicking for a while that his passing success rate was affected by his stamina.

Tang Ye's stamina was not infinite; the further he went, the lower his success rate became, which was also the reason he had only gained 15 proficiency points in one hour.

Walking off the field, Tang Ye took his phone out of his backpack and checked the time.

6:12.

It was already time to have lunch at the Second Team Canteen, and since Tang Ye was feeling somewhat fatigued, he sat down on the grass.

【Account Balance: 33 Points】

Looking at his account balance, Tang Ye fell into deep thought.

Anyway, he couldn't afford those super expensive items.

He still had to put effort into these props!

【Spend 20 Counterattack Points to unlock a new prop?】

"Damn!"

Tang Ye cursed right there on the grass.

Unlocking Broccoli only cost 10 points, but now it suddenly costs 20.

Are you learning from that damn Tencent!

If it were still 10 Counterattack Points, Tang Ye might have tried unlocking it, but now that the price had doubled, even the slightly wealthy Tang Ye couldn't afford it.

However, the effect of Broccoli had not yet ended, and Tang Ye wanted to obtain something that could restore his condition.

If he could refresh his condition, then Tang Ye could continue extra training tonight without affecting tomorrow's match!

20 points was expensive, but he needed to grit his teeth and persist.

Let's go for it!

【You spent 20 Counterattack Points to obtain purchase permission for a new prop】

【Kante's Hot Chocolate Milk: Restores 50% of condition (Cannot be used on match days)】

Price: Counterattack Points * 10

"..."

Tang Ye no longer knew whether to cry or to laugh.

The good news was that an item for restoring condition had been unlocked.

The bad news was that the hot milk cost the same as Broccoli; if Tang Ye bought the hot milk, his balance would drop to 3.

Tang Ye now had a feeling.

He had been trapped by his own system!

There was no other way; in order to maximize the benefits of Broccoli and for tomorrow's KNVB Cup match, Tang Ye gritted his teeth and stood up again.

Tonight was a rest day, a rest day for extra training, but Tang Ye decided to assign himself some tasks.

Train for another two hours after dinner, until 9 PM, when Broccoli's 12-hour effect would end.

Then, drink a cup of Kante's Hot Chocolate Milk.

Perfect!

Saying and doing, Tang Ye hurried to the Second Team Canteen for dinner, and after eating his fill, he grabbed a cup of grape juice and ran out of the canteen.

Just then, Xhaka was returning from the physiotherapy room to the canteen: "Hey, Tang!"

"I have something to do, let's chat next time!"

"..."

With a little over two hours remaining for Broccoli's effect, and seeing that he couldn't make a breakthrough with curved passes, Tang Ye switched to practicing ball control and dribbling.

The De Bruyne template did not have any special skills regarding ball control, but that didn't matter, as Broccoli's enhancement of Tang Ye's attribute points also had a double effect!

Two hours later, Tang Ye spent 10 of his last 13 Counterattack Points and successfully purchased 【Kante's Hot Chocolate Milk】.

Initially, Tang Ye was still a bit reluctant to spend the money, but the moment he pressed the "Purchase" button, a warm sensation suddenly swept through his entire body.

After about 4 or 5 seconds, the originally tense muscles in Tang Ye's thighs and calves suddenly relaxed, an external manifestation of his muscle fascia being released.

This 50% condition restoration effect was more exaggerated than Tang Ye had imagined!

Early the next morning, Tang Ye rushed from the canteen to the training ground.

Tang Ye was not late today; this was because, due to the match, the player assembly time had been delayed from 8:30 to 9:00.

The first-team players gathered at the training ground, and after listening to Ten Hag's pre-match speech, they would board the bus to head to the opponent's stadium!

"Is everyone here..."

Ten Hag's gaze simply swept over the players.

He didn't look closely, because Tang Ye was already in position.

As long as Tang Ye was in position, there was basically no possibility of other players being late.

"You are very punctual today."

Ten Hag, holding his notebook in his arms, looked at Tang Ye before him with an expression that was neither a smile nor a frown.

"Mr., I have always been trying hard to wake up early."

Tang Ye gave a thumbs-up; with the help of the hot milk, he had slept very comfortably last night.

"Trying hard to wake up early? Then you must keep it up; once your number of late arrivals in a month is less than five, you can enter our canteen."

After finishing his words to Tang Ye, Ten Hag opened the notebook in his hand: "In a moment, I will go over some key points from today's match, but first, I will announce today's lineup."

While Ten Hag spoke at the front, Tang Ye and Amrabat began chatting at the back.

"Sofyan, do you use body wash or shampoo when you wash your hair?"

"..."

Amrabat rolled his eyes at Tang Ye: "That question of yours isn't even a question."

"But I'm genuinely curious."

"Can you just not be curious about this?"

Amrabat prepared to push Tang Ye aside, but the moment his hand touched Tang Ye's arm, he noticed something was off: "Has your arm gotten thicker?"

"He's still growing; it's normal for his arms to get thicker, right?"

Allais said; he had noticed during training the day before yesterday that Tang Ye's physique had changed slightly compared to before, he just hadn't brought it up.

"Goodman."

Amrabat pinched Tang Ye's pitifully small biceps twice, just as Ten Hag happened to read his name at that moment.

The starting lineup!

"Haha!"

Amrabat shot Tang Ye a few meaningful glances; he knew his recent league performances deserved a starting spot, but he hadn't expected Ten Hag to trust him this much.

The second starting opportunity came a bit fast!

Amrabat pinched Tang Ye's buttocks a few more times; as Tang Ye's teammate on the reserve team, this Moroccan could very intuitively feel Tang Ye's recent changes: "How about it, it's your second start already."

"I should be close too."

Tang Ye said seriously.

Recently, his progress had been somewhat rapid, and his speech had become more confident as well.

"You're only 16; you still have a long way to go. I'm already 19."

Amrabat chuckled, and Tang Ye immediately turned his head away: "Believe me, give me a few more months and I'll definitely be a starter."

"Alright, if you become a team starter within two months, I'll strip off all my clothes and run ten laps around the training ground. If you lose, then it's you who has to strip!"

Just then, Ten Hag mentioned Tang Ye's name: "There is one more player who will start in today's match: Tang. Hmm, I know you might be surprised, but I believe this approach is quite appropriate."

Hearing the news that he was starting, Tang Ye felt a surge of joy in his heart.

After realizing what had happened, he ran in front of Amrabat, preparing to strip the Moroccan's clothes off.

"Wait, wait, wait! I was joking!"

(End of Chapter)