Chapter 825: Some Things Must Be Done by Someone, Even If It Means Bearing the Burden

Does Cristiano want to do something bad to Manchester United?

Is that how it is?

If so, then the afternoon remark "You're a good person" finally has a reasonable explanation.

But if that really is the case, wouldn't things become terrible?

After Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United, he suffered unfair treatment from Ten Hag, so does he want to take revenge on Manchester United?

Sitting on the bed, Tang Ye remained completely silent, pondering the matter over and over again.

Alas, such matters are just like football matches; before the result comes out, no guess can be guaranteed to be correct.

Hiss...

He shook his head sharply.

Although he harbored doubts, Tang Ye felt he was probably just being too sensitive.

This thing called Douyin is indeed not bad; its inventor is a smart fellow.

But this app truly harms people profoundly!

Tang Ye shouldn't have scrolled onto such matters, nor should he have made such speculations.

Tossing aside his phone, Tang Ye got out of bed and sat on a chair.

The final stage of the Champions League Knockout Stage Chain Quest had been completed; the original plan was to observe Manchester United's transfer situation during the Piggy Xia Chuang and adjust suitable talents based on those transfers.

But now, to distract himself, Tang Ye decided to claim this final reward early.

【Champions League Knockout Stage Chain Quest · Stage Three (Final Stage)】

Quest Status: Completed.

【You have obtained... Talent Optimizer (Legendary) * 2】

Talent Optimizer (Legendary)

Function: You must choose one of the following two usage methods:

1. Directly elevate any talent with an attribute no higher than "Unparalleled Genius" to "Unparalleled Genius" (the original level of the talent being elevated is unrestricted).

2. Break through the constraints of heaven and earth to elevate a talent with the "Unparalleled Genius" attribute by half a level; if the talent level is "Transcendent Saint (Pseudo-Saint)," you have a certain probability of directly elevating that talent to "Transcendent Saint."

Two Legendary-level Talent Optimizers gave Tang Ye more options.

"A certain probability of directly elevating that talent to 'Transcendent Saint'" was a very tempting option.

Previously, with only one Legendary Talent Optimizer, he dared not take such a risk.

But now that he had two, should he take the risk?

"..."

This was a question worth pondering.

Tang Ye's Passing talent had been stuck at the 【Transcendent Saint (Pseudo-Saint)】 stage for some time.

Because the talent was stuck, even hard training made it difficult for his ability value to improve further.

Actually, upon careful thought, passing was a very important ability for Tang Ye, more important than any other ability.

Since that was the case, taking a risk for the sake of passing should be quite worthwhile.

Gritting his teeth, Tang Ye made a rather bold decision.

【You used the Talent Optimizer (Legendary) on Passing: Transcendent Saint (Pseudo-Saint); this talent has a certain probability of further improvement】

【In progress...】

"Phew..."

【Passing: Transcendent Saint (Pseudo-Saint) → Transcendent Saint】

【Passing: 97 → 98】

Oh!

Success!

As expected, his luck had always been online.

Since that was the case, things felt very comfortable.

Tang Ye (23 years old)

【Ball Control: Unparalleled Genius; Passing: Transcendent Saint】

【Shooting: Rare Opportunity; Heading: Good for Nothing; Set Pieces: Center of Attention】

【Speed: Unparalleled Genius; Stamina: Unparalleled Genius; Physical Confrontation: Unparalleled Genius】

【Defense: Unparalleled Genius; Vision: Transcendent Saint】

Overall Rating: Transcendent Saint

Due to the further breakthrough in his Passing attribute, Tang Ye's overall rating score also reached the Transcendent Saint level.

Judging by current standards, this should be the highest talent level; after all, looking at Tang Ye's current talent panel, apart from being unable to head the ball, he seemed to have no other weaknesses.

With one Legendary-level Talent Optimizer remaining, Tang Ye decided to set it aside for now.

Next came the off-season; there was no rush to improve his abilities, so he would first observe Manchester United's recruitment situation during the Piggy Xia Chuang before deciding.

June 4th was the day of Manchester United's Treble Celebration.

The players were making preparations at the Carrington Base.

Dembélé held his phone to film a video of Tang Ye, in which Tang Ye expressed blessings to the candidates of the 2022 National College Entrance Examination and, incidentally, relayed a message from the sponsor, Wanda Group, to the fans.

Senior high school students who had already passed the Gao Shuiping Sports Team test at Peking University could enjoy the right to watch the Chinese National Team's matches at the Qatar World Cup for free if their cultural course scores in the National College Entrance Examination reached a certain standard.

The general idea was that if your cultural course scores were good enough, wherever the national football team played in this year's World Cup, you could accompany them on-site all the way.

The conditions were somewhat restrictive, and it seemed to have little relation to ordinary cultural students; Wanda's maneuver this time could be described as quite cunning, leveraging the traffic of the National College Entrance Examination with just a few hundred thousand.

So, do students from the regular academic track have absolutely no chance?

Of course not.

Several of Tang Ye's other sponsors—Adidas, Mengniu, and Qatar Airways—have all established reward mechanisms specifically for regular academic students.

Take Adidas, for instance: if you are the top scorer in the National College Entrance Examination for a given province, you can choose between two rewards: an all-access pass for the Chinese team's group stage matches at the Qatar World Cup (including three group stage tickets, round-trip airfare, accommodation, and a meet-and-greet) or a tour of eight European countries (prepared for classmates who do not watch football).

As Tang Ye's largest sponsor, Adidas is quite generous; there are two slots available in every province, with Guangdong Province receiving an additional eight slots.

Every sponsor is riding the wave of the National College Entrance Examination traffic; assuming that 40% of the winning students choose the tickets for the Chinese team's matches at the Qatar World Cup, the sponsors combined would need to provide 300 tickets, which amounts to roughly 100 tickets per match.

Although this number seems small compared to a stadium's capacity of tens of thousands, this reward is already quite substantial, because one must consider that the Chinese team's grouping in this World Cup is very special, guaranteeing that ticket prices will be inflated for every single match.

"Can't they just reward cash directly? Wouldn't it be better to give them money to spend as they wish after their exams?"

Dembélé, having filmed the congratulatory video, started chatting with Tang Ye.

"Actually, I also think rewarding cash directly would be better, but back home, if you rank among the top in the National College Entrance Examination, you'd definitely receive many red envelopes."

Tang Ye told Dembélé something he had heard: "In the village next to ours, someone once got into Tsinghua University, one of the two best schools in our area; that was a long time ago, and the village directly awarded a reward of one million."

Seeing that Dembélé had no concept of what one million RMB meant, Tang Ye did a quick calculation: "That's roughly over a hundred thousand British pounds."

"Oh, I get it; that's equivalent to a full scholarship for an undergraduate degree."

"No, no, no, it's not equivalent; tuition fees aren't expensive back home, so one million is definitely more than enough, far more than enough. And it's not just the village giving rewards; the high school he attended also gives rewards, so it's just a lot of money in total."

"But that's only for academic geniuses; we ordinary people can only look on."

As he spoke, Tang Ye's eyes were shining.

"That's true; I don't know if I could do it, but you definitely couldn't."

Dembélé gently pushed Tang Ye: "You could let your kid try; have little GGBond take that exam for... what was that university called again?"

"Tsinghua University."

Tang Ye repeated: "But that's too difficult."

"Come on, don't you believe in your own child!"

"Haha! OK!"

Tang Ye and Dembélé fist-bumped: "Then let's wish for my child to be an academic genius. The requirement isn't high; just getting into a university similar to the one I attended would be fine."

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

Police cars led the way while the Manchester United players stood on the top deck of the sightseeing bus, taking turns holding up the trophy and shouting.

Tang Ye tried to bite the champagne cork with his teeth but failed repeatedly, so he simply lowered the bottle and kicked off the neck directly with his foot, causing the liquid inside to spray out.

"Wow! Haha!"

"Hey, Tom, be careful! There are glass shards!"

"What are you afraid of!"

After saying this, Tang Ye lifted the bottle straight up and poured it relentlessly over Aleix.

"Glory Glory Man United!"

"Glory Glory Man United!"

"As the Reds Go Marching On! On! On!"

"..."

Pinned Post: Manchester United holds a Treble (League, EFL Cup, Champions League) celebration ceremony, the second time in the Ten Hag era.

【This is already invincible, brothers; with this Manchester United squad, once Rodri and Dembélé renew their contracts, aren't the league titles for the next few seasons practically secured?】