Chapter 130: Bayern Legend Treasure Chest Opens! (Daily, viewer discretion advised)

Li Kang woke up to find himself in the bedroom of the first-team dormitory.

Faint sound effects came from the living room.

It must be the teammates playing a game.

The club worried his life would be too dull, so months ago they equipped a game console and a pile of discs.

Li Kang had sporadically cleared The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in simple fashion.

The system prompt sounded softly.

【Ding, congratulations on completing the mission: Bei lai yin Defense Battle!】

【Personal evaluation: SSS!】

【Mission reward distribution in progress!】

【Congratulations on obtaining: Bayern Legend Platinum Treasure Chest!】

This reward definitely contains plenty of good modules.

Bayern's history boasts countless legendary stars.

Li Kang hurriedly glanced at the prize pool.

【Beckenbauer 'Dominion Halo' Module!】

【Robben 'Extreme In-cut' Module!】

【Müller 'False Run' Module!】

【Neuer 'Goalkeeper' Module!】

【...】

A dazzling array of modules, overwhelming to behold.

The Platinum Treasure Chest hovered in midair, emitting a blinding glare.

【Treasure chest opening...】

【Personal performance evaluation too high! Triggering hidden module reward!】

【Congratulations on obtaining: Toni Kroos 'Precision Guidance' Module!】

【Does he belong to Bayern Legend? This is a question worth pondering!】

【Additional attribute boost: Passing 87→94!】

The Platinum Treasure Chest was instantly shrouded in black mist.

Rolling black smoke frenziedly surged into Li Kang's body.

A slight numbness tingled at the base of his skull.

In his mind, arcs flashed across the sky.

The system prompt did not end.

【"Bei lai yin Conqueror" progress completed! Achievement upgraded!】

【Congratulations on obtaining "Bei lai yin Hero" achievement!】

【Permanent special effect: When you step onto the pitches of Cologne, Mönchengladbach, and Lewokusen, all attributes increase by 8%!】

That night.

The mid-season standings of the five major leagues emerged, and sports news flooded the hot searches.

《Bundesliga: Leverkusen defeats Bundesliga giants to claim the half-season championship! 》

《Premier League: Leicester City's Blue Fox miracle! 》

《La Liga: MSN hit the post four times; Barça loses the lead, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid surge ahead! 》

《Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain's position unshakable! 》

《Serie A: Will the "mini World Cup" reignite glory? Napoli and Lazio surge as dark horses; Juventus is dethroned! 》

《Due to cold weather, the Ukrainian Super League enters winter break early. 》

Likes, shares, and comments surged wildly.

-【Is it too late to buy Leicester City to win the Premier League? The odds aren't low either!】

-【Don't waste money; the Premier League has no winter break, and Leicester City's bench depth is insufficient! They'll soon run out of steam! Manchester City and Arsenal will overtake!】

-【The safest bet is still Leverkusen winning the Bundesliga; Li Mingdeng, want me to give you money?】

-【Serie A shows slight signs of revival; Napoli's "Deadly Trio" is explosive! Firepower fully unleashed! Next season's Champions League will be fun!】

-【This La Liga season is thrilling; Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atlético Madrid are locked in points!】

-【In a few days it'll be the Christmas showdown!】

The winter break of the five major leagues is longest in the Bundesliga, giving players 45 days off this year!

The reason is simple: it's too cold.

This year's Premier League still has no winter break; even if they rest ten days, the FA Cup matches still take place.

The winter break in La Liga and Serie A is roughly 10–15 days.

The happiest players are those in the Russian Premier League and Ukrainian Premier League, whose winter breaks last up to 90 days...

Leverkusen training base.

Bitingly cold wind, snow flying everywhere.

After the players conducted a light scrimmage.

Tuopu Laotou then announced the vacation news!

"Watch your weight!"

"If you encounter any troubles, you can call the coaching staff!"

"If after the vacation the team ends up with a few fatties, I will surely kick their butts hard!"

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Clap clap clap!

The team members immediately burst into applause!

The assistant led the photographer, running forward with a stack of spring couplets and fu characters.

Lewokusen places great importance on the Dragon Kingdom market, and will film the New Year's greetings video in advance.

Son Heung-min, leaning on a crutch, suddenly said, "Li, come back to Korea with me; the training base there has a great environment and conditions!"

Havertz quickly rejected the suggestion: "I still want to take Li to the hot springs!"

Brandt said: "Li, I have to go to Bremen; on my way back I'll bring you sausages!"

Calhanoglu racked his brains, thought for a long time, then stammered: "Li, I'll bring you a whole roasted sheep..."

The next morning.

The vast training base had only Li Kang left.

He didn't go anywhere.

He had originally planned to return home to Lamasia.

His foster mother Sophia firmly refused, explaining that the winter transfer window is a sensitive period, and media reporters would heavily hype Li Kang's behind-the-scenes contact with Barcelona's higher-ups, intending a return; such negative coverage would be very detrimental to Lewokusen Club.

She said she would make time to come visit her son.

Sophia, the aunt, has had a tough time; when she was young she brought a child to Lamasia, and because she had some looks, rumors always linked her with some man, but in fact she led a very upright life.

Li Kang grabbed a tool shovel to clear the snow, cleared a patch of grass, and then began training.

Not long after.

White steam rose from his whole body.

One after another, loud explosions sounded.

It startled the drowsy security guard awake.

"Is it thunder in the middle of winter?"

The winter transfer window officially opened.

The Chinese Super League tycoons dominated the homepages of all major media!

The lavish sum of 267 million euros in transfer funds stunned Europe's elite clubs!

Even the investment of China League One teams completely outshone the powerhouses of the five major leagues!

What's even more extravagant is:

The terrifyingly high transfer fees for Dragon Kingdom players moving between the Chinese Super League and China League One also scared the European media silly.

Ukrainian Premier League Golden Boot winner Teslas became the star of the winter transfer window, joining the Chinese Super League for 50 million euros!

Chinese Super League fans cheered, as all the signings were top-tier European players in their prime!

This historical period.

The vast majority of fans still held onto their last hope for the national team.

They believed: high investment would surely bring high returns!

After the hype faded, people turned their attention back to Europe.

The major powerhouses had little interest in winter signings, mostly just making minor tweaks.

Among them:

The loan information between Southampton and Lewokusen attracted no media attention.

Soon after.

The young Dutch centre-back Van Dijk was about to land in Beimyin.

Christmas in Beimyin is different from that in the United States.

There's no Santa Claus around.

The club staff had set up a Christmas wreath in Li Kang's dormitory.

It is a decoration woven from the branches of the camphor tree.

Four candles were placed in the center of the wreath.

Each upcoming Sunday, they will be lit in turn.

After dinner.

Li Kang, the assistant, Dino, Teacher Beilunta, and Teacher Zhang arrived at Lewokusen's Christmas Market.

For various reasons, they could only spend the holiday in Lewokusen.

Li, I announce that your winter break homework never existed in this world!

I suggest you try a cup of hot mulled wine; next year you'll be 18!

Hurry up and put on a hat; black hair doesn't keep you warm!

Tiny lights like stars dotted the surrounding houses.

Stalls lining the street were filled with a dazzling array of handicrafts and snacks.

No vendor cared whether you were a star player; upon meeting, they all offered Christmas greetings.

Li Kang bought a handmade scarf.

This was his first Christmas spent in Beimyin, and perhaps his last.