Chapter 184: Module Upgrade Items? (Daily Transition Chapter)

After the award ceremony ended.

Gelin De Er warmly shook Li Kang's hand.

"Li, if you are willing..."

"German football will give you the status and honor you deserve."

"We will usher in a brand-new, positive new era!"

The middle-aged man in a suit with blond hair lifted his glasses, his expression solemn.

Twenty-nine days ago, he was elected chairman of the German Football Association as the sole candidate.

Who said being the football association chairman requires knowing football?

He used to be a member of the German Federal Parliament.

He once served as the director of German National Television.

Put the championship aside for now.

Looking back at the entire 2015/16 season, whenever Li Kang made the matchday squad, Leverkusen's revenue from league broadcast shares in Asia was terrifyingly high!

This is the key!

The Bundesliga's European competition points have already been pushed up.

All that's left is to package a superstar!

Li Kang is the perfect choice!

He's only 18 years old this year, with a future full of possibilities.

Who said the Bundesliga Football Association is run by Bayern?

Gelin De Er, He Nei Si, and Lu Mei Ni Ge are political rivals.

If it weren't for Li Kang this variable, Bayern would suffer various restrictions and suppressions in the coming years.

But if Li Kang is willing to join Bayern Munich... then the Bundesliga Football Association and the Southern King's top brass will become the closest of allies!

If Beckenbauer can sort out FIFA and participate again in amending a certain regulation...

Exactly!

No matter from which angle, Li is the best!

Thinking and thinking... Gelin De Er's old face broke into a grin.

Looking at Li Kang before him, it was as if he saw a glittering **!

Poor Gelin De Er, he still doesn't know he will become the scapegoat for German football's decline.

Li Kang and his teammates boarded the plane and returned to Leverkusen overnight.

The championship parade ceremonies of cities like Madrid, Manchester, London, Barcelona, Milan, and Turin are very grand and complex, requiring massive manpower and material preparation, as well as coordination with municipal departments.

Leverkusen is different.

It's merely a small town.

Even slowly looping around the urban area doesn't take much time.

On the plane.

Kramer, Boateng, and Son Heung-min looked somewhat exhausted.

Havertz held a game console.

Brandt was flipping through a real estate magazine.

Humans cannot maintain prolonged excitement and agitation; they need a period to ease.

The Bundesliga salad plate was stuffed into Li Kang's arms.

The system notification sounded softly.

【Ding! Congratulations on unlocking the achievement: Bundesliga Champion!】

【Achievement reward: Legendary Module Upgrade Tool *1!】

【Legendary Module Upgrade Tool: consumable; can upgrade a 'Special' module to 'Legendary'! Module function will randomly change, with the change range affected by the module prefix affix!】

Li Kang froze.

The information volume is a bit large.

He needs three seconds to digest it.

He glanced at the system panel; he now has four 'Special' modules: Baggio-Golden Left Foot, Ronaldinho-Magic Arc, Nesta-Shield, Carlos-Heavy Sword No Edge!

Who to upgrade?

Baggio and little Ron definitely won't do; they're too useful.

Nesta this guy always swears whenever he appears...

It's you!

Carlos!

Li Kang removed the 'Heavy Sword No Edge' module and placed it on the upgrade platform.

【Are you sure you want to upgrade the 'Carlos-Heavy Sword No Edge' module?】

【Upgrading, will randomly generate a Real Madrid Legend module!】

【Congratulations on obtaining: Zidane's 'King's Moment' module (Legendary)!】

【Wow! Golden Legend!】

【He is a symbol of an era, and also its end.】

【King's Moment: effect unknown.】

Suddenly.

Rolling white mist enveloped Li Kang...

The 2006 World Cup final.

Materazzi clutched his chest and fell to the ground in pain.

Zidane brushed past the World Cup trophy, leaving behind an indescribable classic silhouette.

The plane broke through the thick cloud layer.

It landed at Düsseldorf International Airport.

Havertz gently shook Li Kang awake.

"Li, the fans outside are going crazy!"

"They actually guessed we would land in Düsseldorf!"

Li Kang opened his eyes.

The system prompt sounded again.

【Congratulations, the basic module was not consumed!】

【Carlos's trait mutation: Heavy Sword No Edge → Mighty Diamond Leg!】

【Additional attribute boost: foot power 89.2468416→99!】

Crazy.

The Carlos module was not consumed, yet it still underwent a mutation.

You should know.

Ballack's 'Arc Cannon' and Mihailovich's 'Bogvo Missile' grow stronger with attribute changes!

This kick... will either be fatal or cause injury!

If we get another chance to get Batistuta's super heavy cannon...

【Ding...】

The system prompt hasn't finished yet.

Any more rewards?

【Mönchengladbach mascot's affinity with you has reached max; it will follow you to battle on all European fields!】

The little horse's phantom suddenly appeared.

Accompanied by a young neigh.

It happily circled Li Kang's side twice.

Why did the affinity of the Mönchengladbach little horse reach max?

Could it be because we won twice against Bayern?

Leverkusen is destined to have no sleep tonight.

When the club bus slowly appeared in the city square.

Bursts of fireworks shot up, blooming into incomparably splendid fireworks.

The whole small town seemed to tremble slightly.

Tens of thousands of Leverkusen fans erupted in waves of cheers like a tsunami and landslide!

All LED billboards were changed to photos of Leverkusen's number 10.

"Lee!!!"

"Lee!!!"

"Leverkusenallez!!!"

Li Kang stood at the front of the bus.

He bent slightly, weighing the salad plate in both hands.

Beside him, Havertz held the gold-inlaid German Cup.

The square's sound equipment began playing Leverkusen's anthem.

Wo Le Er kept raising his arms, signaling the fans to make their voices louder.

The assistant tightly gripped the microphone.

"2015/16 season!"

"German Bundesliga champion!"

"German Cup champion!"

"Leverkusen!!!"

At the moment the two trophies were raised high.

The image seemed to freeze.

The whole city fell silent for two seconds.

Bei lai yin, the revelry began!

"Bayer, Bayer04, wirstehenzudir!!!"

The next day.

Leverkusen club.

Sports director's office.

"What, Leverkusen will have a 5% cut from Li's second transfer! Isn't that River Plate's trick?"

"Bayer Group's legal team will be Li's backing? What huge lawsuit is there to fight?"

"Boss, you want me to follow Li... this treatment is too high!"

The assistant stared at the documents in hand, eyes glazed, speech incoherent.

Wo Le Er laughed and said: "This is the result of Li and the club's joint discussion. You will become his... similar to an agent and life assistant's role!"

The 5% commission from the secondary transfer has nothing to do with Li Kang himself.

It is a set of additional clauses commonly found in the 'black clubs' of Europe and South America.

For example, when Li Kang joins Team A, plays a few seasons, and then transfers to Team B, Leverkusen can earn a 5% secondary transfer commission.

The assistant wondered aloud: 'Li should find a professional agency team...'

Wo Le Er laughed and shook his head, teasing: 'After the European Cup, he won't need any commercial packaging or PR tactics—just look at the market behind him; your job isn't hard, countless endorsement deals will come knocking, and I'll arrange an experienced team to assist you.'

'He might not like being controlled... that word isn't quite right, but it's fine—you can't interfere with his important decisions; many superstars' agents are still family members, and he trusts you.'

'Go on, take good care of Li!'

'Leverkusen will always be your home.'

The assistant stood frozen in place.

'Heading for the peak of life? That's ridiculous!'

'Boss, why are your eyes red?'

'I accidentally got sand in them.'

The German Professional Footballers' Union's awards ceremony will be held next February.

'Bundesliga Best Coach.'

'Bundesliga MVP.'

'Bundesliga Best Newcomer.'

Such awards also need to wait until next year to be announced.

As for the Bundesliga MVP selected by Transfermarkt and Kicker, the earliest it will be announced is early June.

Li Kang's vote count naturally defeated Lai Wan and others without suspense, securing the top spot.

At the same time.

At 18 years old, his astonishing Bundesliga stats of 22 goals and 22 assists topped the hot searches on major online platforms!

'He's not just the European assist king!'

'Looking back at Li Kang's godlike moments in the 15-16 season!'

'The Summer of France, a nightmare for Europe's giants!'

'The year's best investment: Wo Le Er spent only 1 million euros and reaped Champions League semifinalists and a Bundesliga double crown!'

Comment counts, likes, and shares surged wildly!

-【Li Mingdeng is off the charts! His rookie season double-22 stats! The floor of his career achievements is at the level of super midfielders like Gerrard and Lampard!】

-【Haven't even counted his Champions League goals and assists yet? Seems like 11 goals and 2 assists? He's only faced powerhouse giants all the way—no pushover opponents. If only Tuopu Laotou had known to put Li Kang on against BATE Borisov to pad his stats, he might even have snagged a Champions League golden boot!】

-【Little Li plays nothing but elite!】

-【A super midfield core, adept at both attack and defense, skilled at directing and distributing, a team-building cornerstone and championship puzzle piece—Europe's elite clubs would go crazy for him.】

-【Will this summer's transfer record be broken again? I heard Manchester United will spend 100 million euros on Pogba! How high will Li Mingdeng's transfer fee go?】

-【No rush—this is a European Cup year; after the national team plays a few matches, Li Mingdeng's value will keep creeping up!】

-【And there's Conte's 'commoner' Italy.】

-【I disagree—Little Li returning to the national team is a T0-tier midfielder; we'll have to see how Bosque builds his tactical system around him.】

-【Li Kang and Modrić in the same group? Spain's aging dynasty vs. Croatia's golden generation!】

The season ended.

The club went on break.

Teammates said goodbye to Li Kang one by one, returning to their hometowns or vacation spots.

Although the summer transfer window hadn't opened yet, the destinations of several people were basically decided.

Son Heung-min joined Tottenham.

Kramer transferred to Mönchengladbach.

Van Dijk returned to the English Premier League—Southampton.

Gone.

Really gone.

Except Çalhanoğlu, who hadn't made up his mind.

The rest will stay at Leverkusen, and the salaries of Lai Nuo, Bellarabi, Brandt, and others have also risen.

After a detailed analysis by Bayern's coaching staff, they decided not to sign anyone from the pharmacy.

In short: aside from Li, this bunch of misfits... nobody wants any of them.

Leverkusen ultimately did not become a 'clearance supermarket'.

On the contrary, the coaching staff members were poached!

Tuopu Laotou received invitations from several mid-tier strong teams and Asian national squads.

Dino is also very likely to go coach in the 2. Bundesliga...

The master and disciple were torn, because Wo Le Er had raised their salaries and firmly stated: next season he would increase recruitment efforts.

Leverkusen made a killing this season, rolling in wealth.

Champions League semifinal prize money, double crown bonuses, and huge broadcast revenue shares.

Plus, after Li Kang completes his summer transfer, he will leave a large sum of money for the club.

The assistant was very busy; he terminated his employment contract with Leverkusen and became Li Kang's exclusive assistant.

Recently, his main daily task has been answering phone calls.

'Fourth-highest salary in the world? Joining a Middle Eastern powerhouse to be teammates with Harvey... La Masia double pivot number four? Forget it, MLS side New York City offers better pay, and they say they'd like to put Li together with Pirlo and Lampard to form the strongest midfield in history, and up front they still have a Villa!'

'Ms. Scaya, I know Abu doesn't lack money! What? A 12-million-euro signing fee! First-year Premier League salary, team-building cornerstone? Hold on, Manchester City just called me!'

Your Adi endorsement fee is too low, and you still want to pay in installments; Puma's offer is double yours, and it's a one‑time payment.

Mr. Chris, no! One million euros is too low! Even sending any number of Koenigsegg... models won't work!

Li Kang returned to a calm and monotonous life.

He trained every day.

Every day he attended tactics and culture classes.

Every night he played games.

During that period he received several visitors from Premier League clubs.

They all offered astronomically high signing fees and salary packages.

He wasn't trying to play hard to get; he simply hadn't decided yet.

The 15/16 Premier League points ranking was settled.

Leicester City created a championship miracle.

Arsenal finished second.

Tottenham's youth storm placed third.

Manchester City ranked fourth, and next season they must play in the Champions League qualifying playoff.

Manchester United, level on points, fell behind on goal difference and only earned a spot in the Europa League group stage.

Liverpool and Chelsea, in the final stretch of the Premier League, still failed to secure Champions League qualification, finishing eighth and tenth respectively.

Southampton and West Ham United were still ahead of them.

In that era of the Premier League, aside from Aston Villa there were no pushovers; every match was a tough battle...

Every number on the points table was extremely close.

May 29, 2016.

Li Kang received the call‑up notice from the national team.

He was about to attend a star‑studded European Championship, the summer in France!