In Spain, on the training ground of the Atlético Madrid football club's youth team, a group of young men in jerseys and shorts were warming up.
Among these predominantly high-nosed, deep-eyed Europeans, a black-haired, yellow-skinned Asian man stood out prominently.
He was about 1.8 meters tall, slender, with short, energetic hair, and his features could be considered typically handsome for an Asian, somewhat like those idol stars on television.
However, at this moment, after a lot of exercise, his face and head were covered in sweat, and his training uniform was soaked, making him look a bit disheveled.
At this moment, Lin Ran's expression suddenly became somewhat dazed, because a mechanically synthesized voice was sounding in his mind:
"Ding! Congratulations, Host! Because your spirit of diligent training has moved the heavens, you are hereby rewarded with a Super Football King System. This system will help you become the greatest football player in the world. Host, would you like to bind it?"
Hearing this voice, Lin Ran instantly perked up. He, of course, knew about something as advanced as a system.
He never expected that he would awaken a system under such circumstances.
What kind of Super Football King System is this? What exactly can it do?
A series of question marks appeared in his mind.
"Host, would you like to bind it?"
The system's voice continued, urging Lin Ran.
"Bind!" Lin Ran gritted his teeth and commanded in his mind.
As the command was issued, the synthesized voice continued to sound in Lin Ran's mind:
"System binding in progress, please wait."
"System binding progress 10%..."
"System binding progress 30%..."
"System binding progress 90%..."
"System binding progress 100%..."
"Binding successful!"
As the final 'Binding successful' voice sounded, a transparent holographic panel appeared before Lin Ran.
At the very top of the panel, his basic information was displayed.
[Player Name: Lin Ran]
[Player Age: 18]
[Player Height: 181 cm]
[Player Weight: 72 kg]
Below this basic information were several basic abilities.
[Speed: 88, Strength: 65, Stamina: 72, Coordination: 58]
Further down were some technical abilities.
[Shooting: Beginner, Heading: Beginner,]
[Off-ball Movement: Beginner, Positioning: Entry Level,]
[Ball Control: Entry Level, Passing: Entry Level,]
[Dribbling: Beginner, Tackling: Entry Level,]
[Defense: Entry Level, Confrontation: Beginner,]
[Ball Trapping: Beginner.]
[Overall Rating: Beginner Initial Stage.]
Looking at his data on the panel, apart from his Speed, which was somewhat presentable, everything else was as bad as could be.
This couldn't help but make him feel a wave of discouragement.
Just then, the system's voice sounded again: "To celebrate the successful binding of the system to the Host, a Newbie Gift Pack (Newbie Gift Pack) is hereby presented to the Host. Host, do you wish to receive it?"
What? A Newbie Gift Pack? He definitely needed that, he absolutely did!
So, Lin Ran said without hesitation in his mind: "I need it!"
As Lin Ran's command was issued, the system's voice sounded again: "Alright, a Newbie Gift Pack has been presented to the Host. Please check."
Then Lin Ran saw a red envelope-like icon appear in the middle of the system panel. He lightly touched it with his finger, the red envelope opened, and inside was a card. The card read: "Perfect-level Shooting Skill Card."
"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining one Perfect-level Shooting Skill Card. The Host can use this skill card to upgrade his Shooting level to Perfect-level. Host, would you like to use it now?"
"Use it!" Lin Ran didn't hesitate at all. This was Perfect-level Shooting; he was about to soar.
Following Lin Ran's command, the card on the panel instantly disappeared.
And the Shooting ability immediately changed from Beginner to Perfect-level.
Then the Overall Rating also changed from Beginner Initial Stage to Beginner Advanced Stage.
Then Lin Ran felt a lot of knowledge about Shooting appear in his mind. Various footwork techniques, how to use each part of the foot, how to control power, all sorts of knowledge flooded into his mind at once.
At the same time, he suddenly felt that his feet had also changed somewhat, but he couldn't quite articulate what the changes were. Looking at the goal not far away and the football on the ground, he suddenly had a feeling of eagerness to try.
Feeling this change, Lin Ran was a bit shocked. Is this damn card really that amazing?
It instantly raised his Overall Rating from Beginner Initial Stage, skipping two levels, to Beginner Advanced Stage. This was too exaggerated.
But after the surprise came a wave of ecstasy. With this cheat, he looked forward to today's tryout even more.
At this moment, the system's voice continued to sound: "Task: The Host must obtain a professional player contract within three days.
Task Reward: One Golden Treasure Chest.
If the task cannot be completed, the system will reduce the Host's Shooting level by one as punishment."
Holy cow! There's a task already. Obtaining a contract within three days, this difficulty is not small, after all, he is just a beginner rookie.
Now, he can only rely on today's performance. If he can't get a contract today, then it will be difficult to complete the task.
Lin Ran had actually just transmigrated from his previous life two days ago. In his previous life, he was a physical education teacher who coached football.
That day, after watching a match where the national team lost 0-1 to Vietnam, he was depressed and had a few too many drinks. Then, when he woke up, he was back in the summer of 2006.
This year, he had just graduated. Because he wasn't selected for a professional team, he was in a bad mood. To clear his head, he went to Madrid, the capital of Spain, to visit his uncle.
His uncle ran a Chinese restaurant in Madrid and was also a football fan. Hearing about his situation, he pulled some strings to help him contact the Atlético Madrid youth academy, hoping he could try his luck there.
If he was lucky enough to be selected, he could become an Atlético Madrid youth team player, which would count as playing professional football.
If he developed well later, he might even become a star.
Today was the day of his tryout here.
He clearly remembered that after the tryout in his previous life, he was directly eliminated.
But in this life, with the system, he wondered if things would change. Lin Ran began to look forward to it.
He originally trained in sprints at the sports school and only later switched to football.
He hadn't trained for many years in total, and compared to those who had played football since childhood, his footwork could be said to be quite rough.
The only thing he could boast about was probably his Speed; his fastest 100-meter record used to be under 11 seconds.
This Speed often allowed him to leave others in the dust on the field, but his terrible footwork always held him back.
During the national selection, he was ultimately rejected because his footwork was too poor.
Coming here for the tryout today was actually just to appease his uncle.
However, since he had acquired the system this time, he definitely had to take it seriously. Maybe he could realize his dream of becoming a football star.
While he was lost in thought, a curly-haired youth beside him nudged him and said, "Hey! Lin, what are you thinking about?"
Lin Ran turned to look at the youth. His name was Kreller, and he was the child of his uncle's neighbor.
Lin Ran had met him not long after arriving here.
Kreller was also a player who had trained in football since childhood. It was he who told Lin Ran's uncle about the tryout, which led to Lin Ran's current opportunity.
Lin Ran smiled and said, "I'm thinking about how to play in the upcoming match." Lin Ran's Spanish was a bit stiff but still fluent.
"Haha! Lin, are you nervous? It's okay, if we're in the same group, I'll pass the ball to you," Kreller said kindly.
"Then thank you, Kreller. I'll pass to you too," Lin Ran said somewhat gratefully.
This guy is really loyal. It seems he'll have to cooperate with him more during the game.
"No need to thank me, we're friends, aren't we? We should help each other," Kreller waved his hand dismissively.
At this moment, a harsh voice suddenly came from nearby: "Aha! Isn't this little Kreller? What? You came here for the tryout too?"