Ye Chen's strength seems to change with every match.
So, Lü Xukai's attempt to use insights from the last match to warn his best friend proved futile.
Of course, these drastic improvements were largely due to Ye Chen's rigorous "devil training."
Meanwhile, on the other side, Klopp attended the post-match press conference with Kyle.
During the conference, reporters asked if Ye Chen would start in the next game.
Klopp responded affirmatively:
"Ye is in explosive form; I have no reason not to start him!"
"And what do you have to say about Ferguson's remarks?"
"Ferguson achieved great things at Manchester United, but what he says isn't gospel. It's true Ye Chen was a youth academy player at United, but his talent was already evident back then. His midfield lob still lingers vividly in my mind! That said, I must thank Manchester United. If they hadn't terminated his contract, how could we have gotten such a phenomenal scoring machine?" Klopp's smile never falteredâit was genuine gratitude for United.
To put it plainly, Ye Chen's market value on Transfermarkt has already exceeded 10 million euros. Yet, talents like him are priceless and impossible to buy for just 10 million.
Klopp's remarks, however, sounded like a subtle jab at Ferguson, carrying a hint of "winning and still acting humble."
Ferguson, still in England, wasted no time firing back:
"I admit the club misjudged Ye's talent, but I believe character outweighs skill. What's the use of a great player who won't contribute to his own country?"
This statement immediately thrust Ye Chen back into the spotlight.
Ye Chen heard Ferguson's words, but as the saying goes: "If you don't know the situation, don't comment recklessly!"
It's like telling someone who's angry to "calm down" without understanding the issueâit's just aggravating.
The state of Chinese football cannot be compared to that of other nations.
Still, Ye Chen didn't want to delve into these mattersâdomestic issues shouldn't be aired publicly.
On another note, Lina had enrolled at Dortmund Business School. She stayed in a dormitory and only came to Ye Chen's villa on weekends.
Of course, Lina loved the villa. Besides its excellent location and design, it even had a large lawn in the back where Ye Chen could train on his days off!
The only awkward part was Klopp living next door.
Especially after Klopp's wife commented one morning about the villa's poor soundproofing, Lina turned beet red.
Unfortunately, Klopp wasn't spared eitherâdespite being in his fifties, he still ended up being kept awake all night by his wife.
During his downtime, Ye Chen claimed his match reward from the system for the game against Werder Bremen.
This was a mainline task that rewarded him after every match.
Since Bremen was a strong team, the initial reward was a Silver Chest.
However, Ye Chen's hat-trick and match-winning performance upgraded the prize to a Gold Chest!
What could he say? The guy's just that good!
Eagerly, Ye Chen asked the system to open the chest.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for acquiring the S-tier skill: 'Bati-Goal!'"
Bati? As in Batistuta?
Ye Chen was stunned when he saw the reward. Although he had started watching football early, he had never seen Batistuta's brilliance live.
But videos are amazing. Ye Chen had once watched a compilation of Batistuta's long-range goalsâeach one left him exhilarated and pumped with adrenaline!
The most terrifying part? Batistuta could unleash shots at speeds of 124 km/h!
What does that mean?
A goalkeeper might not even react before the ball hits the net!
This skill was absolutely godlike!
Although Ye Chen already had the "Long Shot Must-Score Card," which improved his shot power and accuracy, he often felt his long-range shots were still lackluster without the skill's activation.
Just as Ye Chen was about to check his attribute panel to see the new skill's effects, the system notified him:
"Ding! The system has detected an overlap between the S-tier skill 'Bati-Goal' and the S-tier skill 'Long Shot Must-Score Card.' Fusion conditions are met. Would you like to fuse the skills?"
Skill fusion?
The system could do that?
"Fuse!"
Without hesitation, Ye Chen chose fusion.
"Ding! Fusion complete. Congratulations to the host for acquiring the SS-tier skill: 'Super Heavy Gunner!'"
Another SS-tier skill!
Ye Chen's recent massive improvements were thanks to the sudden appearance of the "Poacher" skill.
Who would've thought he'd earn a second SS-tier skill so soon?
With trembling hands and a racing heart, Ye Chen clicked on the skill description.
Super Heavy Gunner:
⢠Long shot accuracy +20%.
⢠Passive Skill: Long Shot Must-Score Cardâguaranteed goal for every third long shot (activatable once per match).
It evolved!
Previously, it took five attempts to guarantee a goal; now it only takes three.
And most importantly, the +20% long-shot accuracy!
This was a passive boost, meaning every long-range attempt had at least a 20% chance of scoring.
This skill was terrifyingly powerful.
Ye Chen took a deep breath and opened his personal attribute panel.
His Shooting attribute increased by 5, reaching 85!
Meanwhile, Shot Power jumped to 90, a whopping 10-point boost!
That wasn't allâhis Curve attribute improved from 65 to 70.
The unexpected surprise? His Free Kick attribute surged from 65 to 75!
In total, the skill granted a 30-point attribute increase!
This was insane!
"Batistuta, I love you!"
Overcome with excitement, Ye Chen grabbed a football and ran outside. Soon, the yard echoed with the sounds of "boom, boom, boom" as he practiced shooting.
Klopp, noticing Ye Chen's technique and precision, was left slack-jawed.
This kid's long shots had improved again!
What a monsterâhis progress was visible to the naked eye.
As the team began preparing for the Champions League, Klopp immediately drove to the club, only to find Ye Chen already on the pitch.
"Ye, didn't I tell you today's a rest day?" Klopp asked, puzzled as he saw Ye Chen drenched in sweat from training.
"Boss, I don't need rest!" Ye Chen replied decisively.
With his new system rewards, Ye Chen urgently needed training to stabilize his form and work on his weak spots.
Although some of his stats had already reached high levels in the 90s, many others hovered around 40 or 50.
These were what he wanted to improve the most.
After all, he was destined to become a football god.
Watching Ye Chen's fiery determination, Klopp couldn't help but feel emotional. With such talent and effort, failure seemed impossible.
At that moment, Klopp felt compelled to sing Manchester United a song of gratitude.
"Thank you, for warming my four seasons..."