Soccer: Maxed-out ball control, the skill is too overpowered.

"Remember, our opponents are Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, and other European powerhouses!"

"Schalke 04 in front of us is nothing more than a pebble in our way."

"Let's walk carefully and not trip over them. With your strength, you can definitely kick them away!"

"Allez!! Woooo—"

Bundesliga Round 26, Veltins-Arena.

Schalke 04 vs. Bayer Leverkusen

In the away team's locker room, head coach Sasha gave a passionate speech, even more excited than the players who were about to participate in the match.

When the players walked out of the locker room

Sasha was still clapping enthusiastically, cheering everyone on from behind.

Hyypia wished he could rip his partner's training clothes off, not wanting anyone to know that this idiot was the Leverkusen coach.

"What are you doing? Don't say you know me, that's too embarrassing."

"What's wrong? It's normal. Aren't you nervous?"

"Just playing against Schalke 04."

"That's important too, okay!"

Sasha felt her heart rate had soared to 150.

The job of head coach is not something just anyone can do.

No wonder so many world-renowned coaches have heart problems.

Even casual players will find matches a bit tense when playing Football Manager.

Moreover, every point now is crucial for the Bundesliga title and the subsequent Champions League.

How could there be no ripples?

"Trust the players, they can definitely do well, especially Luna."

"That's right!"

Sasha Lewandowski felt much more at ease when Lu Xiao was mentioned.

Putting everything else aside, his hat-trick against Atletico Madrid was simply astonishing.

Could Lu Xiao be able to evolve further in the second half of this season?

That's really a bit scary.

Lu Xiao was rested and did not play in the last game.

Today is a good day to test Lu Xiao's true strength!

Has his scoring ability made another qualitative leap?

……

As soon as I stepped onto the field, the system popped up a notification.

Please select an equipment template.

[Three "Equipment Slot Trial Cards" have been detected. Do you wish to use them?]

Trial card?

Lu Xiao then remembered that there were still props he hadn't used!

Last time, I focused on the templates and extracted a bunch of useless B-grade and C-grade templates.

With only one equipment slot available, the S-grade template will definitely be the first choice.

The others are just for show; they don't even have the option to exchange for resources, and they just sit quietly in your backpack and rot.

What a waste of so many gold coins!

Later, when it was late at night and Lu Xiao had enough time to study the system, he remembered that besides the [Gold Coin Wish],

There's also a [Silver Coin Wish]!

A wish costs 160 silver coins, and the 1600 silver coins given after the system upgrade are just enough for a "10-pull".

Without hesitation, Lu Xiao decisively started a ten-pull with silver coins.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

【Item obtained: Substitute Paper Doll (3/3) - A×2】

[Item Obtained: Equipment Slot Trial Card - B x3]

[Item Obtained: Main Character Speaker - S]

[Item Obtained: 4 Regular Red Bulls]

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

My luck was so-so; I was guaranteed at least one gold S-rank item, two purple A-rank items, and the rest were blue and white.

[Regular Red Bull: Accelerates energy recovery after consumption (drinking it during a race immediately restores a small amount of energy, but the recovery effect is halved)]

【Substitute Paper Doll (Passive Item): When a potential injury or illness occurs, it passively consumes 1 paper doll to resist the injury or illness (3/3)】

[Equipment Slot Trial Card: Unlocks all equipment slots in the next match after use; expires automatically after the match]

[Main Character Sound System (S-Rank): Plays the main character's exclusive background music while the rage meter is locked at 100%. The effect disappears when the battery is depleted, and the character enters a charging period. Battery capacity can be upgraded.]

Lu Xiao often goes online and plays a lot of games, so he basically understands the concepts of these items after reading them once.

Leaving aside Red Bull and the paper doll substitutes for now...

The equipment slot trial card looks very useful.

[Main Character's Sound System] As expected of an S-rank item, it's truly a divine artifact.

Lu Xiao has firsthand experience of the power of being at 100% rage level.

Each time he's in a full rage state, it only lasts a few seconds, but during that time he always manages to find an opportunity to score.

Each goal was a crucial one, turning the tide of the game when the team was at a disadvantage, and even a game-changing goal that determined who would win the championship.

This only takes a few seconds to reach full rage.

I don't know exactly how long the "protagonist's background music" state can last, but it can last at least 1 minute or more, right?

That is,

Lu Xiao can score more than one goal during his invincible period!

In a professional football match, this would be an absolute cheat code, a nuclear weapon-level cheat!

Unlike basketball, football is not a game where you can have a short run of success and a 20-point lead that can be overturned in a game.

If a team is leading by more than two goals during the peak of its power phase, it essentially has a huge advantage that guarantees victory.

The most deadly thing is that it can also evolve!

Lu Xiao didn't even dare to think about it.

Maintaining a state of full rage for even 10 minutes, let alone half a game, is simply unacceptable.

He was able to single-handedly lead a lower-league team to victory against the peak Barcelona.

Barcelona scored 8 goals, I scored 10, let's see who breaks through the defense first!

"That's outrageous! So cool, bro!"

Of course, Lu Xiao doesn't need to use such a powerful weapon like the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow in the league.

The item description does not explicitly state the cooldown duration for charging.

If the CD takes a month or two, it would be terrible if it couldn't be used in a crucial match.

Lu Xiao simply sealed this S-level item away in the warehouse for the time being, at least there was no need to take it out in the match against Schalke 04.

Even assuming the cooldown is only one day, you can still cheat in every match.

Lu Xiao didn't plan to use this often.

Playing Wind Spirit Moon Shadow too often gets boring, and if you become dependent on it, your progress will stagnate.

Lu Xiao's ultimate dream is to stand on the highest stage of football based on his own strength and challenge his own limits, rather than relying on a lucky charm.

This is also why he adheres to the standards of professional athletes and insists on training every day.

Lu Xiao did not give up training because of the cheat code.

True strength comes from becoming stronger yourself.

In this Bundesliga match against Schalke 04, Lu Xiao used one [Equipment Slot Trial Card] for practical testing purposes.

Current system version

Lu Xiao can currently open two main template sections and one sub-template section.

The main template bar can be equipped with S-level templates, and the sub-template bar can be equipped with A-level or lower templates.

"Let me think... [Bee Music], plus [Hyuga Kojiro], and... [Hot-Blooded Soccer - Lai Chang]."

Most football-themed anime and games are geared towards everyday life.

After looking around, there's only one Chinese animated football game, "Super Intelligent Football." I'll try it out when I have the chance.

As for real player and legendary player cards, Lu Xiao felt they were not very useful, or only useful in specific situations.

Equip him with a Anthony template.

Is it going to be a consistent beatdown against weaker teams, or just a pointless dribble on the field? It's hard to say.

"Lu, what are you thinking about? It's time to go on stage!"

After shaking hands, the players from both sides prepared to enter the field for the match to begin.

Seeing Lu Xiao standing on the sidelines in a daze, De Bruyne patted his good friend on the shoulder to remind him.

"They're here."

Let's take Schalke 04 as an example for now and see how well they perform with dual-template equipment for the first time!