Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 37 Streetwalkers in Rome

After a friendly exchange with Mexes, Shan Yongzhuo happily left the club, ready to stroll around the nearby neighborhood and familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.

Shan Yongzhuo lives in the San Lorenzo neighborhood, near Sapienza University of Rome, also known as the University of Rome. From his balcony, he can often see beautiful female university students...

Moreover, the area is filled with underground bars, making it an ideal place for young people to spend their time.

However, there is one downside: as night falls, the streets here are filled with sexy women from all over the world.

Although the situation in the San Lorenzo district is somewhat better, there are still quite a few glamorous women working there who are out early in the morning.

Dan Yongzhuo walked hurriedly, wanting to leave quickly.

He had absolutely no interest in these things, nor the slightest ability to do so.

Then, Shan Yongzhuo saw a familiar person.

Spalletti!

The head coach didn't see Shan Yongzhuo, but was talking to a dark-skinned, somewhat muscular "woman". Not long after, the two disappeared into the grove of trees in the park behind the building.

Shan Yongzhuo was dumbfounded.

Is it so direct?

Back home, Shan Yongzhuo did some research and learned that prostitution had always been a major problem in Rome.

Rome has been a prosperous city with a thriving sex industry since ancient times. However, although sex work is legal in Italy, red-light districts are prohibited. Since most of Rome's sex workers do not have fixed places, they can only use the oldest method: street prostitution.

Before sunset, tens of thousands of workers in Rome, dressed in their finest attire, arrive in the city's various districts to begin their day's work.

Even more frightening is that, according to online reports, a significant portion of these practitioners are male transvestites and transgender individuals…

Dan Yongzhuo was stunned, and unconsciously recalled the guy Spalletti had been talking to.

"Although I couldn't see her Adam's apple, judging from her robust physique, it's very likely that it's actually him..."

"Looks like I'll have to stay away from this bald guy from now on."

However, Shan Yongzhuo felt that he could record this incident, just in case it came in handy later.

The next day, Shan Yongzhuo still went to the club's gym. Mexes didn't come; he must have been scared.

Shan Yongzhuo didn't care; he could just train on his own.

Then, a few days later, it was time for the team to train, and many people came to the locker room at the training ground.

Some people went to the training ground very early, but most people arrived just in time. Shan Yongzhuo was no exception; he arrived at the club at 9 o'clock.

There were more than a dozen people in the locker room, greeting each other and chatting.

Roma's squad overhaul wasn't too drastic; they loaned Burdisso from Inter Milan, bought Motta outright from Udinese in installments, and loaned Zambrella from Newcastle...

This also includes Shan Yongzhuo.

There aren't that many newcomers.

The number of players leaving wasn't too large; Aquilani was sold to Liverpool, Alvarez transferred to Bari, Panucci went to Parma, and Montella retired...

With relatively few personnel changes, Spalletti's workload won't be too heavy.

However, integration remains a problem for newcomers.

Dan Yongzhu remained silent, merely greeting Max without actively engaging with anyone else.

Mexes, however, very kindly pulled him aside, speaking in a very friendly manner.

"This guy is such a coward..."

Dan Yongzhuo thought to himself, but he also followed Max to his small group.

Shan Yongzhuo was in a good mood. He met the captain of Roma, Francesco Totti, the "Prince of Rome," a symbol of the city. Totti, dressed in training gear, warmly gave Shan Yongzhuo a hug, saying, "Welcome to Roma."

"Thank you."

Totti's attitude surprised Shan Yongzhuo. In his understanding, a big star like Totti shouldn't pay attention to a small star like himself.

"This guy seems pretty easy to get along with."

In fact, Totti was not a good-tempered guy. Although he can be called a model professional player, Totti was a hot-tempered player in his early years. He even spat at the other player once.

Now that Totti is 33, his temper has gradually subsided.

Moreover, Totti deeply loves Roma and has high expectations for Shan Yongzhuo, who cost the club 1300 million euros. He hopes that this newcomer can integrate into the team as soon as possible and help the team get out of its slump.

He had watched videos of Shan Yongzhuo's matches. Even though he was very confident in his own footwork, Totti still felt that Shan Yongzhuo's shooting technique was far superior to his own, incredibly accurate.

That's why he was so friendly and enthusiastic towards Shan Yongzhuo.

Totti was friendly, and Shan Yongzhuo naturally reciprocated in kind.

However, during the subsequent training sessions, Shan Yongzhuo realized that Totti's friendliness had another purpose.

“I’ve watched your games,” Totti said with a warm smile. “Whenever you close your eyes and stay still during a game, it doesn’t take long before you unleash an amazing shot, and you score more than 9% of the time.”

"Yes...yes, so what?"

“I’d like to ask you something,” Totti said somewhat embarrassedly. “Yes, I once read a Chinese novel where a master swordsman closed his eyes and remained silent for a minute before defeating tens of thousands of enemies with a single sword.”

After saying this, Totti said with a mysterious smile, "I've observed that you close your eyes for a minute as well. Austrians say that it's a kind of mysterious Chinese magic, and they call you an Eastern magician."

"Furthermore, I heard from Philip that you are very skilled in combat, which must be due to some kind of Chinese magic. I'd like to know, is that true? Can magic be used to play football?"

"Of course not," Shan Yongzhuo denied with a wry smile.

"is it?"

Totti smiled knowingly and didn't ask any further questions.

However, judging from Totti's smile, Shan Yongzhuo knew that this matter was not over.

"This guy actually reads Chinese novels? Are they cultivation novels? They probably are..."

The training sessions that followed will mainly focus on physical conditioning, as it is very important to help the players build up their physical fitness.

The majority of Roma's key players were born around 80 or 81, and there's even Totti, who was born in 76. Even the slightly younger De Rossi was born in 83.

In comparison, Shan Yongzhuo, born in 90, seems quite young...

He was three years younger than Cerci in 87, instantly becoming the youngest player in the Roma team.

This also made him a focus of attention.

However, his physical condition is still pretty good. After a season of honing his skills in the Austrian Bundesliga, his stamina of 67 points is not very good, but it is not too bad either. At least under normal circumstances, he can definitely support a whole game without any problem.

What troubled Spalletti the most was Shan Yongzhuo's ability to fight.

The physical tests revealed that Shan Yongzhuo's strength was indeed very poor. Although Spalletti was mentally prepared for this, she was still somewhat troubled.

While Serie A's overall physicality isn't as intense as the Premier League or Bundesliga, Serie A defenders are incredibly tenacious and persistent, employing numerous subtle tactics and placing a strong emphasis on anticipation and positioning.

Given Shan Yongzhuo's competitive ability and experience, he may even have great difficulty securing a position during the match.

However, Shan Yongzhuo's shooting ability still shocked the whole team and satisfied Spalletti.

"Perhaps we could try another way of using it?"

(End of this chapter)