Football: Starting with the Crescent Moon Slash

After Lina left, Jiang Yan finally had time to check the system logs.

A balanced diet can strengthen your body to a certain extent...

Adequate rest allows your muscles to relax...

[By consuming precious ingredients, your physical condition has been improved...]

[Gaining Bergkamp's "Graceful Turn" skill has boosted your attributes...]

Over this period of time, I accumulated 2 free attribute points.

He added those free attribute points to speed.

Speed: 69 → 71

After completing one season's mission, the system's latest mission has been released.

[Ding~ Congratulations on successfully completing the third task of the season and making it into Real Madrid's starting lineup.]

[An upgraded version of the season's missions is now available.]

Seasonal missions?

An upgraded version!

Looking at the small blue board in front of him, Jiang Yan felt a little excited.

[Season Mission 5: Lead the team to the La Liga title as a starter.]

[Mission Reward: La Liga Star Skill Pack x1]

[Season Mission Six: Lead the team to the Champions League title as a starter.]

[Mission Reward: King of Football Skill Pack x1]

It's actually a football king's skill set!

Even the types of skill packs have been updated!

"I never expected that after this damn system upgraded its missions, even its skill set would be upgraded!"

Given Real Madrid's current strength in Europe, these two awards are practically guaranteed.

"However, since we've mentioned 'leading,' we can't just sit back and take the crown; we must make corresponding contributions."

"However, these two new skill packs are quite something to look forward to..."

"We've only gone through 26 rounds, there's still plenty of time."

......

Florentino's office.

The old man took the report handed to him by Benitez.

"Master, Jiang Yan's impact on the field is obvious, and his jersey sales are the third highest in the team, which shows how important he is to the club. If we could allocate more resources to him..."

The old man frowned as he read the report Benitez had sent, then spoke in a low voice:

"As you know, the club's resources are limited. If we force the distribution of tickets, it might be counterproductive."

Benitez lowered his head, unable to utter a single word.

"The club has its own considerations, but you... Benitez, your brain hasn't been working properly lately."

The pressure one faces when speaking with Florentino, the dictator of a business empire and the helmsman behind the Galactic Empire, is evident.

Benitez felt a chill run down his spine from just a soft question. How to satisfy this chairman, who had an extremely strong desire for power and control, was truly a difficult task.

......

Over the next six days, Real Madrid will face a tight schedule of three matches in six days, which will put the players' mental and physical abilities to a great test.

La Liga Round 27.

Real Madrid will play away against Levante.

Levante, a long-established team founded in 1909, has had a glorious past, but has been relegated multiple times in recent seasons.

Staying in the league is their primary task.

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"The game was one-sided."

"Levante's players are simply not on the same level as Real Madrid's players!"

"Once Real Madrid players get going, Levante's players simply can't handle them!"

"But Real Madrid's players were really unlucky! They missed several excellent shooting opportunities in a row."

"A full 20 minutes have passed, and we still haven't been able to take the lead!"

"The performance of the Real Madrid players also made Coach Benitez on the sidelines look rather unhappy!"

......

In order to preserve his strength, Benitez also made a large-scale personnel rotation this time.

In defense, Nacho and Carvajal got the chance to play.

In midfield, young player Vázquez partnered with Jiang Yan.

The lone striker is Mayoral, a young player promoted from Castilla.

The bench is filled with young Castilla players like Jesé, Tejero, Llorente, and Odegaard.

"Benite has brought the entirety of Castile here!"

Even He Wei couldn't help but say something.

……

Until the 20th minute of the match.

The deadlock on the field was finally broken.

Levante midfielder, number 8, Lerma, dribbles the ball.

Jiang Yan stepped in front of him first.

Seeing that he couldn't shake him off, Lylema decided to take Jiang Yan down one-on-one.

But this is clearly not a wise decision.

"Are the Spanish media blind to the fact that he's just a Chinese person?"

"I'm the future midfield star, and I'll prove it to you right now!"

However, this idea had only just begun to form in Lerma's mind.

Snapped!

Jiang Yan easily intercepted the ball with his overwhelming one-on-one defense skills.

After the ball was taken away, he stood there dumbfounded.

The Asians he looked down on didn't even leave him a glimpse of their backs.

"Jiang Yan has successfully intercepted the ball! He's dribbling forward!"

"Another 45° diagonal long pass! Jiang Yan's signature move!"

"Mayoral chests the ball down!"

"Jiang Yan burst out of the penalty area like a ghost!"

"Break the door!"

Yes!

"Goal! Goal! Goal!"

"Jiang Yan broke the deadlock with his ghostly positioning and exceptional goal-scoring instincts!"

1-0!!!

The Real Madrid players hugged Jiang Yan and celebrated briefly.

Benitez nodded in satisfaction.

"That kid knows how to find opportunities."

……

The match is in its 40rd minute.

A Levante striker, taking advantage of a counter-attack opportunity, dribbled the ball into Real Madrid's penalty area.

"Divas Hitler! This newcomer, who has only been in La Liga for a year, is currently dominating the penalty area for Real Madrid!"

"Varane is sticking to him like glue!"

"Divasen turns around!"

"He forced Varane to turn and shoot!"

Snapped!

Navas was caught off guard and had no time to react.

Goal!

In the 42nd minute of the match, Levante pulled one back!

Score 1:1

……

The match is in its 80rd minute.

Jiang Yan intercepted the ball.

Real Madrid defends and counter-attacks.

"Young Vazquez, you're very fast! You have a lot of energy!"

"They marched straight in!"

"Young people, their strength and speed are their advantages!"

"Jiang Yan and Mayoral's running has created space; what choice will Vázquez make?"

"Vazquez crosses the ball!"

"The landing point is..."

"It's Cristiano Ronaldo! Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly appeared!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo's header!"

"We made it in!!!!"

"2-1! Real Madrid kills the game!"

"As expected of Castilla, one of the most prestigious youth training bases in Europe!"

"Castilla's ability to develop young talent helped Real Madrid weather this difficult stretch of the season!"

"Jiang Yan, Vazquez, Mayoral, Nacho, and Castilla are the backbone of Real Madrid!"

……

Inside the live stream room.

[Jiang Shen is awesome! Stay calm and don't lose!!]

[Jiang Shen first intercepted the ball in midfield, then ran forward to attack; Benitez clearly understood how to play with a defensive midfielder positioned so far forward!]

[Just as Pirlo played as a deep-lying attacking midfielder in ancient times, Jiang Shen now plays as an attacking defensive midfielder!]

[I've already said, matches with Jiang Shen are basically free money, so why aren't we playing?]

[Please, just one more, Jiang Shen! Just one more!]

……

After taking a 2-1 lead, Benitez began to call it quits.

Jesé and Isco replaced Casemiro and Mayoral.

finally.

The match ended with the referee blowing three whistles.

Real Madrid secured a 2-1 away victory, taking all three points with them.

The entire Valencia City Stadium was filled with boos.

The home team's fans seemed very dissatisfied with the loss.

……

[Hahaha! Money's in! Jiang and Luo are both in, game over!]

[That's a win! See you next time, brothers!]

[Alas! The big ball is dead! Luckily, it jumped off the train in time.]

[Who said Jiang Yan is Little Ball Dog's nightmare? Give me my money back!]

[Brothers, Fang Liang wants to have a thrilling tug-of-war with me. Who do you think will win?]

That's fucking like a dick.

[Oh my god, why didn't you say so earlier?]

……

Back in the players' tunnel, Benitez approached Jiang Yan.

"Good performance. You can rest in the next game. You can practice your steals when you have time. Although there were some surprises in your steals in this game, they were not very consistent."

"Understood, Master."

"Hmm." Benitez patted Jiang Yan's shoulder heavily.

Just as he was about to leave, Benitez suddenly felt his legs go weak and he staggered.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Jiang Yan quickly helped Benitez up, afraid that the latter might accidentally fall.

After regaining his footing, Benitez shook his head.

"It's okay, my legs just went numb. It's really not appropriate to sit on the coach's bench for the whole game."

"You still need to take a break, Master."

As soon as he finished speaking, an electronic mechanical voice sounded again.

[Ding! Host dialogue triggered quest—A midfielder who can't make tackles isn't a good midfielder.]

[Task objective: Make 5 interceptions in the next starting match.]

[Reward: Midfielder Skill Pack x1]

Ok?

Can dialogue trigger quests?

Jiang Yan felt as if he had discovered a new continent.

With shining eyes, he said to Benitez:

"master!"

"Huh?" Benitez looked at Jiang Yan, bewildered.

"Please keep pushing me! Don't go easy on me!"

"?"

……

With such a tight schedule, resting players is essential.

Two days later.

La Liga Round 28.

Real Madrid will host Celta Vigo.

Jiang Yan remained an observer.

Although he was on rest, he still cared about the game and chose to watch it.

"No wonder it's a front-row seat, the view is amazing!" Isabella exclaimed excitedly, leaning back in her seat in the home team's stand.

Jiang Yan, standing beside him, was wearing a black beanie and a mask.

After learning that Jiang Yan was taking a break, Isabella kept pestering him to go watch the game.

They call it: to understand your teammates' abilities and see how Real Madrid plays when you're not there.

Jiang Yan initially refused.

However, Isabella was incredibly persuasive, and Jiang Yan was completely captivated by her, so he had no choice but to agree to her request.

Having learned from the previous experience, Jiang Yan was fully armed this time and did not choose to watch the game from a VIP box.

I thought everything was foolproof!

"Hey you, you're just watching the game, why are you wearing a mask? Aren't you afraid of suffocating?"

"What do you know? Emily was sent away by Real Madrid because of those scandals. If I don't rein myself in this time, I might be next!"

Isabella laughed and snatched Jiang Yan's mask.

"I'm telling you, there's a limit to being rigid. What club would be foolish enough to let go of a cash cow?"

Jiang Yan tried to snatch back the mask.

"It's better to be safe than sorry!"

Seeing that Isabella was reluctant to return it, Jiang Yan pinched her pert buttocks hard, which made Isabella let out a coquettish cry.

"Give it back to me now!"

Isabella obediently returned the mask to Jiang Yan, then looked at him tenderly: "There shouldn't be anyone watching over the restrooms on this floor, right?"

"I refuse!"