Chapter 6 Upgrade: Ball Dry
In the following week, Su Dong never saw Ronnie again.
This made him very uncomfortable.
He still went to Edward VII Park to train every day, and still carried out Pontes' training program meticulously, not daring to slack off in the slightest, but without Ronnie by his side, he always felt that something was missing.
Jose Semedo has been here several times, but he is different from Ronnie. It can be seen that he has a good personality and is a very nice person, but a little lazy. Every time he practices with Su Dong, he is the one who takes the initiative to stop.
This made Su Dong, who was enjoying his king of football points, feel very uncomfortable.
Of course, Sudong is still grateful to Jose Semedo.
This simple, boring yet fulfilling life lasted until mid-August.
Sporting CP is about to usher in the new season of the Portuguese Second Division. The youth team will also have its own league tasks, and Su Dong’s training period has also expired.
Except for the first few days, Su Dong basically trained in Edward VII Park and did not report to the club, so much so that when the club coach called to inform him, he even asked if he was still in Portugal.
Only after receiving a positive answer did the other party tell him the date and time of the assessment.
Su Dong was also helpless about this unreliable semi-professional team.
The night before the assessment, Su Dong called his parents who were far away in China, but he did not tell them the truth. Instead, he told them that he was living very well here and that his abilities had improved a lot.
"There is a coach called Pontes who tailored a training plan for me. I also met a friend called Ronny. You have to remember this name. He is a genius and the best young player in Portugal. He will definitely shock the whole world in the future."
"My strength is not good enough, I need to work harder. Even if I fail the assessment, I hope to try other teams and strive to stay."
Su Dong tried to pick good things to say on the phone; he didn't want his parents to worry too much about him.
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After hanging up the phone, he sat at the head of the bed, looking at the bright and clear moon outside the window, and he missed home.
He is the only son in the family and has inherited his parents' high . They always leave all the best for him. He doesn't want to disappoint them and hopes to bring them pride and glory.
Entered the Road to King of Football system and looked at the personal attribute panel.
Over the past month, he has been training almost day and night, and has achieved great results.
That is, his current technique, shooting and speed have all reached the full value of 99. His strength is slightly worse, but it has also reached 87 points. His defensive attribute is the worst, with only 63 points in positioning and 71 points in steals.
This is also related to the fact that Ronnie has not been here in the past week. If he continues to maintain one-on-one competition, he believes that his defensive attributes will be able to improve quickly, because Pontes' training also includes defensive items.
As a plain and boring Virgo man, Su Dong's original plan was to train all attributes to 99 full values before upgrading, but now it seems that time does not allow it, and he can only upgrade in advance.
"Current level: Ball 1, next level: Ball 2, upgrading requires 50,000 Ball King points, do you want to upgrade?"
Su Dong chose [Yes].
"Upgrading, please wait..."
The black and white football continued to spin slowly for a while before giving another reminder.
"Congratulations, the upgrade was successful."
"Current level: Ball Dry, next level: Ball Yu, upgrading requires 250,000 Ball King points."
When Su Dong saw this, he suddenly felt a very absurd feeling in his heart.
After ball 2, ball 3 and ball 4, the fourth level is ball 5.
Why?
Just because the character "yu" has one more hook than the character "gan"?
How are these named?
But soon, his absurd feeling was dispelled by the system's information.
"Successfully upgraded to ball dry, successfully opened the mall system."
"The mall system has been activated. You can redeem goods at any time."
"When you activate the mall system for the first time, you will be rewarded with a star ability card. You can redeem it in the mall."
A series of information came from the system, and Su Dong was caught off guard for a moment.
He first looked at his personal attributes.
After upgrading from ball player to ball player, the personal attribute panel was upgraded again and underwent tremendous changes.
The most obvious point is that many more attribute items have been added.
It is still divided into three categories: offense, defense and body.
Offensive attributes are further divided into passing, stopping the ball, dribbling and shooting; defensive attributes are also divided into four, namely stealing, marking, teamwork and defensive positioning; the same is true for physical attributes, speed is divided into speed and explosiveness, and strength is divided into strength and endurance.
The system comes with an explanation after each attribute.
There is no need to talk about the offensive attributes, such as passing, controlling the ball and shooting, which are the basic skills of football, so they are easy to understand.
Although defense involves individual combat, it relies more on the whole, so teamwork and defensive positioning are crucial.
As for speed and explosive power, the former refers to the maximum speed a player can reach, while explosive power refers to the time required for a player to start from zero and reach maximum speed. The stronger the explosive power of the player, the faster the starting speed.
It can be seen that after each upgrade, personal attributes are further subdividing the players' various abilities.
Now that Su Dong has been upgraded to the third level of ball handler, he should be roughly equivalent to a semi-professional player. His abilities are also being further subdivided. This gives him a premonition that he will not be able to max out all his attributes like before. He should make some trade-offs, that is, the choice of his personal career development direction.
For example, if he wants to be an offensive player, then the defensive attributes can be appropriately lowered.
However, the system also gave a reminder below the personal attribute panel, that is, from now on, if you want to upgrade again, all attributes must meet the requirements.
This is understandable because that's how professional football works.
For example, Ronnie is actually very comprehensive and has strong defensive abilities, but relatively speaking, his offense is more prominent.
There is also Jose Semedo, who is a dark and strong central defender, but in fact his speed, technique, breakthrough and shooting ability are also very strong, and Su Dong can't stop him at all.
It can be seen that the characteristics of professional players are based on a comprehensive foundation.
The setting of the Road to the King of Football is undoubtedly based on this consideration.
Su Dong did not dwell on it too much. He soon noticed that his potential after the upgrade was much higher than the last time.
Passing: 38 [57]; Touching: 43 [60]; Dribbling: 45 [61]; Shooting: 47 [64].
Steals: 31 [52]; Marking: 27 [48]; Teamwork: 21 [42]; Defensive positioning: 23 [45].
Speed: 51 [73]; Explosive power: 46 [71]; Strength: 37 [50]; Endurance: 44 [69].
After subdivision, the characteristics of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union gradually emerged.
That is, his speed is indeed very good, and his endurance is also OK, but his strength is weaker, which is related to his lack of strength training.
All offensive techniques are pretty good, but defensive capabilities are relatively poor.
It can be seen from the strength value and potential value after the upgrade that the value before the upgrade does affect the value after the upgrade.
It is worth mentioning that after upgrading, every increase in potential value will consume 500 points of King of Football value.
This is five times the amount before the upgrade.
When Su Dong saw this clearly, he secretly thanked himself for not upgrading hastily before, but instead laid a solid foundation step by step. Looking back now, it was undoubtedly a wise choice.
After looking at the upgraded personal attributes, Su Dong was quite satisfied with it.
He had a hunch that if he tapped all of his current potential, he should be able to reach an upper-average level among semi-professional players, similar to the main players of Sporting CP's first team.
And his advantage is that he is only sixteen years old.
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After looking at his personal attributes, Su Dong entered the mall system that was opened after the upgrade.
As soon as he entered the mall, what caught Su Dong's eyes was a large number of dazzling goods, which dazzled him and overwhelmed him.
"Here, there is nothing that cannot be exchanged for the King of Football Points."
"If there is, it must be that your King of Balls value is not enough or your level is not high enough."
"All items sold in this mall are clearly marked with prices. No discounts or bargaining are allowed."
"Once the product is exchanged, it will not be under warranty and will not be returned without reason within seven days."
Looking at the rules one by one, Su Dong smiled bitterly.
The guy who set up the mall is really weird, and the rules are too harsh.
However, after he read the product description carefully, he realized that he had found a treasure.
In the daily necessities category, the mall sells a sports drink called Manniu with many different flavors. The slogan is: Its energy is beyond your imagination!
There are also many different flavors of food, such as Chinese food such as Grain Rice, Western food such as Tomahawk Steak, Korean food such as Popeye eating kimchi, Japanese food such as Chibi Maruko-chan...
In short, all kinds of delicious food can be exchanged for King of Football Points in the mall.
Su Dong took a quick look and found that the prices were not expensive and were well within his spending range.
In Portugal, he has to be responsible for all daily expenses. This is his parents' hard-earned money. Now that he can exchange it from the mall, he will definitely not refuse.
He doesn't have high requirements for food, as long as he can fill his stomach.
Moreover, the food and drinks in the mall look delicious.
In addition to food and drinks, the mall also sells various potions, which are much more expensive than food, but their effects are also magical.
For example, there is a Titan potion that can temporarily increase the user's strength for two hours.
There is also an energy potion that can temporarily increase the user's stamina for two hours.
There is also a swift potion that temporarily increases speed and explosive power, which also lasts for two hours.
Obviously, these are disposable potions that can be used in competitions. They seem to be very effective, but a bit expensive.
"As your level increases, more high-quality and low-priced magical potions and props will be released in the mall one after another, so stay tuned."
Good quality and low price?
Each medicine is priced at 10,000 points of Football King Value. How can you call this good value for money?
After a bitter smile, Su Dong quickly remembered that after upgrading to the Ball Master, the system opened the mall and rewarded him with a Star Ability Card. What is this?
