Possessed by the “Championship System,” Lu Wenbin has transformed into a champion-maker. His goal is to win seven titles in a single season, achieving the unprecedented feat of becoming a seven-time champion in the history of world soccer!
Possessed by the “Championship System,” Lu Wenbin has transformed into a champion-maker. His goal is to win seven titles in a single season, achieving the unprecedented feat of becoming a seven-time champion in the history of world soccer!
Chapter 1: The Soccer Championship System It was Friday afternoon after school at Meijiang High School’s soccer field, where a friendly match between classes was underway, pitting Grade 10 Class 1 against Grade 10 Class 3. At halftime, Class 10-1 trailed Class 10-3 by four goals, with the score at 1-5. Keep in mind, this was just a small-sided game with a total playing time of only 60 minutes. Having conceded five goals in just 30 minutes of play while scoring only one themselves, the students of Class 10-1 were quite frustrated. Goalkeeper Geng Yang, in particular, confronted one of his own team’s forwards: “Lu Wenbin, do you even know how to play forward? If you can’t cut it, you take the goal, and I’ll play forward!” Lu Wenbin is the protagonist of this book. His father was a die-hard soccer fan, so he’d loved playing soccer since he was a kid. When he started high school, he eagerly signed up for the soccer team as soon as the class president called for players, and he signed up as a forward. However, he didn’t play forward because he was actually good at scoring goals; he just idolized the Brazilian striker Ronaldo and enjoyed the thrill and ego boost that came from scoring the occasional goal! He hoped to become a superstar striker like Ronaldo, scoring goals left and right in Europe’s top leagues and at the World Cup! But as things stand, the gap between him and Ronaldo is wider than the distance from Earth to Mars. Take this friendly match against Class 10-3, for instance: after 30 minutes of play, not only had he failed to score a single goal as a forward, but he had also squandered at least three one-on-one chances and two prime opportunities for a follow-up shot right in front of the net. Having wasted a full five golden scoring opportunities without netting a single goal, it’s no wonder Geng Yang questioned him. In reality, they were just a newly formed amateur class team; there were no designated forwards, defenders, or goalkeepers—whomever signed up first got the position. Geng Yang signed up last, so the only position left for him was the least desirable one: goalkeeper. Actually, Geng Yang wanted to play forward. So, after picking the ball out of his own net five times and seeing Lu Wenbin squander so many chances up front, it was no wonder he was getting frustrated and wanted to switch positions with Lu Wenbin. It wasn’t just Geng Yang; the other classmates playing alongside him were also casting skeptical glances at Lu Wenbin. Clearly, everyone had some doubts about Lu Wenbin’s ability and potential as a forward. However, Lu Wenbin wasn’t about to give up easily. He waved his hand and replied to everyone with feigned confidence: “Why wouldn’t I be able to play forward? I played forward in middle school—I was scoring goals left and right back then! But I haven’t played for a few months since the high school entrance exams, so my touch is a bit off right now. But I’ve had 30 minutes to adjust; I’ll definitely score in the second half. Just you wait and see!” It had been less than a month since the start of their freshman year; they’d only just become classmates and were still too shy to call him out. Since Lu Wenbin was so insistent, the others didn’t feel they could say anything more. Only Geng Yang wouldn’t let it go. “You said it yourself—you’re definitely going to score in the second half! If you don’t score, you’ll be the goalkeeper from now on, and I’ll play forward!” Lu Wenbin retorted defiantly, “Fine, fine, fine. If I don’t score, I’ll be the goalkeeper and you’ll play forward! But let me tell you straight up, I’m definitely going to score in the second half—you won’t get a chance!” Geng Yang pursed his lips, snorted under his breath, and opened his water bottle to take a sip! As for Lu Wenbin himself, while he refused to admit defeat out loud, he was actually quite anxious inside! Geng Yang was currently playing goalkeeper, but Lu Wenbin knew that what he really wanted to do was play forward. It looked like if he didn’t score a goal in the second half—or even if he wasted a few golden scoring opportunities—Geng Yang and the rest of the class would definitely strip him of his forward position! He hoped his luck would be a little better in the second half; at the very least, he had to score a goal! Just as Lu Wenbin was feeling a bit anxious, a sudden electronic voice echoed in his mind: “The Soccer Champion System has successfully bound to host Lu Wenbin. Host body scan complete. Data initialization successful. The host may now communicate with this system via telepathy!” Lu Wenbin jumped in surprise, thinking someone was speaking right next to his ear. But when he turned to look around, none of his classmates were speaking to him. At that moment, he recalled the last sentence he’d heard in his mind. A thought struck him, and he tried asking in his mind, “Who are you?” Sure enough, Lu Wenbin received a response! Through mental communication with the other party, Lu Wenbin gradually came to understand what this system was all about. It turned out he had been possessed and bound to a soccer championship system that could not be detected by any scientific instrument. From now on, this system would accompany him for the rest of his life, only to vanish upon his death. The system would help him grow into a goal-scoring machine and championship-winning force on the soccer field, making him famous throughout the world. On the system’s transparent display—invisible to others—Lu Wenbin saw his personal profile: Host: Lu Wenbin Nationality: China Age: 16 Height: 163 cm Weight: 52 kg Level: 0 Experience: 0/10 Skill Points: 10 Club: None According to the system, these 10 skill points were granted upon initial binding; from then on, Lu Wenbin would have to earn them through rewards from leveling up and completing quests. Leveling up from 1 to 10 grants 5 skill points, 11 to 20 grants 10 skill points, 21 to 30 grants 20 skill points, 31 to 40 grants 50 skill points, 41 to 50 grants 100 skill points, and so on. The two values in the “Experience” column indicate that Lu Wenbin currently has 0 experience points and needs 10 experience points to level up. The class friendly matches Lu Wenbin is currently playing in are the lowest-level, most amateurish competitions. The system awards 1 experience point for assisting a teammate’s goal, 2 points for scoring a goal, and a mere 4 points for winning the match—which is rather pitiful. As for draws, there are no rewards. The championship system is designed to ensure the host always strives for victory and pursues the championship; draws do not yield any rewards. In addition to Lu Wenbin’s basic profile on the home screen, there are three secondary page buttons: Attributes, Missions, and Skills. Clicking on them reveals further details. On the Attributes page, which has a maximum value of 20, the system has scanned Lu Wenbin’s various soccer-related attributes as follows: Shooting: 6/13 Passing: 5/13 Dribbling: 4/10 Speed: 7/11 Physicality: 6/12 Defense: 3/7 Goalkeeping: 1/5 Vision: 5/11 Off-the-Ball Movement: 2/8 The first number represents his current ability, while the second indicates the maximum potential this body can achieve. In other words, without the system, even if Lu Wenbin had joined a professional team from a young age and dedicated himself to rigorous training and scientific development, his shooting attribute would have maxed out at 13, passing at 13, and dribbling at 10... However, now that the Soccer Champion System exists, Lu Wenbin’s future is no longer limited by his current stats. Whether for current ability or maximum potential, there is a “+” symbol next to each attribute value, allowing him to allocate skill points to directly increase both current ability and potential values.
