Ronaldinho Module Fragment

Although the Second Module had not been fully unlocked yet, that did not stop Lin Feng from preparing usable star player templates for it in advance.

The lottery interface was extremely simple: a Vertical Turntable.

With a silent command to start, the system's lottery wheel began spinning rapidly.

A moment later, the pointer stopped on a Black player with buck teeth and a wide grin.

[Congratulations, Host, for drawing the Ronaldinho Module Fragment (1/3) of the 'Football Genie' Ronaldinho!]

Huh?

He had actually drawn Ronaldinho's Module!?

Lin Feng was completely stunned!

Ronaldinho's Talent was even greater than Kaka's.

Anyone who had watched him play would surely have been deeply impressed by Ronaldinho's wildly imaginative creativity and his peerless, beautiful technique.

He was an Elf on the Pitch, and the football he produced at his feet was always a delight to watch, leaving people in awe.

It was as if he was not playing football, but dancing!

Just how amazing was Ronaldinho?

Even the players he dribbled past did not react with anger or disappointment at first. Instead, they would marvel at how incredible the guy opposite them was and admit they simply could not stop him!

During those peak years, Ronaldinho was the Number One Player in the Football World!

Unfortunately, like many South American players, Ronaldinho fell too early after achieving fame and success due to a lack of discipline and excessive indulgence, drastically shortening his peak.

If his peak had lasted a few more years, his achievements in the Football World would certainly have been even greater.

"What a shame it's only a fragment. I still need to gather the other two fragments to assemble a Complete Module."

Lin Feng felt both delighted and regretful. Drawing something good was naturally worth celebrating.

But when he thought about how he could not use something this good right away, much of his joy faded.

[The Host may fuse the drawn Module Fragment with the module currently in use to obtain some of the abilities contained within the Module Fragment.]

The system thoughtfully offered a prompt, but such a precious module was not something Lin Feng was willing to fuse away just yet.

Ronaldinho possessed talent on a historic level, perhaps even close to that of a King of football. Fusing it like this would be far too wasteful.

Besides, there was no way to know what ability would be extracted from the Ronaldinho Module Fragment after fusion. If he ended up drawing some rather useless ability, he would suffer a massive loss.

Of course, if he could actively choose the ability during the fusion process, then it might be worth trying.

After the lottery ended, Lin Feng was about to exit the system when he unexpectedly discovered something that had never appeared before—Honor Points.

[Honor Points: The various honors earned by the Host in matches will be converted into corresponding Honor Points based on the level of the competition.]

He curiously checked his Honor Points and found that he currently had five.

Presumably, these five points had all come from what he earned in this Youth World Cup!

As his gaze swept past it, a virtual Honor Exhibition Room appeared before him.

Three trophies sat quietly inside: the Youth World Cup Championship Trophy, the Youth World Cup Golden Ball, and the Youth World Cup Golden Boot.

Whenever his gaze landed on one of the trophies, a detailed introduction automatically appeared beside it.

It included the competition associated with the trophy, the time it was awarded, and the number of Honor Points corresponding to it.

"The Golden Ball and Golden Boot are worth two points each, while the Championship Trophy only gives one. It seems Individual Honors provide more Honor Points, while Team Honors give less."

After one glance, Lin Feng roughly understood how it worked.

"I just wonder what these Honor Points can be used for. They can't really just be displayed as honors, can they?"

The system gave no explanation for this question. It probably had not met the trigger conditions yet.

Lin Feng did not care much about it. After exiting the system, he booked a flight, packed his luggage, and prepared to go home.

Just as Lin Feng set off for home, the European Transfer Market had also fully opened.

Since next year was a World Cup year, the major clubs made a great many deals that summer, involving numerous big-name players. It was exceptionally lively, with transfer rumors surrounding all kinds of Top Star Players flying everywhere.

Dissatisfied with Arsenal's lack of ambition for trophies, as well as the club's insistence on its over-30 player policy, Arsenal Midfield Core Vieira chose to head to the Apennine Peninsula and joined The Old Lady Juventus for 20 million Euros.

Vieira had just turned twenty-nine and was in the prime of his career.

His departure was undoubtedly a massive blow to Arsenal.

Yet no one knew what Wenger was thinking. He was practically indifferent to Vieira's transfer and made no serious effort to keep him. There were even rumors that Vieira had been pushed out by Arsenal.

Although Fabregas had already shown his talent last season, he was not the same type of player as Vieira.

Especially defensively, Fabregas had a softer style, and his Physical Confrontation and running ability were far inferior to Vieira's.

He clearly could not replace the defensively formidable Vieira, whose coverage was enormous.

This left the outside world deeply skeptical about Arsenal's strength in the new season, especially their Midfield Strength.

If Vieira and Arsenal could still be considered a Peaceful Breakup, then Inter Milan star Vieri's transfer to city rivals AC Milan was clearly Blatant Betrayal.

The striker, who had once cost Inter Milan a staggering 50 million dollars in transfer fees, joined AC Milan on a free transfer.

His betrayal enraged Inter Milan Fans.

Many fans went to Vieri's home, burned his shirts, shouted insults at him, and even threw stones at his house.

Yet neither Inter Milan's senior management nor the player himself made any public statement regarding the transfer.

Clearly, this transfer was not as simple as it seemed.

Back when Moratti had signed Vieri, he had offered him an astronomical annual salary.

According to their contract, in the final year, Vieri could receive 13 million Euros in bonuses and wages from Inter Milan, not including the additional 13.6 million Euros in taxes Inter Milan had to pay for him.

In other words, if he did not leave, Inter Milan would have to spend another 26.6 million Euros on him over the next year.

Even for the wealthy Inter Milan, this was a heavy financial burden.

With Moratti determined to inject fresh blood into the team, a player like Vieri—approaching the end of his career, far more famous than capable, and extremely expensive—was clearly not worth keeping at all costs.

Therefore, letting him leave was the best outcome for Inter Milan.

As for Vieri himself, with his role at Inter Milan gradually reduced to that of a substitute and no stable playing time available, taking a severance payment, terminating his contract, and trying his luck elsewhere was also the best choice.

Thus, this defection was actually a win-win outcome for both sides, which was why neither had publicly commented on it.

But Moratti had clearly underestimated the abilities of Italian reporters.

The more both sides kept silent, the more interested the reporters became in the inside story behind the transfer.

Under the reporters' relentless digging, the details were soon uncovered.

Moreover, while investigating the transfer, the reporters discovered another very interesting matter.

Before long, news that Inter Milan intended to spend heavily to sign a seventeen-year-old genius spread throughout Italy.

After the news was reported, it aroused the curiosity of the entire Italian Football world:

Who exactly had Inter Milan set its sights on?

The answer was soon revealed. The player Inter Milan wanted was Lin Feng, the Chinese Youngster who had led his team to the Youth World Cup title not long ago.

As soon as the news broke, Italian Football was thrown into an uproar.