Kaka Template

"How... how did that goal look so much like Kaka?"

"I thought I was the only one who felt that way!"

"Their playing styles really are so alike!"

"It's more than just their playing styles. Even their looks are ridiculously similar!"

"Silver saddle, white horse, jade-like tree in the breeze. Who would have thought our National Football Team had someone like this?"

"I'm looking forward to this Youth World Cup more and more!"

The thirty minutes of extra time soon came to an end. Thanks to Lin Feng's goal, China Youth Team ultimately came from behind to defeat the German team 4–3.

After the match, the German players looked as though they had lost their souls, staring blankly at the sky with lifeless eyes.

Who am I? Where am I?

What am I doing?

Clearly, most of them had yet to recover from the blow of Lin Feng's unbelievable goal.

Damn it, how could there be such a terrifying monster in the Youth World Cup?

Meanwhile, the China Youth Team players and substitutes began celebrating wildly the instant the final whistle blew, celebrating this hard-won victory.

Lin Feng stood to one side, smiling as he watched everything unfold, wearing the gratified smile of an old father.

"Why aren't you celebrating with everyone?"

Chen Tao walked over, draped an arm over his shoulder, and asked with a grin.

"No. I don't want to get covered in smelly sweat!"

"Hm? Really?"

Chen Tao raised an eyebrow. Before Lin Feng could answer, he grabbed the hem of his jersey and carelessly wiped it across his own face.

"Now you don't have to worry. I already got you covered in smelly sweat. No need to thank me!"

The moment he finished wiping off his sweat, seemingly anticipating Lin Feng's fury, he turned and ran, as fast as a rabbit.

Lin Feng froze for a moment, then chased after Chen Tao in exasperation.

"You bastard, don't run if you've got the guts!"

Chen Tao laughed as he ran.

"Hahaha! Look at you, all dressed up. Were you planning to go sign autographs for the female fans, so you kept yourself nice and clean?!"

What young girl did not dream of romance? What young man was not secretly vain?

They were at the age of youth, when hormones surged at their strongest.

What was more, as the handsome face of the China Youth Team, Lin Feng naturally attracted attention everywhere he went, drawing the eyes of countless female fans.

Chen Tao claimed to be an experienced man. He understood!

"Understand my ass! Can't I just like being clean?"

"Tch, who'd believe you?"

Watching the young men chase and fool around on the pitch, China Youth Team head coach Klopp wore a gratified smile.

After defeating the German team, the China Youth Team successfully advanced to the next round and reached the quarterfinals.

This result had already matched the historical record set by the China Youth Team at the 1985 Soviet Union Youth World Cup.

He had basically completed the objective the Football Association had assigned him.

As for whether they could go any further, that would depend not only on their own performance, but also on a little luck.

News of the China Youth Team's comeback victory over the German team and advancement to the quarterfinals spread across the country as though it had grown wings.

Every major media outlet immediately focused on reporting the China Youth Team's victory. On that evening's News Broadcast, CCTV Headquarters not only devoted thirty seconds specifically to the match, but even aired the full sequence of Lin Feng's goal.

For a time, attention toward the Youth World Cup and this China Youth Team soared throughout the country. Overnight, the team somehow gained hundreds of millions of "ten-year veteran fans."

Thanks to that goal, Lin Feng also left a deep impression on many people, and countless people remembered his name.

This match caused a massive stir not only at home, but also drew the attention of quite a few people in Europe.

Many scouts who had originally come for Messi, Fàbregas, and the others quietly added Lin Feng's name to their scouting lists.

This was especially true in Germany, where the eliminated German team's match broadcast also caused a sensation.

Many German clubs noticed Lin Feng through this match and began considering poaching him.

Lin Feng had no idea that he had already become famous.

At that moment, he was lying comfortably on his hotel bed, checking the rewards from the match.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the National Football Team debut mission!]

[Personal evaluation: SS]

[Mission reward: Main module fusion progress increased by 10%; Sub module development progress +10%!]

Hm?

The System's last reminder piqued Lin Feng's curiosity.

He opened the System panel in his mind with a thought and, sure enough, found a new gray, unavailable module beside the Main module.

Only a tiny portion at the bottom of the module was lit up. He needed to light up all of it before it could be used.

He had accidentally acquired this nameless system in his mind ten years ago.

For a very long time at the beginning, the system in his mind showed no response. It merely automatically popped up a Sign-in reminder every day.

He signed in like that for a full eight years. Finally, in the summer of 2003, he accumulated enough points to unlock the system's first function.

After unlocking the system's first template, Lin Feng's luck exploded, and he drew an S-class Star player template.

As for why Lin Feng's playing style resembled Kaka's so much?

The reason was actually simple: the owner of the S-class template he had obtained was Peak Kaka!

After equipping the Star player card, Lin Feng could gain a portion of the other party's peak abilities based on the activation percentage.

If the activation progress reached 100%, Lin Feng would obtain all of the other party's strength.

Before this match, Lin Feng had activated only 70% of Peak Kaka's abilities.

Now, with the additional 10% from the mission reward, he could display 80% of Kaka's peak strength.

How strong was Peak Kaka? Just look at AC Milan in 2007.

That year, it could truly be said that Kaka dragged the team forward, almost single-handedly leading them to the Champions League title.

He himself also won the final Ballon d'Or trophy before the Messi-Ronaldo era, reducing both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to mere foils for him.

Unfortunately, Kaka's peak was far too short, streaking across the sky like a meteor.

Its brilliance was dazzling, but it lasted too briefly, leaving countless fans sighing in regret.

If Lin Feng could fully reach Peak Kaka's level and maintain that standard for a long time, he might not be unable to compete with the Peerless duo who would later dominate the Football World.

But it was an S-class template, after all. Fully activating it would be extremely difficult.

Previously, Lin Feng had needed to play several matches just to increase his Fusion progress by 1%.

He had not expected that playing one match for the National Football Team would bring such generous rewards and even unlock the Second template.

At this rate, wouldn't he soon be able to fully activate the Kaka template?

Jade on the road, a gentleman without equal in this world.

Kaka's style was graceful and fluid, elegant as a dancer and sharp as a swordsman.

Combined with his handsome appearance and the clean, refreshing aura of a sunny young man, he had captivated countless girls.

Who could refuse to become a football star like Kaka?

Now he had no choice but to fight for more chances to play for the National Football Team!

Of course, accelerating the Kaka template's Fusion progress was not his only reason.

Lin Feng had many reasons for wanting to help the China Youth Team go further.

As a Reborn person, he had witnessed firsthand the National Football Team's later decline and collapse.

He had also felt regret for this China Youth Team countless times during sleepless nights.

If the China Youth Team had achieved a slightly better result at the Youth World Cup back then, and Klopp had not been fired.

If the Olympic team built around this China Youth Team had performed slightly better at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Would the National Football Team's future have been completely different?

The worse the National Football Team's results became, the more abuse it received.

And the louder the abuse grew, the heavier the players' psychological burden became. Their performances on the pitch worsened, and their results declined even further.

As a result, the National Football Team fell into a death spiral.

The National Football Team's record worsened day by day. There was no worst, only worse. After losing to Thailand, they lost to Vietnam; next, they would lose to Myanmar or even Singapore.

Whether they watched football or not, everyone could curse the National Football Team a few times, and they did so with complete justification. In public opinion, the National Football Team had become the nation's spittoon.

But what if the China Youth Team won?

Could the death spiral reverse and become a positive cycle?

Could Chinese football's future change because of it?

Lin Feng did not know what the final outcome would be, but he wanted to try.