Dutchman in the Brazilian Chest

Dutchman in the Brazilian Chest

There were still two days until the next Eredivisie match against Twente, and the entire first team had returned to the serious atmosphere they had before their winning streak.

Tang Ye also kept grinding his skills in training.

De Bruyne Far-Corner Curl, Lv. 1: Imitation

Proficiency: 20/50
Shooting: 55 → 56

Most of the training Erik ten Hag arranged for Tang Ye involved passing, which caused his far-corner curl skill to level up very slowly.

Even broccoli could not help with that.

On the other hand, Tang Ye had not neglected any skills related to passing.

De Bruyne Curved Through Ball, Lv. 3: Simulation

Proficiency: 38/200

His through-ball proficiency was about to reach 50. Tang Ye wished he could stuff the through-ball proficiency into his curling shot, so he could get another Level 2 skill! "Beautiful, that's the kind of pass I want!"

Tang Ye's pass had just surprised Erik ten Hag at the sidelines. The Dutchman walked over and applauded him. "Excellent. That's what a genius should look like!"

"Ah, what did you say?"

"Oh, I mean, if you controlled the speed of that pass a little better, you'd be close to genius level."

Erik ten Hag explained, "But don't be discouraged. Reaching this level is already quite good."

"Alright, gather up!"

Erik ten Hag had Mitchell van der Gaag call the players together.

"The schedule has been rather packed these past few days, so we won't be arranging endurance training for now. This afternoon's endurance session will be changed to strength training, and someone will be specifically assigned to handle it."

"What about the starting lineup?"

Ayoub suddenly asked. Erik ten Hag's relaxed expression immediately stiffened.

"Um... I'll tell you tomorrow afternoon. The starting lineup hasn't been finalized yet, so there's no need to rush."

That was the last thing Erik ten Hag said to the players during the morning training session.

At the cafeteria at noon, Tang Ye opened his panel to check his mission.

After receiving the Portuguese Superstar/Legendary Chest, Tang Ye had also obtained a new mission.

Unlike his previous missions of getting more assists and scoring more goals, Tang Ye's next mission was a milestone mission.

Start three matches for Utrecht's first team. The reward was a Brazilian Special Chest.

This mission was not match-based, so the reward was somewhat worse. The so-called Brazilian Special Chest was really just a blind box.

There was an 85% chance of getting a low-tier chest, a 3% chance of getting a mid-tier chest, and the combined chance of getting a high-tier chest, superstar chest, or legendary chest was 2%.

There was also a 10% chance of receiving a "consolation prize."

After opening the Portuguese Superstar/Legendary Chest, Tang Ye had come to understand that his luck was bad.

This so-called Brazilian Special Chest was nothing more than a low-tier chest to him.

Of course, even a low-tier chest contained signature skills from players worth millions or tens of millions of euros. It would definitely improve Tang Ye.

Because of this milestone mission, Tang Ye wanted to have another private chat with Erik ten Hag.

But Tang Ye did not rush. He thought it over carefully again.

Erik ten Hag had said he had not reached Eredivisie level yet, but he was still pestering him every day for a starting spot.

Looking at it from another angle, that really was not appropriate.

For that reason, Tang Ye ultimately gave up on talking to Erik ten Hag and decided to wait and see.

After training ended the next afternoon, Mitchell van der Gaag took out a notebook and announced the starting lineup for the next match to the first-team players.

Utrecht (4-3-1-2)

Goalkeeper: Ruiter Defenders: Kleiber, Leeuwin, Timo Leeuwin, Komboy Midfielders (defensive): Strieder, Ramselaar, Janssen

Midfielder (attacking): Tang Ye

Forwards: Haller, Balazhit

The 4-3-1-2 was a variation of the 4-3-3, with the advanced center forward replaced by a deeper attacking midfielder.

Utrecht had not used this formation in an official match this season, but everyone had encountered it in training, so the players were not surprised.

What surprised them was Tang Ye's name on the starting list.

This was already Tang Ye's third start for Utrecht's first team! Yesterday morning, he had left three streaks on the training ground with his knee slide. This afternoon, his name was right there on the starting list! The first-team players all knew that Erik ten Hag cared a lot about saving face. Tang Ye getting a start after that knee slide was truly something else.

There was no punishment?

You have obtained a Brazilian Special Chest

His teammates' gazes turned to Tang Ye, and Haller even placed a hand on Tang Ye's shoulder.

Erik ten Hag swept his gaze over the first-team players present, lingering noticeably longer on Ayoub. "Yes, I know some of you may have objections to Tang starting..."

"No objections!"

Balazhit and Van der Maarel shouted at the same time.

"I wasn't even saying you two had objections! What are you shouting for!"

After getting scolded, Balazhit and Van der Maarel quietly slipped to the back of the group and listened as Erik ten Hag continued.

"Tang is indeed rather young, but look, he's sixteen. Next year, he'll be seventeen, and the year after that, he'll be eighteen. In another decade or so, he'll be over thirty... Looking at it that way, Tang isn't actually that young."

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"Of course, the main reason I'm starting him is that Tang scored in both of the previous two matches. If a substitute player starts and scores, then he gets another chance to start. That's an unwritten rule recognized by many coaches, and I think it's appropriate."

Erik ten Hag said a few simple words, then paid special attention to Ayoub's expression.

Ayoub's face was a little dark, but he did not say anything.

After training ended that night and he returned to his dorm, Tang Ye used the Brazilian Special Chest he had received that afternoon.

A huge red, white, and blue roulette wheel appeared before him. The pointer was at the very top, with "Legendary" on one side and "Consolation Prize" on the other. However, the chance for Legendary was only 0.01%, and the segment belonging to the Legendary Chest was no more than a line.

The wheel began spinning rapidly, then slowly decelerated after reaching its maximum speed.

Tang Ye stared fixedly at the wheel.

Even though he knew his luck was bad, it was impossible for Tang Ye not to hope for a big prize.

The pointer began moving bit by bit.

Mid-tier chest, high-tier chest...

Legendary Chest!

!

Tang Ye held his breath, because the pointer had landed right in the "Legendary Chest" area.

The area belonging to the Legendary Chest was tiny, almost as narrow as the pointer itself.

"Don't move, don't move, don't move..."

Tang Ye prayed silently.

The Portuguese Chest had not given him a Legendary Chest. Surely this Brazilian Chest would give him one today, right?

A 0.01% chance! Click! The wheel moved again, and the pointer landed on the edge of "Consolation Prize."

"Fuck!"

Tang Ye punched his computer desk.

What bullshit 0.01%!

Now it seemed this wheel was only for visual effect. The system had never intended to give him a Legendary Chest at all.

But there was no need to panic yet.

What was a consolation prize?

You opened the Brazilian Chest (Consolation Prize)

You obtained Erik ten Hag's nude photo ×1 (from Antony)

???

Seeing the photo suddenly appear in his hand, Tang Ye jumped in fright and hurriedly stuffed it into a drawer.

What the fuck was this!?...