Brothers in Arms: The Football Saga
Chapter 2

Rich People's Peculiarities Are Hard to Guess

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Funchal, Madeira, became an autonomous region after over 500 years of Portuguese colonization.

The scenery here is beautiful, the climate is mild, and the produce is incredibly abundant.

Finding work to earn money is also easy.

Even so, poverty couldn't be eliminated.

Perhaps only physical elimination could achieve that.

Cristiano Ronaldo's family was one of the poor ones. After all, one woman was supporting four children and a drunkard.

Dejan Lu had been staying at the hotel for two months and finally completed his first mission.

[Novice Mission Complete, Received Novice Gift Pack]

Novice Gift Pack:

McDonald's Summoning Technique — When Cristiano Ronaldo was young, he often went to McDonald's to eat leftover burgers. With this skill, you can conjure any McDonald's meal set you desire out of thin air.

Seeing this skill, Dejan Lu even considered returning to China to sell burgers.

It's just that COFCO is a bit difficult to deal with.

At worst, he could open a Wakudona in Yokohama.

At least he had a fallback now; he wouldn't be poor anymore.

CR7's Favor — Not getting injured is also a talent. Many gifted players are ruined by injuries. With this skill, your probability of getting injured will be greatly reduced.

This skill is indeed very powerful.

Cristiano Ronaldo's career success, besides his own hard work and talent, was also significantly attributed to his lack of injuries.

God of MotorcyclesCristiano Ronaldo is one of the people who owns the most luxury cars in the world. As his good brother, you can't fall behind. For star players at your level, buying cars is no different from buying clothes. Your ride can no longer give you any buffs; if you want to stand out, you have to find another way. With this skill, you can ride motorcycles as you please. You can be more flamboyant than Indians, and any danger encountered while riding a motorcycle will be averted, rendering you unharmed even in a missile strike.

Dejan Lu: ...

He never liked motorcycles.

Because it's dangerous, flesh against iron.

But with this skill, it was truly different.

Modifying a cool motorcycle when he returned to Italy could be put on the agenda. Motorcycles are truly dangerous, but they are also truly cool.

[Activation Mission 2: A snake cannot move without its head. Since you are already brothers, you must establish who is superior. Within three months, conquer Cristiano Ronaldo with your personal charm, making him willingly play a supporting role to you, or simply become his playmaker (Complete to receive Novice Gift Pack 2). Remaining time: 22 days]

Seeing this mission, Dejan Lu got a headache.

If he was willing to be the subordinate, he wouldn't be Cristiano Ronaldo.

After washing up, he immediately went downstairs.

It was Sunday, and Elma, the little guardian, was indeed waiting there with the curly-haired boy who was less than 4 years old.

Cristiano Ronaldo's family had four children: the eldest sister Elma, 14 years old; the eldest brother Hugo, 12 years old; and the second sister Katia, 11 years old.

With many children in the family and a father who became a drunkard after fighting in the war and didn't work hard, their family had tried to abort Cristiano Ronaldo. However, after he was born, he received a lot of affection, perhaps out of a compensatory psychology.

"Good day, Cristiano, Elma."

Dejan Lu said with a smile and a wave.

"Good morning!"

Cristiano Ronaldo greeted him with a grin.

Elma, on the other hand, looked at Dejan Lu with a complicated expression.

This handsome Asian man had brought about tremendous changes to their family.

She had suspected that Dejan Lu liked her, even suspected that Dejan Lu liked her mother or was like those priests.

But reality had dealt her a heavy blow.

This person truly had no romantic intentions towards their family; he seemed to only want to establish dominance over her brother, to make her brother admit he was the boss.

This made the young girl very hurt.

A perfectly good 14-year-old girl was being given to him for free, yet he didn't want her, and instead played big brother-little brother games with a 3-year-old child every day.

Sigh, you never know what rich people like.

The hotel was not far from the beach.

The weather wasn't that hot at this time, only a little over 10 degrees Celsius. Wearing a swimsuit would even feel cold, yet there were still many people playing in the water.

Sometimes Dejan Lu wondered if foreigners were more resistant to cold. It would probably be more effective to send them to Siberia to grow potatoes than the Japanese.

"Are we still competing in shooting today?"

Cristiano Ronaldo asked, holding a football.

"If I win, will you admit I'm the boss?"

Dejan Lu asked helplessly.

At this age, Cristiano Ronaldo hadn't started playing street football with his brother yet and didn't have such a fervent interest in football.

Dejan Lu was someone who managed to pique his interest.

However, the fact that he refused to admit defeat at such a young age left Dejan Lu feeling quite helpless.

Perhaps it was precisely this kind of personality that led to his later success.

"No, I'll beat you when I grow up!"

Cristiano Ronaldo looked up, his neck stiff as he spoke.

"Cristiano..." Dejan Lu sat on the beach, putting his arm around the little curly-haired boy and coaxing him, "You're a genius, but you need a guide. Think about it, if you and I formed an attacking partnership, we could score 50 goals or even more in a single season. What do you say? Want to acknowledge me as your boss?"

"I can score 50 goals myself!"

After a moment to process, the curly-haired boy, not yet four years old, replied.

Damn, this kid is really stubborn!

Dejan Lu ruffled his hair roughly in frustration before turning to Elma and trying to persuade her, "If you can get him to admit I'm better, I'll give you 4500 escudos!"

4500 Portuguese escudos was roughly equivalent to 1000 British pounds.

Elma's eyes lit up, but she still shook her head, saying, "I can't convince him. Maybe you could ask my dad to try."

"Forget it, I don't trust Mr. Dias."

Dejan Lu shook his head.

After Cristiano Ronaldo's father participated in the war, he witnessed its brutality and turned into a drunkard, constantly drinking to escape.

Although he treated Cristiano Ronaldo well, in the face of 1000 pounds, he would probably spank Cristiano Ronaldo hard.

He might comply outwardly but not inwardly, and it was clear this wouldn't complete the mission.

"Forget it, sigh, I'm preparing to leave."

Dejan Lu said.

Since he couldn't persuade Cristiano Ronaldo, he didn't intend to waste any more time here.

The team's current situation was good, and they might even get promoted. It was important to get back and get a few appearances.

"You're leaving?"

Elma, holding a soda, dropped it in surprise and asked.

At 14, she knew very well what Dejan Lu meant to their family.

"Yes."

Dejan Lu turned to Cristiano Ronaldo and asked, "Little guy, if I go bankrupt in the future, you have to buy me a big villa and a sports car."

"Don't worry, I will!"

The curly-haired boy patted his chest and said.

Dejan Lu smiled and nodded, not dismissing it as a joke just because of his young age.

Cristiano Ronaldo was very good to those who had helped him. He had gifted villas and luxury cars to his friends during his time in Lisbon, which was why Dejan Lu said that.

"Idiot!"

Elma smacked the back of the little curly-haired boy's head and said, "Now that he's leaving, you'll only be able to eat dry bread from now on."

"Will I never see you again?"

The little curly-haired boy finally realized the important point, looking at Dejan Lu with teary eyes.

Seeing that Dejan Lu didn't say anything, he yelled, "I admit you're the boss, alright!"

[Ding, Activation Mission 2 successfully completed]

Seeking recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and collections.

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