Because of the European Championship, Huang Kaiwen had completely forgotten about the system upgrade.
When he opened it again, things had indeed changed.
Huang Kaiwen heard a prompt in his mind: [Ding! King of Football System Deluxe Edition activated. Deluxe Edition gift pack awarded.]
Player Ability: Amateur (Superstar Trial Card: 72 hours, 13 minutes, 22 seconds remaining) Physical Fitness: Very Average Expectations: 70 Fate Points: 3.5 Skill: Best Actor—Tom Hanks at the peak of his acting career. How could a great player not know how to act?—Sergio Busquets. Skill: Take It—When stealing another player's opportunity, there is a small chance of copying some of their traits. Abnormal Status: Fragile—Starting the moment you step onto the pitch, your chance of injury increases by 100%, then rises by 1% every second. After being forced off due to injury, your chance of injury resets to its initial level, and the cycle repeats. Successfully defending the UEFA Champions League title will remove this abnormal status.
After choosing to open the gift pack, a pile of bonuses appeared at once.
[ Ding! Physical fitness improved to match football king Carlos Kaiser's template. ]
[ Ding! Skill acquired: Male Bestie—It's easier to gain women's friendship when interacting with them. ]
[ Ding! Abnormal Status: Fragility Change—Starting the moment you step onto the pitch, your chance of injury increases by 200%, then rises by 5% every second. After being forced off due to injury, your chance of injury resets to its initial level, and the cycle repeats. You will not suffer fatal injuries, and injuries will not affect your physical functions. Successfully defending the UEFA Champions League title will remove this abnormal status. ]
After his physical fitness improved, Huang Kaiwen made a point of running to the bathroom to check himself in the mirror, but his body hadn't changed at all.
But when he looked at the newly added [Physical Fitness] category in the system, he saw that it had been upgraded to Excellent.
After all, Carlos Kaiser, that con artist, was only bad at playing football. His physical fitness was excellent; otherwise, he could never have landed his first professional contract just by running.
Huang Kaiwen was fairly satisfied. An improvement was an improvement.
As for the new [Male Bestie] skill, that was obviously a misunderstanding on the system's part. He hated male besties more than anything. He had always been straightforward when dating women; how could he possibly be a male bestie?
As for the final change, his chances of getting injured had gone up. He'd be on the verge of injury every second he was on the pitch. He could join Vermaelen and Diaby as the [Sacrificial Sisters]. Huang Kaiwen was starting to feel like playing for Arsenal. Those glass-bodied players were all at Arsenal, so he might as well go there and mess with the whole club.
Still, there was a bright side. At least he wouldn't suffer fatal injuries, and injuries wouldn't affect his physical functions. That was good. They'd be just injuries, with no lasting effects, and he wouldn't have to worry about dying on the pitch.
Compared with the original version, this was quite an improvement. Besides, he was always watching from the VIP stands.
It didn't matter whether he got injured or not. Even if the odds were lower than they were now, what fun would there be in life if he got kicked in the crotch?
He noticed that he'd gained another Fate Point. Sure enough, it had come from Barbara.
[Changed the fate of Barbara, one of the future members of Milan's management.]
He clicked on the fate preview below.
An image appeared at once.
[Barbara bet on Greece to win and became a billionaire.]
[Barbara was overjoyed and became completely devoted to you.]
[You broke up because your views on marriage differed, but Barbara still couldn't get you out of her mind.]
[From time to time, she would decide to hook up with you.]
[You kept getting injured at Milan, so the club planned to sell you.]
[Barbara was devastated when she heard the news. If you left, there would be no more chances to see each other. You were a playboy with too many female friends, and once you left, you'd forget all about her. She decided to join Milan's management and seize power.]
[You scored a last-minute winner in the UEFA Champions League final again. Although you'd played only eight minutes all season, club president Barbara still decided to offer you a staggering contract worth eight million euros. The fans protested, but she was resolute.]
[Some of the opposition joined forces to resist the rule you and Barbara held over Milan, but her subordinates discovered their plans in time. She successfully sidelined the management and her father, and Barbara began to rule Milan alone... After CR7 joined Real Madrid and received an astronomical salary, Milan immediately offered you a contract worth 12.5 million euros after tax, more than CR7's. Your salary had become a burden on the whole team. To afford you, Milan had to rely heavily on young players, but Barbara didn't care. On your advice, Milan bought a number of promising young stars, then made huge profits by selling players. After that, you renewed your contract...]
[Barbara tried to get your salary up to Messi's level, but she failed. Milan couldn't afford such a high wage.]
[After turning 35, you began taking pay cuts, but you kept playing for another ten years before retiring.]
[After you retired, Milan president Barbara gave you a huge villa in the city of Milan to thank you for your enormous contributions.]
[Barbara lived next door to you. Though she often got jealous, she still found excuses to visit your home. In the end, the two of you bickered and squabbled for the rest of your lives.]
Huang Kaiwen was dumbfounded when he saw this.
Was he going to live off a woman right to the very end?
To stop him from being sold, Barbara had put on an Empresses in the Palace-style power play with her siblings and her old man, and successfully seized control. This had to be the highest level of living off a woman in history, right?
Huang Kaiwen was starting to admire himself.
Sure enough, if you were handsome, you could do whatever you wanted.
After the system upgraded to the Deluxe Edition, Huang Kaiwen's physical fitness improved considerably.
Barbara cried out that she couldn't take it anymore.
On July 1, Greece faced the Czech National Team, which boasted stars such as Cech, Nedved, Poborsky, Rosicky, Baros, and Jan Koller. The Czech National Team had been on a roll, putting in a remarkable performance throughout the tournament.
The Czech stars attracted plenty of attention, and many European giants were preparing to sign Czech players.
But after 90 minutes of fierce competition, neither side had prevailed. Then, in extra time, Dellas scored the silver goal, sending Greece into the European Championship final.
All of Europe was stunned.
The wolf was coming.
Still, not many people truly believed in Greece.
The other team to reach the final was Portugal. They had home advantage and the golden generation of Portuguese players.
The team had big names like Figo and Rui Costa, as well as a rising star like Cristiano Ronaldo.
Aside from their lack of firepower up front, Portugal had few weaknesses.
As for Greece, they were full of holes.
They'd made it to the European Championship final through sheer luck—or maybe Barbara had moved God.
By this point, hardly anyone in the world believed Greece could beat Portugal and win the title, but the voices mocking Barbara had disappeared.
Greece had made it to the final. They were now only one step away from winning the championship. If they actually did it, their critics would have egg on their faces.
Don't be fooled by how loud La Gazzetta dello Sport was. The other newspapers were even harsher. After all, La Gazzetta dello Sport belonged to Berlusconi, so they still showed some restraint.
Now, they had already started singing Barbara's praises.
The young lady had a good eye. If she ever took over one day, she could do whatever she wanted with them.
And Greece didn't let Barbara down. When the match ended, they successfully lifted the trophy.
The whole world was amazed. It was the football fairytale of the summer.
Of course, the CEO of William Hill fainted in his own home. The odds had been 81 to 1.
If he knew Huang Kaiwen had planned to bet ten million euros more than that, would he have just dropped dead on the spot?
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