In 2010, in Yan Country, smartphones hadn't become widespread yet, and the only place for netizens to gather was on various major forums.

Hao Junmin sat at home, looking at the post he had just uploaded, and chuckled to himself.

"What are you doing, honey? You come home and just sit by the computer grinning like a fool!"

At this moment, Hao Junmin's wife came over with a plate of fruit.

Unlike other football stars who liked to date models, Hao Junmin's wife was his middle school classmate.

The two had been together since middle school and eventually got married.

Their relationship, consistent over the years, was something many people envied.

Ever since Hao Junmin joined Schalke 04, Li Qian, who had just gotten married, also quit her job to accompany him to Tank Country.

"Today, a kid from our Yan Country joined the team. He played really well, so I posted about it on the forum!"

"You're on the forum again. Every time you browse the forum, you end up unhappy for days because people are always criticizing you and the national team. Why do you keep looking at that stuff?"

Hearing Hao Junmin's words, Li Qian helplessly picked up the sliced fruit and handed it to him.

"Ah, there's nothing we can do. Our national team is really struggling. It's been eight years since we scored zero in 2002, and now we can't even make it to the top ten qualifiers. For the 2014 World Cup, we have to make it in!"

"With the football association like that, you still expect them to deliver? Didn't you say..."

"Alright, stop talking. We shouldn't say these things carelessly in the future!"

Seeing that his wife was about to say something she shouldn't, Hao Junmin frowned and interrupted her.

"Ugh, who wants to talk about it anyway? Stop eating!"

With that, Li Qian took the fruit she had just put in Hao Junmin's mouth and walked away angrily.

Even the poodle that Li Qian kept barked at Hao Junmin and followed her downstairs.

Hao Junmin shook his head helplessly and sighed as he watched Li Qian leave.

"She used to be so cute. How did she become so irritable after we got married?"

Muttering softly, Hao Junmin turned back to look at the post he had just made.

To his surprise, the post had been pinned to the top of the Yan Country football forum, and in less than five minutes, it had already received over three hundred comments!

- "Damn, this La Croqueta is amazing! You can tell he's not an ordinary player."

- "Fuck, his level is almost the same as Iniesta's, especially with that outside foot pass!"

- "Fing Hell, this is scary. Are you sure this kid is from Yan Country? He doesn't look like it. Black hair, such delicate footwork, he seems more like he's from Fusang Country!"

- "Just because someone has delicate footwork doesn't mean they're from Fusang Country. Who says our Yan Country people can't have delicate footwork? Besides the national team, I think we have some players with great footwork!"

- "Really? Give me an example?"

- "Ahem! Alright, forget I said anything!"

- "To be fair, this goal is really impressive!"

- "The vision and passing are top-notch, and the dribbling is at Barcelona's level. This kid has a bright future!"

......

Hao Junmin didn't expect that his casual post would cause such a stir.

Although he often browsed the football forums, he usually only saw people criticizing him and would occasionally argue back.

Today, he posted just to show those people who always praised Fusang Country's level that Yan Country also had talent.

He didn't expect the post to be pinned!

The funniest part was that Hao Junmin scrolled from top to bottom and didn't find a single comment criticizing Su Bai.

This was rare in Yan Country.

You know, even during the 2008 Olympics, people criticized the men's basketball team for being useless. And what happened?

Years later, when the Yan Country team couldn't even make it to the Olympics, everyone realized that the 2008 men's basketball team was already at its peak.

Excitedly, Hao Junmin stayed up until midnight, reluctantly turning off the computer.

......

At five in the morning.

Su Bai's alarm went off.

Time to get up and wash up!

It didn't take him ten minutes to get ready before heading out.

The system's status reset left Su Bai feeling no fatigue at all.

With ten hours of training every day, although he could only reset his stamina once, it didn't mean he could only gain training points once.

Last night, back in the dorm, Su Bai had already made up his mind.

From now on, he'd get up at five every morning!

From 5:30 to 8:30, he'd train for three hours on his own.

The team's training during the day would last about five or six hours in total!

He'd use all the afternoon rest time for extra training.

He could train for up to twelve hours a day.

Although it was a bit tiring, Su Bai's initial stamina attribute was as high as 88.

With that stamina, he could definitely handle it!

In five days, he could gain six basic attribute points!

Thinking of this, Su Bai felt full of confidence.

The weather in Tank Country in September was already a bit chilly.

The training ground was empty at this moment.

Su Bai began his solitary training once again.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

In the early morning at Schalke 04, a young man full of dreams tirelessly practiced the most basic drills.

Over and over again!

As the head coach of the U18 team, Daniel had always had the habit of getting up early.

His home was right next to the Schalke club.

After having breakfast early, Daniel walked to the club.

The security guard greeted Daniel with a smile.

As usual, Daniel lit a cigar and leisurely walked to his office.

A cigar, and later a cup of coffee.

That was Daniel's morning routine.

Bang, bang, bang!

However, the sudden noise interrupted Daniel's peace.

So early?

Who could it be?

Daniel turned his head in the direction of the sound.

At this moment, a black-haired boy was already drenched in sweat, continuously practicing his shots on the training ground.

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It's him again?

Daniel looked at his watch.

Seven o'clock!

No way, in all his years at the club, he'd seen hardworking players, but they usually started at least after 7:30, an hour early at most.

Seven o'clock, besides some restaurant staff preparing breakfast, he hadn't really seen anyone training.

Moreover, that Yan Country kid was still practicing at eleven o'clock last night.

Daniel stopped and carefully observed Su Bai.

His movements were amateurish, especially his shooting. Even without a goalkeeper, he missed the goal frame five out of ten times.

Although diligent, apart from passing, this kid really had nothing else going for him.

Shaking his head, Daniel turned and went back to his office.

However, even in his office, Daniel would occasionally stand by the window to watch the solitary figure on the training ground.