Chapter 1

July 2015.

Greece, Karytaina.

UEFA European Under-19 Championship, first round of the group stage.

Spain U19 versus France U19.

Even as the match entered its final stages,

the offensive and defensive transitions of both teams remained intense.

Possession changed hands repeatedly.

The frenzied back-and-forth ignited the passion of fans from both countries.

Hanging high above the field, the LED scoreboard displayed a score of 0-0.

At the edge of the field,

both head coaches gestured wildly at their players, wishing they had a game controller in hand.

...

This match didn't garner much attention in Asia.

Mainstream video platforms weren't interested in buying the broadcasting rights.

In a Dragon Country livestream room,

an amateur streamer with heavily accented Mandarin said, "Brothers, the video signal is stolen from overseas, so there might be some issues! Just bear with it!"

A large group of Dou Dizhu (a popular card game) players in the comments section anxiously watched the game.

-【A bunch of useless guys, attacking so fiercely but not scoring! That Dembele from the French team is an idiot. He's wasted two one-on-ones!】

-【Stupid referee! Loves to call offsides! How was Asensio offside? It was a hair offside!】

-【Why isn't Spain U19 playing tiki-taka anymore? There aren't many La Masia players in the lineup. Real Madrid has four, and Osasuna has five!】

-【Barca is now relying on

The LED scoreboard changed!

1:0!

His teammates rushed to the goal scorer, celebrating wildly.

The Spanish coach clenched his fist and roared loudly, losing all composure.

On the other side,

the French coach looked as if he had eaten shit:

Damn it! How can a U19 player have such a strong ability to read the game!

Scouts from various clubs lurking in the stands buried their heads, fingers flying, recording something.

....

Dragon Country livestream room.

The screen flooded with comments.

-【Li Kang! That assist was amazing! Lifelong fan!】

-【Thank you, Li Kang, for saving my life! That vision and awareness! Awesome!】

-【Good brother!】

-【Good brother!】

-【Good brother!】

....

Li Kang's expression was calm.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the match,

he slowly walked off the field.

A mechanical, synthesized voice echoed in his mind.

-【Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the mission: National Team Debut!】

-【Personal Evaluation: S】

-【Mission rewards are being distributed... Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Rui Costa's "Godly Through Ball" Module (Fragmented)!】

-【Passing: 70-81!】

......

Barcelona.

La Masia youth training camp.

Sports director Robert angrily threw down the remote control.

"Those idiots in the national team! How could they let Li Kang play! Do they know how much money this will cost Barca! How am I supposed to sell him back to the Chinese Super League?"

In this parallel universe,

in recent years, with the rise of money football in the Chinese Super League,

the transfer fees of Dragon Country players

made clubs in Europe and South America eager.

Therefore,

more and more young Dragon Country players were packaged by agencies and joined overseas big clubs.

Waiting for the media to hype them up to a certain level!

Then, they would play the "export to domestic sales" game.

Youth training director Lura carefully watched the goal replay and smiled, "Isn't it good to keep Li Kang at La Masia? Guardiola and Vilanova praised him back then..."

"If his footwork improves rapidly, he might be Xavi's successor!"

Before he could finish speaking,

Robert interrupted, "He's mute!"

Lura shook his head and corrected with a smile, "It's aphasia, Mr. Robert."

The Barca sports director sneered, "Li Kang's data in all aspects is very ordinary. I have to get rid of him as soon as possible... sell him. I once asked Enrique for his opinion, and he said he wasn't interested in Li Kang at all!"

Lura sighed, "Then don't come to the youth training camp cafeteria in the future. Li Kang's adoptive mother will poison your snail bread."

Robert couldn't help but shudder:

"I remember now, Aunt Sofia had an affair with the Spanish U19 coach when she was young! No wonder Li Kang got a few minutes of playing time."

....

A week later,

the UEFA European Under-19 Championship ended.

Spain U19 ultimately won the championship!

Asensio was named the MVP of the tournament.

Li Kang didn't get any more playing time in the subsequent matches.

Of course, he didn't cause any ripples in the media reports.

Even in the championship-winning photo,

he stood at the very back, in the farthest corner.

This experience with the national team was just so-so for him. He got a small medal.

He also didn't have much interaction with his teammates in private.

It's just that the coach looked at him strangely.

...

July in Barcelona was scorching hot.

Li Kang's "home" was in the old site of the La Masia youth training camp.

Inside the cafeteria,

a middle-aged woman with obvious Castilian features looked at the stopwatch in her hand.

Lunch time was over.

She frowned and walked to a young player.

"Paez, why did you leave so much food again? Isn't Xavi your idol? Xavi used to lick his plate clean every time when he was a kid!"

"Ansu! And you! Don't run!"

"..."

"Aunt Sofia! Look, Li is back!"

"Don't try to trick me with that again!"

When Li Kang's figure appeared at the door,

the young players seized the opportunity and scattered.

Aunt Sofia turned around, unable to hide the joy on her face.

She wiped her hands on her apron before walking forward.

Li Kang smiled and took a bank card from his bag, handing it over.

This was his salary from the U19 national team.

Not much, even with the assist bonus.

Aunt Sofia put the bank card back into his bag.

"I don't have anywhere to spend money. The stupid national team coaching staff, you are so excellent, but you only got a few minutes of playing time!"

Li Kang transmigrated to this parallel universe.

For more than ten years, he had lived a very poor life.

Aunt Sofia, this Castilian, didn't know why she would come to the Catalonia region and suffer discrimination.

Of course, working in the La Masia canteen meant she didn't have to worry about food and drink.

Four years ago, Li Kang suddenly awakened the Superstar System and gained a God's-eye view.

This was how he had the opportunity to pass the La Masia trials.

His ability to read the game was awesome, right?

He exchanged it for his language ability.