CH 2

One Week Ago

During his summer break, Matteo Conti found himself bored and decided to go to the local Serravalle sports field to play football with his friends.

He never imagined that after that casual game, his life would change forever.

That was the day he was bound to the Football God System.

The Binding Gift and the First Rewards

As soon as the system activated, a notification appeared in his mind.

[Congratulations! You have unlocked the Football God System.]

With the binding, Matteo received a "starter gift package."

Curious, he opened it—

And what he got was the hidden attribute [Luck] at full value.

[Luck]: In official matches, this attribute determines whether fortune is on your side. The higher the value, the better the luck.

However, there was a catch:

The "official match" condition meant that Matteo couldn't experience his full luck potential in casual kickabouts.

Still, because he had maxed out Luck, the system's hidden reward mechanism activated and gave him three lucky draws.

Matteo clearly remembered the roulette wheel.

It was completely blank—he had no idea what was on it.

But he had three spins, and without hesitation, he used them all.

The results?

• [Multi-Language Mastery Card] – Instantly master five foreign languages at a native level.

• [Coach Love Card] – The first time you make physical contact with a football coach, you can bind them to this card, ensuring 100% favorability and trust from them. (Only one coach can be bound.)

• [Punch Zone Ghost LV0] – A special football god skill. Activation requirements:

• Shooting: 75

• Defense: 60

• Physical: 80

• Speed: 80

• Effect: Within the penalty box, you become an omnipresent, unstoppable ghost, always finding opportunities that no one else notices.

Matteo immediately used the Multi-Language Mastery Card.

He selected English, Italian, Spanish, German, and French.

The moment he activated it, Matteo felt a strange sensation in his mind. He could suddenly understand, speak, and think in those five languages with perfect fluency.

At that moment, Matteo realized something—

This system was real.

It wasn't a hallucination, nor was he dreaming.

He had actually gained god-like abilities.

The Decision to Chase His Dream

Right around that time, Manchester United's pre-season tour was set to visit San Marino for an exhibition match.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Without hesitation, Matteo lied to his parents, saying he was going on a trip.

Using his saved-up allowance, he traveled to Serravalle alone, determined to meet Sir Alex Ferguson.

For a small-town boy who had never left his home before, this was incredibly nerve-wracking.

But getting to Serravalle wasn't the hardest part.

The real challenge was meeting Ferguson.

Fortunately, as a dedicated football fan, Matteo knew every detail about football press conferences, stadium exits, and media protocols.

He understood that the best opportunity to make physical contact with Ferguson was right after the match, as the manager made his way to the post-game press conference.

So, he strategized, waited, and acted at the perfect moment.

And when the handshake finally happened…

Matteo immediately activated the Coach Love Card.

Even though he had already seen the system's power with the language mastery, this seemed too unrealistic—

Could the system really make Ferguson, the legendary "King of Manchester United", instantly favor him 100%?

But then—

It worked.

Everything that happened after that moment proved the system was even more powerful than he imagined.

Because of Ferguson's trust, Matteo—a total novice with zero professional training—

signed a professional contract with Manchester United.

He had gone from an ordinary teenager to a professional footballer overnight.

Looking out the plane window, watching the clouds drift past as they headed toward Manchester, Matteo clenched his fists.

"The sky is high, the ocean is vast… and I will fly."

"This is the beginning of my football era."

The Harsh Reality: His Stats Are Trash

But no matter how ambitious he was, there was still one problem.

Matteo opened the system interface and looked at his basic attributes.

[Shooting] – 56

[Dribbling] – 49

[Passing] – 46

[Defense] – 38

[Speed] – 69

[Physical] – 76

…

I can't bear to look.

I can't bear to look!!

These stats are horrible!

Compared to the Manchester United youth academy players, Matteo's attributes were pathetic.

Even a 16-year-old academy player could crush him.

Sure, the system had explained that this was because he had never received professional football training, and that his potential was still undeveloped.

But Matteo couldn't help but worry.

What if… this was his limit?

What if he could never become good enough?

He had played casual football games with his high school friends before—he wasn't that bad in real life.

But his system stats were disastrous.

The Harsh Reality: Leveling Up is Brutal

The Football God System provided a clear method for improving stats:

Score goals and provide assists in official matches to earn Football God Coins.

Each goal = 1 Football God Coin.

Each assist = 0.5 Football God Coins.

Coins could then be used to upgrade stats.

But the cost was insane.

Upgrade Costs:

• Below 60 points: 1 coin per attribute point

• 61-70 points: 2 coins per attribute point

• 71-80 points: 4 coins per attribute point

• 81-90 points: 8 coins per attribute point

• 91-95 points: 16 coins per attribute point

• 95+ points: 32 coins per attribute point

Just upgrading his Shooting (56) to 100 would take 404 goals.

404 goals!

For reference:

• Pele scored 1,281 goals in his entire career.

• Gerd Müller scored 1,461 goals.

• Even the legendary Chinese striker Li Huitang scored only 2,000+ goals.

That meant even if Matteo became as great as Pele, he still wouldn't have enough to max out all his attributes.

Of course, he didn't need to max every stat.

As a forward, Defense didn't matter as much. Even Passing could be kept at a reasonable level.

But still…

The amount of effort required to reach world-class level was terrifying.

Matteo's only hope was that with proper training, his natural stats could improve without spending coins.

Otherwise, his road to greatness would be long and painful.

And then, there was one more thing—

The Big Turntable.

The legendary roulette where he could draw Football God Cards and Skills.

A massive gamble…

And an even bigger drain on his Football God Coins.

Matteo took a deep breath.

This was just the beginning.

No matter how weak he was right now, he had one advantage no one else had—

The Football God System.

And with it, he would conquer the world.