60: Supercharged Kai—Europe’s New Crown Jewel!

Thirty minutes later,

Crystal Palace boarded the plane back to London.

Onboard, Kai began his system settlement.

[Ball Control: 65 → 70]

[Tackling: 40 → 60]

Both stats had skyrocketed!

Thanks to using two god-tier cards, his growth was astonishing.

In the system, "ball control" included dribbling too.

Then came the mission rewards:

"Congratulations! Mission Complete: Conquer the Etihad, Win the Golden Boy Duel!"

Rewards: +15 Custom Attribute Points, 1 Manchester City Star Player Chest!

Rating: SSS — God-Level Card + Chest upgraded to Gold!"

Kai checked the god-level card:

Guaranteed Free-Kick Goal Card!

He grinned.

He'd drawn this card before—basically a guaranteed 1–0 if he won a foul.

Paired with his golden long-range shot module, he could start 2–0 up in any match!

Next up: the golden chest—

Manchester City Golden Player Chest… unlocked!

"Congratulations! You've received Kevin De Bruyne's Curved Through-Ball Module!"

A surge of power rushed through his legs and mind!

KDB's curved ground passes—able to tear through any defense!

The destruction they brought to backlines was immense.

[Short Passing: 80 → 90]

The boost shocked Kai.

A curved pass module increased short passing?

It must be attribute synergy!

With 15 attribute points to assign,

Kai added 10 to Ball Control, bringing it to 80,

And 5 to Speed, boosting it to 71.

"No wonder the system rewards exploded—this was Manchester City, after all!"

He looked over his updated panel:

[Kai – Age: 16 – Height: 185cm – Weight: 80kg]

Short Pass: 90

Long Pass: 100

Ball Control: 80

Vision: 100

Stamina: 82

Tackling: 60

Finishing: 60

Strength: 80

Speed: 71

Heading: 40

Set Pieces: 37

Long Shot: 85

[Abilities]

God's-Eye View

Pirlo's "Cruise Missile" Module

Gerrard's "Super Cannon" Module

Cantona's Half-Forward Passive Buff

De Bruyne's Curved Through-Pass Module

[Items]

God-Level Speed Card x1

Guaranteed Free-Kick Goal Card x1

Looking at his panel, Kai couldn't help but marvel.

Just half a season ago, he had only just activated the system.

Now, his stats were beyond Championship level—he could already take on Premier League sides.

After the Manchester City match, Crystal Palace returned to South London.

They celebrated briefly, then dove straight back into preparation.

But the buzz surrounding that match swept across Europe.

Two days later, in Turin, Italy—

The Golden Boy Awards ceremony.

Kai, accompanied by Mendes, stood center stage.

The Italian media were visibly conflicted.

They had placed all their hopes on Mario Balotelli…

But it was this black-haired teenager who stood atop the podium.

For the first time in history, the Golden Boy Trophy went to an Asian player.

Mendes nearly burst from joy—this was a milestone in his agent career.

As the spotlight bathed him,

Kai raised the 2010 Golden Boy trophy high!

A new era had begun!

Back in the Championship,

Crystal Palace were locked in their mission to win promotion.

In Round 24, they faced Preston North End.

Kai, fresh from attribute boosts, ran rampant.

His arsenal now included devastating long passes and curved ground through-balls.

Vaughan was fed so many perfect balls he almost couldn't keep up.

Preston were crushed 5–0!

Kai: 2 goals, 3 assists.

Vaughan scored twice.

Zaha scored off the bench.

The next day, Crystal Palace crushed Doncaster Rovers 6–1.

A historic day:

Kai scored his first career hat-trick,

And also delivered three assists.

A double hat trick! The fans went wild.

This was no "passer who just feeds strikers."

Kai was a complete No. 10 football king—

Capable of assisting, scoring, and breaking games wide open!

By now, Kai's goals had propelled him into the top five of the scoring charts.

Two days later:

Crystal Palace beat Ipswich 3–1.

Kai scored again and assisted twice more.

They had now won 16 matches in a row!

After 26 rounds, Kai had scored 20 goals!

It shocked the world.

A midfielder with striker numbers?!

The league's top scorer was Vaughan with 29 goals.

Second place—Kai, with 20.

Together, they dominated the scoring charts.

Kai's assists?

39 in just 16 games—

2.5 assists per match.

Unreal. Even in video games, such numbers were rare.

The English media were in awe:

"Epic Stats! Epic Performance! The New Golden Boy Dominates the Championship!"

"Unstoppable! Is Kai Going for the Assist Crown AND the Golden Boot?!"

"Italian Media: The last true No.10 king of Europe was Maradona!"

Across Europe, elite clubs turned their eyes toward Crystal Palace.

Transfer rumors exploded.

Kai's market value soared to €30 million—

An astronomical figure in 2011.

In Spain, at Barcelona—

Their academy director was fired in disgrace.

"This idiot cost us millions by selling Kai!"

"Not even losing Figo to Real Madrid hurt this much!"

Pep Guardiola raged in his office, furious beyond belief.

Meanwhile, in England—

Crystal Palace were too busy preparing for the next round of the FA Cup.

They had drawn yet another Premier League opponent.

The test continued.