The name of the new side quest was [Bernabéu Revisited].
[Bernabéu Revisited]: Last season's Copa del Rey final, you led the team to defeat Real Madrid at Bernabéu and picked up the Copa del Rey trophy. Now, you will lead the team to Bernabéu in the league tournament. Real Madrid is determined to take revenge. You should do something.
[Quest Requirements]: Defeat Real Madrid at Bernabéu Stadium again!
[Mission Reward]: Received [Cannon] Skill Card.
[Special Reminder]: If the quest fails, a Skill Card will be randomly dropped.
Li Ang 'read' until this point and wanted to curse. This [Bernabéu Revisited] quest was actually a compulsory quest. That was to say, once the quest was created by the system, it had to be completed. If the quest was not completed, there would be a punishment. The punishment for this quest was obviously the random dropping of a Skill Card.
Li Ang took a deep breath. Was it easy for him to get a Skill Card? Now the punishment was a random drop of a Skill Card. How cruel.
Sporting de Gijón was able to defeat Real Madrid at Bernabéu in the Copa del Rey final last season. This had a lot to do with Real Madrid's underestimation of their opponents and their unfamiliarity with Sporting de Gijón.
Now that the two sides met again, Real Madrid must be itching for revenge. They could not wait to tear Sporting de Gijón apart. Sporting de Gijón had played more than ten games in the new season. Real Madrid had a better understanding of Sporting de Gijón. Under such circumstances, it was easy to imagine how difficult it would be for Sporting de Gijón to defeat Real Madrid again. It could even be said that it would be very difficult to even get a draw in an away game, let alone defeat Real Madrid!
Therefore, this compulsory side quest [Bernabéu Revisited] could be said to be a bit of a scam.
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Even if he was unwilling and depressed, Li Ang had to accept the fact that the compulsory quest had been created. He could not cancel it even if he wanted to. He could only do his best to complete it to avoid the punishment of failing to complete the quest.
After calming down, Li Ang noticed one thing. That was, in this system mission, the mission reward was not obtained after completing the mission. Instead, it directly told him what the reward was.
[Cannon] Skill Card. What was this reward?
Li Ang was a little curious. He communicated with the system telepathically and quickly learned the skill description of [Cannon].
[Cannon]: After using this skill, the scoring efficiency of long shots in a certain period of a match. The effect effect is related to the level of [Cannon].
[Cannon] had a total of three levels.
When [Cannon] was at Level 1, long range shooting efficiency increased by 15%.
When [Cannon] was at Level 2, its long range shooting efficiency was increased by 30%.
When [Cannon] was at Level 3, its long range shooting efficiency was increased by 50%!
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This [Cannon] skill point was a one-time consumable skill when it was level 1 and level 2. After it was used up, it could not be used again. If he wanted to use this skill again, he could only rely on completing the quest to obtain a new [Cannon] Skill Card.
As for the level of [Cannon], according to the system's explanation, it was related to the number of times the skill card was obtained. After obtaining the level 1 [Cannon] skill card 5 times, if he obtained the same [Cannon] skill card for the sixth time, the system would reward him with a level 2 [Cannon] skill card.
So on and so forth, if he could accumulate 15 uses of the Level 2 [Cannon] Skill Card, and after using it, the system would obtain another [Cannon] Skill Card, which would be a Level 3 Skill Card, and the Level 3 Skill Card could be used repeatedly.
Li Ang was overjoyed. The level 3 [Cannon] skill card could increase the scoring efficiency of long shots by 50%. This was amazing. If he used it in every match, just the long shots alone would scare his opponents to death.
However, Li Ang smiled bitterly and shook his head. The system notified him that the level 3 [Cannon] skill card required a large amount of energy and clairvoyance points every time it was used. The system did not say how much energy and clairvoyance points were needed, but since the system said that it was a large amount, it must be a value that would make him feel the pinch and not dare to use the skill casually.
Li Ang shook his head and smiled helplessly. He was already used to the system restricting the use of powerful skills. Obviously, this [Cannon] Skill Card, especially at level three, was definitely an extremely powerful skill. Just as he had imagined, just by wildly firing long range shots, it was enough to make the opponent collapse and sing 'Conquer'. It was understandable that the system had restrictions. Otherwise, wouldn't it be heaven-defying?!
After figuring out the mandatory side mission of [Bernabéu] and the skill description of [Cannon], Li Ang rubbed his temples. Real Madrid. It seemed that he had to give it his all in this match. No, he had to go all out to win. If he really could not complete the mission and lost the skill, he would not even have a place to cry.
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The match with Real Madrid was getting closer and closer …
When Li Ang thought of Real Madrid, he no longer hated them as much as before. However, now that he was facing Real Madrid, he was still eager to defeat this opponent. There was no other reason. Defeating such a powerful opponent would bring him indescribable joy. As for the hatred between him and Real Madrid, it was now more like a red wine that added to the fun, making him feel even more refreshed!
Of course, it was impossible for him to not have any hatred. After all, being driven out of the Chamadin Base like a stray dog was almost the biggest humiliation he had ever suffered in his life.
Before leaving for Madrid, Li Ang had been paying attention to the team's injuries and suspensions.
Juan Carlos had already paid a price for being unbanned. With Li Ang's little trick, Carlos had actually only suspended the match with Deportivo de La Coruna.
Mata had also fully recovered. Although he had not yet participated in an official match, his performance in the team's internal matches made everyone believe that Mata was now ready to contribute to the team.
This also allowed Li Ang to have an additional option for attacking in the game against Real Madrid.
Di Natale, who had suffered from the flu after the league game last week, had also recovered. There was no problem for him to accompany the team to Madrid.
In terms of suspensions, other than the substitute midfielder, Samoel, who was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, Sporting de Gijón did not have any other players who needed to be suspended.
Sporting de Gijón's injury problems were resolved before such an important game on the expedition to the Bernabéu, and no important players were suspended. This was indeed great news.
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Madrid Airport.
Sporting de Gijón took a Spanish domestic flight to Madrid this time.
Sporting de Gijón fans gathered in the airport's departure lounge, waiting for the arrival of the team.
These fans were Harvey Gradero, Bader Kurey, and the others. They were Sporting de Gijón's most hardcore fan group and would go to almost every away game.
The broadcast said that the flight from Gijón to Madrid had arrived, which caused a commotion among the fans and some of the reporters waiting at the airport.
After a while, the entire Sporting de Gijón team appeared. Their manager, Li Ang, walked in front, and behind him was a large group of people. Li Ang was wearing a black suit and sunglasses. The other Sporting de Gijón players were also wearing black suits custom-made by the club. It looked like some triad bosses were going out with their underlings.
When the Sporting de Gijón fans saw Li Ang coming over, they began to shout, "Hey, Li!"
"Li! Li! "
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Li Ang saw Bader Kurey and the group of fans. He smiled and waved to them.
"Oh, oh, oh!" The fans roared even more energetically. "Li, beat them again!"
"Yes, show them what we're made of!"
Sporting de Gijón was only a newly promoted team in La Liga. If other newly promoted teams visited the Bernabéu, their fans would definitely be regarded as crazy if they wanted to get rid of Real Madrid. However, Sporting de Gijón's fans dared to shout like that. They dared to shout like that not because they felt that their team's strength was better than Real Madrid's, but because of history. They had defeated Real Madrid last season and snatched the Copa del Rey trophy from Real Madrid's hands!
With this glorious history, they dared to shout!
Glorious history was used to show off, wasn't it?!
Even if they lost to Real Madrid this time, they still dared to shout that the next time they faced Real Madrid. Beating Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final was enough for a small club like Sporting de Gijón to show off for a long time.
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There were about a dozen media outlets waiting at the airport. Most of them were local media outlets in Gijón. Only two of them were media outlets in Madrid. One of them was Li Ang's "old friend," the reporter from Marca, Feldt.
Many media outlets swarmed over and surrounded Li Ang and the group of fans opposite him. Flashes lit up frequently.
In the flashes, Li Ang made a gesture to calm everyone down. The group of fans was very obedient and quieted down. They looked at the team manager with a fanatical light in their eyes.
The players saw that their manager only made a gesture and the noisy fans quieted down. One by one, they opened their mouths wide. It turned out that their manager had such prestige among the fans. It was simply too cool.
"Manager is so cool!" The French boy, Benzema, was shocked and envious.
In this brief silence, Li Ang raised his hand. "Guys, I know what you want. I promise, this time, we will sing and go back to Gijón happily!"
Harvey Gradro, Bader Kurey, and the other fans burst into cheers.
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At this time, the reporters' microphones and recording pens were handed over. Marca occupied a good position. Their reporter, Feldt, shouted, "Mr. Li Ang, Real Madrid lost the Copa del Rey last season and did not win the championship. Now, this time …"
"Are you blaming me?" Li Ang said.
"What?" Feldt's question was interrupted. He did not understand and asked.
"What are you asking?" Li Ang asked back.
"I said, you stole Real Madrid's Copa del Rey trophy. This time, aren't you afraid …" Feldt repeated his question again, but he was interrupted by someone before he could finish his question.
"Are you blaming me?!" Li Ang said.
This time, Feldt finally understood what this person was saying. The teasing and lack of respect made the pro-Real Madrid reporter extremely angry. "Manager Li Ang, please pay attention to maintain respect for a great club. Don't think that you were lucky to beat us last season … "
"Are you blaming me?" Li Ang said with a smile. He sneered, "I respect every opponent, and I maintain my respect for Real Madrid. However, I will also respect the efforts of my players even more. Look at the rankings on the scoreboard. What right do you have to complain?"
Now, in the La Liga rankings, Sporting de Gijón and Real Madrid both had 13 points. However, Sporting de Gijón had a higher goal difference than Real Madrid. Their ranking was higher than Real Madrid's. No one expected Li Ang to use the league rankings so ruthlessly.
There was an uproar at the scene. Feldt was so angry that his face and neck were red.
"There are wins and losses in football games. How can there be so much revenge?" Li Ang said coldly.
Then, Li Ang no longer paid attention to these reporters. He turned and left. In the past two days, the Madrid media had been hyping the game. The people of Madrid even shouted that they wanted to slaughter Sporting de Gijón with scores of 5-0, 6-0, and 7-0 to avenge their previous humiliation. This made Li Ang very unhappy. He had been holding back his anger for a long time.
The Sporting de Gijón fans were very happy. They cheered and used their cheers to send Li Ang and his team out of the airport.
Li Ang strode in front. Behind him were his players. They swaggered away, leaving only the Madrid reporters in the same place. They were stunned … They were in a mess in the wind.
PS: Second update, a chapter close to 4,000 words. Sincerely asking for monthly votes. Various requests.
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