Free Web NovelChapter 494: Chapter 101: Worldie! Domain Skill: Controller! The Sorrow of the Glass Man! The Rookies’ First Champions League!
"Domain Skill [Controller]: Forms an absolute ball control domain within a 5-meter radius centered on the user. When two or more defenders are present within the domain, the player’s neural response speed and touch precision are heightened to their absolute peak, drastically reducing the probability of being dispossessed."
Wang Shuo was completely stunned, staring blankly at the information on the pentagonal interface.
’Domain Skill: Controller?’
’An absolute ball control domain?’
’This is absolutely insane!’
’What does [Controller] do?’
Based on Wang Shuo’s initial understanding, it meant that a 5-meter radius circle, with himself at the center, was his absolute ball control domain.
’When two or more defenders enter this domain, my neural response speed and touch precision will be heightened to their peak.’
’This is basically my personal limit!’
And with Wang Shuo’s current abilities, his personal limit was practically the human limit.
’Isn’t this a little too powerful?’
But the most outrageous part was the last line.
"drastically reducing the probability of being dispossessed."
As Wang Shuo had always said, the Ball God System had a very formal, by-the-book style.
The phrase "being dispossessed" was self-explanatory, its literal meaning easy enough to grasp.
’But what does "drastically reducing the probability" mean?’
He thought of the special Passive Skill, [Damage Reduction], which used the phrase "greatly reduce the probability of injury."
’Note, "greatly".’
’But the fact was, Wang Shuo hadn’t been injured once to this day.’
’So what about "drastically reducing the probability"?’
’Does that mean it would be extremely difficult for opponents to steal the ball from my feet?’
’Or even... impossible?’
Based on his understanding of the Ball God System, Wang Shuo knew he had to look beyond the literal text and guess at the hidden implications.
’For example, to achieve such an extremely low probability of being dispossessed, my ball control ability must have been enhanced.’
’This brought him back to the earlier point: neural response speed and touch precision heightened to their absolute peak.’
’It all comes full circle!’
’So that’s it. A Controller is someone who controls possession of the ball!’
’This is incredible!’
Wang Shuo even started thinking that from now on, he should try to run into crowds of defenders as much as possible when he played.
Wherever they were thickest, that’s where he would go.
This also perfectly suited his characteristics as a forward.
You could even say it was tailor-made for him.
However, once the initial excitement wore off, Wang Shuo noticed a prerequisite for this Domain Skill.
He had to gain possession of the ball first.
’But no matter what, it’s still unbelievably awesome!’
Although Wang Shuo had guessed that the biggest boost from advancing from Intercontinental Level to World-level would come from Domain Skills, he never imagined they would be this powerful.
Even though it wasn’t an actively triggered skill—still a passive one—it was just too damn strong!
At this thought, Wang Shuo’s attention immediately turned to his other three Intercontinental Level Passive Skills.
’The Domain Skill for [Ball Sense] is [Controller], so what will the Domain Skills for [Swift], [Breathing], and [Foundation] be?’
’When my other Passive Skills reach World-level, what other ridiculously powerful Domain Skills will I unlock?’
’Also, upgrading from World-level to Legendary Level costs 1,000 Passive Value.’
’Based on what I know, that must represent another huge leap in power.’
’[Controller] already raises things to their peak, so how could the Legendary Level possibly improve on that?’
’Is it going to shatter all limits?’
’Will I just turn into a Superman who wears his underwear on the outside?’
As Wang Shuo thought of this, he was completely fired up.
The fire inside him burned hotter and hotter.
If he had been a little worried about the "Ball King Bet" before, now, he was filled with confidence.
’As long as I can familiarize myself with my Domain Skill quickly and build chemistry with my Dortmund teammates...’
’I’d like to see who can stop me this season!’
「...」
After the Dortmund team returned to Dusseldorf, they disbanded right at the airport.
As the team’s performance improved, the number of national team players on the roster also grew.
The bus from Dusseldorf back to Dortmund was noticeably empty.
Although Wang Shuo returned to Dortmund with the team, he took a short break and then requested leave to go back to his home country.
Hadn’t he signed three sponsorship deals back home?
Wang Shuo needed to return to fulfill his obligations, which included shooting commercials and making appearances at promotional events for his sponsors.
Meanwhile, thanks to the efforts of Shen Qinghe and Chen Jialin, Wang Shuo had signed two more sponsorship deals back home.
One was from the country’s largest commercial bank, and the other was from the country’s largest dairy company.
"Riding the wave of hype from the ’Ball King Bet,’ the attention back home is extremely high, but we’ve been very cautious when selecting our partners."
In the car on the way from Capital Airport to the city center, Chen Jialin updated Wang Shuo and Shen Qinghe on her work back in China.
For some time now, many domestic companies and brands had been wanting to sponsor Wang Shuo.
So, Chen Jialin was able to make progress very quickly.
In recent years, there had been many scandals involving celebrities and sports stars over their endorsements.
Both Shen Qinghe and Chen Jialin wanted to choose the most reliable partners possible to avoid any crises that could damage Wang Shuo’s personal image and brand value.
Money could be earned slowly.
But once a personal image and brand were damaged, recovering was much more difficult.
If Wang Shuo were truly indiscriminate and just wanted to rake in cash, his current fame would allow him to earn far more than what these few sponsorship deals offered.
And that’s not even mentioning the international opportunities.
"From the news I’m getting out of Europe, Ronaldo’s and Messi’s teams are also making moves. And as for Barça and Real Madrid, while they haven’t made any official statements, they are actually very supportive and happy to see how this plays out."
