Chapter 7

"Loading..." As the percentage bar under his feet increased, the three-dimensional objects in front of him gradually appeared.

The character portrait was a 3D photo of himself.

An open book, something like an ancient book, which looked like the quest icons in the games he played in his previous life.

A model of a football field, which he couldn't understand.

A 3D photo of several players... what was this? He didn't recognize it, it seemed like a more realistic animated photo.

In addition to the various 3D projections, there was a 3D screen on the left side, displaying several lines of text—

"Wansheng, you have become the head coach of Manchester United's U-12 team! The training master system is loading. After the loading is complete, the system will automatically analyze the player data of those under your command."

"Wansheng, you have been dismissed by Manchester United Club and have lost the qualification to coach the Manchester United U-12 team. Due to the lack of any players who trust you, the system has automatically shut down."

"Wansheng, you have become the interim assistant coach of Derby County's first team!"

"System loading..."

"Progress countdown, 10 seconds."

"9 seconds."

"8 seconds."

Watching the numbers tick down, Wansheng's heart tightened. He didn't know what would happen next, and he was a bit worried that the system might explode automatically, and he wasn't sure what the consequences would be. Could it be another穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which refers to a person being transported to a different time or place, often used in the context of time travel or alternate reality stories)?

If so, he must really be the bastard son of heaven.

"2 seconds."

"1 second."

"System loading complete."

"Wansheng, welcome to the world of the Football Training Master. Here, you can help your players accept tasks. For each task your players complete, you will gain experience."

"You can use the experience to level up and learn professional skills, or use the experience to establish your player union."

"Note: Non-team players can only enjoy the personal attribute enhancement of the Football Training Master world by joining the player union."

"Note: The achievement system of the Football Training Master can help you gain more experience. Achieving certain achievements can also grant you additional skill rewards!"

Wansheng read the lines of text that appeared on the 3D screen over and over again, still not fully understanding, but he realized one thing: if this wasn't a dream or an illusion, then he had obtained something related to football coaching.

It seemed like a game?

It was very similar.

"Character," "level," "skills," "union"—these terms were always present in the games he played in his previous life.

Wansheng imagined putting the 3D scene in front of him into a 2D computer screen, and it was clearly a game interface!

He began to understand.

Wansheng reached out and tried to tap the projection of his own portrait, and instantly a window appeared, displaying some data attributes—

Character: Wansheng

Level: Coach Lv.1

Position: Assistant Coach of Derby County FC, England

Experience: 0/100

Honors: None

Team Players: 0/26

Skills: Hypocrisy

"Hypocrisy? I already have a skill at level one?" Wansheng was a bit confused and tapped the 'Hypocrisy' skill icon.

A line of explanation appeared under the 'Hypocrisy' icon: "This is a talent skill for a new coach. 'Hypocrisy' will increase your players' goodwill towards you."

Wansheng rolled his eyes; it was a useless skill.

Increase players' goodwill towards him? He didn't even have any players yet, and even if he did in the future, authority would be much more important than goodwill.

Of course, having it was better than not having it.

Next, Wansheng tapped the open ancient book, but the screen didn't change. Instead, a system message appeared on the 3D screen.

"You must have players to unlock the task system!"

Is that how it works?

Wansheng shook his head and tried tapping the union hall icon, but the screen still didn't change, and another system message appeared: "You must have players to unlock the union system!"

None of these could be opened!

It seemed he really needed to have a player to explore more functions. Wansheng felt a bit helpless and decided to tap each one to see which could be opened.

"You must have players to unlock the player status system!" Player status system? From the name, it probably meant checking the status of the players under his command.

"You must have 16 or more players to unlock the formation system!" Formation system? Sixteen or more players? If he coached a team in the future, this could help him better set the starting lineup and other things.

There were really a lot of functions!

Apart from the four 'systems,' the other icons could be opened. Among them were skills, honors, and achievements, but the skill display only showed 'Hypocrisy,' which he had already seen. There was nothing in the honors or achievements.

These two blank sections made Wansheng realize that he was just a small coach starting out.

Wansheng didn't mind and opened the last icon.

It was a tool-like icon. When he opened it, two options appeared: one was "Turn off prompts, manually activate the system," and the other was "Exit the Football Training Master world." Wansheng thought for a moment and opened the first one to set it up.

It was mainly about the settings for the intersection between the Football Training Master world and daily life.

For example, how to open the Football Training Master world, whether to receive prompts when the system has messages, etc. After setting it up, Wansheng closed the system, took a deep breath, and said, "Football Training Master, activate!"

As he spoke, the scene from before appeared again.

This wasn't a dream!

After opening and closing it several times, Wansheng confirmed that he had indeed obtained a strange thing. He suddenly remembered that when he first came to this world and was directing the Manchester United U-12 team, he had heard a mechanical voice, but at the time he thought it was a hallucination from absorbing memories and didn't pay much attention. Now, recalling it, the voice seemed to say, "You have become the coach of Manchester United," "System loading," and so on.

It turned out he had this thing back then.

However, he was soon dismissed by McGinnis and had no players who trusted him, so the system automatically shut down.

Wansheng opened the system again and looked at the previous system messages, and everything became clear.

"Wansheng, you have become the head coach of Manchester United's U-12 team! The training master system is loading. After the loading is complete, the system will automatically analyze the player data of those under your command."

This was the first system message, which was probably the prompt he heard at the time.

Wansheng began to study the training master system in detail.

Although some items couldn't be opened, from their names and the system messages, Wansheng could make some guesses. He was currently a level one coach, and to level up, he needed experience, which he would gain from completing tasks. With players, there would be tasks.

He could help his players accept tasks, and when they completed them, they would gain some personal ability improvements, and he would gain experience.

Accumulating experience, he could level up and gain more skills.

Helping players accept tasks, players completing and improving their abilities, he gaining experience and leveling up... this was a virtuous cycle. If it continued, the abilities of each player on his team would keep improving.

Wouldn't his team become stronger and stronger?

Not to mention, there was a 'formation' function, which would help him set tactics.

Wansheng felt a bit dazed. He felt that with this system, he wouldn't need to think too much; he just needed to help players accept tasks and work hard to level up, and he would naturally become an excellent coach.

This was really... heaven was really good to him!

No, no, no, he couldn't think like that!

Wansheng quickly dispelled the lazy thoughts. He had come from the future, knew the football development trends of the past decade, and had this coaching system. How could he just be a 'good coach'?

He had to be the best!

"I want to become the best football coach in the world! To be the first and the last of my kind! Only then would it be worth having so many advantages!" Thinking about the day he could become the best football coach in the world and achieve what others could only look up to, Wansheng was extremely excited.

Wansheng clenched his fists and said firmly, "I won't just succeed; I will succeed the most!"