Football: From Grinding Stats on the Pitch to Becoming an All-Round Superstar

Bai Ye woke up one morning and found himself back in 2008. That was the peak of Dream Team Barcelona. It was just before Messi’s fourth consecutive Ballon d’Or, and also the final year before Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United for the Iberian Peninsula. When Bai Ye discovered he had activated the Diligence System, everything quietly began to change. Run 10 kilometers: Stamina +1. Practice 500 shots: Shooting +1... As long as he kept training, he could keep getting stronger. And so, a training addict was born. In 2009, Madrid welcomed two top players. One came from Manchester, while the other was hailed as the future of Madrid. Fans put it this way: “Everyone has a Ballon d’Or winner in their heart. Mine is Bai Ye. What about yours?”