"The match is over, Arsenal have secured the Premier League title with 10 rounds to spare!!!"
The fans offered thunderous applause. At this moment, everyone believed this was the result of hard work and sweat, and the inevitable historical triumph for an Arsenal squad with such a luxurious lineup.
For the first time after a match ended, Cao Baiming did not walk straight ahead. Instead, he raised both hands high, waving to the fans in the stands.
Seeing their beloved star seemingly acknowledging them directly, the fans were beside themselves with excitement, akin to a school crush accepting one's confession during their first love.
In this match, Cao Baiming had shown everyone a brand new way of playing football. This style was not only practical but, more importantly, aesthetically pleasing.
During the celebration ceremony, the system's voice echoed in Cao Baiming's mind once more.
His face was already etched with anticipation, and there was no need to feign it any longer. This time, the rewards were bound to be substantial, after all, securing the league championship 10 rounds early was an epic achievement!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning the match, rewarding 50,000 points and 10 enhancement potions."
"Congratulations to the host for winning the Premier League title, breaking the league's fastest goal record, achieving the highest average goals per game, the most dribbles per game, and setting a new Premier League record for the fewest matches required to win the championship..."
"Calculating the total points earned from this match..."
Cao Baiming's excitement grew. He had never heard the system speak in such a way before, with so many rewards overlapping.
This novel experience amplified his excitement even further.
Soon, the system announced a number directly...
"Forty-two million three hundred twenty thousand and five hundred!"
Instantly, Cao Baiming was stunned. His initial expectation was to receive around 10 million points, which would have been quite satisfactory. But now, he had a staggering sum of over 40 million credited to his account.
This meant that he now possessed the conditions to unlock a higher-tier system skill, as if he had ascended to the heavens in a single step!
"This feels great, truly great!"
Although he hadn't meticulously read the sources of these point rewards or the specific corresponding missions, he couldn't care less at this moment!
Breaking records was a glorious achievement in itself, so naturally, the points would be substantial. Moreover, he had broken so many records on his journey, and this match alone had shattered numerous historical records set by the strongest champions.
What truly captivated Cao Baiming was Messi's single-season goal record of 69 goals, set during his peak years at Barcelona.
Now, Messi was his teammate, and he himself was on the verge of breaking that record.
With 10 league matches remaining until the end of the season, his goal tally had already reached 54!
This was a demonic efficiency, one that even devils would be ashamed of.
Finally, the celebration ceremony concluded, and the players were granted a much-needed rest. Cao Baiming was already impatient, his excitement uncontainable. He longed for a quiet space to have a proper discussion with the system about how to utilize these over 40 million points.
Combined with his accumulated points, he now had just enough to unlock the most precious system skill upgrade. What was most thrilling was that the effect of the upgrade was still completely unknown, as the system had not provided any hints.
Cao Baiming could only speculate that it must be related to the time perception function, as this ability had already earned him a considerable amount of money!
However, the current stamina consumption was too significant, making it somewhat impractical to use it in matches. Perhaps after the upgrade, it would become feasible.
Or maybe the stamina consumption would still be high, but the range and duration of perception would be extended, which would also be acceptable and even more powerful. If he could truly see events a day into the future... Cao Baiming grew more excited the more he thought about it, already eager before even reaching the locker room. He couldn't wait on the corridor to the changing rooms.
"Ding, system skill upgrade conditions met. Do you wish to proceed with the upgrade immediately?"
"Yes! Upgrade now!"
Cao Baiming was certainly not going to be stingy with his points. At this moment, the best possible use he could think of was this. If he didn't use them to upgrade his system skill, any other application would feel somewhat lacking.
Almost all of his points were depleted, and soon the system's voice came again.
"A higher-level system skill has been unlocked for you: Time Perception Framework, Time Bubble!"
Cao Baiming's eyes lit up. What were these new terms?
"Time perception ability greatly enhanced, reducing the host's stamina consumption and expanding the range of perception and time. Concurrently, a new skill will emerge: Time Bubble, which is akin to a simulated world completely independent of the outside. The time flow within this world is unrelated to the external world, allowing you to do anything you wish..."
"All data sampled within the Time Bubble originates from the real world, thus possessing a certain predictive capability for the future. However, the outcome of any action within the bubble will not affect the real future world..."
Hearing this, Cao Baiming began to grasp the meaning.
Listening to the system's somewhat esoteric narration, the explanation seemed quite simple: it was a portable simulation system where he could freely play and experiment without affecting the real world, as if carrying a dream with him, accessible anytime, anywhere.
The difference from a dream in that world might be that it wasn't under his control, but more like a real world.
However, could this dream-like simulation system truly predict the future? And how much would the events within it differ from the actual future? Without trying it, Cao Baiming wasn't entirely convinced.
Unknowingly, Cao Baiming had already reached the locker room and found a quiet spot to sit. Just moments ago, his full attention had been consumed by listening to the system's explanation and his astonishment at the unexpected rewards, pondering all the implications. This led him to be unaware of how he had walked over, and now, there were only two or three other people in the locker room.