The moment Cao Baiming heard about the system skill, his eyes lit up!
"Time Perception function comprehensively upgraded, increasing perception intensity and reducing stamina consumption!"
This way, using it on the field would no longer be impractical!
Forget the field, if this skill continues to improve to its final stage, wouldn't it allow him to predict everything anytime, anywhere? Then what's the point of playing football!
That would be becoming a completely omniscient and omnipotent god!
Perhaps one day, the title of God of Football wouldn't be enough for him.
Cao Baiming was very satisfied, as he had just played the most perfect game and received rewards far exceeding expectations.
If he calculated it this way, after the Champions League matches, he would have accumulated enough points, and unlocking that mysterious function wouldn't be far off.
Curiosity already made him impatient to uncover the answer.
And now, Cao Baiming had only one thought: to quickly test the new system skill.
He would never know the effect of the upgrade without trying it!
Other things were temporarily unimportant, not even his birthday gift, which he didn't have time to think about.
Arriving head-on was Arteta, his face full of excitement. He seemed to be saying something, but it was just praise and congratulations.
Cao Baiming's mind filtered out these useless words. He simply shook hands and continued forward.
His target was the locker room, and he had already thought about how to verify or experiment.
The simplest and most direct way to do this was the same as before: try the trading website!
The current time did not align with the opening hours of the local market, but it didn't matter. The world was vast, and there were always markets open. He didn't need to pick stocks or research companies.
He just needed to glance at the future trend, no need for so much trouble.
The previous fifteen-second short-term trades, while able to make some money, were still not exciting enough. Even if he was lucky enough to catch a company hit by a large order, he would only get two or three percent at most.
It still consumed so much stamina, and gradually, it felt not worth the effort.
However, if he could extend the time to more than a minute, everything would change, completely change!
Cao Baiming's mind was still racing. He couldn't help but think: if this really works, or if this time perception could truly reach that level in the future, then all the financial knowledge he had learned by spending points would be useless!
Making money would become as easy as flipping his hand, even easier than that!
Teammates returned one after another, and the locker room became increasingly lively.
A minute later, Cao Baiming suddenly woke up, a look of astonishment on his face!
Just now, he had used the last bit of his stamina and successfully saw the market forty seconds into the future!
He had just finished the match. If that were the case...
His current stamina could support forty seconds. Then, when fully recovered, wouldn't it be at least a minute?
He could see a full minute into the future!!
What did this mean!?
Cao Baiming was still in shock, but more importantly, he was joyful. However, such a thing required him to calm his mind first and organize his thoughts...
At this moment, Messi walked over.
"What's wrong? What did you see?"
Messi looked around, searching for something that surprised Cao Baiming, but found nothing. Everything in the locker room was calm and ordinary.
Poor Messi had no idea about the existence of the system.
"Hahaha, nothing. Let me tell you something! Go buy stock in a company, buy it now!"
Messi looked curious, but seeing his confident expression, he did as he was told.
He simply invested a small amount, and a minute later, Messi looked at the trend chart on the trading interface with astonishment.
"This... how did you know??"
Messi's expression was less surprise and more fear.
In just one minute, he had made over ten million!
Cao Baiming smiled.
He himself hadn't bought any, because he knew that such opportunities would be everywhere in the future, available anytime. If he needed money, he could just pick it up from the market!
The others around also curiously gathered.
However, Cao Baiming naturally wouldn't reveal the deeper reasons.
Fortunately, ten million yuan was nothing to Messi. Amidst the envy and jealousy of the crowd, Messi chose the best course of action: charity.
As is well known, Messi had a foundation named after himself, with most of the funds coming from him personally, helping children with congenital disabilities regain their confidence in life.
After selling the stock and receiving the money, Messi immediately donated it all to the foundation for charitable purposes without a second word. No one could comment on such an action.
And the stock continued to surge after he sold it, reaching the market's limit, twenty percent!
Although he missed out on nearly ten percent of the profit, he had no regrets. This was a windfall from heaven.
Moreover, no one knew where Cao Baiming got his information from!
After the match, Cao Baiming began to prepare for his birthday party.
The good news was that when he checked his emails at home, almost all the invitations sent out had been responded to, and with positive responses!
Not only his good friends on the team, but also Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., Beckham, Old Beckham, Kompany, and many other stars had not refused.
Even friends from La Liga and Ligue 1 came to show their support.
Neymar, who wasn't very close to Cao Baiming, also accepted the invitation. This was not an isolated case; almost no one wanted to miss this opportunity to get to know the most promising player of the future.
Furthermore, a party was inherently exciting, and Cao Baiming was paying for everything, even reimbursing travel expenses. Why wouldn't someone come for such a good thing!
Whose loss would it be? Of course, their own loss!
His agent, Old Mike, had sorted out the housing matters. That evening, he sent Cao Baiming three addresses, which he would personally inspect the next day.
What Cao Baiming appreciated about Mike was his steadiness and shrewdness. No matter when or what happened, he could always remain calm. Even if someone held a knife to his neck, he wouldn't panic and could still think rationally.
Furthermore, his work was always meticulous, completing every task excellently, even exceeding excellent.
Cao Baiming entrusted him with the complex task of choosing the party venue, only providing some requirements.