The journey from England back home was quite long, taking at least several hours in total.
Even without any delays, the entire trip would have brought them back to China by evening, or perhaps even into the deep hours of the night when no one would be around.
Gazing out the small window of the aircraft at the distant scenery, the ground gradually receded. Layers of clouds began to billow outside the window.
At this moment, the sunlight was still dazzling. Once the plane ascended into the stratosphere, the window shades had to be lowered. A while later, they might even witness the sunset.
"You can take this time to rest properly as well. You must be tired after playing a match."
Xu Long walked over, holding two hot drinks. One cup of coffee was for Cao Baiming, and the other was for Wu Xue beside him.
He smiled and gently placed the two beverages on the small table in front of them.
As the plane stabilized, Cao Baiming softly closed his eyes, completely relaxing his body. Leaning back against the massage chair, he gradually settled into the most comfortable state.
His entire body felt as if it had sunk into the chair.
After the plane had flown for some time, Cao Baiming opened his eyes again. It seemed he had fallen asleep, but he wasn't sure how long had passed.
He slowly sat up. The automatic shut-off function of the massage chair had been triggered, suggesting at least 45 minutes had gone by.
He gently rubbed his eyes, then used one hand to support himself on the back of the chair, managing to sit up.
He opened the small window shade beside him and looked outside. In an instant, Cao Baiming was thoroughly startled.
The sky outside had turned almost black. Although it wasn't completely dark, it had been bright daylight with dazzling sunlight just before he closed his eyes!
"What time is it?" Cao Baiming asked involuntarily. However, Wu Xue beside him was already asleep.
At this moment, his head still felt a bit fuzzy, having slept for so long in such an environment.
Humans are such creatures; they are designed to sleep through the night. If they sleep through the day into the night, their entire biological system gets completely disrupted, and their head starts to ache.
But then, he looked at the window shade on the other side. Although only a sliver was exposed, light seemed to be filtering through that gap, and the light even carried some color.
Curious, Cao Baiming walked over and opened it. He discovered that the sky hadn't completely darkened yet. It was precisely sunset, the time when the sun dips below the horizon. Through the white clouds, he could see the sun in the distance, now completely dyed in an orange-red hue, and even the sky around it was colored.
It turned out that at this time, the sky on both sides of the plane presented entirely different scenes. 138 Reading Network
He couldn't help but marvel at the magic and beauty of nature.
Immediately after, Cao Baiming remembered the important matters. He had rested enough. After playing a match, he wasn't that exhausted, and now he felt he had even over-rested.
The most crucial thing, officially, was the plan ahead. After the plane landed, he would join the club's training to prepare for the upcoming World Cup!
This would be the most promising World Cup for the Tang Kingdom's football team. Although the entire club, from top to bottom, and the fans, all hoped to win the World Cup, as this dream quietly bloomed in everyone's hearts, few dared to voice it.
Everyone believed that going far in this World Cup, breaking their past records, would already be a significant achievement. This record didn't seem too difficult to break; reaching the quarterfinals would be unprecedented and groundbreaking!
But Cao Baiming's thoughts were different. Given such a rare opportunity, the goal must be clearly set: to win the championship!
At this time, the system had also accumulated a certain number of points, and there were many enhancement potions saved as backup. Furthermore, five top-tier talent skill cards were specifically reserved for opening after returning to team training.
The reason for this was that these five talent cards offered a rare self-selection function, allowing them to be chosen based on the team's needs and his own requirements. Therefore, it would be more cost-effective to choose them after a period of integration with his teammates.
Upon reflection, these were just five cards, not even enough for two top-tier skill cards. If counted separately, they could directly grant five new skills.
Which would be more cost-effective? That wasn't something he needed to worry about right now!
The skill "Time Flow" possessed by Kong required an astronomical amount of points to upgrade to the next level, something he wouldn't even dare to dream of.
The unlock condition for this numerical value was indeed not conservative, directly giving out two hundred million. Given this, he shouldn't have to worry about it at all, as reaching such a figure in a short period was unrealistic.
Therefore, the only thing he could do now was to allocate these 100 attribute points appropriately. Although he hadn't joined the team yet, based on the experience accumulated during this period and his understanding of other players in this World Cup, Cao Baiming had already sensed some extremely important areas that needed attention.
In this World Cup, he would face teams from all over the world. Compared to league matches, the teams' playing styles would become much more diverse. Regardless of which team they encountered, a new tactical system would need to be devised. It wouldn't work to use the same tactic throughout, as they had done in the league matches.
His team might be weak on the left flank, while some teams might excel at the offside trap. These were all things that needed to be addressed strategically. However, there was one thing that was universally practical in all matches: speed!
Absolute speed, indispensable for both offense and defense. Yet, this was precisely the ability that he currently appeared to be relatively weak in.
Since that was the case, why not directly add all 100 attribute points to speed?
Thinking of this, Cao Baiming's mood suddenly became excited!
That's right, let's do that. This is too insane! He himself could hardly imagine what he would become on the field once the attribute points took effect!