1 Going back to the past
Date 2022
A young man died in a car crash
He was a promising soccer/football player at the age of 17 but got injured and couldn't play anymore for 6 years and lost all his talent for the game and now died in a car crash when he was going to his house at only 23 years old...
How long have I been in this void for? I wish I could have a do-over restart from the start just only if I had the chance...
Suddenly the young man opened his eyes to what looked like his old bedroom
"Am I in heaven".Adam said and looked around the room and saw the date 2013 when he was 15 years old
"No way this is real it couldn't be I returned to the past?".Adam said suddenly a blue screen appeared Infront of him
___________________________________________________ Please select your desired profession to start your journey on the path to becoming a G.O.A.T
a) Musician
b) Actor
c) Soccer/Football
d) Basketballer
e) Other Sports
The system will aid you on your journey to ascend to the G.O.A.T status in any of the above professions.'
'Please make your choice after careful consideration. The choice is irreversible.'
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A huge smile spread across Adams's face he couldn't believe this is real, Adam thought of the soccer/football option
THE USER HAS SELECTED SOCCER/FOOTBALL PROFESSION
'Confirm' 'Cancel'
(*The choice is irreversible after confirmation.)
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Adam did not think twice and just confirmed his choice of the soccer/football profession. Soccer/football was his love, obsession, and the only thing he'd ever managed to achieve some positive results in his previous lifetime
On confirming the soccer/football option, the translucent screen instantly dispersed into glittering blue particles before assembling back into a virtual screen with a spinning golden soccer/football ball at the center. The ball then disappeared into the background before new golden words started appearing on the virtual screen.
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"DING"
SOCCER/FOOTBALL UI SUCCESSFULLY INITIALIZED ----
STARTING BOOT PROCESS
IMPLANTING QUANTUM BIO-CODE IN THE DNA OF THE USER...
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Adam's head throbbed while his bones tingled with a ticklish feeling. The pain felt like someone had taken a knife to his skull.
He quickly lay down on his bed and rested his head against his pillow. Squeezing his eyes shut, he willed the pain to go away. The rest of the world became detached, and all he could concentrate on was the pain rooted deep in his head and bones.
But soon, he heard another ding sound before the pain receded like a tide. He opened his eyes and noticed that the words on the screen had once again changed.
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SOCCER/FOOTBALL SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY BOUND TO NEW USER
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POPULATING USER INTERFACE...
UPDATING USER STATS...
UPDATING MISSIONS...
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SOCCER/FOOTBALL UI SUCCESSFULLY UPDATED
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USER CAN ACCESS INFO BY FOLLOWING THE TAB MENUS
The message ended there. The virtual screen once again became blank. But not for long. Shortly, glowing golden tab menus started populating the screen.
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SOCCER/FOOTBALL SYSTEM
SYSTEM LEVEL: 1 (0/100 Experience points to level-up)
USER: Adam Strong
AGE: 15 years
TALENT ASSESSMENT: Grade F
Experience points: 0
(Evaluation: A pitiful boy far from becoming a professional soccer player)
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USER MENU
*USER STATS
*G.O.A.T MISSIONS
*SYSTEM SHOP (locked)
*SYSTEM LOTTERY (locked)
*SNOOPING TOOL (locked)
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NB: Please level up the system to unlock more functions.
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Adam could instantly understand the contents of the system User-Interface after taking a single glance.
It was like a User Interface of a simple android mobile game that the user could use to navigate the game menus.
But Adam was dissatisfied with the system's assessment of his talent.
He had been playing soccer since he was eight years and felt like he was good at it. But the system was assessing his talent at only Grade F the lowest grade of them all it goes up like this F
F+ D D+ E E+ C C+ A A+ A++ A+++ S+ S++ S+++ AX X
Adam thought that he had to Improve So, he tapped on the 'USER STATS' button to understand why.
Another list populated the virtual page as soon as his finger left the virtual button.
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*USER STATS
->Physical Fitness: F+
->Soccer Technique: F+
->Game Intelligence: D
->Mental Ability and Mindset: D-
Skills: NONE
Really!" Adam exclaimed. "How can my mental ability be only at D? My grading should be higher than this."
Although Adam was a failure in his previous lifetime, he had always thought of himself to have a strong mental fortitude that could endure any hardship. But the system's assessment of him was different from his expectations.
For a moment, he was distressed. But then, he remembered that he had a second chance at achieving his goals—an opportunity at ascending to become a 'great' in sports.
[With this Soccer/Football system, what is there to fear?]
[I will work harder and become a Grade-S talent as soon as possible.] He resolved while tapping on the physical fitness tab.
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USER STATS
->Physical Fitness (Av. Rating: F+)
Balance and Coordination: F
Agility: D
Strength: F
Stamina: F+
"Damn this is horrible I knew my fitness was bad but I didn't realize it was this bad".Adam said
A month later, a few scouts from France would be in attendance at the regional football trials in New York. They were officials organization aiming at promoting soccer around the globe.
In his previous life, a few young players were lucky to be selected by the scouts. Shortly after, they joined illustrious high-performance soccer academies in France and ascended to the skies in a single leap.
The other young soccer players (including Adam) that were not part of the trial wallowed in endless regret about the missed opportunity for years.
Adam rubbed his palms together—in anticipation as he was determined to participate and succeed that time around. Thus, without any dilly-dallying, he clicked the 'G.O.A.T Missions' tab on the system interface. If the system had a method to increase his powers and heal him, it had to be through a mission. That was a no-brainer for anyone who had ever read a system-tagged novel.
The tab was already blinking with a red light showing that there was already a mission awaiting for Adam to complete.
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G.O.A.T MISSIONS
#NEW MISSION: Preparations to become a soccer G.O.A.T
*Task 1: Run 70 miles within a week.
*Task 2: Complete 100 seat-ups daily for a week.
*Task 3: Complete 50 press-ups daily for a week.
*Task 4: Complete four rounds of half a dozen Hatha-Yoga poses daily for a week.
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*Rewards:
Rank up all stats from F to E A-grade vitality enhancing elixir (Available in system-shop; temporarily unlocked The user must consume the elixir after being removed from system shop.)
->A random G.O.A.T Skill.
->5 experience-points
SUDDENLY Adam got on his knees and praised the system for this awesome reward
"This can be a breakthrough for me to rank up two stats"...
(Thanks for reading this chapter and if you noticed I took some stuff from another novel from which I got the inspiration to write this novel from hope you guys enjoyed bye)
