Seeing that the comments on the club’s official Twitter were all praising him, Ling Feng tried hard to keep a straight face on the surface, but his heart was already bursting with joy.
This one praised my handsome looks, such great taste!
This one praised my football skills, someone who understands football!!
Post more, I love reading them!!!
Just as Ling Feng was happily scrolling through the comments section, Mahrez beside him chimed in with a timely suggestion:
“Ling, do you want to create an account too?
That way, you can reply to them personally.”
Hearing this, Ling Feng raised an eyebrow and immediately nodded in agreement: “Good idea!”
The process of creating an account was very simple and quick.
Ling Feng chose his name in capitalized Pinyin, “LING FENG,” as his Twitter username.
Then he picked an incredibly handsome selfie for his profile picture.
Ten minutes later, Ling Feng had his very own Twitter account.
Under Mahrez’s guidance, he first followed Leicester City club’s official Twitter, and then followed all his first-team teammates like Mahrez, Vardy, and Morgan.
Then, he thought about it and also followed Leicester City legend Lineker, who had left a comment on the official Twitter.
Since you can’t send direct messages on Twitter unless you follow each other, Ling Feng had to go to the Leicester City club’s official Twitter, reply to Lineker’s comment, and express his gratitude to him:
“Thank you for the compliment, I will continue to work hard!”
A very official response.
However, considering he had never met Lineker, this attitude of his could be considered neither haughty nor humble.
After replying to Lineker, under Mahrez’s guidance, Ling Feng uploaded a photo of the two of them giving thumbs up and posted his very first tweet.
The caption read: “Getting a massage with my bro!”
After tweeting, before Ling Feng even put down his phone, he heard his phone making continuous “ding ding ding” sounds.
Opening Twitter, he found that the number of notifications was increasing rapidly!
“Someone replied this fast?!
Do these guys live on Twitter?!”
Under his first tweet, the number of comments, likes, and retweets was increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Opening the comments section, Ling Feng found that many people were skeptical about whether this account was actually his: “Wow, is this really him?!”
“Real person or an imposter?”
“Looks real, after all, if it wasn’t him in this photo, he wouldn’t be able to post it.”
Since Ling Feng wasn’t a celebrity and hadn’t gone through Twitter’s blue check verification, Ling Feng had to post another selfie holding up a peace sign, with the caption: “Guys, don’t doubt it, this account is actually me!”
From a few at the beginning, to hundreds, to thousands…
In just half an hour, his Twitter followers surpassed ten thousand!
And the comments section was filled with expressions of love and praise: “Love you, bro!”
“You were amazing yesterday!”
“Heart!
Heart!”
And right at this moment, Ling Feng heard a system prompt suddenly echo in his mind:
Ding Dong!
Achieved the milestone “Social Media Followers Over Ten Thousand”
Achievement Rating: B
Achievement Reward: Stamina Drink!
For a moment, Ling Feng couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
What’s going on?
Getting over ten thousand social media followers is actually an achievement too?
On second thought, Ling Feng immediately understood.
In other words, besides getting rewards for completing achievements on the pitch, he could actually get rewards for completing certain achievements off the pitch too?!
Could it be that the ultimate goal of this Green Pitch Legend System is not just to cultivate a legend on the pitch, but also to help him become a megastar with massive influence off the pitch?!
For a professional football player, football is a profession and a job.
But it is not the entirety of life.
Thinking of it this way, Ling Feng felt relieved.
Of course, this was all just his speculation.
Whether it was actually the case, he would have to slowly discover it later…
“But what exactly is this Stamina Drink?”
With curiosity, Ling Feng immediately pulled up his Player Panel.
Soon, he discovered an Item Inventory at the very bottom of the panel.
And inside the inventory, there was a small orange can that looked exactly like a certain bull’s canned energy drink.
When he focused his gaze on this drink, an information window popped up: Item Name: Stamina Drink
Item Effect: After drinking, stamina instantly recovers to its optimal state!
Seeing the effect of the Stamina Drink, Ling Feng’s eyes immediately lit up.
Imagine, in a crucial knockout match, both sides are deadlocked and unable to break the tie, forcing the game into extra time.
Then, when everyone else’s stamina is near its limit, he drinks the Stamina Drink and is instantly resurrected with full health, returning to his optimal state with full stamina!
If used well, such an item would definitely be a trump card that directly impacts the outcome of a match!
Please give me a dozen of these drinks!
Although that’s what he thought in his heart.
However, Ling Feng knew very well that a powerful item like the Stamina Drink was definitely not something easy to obtain.
And for now, “increasing social media followers” was the only way to get item rewards.
Perhaps there were other ways, but he would have to discover them himself.
It seems that from now on, besides trying his best to perform well on the pitch, he also has to pull some stunts off the pitch…
Exiting the Player Panel, a thoughtful Ling Feng couldn’t help but look at Mahrez beside him.
If it weren’t for Mahrez, he probably wouldn’t have created a Twitter account and wouldn’t have discovered this new channel for achievement rewards.
Thinking of this, Ling Feng couldn’t help but reveal a bright smile and put his arm around Mahrez’s shoulder:
“Riyad, to celebrate me making the newspaper headline, I’m treating you to a big meal tonight!”
“Uh, can I have lobster and caviar then?”
“…
Don’t push your luck…”
…
While Ling Feng and Mahrez were discussing whether they should hit the pub for some fun after their big meal, at the same time…
Inside the team’s tactical room,
The entire Leicester City first-team coaching staff, led by manager Pearson, was present.
And everyone wore very serious expressions.
After eliminating Premier League team Stoke City in the third round of the FA Cup, they participated in the draw for the next round.
And their opponent drawn for the next round was a Premier League team—Chelsea!
This was the reason why everyone looked grim.
Among so many teams that advanced to the fourth round, there were League One teams and Championship teams.
Why were they so unlucky to draw a Premier League team!
And one of the Premier League’s Big 6, Chelsea!
They all suspected that the FA official in charge of the draw forgot to wash his hands after using the toilet…
(END CHAPTER)