Because Lei Ming had taken quite a few of the two medicines during the past month, he was very familiar with their preparation. After some explanation, the professor finally understood how to use them. After all, Lei Ming had not only brought the Chinese medicine, but also a kettle, all for the purpose of demonstrating it to the professor on the spot.

Wenger tried it and found that apart from having a slightly unusual taste, it wasn't actually that bad.

After a brief chat, he led Lei Ming directly towards the training ground.

"Per, stop for a moment. Let me introduce you. This is Lei Ming, your new teammate. Please welcome him."

The professor beckoned to Captain Per Mertesacker, who was leading his teammates in their self-training, and asked everyone to come over and greet Lei Ming.

"Haha, Ray, it's great to see you back. Your addition will definitely be the most important signing for us Gunners."

Mertesacker lived up to his reputation as the current captain. Although he was unable to play many games due to injury, he took great care of the players' emotions. He warmly greeted Lei Ming as soon as he came up, and the other teammates also greeted Lei Ming in a friendly manner when they saw their captain doing so.

Mertesacker wasn't exaggerating; he was genuinely happy that Lei Ming had joined their Gunners. When he first saw Lei Ming join, he initially thought that Lei Ming, being so young, might just be a promising newcomer favored by the professor. However, after getting to know him better, he realized that Lei Ming was no promising newcomer at all; he was practically a wonderkid in Ligue 1.

His performance was nothing short of amazing. He was immediately impressed by the other person's talent and was overjoyed by their joining ceremony.

After all, this might be the last season of his football career. Over the years, his biggest pain has been his inability to lead his team to better results than the FA Cup.

Last season, he was sidelined for almost the entire season due to injury, and he felt guilty about being the captain!

He wanted to repay the club and the professor for their guidance with better performance.

Now that he has such a reliable teammate, how could he not be happy?

Wenger valued Mertesacker precisely because of this, so even though he knew that Mertesacker's playing time was still uncertain this season, he still let him continue to serve as the team captain.

Lei Ming also had some impression of the Arsenal captain in front of him. This German international had been with Arsenal for six years and had left almost all of his highlights at Arsenal. He was an absolutely respectable captain.

After that, Wenger handed over all the responsibilities to captain Mertesacker, who led the players to the medical center.

Arsenal's medical center has always been famous because countless players have lost their way there, with the stringent conditions preventing them from joining Arsenal. I experienced this firsthand when Lei Ming came last time.

Most of the players who returned to the team early were quite disciplined, and there were no major problems with their medical examinations. Lei Ming also successfully completed his second medical examination since joining Arsenal.

When he was informed that he had passed, he felt much more relaxed, as this result was actually within his expectations.

Although he didn't engage in any intense physical training during his two-month vacation, the rest at Wudang Mountain made him feel like his body had been recharged. He clearly felt that his various abilities had improved, so how could he not pass!

What he didn't know was that as he followed Mertesacker and the others to the restaurant for a meal, the team doctors and fitness coaches were marveling at Lei Ming's medical examination data, a move that was Wenger's idea.

"Gary, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with Ray's physical exam?"

Wenger had always paid close attention to Lei Ming's physical condition, and seeing everyone like this, he was naturally nervous. However, he didn't understand why these people hadn't told him about the problem and had instead let the player go.

“There’s a problem, and it’s serious, Arsena. You’re not pushing Ray’s abilities to the limit while he’s resting, are you?!”

"What do you mean? I didn't!"

Wenger was somewhat confused by what team doctor Gary Levin said.

Even the strength and conditioning coach, Tony Colbert, nodded in agreement, saying, "Besides intensifying training, I can't think of anything else that could have caused this result."

Goalkeeper coach Jerry Payton said gravely, "It seems I'll have to come up with a new training plan for Ray."

"What are you all talking about?"

Looking at the solemn-faced old men, Wenger's appetite was whetted even more.

At this moment, team doctor Gary Levin handed the other team's medical examination report and said, "Arsena, take a look for yourself. Ray's medical data is even better than last time, improving by about 5%. I feel that he may not have rested, but the instruments show that all his skills are perfectly normal and well-developed, with no problems whatsoever."

When Wenger saw Lei Ming's medical report, he was also slightly surprised.

If he hadn't chatted with the other person beforehand, he would have really thought that Lei Ming might not have rested at all during this holiday, but instead had been training hard all along. However, he learned that the other person had indeed rested, but he was taking a vacation instead, and he didn't expect it to be of such great help to him.

“He is in perfect health and there is absolutely no problem. The original training volume will remain unchanged. Jerry, you do not need to change the training plan.”

Despite the doubts of the crowd, Wenger firmly gave his final advice, believing that Lei Ming would not lie to him.

......

"Lei, how's it feeling eating here? Does the food suit your taste?"

"Yay, this feels great. I can see the training ground clearly from here. It's really awesome."

Lei Ming praised Captain Mertesacker.

Upon hearing the praise, Mertesacker smiled and sighed, "I have to thank the professor for this. Without him, there would be no Arsenal as we know it today. I remember this place used to be quite dilapidated. When I first came here, I was much more nervous than you are. Time really flies."

"I heard the captain is retiring after this season?"

Looking at the man in front of him, he felt a pang of sadness. This was the first time he had faced a player who was about to end his football career.

The opponent seems quite young, only 33 years old. Why not play for a few more years?

"Yes, I feel like there are fewer and fewer things I can do to help the team now. Injuries are always a problem I can't get around. Now, the only way for me to make better plans for the future is to change my career path."

Mertesacker explained to Lei Ming why he retired so early, which made Lei Ming face for the first time how much an injury can affect a player.