"That's right, it's football!"

Da Vinci put the brick-shaped phone back in and led the way out of the testing ground.

"This football fully embodies the fact that it has significant historical significance."

"Oh? What's its origin? Is it of great significance?"

Li Qingyu was filled with doubt, having initially expected Leonardo da Vinci to produce antiques, such as bronze tripods, bronze swords, ancient books, paintings, terracotta warriors, dinosaur fossils, and so on...

Finally... was it a ball?

How much historical depth does football have?

It's not like the ancient game of Cuju; this is clearly a modern invention.

“Yes, it has a great history and even greater significance.” Da Vinci said with a serious expression, “Because it is the ball used by our ancient dream team when they only once made it into the Blue Star Champions Cup.”

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyu was shocked.

"Made in...the Champions League!?"

Damn it...

Is that true?!

Dream Team... isn't that a seafood wholesale store??

"I didn't know at first either, I heard it from my grandfather." Leonardo da Vinci suddenly looked distant, lost in thought. "That was my grandfather's...lifelong regret!"

Goodness...

The Rockets were your father's regret, and football was your grandfather's regret.

So I'm here to help your family and make up for your regrets?!

Li Qingyu was utterly speechless.

He wasn't optimistic about the ball's evolutionary outcome. It's just a ball; what historical significance can it possibly hold?

100% guaranteed to win?

However, since it was the last experiment anyway, Li Qingyu didn't care anymore.

Finish early so we can go home for dinner.

Lunch was a rip-off; it's better to go back home for dinner.

soon.

Led leisurely by Leonardo da Vinci, the two exited the building once again.

"Wait here for me a moment, I'm going to get the car."

"OK."

Li Qingyu agreed.

Not long after, Li Qingyu stared blankly at the old-fashioned bicycle that Leonardo da Vinci had introduced.

"Your car... your mode of transportation?"

“Yes,” Leonardo da Vinci said matter-of-factly. “Get in the car, I’ll give you a ride!”

Goodness...

Li Qingyu was speechless. Such a high-tech underground sub-city, and they're still riding bicycles?! Riding them on grass?! And carrying people?!

You'll be exhausted...

Finally, amidst the painful swaying of the old bicycle.

Sweating profusely, Leonardo da Vinci led Li Qingyu and their two pets to another white building.

This white building is exactly the same as the one we just saw; it's still a square brick structure.

They were all squares, thankfully.

If they were all rectangular, it would look almost like a cemetery.

Enter the building's elevator.

Li Qingyu discovered that there wasn't even a button in the elevator.

However, after Leonardo da Vinci twisted into two strange poses, the elevator actually started moving.

"What are you doing...?"

Li Qingyu looked surprised.

"Hehehe... a combination lock, never seen one before, have you?" Leonardo da Vinci said proudly. "I invented it!"

Well, this is a blind spot in my knowledge. I've never seen it before, and I've never even heard of it.

Soon, I left the elevator.

A pure white corridor appeared before Li Qingyu's eyes.

Both sides of the corridor.

They were rows of white doors.

Led by Leonardo da Vinci, the two walked deeper into the corridor.

As Li Qingyu went deeper, he discovered that these doors didn't even have doorknobs; instead, there were strange metal numbers engraved in the center of the doors.

cscp-666, cscp158, cscp857....

Li Qingyu couldn't figure it out either; the numbers were sorted quite chaotically.

We walked for quite a while.

Li Qingyu was led to a door numbered CSCP-2002.

Then, I watched as Leonardo da Vinci struck two very ugly poses in front of the door.

Beep!

With a soft click, the door opened inward.

At this moment, Li Qingyu finally saw the football that Leonardo da Vinci had mentioned.

In the center of the pure white room, a white pillar stood silently.

Top of the pillar.

A black and white soccer ball slowly spins.

And just as Li Qingyu's gaze came into contact with the football.

A powerful sense of conviction washed over Li Qingyu, making it hard for him to breathe.

This belief is...

Victory is assured!