Around 9 o'clock the next morning, Gu Ran was awakened by the pain in his own sleep.

Yesterday's game was too intense and competitive. Now my muscles are accumulating acid and I am feeling completely tired.

It would be great if Teacher Maria was here at this time.

Gu Ran’s first thought was to call Teacher Maria and make an appointment.

But Gu Ran immediately held back.

After yesterday's contact, Gu Ran had clearly felt that Teacher Maria had that kind of intention, and he himself and his body also had that kind of intention.

What if the fatigue didn't go away, but my energy was drained away? What's the point of playing football? At least, I have to wait until the group is qualified, right? Gu Ran took a deep breath, endured the pain of muscle tearing, and struggled out of bed.

Fortunately, his current physical attribute has reached 64 points, which is 5 points higher than the end of the last game, which is equivalent to an increase of 500 hours of basic physical training results. Therefore, although he feels very tired, his recovery will not be too slow.

Compared with other players, the growth rate of this training result is already amazing.

After these two actual combat matches, Gu Ran realized that his physical attributes needed to be further improved.

Every time you use ordinary football skills, you consume a lot of physical energy, and every time you compete with a stronger opponent, you consume more physical energy.

Therefore, at this stage, the focus of picking up should still be on the results of physical training.

Although the physical training of the Bucks Steelhorns is very good, there is still a gap compared with professionals.

Move out of the Turner house first!

After getting up, Gu Ran packed up, left a thank-you letter and three months' rent for Andrew and Sally, then picked up his luggage and quietly left the Turner family.

From the moment he left the Turner family, Gu Ran officially parted ways with the fate of his previous life!

A new life that has never existed in the previous life has officially begun!

…

When Gu Ran took a taxi to the Dune Beach Villa, the real estate agent had been waiting there for a long time.

The two-and-a-half-story villa had already been cleaned, all the basic facilities had been overhauled, the swimming pool had been filled with new water, and even the yacht at the pier had been polished to a shine.

Gu Ran signed the lease contract readily.

The real estate agent grinned and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Gu! This dune sea view villa is now yours. Here are your keys. If you need anything, feel free to call me."

"OK, thanks."

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Gu..." The real estate agent just walked to the door and turned back and said, "I forgot to tell you before, the yacht is broken."

Damn you, you big profiteer! Why didn't you tell me earlier! Gu Ran frowned and asked, "It's broken? Can it be fixed?"

The real estate agent shrugged. "To be precise, the boat's engine is gone, but if you insist, you can use the oars. Well, I'll take my leave now. I wish you a good mood."

Damn...

I'm in such a good mood! I never thought that even with 12 years of experience, I would be cheated! I asked why the other party agreed so readily when I bargained, and it turned out that he was waiting for me!

Forget it, I didn’t rent the house just for the yacht anyway.

After the real estate agent left, Gu Ran lay comfortably on the large leather sofa in the living room.

Finally, I have my own little nest!

After lying there for a while, Gu Ran struggled to get up from the comfortable big sofa and began to put his personal belongings in order.

There are four bedrooms in this villa, and Gu Ran chose the largest master bedroom on the first floor.

This master bedroom is open from north to south, and the blue sea is visible outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

It must be great to wake up from a room like this in the morning.

After putting his personal belongings in place, Gu Ran took a taxi to the supermarket and bought a lot of daily necessities and food ingredients that suit Chinese habits.

The two large refrigerators at home were also filled to the brim.

The swimming pool in the backyard was not idle either. Gu Ran bought a large group of "kiss fish" and put them in. This kind of fish can clean dead skin and bacteria in the swimming pool, which is good for maintaining water quality.

By the time we were all done, it was already past three in the afternoon.

Gu Ran ate a few bites of food and then took a taxi to Southampton’s largest gym, the Gloup Gym.

The school team is on holiday today, so Gu Ran should indeed take a rest, but the progress in picking up items cannot be wasted. Every extra day of picking up items will give him one more talent point.

A professional-grade gym is the best "hunting ground".

After entering the gym, Gu Ran couldn't help but admire in his heart.

After all, it is a professional gym. Many of the equipment are Olympic-level, and those who come here to work out are basically handsome men and beautiful women. Everyone’s training methods are very professional.

After strolling around the gym, Gu Ran began to think about how to get the results of his training for free.

You can't deliberately provoke a fight with others, right?

This is too low-end.

Just when Gu Ran didn't know what to do, a very eye-catching couple came towards him.

The man is 1.88 meters tall, big black, and his muscles are bulging under his small hurdle vest.

The woman he was hugging was a wealthy woman in her sixties who looked well-maintained, wore heavy makeup, and was covered in jewels.

Holy shit…

This is the legendary... hanging out with a rich woman, right? Tsk tsk, Brother Hei is really a ruthless person! If it were me, I would definitely not be able to do this.

Gu Ran couldn't help but take another look.

The rich woman also happened to glance at Gu Ran, and her eyes lit up immediately, "You're quite handsome, young man. This is my business card. If you don't want to work hard for the rest of your life, just call me."

As she said that, the rich woman stuffed her golden business card directly into Gu Ran's waistband, and then walked over with the black brother's embrace.

Gu Ran almost vomited out all the food he had eaten this afternoon.

"Lights, lights, lights~"

Before Gu Ran could take out the business card from his crotch, the fitness gurus within a ten-meter radius around him started dropping bubbles!

Holy shit…

Gu Ran complained while quickly scanning the bubbles around him.

These training results bubbles are basically "Private trainer-level strength training results + 10 hours", "Private trainer-level physical training results + 10 hours", and "Private trainer-level core muscle group training results + 10 hours".

I thought it would be difficult to get something for free in an unfamiliar gym, but I didn't expect it to be so easy! I just went to this station and didn't have to do anything. Just with this handsome face, I could get it done! Gu Ran couldn't help but sigh... This, probably called God chasing after me.

Gu Ran collected 10 bubbles with his mind, 5 of which were the results of personal trainer-level physical training, and the other 5 were the results of personal trainer-level strength training.

The results of strength training have almost accumulated. After the next game, the strength attribute should be able to be improved accordingly.

This time, the accumulated training results were also exchanged for a new talent point.

Gu Ran did not use this talent point directly, but saved it up and would use it depending on the situation when playing against the Rugby Golden Fleece Team.

After picking up the business cards, Gu Ran threw them away in front of those muscular men and left the gym in a cool manner.

Behind her, a dozen strong men were frantically snatching the old rich woman's business card...

The entire professional gym is in chaos!

…

After returning home in the evening, Gu Ran filled the bathtub in the bathroom with ice cubes and performed manual ice therapy.

There was no way. The refrigerated liquid nitrogen space capsule was still a novelty at this time in 2010. Gu Ran placed an order last night, but he would have to wait at least three days for it to be delivered and installed at his door - and that was after he spent an extra 10,000 pounds for expedited delivery.

Therefore, if we want to ask Teacher Maria to come to our house to do something, we may have to wait until after the match with the Rugby Golden Fleece team.

hiss……

As soon as he entered the bathtub, Gu Ran almost froze to death!

After staying there for three minutes, Gu Ran climbed out of the ice therapy bathtub trembling and walked into the sauna room...

The day after tomorrow is the most crucial game!

Gu Ran gritted his teeth and continued to stay in the sauna.

After three minutes of hot steaming, Gu Ran felt relaxed all over, and the previous fatigue was indeed reduced a lot.

Gu Ran returned to the room wrapped in a bath towel and fell asleep.

Early the next morning.

Gu Ran got up half an hour earlier than usual - Dune Villa was farther away from the Southampton private school, so he had to get up earlier.

This is the price of living in a large villa with sea view.

Gu Ran quickly washed up, had a nutritious Chinese breakfast, put on his sports bag, and took a taxi to school.

When Gu Ran arrived at the training ground, the other main players had already arrived.

The leaders of Southampton Private School were very satisfied with the performance of the Bucks Steel Horns in the group stage, so they specially approved that the main players do not need to attend classes during this period. The school fully supports the training of the Bucks Steel Horns team.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the team started warming up on time.

After the warm-up, the team officially started the recovery training focusing on passing and cooperation.

Head coach Carter seemed very motivated and was scolding people almost every minute.

With Carter's "assist", Gu Ran easily picked up today's 10 white training bubbles.

——There are a few blue skill bubbles, but they are all useless garbage skills and not worth picking up.

Of the 10 white training bubbles today, 7 are the results of physical training and 3 are the results of passing and receiving training.

Although the physical training of the Bucks Steelhorns is not as good as that of professional gyms, it is convenient to pick up, and there is also a chance to pick up football-related training.

The training results in the gym are relatively simple, and there are no technical training programs such as passing, dribbling, etc.

So go to the gym to pick it up, just as an emergency supplement.

The training results picked up today were automatically exchanged for one talent point.

Gu Ran was still not in a hurry to use it, so he saved up the talent points first.

During the afternoon training, Carter asked the main players to try several new tactics.

Although these fighting styles are different, there is actually only one key point, which is: launching quick counterattacks around Gu Ran.

After the training ended that day, Gu Ran took a taxi home and made himself a Chinese dinner.

After dinner, Gu Ran took a walk and relaxed on the beach at home, enjoying the sea breeze.

...It's nice to live alone.

But I always feel like something is missing.

It’s really not worth it to use such an expensive house just to sleep at night and leave it empty during the day.

In particular, the yacht cannot be operated yet and the rent is too high.

Although I am not short of money, I still feel a little unhappy.

We have to find a way to make up the difference.

Gu Ran thought about it for a while, then slapped his thigh and made a decision - why not just find a roommate?! The requirements for roommates are simple: single, of appropriate age, female, no bad habits, no trouble, no noise, and no snooping into each other's privacy.

One Chinese meal is provided every day and the rent is 500 pounds per day, with a minimum lease of one month.

——Looking for single women of suitable age to share the rent mainly for safety reasons.

In addition, when it comes to providing a Chinese meal, Gu Ran only needs to bring a pair of chopsticks, which is not a big deal.

Anyway, girls usually can't eat much.

As for setting the rent so high, besides the fact that the villa itself is worth the price, it can also avoid invalid inquiries and harassment from most ordinary girls.

After nailing up the shared rental sign, Gu Ran returned to the villa.

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(End of this chapter)