Chapter 67 - 39: Prestige! The Sixth Passive Skill! A Miracle for an Ordinary Person

Of course, Wang Shuo didn’t ask exactly how much Subotic was making, and Subotic didn’t reveal it either.

After all, their contracts had confidentiality clauses, so it was an unspoken understanding between them.

After Wang Shuo was promoted to the first team, Schürrle became the top scorer for Mainz U19, scoring in consecutive matches and performing exceptionally well.

Mainz had nearly gotten burned with Wang Shuo’s situation, so they quickly signed a contract with Schürrle as well.

His annual salary was estimated to be only around 100,000 euros.

The reason the three of them ended up living together was that Wang Shuo had wanted to move in the first place.

Subotic, on the other hand, had recently run into some trouble.

For one, the Germany National Team’s head coach, Lővér, wanted to recruit Subotic.

The matter was even being reported in the German news.

Subotic’s background was truly complex. He held citizenship in four countries simultaneously—the United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia—and he also had German citizenship.

This was because he only moved to the United States in 1999; before that, he had lived in Germany.

Now that he was making a name for himself in the 2nd Bundesliga, Lővér wanted to bring him onto the team.

Mainz was actually very supportive of Subotic joining the Germany National Team, as the club currently had no German national players.

But Subotic himself didn’t seem too keen on the idea and hadn’t made up his mind.

The other issue was that his girlfriend had come to Germany.

The world champion, named Lisa Ritz, had been competing in the Olympic trials in the United States, but she failed to qualify.

Disheartened, she came to Germany.

But she wasn’t there to join her boyfriend, Subotic; she was there to find her father.

Her father worked in Ludwigshafen, south of Mainz, and was also her coach.

What was more interesting is that Schürrle’s hometown was also Ludwigshafen.

All in all, a series of coincidences led to Subotic and Schürrle deciding to become roommates with Wang Shuo.

Living together wasn’t a problem, but there was one thing that left a sour taste in Wang Shuo’s mouth.

That punk Schürrle actually had a girlfriend, and she was a high school student.

’The guy’s hitting on a minor. What a degenerate!’

Wang Shuo practically felt the urge to beat someone up.

So, when they were choosing rooms, Wang Shuo consciously picked the quietest one to avoid being disturbed when their girlfriends came over to stay.

In late May in Mainz, the temperature was quite high during the day but dropped a bit at night.

Leaving before dawn, the three of them were still dressed in long-sleeved Adidas training suits.

As for training gear, that was something they really didn’t need to worry about.

Every month, Adidas would send them a huge pile of the latest apparel, cleats, sneakers, and various accessories.

Wang Shuo had more than he could ever use.

"You’re a real madman!" Subotic complained.

He was sure he must have been kicked in the head by a donkey to agree to this special training with him.

Having just finished a packed season, who wouldn’t be enjoying a nice vacation?

But Wang Shuo was training even more diligently than usual.

This was especially true when Subotic and Schürrle saw Wang Shuo’s jam-packed training schedule. He had created it by compiling advice from Klopp, Buvac, Busenkel, Kramny, and others, and it ran from 5:30 in the morning to 9:30 at night.

Sixteen hours of intense training every day!

’Oh my god!’

’This guy is a total masochist!’

"I didn’t force you guys. You’re the ones who decided to follow me," Wang Shuo said with a cheerful laugh as he ran.

However, Wang Shuo had the [Damage Reduction] buff, while Subotic and Schürrle did not.

Therefore, he still told the two of them to manage their own training intensity and that they didn’t need to follow his exact regimen.

Wang Shuo hoped to use this summer not only to work himself to the bone but also to take his own abilities to the next level.

That way, he would be more confident when he competes in the Bundesliga in the new season.