"I know (I-Kno)."

Candace Swanepel held her phone and read the text message reply on the screen over and over again, just two words, plus a punctuation mark, but she read back and forth over and over again, as if she could sketch Lu Ke's confident sunny smile standing in the locker room of the Candlestick Stadium through these lifeless fonts.

No, it's not Candlestick Stadium, it's Gillette Stadium!

How did she forget that today's super reversal was completed at Gillette Field, which is the home of the New England Patriots, and how many hardships and ups and downs are hidden behind this victory, and how many twists and turns and perseverance have been experienced, only those players who are really in it can understand.

Even if Candace just stood by and waited quietly, she could feel the stormy waves, let alone Lu Ke and his teammates who were facing all the difficulties head-on?

The past period has undoubtedly been torturous for Candace.

After learning about the conflict in the locker room, Candace was also blinded, and she didn't know how to solve the problem, let alone give advice to Lu Ke, although she always believed in Lu Ke's ability, and all problems were bound to be solved; But the powerlessness of being a bystander made her suffer.

In order to prepare for the new season of Victoria's Secret Catwalk, Candace had to stay in New York and rehearse day in and day out. In fact, she seriously considered whether she should abandon her job desperately and go to San Francisco to accompany Lu Ke; But after thinking about it, I finally gave up.

Not because it's reluctant, but because it's unnecessary. Over the years, she and Lu Ke have always gotten along like this, they focus on their work, leave enough space for each other, respect each other's professions, and then look for their own tacit understanding and comfort in their daily lives.

If she had gone to San Francisco so recklessly, then she would not have been her; What's more, her arrival may also disrupt Lu Ke's rhythm of life, but she is still helpless and can't help, but may not help.

Therefore, although she can clearly and truly feel Lu Ke's impetuousness and distress, the only thing she can do is not to make a fuss, but to quietly accompany Lu Ke, meet all the ups and downs, and firmly believe that Lu Ke can finally find a way to break the deadlock.

The insistence of one email a day has become a small window between her and Lu Ke. Occasionally, she could see a reply letter from Lu Ke in return for his "boring day", and Candace could read it several times with relish, as if she could see the figure who was engaged in training without distraction, sweating under the scorching sun.

Until today.

She knew that Lu Ke would definitely be able to do it. That's what she believes.

"I know." This is Lu Ke's reply, two simple words, but the smile on the corner of Candace's mouth rose.

"Oops, got it!" Suddenly, someone reached out and grabbed the mobile phone in Candace's hand, and then began to coax, "What kind of text message is it, the smile on your face is so happy and sweet, Tangtang, you can't do this, we lonely older young women are envious and jealous." ”

I turned around, and then I saw the quirky playful expression of Karlie-Kloss, who had just joined the modeling ranks this year, proudly showing off the booty in her hand.

On the other side, Adriana-Lima rushed over at a trot, snatched Carly's phone from her hand, took aim at it, and read aloud in excitement, "I know." ”

After reading it, Adriana was completely dumbfounded, and thought that she had seen it wrong, so she rubbed her eyes and looked at it again, and the result was still the same answer, and then moved on, "You did it." ”

Go up, "Just-Do-It!" ”

Adriana was full of question marks, "Sugar Candy, is this a text message from Nike and you signing a cooperation?" ”

"What? What the hell is going on? Carly rushed over, unable to believe her ears, and the other models rushed over, "Isn't it?" That's it? Sugar candy, that's not right! The text message you're just reading shouldn't be that. ”

Candace spread her hands with an innocent expression, "Are you sure it's not Carly's own imagination that is too rich?" ”

The moment of "......", Carly became the focus of everyone's attention, Carly waved her hand again and again, but found that she was at a loss for words, which ...... What the hell is going on?

……

At the same time, Fort Fox, which is only a three-and-a-half-hour drive from New York, Lu Ke is still in the away team's locker room at Gillette Stadium, faintly feeling a little itchy in his ears, as if someone is saying bad things about him behind his back.

But after thinking about it seriously, the only answer was the home team's locker room opposite, and I didn't guess at all that one of my text messages caused an uproar among the Victoria's Secret Angels.

If it was the home team's locker room, then Lu Ke didn't need to take it to heart, he completed a series of post-match processes step by step, and finally when he entered the ice bath, he summoned the system and began to test the gains of this game.

The first is the race mission.

Complete a passing touchdown, five, plus five base points; Specify the tactical usage rate, complete two or more short passes, medium passes and long passes in the shotgun formation, and complete them, and the base points are increased by one; To control the balance of passing, the proportion of running must be equal to or greater than 25%, completed, and the base point is increased by one; Tactical layout, at least five different receiving targets to complete the line, complete, base points plus one; Victory, completion, and base points are increased by three.

A total of 11 base points were earned.

The second is special tasks.

"Special Mission: Challenge Gillette Field".

During halftime, this special mission appeared in the system, but it was specifically marked as a non-mandatory special mission with no failure penalty, because even if it failed, it would not have a crucial impact on the playoff prospects; But there is no doubt that victory is the key to the team's rebirth, and as long as the jump passes, the team's temperament can change dramatically.

Correspondingly, the completion of special missions is also very demanding, "Defeat the New England Patriots away; Away from quarterback Tom Brady, winning at least three of the following categories: Passing yards, pass completion percentage, touchdowns, interceptions, quarterback rating, and PFF rating. ”

In the end, Lu Ke reversed the opponent to win, and defeated Brady in four categories, including passing yards, touchdowns, quarterback ratings and PFF ratings, while the pass success rate and interception rate were not as good as Brady's performance, but after all, he successfully completed the special task of "challenging Gillette Field".

This also means that Lu Ke ushered in a bumper harvest - two special skills are specified, three special points, and nine basic points.

High risk and high return, this is always a double-edged sword on both sides, and everything makes this game the most rewarding matchup in Lu Ke's entire season.

And that's not all.

Again, hidden missions.

"Tidy up the locker room, level three.

Mission Description: Losing to the National League finals in his rookie season and winning 14 straight games in his sophomore season to remain unbeaten in the season, the host has gradually become an indispensable part of the locker room, but if you want to grow into a true leader, you still need to prove yourself. Not only on the field or on the training ground, but even in the locker room, he still has absolute authority and strength, and has become the object of every player to look up to.

The locker room problems of a rugby team with a 53-member squad are far more complex and unpredictable than any other team sport. The team is a team of players, and the players are precisely the most uncontrollable objects, and every year, every season, and even every game, the mentality of the players can change differently, and only a true team leader can minimize the negative impact of these changes.

Requirements: Stand in the locker room and earn the respect and following of your teammates.

Task reward: the ultimate idle watch video function, timed summary.

Failure Penalty: None. This is a passive-triggered task. ”

Lu Ke almost forgot the hidden task of "tidying up the locker room".

This is undoubtedly one of the most important series of tasks in the system, and the first time should be the game after the away loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, which is a first-level mission; The second was the home win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the "Chicken Soup Battle," which was a second-level mission.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

This is not a hidden task that has the most direct impact on Lu Ke, but it is undeniable that this is the most important task in the invisible part outside the court. Whether it's the integration of the locker room or the on-hook viewing of the mission reward, these hidden attributes are all an integral part of achieving victory.

Lu Ke has been able to make such great progress in less than two seasons, in addition to his own efforts, the credit of the on-hook video function must not be ignored.

Unexpectedly, just when Lu Ke had forgotten about this hidden mission, it still appeared again.

Just like the task of "forging the heart of the king" after the away win over the Arizona Cardinals in the eighth week of the regular season, it is also a series of tasks, step by step, to make Lu Ke grow into the soul of the team; And the task of "rectifying the locker room" has made Lu Ke grow into the core of the team step by step.

Now, the road to building a rugby superstar system is gradually becoming clearer, so that Lu Ke has to sigh that there are indeed many difficulties on the road of competitive sports.

Despite the ups and downs and the thorns, in the end, the three-level task of "tidying up the locker room" was successfully completed, which was undoubtedly the most difficult and thrilling one, and everything that happened in the past few weeks is still vivid; Fortunately, the result was a joy after all.

Then the next step should be to "cast the heart of the king".