We returned to Suzhou around evening time, but sadly, not a single restaurant we usually frequented was open because it was New Year’s Day. In the end, we had to eat some cheap noodles in a noodle restaurant before rushing back to the workshop. The preliminaries would begin at 6 pm and end at 10 pm, and during this time, the Top 64 teams would be decided. After that, the Top 4 teams and the national champion would be decided the following day.

……

Swhoosh!

I appeared in Dark Moon City’s territory hall since that was where I last logged out of the game. Our Rank 9 undead castle now looked incredibly impressive, and even the hall looked like an impenetrable fortress with its thorn-covered outer walls and one hundred undead knights. They stood guard like solemn statues.

"My lord…"

The Dark Knight Hero Udal dropped to his knees as he called out to me. Normally, he would be addressing me as "Your Lordship", but since I had split up the administration power six ways between He Yi, Murong Mingyue, Beiming Xue, Lian Xin, Li Chengfeng and Chaos Moon, the autocratic management had turned into a committee...

Udal was a brave and fiercely loyal general. Hand placed atop the hilt of his...