As night deepened, the city remained brightly lit.
Though it was nighttime, an intense football match was underway on the vast, boundless field.
Every so often, fervent cheers erupted from the stands, and the atmosphere at the venue was exceptionally charged.
But if the camera zoomed in, one could clearly see that the stands bursting into enthusiastic cheers from time to time... were actually completely empty.
Just as Bai Zhi, as a [Volunteer], received missions exclusive to his profession, [Athletes] also had competitions arranged specifically for them.
"Yin Bing Guo Zhen indeed... This is beyond ridiculous..."
During halftime, Jiang Chanyi muttered softly as she looked toward the empty stands that nevertheless rang with thunderous cheers.
As a Golden Core Stage cultivator who had lived for several centuries, what kind of scene had she not seen before?
But this was truly her first time seeing something like this.
"..."
After staring at the glowing cup in his hand for a while, Zi Qi poured its contents into the sink.
Athlete-exclusive meals made from grotesquely deformed Raw Materials resembling Chimera test subjects, along with drinking liquid flowing through the Water Pipes that glimmered faintly at night—this was the daily life accessible to him in his current profession as an [Ingredients Supplier].
...Though he seriously doubted whether this stuff was edible.
"...Hm?"
His heart stirred slightly, and Zi Qi took the notepad out of his pocket.
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[Ju Jing]: ...I currently feel like I'm playing football with more than a dozen pigs.
[Ju Jing]: The closing ceremony will be held in two days.
[Ju Jing]: I don't know how many more matches we'll have to play, but our chances of winning look grim. I need more normal Teammates. Has no one else arrived yet?
[Yu Xing]: How are the other Players doing?