Every year on July 7, the Federation Super League set the whole summer ablaze.
Actually, it wasn't just the Super League that took place in summer. All kinds of top-tier events were held during the season because students were on summer vacation, and it was also the best time of year for travel.
Over the past few years, as extreme freezing weather gradually became the norm, the Federation's people had grown increasingly eager for summer.
The four seasons had once been clearly defined. Now, the whole world seemed to have only three seasons left: spring, summer, and winter.
Temperatures began dropping rapidly every October and didn't start warming up until around April or May of the following year. Spring lasted only about two months before summer arrived in full.
During the long, bitter winter that lasted as long as six months, people yearned desperately for sunshine and beaches.
According to statistics from several Federation survey agencies, summer was the peak season for paid leave and vacations. Most people took time off during summer, bringing their families to the beach to soak up the sun and play in the water.
With the pleasant temperatures, people were happy to spend the entire summer basking in the blazing sun, sweating and enjoying their youth! And among all this, the Federation's heavyweight event—the men's Rugby Super League—was hailed as the highest temple of sports! The United Sports Association earned most of its annual revenue from this Super League. It consisted of the champion teams from the Federation's four tiers of professional leagues, the champions of various Super Bowl tournaments from the previous year, and invited teams.
There were eighteen teams in total, and those eighteen teams fully represented the highest competitive level of Federation Rugby!
Before September 10—in other words, within sixty-four days—they would