At the sound, Li Xian immediately looked down and saw that his contribution points, previously displayed as "1," had instantly become "0."
Why?
Li Xian raced to figure out what had gone wrong.
I must have broken some hidden "rule"...
Could it be that I'm not allowed to follow these Supervisors?
He looked up and stole a glance at the old man before him, only to find that the man was still watching him. His formerly kindly smile now looked rather chilling, but most importantly-
His fingertip was still hovering over his Wristband's screen.
It was as though he intended to judge whether to deduct more contribution points based on what Li Xian did next.
And now, if Li Xian lost even a single contribution point, his total would immediately drop below zero.
He turned his gaze toward the player still lying unconscious on the ground, alarm bells ringing in his head.
"...Sorry. I'll leave right away."
After two seconds of silence, Li Xian tentatively offered those words.
Yet the old man seemed not to have heard him. Neither his expression nor his posture changed, even when Li Xian began to take a step back.
...Then following him wasn't the problem.
As Li Xian considered other possible reasons, he kept his eyes fixed on the old man's movements. The man did not spend long "judging" him. Barely a few seconds after Li Xian spoke, he gave a soft sigh, and his finger twitched, seemingly about to descend onto the screen-
Then it suddenly stopped.
The instant the old man sighed, Li Xian darted several steps forward and came to a stop right in front of him.
After the two stared at each other at close range for a while, the old man slowly withdrew his finger, bent down, and picked