Meanwhile, at the Alliance Auction House in the imperial capital.
In the top-tier VIP room, Ye Li sat there somewhat helplessly.
He had rushed back from the ruins of the Rohl Family in a blaze of urgency, intending to take part in this semifinal, only to run into the damn situation of his opponent forfeiting again.
It was truly rather depressing.
He remembered this had happened before. Why was it happening again now?
Was he really unsuited for these kinds of competitions?
An Lingzhen sat beside him.
She was using that red-quality Dao Hearing Stone to carefully browse through the Gale Kingdom's recent news. Her delicate brows had remained tightly furrowed the entire time.
"What's wrong?" Ye Li came back to his senses and asked casually.
An Lingzhen pursed her lips, a trace of indignation in her tone. "It would have been better if the General did not know."
"These citizens of Gale have barely enjoyed peace for long, and now they have started daydreaming again. From what they have been saying, the citizens of the entire country are practically praising their First Prince—who has hardly made a move in recent years—to the heavens."
"That's fine. No need to care." Ye Li neither agreed nor disagreed.
People were always more willing to believe in what they wished for.
Or rather, the world preferred the occurrence of so-called miracles.
Before long, the VIP room door was pushed open.
Prime Minister Du Heng walked in.
A smile so broad it seemed ready to spill over hung on his face as he gently placed an exceptionally high-quality storage ring on the table before Ye Li.
"Mr. Ye, this is a portion of the ranking reward the Alliance has issued to you based on your latest achievements and ranking. Please keep it safe."
Ye