Rose sent us a congratulatory message: "First, congratulations to everyone for winning the WEL China nationals, hehe! The club will be holding a celebratory feast, and all of you are required to attend on time! Also, the WEL internationals will begin in a week, and I’m in the middle of processing your visas right now. The venue will be set at the virtual e-sports center of the USA, Los Angeles, California. Get that? We’ll all be traveling to Los Angeles in a week!"

Excited, I replied, "Hot damn, I can’t believe us country bumpkins would get to travel overseas one day…"

Rose: "... Screw you!"

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The champion rewards were extremely generous, so generous that I could skip leveling before the next Nation War began at the very least. Of course, it was a different story after the Nation Wars. Losing levels was as common as eating rice for professional players like us, and there was no guarantee that I could avoid using Resurrection Art this time.

By the time the girls and I logged off, it was already past 10 pm. However, the girls were too excited to fall asleep, and the thieves—Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi and Du Thirteen specifically—insisted that we meet up and celebrate this victory with booz...