The next day, when Chu Luo got up and went downstairs, she saw someone walking in with a large plate of grapes.

Her gaze subconsciously followed the plate of grapes to the coffee table beside the sofa.

After that person put down the grapes, he said respectfully to her, “Miss Chu, these are the grapes that were picked from the vineyard in the suburbs. I’ve already washed them for you. You can eat them directly.”

Chu Luo nodded and the man left.

After he had left, she quickly walked over, plucked a grape, and put it in her mouth.

The grapes had thin skin and thick flesh, and they were filled with fragrance.

After eating a few grapes, Chu Luo carried a bunch of grapes and walked out of the door.

Indeed, she saw Li Yan and Qin Ming practicing in the courtyard.

Li Yan was wearing a white training suit this morning while Qin Ming was wearing casual pants and a black singlet.

Qin Ming’s muscles were very developed. Compared to him, Li Yan looked much frailer.

However, Li Yan’s aura was too powerful and his moves were ruthless, forcing Qin Ming to retreat continuously.

The two of them practiced for a while before Li Yan stopped and Qin Ming turned to leave.

Chu Luo looked at Li Yan, who was standing there. Her eyes shifted, and she plucked a grape and flicked it at him with her internal energy.

Only after flicking it away did she warn him, “Li Yan, watch out.”

The grape was fast like an arrow. Just as it was about to hit Li Yan, he unexpectedly reacted swiftly and dodged it.

Seeing that he actually managed to dodge it, Chu Luo flicked another grape in disbelief.

Again, Li Yan managed to dodge it.

Feeling playful, Chu Luo quickly plucked a few grapes and continued flicking them at Li Yan.

This time, as Li Yan dodged, he directly pulled out the whip from his waist to stop the grapes and swung the whip towards her at the same time.

Chu Luo wanted to jump to the side, but just as she was about to jump, she suddenly remembered the lesson last time. She turned around, wanting to jump to the other side.

In the next second.

The whip rolled and brought her in front of him.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and asked dangerously, “Is it very fun?”

Chu Luo brought the grapes in her hand to him and said with a smile, “I came to deliver grapes to you.”

“I’m not eating.”

Li Yan retracted his whip.

“Since you’re free now, let’s practice for half an hour.”

“I’m not…”

Li Yan didn’t give Chu Luo a chance to refuse and directly proceeded to tap her acupoints.

Chu Luo shielded the grapes in her hand and retreated a few meters with a tap of her toes.

“Hey, didn’t we agree for you to come at night?”

Despite saying that, she shot the grape at him as a weapon.

As she shot the grapes at him, she said, “Since you didn’t keep your word, don’t blame me for being rude to you.”

After saying that, she ate the remaining grape and attacked him.

The two of them practiced in the courtyard for half an hour before going to eat.

After the meal, Chu Luo went straight to the study.

There were more than two hundred teams participating in the national competition. In three days, only ten teams would be chosen, so it was much more competitive than the qualifying rounds.

The national competition continued in the form of PK between two teams. There were two matches in the morning and two in the afternoon. The team that lost would be eliminated.

The opponents were randomly allocated.

Right after the competition started, the entire Internet and gaming circles were filled with updates from the “Battle of Lightyears” competitions. Even on the streets, the large advertisement screens were broadcasting the competition.

The invisible glint and flash of cold steel, along with the bloody rain, made even those who didn’t know how to play the game feel their blood boil.

After the female player, Bai Ling, had appeared in public many times, there was a wave of discussion both on the Internet and outside the Internet.

“This Bai Ling must be a catfish. It’s impossible for a woman to operate a game character from ‘Battle of Lightyears’ so awesomely!”

When this comment was published, it instantly garnered more than ten thousand “likes.” Someone started to ridicule her.

“This team called ‘Phoenix Skies Legend’ is really creative. Letting someone play a female account will definitely be beneficial to their team.”

“Isn’t the one who plays a female character most awesomely that madam? I heard that her healing arts are famous throughout the entire empire.”

“Tsk~ You don’t know this, do you? Actually, that madam isn’t famous for her healing skills but for her looks. Previously, her photo was exposed on the forum. Those looks, tsk tsk, it’s not inferior to those of famous celebrities.”

“Really? I wonder if that madam participated in the competition this time. If she did, I would definitely go and watch.”

“We’ll know whether or not they participated in the competition by looking at the participating members from Jinling Gang.”

When this was said, many people went to take a look.

The topic of discussion about whether Bai Ling was a catfish shifted to the wife of the gang leader, Yangliu Yiyi.

Other than the discussions about Bai Ling in the outside world, the participants were also discussing her in private.

“If it weren’t for her impressive operating skills, I would have thought that she was an RMB player1. How could anyone level up their ‘Battle of Lightyears’ account to the maximum level in just a few days?”

“How is that possible? In ‘Battle of Lightyears,’ one can only use money to level up to Level 85. For the subsequent levels, the players must level up themselves.”

“That’s why I said Bai Ling was impressive!”

“Bai Ling must be a smurf account or an insider who’d opened a back door. Didn’t someone check his IP before? I heard that the person who checked his IP ended up being exposed.”

“Also, it might be a smurf account opened by one of the top ten masters in the world.”

…

No matter what everyone guessed, everyone thought that Bai Ling was a catfish. No one believed that Bai Ling was really a girl.

After three days of fighting, ten teams were finally chosen.

Among them were “Phoenix Skies Legend,” “What Can The Heavens Do About Me,” and the “Jinling Gang.”

Looking at the three names that happened to be on the list, Xie Minghai slammed his hand on the computer desk. “We’ve fought so many PK matches in three days, but never got matched up with ‘What Can The Heavens Do About Me’ in any of them.”

Xu Qingfeng pushed his glasses up his nose bridge and sneered. “What are you worried about? We’ll definitely meet in the finals.”

In the two days of the finals, there were to be team battles every day. The system would divide the ten teams into two teams. They’d have to build a castle and fight for resources. In the final city battle, the team that lost would be eliminated.

On the last day of the interstellar war, the five teams remaining would have to rely on their own abilities to stay until the final advancement World Championship.

Actually, the highlight would be the last interstellar war.

The ‘Battle of Lightyears’ game graphics was especially exquisite and beautiful. The galaxy was so mysterious that it satisfied most people’s fantasies.

While waiting for the system to allocate the teams, Tang Zhiyun spoke to them.

“A captain will definitely be chosen for the team battle. If we end up in the same team as ‘What Can The Heavens Do About Me’ later, that person will definitely think of ways to get the captain title.”

“Hmph! Who does he think he is? If he wants to get the title of captain, he’d have to ask for my trident’s approval first.” Xie Minghai controlled his game character to raise the trident in his hand.

Xu Qingfeng said, “Ouyang Yu has many tricks up his sleeve and likes to play dirty. It’s not impossible for him to bribe other candidates.”

Yu Lei: “No, we can’t let him be the captain. Otherwise, he will definitely find a way to deal with us.”

Chu Luo looked at the anxious trio and asked in confusion, “Other than the elections, is there no other way for a person to get the captain title?”

“This has been an unwritten rule all these years.”

“Since it’s unwritten, let’s break this rule.”

Before the four of them could react, the system had already divided these teams into two teams.

Indeed, “Phoenix Skies Legend” and “What Can The Heavens Do About Me” were grouped together.

In their group were “Breaking Out of the Empire,” “Sky Dragon Legend,” and “Atlas Gang.”

Each team had an hour to choose their captain and assign missions.

The team leader of “Atlas Gang,” Breaking Iron Steed, was the first to speak: “Since we’re in the same group, we must choose a team captain.”

Unrivaled Killer God from “Breaking Out of the Empire”: “The Captain must have strong leadership abilities. I think I can do it.”

Evil God Defying Heavens from “Sky Dragon Legend”: “This is a huge competition, a match that determines life and death. It’s not a gang fight. I think we should vote.”

After the three team leaders finished speaking, the “What Can The Heavens Do About Me” team leader, Laughing Ocean, said: “I agree to vote to elect the captain. That’s fair too.”

In this match, Chu Luo, Tang Zhiyun, and the other three turned on the voice chat. Xie Minghai sneered when he heard those words. “Just wait and see. Ouyang Yu is definitely going to poke these captains in private and give them benefits.”

Chu Luo said, “Then don’t give him the time to poke other people in private.”

The other three asked her what she was planning to do.

Bai Ling: “We come from different districts. No one knows who has real ability. Since we’re going to choose a captain, why don’t we compete?”

Unrivaled Killer God: “It’s a waste of time to compete.”

Bai Ling: “Who said that it’s a waste of time? Only someone without ability would say that.”

Unrivaled Killer God: “You!”

Unrivaled Killer God: “Why would a person playing a female account like you be so arrogant?”

Bai Ling: “Since you look down on players using female accounts, let’s have a competition of two rounds. In the first round, in ten minutes, everyone will use text to explain how they are going to fight in the team battle today. In the second round, it will be a one-on-one PK. Whoever wins will be given the final say.”

Unrivaled Killer God was probably angered by Bai Ling’s arrogant tone and didn’t reply immediately. Instead, Laughing Ocean suddenly said, “I agree with Bai Ling’s suggestion.”

The other teams discussed in private and agreed with Chu Luo’s suggestion.

However, Laughing Ocean added: “But if we do this, it’s the leader of each team that competes. Does anyone have any objections?”

1 A player who pays a lot of money to buy coins for equipment and gear in the game