Chapter Five: A Grassroots Team Called Ember

Zenith withdrew its lawsuit six hours after the arena match. Not because Zhao Qian conceded, but because Su Wanqing's evidence had attracted a league audit. The ten-million-yuan prize entered Lin Jin's account, and the Crown immediately updated his value. [BEARER WEALTH: ¥10,000,037.52. GLOBAL HUNT REWARD UPDATED.] The number brought no joy. Hunters once chased a joke worth thirty-seven yuan. Now even real criminals had a clear price. Su Wanqing rented a closed internet café, installed new locks, independent power, and panoramic cameras. Its broken sign had once read BLAZING FIRE. She rearranged what remained into EMBER. The professional league then announced that a Crown bearer could no longer enter arbitration matches as an individual.