Chapter Four: Champions of the Mud

【Rewards: £90,000 operating capital; player-health assessment module; Cohesion +8.】 【Club valuation: £1→£1,850,000.】 Lin stared at the number. One pound had become £1.85 million, yet not one penny could run through mud for them. On the final day, Greyport led North Gorge by one point. Win, and they were champions. All 3,100 seats sold. The fire service opened a temporary terrace. Lucy's new sign read: WE AREN'T JUST STILL HERE. WE'RE GOING UP. Ironworks Town defended with ten men. After seventy-two goalless minutes, news arrived that North Gorge led by two. Danny, playing on an injection, struck the post. The rebound fell to Eli before an empty net. He did not shoot.