CHAPTER 562: CHAPTER 548: WHAT? PERFORMING AT THE SPRING FESTIVAL GALA!

In Hua Country, the lunar New Year’s Day is an immensely grand traditional holiday, called Spring Festival, also known by some as New Year.

On this day, it signifies stepping into a new year, and in the hearts of the over billion people of Hua Country, it is also an immensely sacred day.

Almost every person in Hua Country, conditions permitting, chooses to reunite with family on this day, relishing the warmth of family and also putting a perfect end to the year gone by.

The day prior to this is known as New Year’s Eve in Hua Country.

The festive New Year’s Eve has a long-standing tradition, and it carries the special meaning of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.

Almost everyone in Hua Country chooses to dine with the family in the evening, having a meal that symbolizes reunion, and then they await the arrival of the new year on this special night.

Whether in cities or rural areas in Hua Country, they hang big red lanterns everywhere and paste couplets that signify well-being.

Every household is decorated festively, and regardless of how the year has been, everyone shows their most genuine side in front of family on this day.

As Hua Country welcomes New Year’s Eve, it’s winter, with Binhai City having seen heavy snow for several consecutive days.

The people in Binhai City marvel at this snow as they say: "A timely snow promises a prosperous year."

Though of course, it has been tough for those municipal workers who ensure people’s daily travel, as they complain while clearing snow from the roads.

Having spent several consecutive days engaged in monster gaming, everyone gathers in the glasshouse in front of the villa, looking at the snowy world outside, when Guo Shaojie suddenly says:

"Don’t you feel like it’s getting colder year after year?"

Holding a cup of hot water, Ouyang Hao replies:

"It’s not just us, it’s getting colder globally year after year."

Zhang Xinying chimes in:

"My mom says snow in Binhai City has just started to happen these recent years."

"Previously, it never snowed in Binhai City, and there wasn’t even a need for down jackets in winter."

Mu Lingxue nods repeatedly, saying:

"Indeed."

"According to the older generation, only in recent years has the climate started to change dramatically in Binhai City."

"Now it really is getting colder year by year."

Present in this glasshouse is also Yu Na, who moved in a few days ago.

Yu Na sits quietly, listening to everyone’s conversation and admiring the snow scene outside the glass, feeling unprecedented peace and warmth inside.

Despite Yu Na’s difficulty in blending in with everyone given her personality,

everyone here treats Yu Na warmly, with no barriers arising from her identity.

Yu Na greatly enjoys this atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Yu Na watches Isabelle playing in the snow outside, no longer as shaken as before.

Alongside Isabelle, Jade Qilin and Aifula are there, laughing and playing.

Looking towards Lin Yi not far away, Yu Na actually feels a sense of shock and unbelief.

It was only after arriving here that Yu Na realized this person is like a bottomless pit; when one thinks they understand him well, they discover that their understanding is only superficial.

Ouyang Hao suddenly remarks regretfully:

"Are we really not going to celebrate tonight, have a reunion dinner?"

Earlier Lin Yi suddenly informed us, leaving everyone confused.

After Lin Yi explained the reason, everyone sympathized but also felt anger towards the despicable actions of Goryeo and the He Clan in these battle zones.

Suddenly hearing Ouyang Hao mention this, everyone turned their eyes toward Lin Yi, who was in a daze in the center.

Noticing the eyes on him, Lin Yi snaps back to reality and responds curiously:

"What?"

Ouyang Hao helplessly repeats the question.

Facing everyone’s eager eyes, Lin Yi hesitates for a moment:

"If the He Clan and Goryeo come over to cause trouble, we absolutely can’t lose our Border City."

Currently, all the battle zones globally still have their Border Cities intact; if Hua Country ends up losing its Border City first, it would certainly become a laughingstock among the world’s players.

What’s more, the opponents are two of the least welcome battle zones among Hua Country people, often even hated.

Mu Lingxue suddenly says:

"That indeed is a concern."

"In our guild, we have more than five thousand people, and less than two thousand can ensure they’ll be online on New Year’s Eve."

"Other guilds probably face similar situations."

At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly shares his concerns:

"The main issue is, I suspect this isn’t as simple as it appears."

"I have a strong feeling that aside from the He Clan and Goryeo battle zones, the United States War Zone will definitely join in."

On hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, and Shen Yanhua exclaimed in surprise:

"It shouldn’t be, right?"

"With so many battle zones attacking us simultaneously, they aren’t afraid of becoming a joke?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Na suddenly speaks up:

"To win, the people in the Goryeo War Zone will do whatever it takes."

"There’s even less to be said about the He Clan War Zone."

"The so-called joke, once they seize the Border City in Hua Country, who cares how they did it?"

"At that time, the ones to be ridiculed will be us, who lost the Border City."

Everyone realized the seriousness of the problem, and Guo Shaojie couldn’t help but curse:

"These bastards really know how to pick their timing."

Just then, Lin Yi suddenly received a call from an unknown number, so he got up and answered the phone to the side:

"Hello."

Then a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Feng Hua, long time no see."

Mu Wanqing, standing by a large floor-to-ceiling fan, looking at the snow scene outside, brushed her hair from her forehead and softly said:

"I hope this call hasn’t interrupted your gaming."

Lin Yi suddenly recognized the voice as that of Mu Wanqing, Hua Country’s number one female singer, and couldn’t help but feel surprised:

"Mu Wanqing?"

"It’s really something, a big star actually calling me personally."

Mu Wanqing held the phone, her lips forming a slight curve, gently saying:

"Feng Hua, are you teasing me?"

"Your fame now far exceeds mine, so it should be my honor to call you."

Currently, after nearly a year of operation, "Glory of the Gods" has already covered every corner of the globe.

The gaming world has obviously become everyone’s second world, with Feng Hua’s fame in the game matching even that of Mu Wanqing, Hua Country’s top female talent.

Furthermore, Feng Hua’s global renown has been stoked by official promotions.

It’s not an exaggeration to say Feng Hua’s fame surpasses Mu Wanqing’s.

Hearing the other’s implicit praise, Lin Yi could only smile wryly:

"Let’s talk business."

"I wonder, what’s the reason Mu Wanqing suddenly sought me out?"

At this moment, Mu Wanqing held a document labeled "Confidential Information" and giggled:

"I imagine Feng Hua has heard of the Spring Festival Gala?"

Lin Yi rolled his eyes, as Hua Country people, who would dare say they haven’t heard of the Spring Festival Gala?

Being a ’must-watch’ for New Year’s Eve, it’s a Hua Country tradition, so Lin Yi curiously asked:

"Mu Wanqing, don’t keep me in suspense, just tell me what’s up."

Mu Wanqing, who had just teased Lin Yi, suddenly became shy, lightly biting her lip without saying a word.

Lin Yi even thought the signal might be bad:

"Hello?"

"Miss Mu?"

"Are you still there?"

After a while, Mu Wanqing calmed down her nervousness and said:

"This year’s Spring Festival Gala might be different from previous years, you know?"

Lin Yi couldn’t help but shake his head:

"I don’t know."

Duh, Lin Yi wasn’t an insider.

So far, the official hasn’t released any news or lineup about the Spring Festival Gala.

This is quite unusual compared to previous years.

In the past, before each year’s Gala, the official would release the lineup early to attract attention and build anticipation.

But this year, they did the opposite, and Hua Country’s social forums have exploded, full of guesses.

Now, Mu Wanqing suddenly brought this up, making Lin Yi suspect:

"What you’re saying is probably related to this year’s Spring Festival Gala, right?"

Mu Wanqing responded positively on the phone:

"This year, the official plans to host the Spring Festival Gala inside the game and present it to the audience."

"I’m calling you because the station gave me a task, hoping you could deliver a final performance for everyone."

Hearing Mu Wanqing’s words, Lin Yi was astounded:

"Me? Final performance? On the Spring Festival Gala?"

"What the heck ~"

"Are you kidding me?"

Moreover, tonight there might be a City Seizing War to fight, where’s the time to prepare such a final act!

Wait a minute...

Lin Yi suddenly thought of a great idea:

If those He Clan folks happen to cause trouble at that time, wouldn’t it be possible to live-stream beating them for the whole country to see?

Thinking of this, Lin Yi was immediately impressed with his own intelligence:

"I really am a genius."

Mu Wanqing’s confused voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone:

"What?"