CHAPTER 1831: CHAPTER 959: A YEAR FULL OF EXPECTATIONS!

After enjoying a small celebration feast and a good night’s rest at a hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

The next day.

Ding Yue and Xu Bin, along with the Mist City Arts and Science University team, headed to the airport in Dublin, Ireland, ready to board a flight back home. This trip to participate in the First Global Metaverse Computer International Contest was indeed fruitful, as they claimed the championship, keeping Mist City Arts and Science University’s computer team at the top of various online trending lists over the past few days.

Domestic netizens are over the moon, especially college students majoring in computer science, alongside those working in research and industries related to computers, the Metaverse, and virtual technology. They are all incredibly excited and happy.

Now, domestic netizens are just waiting for the Mist City Arts and Science University team to return home with their honor.

"Right, right, right, Huang, you need to prepare for the celebration feast. Let my mom know, yes, yes, according to the highest standards we’ve always had."

While waiting at the airport, Ding Yue was on the phone with his domestic friend, Huang Youjie.

The main purpose was to inform Huang Youjie to prepare for the celebration feast, to be ready when the team returns home to Mist City Arts and Science University, where they can immediately hold the celebration.

"Okay, I understand, Yue. Sure, sure, sure, I’ll be waiting at the school for your return. Have a safe journey."

On the phone, Huang Youjie replied.

Just like that.

After hanging up, Ding Yue waited for about another half an hour before boarding the plane.

As this was a long trip, like before, Ding Yue started to rest and sleep once on the plane. The service in the luxury first-class cabin was quite thorough after all.

After returning home.

Ding Yue, along with his Mist City Arts and Science University team that participated in the First Global Metaverse Computer International Contest, and many computer science students, held a grand celebration banquet together.

As before.

This celebration banquet was broadcast live throughout, and netizens expressed their envy of such an atmosphere, especially college students from other universities who were extremely jealous of the warm atmosphere at Mist City Arts and Science University.

The key aspect was that the celebration banquet wasn’t extravagant or luxurious, making it feel particularly down-to-earth.

However.

The rewards given to the team members were extremely generous, which garnered the approval of all the netizens because technical personnel, scientific researchers, or winners of other competitions naturally deserve rich rewards.

Just like when the Feiyue Football Club’s teams won a competition.

Now, the Feiyue Football Club, representing national football, has secured consecutive victories in the Asian World Cup Qualifiers, securing a ticket to the 2026 World Cup in advance. This marks the first time in years that national football has entered the World Cup again.

In 2026, which is this year, the national team will travel to the America-Canada-Mexico World Cup to compete with strong football teams and earn domestic football glory.

Meanwhile.

Domestic youth football leagues have also been established with significant investment from Feiyue Group, and under the support of the National Sports Administration and the Football Association, creating a comprehensive youth football league system.

With the youth football leagues, the national team will have a continuous supply of new talents, ensuring that there’s no gap in generations. Of course, if the youth football leagues in the country do not develop well over a long period and fail to nurture outstanding young footballers, gaps will inevitably appear.

But there’s no need to worry now, as the Feiyue Football Club, which currently represents the national team, is still very young, aged just twenty-three or twenty-four, with the oldest being twenty-six. They can compete on the football stage for many more years.

During these years, the youth football leagues and the football program at Mist City Arts and Science University can take the time and effort to nurture another batch of outstanding professional football players.

This year, the most anticipated aspect is the national team’s performance in the World Cup.

Ding Yue is also very much looking forward to it, just as he anticipates the development of the 3-nanometer chip this year.

After participating in the welcome-back celebration banquet for the First Global Metaverse Computer International Contest, just as Ding Yue expected, some domestic tech companies also tried to reach out to An Yujia from the Feiyue Group, wanting to collaborate with Mist City Arts and Science University and the Feiyue Group in the Metaverse domain.

They have quite the ambition.

Especially Penguin Group, they want to create their own Metaverse too, considering that as an internet technology company, the last decade or two has been their peak.

However, the future virtual world will become a new battleground, and in terms of technology, they simply cannot match the capabilities of Mist City Arts and Science University. The Metaverse, the virtual world, is merely their means of hyping up to raise stock prices and take advantage of investors.