Commercials for Hell continued while the Inhumans broadcast had returned first, the Galaxy Times hosts first talked about the other divisions on other planets, so the Hell content was cut off.
It was only when he returned to talking about Aquamarine that the broadcast paused briefly to allow the anchor to get his bearings and continue his presentation.
-We're back, viewers of Planet Aquamarine, here where the main division of Chinese clubs is focused. We invite guests to analyze the situations of the Planet Aquamarine division. Let's give a warm welcome to Li Ge from the Temple of God, Second Prince of the Dynasty, Hao Tian from Profound Heaven, Eggplant Sun from Fried Eggplant with Fish, in addition to our special guest, Jupiter from the Throne of Gods!- The anchor smiled as the players entered.
But what really excited the forum was the appearance of the Throne of Gods.
To be honest, Throne of Gods is the strongest guild in Hell, it made sense for them to be there, but the Chinese clubs weren't happy at all. Each of them had spent years playing games and building a top-notch 'resume' in VR games, and Throne of Gods was just a second-division club sent to disrupt the Chinese.
Of course they wouldn't like them!
Jupiter, being stared at by the four, especially the Second Prince, who looked like he was about to spit fire at any moment, felt that he should have refused the invitation, he sensed that the Chinese guilds would do everything to disqualify them from now on.
Li Ge, the most handsome of the group, was the one who least looked at Jupiter, instead, he maintained a cynical smile as if he didn't care.
The Second Prince was one of the renowned players of the Dynasty, basically the second best after the King Admiral. He was the proudest of the group, combing his hair with his hand and giving Jupiter a mocking look. In his mind, he had already imagined that after the competition he needed to let loose a bit by PKing the players from Throne of Gods.
The title of best player in China belonged to the Dynasty, specifically King Admiral, a man who rarely participated in any programs. In contrast, the Second Prince enjoyed badmouthing him, not hiding his ambition to take control. However, despite being regularly mocked by King Admiral and beaten in PvP matches, the Second Prince never won, whether in a fight or a discussion, but he never changed.
Hao Tian, one of the four players who had completed the main Black Phantom mission, and also the leader of the Profound Sky, had a hard, cold face, he didn't even look at Jupiter, as if it didn't exist.
Eggplant of the Sun was a middle-aged man, wearing sunglasses, looking unruly and constantly fidgeting with his crossed legs, one hand behind his chair, sitting like a boss. He even had a toothpick between his lips. If there wasn't a no-smoking rule in front of the cameras, it definitely wouldn't have been a toothpick.
He stared at Jupiter with a clear expression of scorn, but it didn't seem like he was going to pull out his gun and shoot him like the Second Prince.
-Thank you all for being a guest on Galaxy Times. - The presenter continued after everyone was seated, the Chinese audience still cursing Jupiter in the forums, but the presenter pretended not to see anything. - Please, our 5 players from the biggest guilds in Aquamarine, let's begin with an analysis of the competition situation.
They began the analysis. Li Ge and the Second Prince spoke the most, Hao Tian hardly spoke, and Eggplant of Sun occasionally gave his opinion. Jupiter, on the other hand, seemed to be in a job interview, sitting upright, hands on his knees, speaking with professional seriousness, causing many Chinese players to mock him on the Forum for it.
The Planet Aquamarine division was the main venue for China. There were dozens of clubs in total. Besides the four biggest names, there were other great clubs like Thunderstorm, Fanatics, and Nine Gates. There were a large number of strong professional players. They discussed the topic at length. In their eyes, the four biggest clubs were still the ones with the best chance of winning.
As for the teams sent by other countries? Nobody took them seriously, even the Galaxy presenter treated Jupiter as someone who came just for a bit of fame.
It wasn't that the Chinese were the most powerful players on all the planets, it was simply because Jupiter was in a stadium playing in a different country with 99% of the audience wearing the other team's jersey, he wouldn't get any support here, apart from the few Western players on the forum who were quickly swallowed up by the sea of mockery.
Jupiter didn't seem to care, but inside he was seething, he needed to get a good ranking or else they would likely become targets across the entire Aquamarine server.
Thirteen initial planets, thirty-seven participating countries. The smaller countries did not have the ability to choose their bases. There were some foreign club events on Planet Aquamarine, not many of them, but they were strong nonetheless. Jupiter should not be underestimated, although it was considered only a second-tier team, with its current development, they were not weak at all.
Although the so-called base planet was merely self-designated, and any country could come to play, this was a naturally formed sense of territory for the players. Some clubs would send strong players to other divisions, creating a team disguised as ordinary players to defeat the local clubs, which would cause the local players to be mocked by the rest of the world, besides, if the local players lost now, it would make it easier for the countries to win the championship title in the future.
That was why the Chinese were so angry with Jupiter, in the end, all Jupiter did was appear out of nowhere, eat some of their food, and then throw the rest in their face.
Nobody liked that, so most Chinese teams preferred to miss the chance to win rather than let any team from another place win.
The program ended after the clubs argued amongst themselves, clearly ignoring Jupiter as if he didn't exist, which only left Jupiter more frustrated and the Aquamarine crew confused, wondering where the rivalry between these crazy Inhumans and the guy called Jupiter came from.
This caused some controversy in the future, both in terms of the players and the NPCs.
The registration for the Qualifying Rounds ended very quickly. The official start was three days later, so all the competitors prepared as much as they could.
This time, hundreds of thousands of players gathered at the Death Scream Sanctuary, packing the arena and completely filling the plaza.
They weren't the only ones, people from all over the world came to see the Inhumans competition in person. The place was extremely crowded, luckily, the city was huge.
Melissa had to send thousands of brainwashed soldiers just to maintain order.