The morning eventually passed amidst the alternating visits of acquaintances and customers.
As the lunchtime broadcast sounded, the frenzied selling session temporarily came to an end.
But the atmosphere in the venue did not cool down; instead, it turned into another form of excitement.
Because—the fan club interaction activities and game competition segment of the afternoon had begun!
And the two Shus were finally temporarily freed from behind the booth.
However, having finally escaped, they did not choose to return to the quiet shop or office, nor did they deliberately stay away from the crowd.
Perhaps they had been infected by the fans' passion over the past few days, or perhaps they wanted to see why these juniors were working so "desperately."
Or perhaps, they were simply attracted by the pure, lively, and jubilant atmosphere in the venue that had nothing to do with life-and-death battles.
They thus coincidentally blended into the flowing crowd, concealing their existence.
The content of the afternoon support activities was varied.
There were racing games involving reaction speed, fun challenges testing teamwork, and performance-based confrontation matches designed based on the abilities of various Fire Moth members.
Each fan club sent out elites skilled in games to participate, competing for extra "support points" for their supported characters.
Shu and [Shu] stood in the crowd, watching.
They saw members of the [Teriri Group] achieve a perfect score on the dance machine, triggering bursts of cheers.
They saw the [Durandal Support Group] complete difficult cooperative tasks with almost militarized tacit understanding, winning applause from the whole house.
They also saw Li Sushang jump out of the "Immortal Watchers" and perform picking up 120 ping pong balls with chopsticks in one minute in public, scaring other contestants to tears and attracting countless exclamations.
Hmm?
Wait, Li Sushang, aren't you bullying... hiss...
A horse is not a horse.
When a fan club failed in a key challenge by a hair's breadth, causing a sigh of regret from the whole audience, Shu heard an almost synchronized sigh from beside him.
He glanced at the [Shu ] next to him and found that the other person was also looking in that direction, with a trace of the same regret on his face.
When the event entered its climax, and the representatives of two competing groups had a tense duel on the game table, with the score rising alternately, Shu found himself unconsciously holding his breath.
It wasn't until one side narrowly won that he gently exhaled along with the people around him, the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooking up into a small arc.
He even saw something unholy in this venue.
[The Creation of the World: Mount So-kai · Fire Moth Special Edition]!!
Ugh—!!
It's too scary! It can literally stop children from crying at night!!
But true bravery is facing difficulties head-on!
So Shu and [Shu ] stubbornly squeezed into the crowd of spectators.
Having been half-forced by Kiana and the others to play it before, and dizzy from its rules that completely defied logic, watching it from a purely spectator's perspective this time, he still felt that the game rules were as chaotic as a dream after eating the wrong mushrooms.
One second they were competing in cooking skills, the next they started a philosophical debate using Homu quotes, and then suddenly switched to an "air battle" using rubber bands and paper airplanes...
Fun fact, this is a game for humans.
...Shu says not necessarily.
Completely incomprehensible.
But strangely, because he was an outsider, he could capture the serious yet crazy expressions of the opposing sides, as well as the host's exaggerated commentary and the bursts of laughter from the audience due to various outrageous twists.
When the red player instantly reversed the situation due to an extremely nonsensical "rule supplement," Shu actually couldn't help but let out a low "Whoa!" along with an excited boy next to him.
He even subconsciously touched [Shu ]'s arm, signaling him to look quickly.
[Shu ] was obviously also paying attention.
When he saw the blue player's "ultimate move" being judged invalid because it "violated the Fundamental Law of Mount So-kai [Temporary Revision]," he also let out an almost inaudible "tsk" and shook his head, his expression clearly saying "That works too?".
No need to think about the threat of the Herrschers.
No need to worry about his identity being exposed.
No need to calculate how to maintain balance...
Just being "Stelle"... or simply forgetting all identities for the time being, just being a bystander infected by the lively atmosphere, to feel those simple joys, angers, sorrows, and happiness.
"Did you see that?"
"That's kind of interesting."
The communication between the two tacitly focused on "sharing fun."
Yes...
Forget all identities for the time being.
And at this moment, both of them forgot that they were Shu.
They were just a pair of ordinary tourists who came here to play together, ordinarily inconspicuous, ordinarily not needing to participate in anything, ordinarily not needing to go to the front of the stage to face those extraordinary things...
As the afterglow of the sunset gradually dissipated through the tall domed skylight of the venue, and the internal lighting system lit up one by one, illuminating the entire space as if it were daytime, an even more impassioned atmosphere began to permeate.
The noise of the afternoon had settled into a buzzing sound full of anticipation.
The huge stage in the center of the venue was meticulously arranged, with lights, sound systems, and holographic projection equipment all in place.
The audience seats were divided into different camp areas. The flags of various fan clubs were ready on the stands, ready to burst out their support voices at any time.
A clear and solemn voice came from the broadcast, announcing that the final segment of the 4th Fire Moth [Most Watched Fire Moth Star Support Exhibition], the support gala broadcast live to the entire Fire Moth control area and the new resettlement area, was about to officially begin.
The live web broadcast signal was turned on simultaneously.
Inside the venue, several huge screens lit up.
Countless pairs of eyes focused here at this moment.
The members of the [Kiana Energy Station] had already returned to the preparation area temporarily marked out behind the booth. Everyone's face was mixed with last-minute nervousness, excitement, and the determination to burn their bridges.
The badge girl took a deep breath, looked at her comrades-in-arms, and also looked at the two "Stelle sisters" not far away who were also paying attention to this side.
"Everyone," her voice was not loud, but exceptionally firm, "the data war of the day has ended, and the night stage belongs to us.
"Let our feelings be conveyed to everyone through songs, dances, and stories, and also to Lord Kiana!"
"YEAH—!!!"
Amidst deafening cheers and a countdown, brilliant virtual holographic fireworks exploded above the stage, and impassioned opening music resounded through the venue.
The support gala, this grand carnival that swept through the entire base and even affected the gaze of tens of millions of people outside, officially opened its most brilliant curtain.
"This is really nice..." Shu said.
"Mmm... really nice..." [Shu ] said with a smile.