As the news of the qualification distribution spread across the Earth Alliance.
The long-dormant page for qualification distribution on the Monster World official website instantly became the focus.
Countless players without qualification fixed their computer screens here, watching the countdown as seconds tick by with year-long anticipation.
In the final hour of the countdown, every major city on Earth seemed to be muted.
The bustling streets of bygone days were deserted, with only solitary cleaning robots aimlessly spinning around, picking up nonexistent trash.
Stores with staff now entered a temporary shutdown.
Only unmanned shops remained open, guarded by robots, yet no customers arrived.
The fountains in city parks continued their programmed routines, water creating graceful arcs in the air, yet no audience admired them.
