The two groups of people who were arguing in front of the Golden Inlaid Knife turned their heads when they saw someone had purchased this item.

A Korean girl from the Korean side walked over swiftly and said in English, "Hello sir, did you buy this work by our Korean artist? What do you think of this piece?"

"Yokka, daa," Chen Yiyang praised in Japanese first, then switched to English and said, "It's a very nice product, I really like it. One million Korean won was totally worth it."

"See, even if he is Japanese, he thinks this is a work by our Korean artist."

After getting confirmation from Chen Yiyang, the Korean girl immediately lifted her head proudly.

The group of people from Huaxia were so irritated they almost started swearing.

But soon enough, Chen Yiyang finished the payment and got the Golden Inlaid Knife, nicely packed in a box, in his hands.

With the item in hand, Chen Yiyang retreated immediately.

He had to move quickly.

It's not just Huaxia that has antiquities laws, South Korea has them too.

And South Korea's are even stricter.

South Korea's Cultural Heritage Protection Act of 1962 states that smuggling, damaging, or hiding any Korean cultural heritage is prohibited.

All cultural heritage transactions must involve officially certified items, and those without official certification must be handed over for certification, otherwise, it's considered privately hiding cultural heritage.

And without approval from the Cultural Heritage Administration, no cultural heritage can be exported or taken abroad.

Violating these laws could result in a minimum of two years of imprisonment.

This is an antique from the Xinmang period. If the Koreans suddenly decide that this Golden Inlaid Knife is Korean ancient currency and cultural heritage,

it wouldn't matter whether Chen Yiyang is jailed or not; he definitely wouldn't be able to bring the item back home.

That's why Chen Yiyang disguised himself as Japanese earlier.

He just wanted to leave quickly with the item now.

When he returned to the hotel, the accountant had already gone out.

Chen Yiyang placed the Golden Inlaid Knife along with the certificate and receipt provided by the store in his backpack.

This way, when he goes through Korean customs, the item would be considered a legally purchased piece of art, allowing him to pass through smoothly.

Once this was taken care of, Chen Yiyang left again and took a cab to the competition venue.

"Boss," the accountant waved to Chen Yiyang.

"Are we sitting here?" Chen Yiyang looked at the open-air venue seats with a bad feeling looming.

"Yeah, today's final in Incheon is in a semi-open-air venue, so the audience seats aren't indoors."

"It's freezing," Chen Yiyang wrapped his clothes tightly around him.

"I had a ton of delicious food this afternoon. Too bad you weren't here," the accountant showed Chen Yiyang her phone with all the food she had taken pictures of today.

There were local specialties from Incheon like cold noodles, soba noodles, sashimi, and a bowl of black bean noodles.

No way would Chen Yiyang dare eat sashimi; who knows if it has parasites.

But black bean noodles.

"Since when is black bean noodles also Korean?" Chen Yiyang asked the accountant, pointing at the picture of the noodles.

"I bought this at Chinatown in Sunneung-dong; it's our Chinese food," the accountant quickly explained.

"Oh, oh," Chen Yiyang finally relaxed.

Although the announced start time for the competition had arrived,

today's Incheon finals not only had the matches but also a show to promote a virtual girl group made up of game characters.

So there was a long performance time before the match started.

Honestly, aside from the long legs, there wasn't much to see, and Chen Yiyang was dozing off.

Finally, when the match started, he found himself hungry.

"Boss, there's food for sale over there. What do you want? I'll get you something," the accountant, sharp-eyed, noticed some vendors setting up stalls around the venue.

Chen Yiyang turned and saw a hot dog stand and said to the accountant, "Get me a hot dog, will you?"

"No problem." The accountant ran off swiftly despite her usual limp, except when it came to food.

Soon enough, the hot dog was in hand.

Cold and hungry, Chen Yiyang took a big bite, swallowing half of the hot dog in one go.

With the hot dog sustaining him, Chen Yiyang could finally endure a bit longer.

And today was very fortunate; the Extreme Path Team won the match with a three-to-zero sweep.

At last, there was no need to freeze out there anymore.

This was Chen Yiyang's first thought.

Immediately followed by the joy of collecting several million in the victory bonus!

Besides, after today's finals, the value of the five players under him would skyrocket.

If next season really goes as the head of Tengxu Entertainment said, with Tengxu buying all the shares of the Dota Alliance and restructuring the domestic competition, these players' values would exceed the normal market value significantly.

This investment of his is going to pay off.

So Chen Yiyang, with the accountant, made their way through the crowd to the backstage of the venue and had Zeng Hai come out to bring them in.

"Hahaha, congratulations," Chen Yiyang patted Zeng Hai on the shoulder. "Didn't expect the team to actually win in the end."

"Thanks to your investment, boss. Without it, the team might not have made it."

Zeng Hai's eyes were red and filled with tears.

Bringing the Extreme Path Team this far wasn't easy for him either.

"This year you get a bonus, and next season, a pay raise," Chen Yiyang promised immediately.

"Boss, I forgot to tell you something. My parents' health has been poor lately, so I don't plan to stay with the team. I'm planning to go back home to take care of them. Next season, perhaps someone else can take my place."

"So sudden?" Chen Yiyang was caught off guard.

"I've been thinking about it for a while. But I didn't say anything because I never imagined the team would reach the finals."

"Alright, family comes first," Chen Yiyang patted Zeng Hai's shoulder.

With Zeng Hai leaving, he really considered selling the team.

"But boss, could you promise me one thing?" Zeng Hai suddenly asked.

"Go ahead."

"Can you keep the team playing with the current lineup for another season? I feel this team has unlimited potential, and they might win even more championships with this roster. Please keep them together."

"But you're leaving, and I don't have confidence in finding someone to replace you."

"I know someone in the industry, a club manager named Su Luo. He's currently at home and free; maybe you could give him a try." Zeng Hai recommended someone.

"Alright then," Chen Yiyang nodded in agreement.

Just then, the Extreme Path Team members, having just received their trophy, entered the lounge.

Seeing both Zeng Hai and Chen Yiyang there, they quickly gathered around.

"Come on, everyone, let's take a picture together! I'll post it online in a bit," Zeng Hai called out loudly.

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