Hidden Player
Sam returned to the Desolate Planet. Even though he gave the prize up for Noah. It is not for nothing. Apart from the second place, he could also ask a huge favor from her.
As for the mini-game or whatever the gods call it which is played for the points, Sam is not really going to focus on that. Because it would be done by his subordinates there and he would get more points than the rest of the players all combined.
It is just hunting down the sea folks. Sam doesn't know why the gods have given this kind of task. The war is going on between the elves and the sea folks for years now and it is still going on. Even with all the equipment Sam has presented them with, Sea folks have too many trump cards and they are occupying the sea far more than Sam and even the elves thought.
But still, Sam has enough influence in Charbhum to get things done no matter what.
He has an Astral Plane cultivator here working for him.