This got him interested.
Shaunie said that Glory would turn ten years old at midnight tonight, and that was when a new tenth server would launch. That was the reason it was so crowded. The owner of the computer club smiled sweetly and added that it had become a tradition to start a new server on every birthday. Spreading her arms joyfully, Shaunie said loudly that the tenth server, which so many people had been waiting for, was launching at midnight tonight.
Sunny hesitated, saying that as far as he remembered, you could pre-register for a new server in order to be ready to play in advance. Shaunie agreed with surprise, adding that he would need a blank account for that. She wondered what he was going to do.
Opening his wallet, Sunny began to search through it for something while the girl watched his manipulations carefully. Having found the card, the guy decided to try it out, and then he inserted it into a special device, which immediately began to read the information.
Seeing the card, Shaunie asked whether he had not just said that he had given up his account. Then she began to stare intently at the monitor, slamming her hands on the table. The girl declared, dumbfounded, that this could not be, because such cards had been distributed ten years ago.
Sunny confirmed that this card was from the first draws.
She asked whether he had been playing for ten years. Even she had only started playing five years ago. She reflected on the fact that he was a veteran who had been playing for a decade. Now it made sense where he had gotten his skills from. He had given up his previous account, and he was going to start from scratch on a new server. She was even more curious as to who he was.
When the guy announced that he was done, Shaunie read his nickname aloud. Grim Lord. She said that he could now play safely on the new server.
Taking the card in hand, Sunny leaned back in his chair, remembering the two people he had started playing Glory with, together.
Putting a hand on his shoulder, Shaunie asked whether he wanted a job as a systems administrator. The guy said he did. Preferably on night shifts.
The proprietor reached out for him to follow her, thinking that she had gotten hold of the ultimate nugget. It was all too fortunate. He wanted a night shift, he had a decade of experience in the game, and his aura was just like a real pro's.
After a while she brought him up to the apartment and told him that only a couple of people lived on this floor. She did, and now so would he.
After looking around the apartment and setting down the crate of keyboards, the guy thought that not only did she provide food and board, but the furnishings here were pretty good. He had made the decision to leave Magnificent Era so quickly, without even having any clear plan for the future. And now, by fate, he had started living here.
At this time Shaunie decided to show him his new room. Looking inside, Sunny noticed that it had not undergone any renovations. Shaunie said that it might be uncomfortable, but that this was only at first.
The girl admitted that she had no need for extra workers and that the ad he had been looking at was very old. The guy immediately realized what was wrong. However, it was not a problem for him. Everything suited him.
Glancing at the clock, Shaunie announced that they needed to hurry up. Sunny did not immediately realize what she was talking about, while the joyful owner grabbed his hand and pulled him along, telling him that it would start soon. Turning around, she smiled and explained that there were only seven minutes left until the tenth server opened, and therefore they needed to be in place.
The guy asked whether she wanted to start the game on the tenth server, since her account from the fifth was already quite good, but she did not pay attention to him. Instead she pointed out how crowded the place was, thinking that it was all a chance to test his skills. At this time there were indeed a lot of people in the room, eagerly discussing the opening of the new server.
Shaunie dragged the guy into the hall, relentlessly repeating that it was almost time and they must not waste a minute or they might be late. She sat him down at a free computer, telling him that they did not have much time and therefore needed to get into the game as soon as possible.
They managed to get in as everyone was loudly chanting the five-second countdown, and the clock was almost showing midnight, encouraging the players.
Sunny and Shaunie stared intently at the monitor, which was also counting down the time, after which they would be able to log into the server. As soon as the meter reached zero, the girl exclaimed loudly, and then looked, dumbfounded, at the guy reading the beginner's manuals.
She stated that he had a decade of experience in this game, so why the hell was he reading a beginner's guide. He replied that he had not read one in years.