Literature
[Digital Escapism] Ch 1. Darkness and Explosives
[Back to Cover and Chapters hub] > (TBA) It had been two months since he logged into the game for the first time. During this time Shadow didn’t make much progress, but he was in no hurry - the game didn’t rush, and at each level you could easily find something to do. The history of the world, no matter how banal it was for its fantasy setting, turned out to be fascinating enough to make you look for all the available quests, slowly delving into the mechanics and lore. And, of course, there was the usual for such games (as he learned from the guides) "grinding" of experience and resources, which could stall you at one level for a while. So that day Shadow, as usual, waited on the main square of one of the central cities and monitored the chat for interesting offers. He had a couple of unfinished quests, but ordinary farming would suit him as well - the lack of in-game currency was a common problem no matter what level you were. Evening hustle was ever the