The Merchant

Later that night.

Minutes until the game's opening, Ren felt the vibration of excitement in the air. Even though he was the only one inside his house and pod, he felt the culmination of excitement coming from the millions of players worldwide.

After the countdown, the pod screen welcomed Ren to COVENANT, the update announcement flashed in front of his face. The four-hour real-time limits per day, the guild establishment and in-game currency, and . . . When his eyes went to the PVP, he took a twice over and read the paragraph word for word.

Ren's forehead crumpled as he read the sentences. His eyes strained at the letters that said that PvP would start automatically after another player initiated an attack. There was no longer a [CONFIRMATION] with PvP, and Ren didn't know how to feel about the whole thing.