The happy times were always short-lived.
Before they knew it, the players found themselves raving in the central square of Chosen City until midnight again.
It wasn't fatigue or boredom that stopped them, but the system's forced logout announcement.
The new version update was coming.
To maintain the appearance of Chosen City and avoid dropping favorability with NPCs, the players hurriedly cleaned up the carnival's trash before the forced logout time, then returned to their usual logout spots.
The veteran players mostly chose to log off at their own homes.
The big shots almost all owned their luxurious standalone villas in Chosen City.
The more laid-back ones, due to extended online presence, saved enough contributions to move into some less grand but still pricey private courtyards.
As for the fourth-test players... the hardcore and wealthy naturally had their own homes too, but the majority of regular players still lived in inns or "corpse rooms."
