Game Design: The Most Unruly Internet Cafe in History

In the distant East, there is an incredibly eccentric internet cafe.

The computers are old and slow, and the owner refuses to replace them, no matter what. He's also incredibly rude.

Ask him to make you a cup of instant noodles, and he'll give you a nasty look.

It opens at nine in the morning and closes promptly at ten at night. Pulling an all-nighter is out of the question.

Worse still, the prices are outrageously high: 58 an hour in the regular section, 88 in the booths, and 128 in the esports section... Some computers aren't even connected to the internet.

But strangely, there's an endless line of people outside the cafe every day, and you can faintly hear shouts from inside.

"Angry Birds is way too fun. I just can't stop playing."

"Damn, CS is the best shooter I've ever played."

"Boss, my DNF disconnected again. Is your internet acting up?"

Su Chen: Sorry, your DNF disconnecting has nothing to do with the internet.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.