The sudden sound of a voice filled the players with not only surprise but also an irrepressible, ecstatic joy!
They knew at once that the developer was speaking to them through one of the game's characters.
They had persevered for so long not just to complete the three main quests and avert the so-called real-world apocalypse. More than anything, they wanted to meet the developer behind the True Apocalypse Game and speak with him face-to-face.
According to their original predictions, the developer wouldn't possibly appear for at least a few more real-world days, not until they had revived in-game human civilization to the Steam Age.
They never expected the developer to appear after just one real-world day, as soon as they had built the foundations of an agricultural society.
"Is that you... the developer?" the Legion Commander asked, his voice trembling slightly as he took a deep breath.
