The settlement screen refreshed with remarkable fluidity. The page appeared so smoothly that it was even better than during previous periods of low traffic.
'Did it really upgrade itself?'
"Has the number of users dropped?" Zog asked immediately.
He hoped it wasn't because everyone had gotten fed up with the lag and left the platform, allowing the server to recover due to the reduced load.
"Er…" The Program Mage immediately checked the restored backend data. "It dropped, but only by… less than five percent. In theory, we should still be over our original limit. What happened?"
A server upgrading itself was a concept far beyond his comprehension.
"Alright, everyone, back to your stations," Zog said, standing up. "Let's all put in the extra effort tonight and see this through, make sure there are no more surprises. Once this event is over and done with, there will be bonuses, and there will be paid time off to compensate!"
