Chapter 815: The Easter Egg in Diablo 2, the Mysterious Cow Level, and True Forms of Demon Lords!
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
As a traveler from another plane, Fang Qi looked back and remembered that he had felt quite uncomfortable with this world’s culture and way of thinking, which were totally different from that of Earth.
The poem ‘All alone in a foreign land, I am twice as homesick on holidays” was probably written in a similar setting.
However, just as they said, he had come a long way here. Looking ahead, he didn’t have to worry that he would have no friends.
Hearing the warm cheers, he looked dumbfoundedly at the big cake pushed over by Dong Qingli in the Jiuhua City Shop, and he asked, “Oh, you guys said… Whose birthday is it?”
They looked at him in bafflement, “Isn’t it yours!”
“My…? No…” Mr. Fang froze. “My birthday is…”
He suddenly froze in the middle of the sentence. “It seems that today is indeed my birthday…”
“What do you mean by it seems?!”
“It is, alright?”
“You are too busy to think clearly!”
The people around Mr. Fang looked at him in disdain.
“I guess the scummy shop owner has never eaten a cake before, and he is stunned by the sight of it.” A petite figure came in from outside.
“Xiaoyue?!” Mr. Fang said, “Little Girl, you’re supposed to be in school. How come you’re here?”
“Humph!” Jiang Xiaoyue said smugly, “I’m now a diamond master while the others are only gold. I’m so good, so it’s no big deal for me to ask for a leave of absence!”
“Besides, I’m not here to play.”
“Come and make a wish.” Then, they lit the candles for Mr. Fang.
While he sat in his chair, the livestream room broadcasted this scene, showing it to everyone watching.
“I wish… the internet café expands further, so more people can play our games. I wish everyone is as happy as today,” Mr. Fang said after a moment of consideration, “I wish that everyone walking out of the internet café will be dragons and god-like figures.”
Although the players in all the shops of the internet club were less than one percent or even one-thousandth of the population of the whole world, its reputation was great enough, and it was well-known.
All the viewers watching the livestream cheered.
It felt as if the whole world was celebrating.
After making the wishes, he blew out all the candles in one breath.
…
Looking at the pretty big multi-layer cake beside Mr. Fang, Jiang Xiaoyue widened her eyes. “Wow-!”
After blowing out the candles, Mr. Fang quickly pulled her back. “You’re almost in the cake. It’s just a cake. I used to eat several cakes each year and got tired of it.”
“Where did you get several cakes?!” Jiang Xiaoyue said in a huff, “How come I’ve never eaten them before?!”
“He’s just bragging!” Su Tianji said,
“Our cake is made with a special process! It’s super delicious!” Su Tianji said in a low voice.
Mr. Fang disagreed. “It’s just a birthday cake made with cream and egg! What special process?! It’s not like I’ve never eaten cakes before.”
Before I traveled through space and time, what kind of cakes didn’t I eat?
“Humph!” At this moment, Dong Qingli crossed her arms before her chest and lifted her exquisite chin while saying smugly, “This cake is not an average cake!”
“Is there anything special with the cakes made in your restaurant?” Mr. Fang asked.
“Of course!” Dong Qingli pointed at the cake before MR. Fang and said, “First, let’s talk about the cream. Based on the original cream production process, we used meticulous material selection and creation process. We obtained fresh milk from the immortal-grade cows that were fed with spiritual essence and spiritual herbs for years…”
“As for the eggs in the cake, we selected the top-quality spiritual eggs from the meticulously selected immortal-grade hens that were fed with Lanzhi Immortal Herb. As for the water that we used…”
Stupefied, Mr. Fang listened to Dong Qingli’s introduction. “You… You guys…!!”
He was stunned.
“Quickly try it!”
Immediately, Mr. Fang cut a small piece, forked up a small portion, and placed it on his tongue.
“Wow-!” He almost devoured his own tongue.
Dong Qingli leaned over with a smile and said, “What do you think, Sir? My restaurant’s cake is delicious, right?”
“Delicious…” Mr. Fang had never tasted such delicious birthday cake before.
In the past, the cakes were too big, and he had to struggle to finish the rest of the cake after the first few bites. But now, staring at the huge cake in front of him, he felt like he could eat it all even if it was twice this big!
At this moment, he heard Dong Qingli say, “Regretfully, regardless of how we tried, we could only achieve about 70 percent of the rich flavor of the cream produced in the shop… Regardless of how we tried, we couldn’t make it better. Sometimes, the result got worse…”
Mr. Fang’s face darkened, thinking, Although the System made the snacks casually, it would be outstanding if you can achieve 70 percent of the flavor!
“Ya-! I want to eat too!” Jiang Xiaoyue watched Mr. Fang eat the cake with an eager look on her face, looking as if she wanted to grab the cake from his hands.
While devouring the cake, Mr. Fang said blurrily, “Xiaoyue… people prepared birthday gifts for me, but you came without a gift and want to eat the cake. Humph…”
“Hey-!” Jiang Xiaoyue looked around and blushed. “I also brought a gift for you…”
Reluctantly, she took out a box of Dove Chocolate from her storage space. “This is the last snack in my treasured collection. There’s no more snacks after I give you this!”
“I’d hate to take it from you…” Mr. Fang took it and said solemnly at the same time.
“Hey! Slow down!” Jiang Xiaoyue yelled in alarm, “You almost ate it all!”
“Not at all! I saved one piece for everyone! This is for you!”
“It’s too small! I want yours!”
“You’re small, so you should eat the small piece!”
Each was louder than the last.
Looking at them, Dong Qingli and others exchanged a smile.
For one instant, they seemed to return to the small shop when it was just opened with a shop owner playing games and a loli keeping an eye on the shop.
The shop looked different now, but the people were still the same.
…
After celebrating Mr. Fang’s birthday, it came to the last stage of the event – hunting for Easter eggs.
Meanwhile, the viewers were busy giving points to the participants in the second activity.
Although Resident Evil was one of the earliest games, the hidden items such as the Unlimited Rocket Launcher that could allow the players to clear the stage within three hours had been discovered long ago.
Therefore, it had low points.
In fact, some players in the new shop would go and find prequels after playing the sequels or the games made by the same ‘studio’.
After Mr. Fang’s promotional activity of buying ten and getting one for free, more players entered the games.
For example, some of the World of Warcraft players in the new shop also played StarCraft and Diablo 2 which were also produced by Blizzard, let alone the players who went back to the Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 and 1 after playing the Legend of Sword and Fairy 4.
Ning Bi said, “I see that many people are posting the Easter eggs they discovered. Soon, our Easter egg activity will end, and we’ll verify if these Easter eggs are truly in the games.”
After the time was up, the hostesses would announce these Easter eggs and verify them to see if they were true. After the time limit, the players who hadn’t posted their discoveries couldn’t participate in this activity anymore.
“The Easter eggs that have been found by many people don’t need verification. Now, let’s see the Easter eggs and hidden items that need verification.”
“The Secret Cow Level in Diablo 2.”
“This Easter egg is known to many players and doesn’t need verification.”
“The true forms of the demon lords in Diablo 2.”
Everyone knew that there were three difficulty levels in Diablo 2; Normal, Nightmare, and Hell. In reality, the true forms of the demon lords were still hidden in the deeper places.
“There are over ten players, including 13 players in the old shops in Jiuhua City, Half City, and Yuanyang City as well as two players in Canglan City, posted guides about related Easter eggs.”
“Three players posted relatively complete guides, including the six super bosses which are three Lesser Evils – Lilith (Andariel’s mother), Uber Izual, and Uber Duriel and the three prime evils – Uber Mephisto, Uber Diablo, and Uber Baal.”
“After clearing the stage in Hell Difficulty in Diablo 2, there is a very low probability for the boss to drop three different keys in Acts I, II, and IV in Hell Difficulty. The keys are the Key of Terror from the Countess, the Key of Hate from the Summoner, and the Key of Destruction from Nihlathak.”
“In the city in Act IV, the three keys can be transmuted through the Horadric Cube into a key leading to the real den of Lesser Evils.”
When Ning Bi read this, the audience gasped, “There are such bosses in Diablo 2?!”