Chapter 66: An Exasperated Jiang Xiaoyue
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
After he closed the shop, Fang Qi calculated his earnings and realized that although the system took most of the crystals, he still got to pocket a lot.
As the number of customers increased, all 50 computers were taken during rush hours. Therefore, he made at lease six or seven hundred crystals a day.
Although he only got to keep 10% of the earnings, it still came to a couple dozen crystals. He now had more than 300!
That wasn't a small amount; 300 crystals was enough to buy a flying spiritual artifact!
I can basically afford a car now! Fang Qi thought happily.
Jiang Xiaoyue, on the other hand, sobbed as she cleaned up the shop. "... When can I earn money... I want to drink Sprite... I want to play Diablo..."
...
– The next day –
What were Jiang Xiaoyue's favorite activities of the day? Breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
As a loli, she had no other hobbies and didn't even get to drink a bottle of Sprite.
On the other hand, Fang Qi gave her a task every day, and that was to watch him and other customers drink Sprite.
Perhaps Fang Qi didn't do this on purpose, but that was the reality.
...
– Next day morning –
"Qi, you're here to buy buns again?" His neighbor, Auntie Wang, looked at him kindly. "Three orders? Did your strength increase again? You have such a hearty appetite!"
"Yup." Fang Qi paid Auntie Wang and carried his three orders of buns back into the shop.
He was too lazy to explain to others how Jiang Xiaoyue had to eat two giant orders of buns for breakfast. Even if he did, no one would believe him.
He opened his internet café early today, so there weren't any customers yet.
The two of them sat behind the counter by the door.
Jiang Xiaoyue ate elegantly but quickly, making Fang Qi wonder if there was a black technology spatial storage in that stomach of hers. How can she eat so much stuff?
After finishing her first bun, Jiang Xiaoyue suddenly noticed that Fang Qi was staring at her and immediately became cautious. "Stupid owner, what are you looking at?"
"I think I have to deduct your salary," Fang Qi said in all seriousness, "or else, you're going to eat me poor!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoyue gritted her teeth so hard that it looked like she was about to bite at Fang Qi.
Then, she saw Fang Qi swiftly taking out a bottle of Sprite and drinking a sip.
Ah... why does he keep doing this to me! Jiang Xiaoyue felt like crying!
"Sir, get me a bottle of Sprite!" After his first sip, Xu Zixin walked in and asked for a bottle of Sprite.
"Your drink is the best!" Xu Zixin smiled as she took a giant swig.
I really want to try this drink... Jiang Xiaoyue glared at Fang Qi with disdain
However, Fang Qi took another sip of Sprite happily before asking her, "Why are you looking at me?"
Watching others drink Sprite and play Diablo everyday slowly lowered this loli's resistance and willpower!
Do I really have to cook and do laundry for this stupid owner?
No! I'm a person with principles! Jiang Xiaoyue sneered in her head. I know he's doing it on purpose; he can't deceive me!
"Sir, get me a bottle of Sprite!" An Cheng and the others arrived as well.
"Sure." Fang Qi opened the fridge and glanced down. "There are only five bottles left?"
He froze for a second after counting the remaining bottles of Sprite.
"There's only five bottles left?" Jiang Xiaoyue walked up to Fang Qi and stared into the fridge.
After giving Ancheng, Bu Che and Ouyang Cheng three bottles, there were only two bottles left.
Just then, two elders appeared by the door. "Young man, get us two bottles of..."
"Ah! Stupid owner! I want to drink Sprite! I'll learn how to cook, okay?" Jiang Xiaoyue finally lost her cool.
"Uh..." Fang Qi didn't know the emotional struggle Jiang Xiaoyue went through to get to where she was, but he looked at her and said, "What does learning how to cook have to do with Sprite? Plus, even if you started now, you won't make enough money to buy a bottle of Sprite."
"Lend me three crystals, alright?" Jiang Xiaoyue held a bottle of Sprite in her hands, unwilling to hand it over.
"Lend you crystals?" Fang Qi froze for a second but didn't refuse.
Then, he placed three crystals onto the counter. "A bottle of Sprite costs three crystals. Once you learn how to cook, we'll decide on how many months it's going to take for you to pay me back."
I should go back, get a couple thousand crystals, and throw them all on this stupid owner's face! Jiang Xiaoyue felt like crying. But... No, I can't. If I go back, I won't be able to leave... I haven't even played Diablo yet...
Therefore, she clenched her teeth and said dejectedly, "Can you lend me another crystal?"
"For what?"
"To buy a cookbook..." Jiang Xiaoyue's voice was as quiet as a mosquito, and she lowered her head so much that it seemed like she was really embarrassed.
...
Song Qingfeng, An Cheng, and the others began playing Act II of Diablo. They had passed Act I and had all hired Mizan, the honest-looking mercenary, after seeing his power in Fang Qi's game yesterday.
However, when Song Qingfeng went back to Act I and tried to get better items from Andariel, Mizan was nowhere to be seen.
When they turned around, they saw him shivering in a corner...
An Cheng's fate was much worse. When he used his portal, he and Mizan were accidentally teleported into a herd of scarab demons.
Mizan immediately ran off, leaving An Cheng, a sorcerer, alone in a bunch of monsters...
After countless incidents, they slowly began to understand this mercenary...
At times, Mizan angered them so much that they felt like cursing.
Look at what you did, Mizan!
...
Shen Qingqing re-read the official novel in her hands and made sure there weren't any errors before heading over to Fang Qi's shop.
She and Fang Qi had come to an agreement; Fang Qi would provide the plot while she would write the stories. She was also responsible for finding a place to publish the novel.
As a loyal fan, she wasn't thinking about making money when she decided to write a book about Diablo. The profits would be split forty-sixty.
Neither of them really cared about this money, so they came up with something basic.
...
– Inside a grand hall in Yanhai City –
A pretty girl muttered to herself, "I really want to play Diablo... Why did Dad tell me to come to Yanhai City rather than Jiuhua City? I want to go on missions with freedom like Senior Sister Zhou..."
"Junior Sister Ye, what's Diablo?" Confused, the disciples accompanying her asked.
"Diablo..."
Chapter 67: The Disappearance of the Cloud Ocean Faction Disciples
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
Cloud Ocean Faction was located on the South Sea, surrounded by fog, tidal waves, and mountains. Before the establishment of Dajin, Cloud Ocean Faction was already a powerful cultivation faction that acted as a leader of all cultivators around the South Sea Region. The faction had enjoyed a long and glorious history!
Yanhai City was located next to Jiuhua, known for maritime trade with various factions and cultivators in the South Sea. It was also a city that was frequented by cultivators.
But today, something happened at a base of Cloud Ocean Faction, located in Yanhai City, causing the entire place to become all muddled up!
In the grand hall sat a short, skinny elder with grey hair. He was wearing a gown with cloud patterns on it, and his eyes glared at the young men bowing down in front of him intently.
"Wasn't she with you? How did she disappear, just like that? Aren't you elite disciples of our faction? How could you fail in protecting your Junior Sister?"
This elder was furious. If these disciples weren't talented individuals that the faction had been working so hard to train, he would've already slapped them!
"What should I do if the Faction Master asks me for his daughter? What should I tell him?"
Upon hearing this, the disciples glanced awkwardly at each other.
"Go find her!"
"Yes..." The disciples bowed and were about to leave when the elder called them back, "Wait!"
"Yes, Elder?" A handsome young man who was leading the group bowed down and asked.
"Did she say anything before she disappeared?"
"Uh..." After some thought, one of them answered, "Junior Sister Ye said she's going to play Diablo..."
"Di... what?" The elder was confused while the disciples glanced at each other.
"This is a clue. Don't worry, Elder. We will find our junior sister?"
...
"Diablo... Doesn't sound like something good..." Yun Lian, the first disciple of Cloud Ocean Faction in his generation, muttered worriedly, "It is an evil cult?"
"It sounds like one..." Yun Lan who was beside Yun Lian muttered to himself; he was with Ye Xiaoye right before she disappeared.
"What other clues do you have?" Yun Lian asked.
"That's it..." Yun Lan thought about it and suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right, Senior Sister Zhou took Junior Sister Ye to Jiuhua City the day before yesterday. Since then, Junior Sister Ye had been talking about Diablo. Do you think it has something to do..."
"What are we waiting for?" Yun Lian exclaimed, "Contact her with your communication jade!"
"Who reached Junior Sister Zhou with their communication jade?"
...
At the same time, the sorcerers and sorceresses at the internet café fired fire bolts, immediately clearing the corrupt rogues out of the way.
Zhou Hongying picked up the dropped items as she asked, "Junior Sister Ye, don't you have to go back to Yanhai City? Why are you here?"
"Uh..." Ye Xiaoye's pretty face reddened as she stuck out her tongue playfully. "What's the hurry, let me play for a while first..."
"..." Just then, Zhou Hongying's communication jade vibrated.
"Junior Sister Zhou said Junior Sister Ye is in Jiuhua City!" Yun Lian pulled his sword from the wall and said in a hurry, "Come on, let's go to Jiuhua City!"
"Let's take the faction's spiritual ship! We're in a hurry!" Yun Lian's cultivation strength allowed him to use Cloud Ocean Faction's spiritual ship, which was a land-and-sea ship especially crafted for a prestigious faction like theirs. Therefore, they arrived in Jiuhua City in less than two hours!
They stood in front of the shop that had a glass wall and looked in to see everything that was going on.
"Is this shop run by the evil cult called Diablo? It doesn't seem like it."
"There are no cults that operate this openly."
Through the glass, they could see many people sitting inside the shop.
Yun Lian led their group into the shop without further hesitation.
"This is delicious! Why is it so delicious!" Jiang Xiaoyue sat behind the counter and took tiny sips of the Spirit as she muttered to herself, "How can something this delicious exist in this world?"
As a complete foodie, she was ready to burst into tears when she got to drink Sprite. Still excited, she asked the people who walked in, "Would you like to play games?"
"Hm?" Yun Lian looked at the loli sitting behind the counter and thought in confusion, Is this a new style that evil cults are trying out?
"We're looking for someone!" Lan Yan slammed his spiritual sword onto the counter and asked grimly, "Where is computer 36?"
"Why are you being so vicious?" Jiang Xiaoyue glared at him before pointing at a seat inside the shop. "It's right there; follow the numbers on the table."
Soon, they found computer 36. Before they could walk up to her, loud shrieks and shouts sounded before them.
"The Countess! I found the Countess! There are so many monsters here, come over!"
"Frost bolt! Frost bolt! Clear the corrupted archers first!"
"There's an elite monster here! Kill it!"
"Stay in formation!"
"AH! I'm shot by an arrow! You guys keep going!" The disciples heard the crisp voice of a female and immediately glanced at each other. "That's the voice of our junior sister!"
"She was shot by an arrow? Where is she? Where is she?"
Then, they quickly found the blue-robed girl sitting in front of computer 36.
"Junior Sister, are you okay? Where did you get hurt?" The group of disciples immediately swarmed up to her.
"What do you mean." Ya Xiaoye switched to keyboard and mouse mode and turned around in confusion. "Why are you all here?"
"Weren't you shot by an arrow?" Yun Lian quickly took out a bottle elixir from his inner pocket. "I have medicine with me. Eat this!"
"I..." Ye Xiaoye was at a loss for words and pointed at the screen in exasperation. "I was talking about the game!"
Why would they give me a bottle elixir when it is my character who was injured?
"Game?" The disciples followed Ye Xiaoye's finger and glanced over at the screen in front of them. A pretty sorceress was hiding in a corner, drinking potions.
"What kind of game is this?" The disciples looked at each other in shock!
"Diablo!" Ye Xiaoye replied, "Didn't I tell you yesterday?"
Setting the game aside, Yun Lian sighed in relief upon seeing that Ye Xiaoye was fine. He muttered to himself, "It's a false alarm; Diablo is just a game..."
"But... Junior Sister Ye, everyone's looking for you. You need to come back with us right now."
"No, I'll go back with you in six hours."
"S-six... hours?" The disciples looked at each other.
"Yeah! I paid already, so I have to finish the game! I still have an hour or two left," Ye Xiaoye explained in all seriousness.
"Forget it. Since we're here, and our junior sister is fine, if she wants to play, let her play." Yun Lian smiled bitterly.
"Oh, right. Do you guys want to play?" Ye Xiaoye continued fighting the Countess as she asked them.
"Should we?" The disciples looked at the time and thought, If Junior Sister Ye is going to play for another hour for two, we might as well pass the time. Why not?!
"Sir, activate four more Diablo accounts!"
"What in the world is this?" After Ye Xiaoye defeated the Countless, she helped the four of them start the game.
"Oh my god!" The four disciples gasped, "I didn't know a game like this existed!"
"Games could be played like this?"
"Of course!" Ye Xiaoye said proudly, "The game here is really fun, and the best has yet to come! You'll experience it later!"
"It gets better?" They were shocked to hear this, and Ye Xiaoye patiently explained, "Yes! Choose the sorcerers and sorceresses; they know a lot of spells!"
"Okay, we'll all choose the sorcerer and sorceress."
"Hey, I noticed that I learned a new spell as soon as I started the game. Did any of you?"
"Hey, so did I!"
"Me too!" The disciples looked at each other in amazement.
"Oh, right, go to the Den of Evil to level up, and you will be able to learn new spells," Ye Xiaoye instructed. "Then, open your skills tree, click on the spell, and you would learn it."
"It's so simple!"
"All we have to do is click?" They were amazed by what they heard.
...
Five hours later...
– In Cloud Ocean Faction's Yanhai City base –
The white-haired elder smacked the table. "Why aren't they back yet? Have they all disappeared?"
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Chapter 68: Being Watched
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
Of course, the disciples of Cloud Ocean Faction didn't disappear.
Yun Lian had already reached Tristram, a map in Diablo. He rubbed his chin, thinking, Leveling up together can help improve the coordination between disciples and help us gain actual combat experience. Although Dajin has been peaceful, we never know for sure.
A lot of disciples in our faction are too weak, and they can't travel outside the fraction to experience real training. However, these disciples are too inexperienced. If they really encountered danger, they probably won't be able to use all of their powers...
But this game... might change our current situation...
"Elder Senior Brother, there's a monster in front of us! Why are you just standing there!" One of the disciples shouted while Yun Lian pondered.
"I'm coming!" Yun Lian immediately ran up to them.
"Let me familiarize myself with the game first. Then, I'll be able to report to the Faction Master!" Yun Lian muttered to himself as he ran up to his teammates.
Just then, Ye Xiaoye walked up to him and said," Elder Senior Brother, we're not leaving?"
Yun Lian's expression darkened. "Let me... figure out this game for a little longer... I need to finish this mission first."
"Perfect!" Ye Xiaoye nodded upon seeing that her senior brothers had all familiarized themselves with the game. "I'm going to go watch others play."
"Uh..." Yun Lian's expression darkened even more. Why is she watching others play when I'm right here?
...
Ever since people got 'high' watching An Cheng's sorcerer play the other day, another form of entertainment became popular inside the internet café – watching others play games.
After learning the style of play known as the Blessed Hammer Paladin from Fang Qi, the other players understood the benefits of watching others play.
Therefore, even when their times were up, the players stood behind others, enjoying themselves as they watched.
This form of entertainment immediately became favored amongst customers!
"Come on, the owner's looking for better items and won't be fighting Duriel for the time being. Let's go play!" Nalan Hongwu gestured at An Cheng and others.
An Cheng, Bu Che, and Ouyang Cheng were level 19, while Nalan Hongwu and Elder Fu were level 18.
"I need to switch up my skill points first." After the quest, Den of Evil, all players got a chance to switch up their skill points. Nalan Hongwu didn't know what it was about back then, so he didn't waste his chance. Now that he knew how to arrange his skill points, he decided to go back.
"Elder Fu, aren't you going to do the same?" Players like Nalan Hongwu and An Cheng were considered experts since they were close to finishing the game, so a lot of people watched them play daily.
Fang Qi was searching for better items and watching him play right now was a little boring. Therefore, people like Bai Lang, who had reached their playtime limits, came to watch them play.
Confused, Bai Lang glanced at Elder Fu. He knows how to reasonably add skill points now, so why isn't he switching up his skills?
The good news for An Cheng and his friends was that their sorcerer characters matched their elemental attribute in real life, and they each tried to master one category of spells. Therefore, they were doing well very in the game.
"Not yet." Elder Fu stroked his beard and clicked open his skills tree; his offensive aura, Holy Fire, was at level 8!
"The owner said Holy Fire is really powerful in the beginning and doesn't require any good items to be powerful, so I added all my skill points to it. I'm going to switch them up later anyways, so might as well find out how strong this skill can be!"
"That's a good idea," An Huwei, Ouyang Zhen, and the others immediately walked up to him, and a group of more than a dozen people quickly followed.
"Let's go out of town and look for the Halls of the Dead!" After switching up his skill points, Nalan Hongwu returned to Lut Gholein in a hurry.
Lut Gholein, often called the Jewel of the Desert, was the main trading port in the Aranoch Desert. It served as a natural barrier between the east and west of Sanctuary.
Lut Gholein wasn't big in the original game, but the players could see how grand it was in the interlude animation.
Standing from a faraway dune, one could see countless lights from the homes of the residents in the city, lighting up the nightly sky and blocking the horizons of the faraway ocean. One glance wasn't enough to witness its beauty!
Nalan Hongwu and the others were in this great city!
However, due to their current low levels, they had to spend the night at Atma's small hotel in the corner of the city.
The only reason they could stay here was that they raided Radament's nest and helped the owner seek revenge. They were content with their current situation since they almost ended up on the streets the night before.
The hotel provided wine and drink, but only mercenaries in this world would drink the wine that was made to the locals' taste. An Cheng and the others sat on a table inside the hotel and got up with their weapons upon seeing Nalan Hongwu's return.
"Let's go!"
Elder Fu waved the saber in his hand. "I'll get to try out my newly-upgraded Holy Fire."
As soon as they left the city, they saw a golden desert. Lut Gholein was surrounded by deserts on all three sides, while the last side faced the ocean.
Soon, they saw countless sabercats and scarabs immediately respond to their presence!
Elder Fu didn't know how powerful Holy Fire could be, so he didn't put too much skill points into it. However, he decided to add all his skill points to Holy Fire today!
"Fu, kill the monster!"
After Holy Fire was activated, it would burn the surrounding enemies. Soon, a dozen monsters of all sorts chased Elder Fu.
Seeing that there were a lot of monsters already, Elder Fu used Holy Shield, and a white light flashed.
"I activated Concentration! Let's kill them!" The magic power in Nalan Hongwu's hands transformed into a blessed hammer!
At the same time, the power of Holy Fire adhered itself to Elder Fu's blade. As white lights flashed, the monsters were killed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The herds of monsters fell to the ground!
A lot of the scarabs didn't even get to shoot Charged Bolts before falling onto the ground!
At this time, An Cheng and the others finally caught up to Nalan Hongwu and Elder Hong. Upon seeing them, they stared at the corpse on the ground and then at the two paladins before them.
"My god, the two of you killed them all?"
"You inflicted so much damage!"
The crowd watching them couldn't help but gasp in awe.
What kind of new combination is this?
"Holy Fire really does have high damage." Elder Fu gasped, "With an accelerated attack speed of the skill, Zeal, and the additional damage of Concentration, it's not weaker than Blessed Hammer!"
There was another advantage; the mana usage was greatly reduced. Unlike Nalan Hongwu's attacks, which drained his mana after killing one herd of zombies, he still had quiet a lot of mana left.
Nalan Hongwu burst out laughing, "You were right not to change up your skills. If we work together, we'll slaughter them all!"
"With Holy Fire active, they can basically kill one monster with two strikes. If Blessed Hammer is used, one strike will kill a monster!" An Huwei and the others couldn't help but exclaim.
"Now, I want to play as a paladin as well now!" Bai Lang said dejectedly.
"Brother Bai, cultivators like us should never fight monsters head-on," Zhan Yan said sternly,."Did you see that they had to get the sorcerers in their team use Teleport to get them here? The seven of us are all sorcerers and sorceresses. Once we all learn how to use Teleport, our progress will be faster than theirs!"
"You're right!" Bai Lang bucked up upon hearing this. "Teaming up with warriors will hold us back! The sorcerers and sorceresses don't have to worry about traveling times!"
"He's right!" Ye Xiaoye chimed in excitedly, "Even though Teleport is a lightning spell, we can learn it separately!"
As they watched An Cheng and the others kill monsters, the audience discussed fervently amongst themselves...
Chapter 69: Parents are Here? Don't Worry, We're a Proper Internet Café!
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
After adding skill points, Nalan Hongwu and the others finally showed off the powers of paladins and killed their way to the Arcane Sanctuary!
Yun Lian glanced at the sky outside and cursed in his head, Crap! We came in the morning, and the sun's about to set. We haven't contacted the faction! The Elder is going to kill us!
"Junior Sister, we should head back!"
"Uh..." Ye Xiaoye nodded unwillingly.
But suddenly, someone shouted, "The owner is fighting a boss now!"
Fang Qi often used the word, boss, and now it was a common word in his internet café.
As soon as Ye Xiaoye heard this, she immediately ran up to Fang Qi and shook her head at Yun Lian. "Wait, I need to watch the owner defeat the boss first!"
At the same time, some other players ran up to Fang Qi. They stared at his screen intently as if they were the ones fighting the boss.
"He's starting!"
"This boss looks really strong!"
Duriel was a giant bug that was the size of a hill. It charged at Fang Qi viciously as soon as the latter arrived in the chamber!
Despite its size, Duriel was extremely fast and exceedingly strong. Moreover, the chamber was so small that there was nowhere to even hide!
"Hey, watch out!" The audience was more anxious than Fang Qi.
However, it seemed like Fang Qi had predicted what Duriel was going to do. He activated his aura, Vigor, and quickly avoided Duriel. Then, he hurled his blessed hammer at it!
Duriel could only engage in close-range combat. Fang Qi switched between Vigor and Concentration while keeping a good distance from it, trying to strike the monster perfectly every time with his blessed hammer.
While he switched between auras and tried to avoid Duriel's attacks, the audience noticed that he activated Concentration while he attacked and switched to Vigor when he dodged. He kept his calm while fighting the hill-sized monster in this tiny chamber!
"The owner's so good!"
"His skills are amazing!"
"The boss didn't even get to touch him yet!"
"Look, it's charging at the owner!"
In the screen, Duriel's giant body shook before charging toward Fang Qi like a speeding train!
"Move away!"
Yun Lan glanced at Ye Xiaoye, who was watching Fang Qi's screen intently, and thought, What should we do? She won't leave.
Yun Lian struggled as well. I haven't been playing for long, but it is already nightfall?
"Junior Sister... let's come back tomorrow and watch them kill monsters..." Yun Lian tried to talk Ye Xiaoye into leaving. "Junior Sister..."
"It's going to be over soon!" Ye Xiaoye promised. "The owner's going to kill the monster in less than five minutes! Just let me watch for a little longer!"
Ye Xiaoye stared at the screen as she reassured her senior brothers. "If my dad tries to scold us, I'll take full responsibility, alright? Why are you all so scared?"
Just then, a chubby-looking middle-aged man walked in through the doors. He was wearing a white robe, and his hair was up in a tall hairpiece.
This man placed his hands behind his back and looked extremely nonchalant. His expression was stern and emitted light and maturity, frightening people to their cores as soon as their eyes met!
The middle-aged man glanced around the internet café and walked over upon seeing the familiar figures standing there.
"We're not scared..." Yun Lian explained, "But..."
Just then, someone tugged at the corner of his robe, "E-Elder Senior... Brother..."
"What? Why are you stammering..." Yun Lian turned around and saw the white-robed, middle-aged man who was standing behind him. This man's expression was nonchalant, but Yun Lian immediately felt an unbearable sense of pressure surge up to him!
"Chi..." Yun Lian shuddered. The Faction Master came all the way here? We are in big trouble!
At the same time, Fang Qi's battle against Duriel was at its most critical moment!
Duriel's body emitted a strong ice energy, freezing the air around the chamber and creating thick frost around Fang Qi. There was no room for him to hide!
Then, Duriel lifted its giant pincers and clamped down at Fang Qi!
"He's screwed!" The audience was extremely anxious; they didn't expect this boss, that seemed like it was only capable of close-range combat, to freeze the player remotely!
At this point, Fang Qi wouldn't be able to run away even if he used Vigor to accelerate! They all knew that Duriel's pincers would immediately injure or even kill Fang Qi from the sheer size alone!
Just then, they saw Fang Qi suddenly taking out a staff!
"?"
Right before Duriel's pincers clamped, a shining light surrounded Fang Qi!
Swoop!
Chipped rocks flew all over the place as the entire chamber shook.
However, Fang Qi appeared in another location!
Everyone was shocked! What is going on? What did he do?
"It's a staff that can activate Teleport!" An Cheng rushed over to watch as well, and he immediately recognized what it was, as his character was a sorcerer.
Usually, items that added levels to skills only worked for unique classes, but the ones that had limited times of uses could be used by all players.
If one was lucky, he or she would be able to buy it from a shop when it refreshes. The item that Fang Qi used was commonly known as a TP Staff.
That was how Fang Qi avoided the deadly attack!
"How did he think of this?" The audience was in awe.
"What a great move!" Bai Lang clapped loudly as he complimented Fang Qi, "The owner's awesome!"
"His skills are crazy!" An Huwei and the others gasped, "He's so good!"
"I didn't know that paladins could be played this way!" Nalan Hongwu nodded as he made a mental note.
Upon witnessing such a lively atmosphere, Ye Songtao asked with a stern expression, "What's going on?"
Yun Lan and the other disciples immediately hid behind Yun Lian, immediately exposing him. Therefore, Ye Songtao's gaze landed on him.
"Uh..." Yun Lian answered awkwardly, "They're playing Diablo."
"Diablo?" Confused, Ye Songtao looked at Yun Lian, waiting for an explanation.
"The name of this game is Diablo." Yun Lian felt like killing himself as he answered, "Junior Sister hasn't played enough yet, so she's watching the owner play."
"She hasn't played enough yet...?" Ye Songtao's expression darkened as if he was on the verge of exploding. "She's watching the owner play?"
"The owner is so good!" Ye Xiaoye shouted. Then, she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Elder Senior Brother, I told you to let me finish watching!" Ye Xiaoye said unhappily as she continued to stare at Fang Qi's screen. "What are you so scared of? My dad's not a tiger; he won't bite!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Songtao's expression became as ugly as it could be!
"It died!" the crowd cheered.
"He killed Duriel without getting hurt!"
"He ran away from death with his TP Staff! What a great battle!"
"You're awesome, Sir!" Ye Xiaoye chimed in.
"Who's awesome?" Suddenly, she heard a low voice behind her.
"The owner!" Ye Xiaoye answered, but her expression quickly froze as her heart sunk.
Then, she turned around slowly...
"Daddy..."
"You still remember that I'm your dad?" Ye Songtao scolded her, "What do you think you're doing? Why aren't you training and instead playing games all day?"
"The faction's examination is in a few weeks; how can you be still playing around?"
"You have the most resources in the entire faction; why aren't you grasping that opportunity?"
"Aren't you ashamed of yourself after all that the faction has done for you?"
"What are you going to tell the elders who have placed their hope on you?"
"..."
The crowd, originally watching Fang Qi play Diablo, turned their attention to the noises behind them. Even Fang Qi turned around and saw Ye Xiaoye being scolded. Is that her father?
"This girl sure likes to play..." Someone sighed.
"What is she going to do..." A few people looked at Ye Xiaoye sympathetically since they knew her dad was going to teach her a lesson for playing games right before the faction examinations.
Ye Xiaoye glanced around helplessly. It was clear that she was lying when she said she wasn't afraid of her dad!
The more I'm scared of something, the higher the chance that something will appear. Why is my dad here? Ye Xiaoye felt like she was going to die. Damn it, I'm screwed this time...
From the corners of her eyes, she glanced at Yun Lian and the other disciples. However, no one was brave enough to step up and help her when the faction master was this furious!
Zhou Hongying, who brought Ye Xiaoye here in the first place, was even more nervous than the rest!
In Fang Qi's old world, teens who played games at an internet café right before an exam were immediately taken home by their parents. A girl like her was a classic bad example and would be taught an unforgettable lesson!
However...
"Don't worry, we're a proper internet café," Just then, Fang Qi stood up to calm the masses.
Chapter 70: Readjusting Your State of Mind
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
"Sir, allow me to interfere," Fang Qi said in a low voice, "You need to tell right from wrong before scolding your daughter. Playing games here can help improve her skills and combat experiences; it's not a regular form of entertainment."
"I'll get to you later!" Ye Songtao looked back as he said in an angry tone.
Fang Qi's lips twitched a little as he shrugged.
Thanks to his reminder, Ye Xiaoye suddenly thought of something. "The owner's right! Playing Diablo can help me become stronger and increase cultivation strength! There are also various spiritual spells that I can learn! Moreover, it can increase my combat experiences and techniques! What can I do after training at our faction? Nothing! When something really happens, I won't be able to use my full power!"
"Yes, I've been playing this game, but my cultivation strength increased!" Ye Xiaoye added righteously, "You may think that I'm just playing a game, but I'm actually learning! I'm currently learning a spell called Frozen Armor; it's a really powerful defense spell! Dad, if you don't trust me, try me! My combat experiences have improved, and my cultivation strength grew!"
"She's right!" The others' expression lit up upon hearing Ye Xiaoye's rant.
What was going on? Ye Songtao's face twitched after hearing this. Playing games can improve one's skills and combat experiences? It looks like a game, but she is actually learning? Am I an idiot?
Ye Songtao immediately grasped his daughter's wrist and exerted his spiritual powers. He quickly noticed that Ye Xiaoye's cultivation strength improved significantly since the last time he saw her.
How is this possible? What game is this? Can it really improve one's skills?
"Little girl," Nalan Hongwu said, "Seeing is believing. If he doesn't believe you, let him try out the game."
Ye Songtao was shocked after hearing Nalan Hongwu speak.
This man's aura is as vast as the ocean! I only sensed the same level of power from my dad, the Grand Elder of the Cloud Ocean Faction!
Did my daughter become stronger... because someone like him helped her? Ye Songtao thought in bewilderment.
"Don't think too much about it," Nalan Hongwu said as he gently stroked his beard, "I'm just a customer of this small shop."
Upon hearing what Nalan Hongwu said, Ye Xiaoye grabbed her father's hands and said in excitement, "Daddy, if you don't believe me, try the game for yourself!"
"Did I say that you can speak?" Ye Songtao glared at his daughter angrily, but the truth was that he was in complete shock as if a tornado had torn across his brain!
What in the world is going on? If my daughter is speaking the truth... I know my daughter well, and she isn't someone who would lie like this. Moreover, that powerful elder has absolutely no reason to deceive me! But how can a shop like this exist?
Still in disbelief, he gazed at Yun Lian while his face remained stern and unchanged.
Yun Lian immediately replied, "Faction Master, I found this place and was going to do more research before reporting to you!"
"Did you finish your investigation?" Ye Songtao asked grimly.
"Not yet..." Yun Lian answered.
After seeing Ye Songtao's darkening expression, he quickly added, "But I swear that Junior Sister is telling the truth!"
"Do you know what consequences you will face if you lie?" Ye Songtao replied icily.
"Everything I said is true; I'm not taking anyone's side!"
"Okay then; I'll give this game a try!"
"Sir, activate one more Diablo for us!" Ye Xiaoye shouted in excitement while her father sat in front of a computer with a murderous expression on his face.
What kind of game improves one's skills, techniques and combat experience? It can even teach a person spiritual spells? How can something this good exist?
Quickly, the other customers taught him how to play the game.
"Dad, go there to accept your quest!"
"You need to go to Den of Evil!"
"Kill the mage first and burn that body!"
"Friend, your movement is impressive!" An Huwei and the others glanced at Ye Songtao's character and said.
"Dad, choose Cold Spells, the damage is higher, and it can slow down the enemies!"
With Ye Xiaoye's help, Ye Songtao's progress advanced smoothly and quickly.
"Wow!" Ye Songtao took in a breath of air before exclaiming, "This game... isn't bad!"
His eyes lit up even more when he realized that he could learn new skills and obtain powerful items.
"This game can really improve skills and combat experience! Plus, it's interesting... Xiaoye, where do I get that scroll?" Ye Songtao asked, "Why is it so hard to obtain items? Aren't you playing the game as well? Can you lend me some?" He quickly became addicted to Diablo.
However, Fang Qi suddenly said, "My shop... is closing."
"What? It's closing?" Ye Songtao became frustrated. Is the owner targeting me on purpose?
He was just beginning to enjoy the game, but the owner decided that it was time to close!
Fang Qi shrugged. "The shop closes at midnight every day."
"..." Ye Songtao suddenly realized the importance of computers. Therefore, he immediately asked, "Do you sell these spiritual artifacts?"
"Many people asked the same question before you," Fang Qi said casually, "The shop doesn't provide any other services except for the ones written on the blackboard. Come back tomorrow if you want to play!"
Then, Ye Songtao's game was autosaved before the computer turned off on its own!
Ye Songtao's face twitched as he fought the urge to beat Fang Qi up!
...
– That evening –
"Did the Faction Master disappear as well?"
It was late into the evening, but the hall of inside Cloud Ocean Faction's base at Yanhai City was dead silent.
Elder Li's face was terrifying! Not only did the disciples disappear after leaving, so did the Faction Master? What on earth is going on!
As he thought of the possibilities, he finally saw familiar figures walking into the hall.
"Elder Li! Gather our faction's most talented disciples tomorrow morning; I'm going to take them to play... ahem!" Ye Songtao coughed awkwardly when he realized that he almost gave himself away. "I'm going to take them out to train and study!"
...
Fang Qi glanced at the task his system gave him.
[Task: Sell Diablo II, Act I to 80 customers
Completion: 50/80
Task reward: Diablo II: Virtual Reality Remake, Act III]
[Task: Diablo II Totally Playtime reach 1000 hours
Completion: 789/1000
Task Reward: The Legend of the Sword and Fairy I: Virtual Reality Remake]
As more and more customers began to play Diablo, his task progresses were being filled faster. Fang Qi did a quick calculation and realized that he would be able to complete them by tomorrow evening.
Just then, the System sent him another notification.
[New task one: Shop Expansion
Task explanation: The internet café is at 90% capacity daily; the host should look for an new place.
Task reward: 50-100 new sets of computers and equipment]
[New task two: Readjusting the state of mind
Task explanation: Accelerated improvement and long-term killing is beginning to affect your state of mind, please readjust.
Task reward: Haagen-Dazs vanilla ice-cream (summer only)]
My state of mind is affected? Why didn't I notice this? Confused, Fang Qi looked at his task. How am I supposed to adjust my state of mind?
The System quickly provided an answer to his question. [In the beginning, you should do things that make you relaxed and happy.]
Relaxed and happy? Fang Qi thought about it. He needed to go look for a new shop tomorrow; when would he have time to do fun and relaxing things?
Plus...
He took out the rocket launcher from the cabinet and carefully cleaned its shiny exterior.
He never figured out who were the assassins from last time, but with his current strength, he should bring this along to ensure his own safety.
But...
This giant thing was too eye-catching; how was he supposed to bring this outside?
Should I buy an spatial storage spiritual artifact? Oh, I also need a communication jade; it's equivalent to a cellphone from my old world, but doesn't have as many functions...
After making money, Fang Qi realized that he needed to spend money on a lot of things. Therefore, he said, "Xiaoyue, tend the shop tomorrow; I have errands to run."
"Where are you going?" Jiang Xiaoyue replied anxiously, "What if we get new customers?"
"Tell them to do what they want; if they don't want to play, leave!"