Collecting All Easter Eggs and Game Master Settlement

The third Easter egg in the first stage of Demon World Village was a complete set of Knight Armor.

The trigger condition was to crouch at the edge of the first river islet toward the cemetery while wearing no protective gear and nothing but underwear. The armor would then fall from the sky.

Although Cheng Tian already had a set on him, that did not stop him from stripping down to his underwear and triggering another set.

The fourth Easter egg was near the entrance to the cemetery where the Red Demons had originally been stationed. There was a Crooked Tombstone tilted at nearly a forty-five-degree angle. Attacking it fifteen times would summon a Vampire Magician.

This magician was exactly like the Treasure Chest Monster Blood Scab had triggered earlier, but this vampire's Polymorph Staff specialization was slightly different. It excelled at turning living creatures into "frogs."

Naturally, Cheng Tian had prepared in advance and was not caught off guard. He had already charged a Duck Transformation missile, and the moment the other party appeared—before its cloak had even spread open—the hexagram slammed into it, turning it into a duck on the spot.

Cheng Tian then calmly wrapped the Vampire Killer around the Vampire Duck's neck and, once it reverted to its original form, snapped its neck cleanly.

Unfortunately, this Vampire Magician did not drop a chest, but it did add one point of progress to Cheng Tian's achievement related to opening Treasure Chest Monsters.

It seemed that Vampire Magicians were positioned as Treasure Chest Monsters in Demon World Village.

As for the final Easter egg, it was at the spawn point for this dungeon mission—the low hill with only a dozen or so tombstones.

He found another obviously tilted tombstone, stepped on it, then jumped off. The next second, a giant King Statue glittering with colored light emerged from a cracked tombstone nearby.

An ordinary King Statue was worth only fifty coins, while this giant one was worth twenty times as much and could be exchanged directly for one thousand Chosen Coins!

Because Cheng Tian had cleared out inventory space ahead of time, he brought back the 30-second Buggy Windmill, the second set of Knight Armor, and the Giant King Statue.

And this involved the second matter—the final settlement of his own talent.

[You cleared and left the Demon World Village dungeon.]

[S-Rank Talent "Game Master" settlement begins—]

[Your mission completion rate is 100%. Your scene exploration rate is 100% (additional exploration awarded for finding all Easter eggs). Your dungeon settlement rating is A+.

You participated in and killed the Elite Red Demon and the Champion Cyclops.

You triggered all 5 hidden Easter eggs in this scene.

You obtained the map, a required limited item for killing the Demon King.]

[You have obtained the derivative Extra Skill "Soul Salvation" from the "Vampire Hunter/Simon" template. This skill will not occupy a fixed skill slot and can be used normally in all dungeons.]

[Soul Salvation: D-Rank/Lv-, Passive Skill. Description omitted. Its effects are largely the same as before, but the drop chance of Innocent Soul (Small) has been reduced to 20%, while the drop chance of Innocent Soul (Large) has been reduced to 5%. It cannot be upgraded for now.]

Extracting one skill from a loaded template and preserving it as an Extra Skill was already considered one of the better Game Master settlement rewards.

Although he could not invest points into upgrading it, it did not occupy Cheng Tian's skill slots. Unlike equipment, accessories, and other rewards with fixed special effects, it also did not take up equipment or accessory slots. With limited resources, this was the most practical kind of reward.

There was also an Additional Hint after the settlement.

[Based on your near-perfect completion of the dungeon mission while loading the "Vampire Hunter/Simon Belmont" template, when you enter future Dungeon Blueprint dungeons related to Demon World Village, you may trigger the effects of "Game Master" again. However, loaded templates may only be drawn from characters related to "Vampire Hunter."]

Under normal circumstances, Cheng Tian would no longer be able to load templates in subsequent Demon World Village stages after completing the talent settlement. But he had transformed into Cheng Sanguang and looted the first stage of Demon World Village from top to bottom, obtaining every non-random item. That was why he received this additional reward.

It probably wanted Cheng Tian to pull the same Cheng Sanguang-style stunt in a future Demon World Village scene.

Clearly, the Chosen Space encouraged players to dig deeply into dungeon scenes and explore them as thoroughly as possible. And when time was ample and circumstances allowed, Cheng Tian was indeed accustomed to this kind of exhaustive looting.

But Cheng Tian also knew that this was probably one of the benefits of the Novice Trial. He was now considered an official player, so theoretically he would no longer encounter complete novices. Combined with the unpredictability of Dungeon Blueprints, replicating gains on this scale would likely not be easy.

Incidentally, although Cheng Tian's underwear still bore the Strawberry Stud pattern, it lost its effect after leaving Demon World Village. This meant that the Arthur's Legacy Spirit's macho paint job only worked within Demon World Village.

Cheng Tian was not in a hurry to hand over the items brought back from free exploration for the Chosen Space to process. He wanted to keep the bugged Miyachi Windmill for some mischief, while the Polymorph Staff was for control and the Ogre Head could both attack and defend. He could deal with everything else as circumstances required.

After confirming his loot, Cheng Tian finally looked around again. As he examined the room resembling a pure-white version of Cube, he began operating the panel.

Generally speaking, most Chosen Players instinctively modified their Personal Space into the place where they lived in reality. After an intense Chosen Trial, taut nerves needed to relax, and one's own home was naturally the most relaxing place.

However, Cheng Tian quickly received a payment notice from the Chosen Space. It said that if he wanted to modify this place into a Demon World Village cemetery, he would be charged a property fee of one Chosen Coin per square meter...

Rather than becoming annoyed upon seeing this notice, Cheng Tian revealed a thoughtful expression.

He then tried to turn his Personal Space into the red-brick-covered, floating-brick-filled look of Super Mario Bros.. This time, there was no payment prompt, but he was informed that he lacked the necessary permissions.

Cheng Tian seemed to understand a little.

As a light-to-moderate player of games such as Minecraft, Terraria, The Sims, and Palworld, Cheng Tian knew full well that once he got into home renovation, it was easy to lose track of time. He decisively gave up on modifying his Personal Space. He merely set up a double bed identical to the one at home, placed two stacked storage boxes beside it as a nightstand, and marked out a separate bathroom area farther away, complete with a toilet, sink, and shower.

Satisfied with his Pure Hell Style masterpiece, Cheng Tian repeatedly confirmed that the toilet could flush properly before dropping onto it. After his expression twisted for a moment, he let out a long breath.

Ten minutes later, Cheng Tian, wearing a Deadpool Mask but dressed in a Wild West style, was already standing in Space Island Central Plaza.

Yet before he could take more than a few breaths of air in the Chosen Space, he was surrounded.

Just as he thought he was about to be attacked, he heard someone shout in his ear.

"Friend! Interested in swimming and fitness?"