The 'Legacy' Belonging to Western Europe

"Diablo? It sounded like some god's name?"

"No, it was probably a novel—"

It was no wonder so many supernatural "big shots" did not know about it. It had been a computer game from twenty-five years ago.

It had been a groundbreaking presence in gaming history: twenty years ago, most online games had followed the "Diablo" template—killing monsters, leveling up, looting equipment, using skills with the left and right mouse buttons, drinking potions with number keys. Even their skill trees had basically copied Diablo wholesale!

But as the saying went, most people who played games were ordinary people.

Whether in the past or now, everyone present had been making hundreds of thousands a minute. Why would they ever pay attention to something like that?

Of course, there were exceptions. Aside from America's representative, quite a few others suddenly "realized" something, then promptly wore expressions of utter discomfort.

"Let me explain."

America's representative took the initiative to clear his throat.

"Diablo was a game released twenty-five years ago. Its most classic second installment sold over fifteen million copies worldwide."

?!

The many big shots might not have played games, but after giving it a moment's thought, they understood what that number represented.

"This game pioneered many groundbreaking—no, that isn't the point."

America's representative composed himself. Whether it was the gameplay or the game's standing, none of that mattered. The real key was the game's "setting."

"Simply put, the game had a medieval European setting. Players took on the roles of seven classic Western fantasy classes: paladin, barbarian, sorceress, druid, necromancer, assassin, and Amazon. They fought enemies, hunted treasure, and grew stronger along the way, before defeating countless monsters, demon lords, and demon gods."

What came next was the real point.

"The world where the game's characters lived was actually a world