Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 217 - 211: Earth-Shattering Changes

Chapter 217: Chapter 211: Earth-Shattering Changes

“I never imagined… that I’d have a day riding a giant dragon in the sky.”

On the back of the Black Dragon Mairrel, the Old Elf looked at the small forest below and sighed softly.

“Isn’t that right? Two months ago, we were still hiding in the Holy Mania Empire, and who would have thought that we could return to the Elf Forest one day…”

Another elf also expressed the same sentiment.

At Little Xian Miao’s invitation, a group of elves, feeling both anxious and expectant, finally rode on Mairrel’s back.

And the Little Black Dragon let out a loud cry, flapping its enormous wings and flying toward the core area of the Elf Forest…

The wind howled in the air, and the elves gradually relaxed, occasionally glancing down to the ground and into the distance.

The speed of the Black Dragon was swift. After crossing a stretch of hills, the elves’ vision suddenly broadened.

The core area of the Elf Forest lay within a basin that spanned over a hundred kilometers.

Thus, as soon as they crossed the hills, the scenery of the core area became fully visible.

Similarly, the colossal figure standing in the center of the core area also came into the elves’ view…

“Look! Look! It’s the World Tree! That’s the World Tree!”

An elf exclaimed excitedly to a companion.

The other elves looked as well, and indeed saw the distant towering and sacred giant tree!

When they saw the lush green crown of the World Tree, all the elves couldn’t help but feel their eyes grow slightly red, their expressions hard to control.

Having rekindled their faith in nature and become followers of the Mother Goddess, they could now see Eve’s true form.

No one understood better than the elves what the revival of the World Tree signified.

Some displayed fanaticism, some were so excited they couldn’t contain themselves, some began to draw symbols of nature fervently on their chests, and some even wept in emotion…

“It’s the Mother Goddess! She has awakened, she truly has awakened!”

The oldest elf in the group spoke with reddened eyes, his voice choked with emotion.

Seeing the elves’ excitement, Little Xian Miao also sighed softly. She thought for a moment, then quietly leaned toward the back of Mairrel’s head, whispering:

“Mairrel, fly a bit faster.”

Upon hearing Little Xian Miao’s words, Mairrel let out another loud cry, flying faster toward the direction of the World Tree…

The forest below changed continuously, becoming denser, and the World Tree drew closer. After the initial excitement, the elves were left only with anticipation, like children rushing home.

At this time, another vast ruin of the elven civilization passed beneath them…

“Feilengcui! We’ve passed by the former Holy City of Feilengcui!”

Seeing some iconic buildings amidst the ruins, the Old Elf said.

“No… wait… this is…!”

He stopped mid-sentence, eyes widening, his expression one of shock and excitement…

Initially, it was indeed a ruin.

But as the Black Dragon approached, the Old Elf was surprised to see that nearly a third of the ruins had been restored to resemble a city!

Moreover, one could see dense figures like ants in the ruins, roughly estimated to be over a thousand, bustling about, doing something in Feilengcui…

Upon closer inspection, the Old Elf discovered that they were elves!

They were coming and going in Feilengcui, actually repairing and rebuilding the remaining ruins.

“By Mother Nature above! Am I seeing things? Is this truly Feilengcui?”

“So many of our kin! By Mother Nature above! It turns out so many of our kin have already returned?!”

The other elves also looked down at Feilengcui with expressions of shock and excitement.

Eno Flame, identifying the attire of the elves below, said somewhat doubtfully:

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“No… most of them should be the Chosen Ones summoned by the Mother Goddess. It’s just… the number of Chosen Ones seems to have increased again. Perhaps the Mother Goddess has summoned new Chosen Ones.”

“So they’re the Chosen Ones!”

The elves suddenly understood.

After explaining to the elves, Eno Flame smiled wryly:

“The Mother Goddess’s Chosen Ones are truly amazing. I remember when I left, the part of Feilengcui that was repaired was less than a seventh of the entire city, and now, in such a short time, it’s close to a third.”

Saying this, he looked in the direction of the World Tree:

“I wonder how the Chosen City has changed now…”

“Chosen City?”

“Yes, that’s the city built by the Chosen Ones under the World Tree half a year ago, which should now be considered the Holy City.”

Eno Flame remarked.

After speaking, he looked at Little Xian Miao and introduced her to the other elves:

“The restoration of Feilengcui and the construction of Chosen City are said to have been organized by the guild ‘Mengmeng Committee’ to which Little Xian Miao belongs.”

“‘Mengmeng… Committee’? Guild?”

“An organization of the Chosen Ones?”

The elves pondered, looking at Little Xian Miao with admiration, while Little Xian Miao felt incredibly awkward…

No other reason…

Hearing the guild name “Mengmeng Committee,” which she had randomly chosen, being said with such seriousness by the elf NPCs, was just… too embarrassing.

In an instant, Little Xian Miao even regretted not giving her guild a proper western fantasy name at first, like Li Mu’s “Heart of Nature.”

Just imagine, if one day she created history in the game, given how “Elf Kingdom” demonstrated its characteristics up to now, future minstrels might sing the ballad as—

“How the leader of the ‘Mengmeng Committee,’ Little Xian Miao, did such and such…”

Ugh…

No way, it was too shameful.

But suddenly feeling a bit like she wanted to laugh and even a little anticipation, what to do…

Of course, Little Xian Miao didn’t know that in the ears of the elves, the guild name was merely a transliteration, and at most they felt it was a little strange.

The Black Dragon continued to fly, and finally, they left Feilengcui and saw the city under the World Tree that Eno Gale called “Chosen City”…

With the influx of the third-testing players, the size of Chosen City expanded once more.

Brand new housing and gardens were established around the city’s perimeter, with more buildings under construction, and countless “elves” the size of ants bustling within…

The completed areas were bustling with noise and activity, with people coming and going, particularly prosperous.

Like Nightingale once did, looking at the diverse building styles, the dreamlike gardens, and the lively activity, the elves on the dragon’s back were all struck silent.

Even Eno Flame, who had previously toured Chosen City, was also stunned by the sight of the city, which had at least thousands of “elves”:

“By the Mother Goddess, how many Chosen Ones have arrived this time?”

The other elves, beside themselves with amazement, muttered involuntarily:

“Half a year… did they really build such a city in just half a year?”

“A divine miracle! This must be a divine miracle!”

“By Mother Nature above… only a true Divine Envoy could have created such a city!”

Listening to the elves’ genuine praise, Little Xian Miao couldn’t help but straighten her back, the smile at the corner of her mouth becoming more pronounced…

Hmph! Half of Chosen City’s industries belonged to their Mengmeng Committee!

…

“Another group of elves has returned.”

From the vantage point of the World Tree, Eve saw the returning Black Dragon Mairrel and was pleased.

It had already been more than half a game month since the third test began.

In the past half month, native elves who had re-embraced their faith returned to the Elf Forest sporadically.

All told, there were nearly a hundred of them now!

And these returning elves were eventually settled by Eve in Feilengcui.

However, although many elves returned, most were still shallow believers. If they were to be further advanced in faith, it would have to wait until their lives stabilized…

Of course, Eve wasn’t worried about this.

With the experience from the Flame Tribe elven, as long as the returning elves were willing, complemented by the task system, Eve believed they would eventually become her devout followers…

The returning elf population had already exceeded three hundred.

Yet the photon’s count, symbolizing faith on the Eve Divine Country canopy, was far more, nearly a thousand already.

This indicated that during this period, more elves had learned about the revival of the World Tree and picked up their faith again, though they hadn’t managed to return yet.

However, Eve also sensed that the trend of increased believers was beginning to slow down, which suggested that the elves who were relatively close had more or less been informed by the Flame Tribe.

To find more elves, it would now be necessary to go further, and perhaps even delve into other territories.

During the past half-month, the players’ strength had evolved once more…

The old players first.

Thanks to constantly farming the Shadow Monster instance, many old players’ abilities had advanced to the Black Iron Middle Rank. Now, the players who were Level 21 and above numbered over three hundred, with the highest reaching Level 25!

These more than three hundred Black Iron Middle Rank players represented the most elite force among the players. They were either top-tier combat players, spendthrifts, or task fanatics…

Beneath these three hundred high-level players were the mid-level players from Level 15 to 20.

Other than a very small number of casual players, almost all the old players were in this range, and even some wealthy third-test players joined the older players’ shadow instance group, reaching Level 15.

The number of players in this range was about a thousand in total.

Apart from these mid-to-high-level forces, the rest were almost entirely third-test players.

However, the strength of the 9,000 third-test players had undergone a considerable transformation…

Because Eve increased the mainline daily quest rewards, the third-test players leveled up faster compared to the first-test players.

Among them, the hardcore players had already broken through to Level 11, advancing to the Black Iron Lower Rank, with roughly a thousand players.

Besides this thousand, the vast majority of ordinary players, helped by the city’s construction quests, advanced to Level 10, just a level away from the Black Iron Rank.

Players below Level 10 amounted to fewer than a thousand now.

In sum, the players’ strength had drastically changed.

And that was not even including the magic pets.

After Eve opened the Magic Pet System, within less than half a month, almost every player managed to acquire a magic pet.

The Earth Cave Spider was the most popular.

Through efforts and supplication, many players secured Earth Cave Spiders from Spider Queen Rose, signing contracts with them.

Especially among combat players, many high-level players farming shadow instances each had a large Earth Cave Spider.

And among Druids represented by Li Mu, many managed to use suave persuasion in the forest, eventually earning the approval of unicorns.

In total, there were over thirty such players.

This number left Alice astonished…

Of course, she didn’t know that Eve, inspired by her contract with the Little Unicorn, had secretly boosted players’ natural affinity.

Natural affinity was quite important, as higher natural affinity made it easier for players to earn the approval of Demon Beasts, especially unicorns.

Players’ ability to sign contracts with Demon Beasts was beneficial to Eve as well.

Although magic pets couldn’t resurrect like players, making them unsuitable for combat, they could still further enhance players’ strength and assist players in performing certain tasks.

Similarly, due to players’ efforts, Chosen City expanded further, and the restoration of Feilengcui also benefitted greatly.

Overall, after the third test, the entire Elf Forest entered a period of rapid development.

However, beneath the calm surface lay an impending storm.

Southeast of the Elf Forest, at the Black Dragon Castle.

After eradicating the Half-Beast Tribe, the place welcomed another group of unexpected visitors…