Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 240 - 234: The Main Plot Arrives

Within the Divine Country, in the Natural Temple projected by the World Tree.

Eve sat high on her noble throne, woven from flowers, green grass, gold, stone, and vines, deep in thought.

*The Half-Beast seemed to have some way of sensing her attention!*

This discovery immediately put Eve on her guard...

*An item that could detect the gaze of a True God was certainly not a mortal item; it was likely a Divine Artifact.*

And for the Half-Beast to bring such an item, it could not be without purpose.

"To sense my presence is certainly not the Half-Beast’s goal, Uller’s real target in initiating this war of faith is to seize the divine duty..."

"*A presence that could make even me feel unease must pose a threat to me...*"

"*What on earth could it be that makes my soul unsettled? What is certain is that the Half-Beast... seeks to locate my presence. Could it be... they have found a way to confront me head-on?*"

"*I must be more careful. After the incident with Demigod Walker, Uller surely knows I can deploy the Divine Domain. For her to launch a war of faith under such circumstances, without even publishing a war declaration, she must have other trump cards...*"

"*Furthermore... the disappearance of half of a player’s flesh warrants continued observation; it might be related to the Half-Beast’s trump card as well.*"

*"Perhaps... I should ask Death God Hela. She’s lived for so long, she should know something..."*

Thinking of this, Eve acted immediately.

She stepped down from her throne, extending her fair, slender arm. A faint Holy Light swirled in her palm, where a small, exquisite wooden box appeared.

This was an item brought by the dim dwarves last time, or rather... a Divine Artifact.

This Divine Artifact belonged to Death God Hela, known as the Box of the Dead, with functions similar to the Soul Storage Orb, able to store Divine Power and Divine Soul.

Besides this, as an artifact of Hela’s, it could also be used for message transmission.

Only to see Eve snap her fingers, greenish Divine Power surged at her fingertips, transforming into a rotating, flickering sphere of light, as her ethereal and sacred voice resonated through the temple:

"Hela Crown, do you know of any Divine Artifact from the Winter and Hunting God Uller that could pose a threat to the True God?"

After speaking, Eve waved her hand gently, and the sphere of Divine Power recorded with her words surged into the Box of the Dead, transmitting the message, then restored the calm.

Having done this, Eve stored the box away and sat back on her throne.

While knocking on her throne’s armrest, she murmured:

"*We must prepare for the worst...*"

"*This war of faith should aim to resolve everything outside the Elf Forest’s core area, avoiding the use of my Divine Domain as in the past with the slaying of Demigod Walker, which would expose my position.*"

"*However... I can use my avatar to create some misinformation.*"

With this thought, Eve’s mind gradually formed a clear plan...

"First, I should issue missions to the players. Now that the Half-Beast Army has arrived, the real war should begin."

She shook her head and raised her hand to mobilize her Divine Power.

...

And at the moment Eve mobilized her Divine Power, a new system message suddenly appeared in the vision of all players.

[Ding——]

[Detected traces of the Half-Beast Army... Half-Beasts are attacking!]

[Ding——]

[Chapter Two Main Storyline Activated——]

[Activate Large-Scale Storyline Mission: War of Faith!]

[Story Description: In order to gain the powerful power, the Winter and Hunting God Uller initiated a war of faith against the Elf Forest! For the faith of the Goddess, for the glory of the Elf Clan! Brave Chosen Ones, fight to the death!]

[Mission Objectives: 1. Assist NPCs, defeat the Half-Beast Army, achieve victory in the war; 2. Slay the enemy storyline BOSS; 3. Protect the safety of friendly participating NPCs.]

[Mission Time Limit: Not Limited]

[Mission Participants: Not Limited]

[Mission Level: Not Limited]

[Mission Rewards: 30,000 experience points, 5,000 contribution points, 30 resurrection coins, 1 lucky lottery ticket, exclusive rare blue title "Faith Guardian"]

[Ding——]

[War Mode Activated...]

[Ling Moonlight has received a new title: Elf Army Commander]

[El Moonlight, Black Dragon Mairrel, Spider Queen Rose have received new titles: Elf Army Vanguards]

[Alice Wind has received a new title: Elf Army Garrison Officer]

...

"The main storyline has arrived!"

"Finally been waiting for this!"

"My gosh... the reward is so generous!"

"Exclusive title! An exclusive title! It’s the first time I’ve seen an exclusive title! I’m so envious of the exclusive titles of those first-batch test players."

Seeing the system messages in their vision, the players were excited.

However, those higher-level players and some veteran first-test players noticed something different.

"War Mode?"

"Commander and Vanguards?"

"Does this mean we have to follow the NPC’s lead?"

"Probably, though I didn’t expect the commander to be Ling..."

"Who is Ling?"

One third-test player asked curiously.

"A pretty mysterious NPC, elusive, but incredibly powerful! Earlier, she tore apart a Shadow Dragon said to have reached the Legendary level in the Underworld!"

Answered a first-test player who participated in the Black Rock City defensive battle.

"Whoa! That amazing?"

"Yes, that amazing! She is likely the strongest being under the Goddess’s faction. The game setting mentioned that she is a Divine Favored deeply trusted by the Goddess, with a status equal to Natural Saintess Alice. What makes her strong is her ability to summon the Goddess’s power."

"Do you have a picture?"

"Here you go."

"Oh my! She’s a young lady! Not bad, not bad!"

"..."

*The commander obviously had to be a native elf, or even Eve herself!*

*This war was different from the previous mercenary attack; it was an action that truly impacted Eve’s next steps, so the total command authority needed to be in her own hands or in the hands of her believers to be reassuring.*

Not to mention, realizing that the Half-Beasts might have deeper cards this time, she became even more concerned about the war.

Moreover, managing ten thousand players was different from managing two thousand, surely NPC-led command would be more binding than player command.

Of course, Eve would be the total commander, controlling the general direction.

In detailed operations, players would certainly act in guilds or large teams.

...

The emergence of a large-scale mission immediately caused a sensation in the game.

This summer task, which had been teased countless times before, had long whetted the players’ appetites.

Moreover, the rewards offered by the mission were arguably the highest ever!

This did not even include the gains from killing the Half-Beasts!

In the summer event rules, it was mentioned that killing the Half-Beasts could earn lottery tickets!

Not to mention... with so many Half-Beasts to kill, just how much experience could be earned in total!

This... was simply an excellent opportunity for rapid level advancement!

All online players, unless they were foolish, immediately accepted the mission in droves.

Additionally, the appearance of the [War of Faith] mission was also quickly spread by players to forums and their respective game groups...

They called upon their friends, summoning those who weren’t online:

"Hey, hey! Log on! Log on! The main storyline has arrived!"

"Haha, time to fight! Get online fast!"

"Are you there! Are you there! The ’Elf Kingdom’ full-server war is about to start! Come quickly!"

Messages were passed from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred...

In no time, even those players who had logged off received the message and scrambled to log in again, eagerly accepting the mission.

In Eve’s perception, the number of players online began to surge at a visibly discernible pace.

From five thousand to six thousand, from six thousand to seven thousand, finally... the number rose to over nine thousand before the increase slowed down.

Over nine thousand players!

It could be said that almost 90% of the players were online.

Moreover, after a few days of intense mission grinding, with Eve deliberately giving more experience points, the vast majority had advanced to the Black Iron Rank!

The number of Black Iron Middle Rank players also reached over two thousand.

The highest-level player had even advanced to the peak of Black Iron Middle Rank – Level 30!

This number and quality of players was something that satisfied Eve greatly.

Once the players who were likely to log in had done so, Eve once again utilized her Divine Power.

[Ding——]

[Divine Favored Zero issued an assembly mission, calling all Chosen Ones to gather below Black Dragon Castle]

[Mission Time: One hour]

[Mission Reward: 100 contribution points]

"Assemble! Assemble!"

"The location is below Black Dragon Castle!"

The online players’ eyes gleamed. freēwēbnovel.com

Nothing worked more effectively than the call of a mission.

After Eve issued the mission, the online players surged like a tide toward Black Dragon Castle’s direction...

For a time, the Elf Forest was in chaos, with players flooding like a torrent, either through the Teleportation Array or on mounts, rushing to the assembly point.

The castle hall’s Teleportation Array continuously flashed, and in the wide-eyed gaze of Black Dragon Mairrel, fully armed elves emerged one after another.

They were noisy, laughing and playing, crowding the already cramped hall, jumping around inside and outside the castle...

Mairrel: ...

"You scoundrels! Get out of Mairrel’s castle, all of you!"

Staring at the chaotic castle hall, the Little Black Dragon roared.

Afterward... the players became much more orderly, beginning to gather at the collected point outside the castle.

Soon, a dense crowd of elves gathered below the castle...

They sat in groups of threes and fours, with many bringing their Demon Beasts along.

Thousands of players and their Demon Beasts gathered in a vast expanse, appearing quite spectacular.

They chatted excitedly, eagerly watching Black Dragon Castle’s direction, waiting for the NPC’s next instructions.

Meanwhile, having received the True God’s Oracle, Saintess Alice, Divine Favored Ail, Sarandir, and other native elves... even Spider Queen Rose, who had been hidden in Rivendell, arrived at Black Dragon Castle.