Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 346 - 329 Mairrel’s Opportunity

The view rapidly descended as Eve’s consciousness quickly returned to her main body.

"Just now, I pulled back my presence, so they probably didn’t notice my existence."

"In the future, I mustn’t easily engage in such probing. This time, the commotion in the Segis Plane is so significant that it might attract the attention of the gods."

Thinking about the strong presences she perceived just now, Eve fell into contemplation:

"Those presences earlier were far stronger than mine. I even sensed a familiar aura, similar to the one from a few days ago in Fengye City, so it was likely the Eternal Lord."

"Moreover, the first thing they checked was the abyss. This shows that they also sensed the sinking feeling just now, and for it to attract the gods’ attention, it indicates that changes in the abyss’s attraction are uncommon."

"However, as long as it’s not because of the Segis World, it’s fine. If the sky falls, there are taller ones to hold it up. Right now, I’m just a weak, pitiful, ownerless World Tree, desperate for care!"

"The abyssal matters are not for me to worry about; I’ll deal with them once I’m stronger."

"Hmm... the prerequisite is that the recent change wasn’t caused by me."

"It shouldn’t be... me, right?"

"I just ascended a bit, perhaps only increasing the energy level of the Segis Plane slightly. And the Segis World is just an advanced plane anyway; it shouldn’t trigger a change throughout the whole universe?"

Thinking about the timing of the plane’s descent moments ago, Eve felt a bit uneasy.

*It was really too coincidental! Just right after her ascension...*

Eve pondered for a moment, then immediately returned to the Divine Country and took out the Box of the Dead to contact Hela.

"Let’s ask Hela first. No matter what, my plan to restore my strength cannot change. It’s a matter of life and death."

Sighing, she wrote down the recent change and her doubts about the abyss and "sent an email" to her.

After completing this task, Eve began to check her current state.

She flipped through her information card:

[Name: Eve Yggdrasil]

[Race: World Tree (Ancient God)]

[Level: 150 (Mythical)]

[Status: Weak Divine Power]

[Divine Office: Nature, Life, Elf]

[Titles: Mother Nature, Goddess of Life, Elf Sovereign]

[Divine Power Value: 4124/10000]

[Number of Believers: 1421 (Saint 1, Zealous Believers 108, Devout Believers 453, Superficial Believers 859)]

[Abilities: Absorb, Communicate, Bestow, Enlighten, Heal, Summon, Divine Descent, Divine Domain...]

[True Divine Artifacts: Heart of Withering (Incomplete), Life Scepter (Incomplete)]

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Having devoured Nidhogg’s Divine Soul, Eve’s Divine Power officially broke through three thousand, "recovering" to the level of Weak Divine Power.

Honestly, after becoming a Weak Divine Power, Eve did not feel her power had undergone a qualitative change.

It was merely that she could store more Divine Power, exhibit stronger Divine Arts, use her divine offices and laws more skillfully, and further enhance her control over the network of faith...

Of course, even with the increase in power, Eve’s safe output limit within the plane was still at the Demigod Peak, albeit more enduring.

Only in the void could she unleash her full strength without hesitation.

As time passed, Eve’s Elf Believers grew more numerous, and the number of elves returning to the Elf Forest quietly exceeded a thousand, with the total number of believers reaching 1421.

With the subjugation of the Hand of Oak, it was foreseeable that the number of believers would further soar in the future.

However, what delighted Eve the most was the batch of Oak Guardians unintentionally enlightened during her ascension, totaling 104, all at the level of Zealous Believers!

Furthermore, her improved control over her divine offices and laws also enhanced some of her abilities.

The first was [Enlighten Oak Guardian].

After enlightening Berserker in the past, considering the high consumption of Divine Power, Eve had not continued to enlighten new Oak Guardians.

Later, although her Divine Power increased, considering the sensitive nature of the Oak Guardians’ identity, Eve set the matter aside.

Now, having ascended to Weak Divine Power, Eve sensed a significant reduction in the consumption required to enlighten Oak Guardians.

Not only that... she could even enlighten Oak Guardians of the Golden Rank!

Of course, considering the sensitive nature of the Oak Guardians’ identity, they could not appear before other intelligent beings...

*"Alas, having so many silver clansmen all of a sudden, but unable to openly acknowledge them, is indeed a pity. If they must hide their identities and cannot act, then they become completely useless... quite a dilemma!"*

Eve shook her head.

But soon, a thought struck her:

"Wait..."

"Perhaps... I can have these Oak Guardians manage my Divine Country for me."

"They are essentially another kind of Angel, and within the Divine Country, they can provide me with additional faith. Moreover... by staying in the Divine Country long-term and absorbing the energy dispersed there, the Oak Guardians’ advancements are also facilitated!"

With this in mind, Eve quickly came up with the idea to place the enlightened Oak Guardians all in her Divine Country, as one of her trump cards in faith wars, to be used when necessary.

As for Berserker, Eve decided to elevate his strength to the Golden Rank.

As the Oak Guardian who had followed her the longest, he deserved Divine Favor.

"These Oak Guardians can be accumulated slowly. Although not very useful now, one day, they will become a powerful aid for me!"

Eve made her decision.

Besides the improvement in enlightening Oak Guardians, Eve’s ability to birth Primordial Elves also underwent a slight change.

Now, she could birth a Primordial Elf every six months without consuming Divine Power.

And if Divine Power was consumed, one could be born every half month.

"The birth of Primordial Elves must continue; this can be used to replenish the elf population..."

"This operation can be synchronized with using the Life Scepter to purify Half-Elves into Elves. Unlike players, elves are the core strength of my current believers, so it’s essential to strengthen them..."

With this thought, Eve suddenly remembered a certain Primordial Elf she had forgotten:

"I wonder how Serenadil has been progressing with his learning. It seems I haven’t paid attention to him recently. I should check on him sometime."

Then, Eve turned her attention to Mairrel.

The Little Black Dragon, having been transported to the temple on Eve’s main body, was still asleep, with some subtle changes seemingly occurring within its body.

Eve observed briefly and understood the reason:

"That part of the World Tree’s essence hidden deep within Mairrel’s body has been activated..."

Initially, the essence of the World Tree devoured by Nidhogg had been divided into two parts. One part had been absorbed by her, and the other had merged with the Dragon Crystal, giving rise to Mairrel.

However, it seemed that Mairrel’s portion of the World Tree essence had been extracted once, leaving not much remaining, otherwise, Eve wouldn’t have failed to sense it for so long.

Now, the portion remaining in Mairrel was activated by Nidhogg’s invasion and was being absorbed by the Little Black Dragon.

For the Little Black Dragon, this was nothing short of a heaven-sent opportunity; once it completely absorbed this portion of essence, its power was likely to be greatly enhanced.

Considering that there wasn’t much of this essence, Eve also didn’t plan to extract and devour it, considering it a gift to the Little Black Dragon.

As for why she did it...

Eve gently waved, and a phantom hexagonal prism appeared in her hand.

The hexagonal prism emitted a deep shimmer, carrying a vast oppressive force, and inside, there seemed to be a continuous roar from black dragons...

This was the manifestation of one of Nigroḍ’s two divine offices.

Its name was—Black Dragon.