Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 231 - 225 Rumors and News

Chapter 231 -225 Rumors and News

Elf Forest, Feilengcui, in an elf-styled council hall.

This place was once the library ruin of the Holy City of Feilengcui. After the players and the Flame Tribe elves began restoring Feilengcui, they transformed it into a place for the elves to conduct their discussions.

However, at this moment, some short figures were seated at the carved wooden table in the council hall.

They were the visiting dark dwarves.

Priest Carter sat on the left side of the table, curiously peering through the window to observe the scene outside.

His gaze lingered on the sunset at the horizon. *Lost in thought for a moment, he couldn’t help but sigh softly,*

“This is the first time I’ve come to the surface to see the legendary sun, and I didn’t expect it to be so beautiful…”

“The elven city, too, is really as beautiful as the legends say…”

The main district of Feilengcui had almost been completely restored.

As the sun set in the west, it painted the city with a golden hue, illuminating the marble buildings to a sparkling brilliance; flowers and green grass were planted all over the city, bursting with vitality.

A number of tall elves were bustling around the city. Their hair color was primarily red, but many other colors could be seen too. Each wore traditional long robes of the Elf Clan, and their handsome, beautiful faces were adorned with hopeful smiles.

Peaceful, natural, pure… This was the impression the dark dwarves had of how elves should originally be.

In addition to these elves, there were also more elves clad in armor and robes throughout the city.

Their numbers were slightly higher than those of the former, always hurrying past, seemingly having endless tasks to complete…

Furthermore, compared to the former, their appearance was often a bit more weathered and unkempt, and their aura was notably dimmer, yet… this was the most familiar image for the dark dwarves.

These were the elves often engaged in trade and hunting underground, and the ones the dwarves had been dealing with recently.

Unlike the elves of legend, these elves seemed strange.

Sometimes they were clever, while other times they were quite naive, seemingly knowledgeable in many areas but severely lacking in common sense at other times. They could be chillingly cold, yet unbearably zealous…

Additionally, they held combat and adventure in high esteem, but viewed life and death lightly…

They called themselves players or Chosen Ones, but the dark dwarves preferred to call them elf adventurers.

It was also this group of elf adventurers who intervened during the recent shadow monster attack, helping them defend Black Rock City.

Watching the throngs moving through the city, an elder dark dwarf couldn’t help but sigh,

“The Elf Clan… really has changed a lot.”

Another dark dwarf nodded:

“Indeed, I remember when they first came to Black Rock City, I suspected they might be imposters from another race, but it was only after the Lord Priest performed an identification spell that it was confirmed they were truly elves…”

“Yes… However, what surprises me the most is, when did they return to the Elf Forest? I recall that last year, a human caravan engaging in underground trade mentioned that the elves in the Elf Forest were dwindling, almost extinct, yet today we see so many elves!”

Upon hearing this, almost all the dark dwarves recalled the scene they had just witnessed in the castle.

“By the Death God, I was shocked too! Just now, that number… was at least a thousand, wasn’t it?”

“And those were only the soldiers…”

“And this city, it’s called Feilengcui, right? If I remember correctly, the records say this city had long since become ruins. I didn’t expect such a prosperous scene!”

“I heard elf adventurers mention before that they only arrived here half a year ago, and this city… took them half a year to restore.”

“Half a year? They restored a city to such beauty in just half a year?”

A dark dwarf asked in amazement.

“After all… they truly are a magical race, born as magic’s favorites.”

The dark dwarf who first started the topic said.

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“And what’s more, I heard that the elf adventurers, in less than half a year, built a grand city from scratch beneath the World Tree! Unfortunately… we won’t have the chance to see it this time.”

“Building a city in half a year? Is that true?”

“Um… I only heard about it, but many elf adventurers have mentioned it, so it should be true. However… since they’re different from the elves of the past, perhaps they’re exaggerating.”

As the dark dwarves murmured, one of the dwarves hesitated a moment before cautiously asking,

“By the way… have you heard the rumor?”

“What rumor?”

The other dark dwarves became slightly interested.

The dwarf who spoke glanced at the priest staring out the window, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice, saying,

“There’s a rumor that… this one called Eve is actually a subordinate god of the True God!”

“Hiss… Is that true?!”

The other dark dwarves widened their eyes.

“Shhh… keep it down! It’s just a rumor! The rumor is that the True God, in order to further advance, supported a newly born True God in the Elf Forest!”

“Further advance? Isn’t the True God already the Lord of the Underworld? Moreover… this figure of the elves, her divine role is related to nature and life, isn’t it different from our Lord?”

“That I don’t know… I only heard such tales… However, there’s another rumor that the one in the Elf Forest might have obtained her divine role from the World Tree!”

“Hiss… The World Tree? The Elf Mother?”

“That’s right! The World Tree! So… that’s why she could gather the Elf Clan so quickly! But, the rumor suggests that she intervened to alter the nature of the elves, in an effort to sever their emotional ties to the World Tree…”

“No wonder! But… how true is all this? Where did you hear it?”

The other dwarves looked astonished.

And the dwarf spreading the rumors carefully glanced again at the Death God Priest, lowered his voice, and asked somewhat expectantly,

“Have you heard of Amway?”

The other dark dwarves: …

“Cough cough cough!”

The dwarf priest looking out the window gently cleared his throat, turned back, and gave the murmuring dark dwarves a stern look,

“Don’t believe rumors, and don’t spread them! Matters among the True Gods aren’t for you to discuss!”

The dwarves shrunk back their necks and quickly bowed their heads in apology.

“Hmph, when we return, you’ll be punished with a week of temple cleaning!”

Priest Carter snorted coldly.

The other dark dwarves: …

Amid the dark dwarves’ sighs, the hall’s door was gently pushed open.

Three elves entered the room.

Leading the way was a female elf clad in a black skirt armor, with short, deep-silver hair and deeply captivating eyes like red gemstones. Her features were delicate yet she wore a cold expression like an icy mountain, carrying an inherent sense of authority that naturally inspired awe.

Beside her stood an elf girl with blonde hair and emerald eyes, dressed in a stunning Holy Maiden’s attire, and a male elf in druid garb with black hair and black eyes, who appeared somewhat androgynous.

The dwarves perked up and rose in unison.

Upon seeing the lead elf, the dwarven priest’s eyes lit up.

He drew a scythe symbol on his chest, then bowed to the deep-silver-haired elf with respect, saying,

“Lord Ling, it’s been a long time. You remain as beautiful as ever!”

Divine Favored Zero!

This was the elf clan’s most powerful known Divine Favored currently in existence, and the one who personally borrowed the power of the True God to slay the terrifying shadow dragon!

The Underworld revered strength, and the dark dwarves held great respect for this elf God Favored who saved Black Rock City.

Not to mention, to wield the True God’s power to such a degree indicated Zero’s significance to the True God!

In other words… seeing such a being as the True God’s eyes on the surface, as their most valued agent, was not an exaggeration!

In fact, not just the dark dwarves, even Saintess Alice felt a sense of reverence upon realizing that Divine Favored Zero had successfully summoned the Mother Goddess’s power to slay a legendary pinnacle shadow dragon…

At the same time, this pure-hearted Saintess increasingly felt that her journey was vast, and she should work harder to gain the Mother Goddess’s recognition…

“Mr. Carter, hello.”

Having taken on the “Divine Favored Zero” guise, Eve responded calmly, nodding slightly, then introduced the two beside her:

“This is Alice Wind, the current Saintess under Eve’s reverence.”

“This is Li Mu, one of the leaders of Eve’s Chosen Ones.”

For a brief moment, Alice and Li Mu instinctively straightened their postures.

They nodded slightly to the dark dwarves and then followed Eve in sitting on the other side of the round table.

After the elves had taken their seats, the Death God Priest handed over the exquisite wooden box with both hands to Eve,

“Lord Ling, this is an item entrusted to me by the Temple Leader for you.”

Eve’s heart stirred as she received the wooden box.

Even without opening it, she could sense the powerful, sacred, cold, and severe force sealed within.

It was the Death God’s Power.

This wooden box contained the power of Death God Hela!

Death God Hela had sent someone to initiate a transaction; this was part of the True God Oath made earlier.

Eve nodded slightly and gestured subtly to Li Mu beside her.

In response, Li Mu solemnly took out another intricately patterned box.

Through the translucent lid, one could see pale green crystals lying inside.

They were Divine Blood Crystals of the World Tree, ten in total!

After meeting with Hela, one of their agreements was for Eve to provide Hela with 10 units of Divine Blood Crystals within a month, in return for 15 units of the Death God’s Power from Hela.

Of course, these Divine Blood Crystals retained only the laws of life…

Upon storing the Divine Blood Crystals, the Death God Priest breathed a sigh of relief:

“May the True God always protect you, Lord Ling!”

However, his expression soon turned serious again,

“Lord Ling, this time, besides conducting this transaction with your church, I also came to offer some news to the Elf Clan.”

“We gathered information from merchants entering the Underworld from the southern region that the Half-Beast Royal Court in the Death Desert launched a war mobilization a month ago, and they’ve mobilized thirty thousand troops heading towards the Elf Forest.”

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