Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 311 - 294: The Enthusiasm of the Players

The first batch of players exploring the Human World had been preparing valiantly for a long time. After trekking for several days, they ended with a comical conclusion.

However, even though the plan to exploit bugs and rob NPCs failed, they managed to rescue quite a few elves and completed a hidden task, which was no small accomplishment.

Of course, in reality, the players’ exploration of Fengye City, from the moment they entered the city to finally packing up and fleeing, lasted only about two and a half days in total.

And during these two and a half days, players spent most of their time dealing with the Black Market Association.

So... for the players, their exploration of the new map was just beginning.

Even failing to rob equipment and being hunted by NPCs did not dampen the players’ curiosity and enthusiasm for Fengye City.

In fact, once the experiences and activities of the first batch of players in Fengye City were posted on Blue Star Network in video form, most players became even more curious about this new map.

Unlike any city or ruins players had seen before.

Fengye City... was a truly bustling metropolis!

Although the architecture of Feilengcui and Rivendell was also quite grand, ruins are, after all, ruins, lacking a bit of life.

And later, when the elves returned and began rebuilding Feilengcui, it was only partially reconstructed.

The number of elf NPCs in Feilengcui was quite limited.

As for Black Rock City in the Underworld, it was merely a small city with a population of less than ten thousand.

Yet, even so, the sight of Black Rock City was already quite shocking to players back then.

After all, an entire vibrant city made up of thousands of vivid NPCs was quite the spectacle in a virtual game.

The Chosen City built by players was indeed much more bustling, but... the residents were all players. While it was familiar and relaxing, it somehow seemed to lack a certain flavor.

Gathering in a crowd was a common trait of Tianchao players.

So... when players saw Fengye City, all the other main cities looked insignificant in comparison.

Fengye City... a metropolis with a population of hundreds of thousands!

Endless streams of residents, caravans, speeding carriages, bustling pedestrians, and the occasional city guard all told the story of this city’s vitality.

And such a prosperous city, coupled with the fact that this was not a main city with a reputation evaluation restriction...

Well then... hehehe.

The playability was greatly enhanced!

In fact, many initial players hadn’t even had the chance to develop various playstyles in Fengye City before they participated in the binding bug incident and the elf rescue mission, ultimately returning in a hurry.

So... after completing the task, the first thought for many was to go back again!

Do it over!

The incident of first-test players attempting to exploit the binding system for equipment and collectively failing was also enthusiastically discussed by players on the forum.

However... this lively discussion gradually shifted with the spread of another piece of news.

The server’s number one taunting tank warrior, the Nature’s Heart Guild’s vice president who loved risking his life, a player with below-average reputation and luck in "Elf Kingdom"—Demacia.

This guy... used the recycling function of the binding system to scam a Space Ring back!

Reportedly, selling the ring earned him hundreds of thousands in contribution!

He was positively basking in it on the forum.

Players were stirred:

"Holy cow! So, the game’s binding function can be played like this?"

"Wait... this is a bug too, right? Why can you scam equipment this way but not bind and recycle it on the spot?"

"Brother, haven’t you seen the update log? The binding function was corrected during yesterday’s non-server-stop update. From now on, equipment can only be bound in the temple or facing the World Tree, so... those previous bindings are void."

"But... why did I hear all that equipment vanished?"

"This... might really be a bug..."

"Ahhhh! No way, no way! I’m so jealous, how is Demacia so lucky!"

"Pfft... lucky, don’t you know? That guy threw 100,000 contribution into the lottery pool and only got whiteboard gear and revive coins yesterday."

"Pfft... that’s rough, isn’t it? I got a legendary item on a single draw."

"...Goodbye."

"Don’t go! I also spent quite a contribution in the lottery pool, only drew something good after coming back from Fengye City. But Demacia’s move was good, I’m tempted to go try my luck in Fengye City again. No... maybe I’ll try my luck in Black Rock City first!"

"Black Rock City? Scamming Shadow Dwarves? The Shadow Dwarves are now categorized as friendly in the system, be careful of losing your personal reputation evaluation."

"Oh right... then I’ll scam humans instead..."

Personal reputation evaluation affects upgrading speed and luck when exchanging equipment. None of the players took this index lightly.

You see, Demacia, the guy who grinds hard, struggled to keep up with the first-tier levels because his comprehensive reputation evaluation was low, right?

Meanwhile, Li Mu, with the highest reputation on the server, leisurely did tasks and had already reached level 31!

Nonetheless, Demacia’s experience offered new insights for players.

In no time... the first-test players who had just returned had their minds buzzing again.

And this dynamism peaked with the release of new system tasks!

After players completed the hidden task of rescuing elves, new missions... finally appeared!

This time the missions were also related to Fengye City.

However, this time the system triggered not just one, but two missions.

The first mission was [Secret of the God of Despair].

The objective was to gather information about the God of Despair and track their forces.

This was definitely a continuation of Little Black Dragon’s story!

Previously, players had detected something fishy in the fight between Little Black Dragon and the Despair Scale Monster. No one believed that Little Black Dragon had nothing to do with the God of Despair!

The second mission was [Hand of Oak].

The objective was to return with Selena and other elves, join the Hand of Oak, ignite faith among its members, and help them continue rescuing elves.

This mission had something of a spy vibe, attracting the attention of many interested players.

It was hard to say which of these two tasks was more important, but... most players who had reached level 31 accepted both.

With tasks, whether or not they could be completed, they chose to accept them first.

Being able to complete them was great, and if not, it wasn’t a loss either.

The end result was Selena being dumbfounded as she left the Elf Forest, looking at the hundreds of Chosen Ones clamoring to follow her back.