Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 331 - 314: Selling Yourself is Not Bad Either

The news of hunting the black dragon spread quickly.

This quest not only made waves throughout Fengye City but also swiftly reached the Elf Forest through players who were lurking in Fengye City.

Dark Mountain Range, Black Dragon Castle.

Mairrel completed the routine imperial border flight and returned to her lair.

She had been doing this work for several days, as agreed with Little Xian Miao.

The specific condition was a roasted whole lamb each day as a reward for doing a daily fly-around of the border.

Little Xian Miao referred to this task as luring monsters.

Of course, Mairrel didn’t know what "luring monsters" actually meant.

She was just in it for the delicious roasted lamb.

But this day, when Mairrel flew back to her lair, she found some of the Chosen Ones who usually prepared food for her staring at her with strange eyes.

That look... Mairrel had seen it often; they had it every time these crazy long-eared ones looted equipment after fighting enemies.

It was the look of seeing treasure...

Actually, Chosen Ones often stared at her like that.

Their goal was either her shedding scales or her saliva.

Mairrel took this opportunity to order these Chosen Ones around to serve her.

If she was in a good mood, she would reward them with a dragon scale; if not, she would spit some saliva or directly allocate a couple of hundred contribution points through the task system.

But today...

*Why did those long-eared ones’ stares seem so creepy, as if they wanted to eat her?*

"Rua! What are you looking at?"

Feeling uneasy under the gazes of several players, Mairrel widened her eyes and growled, baring her teeth.

The players shrank their necks and then gave awkward smiles.

Mairrel snorted, grabbed the roasted lamb prepared by the players, and lay down on a pile of glittering gold coins.

That was her fortune and also her little nest.

Among these coins, the majority was the wealth she had accumulated over the years, and a small portion was what Mairrel exchanged gradually with players for her daily contribution points through the task system.

1:1 ratio, Gold Pound for contribution points.

This was also one of the motivating factors for players trading to earn with mysterious dwarves or humans.

Seek out the Little Black Dragon to trade for contribution points!

Especially for certain players skilled in making money (fools) from scheming, it was practically a brand new way to get rich.

Of course, buying specific materials with Gold Pounds and offering them through a sacrificial array to the Goddess was also a way to earn contribution points.

Over time, players had figured out the patterns of offering.

Some minerals, metals, and magic materials had good prices when "sold" to the Goddess!

Of course, the best value was still exchanging with the Little Black Dragon, the extravagant NPC...

"Here’s your contribution points for helping me with the roast, now off you go!"

Within a few bites, Mairrel devoured the roasted whole lamb, bones included, smacked her lips in satisfaction, casually rewarded a hundred contribution points to the players, and then started to shoo them away from her nest.

The players, both regretful and longing, left while looking back at Mairrel.

That expression left Mairrel a bit confused, making her shiver involuntarily.

"*What’s up with them today? Why do their looks at me seem off?*"

The Little Black Dragon asked Little Xian Miao over on the other side.

Little Xian Miao, covering her mouth, giggled and said,

"Mairrel, you’ve become famous in Fengye Territory. They’ve offered a big bounty for you, and according to the players lurking over there, several mercenary groups are planning to come to the Dark Mountain Range to catch you."

Upon hearing Little Xian Miao’s words, Mairrel’s dragon face turned green,

"I knew it, you making me do all that flying lately, it was definitely up to no good!"

However, she wasn’t too worried either.

After all... she was a dragon with backers now.

"But... what does that have to do with the gaze of those few Chosen Ones on me just now?"

The Little Black Dragon asked again.

Little Xian Miao chuckled and replied,

"They just realized your value and couldn’t help but look more, after all... that’s a lot of money."

Mairrel’s dragon face turned even darker,

"What? They want to sell me to humans? They dare to have ideas about the great Mairrel? Aren’t they afraid I might just eat them?"

Soon after though, her expression became hesitant.

Mairrel stuck out her thick dragon tongue, licking the corners of her mouth, and pretended to ask nonchalantly,

"How much are humans offering for me?"

"Thirty thousand Gold Pounds dead, sixty thousand if alive, converting into contribution points, even if it’s used for buying materials for the sacrifice, it’d still be tens of thousands."

Little Xian Miao counted on her fingers and replied.

Mairrel: ...

The Little Black Dragon’s expression changed multiple times, and then she quietly murmured,

"Sixty thousand Gold Pounds... feels like... selling myself wouldn’t be too bad..."

Little Xian Miao: ...

...

"Are dragons all so greedy?"

In the Divine Country, Eve, who had been watching Mairrel’s movements, was speechless.

This guy... even had the thought of selling herself. Though it was just a passing thought, still...

Shaking her head helplessly, Eve refocused her attention on her plan against Nidhogg.

She had been discreetly monitoring Mairrel these past few days, staying vigilant against any possible attacks from Nidhogg.

However, the development of events had been a bit unexpected for her.

She didn’t expect that the first to be drawn in after the news she spread through the players would be human mercenaries.

"These mercenaries... were summoned by the Border Earl, who is likely in cahoots with Nidhogg, which means... this is Nidhogg’s doing?"

"That guy... actually has the patience to test the waters with mercenaries first?"

This conclusion caused Eve to frown gradually.

"Nidhogg is still retaining his sanity?"

The power of the abyss was chaotic.

All mythic beings corroded by the abyss’s power became paranoid and insane, vicious and reckless.

It was for this reason that Eve designed such an obviously flawed plan.

This was blatant stratagem.

Eve believed that utilizing the Little Black Dragon, even a clearly obvious trap, might lure him out.

But she did not expect her opponent to remain much calmer than she perceived...

This was very different from the evil god knowledge recorded in the World Tree’s legacy passed down to Eve.

It should be noted that a corrupted evil god found it very difficult to resist their desires, mostly acting according to their instincts.

"Does this mean... Nidhogg suppressed the abyss’s corrosion on his consciousness? He retains his intellect though having abyss power?"

"How did she manage that?"

At that moment, Eve became more curious about Nidhogg’s state.

Because this almost broke the conventional understanding of abyss corruption recorded in the World Tree’s legacy!

However, although the opponent behaved beyond her expectations, Eve still looked calm and composed...

"Scouting mercenaries? Perhaps... they also have their own believers hidden?"

"Since his true self resides in the Segis World, Nidhogg should also have the ability to switch freely between the perspectives of his believers like I can."

Saying this, Eve toyed with a rough Skull Necklace, the corners of her mouth lifting:

"Just some extra experience points."