Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 1215 - 793: Ice Sealed Valley

The escalation of war in the Silent Annihilation Wilderness was like a pebble thrown into the lake, stirring ripples among the players.

But it only caused ripples, nothing more.

As time went by, the number of players grew larger, the map of the Elf Kingdom expanded, providing more choices for everyone.

Although there’s a highly attractive twenty-fold speed, on the one hand, fighting for too long exhausts people, and on the other hand, the players in need of advancement, particularly the seasoned ones, are ultimately few in number, most being stuck at the advancement stage.

Meanwhile, the Demon Maze was packed as usual.

There were simply too many people aiming for advancement slots.

This made Azazel feel relieved. Luckily, that demon-like True God had captured so many unlucky souls, otherwise, even He might have had to be on stage every day.

Those terrifying days, He certainly doesn’t want to relive.

Yet, for the increasing number of players who’ve obtained advancement slots, not everyone opted to go to the Silent Annihilation Wilderness for leveling, even if the efficiency seemed higher there.

After the gorge bridge was built in the Northwest District of the Elf Forest, many players crossed it to hunt demon beasts in the forest on the other side.

Including Little Xian Miao, Li Mu, and Demacia... many guilds’ seasoned players did the same.

For these genuine big shots, hunting demon beasts while enjoying the beautiful scenery, and perhaps lucking out in capturing one close to the Golden Rank, or directly a Golden Rank, beats mindlessly farming low-level Demon Fragrance in the harsh environment of the Silent Annihilation Wilderness, doesn’t it?

Besides, demon meat is inedible... Eating it not only gives a DEBUFF, but also causes diarrhea.

It’s worth mentioning that the quality of demon beasts on the other side of the Grand Canyon is significantly higher than on this side of the Elf Forest.

Perhaps because it’s the Northwest region of Segis Continent, close to Dragon Island overseas, dragons often roam and even live here; traces of dragons are apparent even within the gorge, leaving considerable amounts of Dragon Descendant Magical Beasts.

Their levels are generally high, powers mighty, and there’s even a notable number of sub-dragon species.

Whether hunting for experience or taming them as magic pets, it’s a good choice for players.

Especially the battle with the Demon Army in Fengyue Free Territory caused many players to permanently lose their beloved magic pets, increasing the demand for magic pets even further.

On the other hand, as time passed, the supply of dragon eggs and dragon beasts from Dragon Island became less frequent.

According to rumors, soon there might be none at all.

After all, dragons are not limitless; they’re a naturally challenging species to breed.

Even though they’ve accumulated over the years, Dragon Clan ultimately has a limited amount of dragon eggs without dragon patterns or dragon beasts with potential for bloodline purification.

This made many players, unable to contract dragons, turn their attention to sub-dragon species.

Even if they’re not real dragons, they still carry the "dragon" title, right?

The power of bloodlines is indeed formidable in Segis World.

Meanwhile, perhaps due to Eve’s physical form returning to Segis World, the magic power in Segis Continent rapidly recovered.

Not only the Elf Forest, but demonic beasts in various forest regions throughout the continent began another round of explosive reproduction, increasingly evolving and ascending levels.

Players often heard from passing caravans and minstrels that recently, nearby forests of certain factions had seen beast tides, or there’s a tale of livestock in some village suddenly mutating into demon beasts, slaughtering the entire village until adventurers found and killed them.

It’s similar to those Spiritual Energy Revival novels that were popular in Tianchao years ago, only in a fantasy version.

Compared to other regions, perhaps due to player depletion, the elf forest, which should have been the easiest to spawn beast tides, oddly remained relatively peaceful, with explosive breeding of demon beasts and constantly growing players achieving a whimsical balance.

In such a scenario, Eve’s announcement of unlocking the expansion of the entire Segis World map was released.

"The whole map of Segis World is finally going to be released?"

In the Northwest Forest, Li Mu, riding a unicorn, brightened up.

Behind him followed a Brass Dragon over eight meters in size, with a Fire Element Fairy seated on its back.

One hunts, the whole family participates.

As for his earliest mount, the large Earth Cave Spider had long been sold to a newbie player.

"Marvelous! I’ve been waiting for this day for ages! Now I can finally visit Aries Kingdom, and other places in the Holy Mania Empire, oh... and those nearby big and small principalities, Lusi, Misya, Re Lan..."

Beside Li Mu, Demacia, sitting atop an Earth Dragon, excitedly counted on his fingers.

As he talked on, his expression grew more thrilled:

"Oh! Right, we should also include the Beastman Alliance and the Dragon Descendant Kingdom in the Northeast of the continent. Hmm... I heard beastmen’s minds aren’t much brighter than half-beasts; it’s the easiest to make money from them! The Extreme Northern Icefield has plenty of mineral deposits! Slurp~"

Li Mu: ...

Seeing Demacia’s increasing excitement, Li Mu couldn’t help but tease:

"You just want to open branch stores for your business, huh?"

"Why not? Hey, Brother Mu, you have no idea, my biggest dream in the Elf Kingdom is to open a large chamber of commerce that spans all dimensions! Oh, no, one dimension isn’t enough, gonna span across all dimensions! Become the king of dimensions!"

Demacia said, thrilled.

He rubbed his chin, looking proud:

"Brother Mu, just imagine, really one day, messing around in the Elf Kingdom? Contribution points are devaluing, purchasing power is limited, but the Gold pounds earned would be real gold and silver!"

Li Mu shot an unexpected glance at Demacia, intending to pat his shoulder, but realizing he couldn’t reach because the Earth Dragon was too high and massive, no clue when he acquired it.

Finally, he could only sigh somewhat:

"Demacia, you’re losing out by not doing business in reality."

"Reality can’t fun like the game! Real big-money ways are written in law, Elf Kingdom is the best, play however I want! Roam as I please! Once I’ve made big money, I’ll marry eight wives in the game!"

Demacia laughed heartily.

Li Mu: ...

"Wake up, you don’t even have the tools for that."

"Hey, can’t I keep them just for show?"

"Scumbag."

"Brother Mu, do you dare say you never had such thoughts in the game?"

"Me? I haven’t. I’m very single-minded."

"I don’t believe it!"

The two chatted sporadically as the Nature’s Heart expedition continued through the forest.

As for the task of scouting the Demon Beasts, it was entirely handed over to Li Mu’s Magic Pet. The Unicorn has the title of Forest’s Child and is very sensitive to various auras.

At that moment, a commotion suddenly arose in the front of the forest.

The Unicorn showed no reaction, but both of them had a hunch, quickly guessing it was other players.

"Let’s go and take a look."

Li Mu said.

The group pushed through the dense jungle and saw a lot of players excitedly running in the same direction.

Li Mu’s curiosity was piqued, and he patted the Unicorn beneath him, which leaped and blocked one player.

The player, slightly taken aback by being blocked, was about to get angry but lit up upon seeing Li Mu:

"Brother Mu?"

"Hello."

Li Mu smiled amicably.

Then, looking diagonally forward, he curiously asked:

"Did something happen?"

"Someone discovered new Elf Ruins!"

The player said excitedly.

Having said that, he glanced at the Nature’s Heart Guild’s team, his mind racing:

"Brother Mu, are you guys going? If you are, can I hitch a ride?"

Li Mu exchanged a glance with Demacia, then laughed heartily:

"Of course!"

Li Mu pointed at the Brass Dragon behind him:

"Brother, you can ride my dragon partner!"

Saying so, he looked at the Brass Dragon again, smiling:

"How about it? Can you give him a lift?"

The Brass Dragon rolled its eyes at him, glanced at the player, then snorted with disdain.

"I’ll treat you to a roasted whole lamb when we get back."

Li Mu added.

Upon hearing this, the Brass Dragon immediately turned its head, eyes brightening, and lay down obediently.

The player, called by Li Mu, looked on enviously, then climbed onto the Brass Dragon with a mix of excitement and trepidation.

He couldn’t help but exclaim:

"Dragons are awesome! This is my first time riding a dragon..."

"You’re all Chosen Ones under the Goddess, can’t you have a bit more ambition?"

A childish voice chimed in, startling the player.

When he turned around and saw the Fire Element Fairy also on the dragon’s back, he was even more amazed:

"Elemental Elf?!"

"Nezha, this is a guest!"

Li Mu reminded from the side.

"Blah, blah, blah..."

The Fire Element Fairy made a funny face at the player on the dragon’s back, then flew to Li Mu’s shoulder and hid in his clothes.

"You little rascal..."

Li Mu said with a helpless expression.

The player on the dragon’s back was even more envious:

"A Unicorn, a dragon, and an Elemental Elf... This is a real big shot..."

...

With the unexpected player now in tow, the Nature’s Heart expedition quickened their pace towards the indicated direction.

As they drew closer, more and more players approached from all directions. Clearly, the news of the discovery of the Elf Ruins had spread...

The team pressed forward, and interestingly, as they progressed, the surrounding temperature gradually began to drop.

It wasn’t due to a change in the weather; it seemed merely environmental. Li Mu noticed that the flora around them increasingly comprised cold-resistant species.

Finally, after a brisk fifteen-minute journey, a crystal-clear valley appeared before the players.

"Ice Sealed Valley..."

Li Mu exclaimed excitedly as he observed the picturesque Elf architecture scattered throughout the valley.