Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 1250 - 809: The Adventurer’s Path for Players (Supplementary Update)_2

Chapter 1250: Chapter 809: The Adventurer’s Path for Players (Supplementary Update)_2

Two players were exchanging messages in the chat channel, with Dema’s expression changing several times.

As one of the top evangelists under the Goddess, he had always dismissed the Eternal Church as unimpressive, but now he suddenly realized, he was actually facing such a mighty entity...

"By the way, the boss lady has one more thing to say."

Dongdong typed again.

"What?"

Dema was curious.

"Era Dominator, after all, is Era Dominator, no matter how unimpressive, it is still Era Dominator."

"Wow, the boss lady even picked up the word ’unimpressive’."

"Serenadil even learned how to flirt now..."

The players chattered on casually, and after sharing his story, Old John began introducing the nearby situation to everyone.

Although the players had already gathered quite a bit of information, they still listened intently. After all, different people could bring somewhat different news.

Of course, overall the information was more or less the same.

The players were currently located in a small city with a population of fifty thousand. Well... in human society, this number just barely classifies it as a small city, but in the Underworld, it would definitely count as a large metropolis.

This small city is called Luck City, located in the Northern Border Territory of the Empire, under the jurisdiction of one of the seven electors, the Rosen family.

And the Rosen family is the main branch of Sofia’s Wells family, the unfortunate noble family whose army was wiped out by the Titan Evil God, which in a sense also makes them old friends with the players.

Further north lies the Empire’s military stronghold, Colin Castle, which borders the Extreme Northern Icefield.

Though Luck City is situated in the northern part of the continent, thanks to the monsoon from the Elf Forest, it enjoys a distinct four seasons and pleasant climate, quite warm in the summer, contrary to the stereotypical cold.

Dema and others came here merely in passing, as their real goal was to visit Dragon Island.

It was a task released by the boss lady of the church a few months ago, specifically to thank Dragon Island for their assistance in the war. In other words, they were emissaries from the Elf Forest.

Theoretically, traveling from the northwest part of Elf Forest and then riding a giant dragon to Dragon Island would be the fastest.

But with the Segis World Map being open and the visit to Dragon Island a bit away, players weren’t in a rush to go. Instead, they chose another path, planning to cross the Human Empire, traverse the Extreme Northern Icefield, and then head toward the island.

At the end of the day, they just wanted to explore and experience the true adventure life in the "Elf Kingdom".

It should be noted that this idea was proposed by Li Mu, who even opened a continent travel special on the video platform, reportedly with explosive views.

Accompanying them weren’t just three people; each of the seven guilds sent at least one member, totaling ten, acting together.

The participants were mostly guild leaders, and even if not, they were senior guild members, all having advanced to the Golden Rank before departure.

This was their confidence in choosing this task.

After the Golden Rank, leveling up by defeating small mobs becomes slower, making adventuring across the continent and resolving NPC’s unsolvable problems offer unexpected rewards.

Upon entering the Empire, they unexpectedly encountered a Legendary Magical Beast rampaging near a town in the Western Domain, though it was severely injured, with its strength largely dissipated.

Ten Golden Rank players collaborated with a nearby large mercenary group to slay the beast.

All ten benefitted, their levels soaring significantly.

Having tasted the benefits, everyone became increasingly enthusiastic about such actions.

However, upon arriving in a new city, they tended to choose free activities, with each guild opting for its own way of gathering information before regrouping.

The trio from the Heart of Nature, thanks to Dema, most frequently gathered information from taverns in the civilian district.

It should be mentioned that they came on dragons, although now the dragons were grazing outside the city, hidden using concealment magic.

No choice, if too many dragons showed up at once, they’d attract too much attention.

Although... their recent slaying of a Legendary Magical Beast earned fame, Dongdong even heard from friends adventuring in Fengyue Free Territory that bards were already singing tales of their deeds.

Such as the legend of the Elf Dragon Knight, or brave and righteous Rangers.

They even composed music.

And after the adventurers embarked on their journey, a new feature emerged in the game system, or rather, a system evaluation—reputation.

This is an index measured by players’ fame across the continent, representing their renown.

Reputation has two benefits: one is increasing the chance to obtain transfer and advancement slots, the other is raising the probability of triggering hidden tasks.

Only by doing just acts will reputation rise. Dishonorable acts not only won’t raise it, but will deduct evaluation, possibly leading to being pursued by the Life Church.

In more severe cases, it can trigger the red name mechanism, even result in direct banning.

And if one achieves something sensational, reputation shoots up.

For instance, the previous slaying of the rampaging Legendary Magical Beast made them famous in the Western Domain, their reputation growing significantly.

Though reputation isn’t permanent, it gradually declines if nothing is done.

Only by continually engaging in justice and gaining fame across the continent can a high reputation be maintained.

It’s noteworthy that the highest reputation across the server belongs to Cyber, who became a big shot upon saving the Frost Elves when reputation first launched.

With the launch of reputation, through recurring wars and dealing with various factions, the elves’ image and reputation subtly began to reverse.

The opening of the grand map not only avoided a mass of elves being vilified but also fostered gradual improvement and positive trends.

However, the newly reversed elf reputation slightly differed from the previously kind and innocent impression.

This time... the world’s perception of elves focused on "justice," "kindness," "benevolence," "chivalry," "courage," "strength," "hatred of evil," "eradication of evil," etc.

Almost akin to knights from tales.

Besides, given the elves’ noble and beautiful appearance, some novels and plays depicting elf adventures began to trend in certain regions, reportedly beloved by teenagers.

Quietly, an elf craze seemed poised to trend across the continent.

Of course, these occurrences were merely emergent behaviors, noticed by a few observant players.

Whether any players are orchestrating behind the scenes... well, those who know, know.

Returning to the present.

Li Mu and others have been adventuring in Luck City for two months now.

After leaving here, they would cross the Extreme Northern Icefield, traverse the Northwest Sea, and head to Dragon Island.

However, first, they plan to visit the mines.

Golden Dragons are quite rare, with more than a thousand dragons contracted by players across the Elf Forest, but merely under ten are Golden Dragons.

The three players sat on benches in the small city’s square, listening to Old John narrate the mine’s matters, and after a while, new elves gradually appeared in their sight.

"Boss Miao! Sister Feng! Over here!"

Dema excitedly waved to the elves in the distance.

Old John curiously glanced over, seeing two female elves, one Mage, one Druid.

Their robes were even more splendid and beautiful than Li Mu and others.