Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 241 - 235 Chosen One Army

"So... have the Chosen Ones unknowingly become this powerful?"

Standing on the outer wall of the castle, Natural Saintess Alice looked at the dense crowd of thousands of players beneath the wall, a hint of amazement flickering in her expression.

Although she knew that the Mother Goddess had summoned the Chosen Ones from different worlds multiple times, Alice herself was an everyday task NPC, so her activity range was almost limited to the Chosen City.

On typical days, all she did was constantly assign tasks to the players or coordinate the work of the Nature Church.

*Under such circumstances, even though Alice knew that the Chosen Ones were increasing both in number and strength, she still did not have a direct impression.*

*At most, when players were chasing mercenaries, she learned from Li Mu that over two thousand Chosen Ones were mobilized, and most of them were of Black Iron Rank.*

*At that time, the rapidly growing strength of the Chosen Ones had already shocked her immensely, but she hadn’t expected that it wasn’t their limit!*"

*It had only been a dozen days, yet over ten thousand Chosen Ones... most of them had actually risen to Black Iron Rank!*"

"Mother Nature above! How terrifying is this speed!"

*Was all of this something you had already foreseen?*"

*What kind of monsters have you summoned...*"

*Alice was utterly shaken, subconsciously drawing a tree-like symbol over her chest.*"

"Nearly ten thousand Chosen Ones; if we utilize the existing city wall for a defensive battle, without deploying the Totem Guardian, the Half-Beasts wouldn’t dream of taking a step into the Elf Forest."

Looking at the players below the wall, Eve, donning the disguise of Divine Favored Zero, confidently remarked.

The Black Dragon Castle originally only had a stretch of incomplete castle walls.

But in these past dozen days, the Mother Goddess issued a daily task to expand the walls, and after the Chosen Ones completed the expansion, a ten-meter-tall wall now surrounded the outer perimeter of Black Dragon Castle.

However, because the construction was relatively rushed, the wall was not particularly sturdy.

Fortunately, the Mengmeng Committee had worked with the Elves to create a simplified version of a defensive core following the Goddess’s blueprints, and it had been moved into the castle; thereafter, Natural Saintess Alice brought a statue of the Goddess from the Central Temple.

Once the two were connected, though unable to form a near-perfect defensive Divine Arts like those at Black Rock City, they were still able to, once activated, provide a boost effect to the entire Black Dragon Castle, greatly enhancing the defensive power of the walls, making them almost impregnable...

After hearing Divine Favored Zero’s words, Alice unconsciously gave her a glance and nodded secretly.

Then, she couldn’t help but mutter to herself:

"*I can’t even imagine... if one day the Chosen Ones could recreate the one hundred thousand Natural Army of the Mother Goddess, what kind of spectacle would that be?*"

"One hundred thousand troops?"

Eve raised an eyebrow slightly.

*That still underestimated the players.*

*The horror of the Fourth Catastrophe had not yet truly been demonstrated...*

While the "NPCs" were watching the players below the wall, the players were also looking at the "NPCs" on top of the wall.

"This really is an unprecedented grand storyline! Almost every NPC I know has gathered here!"

"Alice, El, Zero, Berserker, Sarandir... huh? Rose is here too?"

"Rose... is she the Earth Cave Spider Empress?"

"Yes, see... that expressionless Spider Lady is her."

"*Hiss*... she’s dressed so skimpily, isn’t she cold?"

"That’s an NPC, not a player, afraid of cold?"

"Maybe because she’s a legendary being, don’t be fooled by her small size; her true form is huge, and her best skill is skewering candied haws."

"Candied haws?!"

"Ahem... pretend I didn’t say anything."

"What about Divine Favored Zero?"

"The one standing with Alice, wearing the black dress armor."

"Long legs! I like it!"

"Cut! You haven’t seen the Goddess then..."

"Goddess? Saw her when logging into the game; the modeling is excellent! Totally my type."

"If you see her in-game, you’d find her even more impressive."

"Can you see her in the game too? Isn’t the Goddess just a background character?"

"...Background character? You haven’t seen the game videos, huh? The Goddess is not a background character; she’s our true big leg..."

...

Amid chatting or AFK watching shows, an hour quickly passed.

And nearly all the players who could attend had arrived.

At this moment, the sea of people gathered below Black Dragon Castle numbered about nine thousand five hundred!

Among these, more than half of the players belonged to the four major guilds.

And as the number of players increased, the advantages of the large guilds became apparent.

That was... unity and organization.

Below the castle, it was clear that the players were divided into four distinct parts, each belonging to the four major guilds, while other smaller guilds and freelancers were dependent on them.

The most chaotic and noisy players were also from some newly formed small guilds or freelancers, while those from the four major guilds, under the restraint of their higher-ups, appeared much more disciplined.

Especially the original three major guilds!

The legion operations in "Elf Kingdom" were much more realistic than in other online games.

After countless collective missions, the seasoned players had long realized that during large-scale battles, unity and discipline were extremely important.

Therefore, not only the high-ups of the guilds but even ordinary players would consciously adhere to the rules when a major storyline arose.

Standing on the wall, looking at the gathered players, Eve felt very satisfied.

Unlike Alice and the others, as the owner of the game system, Eve could see more information.

For instance... the guilds players belonged to, the players’ levels, their states, etc...

She even could manipulate the Divine Power to form a mini-map of the players’ point-distributed positions in her consciousness!

She suddenly got a feeling like she was playing a giant real-time strategy game, where the players were all her troops.

*This was an experience Eve had never had before!*

"This feels good!"

Eve nodded secretly.

Her heart stirred, starting the settlement of the assembly task, and began issuing new tasks...

[Ding--]

[Assembly completed, players who assembled successfully receive 100 contribution points]

[Ding--]

[Conducting Commander selection, guilds with over 1000 members will receive one Commander slot, becoming "Chosen One Commander"]

[Chosen One Commander: Receive the exclusive title of "Commander," can create the special team "Chosen One Army" during war mode, and players joining the army will receive the Goddess’s blessing: "Gift."]

[Gift: All players in the army will gain an additional 5% contribution when completing war tasks.]

"Commander slots?"

"Is it finally time for the officials to define the player commanders?"

Seeing the new system message, the players got into an uproar.

In past major storylines, because the number of players participating wasn’t particularly large, everyone had naturally formed a command structure.

And of these, the one who commanded the most was Li Mu.

However, natural was natural, but as the number of players in the major storyline jumped from over two thousand to over ten thousand, for more precise command and the authority of the command system, Eve felt it better to officially designate some positions.

Though she was the general commander, she did not directly command the players but commanded the armies they formed.

And each army would have its own separate player commander!

In other words, Eve was establishing a "regular army."

Of course, it was more procedural...

There were only four guilds with over a thousand members, so eventually, it would undoubtedly form four Chosen One armies centered around the four major guilds, with other players depending on them!

As for who the commanders were, Eve could pretty much guess.

Sure enough, shortly after the message was released... the players had chosen their commanders.

They were still the same familiar faces to Eve: Li Mu, Fried Tomato, Transforming Ji Gang...

Only, when she saw the Mengmeng Committee’s choice for a commander, Eve was slightly surprised:

"Boxed Lunch?"

It wasn’t Little Xian Miao, nor was it Cuckoo Bird, but instead, Boxed Lunch, who was currently the highest-leveled player in the entire server.

Upon a closer check, Eve realized that at some point, Boxed Lunch had also been pulled into Little Xian Miao’s guild.

"Makes sense, Little Xian Miao and Cuckoo Bird aren’t adept at commanding, but Boxed Lunch, who often roams the wilds with his squad, fits the bill better. If I recall correctly, Nightingale has a good relationship with Little Xian Miao, perhaps she somehow coaxed Boxed Lunch over..."

Eve speculated with curiosity.

And after the players elected the commanders and assembled the army around their guild cores, a new system message appeared...

[Ding--]

[Please have the four Commanders ascend to the wall and receive the war tasks!]

Moments later, several players ascended the castle and came before Eve and the others.

Their expressions varied.

Li Mu appeared calm, his demeanor respectful.

Fried Tomato was full of fighting spirit, brimming with enthusiasm.

Boxed Lunch was taciturn but seemed like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.

While Transforming Ji Gang was visibly excited, nearly unable to contain his excitement...

The storyline animation had already commenced.

At this moment, all the assembled players had their in-game vision switched by the system, automatically transitioning to the scene on the wall.

The game’s background music then suddenly played, grand and stirring, like an army about to mobilize...

"Chosen Ones..."

Looking at the representative players gathered before her, Eve, in her disguised persona, spoke in a cold tone:

"In this war, I will act as the General Commander of the Elf Army. You need to assist me in leading the Elf Clan to thwart the Half-Beast’s plot!"

Divine Favored Zero’s outfit already had a severe and stern aura, combined with Eve’s solemn expression and the subtly emanating authority, caused the expressions of the players to instantly become tense.

"Are you ready?"

Glancing at them, Eve asked sternly.

"Ready!"

The players answered loudly in unison.

"Excellent!"

Eve nodded, then drew a tree-shaped symbol over her chest, her expression fanatical and devout:

"All... for the glory of the Goddess and the Elf Clan!"

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The representative players, mimicking the gesture, drew the symbol of nature on their chests, solemnly shouting.

"Good!"

Eve nodded slightly again, then began issuing various further commands to the players.

The orders were issued as system tasks, serving as sub-tasks for players in the [Faith War].

After the representative players received the tasks and started descending the wall to direct the players in action, Alice hesitated for a moment and couldn’t resist asking:

"Lord Zero, is this all that’s needed? No need for further war mobilization or speeches to motivate the Chosen Ones?"

"No need."

Eve shook her head.

"The task rewards... are their greatest motivation!"