Elf Kingdom:Game of the World Tree Chapter 160 – Chapter 160: Chapter 155 The Admirable Chosen One

Chapter 160: Chapter 155 The Admirable Chosen One
 

Looking at the system update notes, Li Mu felt a surge of excitement,

“The favorability system really has been enhanced!”

“Bonus rewards? Discounts in the store and even luck value?”

“Hmm? Doubling the bonus rate? That means it's equivalent to double quest experience in regular online games!”

“The maximum discount on skills, tomes, and resurrection counts can reach half off? *Wow, that'll save a ton of contribution points!*”

“And… luck value? That's awesome! The difference between good effects and poor effects on the same level of gear is huge! With this, players with high favorability practically have a Luck King aura!”

“No wonder Dema said he was finished… With this system released, the gap between high favorability players and low favorability players will widen completely, especially with the main quests whose rewards are exceedingly rich.”

*Li Mu was exhilarated deep down.*

*It was him who would enjoy this system release the most.*

*He was the most prestigious man in the entire server!*

“Hmm… right, what's my overall reputation score now?”

At this thought, Li Mu quickly entered his personal profile.

After the game updated, players' profiles included a new category for overall reputation scores.

As expected, Li Mu's score was 100!

The score had a golden frame effect, sparkling and giving off a vibe akin to VIP membership, exuding an air of grandeur.

Moreover, there was also a system evaluation below:

“As a famed Chosen One, you have earned the admiration of the elves.”

“Your overall reputation evaluation is: Revered!”

“Yes!”

Li Mu couldn't help but pump his fist and exclaim in English.

Then, he eagerly opened the store interface.

The store interface had subtle changes, and the moment Li Mu entered, the system produced a sweet sound effect,

“Welcome, revered Chosen One!”

Along with the voice, a cute chibi Goddess appeared cheering with confetti on the side.

“Interesting!”

Li Mu's eyes lit up, instinctively taking a screenshot, and then he checked the redemption store.

Sure enough, the exchange prices for all non-equipment items on the shelves were halved!

In the bottom right corner of the equipment exchange section, a golden icon of a lucky buff (1/1) appeared, accompanied by a message:

“Congratulations, revered Chosen One! Your luck value has reached 100! You're guaranteed to get rare effects on gear exchange!”

Revered… guaranteed effect…

Li Mu's lips began to curl into a smile…

Actually, the reason he hadn't exchanged for epic gear wasn't solely because he obtained the Half-Beast Priest Jushan's gear, but also due to his historically poor luck in games.

Before, he had exchanged for purple gear once or twice, but unfortunately, all he got were trashy effects.

Others redeemed magic wands with “Spell Acceleration” or “Spell Enhancement,” but he got the useless “Spell Affix: Lighting Technique” instead…

Lighting Technique…

Just a zeroth-circle trick, something every player knew, which only cost 200 contribution points to exchange in the store.

Though commonly used, it was quite redundant.

Of course, this wasn't the worst effect.

The worst effect was one called “Shiny.”

The “Shiny” effect had no combat enhancement, merely making the equipment look better…

Perhaps lifestyle players focused on aesthetics might like it, but most combat players despised such impractical effects.

Yet some, like Li Mu, always had the misfortune to draw these trashy effects…

But now things were different.

“Now I've become a guaranteed Luck King.”

*Li Mu felt a surge of joy in his heart.*

Even though he acquired Jushan's gear, he merely got the magic wand and robe, still wearing the purple piece with the “Shiny” effect he once darkly exchanged for.

Thinking of this, he decided to try it immediately.

Li Mu jogged to a side hall of the Natural Temple, prayed to the Goddess statue, and entered the exchange system.

Afterwards, he gritted his teeth and used his hard-earned 30,000 contribution points to exchange for a purple epic Black Iron Middle Rank mage shoes.

Seeing his contribution points vanish in an instant, his heart ached,

“It's a pity the gear isn't half-priced; otherwise, I could've saved half the contribution points…”

But, although not half-priced, getting rare effects would be even more incredible!

A flash of Holy Light appeared, and a pair of exquisitely designed boots appeared before Li Mu.

He impatiently checked them out…

The Black Iron Middle Rank purple gear was indeed a Black Iron Middle Rank; its score doubled the one he was wearing.

And in the effects section…

“It's actually acceleration!”

Li Mu took a breath, ecstatic with joy.

The “Acceleration” effect was rare for mage shoes, allowing one's movement speed to increase by half.

Don't underestimate that half-speed boost.

With speed boots and the skill [Cat's Grace], a spellcaster's speed could reach a terrifying level… Players jokingly called them “Hong Kong” spellcasters.

With the boost, a spellcaster's speed could even rival that of hunters of the same level!

And the hunter class… was always the most agile class.

With this speed, a spellcaster's self-preservation capabilities would dramatically increase like never before.

Therefore, for spellcasting classes with weak close combat abilities, “Acceleration” was essential for escape, making it a supreme effect!

Yet this effect, while powerful, was quite difficult to obtain.

Out of twelve hundred beta testers, only a few drew acceleration boots, mostly from rare blue gear, making it an exceptionally rare effect.

Li Mu's purple epic Black Iron Middle Rank shoes with the “Acceleration” effect were the first of their kind in the entire server.

“Hahaha! This is awesome!”

*Li Mu felt elated.*

At this moment, he also noticed his lucky buff had disappeared, turning to “0/1,” along with a note: Restores in 24 hours Blue Star Day.

“24 hours in reality? So… it can be used once every four in-game days?”

*Li Mu pondered thoughtfully.*

After the joy subsided, naturally, one would want to share their joy with others, enjoying more happiness through others' envious eyes.

Li Mu grinned, looking around.

At this moment, he was surprised to find far fewer players in the temple's side hall, which usually had quite a few players.

Moreover… today's players in the side hall were clearly here, like him, to check their luck value or discount buff.

However, Li Mu occasionally heard their laments,

“Ugh, so tragic, my score's only 20! Task rewards only add 20%.”

“You should be content; I only have 10 points!”

“Actually, we aren't the worst. Did you know? Dema's score is 0, unique in the server! The system evaluation is uniquely ‘Cold,' not even reaching ‘Neutral.'”

“Pfft… hahahaha! Zero points? How did he manage that? I spend all my time in the wild, rarely interacting with NPCs, and even I scored 5 points… hmm… I'm ‘Neutral.'”

“Because his NPC favorability, aside from El Moonlight, is almost entirely negative. If negative scores were possible, he'd certainly have them.”

“Hahaha, that poor guy!”

A few players, who thought their scores were tragic, burst out laughing.

Li Mu: …

*No wonder…*

*No wonder Dema kept saying he was done for.*

*With the favorability system enhanced, even his strong luck couldn't save him.*

*Li Mu sighed; this was the inevitable conclusion of recklessness.*

Only someone like Dema dared to act recklessly despite knowing about favorability, messing around with NPCs.

Now, others noticed Li Mu.

They became excited,

“Whoa! Isn't this Brother Mu?!”

“Brother Mu! Brother Mu! Your reputation score is so high; what's your score?”

“Is it a full hundred?”

Hearing this, Li Mu's lips curled slightly,

“It's alright, just barely… got a hundred by chance.”

The others took a deep breath…

“Whoa! It really is a hundred!”

“I heard the second in reputation, Gugu Bird, only scored 65!”

“Amazing! Brother Mu, what's your evaluation?”

“Evaluation? Well… it's Revered.”

Li Mu replied.

“*Wow… Revered!*”

“*That's really impressive! The highest level, right?*”

“*So envious! And 100 points… isn't that like having a Luck King effect? Gear exchange is guaranteed to hit the spot?*”

Li Mu nodded,

“Indeed, I just got ‘Acceleration' purple Black Iron shoes.”

Other players: …

“Whoa!”

“Whoa!”

“Acceleration shoes are supreme!”

“*This is just too enviable, isn't it?*”

“*Argh! Why didn't I grind favorability well back then?!*”

“*Right, Brother Mu, I watched your video, you're incredible! No wonder you've always been grinding favorability… did you anticipate this day?*”

One player asked curiously.

Li Mu pondered for a moment, nodded,

“Of course, because ‘Elf Kingdom' primarily focuses on immersion, and our main storyline is to fight alongside the elves, help them restore civilization, and assist the Goddess in reaching her pinnacle again…”

“So, naturally, this game requires us to enhance cooperation with NPCs; otherwise… why make the NPCs so realistic? Other games' mere tool characters would suffice!”

“So… still, the thing is, although we know it's a game, we must not merely play it as a game but approach it as role-playing!”

“Immerse in the story! Immerse in the game! Immerse with our emotions!”

“That's true role-playing! That's the essence of an MMORPG!”

Li Mu stated.

Listening to Li Mu, the others fell into deep thought.

Seeing the players start to contemplate his words, Li Mu was quite satisfied.

He looked around, then asked curiously,

“By the way, why does it seem a lot quieter today?”

“Don't mention it, with the favorability system out, everyone rushed to Feilengcui to grind favorability with NPCs. It's practically overflowing now.”

One player responded.

Li Mu: …

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