Elf Kingdom:Game of the World Tree Chapter 52 – Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Player Guild (Vote for recommendation!)

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Player Guild (Vote for recommendation!)
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Two days had passed since reclaiming Feilengcui.

After players officially established a stable teleportation array and completed the first main storyline quest, subsequent plot quests also followed.

These quests involved delving into the former Holy City to uncover the history left behind by the elf civilization.

However, not all players chose to accept this exploratory mission this time.

Some battle-loving players, after reaching level 11, decided to leave the safe zone and venture into the broader world.

Simply put, it was about fighting monsters to level up.

Unlike other games, “Elf Kingdom,” a “virtual reality game,” had a very free combat mechanism. Once players familiarized themselves with the rules, they quickly grew fond of this combat mode, which was so closely aligned with reality.

In such a game, their adventures made them feel more like genuine mercenaries or hunters.

Moreover, many players accustomed to fighting found that upon returning to reality, their adaptability and responsiveness also improved.

There were even rumors of someone using game strategies to subdue a criminal during a robbery…

This only made players even more eager for combat.

Additionally, the vast forest beyond the safe zone offered players this possibility.

Outside the safe zone, the Elf Forest was filled with numerous demon beasts, mostly at the Black Iron level, making it very suitable for players to train.

Especially those Black Iron Lower creatures.

Of course, the forest wasn't lacking in some formidable silver creatures, but such entities usually roamed in the northern parts of the forest.

And it was said that in the far north, there were powerful creatures of gold or even legendary ranks.

Of course, those creatures of legend were beyond what the current players could imagine.

All this information was learned by players who exhausted every strategy to curry favor with Alice until she divulged these secrets.

Alice even taught them how to identify the tracks of powerful beasts and how to avoid higher-level demon beasts.

All of these things could be attributed to the improving relations between Alice and the players.

After the players extended an invitation to Feilengcui, except for Dema, relationships with Alice and most Chosen Ones improved.

In particular, those Chosen Ones who participated in reclaiming the Holy City found many had reached a cordial relationship with her.

Under these circumstances, Alice finally was willing to engage in deeper conversations with the Chosen Ones.

Moreover, Alice recognized the aptitude of Cuckoo Bird in the array, occasionally offering her guidance, to the envy of many players.

Cuckoo Bird became the first player to start Alice's side quests, becoming the earliest Chosen One to learn about the array.

*Well, at least that's what players thought.*

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Feilengcui, among the ruins of an elf structure.

Li Mu cautiously explored in the dim light, holding a flickering torch.

As a player who loved the plot, he declined other players' invitations and chose not to venture outside for adventure, opting instead to complete storyline quests.

After completing previous tasks and sacrificing the goblin curved knife, bow, and club to the Goddess, he had accumulated enough contribution points to exchange for two new skills.

“Grace of the Cat” and “Strength of the Bull.”

The former improved agility, while the latter enhanced strength overall.

As for equipment…

Well, being able to exchange for two skills was already the result of his hard work, and he didn't dare hope for more.

He wasn't a wealthy player who could spend indiscriminately.

However, shortly after players completed their tasks, a new batch of weapons appeared in the exchange system.

These weapons were primarily curved knives and bows, with some appealing magic wands thrown in.

They were exquisitely made and affordably priced, requiring only a thousand to two thousand contribution points, all being rare blue equipment.

While their attribute bonuses couldn't compare to those of purple epic equipment, they surpassed the goblin weapons Li Mu and the others had captured.

Li Mu believed this must be the official equipment targeted at ordinary players.

He planned to accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for a magic wand.

But come to think of it, he subconsciously felt that these pieces of equipment seemed somewhat familiar, yet he couldn't pinpoint where he'd seen them before.

*Maybe it was just an illusion.*

Li Mu shook his head and continued exploring the dim ruins.

This was a relatively large ruin area of Feilengcui, quite distant from the temple of the holy site, and seemed to have once been a magnificent building constructed from massive stones.

Li Mu felt that only in such large-scale ruins could there be a greater likelihood of finding treasures left by the elf civilization.

Regrettably, he had been exploring here for two hours without any gains.

What added to the frustration was a long tail incessantly chatting behind him…

“Brother Mu, why did you choose to explore the ruins? We've been wandering here for two hours and found nothing.”

Dema held a grass stalk in his mouth, mumbling behind Li Mu.

“I heard Fried Tomato and the others took down a level 13 mountain boar in the wild and are nearly level 12. Hey… Brother Mu, why don't we organize an outdoor activity?”

Dema looked at Li Mu's back with a somewhat resentful tone.

As a taunting tank warrior, itched for action after a few days without fighting.

His epic-level curved knife hadn't seen blood yet, and he had temporarily given up learning new skills to exchange for it.

Hearing Dema's words, Li Mu frowned and said,

“No rush, we can go after we finish the storyline tasks.”

“But we've been exploring for two days and haven't found anything. According to the plot, this place has been abandoned for nearly a thousand years; if there was anything here, the goblins would have ruined it all.”

Dema shook his head as he spoke.

Li Mu thought for a moment and explained,

“Since the plot gave us a task, it surely isn't without purpose. The harder it is to find, the more it proves the preciousness of the task reward…”

*To be honest, saying this after wandering for two days, even his confidence was wavering.*

*Sometimes, Li Mu also complained that the game planners were insane with their layout of Feilengcui.*

They designed such a large-scale ruin, yet it truly was just a pile of ruins, with nothing inside except for the trash left by goblins…

“Oh… and that Fried Tomato, I heard he even formed a guild for outdoor strategies, acting all smug, hmph…”

Dema sneered.

“Hey, Brother Mu, did he really try to steal the Divine Blood Crystal? I remember when the system warned him, it specifically mentioned attacking you…”

He asked curiously.

Li Mu paused and said,

“Since you have the opportunity to ask this, you might as well pay attention to the road and see if there's any hidden path or treasure.”

He didn't deny it, which tacitly acknowledged Dema's speculation.

“Heh, I knew that guy had no good intention.”

Dema sneered and said,

“Hehe, once guild battles open up, we'll teach Fried Tomato a proper lesson!”

Upon completing the first instance task, players began to form guilds.

Such organizations helped enhance player cohesion, fostered teamwork abilities, and encouraged competition among players, increasing the game's excitement.

To allow players to complete tasks more efficiently, Eve didn't leave out this feature.

In fact, even if Eve hadn't established guilds, humans' tendency to group together would naturally result in smaller groups as the numbers grew.

Rather than relying on that, she'd proactively foster unified player guilds for her to command.

The united Fourth Cataclysm was indeed the most terrifying.

Currently, the guild unlocked only the public chat channel and mini-map sharing features.

In the future, Eve planned to issue various tasks through the guilds, further enhancing players' combat skills and collaborative mission abilities.

Eve's ultimate goal was to shape players, using the guilds as a prototype, into armies that could strike wherever commanded!

Establishing a guild required 10,000 contribution points.

This was a hefty sum, but if players pooled their resources together, the cost per person would decrease significantly.

And through cooperation during closed beta testing, players formed three major guilds by pooling their funds.

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