Game of the World Tree

The words of the box lunch made the players ponder.

They are also curious about this question.

According to the background setting of "The Kingdom of the Elf", the goddess has only recovered in recent years.

So in the period before the goddess's revival, couldn't 20 million believers take 800 years to recreate a god of life and nature?

Even if it is not the god of life and nature, can other gods not do it?

They have all taken control of their beliefs, do they have to be hanged on the World Tree?

Wouldn’t it be okay to change the direction of belief subtly?

"Maybe...is it a conflict of beliefs? Because the elves who serve as priests have a relatively long lifespan, it is difficult to change their beliefs? And because the goddess did not really fall, so no new true gods were born?"

Hulu guessed.

"Who knows... I don't think this is what we thought about, we don't understand the true God, and everyone on the Internet is just guessing. In other words... I think the information we have obtained should be enough, right? You can submit the task. right?"

Demacia said.

The task that players accept is to inquire about various news.

The more specific goal is to inquire about the history of this world.

According to the information obtained so far, the requirements have been met in theory.

However, after Li Mu thought about it, he looked at Demacia again:

"Demacia, you said you got the Blasphemer's token, what's the matter?"

"Hey, they found that I was an unbeliever, and they wanted to pull me into the organization. Just take this token to the tavern they designated, and they can find their informant."

Demacia said.

After he finished speaking, his heart moved:

"Brother Mu, what do you mean... let's find this Blasphemer organization, find them, and submit the mission after obtaining more information?"

Li Mu nodded slightly.

He did have such a plan.

However, hearing the conversation between the two, Ji Ji on the other side frowned:

"Do you need so much trouble?"

"Um?"

The players looked at her.

"I mean, do you need so much trouble? Isn't it obvious that the blasphemers know that the tree of life is not a goddess? Maybe they even enshrine a goddess statue there!"

"In this case, give the token to the goddess and let the goddess descend directly, right?"

After listening to Ji Ji's words, the players looked at each other in dismay.

Li Mu patted his head:

"You are right, let's go to the blasphemer, how can the goddess come in person effectively..."

"It's not too early, let's submit the task quickly and go to meet the goddess!"

"Rendezvous? Brother Mu, do you know where the goddess is?"

Cyber ​​asked curiously.

"I don't know, but...if you submit a mission, you will definitely know."

Li Mu replied.

...

Under Li Mu's suggestion, the players quickly unified their opinions.

They called up the task system and selected task submission in the game interface.

After everyone submitted the task, the system's light sound suddenly sounded in their ears, and everyone received a prompt tone for the completion of the task.

Generous rewards arrive instantly.

However, looking at the exciting contribution reward, most players other than the optimists have mixed feelings.

without him.

Whenever everyone thinks of the fact that the magic spar that Xiao Xianmiao threw out in order to complete the task is twice as much as the reward when converted into contribution points, they will sigh at the gap between people.

At the same time, new tasks also appeared in their field of vision.

There are two tasks.

The first is to rendezvous with the goddess.

The second is to hand over the blasphemer's token to the goddess.

"Hey, the task of the goddess is still simple. If this is replaced by a task given by Alice, you will have to report the discovery to her from beginning to end before you can receive the reward."

Demacia sighed.

The other players also nodded in agreement.

In fact, the reason why Li Mu called everyone together was because he was accustomed to the tasks issued by the NPC before, and was ready to summarize the information of the investigation and report it to the goddess again.

Of course, the players will never know that, as the coolies brought over by Eve, as long as he is willing, their every move is in his eyes.

When the players finished their investigation, Eve actually knew about their various discoveries.

Even, because Eve can directly check the experience of each of them, he may know more.

Communication between players is always accompanied by loss of information, and no one can communicate all their discoveries 100% intact.

But Eve can receive the information they found without any omission, and use her powerful computing power to compare and summarize by the way...

Looking at the updated coordinates in the minimap, Li Mu was refreshed:

"The coordinates of the goddess have appeared, then... let's go to the goddess to meet now."

The players also nodded in agreement.

After the group settled the bill at the bar, they followed the coordinates on the map and rushed over...

The coordinates of the goddess are not very far away.

The players walked for about ten minutes, and found the figure of the goddess by the river crossing New Rivendell.

The sun has set, and night has come.

However, the city is still brightly lit.

The evening breeze on both sides of the river, the greenery is very good, and there are many citizens walking.

And Eve stood by the river, quietly looking at the direction of the tree of life in the distance.

Around him, within a radius of 100 meters, no one passed by.

Whenever someone approaches, it seems to have received some kind of hint and will consciously turn away.

At the same time, it doesn't feel inconsistent at all.

The players saw Eve for the first time.

No way, the night fell, but the soft holy light on the goddess was still surrounded, which was very eye-catching.

Of course, the goddess probably used some kind of cover-up magic, because players noticed that the pedestrians who came and went didn't notice the goddess at all.

"Lord Goddess, we have completed our mission and returned."

Coming behind Eve, Li Mu replied respectfully.

Hearing his words, Eve turned around slowly.

"good."

There was a hint of approval in his voice.

"I already know the cause and effect of the incident, so bring the token."

He stretched out his hand slightly.

Demacia showed a pleasing smile, happily took out a leaf-shaped badge from her arms, and held it up with both hands.

"Lord Goddess, I have marked those blasphemous... um, the location of the tavern that the elves told me, shall we go there now?"

he asked expectantly.

Eve shook her head slightly:

"Need not."

Saying that, he put away the token and closed his eyes.

The next second, the token emits a soft halo, which is very beautiful in the night.

Eve slowly opened her eyes, her purple eyes were calm:

"Let's go directly to the Lord."

"Go directly to the master?"

The players were stunned.

...

About fifty kilometers southeast of New Rivendell, in a small town crossed by a stream.

When night fell, the townspeople went home one after another, lighting up the lights in the town.

The road paved with bluestone slabs was quiet, and suddenly, a figure wearing a hood and a cloak appeared under the moonlight.

He walked hurriedly and walked towards the east side of the town, and didn't stop until he came to a manor.

This is a manor located on a hillside, overlooking the whole town, but it is a little run down.

The figure came to the door and tapped a few times.

"Who?"

An old voice came from inside the house.

"It's me, Dio."

The figure in the cloak said.

The door was slammed open from the inside, and an old elf holding an oil lamp looked at the person who came, and the person took off his hood.

Black hair, black eyes, and pointed ears.

This is a shadow elf.

"Your Excellency Dio, you are back!"

There was a hint of joy in the eyes of the old elf.

"Well, something happened to New Rivendell, so I came back early, and we talked as we walked."

The shadow elf said as he entered the door.

The old elf looked out vigilantly, and slowly closed the door.

There are no lights in the house.

"Lord Dio, what happened in the city? Did the church start the search again?"

asked the old elf.

The shadow elf Dio followed the old elf and walked inside, saying as he walked:

"Yes or no. Today, a strange strong man appeared in the city and forced his way into the forbidden area, killing hundreds of guardian knights. Now the whole city is under martial law..."

"The mother goddess! Hundreds of guardian knights?!"

The old elf looked surprised.

"That's right, so I came back urgently and reported this to Lord Kerets."

Dio said.

"Who are they? Guardian knights are at least golden rank, right? And... since they are in the forbidden area, then that evil giant tree can even raise their strength to the pinnacle of golden rank?"

The old elf asked with a frown.

"This is exactly what I want to report to Lord Kerets. It is said that it is an elf with silver hair, and it is likely to be the legendary Moonlight Royal Family. Unfortunately... the church is tracking us, I didn't have time to get it. When I got to the portrait, I couldn't find each other."

Dio sighed.

The two walked and talked, and finally came to a dark passage leading to the underground.

They walked in one after the other.

The dark passage spiraled down and finally extended into an underground passage. The passage was very long and extended into the distance. Magic lamps were lit on the walls.

The two continued to talk while walking in the passage.

"Moonlight Royal Family..."

A light flashed in the old elf's cloudy eyes.

"They are still alive? If I remember correctly, the moonlight elves who came to this plane have already sacrificed themselves in the turmoil..."

"Hey, that's what I'm curious about, so I'm here to report to Lord Kerets!"

Dio said.

After speaking, he continued:

"In addition... I also met an interesting unbeliever today, red-haired, a rare flame clan, I can feel his hostility to the evil tree, maybe he can become our partner, I have already sent a token of our city contact to him."

"That's great! We have fewer and fewer comrades now, and it's time to replenish new blood!"

The old elf said happily.

The voices of the two continued to advance in the open ground.

After about two minutes, they came to a stone gate.

"I'm going to report, you wait here for a while."

said the old wizard.

Dio nodded.

After speaking, the old elf pushed in the door and left Dio behind.

And two minutes later, he reopened the stone gate from the inside:

"Your Excellency Dio, Lord Kerets is waiting for you in the prayer room, come in quickly."

Hearing the old elf's words, Dio had a happy expression and walked in quickly.

The place behind the stone gate is very large, like a small square, and many figures in hoods can be seen busy.

Led by the old elf, Dio quickly stopped in front of a stone chamber.

"Lord Kerets, Your Excellency Dio is here."

he said respectfully.

"come in."

Inside the stone room, there was a majestic voice.

Dio held his breath and walked in.

The stone room is not large, only about ten square meters.

In the very center of the room, there is an altar, and on the altar is enshrined a beautiful deity.

It was a statue of a goddess, with silver hair and purple eyes, extremely beautiful.

In front of the statue, a shadow elf wearing a black robe and looking like a human male in his 30s or 40s was praying with his eyes closed.

He was handsome and majestic in appearance, and a hideous scar ran across his right eye, making him look a little more stern.

However, the pious and quiet expression on his face when he prayed to the statue gave him a different kind of tenderness.

Seeing this figure, Dio's attitude suddenly became respectful.

Everything about the other party slowly came to mind.

Kerets Shadow...

He is the leader of the Blasphemer Alliance, the spiritual leader of all.

He is the youngest elf to break through to the legendary rank in the history of the shadow clan. In the thousand-year war of gods, he once faced five legendary powerhouses by himself.

At the same time, he is also the most valued by the shadow of the night Eris, and he is the disciple who is personally taught by his successor...