Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Chapter 14: Chapter 14 They Are the Best Coolies (Vote for Recommendation!)

Editor: Henyee Translations

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*Something’s off, absolutely off!*

*Why is the Chosen One’s style like this?!*

Alice felt her mind growing increasingly confused.

After a while, a faint green light appeared on the branches of the World Tree, and a humanoid light cluster slowly formed.

A moment later, a figure glowing all over with Holy Light, sporting a red afro, emerged from it. It was Demacia, the unfortunate soul whom Alice had just knocked away.

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He panted and said with lingering fear,

“Oh my god, that NPC is so strong… Luckily I reduced the pain sensitivity in advance…”

*Resur… Resurrected?!*

Looking at the familiar figure, Alice was a bit dazed.

“Don’t be afraid, Alice, these Chosen Ones are all immortal beings.”

Suddenly, Eve’s words echoed in her mind, as if they had a calming power.

“Mother Goddess!”

Hearing that familiar voice, Alice felt at ease, but then her eyes reddened, almost on the verge of tears. She couldn’t tell whether it was due to excitement or grievance…

“Mother Goddess… they… they…”

The girl was somewhat incoherent.

“Ahem… don’t be afraid.”

Eve coughed lightly and comforted her with a bit of guilt,

“They are residents from another world oppressed by life. Due to high mental stress, they need a certain release. Becoming Chosen Ones is precisely their way to escape reality. However, despite their recklessness, they’re also quite capable…”

Eve had somewhat anticipated that she might attract some quite neurotic players.

Through Her selection, among the three hundred people, there were either seasoned players or extreme gaming enthusiasts, game streamers.

The prolonged gaming hours or some “occupational diseases” had already cultivated in them a lawless, unrestrained game personality, so it was normal for them to not follow the conventions of the game before fully understanding the mechanics…

However, the same goes for their capability in the game, which undoubtedly wasn’t weak either.

In a nutshell, those elites were often also comical figures.

Of course, there was no way to explain all this to Alice…

After a moment of silence, Eve said to the girl,

“Just consider them mentally unstable.”

Alice: …

“But rest assured, they are inherently good, diligent, and can be freely commanded by you… Moreover, these three hundred are just the first batch; subsequent Chosen Ones will be much more normal.”

*There’s more? There’s more?!*

Alice was completely stunned.

Sensing the unease in the girl’s heart, Eve hurriedly supplemented,

“Rest assured, they won’t always be like this.”

After speaking, She once again manipulated the Divine Power, transmitting a piece of information into the girl’s mind,

“This is a list of daily tasks that you can assign to them. It could greatly shift their focus.”

Eve did not intend to handle everything personally. Since there were native believers, their roles should be maximized, having them become NPCs for some common game tasks, while She only needed to oversee the overall direction and key plot points of the game.

This was also Eve’s way of promoting interaction between players and native elves. According to Her vision, She aimed to build a new civilization with strong unity between players and native elves!

And Alice’s positioning in Her plan was to be a newcomer guide plus daily task NPC, as well as a future assistant for players who wanted to switch to the Priest profession.

As for Eve’s immediate goal, it was to have players complete tasks to hone their levels while building their own camp!

The newborn elf civilization would start from this point!

After a glow passed, Alice realized there was something new in her mind.

*Task list?*

Alice checked the content and muttered to herself,

“Repair the temple…”

“Collect wood…”

“Build houses…”

Alice: …

*Isn’t this just manual labor?*

*Are the Chosen Ones willing to do these kinds of tasks?*

These odd jobs, even when the Elf Clan was still around, were all thrown to low-level servant demons… but these are Chosen Ones! Moreover, they seem not even to be believers of the Mother Goddess.

And… they’re so lawless, undisciplined…

*In such a case, will they really listen?*

*These tasks require teamwork!*

Alice was a bit at a loss.

*No… I can’t think like this!*

Seemingly guilty of her growing suspicion, the girl shook her head vigorously.

*The Mother Goddess’s words must be right!*

*I am the Natural Saintess, the most favored by the Mother Goddess. This must be a test from the Mother Goddess herself that I must complete perfectly!*

With this in mind, Alice silently prayed to the Mother Goddess and then traced a Nature Mother tree symbol in front of her chest once again.

She took a deep breath and looked at the players anew.

The players were still in chaos, yet no one was reckless again.

Looking at the buzzing elves, Alice, who had just been teeming with determination, felt deflated again, increasingly feeling overwhelmed…

*How should I begin? How can I make them willingly accept the task?*

*If it’s really like what the Mother Goddess said, then they’re quite pitiful…*

*Being so extreme in handling things must be due to enormous mental and spiritual stress…*

*They must be living such painful and repressed lives in another world…*

Thinking of this, Alice felt that the group of impulsive fools before her didn’t seem so bothersome anymore.

And thinking about her earlier actions, the elf girl felt a sense of guilt…

*Was I too much just now?*

*Although that red-haired guy was annoying, the fact remains that he was chosen by the Mother Goddess, should I apologize?*

As she pondered, Alice noticed these Chosen Ones suddenly all fell silent.

She raised her head in confusion, then noticed that hundreds of people were all, by coincidence, looking at her. Their eyes were shining, watching like she was a moving treasure…

That kind of gaze, Alice had only seen in greedy human merchants and daredevil adventurers, making her shudder involuntarily.

Among the players, soft murmurings began, and some seemed excited,

“Hey, did you get the system notification? We can get daily quests from Natural Saintess Alice!”

“Heard it, and it even calls me the brave hero who can save the Elf Clan…”

“I got it too!”

“Saintess! So, the young lady is a Saintess!”

“Get the quest! Quick, get the quest! Early quests surely level you up faster, hurry and level up! I’m even waiting to switch to the Mage profession!”

Suddenly, as if receiving some kind of command, all the Chosen Ones rushed toward Alice, startling her.

*Did the Mother Goddess convey Her prophecy to them?*

Having some speculation in her heart, Alice tried to calm herself and tentatively said,

“Do you… want to get a quest?”

An army of players’ eyes brightened, each raising their hand.

“Yes, yes, yes!”

“Young lady, you’re the best! Quickly give me a quest!”

“Lord Alice! I want a quest!”

“Sister Alice, your little skirt is so pretty! Can I have a quest?”

Alice: …

In the blink of an eye, all the players turned into fawning sycophants.

Seeing the elves eagerly accepting menial tasks and then leaving with utmost excitement, Alice was completely numb.

“The Mother Goddess was right, they definitely have something wrong in their heads.”

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Struggling out from the crowd of players, Li Mu panted and shook his head,

“This game is too real, even getting a quest requires squeezing through people… it’s going to explode when it gets to open beta…”

Even though he was grumbling, his heart was still filled with excitement.

Opening his system interface, Li Mu checked the random task he just received from Saintess Alice,

“[Random Daily: Collect lumber, reward 50-300 experience points]”

“Collecting lumber, huh? Seems to be for building houses, doesn’t sound too hard; after all, this is my old line of work!”

When Li Mu was young, he lived in a logging camp and was quite familiar with tree cutting.

“And it gives at least 50 experience points at once! Plus, it’s repeatable! Looks like I can rely on this to accumulate experience for fast leveling up! Although it seems like the task content is always random…”

He curiously checked as he walked toward the direction mentioned in the task details, where the Natural Temple’s Teleportation Array was. There, players could be directly transported to the base of the World Tree a thousand meters below.

Other player elves also sprang into action.

In no time, hundreds of elves scattered and flocked mightily towards the Elf Forest.

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High above, Eve watched the players gradually moving on the right track, and finally, she could heave a sigh of relief in her heart.

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