Game of the World Tree

A new questline is on the horizon!

Upon the return of the players who visited underground, the news of their agreement to support the Hermetic City-State Alliance quickly spread on the official forum, eliciting numerous trending posts such as “War Underground,” “Members of Hermetic Alliance,” and “All Participants will be given equipment during the war,” sparking fervent discussions among players.

“The underground map is definitely going to be expanded in this upcoming war! I bet there will be new locations like mystical labyrinths and more cities this time around! Dude, just thinking about it gets my adrenaline pumping!”

“The devs are expanding it already? Lol, I haven’t even finished exploring the current map you know…dammit this game’s maps are just too vast.”

“That’s why this game is being hailed as an epic masterpiece! Compared to ElvKing, the maps of other games are as small as a playhouse, and there is no sense of realism at all!”

“What type of quest is it?”

“Didn’t you carefully read the description? It involves a war!”

“What the!? A new war campaign? Are we participating in a large-scale battle once again? Who are we fighting this time?”

“It’s definitely one of the underground factions for sure, and from what I know, all participating players will receive equipment provided by the Dark-Dwarves!”

“Whoa! Anyone who participates will receive equipment crafted by Dark-Dwarves? Count me in! Most of the equipment from Blackrock City is always exquisite, with high-grade value! A set could earn me a lot of contribution points! I’m going! I’m definitely going!”

After watching the video recording of the guild leaders’ meeting that they uploaded themselves, every player who had previously participated in a war campaign was left visibly excited…

Everyone was eager to try, full of anticipation for the upcoming quest.

Meanwhile, in the central plaza and various temples around Chosen City, the presence of veteran players has significantly increased.

Unanimously, they all chose to access the exchange store, and despite their reluctance to spend their accumulated contribution points, each of them still bought skills or items to quickly enhance their strength in preparation for the upcoming quest.

Most of them are seasoned veterans who have already experienced participating in a war campaign in the past. As such, they all knew that for this kind of quest, whoever is stronger and kills more enemies will definitely be the one to benefit the most!

Therefore, it’s a no-brainer to optimize one’s status to its highest capacity as soon as possible.

Even the casual, life-oriented players who usually leisurely operate around Chosen City have also begun making war preparations, as quests like these hold great allure for them. So much so, that even the ongoing expansion work being done in the Chosen City by the Moe Committee has slowed down for the time being.

Consequently, due to these various circumstances, various low-quality magic potions sold among players were almost instantly snapped up as the demand exceeded the current market supply.

Even the alchemical products like gunpowder bags made by some players were sold at sky-high prices…

Every player interested in this quest was doing everything they can to prepare.

Alternatively, as the seasoned players carried out their activities with such fervor, the newbies from the fourth beta watched their odd behavior intently, their eyes filled with curiosity, with some of them even openly voicing out their bewilderment:

“Seniors, what’s a war campaign? You all seem so excited about it.”

The clueless questioner soon received enthusiastic answers from the veterans:

“Oh! Judging by your question, you must not have watched any of ElvKing’s video online, right?”

“Well to sum it up, war campaigns are the most exhilarating and rewarding quests here in ‘Elven Kingdom’!”

“Typically, it involves thousands of people participating in large-scale battles! Such a spectacle… I can guarantee that once you experience it, you’ll definitely be hooked! It’s really different from other games; here, you can experience truly awe-inspiring warfare!”

“And not only that, but in every war campaign, you can quickly earn a fortune as long as you’re strong or cunning enough! With luck, you could accumulate tens of thousands of contribution points, even level up several times without a problem after just one battle!”

These explanation from the veteran players naturally elicited admiration from the newcomers:

“Damn! Is it really that lucrative? I’ve been grinding for half a month, and apart from buying my equipment, I’ve only accumulated less than a thousand contribution points so far… I want to join too!”

Of course, this newbie’s enthusiasm was soon dampened by the veteran players.

“Hehe, don’t get too excited. The quest is happening underground, and you need to be at least level 11 to enter this map. Too bad, but you should focus on leveling up first.”

“What!? There are level restrictions? Why didn’t you say so? I’m off to grind my level. Hopefully, I could reach it before the campaign starts.”

Upon hearing the veteran players’ advice, the fourth-beta newcomer hurriedly sought out NPCs to accept tasks.

“Hahaha! Don’t be in such a rush, buddy… From what we know, it is said this war campaign might last for a long time and it might even become a long-term questline.”

Discussions like these among the player base could be heard almost everywhere in the Chosen City, and after learning that level 11 was required to enter the Underground, the majority of fourth-beta newcomers redoubled their efforts in grinding levels by fighting monsters or doing tasks.

They all hoped to reach the rudimentary Iron-rank as quickly as possible before the quest officially started, in hopes of joining the war campaign that all the veteran players had long been praising about.

Of course, more than ten in-game days had passed since the start of the fourth beta, and by now, the hardcore players among this batch were already close to reaching this level.

On a similar note, those with wealthy backgrounds or friends among veteran players had also even reached the starting threshold of Iron-rank through financial means or their connections.

And in just a few hours, the entire Elven Forest slowly awoke, akin to a massive war machine, gearing itself for war…

As Evé noticed veteran players rapidly spending contribution points at the exchange store and newcomers grinding tasks at a faster pace, she couldn’t help but inwardly muse:

Indeed, engaging in warfare truly seems to be a good way to stimulate productivity and consumption capacity!

Following this playful thought, she finally issued the official quest prompt to everyone.

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【War Campaign Questline: “Battle of Underground City-States” Initiated】

【Quest Objective: Assist the Silent City-State Alliance, devoted to the death god Hela, in defeating the Dark City-State Alliance】

【Quest Deadline: Unlimited】

【Quest Participants: Unlimited】

【Quest Level Requirements: Level 11】

【Quest Rewards: All participating players shall receive Iron-grade equipment crafted by the Dark-Dwarves; Upon successful completion of the quest, every participants shall obtain the exclusive title “Elven Veteran”; Obtain three lucky tickets for the Lottery Prize Pool upon successful completion of the campaign. 】

To be honest, She didn’t provide much of the rewards in this war campaign.

The equipment will be provided by the followers of Hela, and the title was merely an honorary one with no actual stat bonus, whereas the only actual reward that has significant value was just the three lottery tickets.

However, even so, within less than ten minutes of the official start of the questline, almost all veteran players online had accepted it.

As time passed, the number of people who chose to participate continued to rise steadily as many users who were offline and back on Earth finally heard that the campaign was starting. They hurriedly came back online, fearing they would miss out on this questline.

After participating in several war campaigns in the past, everyone knew that the most substantial rewards in such large-scale quests didn’t actually come from the quest rewards per se, but rather from the spoils of war during the duration of the event!

So, even if Evé only offered three lottery tickets, the players were still enthusiastic and was even at an all-time high.

Meanwhile, while all this is happening in the Elven Forest, back in the underground, the delegation from the Hermetic City-State Alliance finally completed their task of constructing a long-distance teleportation array within Blackrock City and connecting it with the city-states of their members.

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【 WAR CAMPAIGN QUESTLINE 】

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