Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Of course, the leader of the group, Diana, standing with Kai Leici, naturally became the center of attention.

Especially when some keen-eyed elves noticed that even the demigod Kai Leici showed a subtle respect towards her.

At this moment... some clan members familiar with church and elven history started to secretly guess Diana’s identity.

However, before the elves could formally confirm it, the players who had already heard the rumor shouted out Diana’s identity:

"Moonlight Queen! It’s truly the Moonlight Queen!"

Their expressions were filled with excitement.

Hmm... it was the excitement of seeing a golden NPC to curry favor with...

Because countless evidence had proven that the favorability system in the "Elf Kingdom" was completely different from other games.

Just like in reality, here, the first meeting with an NPC was the most important, an NPC’s favorability often depended on the initial impression.

If the first impression was not good, then one might have to exert a hundred or a thousand times the effort to reverse it... and might still not succeed.

Dema, the vice president of the Nature’s Heart Guild, was a living example and a rather classic one. As a very rare first test player, he still had many elf NPCs with negative favorability towards him, all related to his past crazy antics.

Now, almost every favorability strategy video on the streaming sites would bring up his "glorious" deeds to criticize, making him quite famous.

Of course, Diana was unaware of these things.

She merely felt the fiery enthusiasm of the Chosen Ones from their passionate gazes...

At this time, the Life Saintess Alice, along with the player representative Li Mu and others, came to the front of Diana’s entourage.

"Natural Saintess Alice, greetings to Moonlight Queen Diana, Your Grace, welcome back home with your people."

Alice greeted respectfully, smiling as she spoke.

"Your Excellency the Saintess..."

Diana slowly returned the courtesy.

"Your Grace Diana, I am the Chosen One Li Mu. The church has already made preparations for settling your people, please lead them to follow us."

Li Mu also said with a smile.

He was neither humble nor arrogant, respectful and courteous, coupled with his Druid Robe which was more low-key compared to other players, he seemed nothing like a player at all.

"Thank you, Your Excellency Li Mu."

Diana gratefully returned the courtesy.

With multiple experiences of settling returnee elves, digesting just a few thousand elves this time was not difficult.

From morning until evening, all the elves had been mostly settled.

Of course, before formally joining the Elf Forest, they still needed to attend courses from the Life Church, study the Holy Scripture of the Life Church, comprehend the teachings of Her Grace the Goddess, and reclaim their lost faith.

This wasn’t considered a difficult task, because the reason they had abandoned their faith was that they believed the World Tree had fallen. But now that the Mother Goddess had returned, as Children of Nature, they naturally wished to return to the church’s embrace.

The sun gradually set, and night fell.

After participating in the settlement of the elves, the busy Diana finally finished her work for the day.

It was her own request; though she returned to the Elf Forest eager to see Her Grace the Mother Goddess, she could only rest easy after seeing these people who had followed her along the way settled.

Being able to establish an Elf Kingdom, being adored by the people, did not happen without reason.

The bright moon rose, the stars appeared, and radiant brilliance lit up various places in Milovia; almost everywhere in the city could be seen bathed in light.

The entire world felt like daylight, both dreamy and dazzling.

Diana was stunned upon seeing the colorful scene.

"This is..."

A hint of astonishment flashed through her eyes.

"These are our improved magic lamps, already being tested in several cities, including Milovia. If successful, they will be promoted throughout the Elf Forest and in areas under the jurisdiction of the Life Church."

Li Mu explained.

"Magic lamps?"

Diana’s eyes lit up slightly.

A thousand years ago, the elves also experimented with magic lamps, but mostly as artworks and decorative pieces. The high cost made them difficult to popularize.

But now it seemed... has this problem been resolved?

Diana voiced her doubts, and Li Mu, hearing this, smiled and clarified:

"It’s the Magic Electric Stone!"

"The magic power source of these magic lamps is the Magic Electric Stone, which illuminates by consuming the magic power within them. These stones can replenish their power by absorbing magical elements from the air."

"We’ve improved them by incorporating some technology from our homeland. The cost has significantly reduced, with the main expense being the Magic Electric Stone."

"However, the Magic Electric Stone reserve in the Ice Sealed Valley is quite abundant, enough for mining and use. Besides... we’ve also found several rich Magic Electric Stone mines in the Minder Plane."

"We plan to ensure within two years that every elf city, village, and town in the Elf Forest can enjoy a bright and illuminated night!"

Listening to Li Mu’s account, Diana’s eyes shone brighter.

She seemed to envision the vibrant scene described by her counterpart.

After careful observation, she couldn’t help but notice that the Elf Forest was filled with many novel things, improved magic lamps, enhanced magical plants, and various peculiar magic items brimming with creativity...

And most of these innovations came from the Chosen Ones!

This made Diana increasingly curious about the origins of the Chosen Ones.

Deep down, she had a vague suspicion that perhaps... the Chosen Ones didn’t originate from some hidden plane as she learned from her daytime conversation with Alice; perhaps... they didn’t even belong to the Segis Universe!

This idea startled Diana.

However, after some careful reflection, she felt it could be quite plausible.

She wasn’t an ordinary demigod, as the former Queen of the Elf Kingdom, the chief of the Eight Divine Envoys of the Elf Clan—the Goddess’s right hand, Diana knew far more about the Segis Universe and the gods than the average demigod... even True Gods!

Especially since she saw many things as the last to leave the shattered Pantheon following the fall of the Mother Goddess a millennia ago...

"Your Grace Diana, tonight we have arranged a bonfire party to welcome everyone back, held at the beach by the beach, and we hope for your presence."

Li Mu warmly invited.

However, after settling her people, Diana found it increasingly challenging to suppress her strong desire to see Her Grace the Mother Goddess.

She apologized slightly and said:

"Sorry, Your Excellency Li Mu, I want to first pay respects to the essence of Her Grace the Mother Goddess and then visit the Divine Country to meet Her Grace."

Li Mu was briefly taken aback, then nodded in understanding:

"I understand."

...

Parting ways with the Chosen Ones and her people, Diana left Milovia.

Following Kai Leici, she quickly traversed the western Elf Forest and arrived at the core area.

Upon crossing the spatial barrier, she saw the majestic and flourishing World Tree. Under the moonlight, the thriving giant tree filled her gaze with nothing but excitement and fervor.

"Praise to You, Her Grace the Mother Goddess! Her Grace the Mother Goddess!"

Diana prostrated in reverence toward the direction of the World Tree.

As she knelt, the World Tree showered her with dappled brilliance, enveloping her as if to welcome her return.

Simultaneously, in the divine realm, Diana sensed her connection to a sacred country.

That was the Divine Country of the World Tree.

Enwrapped in luminance, she had already gained access to enter the Divine Country!

Feeling the tremor deep within her heart, Diana’s gaze became even more fervent.

Without further hesitation, she immediately connected to the divine permission, disappearing in a burst of radiance.

She had entered the Divine Country.