Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 1121 - 749: Blasphemer
The waitress said.
"Nice?"
Robert was slightly taken aback.
"Yes."
The waitress nodded.
As she spoke, she took out a scroll and spread it out:
"Look, they gave a magic portrait, I’m about to hang it up."
The two of them looked towards the portrait.
When they saw the magic image on the scroll, Robert couldn’t help but be amazed.
And Li Mu slightly opened his mouth.
Silver hair.
Purple eyes.
Li Mu:...
This... isn’t this the Goddess?!
The Goddess has actually been wanted?
What did the Goddess do after they left?
Weren’t we agreed to investigate quietly, how did the Goddess get into a fight first...
After a while, Li Mu found that other players’ messages also appeared in the team chat channel.
Dongdong: "Hey hey! What happened? How did the Goddess become a wanted criminal?"
Optimist: "I saw too, gosh... the whole city is after her."
Demacia: "Hahahahaha... that’s hilarious, believers wanting their own True God, these Shadow Elves really are something."
Dongdong: "What’s really going on?"
Hu Lu: "Seems like the Goddess just wiped out hundreds of Guardian Knights by the Tree of Life, all high-level professionals..."
I am Invincible: "666"
Little Xian Miao: "The Goddess is still impressive... even suppressed, she’s this strong."
Demacia: "Hey, that’s a True God, even an avatar is a powerhouse, I’m curious how the fight started, given the Goddess’ benevolent nature, it shouldn’t have happened..."
...
The chat channel instantly buzzed with activity.
Li Mu glanced at the continuously flashing dialogue messages, thought for a moment, and typed:
"How’s everyone doing with the information gathering?"
Little Xian Miao: "Not bad, I’ve found the local library, discovered some useful materials, currently taking notes."
Cyber: "I found a tavern, chatted with an old elf about many things, it’s a lot to cover, we can discuss face to face later."
Demacia: "Ahem... I seem to have found some cultists, heard some interesting stuff from them."
Li Mu:...
"Cultists?"
He added a question mark emoji.
"They call themselves blasphemers."
Demacia replied.
Li Mu:...
"Blasphemers? Where did you find them?"
Little Xian Miao quickly chimed in.
"Uh... in the sewers."
Demacia replied.
All the players:...
"That’s classic you."
Li Mu: "Are you still together with them?"
Demacia: "Not anymore, suddenly some church knights came into the sewers to investigate, they all ran, I almost got caught, but... I got one of their tokens."
Li Mu:...
There’s no denying...
Although Demacia has terrible luck with draws, his luck with quests is unbeatable.
If he guessed correctly, the breakthrough for this quest might lie with these so-called "cultists."
Thinking about this, Li Mu looked at the evening sky outside the window and typed:
"It’s getting late, let’s gather and share the information we’ve gathered, then organize all the various details."
"I see on the mini-map that Demacia’s location is conveniently central for everyone, why not meet him there."
"No problem."
The players responded one after another.
Demacia suddenly got excited:
"No... no, don’t come! Let’s switch places! Uh... I see Cyber here isn’t far, let’s meet at his place!"
Li Mu:...
"Where are you?"
He typed.
"Not there, just wandering around the city..."
Demacia replied.
Li Mu:...
He seemed to see the awkward expression of Demacia and his evasive eyes.
He glanced at Demacia’s position on the mini-map, along with the map coordinates revealed by his movement marks, then turned his head to look at Robert:
"Mr. Robert, may I ask you something? From this street outside, walk north, turn left at the third intersection, then stop after another intersection, what’s the place on the right?"
Robert was slightly stunned.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Li Mu with an increasingly strange gaze.
Then, only to see him chuckle, pat Li Mu’s shoulder, and say meaningfully:
"Mr. Li Mu, you’re not married yet, are you?"
Li Mu:...
"Why do you say that?"
He asked.
"Hey, would you ask me about that kind of place if you were married? The church’s blessing for marriage is quite sacred."
Robert winked mischievously. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
But soon, he became serious again:
"Mr. Li Mu, although we are meeting for the first time, I find it very pleasant to chat with you."
"I want to remind you, even though the church is more open about these things now, as noble Elves, we should still try to avoid such places..."
Li Mu:...
He felt... he probably guessed where Demacia went.
...
The sun gradually set, and the golden runes on it dimmed.
The azure sky gradually took on a layer of intoxicating haze.
As nightfall gradually arrived, Li Mu also reached the location where the players were gathering.
It was a quaint little tavern, also the place Cyber was investigating.
He had already become familiar with the tavern owner and specifically reserved a room, where ten players entered and sat down perfectly.
Everyone was eager, clearly each having gained something.
Li Mu sat at the innermost part, glanced at the grinning Demacia who entered the room, and pointed at his face:
"Dema, you didn’t clean the lipstick mark off your face properly."
Demacia’s face stiffened.
Then, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and began wiping his face.
The surrounding players raised their heads and looked at him curiously.
However, after wiping his face, Demacia found that there was nothing on his sleeve.
Demacia:...
"Oh dear... Brother Mu, you fooled me!"
Li Mu chuckled:
"I just bluffed you a bit, didn’t expect you’d actually visit the red-light district."
Saying this, he shook his head again:
"I really don’t know whether to comment on the existence of such places here or your desires."
"Hey... I’m just curious, couldn’t really do anything, just stroll around..."
Demacia said awkwardly.
Little Xian Miao and Dongdong both curled their lips and cast disdainful glances.
Demacia:...
He sighed and began drawing circles on the table.
Li Mu chuckled and shook his head, then became serious:
"Alright, enough idle talk, let’s share what we’ve seen and heard."
The players, upon hearing this, became serious too.
Li Mu adjusted his expression and said:
"So... I’ll start first."
With that, he told everyone about his experiences today.
The players listened and seemed thoughtful.
"So... I suspect that the Tree of Life might be a means for the Shadow Tribe to revive the Goddess, but something went wrong, the revival failed, and ultimately the Tree of Life instead seized the belief that belonged to the Goddess. The final goal of our task might be to help the Goddess reclaim her faith."
Li Mu shared his judgment.
Then he looked at the group of players:
"This is my thought, does anyone have other information?"
His gaze swept over his teammates, and when Li Mu saw Demacia’s uncertain expression, his heart stirred:
"Demacia, did you gain any intel from talking with those blasphemers?"
Demacia nodded, his expression becoming gradually solemn:
"Brother Mu..."
"I also inquired about the Tree of Life from those blasphemers."
"What you speculated seems to completely match what they said..."
"They... also mentioned that."
"Additionally, I learned from them about the origin of the Tree of Life."
"They said that a thousand years ago, the Shadow Elves brought a branch of the World Tree to this world, aiming initially to revive the Mother Goddess and cultivate the World Tree anew."
"However, they ultimately failed."
