Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 1267 - 817: Survival of the Fittest

In the distant snow-capped mountains, mist swirls and clouds overflow.

Accompanied by the majestic and ancient background music, it evokes a sense of prehistoric wilderness.

With such beautiful scenery, the players’ system albums are sure to get a new wave of screenshots.

By the way, after logging off for sleep last night, Li Mu uploaded the aurora and campfire video to the video site with comments. It received over half a million clicks in two hours, with countless shares. It’s probably going viral again.

The magnificent scenery has always been a major feature of the "Elf Kingdom," and this morning’s meadow landscape is likely to continue capturing the attention of a wide audience.

It can be foreseen that the Extreme Northern Icefield might become yet another location for gaming scenery enthusiasts to visit, after famous sights like the World Tree’s treetops, the mountains and lakes of the Elf Forest, and the coast of Minder.

However, the rugged and vast terrain of the Extreme Northern Icefield may only be freely explored by those players with flying magical beasts.

After appreciating the perfect scenery, players rekindled the extinguished campfire and began to prepare breakfast.

With Golden Dragon Romannus accompanying them, they made a particularly sumptuous meal, using ingredients collected along the way to prepare a hotpot.

Today, the icefield had a rare cloudy sky. The morning humidity on the icefield made it perfect for enjoying hotpot to ward off the cold.

The hotpot base was developed by Amway Chamber of Commerce. Demacia specifically sought out a few Sichuan players to research authentic Sichuan hotpot ingredients, which reportedly sell exceptionally well in the Dwarf Kingdom and are hailed by the dwarves as the most delicious food in the world—a magical elf hotpot.

And this time, drawn by the aroma, Romannus, transformed into human form as he had learned last night, eagerly awaited by the pot with a bowl and chopsticks.

Seeing its appearance, with drool seemingly ready to betray it at any moment, Eve seriously doubted whether it would take less than a year for this Golden Dragon, which sold out its labor, to follow in the footsteps of its predecessors and remain in the Elf Forest permanently.

But this was also precisely what she hoped for.

Speaking of which... bringing the players to Dragon Island this time was all about showcasing their tempting abilities, trying to lure some foodies from Dragon Island.

It was gratitude for support in name, but in reality, with the intention of enticing dragons.

The players were well aware of this, even more so than Eve, and were even more eager.

They spent a full three hours eating hotpot.

Among them, Golden Dragon Romannus ate the most, nearly devouring the food supplies that players had hoarded for several days.

If not for needing to save some food for the remaining journey, the Golden Dragon might have eaten through the players’ entire rations.

Even Romannus was surprised by his own appetite.

Originally, Golden Dragons preferred precious metals and gemstones—crunchy, chewy, and energy-boosting.

But now, Romannus suddenly felt his once-beloved foods seemed not as appetizing.

Licking his lips, he suddenly looked forward to the coming year’s life.

Sufficiently fed, the weather of the Extreme Northern Icefield changed from cloudy to sunny.

The air on the plateau is much thinner than on the plains, with more sunny days to begin with, so it was quite normal for it to turn from cloudy to sunny at this moment.

The clouds gradually dissipated, revealing the deep blue sky.

It wasn’t the gem-blue familiar to the players but a deep blue.

This was also related to the atmosphere.

Not only that, the sunlight here was much fiercer; although the temperature wasn’t high, it was more intense and dazzling.

"Look! Flowers on the meadow!"

Seemingly discovering something interesting, Xiao Xian excitedly pointed to the rolling meadow ocean.

Everyone looked over and saw the vibrant flowers turning their directions, with petals facing the sun.

As far as the eye could see, thousands of brightly colored wildflowers bloomed facing the sunlight, a spectacular sight.

"The Extreme Northern Icefield only gets sufficient sunlight during its brief summer. And because it’s near the world’s end, magic here is generally much thinner, so... plants try to gather as much sunlight as possible in summer to grow and reproduce. To efficiently absorb sunlight’s magic, many magical flowers take on a cup shape."

Golden Dragon Romannus explained.

Players nodded in agreement.

This was similar to the near-polar plants on Blue Star.

The only difference was that the Segis World contained magic.

Upon hearing Romannus’ explanation, Dongdong, always interested in Segis World’s climate changes, felt compelled to ask:

"Lord Romannus, does that mean... could the continent’s climate changes be related to magic too?"

"Indeed, that is the case."

Romannus nodded.

Speaking, it sighed again:

"Magic influences everything in the world. When magic becomes chaotic, the world’s climate also becomes increasingly chaotic. This is why, in recent years, climate changes have become unpredictable in many parts of the continent, as the magic in Segis World has increased too rapidly, causing a decline in stability..."

"Perhaps only when the world’s magic completely calms will the climate gradually restore to its original patterns. Not to mention, like this morning’s cloudy day, it used to be quite rare in the Extreme Northern Icefield."

"However, once magic stabilizes, the climates in various places will likely become more distinct and extreme. After all... the magic concentration of the entire world has risen."

"Different regions, disparate magical properties, lead to varying climates. The higher the magic concentration, the greater the differences..."

"Wouldn’t that make many places unsuitable for habitation then?"

Dongdong asked, frowning.

"It can be said so, but only for the creatures of the past. With the rise in magic, living beings will undergo a transformation, and after this transformation, they will gradually adapt to the new world. Only those who cannot adapt to change will be eliminated by the era."

Golden Dragon Romannus stated.

After hearing its words, the players felt a stir within, recalling the mutations across the world and the surge of the Transcendent...

They understood that Romannus was referring to these events.

"The survival of the fittest..."

Li Mu commented thoughtfully.

Romannus’ eyes sparkled, nodding approvingly:

"Exactly so..."

Speaking, it raised its head, gazing into the distance, its dark-gold dragon eyes growing profound:

"Survival of the fittest... is the oldest law of Segis World, even the Segis Universe, enduring from millions of years ago to this very day."

"Ancient races have declined, new races have risen, repeatedly forming the monstrous history of Segis Universe over a billion years..."

"And in the future, this cycle will likely continue, old eras ending and new ones arriving, until the universe’s end..."

Listening to the Golden Dragon’s words, seemingly filled with antiquity, the players felt touched.

Gazing at the majestic scenery, they couldn’t help but feel a sense of the grandeur of history, the epic shifts through time.

"Alright, let’s continue our journey."

Golden Dragon Romannus interrupted the players’ thoughts, smiling as he spoke.

After packing their belongings, the group set off once more on their journey.

Led by Romannus, the players flew over meadows, traversed plateaus, soared over endless snowy mountains.

Until a towering snow peak appeared before them.

It was an extraordinarily majestic mountain, standing high, gazing proudly at the world, reminiscent of Blue Star World’s Mount Everest to the players.

"This is the highest peak of the Extreme Northern Icefield, East God Mountain. Once we cross it, we will reach the Northwest Sea Domain."

The Golden Dragon, spreading its wings, spoke with a smile.

The peak drew nearer, sweeping past the players, and the Golden Dragon continued:

"Of course, the Northwest Sea Domain was a name given by elves during the Silver Era, but personally, I prefer its other Dragon Language name—Slutten."

"What does that mean?"

The players asked curiously.

"The end of the world."

Golden Dragon Romannus answered.

At the same time, everyone finally crossed the majestic mountain, and their view suddenly broadened.

An endless expanse of ocean lay before the players’ eyes.