Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 298 - 284: The Untrusted Player

At the southwestern border of Fengye Territory, a group of people dressed as a human caravan surrounded a dozen fully loaded carriages, hurrying towards the direction of the Elf Forest...

Along the way, members sporadically left the group voluntarily, drawing their weapons to take on the task of covering the rear.

They were the players who had swindled the various major Black Market Associations in Fengye City.

Besides those who couldn’t wait to commit on-the-spot suicide, nearly a hundred people were escorting the rescued NPCs back.

Of course, this number was gradually decreasing.

Because... the Black Market Association, which had discovered their tracks, was relentlessly pursuing them from behind. They had to leave people behind from time to time to delay, so the main force could continue forward with the cumbersome native NPCs.

The front of the team.

Gugu Niao looked at the position on the small map, frowning slightly,

"Weren’t we just going to teleport over to take a look? How did we end up leading the enemy over?"

On the other side, Xi Hongshi Chao Fanqie didn’t look too pleased either.

It was actually the members of the First Legion who had exposed the entire team. He had even instructed them to go back and take a look.

As the guild leader of the First Legion, he had to take the blame.

Xi Hongshi Chao Fanqie was silent for a moment and said somewhat depressingly,

"I emphasized it, and even specifically reminded that guy to change his disguise when returning. Moreover, let him teleport his Demon Beast first to check if it was safe. If it was all clear, then teleport back to take a look, and leave immediately after..."

"But... those NPCs were too cunning. Who would have thought they’d been lying in ambush near the Teleportation Array all along? They even let the Demon Beast teleport ahead unscathed, just waiting to catch someone in the act..."

Gugu Niao listened and sighed helplessly,

"Ah... we really underestimated the NPCs."

"Don’t worry, don’t worry, I’ve already notified Li Mu and the others, told them to quickly bring Mairrel and El to come and support us. And this time, after rescuing so many elves, maybe Ling and Alice will also come over. As long as we hold on, we’ll definitely be able to return smoothly."

On the other side, Little Xian Miao was cheering everyone up.

"The main issue is that there’re too many people riding, the carriages are too slow. If we unbind those elven NPCs and let them run with us, we should be able to move much faster. These carriages aren’t as fast as us on foot!"

On the carriage, Hu Lu, who was pretending to be a driver with a whip in hand, said.

"First, we need to gain the NPCs’ trust. These elves and half-elves have completely taken us as slave traders."

Little Xian Miao shook her head helplessly.

"What’s the problem? Take off our disguises, turn into elven forms, and negotiate with them! Even though we initially operated in human appearance to avoid exposing our identities, now there’s no need for that!"

Hu Lu continued.

His words made Little Xian Miao even more frustrated,

"If only it were that simple. I even went over there, but those NPCs didn’t believe we were there to save them. Even after restoring our original appearances and talking about the Goddess, they still didn’t believe us..."

Everyone was speechless after hearing her words.

This was indeed an awkward situation.

They were clearly rescuing elven NPCs, yet these guys didn’t believe in their identities at all!

Of course, the first impression was to blame.

For the sake of trading with the Black Market Association, players had often resorted to dirty tricks or disguised as slave traders during transactions.

Their shameless behaviors at that time were characteristic of unscrupulous merchants, not to mention the greed and lack of decorum when acquiring gear. At that time... the elven NPCs still under human control witnessed it all.

More crucially, some elven NPCs had seen players pretending to enslave elves to gain the trust of human traffickers!

Demacia’s kind of operation was not uncommon among players.

To gain the trust of black market merchants and get an opportunity to touch the equipment, things like massaging backs and shoulders were normal techniques for players. There were even those who would lick the shoes willingly!

Indeed, it was referring to that bastard Demacia. Even players felt like punching his sly face, let alone the native elves.

In getting the trust of the slavers, players had ignored the trust of the elves.

And elves were indeed very united.

When players rescued them, they were rushed and crammed into the carriages. As the elves gathered and communicated, the players’ image became clearer in their eyes.

One could say... the first impression players gave them was that they were a bunch of slavers, insulting the elves’ dignity, crossing over from the south for shady deals.

After all... how could true elves behave like that?

Moreover, even as players gradually learned to disguise as elegant elves, there were still flaws when facing real elves...

No matter how they acted, they couldn’t quite mimic the deep-rooted pride and aloofness unique to elves.

Therefore... the more they claimed their true identities, even after removing their disguises, those stubborn elves remained unconvinced.

These captured elves, having seen the various cunning tactics of humans, had already become highly skeptical, suspecting and distrusting everything around them.

This was really awkward...

More crucially, players indeed had no other means to prove their identities.

They couldn’t demonstrate faith power like the Priests or showcase the powers of the Goddess like the Divine Favored. It truly felt like they were backed into a corner.

This reality frustrated many players to the point of almost spitting blood.

Of course, if given time, they might gradually gain the other side’s trust by explaining slowly.

With time, the truth always prevails!

But who would have thought that human forces would catch up so quickly, leaving no time for deep communication between players and the native elves...

As several people were feeling exasperated, on the other side, the silent He Fan suddenly spoke up,

"Untie them, give them weapons."

"Untie them, give them weapons?"

Xi Hongshi Chao Fanqie frowned,

"We haven’t gained these native elves’ trust. We’ve liberated them before only for them to flee right after, and we wasted a lot of effort recapturing them..."

"Our task is to get them back to the Elf Forest. If they run away, how can we complete the mission!"

"Moreover, what if some reckless native elf turns back to attack the slavers? These elven NPCs are our mission targets!"

After hearing his words, He Fan insisted,

"Untie them, give them weapons."

But after that, he added,

"This is our chance to prove ourselves."

Xi Hongshi Chao Fanqie still wanted to say something, but Hu Lu seemed to have realized something, his eyes lit up,

"Yes! Untie the native elves, give them weapons!" freewebnøvel.com

"If they still don’t believe we’re saving them, then... risking our lives to protect them should convince them, right?"