Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 57 - : Could this be a bug in the sacrificial ritual?
Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Could this be a bug in the sacrificial ritual?
Editor: Henyee Translations
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Li Mu and Demacia’s discovery marked a successful start.
After that, players continued to discover elven tomes, lost artifacts, and more in the ruins of Feilengcui… Not only that, but some even unearthed elven equipment from a thousand years ago.
Unfortunately, after being buried for a millennium, these pieces of equipment were already destroyed and scrapped, especially those magic items which had long lost their magic light, with all the runes damaged, basically turning into a pile of scrap metal…
Inside the Natural Temple of the Elf Town.
A male player was holding a few pieces of elven equipment excavated from the ruins, talking with Natural Saintess Alice.
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“What? These items can’t be offered to the Goddess?”
Looking at the broken antiques in his hand, he asked somewhat disappointedly.
This was something he had found after exploring the ruins of Feilengcui for a long time.
Alice sighed and patiently explained,
“How could the noble Mother Goddess accept such things? Offering these items to the True God is a blasphemy against Her Divine Grace!”
“Well… Miss Alice, may I try offering them? We successfully offered those goblin equipments before… If it doesn’t work, I’ll give up…”
The player, still unwilling, tried to persuade again.
Hearing his words, Alice’s expression gradually turned colder.
She said somewhat irritably,
“Chosen One, even if you’re not a believer of nature, you must at least have the basic respect for the Divine Crown of the Mother Goddess!”
“The only items that can become the Mother Goddess’s offerings are divine objects that Her Divine Grace needs or those sought by Her oracle!”
“She allowed you to explore Feilengcui to gather the legacies of the elf civilization, to seek the tomes! These destroyed scraps can’t become offerings to the True God, they can only stay in a museum! Do you also want the Mother Goddess to help you repair equipment?!”
“Last time, you mixed goblin equipment into the offerings without our consent, and since the Mother Goddess didn’t pursue it, I won’t either.”
“However, I will absolutely not agree with you repeating similar actions now!”
In the end, her voice had escalated considerably, and her attitude was resolute.
What a joke! Although the Mother Goddess was amiable, She was also the exalted True God!
How could such scrap metal be allowed into the True God’s vision?
This is a blasphemy against the Divine!
The Mother Goddess is supreme…
She accepted the Chosen Ones’ offerings previously and did not punish their recklessness. That was Her tolerance and kindness!
But this does not mean letting these reckless offerers go unchecked!
Thinking of this, Alice’s expression grew even more determined.
Her earnest demeanor, combined with the unique aura of the Silver Priest, left the player somewhat speechless.
The player changed his expression slightly, then sighed,
“Alright.”
After saying this, he dejectedly left the temple.
And as soon as he came out, his teammates, who had been waiting outside the temple for a long time, gathered around him immediately,
“How did it go, how did it go? Did the offering succeed?”
And when everyone saw the ancient equipment in his hand, they were instantly disappointed,
“No luck?”
“Miss Saintess didn’t agree.”
The male player shook his head.
“How come… Berserker helped us with the goblin equipment offering last time!”
“Ahem, don’t forget, that time we collectively activated the sacrificial array he had inscribed while he was asleep and conducted the offering ourselves… He was really angry when he woke up…”
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“What do we do now?”
The players fell silent.
A moment later, a spellcasting player suddenly had an idea,
“Since we managed to offer goblin equipment before, it means we could still offer things. How about… we try inscribing the array ourselves and attempt our own offering?”
“Hmm? Can you inscribe an array?”
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Others asked.
“Ahem… I’ve never inscribed one before, but I recorded the process when Alice inscribed the array last time. Perhaps… we could learn and give it a try?”
The mage scratched the back of his head and replied.
“Hmm? Sounds like it’s worth a try! This game has such high freedom, what if we’re successful!”
The other players’ eyes lit up.
They acted immediately, gathering their things and finding a piece of open ground to try.
When Alice and Berserker inscribed the array, they used a kind of paint imbued with magic power.
This paint came from a magical plant in the Elf Forest and was often used by players when repairing temples.
Therefore, with a little effort, they managed to gather quite a bit of it.
After preparing the paint, they began to imitate the steps from the recording to inscribe the array…
As it turned out, their imitation skills were pretty good.
After several failed attempts, the players actually managed to draw a sacrificial array that emanated a faint magical aura!
“We did it!”
They were delighted.
“Do you remember the steps of the offering?”
“I remember! I remember! First, pray! Then after receiving a response, place the offering into the array!”
“Alright… you give it a try then!”
The players took action immediately, and one of them stepped forward, mimicking an NPC, and made a slight bow in the direction of the World Tree. He then drew the symbol of Mother Nature on his chest and respectfully prayed,
“Praise Mother Nature, praise the Goddess of Life, praise the great elven ruler—Eve Yggdrasil! Beautiful and noble Goddess, we have found artifacts of the Elf Clan and wish to offer them to You!”
Listening to his words, the other players felt a bit embarrassed.
Sugar-coating it as artifacts, but in reality, it was just a pile of scrap metal…
“Will the Goddess respond?”
They felt a bit uncertain as well.
However, just then, the array suddenly shone with a luminous glow and actually started to function!
The players saw this and were overjoyed,
“Whoa… it actually works?”
“The sacrificial channel is open!”
“Hurry, hurry! See if we can throw these things in!”
The players, in a flurry of excitement, hurriedly placed the collection of scrap equipment into the array.
And as soon as they placed them in, the broken equipment emitted a glow and vanished.
Simultaneously, the players who made the offering received a system notification crediting them with Contribution Points, albeit a measly amount, just a few dozen points.
“We did it!”
The players cheered.
Although it was only a few dozen Contribution Points, it at least proved that even picking up scraps could be profitable!
“Could this be a sacrificial glitch?”
Looking at the disappeared scraps, one player asked uncertainly.
He had a feeling it was odd for the Goddess to accept offerings of scrap metal.
Other players glanced at each other and all smiled.
They patted his shoulder and said,
“Why overthink it? Bug or not, as long as it makes money!”
“Hehehe, there are still plenty of scrap equipments in the ruins. With enough, we can turn a small profit even if we don’t find the tomes!”
“Come on, let’s go pick up some more!”
“Ahem, if it really is a glitch, we need to earn as much as possible before the developers find out… Otherwise, once the glitch is fixed, we won’t be able to offer scraps anymore.”
With that, they headed back to the ruins of Feilengcui…
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High above.
Eve casually restored the received broken equipment, added some effects, and then stored it away in a corner.
“There’s more equipment to sell now.”
She said leisurely.
