Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 267 - 259: Not Passing the Buck This Time

Of course, the appearance of the Lion Heart Sword also caused a small bug in "Elf Kingdom."

That is... after Eve killed Demigod Walker, she also put his equipment up on the exchange store.

And the positioning of that equipment was at the golden legendary Black Iron Rank...

Not even as good as the Lion Heart Sword.

Of course, this was because Eve drained the divine power from them, leading to a drop in the equipment’s quality.

However, for the players, it seemed a bit strange.

*They didn’t know the intricacies involved.*

Eve noticed that soon someone started to complain.

But, although they complained, no one paid it much mind.

After all... Blizzard was known for inconsistencies too; a little flaw in "Elf Kingdom" wasn’t worth scrutinizing.

Gradually, this matter spread and evolved into another legend...

Participating in major plots might earn rare, limited equipment!

The Lion Heart Sword was proof!

Suddenly, players became even more eager for storyline quests, which somewhat surprised Eve.

"Nice! Awareness of their labor value!"

Eve secretly gave praise.

After inspecting the battlefield, distributing rewards to players, and secretly pondering a new function to bind equipment, Eve returned to her Divine Country.

This time, the faith war came to a close.

She also needed to carefully go over her gains.

Eve first checked her current status...

Name: Eve Yggdrasil

Species: Yggdrasil (Ancient God)

Level: 150 (Mythical)

Status: Weak Divine Power

Divine Roles: Nature, Life, Elves

Titles: Mother Nature, Goddess of Life, Master of Elves

Divine Power: 1275/3000

Number of Believers: 852 (Saint 1, Fanatic 4, Devout 354, Shallow 493)

Abilities: Absorb, Communicate, Grant, Enlighten, Heal, Summon, Divine Descent, Divine Domain...

True Divine Artifact: Withering Heart (Incomplete)

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The first thing was the delightful divine power value, which actually surpassed the 1000 threshold!

Eve had to thank Uller, the God of Winter and Hunting, for this.

Previously, this generous True God had gifted Eve with a Demigod Walker, providing her with nearly two hundred points of divine power.

This time, Uller personally offered his True God Avatar, causing Eve’s divine power to surge!

In Segis World, a Demigod’s divine power typically ranged from 1 to 300 points.

And although Uller’s avatar was also a demigod-level avatar, it belonged to a True God, so its quality and quantity of divine power were superior.

After absorbing it all, Eve was pleasantly surprised to find nearly 500 points!

Even after converting it to her divine power, which involved some loss, she had about 400 points.

Additionally, the three totem guardians, serving as appetizers, provided Eve with dozens of divine power points.

And the thirty thousand-strong Half-Beast Army also contributed significant life energy to her.

Although the Withering Heart consumed some of the life energy, overall, Eve absorbed much more.

When this life energy was converted into divine power, it was substantial, even more powerful than the totem guardians.

After accounting for various expenditures, Eve’s divine power ultimately reached an astonishing 1275 points!

This was after Eve spent 100 points of divine power to create a new True God Avatar!

At this moment, Eve was no longer worried about divine power.

*Well... no, she still fretted over it, as she was currently in a state of weak divine power.*

However, Eve wasn’t very concerned.

*She was different from other True Gods.*

*Her weak divine power was only temporarily dwindled, not due to a low divine role preventing power advancement.*

As long as she had enough divine power, returning to strong divine power wasn’t a dream.

And this... wasn’t too difficult.

After the Uller incident, Eve had figured it out.

Just finding opportunities to slay gods would suffice.

A demigod was worth 300 points, a True God Avatar 500. If lucky enough to slay a True God, it would be like riding a rocket to the top.

"Perhaps... I should engage in more faith wars?"

Eve’s heart stirred.

This time, Eve had truly tasted the benefits.

"However... Uller likely wouldn’t come to fight for now. He only had a few hundred thousand believers, and losing thirty thousand young and able ones along with his avatar was a significant blow..."

"Believers could be recovered, at most slowing the collection of his faith power, but a True God Avatar being slain, with even the divine soul fragment within self-destructed, surely left him in a bad state?"

Although a True God Avatar was still an avatar, it was part of the True God.

Being destroyed might mean the divine soul would traverse the void back to the main body, causing the True God only to lose some divine power.

However, if even a fragment of the divine soul within a True God Avatar were destroyed, it would be a significant blow.

Though not enough to put them to sleep, a period of malaise was inevitable.

So... Eve deduced that Uller’s expression at this moment must be quite colorful.

At the same time, Eve also felt a twinge of caution:

"In this action, she should have been determined to succeed, yet the result was a disastrous defeat, so she would likely harbor some suspicions about my identity."

"Though she might not directly associate it with the World Tree, she would surely become more wary of my identity..."

"It seems I’ll need Hela to help cover for me. With the True God Contract, I won’t pass the buck this time; I’ll let her find a way to take the blame."

Contemplating this, Eve put thoughts into action.

She sat high on her divine throne, pulled out the Box of the Dead used to communicate with Hela, and started composing a message:

"Hela Crown, my faith war with Uller has ended; her army was annihilated, and one of her True God Avatars was destroyed. Although its divine soul was ruined, I fear she might still harbor suspicions about certain matters..."

"According to our agreement, I hope you can help me cover, concealing my identity somewhat."

Eve infused her words with divine power, intending to send it immediately.

However, just before sending it, a sudden thought occurred to her, causing her to pause and add two more questions:

"Aside from that, I have two additional questions to consult you about."

"First, the truth about the World Tree being besieged a millennium ago... Why was the World Tree attacked? What were the gods so afraid of?"

"And second, information about those True Divine Artifacts originally belonging to the World Tree... Do you know any relevant clues?"

The first was something Eve had always wondered about, though she had her guesses, she still wished for definite confirmation.

As for the second, it was a recently emerging curiosity.

As the former powerful divine Ancient God World Tree, her previous incarnation had many true divine artifacts, a dozen or so.

But the most famous and potent were three -

The Life Scepter, Nature Crown, and Source of Elements.

Of course, these artifacts had long since been lost.

In a state of near-death, Eve was most anxious about divine power, but now that her divine power had recovered significantly, she started thinking about these lost artifacts again.

Though, even with this desire, Eve knew that most likely, these artifacts were in the hands of the gods who besieged her predecessor.

Still, there was a trace of hope in her heart...

What if there were some that were missed?

Anyway, she decided to ask!

Even knowing which True God had taken these true divine artifacts was better than being clueless.

At least, it gave her new targets for future faith wars.

Once she finalized the message, Eve double-checked it several times to ensure nothing was forgotten, then injected divine power into the Box of the Dead again...

And after completing all this, Eve turned her attention to one last matter.

The one thing she was most interested in right now.

That captured incomplete True Divine Artifact - the Withering Heart.

This skull necklace-like true divine artifact had been removed from the Soul Storage Orb by Eve.

After entering her Divine Country, it severed its link with Uller, becoming truly ownerless.

Furthermore, it shed its original crimson hue, reverting to an ordinary-looking skull necklace.

Gazing at this incomplete true divine artifact, Eve pondered for a moment, then reached out, pinched a bit of life divine power, and fed it directly into it.

The moment the life divine power touched the Withering Heart, it started to be rapidly absorbed, and this incomplete true divine artifact became increasingly crimson, with an aura of wicked frenzy constantly surging...

Witnessing this, Eve squinted slightly.

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