Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 275 - 266: Game Update

The cicadas outside chirped incessantly, as the scorching summer reached its peak.

Gu Qing wore a cool, sleeveless camisole, sitting at her desk.

Her shoulder-length hair was tied up high in a simple ponytail, while the fan gently blew the strands hanging by her face, slightly dispelling the summer heat...

Gu Qing didn’t like using air conditioning.

She preferred the sound of the fan, accompanied by the cicadas, offering a unique taste of summer.

*This kind of scene reminded her of the feeling of her rural hometown village when she was a child.*

*In such situations, she could think more deeply about problems.*

On the desk, some papers filled with words and sketches were scattered around.

Gu Qing twirled a pen, gazing intently at the papers on the desk...

The writing on the paper was quite peculiar, a kind of fantastic script resembling a mix of hieroglyphs and cuneiform, complex and intricate.

The paper with the drawing was a hand-drawn map.

On the map, words in Chinese characters like Chosen City, Elf Forest, Black Dragon Castle, and Feilengcui were inscribed.

This was a map of "Elf Kingdom"!

And in the northeast of the map, a place marked in red with a question mark was labeled "King City."

"I never expected the Elf Clan to have a capital, if I hadn’t started poring over ancient texts, I really wouldn’t have known!"

Gu Qing mused.

She was a first-test player of "Elf Kingdom."

Game ID: Cuckoo Bird.

At this moment, as Gu Qing looked at the paper in her hand, her eyes lit up slightly.

Those who knew her understood this was a sign that she was in a good mood.

"This... might be another large relic! And judging by the location, maybe after this version update, it will be within reach for exploration!"

Gu Qing was a bit excited.

There were seven large elf cities in the Elf Forest!

Gu Qing learned this from the ancient texts...

These seven large cities were the Elf Capital, Feilengcui, Rivendell, Cenolan, Milovia, Crystal City, and Ice Wind Valley.

Among them, Feilengcui and Rivendell had already been explored by players, who’ve left behind teleportation arrays.

As for the other five cities, players had yet to reach those areas based on their current maps.

However, through the ancient texts, Gu Qing gained some understanding of the coordinates of the other cities this time.

Cenolan was in the southwest of the Elf Forest, described as a beautiful city built amidst a sea of flowers; Milovia was a picturesque coastal city to the west, and as for Crystal City and Ice Wind Valley... they were in the north of the Elf Forest.

Players had yet to reach these areas, based on their current activity range.

These places were more than 300 kilometers beyond the core region of the Elf Forest.

The core region of the Elf Forest, despite being named so, was not centrally located.

In fact, the vast expanse of the Elf Forest made the core region merely the area where the World Tree grew.

The World Tree grew only in the southeast of the Elf Forest.

Besides these cities, the Elf Forest also had other relics left by elves.

Players had discovered numerous small towns or villages.

However, these relics were mostly barren; players found little of value besides some goblins.

No, there were exceptions.

Some lucky ones found Divine Blood Crystals.

One could earn 800 contribution points from a single crystal, quite a tidy sum.

According to the texts, besides Feilengcui and Rivendell, the city closest to the core region of the Elf Forest was the Elf Capital. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

But, looking at the marked location of the capital, Gu Qing frowned, nodding at one moment, shaking her head the next:

"No... something’s not right."

She took out a paper filled with strange characters, examining it carefully with a furrowed brow:

"This clearly states the capital is within the Elf Forest, surrounded by beautiful oak trees, under the gaze of a tall, sacred statue of the Goddess..."

Talking to herself, Gu Qing took out another paper:

"But this note claims the capital is about 400 kilometers northeast of the World Tree..."

Gu Qing furrowed her brows slightly, picking up the hand-drawn map:

"However, based on the discovered maps, traveling 300 kilometers straight northeast of the World Tree would mean leaving the Elf Forest. So, the capital is outside the Elf Forest?"

"Moreover, isn’t that the Human Kingdom? It’s said to be called the Holy Maniya Empire, and wasn’t Mairrel going there to steal livestock before?"

"Could it be that this record is wrong?"

Gu Qing was increasingly puzzled.

*Unable to arrive at a conclusion, she finally rubbed her temples and put the papers down.*

Looking at her watch, Gu Qing realized that somehow, it was already past noon.

In an instant, Gu Qing’s expression softened.

"It’s time to log in."

"What am I thinking, if I can’t figure it out, I can just ask Alice directly, the elves must know where their capital is."

With this in mind, Gu Qing stood up from her seat.

She stretched lazily, quickly finished the takeout she ordered, and threw the trash into the bin. Then, she approached the immersion pod, put on the headset, and lay down directly...

"Start... Elf Kingdom!"

[Ding—]

[Game connection successful...]

[New version discovered, "Elf Kingdom" 1.5]

[Version updating...]

[Ding— Update successful]

[Patch Notes V1: Equipment Binding Feature Added]

[Players can consume contribution points to personally bind equipment, allowing it to return to the World Tree upon player resurrection. Players can view the coordinates of bound equipment on the mini-map.]

[Bound equipment has a duration and will have a binding buff, requiring contribution points for maintenance.]

[Patch Notes V2: More Maps Unlocked]

[New areas open for exploration: Dark Mountain Range, Human Kingdom, Northern Elf Forest, and Western Elf Forest.]

[Patch Notes V3: More Hidden Quests Added]

[Mystery hidden quests are now available in "Elf Kingdom," with a chance to trigger hidden plots when exploring unknown maps]

Equipment binding?

Gu Qing was slightly stunned.

It required contribution points to maintain?

*That’s pretty greedy, isn’t it?*

"At least it’s personal binding, I wonder if it’ll be expensive."

"However, the new maps were expected."

With that thought, Cuckoo Bird started to log into the game...

[Logging in...]

[Game ID: Cuckoo Bird]

[Chosen One, welcome back to "Elf Kingdom"!]

As the familiar system sound played, the scene before Gu Qing’s eyes suddenly changed.

No.

It was Cuckoo Bird now.

A strong sense of weightlessness came over her, and Cuckoo Bird felt a blur before her eyes.

When she regained control of her body, she was lying in her bedroom inside her private villa in Chosen City.

Cuckoo Bird opened her eyes and got up in a rush.

But as soon as she got up, she couldn’t help but sneeze.

"Achoo—! Ah... it’s cold."

She sniffled a bit, shivering slightly, realizing the window wasn’t closed properly when she logged out.

Cuckoo Bird adjusted the temperature sensation slightly, then walked to the window and reached out to close it.

However, when she came to the window, she was stunned.

After just one night.

In Chosen City, everything was already covered in white.

And in the sky, tiny crystalline snowflakes were drifting down.

Snowflakes leisurely floated and fell, creating a beautiful, dreamy scene.

On the streets, a group of players who had logged in at who knew what time were eagerly running around in the snow like children...

Winter had arrived.

It snowed in the Elf Forest.