Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 210 - 204 Transforming Ji Gang
Chapter 210: Chapter 204 Transforming Ji Gang
After the storyline animation, it was finally time for the profession selection as mentioned in the guide.
And Ji Dong saw for the first time the leader of the faction in the game, the Goddess—Eve Yggdrasil, during his profession selection in “Elf Kingdom.”
It was different from the game videos he saw on the barrage video network.
In the game, perhaps because of the stereoscopic and realistic feel, the Goddess appeared even more divine and majestic, beautiful and dignified.
Moreover, her voice was gentle and pleasant, quite cordial…
And combined with her legendary, extraordinary power.
No wonder the Goddess became the most popular character in “Elf Kingdom.” Who wouldn’t like such a faction leader?
Ji Dong admired the model of the Goddess curiously for a while, took a series of screenshots with “click, click” and posted them to his social circle for some bragging, then selected the strength-type profession for himself.
He had his reasons for choosing the strength-type profession.
Currently, the strength-type profession was widely recognized as the most user-friendly in “Elf Kingdom.”
This was because the equipment for the strength-type profession was the most abundant in the game, especially the confiscated and modified Half-Beast equipment, which had already overflowed. In this situation, new players could buy suitable initial equipment at a low price.
This was clearly stated in the game’s strategy guide.
After choosing his profession, and receiving the skills “Cross Slash” and “Identify” randomly granted by the Goddess, Ji Dong officially entered the world of “Elf Kingdom.”
Now, he was no longer Ji Dong, but “Transforming Ji Gang.”
…
A slight dizziness came over him, and Transforming Ji Gang’s consciousness felt a little hazy.
Then, as his senses gradually became clearer, he heard a noisy clamor coming from all around, and a rush of fresh air so invigorating that it made him want to take a few more deep breaths… hit him.
Transforming Ji Gang opened his eyes, then couldn’t help but gape in astonishment.
He found himself in an open square, densely packed with players, with flashes of light as new members appeared from time to time.
Most of them, like him, wore simple hemp robes or wooden armor and wielded wooden magic wands or wooden swords, typical of the new players in the third beta test.
Of course, there were also some fully equipped, gorgeously and high-end outfitted veteran beta testers, whom he greatly envied.
The square was bustling with noise.
Having read the guide, Transforming Ji Gang knew this must be the central square of the Chosen City.
He looked down at his hand, clenched it tightly, and his expression was full of excitement,
“It’s so realistic! No wonder everyone jokes that it’s like crossing into another world!”
Then, he curiously began to explore the new player main city where he had descended, supposedly built brick by brick by veteran players in the beta test…
Delicate oriental gardens, orderly Western-style manors, reconstructed miracle buildings, and player residences of various styles…
The different styles of architecture came together, perfectly combined under the hands of skilled designers, not creating any sense of dissonance. The liveliness of the wooden buildings made everything look indeed like a city from a dream!
“Spectacular! So many veteran beta players! How amazing it is that in such a short time, they built such a city…”
Transforming Ji Gang couldn’t help but marvel.
He looked back and saw the World Tree, said to be a thousand meters tall.
The thick branches blocked out the sun, surrounded by clouds, appearing quite magnificent.
And a Black Dragon that occasionally flew across the sky with a prolonged cry of “rua~” “rua~” intensified Transforming Ji Gang’s feeling of truly being in a fantastical world!
“Awesome! Now this is a fantasy world!”
His heart was brimming with excitement.
Transforming Ji Gang wasn’t in a hurry to complete tasks; instead, he began curiously wandering around the Chosen City.
If he remembered correctly, the guide mentioned that when new players joined, the veteran players would receive tasks to lead the newcomers.
So all he needed to do was wait for someone to approach him.
Transforming Ji Gang walked through the city while admiring the main cityscape within the game.
On both sides of the street, there were quite a few small shops opened by veteran players, selling fruits, equipment, materials, and even small restaurants and newly opened hotels where players could stay!
And on the hotel, it was written in Chinese, “Warmly welcome new players to stay! Fifty percent off for third-beta players!” which opened Transforming Ji Gang’s eyes:
“Is this hotel opened by veteran players? Providing accommodation for new players?”
Then, Transforming Ji Gang also saw groups of veteran players hurriedly passing by him from time to time.
Their eyes were sharp and piercing, clad in exquisite standard equipment, many covered in blood, carrying bulging bags, exuding an aura of hostility, making Transforming Ji Gang take more than a few glances as well as feel an inexplicable sense of intimidation.
“Are those the players returning to hand in their tasks? They look like they’ve been in battles and seem very formidable, just like mercenaries in novels…”
He excitedly muttered to himself.
Then, he saw a remarkably handsome silver-haired male elf riding a spider pass by in front of him.
The spider beneath him was about the size of a person, appearing both ferocious and majestic, quickly maneuvering through the crowd, which startled him a bit.
“Is that the Earth Cave Spider mount mentioned online? They said not many people in the entire server have obtained one yet.”
Transforming Ji Gang looked on with envy.
However, when he tried to look at the person’s nickname, he found the person didn’t have a green name.
“No name?”
Transforming Ji Gang was slightly taken aback.
Could it be… this wasn’t a player? An NPC?
At this moment, he heard a shout from behind:
“Saradiel! Put my mount down! You rascal, running off again! The class isn’t over yet!”
Then, Transforming Ji Gang saw the elf riding the Earth Cave Spider stop, turning back with a warm smile,
“Mr. Li Mu, I’ve already completed today’s lesson. I heard someone saw a Unicorn in the northern forest again. Unicorns are the best partners of the Elf Royal Family, and I’d like to take a look, so I’m borrowing your mount.”
After speaking, in a swift turn, he patted the spider beneath him, and dashed off…
“This guy! He’s getting better at slipping away.”
The player called Li Mu, who had chased up, showed a helpless expression.
Li Mu? Brother Mu?!
Transforming Ji Gang’s heart skipped a beat, then he felt delighted.
Wasn’t this the famous veteran player in “Elf Kingdom”?!
Just as he was about to go up and add a friend, another team of fully armed veteran players passed by him…
“Make way! Make way! Urgent matters, thank you!”
After this team of veteran players passed, Li Mu was no longer in sight.
This left him slightly regretful.
He had wanted to get to know the legendary veteran player!
*Hmm… The name Sarandir seems a bit familiar, an NPC, perhaps?*
*That expression just now was so vivid…*
*It really didn’t look like an NPC!*
Still full of curiosity, Transforming Ji Gang continued to wander around the Chosen City.
Gradually, he passed through the streets and came to an array that gleamed with light.
The array was surrounded by veteran players with various equipment, their cries rising and falling:
“Shadow instance! Need a level 15 mage skilled in Fireball Technique! Four looking for one! Quick come!”
“Level 20 graduation team taking clients through the instance! 2000 contribution points for an hour! Fair price and fast speed!”
“Buying Shadow Fragment gemstones, offer your price!”
Transforming Ji Gang curiously watched these players, realizing this was likely a teleportation point on the map; checking his mini map confirmed it.
This array was the Teleportation Array to Black Dragon Castle.
“I remember the game video said that Black Dragon Castle serves as a transit station to the Underworld, right?”
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Seeing the lingering Transforming Ji Gang, several veteran players brightened up and hurried over, warmly saying,
“Newcomer? Doing an instance? Offering a carry in a boss team, four carrying one, an hour for 2000 contribution points, guaranteeing level 11 in one day! If you’re new, RMB is acceptable too!”
Carrying a newcomer through an instance? Contribution points required?
Transforming Ji Gang was slightly puzzled.
But he quickly waved it off, saying,
“Uh… no, no, I’m planning to do tasks to level up.”
Transforming Ji Gang had watched a lot of videos beforehand.
He knew that contribution points were like the currency in “Elf Kingdom,” and that the current exchange rate between contribution points and Tianchao’s RMB was 5 to 1, so 2000 contribution points equaled 400 bucks.
Transforming Ji Gang still didn’t want to spend that money—it was too expensive.
Moreover… he always thought that in online games, leveling up by doing tasks was more interesting as it allowed players to understand some plots and stories!
“Doing tasks? You’ll be doing a lot of them. Without grinding for five or six days, you won’t be able to level up to 11. And without reaching level 11, no one will take you to fight monsters in the Underground Forest. Grinding monsters is still the fastest for leveling up as a newbie.”
After hearing him, a few players shook their heads.
Transforming Ji Gang smiled and turned to flee.
Seeing him behave like this, the veteran players didn’t say anything further.
Leaving the Teleportation Array’s area, Transforming Ji Gang began wandering the city again.
Watching the players coming and going around him, he scratched his head, somewhat confused,
“Didn’t the guide say that veteran players would take tasks to lead newcomers? Why have I not seen any veterans guiding newcomers, but instead, seen offers to carry them through instances?”
Thinking of this, Transforming Ji Gang looked around again, then finally discovered the issue…
It’s not that there weren’t enthusiastic veteran players guiding newcomers to get familiar with “Elf Kingdom.”
The key was… most of the newcomers being surrounded by veteran players were female players from the third test.
Like Transforming Ji Gang, a rugged guy, seemed like nobody cared.
*Transforming Ji Gang: …*
*”This is way too real?”*
In fact, because the third test recruited 9000 players at once, the 1200 veteran players weren’t enough to cover.
Moreover, with the expanded map, the increased tasks, and Eve establishing the shadow monster instance, many players went to do various tasks or ran instances.
Even with the tasks available for leading newcomers, considering the rewards, not many players took them up.
However, even so, the game’s system kindly provided a novice guide manual.
Now, with the task system becoming increasingly complete, even without veteran guidance, novices could actually make their way around.
After a while, Transforming Ji Gang gave up the idea of finding a veteran player to back him up, and started following the game’s novice guide to look for beginner tasks.
“The novice guide says… new players can go to Feilengcui to find Elf NPCs for daily tasks, or directly take up some resource-gathering tasks in the Chosen City…”
“I remember the guide said that the task system in ‘Elf Kingdom’ automatically generates according to the player’s construction progress; the more advanced the task, the greater the reward…”
“Uh… livestock farming? This one looks good, the rewards seem pretty high!”
Suddenly, Transforming Ji Gang’s eyes brightened, having found his target.
