The improved Favorability System was like a bowl of water thrown into a pot of oil. It immediately caused an uproar among the players.
Some people were happy, while others were unhappy.
While they were not used to it, some players even complained on the official website that they wanted to quit the game.
Of course … in the end, it was just talk.
Although the improved Favorability and Reputation evaluation were harsher, overall, the system gave more bonuses to the players than punishments.
In fact, the players who could get huge bonuses under the new Favorability System were the minority.
The favorability of NPCs ranged from -100 to + 100. Li Mu was the only NPC who had a favorability of more than 40 that he had come into contact with.
The Reputation Rating was between 0 and 100,1200 players, and Li Mu was the only one who could get full marks.
Li Mu was an exception. In fact, there were very few players who could get a Reputation evaluation of more than 30.
So … for most players, everyone's starting point was about the same. At least most people would not be too far apart because of this.
However, those players with higher reputation did enjoy higher bonuses and leveled up faster.
Therefore, how to increase the NPC's Favorability and how to increase one's Reputation became the direction that the players worked hard on.
However, with further exploration, the players found that the starting point of everyone's Reputation evaluation was not 0.
The game system would regularly evaluate the overall Reputation of the players and come up with an average score.
This average score was the starting Reputation evaluation of the players. It was similar to an NPC's overall impression of the Chosen One.
Even if you don't do anything, you can still get an average Reputation rating.
At present, the overall Reputation evaluation of the players was 5, Neutral.
On this basis, according to the overall Favorability of the players and the NPC, it would be added and subtracted.
The lowest was 0, Indifferent.
This discovery made the players who were not used to gaining Favorability feel relieved.
At least … as long as they did not cause trouble, they could still enjoy the average Reputation evaluation of the players.
This meant that even if there were players who enjoyed higher bonuses, they wouldn't fall too far behind on average.
Of course, those who were seeking death were really miserable.
Not only were they unlucky, but they also enjoyed the supercilious looks of other players.
After all … no one liked to be a burden.
Humans were very adaptable creatures.
As for the players, their ability to accept was stronger.
After some initial discomfort, the players gradually accepted the reputation rating system.
As for those with high ratings, they became the targets of the various large guilds.
Just the fact that there was a high chance of drawing equipment with rare special effects was enough to make most of the players excited.
While the players were getting used to the Reputation Points, Eve also issued a new Main Plot Mission.
Unlike the previous single missions, there were three main missions this time. They were [Develop Forces], [Explore Rivendell], and [Explore the Underground World].
Under each main storyline, there were many side quests. Some side quests were fixed in the form of daily quests that could be received every day.
Players could repeat different missions according to their own needs and preferences.
The main mission of [Develop Faction] included [Crop Planting], [Livestock Breeding], [Resource Collection], [Main City Construction], and many other side missions. Many of them were daily missions.
The daily mission of building the City of Heaven's Chosen was also included in the side mission of [Main City Construction].
For the many daily missions of the main storyline, Eve also selected some native Elves as the new daily mission NPCs and let them be responsible for issuing missions.
The NPC for [Livestock Breeding] was The Black Dragon Merril.
Although the Elf Forest was rich in resources, the players had a huge appetite.
Whether it was for the ecological balance or for the perception of the believers, it was necessary to develop the breeding industry.
After knowing the goal of this mission, the Little Black Dragon's eyes lit up, and he was instantly excited.
He touched his conscience and swore to Eve that he would let the players do a good job.
Well … as long as he could occasionally have a good meal after the mission was completed.
The appearance of the [Develop Faction] series of missions immediately attracted the interest of many lifestyle players who didn't like fighting and killing.
At the same time, because this series of missions was very safe, it became the first choice of the low-level players.
In the side missions of this main storyline mission, many of the missions involved breeding gameplay, and this was what the lifestyle players liked.
For a time, many players chose to stay in the Elf Forest and devoted themselves to the development of the Elf Forest.
This was especially true for the Mengmeng Committee, which had a large number of lifestyle players.
After completing the Human Caravan Mission, the Salty Meow obtained some seeds that looked like crops. Some interested Druid players took them and began to cultivate them.
Some players began to go to various parts of the Elf Forest with the help of The Black Dragon Merril to look for the cubs of magical beasts, especially those that grew fast, had a lot of meat, and were easy to raise … They planned to explore the breeding industry.
And so on …
The main storyline of [Develop Faction] attracted the lifestyle players, while [Explore Rivendell] and [Explore the Underworld] attracted the players who loved adventure and combat.
This group of players was the largest out of the 1,200 players.
They all accepted the missions and began their own adventures.
Among them, the main storyline of [Explore Rivendell] was divided into [Ancient Book Search], [Mine Exploration], and so on.
[Explore the Underworld] had [Map Drawing], [Monster Detection], and so on.
Because there were no daily missions in the side quests of these two main storyline missions, Eve did not arrange for NPCs to accept these missions. Instead, she relied directly on the game system to accept them.
Of course, the more important reason was that these missions involved the expansion of the faction, and the expansion in the early stages was accompanied by risks, so Eve had to control it personally.
As the players explored, a corner of the mystery of Rivendell and the Underworld was gradually unraveled.
First, there was Rivendell.
As the manufacturing capital of the Elf civilization a thousand years ago, there should be many treasures left behind by the Elves.
However, it was a pity that Rivendell seemed to have experienced the plundering of humans.
When the players explored, they found that there were not many useful things that could be found.
At least … the places that could be explored on the surface were almost emptied.
However, as the players explored further, they gradually found a new world.
Rivendell was built in a valley, and when it was split in half by an unknown force a thousand years ago, part of the city was buried by the mountain rocks.
A thousand years had passed, and this part of the city had long been buried under the ground.
When the players explored, they were delighted to find that these areas had not been plundered by humans.
As they explored, they found a large number of abandoned equipment that was buried deep in the ruins. The players guessed that it might be because most of them were destroyed, so they were not taken away by human adventurers.
In addition, the players gradually discovered more Elven handicrafts and even some ancient forging equipment and tools …
Although most of them were damaged after a thousand years, there were still some that looked intact and were all transported back by the players.
Those that could be used were used, and those that could not be used were sacrificed to the Goddess to recover Contribution Points.
In the process of exploration, the players finally encountered the monsters that lived in this place.
Different from what the players imagined, they thought that Rivendell was connected to the Underworld and that there should be many strange underground creatures.
In fact, the players only encountered one type of monster —
Spiders.
This was a type of spider that was covered in pitch-black scales. Its shell was very tough like metal, and its legs were covered with steel-needle-like fur.
They were of different sizes. The small ones were the size of a washbasin and had similar strength as a Goblin.
The big ones were almost as big as an adult and had ferocious sickle-like teeth. Their strength had even reached the Dark Iron level.
They were entrenched in the depths of Rivendell, and the deeper they went, the more they encountered.
After identification, the players learned that this spider was called a Crypt Spider. It was an underground creature with the dark attribute. It had extremely sticky spider silk and sharp fangs. The bigger spiders were also highly poisonous.
They fed on other weak underground creatures or ores. Their entire skeleton was mineralized and extremely tough.
They were different from the Goblins. The Goblins were considered half intelligent creatures, but the Spiders were Magical Beasts.
Apart from their hard shells, their actions were all instincts.
However, because of their hard shells, the players encountered a lot of difficulties when clearing them.
Ordinary physical attacks were almost ineffective against them.
Fortunately, after exploring, the players found that these spiders were afraid of light and fire.
Then, the players found a good way to eliminate them.
That was to lure them into a cave that was dug in advance, then throw a light to temporarily make them lose their mobility. After the players jumped out of the cave, they would throw fireballs down.
Burn them.
However, this method could only be used against small spiders.
There was no way to deal with the big spiders.
The big spiders were very fast and had poisonous stingers. Although they were afraid of light and fire, they also had a certain level of patience and tenacity.
In addition, they could drive the small spiders to charge …
A large spider would usually attract more than ten small spiders.
When encountering them, unless the players had a large number of people, they could only run …
As the players continued to explore Rivendell, they encountered more and more spiders.
This made the players wonder if the humans did not explore further because of the presence of the Crypt Spiders.
However, this did not extinguish their enthusiasm.
That was because killing spiders would also give a lot of experience points!
There were experience points and treasures!
Rivendell had completely become a carnival for adventure players.
However, unlike Rivendell where the exploration mission was in full swing, the exploration of the underground world encountered setbacks.
Rivendell had a huge cave that connected to the underground world.
This was also the starting point of the players' exploration of the underground world.
As soon as the players entered the cave, they encountered a big problem …
They encountered a giant spider that was five to six meters wide!
All the attacks were ineffective against it. Even the Fireball only left a few scratches on its shell.
On the other hand, it had the speed of the wind and powerful attack power. It could easily catch up to and kill a fully-armed player.
Even a small team of boxed lunches was completely wiped out when they attacked …
The players guessed that this gatekeeper spider was very likely to have the strength of a Silver!
Not only that, this giant Crypt Spider also had three large spiders as subordinates and hundreds of small spiders …
The players were no match for them at all.
"It seems that we can only ask The Black Dragon Merril for help again."
In the end, the players had no choice but to turn their attention to the Little Black Dragon.
However, when they found the Black Dragon who was leading a group of players all over the Elven Forest to look for a nest of magical beasts to rob their young, the Little Black Dragon refused …
"Crypt Spiders? A few meters big? "
Merril's dragon face changed.
"I'm not going! I'm not going! I'm not going! If you want to die, go ahead! "
It shook its head and flew away.
The always arrogant Black Dragon … was actually scared.
Only a group of players were left staring at each other.
That big guy underground … was even afraid of the Black Dragon?
It shouldn't be, right?
They felt that it was not as powerful as the stupid dragon …
However, the Little Black Dragon was not willing, and the players had no choice.
In the end, they had no choice but to temporarily give up the exploration of the underground world and continue to explore Rivendell.
Boxed lunches also led his small team and no longer went to the cave. Instead, they went deep into the Elven ruins.
This time, he accepted the side mission [Mine Exploration].
However, it was different from before. This time … he had a small tail behind him.
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