When the players entered the temple, they saw Nature Saintess Alice praying in front of the statue of the Goddess.
The players were used to this.
Alice was a resident NPC of the City of Heaven's Chosen.
Although her status as a saintess rose with the increase in the population of the Elven Forest, she still liked to ring the temple bell every day and do morning cleaning and praying every day.
Not long after the players entered the temple, Alice finished her daily prayers.
She turned around and looked at the people who had entered the temple. Then, she smiled gently.
"Chosen ones, please follow me."
She led the way to the conference room in the Main Temple.
The players looked at each other and followed her expectantly …
The conference room wasn't far, and they arrived after going around the Main Temple.
Alice came to the door of the conference room, knocked gently, and then said, "Mr.
She said, "Lady Zero, the chosen ones are here."
"Come in."
Zero's cold voice sounded in the conference room.
Hearing this voice, all the players, including Li Mu, perked up and looked expectant.
If Alice, as the Saintess of Life, had a very high status within the Church, then Zero, as the god's chosen, was definitely above all others.
As the closest relative to the True God and the strongest combat power in the Elven Forest, she was the de facto leader in important Plots.
Even Alice was used to being Zero's assistant.
In the eyes of the players, Zero was the most valuable Purple NPC. She was a walking tool for the Main Plot.
That was why she was called Big Sister.
The players followed Alice into the conference room.
It wasn't the first time many of them entered the conference room.
In the previous Main Plot Missions, the NPCs and players would make decisions here.
Before the Death War started, the conference room even had a huge Death Desert sand table created by the players.
The battle plans of the players were completed here.
Of course, now that the war was over, the Orcs either surrendered or fled. The sand table was removed, and the conference table was restored.
As for Zero, she sat on the other side of the conference table, smiling as she watched the players enter the room.
Beside her was an NPC that most of the players were familiar with. He was the other chosen one of the Elven Forest — Ayr Moonlight.
This young Elf who looked like a little adult sat upright at the conference table with a solemn expression.
"Everyone, please take a seat."
Zero pointed to the seats around the conference table.
The players didn't hesitate and sat down.
During this process, Eve, who was wearing her zero avatar, sized up everyone without batting an eyelid. She couldn't help but mutter inwardly, "That's right.
"There are fewer than expected. There are only seven groups …"
Although she already knew the outcome the moment the players paid their Contribution Points, she was still surprised to see only seven players entering the meeting room.
Seven players represented seven guilds or guild alliances. These were the seven cities.
However, if one thought about it carefully, it seemed to be understandable.
Out of the 200,000 new players, only two-thirds of them were recruited by Hubby's Guild. The remaining one-third chose to establish their own Guilds.
Among the large and small guilds, there was a tendency for the strong to become stronger and the weak to become weaker. Many large guilds developed like a rolling snowball. This caused a considerable number of players to gather in the top guilds with the four large guilds as the core.
Correspondingly, the small and medium Guilds were even more scattered and weak.
In that case, it was normal that only seven player groups applied to build cities in the end.
Among the seven Player Guilds, Nature's Heart, First Army, Cute Committee, and Calamity Knights (Autobots) took up four of the Guilds.
The remaining three were the Guild Alliances.
Eve glanced at the system.
Among the three Guild Alliances, two of them were formed by first-rate Guilds that were second only to the Big Four.
One of them was called All-Star Alliance. The guild that started it was called All-Star.
The other was called Azeroth Guild Alliance. The guild that started it was called Silver Hand.
In addition to these two, there was also a Guild Alliance formed by more than 50 small and medium Guilds. The name of the Guild Alliance made Eve's mouth twitch. It was called Long Live the Goddess. The guild that started it was called Eve's Goddess Support Group …
Looking back at the conference table, Eve gestured to Alice, who was sitting on her right. Alice nodded and smiled at the players on the opposite side.
"Good morning, brave chosen ones."
"Since everyone is sitting here, it means that you are ready to lead your companions to establish a new city."
"However, the location of the new city isn't randomly decided."
"Through praying to the Goddess, we have obtained some of the most suitable locations for building a city. These places are either rich in resources, have an extremely important strategic position, or have great room for development …"
"And the new city needs to be chosen from these locations."
The players weren't surprised to hear Saintess Alice's words.
There was a limit to the location of the city. This was already explained in the update log.
In the previous update log, the official website had already announced the more than 20 locations of the new city. The players already knew about it.
In fact, they already had a choice in their hearts.
Seeing the players nod their heads, Alice's smile became even gentler.
She turned her head to look at Eve. Eve nodded slightly and reached out her hand to snap her fingers.
A strange magical wave was released from her body. Under the surprised gazes of the players, an illusory map with the Elven Forest as the center, including the Gloom Mountain Range and the Death Desert appeared on the conference table.
And on the map, there were more than 20 flashing green dots.
The players recognized that it was the location of the city that was announced on the official website.
"This is the location that is suitable for building a city. Chosen ones, please make your choice."
"Every time a location is chosen, it will be confirmed on the map. At the same time, the dots near the location will disappear."
"Chosen ones, you can think about it. Tell me your choice in 10 minutes."
After Eve finished speaking, she did not say anything else.
A new system notification appeared before the eyes of the seven seated players.
[Ding —]
[Please decide where you want to build your city in ten minutes.]
[After choosing the location, each Guild Alliance will choose the city location according to the overall strength of the strongest Guild in the alliance.]
[Countdown begins …]
Similar to the individual rankings, the Guild Rankings in "Elf Nation" were divided into many categories, including the Guild Reputation Ranking, Guild Contribution Ranking, Guild Player Ranking, Guild Combat Ranking, Guild Overall Strength Ranking …
However, the most valuable one was the Guild Overall Strength Ranking.
This was a ranking that took into account the number of players, quality, and contribution.
The reason why the top four Guilds were called the top four Guilds was that not only did they have a large number of players, but they also left the other Guilds far behind in this ranking.
Among them, the Guild with the highest overall ranking was Nature's Heart, followed by the First Army, the Mengmeng Committee, and the Disaster Knights at the bottom.
The gap between the top three Guilds was very small, and they often surpassed each other.
However, there was a gap between the Disaster Knights and the Third Beta Testers.
However, even if there was a gap, they were still stronger than the Guilds in the other three Guild Alliances.
Apart from the top four Guilds, the remaining three Guild Alliances were ranked according to their main Guilds: the All-Star Alliance, the Azeroth Alliance, and the Eternal Goddess Alliance.
Although they were surprised by the way the city location was chosen, this method was indeed fair, and they had no complaints.
Only the guilds at the back of the queue would be worried that the location they had their eyes on would be taken away.
There were more than 20 locations to build the city, and each of them had their own advantages and disadvantages. Before coming here, the players had already analyzed the pros and cons.
The Northern Elf Forest with many Magic Beasts, the Eastern Border with developed river transportation, and the Northwest with rich magic resources were all popular locations.
There was an 80% chance that the top three Guilds would take all of them.
Ten minutes quickly passed.
When the countdown ended, the gamers once again heard Zero's cold voice, "Don't worry, I won't let you off.
"Time's up. Chosen ones, please make your choice."
"First, Nature's Heart."
After that, she looked at Li Mu.
Li Mu's expression was a little conflicted.
He looked at the Northern Elf Forest and then at the Eastern Border. He frowned and scratched his head.
Not knowing which to choose was also a blessing.
However, after some hesitation, he finally chose a green dot on the Eastern Border that was adjacent to the Vimur River.
It was a bend in the river. The terrain was flat and there was a large river bank. It was very suitable to build a port city.
After he made his choice, the players noticed that the light turned from green to red, and the other green dots on the Eastern Border extinguished.
This meant that a second city could not be built in this area.
After Li Mu made his choice, it was the Guild Leader of the First Army, Tomato's turn.
As expected, he chose the northernmost green dot in the Elf Forest.
The First Army was a guild that fought in the wild. Many of its members were passionate about adventuring and killing. The Northern Elf Forest was a place where they often appeared, so it was natural that they chose to build a city there.
Next was the Mengmeng Committee.
When it was its turn, Little Salty Meow did not hesitate, but pointed at the map very neatly.
However, just when the other players thought that the Guild Leader of the Mengmeng Committee would choose the Northwest of the Elf Forest, a green dot in the Gloom Mountain Range turned red.
At the same time, the other two green dots nearby also extinguished.
Seeing this, the players were a little surprised.
The Gloom Mountain Range …
Wasn't it more troublesome to build a city there?
Moreover, wasn't there a lack of resources there?
It was just a strategic location that was more important …
However, if one thought about it carefully, it seemed that only the Mengmeng Committee would dare to do this.
After all, the "Elf Nation" national construction team was not just for show.
After the Mengmeng Committee, it was the Disaster Knights' turn. This time, as expected, the Guild Leader, Shapeshifter Ji Gang, happily chose the last of the three popular locations — the Northwest of the Elf Forest.
As for the remaining three Guild Alliances, they could only choose from other regions.
In the end, the All-Stars chose the westernmost part of the Elf Forest.
That place had not been fully explored by the players, but according to the research of some veteran players, it was very likely to be close to one of the seven major cities of the Elf Kingdom — Milovia, a beautiful coastal city (see Chapter 266 for details).
Of course, if nothing unexpected happened, it should be in ruins now.
The Azeroth Alliance chose the Southern and Western areas of the Elf Forest, which happened to be between Kynolan and Rivendell.
As for the Long Live the Goddess Alliance, they chose a place that was closer to the core area. It was about two hundred kilometers north of the World Tree, which was in a triangle with the First Army's location and the Disaster Knights' location.
At this point, the locations of the seven cities were completely determined.
Looking at the result of this choice, Eve was quite satisfied.
She gestured to Ayr, and Ayr took out seven golden leaves and gave them to the seven players.
"This is the leaf of the World Tree, which is also the City Leader's Token. It has been blessed by the Goddess and represents the identity of the City Leader.
"The person who holds this leaf has the right to open up a new city and can also communicate directly with the Goddess through it and receive help from the Goddess in the process of building the city."
Eve said.
Communicate with the Goddess and receive help from the Goddess?
The players' eyes all lit up.
They took the leaf with anticipation.
The leaf was the size of a palm, much smaller than the leaf that the players saw on the World Tree, but it looked exactly the same.
The only difference was that it was golden.
In their hands, it did not feel like a leaf. Instead, it felt as heavy as a piece of jade.
The players' hearts skipped a beat and they instinctively activated [Identify].
[City Leader's Token (Legendary Artifact – Golden Legend)]
[This is a true Artifact made from the leaf of the World Tree. It has received the blessing of the Goddess Eve Yuktrashil and has strange abilities …]
[With it, you will have wealth and power!]
Damn, a Legendary … Legendary Artifact?
The players' eyes widened and their mouths dropped.
This was a bit powerful.
Then, they all heard a soft sound from the system.
In their game system, the City Building and City Leader System was completely unlocked.
After this, they could gather other players to participate in the construction of the city by issuing quests, and after the city was built, they could appoint an officially recognized city manager!
"Chosen ones, I wish you success in building the city."
Eve smiled slightly.
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