The colorful light balls hung on the branches of the World Tree, swaying gently.
Each light ball was born on a green stalk, and the end had a leaf structure like a calyx. They looked like the fruits of the World Tree.
Looking at the mysterious light balls, Xiamu was curious.
He used [Light Body Spell] to jump down from the Red Dragon's back and landed on the tree trunk.
As he got closer, Xiamu could see more clearly.
This was definitely not the light cocoon that gave birth to the players and Elves because it was too small.
These "fruits" were about the size of basketballs. Under the dense halo, there was a faint magical fluctuation. At the same time, they also emitted a strange fragrance.
When Xiamu smelled the fragrance, he immediately felt refreshed.
At the same time, he found that the magic power in his body was circulating more smoothly. Even the magic circuit in his body, which was getting slower after two hours of meditation in the morning, was becoming more sensitive.
"What's this? Just the fragrance from it can help me channel the magic power in my body! "
Xiamu said in surprise.
The magic power system in "Elven Nation" was very realistic. Every player had a magic circuit and magic power pool in their body. The daily meditation of the players was to expand their magic power pool and strengthen the magic circuit.
However, with meditation, the magic power in the players' body would become more and more restless.
Although this restlessness wouldn't cause a magic backlash or interfere with the casting of spells, when the magic power reached a limit, it would suppress the activity of the magic circuit and greatly reduce the training effect.
In other words, it would reach the limit of the daily meditation training.
If they wanted to wait for the magic power to cool down, they would have to wait for a day.
This was also why the players could only train for two hours a day at most after they had the meditation technique.
If Xiamu didn't misunderstand, the fragrance from the strange light balls could help the players to extend the training time!
What is this?
It's a godly tool to aid in training!
Xiamu was pleasantly surprised.
Although he was already at the maximum level, his daily meditation was still effective.
Even if meditation couldn't make his power take a qualitative leap, nor could it promote him to a higher level, it could strengthen his Mana Pool little by little, slightly increase his Mana, and improve his resistance to Mana Backlash.
All of a sudden, Xiamu became extremely curious about the light ball.
After thinking for a moment, he tentatively touched it.
It was warm to the touch.
The ball of light wasn't illusory. It seemed to be some kind of entity, but it was completely different from the usual touch.
It felt as if he was holding one pole of a magnet and approaching the same pole of another magnet.
There was a kind of slippery repulsion, but at the same time, it was not particularly strong.
This feeling was pretty good.
Xiamu felt that if he used a little more strength, this "ball of light" would probably be deformed by him.
However, he did not do so.
He still didn't know what this thing was and was afraid that his recklessness would lead to bad consequences.
He was standing on the crown of the World Tree, and in the setting of Elven Nation, the World Tree was Eve's true form.
Anything related to the Goddess must be handled with caution.
The goddess was not a background character, but a real NPC.
Although she didn't appear in the storyline as the number of players increased, the veteran players knew this.
After giving it some thought, Xiamu decided to use Appraisal.
As he expected, the returned message was a series of question marks.
And what this meant, Xiamu, who had spent four years in the game, couldn't be clearer.
Either the appraisal target's level was higher than his.
Or the appraisal target was under the protection of some powerful existence.
This was the World Tree, and Xiamu didn't sense a very powerful force from the ball of light, so it had to be the latter.
This ball of light … was under the protection of the Goddess!
In just an instant, he extinguished the idea of plucking these "fruits" that had just arisen in his heart.
However, after calming down, Xiamu also understood that something like this that grew from the World Tree couldn't be destroyed even if he cast the most powerful sixth-circle spell he knew here.
It was probably impossible to pluck it off either.
Even the leaves of the World Tree couldn't be plucked off. It wasn't like no one had tested it before.
Although the people who tested it ended up having their favorability reduced by the elven NPCs …
The favorability system in Elven Nation was simply too strict. Players who played tricks didn't end up well in the end. Just the penalty of the exchange price in the shop alone was enough to make people suffer.
Xiamu naturally didn't want to court death.
"If this really is some kind of fruit, then it'll have to ripen one day, right? Or … did I encounter a hidden plot? "
He muttered to himself.
Looking around, Xiamu memorized the location and planned to leave.
The ball of light couldn't run away. He had already planned to come here every few days to check on the situation.
However, while Xiamu was an honest person, a certain red dragon that he reared in the year of the dog was different.
That strange fragrance attracted not only Xiamu, but also the red dragon Lilia.
The little guy sniffed a few times and drooled a mouthful of saliva. Then, it made a cheerful "rua" sound and pounced on the ball of light under Xia Mu's dumbfounded gaze. It swallowed the ball of light in one gulp …
Swallowed … swallowed …
Xiamu was stunned.
The red dragon ate the ball of light, but the "handle" was still connected to the branch. It shook its head vigorously, as if it wanted to completely bite off the fruit of the ball of light.
Xiamu was speechless.
He was completely horrified.
After all, he had just confirmed that this ball of light was most likely under the protection of the Goddess.
Although his red dragon's strength wasn't great, it would be exciting if something went wrong.
He still had to apply for the position of chief priest of the temple.
If this decreased the Goddess' favorability, it would be game over!
Xiamu didn't hesitate and hurriedly stopped his main "red dog".
"Lilia, you can't eat it, spit it out!"
"Awoo ~!"
The red dragon shook its head.
"If you don't spit it out, I won't give you any food when we go back! This is the Goddess' body, be careful. "
Xiamu said again.
Hearing the words "won't give you any food" and "Goddess", the red dragon's movements paused slightly.
The little guy hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly spat out the ball of light that it had swallowed. Then, like a bullied puppy, it flew to Xiamu's side with its tail drooping. It rubbed against its own contract partner's thigh and whimpered.
Xiamu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Don't act coquettishly, I'll prepare something delicious for you when we go back."
He shook his head and smiled.
Only then did the Red Dragon cheer up.
At this moment, Xiamu looked at the ball of light that the little guy had just swallowed.
It was a light green ball of light.
The red dragon's strength was indeed not enough to hurt these balls of light that were protected by the Goddess' power. This ball of light was also intact.
It just walked around in the little guy's mouth and stomach, and it didn't look too good.
Not to mention the sticky saliva and gastric juices that kept dripping, it also emitted a strange smell. At the same time, there were a few pieces of undigested food residue hanging on it.
Xiamu was speechless.
He hesitated for a moment, then walked forward and chanted the Cleaning Spell, ready to clean it up.
The World Tree was the Goddess' body.
Although no one knew what the Goddess' favorability determination mechanism was, according to the NPC system in "Elf Nation", Xiamu felt that it would be unreasonable for him to just leave like that.
"Never underestimate the details, especially when communicating with NPCs."
This was a sentence that Li Mu mentioned in the NPC favorability enhancement tutorial.
Although there was no one else here, the World Tree was also a Goddess NPC.
However, after Xiamu used his magic to cast the Cleaning Spell, the spell didn't take effect.
"Hmm?"
He was slightly stunned.
At that moment, he felt that the magic he released seemed to be absorbed by something.
No, it wasn't anything, it was the ball of light that he intended to clean!
"This thing can absorb magic?"
Xiamu was a little surprised.
And a moment later, he noticed that the ball of light began to emit a soft halo. It was actually releasing magic to start purifying the filth on his body …
And Xiamu was very familiar with that magic.
It belonged to him …
"Interesting …"
Xiamu touched his chin.
He thought for a moment and simply reached out to touch the ball of light, continuously releasing the magic in his body to help the ball of light clean the filth.
But the next second, he regretted it.
This ball of light seemed to have an inexplicable desire for magic.
After Xiamu began to release his magic, the ball of light actually started to absorb his power on its own. It even had a faint feeling of hunger and thirst.
That was still fine.
The problem was that this ball of light's appetite was much bigger than Xiamu imagined. It was like a bottomless pit.
Xiamu originally wanted to transfer a little magic, but it was directly sucked up by the other party. The magic in his body flowed like a flood from a dam, and he was almost sucked dry …
In a short moment, he was drained of all his magic and directly collapsed on the tree trunk. Even his limbs were weak.
"F * ck! What is this thing? Isn't it sucking too fast?! "
Xiamu couldn't help but curse.
And when he looked at the ball of light again, he found that it had become pure and bright again.
Xiamu even faintly felt that it seemed to be brighter.
A gust of wind blew, and the ball of light swayed slowly. Xiamu seemed to have heard a string of bell-like laughter in the dark.
But that sound seemed to have gone with the wind after a while, making Xiamu feel that he was most likely hallucinating.
He shook his head and looked around again.
Hmm, very good.
Everything returned to its original state. The places that Lilia had ruined were also cleaned up.
Xiamu took a deep breath and respectfully bowed to the center of the Yggdrasil. He then drew a symbol of the Scepter of Life on his chest and said sincerely, "I didn't offend you.
I apologize for Lilia's reckless behavior just now. Xiamu will definitely complete the Chief Priest Trial Mission seriously and unswervingly spread the faith of Lilia … "
As a member of the Heart of Nature, Xiamu quite approved of his guild leader's "Way of the Bootlicker".
A bootlicker could do anything.
In "Elven Nation", this method definitely worked on the Goddess and NPCs.
Although he didn't know if the Goddess could hear what he said, it was better than not saying anything.
This was attitude.
And in "Elven Nation", the NPCs valued the players' attitude the most.
Completing a hundred missions with a grin on your face would not be as good as completing one mission in a friendly and respectful manner. The favorability you would gain would be much higher …
After bowing to the center of the Yggdrasil, Xiamu rode his own little red dragon and left the crown of the Yggdrasil.
After the man and dragon left, waves of bright holy light condensed at the place where Xiamu originally stood and transformed into a holy and beautiful figure.
Wearing a white holy dress, silver hair, and purple eyes, it was Eve.
"Interesting."
She curled her lips and said.
…
When Xiamu returned to his own Gray Harbor, it was already two hours later.
He fulfilled his promise and brought the little red dragon to a barbecue shop in the northeast before returning.
Arriving at the new residence of the Heart of Nature Guild, Xiamu planned to help his guild with some construction missions. Unintentionally, he heard the loud voice of a familiar person.
"Brother Mu! Brother Mu! Did you see the forum?! There's a new announcement! It seems like a mysterious new NPC race is going to be released, and they can become players' companions! The official word is not Magic Beast, but NPC! "
A new NPC race is going to be released?
Xiamu stopped in his tracks and was slightly stunned.
"Yes, I saw it. It's so mysterious … The official website of" Elven Nation "is getting more and more suspenseful. But looking at the back, it's very likely to be a Flower Fairy from a Western fantasy story?"
Another familiar voice sounded.
Flower Fairy?
Xiamu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickened his pace and walked over.
"Brother Mu, Dema, good morning! What are you guys discussing? "
It was Demacia and Li Mu who were talking.
After seeing Xiamu come, the two of them also greeted him.
"Good morning, Xiamu!"
Then, Li Mu explained.
"We're talking about a new announcement. There's a new announcement on the forum. Here, take a look."
He sent Xiamu a link.
Xiamu clicked on the link and saw that it was the announcement interface of the official website.
The page was very simple, and there was a big black shadow.
The black shadow was very slender and looked like a girl, but there was a pair of big butterfly-like wings on its back.
And in the middle of the black shadow, there was a question mark.
At the side, there were official small words:
"A new NPC race is coming!"
"They're weird, they're naughty and cute."
"They can be your best assistants, and they can also be your best partners!"
"They … who are they?"
"June 10th, please look forward to it!"
Xiamu was speechless.
Which era was this old advertising slogan from?
But …
He looked at the black shadow.
Although the official website only gave a shadow, this image should be the Flower Fairy that Brother Mu was talking about, right?
"It should be the Flower Fairy, right? If it is, I must get one! Haha! "
Demacia said expectantly.
"Let's increase your favorability first. This is an NPC race, and they rely on reputation evaluation."
Li Mu glanced at him.
Demacia was speechless.
A certain someone's mood was even down for a moment. He sighed and said,
"Sigh … I regret it. I shouldn't have touched Alice's hair back then …"
"Just touching her hair?"
Xiamu laughed.
"I shouldn't have followed the Saint, shouldn't have peeked at the NPC taking a poop and bathing, shouldn't have broken into the door to steal things, and shouldn't have tricked them into entering a pyramid scheme …"
Demacia said dejectedly.
Xiamu was speechless.
Li Mu was speechless.
Big brother, is there anything you haven't done …
"Don't think about it. Make up for it in the future. You've been doing pretty well recently, and your personal reputation evaluation has risen to -50. Keep it up, it will rise sooner or later."
Li Mu cheered him on.
Demacia was speechless.
Xiamu was speechless.
After teasing Demacia, Li Mu looked at Xiamu again.
"By the way, Xiamu, I've contacted the NPC assistant you wanted. She's a half-elf who ascended from the Orloss Demiplane. She's a female and is planning to settle down in Gray Harbor.
"Her husband is also in Gray Harbor, and you know him. When you become the chief priest, he'll be your colleague. He's Myst Gale, who has just purified his bloodline into an elf."
"It's him."
Xiamu was enlightened.
Then, he cupped his fists at Li Mu.
"Thank you, Brother Mu."
"You're welcome. We're family."
Li Mu waved his hand.
After saying that, he changed the topic to the new announcement. He looked at the black shadow on the announcement board and sighed.
"The Flower Fairy … I wonder where she'll appear, or will she also descend from the World Tree?"
Descend from the World Tree?
Hearing this, Xiamu was slightly stunned.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of the colorful ball of light he saw today …
This …
It can't be, right?
"Brother Mu, speaking of which … I seem to have seen something interesting on the World Tree today … Could it be related to this new NPC?"
He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said.
"Hmm?"
Li Mu was slightly stunned.
"Life?"
Demacia was also interested.
Xiamu thought for a moment and told the two of them about the ball of light he saw on the World Tree's crown.
When the two heard this, their eyes lit up.
"It seems … possible!"
Li Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go.
Bring us there to take a look! "
Seeing Li Mu and Demacia's expectant faces, Xiamu had no choice but to call the Red Dragon Lilia again and rush to the City of Heaven's Chosen with the two of them.
However, when Xiamu brought the two of them to the World Tree's crown again, he found that the thousands of balls of light he saw previously had all disappeared.
"Hmm? Where are the balls of light? Why are they gone? "
He was slightly stunned.
"Are you sure? Could it be that you remembered it wrongly? "
Demacia was a little suspicious.
"I definitely didn't see wrongly! My magic power was sucked dry! Unfortunately … I didn't take a screenshot. The scene was quite beautiful. "
Xiamu said firmly.
He looked around again, but he still found nothing. Even that strange fragrance was gone.
In the end, he could only give up …
"What the hell?"
Xiamu was dumbfounded.
"Maybe … you bumped into a bug? Or maybe you really saw it, but it's blocked by the officials or something. "
Li Mu guessed.
"That's the only possibility … I originally thought that if it was true, I would stay here and wait for them to descend …"
Xiamu sighed.
The search was fruitless, and the three of them could only leave in disappointment.
Their days returned to normal.
The Instance Dungeon of the Shattered Kingdom of God was getting more and more lively.
It was said that many players were exchanging fire with the adventurers who entered the Kingdom of God. They were having a lot of fun.
In addition, it was said that there were players who dug out divine artifact fragments from the ruins of the Shattered Kingdom of God. After sacrificing them to the Goddess, they received a lot of contribution points.
There were even some lucky ones who found lost magic scrolls among the skeletons of epic creatures on the battlefield of the War of Gods and learned the lost magic …
However, Xiamu never participated in it.
He could not forget the balls of light he saw that day.
"That's definitely not an illusion or a bug. It must be blocked for some reason!"
He thought.
The new announcement spread rapidly.
Although it was only a black shadow, the iconic shape had already made the players guess that it was the Flower Fairy.
The players were quite curious about this legendary creature in western fantasy stories.
Including Xiamu.
Although his gender was male, he had always lacked resistance to cute things. Many of his magic pets were also cute.
At this moment, when he knew that a race suspected to be the Flower Fairy was about to descend, his heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat.
Not only him, but many players in the game felt the same.
The modeling of Elf Nation never disappointed. The existence that could be described as "weird, naughty, and cute" by the official website had already piqued everyone's interest.
Under such circumstances, there were people speculating where the Flower Fairy would appear every day.
However, Xiamu still thought that the thousands of balls of light he saw that day were most likely …
After that, he went to the crown of the Tree of World every day to look for the balls of light.
However, it was to no avail.
Then, it was June 10th in Bluestar.
As usual, Xiamu came to the crown of the Tree of World again.
Unexpectedly, he saw two familiar figures.
"Brother Mu, Dema, why are you here?"
He asked in surprise.
"Ahem … I think what you said is very convincing, so … I'm here to wait for the new NPC."
Li Mu coughed and said.
"Hehehe … me too."
Demacia also said with a smile.
Xiamu was speechless.
The corner of his mouth twitched, and he gave the two of them the middle finger.
Then, he habitually sat on the spot.
Time passed by minute by minute.
Soon, it was time for the update announced by the official website.
Now, the server was constantly updating, so they didn't need to go offline at all.
The moment the update time passed, the three of them suddenly saw the crown of the Tree of World begin to emit a dazzling light.
Under Li Mu's surprised gaze, Demacia's amazed gaze, and Xiamu's excited gaze, the branches suddenly rippled in space, and balls of light with dazzling lights appeared one after another …
A tinkling laughter rang out as the ball of light turned into a multicolored light. It broke off from the branches and quickly scattered in all directions …
Xiamu was slightly taken aback.
On the other hand, Li Mu slapped his thigh.
"Don't just stand there, chase!"
As for Demacia …
He had already flown out on his magic pet bird.
Xiamu was speechless.
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