The dark brown dirt road was firmly stepped on. Looking ahead, the road zigzagged, splitting the boundless forest into two halves.
The trees on both sides were lush and green, but if one were to observe carefully, they would discover that as the distance between them increased, the color of the trees and shrubs would gradually change to gold and orange, as if it was the transition of seasons.
On the road, a simple open carriage was moving quickly. Seven fully armed Elves sat in the carriage.
It was Xu Ge and Gale Bar.
No, he couldn't be called Xu Ge anymore.
He should be called Yeye.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, they had officially set off and left the City of Heaven's Chosen. They were now walking on the road outside the City of Heaven's Chosen.
Yeye sat on one side of the carriage and listened to the melodious tune in the background. He looked at the forest scenery outside the carriage and said excitedly,
"Brother Gale, I thought we had to walk. I didn't expect you to have a carriage? That's fast! "
"Hey, we just hired it. It's not easy to raise a carriage in 'Elf Nation', especially this kind of Dragon Scale Horse. It's a mutated magical beast that drank Black Dragon's blood. It's very troublesome to feed it. Only the Mengmeng Committee's relay station has it! "
Gale Bar, who was sitting on Yeye's side, explained.
"Magical beast?"
Yeye was surprised. He looked at the Dragon Scale Horse enviously and asked curiously,
"Brother Gale, don't you have magical beasts?"
Gale Bar chuckled, "How can that be?
"How is that possible? Which veteran in 'Elven Kingdom' doesn't have a magical beast? Actually, we all have magical beast mounts, but it's inconvenient in the ruins. If the magical beast dies in battle, it can't be revived. So, for safety reasons, we didn't bring them with us and left them in Atlantis. "
"Atlantis?"
"It's the main city of All-Stars."
The carriage moved quickly and the two of them were constantly talking.
On the other side of the carriage, Zhao Linqian, whose game ID was "Nainai," was also surrounded by two other female players in the team. They were happily chatting about something.
As for the other two male players, one was driving the carriage in front and the other was resting with his eyes closed on the other side of Yeye.
Gale Bar glanced at the group of girls on the opposite side of the carriage and leaned over to Yeye's ear. He patted Yeye's back and said enviously,
"Tsk tsk … Coconut, I couldn't tell! You brought your girlfriend into the game! "
"Cough cough cough …"
Yeye, who had just taken out his water bottle to drink, choked on the water. His face was slightly red, and he hurriedly stuttered an explanation.
"No, no … I've said it many times, we only know each other in real life, how could we be girlfriends …"
"We're lovers," Gale Bar
"Cough cough, that's because we want to play each other …"
"Hiss, why do I feel like you're actually flaunting your affection?"
"Brother Gale Bar!"
"Hahaha ha!"
The Elf Warrior laughed heartily as he teased the newcomer, while Yeye's face was already red.
The carriage, The carriage, The carriage, The Gale Bar, The Gale, Gale, Gale The Gale, Gale, The The Gled.......
As the carriage continued to move forward, the Hunter who was driving the carriage suddenly said,
..........
Out of bounds?
Yeye was slightly taken aback.
He looked ahead and saw a stone pillar about a hundred meters in front of him. The stone pillar was carved with exquisite patterns, very similar to the decorative patterns he saw on the Temple of Life.
With the stone pillars as the boundary, the forest in the distance formed a sharp contrast with the nearby forest. Many of the trees in the forest had already lost most of their leaves, creating a bleak scene.
"Coconut, here, wear this."
As Yeye stared at the forest in front of him, an Archer player handed him a thick coat.
The coat seemed to be made of some kind of animal fur, and it was very warm.
At the same time, Nainai, who was sitting on the other side of the horse carriage, also received a similar set of clothes.
"Wear clothes?"
Yeye was taken aback.
"Heh, if you're not afraid of the cold, you don't have to wear it. Anyway, we're all at the maximum level of Iron, so we have high resistance to cold.
The other half of the elven warriors laughed.
Afraid of the cold?
Yeye felt a little strange when he sensed the temperature around him.
At this moment, the whole horse carriage shook slightly …
In an instant, Yeye felt as if he had passed through an invisible membrane, and the cold air rushed in from all directions, causing him to shiver from head to toe.
"Achoo —!"
He sneezed at the same time as Nainai, who was sitting opposite him.
The two of them sniffed and looked at each other. Then, they quickly took the coats and put them on, causing the other players to laugh.
"What's going on?"
After putting on the coat, Yeye felt much warmer. He frowned and looked around.
When he turned to look at the road behind him, his eyes widened instantly.
The scenery in the place he had passed had completely changed.
The originally lush forest had disappeared, and in its place was a withered and bleak forest.
Further away, the majestic and lush World Tree, which he instinctively saw reaching into the clouds, had also changed greatly. It had become a huge withered tree that had shrunk a lot, and it had no leaves at all …
"What … what's going on?!"
The two newbies were dumbfounded.
"Don't get excited. We're just out of the barrier."
"In the setting of Elven Nation, Goddess Eve's resurrection is a secret that can't be known by other forces, especially true gods. Therefore, the goddess moved her true body and the City of Heaven's Chosen into an alternate dimension."
"We're used to calling this alternate dimension the Resurrection Point Barrier. Yes … it's because every time we resurrect after death, we appear in this place."
"Only us players and elven believers can enter the barrier. Other NPCs and even magical beasts can't enter or leave at will."
"Because the goddess' true body is there, the temperature difference in the four seasons in the barrier isn't big. But it's different outside the barrier. The Continent of Segers has just entered winter, and it's quite cold."
"By the way, the withered World Tree that you're looking at is fake. It's just a disguise."
The female mage player on the horse carriage explained.
"I see!"
Yeye was enlightened.
Looking at the forest behind him that was obviously winter, he clicked his tongue in wonder.
"Interesting …"
At this moment, Gale Bar seemed to have thought of something and said to the two new players,
"By the way, Coconut and Nainai, I'll share the map of the core area of the Elven Forest and the ruins with you. Accept it."
Yeye: "…"
"Hey, hey, why are you calling her Nainai? Call me Coconut!"
He complained.
"Do you want me to call her Coconut?"
Gale Bar also complained.
Yeye: "…"
Nainai: "…"
"Boring."
The girl rolled her eyes.
Then, she glanced at the small map in the upper right corner of her vision and asked doubtfully,
"If it's a map, we seem to have one?"
The elven warrior smiled.
"That's a map that comes with the system. It only records the various official coordinates, but we players actually have a more detailed map. Hehe, this can be considered an additional newbie gift from us. The version of the map that we recorded is applicable to all stars. It's very detailed. "
"The core area is actually inside the barrier. However, I can only share this much with you. Self-made system maps are very expensive in Elven Nation, especially in places that are further away. The further away, the more complete it is, and the more expensive it is! "
As Gale Bar spoke, he sent a sharing request to the two of them.
Looking at the notification box that appeared in their vision, Yeye and Nainai looked at each other and chose to accept.
After they chose to accept, the small map in the upper right corner flashed with light. All kinds of densely packed symbols and labels appeared on it.
Of course, it was only limited to the core area of the Elven Forest and the ruins.
"What are all these extra things?"
Yeye asked curiously.
"There are a lot of them. There are teahouses, hotels, relay stations, some villages that were opened by NPCs and players, or players alone. There are even some small strongholds that guilds built themselves."
Gale Bar said.
After saying that, he took out his wine flask and drank a mouthful of ale to moisten his throat. He continued to explain to the two of them.
"These are all small places, and many of them were created by players themselves. Now, there are more and more players, but the Elven Forest is very big. Therefore … other than the seven main cities, many people have started to build strongholds in other areas."
"Especially some small guilds. They don't have the strength of the big guilds and can't get the right to build a city. So, they just found a place in the Elven Forest to build a simple settlement."
"Also, on both sides of the road in the forest, some guilds or players built some independent service buildings, such as relay stations, hotels, and pubs. On one hand, it's because of the demand of players in the wild, and on the other hand, it's because the land price in the city is too expensive. "
"Of course, these aren't officially recorded buildings, so the system map doesn't show them. Only the villages that were built by NPCs and worshipped the statue of the goddess are marked on the map and are officially protected."
"Fortunately, the system of Elven Nation allows us to change the settings of our maps and can even share them. So, the players simply added these unrecorded locations on the basis of the system map and constantly improved and updated it. Therefore, there are now more and more detailed privately drawn maps."
"This is almost an industry in the game."
Gale Bar's saliva flew everywhere as he spoke, and he was very happy.
The two newbies listened very seriously, and their faces were full of amazement.
"That's awesome! The degree of freedom in this game is too high! "
Nainai exclaimed.
"Isn't that so!"
The Elf Warrior laughed heartily.
He burped and continued to proudly explain to the two newbies, who were looking at him curiously with sparkling eyes.
"However, the areas built by the players themselves are also quite risky …"
"That is, there is a probability of being attacked by magical beasts in remote places. Moreover, because they are not officially protected, in most cases, they don't have enough strength to defend themselves. Therefore, things like crowing and stealing often happen. For example, theft that would never happen in the main city often happens in these small strongholds."
"A few days ago, there was a more serious incident. A Silver-level solo player took advantage of the fact that the main force of a small guild that had built a stronghold in the wild wasn't around and secretly destroyed their entire nest …"
"Because he didn't kill anyone, he didn't get a red name. However, he took away all the assets of the small guild."
Facing the Storm, he said with a hint of emotion in his voice. He then extended a finger.
"It's said that … the items that were lost are worth more than one million contribution points!"
"More than one million? Isn't that too tragic? Doesn't anyone care about it? "
Nainai widened her eyes.
He smiled at Whirlwind.
"Hey, this is a game! You can see this as the Pugilistic World in wuxia novels! In the Pugilistic World, strength is everything. If you want to go independent when you don't have enough strength, then you have to be prepared for losses. "
"Look, a few big guilds also have strongholds in the wild, but does anyone dare to attack them? No! No one even dares to attack the hotels and taverns that they opened by the roadside! Otherwise … just wait to be hunted down! "
"Interesting, very interesting."
Yeye felt even more excited as he listened to the Elf Warrior's narration.
Gale Bar took out his wine flask and poured wine into his mouth again.
However, after two drops, there was no more wine left.
He frowned and put away his wine flask. Then, he took the wine flask from the waist of the Hunter player who was driving the carriage. He took a sip happily and secretly put it back. The Hunter player rolled his eyes at him.
The Elf Warrior laughed dryly and pretended not to see it. He then cleared his throat and continued speaking to the two newbies.
"So … the best way is to get official recognition!"
"Either you move to the main city or find a way to get a Goddess statue that is recognized by the Church! As long as you have a Goddess statue, it is equivalent to setting up a temple. It means that you are protected by the Church and your coordinates will also appear on the System Map. "
"Of course, it is very difficult to get a Goddess statue recognized by the Church. Other than a few veteran Priest players who have made contributions, it is almost impossible for anyone to apply. So … high-end Priest players are quite popular in the game, especially after the reformation of the Church! "
"Of course, there is also a shortcut, and that is to pledge loyalty to a big guild! Don't the big guilds have their main cities? As long as you pledge loyalty to the nearest big guild and pay a portion of your income regularly, you will be protected by the big guild. "
"This is the mainstream practice now. Although it can't completely eliminate the risk, it can reduce it to a very low level. This is because the big guilds all have their own guards, such as the Knights Templar and the Silver Hand Knights of the Azeroth Guild Alliance, the Glorious Goddess Knights of the Long Live the Goddess, the Iris Flower Knights of the Nature's Heart, the Vanguard Guards of the Calamity Knights, and so on …"
"Speaking of which, the relationship between the various small guild strongholds and the big guilds is a bit like the feudal system in Bluestar. Some independent individual buildings pledge loyalty to the small guild strongholds nearby, and the small guilds pledge allegiance to the big guilds nearby. It is exactly the same. The only thing missing is some titles, haha! "
Facing Gale was a very talkative person and spoke very happily.
Yeye and Nainai also eagerly absorbed all the common knowledge and knowledge in "Elven Nation".
"Wonderful, this is really wonderful. This is really a free world!"
Nainai said excitedly.
"Yes! A wonderful world of swords and magic! "
The Elven Warrior nodded in agreement.
Yeye was also looking forward to it.
Many of the things that Facing Gale talked about were actually things that were rarely mentioned in various videos.
"Elven Nation" had a high degree of freedom, and there were too many things. There were many details that one wouldn't know if one didn't enter the game.
He listened to Facing Gale's narration and checked carefully against the updated minimap. Soon, his attention was attracted by a special symbol.
It was a symbol formed by a hoe and a mound, painted in an eye-catching golden color.
"What's that golden hoe symbol? Why aren't there any annotations? "
Yeye asked curiously.
"Ah, that's our destination, the location of the ruins of the Titans. My minimap hasn't been updated in a few days, so I haven't had time to add annotations."
The Elf Warrior replied.
Yeye nodded and looked at the symbol of the ruins again.
However, when he saw the coordinates of the ruins, he was shocked.
"More than 400 kilometers?!"
Seeing the young man's confused expression, Facing Gale quickly explained.
"Don't get excited … Don't get excited … Although that's the real location of the ruins, after the ruins were opened, several teleportation portals that lead directly to the ruins appeared in the Elven Forest. One of them is located near the City of Heaven's Chosen.
"Look, it's that little hoe. It's down there."
"That should have been built by the Titans. It's very secretive. If it weren't for the Goddess' oracle, it wouldn't have been easy to find."
"Our destination is also there. It's not far away. If we take the carriage … it'll take about an hour. During this time, we can chat or connect to the system network to watch videos."
Yeye was speechless.
One hour …
That's not close!
Although there was thinking acceleration, it was still a fifteen-minute journey in reality!
Even though Yeye had a deep understanding of the reality of Elven Nation's time and journey through various game videos, he still couldn't help but sigh.
This game … is too hardcore!
…
The carriage continued to move.
Meanwhile, the two newbies were chatting with the big shots.
Before they knew it, an hour had passed.
Accompanied by the neigh of the Dragonscale Horse, the Hunter player's low and hoarse voice came from the front of the carriage.
"We're here."
Hearing his words, the two newbies hurriedly raised their heads and looked ahead curiously.
They saw that the carriage came to a remote woodland. On the ground in front of them, there was a flashing magic circle. There were many players around the magic circle. From time to time, they could see people entering it and disappearing under a flash of light.
Near the magic circle, there was also a wooden courier station that seemed to have been built not long ago.
"That's the courier station of the Mengmeng Committee. They're the only ones in the entire server who can build a courier station so quickly."
Facing the Storm said.
After that, he glanced at the dozens of unicorns and tall horses tied up in the courier station's stables and laughed softly.
"Hey, it seems that the Paladins of Azeroth have the same goal as us. I just don't know if we'll meet them in the ruins. Tsk tsk … They've parked so many mounts. They're really rich. The courier station of the Mengmeng Committee isn't cheap. Renting a carriage makes my heart ache."
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