Bluestar, San Francisco.
In an office filled with people, a man with a cigarette in his mouth looked at the time on his watch and threw his half-drunk coffee into the trash can.
He whistled, looked at his partner who was still working, and patted him on the shoulder.
"Hey, Tony, do you have any plans for this weekend? I recently bought a new fishing rod, do you want to try it out at the lake tomorrow? "
Tony was a young man who looked to be in his thirties. He was tall and thin, with a head of messy dark brown curly hair. The dark circles under his eyes from staying up all year round and the high nose that he inherited from his father gave him a melancholic temperament.
When he heard his old friend's words, he saved the unfinished work, gently closed the computer, and shook his head.
"No, Hand, I already have plans for this weekend."
"Plans? Is there a new virtual reality game released? "
Hand raised his eyebrows, put the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and asked curiously.
"Something like that, have you heard of 'Elven Nation'?"
Tony asked with some anticipation.
"'Elven Nation'? It's a little familiar … Damn it, why do I find this name familiar? It must be because I drank too much whiskey yesterday! "
Hand shook his head.
"No, Hand, you should have heard of it. It's a virtual reality game that exploded on YouTube last year."
Tony continued.
"A virtual reality game that exploded? Hmm … That sounds familiar, which company is it from? Hmm … I think it's from Europe? "
Hand lit another cigarette for himself and asked casually.
"No, it's from Celestial Empire."
Offline shook his head.
"Celestial … Celestial Empire? Damn, since when did Celestial Empire have a virtual reality game that caught your eye? "
Hand's eyes widened, and the cigarette in his hand almost fell to the ground.
But soon, he suddenly realized and instantly stood up from his seat.
"Oh, God, I remember now! It's the game video released by the students studying in Celestial Empire last year on YouTube! The one that feels like 'The Lord of the Rings'! "
"Yes, that's the one."
Tony smiled.
"Eh? But … I remember that game was only released in Celestial Empire? "
Hand frowned.
"That was in the past. The international server was opened at the beginning of the year. However, there were limited slots and very few people managed to get a spot."
Tony explained.
Hand looked at his old friend in surprise and chuckled.
"So, you've gotten a spot now?"
"Of course! I'm going to start my adventure in the beautiful "Elven Kingdom" this weekend! You don't know, but I've been looking forward to this day for over two years! "
Tony said proudly.
"You … Whenever there's any fun game, you'll just stay at home and not come out … I really don't know how Jennifer can stand you."
Hand said, shaking his head.
However, after hearing his words, Tony's expression darkened, and he sighed slightly.
"Don't mention her."
"What's wrong? Did you break up again? "
Hand was stunned.
Tony shrugged his shoulders in tacit agreement.
Hand: "…"
"Damn it! Tony, you should stop playing games. If you still want to have a girlfriend … "
Hand blew out a smoke ring and shook his head.
"How do you know it's because of the game?"
Tony's expression was one of surprise.
However, what greeted him was only a roll of the eyes.
"Come on, Tony, of course it's because your previous girlfriends broke up with you because of the game!"
"No, Hand, you're being biased! To be honest, I just figured it out now. How can girlfriends be more interesting than games? As long as I can play "Elven Kingdom", I'm willing to die without a girlfriend! "
"You … You're hopeless."
"No, you don't understand. This is called fun, this is called life!"
The two chatted as they packed up and got off work.
"Tomorrow won't do. How about going to the bar for a drink or two tonight?"
Hand asked again.
"Sorry, Hand, I have to review the history of" Elven Kingdom "tonight. It's said that it's very important to understand the game's history. I have to do some homework in advance."
Tony shook his head.
"Okay … Looks like I can only ask you out next time. I hope you can come out of the game before the fishing ban."
Hand sighed and said.
"That depends on whether I'm having fun or not."
Tony smiled.
"Bullsh * t!"
Hand cursed with a smile and then got into his car.
"I'm leaving. Have a good weekend! Bro. "
He said to his friend.
"You too, bro."
Tony waved his hand.
After saying goodbye, Hand started the engine and drove away.
After Tony watched the other party leave, he also got on his motorcycle and sped off in another direction …
Unlike his old friend who lived in the suburbs, Tony's rented apartment was not far from his workplace.
In less than forty minutes, he arrived home and bought dinner on the way.
He skillfully took out the unfinished milk from the fridge and finished it with the sandwiches he packed. Then, he eagerly got into the stealth cabin.
Looking at the time, there were still a few hours before the quota would take effect. Without hesitation, he quickly logged onto the English version of "Elven Kingdom" and carefully browsed through the game's history …
Although it was called history, it was actually only nine years in the game.
Among them, the first eight years were clearly separated from the ninth year. They were divided into two eras, or rather, two versions.
For the first eight years of "Elven Kingdom" history, Tony had watched a lot of commentary videos on YouTube.
It was around the year 1066 to 1073 of the Eternal Era. The game's faction leader, Goddess Eve's World Tree, revived in a plane and continued to grow with the help of the players.
In the ninth year, Goddess Eve defeated her enemies and became the strongest deity in the game. The real mastermind of the entire universe also officially appeared …
The Eternal Era ended and the Dawn Era began.
It was said that the new plot was to conquer planes and purify the pollution left by the mastermind in each plane. They also built altars on the planes and performed rituals to fuse with the World Tree in preparation for the goddess's transcendence.
The international server was also opened at this time.
Time always passed quickly when surfing the Internet.
After Tony had gone through the history of "Elven Kingdom" with great interest, the time in the stealth cabin pointed to twelve midnight.
It was exactly twelve in the morning in the Imperial Capital of the Celestial Empire.
The new batch of players for "Elven Kingdom" was officially opened.
Tony was energized. He quickly opened "Elven Kingdom" that he had already prepared and entered the game.
[Ding —]
[Game successfully connected … …]
[A new version has been discovered, "Elven Kingdom 2.03"]
[Version updating … …]
[Ding, update successful]
[Logging in … …]
[Logging in successful … …]
[Character checking … … No character detected … …]
[Entering character creation panel … …]
The system messages flashed in his eyes and with a sense of weightlessness like he was in an elevator, Tony arrived at the character creation panel.
There was only one type of character creation in "Elven Kingdom", which was elves.
The elves were divided into the Moonlight, Wind, Frost, Shadow, Thunder, Rock, and Flame tribes. Players could choose any of the other six tribes other than the Moonlight Tribe, or they could choose any one of them.
Tony didn't hesitate as he chose the Rock Sand Tribe.
There was no other reason. It was because his hair colour in the real world was the same as the Rock Sand Tribe's, giving him a sense of familiarity.
After choosing the tribe, it was time to make the face. It took Tony quite a bit of time before he finally made a tall and sturdy figure with a head of long hair.
As for the name, he simply named it "Tony".
Then … … The loading failed and the system showed that the name had been registered.
It wasn't until he changed his ID to his full name "Tony Wilson" that it showed that the registration was successful.
After finishing everything, Tony impatiently chose to begin … …
The familiar sense of weightlessness came again and the scene dimmed.
Then, the cutscene slowly began — —
The first thing that entered his eyes was a dark and ruined world.
On the ground, there were towering altars and in front of the altars, elves were respectfully standing there, praying … …
A bright light exploded from the altars and a golden pillar of light came from the sky. The darkness in the sky was dispelled by the light and the stars slowly appeared.
Then, the clouds in the sky began to roll and thunder began to roar as a rain began to fall … …
Vitality appeared in the world and under the soaking of the rain, the cracked earth began to turn green and everything began to grow.
The sky cleared after the rain and the bright sun rose. It was like the entire world was welcoming a new life.
The elves stood in front of the altars and began to cheer … …
Then the scene rose and the earth gradually became smaller.
Finally, the scene left the world and turned into a leaf.
The leaf grew on the branch and there were even more leaves growing everywhere on the branch.
Every leaf seemed to be flowing with light as if there was a boundless world in it.
The scene continued to rise and the branches, the canopy, the trunk … …
Gradually, a huge, lush tree came into Tony's sight.
At the same time, the scene around the huge tree gradually became clearer.
It was actually a boundless starry sky and the huge tree stood in the void!
Countless stars slowly revolved around the huge tree and at this moment, the huge tree seemed to be the center of the entire universe …
Seeing this scene, Tony's heart was only left with shock.
Faint subtitles appeared in his vision and finally turned into a line of beautiful flowery words:
"Elven Kingdom: World Tree"
Then, his vision suddenly brightened and turned into a vast expanse of white … …
The sense of gravity returned and Tony regained his senses.
At this time, he was pleasantly surprised to find that he had become an elf!
Then, it was time to choose a profession.
He did not hesitate and chose the strength system and received the blessing from the goddess, directly awakening two strength system skills.
Reluctantly looking away from the beautiful goddess, Tony, who had chosen his role and profession, gritted his teeth and pressed the "Next" option.
Then, the light in front of him flickered again and his vision darkened and turned into a boundless starry sky.
A towering tree appeared in their line of sight.
The giant tree emitted a faint light and looked somewhat illusory, like a projection. On the giant tree, there were four flickering light spots.
One was located at the root, one was located on the main root, one was located on a leaf on a branch, and one was located in the void outside the big tree … …
At the same time, a new line of system prompts appeared in Tony's vision:
[Birthplace Selection]
"Birthplace selection … …"
Tony's heart skipped a beat and he first looked at the brightest light spot on the main root.
After he focused his attention, a beautiful scene appeared in front of him.
It was a dense forest, and a bustling city was hidden in the forest.
At the same time, an introduction appeared on the side of the picture —
[World of Segers]
[This is the plane of origin of the entire universe and the world where the Chosen One of the Elves first appeared. As a heaven-like fertile land, Segers is rich and beautiful, has a brilliant culture, and has many races. Here, the war is over, and the entire plane ushered in a new era full of hope … …]
[As a Chosen One who has just arrived in this world, can you write your own legendary chapter in the new era?]
[Difficulty: ★]
[Recommendation index: ★ ★ ★]
"World of Segers?"
Tony's eyes lit up.
He was very familiar with this world. It could be said that most of the "Elven Nation" videos on YouTube in the past two years revolved around this world.
Not only that, but this world was also a transit station for many planes and "Elven Nation" was worthy of being a transportation hub.
However, he did not really want to choose this world because this world was the earliest map and there were too many Chinese players in it.
Although the difficulty was labeled as one star, from the feedback of many international players, the Chinese players in this world were a bit too clumsy and there were too few foreign players.
There were pros and cons to being born here.
After thinking for a while, he shifted his gaze to the leaf at the end of the branch —
[Mindel World]
[Mindel World is the second plane after the World of Segers to be fused by Goddess Eve. As an ocean plane, this plane only has a small continent and hundreds of thousands of islands of various sizes scattered around the continent. Mindel is a plane of ruins. In the depths of the plane, there are still ancient ruins that have not been explored … …]
[As a Chosen One who has just arrived in this world, can you leave behind your adventuring legend in this world?]
[Difficulty: ★ ★]
[Recommendation index: ★ ★ ★]
"Mindel, huh … …"
Tony pondered for a moment and shook his head lightly.
There were not many Chinese players in the Mindel Plane. The environment was not bad and the marine resources were extremely rich. Also, it was said that there were mysterious ruins in the depths of the plane. The resources were extremely rich and were very suitable for newbies to level up.
However, this plane was not exciting enough.
As a player who loved to fight, Tony was not interested in exploring the ruins.
Tony then looked at the spot of light at the roots.
[Silent World]
[The Silent World was once an Abyss World called the Nirvana Wasteland. After Her Holiness the Goddess became the World Tree, it became the third plane to be fused and obtained a new life. At the same time, as a former Abyss World, there are many passages to the Abyss here. It is also a bridgehead against the Abyss … …]
[Construction or battle … … As a Chosen One who has just arrived in this world, can you choose your own path in this world?]
[Difficulty: ★ ★ ★]
[Recommendation index: ★ ★ ★ ★]
"Silent World, huh … …"
Tony touched his chin and recalled the information about this place of birth … …
Without a doubt, the Silent World was much more barren than the Mindel World and the World of Segers. However, at the same time, there were fewer players and there was not much competition.
Also, as a plane that had just been fused, it was still recovering and growing. The pollution had been purified, the forests were expanding, and new resources could appear at any time. The potential for development and construction was also great. There were many opportunities, and it was very popular with international players.
However, there were no natives in this world. There were only a few remaining demons, and it seemed a little monotonous.
After thinking for a moment, Tony looked at the last light.
That was the only light that was outside the World Tree.
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