Game of the World Tree - Chapter 15

15. Chapter 15: A Tree at the Beginning (Please vote!)

When he arrived in the forest, Li Mu felt more deeply about the reality of “Elf Kingdom”.

The ancient trees stood straight, branches embraced each other, and the gray-black bark was covered with dark green moss. The vines of the big trees were entangled, as if covered with layers of large nets, and the lush grass was as tall as a person…

The air was filled with the unique scent of grass, trees and soil, and was extremely fresh and pure.

Occasionally, a bird would fly by, and the murmur was particularly crisp, and there were also unknown beast calls, mysterious and vicissitudes.

Here, it was completely a primitive forest.

Combined with the elf-style scene music that Eve matched with the game system and resounded in the player’s consciousness, a sense of fantasy away from the hustle and bustle rose in Li Mu’s heart.

Picking off a branch, tearing off a leaf, looking at the clear outline of the leaf veins and the light green juice at the wound, Li Mu had to sigh at the fineness of the game.

“If I hadn’t logged into the game myself, coupled with this amazing BGM, I’m afraid I would really think I had traveled through time.”

He couldn’t help but sigh.

He had turned off the live broadcast function and switched to recording.

In fact, in the state of “accelerated thinking”, he couldn’t live broadcast well.

After thinking for a moment, Li Mu opened the game system and opened the novice information:

“The novice safety zone is within a radius of ten kilometers. In this area, you can move freely and collect mission items.”

“Outside ten kilometers, powerful creatures may appear. It’s best not to die before reaching the lower level of black iron at level 11…”

“Within level 10, the fastest way to upgrade is through daily tasks. When the experience value reaches the standard for promotion to black iron, you can go to the Temple of Nature to change your job…”

After closing the novice information column, Li Mu checked the map in the upper right corner of his vision.

The map is circular, with the World Tree as the center. Currently, it only shows a radius of ten kilometers, which is also the maximum range that Eve can effectively control. And farther away, it is dark, waiting for the player to explore.

In the forest, the most abundant thing is trees.

However, when looking for a suitable target, Li Mu was worried.

Looking at the ancient trees whose tops were out of sight and whose trunk diameters were at least one meter, Li Mu felt his scalp tingling:

“The trees here are too huge, aren’t they? I should have formed a team earlier.”

Every tree in sight was towering into the sky.

After searching for a long time, he finally found a tree that was acceptable.

It was a tree more than ten meters tall, and its bark was a rare golden color.

“Is this… a fir?”

Li Mu raised his eyebrows.

As a college student who had taken forestry as an elective, Li Mu had some knowledge of trees. Although the trees in front of him were slightly different and the color of the bark was also very strange, they were very similar to the fir trees in his memory, and they were similar in many ways.

“Fir is a good building material!”

He was delighted and started to act.

He lived in the countryside when he was a child, and his parents were both employees of the forest farm. He worked with his elders during his teenage years, and felling trees was a piece of cake.

Li Mu picked up the stone axe he had just made with stones, wood and vines, and began to chop down trees.

“Click! Click!”

The impact in his hand was so real.

With each chop, Li Mu felt as if he had returned to his youth. However, unlike that time, the power of this body was lighter and more flexible.

He liked this feeling very much.

Finally, with a loud “click”, the fir tree shook a few times and finally fell down.

At the moment the tree fell, Li Mu felt as if some kind of power had flowed into his body, making him feel warm all over.

This was the vitality of the fir tree. When he chopped down the tree, the improved “war sacrifice” hidden in his body started to work, absorbing part of the vitality of the fir tree.

The absorption range of this vitality can be controlled in the game system, up to 100% of the target. When there is no control, it is assumed that the spoils cannot be completely destroyed, and only about 20% will be absorbed, such as this time by Li Mu.

Half of the energy he absorbed was left to himself, and the other half was fed back to Eve.

Of course, Eve doesn’t care about this vitality at all now. This function is actually his long-term investment.

The feeling of this energy pouring into the body was very wonderful. Li Mu couldn’t describe it in words. If he really had to say it, it would be “refreshing”!

At the same time, he found that his experience had increased slightly, by 10 points.

“Chopping trees can actually level up!”

Li Mu was delighted.

At this moment, he felt that the half-hour’s work was worth it.

Wiping the sweat from his head, he shook his head:

“One person is still too slow. For this kind of task, it’s better to have multiple people work together.”

Using the “entanglement vine” spell to wrap up the felled fir, Li Mu dragged it back to the direction of the world tree…

…

The submission point of the task was a piece of open space under the world tree, which originally had a bush and low meadow.

This is the place where Eve is going to let players build a base, and it will also be the starting point of the new elf civilization.

As Li Mu entered the camp, the mysterious BGM in his game system also changed to a cheerful style, which made people feel happy.

When he came here, he found that there were already many players here. They seemed to have received cleaning tasks and were clearing weeds and bushes.

Some players seemed to have started the second round of tasks and began to try to form a team:

“Is there anyone who is collecting wood? We are short of one! A spellcaster who can control can help fix the big tree.”

“Is there anyone who studies architecture? I have received a construction task and I am short of a commander!”

“Is there a logging team that needs a strength member? I drew Fury and Whirlwind! I guarantee it will be a one-size-fits-all!”

…

After looking around, Li Mu soon saw the NPC girl surrounded by players.

Alice was busy at this moment, but she seemed to be in a good mood. Her emerald eyes were shining and pure and lovely.

Li Mu swore that this was definitely the most vivid, realistic and intelligent NPC he had ever seen!

However, whenever he saw the players’ playful expressions, Alice’s expression would become slightly cold again.

After knowing Alice’s identity, all players unlocked the NPC favorability system. However, for most people, the girl’s favorability is all negative.

Especially for male players, it is said that the most exaggerated one even reached negative 100.

There is no way. What shocked her the most before was this group of shameless animals. After meeting the girl, they either flirted or made fun of her, and the impression left could not be worse.

In comparison, female players are much more well-behaved and gentle… Alice’s attitude will also be much better.

But even so, Li Mu can still feel a certain faint gap between Alice and the players.

Looking at the girl’s constantly changing expression, and noticing the expressions and movements of the players when communicating with Alice, Li Mu was thoughtful…

He thought about it, and suddenly his heart moved.

Taking a deep breath, Li Mu dragged the chopped fir wood and walked over.

After settling the task with a female player, Alice saw the returning Li Mu.

Seeing that the one who came was a male Chosen One, her expression was slightly faint again.

“Mission completed?”

The sweet voice was slightly alienated.

Li Mu nodded. He looked at the girl sincerely, but his voice was full of respect, as if he was communicating with a senior in college in real life:

“Miss Alice, this is the supplies I handed in. Please check it.”

Looking at the upright male elf in front of her, Alice couldn’t help but look at him twice more.

Today, this is the first male Chosen One who can talk to her normally. The others are either cynical and shameless; or bold and reckless.

Although she didn’t say it, Alice could clearly feel that those guys always seemed to have an inexplicable sense of superiority when communicating with her. They looked at her not as a companion, but as a tool, an object.

She didn’t like this feeling very much, which reminded her of those humans who hunted elves.

However, the thin male elf in front of her was full of sincerity.

For a moment, the discomfort in the girl’s heart was reduced a lot, and her impression of Li Mu was much better.

Her face was slightly relieved, and she nodded to Li Mu:

“Okay, let me see your harvest.”

“Please.”

Li Mu dragged out the fir.

“Sun fir!”

Alice’s eyes lit up.

“This is a top-quality wood! It has a strong affinity for light. It is not only a building material for the temple, but also can be used to make a staff! I didn’t expect you to be able to find it.”

The girl looked at Li Mu with a pleasant expression.

She didn’t think there was anything wrong with felling trees .

In fact, unlike the elves in many literary works and games on Blue Star, most elves on the continent of Segs accept moderate felling.

For them, all they need to maintain is the balance of the ecology.

Being the darling of nature does not mean being the slave of nature. Although they respect life, unless trees have consciousness and souls, they will not be specially protected.

After hearing what Alice said, Li Mu was slightly stunned, and then the corners of his mouth rose.

It seems to be a treasure… It seems that his luck is not bad.

Alice closed her eyes and prayed to the sun fir, and then said to Li Mu:

“Your mission is completed, this is your reward.”

With the sound of the system, Li Mu was surprised to find that he had received 300 experience points in one go!

This mission is so profitable! I can upgrade!

Li Mu was overjoyed.

Unable to wait, he clicked the upgrade button on the game interface on the spot.

In Alice’s surprised eyes, a brilliant holy light enveloped Li Mu, and a mysterious power came from the void and poured into his body.

That was Eve’s divine power diluted countless times.

Unlike other games, the pleasure of upgrading in this game is so real and so impactful.

Li Mu felt warm all over, as if basking in the sun, and the power in his body grew rapidly. In a blink of an eye, he felt that his five senses were strengthened…

That real sense of gain, don’t be more exciting.

One hundred experience points were deducted, and his level became level 2.

Checking his character card, Li Mu was slightly happy:

“All attributes have increased by 1 point! The magic power has increased by 2 points!”

He tried to cast “Entangled Vines” and found that the casting speed increased by nearly a quarter, and the spell effect was also more powerful. Originally, only one vine could be summoned, but now there are two!

If he were to do a combat effectiveness assessment, Li Mu felt that he could easily kill himself before the upgrade!

Only one level up, the effect is so obvious… I wonder what it will be like at level 11?

At this moment, Li Mu is looking forward to the future even more.

“Congratulations on your promotion.”

At this time, Alice’s congratulations also came.

Li Mu looked over and found that the good impression between him and her had returned to positive.

He was moved and had some guesses about the NPC system of this game.

After thanking the girl, Li Mu accepted another task.

He plans to speed up the pace of upgrading.

However, in order to complete the task more efficiently, he plans to team up with other players.

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(End of this chapter)