Game of the World Tree - Chapter 217

Chapter 217: Saving the Elf Player

In the dense woods, the Crocodile Mercenary Group camp.

A group of mercenaries surrounded dozens of tied-up elves, counting their numbers excitedly:

“One, two, three… fifty-seven, fifty-eight…”

“Fifty-eight! They actually caught fifty-eight in one go!”

“They are all young elves! And most of them are women!”

“Hahaha! We’re rich! We’re rich! This time, even if we divide it equally, each of us can earn hundreds of pounds of gold coins!”

“Captain! You are so amazing! I have never seen so many elves in my life!”

The mercenaries said excitedly.

Crocodile took the water handed over by a mercenary, gulped it down, and then said proudly:

“Hehe, when have I, your captain, not been amazing?”

What a joke! He, Crocodile, became a silver-level magic swordsman with the identity of a mere civilian, and even raised a mercenary team of a thousand people with one hand. Even the nobles had to treat him with courtesy!

After saying that, the crocodile showed some regret:

“It’s a pity that the black dragon is back, otherwise we could have caught more…”

“More?”

“Yes, at least hundreds!”

The crocodile sighed.

After hearing the leader’s words, the mercenaries who did not participate in the sneak attack took a breath of cold air:

“Hundreds of elves? Lord of Eternity! Where did the black dragon find so many elves? And… they are still so young!”

“Who knows, maybe it wiped out the remaining elves in the Elf Forest?”

The crocodile shook his head and said.

Facing the mercenaries, he could only explain it this way.

However, although this operation was very smooth, the crocodile felt a little uneasy.

Thinking back to the magic arrays that had just teleported the elves, and looking at the elves that he had captured, who were either curious or excited about the mercenaries, Crocodile always felt that something was not right…

If there was anything to say, it was that the reactions of these captured elves were slightly different from what he had imagined…

Crocodile had thought that they would be afraid, angry and desperate, and even based on his many years of experience as a mercenary, he was worried that some elves would stubbornly choose to commit suicide…

However, the fact was that these dozens of captured elves cooperated with the actions of the mercenaries very well, and they seemed to be following them around their own gardens all the way, and their eyes were brightly watching the mercenaries coming and going, with curiosity and excitement, but no tension or fear!

What a group of strange guys! Don’t they know what they are going to face?

Crocodile was very surprised.

But… now that I think about it, it is quite strange that the black dragon can gather hundreds of young elves.

Crocodile thought for a while, but he really couldn’t figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it.

He felt unreliable in his heart, perhaps because the whole plan went too smoothly?

However, these captured elves are not fake!

He has already used the [Identification Technique] to identify that these captured guys are all real elves!

Now that their powers have been sealed by the Forbidden Magic Rope, can they still come up with any tricks?

However… the harvest is too great, in order to prevent the night from getting too long, he should take his people back as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Crocodile drank a sip of water, and then waved his hand to disperse the mercenaries who were watching:

“Disperse, disperse! Keep an eye on these elves! No one is allowed to move! One of their fingers is worth your year’s commission!”

“Pack up your things, we will set off overnight and return to the border of the empire as soon as possible!”

After Crocodile gave the order, Xiao Xianmao and other 58 captured players were also supervised uniformly.

They listened to the mercenaries’ orders obediently, and looked at the mercenary camp curiously.

On the surface, they seemed to be shocked by the scale of thousands of mercenaries.

But in fact, the players were completely excited at this moment…

in the game’s chat system.

Fifty-eight players who were captured by human mercenaries were pulled into the team that Xiao Xian Miao had temporarily formed.

At this moment, the team chat channel was already flooded with messages from players:

“Mercenary group! This is a human mercenary group!”

“So many people! Is it really a hidden plot?”

“It’s very likely! Just listening to their conversation, it seems that they were originally coming for Myriel, but they didn’t expect to capture us.”

“Are they really coming for Myriel? Is it really the follow-up plot triggered by the last time it went out?”

“I don’t know, anyway…it seems that they treat us like treasures.”

“Of course I’ll treat it as a treasure! You’re a third-test player, so you might not know that the price of an elf on the black market is at least one thousand pounds of gold coins! If it’s a female, the price will be doubled!”

“Why are you so skilled?”

“Hehe, when I just opened up the underground world map, I sold myself twice and earned more than three thousand pounds of gold coins!”

“What the hell?! You can even sell yourself? That’s amazing! But… are gold coins useful?”

“Nonsense, one gold coin is worth a hundred silver coins, which is a huge sum of three hundred thousand silver coins! Just crafting equipment from the dark dwarves is enough to craft at least thirty sets of blue rare equipment! Converted into contribution points, that’s sixty thousand! At that time, resurrection still depended on the number of perfect times, and dying twice only cost two thousand contribution points.”

“What the hell! Two thousand contribution points for sixty thousand! Awesome! Is this a system loophole?”

“Not necessarily. Because I only sold myself twice, the dwarf human traffickers went bankrupt. What’s more, now the number of resurrections has also been converted into resurrection coins, and the penalty for death is getting bigger and bigger…”

“…”

“Don’t underestimate our worth in the game! To sum up… these mercenaries treat us like treasures, but that’s normal! I heard from the dark dwarves that bounty hunters in the underground world who earn more than thirty pounds of gold coins a year are considered wealthy.”

“…”

The players chatted non-stop in the chat channel.

At the same time, Xiao Xian Miao and other old players also contacted their guilds.

“Meow, where are you?”

“In a forest, there are a lot of mercenaries around. Judging from the location on the minimap, it should be not far from the Black Dragon Castle, but it’s also approaching the border of the map. I invite you to join the team.”

“Fuck! So many people in the team?!”

“After all, more than fifty people were captured in one go… and there are mercenaries everywhere, so densely packed that you can’t tell how many there are. I just eavesdropped on the NPC chat, and it seemed that there were thousands of them…”

“So many?! Our guild may not be able to rescue them alone…”

“Then call on the Heart of Nature and the First Legion! And the large guild ‘Autobots’ newly founded by the third test players. But… I want to wait a little longer. According to the Elf Kingdom game routine, the hidden plot will be here soon.”

The players communicated in the chat system, and Eve also roughly figured out the ins and outs of the matter by peeping into the players’ chats and the actions of the mercenaries…

“Turns out, it’s just a group of mercenaries rushing towards the Black Dragon’s wealth! They also know that the Black Dragon has elves under his command, but they regard the players as the Black Dragon’s followers!”

Eve suddenly realized.

“Crocodile Mercenaries? More than a thousand people, not too many, not too few.”

“But… since you’re here, then don’t leave. It just so happens that the players’ strength has also increased significantly recently. It’s time to try a large-scale army battle in advance to see the strength of the players.”

Thinking of this, Eve calculated the speed of the mercenaries’ movement…

“It will take about two days to completely leave the maximum range of players’ activities…”

The straight-line distance between the Crocodile Mercenaries and Eve’s main body is about 260 kilometers. They are moving in the north. If they walk about 70 kilometers, they will exceed the straight-line range of players’ activities by 300 kilometers.

The Crocodile Mercenaries are carrying a large amount of goods, and even if they move at full speed, their speed is not fast, but even so, two days are enough for them to get out.

In other words, within two days, even if they don’t rescue Xiao Xian Miao and the others, they will be forcibly teleported back to the World Tree because they are out of the maximum range of activities.

At that time, unless Eve expands the range of players’ activities, the mercenaries will completely leave the players’ pursuit distance.

Of course, how could Eve let the mercenaries go back so easily?

He pondered for a moment, and decisively issued a new task to the players…

[Ding——]

[58 players including “Xiao Xian Miao”, “Huludao Boss”, “Huludao Boss 2” triggered a limited-time random task]

[Random task: Crocodile Mercenary Group is activated]

[Task description: The activities of the black dragon Myriel finally attracted the attention of humans. A human mercenary group named “Crocodile Mercenary Group” attacked the Black Dragon Castle and captured a large number of elves! ]

[In order to save your compatriots and for revenge, you decided to pursue and attack the mercenary group! 】

【Mission Objective: 1. Eliminate the Crocodile Mercenary Group 2. Rescue the captured players】

【Mission Time Limit: 24 Hours】

【Mission Number: Unlimited】

【Mission Level: Level 11】

【Mission Reward: Experience Points, Contribution Points, Resurrection Coins】

【Mission Tip 1: The mercenary group is returning to the north. If you leave the mission range, the mission will be considered a failure. Please act as soon as possible】

【Mission Tip 2: There are many mercenaries. Please form a team and command the action in a unified manner】

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I have to go to worship my ancestors during the day. This was written in the morning and posted in advance. The update will be a little later in the evening. Thank you words will be added by then.

(End of this chapter)