Game of the World Tree - Chapter 515

515. Chapter 513: Nightingale’s Day

The bitter cold wind blew off the last leaf on the tree, and the withered leaves swirled and fell.

Silver-gray clouds covered the entire sky, and clusters of snowflakes fluttered down, like countless torn cotton balls.

Winter is coming.

The Elf Forest also welcomed the first snow.

In front of the temple of the magnificent city of Kenoran, Nightingale reached out to catch the snowflakes, and felt a cold touch on her palms.

She looked at the sky where snowflakes were flying, and then gradually fell down, looking at the city that was becoming more and more vibrant with the efforts of the players and the half-elves of the demiplanes, and her eyes became softer.

“Another year has passed.”

She whispered.

“Yes, another year has passed.”

Another gentle voice sounded, with a faint sigh.

After hearing the voice, Nightingale’s heart moved, and she slowly turned her head.

Behind her, Alice, the Saint of Life, was looking at her with a smile.

Seeing Alice, Nightingale saluted quickly and drew a life staff symbol on her chest:

“Good morning! Lady Alice, may the goddess be with you!”

Alice also smiled gently at Nightingale and said:

“Good morning, Miss Nightingale, may the goddess be with you.”

After the two greeted each other, Nightingale noticed another figure standing next to Alice.

It was a male elf with brown hair.

Taylor Yansha.

Nightingale raised her eyebrows and smiled:

“Mr. Taylor, long time no see, congratulations on becoming a real elf.”

Taylor replied cheerfully:

“It’s all the gift of the goddess!”

After that, he devoutly drew a life staff symbol on his chest and greeted Nightingale again:

Long time no see, Miss Nightingale, you are still as beautiful as ever. “

After hearing Taylor’s words, Nightingale chuckled.

However, she soon noticed the white and dignified priest robe on the other party, and looked a little surprised:

“Huh? You actually became a life priest? “

Taylor nodded slightly and replied with some pride:

“It is my greatest honor to be the servant of the goddess.”

Nightingale scratched her head.

She looked at Taylor with a hint of envy.

She also wanted to be a priest.

It was a pity that she had worked for the temple for so long, but she still couldn’t pass the assessment.

Of course, she also knew that her temperament was more casual and she was indeed not suitable to be a priest.

Moreover, she had learned the bad habit of eating meat from the Chosen Ones more than half a year ago…

Although reason told her that she shouldn’t eat meat, she had no choice. The barbecue of the Chosen Ones was so delicious that Nightingale could never give it up after eating it for the first time.

She also understood that she might not be able to be a priest in this life.

However, thinking of the abilities that priests possess, especially the magical healing abilities, Nightingale couldn’t help yearning in her heart.

“If I could become a priest… I could help him, right?”

She thought to herself.

Sighing in her heart, Nightingale looked at Alice again and asked curiously:

“Is Taylor the person who will take over from me? “

Ever since the Orros demiplane was brought under the management of the church, the church has been short of manpower.

The devout Nightingale was also forced to do hard labor and has been managing the reception of newcomers to the demiplane on behalf of the priest for many days.

But today is the day for the handover when her management work is over.

“Yes, Taylor has become a priest now. He will be responsible for the reception of the demiplane. The demiplane is his hometown, so it is more appropriate for him to do this. Today I am bringing him here to hand over the work. Thank you for your hard work recently, Miss Nightingale.”

Alice said.

Nightingale waved her hand carelessly:

“It’s my duty, it’s my duty. It’s all for the future of the elves.”

She chatted with Alice for a few more words, and then began to hand over work with Taylor.

There were not many things to be handed over.

After half an hour, it was almost over.

After completing the work, Nightingale felt lighter and the pressure was reduced.

“Since the work here is over, I will return to the Chosen City. “

She said with a sigh of relief.

Alice nodded and thanked her again:

“Thank you for your hard work, Miss Nightingale.”

“It’s my duty, it’s my duty. I’ll look for Lady Alice to have dinner later! Taylor should come too! I heard that the Chosen Ones have opened a restaurant in the Chosen City. The food is very good. Let’s make an appointment next time. Um… don’t worry, they are all vegetarian dishes.”

Nightingale said cheerfully.

Alice also nodded and smiled:

“Let’s wait until after this mission. Taylor and I have other tasks to do. “

The mission…”

Nightingale nodded in realization.

She knew that the church had been busy with something recently.

Not only the church, but also the Chosen Ones were preparing for war in full swing.

The reason, of course, was the news that came from the Death Desert a few days ago. It was said that the Kingdom of God of the World Tree had appeared.

After that, the Chosen Ones also sent a declaration of war to the orcs.

Nightingale knew the content of the declaration of war clearly through private channels.

However, knowing the true identity of the Goddess Eve, she could naturally guess that the so-called Kingdom of God must be fake.

It’s just that the true God seems to have his own considerations, and it may also involve the game between gods, and that is not something Nightingale can worry about.

Now, she just wants to return to the Chosen City as soon as possible after handing over the task.

“Counting the days… they should be back by now, right?”

Nightingale said to herself with some anticipation in her heart.

…

After saying goodbye to Alice and Taylor, Nightingale quickly returned to the Chosen City through the teleportation array.

Unlike Kenoran, where snowflakes were flying everywhere, the Chosen City was still full of life, with green trees and lush flowers.

This was because it was close to the Mother Goddess’s body and had a strong vitality.

The alien space opened up by the Mother Goddess isolated the inside and outside, so that the climate here would always remain warm.

Nightingale took off her heavy coat, tucked it under her armpit, and walked briskly towards the central city.

Because of the mission, she hadn’t been here for almost two months.

Along the way, she couldn’t help but look around.

“I always feel that… the scale of the Chosen City has expanded again.”

Looking at the increasing number of buildings around her, she couldn’t help but mutter to herself.

In just two months, Nightingale felt that the Chosen City had become a lot stranger.

The surrounding buildings were taller, the roads seemed to be more neatly maintained, and there were more Chosen people coming and going.

Not only that, the whole city seemed to be shrouded in a tense atmosphere.

Most of the Chosen people who came and went were in a hurry, as if they were afraid that they would not have enough time.

There were fewer people playing and joking.

Nightingale knew what was going on.

She learned from private channels that the Mother Goddess had given the Chosen Ones double experience rewards.

“These guys, once they get double rewards, they’re like chicken blood.”

Nightingale shook her head.

After spending a long time with the players, she also learned a lot of catchphrases.

Passing one street after another, the buildings in front of her gradually became familiar.

Nightingale came to the core urban area of the Chosen City.

Unlike the newly built outer city, which tends to be unified in architectural style and is more and more like human cities, the architectural style here is very different, with a lot of green space and a strong natural atmosphere.

This is also the location of the three major guilds of the Chosen Ones, and the residences of the first batch of Chosen Ones who came to this world.

At the same time, this is also the area with the most expensive land in the Chosen City…

Nightingale’s steps became lighter.

She came to a three-story villa with a black roof with ease, put down the wooden basket full of gifts, tidied her appearance a little, and then walked forward with a little trepidation and knocked on the door gently.

But after a moment, there was no response.

“Haven’t you come back yet?”

Nightingale was a little disappointed.

She sighed slightly, picked up the wooden basket and prepared to leave.

But just as she was about to leave, she heard a surprised voice from afar:

“Hey? Isn’t this Nightingale’s sister-in-law?! Ouch! Captain, why did you kick me? It hurts.”

Nightingale’s eyes lit up and she looked over.

The one who spoke was the player Hulu.

However, Hulu was now rubbing his buttocks and looking at the lunch box beside him with resentment.

At this moment, the lunch box’s expression was a little stiff.

“Don’t pretend, you never turn on the pain, do you think we don’t know?”

Optimist rolled his eyes at Hulu and complained.

“Tsk!”

Hulu smacked his lips.

“Ah! So tired! So tired! I’ve been running in the Death Desert for so long. I have to take a good bath when I come back this time. I feel like I’m going to stink… Then I have to have a good sleep…”

Chopin yawned and said.

“Don’t rush to rest, sell the loot first.”

I am invincible reminded behind him.

The five players were arm in arm, their armor and robes were damaged, and they looked a little embarrassed.

However, their eyes were very bright, with a strong momentum, and there were three carriages full of spoils behind them.

This was the lunch team that returned from the Death Desert.

Seeing the familiar people, Nightingale’s eyes instantly smiled into crescents:

“You are back…”

“Thank you for your hard work! This is a gift for you! Specialties from the Orros demiplane!”

She happily raised the basket.

…

In the villa of the lunch team.

Hulu was studying the demiplane specialties brought by Nightingale on the balcony, Chopin was humming a little song while taking a bath in the bathroom, and Optimist and I were invincible, gathered in the yard, drawing a sacrificial array on the ground, preparing to exchange some of the captured spoils for contribution points…

Well… As if they had made an appointment, they each did their own things, and no one stayed in the living room.

Only Hefan and Nightingale were left, sitting on the bench in the living room.

The atmosphere was a little subtle.

“Hey, this is a specialty of the Death Desert, for you.”

Hefan coughed twice and took out a beautiful animal skin.

Nightingale’s eyes lit up, and he put it away, his voice becoming softer and softer:

“Thank you.”

Silence again.

After a moment, Nightingale looked at Hefan and couldn’t help asking:

“How long do you plan to stay this time? Are you going to the Death Desert again?”

Hefan nodded:

“Come back to rest and prepare for the war in two days.”

“War…”

Nightingale murmured.

She knew that the Chosen Ones were preparing for the war, and she also knew that there were only two days left before the preparations.

Recently, there are more and more Chosen Ones in the Elf Forest, and it is also for this reason.

It is said that this time, the Chosen Ones will form an army of 100,000 to attack the Death Desert.

And Hefan’s team is all silver professionals, the top force among the Chosen Ones, and they must participate.

“Hey, it would be great if I were also a Chosen One, so I could go together.”

Nightingale said a little disappointed.

Hefan was silent for a moment, then said,

“You have more important things to do.”

Nightingale was already a devout believer.

And every devout elf believer has activated the task system, and no one is idle after the public beta.

Every believer has become a gear in the task system, maintaining the operation of the “game”.

After hearing what Hefan said, Nightingale smiled and shook her head:

“It’s all trivial.”

Her eyes drifted out the window.

In the yard, there were clusters of flowers and green trees.

Looking at the trees swaying in the breeze, Nightingale’s vision was slightly dazed, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised:

“These trees grow so fast… Last year, they were not so tall.”

Hefan’s eyes also looked out the window, and gradually softened.

The trees there were planted by the five players, Nightingale, and Nightingale’s brothers and sisters.

“Unconsciously, we have known each other for a year… Time flies.”

Nightingale sighed slightly.

“Yeah.”

Hefan also nodded slightly.

Nightingale seemed to have remembered something and fell into deep memories:

“It feels like this year has passed so quickly, and many things seem to have happened yesterday…”

“Hehe, I still remember the first time we met, in that cargo box… At that time, I thought you were a fool, but I didn’t expect you to be so powerful…”

“And when we were in Rivendell, I thought we were finished, but you easily solved the enemy…”

“By the way, do you remember that bonfire party? It was my first time to participate, and Hulu and the others also encouraged me to eat meat. They were really mean! But… I had a lot of fun.”

“And that time, we went to the Amway Tavern to drink together, and Optimist’s alcohol tolerance was so poor that he was not as good as me. He got drunk after three cups, haha…”

Nightingale said with a smile.

As she recalled, her eyes became softer and softer.

“It’s great… I never thought I would be so happy…”

“I’ve lived for so long, and I always feel like I’ve used up all my luck. Compared to the years of wandering, I feel like I’m dreaming now…”

“Sometimes, I’m really afraid that when I wake up from the dream, I’m still in the human world, hiding from the world with my brothers and sisters…”

As if she had thought of something, Nightingale’s vision gradually became hazy, and her expression was also a little sad.

But the next second, she felt a pain in her forehead and couldn’t help but say “ouch”.

When she raised her head, she saw that Hefan had retracted his hand.

Nightingale puffed up his cheeks in dissatisfaction:

“Why did you flick my head?”

Hefan shook his head:

“I just told you not to think too much.”

“This is not a dream, the future is still long, and everything will be better.”

He said.

“Will it be better…”

Nightingale murmured.

She smiled and said softly:

“Thank you…”

“Thank you…”

“What are you thanking for? We are comrades-in-arms.”

Hefan replied.

However, Nightingale shook her head:

“No… I really want to thank you.”

“If it weren’t for you, the Elf Forest would definitely not be what it is now.”

“You are the messengers of the Mother Goddess and the heroes who saved the elves.”

“Of course, I have to thank you even more. Without you, I don’t know where I would have been sold by humans…”

Hefan didn’t answer again.

However, his eyes became warmer.

The two fell into silence again.

The atmosphere was a little subtle again.

After hesitating for a while, Nightingale suddenly spoke:

“Hefan!”

Hefan glanced at her.

Nightingale suddenly felt a little embarrassed:

“That… Actually, I…”

She said a little nervously.

However, before she finished speaking, Hefan suddenly stood up:

“It’s late. It’s my turn to prepare dinner today. What do you want to eat tonight?”

“Uh…”

Nightingale was stunned.

“Dumplings…”

She answered subconsciously.

“Okay.”

Hefan nodded, then swiped out the chat interface and sent a message to a player in the friend list who opened a restaurant in the Chosen City.

“Wait a moment, they’ll deliver it.”

He said.

“How convenient.”

Nightingale muttered softly.

After “ordering”, Hefan looked at Nightingale again:

“What did you want to say just now?”

“Uh… No, nothing.”

Nightingale shook her head.

However, her cheeks were a little red.

“I’ll go to the kitchen to make some soup.”

She stuttered, then stood up and hurried to the kitchen.

After Nightingale left, the door outside the living room slammed, and four eavesdroppers rushed in.

“No way! Hefan boss! We’ve been listening for so long, and this is it?”

Optimist shouted.

“Cut, captain, why are you interrupting me? Coward!”

Hulu looked contemptuous.

“What a pity, I thought I could see something interesting.”

Chopin, who was still wrapped in a bath towel, sighed regretfully.

“Boss, are you pretending to be stupid?”

I rolled my eyes in invincibility.

Hefan: …

Looking at the teammates who suddenly appeared, the corners of his mouth twitched.

“Don’t just make do with her.”

He said.

“No… It’s been so long, Captain, you can’t really not see Miss Nightingale’s feelings for her, can you?”

“Yes, yes! Such a good elf girl, why don’t you quickly accept her?”

“That’s right, I heard that some players in the second test have hooked up with NPCs, why are you so scared, Boss Hefan?”

Several players shouted.

Hefan’s face became even darker.

“You also know that she is an NPC.”

He glared at several people.

“No way, Captain, do you really look at Miss Nightingale from the perspective of an NPC? I have long regarded her as a flesh-and-blood friend.”

“That’s right, you confuse people with NPCs in other games, Miss Nightingale is too pitiful, isn’t she?”

“Even if she is an NPC, it’s okay to be a wife in the game, right? Or do you have a girlfriend in real life, Captain?”

“Girlfriend? I tried to trick him before, and he is just a single dog!”

Several players continued to exaggerate.

Box lunch:…

“Have you upgraded? Have you bought the skills? Have you changed your equipment? Don’t get involved! Hurry up and prepare for the mission in two days!”

He used his skills, kicked each of them out of the living room, and yelled the longest sentence of the day.

The few funny guys were kicked out of the living room by him, but they were not angry. Instead, they laughed and went about their own business.

In the living room, only the box lunch was left.

He sat on the chair with a gloomy look in his eyes:

“It’s not that easy.”

This chapter is a transition before the war. It feels too rushed and too abrupt to write directly about the war, so I want to write some daily life as a transition. After thinking about it, I finally chose the story of the nightingale and the box lunch, but I don’t feel very satisfied with the writing. Keep working on it.

(End of this chapter)