Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 360 - 343: Goodbye Hela

The players’ various lifestyles and entertainment activities on the Blue Planet unknowingly influenced the returning elves.

Watching those scenes, common in another world’s marketplaces, play out in the Segis World, Eve found it amusing and a bit exasperating at the same time.

There was nothing she could do about it...

When the protagonists of these scenes were replaced by Western fantasy elves, it felt completely out of place!

Some of the old elves even learned square dancing.

While bonfire parties were held every night in the Chosen City, old elves exercised collectively in the squares of Feilengcui, twisting their bodies to music and enjoying themselves...

To be honest, the elves’ agility was inherently high, and even in their old age, their flexibility far exceeded that of Blue Planet humans. The square dance they performed contained a unique aesthetic beauty.

Luckily, they still used traditional elf music, otherwise... If Eve heard "The horse-taming man, you are well-built and strong..." in front of Feilengcui’s church, she felt she might instantly lose control and fall into the abyss.

As for how the elves started square dancing...

Well... Eve investigated it a bit and discovered that the cause was entirely the players’ antics.

After discovering that the elves would actively learn their various entertainment activities and even eating habits, the players began to pass on various Blue Star "positions."

Square dancing was one of them.

Moreover, even some classic actions and catchphrases were passed on to the elves...

If you saw an elf winning in a recreational activity, happily making the scissor-hand gesture and cheering "Yay!", it wouldn’t be impossible...

Of course, there might have been a factor of mocking involved, but some activities taught by the players indeed brought more fun to the originally dull lives of the elves.

After years of displacement, these elves had only been thinking about how to survive every day, and entertainment and relaxation were things they hadn’t been able to reach.

After returning to the Elf Forest, besides diligently working for the future of their race every day, they indeed needed some relaxation in their lives.

Because of this... quite a few players even received gratitude, contribution points, and experience points by teaching entertainment activities to the elf believers.

It could be considered a win-win!

The clash of technology hadn’t sparked any fire, but the cultural collision had blossomed in various colors in the Elf Forest.

Regarding this, Eve could only say she never imagined it.

Moreover, Eve noticed that gradually, many players and elves had begun to form friendships...

Long-term communication usually accompanied the spark of friendship. Perhaps at first, the NPCs in the players’ eyes were merely a series of virtual tools, but after these few months of interacting in the game, everything had subtly begun to change.

Not to mention the fast friends like Little Xian Miao and Mairrel, or the rumor-laden affairs even Eve had heard of involving Boxed Lunch and Nightingale, many old players gradually found their own bonds among the NPCs.

During the start of the fourth test, some audacious fourth-phase players intended to take shortcuts by targeting NPCs’ properties, which immediately angered the players with strong connections with the elves, leading to a thorough thrashing.

Of course, those players eventually received punishment from Eve—an account ban.

The relationship between the elves and players became increasingly harmonious, with some elves even joining exploration teams to map out areas with the players.

Even in the player parties farming monsters and instances, there were occasional glimpses of NPCs...

In their exchanges with players, the most active were the younger elves.

Unlike the elder elves, young elves were full of energy, and were not usually satisfied with staying in Feilengcui, and they frequently interacted with the players.

Moreover, their hearts often burned with passion, and after being influenced by the players, quite a few showed signs of gravitating toward a more iron-blooded demeanor...

Many young elves with particular skills even became teammates of some fixed-player squads, participating in various player tasks.

Eve did not stop this.

Though players were her sword and shield, this didn’t mean the elves should become hothouse flowers.

The elves needed to undergo certain training too.

Additionally, it could help further reinforce the players’ sense of belonging to "Elf Kingdom."

Of course, regarding the native elves joining teams, Eve made sure through the game system that players took good care of them. If any elves were killed for various reasons, players would face quite severe penalties.

Thus, these elves often took on supportive roles, and when there were elves in the party, players would try to avoid dangerous places.

Overall, after observing the changing relations between players and elves, Eve was quite satisfied.

The friendship between players and elves symbolized an increase in the cohesion of the Elf Forest.

And with players building bonds, they naturally would play longer in the "Elf Kingdom," continually contributing to the construction of a prosperous elf civilization.

However, just as Eve was relishing in eavesdropping on the elves and players, a familiar surge of divine power suddenly came from her Divine Country.

Eve felt a stir in her heart and instantly withdrew her consciousness, directing her attention to the highest temple in the Divine Country.

A golden radiance slowly gathered on the throne as Eve’s incarnation appeared in the Divine Country. Then she gently waved her hand, calling forth an exquisite wooden box that flickered with a ghostly light.

It was Hela’s messaging Divine Artifact—the Box of the Dead.

Death God Hela had replied.

Eve felt a surge of excitement and hurriedly used her Divine Power to open the Box of the Dead and triggered the message left by Hela...

As she did so, Hela’s cold yet languid voice once again resonated in the temple.

But this time, the message was very brief:

"Come to Black Rock City, Death God Temple."

"Black Rock City? Death God Temple?"

Eve was a bit surprised.

However, she quickly realized that Hela was probably going to perform a Divine Descent in the Underworld again to tell her something in person.

*Did it really need to be spoken in person? Could it be...* the situation regarding the Abyss was more serious than she had imagined?

Eve furrowed her brow slightly, and her previously good mood instantly turned somewhat heavy.

She closed the Box of the Dead, stowed it away, and then transformed into the form of the Divine Favored Zero, departing from her Divine Country.

As her avatar’s strength increased and her range of control expanded, Eve’s teleportation capability grew considerably. With just a single thought, she appeared before the Death God Temple in Black Rock City.

Upon arrival, Eve immediately sensed a certain powerful, sacred, yet solemnly cold aura within the temple...

Taking a deep breath, Eve stepped into the temple, and saw a tiny figure in a black robe standing before the statue.

Death God—Hela.