Game of the World Tree

The frigid wind blew the last leaves off the tree, and the withered leaves swirled down.

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

winter is here.

The Forest of Spirits also ushered in the first snow.

In front of the shrine in the magnificent city of Kenolan, Nightingale stretched out her hand to catch the snowflake, and felt a cold touch from her palm.

Her eyes looked at the snow-flakes sky, and then gradually fell, looking at the city that became more and more energetic with the efforts of the players and half-planes and half-elves, her eyes became softer.

"Another year."

she said softly.

"Yeah, another year."

Another gentle voice sounded, with a faint sigh.

After hearing the voice, Nightingale moved in her heart and slowly turned her head.

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

Seeing Alice, Nightingale hurriedly saluted, and drew a life scepter symbol on her chest:

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

And Alice also smiled gently at Nightingale and said the same:

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

The two greeted each other, and Nightingale noticed another figure standing beside Alice.

It was a brown-haired male elf.

Tyler Rocksand.

Nightingale raised her eyebrows and said with a smile:

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

And Taylor cheerfully replied:

"It's all a gift from the goddess!"

After speaking, he reverently drew a life scepter symbol on his chest, and greeted Nightingale again:

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

After listening to Tyler's words, Nightingale laughed.

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

"Huh? You turned out to be a priest of life?"

Taylor nodded slightly, and answered 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 in her eyes.

She also wanted to be a priest.

It's a pity that she has worked for the temple for so long, but she still can't pass the assessment.

Of course, she also knew that her temperament was relatively loose, and she was indeed not suitable for becoming a priest.

Moreover, more than half a year ago, I learned the bad habit of eating meat from the Chosen One...

Although her reason told her that she shouldn't eat meat, she couldn't do anything about it. The barbecued meat from the Chosen Ones was so fragrant that after eating it for the first time, Nightingale couldn't stop it.

She also understands that the priest is afraid that she will never be able to become a priest in this life.

However, thinking of the abilities that priests possess, especially the miraculous healing abilities, Nightingale couldn't help but yearn in her heart.

"If I can become a priest... I can help him, right?"

she thought to herself.

With a sigh in her heart, Nightingale looked at Alice again and asked curiously:

"Is Tyler the one who took over from my class?"

Since the half-plane of Oros was included in the church's management, the church's manpower has been quite scarce.

And the devout Nightingale was also arrested as a coolie, and has been managing the introduction of new demigods for many days on behalf of the priest.

But today, it was the handover day when her management work ended.

"That's right, Tyler has now become a priest, and he will be responsible for the reception of the half-plane after that. The half-plane is his hometown. It is more suitable for him to do this. Today I brought him to hand over the work. You have worked hard for you recently, Miss Nightingale."

Alice said.

And Nightingale waved her hand carelessly:

"It should be, it should be, all for the future of the elves."

After a few more chats with Alice, she and Taylor began the work handover.

There is not much to hand over.

After half an hour, it was almost over.

After finishing the work, Nightingale also felt a little light on her body, and her pressure dropped.

"Since the work here is over, then I will return to the city of heaven."

She breathed a sigh of relief and said.

Alice nodded and thanked again:

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Nightingale."

"Yes, yes, I'll go back and have dinner with Mrs. Alice! Taylor will come too! I heard that the Chosen Ones have opened a restaurant in the Chosen City again. ...don't worry, it's all vegetarian."

Nightingale is hearty and authentic.

And Alice also nodded and smiled:

"After this mission, Tyler and I have other missions to do."

"A task..."

Nightingale nodded suddenly.

She knew that the church was busy lately.

Not only the church, but the Chosen Ones are also preparing for the battle.

The reason is naturally the news from the Dead Desert a few days ago. It is said that the Divine Kingdom of the World Tree has appeared in the world.

After that, the Chosen Ones also sent a gauntlet to the Orcs.

Nightingale knew the contents of the gauntlet through private channels.

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

It's just that the true god seems to have a true god's consideration, and it may also involve a game between gods, and that's not something Nightingale can worry about.

Now, she just wants to hurry back to the city of heaven after handing over the task.

"Count the days... they should come back too, right?"

Nightingale muttered to herself with some anticipation in her heart.

...

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

Unlike Kenoran, where snowflakes are flying, the City of Heaven's Chosen is still a vibrant scene, with green trees and lush flowers.

This is because it is close to the body of the mother goddess, and the life force is strong.

The different space opened up by the Mother God isolates the inside and outside, so that the warm climate is always maintained here.

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

Because of the mission, she has not been here for almost two months.

Along the way, her eyes couldn't help but look around.

"I always feel... the scale of the city of heaven has expanded again."

Looking at the more and more buildings around her, she couldn't help but mutter to herself.

In just two months, Nightingale felt that the chosen city had changed a lot.

The surrounding buildings are taller, the roads seem to be more tidy, and there are more Chosen coming and going.

Not only that, but the whole city seemed to have an air of tension.

Most of the Chosen who came and went were in a hurry, as if they were afraid that time would run out.

There's a lot less of those frolicking.

In this regard, Nightingale knew what was going on.

She learned from private channels that this is another double experience reward from the Mother Goddess to the Chosen Ones.

"These guys, as soon as they get double rewards, it's like having chicken blood."

Nightingale shook her head.

After getting along with players for a long time, she also learned a lot of mantras.

Going around one street after another, the buildings in front of him gradually became familiar.

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

Different from the newly built outer city, which tends to be unified in architectural style and more and more like a human city, the architectural style here is very different, there are many green spaces, and the natural atmosphere is quite strong.

Here, it is also the location of the three major guilds of the Chosen One, as well as the residence of the Chosen One who came to this world first.

At the same time, this is also the most expensive area of ​​the city of heaven...

Nightingale's footsteps became more brisk.

She came to the front of a three-story villa with a black roof, put down the wooden basket full of gifts, adjusted her instrument a little, and then stepped forward a little nervously and knocked on the door lightly.

After just a moment, there was no response.

"Have you not come back yet?"

Nightingale was slightly disappointed.

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

But just as she was about to leave, she heard a surprised voice in the distance:

"Huh? Isn't this Sister-in-law Nightingale?! Ouch—! Captain, why did I kick me? It hurts."

Nightingale's eyes lit up and she cast her gaze.

It was the player Hulu who spoke.

It's just that Hulu was rubbing his ass now, looking at the box lunch beside him resentfully.

At this moment, Bento's expression was a little stiff.

"Stop pretending, you guys never feel pain, think we don't know?"

The Optimist gave Hulu a blank look and spit out.

"cut!"

Gourd smacked his lips.

"Ah! I'm exhausted! I'm exhausted! After running in the desert of death for so long, I have to take a good shower this time. I feel like I'm going to stink... and then I'm going to have a good night's sleep..."

Chopin yawned and said.

"Don't rush to rest first, sell the spoils and talk about it."

I am invincible reminded behind him.

The five players hooked their shoulders on their backs, and the armor and robes on their bodies were all damaged, and they looked somewhat embarrassed.

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

This is the lunch box team returning from the desert of death.

Seeing a few familiar people, Nightingale's eyes instantly turned into crescents:

"You are back..."

"Good work! This is a gift for you! A specialty of the Oros half-plane!"

She happily raised the basket.

...

In the lunch box team's villa.

Hulu studied the half-plane specialties brought by Nightingale on the balcony, Chopin hummed a tune and took a bath in the bathroom, the Optimists and I were invincible and gathered in the courtyard, drawing a sacrificial circle on the ground, preparing to capture some of the spoils In exchange for contribution...

Well... a few people seem to have made an appointment, each doing their own thing, and none of them stay in the living room.

Only the lunch box and the nightingale were left, sitting on the bench in the living room.

The atmosphere is slightly subtle.

"Cough, this is a specialty of the Death Desert, for you."

The lunch box coughed twice and took out a beautiful animal skin.

Nightingale's eyes lit up, she put it away, and her voice became softer and softer:

"thanks."

Silence again.

After a while, Nightingale looked at the lunch box and couldn't help but ask:

"How long are you going to stay this time, and are you going to the Desert of Death?"

Bento nodded:

"Come back to rest and prepare for the battle in two days."

"A war..."

Nightingale murmured.

She knew that the Chosen Ones were preparing for the battle, and she also knew that there were only two days left to prepare for the battle.

Recently, there are more and more Chosen people in the Forest of Spirits, which is also for this reason.

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

And the team of the lunch box is all silver professionals, the cutting-edge power among the chosen ones, and they are definitely going to participate.

"Hey, it would be great if I was also the Chosen One, so we can go together."

Nightingale said with some loss.

Bento was silent for a while and said:

"You have more important things to do."

Nightingale was already a devout believer.

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

Every believer has become a cog in the mission system, maintaining the operation of the "game".

After listening to Bento's words, Nightingale smiled and shook her head:

"It's all little things."

Her eyes drifted out of the window.

The yard is full of flowers and trees.

Looking at the trees swaying in the breeze, Nightingale's vision was slightly dazed, and the corner of her mouth tickled slightly:

"These trees are growing so fast... Last year, they weren't so tall."

Bento's gaze also turned to the window, gradually softening.

The trees there were planted by the five of them, along with Nightingale and Nightingale's younger siblings.

"Unconsciously, we've known each other for a year... Time goes by so fast."

Nightingale sighed slightly.

"Um."

Bento also nodded slightly.

And Nightingale seemed to remember something and fell into deep memories:

"It feels like this year is so fast, and many things seem to have happened yesterday..."

"Hey, I still remember the first time we met in that cargo box... At that time, I thought you were an idiot, but I didn't expect you to be so powerful..."

"And when I was in Rivendell, I thought we were finished, but you easily took down the enemy..."

"By the way, do you still remember that bonfire party? It was the first time I attended, and the gourds encouraged me to eat meat. It was really bad! But... I had a lot of fun."

"And that time, we went to the Amway Tavern to drink together. The Optimist's drinking capacity is so poor that even I am not as good as me. Three drinks will get you drunk, haha..."

Nightingale said with a smile.

As she recalled, her eyes became softer and softer.

"That's great... I never thought I'd be so happy..."

"After living for so long, I always feel that I have used up all my luck in my life. Compared with the years when I was drifting, I feel like I am in a dream now..."

"Sometimes, I'm really afraid of waking up from the dream, I'm still in the human world, and I'm hiding in Tibet with my younger siblings..."

As if thinking of something, Nightingale's eyes gradually became dazed, and her expression also took on a hint of sadness.

But the next second, she felt a pain in her forehead, and couldn't help but let out a "Ouch".

When she raised her head, she saw Bento withdrew her hand.

Nightingale puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction:

"Why are you hitting my head?"

And Bento shook his head:

"Just don't think about it."

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

he said.

"Would it be better..."

Nightingale murmured.

She smiled and said softly:

"thanks……"

"thank you all……"

"Thank you for what? We were originally comrades-in-arms."

Box lunch replied.

However, Nightingale shook her head:

"No...I really want to thank you."

"If it weren't for you, the Forest of Spirits would definitely not be what it is now."

"You are the messengers of the mother goddess and the heroes who save the elves."

"Of course, I would like to thank you even more. Without you, I would have never known where I had been trafficked by humans..."

Bento didn't answer.

However, his eyes were warmer.

The two fell silent again.

The atmosphere is a little more subtle.

After hesitating for a while, Nightingale suddenly spoke:

"Bentou!"

Bento glanced at her.

Nightingale suddenly felt a little embarrassed:

"That...actually I..."

She said nervously.

However, before she could finish speaking, Bento suddenly stood up:

"It's getting late, it's my turn to prepare dinner today, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"Forehead……"

Nightingale was stunned.

"Dumplings..."

She replied subconsciously.

"it is good."

Bento nodded, then drew out the chat interface and sent a message to a player in the friend list who opened a restaurant in the city of heaven.

"Wait a while and they'll send it over."

he said.

"It's very convenient."

Nightingale muttered softly.

And after "ordering", Bento looked at Nightingale again:

"What did you just say?"

"Uh... no, it's nothing."

Nightingale shook her head.

However, her cheeks were a little red.

"I'll go to the kitchen and make some soup."

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

And after Nightingale left, the door outside the living room banged, and four eavesdroppers crashed in.

"No! Boss Bento! We've been listening for so long, that's all?"

cried the optimists.

"Cut, captain, why are you interrupting others? Coward!"

Hulu looked contemptuous.

"It's a pity, I thought I would see something interesting."

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

"I said boss, are you pretending to be stupid on purpose?"

I rolled my eyes invincible.

Box lunch:  …

Looking at the sudden appearance of several teammates, the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Don't make do with it."

he said.

"No... it's been so long, Captain, you can't really see Miss Nightingale's intentions, right?"

"Yes, yes! Such a good elf girl, don't you hurry up?"

"That's right, I heard that some of the players in the second test have hooked up with NPCs. What are you cowarding, boss of the lunch box?"

Several players shouted.

Bento's face darkened even more.

"You know it's NPC too."

He glared at a few people.

"Isn't it? Captain, are you really looking at Miss Nightingale from the perspective of an NPC? I have long regarded her as a flesh-and-blood friend."

"That's right, if you confuse people with NPCs from other games, Miss Nightingale is too pitiful, right?"

"Even if it's an NPC, it's okay to be a wife in the game, right? Or, Captain, do you have a girlfriend in real life?"

"Girlfriend is a ghost! I told him before, he is a single dog!"

Several players continued to add fuel to the mix.

Box lunch:  …

"Did you upgrade? Did you buy the skills? Did you change the equipment? Don't join in! Hurry up and prepare for the task in two days!"

He threw out his skills, kicked one of them, kicked several people out of the living room, and shouted the longest sentence of the day.

Several living treasures were kicked out of the living room by him, and they were not angry, but laughed and went their separate ways.

In the living room, only lunch boxes were left.

He sat in a chair and sighed softly:

"It's not that easy."