Game of the World Tree
chapter-106

▪️Being Popular Means Being Willful!

“Rivendell?…haha…this name sounds like something from ‘The Lord of the Rings’.”

“Could it be the ruins of another elven city?”

“Wait…could we have triggered some hidden questline?”

Upon hearing Carlos’ words, the players were immediately filled with excitement. They put down whatever they were doing and surrounded Carlos.

“Grandpa Carlos, can you tell us more about this Rivendell?”

“Is it an elven city?”

“Where is it located? Is it near us?”

Watching the chosen ones’ excited expressions, Carlos felt somewhat curious. However, he realized that they had only recently arrived in this world and didn’t know much about the elven history.

He slowly put down his hammer and reminisced, “Ah Rivendell…in elven language, it means ‘rift of the depths‘. It’s an elven city located at the junction of the Emerald Mountains and the Elven Forest, south of the Elven Forest and north of the Emerald Mountains. It should be about one or two hundred kilometers from here…”

After he finished speaking, Carlos expression then slightly dimmed, “The Emerald Mountains, now known as the Dark Mountains. A thousand years ago, it was also the core area of the elven kingdom, but sadly everything was destroyed in the war.”

“Rivendell is a miraculous city. It’s built in a valley with magnificent scenery, and it has the largest ore veins in the elven kingdom. It was also the kingdom’s manufacturing center. The elven equipment and various magical tools produced in Rivendell were once all the rage in the world!”

As Carlos spoke, his expression became increasingly excited, with a hint of pride and longing. But after a moment, he let out a defeated sigh.

“Unfortunately, a thousand years ago, the war destroyed both Rivendell and the Emerald Mountains. Now, only a bottomless chasm remains, left behind by the gods’ battle, and now Rivendell has become just mere ruins…”

“The chasm opened a passage between the underground world and the surface world. Nowadays, Rivendell has reportedly become a paradise for underground monsters…”

“It was also the existence of the chasm that severed the connection between the Emerald Mountains and the Elven Forest. The only entrance and exit to the south of the Elven Forest is now in the southeast, near the Beastmen tribe. Otherwise, if we came back through other passages, we wouldn’t have to endure such orc onslaught.”

As Carlos spoke, he clenched his fists tightly.

Almost all of the elder elves who died in battle before were his friends and family!

Thinking of this, Carlos’s eyes reddened, as his vision blurred slightly.

He sniffled and forced out a rueful smile, saying, “Heh pardon me, I’m getting sentimental as I get older.”

After speaking, he then regained his composure and said with hope, “Ah… those are all things of the past, better not to mention them. Now that the mother goddess has returned, everything will be okay for the Elven tribe. I believe that one day, we will be able to expel the monsters that occupy Revindeil, just like we did in the Emerald Mountains, and rebuild the glory of the Elves once again!”

With great enthusiasm, he turned to the chosen ones and said, “Everything will be okay. Let’s work hard togethe—”

However, when Carlos turned around, he was stunned as he found that the chosen ones who had just been helping him and listening to his history were suddenly missing half of their numbers!

There were originally thirty or forty people, but now there were only a scattered few, and half of them were women.

Carlos:…

“…Where are the rest of people?!”

His face was entirely flabbergasted.

A serious-looking, blue-eyed, golden-haired chosen one answered with a strange expression, glancing outside, “I think… they might have gone to look for Rivendell.”

Carlos:…

…

Carlos’s storytelling was like a stone thrown into a lake.

About one or two hundred kilometers south of the Elven Forest, in the northern part of the Dark Mountains, there was another Elven city!

It was called Rivendell!

And… it was once was the largest manufacturing center of the Elven tribe.

Treasure!

Not only that, it is also connected to the underground world, where many monsters are said to have exist!

Treasure! Monsters!

A new map!

This must be a new map!

Could it be… another main questline?!

At once, the chosen ones who received the news became excited.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the three major player guilds also received the message:

“Oh my god! Brother Mu, Brother Mu! It seems like we triggered a hidden questline! It’s probably a new map!”

“Salty Cat, Cat! Extra! Extra! I found clues to the ruins of the new elf city! This time, our guild must lead the way. I heard that it used to be the center of the elf manufacturing industry, so there must be many ancient books on construction!”

“Hey Tomato! We found it! We finally found clues to the elf ruins we’ve been searching for in the wilderness! I heard there are many monsters there! We can definitely have a great time killing mobs this time!”

In an instant, all the chosen ones were boiling with excitement.

“Rivendell?”

Li Mu, who had just accepted the task of taking care of two elf little girls from Alice, looked at the guild group’s message with a surprised expression.

He thought for a moment, handed a berry to each of the elf girls, and let them play by themselves first.

Then, he entered the Elven Temple, bowed to Alice who was distributing daily tasks, and respectfully asked:

“Madam Alice, do you know Rivendell?”

“Rivendell?”

Alice paused for a moment, and a hint of nostalgia appeared in her expression.

“It… was once one of the most prosperous cities of our elf race, but alas it has now become ruins.”

Upon hearing her words, Li Mu’s spirits were lifted.

“So, do you know the specific location of Rivendell?”

Alice looked at him strangely and shook her head.

“I have never been there.”

After saying that, she then added:

“But Rivendell was built in a valley and connected to the Great Canyon north of the Dark Mountains after its destruction. If you follow the canyon, you can definitely find it.”

At this point, she seemed to have realized something and swiftly warned Li Mu:

“I want to remind you that it is said that there is a passage connecting it to the underground world, which has now become a paradise for monsters and is quite dangerous. You’d better not take any risks okay?”

“Okay! Thank you, Lady Alice!”

Li Mu looked pleasantly surprised at the saintly lady’s words.

He thanked Alice while messaging the guild members in his mind:

“I have confirmed with Alice that there is indeed an elven city named Rivendell! It was once quite prosperous! And Alice also told me some ways to find it…”

“But the Saint said it’s very dangerous there. I suggest that interested guild players form a few exploration teams and explore separately! As for the person in charge of the exploration mission, let it be Demacia!”

Upon seeing Li Mu’s message, the players of the Natural Hearts Guild instantly replied “received.”

At this time, Demacia suddenly asked in the guild chat:

“Brother Mu, why don’t you go?”

Li Mu’s mouth slightly curled up, and he replied by typing:

“I took a babysitting mission from Alice here, which rewards 1000 contribution points! Hehe, I can’t leave.”

Demacia: …

The players of the Natural Heart Guild: …

“Oh my god, 1000 contribution points, she really deserves to be the only purple class NPC…”

“So jealous!”

“Pfft, high favorability means you can do whatever you want?”

Li Mu proudly replied:

“Sorry, high favorability means you can do whatever you want!”

Demacia: …

The players of the Natural Hearts Guild: …

“Hehehe!”

“( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)”

“…”

Li Mu: …

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