Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 351 - 334: This Game, It’s Got Something

"August 31st, the large-scale virtual online game ’Elf Kingdom’ enters its fourth open beta test. Welcome to join!"

The update and new beta test announcement hit the gaming community like a stone in a lake, sparking immense interest among players.

The online community on the Blue Star who closely followed the official ’Elf Kingdom’ website became abuzz with excitement.

Damn it, this game is finally testing again!

For the past few months, the game section of the bullet screen video network has been dominated by ’Elf Kingdom.’

Everywhere you look, there are various gameplay videos captured by beta testers. Some even used the game’s scenery and props to shoot fan movies.

The incredibly realistic and beautiful landscapes, the endless stream of interesting gameplay, and most importantly, the unprecedented black technology "thought acceleration," practically extended your game time, even your life!

How could a game like this not make people go crazy?

From all angles, ’Elf Kingdom’ had become an unbeatable myth, leaving other online games far behind...

Numerous professional content creators and streamers who started playing ’Elf Kingdom’ posted videos less frequently due to their immersion in the game, showcasing its powerful ability to captivate players.

Undoubtedly, the recent beta test news of ’Elf Kingdom’ once again dominated the front pages of major gaming forums.

The online discussion around the game remained intensely high, subtly turning into a gaming world celebration. Even fake news about buying and selling ’Elf Kingdom’ accounts turned into trending searches.

Of course, beta testers knew that ’Elf Kingdom’ accounts and testing slots were non-transferable, as they were tied to personal identity.

In fact, many netizens were complaining, "The game is so popular already. What’s the point of a beta test? Why not just officially launch it?"

Wouldn’t making money be appealing?

Are we the kind of people who lack money?

Unfortunately, the game officials seemed to have no plans for an official launch.

Nevertheless, when the beta slots were released, it still got everyone hyped...

A total of fifty thousand beta slots!

This time, the chances of being selected increased!

The game continued its previous tradition of random selection for beta slot applications.

However, when the final registration numbers came out, it shocked everyone again.

The third beta test had about twenty million registrants, and this time, it almost doubled to nearly fifty million!

Bear in mind, since the invention of the dive cabin, only about seventy million private dive cabins were recorded in Tianchao...

It meant approximately four out of every seven dive cabin owners signed up!

*Granted, the chances of being selected did increase, but a one-in-four chance or a one-in-a-thousand chance made no difference for unlucky folks.*

This was truly a ’Luck King’ game.

At least... that’s how netizens saw it.

"So... does this mean I’ve become a ’Luck King’?"

Looking at the invitation code sent to her days earlier, Su Su tilted her head.

"Of course! Do you not realize how popular this game is? So many people are crying and shouting, yet they can’t get a slot! WB bloggers even declared that if ’Elf Kingdom’ accounts could be bought and sold, they’d spend ten thousand RMB on one!"

"Dongdong, you got really lucky this time! Know that... I had to apply twice before I finally got in!"

"Hee hee, we can finally play the game together! Get online now, and I’ll carry you today! I’m already level 31 and have apprenticed under a very skilled Elf Blacksmith. I’m about to graduate and am also a pro player in the game!"

In her headset, Su Su heard her best friend Zhou Menghan’s excited voice chiming in. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

The chirping excitement made Su Su wonder if this person about to jump for joy was even her typically gentle, quiet fairy of a friend...

"Is it really that crazy?"

Su Su muttered.

Her signing up happened entirely by accident.

In reality, it was her best friend Zhou Menghan who dragged her into applying...

Even though her family had a dive cabin and Su Su enjoyed virtual online games, she preferred simulation-type games, getting absorbed in development and dress-up games, maybe some restaurant management, talent agency, or music idol games. She was not particularly interested in large-scale MMO-RPGs...

Although... she’d vaguely heard that the game had a high degree of freedom, Su Su felt that any game had its limitations. Excelling in one area couldn’t mean it covered all bases.

After all, ’Elf Kingdom’ was still an MMO-RPG, which focused on leveling and monster fighting. No matter how free, could you play it like a sim game?

It might far exceed old 2D online games, but in the current booming era of virtual online games, Su Su didn’t believe that the massively popular ’Elf Kingdom’ could surpass the highly acclaimed sim games she was playing!

Of course... a lack of interest in virtual combat was another reason.

’Elf Kingdom’ battle videos on bullet screen sites nearly reached a billion views, praised by many users as a masterpiece, but that’s precisely what Su Su wasn’t interested in.

*"Oh well, since Silly Han is so excited, I might as well go along. Anyway, ’Idol Dream’ is under maintenance and updating, so trying out a different game every now and then wouldn’t hurt."*

Su Su thought to herself.

’Idol Dream’ was a super popular idol development virtual game Su Su had been recently playing, requiring both money and dedication.

The game’s character designs and costume combinations were very much to Su Su’s liking, captivating her greatly.

"Speaking of which, Silly Han mentioned that the character designs in ’Elf Kingdom’ were pretty good too?"

Su Su hadn’t watched ’Elf Kingdom’ videos much; most of her information came from her friends.

Yawning, she changed into her pajamas and lay down in her dive cabin.

"This beta test timing... is really unfriendly. They chose the day before school starts, what a pain."

She glanced at the date and complained a bit.

Afterward, she put on her helmet and begrudgingly booted up ’Elf Kingdom’ at her friend’s repeated urging...

[Ding—]

[Game connection successful...]

[New version discovered, ’Elf Kingdom’ 1.6]

[Updating version...]

[Ding—update successful]

[Loading game...]

[Load successful.]

With the system’s soft chime, Su Su suddenly found her vision darkening.

The melodious music gradually began, and that enchanting melody refreshed Su Su’s spirit...

Say what you will about the game, but the music was excellent, no worse than the rhythm games she played!

And moreover...

"So this is where the ’Elf Style Music’ came from!"

Su Su suddenly realized.

Recently, a new music genre called "Elf Style" had emerged on Blue Star’s music apps.

This music, whose instruments were hard to identify but suspected to be synthesized, focused on a vibrant and ethereal style, melodic and enchanting, easily consuming one’s senses...

Su Su had saved a couple of tracks of this style but didn’t expect their origin to be here.

*"This game has some interesting stuff."*

She felt a spark of interest.

Shortly, her vision abruptly shifted from dark to bright, and Su Su suddenly felt a sensation so real it made her think she had traveled through time, replacing the feeling of lying down with an overwhelming sense of gravity.

She stood in the character creation system interface.

The vast whiteness spread across her view; only a mirror stood before her, reflecting her image, as a system interface popped up with the usual character customization options seen in initial game logins.

Also known as the face-crafting system.

The system was very comprehensive, ranging from hairstyle selection to facial adjustment, skin tone to body settings... everything was included.

Gazing at the beautiful elf girl in the mirror who looked as if she stepped out of a fairy tale, Su Su was stunned.

This face, this figure...

*Wow...* *They really nailed it.*

"Hmm, there’s even a face-rating system?"

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Oh no... got the Chapters mixed up and can’t change it back.