Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Li Mu's post once again pushed the players' discussion to a new climax.

However, this time the players no longer focused on the so-called unfairness of the advancement positions, but instead smoothly shifted to "how to obtain these positions."

For a while, all sorts of speculations filled the forums, with many tagging the official account and offering their own suggestions.

Initially, Eve's attention was on how to deal with Demon God Azazel, so she wasn't too focused on this.

After she communicated with Hela a few more times based on her planned strategy, finalizing a formal plan targeting the mythical figures of the Dark Alliance, she then noticed the changes on the forum.

"Hmm? Are the players reacting so strongly to the advancement positions?"

Looking at the hundreds of thousands of comments, Eve was somewhat surprised.

However, after thinking it over, she understood.

The silver tier was a watershed moment, after all, who wouldn't want to become stronger?

When she came across Li Mu's post, her heart stirred slightly:

"True, even though I plan to internally allocate positions to some players, giving most players a bit of hope for competition is necessary."

"Hmm... In that case, let's establish the rules in advance."

Eve thought it over, logged into the official account, and formally issued the conditions for obtaining the "advancement positions" on the official website.

"Announcement: 'Elf Kingdom' will open the level 41-50 silver tier to players with 'advancement positions' after the next update. The methods to obtain 'advancement positions' are as follows—"

"1. Obtain 'advancement positions' through rewards for completing certain hidden tasks or main storyline quests."

"2. As of the next update on 'October 1,' the top five players on the four major leaderboards—contribution, combat power evaluation, task, and prestige—will receive 'advancement positions,' with any already filled positions deferred according to the leaderboard order."

"3. As of the next update on 'October 1,' players who reach level 40 will have a chance to win 'advancement positions' in the lucky draw pool, and the higher their ranking on the major leaderboards, the greater the chance of drawing."

"4. As of the next update on 'October 1,' the top 200 players who upgrade the fastest will be highlighted in red on the level ranking board and will have a chance to draw 'advancement positions' during the lottery. The longer they are highlighted, the greater the chances."

"Players who have obtained 'advancement positions' will have their game nickname turned silver on the leaderboard."

Eve did not mention how many positions were available in total.

Of course, her initial plan was for 100 positions, and the rest would be distributed slowly based on the specific situation after the update.

After the announcement was released, players were once again in an uproar.

The various complaints and dissatisfaction were quickly replaced by all sorts of excited discussions:

"The methods are out! The methods to obtain advancement positions are out!"

"Whoa! The top five on the four leaderboards are guaranteed to get positions? Are we being forced to rush the rankings?!"

"Hahaha, it's time to identify our lineage, the level ranking doesn't provide positions, but any player who reaches level 40 has the chance to draw positions in the lucky draw pool!"

"Speaking of which, how many advancement positions are there in total?"

"They didn't say, but there are already nearly two hundred players at level 40, and there are still many days until October 1. I guess more people will reach it by then, so in a way, the probability has decreased, right?"

"Sigh... As a noob, I still have to rush the rankings!"

"Hidden tasks! I need to find hidden tasks! No one can stop me!"

"Forget it, hidden tasks are so elusive; the lottery pool is more reliable!"

"No more talking, there are too many hardcore players in this game. It feels too hard to rush the rankings; I'll just grind tasks to accumulate contributions and draw lots."

"Fourth-phase players can only rely on the last method, I need to level up quickly!"

"Eve Goddess, please bless me to draw a position!"

"Goddess bless +1!"

"Goddess bless +2!"

"Goddess bless +10086!"

"..."

Madness.

Everyone went mad!

The players were lively on the forums, and in the game, they seemed to be injected with adrenaline, each working hard.

The data on Eve's system backend showed that after the announcement, the daily average online time, which had been lowered due to the participation of fourth-phase players, quickly began to rise again...

Unleveled players who were still leisurely leveling up suddenly transformed into hardcore gamers, frantically farming monsters and tasks in hopes of reaching level 40 before the update to earn some lottery tickets.

Those who had already reached max level picked up wild battles and daily tasks again, either wholeheartedly accumulating contributions to exchange for lottery tickets or focusing on their best-ranking leaderboard, beginning to rush the rankings frantically.

For a while, the atmosphere throughout the Elf Forest became significantly tense as everyone continued to strive for the advancement positions that could practically decide one's destiny in the next version.

The opportunity to advance to silver was indeed a destiny-deciding one! It was a sure path to high-end strength in the upcoming version!

And so, during the following period, the entire Elf Forest fell into madness.

The materials and equipment in the Eve Divine Country grew increasingly abundant as she received new offerings almost every minute. What was offered came in various forms, from discarded equipment to demon beast materials, metal ores, and even gold bullion...

These were the players' doing.

Their goal was to gain contribution points to exchange for lottery tickets in the lucky pool or simply to rush the contribution rankings.

The elves of Feilengcui also noticed that these originally enthusiastic Chosen Ones had suddenly become even more passionate...

Each of them surrounded the NPCs, transforming into sycophants with flattery on their faces, showering them with attention and compliments.

The elves believed that if they were asked to die... they wouldn't even bat an eye.

*These were the players who were attempting to rush the prestige rankings.*

In addition, the expansion work on Chosen City and the reconstruction of Feilengcui saw a surge in efficiency.

Even the previously under-participated reconstruction work of Rivendell began attracting a lot of players.

Even the tasks of feeding livestock and poultry, as well as cleaning up the players' waste in Chosen City, became popular...

*These were the players aiming for the task leaderboard. For them, the more tasks completed, the better.*

*In short... aside from the true lazybones, like a certain anonymous first-phase Druid player with maxed prestige, anyone with even a bit of ambition started rushing the rankings or grinding for contributions.*

Yet, the monsters and demon beasts of the Elf Forest and the Underworld were the ones suffering.

They became the best targets for leveling up and offering materials in the players' eyes, experiencing an unprecedented big hunt.

If it weren't for the fact that the Dark Alliance's army on the Underworld battlefield was huddled together, some players might have even gone to make trouble for them.

Amidst the players' unprecedented enthusiasm, Eve, while surprised, felt more than satisfied.

Advancement positions were indeed an inspiring and rewarding incentive!

As time went by, the date on Blue Star drew closer and closer to October 1...

However, while the update hadn't arrived yet, the Underworld encountered an unexpected situation.

The Underground City-State of Shanatal, which had persisted for several months under the low-intensity siege of the Dark Alliance, was suddenly breached.