Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

The event lasted until two in the morning.

The players enjoyed a delicious dinner, exchanged real-life contact information, and then cheerfully sang karaoke on the stage in front of the venue, playing various popular party games.

Of course, some players didn't like the hustle and bustle.

They sat with friends they recognized on the venue's sofa, either chatting or playing online games on their phones.

However... this situation didn't last long.

No one knew who first brought it up, but the gist was to confirm with Little Xian Miao whether the hotel's single rooms really had gaming pods, and if they could be used anytime.

And when Little Xian Miao nodded in confirmation, the player immediately became excited,

"Wow, that's great! The update is coming soon. There's just over a day left in the game. I need to quickly gain some contribution points before the update! Maybe I can draw an advanced job change!"

So… this player left the venue early to play the game.

Yep.

Went to grind tasks.

His departure quickly stirred a chain reaction.

After all, everyone there was an avid fan of "Elf Kingdom."

Although many attendees had managed to get advanced job change spots as Luck Kings, most were just regular players.

So…

"Damn! Me too, I'll give it another shot, who knows if I'll get it?"

"I'm out too..."

"Yawn... I'm tired, heading back to sleep first."

With the first one sneaking off to grind tasks, there came a second and a third…

Gradually, nearly half of those at the event had left...

Half had their room keys in hand, returning to their rooms to log into the game.

Of course, considering one could also log into the game while sleeping, many people decided it was too late and time to sleep, logging into the game just as a habit.

Yep... a habitual side activity.

Must be.

As the number of people at the venue started dwindling, and even those remaining looked tired...

The few active ones, including Little Xian Miao, discussed and proposed simply moving the latter part of the event online.

This way, they could rest and extend the party time.

Everyone agreed with a snap, abandoning the original plan altogether, and returned to their rooms to log into "Elf Kingdom."

It was already nighttime on Blue Star.

However, Segis World was still daytime.

They arrived at the central square in Chosen City and started the second party.

But this time, more players participated.

Although many players who came to meet up couldn't resist doing tasks after logging in, striving for that last chance at an advanced job change...

Those more who didn't participate in the in-person event or draw advanced rewards were intensely interested in the central square's party.

Such a well-organized large gathering was rare.

Especially with several major guilds leading, and all kinds of food and drinks free!

You have to know, the major guilds are not what they used to be.

Since developing merchant guilds and exploring various delicacies, the banquet quality now was not what it used to be, much richer than the simple barbecue and fruit of the first beta test period.

Thus, a second round of party led by in-person players logging in quickly turned into a server-wide celebration.

Even some NPCs joined in too.

Including a Black Dragon who had already advanced to the Golden Middle Peak (level 90).

Of course, as a Golden species, the great Black Dragon Mairrel had gained the ability to transform.

To taste more delicious food, she turned into a black-haired, red-eyed youth, weaving through the banquet indulging endlessly.

"Mairrel, you a jerk! Watch how you eat! You've transformed into a human; don't act like a wild monkey! Aren't you a noble dragon?!"

Watching Mairrel's face covered in grease, Little Xian Miao, managing the event's order, was left speechless.

However, she was met with the other's childish yet smug voice,

"Rua~! This is the great Mairrel's unique eating style, you won't understand, you won't—om nom...this sweet's taste is really good! Not any worse than grilled meat!"

Little Xian Miao: ...

She was exhausted.

After finally organizing the event in reality, now, she had to keep an eye on this gluttonous character online!

A moment without watching, and this one had already gobbled up the most difficult-to-make cake.

Many still hadn't tasted it!

"Let her eat to her heart's content. She just woke up not long ago; she's probably been craving it for ages."

As Little Xian Miao sighed helplessly, a crisp and pleasant female voice sounded next to her.

Little Xian Miao turned around, glanced at the smiling Sister Feng beside her, and pursed her lips,

"Sister Feng, you don't understand, this one, especially after her upgrade, is too easy to get carried away."

Sister Feng gently chuckled.

After Little Xian Miao complained a bit, she no longer paid attention to the increasingly smug and mischievous Black Dragon after her promotion.

Looking at Sister Feng, she regretted,

"Sister Feng, it's such a pity you didn't come to the party today."

"You wouldn't believe it; 518 players came today!"

"Sister Gugu, Brother Mu were there, also Hu Lu, Happy-go-lucky, Chopin, they all came."

"Look, I took heaps of photos and videos! Let me show you!"

With that, she sat beside Sister Feng and opened the cloud album in her game system to show her.

Players could view each other's system interfaces, as long as the angle was right.

Thus, Little Xian Miao happily showed Sister Feng the snaps and videos she took during the event and uploaded to her album,

"Haha, look at Brother Mu! I always thought he'd be a frail guy, but turns out, he's tall and strong..."

"Guess who that handsome guy is? Sister Feng, you would never guess; he turned out to be Dema! Oh my... I just can't believe it... Sigh, too bad... If only he were mute."

"Oh, and Sister Dongdong, turns out in reality she's not even taller than me! I always thought she was a big sister with a great figure like in the game! But she's fun! Still a loyal fan of the Goddess!"

"You didn't know, did you? When we were compiling the scriptures, she sneaked in so much personal stuff, if Brother Mu weren't watching her, she'd have changed the Life Scripture to the Beauty God Scripture, haha..."

"And there's more..."

Little Xian Miao happily chatted away.

And Eve, wearing Sister Feng's profile, listened with a smile,

Although she didn't attend the players' in-person meet-up, she had watched it through online channels while monitoring.

However, watching was watching, sitting beside Little Xian Miao and listening to her stories was a different experience.

The mood...

Was quite complicated.

A sense of inexplicable achievement.

And a slight tinge of envy.

Moreover, a tiny bit of regret...

"It's amazing!"

She sighed softly.