Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

"Do not think that just because you have advanced to silver you can rest easy, greater power represents greater responsibility, better equipment represents more contribution. Work hard to graduate from equipment!"

Sitting in the temple of the Divine Country, Eve watched through the simulation sandbox at the newly promoted silver players gathered in various temples, some excited, some wailing, and said in her heart.

Including a certain someone's alternate account, one hundred advancement spots for career change had been awarded.

Ninety-three of them were max-level players.

Within an hour of the version update, these ninety-three players had all advanced to silver.

Among them, strength-based players accounted for two-thirds, while spellcasting players made up one-third.

This also roughly matched the player ratio in the entire server in both directions.

The second advancement and career change had been referenced by Eve from the Segis World's indigenous profession system.

However, to let players transform their ranks into strength faster, she added an extra talent skill for each person.

And each profession had four specialization directions, with the six main professions adding up to a full twenty-four specializations.

Of course, the priest profession was not yet open, so realistically it should be twenty specializations.

It was worth mentioning that although at least one player chose each specialization direction, most players showed convergence when choosing a path. Output specializations were especially popular.

For example, the elemental specialization for the Elf Mages, burst specialization for Rangers, weapon specialization for warriors, and assassin specialization for Hunters.

The Druid was the exception, with the most choosing the recovery specialization.

After all, it was currently the only profession with the potential to be a healer.

Among the players who advanced to silver, the specialization directions chosen by those Eve observed frequently were pretty much as she had guessed.

Little Xian Miao, as usual, loved magic bombardment, believing in long-range as truth.

She unsurprisingly chose the elemental specialization and, under the Goddess's blessing, "luckily" drew the talent magic [Blast Flame].

This was the Four-Circle Magic with the largest attack range, highest damage, and simultaneously the largest consumption.

As the wealthiest presence in the entire server, this life-winner graduated on the first day the silver equipment was put on the shelf.

She also muttered secretly about when the silver's legendary gold would be available, stuff like that.

In short, she likely drove other newly promoted silver players mad with envy.

Being rich was indeed willfulness.

...

Also a Mage, Gu Gu Bird chose the array specialization.

She learned a lot of array knowledge from Alice and was very interested in magic arrays.

Among the players, she was the only one capable of drawing Teleportation Arrays herself.

In addition, Eve overheard Little Xian Miao mention during a celebration that Gu Gu Bird seemed to be working with a few life-oriented players on tinkering with a steam gun, trying to imbue it with skills.

It was said they were close to breaking through, needing just a more stable and intricate magic array.

Upon advancing to silver, solving this problem might just be a matter of time.

Eve held some expectations for this too.

*She did not think players would develop airplanes or cannons in Segis World. That was unrealistic. After all, players were just ordinary people from Blue Star.*

*But it was very possible to redesign some relatively simple items.*

...

Lunchbox chose the assassin specialization, seemingly becoming more and more elusive, with a tendency toward one-shot kills.

One-on-one, Eve felt this player was probably the strongest among them.

Even she, if she completely sealed her power and fought on the same level with Lunchbox, was unsure if she could win.

*This was a truly king-tier player.*

Of course, Lunchbox's strength was also due to his ample online time and rich combat experience...

Among the sixty thousand players in the entire server, no one was more hardcore than Lunchbox.

...

Fried Tomato in combination with stir-fried tomato chose the weapon specialization, ranking third in combat power in the entire server, right after Lunchbox and Little Xian Miao.

However, Demacia, also a warrior, chose the guardian specialization within the warrior profession.

*Hmm... calling it guardian, it was really about being a punching bag, aimed entirely at being a tank.*

Eve felt that this guy, Demacia, could very likely become the top tank in the server at his rate of development.

By then, no one would be able to budge him...

Plus, with his perpetually taunting talk wherever he went...

He was likely to become the most annoying and least welcome player for others to challenge in PK fights.

...

As for Li Mu, the general commander of the players, he remained quite lackadaisical in his profession selection.

He chose a control specialization, evidently determined to follow the supporting Druid path to the end, as even his talent skill was a Four-Circle control system magic [Blood Vine Tentacles].

But, for a commander, the healing and support professions suited him best, since these two professions were relatively safe in group battles.

...

As the only player from the third test to reach level 40, Transforming Ji Gang chose the burst specialization.

He was one of the few Rangers.

Furthermore, even among Rangers, he was a highly skilled one.

This was reportedly because, during middle school, Transforming Ji Gang learned archery from his uncle and joined an archery club.

No one expected it to come in handy in the game.

Aside from these players, the rest attracted less of Eve's attention.

*Hmm.*

The only player who chose the wild specialization, Meng Zhihan, was another, along with her friend Dongdong.

Through discussions with Little Xian Miao, Eve learned who nearly derailed the "Life Scripture."

However, although Dongdong drew the advancement through the influence of "luck," her level was far behind, seeming to have a long way to go before career change.

For this player who seemed to have a slight fangirl tendency, but was quite capable, Eve harbored some other plans.

Of course, that was for the future.

Now, she had another plan to try out.

Standing up gently from the divine throne, Eve's body shimmered with brilliant light as she left the Divine Country.

When she reappeared, she found herself in the Underworld.

However, it wasn't the Deep Rift Cave, nor the Dark Territory West District, but the underground area at the roots of the World Tree.

Here, a mysterious maze had appeared unknown when.

The entire maze was constructed of massive stones and black bricks, engraved with demonic reliefs, giving off an eerie, terrifying vibe.

This was Eve's handiwork.

She created it within her Divine Country, based on some Blue Star models, and projected it into reality, consuming a certain amount of Divine Power to make it real.

It was not only a maze but also the sealed land of the Seventh Demon God Azazel.

Of course, it was also a new instance for the players.

Like the Shadow instance, it was one that could be infinitely replayed.