Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Chosen City, at Meng Zhihan's home.

"So... you got beaten half to death by that demon monster?"

Dongdong teased with a giggle while smearing low-level herbs from an elf NPC on her best friend.

Meng Zhihan, lying on the bed with a pale face, coughed up blood and weakly said,

"You... cough, cough... Dongdong, be gentle, if you press harder, I'll die."

"Just revive, doesn't matter you're not short on resurrection coins."

"Get lost... cough, cough, I'm level 41, reviving costs... 41 resurrection coins... that's... cough, cough, 4,100 contribution points... even for me... cough, cough, it would be heart-wrenching."

Meng Zhihan coughed and rolled her eyes at her best friend.

Dongdong chuckled, her hands moving much more gently.

While applying medicine to her friend, she glanced at the beautifully crafted longsword by the bed and smirked,

"You brought back a purple epic Black Iron Upper Weapon in under ten minutes, this new instance is really profitable! That's like 20,000 contribution points, right? Even if you die once, you've made a profit, Han Han."

"I exchanged it... with my life, and... I don't have so... so much time to... to prepare new resurrection coins."

Meng Zhihan pouted and said intermittently.

After speaking, she looked toward the door,

"Aren't the guild healers here yet?"

"I went to call them, Brother Mu said he'll come over himself soon, but your injuries are so severe, to recover quickly, I suppose we'll have to wait for Alice."

Just as Dongdong finished speaking, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Come in, the door's open!"

Dongdong shouted aloud.

As soon as she finished, the door swung open, and Li Mu walked in with the Natural Saintess Alice.

No sooner had Alice entered than she looked around and urgently asked,

"Where is Miss Meng Zhihan? I'm here to heal her."

Damn?!

Brother Mu actually managed to get Alice to come over directly?

How high must his favorability be to be able to summon a purple NPC for help?

No wonder he's the only top player with full reputation across the server!

Dongdong's eyes widened in admiration.

Of course, her motions didn't slow down, and she quickly waved,

"Here! Over here!"

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Being a Silver Priest, Alice was naturally an excellent healer.

With the soft glow, Meng Zhihan's injuries slowly healed under the Elf Girl's Divine Arts.

Watching her health bar gradually recover and feeling the pain diminish, Meng Zhihan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A moment later, Alice released the hands she had been using to cast healing Divine Arts and said,

"That should be enough. The effect of the Divine Arts will still last for a while, so it might take a few more hours to fully heal."

Having said that, she stood up, gave Meng Zhihan a slight nod, and added,

"Miss Meng Zhihan, please rest well during this time. I'll return to the temple now."

"Thank you, Lord Alice."

Meng Zhihan hurriedly thanked her.

"Thank you."

Dongdong and Li Mu also expressed their gratitude beside her.

"No need, no need, it's my duty to do so. If you wish to thank me, please complete Lord Ling's task soon."

Alice lightly waved her hand with a smile.

After speaking, she made the sign of the Life Scepter across her chest,

"May the Mother Goddess be with you!"

Subsequently, the Elf Girl left Meng Zhihan's home.

After Alice left, the players finally began discussing the hidden mission Meng Zhihan encountered.

"You mean to say, you stumbled upon a new hidden mission and triggered a new instance? And it's even a daily instance?"

Li Mu asked expectantly and curiously.

"That's right, this instance is called the Demon Maze, it resets once a day, and the rewards are extremely generous. Here's the screenshot I took when I accepted the mission, Brother Mu, have a look."

Meng Zhihan spoke while privately sending her screenshot to Li Mu.

"And some pictures I took inside the maze..."

"This maze seems quite large, and the monsters are strong. I reckon we'll need team cooperation..."

"Brother Mu, I suggest our guild forms a silver-level pioneering team to run this instance. You know, the biggest reward in this instance is an opportunity for advancement in class change!"

"I suspect that this advancement reward might very well drop after defeating the maze's boss."

Hearing Meng Zhihan's words, Li Mu's heart was also moved.

Besides the tempting rewards and massive experience points, this advancement opportunity reward alone could surpass any other task.

They had advanced to silver.

But many other players were still struggling at the Black Iron Rank.

For most players, rising to silver was what they now desired most.

If given this opportunity, many would surely go crazy for it!

Not to mention, if this reward could be transferred, it would probably sell for a sky-high price.

Even if it wasn't transferable, it could still form a luxurious boss team.

With that in mind, Li Mu looked at Meng Zhihan again and asked,

"You haven't told anyone else about this, have you?"

Meng Zhihan nodded,

"No, I just teleported back to the central square and was picked up by Dongdong for treatment."

Hearing this, Li Mu's lips curved upwards,

"That's good!"

"I'll contact the players who have advanced to silver within the guild right away. Let's team up and explore this new instance together, pioneering it together!"

"This time, we want to be the first guild to successfully pioneer! To be the first to figure out a strategy!"

Although the Heart of Nature and several major guilds had plenty of cooperation, there was also competition among them.

Discovering a new instance, pioneering it successfully, and being the first to develop a strategy, these are all reflections of the guild's influence.

Li Mu hadn't thought about hogging the instance, actually, hogging it wasn't even possible.

But being the first guild to try something new, making the first instance strategy guide, and getting a burst of clout in "Elf Kingdom" would definitely benefit the Heart of Nature's further growth.

Even though he was a bit lazy, he took the guild's development seriously.

However, just as Li Mu started organizing teams, his private chat channel was bombarded with Dema's excited voice,

"Brother Mu! Brother Mu! Big news! Big news! A player from the Mengmeng Committee found a new instance!"

A new... new instance?

Li Mu was slightly stunned.

This...

Couldn't be, right?

He quickly contacted the other party,

"What instance?"

Dema soon responded, his voice filled with excitement,

"I think it's called the Demon Maze! And there's said to be a reward for advancement in class change!"

"Brother Mu, they're already organizing a pioneering team. Should our guild follow suit?"

Li Mu: ....

Alright, it seemed Meng Zhihan wasn't the only one who triggered this instance.

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