Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

What would exterminating other races bring about in the "Elven Kingdom"?

If someone had asked her this question a few months ago, Moonlight Jasmine would have thought that the person was just bored.

In the game, wasn't it normal to eliminate enemies?

What, should we pity the enemies instead of defeating them?

A saint?

Not to mention, the main storyline of the "Elven Kingdom" was the revival of the Elf Clan. Dealing with these other races, which, according to the game's setting, had committed various crimes against the Elf Clan, was even more justified from the player's perspective...

However, as the months went by, as she became more captivated by the game, as she gradually noticed the uniqueness of the "Elven Kingdom," and as she became increasingly aware of the similarities between this game and the real world...

Moonlight Jasmine's viewpoint gradually changed.

This was a game, yet it wasn't just a game.

At least, to these NPCs, whose intelligence was enough to be mistaken for real, this was a real world.

And in such a world, some things couldn't simply be considered from a gaming perspective.

So, after hearing Dema's question, Moonlight Jasmine immediately thought of the most likely scenario in the "Elven Kingdom"...

"Well... of course, it could likely instill fear among the other races. The Goddess might be seen as a true Evil God. Even without revealing Her identity, She could still be targeted by allied races and might even provoke an attack from the gods..."

"Some True Gods, who weren't previously hostile to the Goddess, might also become her adversaries because of it."

Moonlight Jasmine answered.

The players' actions could change the game's plot.

And in a fully immersive game world, Moonlight Jasmine thought this was highly possible.

Of course, from another perspective, if the Goddess was strong enough, if there were enough players, if the Elves could withstand the pressure of being targeted by many races...

To slaughter all intelligent races that had persecuted the Elves seemed acceptable...

But if that really happened, the "Elven Kingdom" would probably be renamed the "Catastrophe Realm."

Not to mention, if such power actually existed, the Goddess would have already reached the peak of the entire game world...

*This kind of thinking would never have occurred to Moonlight Jasmine before.*

*Because thinking about these things from a player's perspective was completely unnecessary.*

But at this moment, she found herself deeply immersed in the game, considering herself as part of the Elves.

Setting aside her player identity to view the matter, she couldn't help but think a lot...

"Right, exterminating all other races would easily put the Goddess in opposition to all intelligent races because such actions are only done by an Evil God."

Dema nodded, acknowledging Moonlight Jasmine's words.

"But have you ever thought that the Elves were also exterminated by them? If they could do it, why couldn't the Elves?"

Moonlight Jasmine added.

If there was anything that still made her uneasy, it might be this point.

Although... she now vaguely felt that extermination wasn't the right course.

But after hearing what the girl said, Dema sighed,

"This is the second point I wanted to discuss, Jasmine. What do you think the real reason the Elf Clan was targeted is?"

"Is it because the other races coveted the Elf Clan's beautiful appearance and magical nature?"

Moonlight Jasmine asked.

"Hehe, that's the mainstream view among players and is believed to be the game's background setting. I didn't expect you to think so too, Jasmine..."

Dema said while shaking his head.

Hearing this, Moonlight Jasmine felt a stir in her heart.

In the game's background setting, it was the arrogance of the Elf Clan that led to disaster, but from Dema's words, there seemed to be more hidden truths...

She glanced at Dema and asked,

"What have you learned?"

Dema chuckled,

"Hehe, Jasmine, you should know that I founded the Amway Chamber of Commerce, and I am the player who interacts with other races the most."

"Especially those underground forces!"

"So... over time, I've come to know quite a few secrets."

His expression was immensely smug and proud.

Moonlight Jasmine was somewhat surprised.

But soon she understood.

Dema's reputation for causing trouble was well-known throughout the server; his favorability with NPCs was still at the bottom of the entire server. Even someone like her, who didn't interact much with NPCs, had a much higher rating than he did...

However, to make money, this guy indeed mingled closely with some forces of the Underworld.

So knowing some secrets that were unknown to ordinary players was very likely.

"Stop beating around the bush, what do you know, tell me."

Moonlight Jasmine asked.

Dema didn't keep her in suspense any longer. Instead, he became serious and said,

"Actually... During the thousand years of the Goddess's slumber, the Elf Clan was persecuted by other races not because of the Elf Clan's inherent allure."

"Well... the inherent allure played a part, but it's not the most important factor."

"The most crucial reason is that the Elf Clan never gave up their faith in the Goddess!"

Never gave up their faith in the Goddess?

*Moonlight Jasmine felt a stir in her heart and started forming some suspicions.*

And Dema continued,

"Hehe, I had the fortune to get acquainted with an Evil God believer in the Underworld... cough, cough, cough, don't look at me like that! It's just playing along! Just playing along..."