Colorful clusters of light hung from the branches of the World Tree, swaying gently.

Each cluster of light is attached to a green stalk, and at the end there is a calyx-like leaf-like structure, which really looks like the fruit of the World Tree.

Looking at this mysterious cluster of light, Natsume was curious.

He performed a [Light Body Technique] and jumped off the red dragon's back and landed directly on the trunk of the tree.

And when she got closer, Natsume could see it more clearly.

This is definitely not a light cocoon between the born player and the primordial elves, because it is so small.

These "fruits" are about the size of a basketball, and there are faint magical fluctuations under the dense aura, and they also exude a strange fragrance.

And when Natsume smelled this fragrance, he suddenly felt that his whole spirit was refreshed.

At the same time, he found that the magic power in his body was faintly circulating more smoothly, and even the increasingly dull magic circuits in his body after two hours of meditation in the morning became sensitive again.

"What is this? The fragrance alone helps me channel the magic in my body! ”

Natsume said with some surprise.

The magic system of "Elven Country" is very realistic, each player has a magic circuit and a magic pool, and the players' daily meditation is to expand their magic pool and strengthen the magic circuit.

It's just that with meditation, the magic in the player's body will become more and more restless.

Although this kind of restlessness does not cause mana backlash, or interfere with the release of spells, when the mana restlessness reaches a certain limit, it will in turn inhibit the activation of the magic circuit, making the exercise much less effective.

That is, reaching the limit of the day's meditation workout.

If you want to wait for the mana to cool down, you'll have to wait a day.

That's why, even though players have a meditation method, they can only exercise for a maximum of two hours a day.

And if Natsume understands correctly, the fragrance emitted by this strange light cluster may be able to help players prolong their workouts!

What the hell is this thing?

It's an artifact to assist exercise!

Natsume looked pleasantly surprised.

Although he is already at full level, his daily meditation is still effective.

Even if meditation can't make a qualitative leap in his strength, nor can he be promoted to a higher level, it can strengthen his mana pool little by little, weakly enhance his mana, and improve his tolerance to mana backlash.

All of a sudden, Natsume's heart became extremely curious about the light cluster.

After thinking for a moment, he tentatively touched it.

It's warm.

The light clusters are not illusory, but appear to be some kind of entity, but they are completely different from the normal sense of touch.

It feels like holding one pole of a magnet and approaching the same pole of another magnet.

With a slippery repulsion, but at the same time not particularly strong.

This feeling is still good.

Natsume felt that if he used a little force, this "light cluster" would probably be deformed by him.

But he didn't.

He didn't know exactly what it was, and he was afraid that his recklessness would lead to bad consequences.

You know, the place where he is standing now is the canopy of the World Tree, and the World Tree is the body of Goddess Eve in the setting of "Elven Realm".

Everything that has to do with the goddess must be done with caution.

The goddess is not a backboard, but a real NPC.

Although she appears less and less often in the plot as the number of players increases, veteran players know this.

After thinking about it, Natsume simply performed an identification technique.

And as he imagined, the message that came back was a series of question marks.

And what this means, Natsume, who has spent four years in the game, knows all too well.

Or, it is identified that the target level is higher than oneself.

Either that, the target of the identification is sheltered by some powerful being.

This is the World Tree, and Natsume doesn't perceive a very powerful power from the light cluster, so it must be the latter.

This ball of light ...... It is protected by the goddess!

In just an instant, he extinguished the thought that had just been born in his heart to find a way to pick these "fruits".

However, after calming down, Natsume also understood that something like this that grew from the World Tree would not be able to destroy it if he was asked to put the most powerful six-ring magic he mastered here.

I guess it's impossible to take it off or something.

The leaves of the world can't be removed, and it's not that no one has tried it.

Although the people who tested it all made the elf NPCs deduct their favor in the end......

The favorability system of "Elf Country" is simply too strict, and the funny players will not end up well, and the punishment of the exchange price in the mall alone can make people drink a pot.

Natsume naturally didn't intend to die.

"If this is really some kind of fruit, then there has to be a ripening day, right? Or rather...... What hidden plot did I encounter? ”

He muttered to himself.

After looking around, Natsume made a note of the location of this place and planned to leave.

The light group couldn't run away, and he already planned to come and see the situation every few days in the future.

However, Natsume's personality is more honest, but the red dragon he raised is different.

That strange scent attracted not only Natsume, but also the red dragon Relia.

I SAW THAT THE LITTLE GUY SNIFFED A FEW TIMES, DROOLED A MOUTHFUL, AND THEN HAPPILY "RUA", AND THEN POUNCED ON NATSUME'S STUNNED GAZE, AND SWALLOWED THE LIGHT BALL IN ONE GULP......

Swallow...... Swallow it......

Natsume was stunned.

The red dragon ate the light ball, but the "handle" was still attached to the branch, so it shook its head vigorously, as if intending to bite off the light ball fruit completely.

Natsume: ......

He was horrified.

You know, just now he was sure that eighty percent of this light cluster was protected by the goddess.

Although the strength of his own red dragon is not great, if he really wants to make something wrong, it will be exciting.

He's going to have to apply for the chief priest of the temple.

If this reduces the favor of the goddess, it will be GG!

Natsume did not hesitate and hurriedly stopped his own large "red dog":

"Lelia, you can't eat it, spit it out!"

"Whew~!"

The red dragon shook his head.

"If you don't throw it up again, I won't give you food when I go back! This is the essence of the goddess, you pay attention. ”

Natsume said again.

Hearing the words "no food" and "goddess", the red dragon's movements paused slightly.

The little guy hesitated for a moment before reluctantly spitting out the swallowed ball of light, and then flew to Natsume's side with his tail hanging like a bullied puppy, rubbing his contract partner's thigh while making a whimpering sound.

Natsume couldn't laugh or cry.

"Don't be coquettish, go back and get something ready for you."

He shook his head and smiled.

Only then did the red dragon become cheerful.

And at this time, Natsume looked at the ball of light that the little guy had swallowed just now.

This is a pale cyan light cluster.

The strength of the red dragon was indeed not enough to harm these light clusters that were blessed by the power of the goddess, and this light cluster was also intact.

It's just a little bit in the mouth and stomach of the little one, and its image doesn't look very good.

The sticky saliva and gastric juice that were dripping away gave off a strange smell, and there were a few pieces of undigested food residue hanging from it.

Natsume: ......

He hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and chanted the [Cleansing] spell, ready to clean it up.

The World Tree is the essence of the Goddess.

Although no one knows what the mechanism of determining the favor of the goddess is, according to the NPC system in "Elf Country", Natsume compares his heart to heart, and feels that it is a bit unreasonable for him to leave like this.

"Think small, never underestimate the details, especially when communicating with NPCs."

This is a sentence mentioned by Li Mu in the NPC Favorability Improvement Tutorial.

Although there are no others here, the World Tree itself is considered a goddess NPC.

It's just that after Natsume used his magic to cast the [Cleansing Technique], the magic did not take effect.

"Huh?"

He was slightly stunned.

At that moment, he sensed that the magic he had unleashed seemed to be absorbed by something.

No, it's not anything, it's the ball of light he's going to clean!

"This thing can still absorb magic?"

Natsume was a little surprised.

After a while, he noticed that a soft halo began to emanate from the light cluster, and it turned out to be the initiative to release magic to begin to purify the filth on his body......

And that magic was also very familiar to Natsume.

It is the ...... that belongs to him

"It's kind of interesting......"

Natsume touched his chin.

He thought about it for a moment, and simply reached out his hand to touch the light group, continuously releasing the magic power in his body to help the light group clean up the filth.

It's just that in the next second, he regretted it.

The ball of light seems to have an inexplicable thirst for magic.

After Natsume began to release his magic power, the light group actually took the initiative to absorb his power, and even faintly felt hungry and thirsty.

That's it.

The problem is that the appetite of this light mass is much bigger than Natsume imagined, like a bottomless pit.

Natsume wanted to convey a little magic power, but he was directly sucked up by the other party, and the magic of his physical strength flowed like a dam that had been flooded, and he was almost drained......

In just a few moments, he was drained of all his magic power, and he collapsed directly on the trunk of the tree, and even his hands and feet were weak.

"! What is this? Suck too fast, right?! ”

I really couldn't hold back, and Natsume burst into a foul mouth.

When he looked at the light again, he saw that the light had become pure and bright again.

Even Natsume faintly felt as if it was brighter.

A gust of wind blew, the light swayed slowly, and Natsume seemed to hear a string of silver bells of laughter.

It's just that the voice seems to sound and disappear with the wind, making Natsume feel that he has some kind of delusion.

He shook his head and looked around again.

Well, that's good.

Everything was back to its original state, and the mess of Relia was sorted out.

Taking a deep breath, Natsume respectfully performed a priestly salute towards the center of the World Tree, drew a symbol of the Scepter of Life on his chest, and said sincerely:

"Natsume has no intention of offending the goddess, apologize to the goddess for Relia's reckless behavior just now, Natsume will definitely conscientiously complete the priest trial mission, and unswervingly spread the faith of the goddess......"

As a member of Nature's Heart, Natsume agrees with his guildmaster's "way of licking dogs".

Lick the dog and lick it to everything.

In Elven Realm, this trick is definitely untested for goddesses and NPCs.

Although he didn't know if the goddess could hear what he said, it was better to say it than not to say it.

It's attitude.

In "Elven Country", the most important thing for NPCs is the attitude of the players.

It's not as good for you to complete a hundred tasks with a hippie smile as you are to complete one task with a friendly and respectful face......

After bowing to the center of the World Tree one more time, Natsume mounted his little red dragon and left the canopy of the World Tree.

And after the man and the dragon left, bursts of bright holy light condensed in the place where Natsume was originally standing, and transformed into a holy and beautiful shadow.

The white god dress, silver hair and purple eyes, is Eve.

"It's kind of interesting."

He curled the corners of his mouth and said.

……

When Natsume returned to his Gray Harbor, it was already two hours later.

He fulfilled his promise and took the little red dragon to a barbecue shop in the Northeast before coming back.

Coming to the new location of the Heart of Nature Guild, Natsume planned to help his guild do some more construction tasks, but overheard the loud voice of an acquaintance:

"Brother Mu! Brother Mu! Did you read the forum?! There's a new announcement again! It seems that a mysterious new NPC race will be opened, and it will also be able to become a companion for the players! The official word is not Warcraft, but NPC! ”

Open up new NPC races?

Natsume paused, slightly stunned.

"Well, I see, it's still mysterious...... Now the official website of "Elf Country" is getting more and more appetizing, but if you look at the back, it's likely to be the flower fairy or something like that in the Western fantasy story, right? ”

Another familiar voice rang out.

Flower fairy?

Natsume's heart moved, and he quickened his pace and walked over.

"Brother Mu, Delma, morning! What are you guys discussing? ”

It was Demacia and Li Mu who were talking.

After seeing Natsume coming, the two also said hello:

"Natsume is early!"

Then, Li Mu explained:

"I'm talking about new announcements, and there's a new announcement on the forum, look."

He sent Natsume a link.

Natsume clicked on the link and saw that it was the announcement interface of the official website.

The page is simple and gives a big black shadow.

The black shadow is very slender and looks like a girl, but there is a pair of large butterfly-like wings on the back.

And in the middle of the dark shadow, there is also a question mark.

On the side, there is the official small print:

"A new NPC race is coming!"

"They're quirky, they're naughty and cute."

"They can be your best assistants, and they can be your best buddies!"

"They...... Who exactly? ”

"June 10th, stay tuned!"

Natsume: ......

What era is this old advertising slogan?

But......

He looked at the black shadow.

Although the official website only gives a shadow, this image should be the flower fairy that Brother Mu said, right?

"It should be the flower fairy, right? If yes, I'm going to have to get one! Ha ha! ”

Demacia said expectantly.

"Let's brush up your favorability first, this is an NPC race, and it eats prestige evaluation."

Li Mu glanced at him.

Demacia: ......

Someone's even momentary pulls down, he sighs, and says:

"Hey...... I regret that I shouldn't have touched Alice's hair in the first place......"

"Is it just touching your hair?"

Natsume laughed.

"You shouldn't stalk the saint, you shouldn't peep at NPCs to shit and take a bath, you shouldn't pry doors to steal things, and you shouldn't trick them into pyramid schemes......"

Demacia said dejectedly.

Natsume: ......

Li Mu: ......

Big brother, what else has you not done......

"Don't think about it, let's make amends in the future, you've done a good job lately, and your personal reputation evaluation has risen to -50, come on, it will always rise."

Li Mu cheered up.

Demacia: ......

Natsume: ......

After making fun of Demacia, Li Mu looked at Natsume again:

"By the way, Natsume, I'll help you get in touch with the NPC assistant you want, it's a half-elf who has risen from the Oros half-plane, a woman, and is planning to settle in Gray Harbor."

"Her husband is also in our Grey Harbor, and you still know her, and when you become the chief priest, you will still be your colleague, which is Mister Tempest, who has just purified his blood into an elf."

"It's him."

Natsume was stunned.

Then, he hugged Li Mu:

"Thank you, Brother Mu."

"You're welcome, family."

Li Mu waved his hand.

After speaking, he shifted the topic to the new announcement, looked at the black shadow on the background board of the announcement and sighed:

"Flower fairy...... I don't know where it will appear, or will it be born from the World Tree? ”

Born on the World Tree?

Hearing this, Natsume was slightly stunned.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of the colorful ball of light he saw today......

This......

No way?

"Brother Mu, speaking of which...... I seem to have seen something interesting on the World Tree today...... Wouldn't it have something to do with this new NPC? ”

He swallowed and said.

"Huh?"

Li Mu was slightly stunned.

"Life?"

Demacia also came to be interested.

Natsume thought for a moment and told the two of them about the light cluster he saw in the canopy of the World Tree.

When the two of them heard this, their eyes lit up:

"Like...... It's possible! ”

Li Mu pondered for a while and said:

"Let's go, take us to see!"

Seeing Li Mu and Demacia's faces full of anticipation, Natsume was helpless, so he summoned the red dragon Leilia again and rushed to the Chosen City with the two.

It's just that when Natsume and the two of them came to the World Tree canopy again, they found that the thousands of light clusters he had seen before had all disappeared.

"Huh? What about light clusters? Why not? ”

He was slightly stunned.

"Are you sure? You can't be mistaken, right? ”

Demacia was a little suspicious.

"Absolutely that right! I've drained all my magic! It's a pity...... There are no screenshots, but the scene is quite beautiful. ”

Natsume said firmly.

He searched around again, but still found nothing, not even the strange scent.

In the end, I had to give up......

"What the hell?"

Natsume looked confused.

"Perhaps...... DID YOU HIT THE BUG? Or maybe you really saw it, but now it's officially blocked or something. ”

Li Mu guessed.

"That's the only way to do it...... I thought that if it really were, I would stay here and wait for them to come......"

Natsume sighed.

The search was fruitless, and the trio could only leave disappointed.

The days are back to normal.

The quest of the Shattered Kingdom is getting more and more lively.

I heard that many players have exchanged fire with adventurers who have entered the kingdom of God, and they have a lot of fun.

In addition, it is said that some players have picked up artifact fragments from the ruins of the Shattered Kingdom and sacrificed them to the goddess to gain a large amount of contributions.

There are even lucky people who find lost magic scrolls in the bones of epic creatures on the battlefield of God War, and learn the lost magic ......

However, Natsume has never been involved.

He never forgot the ball of light he saw that day.

"That's definitely not an illusion, it's not a bug, it must be blocked for some reason!"

He thought.

The fermentation of new announcements was rapid.

Although it was only a black shadow, the iconic shape had already led players to guess that the Eight Achievements were flower fairies.

And for this legendary creature in the Western fantasy story, players are still quite curious.

Including Natsume.

Although the gender is male, he has always lacked resistance to cute things, and many of the demon pets he raised are also taking the cute route.

At this moment, when he knew that there was going to be a race of suspected flower fairies, his heart was like a cat scratching.

This is true not only of him, but of many players in the game.

The modeling of "Elf Country" has never disappointed, and the existence that can be evaluated as "eccentric, naughty and cute" by the official website has already aroused everyone's interest.

And in such a situation, there is speculation every day about where the "flower fairy" will appear.

Still, Natsume thought that the thousands of light clusters he saw that day were the most likely......

After that, he would go to the canopy of the World Tree every day to look for the light clusters.

It's just that every time it doesn't work.

Know, the time has come to the 10th of June in the Blue Star.

Natsume, as always, once again came to the canopy of the World Tree.

It was only unexpectedly that he saw two familiar figures.

"Brother Mu, Dema, why are you here?"

He asked, surprised.

"Ahem...... I think what you said is still very convincing, so ...... I've got a new NPC here. ”

Li Mugan coughed twice and said.

"Hey, hey, hey...... Me too. ”

Demacia said with a grin.

Natsume: ......

The corners of his mouth twitched and he gave them a middle finger.

Then, he habitually sat in place.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Soon it was time for the official website to announce the update.

The current updates are all non-stop updates, so several people don't need to go offline at all.

And when the update time passed, the three of them suddenly saw that the crown of the World Tree began to bloom with a thousand rays of light.

In Li Mu's surprised sight, under Demacia's amazed gaze, and in Natsume's excited eyes, I saw that the branches everywhere suddenly fluctuated in space, and one by one the dazzling light clusters emerged......

The laughter like a silver bell came, and I saw the light cluster turn into a colorful light, shed its branches, and quickly disperse in all directions......

Natsume was slightly stunned.

And Li Mu slapped his thigh:

"Don't be stunned, chase!"

As for Demacia......

He had already flown out with his own magic pet bird.

Natsume: ......