Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 352 - 335: Oh, Woman

Elf Forest, Chosen City.

Han Han, wearing a luxurious Druid Robe, sat on a chair in the central square, gazing at the crowd in front of her, feeling overwhelmed,

"Isn’t there way too many people?"

She knew there were fifty thousand spots for the fourth closed beta, and she knew that on the first day of the update, most of these lucky ones would rush into the game. Yet she hadn’t expected the visual experience brought by fifty thousand people to be so shocking...

Oh, there were many people when fighting the Half-Beasts too, but at that time there were only thirty thousand of them, and they were spread in various directions around the Black Dragon Castle. The visual impact wasn’t nearly as explosive as it was now...

The current central square was truly packed person-to-person, shoulder-to-shoulder.

This spectacular view made Han Han subconsciously think of Japan’s subway...

And this was still under the premise that people were constantly leaving the square after arriving.

Speaking of which, originally the central square was only planned to hold up to thirty thousand people. Who would’ve thought that "Elf Kingdom" would only have one server and no character overlap bug...

Of course, this result also had its benefits: the entire game felt more epic.

After all, more people!

Han Han shook her head and looked at the system time.

"It’s been three hours in the game, and I’ve already watched several episodes of shows. Why hasn’t Dongdong gotten in yet?"

She muttered, somewhat perplexed.

In the few hours of waiting for her friend, who knew how many times she had to refuse conversations!

Of course, her luxurious gear was indeed eye-catching, not to mention she was a girl, and "Elf Kingdom" didn’t have any cross-gender account. Attracting the attention of many new players was quite normal.

Having played the game for so long, Han Han was considered a high-level player among lifestyle players.

Though only the magic wand at her waist was a Black Iron Lower-end legendary item she got by luck, half of her other gear was already Black Iron Upper-end epic gear. The remaining pieces, while not endgame, were also epic transitional gear.

With this ability, she wasn’t among the top players in the game, but she was welcome at every adventure event.

Moreover, she was a rare player Forging Master under the tutelage of Elf Forger Master Carlos!

Although... she hadn’t graduated yet.

After waiting a bit longer, she couldn’t stand it anymore and sent a message to her best friend,

"Su Su! How much longer? I’ve been waiting for you for three hours!"

She quickly received a short reply from the other side,

"Soon..."

Han Han: ...

"That’s the seventh time you’ve said ’soon’! What are you doing? Didn’t I tell you to log into the game right away?"

She messaged again.

"I’m customizing my face, and it’s already 83 points!"

Su Su replied proudly.

Han Han: ...

*So you’ve been spending three hours just creating your avatar’s face?!*

Wait... she scored 83 points?

*Jeez... this nutcase!*

Han Han had seen how hard it was to increase the face customization score in "Elf Kingdom"...

The system’s default pretty face started at only 50 points. She had struggled for ages to get it to 60 points; initially, the more she customized, the lower the score became, and she nearly started doubting her own aesthetics!

Yet here Su Su was, getting a score of 83?!

No wonder she was a little homebody obsessed with life-simulation games...

Han Han grumbled about her best friend to herself.

"How much longer do you need?"

She asked again.

"Um... I guess I should try to get 90 points? This game is pretty fun."

The other happily replied.

Han Han: ...

*Help! My best friend has turned an MMORPG into a face-customization game. She’s refusing to go online; how do I guide her back to the right path?*

*Waiting online, quite urgent.*

At that moment, Han Han felt like she might as well log off.

"Hurry up..."

She said feebly.

"Got it!"

The other responded.

Han Han: ...

*Who was the one reluctant to download "Elf Kingdom" in the first place?*

*Wasn’t it you who said you were too excited? And now just customizing your face has gotten you more excited than me!*

*Might as well rename it to Su Jingze.*

Han Han commented to herself.

...

As the sun set and twilight descended, the Chosen City embraced the night.

The central square was drowned in the hustle and cheers of a bonfire party... a festive atmosphere filled the air.

And one face-customizing-addicted fourth beta player finally logged in.

"Han Han! Han Han! Look! How did my face customization turn out?"

A graceful, pure, and cute female elf appeared in the square.

ID: Dongdong.

She giggled, spun around in front of a half-reclining laid-back female Druid on the bench, and happily said.

Han Han glanced at her sideways, and upon seeing Dongdong’s appearance, her eyes couldn’t help but light up.

Sleek golden hair, light blue eyes, and her delicate and adorable features all came together perfectly, giving off a strong urge to protect her. Truly... she was incredibly cute.

However, when Han Han’s gaze moved to Dongdong’s chest and saw the suggestive "RL," her lips twitched, and she let out a cold laugh,

"Ha, girl. Seeking comfort in a game is unrealistic."

Dongdong: ...

"What’s wrong with games? I’m happy!"

The newbie player pouted. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

After speaking, she stretched a bit and mumbled softly,

"Turns out being larger really does feel heavier..."

Han Han: ...

She sighed, brought up the system time, and said,

"Sis, your ’heavier’ took a total of eight hours. If it weren’t for the game’s accelerated thought process, I would’ve logged off by now."

"Eight hours?! It’s been that long?"

Su Su, no, Dongdong, widened her eyes in surprise,

"I didn’t feel like I customized for that long... To be fair, the face creation part of this game is just so fun and realistic."

Han Han: ...

*Hopeless.*

*I should’ve known long ago that she’s obsessed with looks; I should never have logged into the game before her!*

Su Su smiled sheepishly, quickly apologizing to her friend. Honestly... she hadn’t even officially started playing this game yet, but the initial character design and face creation feature had already hooked her.

Just the character design and the incredibly detailed face customization system alone had blown away all the simulation games she had played before!

Not to mention... just having this adorable look she painstakingly created was motivation enough for her to keep playing!

Who doesn’t want to be a beautiful little fairy?

Even if it’s just in a game...

However, Su Su also noticed that her friend’s reaction to seeing her appearance, while slightly amazed, wasn’t too shocked?

"You don’t seem too surprised? I got a score of 99! The system rated me as the server’s number one!"

Su Su said in confusion.

Han Han glanced at her and said,

"That doesn’t count NPCs. Didn’t you meet the Goddess when you chose your class?"

"Goddess?"

Dongdong was slightly taken aback and then recalled the scene when she logged in to create the character and choose a class.

At that time, she seemed to hear a very pleasant female voice. She had been wondering which professional voice actor was hired for that.

However, her entire focus was on her newly customized character, and with her friend urging her hastily, she quickly chose a mage and entered...

"Uh, I didn’t really pay attention..."

Han Han: ...

She casually found a screenshot of the Goddess from her collection and sent it to Dongdong,

"Look, that’s the true pinnacle of beauty in this game; you’re still a bit off."

Dongdong curiously accepted the file and opened it...

Han Han noticed that her friend’s eyes were practically lighting up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At that moment, she suddenly remembered that her best friend loved playing idol simulation games because she enjoyed admiring the beautiful designs of the characters she adored...

This was a person obsessed with beauty to the core. In reality, she liked collecting all sorts of cute dolls and had a cabinet full of SD dolls at home.

"Wow... This is an NPC in the game? She’s so pretty! Where is she? I want to take a picture with her!"

Han Han: ...

"You can’t find her, but you can take a picture with the statue."

Dongdong: ...