Free Web NovelChapter 1548: Chapter 961: Transcendence Path (Part 10): Time Flies Like the Sun and Moon_2
Even Tony was dumbfounded, thinking to himself this isn’t the game, you guys aren’t appearing as Elves, does this even work?
But soon he realized he had underestimated these shameless bastards...
"Goddess, praise you! Praise the great Life Church! My game ID is ’Su Zhou’! I am the Chosen One loyally devoted to the Life Church!"
"Praise nature, praise life, praise the great Eve Goddess! You are the light, the future, the eternal hope of the Segis Universe! I, the Chosen One ’Shelling without Spitting’, will forever be your most steadfast strength!"
"Goddess! I’m Demacia! Bless me to not draw whiteboard shoes again! My warehouse can’t fit anymore..."
Li Mu:...
Tony:...
The fact is, as long as there’s a chance to flatter high-level NPCs, players will find ways to do it.
Not to mention, the Goddess is the only gold-colored NPC on the entire server with a self-equipped quest frame effect.
Seeing the scene almost turning into a prayer meeting amidst the lively commotion mixed with a hint of oddness and absurdity, Li Mu’s mouth twitched.
After a moment, he suppressed his voice and continued:
"Time flies like an arrow, the days and months shuttle by..."
"Unknowingly, it’s been nearly ten years since ’Elf Kingdom’ launched, and the initial three hundred players have grown to eighty million..."
"Our footprints, once limited to a small forest, have spread to every corner of the Segis Universe, our name now echoing throughout the world..."
"This is our own world, this is our kingdom! In this short yet prolonged nearly forty years of gameplay, we have laughed, we have wept, we have struggled, we have strived..."
"The history of ’Elf Kingdom’ bears witness to our solidarity, the minstrels’ ballads record our struggle."
"From weak to strong, we have gone through a lot and grown a lot..."
"Thanks to ’Elf Kingdom’, we gathered together, thanks to ’Elf Kingdom’, we gained a second home."
"I announce, the tenth ’Elf Kingdom’ offline celebration event, now begins!"
With those words, deafening applause erupted at the venue, even the illusory Goddess above smiled lightly.
"First, let everyone enjoy a performance by the Nature’s Heart Guild’s song and dance troupe, the large elf dance— ’Our Homeland’!"
Li Mu said.
As he spoke, melodious music began to play slowly, and the performance officially started.
Tony also snapped out of his excitement at the appearance of the Goddess, starting to enjoy the show.
Of course, everyone couldn’t help but glance at the direction of the Goddess from time to time.
Today’s celebration seems to commemorate the tenth anniversary event, with various programs being quite grand.
Whether dancing, or drama, mini-movies, or interactive games, all were more exciting than in previous years.
All programs were selected from those reported by various guilds, each more captivating than the last.
In two and a half hours of performances, Tony felt like it ended just when he was really getting into it.
Among these, what he liked most was the interactive segment, and he relied on his outstanding exploration knowledge to win a round of a prize quiz mini-game, earning a Space Ring from the game as a reward.
As for the prize, it was said to be sponsored by the Mengmeng Committee, and their advertisements could be seen around the venue.
To bring guild advertising into the real world is really impressive.
However, as Tony knew, by now, ’Elf Kingdom’ had already formed an industry chain, and these big guilds could actually make money.
Carrying bosses, selling supplies and such could earn quite a lot.
As the performance ended, still lingering, the Goddess’s figure also slowly disappeared amidst the illusory applause.
Honestly, Tony felt quite regretful.
Although after playing for a long time, the boundary between fantasy and reality wasn’t so clear, Tony faintly felt a kind of reverence for the Goddess, but as the most beautiful character in ’Elf Kingdom’, who Tony had ever seen growing up in any work, he still wanted to admire her a few more times.
The love of beauty is something everyone has.
The lunch remained a buffet, while the afternoon was a game exhibition, just like a large marketplace, a bit like a comic con.
Except, all of it was themed around ’Elf Kingdom’.
After a short break, Tony and Ye Ye wandered the game exhibition together, but the two young people were spreading sweetness all along the way, making Tony feel like he had been force-fed dog food all afternoon.
The game exhibition had quite a bit of cosplay, with most of it being cosplays of the Eve Goddess, though, most of them couldn’t capture the essence.
Throughout the afternoon, he gained a Goddess plush toy, the same style as the celebration gift, but much larger in size.
He planned to give it to his daughter.
Besides that, while wandering the exhibition, he came across several well-known players from ’Elf Kingdom’.
Like Valkyrie Moonlight Jasmine and her in-game and real-life husband Caesar.
Like the poorest ranked player in the entire server, Optimist.
This guy, because he raised a Golden Dragon, was even poorer than Tony, rumored that about ten out of ten of the money he earned was "eaten" by the Golden Dragon.
But gains and losses balance out, Tony had seen the guy’s dragon partner in-game, it’s indeed quite a powerful Golden Dragon, rumored to also use shape-shifting magic to turn into an eleven or twelve-year-old blonde girl, particularly cute.
For instance, the somewhat controversial high player in ’Elf Kingdom’, Demacia.
Just like the rumors said, he’s ridiculously handsome in real life, but the passage of time can be seen, even for him, the hairline seems a bit precarious.
He was at his own stall at the Amway Chamber of Commerce, proudly boasting about his various thrilling in-game experiences to passing players.
Tony also listened for a while, equally amazed.
This player is fairly famous, if you look through the ’Elf Kingdom’ chronicle, you’ll frequently see his name.
Unfortunately... he just likes to court death too much, his reputation is quite polarized.
After Tony had played for a whole day, it finally reached night, the time for the player invitation banquet.
This was the event Tony was most looking forward to, where he could meet many ’Elf Kingdom’ big shots.
Sure enough, not long after entering the banquet venue at the hotel, he encountered Li Mu.
"Li Mu, sir! Hello! I’m Tony from the Mengmeng Committee, I’ve always wanted to chat with you, I’ve been watching your ’Elf Kingdom’ videos all along!"
Tony said enthusiastically.
Li Mu equally responded warmly:
"Hello, hello! Long admired... long admired..."
After finishing the cosplay, he revealed his real appearance, having graduated long ago, he also became a professional ’Elf Kingdom’ player and video creator.
Over these years, he often hit the gym, his somewhat chubby body becoming ever healthier and more robust.
When Tony met him, he was with a few veteran players, looking through years of celebration group photos, and the albums captured during small reunions over the years.
Tony, equally curious, leaned in, flipping through the albums of gatherings left behind by the old players, although in the decades within the game, almost nothing had changed, the albums allowed one to truly feel the cruelty of time.
The once-blooming young girl had grown into a charming woman, the once-untamed girl had married and started a family, the once-handsome young guy had hit mid-age gaining weight, the once-mature and steady youth had graying hair...
People always find it hard to feel the passing of time.
By the time you finally realize its changes, you don’t even know how much time has passed.
Cherishing the moment is easy to say, but really doing it, how many can achieve it?
Perhaps only within ’Elf Kingdom’, the identity of the Elf Chosen One seems to make their time here stand still.
