Game of the World Tree - Chapter 178

178. Chapter 178 Taking Off Equipment

This is a dark stone house, and several short figures hiding in the darkness are discussing in a low voice:

“A group of elves who believe in the evil god? Are you sure?”

“It should be right. In short… you will know after seeing it. Those elves are very abnormal. The only explanation is that they are believers of the evil god.”

“This is a good person to blame… I wanted to wait a little longer, but I didn’t expect to have this opportunity! If we can use them to cause chaos, our plan will be much smoother… When do you think they will arrive here?”

“They are killing monsters in the dark forest. At their speed… I’m afraid they will kill all the giant scorpions there in two days at most.”

“Hiss… Two days, it seems that you think this group of elves suspected of believing in the evil god are very strong?”

“At least… stronger than our people.”

“Haha, stronger is better. As long as we use them to cause chaos, and then kill that one in the chaos, we will win. I’m afraid… they won’t do as we wish.”

“Priest, you worry too much. I’ve seen that these evil god believers are very ferocious and cruel, and they are also paranoid and crazy. A little provocation will surely arouse their anger…”

“Everything is up to you. Act according to the situation! In short… there is only one goal, our operation must be successful…”

And when the shadows were discussing in a low voice, suddenly, another figure stumbled in:

“Priest! Priest! More than three hundred fully armed elves suddenly appeared outside the city! They… they are heading towards us now!”

“How come so fast? Three hundred people? Didn’t you say there were only more than a hundred people?”

“Ahem… maybe… maybe I didn’t see it clearly…”

“Oh, forget it, forget it. One hundred or three hundred doesn’t make any difference. As long as we can recapture Black Rock City this time, it doesn’t matter if we make a greater sacrifice. Anyway, those who die are all betrayers of my Lord! That’s it. I guess you will be summoned soon. It’s better to take the initiative to go over… step back.”

“Yes, Priest!”

After speaking, these figures slowly disappeared.

…

In a solemn black temple in Black Rock City.

A female dwarf in a black priest robe was kneeling before a statue.

It was a majestic female statue, with a tall body that was completely different from the dwarf.

The statue was covered with a black hood, holding a gorgeous orb in one hand and a huge sickle in the other hand. It was majestic and lifelike…

When the female dwarf was praying, suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came over:

“Master of the Temple! Master of the Temple! It’s not good!”

The female temple master paused slightly.

She stood up gently and looked at the person who came:

“Master Balin, what happened?”

“A group of fully armed elf mercenaries came. They are very powerful. I didn’t stop them. They have now poured into the city. Now please make the decision!”

“Elves?”

The temple master was slightly stunned.

…

In the dark dwarf city.

After accepting the task, more than 300 players rushed to the dwarf city excitedly.

Their movements were fast and fierce, which frightened the dwarves stationed at the city gate.

The dwarves seemed to be frightened and did not stop the players from entering the city. It was not until the players poured into the city that they reacted and called the soldiers to surround the players in a panic…

Seeing the large group of nervous dwarf warriors surrounding them, the players were confused.

“Aren’t they neutral NPCs? Why do they look like they are going to fight?”

“No… Are they scared by our formation?”

“Then why did they wait until we entered the city gate to surround us?”

“Black eating black? The information says that many intelligent creatures in the underground are ruthless…”

After saying that, they looked at each other… and subconsciously tightened their weapons.

Seeing the players’ movements, the dwarves became even more nervous.

It’s normal. The players who just experienced the battle with the Warcraft now have a murderous aura on their bodies. Some of them are covered in blood. They look like they are not easy to mess with…

In short, no one looks like a good person.

Seeing that many players were alert and the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Tomato Fried Tomato quickly changed the language to Elvish and shouted to the players:

“No! This must be part of the quest, don’t be impulsive! This is a neutral NPC, and it also involves the neutral NPC reputation rating! Don’t be impulsive and do bad things!”

“I’ve seen many Western fantasy stories say that dwarves have very bad tempers, and… with more than 300 of us, such a big target, and fully armed, we will definitely make them alert.”

“Everyone, be patient! Just negotiate with them. This time the reputation rating is conducted collectively, this is a good opportunity to improve your personal comprehensive reputation rating!”

“We’ll do whatever they tell us to do later, everyone should be thick-skinned, anyway, as long as the reputation is raised, everything will be easy!”

“If anyone messes up and affects everyone’s reputation rating, the First Legion will be very vindictive!”

After hearing his words, the players were stunned, and then they let go of their hands.

Since the favorability system was improved, the favorability of NPCs has become more and more important, and the player’s personal reputation evaluation is closely related to his or her own promotion speed.

As a task that is likely to improve the overall reputation score, players will not miss it.

Although many players are unhappy with the last sentence of Tomato Fried Tomato, they also understand that what the other party said makes sense.

Because… the improved favorability is really hard to brush.

The reason is very simple.

This damn game actually has a “first impression” similar to reality!

In “Elf Kingdom”, the first impression of NPCs is really too important. If the player gives a good first impression to an NPC, then brushing the favorability will be twice the result with half the effort. If the first impression is bad, then it will be miserable… twice the result with half the effort.

Demacia is an example. That guy is still cleaning the toilet in Florence. It is said that he has been cleaning for so long and hugged the NPC’s thighs and cried and admitted his mistakes every day, and he barely brushed the overall evaluation of his personal reputation to 1 point.

And… many NPCs still have negative favorability.

Most of the players who came to the dwarf city first this time were combat players.

Unlike life players who always stay with NPCs, their reputation values are generally low. Occasionally, they deal with them only for tasks, and NPCs generally don’t have a high favorability towards them.

So… this was the first time I encountered a dwarf, and it was hard to trigger a task that affected my overall reputation, so it was naturally very rare.

While the players were confronting the dwarf warriors, some groups of dwarf soldiers in armor came over to escort two dwarves who were obviously the leaders.

They were two dwarves, a man and a woman.

The male dwarf looked very old and had a bald head. He was respectfully half a step behind the female dwarf.

The female dwarf was wearing a black priest robe…

Unlike the big and strong male dwarf, the female dwarf was petite. When seeing her, many players looked a little surprised.

Seeing the dwarf warriors around them, they thought… the female dwarf was also a thick carrot.

However, it was a pity that the skin of the dark dwarves was dark black, which did not quite fit the aesthetics of the Chinese.

At the same time, they became curious:

Is this female dwarf who looks like a priest the god of death mentioned in the information, or a believer of the god of darkness and shadows?

Seeing the gathered players, the female dwarf looked surprised.

Before she could speak, the old dwarf took a step forward and said in a bad tone:

“Elves? Where are you from? Why are you breaking into our city?”

The players looked around, and finally Tomato Fried Tomato came out.

He subconsciously wanted to draw a tree symbol on his chest, but he quickly reacted and his outstretched hand turned into scratching his head.

He smiled and said kindly:

“We are the elf mercenaries on the surface. We came to the underground for adventure. Because I saw your magnificent city, I was curious and wanted to visit you. It would be even better if we could do some business or make friends!”

After hearing his words, the female dwarf’s expression eased a little.

She looked at the players’ team and sighed:

“I didn’t expect that elves also have mercenary groups, and you can actually gather so many people!”

The male old dwarf shook his head and said firmly:

“I know your intention, but… I’m sorry, the dwarf city does not welcome outsiders. If you want to visit and communicate, you can send a representative, but others cannot enter the city. Unless… you can remove all your equipment and weapons, then we will allow you to stay in the city.”

After saying this, the atmosphere around them suddenly became serious.

The female dwarf also frowned slightly.

In the underground world, for mercenaries and adventurers, equipment and strength are their reliance for walking. Asking people to remove their equipment is tantamount to a provocation.

Equipment is their life, how can they take it off casually?

The old dwarf’s words seem to be to maintain the safety of the city, but in fact they are too reckless. If it were other violent underground races, they might have a conflict with the dwarves…

Fortunately… these visitors are elves!

The female dwarf looked at the old dwarf helplessly, sighed, and said to the players:

“Please forgive me, Grandpa Balin is the elder of our tribe, and he said this for the safety of the tribe. I know the nobility of the elves, but the underground world is more peaceful than the above-ground world, and a certain degree of vigilance is necessary here. Removing the equipment was just a joke, if you want to…”

She was stunned before she finished her words.

The old dwarf, who spoke for the first time, was also stunned.

Even the other dwarf warriors were stunned.

Because they found that these elves in front of them…

had actually begun to take off their equipment without hesitation…

Please give me a monthly ticket! Please give me a recommendation ticket!

Sorry, it’s the end of the year and I’m busy, so the update is not so punctual. It may be normal to delay it by ten or twenty minutes in the next few days. But at least two updates can still be guaranteed.

(End of this chapter)