By the time Liu Xinxin’s vision cleared, she had already arrived at a massive teleportation array plaza.
This was the Elven Forest.
The trees here were far taller than those in a normal forest.
Looking up ahead, behind the scattered buildings in the distance stood the towering, several-thousand-meter-high World Tree, the symbolic core of the elven race’s life force.
The World Tree emitted a faint, radiant glow, its colossal canopy blotting out the sky.
Countless treehouses were built upon its thick, sturdy branches.
Members of the elven race flitted to and fro. As pure-blooded elves, they possessed the innate ability to fly from birth.
Professionals like Liu Xinxin, who were human but had acquired some elven bloodline, were not pure-blooded.
They could not obtain the elves’ ability to fly.
At this moment.
Quite a few professionals had already appeared around Liu Xinxin.
They were all professionals related to the elven race.
“President Liu, you’re here too!”
“It’s been a long time since such a large gathering was called. What’s the reason this time?”
“I’m only level thirteen, I’ve been a professional for less than a month. What do they need me for?”
“I’m level twenty-three, and I was summoned too…”
…
Listening to their chatter, Liu Xinxin looked around in surprise.
Indeed!
This summoning was on a massive scale, almost a full muster!
Even low-level elven professionals had been called!
“This means the elven race is facing a major crisis,” Liu Xinxin mused thoughtfully.
Just then.
Some elven guards approached.
They called out to the professionals, “Everyone, follow me to see the Queen.”
Queen Tina of the Elves.
Tina did not go into detail. She simply stated, “You may all stay in the Elven Forest tonight, or you may return to rest. However, you must assemble here tomorrow at ten in the morning to march out with me!”
That’s it? So brief?
Liu Xinxin couldn’t help but ask, “What is the reason for this?”
But Tina merely frowned and glanced at Liu Xinxin before replying, “You humans don’t need to know the reason. You just need to follow me into battle. Tomorrow, your missions will also be triggered. The rewards will not disappoint you.”
It was clear that Queen Tina did not think highly of, or perhaps did not fully trust, human professionals who had transformed into the elven race.
But in this data-driven world, she understood things like missions.
Moreover, it was Queen Tina herself who set these missions and their rewards.
Liu Xinxin frowned. It was rather troublesome that the Elven Queen wouldn’t explain anything.
“Alright, I will have someone arrange your accommodation. You are dismissed.” Tina clearly had no desire to say more.
Left with no choice.
Liu Xinxin could only follow the other professionals to the arranged dormitories.
Sitting on the edge of her bed, Liu Xinxin opened her communicator and contacted Lu Ran and the others.
She said, “I can’t return for now. I have a mission tomorrow. I need to investigate the situation here first. You shouldn’t just wait idly at the Miao village. Lu Ran’s leveling up is the priority. You should go ahead and run the team dungeon. With Lu Ran’s current abilities, there shouldn’t be much risk, but still be careful.”
After receiving the message, Lu Ran and the others left the Southern Frontier and returned to Blackfire City.
Things were much more convenient here. The Miao village wasn’t located in a main city, making everything from dungeon runs to daily necessities rather inconvenient.
Probably only the Miao villagers themselves were accustomed to the life and environment of the Southern Frontier.
In the dungeon hall.
The three of them directly entered the level 30 team dungeon, and on the highest difficulty at that!
They appeared on a vast open area. The ground was paved with stone slabs engraved with various intricate runic patterns.
It somewhat resembled an altar.
There were four large gates in the north, south, east, and west directions.
Each gate shimmered with a different colored light.
With Liu Xinxin absent, Ye Hongyi took on the role of guide.
“The level 30 team dungeon, Elemental Dominion, is the first team dungeon.”
“Elemental Dominion consists of five zones. The four surrounding zones need to be cleared first.”
“Those four gates lead to the four elemental zones.”
“The Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth zones. Each zone has a certain number of elemental monsters and an elemental BOSS.”
“After defeating each one, we return to our current location. This area will then transform into the fifth zone.”
“Which is also the final BOSS arena, the Zone of Chaotic Elements.”
…
So, the rules were actually quite simple: enter the four surrounding gates, clear the monsters and BOSSes inside.
Once all four zones were cleared, this vast open area would trigger and become the fifth zone, the Zone of Chaotic Elements.
That’s where the final major BOSS resided.
“Unlike regular dungeons, team dungeons are larger in scale.”
“There are more monsters, the experience is higher, and we’re running the highest difficulty.”
“But for team dungeons, there are only three difficulty levels to choose from.”
“Depending on the difficulty, the allowable number of players in a team varies.”
“The Normal, Hard, and Abyss difficulties correspond to teams of 50, 100, and 200 people respectively!”
“For example, the highest Abyss difficulty Elemental Dominion we’re running now can accommodate a large team of 200 people.”
…
It truly lived up to being a team dungeon. Even the lowest, Normal difficulty, allowed fifty people to form a team and enter!
Lu Ran swallowed hard.
Even though they hadn’t started fighting yet, he could already grasp the immense scale of team dungeons from Ye Hongyi’s explanation!
“So, the level 60 team dungeon, Black Dragon Mountain Range, that we’ve never managed to clear, is similar?” Lu Ran asked.
“Yes, and we couldn’t even clear the Normal difficulty of Black Dragon Mountain Range,” Ye Hongyi shrugged.
Then.
Ye Hongyi added, “Before you appeared, conquering Black Dragon Mountain Range was the greatest wish of the Four Major Guilds and the Dragon Nation at this stage. Because it meant obtaining a large batch of good equipment to arm professionals for the National War.”
But now it was different.
“Now with you here, we don’t even need to attempt Black Dragon Mountain Range anymore. Once you reach the appropriate level, you can clear it effortlessly, and the pressure from the National War is gone too.”
After finishing her explanation.
Ye Hongyi said, “Therefore, your leveling up is now the primary task that the entire nation is focusing its efforts on. That’s enough introduction. Let’s start the run.”
Next, the three of them started with the Wood Element zone, entering through its gate.
The Wood Element zone was a tranquil, vast primeval forest, filled with birdsong and the fragrance of flowers.
Roaming within were level 30 Forest Treants.
“Let’s begin,” Lu Ran announced.
Then, habitually summoning some Ancient Golems, he initiated a Bone Storm to start ravaging the entire area!
Meanwhile, back in the Elven Forest, Liu Xinxin wasn’t idle either.
She had been sitting on her bed, lost in thought.
Suddenly, an elven guard knocked on her door.
“The Prophet requests your presence. Follow me,” the guard said coldly.
Like other elves, they looked down upon human professionals who had transformed into the elven race, considering them not pure-blooded elves.
Liu Xinxin was taken aback.
The Elven Prophet! That was the most mysterious figure among the elves, a behind-the-scenes powerhouse wielding authority no less than the Elven Queen herself!
Liu Xinxin had been summoned by the elves three times before.
She also had regular access permissions to enter the Elven Forest and had come and gone on numerous occasions.
But she had never had the chance to meet the Elven Prophet.
To think that now, at this critical juncture, the Prophet was specifically asking for Liu Xinxin?
It left Liu Xinxin feeling bewildered, but she obediently followed the guard.
If she couldn’t get information from the Elven Queen, perhaps she could from the Prophet?
