Chapter 336


    Chosen City, Central Temple.


    yers streamed in and out of the temple, with their presence subtly stirring the peace and solemnity of the sacred grounds.


    At the center of the temple stood a towering statue of a goddess. Carved with delicate precision, her effigy radiated an aura of divine beauty, silently beckoning those who entered the premises to pause and marvel upon it.


    Whilst bowing their heads with reverence the yers approach the statue, their whispered prayers filling the air with a touch of devotion.


    The majority of them are seasoned yers, each adorned with a distinct expression; some radiated excitement, while others exuded mncholy, anxiety, or anticipation


    Yuanjuan arrived here while being apanied by Meng Zhihan, with the former surveying everything in the vicinity with curious eyes.


    In this game, the temple is a ce that we the yers frequently used.


    This is thergest temple in the Chosen City. Typically, it serves as a hub for essing the exchange store or switching your jobss at level 11. Simply offer your prayers before the statue of the goddess Eve.


    Of course, you can also choose to pray directly while facing the World Tree outside, but we veteran yers believe that facing the goddess statue directly will give us a higher chance of sess in the lottery draws, although there is no concrete evidence to support this ims


    While standing beside her best friend, Meng Zhihan meticulously exined the temples core functions, articting each detail with care.


    In response, Yuanjuan simply nodded while listening, her eyes roving the temple with intrigue, and upon spotting the goddess statue at the center, her gaze swiftly became transfixed, as if drawn inexorably to its presence.


    After noticing her best friends sparkling eyes, Meng Zhihan showed a look of understanding and wryly said,


    That is the statue of the goddessshe is the most important NPC in the entire game and also our faction leader. Her actual name is Eve Yggdrasill.


    The huge World Tree outside is actually her real body, but she oftentimes appear in her humanoid incarnation form especially on cutscenes


    By the way, the goddesss incarnation sure is amazing. It feels like the devs spent half of their budget alone on creating the goddess character model. Ill let you see various recorded videos of her, as there are quite a few of them on the Inte.


    Youve seen the screenshot I sent you, but let me tell you, encountering the goddess incarnation in person is even more breathtaking. I cant quite exin it, but the video recordings of her always seemed tock that inherent sense of divinity she typically exudes


    Meng Zhihan showed a perplexed look before shrugging her shoulders.


    Its a really strange feeling, but youll understand what I mean if you somehow got lucky enough to meet her in person one day.


    Anyway, the main storyline of ElvKing is to assist the goddess, mainly by helping her regain her strength and rebuild the former glory of the elven civilization.


    Upon hearing this, Yuanjuans eyes sparkled with excitement. She turned her gaze towards the statue and eximed:


    So shes the leader of our faction? This character sure looks amazing, and that statue of hers really gives a very strange feeling too


    Yuanjuan knitted her brows and slightly tilted her head.


    I cant describe it, but it just feels veryforting to look at, like its really exuding a profound sense of holiness itspletely different from the screenshots you showed me just now.


    Then, a soft sigh escaped her lips.


    Ahh, I really want to take that statue home and disy it alongside my SD dolls!


    Meng Zhihan:


    Sister, that statues really important in this game you would have definitely been chased off by the NPCs if you tried moving it from its ce


    But if youre really interested, you can just go search online. There are quite a few figurines of the goddess being sold on various emerce sites Sadly, most of them can only replicate one-third of the goddesss charm.


    Meng Zhihan said.


    Is that so?


    Yuanjuans eyes lit up.


    Oh, you said there are videos, right? Wheres the link? Let me see! Lemme see!


    Seeing her best friends excited expression, reminiscent of a fan encountering their idol, Meng Zhihan sported a figurative sweat drop upon her face.


    <em>Sure enough, after seeing the goddess, this persons obsession with beauty and collecting dolls has red up again </em>


    <em>Thus, the Goddess had gained yet another hardcore fan.</em>


    <em>Well, theres no denying it; its purely because the visual depiction of the goddess is just wlessly perfect.</em>


    <em>Moreover, I even heard that in some adjacent 2D-centric forums, a group of diehard otakus engaged in verbal battles among each other to determine who the most moe character was, and the Goddess always yed herpetition and was crowned as t</em>he champion.


    Sighing softly, Meng Zhihan roughly selected a few of her favorite videos and sent them over.


    Without hesitation, Yuanjuan eagerly clicked to watch them.


    A few momentster


    Yuanjuan closed the built-in system web browser and gazed at the statue in the temple, with her eyes sparkling like stars.


    The Goddess Ev is so amazing, and the way the cinematic battle are shown in these videos are so awesome! Plus her voice is soo really nice too!


    Although its just as you said, these recordings dont really capture much of the Goddesss actual holiness


    In any case, Ive decided, Im gonna be a fan of Little Ev from now on!


    <em>L-Little Little Ev? </em>


    The corner of Meng Zhihans mouth twitched involuntarily.


    Hey, dont try to call the goddess like that in front of any NPCs, since almost all of them have a lot of respect for her. Youll definitely lose favorability if they hear it.


    Favorability? Oh, you mean like a likeness parameter? Would the NPCs really dislike me over something like this? Are the NPCs in this game really that smart?


    A flicker of surprise crossed Yuanjuans face.


    What do you think? This game is highly acimed for its sheer realism to the extent that some are even having conspiracy theories suggesting its actually transporting people to another world for a reason.


    Meng Zhihan retorted, giving her friend a sidelong nce.


    Yuanjuan chuckled upon hearing this and then observed the goddess statue once again, whilst deep in thought.


    Come to think of it why does the name Ev Yggdrasill sound so familiar? Plus, when I look more closely at the goddesss design, I had this feeling like Ive already seen her somewhere before


    Really? Maybe youvee across it on the inte. ElvKing is so popr nowadays, and the goddess is also quite well-known online. Theres even a dedicated fandom for her, along with quite a few memes and chat emotes depicting her as well.


    Meng Zhihan exined.


    Oh I seethats right! Its the emotes!


    Suddenly realizing something, Yuanjuan pped her forehead and quickly opened an app on the system browser, then pulled up a set of cute goddess-themed chat emotes after searching.


    It was a set of adorable goddess emotes, with all sorts of cute chibi depictions of her, like the goddess smiling, being angry, cheering, and all other sorts of cute expressions.


    This is it!


    She took a screenshot and sent it over to Meng Zhihan.


    Meng Zhihan took a look and smiled.


    Thats indeed the goddess! Actually, this chibi version is also used here in the game! Sometimes, when youplete a quest, you can see the chibi version of the goddess cheering on the system interface. Its super cute.


    Right? Its super cute! I fell in love with this set of chat emotes at first sight. Sigh, I didnt expect them to actually originate from here!


    Yuanjuan nodded repeatedly.


    After that, she stretchedzily, took a deep breath, and said cheerfully, Ive decided, from now on, Ill apany you to y this game if I have free time! Youre right, Menghan, this games really quite fun!


    <em>Hey hey hey!</em>


    <em>I still havent introduced you to the core gamey features of this game yet, and only introduced you to the goddess so far!</em>


    <em>Sigh, as expected of a hardcore beauty-aesthetic otaku!</em>


    Watching her overly enthusiastic best friend geek out like that, Meng Zhihan couldnt help but feel a blend of amusement and exasperation.


    Meanwhile, Yuanjuan continued her wander around the temple, asionally extending her hand to touch various surfaces or objects such as tables, whilst sighing softly as she did so.


    Seriously the touch sensation of this game is so great! I really cant imagine that were still in a virtual game at all Plus, the interior structure of this temple is also amazing.


    Of course, ElvKing being hailed as practically having a second life isnt just for show! And this temple took a lot of effort from us veteran yers to build!


    A subtle proud grin yed at the corners of Meng Zhihans lips.


    Hearing her words, Yuanjuan marily paused, looking somewhat surprised.


    You guys actually built this temple?


    Yes, or more urately, the entire Chosen City was built by us yers, from scratch, brick by brick.


    <em>T-TheThe entire city!?</em>


    Yuanjuan was left utterly stunned.


    She swallowed hard, then suddenly turned around and walked towards the entrance of the temple.


    Furrowing her brow, Meng Zhihan trailed behind, her expression showing a little bit of confusion.


    Yuanjuan walked straight out of the temple with her footsteps echoing against the stone floor, until she emerged onto the bustling za outside.


    The ongoing bonfire party was nearing its end, and aside from a few asional nocturnal yers loitering about, the majority had already exhausted their stamina and had gone to sleep.


    Yuanjuan looked around and spotted an elevated tform in the center of the square.


    It was where the yers usually held events.


    Without hesitation, she walked over and climbed onto the tform, then looked around her surroundings


    The entirety of Chosen Cityy sprawled before her, its grandeur overwhelming her with inexplicable sensations as she stood there in silent admiration.


    Under the natural lights, the entire ce shimmered in a hazy glow, casting a breathtakingly beautiful ambiance over the city expanse.


    Amidst the eclectic sprawl of architectural styles, lush gardens, and a myriad of twinkling lights shimmering inside each structure, the Chosen City appeared even more surreal under the cloak of nightfallpared to its daytime appearance.


    Is this all built by the yers themselves? My god, is this really just an MMORPG game?


    Yuanjuans eyes widened in shock, and without restraint, she inadvertently slip out a curse word.


    <strong>336</strong>


    <strong></strong><strong>IS THIS REALLY JUST</strong><strong>AN MMORPG GAME? </strong><hr><hr>