Chapter 340


    With the smoothunch of the fourth closed-beta, the new yers gradually became more familiar with the rhythm of Elven Kingdom.


    For these neers, Eve didnt directly grant them any strong powers at all and still had them start basically from level zero.


    Even though Eves divine power had be quite abundant by now, she still wanted these neers to naturally acquaint themselves with the rules of the Elven Forest and slowly integrate into it during this initial period of advancement from novice apprenticeship to Iron-rank.


    In a sense, the 0 -10 level range served as an preliminary test for these newly joined yers to test the waters, so to speak.


    Of course, with veteran yers sharing their game knowledge on the forums, such as the optimal way to reach Iron-rank, and the daily task system giving out more EXP points than before, the speed of advancement for these new yers ended up much fasterpared to the older beta testers.


    In just under a week, some neers have already advanced from apprentices to the low Iron-rank.


    Ev was quite satisfied with this.


    Nheless, due to the sudden expansion of so many yers, some minor issues inevitably arose.


    As the old saying goes, with the forest growing morerger andrger, all kinds of birds will naturally appear, so Ev wasnt really that much surprised to find many strange new yers this time around


    For example, some of the newbies ignored the reputation ratings and tried all kinds of deceitful schemes such as robbery, theft, abduction, and looting with the sole aim of acquiring their fifteen minutes of fame and bing somewhat of an ouw who broke the rules.


    Although the yers couldnt harm the NPCs with them having the systems protection, some set their sights on the possessions of the natives and veteran yers instead, resorting to burry and stealing any of the victims personal belongings they could get a hold of.


    Furthermore, some neers even showed no interest in leveling up at all but were instead entirely fascinated by the games realistic depiction of death.


    They avoided doing any tasks andmitted suicide in all sorts of ways and even started recording it into videos, bing content creators specializing in various ways of self-destructive acts


    Then there were those who discovered how intelligent the NPCs were and became highly enamored by the allure of the elves.


    They attempted to flirt with any NPCs in the game and constantly thinking about how to woo them over, thereby turning an MMORPG game into a visual novel love simtor-esque experience


    In addition, there were even those who simply wanted to cause trouble, such as malicious arsonists or those who simply enjoyed destroying things like the structures and establishments the veteran yers built within the Chosen City


    Compared to them, the much older troublemakers like Tomato and Demacia appeared almost excessively kind and too cute.


    To sum it all up, all sorts of weird situations and all kinds of oddballs emerged one after another, causing Ev some bit of a headache.


    Of course, in the end, all of thismotion was just a minor inconvenience.


    For her, all these troublemakers were nothing more than clowns simply wanting to have a taste of her ban hammer.


    Moreover, Ev was already well prepared for these kinds of incidents when she decided to expand the avable slots for the 4th beta.


    For those persistent troublemakers and repeat offenders, warnings, punishments, and even bans were immediately imposed upon based on how severe their infractions were.


    In fact, continuously opening up closed betas and recruiting new yers was also a continuous process of screening individuals that may match her preference as suitable tools.


    And those who didnt align with her preferences would naturally face her judgment.


    In any case, the most heinous of these troublemakers had already been dealt with harshly by the veteran yers themselves way before Eve could even intervene.


    For example, the neer who maliciously damaged buildings and set fires everywhere in Chosen City was targeted by the elite members of Moe Moe Committee and was blocked from entering the city at the respawn point


    And those newbies who attempted to deceive any natives were angrily captured and tied to a pole by members of Heart of Nature, then paraded all around to publicly shame them.


    Of course, after that, Ev naturally didnt forget those excessively troublesome yers and subjected them to the wrath of the game masters ban hammer.


    The reason for the bans was pretty straightforward:


    <em>Reported by other yers.</em>


    And thus, Ev unexpectedly banned over two hundred yers just within the span of a week after theunch of the 4th beta.


    This quantity far exceeded the number of yers Ev had punished in the previous three closed betas.


    Of course, at this moment, Ev no longer fretted about the shortage of potential manpower anymore, and those troublemaking newbies were ultimately just a minority among the entire yerbase, unable to significantly impact the overall state of the game.


    The veteran yers from the previous three closed betas evolved into unofficial moderators under Evs guidance, upholding the rules of the Elven Forest and willingly sacrificing themselves for Eve without hesitation, just as long as they received adequate rewards and increased their reputation.


    As for the avatars left behind by those yers who were permanently banned, Ev reimed them all and reverted their looks back to the base configuration to serve as backup bodies for potential yers in the future, thereby saving some divine power for herself.


    Even with the removal of these troublemakers and the yers who had quit the game for various reasons in the past few months, the total concurrent users still remained at above sixty thousand.


    However, the gradual increase of these weird and troublesome yers also made Ev realized once again that even if her divine power is sufficient enough, shifting the game into open-beta for the wider public would still be a serious matter requiring thorough consideration.


    Otherwise, a sudden influx ofrge number of uncontroble individuals could greatly undermine all that she had done so far.


    Ultimately, it was still necessary to proceed cautiously and steadily expand the yer base ording to her actual needs rather than rushing into open-beta prematurely.


    As it stands, the neers are gradually getting the hang of things, and the renovation of the church is progressing in an orderly manner.


    Even the revision of the new Holy Book, ording to reports from Alice during her prayers, had be much smoother after recruiting some neers for the task.


    Ev had anticipated this since she deliberately chose some individuals with special backgrounds when she was screening applicants for the fourth beta.


    For example, those who studied religious studies, or those who had simr writing experience, or were self-media personalities back on Earth


    Its also worth mentioning that even Demacia, this bold-eyed rascal, had enthusiastically joined the group thats rewriting the new Holy Codex of Life.


    However, considering that this punk could masterfully orchestrate sessful pyramid schemes and could easily deceive both dwarfs and humans, Ev thought his involvement might actually yield some surprising results


    In summary, the development within the Elven Forest was going well, and the yers strength was steadily increasing.


    The Chosen City had once more entered a period of rapid development, with new buildings being erected on the outskirts almost every day.


    In this regard, Ev is even considering whether to collect a contribution tax for opening up newnds.


    Speaking of which, the situation outside the Elven Forest is somewhat delicate.


    As the mercenary group assigned to track down the ck Dragon had not yet returned, and with over five thousand members vanishing without a trace, their fate unknown, this matter gradually caused panic throughout the Maple Leaf Territory.


    However, what was strange was that Otto von Cappadocia, the Borderlord of the Maple Leaf Territory, hadnte forward to exin anything.


    However, the entire Maple Leaf Territory appeared to have entered a state thats akin to martialw. Even the veteran yers who remained active in Maple Leaf City sensed the citys unusual atmosphere, with all the guards appearing serious and the number of patrols multiplying several times over.


    Ev understood their situation quite well.


    Perhaps the disappearance of his backer, the Ancient Dragon of Despair Nidhogg, has thoroughly frightened this human count


    However, for now, Ev had no intention of capitalizing on this chance and causing trouble for him.


    For her, this border count was just a minor character worth noting about.


    What truly mattered to her was the empire behind him and Etriu, the Patron Deity of this human empire.


    Having temporarily secured her factions external situation and with its internal development gradually progressing as nned, Ev finally remembered the primordial elf Thranduil, whom she had long forgotten about.


    <strong>340</strong>


    <strong></strong><strong>WITH A LARGER FOREST, ALL KIND OF BIRDS WILL NATURALLY APPEAR</strong>  <hr><hr>