In the blink of an eye, it was already dusk.
In the forest of elves, ancient trees with different poses and expressions are towering into the clouds, the branches are interlaced, and the prosperous branches and leaves cover the sky and the sun.
The golden sunset shines through the shade among the leaves, like twinkling stars, revealing an elusive silence.
A chorus of chants sounded slowly, and several tenacious vines suddenly emerged from the soil, flew from all directions, and wrapped around a tall and straight ancient tree.
Li Mu put down the staff in his hand, let out a sigh of relief, and said behind him:
"Fixed!"
"nie! Twisting is so easy to use!"
"Hey, now you don't have to worry about accidentally smashing people to death when the tree falls!"
"Pfft... Demacia, you're just out of luck, you're standing in the wrong place, or you're the one who gets hit every time."
"roll!"
"Hahaha!"
Several elves in sackcloth clamored and swarmed up, holding their wooden knives and starting to chop at the base of the ancient wood...
"Speaking of which, this feeling is really weird... Even though it is the goddess and the world tree, our task is to cut down trees..."
"It should be that the goddess is in a bad state. You see, the world tree is all withered."
"But the most important thing in this forest is wood, and the goddess doesn't care, right?"
"Hardcore Deity Religion..."
"It's just a game, don't take it too seriously."
"Uh... if you didn't mention it, I almost forgot that this was a game..."
Players work while chatting.
They are Li Mu's teammates.
After handing in the mission for the first time, in order to do his daily life more efficiently, Li Mu formed a team with several players.
With the cries of "One, Two, Three" and chopping, the ancient trees that were several tens of meters in height shook slightly, and then became more and more violent...
"Push together! Quick! One! Two! Three...!"
"Broken! Broken!"
Amid the cheers, the huge ancient tree shook slightly, and finally fell, startling a group of birds...
And several elves rushed up again, took out their wooden knives to chop, and flashed brilliant sword skills one after another, they divided the ancient wood into sections, like serious lumberjacks one by one.
"Is this tree enough for a few of us to cross paths?"
Several people said while wiping sweat.
"Enough, the tree is so big, I doubt we'll be able to move it all in one trip."
While talking, Li Mu and others carried the segmented ancient wood together.
This is already his sixth mission. After teaming up with several other players, his efficiency has improved a lot.
Before he knew it, Li Mu had been playing the game for a whole day.
To be precise, the tree was cut down for a day.
Glancing at his character card, the corners of his mouth rose:
"After handing in this quest, I should be able to level 5."
"Fuck! Boss!"
"Emperor Liver! It's only about a day, right? It only takes three or four hours to convert to a blue star, so you're going to be level 5?"
"As expected of Brother Mu!"
Several players suddenly looked over with admiration on their faces.
Li grinned, a smile appeared on his handsome face, and explained:
"I'm lucky, I found a light-friendly sun cedar after taking the mission for the first time, and Alice directly gave me 300 experience points."
"Emperor Ou!"
"Is that the golden tree at the gate of the camp?"
Surrounded by envy and jealousy.
"How good! Why am I so unlucky? Every time I received a task before, it was to clean the temple, and the experience value was poor. Later, I finally picked up a wood collector, and I was killed several times by the felled trees. The experience is all emptied."
The elf with the four green characters "Demacia" said resentfully.
"Hahahaha, maybe you are an African chief! Hahahaha!"
"In a sense, you can be beaten to death by a falling tree every time. You are considered very talented."
"Take off your clothes when you open the server, and take the initiative to tease Alice. I will serve you on all servers."
"I said 'Demacia', how good is your relationship with Alice now?"
Demacia glanced at the system bar, both pointed ears drooped down, he touched his explosive head, and said weakly:
"Negative... negative one hundred..."
"Hahahahahaha!"
"You really want to laugh at me, hahahaha!"
"No wonder you get the garbage quest every time, hahahaha..."
"No, I think it's just his black face..."
In the laughter and laughter, the logging team formed by several players carried the wood and returned to the camp under the World Tree.
The camp was originally a low bush, but at this moment a large open space has been cleared by the players.
Dozens of players are teaming up in twos and threes, building houses out of chopped wood and collected stones.
More than a dozen wooden houses with different shapes are simple, but they have already taken shape; and even faster, a double-storey wooden building has been built.
Looking at the decent building, Demacia couldn't help sighing:
"Talent! The house was built in such a short time!"
"Because there are skills! Not to mention, sometimes magic and sword skills really work, and the higher the level, the stronger the strength, and the more you can do..."
someone explained.
"Of course, design is also critical."
As he said that, he pointed to the center of the construction site, where stood a tall pink-haired female elf wearing a robe, holding a blueprint made of unknown materials, and was gesturing with a few other players, while her head was above her head. Three green Chinese characters for "Cuckoo Bird" are displayed:
"Did you see it? That young lady over there called 'Cuckoo Bird' is the real boss. It is said that in reality, Jinghua studied civil engineering, and she designed these several houses. It seems that she is about to rely on the construction task. Up to level 5."
Li Mu glanced over there in amazement, and secretly memorized the three words "Cuckoo Bird". Other players were in an uproar:
"God! It's less than a day!"
"Yes, I heard that she also plans to design an elf town with several other players who study city planning and gardens... and has obtained permission from the goddess oracle."
"I'm going, talent!"
"Real version knowledge changes fate..."
"It's too real, isn't it?"
"I can see it now. The real purpose of this mission should be to let us build a town, right?"
"Pfft, it's really a revival of the elves! The novice village is built by our internal beta players."
"Is the official so lazy?"
"It's called participation!"
"Actually, I think tree holes and elves are more compatible... And cutting down trees or something doesn't always feel 'natural'."
"Maybe there is a deeper meaning?"
"… "
There is no deeper meaning for Eve. He simply wants to save strength and absorb a little life force. After all, life is very important now, and everything else can be released later.
Besides, he does not believe in gods, but an ancient god who directly controls the power of nature, and does not need to strictly abide by the rules of priesthood.
Building a novice village...
Listening to the players' discussion, Li Mu was thoughtful.
He carried the log and came to the center of the camp with his teammates.
A bonfire has been raised in the center of the camp, and several elf players are surrounded by the flames, nibbling on fruits they don't know where to pick, talking and laughing.
And Alice, the Virgin of Nature, stood aside, busy issuing and clearing tasks with the players.
For the convenience of movement, she pulled her long golden hair into a high ponytail and looked attentively. The white face was stained with a few stains, and the sweat beads were crystal clear under the light of the flame, which was very cute.
The group came to the girl and settled the task.
Alice raised her head and saw a few people, especially Li Mu, her eyes lit up slightly:
"Mission completed?"
She was very impressed with this male elf. Although this chosen one was thin, he had been working hard all the time, and he even found a good sun cedar.
Besides, he's very polite, not like some rude guys at all...
Glancing at a red-haired afro-head in the team, Alice's smile faded and she snorted softly, while Demacia shuddered and hid behind Li Mu somewhat embarrassedly.
It seems that streaking and flirting, the girl completely remembered him.
Li Mu coughed and said respectfully:
"Miss Alice, let's hand in the task."
Alice took her eyes back, and her eyes lit up when she saw the wood they were carrying:
“Quality Pine!”
She nodded to several people:
"Put it in the timber area, your mission is complete."
As soon as the voice fell, several people received the system's prompt tone at the same time, and suddenly burst into cheers.
Seeing the 150 experience points received, Li Mu was overjoyed.
It's time to upgrade!
After thanking Alice, Li Mu left the mission with a few people.
Along the way, several teammates chatted:
"Brother Mu, amazing! Why do I feel Alice's attitude towards you is so good!"
"Brother Mu, how much do you and Alice feel?"
Li Mu hesitated for a while and said:
"Not much, it's only 20 o'clock."
As soon as they heard this, several players exploded.
"Damn it! It's already very high! It's only 2 o'clock!"
"What is 2 o'clock? I'm negative, so I've worked hard for a long time."
"Don't talk about it, the few of us are also negative. We have done many tasks. It stands to reason that the good feelings should be brought up, but Alice has never smiled at us..."
"I heard that there are a lot of positive numbers for female players."
"The favor system is too difficult..."
"You guys don't sell badly, I didn't say a word when I lost 100..."
"You did it yourself, who told you to touch other people's hair?"
"Brother Mu, how did you and the Saintess get the friendship level? Why did I only gain 1 opinion after doing one mission!"
Li Mu didn't answer immediately, he walked slowly to a stake, patted his butt and sat down.
The sky has completely darkened, the pure night sky is extremely deep, and the stars in the sky form a magnificent galaxy, bright and mysterious...
The bonfire was burning, crackling, and flickering.
Many players who were constructing and collecting wood had stopped. They were talking and laughing around the flames, eating fruits collected from the forest.
There are also players in twos and threes, holding a party around the bonfire, singing and dancing, and even some people make bagpipes out of unknown materials, and play music to accompany them.
The whole camp is shrouded in a cheerful and lively atmosphere, bustling and joyful, just like a festival.
Watching all this, Li Mu's eyes were slightly dazed.
He picked up a purple-cyan berry he had just picked on the road and put it into his mouth.
With a light bite, the milky white juice overflows, and the sweet fragrance is slightly sour.
The evening wind in the forest blows, blowing the bonfire into a shadowy shadow, and the laughter of the players is one after another, like a dream... Everything seems to be a pure land far away from the world.
He sat quietly on the stake, staring at everything in front of him.
This feeling is very strange. It is different from any virtual online games in the past. Li Mu feels as if he is not playing games, but participating in an interesting large-scale outdoor camping in reality.
A group of people who don't know each other, far away from the hustle and bustle and the world, away from the frustrations in reality, come here together, share tasks, share joy...
All this is like an unreal dream.
This dream is so illusory and beautiful...
Taking a deep breath, at this moment, Li Mu felt that his heart was unprecedentedly calm, and all his troubles had been left behind by him.
After a moment of silence, he explained:
"It should be, a sense of substitution."
"Don't you think that although this is a game, it is also a world?"