Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree
Chapter 453 - 435: The Secret of the Half-plane

Chapter 453: Chapter 435: The Secret of the Half-plane

"Should I address you all as Divine Race, or should I call you... elves?"

Upon hearing the cordial yet subtly profound remark from the other party, a few players glanced at each other and saw a hint of astonishment in each other’s eyes.

They knew that since humans in this half-plane began venerating elves as Divine Race, they had subtly asked Lily and others if they had ever heard of the term "elves."

Unfortunately, Lily and her companions were completely unfamiliar with the term.

Yet, the male NPC before them had revealed their identity in a single sentence.

*Could it be... he knows something?*

For a moment, the players’ eyes brightened slightly.

Key NPC!

This must be the key NPC for this hidden mission!

Seeing the players’ astonished expressions, the male NPC gave a gentle smile.

He placed his right hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and then said weakly,

"Cough cough... Let me introduce myself..."

"I am the seventeenth elder of the Divine Grace Ancestors. You may call me Rueger."

After speaking, he turned to Lily with a slight smile and said,

"Lily, you may go about your business. I have something to discuss with these gentlemen."

"But... Elder, the Mandala Magic Flower has been brought back, and you haven’t taken your medicine yet... Shouldn’t you first..."

Lily said worriedly.

"Rest assured, with these gentlemen here, and the Magic Flower you’ve brought back, this minor illness is no big deal."

Elder Rueger reassured her with a smile.

Lily glanced at the players and then at the elder, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, bowing to them before leaving the living room.

As she was about to leave, she couldn’t help but turn back and say,

"Elder, you must take your medicine first!"

"Don’t worry."

Elder Rueger waved her off, watching her leave.

It wasn’t until Lily’s figure completely disappeared that the obviously unwell Divine Grace Elder gathered his smile and sighed lightly,

"Lily is a good child, and everyone in the small town is good children..."

His tone carried a trace of sadness and melancholy.

After a few moments of silence, Elder Rueger looked at the players once more.

This time, his expression was much more solemn.

He bowed to the players again, drew an imperfect tree symbol on his chest, and then said solemnly,

"Rueger, at your service, Divine Envoys."

"Divine Envoys, I have been waiting here for you all for a very long time. We, the abandoned ones, have also been waiting for you for a very long time..."

*This... tree symbol? Divine Envoys? Abandoned people?*

The players were quite surprised.

"He actually drew the symbol of the Goddess! Could it be... that they are also followers of the Goddess?"

"That can’t be right; if they were followers, the Goddess shouldn’t be unaware, right? If they were followers, wouldn’t the Goddess just send an oracle to them instead, rather than having us search for the Divine Artifact pieces?"

"Have they been abandoned by the Goddess?"

"I don’t know..."

The players were typing and communicating in the chat channel, full of confusion.

However, before the players could raise any questions, the elder suddenly began to cough violently once again.

His complexion flushed unnaturally, and it was almost visible to the naked eye that his condition was deteriorating.

Noticing his obviously worsening state, the warrior player Lucky frowned,

"Mr. Rueger, Miss Lily is right. Since you have the Mandala Magic Flower, you should take your medicine first."

However, hearing his words, Elder Rueger just shook his head,

"Divine Envoys, I know my own body well. I don’t have many days left."

Lucky was slightly stunned. He wanted to say more, but the always-silent Druid player Chopin raised his head and said,

"He’s right."

"This isn’t an ordinary illness; it’s life exhaustion. The so-called Mandala Magic Flower probably won’t be effective for him."

Upgraded to Silver, Chopin was a genuine Great Druid.

Not only that, but he specialized in healing, and the moment he saw the Divine Grace Elder, whose strength was only Black Iron Middle Rank, he discerned the elder’s true problem with the Silver Druid’s [Transparent Eye].

Hearing Chopin’s words, Elder Rueger looked at him with surprise and gently nodded,

"As expected of a Divine Envoy, you’re correct. This is indeed not an illness but a result of excessive use of nature-based Magic, which depleted my life force..."

He offered a faint, bitter smile,

"In truth, the Mandala Magic Flower is of no use to me. I even suspect such a Magic Flower might not exist in this world, and I only told Lily and the others that this Magic Flower could cure my ’illness’ as a means to give them hope..."

"However, I didn’t expect Lily and the others to actually go to the Elf Forest to gather this Magic Flower and even bring it back..."

"But when she informed me of your existence, I understood what was going on."

As he spoke, Rueger looked at the players and sighed,

"Perhaps... this Magic Flower was brought by you, right? From the so-called ’Divine Domain’..."

"After all, the Magic Power in this world is too weak to give birth to such legendary treasures. They could probably only appear in the Magic Power-abundant Divine Domain."

Legendary treasures...

The players’ mouths twitched as they recalled the Mandala Grass Flower (Mandala Magic Flower), which could be found almost anywhere suitable for growth in the forest, though not as common as dirt roads...

Indeed, this low-power world was resource-poor.

Elder Rueger, however, did not notice the odd expressions on their faces. He continued with a sigh,

"To be honest, I had completely despaired of this world, yet I never expected to see the descent of Divine Envoys at the end of my life. It seems... that prophecy was true."

Hearing his words, the players’ expressions turned surprised.

Although what the Divine Grace Elder had said didn’t fully align with the reality, it was pretty close.

They exchanged glances, and ultimately, Hu Lu stepped forward, asking solemnly,

"Mr. Rueger, what do you want to tell us, and... you said you have been waiting for us; what exactly does that mean? And what about this prophecy?"

Hearing Hu Lu’s words, Elder Rueger’s expression also turned serious.

He let out a deep sigh and said,

"This involves the secret of our Divine Grace Ancestors, the secret of this world, and even the secret of the Creator God..."

"Divine Envoys, the Creator God of this world... has fallen."