Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

The new update log stirred up heated discussions among the players once again.

The second batch of beta testers didn't feel much about it yet.

They had just entered the game, still caught up in the excitement of exploration and gaming. Although they were curious about the so-called city building and City Lord system, their primary focus was still on how to level up and grind contribution points to buy gear...

But it was different for the veteran players.

After the battle in the Death Desert, many of them had already graduated.

Now, they were either eagerly waiting for a draw for a silver slot, or trying every possible way to grind contribution points for top-notch god-tier equipment.

In short... the pressure to level up was temporarily gone, and the time for free play was increasing.

So, when they saw the opening of the city building system, their eyes lit up.

Building new player cities as guild alliances, players managing the city themselves, acting as City Lord.

This... wasn't it an enhanced version of the guild territory?

No... considering the freedom in the "Elf Kingdom," this was absolutely more interesting than those so-called guild territories in other online games!

"Chosen City" was nice, but as the population grew, it became increasingly crowded, and the expansion couldn't keep up with the pace of new players joining.

Even the newly expanded areas, considering the distance, were far less attractive than the blocks in the core area.

Moreover, because there were so many people online, you had to queue up for tasks during daily grinds, which was a drag...

At this time, if there was an opportunity to establish a new city, a city belonging to one's own guild, although it needed to be built from scratch, in the long run, it would definitely be all benefits without any harm!

With the high degree of freedom in "Elf Kingdom" and its strong sense of epic and participation, if the new city was managed well, it might even become a main city known throughout the "Segis World"!

This was not impossible.

When "Chosen City" was first built, who would have thought that the small town with only three hundred players would develop into the metropolis it was now, with hundreds of thousands of residents?

And if it truly succeeded, it would be very fulfilling and immersive.

Furthermore, the City Lord system was also very appealing.

*Power is something that is sought after everywhere.*

*Just imagine, if you owned a city... that feeling would be wonderful!*

Of course, not everyone could become a City Lord.

But even if one couldn't become a City Lord, becoming a founding member of a new city, in the long run, would also be hugely profitable.

*Do you not see? The housing prices in the core area of "Chosen City" have skyrocketed.*

And out of the original three hundred players, which one of them didn't own a standalone villa in the core area?

*Even if one's idle, with the houses in the developed district, their net worth would be enough for newcomers to look up to...*

Thinking of this, the top management of major guilds were all stirred with interest.

"Great, a new city is to be built, our First Legion must sign up for this!"

"Yes, it would be best to build a city in the northern area of the Elf Forest. Otherwise, it's too inconvenient having to run back and forth for monster farming."

"Haha, a new city is going to be built? Feels like we're going to get rich!"

"Get rich? The qualification to build the city costs a total of sixty million contribution points. More like going bankrupt than getting rich, right?"

"Hey, we're from the Mengmeng Committee, our construction crew is raring to go."

"Damn, turns out it's you heartless real estate developers..."

"Vile capitalists..."

"..."

Even some small and medium-sized guilds, after reading the alliance explanation, felt eager to try.

"A new city, huh, seems really interesting. Should we give it a try too?"

"But the qualification is too tough, isn't it? Sixty million contribution points... We couldn't scrape enough even if we sold our guild, not to mention the number of people needed..."

"Why not cooperate with other guilds? I think this guild alliance idea has potential. We can't just let a few major guilds grow indefinitely?"

"Ah, I really envy those large guilds that can bring out tens of millions without breaking a sweat, where each person just needs to donate a few thousand contribution points. It's tough for small guilds..."

"Small guilds have their advantages too. Large guilds come with their downsides, the more people they have, the more cumbersome they become, making them harder to manage, with all sorts of rules and restrictions. We're more comfortable as a friends and family group, the only downside is perhaps our guild's strength is too weak."

"There are pros and cons to both."

The players' discussions became more and more heated.

Meanwhile, during this period, Eve also selected over twenty locations suitable for city building in her area, according to the development needs.

Being the actual overlord of a region spanning millions of kilometers, and a True God with vast powers, Eve had a knack for picking city-building locations.

These locations were not just chosen randomly; she selected them based on strategic needs, geographical positions, and resource conditions.

The strategic need was a given.

Those key locations, such as the northern area of the Elf Forest near the former Divine Country region, the Dark Mountain Range connecting the Death Desert and Elf Forest, and the eastern part of the Elf Forest facing the Holy Mania Empire across the river, were all locations Eve intended to build cities.

Of course, specific locations within a certain area were also carefully selected by Eve.

They not only needed to be suitable for city building but also had to have worthwhile resources for city building.

For example, Eve marked three green locations in the resource-scarce Dark Mountain Range area.

One was in a basin suitable for city building, being relatively fertile in the Dark Mountain Range; another was at the intersection of the Dark Mountain Range and Fertile Plain, with exceptionally fertile land; and another was close to the Underworld, which not only opened a passage to the Underworld but also contained considerable mineral deposits...