[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree":3,"chapter-elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-159":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1154260,1499,"Chapter 159 - 154: Brother Mu, life is so hard for me!","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-159",159,"\u003Cp>Chapter 159: Chapter 154: Brother Mu, life is so hard for me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Patch update?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were slightly taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the beta test of Elf Kingdom, there had only been one major and one minor version update.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although players often noticed that the game system seemed to update small things inadvertently, they were all harmless refinements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the beta test! Everyone understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was still the first time for a patch update to be announced in such a formal way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu and Demacia checked the time and didn’t pay much attention to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just ten minutes, so they figured they would just log out early when the time came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Mu decided to re-enter the game, it was already the next day on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of this update, he completely disconnected the game cabin and had a good sleep in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when he slept in reality, his consciousness always entered the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although physical fatigue could be recovered through sleep, long-term gaming would still bring mental exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, some players found a solution to this problem too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, during in-game sleep, make their consciousness sleep in the game as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Li Mu still chose to disconnect from the game cabin occasionally for a proper rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise… *he felt he would eventually not be able to distinguish between the game and reality.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elf Kingdom was just too realistic, a game that made Li Mu think of the old series of movies he had watched, The Matrix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time went on, he increasingly suspected that the developers crafted this masterpiece-level virtual MMO based on The Matrix standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Honestly, it was crazy; even the act of… defecating was there. He wasn’t sure if it was about realism or just sheer madness…*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the system and background music, he feared he really would mix it up with reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In conclusion, it was confirmed that the technology used in Elf Kingdom differed from other online games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps… this was the true immersive online game players dreamt of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Li Mu pondered in his heart.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And combined with the speed-of-thought acceleration, if players spent too much time in the game, it might indeed have some influence…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually… if this game were reality, it would be quite good. But unfortunately, a game is still just a game.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu sighed, started the game cabin, and flipped through the backend of his streaming platform on his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was now July, and the university was on summer break, so Li Mu had more spare time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as a streamer, he hadn’t gone live in almost a month…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, he had been cooped up in his room playing games almost every day, doing little else besides eating, bathing, and uploading videos regularly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uploaded videos were, of course, recorded gameplay of Elf Kingdom, mainly including playback clips of Li Mu’s gaming sessions and tips he discovered in-game, such as how to quickly increase NPC favorability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a game review streamer, since playing Elf Kingdom, Li Mu had been completely absorbed and hadn’t touched any other virtual reality games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the sped-up thought processes, Elf Kingdom couldn’t be streamed normally on Blue Star, causing his streaming channel to become neglected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, recording was still possible. Despite Elf Kingdom not being publicly released, it had already attracted countless fans online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Li Mu also took on the role of a content creator, barely making a living off the traffic from his recordings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as a review streamer, Li Mu’s gaming skills weren’t particularly strong, and his recorded gameplay videos weren’t particularly refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he wasn’t the only content creator chosen as a beta player for Elf Kingdom, some of whom were very skilled in post-production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… although his videos had a decent amount of views, they weren’t particularly popular among the Elf Kingdom-related videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, when he habitually opened his platform backend, he discovered that the view numbers for his recorded videos had suddenly exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for the series he made earlier on “How to Increase NPC Favor in Elf Kingdom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this series, Li Mu summarized some characteristics of the elf NPCs in Elf Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He meticulously analyzed the elves’ beliefs, personalities, and preferences based on the official elf history to help players communicate better with NPCs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when the series was first uploaded, the response was less than great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of grinding NPC favor was too slow, and the benefits were limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without grinding favor, as long as you were polite when receiving tasks, NPCs would still give you missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although maxing out favor might gain NPC trust, leading to some secret missions, most players felt the time would be better spent grinding mobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the purple NPC, Alice, they didn’t think any other NPCs were worth the effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the true grind experts, besides the main storyline missions with huge rewards, forming groups to grind mobs was still the fastest way to level up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Li Mu had always expected the lukewarm response to his videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*But now… what was happening?*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu noticed that the traffic data for his series of videos had increased tenfold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when he went to bed yesterday, the series was still lukewarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left him a bit confused:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did the clicks and comments suddenly skyrocket?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He skimmed through and found that many comments were left by beta players:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations on discovering the treasure of Elf Kingdom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the highest-liked comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Front-row luck-sucking, awesome 666!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! Brother Mu, truly impressive! Front-row seat for the prophet’s spectacle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘NPC favor is not pointless, the developers will eventually work on the favor system.’ After seeing that in the video, Mu, are you sure you’re not an insider?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This… what was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even more confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu opened up a certain chat app on his phone and was surprised to find that his chat list had blown up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had received many private messages, most of them from friends in the Nature’s Heart Guild’s offline chat group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a quick glance, he opened the chat with Demacia, greeted by large exclamation marks:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Mu—!!! Help! Waaa… I’m done for! I’m really finished this time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please share some tips on how to quickly bond with NPCs! Otherwise, I’m doomed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh right, also, when you get in the game, you must help me draw some gear! I’m having such a hard time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of nonsense is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, does the update have something to do with favorability?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, set down his phone, and eagerly entered the game cabin…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Game Start—Elf Kingdom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Mu entered the game, he finally saw the game update announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu didn’t hesitate and clicked it open—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Elf Kingdom Favor and Reputation Patch Update Description—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Enhancing Favor System]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Player NPC mission rewards will be tied to the task-giving NPC’s favor. Positive favor yields additional reward bonuses, with a maximum bonus rate of 100% (double rewards); negative favor results in penalties on task rewards, with a maximum penalty rate of 50% (halved rewards).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Improved and Strengthened Reputation System]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Evaluate faction reputation based on NPC favor and conduct a personal comprehensive reputation evaluation based on faction reputation, with a total score of 100 points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Based on the comprehensive reputation score, players can receive additional reward bonuses from main, side, and hidden plotline quests, with a maximum bonus rate of 100% (double rewards).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Based on comprehensive reputation score, players can receive exchange discounts in the mall for class transitions, skills, books, and perfect resurrection counts; the higher your score, the bigger the discount, with a maximum 50% reduction in exchange costs (half consumption).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Based on comprehensive reputation score, players can receive a luck buff for equipment exchanges in the mall. Higher scores increase the chances of drawing rare-effect equipment, up to 100% (guaranteed rare draw). This buff is effective once per day.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu: …\u003C\u002Fp>",1356,"2026-06-03T12:38:19.555Z","2026-06-03T12:38:27.252Z",1,"novelbin.me","a90571310bafe3f97ed5e3ddb905c95e6d6f70daf17324ed47338e06cc4212f7","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-160","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-158",1431,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Felf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-cover.jpg"]