[{"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-530":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},1154831,1499,"Chapter 530 - 479: Preparations for War and the Open Beta","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-530",530,"\u003Cp>With this in mind, Eve, in the guise of Divine Favored Zero, spoke to everyone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sorren Commerce is backed by the God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God of Darkness and Shadow, Lord Holder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this term, everyone except Miers seemed bewildered, as the pupils of the other elves contracted simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the battle in the Underworld, all the higher-ups in the Elf Forest knew that this entity had essentially become the enemy of the True God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the atmosphere in the temple grew even more solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter likely involves a conflict at the level of the True Gods, and isn’t something we can speculate about. I will report this to the True God, and everything will be decided by Her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Reporting to the True God?*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Selena and the others looked at Eve with a hint of envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Alice had a somewhat complicated expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ability to speak directly with the True God in itself represented the Favor and absolute trust of the True God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*One could only say...*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Lord Ling truly was Lord Ling...*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group discussed for a while longer and then concluded the meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everyone else had left, Eve returned to Her Divine Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat high on Her divine throne, pondering carefully, and had some guesses in Her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one considered the worst-case scenario, it was highly likely that the God of Darkness and Shadow had truly aligned with Uller, and they planned to deal with her first...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she was not alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems I need to contact Hela, to ask Her to keep an eye on the Netherworld. If it’s just Uller, it’s not much of a problem, but adding the God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder, introduces many variables.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought to Herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made Eve wary of the God of Darkness and Shadow wasn’t just Her formidable intermediate Divine Power, but also the connections She had demonstrated in the underground warfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Hmm... maybe it should be called ’divine connections’?*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ancient True God had lived a far too long life, appearing to know many mythical beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially those Evil Gods that had once been dormant or sealed in the Segis World, but were awakening or breaking free as Magic Power reawakened...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*The unknown was what was frightening.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these ancient existences woke, Eve’s advantage as the only True God active on the surface was slowly diminishing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What She presently possessed seemed more like a first-mover advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one day several Evil Gods suddenly invaded the Elf Forest, Eve would not be surprised at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The revived Evil Gods also needed to restore their powers quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Holder’s scheming, they very well might collaborate to target her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to be more cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve became quietly alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concealing her identity as the Goddess of Life, she formally appeared, adopting a role that could be accepted by the masses, while also partially exposing Herself to the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the most dangerous place was also the safest place. To reduce other True Gods’ attention towards the World Tree, Eve had to enter the scene in this manner...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, divine duties could not be faked. The birth of a new god also indicated the absolute fall of an old one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hela is my ally, She will surely help and warn me about Holder, but... with Holder in the shadows, now I need to resolve the Half-Beast issue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Half-Beast are stirring restlessly, surely planning something big. If Holder is involved, it must be related to Her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before, it was too passive. Perhaps... this time we should take the initiative.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be best to solve the Half-Beast problem once and for all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, in the Elf Forest, it was only the players who could contend with the Half-Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, how to take the initiative required careful consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offensive operations were different from defensive ones, requiring different preparations. Although the players now had the means to invade the Death Desert, in practice, it was quite difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, the Death Desert was a long distance from the Elf Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the natural agility of the players and many having Demon Beasts, it would still take ten to fifteen days for a large army to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver players and level 40 max Iron players might be faster, but others simply couldn’t speed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Organizing a ten to fifteen-day expedition... to be honest, Eve thought it was feasible if the group was small, but with a large group, there would definitely be drop-offs along the way. One moment they might be with the team, the next they could vanish...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they really reached the destination, who knows how many players would be left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were precedents for this; in the past, when supporting the Death Holy City in the Underworld war, over two thousand players fell behind after just a few hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*This, in fact, was the biggest problem.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Turning the world into a game could greatly boost players’ combat abilities but also limited control over them.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*They were all here to play a game; running around a map for ten to fifteen days might appeal to some masochistic players but not everyone...*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Even if Eve offered high rewards.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the issue of distance had been encountered during defensive battles too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Eve had used a Teleportation Array, greatly saving the players’ time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But taking the initiative was different...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It involved penetrating the territories of other True Gods, and if the other True Gods were inclined, they could sever the Teleportation Array in their domains.\u003C\u002Fp>",937,"2026-06-03T12:38:35.776Z","2026-06-03T12:38:44.235Z",1,"novelbin.me","dfca2cfb9a63b48ce9d23b9c36a43aeb2dae899e405c6869f79b65b4de73c4d2","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-531","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-529",1431,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Felf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-cover.jpg"]