[{"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-567":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},1154968,1499,"Chapter 567 - 496: Don’t Kill Me! I Surrender!","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-567",567,"\u003Cp>\"Miners?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Little Xian Miao’s words, the players’ eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This all started with the magic gun...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the steam gun was upgraded into a more powerful magic gun that could also earn experience, the shooter class seemed to be on the rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike bows and arrows, which required serious skill development, magic guns were easier for players to pick up, offered better aim, and dealt more damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brought a glimmer of hope to many ranged players who struggled with archery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, pairing with auxiliary skills originally meant for bows, magic guns could unleash even greater power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even non-shooter players, including some spellcaster players, could carry a magic gun for self-defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No doubt about it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After evaluations and high praise from the experts, the magic guns developed by players quickly became the most popular weapon in just a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the production of magic guns in the Elf Forest could not keep up with the players’ demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transforming a steam gun into a magic gun wasn’t difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some players who had studied magic runes, they could modify steam guns themselves following the methods shared on the forums by the experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those who had studied forging could even use materials to craft exquisite magic gun equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the problem lay in upgrading and crafting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other weapons, upgrading and crafting magic guns required a metal with good magic conducting properties—mithril, and stones that could store magic power—magic stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former was used for upgrading magic guns, while the latter was not only for upgrading but also a magic storage device and a consumable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these two materials, players could fully showcase their skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, these two materials naturally became scarce in the Elf Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Elf Forest did not have these materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, players utilized the specialties of the Elf Forest to trade with the dwarves of the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this trade volume was still too small and too expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The experts could handle it, but the commoners had to step aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, whether by players’ good fortune or the game’s plan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When many players were complaining about the high modification cost of magic guns on the forum, someone discovered mithril and magic stone mines in Rivendell...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, perhaps it shouldn’t be said someone discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, a quick-witted player, through day-after-day storytelling and bringing treats, finally raised the affection of the Spider Queen Rose, residing underground in Rivendell, past 50...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, after much coaxing and persuasion, the player was informed by her about the location of the mines...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because these two materials were also delicious food for the Earth Cave Spiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus... a spectacular mining campaign began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The springtime for commoner shooter players had also arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with resources, they still needed to be mined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Cave Spiders themselves loved eating these resources, asking for their help was like throwing meat buns to a dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So... it was up to the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And mining was a laborious and grueling task...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brought another problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was players suddenly realizing that the Elf Forest lacked laborers...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were there many players in the Elf Forest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the public test, a full 160,000 players had gathered in the Elf Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although most veteran players roamed the wilderness, the hundred thousand new players were enough to make the core area bustling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, despite the increase in players, the labor force in the Elf Forest was even more scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because... the demand for magic guns had increased again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all players were willing to do grueling work, most players still longed for swords and magic, adventure and battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having them spend an hour a day on mundane daily tasks was fine, but doing hard labor all day was too much for anyone but masochists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\"After all, they were here to play a game, not to self-torture...\"*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veteran players came up with a solution, which was to \"trade\" with new players, having the new players sell their labor for mining in exchange for the veterans taking time to lead them to high-level maps for monster-fighting and leveling up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This solution was a win-win, but honestly, the efficiency wasn’t high, because the speed at which new players mined was painfully slow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\"You could only blame ’The Elf Kingdom’ for being so hardcore.\"*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even mining was a skill that came with practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, elves were agility-based; except for those players bulking up as tanks, most had limited strength...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, at this moment, hearing Little Xian Miao mention the word \"miners,\" the other players instantly understood what she wanted to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah! We can bring these Half-Beasts back to help us mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, Miao Ju, you truly are a genius! How did I not think of that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you really only 15 years old?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On closer inspection, the Half-Beasts are much stronger and more muscular than us, they’re really quite suitable for this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And they’re easy to feed! The Elf Forest has no shortage of food!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jeez... we could even raise a large group of Half-Beasts to mine, turning it into an industry, and further export minerals to make money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who cares about exporting minerals? With war looming, we can sell the captured Half-Beasts to the dark dwarves! Um... we’ll keep the faithless ones, sell the believers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"666!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Genius! You’re all geniuses!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players chatted away excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>",896,"2026-06-03T12:38:37.761Z","2026-06-03T12:38:45.913Z",1,"novelbin.me","c1d500b8df1ae6bee24ffc7680fcb4cdf5e5bcacee9a6029577529b34a874233","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-568","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-566",1431,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Felf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-cover.jpg"]