[{"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-581":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},1154982,1499,"Chapter 581: 503: Sharu's Choice","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-581",581,"\u003Cp>Chapter 581: Chapter 503: Sharu’s Choice\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-level Black Iron players and silver players had a great time in the Death Desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Half-Beasts, treated as the largest wild monsters and cash cows, were in a miserable state…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Half-Beast Tribe in the northeast parts of the Death Desert, near the Black Mountain Range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With reports spreading of the elves’ unbelievable actions, like desecrating statues, capturing Half-Beasts as slaves, and even supposedly eating corpses, these Half-Beasts were almost terrified at the mention of elves…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the last claim about eating was just a rumor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players, although having strong tastes, wouldn’t go that far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that the corpses of the killed Half-Beasts disappeared, and since players loved barbecues, rumors started spreading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, for the vast number of Half-Beasts, the elves creating chaos in the Death Desert only numbered just over two thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no matter what, two thousand people couldn’t shake the foundations of the Half-Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, even if the number of attacking elves was small, they were like relentless flies, tirelessly attacking the Half-Beast tribe again and again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they remained vigilant, it would be alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a moment of slack, and the elves would pounce like watching an egg crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While large tribes endured, quite a few mid-sized tribes vanished this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, since many players had reached the maximum Black Iron level, gaining more experience for leveling up wasn’t helpful anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, they could store it for the silver tier to directly upgrade, or recover if they died and lost a level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, instead of killing Half-Beasts, many players were more interested in the possessions of Half-Beasts, the Half-Beasts’ trade goods with Sorren Commerce, and the value of Half-Beasts as labor…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things could be turned into wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And wealth often meant equipment and strength upgrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, this was quite satirical to the Half-Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Half-Beasts used to capture elves not just because Uller feared the revival of the World Tree, but also for the wealth elf sales brought…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would’ve thought things would be reversed one day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, they had become the prey, while their former prey had become the hunters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*The mental shock of this role reversal was indescribable.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark Canyon, Rivendell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-Beastman Sharu huffed as he loaded the mined ores into a wheelbarrow, then carefully put away the pickaxe and cautiously wheeled the cart out of the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been a miner for over half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this half month, he worried, was afraid, always anxious about the elves’ sudden retaliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, as it turned out, these elves… really just needed them for mining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, although they signed Slave Contracts, the elves weren’t very interested in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elves seemed to only care about their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Sharu didn’t understand; it was also because the appearance of Half-Beasts didn’t match the players’ aesthetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With racial hostility, unattractive looks, and not particularly strong, their only merit was their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such beings were only useful as labor slaves to the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*In this regard… Sharu took it quite well.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those elves were so brutal, he still couldn’t forget the demonic glee in their smiles as they slaughtered the Half-Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to his people who died at the elves’ hands, Sharu felt quite lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better a live coward than a dead hero…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, although living sounded degrading, as long as he listened, these elves were reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least… the slave Half-Beasts weren’t shorted on food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact… Sharu felt the food provided by the elves was better than the Death Desert’s!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was, the Death Desert was too barren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it was rich in luxurious furs and jewels, there was a severe lack of food, barely enough to stave off starvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Elf Forest had been under the Royal Court’s control, the Half-Beasts could survive by hunting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though many Half-Beasts didn’t acclimate well to the Elf Forest’s climate, combined with the Human forces’ secret interference, which ultimately led to the failure of the Half-Beasts’ plan to migrate during the millennial god war, at least it had provided them with plenty of food…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-Beasts could only improve their lives by trading with humans or outright robbing from the eastern Human Kingdom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players’ Elf Forest was truly distinct in resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Rich beyond belief.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since the players could use magic, and many excelled in natural magic, greatly shortening the time between harvests…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the massive influx of open beta players once strained the Elf Forest’s food supply, it was a short-lived situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When many open beta players learned natural magic, transitioned to Druids, and became interested in “farming”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elf Forest’s food once again became devalued…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was given to the Half-Beasts, was what the players least valued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this, Sharu knew nothing about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed his loaded wheelbarrow, carefully walking along the mine tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>",816,"2026-06-03T12:38:37.761Z","2026-06-03T12:38:45.913Z",1,"novelbin.me","52413bc5660f4203e9508243623c796ecc749e4e3e2ef935f47a05c50e36e692","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-582","elf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-chapter-580",1431,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Felf-kingdom-game-of-the-world-tree-cover.jpg"]