Chapter 3: The Remaining Elf Believers

Eve couldn't understand how she had connected to the online world of her previous life.

Recalling her way of death in her past life, she made some guesses.

She remembered that just before her death, she had been happily enjoying a virtual reality game inside a gaming pod, and her cause of death seemed to be several days of sleep deprivation...

Yes, the last piece of information that had just emerged seemed to be about her.

Virtual reality technology, a type of internet technology that has become increasingly popular on Blue Star in recent years, works by connecting human consciousness directly to the internet, creating a virtual world.

Eve suspected that it was because she died while connected to the internet that she had established some sort of channel with the online world.

Not only that, but by comparing the flow of time in both worlds, Eve discovered that the time in Segis Continent was about four times faster than on Blue Star.

What does this mean?

Could she still be in touch with her old home after crossing over?

At this thought, Eve didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

She had already decided to embrace her new life, to forget everything about the past.

But with this development, she somehow felt reluctant to let go...

The nature of thoughts is strange; sometimes when completely cut off, they stay that way, but once connected, they give hope.

Eve sighed in her heart.

But now, she was the World Tree of the Segis Plane; her body from her past life had been cremated into ashes. Even if she could establish a connection with Blue Star's internet, what use would it be?

She had tried already; her Divine Power seemed to only affect the online world, totally unable to affect reality on the other side. To Blue Star, even if she projected her consciousness there, it would only amount to an invisible clump of data...

Moreover, to project her consciousness onto the network world there would be frighteningly draining; Eve had merely entertained the thought when she sensed that it would require at least ten thousand Divine Power units!

She had transformed into a True God; her soul had already metamorphosed into a Divine Soul. Without enough Divine Power, the online world couldn't even carry a sliver of her consciousness.

Merging with the World Tree granted Eve a new life and incredible power, but it was also a prison...

Maybe... once she became stronger, she could have a chance to return to Blue Star in her former life?

This thought crossed Eve's mind.

However, she quickly calmed down.

That was far too ambitious.

To squander tens of thousands of Divine Power units required at least a middle level Divine Power, and right now, she was just a weak Divine Power being! Not to mention she was in a near-death state...

Weak Divine Power, small Divine Power, medium Divine Power, strong Divine Power, great Divine Power...

Her path ahead was long!

And her current focus wasn't even on this...

Glancing at her pitiful status bar, Eve sighed in her mind.

"First, stabilize my own condition! A dying True God is probably a walking gold mine. At least establish a firm footing in the Segis World and then consider the rest!"

At this moment, Eve also had a long-term and clear goal for the future.

That is to strengthen herself and gain true freedom!

With this in mind, Eve resolutely left the blue light cluster and returned to the three green photons.

Ignoring the one from Berserker, she looked towards the remaining two photons.

Suddenly, that ethereal, gentle, and sacred prayer sound came again...

This time, Eve finally found the source of the sound, it was the brightest of the two photons!

After hesitating for a moment, she ventured her consciousness into it...

Accompanied by a mystical feeling of weightlessness, Eve felt her vision elevate continuously, and the space around her began to blur.

Soon, she exited the Divine Space, and her consciousness, as if being pulled, flew in a certain direction...

After a momentary daze, Eve found herself in a majestic temple.

The temple, made of vines and ancient woods, was adorned with exquisite and intricate patterns, giving off a natural yet sacred aura but appeared very dilapidated, an ancient and weathered feel hitting her directly.

Where was this?

Eve was slightly stunned.

And when she spread her consciousness out, her heart suddenly felt strange.

This temple...

It was actually located on her own body!

To be precise, on the main trunk of the World Tree, only Eve hadn't noticed it before because she had been observing her surroundings.

Was this a case of not seeing what's right under one's nose?

After muttering a complaint to herself, Eve focused her attention on the front of the altar.

In front of the altar, there were an Elf man and an Elf woman.

The male elf looked extremely old, his hair and beard all white, leaning on a cane, wearing gray priestly robes, emanating a sense of twilight and decay. Deep in his eyes was an endless sorrow and despair.

Eve's attention quickly shifted from him and focused on the female elf ahead.

She was a beautiful elf girl.

She appeared to be about sixteen or seventeen, kneeling on the ground with her hands tightly clasping a leaf-shaped badge, her head slightly bowed, her eyes closed, muttering prayers.

She possessed all the legendary beauty attributed to elves.

Pointed ears, long slender neck, delicate and perfect features that appeared supremely pure and innocent, her fair and delicate skin was like the first snow, and her golden silky long hair fell like a waterfall to the ground, adding a mature aspect to the girl.

She was dressed in a beautiful priestly long dress adorned with greenery, golden patterns and vine motifs making it sacred and solemn, along with an inherent elegant and noble temperament that made one feel unworthy by comparison.

The prayers that Eve was hearing were coming from her!

The instant Eve saw the elf girl, relevant information about her suddenly surfaced in Eve's mind.

[Name: Alice Wind]

[Race: Elf]

[Profession: Natural Priest]

[Level: 23 (Black Iron Middle Rank)]

[True God of Faith: Eve Yoctrahill]

[Level of Faith: Devout Believer]

[Title: Natural Saintess]

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People love beautiful things.

Seeing that her only devout believer was such a pure and beautiful elf girl, Eve's initial feeling of loss instantly dissipated by half.

As for the other one, he was the only shallow believer.

The information showed that the elderly male elf was named Samir Wind, a 30-level Natural Priest and Druid.

Both were Black Iron Middle Ranked professionals, among whom the elderly elf was the highest, just one level away from Black Iron Upper.

Unexpectedly, these were her followers.

Eve nodded to herself internally.

Next, she planned to communicate with them and then find ways to strengthen her faith.

Eve thought for a moment, prepared to use a bit of Divine Power to respond, but the elf girl suddenly stopped her prayer.

She opened her emerald eyes, reached to wipe away a tear from the corner of her eye, sniffled slightly with her slightly reddened nose, and then struggled to stand up, supporting herself off the ground.

Turning around, she gave a forced smile to her long-awaiting companion, Alice's clear voice somewhat hoarse and dejected:

"Grandpa Samir, the final prayer... has ended."

She had been kneeling here for three days and nights, and all her hopes, ultimately turned into despair.

Seeing the girl's lost expression, the elderly elf named Samir sighed.

He masked the hint of grief in his eyes, and forcibly cheered up to comfort:

"Ah… there is nothing that can be done about it. No matter how much we persist, no matter how much we hope, we must accept this reality…"

He said, lifting his head to look at the fragmented statue above the altar, his muddy eyes slightly shimmering with tears:

"Under the Divine Crown of the Mother Goddess… She has truly fallen…"

In the hall, intermittent sobbing echoed.

Moments later, the elderly elf sighed deeply:

"Let's go…"

"Having held on for a thousand years, there is no need for us to persist here anymore…"

With that, in the World Tree Divine Space, the particles representing the two believers grew dimmer, almost extinguishing…

Eve: ...

Hey! Are you really going to abandon your faith right in front of your own True God?!

She was immensely frustrated.

She had originally planned to perform a Divine Miracle to elevate the elf girl's affection to a fanatic believer and then turn the other shallow believer into a devout believer, but unexpectedly she was met with a severe setback just upon arrival.

She assessed, unsurprisingly, that if she didn't act now, these last two indigenous believers would soon be saying their goodbyes to Her.

Stay calm, she had just inherited the Divine Position, and all beginnings are hard, but she still had the loyal Berserker...

After comforting herself a bit, Eve decided to bear the pain and prove her existence using Divine Power, but suddenly She had a change of heart, temporarily suppressing her original plan.

Scanning her consciousness towards a certain distant direction, Eve gradually calmed down.

Divine Power was still too precious.

What a coincidence, just as drowsy, someone brought a pillow, it seems there is now a more efficient and cost-effective trickery method…

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