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Apart from thieves who could sneak in, all other non-elf players wishing to enter the Capital would have no choice but to first increase their reputation and then proceed.

So, how to increase favorability when these high-level elves don't even care about you… Oh no, it should be 'reputation', not 'favorability'. It was a very good question.

There were absolutely no clues to suggest how players could increase their reputation amongst the Elf race, and many players hit an insurmountable wall when trying.

Flattery and praises did not work. Gifts were also a no-go. Some players, who painstakingly went to great lengths to obtain fruits from the 'Tree of Life' and tried to offer the treasure were also rejected. In front of these high elves, such treasures were deemed worthless and not valuable enough for them to soften up to the players.

It took almost a month of groping around before a fearless group of pioneers finally found a way to increase their reputation among the elves.

In the Eternal Night Forest, apart from the cold and aloof high elves who guarded the Well of Life, there was also the demon tribe who had been fighting with the elves for countless years in the southwestern part of the forest.

The Demon Tribe occupied the shadow canyon in the southwestern part of the forest. The place was relatively easy to defend but difficult to attack. Demons frequently attacked and harassed the elves. Although they hadn't been in any direct confrontation, both sides had been entangled in this conflict for hundreds of years.

"The Elf King can actually endure to this extent?" As he spoke, Silver Raven cut down another demon and simultaneously rescued a trapped elf, thinking that it was quite incredible.

Although the Shadow Canyon was easy to defend and difficult to attack, there were several demon lords in town. At the very least, the Elf King was an existence at the boss level. He could easily exterminate the demons in the Shadow Canyon with a wave of his hand....

"Maybe it's the game's plot." Otherwise, players would not be able to increase their reputation with the Elf race. Gu Yan had not written much about this in detail and thus did not know the exact reason for such a setting.

As he said this, Gu Yan turned his head to the side and looked at the little cat sitting on his left shoulder. He wanted to check Qiuqiu's thoughts on the matter. After all, all the settings in the game were controlled by him.

In the end, he did not get to see its reaction, but it was too late to stop the other person's lips from brushing across him instead. Gu Yan was stunned, thinking that it was better to drop the matter.

En… just treat it as a setting in the game.

No matter what, they had saved her life. The female elf who had been rescued from the trap nodded to the two humans in front of her, before leaving. Following that was the refreshing sound of their reputation rising.

It was not difficult to increase a player's reputation from 'neutral' to 'friendly'. Grinding for nearly one morning was enough. In addition, there were also many players passing by who wanted to join their party to do the quest to increase their reputation. This accelerated their progress a lot.

Because they had different tasks, after obtaining a 'friendly' status that allowed them to enter the Capital, the two separated, each heading towards their own objective.

Soft moonlight shrouded the main city like a piece of white gauze. Compared to the majestic buildings in the human world, the Capital where the higher elves resided had an ancient and quiet atmosphere.

Huge, ancient trees were scattered around in various locations of the Capital. Many of the elves' houses were built on these ancient trees, with tangled branches that formed passageways.

The task that Gu Yan obtained from the eyes of Vientiane was to look for a High Elf aristocrat called Finna Scully. Since no location was specified, the first thing Gu Yan did after entering the Capital was to find an elf guard to ask for directions.

"The Countess Finna is in the Xicheng District. You can find it by seeing where the silver moon emblem flag flies." His 'friendly' status made these Elf guards more willing to answer the questions of the human youth in front of them instead of directly evicting him.

Generally speaking, this was only limited to answering questions. However, for some reason, these high elves involuntarily treated the youth better than others. Their cold faces were slightly warmer, and he even threw out a reminder, "However, the Earl will not necessarily want to see you. I hope you are psychologically prepared to be rejected."

"Okay, thank you," nodding his head, Gu Yan smiled at the Elf Guard who had warned him. It seems that the High Elves are not that unfriendly?

As the author who had set the elves' cold and arrogant personalities, who would have thought that one day, he would have to personally deal with these high elves…

For the first time, he managed to avoid a pit he himself had dug. Gu Yan suddenly thought he was very lucky.

The little cat on the magician's left shoulder was slightly squinting its eyes at this moment. The small black cloak and hood on it made it look more like a round ball from a distance. Before it teleported to the Elves' territory, it had concealed the abyss mark on the youth's neck and also… attached an imprint of the Breath of Life to him.

The Tree of Life is the sacred tree of the elves. Since the elves were born from the Tree of Life, one can imagine the influence it had on them.

Since the world was created by the highest existence, it was natural that its lover was favoured by the world.

"Qiuqiu, be careful not to fall." Walking through a passageway formed by the huge branches, Gu Yan subconsciously held the little cat on his shoulder closer.

Although he knew that the other person's cat form was just a disguise, Gu Yan still did it in reflex.

"Mmn." Effortlessly achieving its goal, the highest existence that was in the form of a kitten happily nestled itself in the youth's arms, purring softly

It was very easy to locate a building with a silver moon emblem in the Xicheng District. Almost as soon as he stepped inside the entrance to Xicheng district, Gu Yan spotted the target's location.

With the eyes of Vientiane as a token, Gu Yan was not rejected by the owner of the building. The clues were presented in front of the Earl and he immediately felt the change in the Elf's attitude towards him.

"The ability to obtain the eyes of Vientiane is enough to prove that you are, indeed, a very capable person." Speaking to the youth exuding a faint glow, Finna did not show any avarice.

The Eye of Vientiane belonged to the Death God. This information was recorded in historical pieces of various poems. This famous poem was sung throughout the whole continent, to the point there was no one who did not know of it.

To be able to obtain a possession of the Death God, no matter how, Finna believed in the human adventurer's ability, giving her hope.

She knew that it was necessary to pay these adventurers to complete tasks. The greater the difficulty, the greater the value of the reward needed.

The Elves were an ancient race, and accumulating over a long period of time, they never lacked treasures that can move people's hearts.

"I have something I want to entrust to you. After you complete the task, I will give you a sacred relic, are you interested?" The high ranking female Elf took the initiative to throw a hook. With a decent attitude, she was asking others for help. Despite being a member of a naturally haughty race, this Elf knew how to lower her pride.

The chain quest was here.

A new task prompt popped up on the virtual panel.

Task requirements: [? ? ? ] The mission reward is an orange named sacred relic.

Gu Yan had never seen such a task before. He had to accept the task before more information on the task was released. However, it was just a thought. Gu Yan still accepted it without saying anything.

Gu Yan was very interested in the ultimate reward of this legendary quest. It was the legendary weapon of the magician class, called the "God of Dusk". It allowed a player of the low-speed magician class to obtain a movement skill. For a magician, this was like…

Being able to carve out a successful career in the arena.

After Gu Yan accepted the task, the beautiful female elf looked at him and started explaining more about the content of the mission.

The task requirements sounded very short, it was not a long and cumbersome request. However, after listening to it, Gu Yan's eyes unconsciously started twitching. He silently raised his hand to rub the little cat's fur.

Task Requirements: [? ? ?] had now become a short sentence –

Wake the sleeping Elf King – Cyril Ksurien [0/1]

The king of the elves had inexplicably fallen into an eternal slumber hundreds of years ago. This matter was something, the high-ranking nobles in the Capital refused to speak about. They also prevented others from knowing about it. Not just outsiders, even the elves living in the Capital may not be aware of this information.

The Elf King's existence is closely related to the Tree of Life. The High ranking Elves were unable to simply ignore this matter and had been seeking ways to wake their King up, even to the extent of employing capable external help.

For example, Gu Yan, who had just received the task.

"Sir, let me know whenever you are ready to see his Majesty." Finna simply nodded to the youth and did not hurry him further. The temple was guarded strictly, she had to personally escort him. If not, this human would be thrown into the dungeon and locked up.

Once again, there were no hints. Gu Yan could feel an oncoming headache.

This series of tasks from the legendary chain quest was very infuriating, and the task requirements always only displayed what needed to be completed without giving any clues.

However, if you think about it from another angle, you can only take it one step at a time.

"I'm ready." With nothing more to prepare for, Gu Yan followed the female elf, who led the way to the Elf King.

The Temple of the Elves was more solemn and sacred than the Cathedral in the Human Land. The difference was that the Temple was guarded by layers of guards.

The deeper they went into the temple, the stricter the garrison. It was to the extent that even a fly would be unable to get in.

Until they reached the innermost part of the temple, the scene in front of him made Gu Yan stare in awe.

Emitting a soft glow, the Tree of Life had the power to make people feel calm. The new born elves surrounded the Tree of Life like tiny balls of shimmering light. They did not have a form yet.

The scene in front of him was very beautiful, almost like a fairytale, but people who entered usually did not have the strength to appreciate the beauty.

Because in the middle of this beautiful scene, there existed something else that attracted all their attention in a moment –

Enshrouded by the branches and leaves of the Tree of Life, a silver-haired elf was being carefully protected.

He had beauty that transcended gender. Any word that was symbolic to beauty, used to describe him was simply too lacking. It was impossible to describe his perfection. Even in this silence, it can easily touch people's hearts.