When Liu Xinxin's vision finally returned.
She found herself on a vast teleportation array plaza.
This was the Elf Forest.
The trees here were much taller than those in a typical forest.
Looking ahead, behind the scattered buildings, stood the thousands of meters high Tree of Life, the core and heart of the Elf Race.
The Tree of Life emitted a soft radiance, its enormous canopy blocking out the sky.
Mighty branches bore countless treehouses.
Members of the Elf Race were flitting about, as pure elves, they had been able to fly since birth.
People like Liu Xinxin, although having elf lineage, were human professionals and not pure elves.
They could not gain the flight ability of the elves.
At this moment.
A considerable number of professionals had gathered around Liu Xinxin.
All of them had professions related to the Elf Race.
"Chairman Liu, you're here too!"
"We haven't been called together in a long time, what's the reason this time?"
"I'm only level thirteen, awakened to a profession for less than a month, what do they need me for?"
"I'm level twenty-three, and I've been summoned too..."
...
Listening to their voices, Liu Xinxin looked around in surprise.
Surely enough!
The scope of this gathering was enormous, virtually a full call-up!
Even low-level elf professionals had been summoned!
"This indicates that the Elf Race is facing a major crisis," Liu Xinxin pondered aloud.
At that moment.
Elf guards approached.
Calling to the professionals, they said, "Everyone, follow me to see the queen."
Elf Queen Tina.
Tina did not offer much explanation, she simply said, "Everyone will stay in the Elf Forest tonight, or you can go back to rest, but tomorrow at 10 am, you must gather here and march with me!"
Is that all?
Liu Xinxin couldn't help but ask, "What's the reason for this?"
But Tina only frowned slightly at Liu Xinxin before saying, "You humans don't need to know the reason, just follow me into battle, tomorrow your mission will also be triggered, and the rewards will not disappoint you."
Clearly, Elf Queen Tina did not have much affection for—or did not trust—hybrid elf professionals with human origins.
However, in this data-driven world, she understood about missions and the like.
Furthermore, it was Elf Queen Tina herself who set the missions and rewards.
Liu Xinxin furrowed her brow, finding the queen's reticence somewhat troublesome.
"Alright, I'll have someone arrange your lodging, you may dismiss," Tina said, not wishing to elaborate.
With no other choice.
Liu Xinxin had to follow the professionals to their arranged accommodations.
Sitting on the bed, Liu Xinxin opened her communication device to contact Lu Ran and the others.
She said, "I can't return for now; there's a mission tomorrow. I need to find out what's going on first. Don't wait in the Miao Village, Lu Ran needs to level up, you should go and raid team dungeons first. Lu Ran can handle it now, but still be cautious."
Upon receiving the message, Lu Ran and the others left the Southern Border and returned to Black Fire City.
It was more convenient there, as Miao Village wasn't in the main city, making it inconvenient for raiding or daily life.
Only the people of Miao Village would be accustomed to life in the Southern Border.
In the dungeon hall.
The three of them entered a level 30 team dungeon on the highest difficulty!
They appeared on a vast open ground, the surface made up of intricately carved stone slabs pieced together with runic patterns.
It resembled a kind of altar.
There were four large doors in the cardinal directions.
Each door glowed with a different light.
With Liu Xinxin absent, Ye Hongyi took on the role of an introduction officer.
"The 30-level team dungeon 'Elemental Territory' is the first team dungeon."
"The Elemental Territory has five zones, with four zones that need to be cleared first."
"Those four doors lead to the four elemental areas."
"The areas are Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Zones, each filled with a certain number of elemental monsters and an Elemental BOSS."
"After defeating each, you'll come back to this location, where it will transform into the fifth zone."
"This is also the final BOSS arena, the Chaotic Element Area."
...
So, the rule is actually quite simple, just enter the four surrounding doors, defeat the monsters and BOSS inside.
After clearing all four zones, this huge open space will trigger to become the fifth zone, the Chaotic Element Zone.
The ultimate BOSS will also be here.
"Unlike ordinary dungeons, team dungeons are larger in scale."
"There are more monsters, the experience is greater, and we are playing on the highest difficulty."
"But team dungeons only have three difficulty levels to choose from."
"Depending on the difficulty, the number of participants allowed in the dungeon varies."
"Normal, Hard, Abyss are the three difficulties, accommodating 50, 100, 200 people respectively!"
"For example, the Elemental Territory on Abyss difficulty that we're doing now can accommodate a large team of 200."
...
No wonder it's a team dungeon; even the lowest normal difficulty allows a team of fifty to enter!
Lu Ran swallowed nervously.
Though the battle hadn't started, he already felt the vast scale of the team dungeon from Ye Hongyi's introduction!
"So, the 60-level team dungeon at Black Dragon Mountain, which we've never been able to clear, is like that too?" Lu Ran asked.
"Yes, and even on normal difficulty, we've been unable to beat Black Dragon Mountain," Ye Hongyi shrugged and said.
After speaking.
Ye Hongyi added, "Before you appeared, capturing Black Dragon Mountain was the Four Major Guilds and Longxia's current biggest goal, because that meant obtaining a large number of good equipment to arm professionals for the national war."
But now things were different.
"With you here now, Black Dragon Mountain doesn't need to be challenged anymore, wait until you're leveled up, then casually raid it, and the pressure for the national war will be gone."
After that.
Ye Hongyi said, "So, leveling you up is now the nation's utmost priority, we've introduced enough, let's start raiding."
Then, the three of them began with the Wood Element, entering through the door into the Wood Element Area.
The Wood Element Area was filled with birdsong and the scent of flowers, a vast mysterious jungle.
Roaming within were level 30 Forest Tree Demons.
"Let's begin," Lu Ran said.
Then, instinctively casting out several ancient golems, followed by unleashing a Skeleton Storm, starting to wreak havoc all around!
Meanwhile, Liu Xinxin in the Elf Forest was not idle either.
She was originally sitting on the bed, contemplating.
Suddenly, an elf guard knocked on her door.
"The Prophet requests your presence, come with me," the guard said coldly.
Like the other elves, they disdained the human-turned-elf professionals, considering them less than true elves.
Liu Xinxin was quite astonished.
The elf prophet was the most mysterious and powerful figure in the Elf Race, wielding authority not inferior to the Elf Queen!
Liu Xinxin had been summoned by the Elf Race three times.
She also had permission to enter the Elf Forest and had come and gone many times.
But she had never had the chance to meet the Elf Prophet.
Who would have thought, at this crucial moment, the Prophet would specifically name and request to see Liu Xinxin?
Finding it rather baffling, Liu Xinxin nonetheless followed the guard obediently.
Perhaps where the Elf Queen was tight-lipped, the Prophet might provide some answers?
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