Chapter 353: Chapter 336: Is This Really an MMORPG?!
Chosen City, in the solemn and austere Central Temple.
Players ca and went, entering and exiting the temple.
In the center of the temple stood a Holy Goddess Statue approximately three ters high, exquisitely crafted and incredibly beautiful.
So players “devoutly” prayed before the statue, while others murmured words to themselves in its presence.
They were mostly old players, their expressions varied: so excited, so frustrated, so anxious, and so full of anticipation…
Dongdong followed ng Zhihan into the temple, curiously observing everything inside.
“In this ga, the temple is a place you need to use quite often.”
“This is the largest temple in Chosen City. Usually, if you need to access the exchange mall, or when you’re changing classes at level 11, you do it here by praying to Eve Goddess’s statue.”
“Of course, you could also choose to directly face the World Tree outside and pray, but us old players believe in the esoteric when it cos to the raffle pool. We generally think that facing the statue of the Goddess has a higher drop rate, though there’s no real evidence…”
ng Zhihan explained the purpose of the temple to her best friend, word by word.
Dongdong nodded as she listened, her eyes curiously scanning the temple. But when her eyes landed on the Goddess Statue in the center, she couldn’t look away.
Seeing the sparkle in her friend’s eyes, ng Zhihan showed a *”knew it”* expression and smirked, saying,
“This is the statue of the Goddess.”
“The Goddess is the most important faction NPC in the entire ga and also our leader. Her na is Eve Yggdrasil.”
“The essence of Goddess Eve is the World Tree. She often appears in the plot animations as an avatar and has even interacted with so lucky players…”
“By the way, the avatars of the Goddess are aweso. It feels like the officials put half their effort into creating the Goddess’s character model. You’ll have a chance to see various recorded videos; there are quite a few online.”
“You’ve seen the screenshots too; the real avatars of the Goddess are even prettier than the pictures. Sohow, videos never capture that extra bit of grace, that divine aura, that shocks people when seen in the ga…”
“Oh, and the entire main storyline of ‘Elf Kingdom’ is about assisting the Goddess, helping her regain strength, and rebuilding the glory of elven civilization.”
Dongdong’s eyes lit up at her words, and she looked at the statue excitedly, saying,
“A faction leader? This character is so amazing! So beautiful! And… this statue gives off such a curious feeling, I can’t quite explain it, just really comfortable, with a sort of indescribable divine aura… It feels completely different from the screenshots you just showed .”
“I wish I could hug this statue back ho and place it next to my SD doll!”
ng Zhihan hesitated, then replied,
“Sis, we’re in a ga… If you want to get chased by NPCs, just go ahead and touch the statue…”
“But if you’re really interested, you can search on the shopping site; there are a lot of figures of the Goddess… and this statue only captures perhaps a third of the Goddess’s aura.”
“But what you said about that divine feeling is true, maybe it’s the atmosphere of the temple.”
ng Zhihan said.
“Is that so?”
Dongdong’s eyes brightened,
“You said there were videos? Where’s the video link? I want to see! I want to see!”
Seeing her friend’s fan-like excitent, as if spotting her idol, ng Zhihan was speechless.
*Indeed… after seeing the Goddess, her face and doll admiration kicked in again.*
*Another Goddess fan added.*
*No help for it, the Goddess’s image in ‘Elf Kingdom’ was just too perfect. I heard that in the neighboring two-dinsional forum’s moe contest, Eve Goddess was almost sweeping the board…*
*All face-fans.*
She sighed slightly and picked a few of her collected videos to send to her friend.
Dongdong eagerly clicked them open to watch…
A mont later…
Dongdong closed the web page on the system interface, her eyes sparkling with stars as she looked at the statue in the temple,
“Eve Goddess is amazing, and the battle effects are wicked cool! And her voice is really pleasant!”
“I’ve decided I will be a fan of little Eve from now on!”
Little… little Eve…
ng Zhihan twitched her lips,
“Don’t say that in front of NPCs, or you’ll lower your favorability. NPCs in this ga respect the Goddess very much.”
“Even that lowers favorability? Are NPCs really that smart?”
Dongdong was a bit surprised.
“What did you think? It’s not just talk when it feels as real as a teleportation journey.”
ng Zhihan rolled her eyes at her.
Dongdong smiled sheepishly after listening.
Then she gave the Goddess statue another look, seemingly lost in thought,
“Speaking of which… Why does the na Eve Goddess feel so familiar to ? And if I look closely at the Goddess’s image, it seems like I’ve seen it sowhere before too…”
“Really? Maybe it’s online. ‘Elf Kingdom’ got popular, and so did Goddess Eve online. There’s even a fan circle! And quite a few emojis.”
ng Zhihan said.
“Exactly! Emojis! It’s the emojis!”
As if a light bulb went off, Dongdong slapped her forehead and quickly opened the web in the system to search, pulling up a specific set of chibi expressions.
It was a set of adorable Goddess expressions—cheering, being cute, angry, happy… all depicting a chibi version of Eve.
“That’s it!”
She took a screenshot and sent it to ng Zhihan.
After seeing it, ng Zhihan chuckled, saying,
“That’s the Goddess! This chibi image originally spread from the ga! When you complete the main storyline missions, sotis you can see the chibi Goddess cheering on the system interface, super cute.”
“Yes! Super cute! I fell in love with this set of expressions at first sight. I didn’t realize this was where they originated!”
Dongdong nodded eagerly.
After speaking, she stretched with a yawn, exhaling delightfully as she said,
“I’ve decided, if I have spare ti, I’ll join you and Silly Han to play! This ga is quite interesting after all!”
Hey, hey, hey!
I haven’t even introduced you to the various gaplay features, just the Goddess!
You face-loving dog!
ng Zhihan, looking at her newly excited friend, found herself at a loss for words.
anwhile, Dongdong continued to explore the temple, occasionally reaching out to touch the carvings or tables and softly remarking,
“Honestly… the textures feel really amazing! It’s hard to believe this is a ga… And the internal structure of this temple is fantastic.”
“Naturally, Second Life’s slogan is not just for show! And this temple took us old players a lot of effort to build!”
ng Zhihan looked slightly proud.
Hearing this, Dongdong paused, her expression a bit surprised,
“This temple was built by you guys?”
“Yes, or more precisely, the entire main city of Chosen City was built by us, from nothing, brick by brick.”
The entire… city?
Dongdong was montarily stunned.
She swallowed and suddenly turned, heading for the temple’s main entrance.
ng Zhihan, a bit puzzled, followed her.
Dongdong walked straight out of the temple to the square outside.
The bonfire event was winding down; many players had reached the end of their stamina and had gone to sleep, leaving only a few night owls.
Looking around, Dongdong spotted a platform in the center of the square.
It was usually used by players for events.
She didn’t hesitate, walking directly over and ascending it, then looking around…
The wide vista of Chosen City ca into view, breathtaking and vast.
Under the lights of the city, it was shrouded in a misty glow, utterly enchanting.
The diverse architecture, the beautiful and intricate gardens, all lit by countless lights, made Chosen City look even dreamier than it did by day.
“All of this was built by players? Is this really an MMORPG ga?”
Dongdong’s eyes widened, and she couldn’t help but let out a curse.
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