Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 153 - 150: The Real Identity of the Lunch Box

Chapter 153: Chapter 150: The Real Identity of the Lunch Box

With the completion of Boxed Lunch Squad’s hidden quest, the new map Rivendell officially came into players’ view.

A large number of players flooded into this thousand-year-old Elf Kingdom’s manufacturing city to embark on adventures, hoping they could be as lucky as Li Mu and Demacia and find some great treasures in the new ruins.

One must know, ever since the game launched, the best meditation technique in the exchange mall was still that set of “Elemental Meditation” discovered by Li Mu and Demacia, the only one to achieve a purple epic rating!

“Elemental Meditation” could train magic power and elemental affinity, usable up to Silver Upper Peak (level 70).

Elves were inherently magic creatures, and magic power was not divided between spellcasters and power users. Even a warrior would have a small amount of magic power, capable of learning one or two common minor cantrips like the Identification Technique and Lighting Technique.

Thus, to enhance their magic power level, almost all players saved up to exchange for this meditation technique.

Yet, even with a discount, the meditation technique still required 5,000 contribution points for exchange, but Li Mu and Demacia not only didn’t need to exchange but also received a 0.5% cut each when other players exchanged for it; this effect lasted for one in-game year…

That is to say, within a year in-game, every time someone exchanged for this meditation technique, Li Mu and Demacia would each earn a 25-point contribution bonus!

Although insignificant, accumulatively, it was quite terrifying.

“Elemental Meditation” had been on the market for already two months, and by relying on this meditation technique alone, Li Mu and Demacia each reaped over 10,000 contribution points!

Plus, the bonus from the other skill books and meditation and training ancient texts they had found at the same time, the contribution points obtained solely from contribution bonuses were enough for them to exchange for a piece of golden legendary equipment in the mall!

Golden legendary equipment, wow!

Those pieces were almost all unique to the entire server!

Moreover, they had unique visual appearances and effects on the whole server! Some even had background stories, like the Devil’s Wand, the Night Walker’s Space Ring, and so on…

Even when players’ levels rose and the golden legendary equipment became outdated, they could still be used for collection purposes. While chatting idly, players could bring them out to show off now and then, like some rare attachments in online games.

Even after the game had been open for over a month (Blue Star Time), there were still very few players in the entire server of “Elf Kingdom” who exchanged for golden legendary equipment.

The only one fully equipped in gold was Little Xian Miao, and that was using cash skills to cheat.

This was a wealthy player, someone you couldn’t compare with normally.

She even spent enough money to build a “Babylon’s Air Garden” and a private villa!

*Although, in the end, the private villa almost turned into a place for Mengmeng Committee gatherings and for other players to visit and take photos, becoming a famous “sightseeing spot” in Chosen City…*

The dream of most ordinary players was still to save enough for a set of purple epic-grade equipment.

Even Li Mu and Demacia didn’t have a single piece of golden legendary equipment, wearing purple epic pieces instead.

Of course, the reason they didn’t exchange for golden legendary wasn’t the lack of money, but they planned to wait until max level and exchange for max level golden legendary equipment, doing it all in one go.

Li Mu and Demacia deemed themselves to have truly struck it rich through contribution bonuses from exchanging ancient texts, gaining contribution points daily even while lying idle, which invoked envy among other players.

So, right at the opening of the new map, a large number of players rushed to the ruins, hoping to replicate the success of the two.

Of course, quite a few high-level players also intended to explore the Underworld via Rivendell’s entrance.

Especially some players yearning for a quick upgrade.

Though NPCs could offer tasks, with considerable experience and contribution point rewards, many players still preferred going on adventures and fighting monsters rather than completing tasks obediently.

No other reason than the thrill!

At the same time, the changes on the game system leaderboard caught the attention of all players.

Leaderboards were a new feature added by Eve following the opening of the NPC task system, divided into five major lists: player level rankings, contribution point rankings, combat power ratings, task rankings, and reputation rankings.

The player level ranking, as the name implies, ranked players from highest to lowest level, with players of the same level ranked by the amount of experience from high to low.

The long-standing dominator of this list was Boxed Lunch.

The contribution point ranking was determined by the amount of contribution points players had; the more they had, the higher they ranked.

Since contribution points could be traded, players jokingly called this the wealthy list, with Little Xian Miao almost always first.

When she wasn’t first, players would know that there would be one less piece of golden legendary equipment in the exchange mall.

The combat power rating ranked players based on their level, equipment, the number of battles they participated in, and the amount of experience they gained through battles.

The top of this list was still Boxed Lunch, while Fried Tomato with Egg and Little Xian Miao took the second and third spots.

The task ranking compiled players’ completed tasks and ranked them according to comprehensive evaluation, from high to low.

The top of this list was Mengmeng Committee Construction Team’s captain, Gu Gu Niao, who consistently took on construction tasks, achieving very high evaluations.

The final reputation ranking was based on players’ favorability among NPCs, evaluated comprehensively from high to low.

As the most ingratiating and fawning player among the others, Li Mu was unsurprisingly first on this list.

This time, the change was in the player level ranking and combat power rating lists.

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It wasn’t the ranking itself that changed much, but the values.

Players noticed that Boxed Lunch’s level was no longer 20 but had become 21!

Boxed Lunch became the first player in “Elf Kingdom” to advance to Black Iron Middle Rank!

Level 20 was the peak of Black Iron Lower Rank, while level 21 was Black Iron Middle Rank.

Though only one level apart, Black Iron Lower Rank and Black Iron Middle Rank differed by a tier, significantly enhancing various physical abilities.

When Boxed Lunch leveled up to 21, his score on the combat power rating list tripled instantly, reaching 10,000 points, leaving the second place’s 1,500 points far behind…

This discovery made players feel envious and amazed.

“As expected of Boxed Lunch, so quickly reaching middle rank.”

“Oh my gosh… a combat power rating of 10,000… I’ve only got 233 points at level 15. Is the gap really this big?”

“You’re a life-oriented player, right? Not much battling, huh? Killing monsters would increase your score.”

“I’m also a combat-oriented player… but my score is only over 800…”

“Boxed Lunch’s combat power could probably sweep through players, right?”

“More than players, I heard he single-handedly took down more than ten Black Iron Lower Rank human mercenaries while doing a hidden quest…”

“Wow… terrifying…”

When Boxed Lunch leveled up, Eve also took notice.

In fact, during Boxed Lunch’s battle, She paid special attention to the entire process.

One had to admit, Boxed Lunch was indeed a combat genius; among the 1,200 beta players, Eve couldn’t find another as fierce as him.

He had incredibly rich experience in reconnaissance, combat, and rescue!

However, considering Boxed Lunch’s real-life profession, Eve felt reassured.

The 1,200 beta players weren’t randomly selected; Eve chose them based on their gaming hours on Blue Star.

Additionally, She especially selected streamers, professional players, and even some high-education talents.

Of course, Eve was clear about all the selected players’ personal information, as the internet in Blue Star World was very developed, allowing Eve to find all the information She wanted through the internet.

Boxed Lunch, in reality, was a first-line retired narcotics police officer with a personal history so rich it could fill a novel…

Much like Li Mu, Eve also listed Boxed Lunch as a key observation target, planning to cultivate him specially if needed in the future.

After Boxed Lunch was the first to reach Black Iron Middle Rank, Eve also planned to update the contribution mall.

“Many high-level players have already saved enough for a complete set of purple epic equipment, and Boxed Lunch has already leveled up, and now there’s a new map, so it seems players will gradually have a new wave of advancement soon.”

“To give them more motivation, it’s time to update the exchange content.”

After pondering for a moment, Eve took out a batch of Black Iron Middle Rank equipment already prepared in Divine Country…

These were once the ‘worthless scrap’ offered by players in sacrificial ceremonies.