This isn't normal, definitely not normal!
Why would the Chosen One look like this!
Alice felt her brain getting more and more confused.
After a while, a faint green light appeared on the branches of the World Tree, and a humanoid orb of light slowly formed.
Moments later, a figure shimmering with Holy Light and with a red, explosive hairstyle emerged from it—it was Demacia, the unlucky sod that Alice had just sent flying.
Panting and with a frightened tone, he said:
"Mommy... that scared me to death, this NPC has such strength... Thankfully I had reduced my pain sensitivity…"
Resurrection?!
Seeing that familiar figure, Alice was a bit stupefied.
"Don't be afraid, Alice, these Chosen Ones are immortal beings."
Suddenly, the words of Eve rang in her heart, as if they possessed a comforting power.
"Mother Goddess!"
Hearing that familiar voice made Alice feel relieved, but then she almost started crying, not knowing if it was out of excitement, or grievance...
"Mother Goddess... they... they..."
The girl was somewhat incoherent.
"Cough cough... Don't be scared."
Eve cleared her throat, trying to offer some consolation with a hint of guilt:
"They are residents oppressed by life in another world, they have great mental stress, so they need to vent. Becoming a Chosen One is their way of escaping reality. Although they are unconventional, their capabilities are quite strong..."
Eve did indeed expect to attract some rather quirky players.
Through Her selection, of the three hundred people, they were either veteran players or game streamers.
Long hours spent gaming or certain "occupational diseases" had led them to develop a lawless gaming personality, fearing that things might not be exciting enough if they're not big and dramatic. It's normal for them to do something out of the ordinary before fully understanding the game mechanics...
But at the same time, their abilities in the game were definitely not weak.
To sum it up in one sentence: the big shots are often goofballs.
Of course, all this couldn't possibly be explained to Alice...
After a moment of silence, Eve said to the girl:
"Think of them as if they have a screw loose."
Alice: ...
"But rest assured, they aren't bad at heart, and they're willing to work hard. You can give them tasks to do... And these three hundred are just the first batch, the subsequent Chosen Ones will be much more normal."
Subsequent ones? There are more to come?!
Alice was shocked.
Sensing the girl's unease, Eve hastily added.
"Don't worry, they won't always be like this."
After saying that, She again manipulated Divine Power and transferred a list of information into the girl's mind:
"This is a list of daily tasks, which you can assign to them. It will greatly divert their attention."
Eve didn't intend to get personally involved in everything. Since there were native believers, make the most out of the native believers by turning them into NPCs that offer some common in-game tasks, while She would only need to control the overall direction and key game plots.
This was also Eve's method of promoting exchanges between players and native elves. In Her conceptualization, what She sought to build was a new civilization that united players and native elves with strong cohesion!
As for Alice, She was positioned as a Rookie Guide plus everyday task NPC, as well as the NPC to facilitate the players' career change to the Priest class in the future.
As for the short-term goals set by Eve, they were to have players grind out levels through tasks and to construct their camps!
And so, the newborn Elf civilization would have this as its starting point!
After a burst of light, Alice found that something extra had appeared in her mind.
Task list?
Alice checked the contents and murmured:
"Repairing the temple..."
"Gathering wood..."
"Constructing houses..."
Alice: ...
Isn't this... just grunt work?
Would the Chosen Ones be willing to do these tasks?
Even when the Elf Clan was around, these kinds of chores were handed down to low-level Servant Demons... But these are Chosen Ones! Moreover, they don't seem to be the Mother Goddess's believers.
And... they are so indisciplined, lawless...
In this situation, will they really obey?
These tasks require teamwork!
Alice was somewhat bewildered.
No... I can't think like this!
It seemed as if the guilt for doubting her own existence spurred the girl to vigorously shake her head.
The words of the Mother Goddess must be right!
I am the Natural Saintess, the closest devotee to the Mother Goddess, this must be a test from the Mother Goddess, and I must complete it perfectly!
With this thought in mind, Alice silently prayed to the Mother Goddess above, and then stretched out her hand to draw the tree symbol of Mother Nature on her chest again.
She took a deep breath and looked back at the players.
The players were still in disarray, but no one was causing trouble anymore.
Looking at the buzzing elves, the spirited Alice suddenly let out a sigh of relief, feeling an even bigger headache...
How should I start speaking? And how can I make them willingly accept the task?
If it's just like what the Mother Goddess said, then they are rather pitiable...
Acting so radically, they must be under a lot of mental and spiritual pressure...
They must be living a painful life in another world, surely suppressed...
With these thoughts, Alice felt the group of rash fellows before her didn't seem so annoying.
And thinking back to her own actions just now, the Elf Girl felt a bit guilty...
Was I perhaps a little too harsh just now?
Although that redhead was annoying, one thing is one thing - after all, he was chosen by the Mother Goddess, should I apologize...
While pondering, Alice noticed that these Chosen Ones suddenly fell silent.
She looked up in confusion, then realized that hundreds of them had, as if by agreement, turned their gaze towards her, eyes shining as if looking at a moving treasure...
Such a gaze, Alice had only seen in greedy human merchants and fearless adventurers, it made her shiver uncontrollably.
Among the players, whispers and even signs of excitement began to stir:
"Hey, hey, hey! Did you get the system notification? You can get daily tasks from Natural Saintess Alice!"
"Heard it, and they even called me the brave hero who will save the Elf Clan..."
"I got it too!"
"Saintess! So the miss is the Saintess!"
"Get the task! Quick, get the task! Early tasks surely level up the fastest, hurry up and level up! I'm still waiting to change class to Mage!"
Suddenly, as if receiving some command, all the Chosen Ones rushed towards Alice at once, giving her quite a scare.
Was it the Mother Goddess who conveyed a divine message to them?
With some speculation in mind, Alice tried to calm down and chose her words carefully:
"Do you... want to accept tasks?"
The eyes of countless players lit up, with hands shooting up.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"Miss, you're the best! Quickly give me a task!"
"Lord Alice! I want to accept a task!"
"Sister Alice, your little skirt is so pretty! Can you give me a task?"
Alice: ...
In a blink of an eye, all the players turned into sycophants.
Watching the elves rush to get menial tasks and then leave with great excitement, Alice became completely numb.
"Mother Goddess was right, there's definitely something wrong with their brains."
...
Li Mu squeezed out from the throng of players, panting as he shook his head:
"This game is too realistic, even picking up a task requires jostling in a crowd... What will happen when it opens for public testing..."
Although he complained, his heart was still filled with excitement.
He opened his system interface, checking the task he randomly received from Saintess Alice:
[Random Daily: Collect wood, reward 50-300 experience points]
"Collecting wood? Seems like it's for building houses, it's not too hard, after all chopping wood is my forte!"
Li Mu had lived in a forest when he was young, and was more than familiar with chopping trees.
"And getting at least 50 experience points all at once! And it's repeatable! Looks like I can use this for rapid experience accumulation and leveling up! But it seems every task is random..."
He curiously examined the specifics while heading towards the Teleportation Array of the Natural Temple mentioned in the task details. There, players could be directly teleported to the base of the World Tree thousands of meters below.
The other player elves also sprang into action.
In an instant, hundreds of elves scattered, surging towards Elf Forest.
...
High in the sky, Eve watched as the players gradually got on the right track, finally letting out a sigh of relief.