"Regional Notice: The Elf race Christmas Moon Festival is about to begin. Please proceed to the Holy Tree to build an altar and witness the inauguration of three priests..."
"Regional Notice: The Elf race's [Christmas Moon Festival] is about to begin..."
"Regional prompt:..."
Three system notifications flooded the public chat area.
Soon, players and NPCs gathered at the foot of the Holy Tree.
Su Xi stood backstage, barely able to contain herself. Although she had lived for 35 years, this was the first time she had ever appeared on such a big stage.
If she hadn't resigned, Su Xi could imagine how her colleagues in the work group would have mocked her.
Of course, this scenario was imagined by Su Xi using the mindset of a 35-year-old middle-aged man.
In fact, in the eyes of her former colleagues, Su Xi was no longer the efficient and strict boss she used to be, but a gentle, petite and lovely office colleague who often helped newcomers.
Besides the NPCs and players in the audience, Su Xi finally saw the various elven nobles who had been hiding behind the scenes.
These noble elves looked no different from ordinary elves.
Su Xi glanced at their attributes; their levels were generally higher than ordinary elves, and they possessed all sorts of strange skills.
Fortunately, these noble elves did not show disapproval when they saw Su Xi. Although there was still a sense of distance, they still greeted Su Xi very politely.
"Your Highness, it is an honor for my Francis family to meet you for the first time on this day." Val Francis placed his hand on his expensive mage robe, bowed slightly, and said with a faint smile.
From the moment they met to the exchange of greetings, no one could find fault with this noble elf.
They certainly put on a good show...
"You're from the Francis family?"
This family seems to be a loyal Empress faction that supports Beatrix becoming the saintess...
I wonder if they secretly sent people to steal the [Holy Tree Leaf] back then.
After further investigation, Su Xi learned that several noble elven families had dispatched numerous elven assassins to search for her after learning of the whereabouts of the fourth Holy Tree Leaf.
It was only because Su Xi possessed another item, the Heart of the Forest, that the forest would mislead the elven assassins into going to unknown places whenever they inquired about Su Xi's whereabouts, thus preventing them from finding Su Xi.
Otherwise, given the elves' talent of not getting lost in the forest, Su Xi would have been found by them long ago.
Nicola told her all of this.
Nicola meant that since they hadn't caused her any actual harm, there was no need to hold them accountable.
Of course, this was something Nicola told Su Xi in private before she became a saintess.
If Su Xi wants to pursue this matter now, Nicola and the Empress will definitely be willing to cooperate.
I only heard that they were tortured by the Empress for their decision to secretly arrange assassins, and were then required to cooperate with the Empress in promoting Su Xi as the current Holy Maiden of the Elf race within the Elven Empire.
Sometimes, it really comes true that what is meant to be a blessing in disguise is not a curse, and what is meant to be a curse cannot be avoided.
So many coincidences led to the emergence of the current Elf Saintess.
Su Xi had actually suspected that the Holy Tree was manipulating everything behind the scenes; otherwise, with so many coincidences coming together, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a miracle.
"Yes, we have heard that Her Highness is very interested in rare fruits. We wonder if Her Highness would like this gift?" Val smiled slightly.
He took out a Nurturing Small World from the space.
"So it's you who control the channels for obtaining rare fruits within the Elven Empire?"
Val was a little stunned by the saintess's blunt question.
What does "Your Highness" mean?
Are you unhappy that we have access to these rare fruits?
Val frowned slightly and said cautiously, "It's not just our Francis family; several other families have been involved in this process to varying degrees. After all, cultivating rare fruits requires dealing with Elemental Sprite, which is an extremely laborious task..."
"Oh..."
Su Xi replied indifferently.
Then, without hesitation, he took the crystal ball from Val's hand.
They've completely messed up Val.
Oh, what does that mean?
Su Xi sensed the inside; it was about 100 cubic meters in size.
Besides a patch of already planted rare fruits, there are also rare-level vegetables and grains, such as [Sweet Wind Rice], [Water Condensation Cabbage], and [Blazing Sun Tomato]...
With these vegetables, I could turn into Black Cat and cook in my Portable Space.
Su Xi carefully surveyed the vegetable garden.
She said with great satisfaction, "Thank you for the gift, I really like it."
"Oh... oh, I'm glad Your Highness likes it." Val replied blankly, unable to fathom the Saintess's reaction.
After saying goodbye to Val, Su Xi encountered several other noble elves from different families and received some gifts from them.
The Hariman family gave Su Xi a "Chameleon Wardrobe," which reportedly contains hundreds of expensive and exquisite outfits.
These clothes do not provide any attribute bonuses.
In gaming terms, these are costumes that can only be used to change a character's appearance.
This item could be given to Su Yu. Su Xi's [Elf Saintess Set] has a transformation function, so she can choose what kind of clothes she wants to wear.
The Angus family gave me a [Advanced Elemental Sprite Contract]. The other party to the contract has already signed their name. All I need to do is write my name on the other side, and I will receive a legendary-level Elemental Sprite.
However, Su Xi already has Lei Fa and Rosalía, as well as a regular wind elemental Popo, so she doesn't really need this.
Let's give it to Su Yu.
The Samir family gave them a special item called the "Ring of Resurrection," which automatically binds to the wearer and allows them to be resurrected after death.
This equipment can be used in reality, so Su Xi gave it to Su Yu without hesitation.
The gifts Su Xi received from these nobles were more for Su Yu than for herself.
Su Xi has no use for any of these things.
Soon, after meeting and exchanging greetings with these nobles,
The appointment ceremony is about to begin.
Su Xi took a deep breath and steeled herself to step out from behind the scenes.
At this moment, Priestess Nicola had already led the three of them in swearing an oath of loyalty to the Elf race, and all that was left was for her, the saintess, to adorn them with the Holy Tree Leaf.
As soon as Su Xi walked out, the players below the stage, who had been relatively calm, cheered instantly.
"Your Highness Su!"
"Your Highness Su!"
"Your Highness Su!"
I don't know who made the first sound, but then there were more and more voices, jeering and wanting to see the show, and wave after wave of cheers came like waves.