Ethan was watching Heaven's Dawn when Lyla logged in. Coincidentally, she appeared right next to him.

"Heh, did you really need to take that long cleaning up?" Ethan asked, grinning.

Lyla immediately knew what he meant. She rolled her eyes hard. "You're the worst! Next time, keep your hands to yourself."

"Oh… next… time?" Ethan deliberately emphasized the words.

"You're so annoying! There is no next time!" Lyla waved her small fists at him, pretending to be furious.

A sudden voice interrupted them.

"Big bro, who's this pretty lady?"

Ethan froze. He had completely forgotten about the little girl beside him.

Awkwardly rubbing his nose, he introduced them. "Moonbeam, this is Heaven's Dawn. She just joined our guild."

With that, the two of them got acquainted. But with the Heaven's Dawn tagging along, Ethan couldn't exactly keep teasing Lyla.

"Big bro, what's your tree form like? Mine looks so ugly after I transform!" Heaven's Dawn pouted, clearly unhappy with her own appearance in-game.

"My tree form…" Ethan started but then stopped.

Tree form? Hell, he didn't even have one yet. He hadn't completed the transformation quest.

Was this the quest Morzan had mentioned? The one for druids to unlock their tree form?

"I haven't done the quest yet," Ethan admitted. "By the way, how long does it take?"

He glanced at the time, it was already 10:50 PM. He had promised Skyblade and the others to meet at the dungeon entrance by midnight.

If the quest took too long, he'd just do it after finishing the dungeon run.

"About half an hour," Heaven's Dawn answered. "Not that long."

Hearing that, Ethan decided he had enough time. "Moonbeam, take her to find Skyblade and the others. I'll finish my tree form quest and meet you at the dungeon."

"Alright, go ahead." Lyla nodded.

"Bye, big bro! I'll be waiting for you with Moonbeam!" Heaven's Dawn waved excitedly.

Ethan smiled and activated his teleportation skill. This was his first time using [Teleport: Dreamwood Grove].

He had obtained the skill a while ago but never used it. According to the description, it would send him to the birthplace of Druids.

A flash of light. Darkness filled his vision for a split second. Then, he arrived in Dreamwood Grove. Or rather, the outskirts of it.

Ding!

[Server Announcement: Congratulations to player 'NotADruid' for being the first to reach Dreamwood Grove! The Dreamwood Grove map is now unlocked. All Druids'[Teleport: Forest of Nature]skill has been upgraded.]

Ding!

[Server Announcement: Congratulations to player 'NotADruid' for reaching Dreamwood Grove and establishing a connection with the Ancestral Homeland. The first Druid sanctuary has been activated.]

Ding!

[Server Announcement: System upgrade in progress. The Ancestral Blessing has been introduced to Ethereal. All Druids' growth stat has increased to 12-star (previously 10-star).]

Ding!

[Server Announcement: Ethereal will undergo a restart at midnight. The restart will last 10 minutes. After the update, Druid growth stats and teleportation skills will be officially implemented.]

A flood of server-wide notifications. Every player froze.

Him. Again.

The moment the name 'NotADruid' popped up, everyone had the same thought, how was it always him?

Meanwhile, Druid players across the server were overwhelmed with joy. A 12-star growth rate. For so long, they had been at a disadvantage. Without connections, it was nearly impossible to find a good team.

Now, finally, they could stand on equal footing with other classes. NotADruid wasn't just a top player, he was their savior.

In an instant, forum posts exploded.

One thread surged to the top: "Calling all Druids—Protect the Druid God!"

And 99% of the replies came from Druids.

Within moments, millions of replies flooded the forum.

First comment: "Swear to defend the Druid God!"

11,000th comment: "Mess with the Druid God, and you mess with all Druids."

153,100th comment: "Just say the word, Druid God, and we'll follow you to the ends of the earth!"

Ethan had no idea.

He had done something so casually, yet somehow, he had gained an army of followers.

He could never have imagined that, one day, these very Druids would willingly throw themselves into battle for him. Even if all they could do was buy him 0.001 seconds, they would charge ahead without hesitation, like moths drawn to a flame.

At that moment, a seed was planted. And from that seed, something massive began to take shape.

In the game, a new channel was created: The Druid Order.

To join, one had to be a Druid, and an unwavering supporter of NotADruid.

But Ethan hadn't just brought fortune to every Druid player. He himself had received an incredible reward.

Ding!

[System Notification: Congratulations! You have earned the title: Grand Druid. (Unique)]

[System Notification: Congratulations! You have obtained the Druid-exclusive weapons: Claw of Sok, Fang of Shaman, Lunar Scythe, Mother's Tree.]

[System Notification: Congratulations! You have unlocked the Grand Druid exclusive quest: Twilight War Spear.]

Three back-to-back system messages.

Ethan opened his inventory. Four weapons, glowing with multicolored radiance, lay inside.

Artifact-tier. The kind of glow only an Artifact could have.

'All this… just from using a teleport skill?'

And not just any Artifacts, these were Unique weapons, bound to him alone. At this moment, Ethan felt like he had four priceless objects lying before him.

No choosing, no second-guessing. They were all his.

With shaky hands, he inspected the stats of Claw of Sok.

[Claw of Sok:]

Requirement: Strength, Stamina, Endurance – 10,000 points

"…What the hell?" His jaw dropped.

He quickly checked the other three.

"…Are you kidding me?"

[Fang of Shaman]:

Requirement: Strength, Agility – 15,000 points

[Lunar Scythe]

Requirement: Intelligence – 30,000 points

[Mother's Tree]

Requirement: Intelligence – 10,000 points

Ethan stared at the absurd requirements. He didn't even bother looking at the stats. Was this a joke?

30,000 Intelligence?! If he had that, he wouldn't need a weapon. He could probably one-shot a demigod level boss with his bare hands!

And Mother's Tree… A healer's weapon? Oh, how generous. Only 10,000 Intelligence required?

'Why not just hand me the points directly so I can boost my intelligence first?'

From euphoria to despair, he could feel his brain cells dying. This was the kind of stress that lowered intelligence, right? All this excitement, only to end up with weapons he couldn't even use.

Ethan sighed and pinned his last hope on the Grand Druid exclusive quest: Twilight War Spear.

With trembling hands, he opened the quest panel. This time, his hands weren't trembling from excitement. They were trembling from fear.