i don’t think so since u have the muscular mermaids we say in greatest estate developer and it’s the same mermaid who was the queen in greatest estate. i think it’s just different art style.
we also have the cat tribe that was talked about in greats estate too.
for the orcs i guess they can say it’s a different tribe since the dragon king isn’t located in the same kingdom that Lloyd is in.
but honestly this is just my take i could be wrong who knows.
yea this is before TGED. DKC came out a long time ago before TGED so it would make sense that this is showing the beginning of their relationship and by the time of TGED theyve already together for a while. i think the reason ur confused is because u read TGED before DKC so your used to Lloyds timeline. oh idk if this made me sound like a dick so sorry if i seem rude i don’t mean it like that
i think i understand why ur confused. like i said DKC has been out for years. like the chapters that are being released right now, have been out for years the problem was that they just were never translated to english. it does mess with ur perception of like release time but yea if u wanna read the RAW for DKC its on webtoon i think they have the indo version. there’s like 170 chapters.
I kinda agree with the timeline theory.
It could be a previous generation of Mermaid rulers and elves, and orcs that evolved into hotties lol
(It was mentioned in TGED that the artist took liberties with their design and the love drama subplot was not in the original novel haha)
The only thing is that I’m not sure if by the time they get together, does she get immortality? Because she still looks fairly young, but I also haven’t read the novel so no idea.
I’ve continued over to The Crown Prince who sells medicine (Lloyd’s descendant 300 years later) and elves are still buff (๑•ㅂ•)و✧

Question for those who read The Greatest Estate Developer / The World's Best Engineer:
Besides the difference in art style from different artists, the orcs here are undoubtedly more pig-like than the sequel. Does this mean Lloyd is so ugly that orcs look handsome next to him? Hahaha ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Or is it because they’re from a different tribe? WBE’s orc tribe was sand and steel, and they love their workouts & protein.
Same goes for the elves, although I can give some grace because they’ve been deprived of protein as well and lost their muscles.
The mermaids are about the same style, but the ruler seems different. Unless they change rulers by the time Lloyd is transmigrated? Or is it a different tribe as well?