Unspeakable bubbles

"Your Majesty, Lord Thousand Transformations, you have misunderstood me."

Carmen smiled and said, "I never intended to dismiss the Viper's political officers. Their positions will be retained, and those who perform well will receive normal promotions and raises."

"But we also need to absorb fresh blood!"

Carmen emphasized, "Having locals in important positions is beneficial to the stability of the territory. If all officials are 'outsiders' or even 'non-Seans,' what will the people think in the long run?"

"Your Majesty, it would be terrible if your people lost their sense of belonging!"

"..."

"Your Excellency Carmen, as the Gold Trade Route expands, it will be necessary to recruit a group of officials to be in charge of related matters."

“Those people should be chosen from the locals.”

Krov stopped Qianbian from saying anything more: "This is reasonable and beneficial to the long-term development of the territory."

"Yes, I hope Your Excellency Krov understands."

Carmen nodded: "Then, there's only one last thing left."

"When the King is away, are all the important decisions made in the territory by Lord Krov?"

Krov's expression immediately changed: "Lord Carmen, what do you mean?"

"Krov believes he has never offended you. Moreover, whenever Lady Carmen needs his help, Krov always provides full assistance."

Why are you being so aggressive!

"Carmen will always remember Lord Krov's help."

Carmen stood up and bowed deeply to Krov.

"But there are some things Carmen has to say!"

"Very well, Lady Carmen, please speak!"

Krov's chest heaved as he asked himself honestly, he had always been very kind to Carmen, helping her with many small favors as well as big ones.

But this guy turned his back on me in the blink of an eye!

'Sigh, Qianbian is still the best at judging people. Carmen, that bastard, is a real scoundrel!'

"Then I'll be frank, Your Excellency Krov. The Yog territory has developed to the point where you can no longer make all the decisions."

"Hahahaha"

Krov pointed at Carmen and laughed loudly, saying, "Carmen, you just want to take my place, don't you? Just say so!"

"Look, look, you've misunderstood again."

Carmen said calmly, "I might not believe it, but I, Carmen, have no interest in power."

"It's best not to say one thing and do another."

"Well, what I mean is, it can be too stressful for one person to handle everything in their territory."

Carmen looked at Krov earnestly: "Sir Krov, don't you sometimes suffer from insomnia for days on end due to excessive pressure? Don't you often feel uneasy because you don't know if your decision is right?"

"I can handle it."

After saying something cold, Krov immediately realized something was wrong.

Sure enough, the little girl's voice rang out: "Krov, you're under too much pressure. Why don't you get someone to help you share some of the burden?"

"Uh, Commander-in-Chief, Croft is enjoying himself and doesn't need Lady Carmen's help."

"No, no, Bubble can't keep you from sleeping well, Crove."

The little girl looked at Carmen: "Carmen, do you mean you want to manage the territory with Croft when Bubble isn't around?"

"Your Majesty, how can just myself and Lord Krov be enough?"

Carmen smiled and said, "What I mean is, that His Excellency Krov and I should form a 'political administration team'."

"The number of people should not be too large, twelve or thirteen will be enough."

“These talents are recruited within the territory, and they cannot be people who are related to me or the Viper.”

"Preferably someone older..."

As Carmen continued her story, Krov's expression softened somewhat.

I thought this guy was single-mindedly focused on seizing power, but now it seems that's not the case.

"Minor matters will be handled by the 'Government Affairs Team,' and for major matters, even if His Majesty is away at school, I will have Miss Anne contact you."

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"sure."

After receiving the girl's answer, Carmen looked at Krov and asked, "Sir Krov, would you be willing to join hands with me to form a 'political affairs team'?"

What else could Krov do?

Although his power had been diminished, and although he had a strong urge to punch Carmen, but...

“Lady Carmen, you say you have no ambition for power, but I, Krov, am not one to cling to power.”

"Hmph, please guide me from now on!"

Section 540, Chapter 539: Times Have Changed

"Carmen, you've changed a lot."

"what?"

After Krov and Thousand Changes left, Carmen was thinking that she should also say goodbye when she suddenly heard the little girl say this.

"Is there?"

“Yes, yes, Carmen never cared about territory matters before,” the little girl said with a smile.

"Uh, no, business acumen..."

"The business acumen is the mission Bubble has given you!"

The little girl looked at Carmen: "Why are you suddenly so enthusiastic?"

"Well, this..."

Carmen thought of how she had almost lost her life in the attack by the men in black not long ago, and of the teleportation array, and of what Bones had said yesterday: 'At most, one against two.'

He sighed and said, "Your Majesty, times have changed."

"Back then, even with all the restrictions imposed by that guy, no human army could match the Skeleton Legion. It was an 'invincible' legion."

"Things are different now."

Carmen looked somewhat frustrated: "With the emergence of the Skeleton Legion, we can't just recklessly rush in and dominate the world."

"Sean is quite strong. Humanity in this era should not be underestimated."

"Your Majesty, I guess I've finally... come to terms with reality."

"Isn't this great!"

The little girl laughed: "A strategist needs to face reality and understand himself. The previous Carmen was unqualified!"

"Your Majesty is so strict."

Carmen was a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject: "Are there any more glutinous rice balls? I ate a few earlier and I'm still not full."

"Annie, bring on the glutinous rice balls!"

After eating another bowl of glutinous rice balls, Carmen took the opportunity to say goodbye to Bubble.

After leaving the restaurant, Carmen turned to Bones, who had followed her out, and said, "We've pretty much broken ties with Viper now, Bones, you need to quickly send me a few strong guards."

'They dare to touch you?'

"What's there to be afraid of? We're a bunch of desperados anyway."

"No one but the King can control them."

Carmen sighed, "Bones, don't underestimate Viper. As far as I know, Viper's strongest ability isn't even the Thousand Transformations."

"They also have incredibly strong individuals among them!"

The soul fire in the bone's eye socket flickered, and then it sent out a message.

"Carmen, I feel like the Thousand Changes are not far from that checkpoint."

"Ok?"

Carmen paused, then said, "No way, that woman is ruthless and vengeful. If she breaks through to the Bone Realm and becomes a super strong person, what if she tries to assassinate me again? Can you handle it?"

"I haven't been a guard for a very long time. Don't worry, I'll avenge you later."

"Depend on!"

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"Master, will Instructor Emma come to pick you up later?"

"No, because Bubble took leave to come back this time, no teacher came to pick her up, so Bubble went back by herself."

The little girl thought for a moment and said, "Yesterday, Niu Niu said that she would send the newly developed general-purpose flying robot to pick up Bubble."

"Master, you'll be back in January next time, right?"

Annie stuffed a few thick clothes into Bubble's backpack: "Remember to keep warm, and turn on the air conditioner at night."

"Okay, Bubble understands."

"Oh, I almost forgot. Annie, could you check your bag for a metal ball?"

"This one?"

"Yes."

The little girl held the metal ball in her hand: "I originally wanted to bring it to Niu Niu to study, but I was in such a hurry that I forgot."

"Master, this is..."