Unspeakable bubbles

"I see..."

"Don't worry, her true colors will definitely come out sooner or later."

"Sir, why are you so sure there's something wrong with this game?" Beta appropriately expressed his curiosity.

"Heh, Bridge has been making a lot of moves lately."

Cotton said seriously, "The Athena Project has been submitted to Congress once again."

“She has the backing of the Glorious Group, and she definitely wants to use this game to promote her dangerous ideas.”

Seeing Beta agree repeatedly, Cotton smiled.

"Sigh, I didn't want to bother you with such a small thing, but I've been having a really tough time lately."

Cotton complained, "My irresponsible father of mine, for some reason, publicly advocated for transparent management of special schools..."

"Why is he suddenly showing such compassion for polluters instead of going into archaeology?"

"..."

Beta remained silent; after all, this was a matter within the Grand Consul's family.

Even though he was a confidant, it was not appropriate for him to interrupt.

Moreover, from his own perspective, he wholeheartedly supports the proposal for transparent management of special colleges.

Cotton then carefully pointed out several areas where Beta needed to pay special attention in the game.

After talking for a while, the two said goodnight to each other and ended the call.

"call"

Beta turned around and started browsing the forum again, but in his agitated state, he couldn't concentrate on any of the strategy posts.

Frankly speaking, it's not even an exaggeration to say that it's a waste of his talents for a commander of dragoons to do this.

Any excuse or cover-up is hypocritical; to put it bluntly, he was simply taken advantage of.

Although he still holds the position of Commander of the Dragon Cavalry, it won't be long before he's transferred to another department.

"Ugh"

Beta wasn't obsessed with power; he was just worried about his brothers.

'The next dragon rider commander shouldn't be a modifier.'

'Once a new generation of dragon-type armor with lower physical requirements is successfully developed, all modded humans will be phased out...'

'When will it succeed? Judging from my experience, it should be soon. Haha, maybe it's already been successfully developed, who knows?'

A torrent of emotions was churning within Beta, but he dared not show the slightest sign of anything amiss.

Any abnormality is seen in the examples of Gamma, who was killed for crimes against humanity, and Alpha, who vanished without a trace.

.................................................. ........................

The little girl opened her eyes in bed at eight o'clock sharp in the morning.

"Good morning!"

"Ah, good morning."

"Beta, you don't seem to be in a good mood."

"Huh, really? Maybe I didn't sleep well."

Beta silently scoffed at the players on the forum who said the game's NPCs were dull. Look, look, this is what you call dull?

"Well, today Bubble will ask Mr. Squirrel to take us out of the forest."

The little girl rubbed her eyes, walked over to Beta, pointed to the bed, and said the word 'change'.

Soon, the bed transformed back into its original shape as a large tree.

"..."

"Ahem, Bubble Princess, is this the magic of the Poker Kingdom?" Beta asked curiously.

"It's not magic, it's Bubble's innate skill."

That's right, Bubble, the VIP player, also comes with a special skill.

"Super Transformation! That's the name of Bubble's innate skill."

"As expected of the princess of the Poker Kingdom, her innate skills are truly amazing!"

Beta was extremely envious; this was simply an amazing skill for survival in the wild.

"Haha, Bubble also thinks this skill is pretty amazing."

"Let's go... By the way, you should be able to find the village once we're out of the forest, right?"

"I feel like Beta is a bit unreliable," the little girl asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, I definitely remember the way back to the village!"

"That's good, let's go!"

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After a smooth journey back to his starting village, Beta quickly found the village chief wandering around the village.

"Village chief, I have a question."

"Please submit the hare to trainee knight Beta."

"Uh, I'm not here to turn in a mission."

"Please continue to complete the task if it is not completed. Friendly reminder: this task can be completed in teamwork."

"..."

Well, it seems there are still some dull NPCs in the game.

Chapter 697, Section 698: Rewards

"Hello, grandpa!"

Just when Beta was at his wit's end, the little girl took the initiative to talk to the village chief.

"Hello......"

The village chief paused noticeably, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"This, isn't this Princess Bubble?! What's Your Highness doing in our village?"

"Bubble got separated from the guards in the forest and happened to meet this kind-hearted Knight Beta."

"Grandpa, Beta said you know where the Poker Kingdom is. Could you give us directions?"

"Of course, come on in, come on in my house for a while, I'll find you a map."

"Ah, thank you!"

'He's definitely a special character; the village chief's attitude changed immediately.'

'but......'

Beta looked at the village chief with some curiosity. He noticed that after interacting with Bubble Princess, the village chief's expressions became much richer, and he was no longer so 'dull' when he spoke.

"Beta, come quick!"

"Oh!"

The little girl's shouts interrupted Beta's thoughts, and he quickly followed after her.

Upon arriving at the village chief's house, Beta couldn't contain his curiosity and took the opportunity while the old man went to get a map to carefully examine the room's layout.

According to the forum, no player has been invited into the village chief's house yet.

Two bedrooms, a living room... the furnishings are very simple, there's no kitchen at all.

A moment later, the village chief came out of the bedroom with an old map in his hand.

"Princess Bubble, the Poker Kingdom should be located here."

"Here... here?"

Beta looked at the location the village chief was pointing to, a puzzled expression on his face: "Village chief, are you sure you're not mistaken? How come the Poker Kingdom is so far away from the village?"

There's a red dot near the westernmost edge of the map indicating the location of your starting village, but the village chief is pointing to the easternmost edge of the map!

Let me see.

After examining it carefully for a while, the village chief said with certainty, "There's no mistake, the Poker Kingdom is in that place."

'This...this must be a long-term mission?'

Long-term mission...

No problem!

Since we're just killing time in the game anyway, what difference does it make what task we do?

"your Highness!"

Beta said with a serious expression, "Although the journey is long, don't worry. As a knight, I will definitely escort you back home safely."

"Beta, thank you!" The little girl was very touched.

“Beta, it’s good to have ambition, but I’m afraid you can’t complete this difficult task,” the village chief said slowly.

Ok?

Is there a prerequisite for accepting the task? Is there something I'm not meeting?

"Village chief, I will definitely work hard!"

"Don't rush to show off, let me explain the situation first."

The village chief cleared his throat: "After you leave the village, you will have to pass through the Death Swamp, where there are terrible witches and swamp crocodiles."

"Generally speaking, only those who have reached the level of a Grand Knight can pass through there safely."