Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lord Sherlockâs letter?
Professor Bacon was surprised by the letter. He opened it to see the words:
âDearest Professor Bacon:
Greetings, itâs Lord Sherlock from Eternal Kingdom. It has been quite some time since we met, and I am missing you.
Recently, Eternal Kingdom went through an expansion phase. Everyone in Eternal Kingdom wants to help Specter College in the graduation examination. Thereâs even a portion of a new friendly race that would like to extend their help.
If you are free, please come to Eternal Kingdom for a detailed discussion.
âLord Sherlockâ
Bacon grabbed his things and took the letter to the Principalâs Office.
He was smiling gently. He could tutor those poor students again.
...
Arthur and his companions didnât manage to find Raintea.
In a small little house, they found Rainteaâs Goblin body and were relieved.
Before the commencement of the Third Beta Testing, she moved her body to the little house.
If her body was still around, it meant that she hadnât changed factions. The Victorian faction found a post that was suspected to be from Raintea, but it was confirmed to be false.
Dragonborn was extremely concerned about the continual disappearance of Raintea.
âDo you think that Raintea quit the game?â
Dragonborn tapped a large rock using his tool. His mission was to process the stone slabs into standard sizes, as the processed stone slabs would become good construction materials.
âI donât know. If I was growing crops and vegetables every day, Iâd definitely quit the game,â TakeASpearHit, who was sitting next to Dragonborn, said firmly.
âBut thatâs Veteran Raintea!â SealHeadLingChong, who was sitting on the other side of Dragonborn, said with uncertainty, âWait, if sheâs into growing plants, isnât it better to grow them in real life?â
âPerhaps sheâs a plant lover and an internet addict?â TakeASpearHit speculated.
âThis combination is too rare.â
SealHeadLingChong and TakeASpearHit started debating. Dragonborn said worriedly, âIâll message her using Wechat. Iâm a little worried that she hasnât been online for the entire day.â
SealHeadLingChong and TakeASpearHit, who were bickering, stopped and looked bewilderedly at Dragonborn.
âGosh, since when did you have Rainteaâs Wechat contact information?â
âNo, I should rephrase. Why did you ask Raintea for her Wechat info?â
Dragonborn was shocked and immediately explained himself. âDonât be mistaken, weâre just friends who exchanged Wechat info. I brought seeds to her every time, so we got to know each other.â
SealHeadLingChong and TakeASpearHit were suspicious of Dragonbornâs intentions, and they both started asking questions.
âIs Raintea pretty?â
âIs her voice sweet?â
âIs she a gal?â
âIs she rich?â
âIs she a wheelchair-bound vulnerable pretty gal?â
Dragonborn had no intention to answer the deluge of questions. He said, âI donât know.â
He evaded all the questions.
Dragonborn reminded them, âDonât talk nonsense. A lot of people asked Raintea for her Wechat info but didnât get it. I gave her a lot of seeds, so she gave it to me.â
TakeASpearHit patted his chest and proclaimed, âDonât worry, Iâm tight-lipped and wonât spread rumors!â
...
The efficiency of the gamers was high. Within two days, they had prepared all of the raw materials for building Victoria City.
The Eternal Kingdom gamers werenât told that they were gathering materials for Victoria City. Instead, they were told that the materials were for war preparations!
Over a hundred Beetlemons helped to complete the transportation of materials. It was only a matter of time before they set off.
TakeASpearHit stood beside a Beetlemon, having been fortunate enough to receive a mission:
[Mission Title: Escort the War Materials
Mission Description: Warriors, the war materials that you prepared will be used by the Non-Existing Intelligence Organization to build a reliable Stronghold in Victoria City. As the mission duration is about a day and a night, only those gamers who can stay online for a long period of time were assigned this mission.
Mission Objective: Follow the small Black Dragon and escort the war materials to the designated location. Then follow the small Black Dragon back to Eternal Kingdom.
Mission Reward: 200 Eternal Kingdom Faction Reputation Points.]
Though the mission duration was long, very few gamers would give up this mission as the Faction Reputation Points were high. Moreover, there were no more material preparation missions. This was the only mission that would earn Faction Reputation Points.
They didnât know the use of the Faction Reputation Points, but they knew the points would be very useful.
TakeASpearHit felt that his luck wasnât bad as he waited merrily for the Beetlemons to set off while he chatted with his companions.
A Gnome stood beside TakeASpearHit and chatted with him. Only fifty gamers received this mission, and each gamer would escort two Beetlemons. However, the Beetlemons were gentle creatures, so they didnât require much supervision.
âNobody knows how to change to the Orc race.â
The Gnome was part of the Pioneer Alliance, but he wasnât a First Beta Gamer but a Second Beta Gamer.
âAiya, Iâm happy being a Gnome. Someone will eventually find out how to become an Orc, then Iâll become one.â
âThatâs true.â
The Gnome nodded. TakeASpearHit hesitated for half a day before he blurted out to the Gnome, âHey, Iâm telling you a secret...â