Chapter 298: The Game Is About to Begin

Perhaps it was Vivian's final sentence that had an effect; the expression on Brenna's face suddenly became much softer.

However, the same point remained: she knew what she truly needed to do, and she had no time to waste on other people's affairs.

Just as she was about to painfully refuse, Vivian interrupted her before she could speak: "Would the two of you mind telling me what you intend to do in the Federation?"

"Perhaps I might be able to help the two of you?"

"No need." Brenna shook her head, just about to refuse, when she suddenly thought of something.

Vivian was the daughter of the Ninth Councilor, Kuoluomajisi; what they were doing could not be hidden from her, at least not on this land of the Federation that was not the Kingdom—it was simply impossible.

Since that was the case, was there any harm in saying it? The two sides had only met once; they didn't know each other's character at all, let alone trust.

If, after learning their purpose, Vivian used her status as a Councilor's daughter to seal all information regarding artificial organs, then they would have no way forward.

Thinking of this, Brenna still intended to stick to her original plan.

"Thank you for your kindness, but let's forget it," she said.

"I see." Vivian was silent for a moment, then smiled softly: "It was presumptuous of me."

"The two of you, follow me."

She led Yun Mu and Brenna to the office area of Falanaka Port and processed the port entry procedures for the Xiangyang, which was docked at the harbor.

In a while, specialized staff would go to the Xiangyang to register the crew, and by then, Yun Mu and Brenna would be free to move about.

"I really feel a bit sorry for the crew, hahaha."

Leaving the office area of Falanaka Port, Yun Mu laughed with some embarrassment.

Hearing her words, Vivian, who was walking in front, turned her head and said: "The crew registration will be finished very quickly. In just half an hour, Captain Yun's crew will all be free to move about."

"Before that, let me fulfill the duties of a host and properly introduce the Federation's city to the two of you."

Seeming to see through their thoughts, she added silently: "Don't be polite. The Princess of the Frost Kingdom has come to our country; as the host here, there is no reason not to take care of the guests."

Having said this, she suddenly thought of something and grinned, revealing two sharp canine teeth, while the cat tail behind her wagged happily.

"If people knew that the Princess of the Frost Kingdom had arrived at Falanaka Port by ship and still had to pay taxes according to the law, the scene would be too funny."

"This is not funny, Miss Vivian." Hearing this, Brenna did not look like she wanted to laugh at all, but said sternly: "The laws of a country should be above all else; one cannot make concessions because of an individual's noble or lowly status."

"..." Seeing Brenna's serious expression, the smile on Vivian's face also unconsciously faded. After a long while, she sighed faintly.

"You are right. I shouldn't have assumed that the thoughts of those insects would be the same as yours. I'm sorry," she apologized sincerely.

"All taxes required by the Xiangyang will be paid in full by me, the daughter of the Ninth Councilor Kuoluomajisi—Vivian. There will absolutely be no omissions."

"Well... although it doesn't really amount to much money, anyway." Her tone shifted, and she shrugged with apparent helplessness.

"Hehehe, then thank you for your generosity, Ms. Vivian." Brenna covered her mouth and chuckled.

These two are unexpectedly getting along quite well.

Yun Mu thought to herself as she listened to their conversation.

"Are the two of you interested in the Administrative District?" Vivian asked them at this moment.

To prevent them from not knowing what the Administrative District meant, she specifically explained it.

"The Administrative District is where the city managers usually work. If the two of you are interested, I can take you to visit."

"Let's forget about that..." Yun Mu clearly had little interest in such things. She said: "We shouldn't delay other people's work for such a small matter."

"... Ms. Yun is right." Brenna had actually been quite interested in the Federation's work system, but hearing her say this, she also felt it was not quite right.

That kind of place was usually off-limits to outsiders, wasn't it? As a princess of another country, it was better for her to be careful.

"Hmm... in that case." Vivian tapped her cheek lightly with her index finger, pondering for a moment.

"Ah, I'll take the two of you to buy a Personal Terminal!" She suddenly thought of something, her eyes lighting up.

"Although the documents obtained in the port office area can guarantee that the two of you can travel through the Federation without obstruction, binding a Personal Terminal can add a lot of convenience~" she explained to them.

"Personal Terminal?" Hearing this familiar term, Yun Mu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Without needing Vivian to explain, the image of a mobile phone appeared in her mind involuntarily.

Could it be what she thought it was?

"Ta-da, this is the tourist version of the Personal Terminal~"

Vivian handed a silver-white object, similar to a bracelet, to Yun Mu and Brenna.

"Just use the crystal on the front to scan the document you obtained when entering the port, and the binding is successful."

"This way, when you go out, you can choose not to carry cash, and you don't have to carry your documents on you either. There's even a function to temporarily lock the usage rights of the documents if they are lost~"

"Is this the Magic Technology of the Federation?" Yun Mu looked at the virtual screen floating above the bracelet with some surprise.

This ability to control equipment by touching a projection made her, a person from Earth who had transmigrated, feel very pleasantly surprised, let alone Brenna, who was experiencing such convenient equipment for the first time.

"Hmph." Brenna gave a light snort but didn't say anything.

Even she had to admit that if one ignored the side effects of Magic Energy, this thing was indeed much more advanced than a steam engine—no, "advanced" was not a word that could describe it.

This was clearly a dimensional-reduction strike!

"As long as you are within the coverage area of the Federation's Magic Tower, these Personal Terminals can communicate with each other."

"This is my communication number... the two of you can add me as a contact."

Yun Mu marked Vivian with practiced ease, her movements so skilled that it surprised the other party.

Hmm... it feels like it has very few functions.

Yun Mu thought to herself as she looked at the Personal Terminal, which only had simple functions like communication, email, payment, and inquiries.

She didn't know if it was due to technical reasons or if it was designed that way, but the performance of the Personal Terminal was not even as good as a smartwatch from the Earth before Yun Mu transmigrated. It was estimated that it could at most run games like Sokoban, Connect, or Snake.

As for watching movies? Local playback would likely lack sufficient storage space, and as for online streaming... the Federation had not yet birthed a concept similar to the Internet.

Of course, there were no games either.

Because in this world, no one had yet come up with the idea of wanting to personally control a 'television'.

【Three hundred words have disappeared here, dear.】

That kind of future is truly despair-inducing just to think about.

Fortunately, the place she transmigrated to is not this country.

Yun Mu thought with a sense of relief.

"How about it, pretty impressive, right?" Vivian had no idea at all what Yun Mu had been associating in her mind during this extremely short time; she simply spoke to the two of them in a slightly smug tone about the unique aspects of the Federation.

"Well, after actually experiencing it, it's really just so-so," Brenna curled her lips and said, sounding a bit stubborn.

She was already studying Alchemy, and she believed that sooner or later, the Frost Kingdom would also possess such technology, and it would be completely free of the side effects of Magic Energy.

Although this thought only occupied a tiny patch of territory in her heart, she had no idea what the reality would actually be like.

But one day, this tiny patch of land would also take root and sprout, then grow into a tree that blocks out the sky. "Hmm."

Should she upload Torina's Adventure Journal to the Federation? Yun Mu and the other two (Talitaluosi:?) were strolling through the city of Falanaka, and while chatting with the other two, Yun Mu was simultaneously thinking about other matters.

This land of the Federation was truly quite suitable for the Comic "Torina's Adventure Journal"; Yun Mu believed that here, even the unedited version could easily be published in a magazine.

Besides that, things like a Personal Terminal could also be used as a carrier for reading comics, provided they were slightly modified.

She could even be bolder and bring those games from Earth in her past life to this world.

Not to mention becoming the richest person in the world, at the very least, making a big profit was definitely not a problem.

Anyway, even if she didn't make a move, someone else would definitely do so in the future.

Since that was the case, why not firmly grasp the opportunity to act? After all, an opportunity only comes once; if missed, it will never come again.

That said, she didn't know much about the internal environment of the Federation, and furthermore, she was unwilling to waste her time on such things.

Therefore, finding someone to cooperate with was the simplest way.

But the problem was, who should she look for to cooperate with?

Vivian?

The two had only met for the first time today, and besides, the other party was the daughter of a councilor and could completely ditch her to go solo; that definitely wouldn't work.

Brenna. There was trust, but it was clearly inappropriate.

Should she let the One-Eared Rat come here to open up territory for her?

Don't joke around; Frostfall City hadn't even been stabilized yet, and she was already thinking about going abroad? How much would one have to drink to come up with such an idea?

It wouldn't work; she had absolutely no leads. Was she to give up just like that?

Even if she didn't make a big profit using games, just having the comic spread in this country would be good; after all, the more people who read it, the more experience points she would gain.

This was a major matter concerning her acquisition of experience points during non-Dungeon time! "Miss Yun? Miss Yun?" A series of calls rang out beside Yun Mu. Coming back to her senses, she discovered she was sitting in front of a seat at a street stall.

This was a small cart welded together from iron plates, and inside the cart was a somewhat chubby male Jackal-kin.

He had a scarf wrapped around his front, and in front of him was a scorching hot iron plate. Yun Mu noticed that the other party's left leg and right eye had undergone Mechanical Modification.

"P-please, what would you guests like to eat?"

He spoke somewhat nervously, especially after noticing Vivian and Talitaluosi standing behind her.

"At this time, I am indeed a bit hungry." Yun Mu looked at the menu behind the Jackal-kin and pondered for a moment before saying, "I'll have a Falan meat pie and a serving of curry."

Yes, curry.

Yun Mu hadn't expected that after transmigrating, she would actually be able to see the shadow of curry. Out of curiosity, she chose this food.

"Hmm." Brenna, who had just called Yun Mu back to her senses, frowned slightly and finally chose a cheese-braised noodle dish that was more in line with the tastes of the Frost Kingdom.

"Sometimes, doing this once in a while is not bad." Seeing this, Vivian smiled and sat down beside Brenna.

"Please give me fifty skewers of grilled meat first," she said.

"Hey, Talitaluosi, aren't you planning to eat something?" Vivian said, looking at Talitaluosi, who was standing outside the stall with no intention of coming in.

"I do not need to." The answer that returned to her was still the cold and short mechanical voice.

"Haha, I forgot that you guy can only consume Magic Energy. Sorry about that." Vivian said, deliberately provoking Talitaluosi, yet the latter showed no reaction upon hearing this.

"Tch, how boring." Curling her lips, knowing it was uninteresting, Vivian rested her cheek on the table with one hand.

After the Jackal-kin boss served everyone's food, she began to eliminate the meat skewers in front of her—each piece of meat about the size of half of Yun Mu's fist—one skewer per bite.

"As a Beastkin, one should release the wildness in one's heart and eat meat in big mouthfuls!"

"To not even be able to taste the flavor of food is too pitiful, isn't it?"

"Hey, hey, Talitaluosi, do you want me to ask my father to develop a tongue body that can taste flavors?"

"I think there might be a quite good market for it, and it would be no problem for you to use it..."

"Not needed." Talitaluosi replied coldly as before.

But whether it was an illusion or not, Yun Mu actually heard a sense of being annoyed into anger from that flat, emotionless mechanical voice.

This made her fall into deep thought. (End of chapter)