Chapter 430 Trissy Cheek
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Hobert introduced, "I have brought a total of 18 Beyonder characteristics of the 'Lawyer', and 17 Beyonder characteristics of the 'Barbarian'.
"Now that you are already believers of the 'Creator', these two Beyonder characteristics can be sold to you at the base price of 300 pounds and 600 pounds respectively.
"For Sequence 7 and above Beyonder characteristics, because the 'Favored Ones' have more difficulty acquiring them, or there is a premium when purchasing them, selling them to you will also have a premium."
Lawrence's eyes never left the wooden box, and he nodded, "That's understandable, understandable."
In the Southern Continent, the premium for Beyonder characteristics or materials is generally higher than in the Northern Continent, which Lawrence fully accepts.
At the same time, Lawrence had a renewed understanding of the power of the 'Creator's' 'Favored'. Being able to accumulate so many Beyonder characteristics indicates a large organization.
The reason there are so many Beyonder characteristics is simply because the 'Creator' has the skill of 'reprocessing'. For example, obtaining a Beyonder characteristic of 'Mentor of Disorder' is just one to others, but for Hobert, it is five Beyonder characteristics.
Hobert continued to introduce, "I also brought 11 Beyonder characteristics of the 'Briber', each for 1500 pounds."
In fact, there were two more that he didn't bring, which were reserved for Jessica and Upton.
He continued, "There are also 6 Beyonder characteristics of the 'Baron of Corruption', each for 4000 pounds.
"And one Beyonder characteristic of the 'Mentor of Disorder', for 8000 pounds."
"No problem!" Lawrence said almost immediately. In his opinion, the premium given by Hobert was not high.
Hobert smiled and said, "That's good, then the total value of the 'Lawyer' Beyonder characteristics is 5400 pounds, the 'Barbarian' Beyonder characteristics is 10200 pounds, and the 'Briber' Beyonder characteristics is 16500 pounds.
"Plus 6 'Baron of Corruption' Beyonder characteristics, worth 24000 pounds, plus 8000 pounds, totaling 64100 pounds. I'll round it down to 64000 pounds for you."
"Good, good, good!" Lawrence first said "good" several times, then smiled and said, "Well, we have a little shortage of gold pounds. The entire family only has a total of 3000 pounds.
"Can we use currencies from other countries to pay? Or simply pay with gold?"
Previously, the Balk family mainly operated in the "killer and mercenary service industry", with business mainly in the central and southern parts of West Balam.
And the entire West Balam is not within the sphere of influence of Loen. Various countries' currencies circulate here, and many people only recognize gold.
After friendly consultation, the final payment for this batch of Beyonder characteristics was divided into three methods: 3000 gold pounds, 24000 gold Lire to replace 20000 pounds, and 41000 pounds worth of gold.
Hobert left the Beyonder characteristics first, and at the latest in the evening, he would hand over the gold and paper money to the "God's Favored" through a sacrifice to the "Creator".
This was because Lawrence was here to fight this time, so he certainly wouldn't bring so much money. He was prepared to use his Saint's ability to have the family members staying in the town count the payment and make the sacrifice.
After the transaction, Hobert secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The money for the first batch of building materials was finally available, and even half of the money for the second batch of building materials was available.
This gave him time to raise more funds.
At the end of the conversation, Hobert said to Lawrence, "Don't have too much conflict with the 'Rose School' recently, and focus on restoring your strength first."
"Yes." Lawrence said, "But we should be able to recover our strength soon."
The Balk family can pray for power to the sealed artifact that creates the barrier of "Nonexistent Town", and crush the Beyonder characteristics. This is the key to their survival.
Some family members are waiting for the Beyonder characteristics to advance. As soon as the Beyonder characteristics are crushed, new combat power can be formed immediately, and these Beyonder characteristics that Hobert sold to the Balk family can also be quickly digested by them.
Hobert nodded, "Development is the absolute principle!"
Then Hobert asked Eliot, "Have both 'Disorder Stones' been used?"
Eliot took out the used "Disorder Stones": "They have all been used."
Hobert took out the two "Disorder Stones" that he had prepared earlier and recovered the two used stones.
Then he said to Lawrence, "You can also exchange new 'Order Wood' by praying to the 'Creator' with the used 'Order Wood'. If there is any loss, report it to the 'Creator' immediately."
This was the purpose of his exchange of "Disorder Stones" with Eliot: to tell Lawrence that he must recover the "Order Wood".
Lawrence nodded repeatedly. The "Order Wood" in his hand could still be used for more than ten minutes.
The three chatted for a few more words, and Hobert got up to say goodbye, leaving with "Traveling".
After two transfers, Hobert came to the forest in the Conant City Cemetery again. Here, he took out the gold that Eliot had sacrificed twice before, as well as the prepared mask from the "Nation of Disorder".
Then, under the guidance of the "Faceless Necklace", he used "Traveling" to come to the "Roselle Exhibition Hall", Upton's office.
Upton was somewhat surprised by the way the "God's Favored" appeared. He had originally instructed the employees in the exhibition hall that if anyone was looking for him, they should bring him up, but the "God's Favored" came by himself.
"God's Favored!" Upton got up and locked the door.
"I have brought a new task." Hobert went straight to the point, "As long as you complete this task, you can get the remaining one-third of the Beyonder characteristic of the 'Briber'."
Upton's eyes lit up. His "Barbarian" potion had been completely digested, and he was preparing to buy the remaining one-third of the Beyonder characteristic of the "Briber" with gold pounds.
He smiled and asked, "What is the task? Is the reward worth more than 400 pounds?"
Theoretically, one-third of a Sequence 7 Beyonder characteristic is worth about 400 pounds, but a Sequence 8 Beyonder characteristic already has a premium, let alone a Sequence 7 Beyonder characteristic?
Hobert took out the list he had prepared earlier: "Purchase the materials on the list."
"Such a large quantity!" Upton couldn't help but be surprised.
"How much do you estimate it will cost?"
Upton, who had contact with merchants from all walks of life by selling steam engines, roughly knew the price of bulk building materials.
He made a simple estimate: "38,000 pounds to 41,000 pounds!"
After saying this number, he was surprised again. He originally thought that he had made a lot of money recently, but compared to this number, he sighed: Selling me wouldn't raise that much money.
Upton had such thoughts because he was worried that the "God's Favored" would ask him to pay in advance like last time.
Hobert was sighing in his heart at this time that the price of building materials in Loen was much lower than in Feynapotter.
In Feynapotter, these materials would cost at least 56,000 gold Lire, which is equivalent to nearly 47,000 pounds!
Sure enough, infrastructure construction can best show comprehensive national strength. In this regard, Feynapotter does have a certain gap with Loen.
Hobert said, "Just buying these materials doesn't require one-third of the 'Briber' Beyonder characteristic as a reward. I have another commission."
As he spoke, he took out the cloth bag containing gold: "These transactions can only be settled with gold. You must find a suitable channel to exchange the gold for gold pounds.
"This gold is worth about 5500 pounds to 5800 pounds. You can use it as a deposit for the goods first, and in a few days, I will bring you gold worth no less than 36,000 pounds."
"No problem." For Upton, who had local gang channels and had initially established business contacts, selling such a large batch of gold was stressful, but not a big problem!
He thought to himself: When I sell gold worth more than 40,000 pounds, the price of gold in the entire Conant will probably fall.
He was very satisfied with the "God's Favored's" reward. After all, large-scale building material business is not difficult to achieve, it just takes some time and renting a warehouse.
Finally, Hobert gave Upton the mask: "After the test of time, you are now a formal Favored One of the 'Creator'.
"This is a symbol of the 'Creator's' Favored. This mask has the ability to resist divination. Injecting spirituality can form a shield that lasts for one or two seconds, which can effectively block the attacks of Beyonder abilities! In addition, after wearing it, it will be less prone to loss of control!"
"Less prone to loss of control!" Upton almost shouted. After he finished speaking, he realized his gaffe, but fortunately there was no one else here.
Taking the mask, Upton gently stroked it. His parents died because of signs of loss of control for different reasons, so he had a heart knot about loss of control no less than that of the Balk family members.
Hobert smiled and said, "Praise the Creator!"
Upton quickly followed, "Praise the Creator!"
This praise was particularly sincere.
Hobert also said, "I have another task here. A group of Favored from the Southern Continent want to come to Loen's textile factories, smelting factories, and some factories that produce daily necessities to learn. Please arrange it for them.
"The reward will be settled directly with gold or with Beyonder characteristics."
Upton pondered for a moment: "This is not too difficult. I can usually contact many such factory owners. I can exchange discounts on steam engines or maintenance and upkeep discounts for opportunities to learn in their factories."
Hobert nodded: "I will compensate you for the discounts you give at twice the price, as tuition."
Upton didn't refuse any more: "Okay."
Finally, Hobert took out a piece of paper with the method of summoning the messenger and the reward for sending the letter, so that Upton could write to him directly if he had anything to do in the future.
After the "God's Favored" left, Upton read the summoning spell again: "It's 'Traitor' Hobert!"
...
Backlund, in the underground building of the vampire Marquis Nibbs.
Emlyn White looked at the iron-black coffin and said to the ancient vampire lying inside, "Lord Nibbs, I accept the Ancestor's mission!"
A few days ago, Nibbs claimed to have received instructions from the Ancestor, asking the excellent young vampire Emlyn to pray to "The Fool".
In fact, the Ancestor did not specify that Emlyn should complete it, but Nibbs believed that Emlyn, who already believed in the Earth Mother and the Ancestor, was very suitable to complete this task.
If the task is completed, then everyone is happy. If it is not completed, and "The Fool" projects strong malice, then for the vampires, Emlyn's death is not a loss.
Nibbs heard Emlyn's words and responded in an old voice: "Very good, when do you want to start? Is there any wish you haven't fulfilled?"
What wish... hasn't been fulfilled? Emlyn felt his calf soften and almost regretted it.
But when he thought that this was the Ancestor's mission, he straightened his neck and said, "No need! I can start now!"
So Emlyn, who was no stranger to rituals, lit candles, burned essential oils and herbal powders under the protection of Lord Nibbs.
In the smoky atmosphere, Emlyn began to repeatedly recite the honorific name of "The Fool": "The Fool who does not belong to this era..."
After reciting for more than ten minutes, Emlyn was a little tired. He said half relieved and half disappointed: "Lord Nibbs, there is no response."
Nibbs was silent for a long time before saying in a rather hoarse voice: "Okay, don't leave yet, wait here for a while."
After spending more than an hour in worry and trepidation, Emlyn left the underground building, his destination was the Harvest Church in the South Bridge district.
Just as he got into the carriage, Emlyn suddenly felt a blur in front of his eyes and saw an endless gray-white fog.
Then, he was shocked to find himself in a mysterious and majestic giant palace, sitting at an ancient bronze long table.
At the top of the long table, there was a great figure, looking down at him: "Why are you praying to me?"
Emlyn's mind suddenly "buzzed" and blurted out: "This is the Ancestor's revelation..."
He told everything about the Ancestor choosing him, plus his own inner activities, and the fearless spirit when facing the Ancestor's mission, all in one breath, just short of reporting the number and characteristics of his dolls.
Klein heard that this was Lilith's revelation, and he thought of the simple description of Lilith in Roselle's diary, and the "Emperor's" relevant information on the uniqueness of the "Moon" pathway.
He couldn't help but come to the conclusion: Could this be the instruction of the Evernight Goddess, after all, the uniqueness of the "Moon" pathway is with the Goddess.
One thought after another flashed through Klein's mind. He leaned back in his chair and asked with a smile: "What does your Ancestor want you to pray to me for?"
Emlyn couldn't help but sit up straight: "Honorable Mr. Fool, the revelation given by the Ancestor is this: I, Emlyn White, will become the key to saving the vampires and defeating the doomsday, and it all starts with praying to you."
The word "chuunibyou" suddenly appeared in Klein's mind: Young man, think about it again? Are you missing the point?
He thought about it and decided to observe first: "Actually, I probably understand what your Ancestor means. He hopes that with my help, you will grow into a true high-level being, so as to save the vampires when the doomsday comes."
Next is the "joining ceremony", choosing a code name, announcing the gathering time, keeping secrets, and so on.
But when it came to the confidentiality procedure, Emlyn had some concerns: "But, Lord Nibbs..."
Klein countered with great certainty, "Lilith shouldn't have asked you to report to anyone afterward, right?"
He directly called the Ancestor's name, sounding like an old friend! Emlyn's heart trembled, and he lowered his head: "It seems not."
Klein tried hard to suppress his laughter: "This is a secret transaction. You don't even need to report to Lilith; otherwise, it will alert some guys."
Thus, the Sanguine Clan's double agent, Emlyn, officially joined the club.
Back in the real world, Emlyn felt that what had just happened was like a dream.
Then he thought of those Sanguine who laughed at him for liking dolls and becoming a servant of the Church of the Earth Mother: Hmph! You'd never guess that only I am favored by the Ancestor. Just wait and see! When I become stronger, you'll know how ridiculous your previous mockery was!
At this moment, he happened to pass Order Square, and today's chimes sounded different, as if they were particularly pleasant.
But soon, the gentlemen in the carriage took out their pocket watches and found that it was not yet eleven o'clock, not yet time for the chimes.
For a time, a "buzzing" discussion arose in the carriage. On the square outside the carriage, many gentlemen or ladies also stopped to look at the clock tower.
For so many years, the "Bell of Order" had its first time error.
But Emlyn didn't care about these things. He came to the Harvest Church in a good mood, found his servant's uniform, and skillfully wiped the candlestick.
At this moment, his heart stirred, and he looked towards the door: "The traitor is here again!"
...
East Borough, inside a greasy cafe.
Klein enjoyed his lunch, which was more than half an hour early, while listening to Old Kohler tell him the news he had collected in the past week.
Unfortunately, there was no information of great value.
After the other party finished speaking, Klein thought for a while, then took out a 2-pound note consisting of loose change and pushed it over.
Old Kohler waved his hand in fright: "You already gave it to me just now."
Klein smiled and said, "Within this week, I'm going on vacation to the south, and it may take two or three weeks to come back, so I'm paying you the corresponding reward in advance. Don't forget to help me collect information."
"Okay, okay!" Old Kohler happily and gratefully accepted the banknotes.
This reminded him of the happiest time in his life. At that time, he also had a few pounds in savings.
Then, he had already thought about how to spend the New Year. He planned to buy the ham that he couldn't bear to buy before and pair it with his bread.
It's really something to look forward to... He swallowed unconsciously.
After saying goodbye to Old Kohler, Klein took a carriage to the Red Rose Manor, explaining that he was too weak to investigate the real cause of Tarim's death and asked Prince Edsac to find someone else.
After obtaining Prince Edessak's permission, Klein left the manor by carriage and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Just then, he felt his spirituality suddenly become tense. The carriage door quickly opened and closed silently.
A figure was quickly outlined. It was a lady wearing a heavy black dress, a sapphire ring on her hand, a slightly round face, slender eyes, a gentle temperament, and an extremely outstanding appearance.
Klein was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "Triss!"
Trissy was pleasantly surprised: "You know me... I knew you knew me!"
Klein asked cautiously, "What do you want to do?"
Trissy smiled: "It's very simple. Report me to the Nighthawks, Punishers, and the Hivemind as soon as possible, and let them come here to catch me!"
Klein tasted the meaning: She is trying to get out of here!
So he asked, "What are you afraid of?"
"Someone is manipulating my life!" Trissy widened her eyes and said, "There are always some terrifying coincidences! Hehe, they even changed my name!"
Klein almost jumped up. Of course, he knew this feeling: "What did they change your name to?"
Trissy frowned beautifully: "Trissy Cheek!"
Cheek! Klein once again had a numb feeling all over his body. A Roselle diary frantically echoed in his mind:
"...I got an ancient book, which actually mentioned the name of the 'Primordial Demoness'!"
"Her name is: Cheek!"
Trissy's eyebrows calmed down, with a bit of grievance, a bit of temptation, and a bit of mischievous smile: "If you can tell the orthodox church about this, and I can meet you just before they arrest me, I don't mind letting you understand what is called true pleasure."
How dare I! If I suddenly awaken as the "Primordial Demoness," the Fool can't resist it! Klein sighed silently.
After speaking, Trissy's figure disappeared quickly, as if she had never been here.
Only then did Klein suddenly come back to his senses, using "Flaming Jump" to leave the carriage, and quickly found the Azik copper whistle and candles he had hidden before, asking Mr. Azik and the "Creator" for help respectively.
...
Time turned back to ten o'clock.
After saying goodbye to Upton, Hobert left with "Travel" and reappeared in the cemetery in the suburbs of Conat.
Huh! Why didn't I use "Travel" to return to the lord's mansion just now? Hobert realized belatedly.
He looked at the outside of the forest, which was the direction of Backlund!
Hobert thought: I'll go take a look! There won't be any danger, right?
So he changed his appearance and used "Travel" to come to Order Square.
There are still many people walking, chatting, and feeding pigeons here. Hobert smiled: Is this how it is before every disaster comes? It's like, it's like just another ordinary day, it seems like nothing will happen as usual.
He glanced at the clock tower with the "Bell of Order": Dogshit order!
Hobert had a whim and used the illusion of the "Faceless Necklace" to cover up his disappearance from the spot with "Travel".
The next second, he appeared on the clock tower. Because it was not yet the hour, the bell ringer was still resting below.
Hobert looked at the huge bronze bell in front of him and suddenly picked up the bell hammer and struck the bronze bell.
Dong~dong~
The gentlemen outside took out their pocket watches and looked in the direction of the clock tower. For so many years, the "Bell of Order" had its first time error.
Hobert sneered: "It's really ugly! It looks like a fake at first glance!"
He took out a knife and cut the bronze bell in half before the bell ringer came up.
Then, Hobert left with "Blink", sat blankly in Order Square for a while, watching batches of police enter the clock tower.
One of the policemen was very tall, a bit like a crane standing out from the crowd, which reminded Hobert of Bishop Utravsky.
Using "Travel" again to come to Rose Street, ignoring the vampire servant's title of "traitor" to himself.
He sat next to Bishop Utravsky: "Father, why when I was weak, knowing that there was danger, I could still use practical actions to stick to my inner thoughts. But now that I have become stronger, I hesitate, become confused, and don't know how to choose?"
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