Chapter 433 Adam Finds His Creator
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When Freya saw Hobert return "empty-handed," tears fell again.
Hobert explained to her, "Your sister is safe and sound, currently at the Church of the Evernight Goddess."
Freya breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank, thank you, kind sir. How can I ever thank you enough?"
Hobert drew his knife, carefully wiped it with a handkerchief, cut a small piece of ham from the one Old Kohler handed over, tilted his mask open, and put it in his mouth, chewing as he said, "We'll talk about it later."
He cut two more pieces of meat and handed them to Old Kohler and Freya respectively.
The moment Old Kohler tasted the meat, a smile immediately crept onto his face, as if the illness he had just experienced was a test for getting to eat this bite of meat.
Although Freya had no appetite, she didn't dare refuse Hobert, so she put it in her mouth and chewed, but it was like chewing wax.
Hobert put away his knife and then said, "I have something to tell you. This fog was actually created by someone, or rather, by a force. It's not a natural disaster!"
Old Kohler was almost choked by the piece of ham he couldn't bear to swallow. His first reaction was surprise and disbelief, but then he thought of the mysterious man's magical abilities and gradually believed it.
Freya was also stunned. Although it sounded incredible, she didn't question it, because she could clearly feel that she was only one step away from death just now. On the streets of the East Borough, there were people teetering on the brink of life and death every day.
She knew the aura of death too well. If it weren't for this gentleman, she knew that she would have died with her mother on the damp ground.
It made no sense for a gentleman with such magical abilities to deceive her and Old Kohler in such matters.
Hobert then asked, "Do you want to avenge those who died today?"
A strong anger flashed in Old Kohler's eyes, but then it gradually disappeared.
He touched the gray hair at his temples, "Sir, I'm old. It's a blessing from the gods to live another day. I don't want to get involved in the affairs of big shots."
Hobert nodded and looked at Freya again.
In addition to anger, Freya also felt grief over her mother's death, "Sir, what can I do to get revenge?"
"Make yourself stronger until you have the ability to defeat those people," Hobert said, "Become my student, and I'll teach you how to become stronger."
Freya was about to nod immediately, but she hesitated, "Sir, can I bring my sister with me to follow you?"
"No! If you separate, you will each have considerable growth, but if you stay together, you won't be able to take revenge at your current rate of growth." Hobert explained further:
"After you leave, Daisy will enter the orphanage of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, where she will at least have food and clothing. She has a regularly distributed fund and can continue to go to school until she graduates from grammar school.
"When you have the ability to return to Backlund in the future, you can come back to see Daisy, and you can also take her with you after she graduates.
"Of course, all of this is on the premise that you are good enough."
Freya hesitated. Her mother had just passed away, and Daisy was still young. The two sisters should depend on each other.
Hobert didn't urge her or continue to persuade her. If he really wanted Freya to follow him, he could completely use the power of the 'Mental Spoon' to hypnotize her.
Of course, he wouldn't do that. Instead, he let Freya choose for herself. Even if Freya chose to stay in Backlund, he wouldn't interfere in any way.
Freya also realized that this was an opportunity to change her destiny.
If she stayed in Backlund, although she could take care of Daisy, she would still have to do laundry work, and even occasionally work as a street prostitute to make a living.
There were too many examples of this around her.
But if she followed this gentleman, although the future was full of uncertainties, at least she would have a chance to escape her current fate.
After thinking for two or three minutes, Freya said, "Sir, I am willing to go with you, but on the condition that I can say goodbye to Daisy."
Hobert nodded, "No problem."
He paused and then said, "Come with me."
Hobert led Old Kohler and Freya into the Harvest Church. At this time, the church was very busy. Emlyn was diagnosing people entering the church and distributing medicine, while Bishop Utravsky was distributing food to everyone.
Hobert first introduced Bishop Utravsky, and then he said, "Father, this old man is a survivor of the Great Smog incident. Can you take him in for a few days?"
It would be best to wait until the official Beyonder investigation is over before letting him go back.
Utalavsky agreed to let Old Kohler stay here as a helper for a few days, and the Harvest Church would temporarily take care of his food and lodging.
He glanced at Freya. Hobert sighed, "I only rescued two people."
"Giant Bishop" said, "The Earth Mother will see your actions to save lives. At your reminder, we have prepared enough medicinal materials to save so many people. The Earth Mother will also see these kind actions of yours."
Hobert thought: The way he said that makes me feel a chill down my spine.
He drew a leaf symbolizing life on his chest: "These are all good deeds done under the guidance of the Mother! Praise the Mother!"
Hobert pointed to Emlyn distributing medicine over there and introduced Old Kohler, "That is Mr. Emlyn, a very excellent doctor. You can go to him directly if you feel uncomfortable. It's free."
Emlyn also recognized Hobert, who was still wearing a mask, "Don't listen to the 'traitor's' nonsense. My consultation fees are very high."
Hobert added, "He is practicing medicine at the Harvest Church and does not charge consultation fees."
Emlyn curled his lips and said nothing more.
Just then, when he had a little free time, he looked at Old Kohler a few times, "Old man, your body is very weak. If you can afford it, eat more meat. If you can't afford it, eat more soybeans."
"Thank you, doctor, thank you, doctor." Old Kohler could of course see that although this handsome doctor had a bad tone and looked impatient, he was very skilled in medicine and was willing to think about poor people like himself.
Ordinary doctors would not care whether patients like Old Kohler ate meat or soybeans.
After settling Old Kohler and saying goodbye to Utravsky and Emlyn, Hobert left with Freya.
Before leaving, Hobert said to Old Kohler, "Happy New Year!"
Old Kohler then realized, "So it's that gentleman."
He tried hard to recall the gentleman's appearance, but because he didn't see the other person's face clearly at the time, the recall was unsuccessful.
At this time, the thick fog had been blown away a lot by the wind, and even the outline of the sun could be seen.
Hobert found a deserted corner and used 'Travel' to take Freya to the Church of the Evernight Goddess first.
At this time, the light yellow fog had just dissipated, and the church was still tightly closed.
Hobert explained his purpose to the servant of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, and Daisy did recognize Freya, so the servant let Daisy out.
The sisters first hugged each other and cried bitterly. Daisy tightly grabbed her sister's clothes, "I thought I would never see you and Mom again."
"Mom, Mom..." Freya didn't know how to speak for a moment.
Daisy realized that something was wrong and quickly went home with Freya. After seeing her mother lying on the ground, she naturally cried again.
Hobert found a hearse, carried Liv's body, and took Freya and Daisy to the cemetery together.
This time, Hobert didn't use 'Travel' to take them to the cemetery, giving the sisters enough time to say goodbye to their mother.
Hobert did not ride in the carriage with them, but found a deserted place and quickly sacrificed the sealed artifact of the 'Error' pathway to the 'Nation of Disorder'.
The negative effects of a Grade 1 sealed artifact are too terrible!
At the same time, he took some gold pounds from the 'Nation of Disorder' through sacrifice. He had given all the money he had with him to Bishop Utravsky before.
When the hearse arrived at the cemetery, Hobert had already bought the cemetery and the coffin, and had also invited a pastor.
Liv was not cremated hastily like the others who died in the East Borough today, and was not hastily placed in a small box.
She had her own tomb and coffin, and even a tombstone where an epitaph could be engraved.
Hobert asked for the sisters' opinions, "How about writing 'She was a competent mother' for the epitaph?"
The sisters, who could no longer cry, nodded slowly, quietly watching their mother being laid to rest and buried.
When the staff had all left, only Hobert and the Freya sisters were left in front of the tombstone.
Freya told Daisy in a low voice that she was going to leave with this masked gentleman. Daisy had already witnessed Hobert preparing the tomb and coffin for her mother, and had helped invite the pastor, so she was already mentally prepared.
In the East Borough, such things were too common. The stewards of dignitaries helped bury relatives, or gave a sum of money to take away a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.
Some of those girls never came back, while others became the lovers of some big shot, allowing the entire family to live a good life.
Daisy said, "Sir, my sister doesn't talk much, but she has a kind heart. Please treat her well."
Hobert didn't explain, but just said, "Study hard!"
After sending Daisy onto the carriage, the carriage sped away in the sisters' reluctant eyes.
It wasn't until the carriage disappeared on the street that Freya wiped the tears from her eyes and said to Hobert, "Kind sir, thank you for waiting patiently. Let's go."
Hobert looked blank, "You, who are you?"
He looked around, "I, how am I at the entrance of the cemetery?"
Freya opened her mouth, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
After a second or two, Hobert's eyes were no longer so confused: I put it all back in the 'Nation of Disorder'! The aftereffects of the Grade 1 sealed artifact are so great!
He said to Freya, who was looking surprised, "This is the price of gaining power."
Freya nodded as if she understood.
Then Hobert used 'Travel' to take Freya to Jeffery's territory, to his study.
He had Freya move a chair herself and sit on one side of the desk.
Hobert took off his mask and said, "First, let me introduce myself. My name is Hobert Jeffery. You may have heard of me."
Freya thought for a moment, and finally shook her head slowly. Her previous work did not involve politics, or even newspapers.
Seeing the other party's reaction, Hobert explained, "I used to be a lawyer in Backlund, but for some reason, I am now a Baron of the Kingdom of Feynapotter.
"Okay, let's talk about your learning tasks. Starting tomorrow, I will spend two hours a day teaching you the writing and pronunciation of Loen and Feynapotter. You will also spend two to three hours a day practicing. The other half of the day..."
Freya, who had always dreamed of learning words and grammar, had already stood up happily. She snatched the words, "The other half of the day, I will clean your mansion spotlessly!"
"No, you can't clean it all by yourself. Sit down, sit down." Hobert continued, "You have to go around the territory and take a look. You don't have to do anything else, just look!"
Hobert didn't plan to let Freya become an Beyonder right away. He planned to wait until Selena came and give them the opportunity to become Beyonder at the same time.
Before that, let Freya adapt to her new life.
Freya was a little uneasy, "But, but..."
"Use your eyes to feel the changes in this territory during this period, and try to broaden your horizons as much as possible. This is the prerequisite for becoming a good student."
Freya nodded quickly, "Yes, yes..."
"Allen!" Hobert called in the male servant waiting outside, "This is my student, Miss Freya. She's a little uncomfortable here. Take her to visit the manor and arrange her in the room next to Marcy and Mary.
"Also, take her to the town to make some local-style clothes, and find a desk and chair in the warehouse and send them to my study.
"Oh, right, she can't speak Feynapotter yet, so you can help her arrange these things."
Marcy and Mary are Fors's two maids.
"Yes!" Allen was also a little strange. The Baron hadn't come out of the study all day, so how could he suddenly have a female student? And she can't speak Feynapotter?
Strange as it was, Allen still took Freya out very politely. Only then did he dare to look up at the "Baron's student".
She looked seventeen or eighteen years old, her skin and hair were a little rough, her cheeks were thin and a little yellow, and her hands seemed to have some burns, but even so, the vigor that a girl should have was still there, but she looked a little shy.
Allen also looked at Freya's clothes, which had exotic features, but the clothes looked a little old and had patches.
After making a basic judgment on Freya's background, he couldn't help but sigh, "What good luck!"
Being favored by the Baron and becoming the Baron's student is definitely good luck.
Hobert rested for a while, but as soon as he stopped, images of corpses lying on the streets of the East Borough immediately appeared in his mind.
Only then did he belatedly realize: The Black Hound spirit beast hasn't been recovered yet! Why hasn't it come to me?
Hobert quickly entered the 'Nation of Disorder', but he still couldn't sense the Black Hound spirit beast.
He pinched his chin and pondered for a while, then returned to the real world and used the 'Faceless Man Necklace' to divine the whereabouts of the Black Hound spirit beast, but the result of the divination was a pitch-black night.
Hobert was about to change to another divination word when he suddenly thought: Could it have been taken into Foggy Town!
He immediately changed the divination word: "The Black Hound spirit beast blessed by the ancient Death God is in Foggy Town!"
"..."
After reciting it seven times in a row, the divination failed.
Hobert sacrificed the "Faceless Necklace" to the "Nation of Disorder" to re-divine, but the divination still failed.
Although the level of the "Nation of Disorder" is high, it only has a certain ability to resist divination, but it doesn't add much to divination.
Hobert pondered for a while and had another idea. He held a wisp of "Power of Order" in his hand, trying to establish a connection with the "Power of Order" in the black dog spirit beast.
This time, he finally felt the "Power of Order" in the black dog spirit beast, but that was all, and he couldn't get more information.
But this was enough for Hobert. After such a long time, the "Power of Order" in the black dog spirit beast had not been diluted, which was enough to prove that it was now in a closed space.
It should be Foggy Town!
Isn't this just bad luck! In the blink of an eye, he was sent into Foggy Town by the Evernight Goddess!
Hobert frowned: "It would be better to send the 'Bull Demon King' in!"
Then he seemed to realize something and said to the skull of the crow-feathered golden-horned evil monster: "I don't mean anything else, I just hope to let you see the world!"
The "Bull Demon King" can only be used seven times now, while the black dog spirit beast can theoretically be used countless times.
Hobert sighed: Now it's all right, not only the angel-level combat power, but even the saint-level combat power has to be used sparingly.
At this moment, Hobert saw a strange star expanding in the pool in front of him.
He spread his spirituality over, and sure enough, it was a member of the Balk family who was offering the payment for Beyonder characteristics.
...
South Continent, outside Crowlier City.
Elliot and Lawrence and others are discussing the construction of textile factories and sending people to the Northern Continent to study.
Lawrence suddenly wanted to play with that Level 0 Sealed Artifact, so he took out the crown sealed in the cloth bag and played with it in front of everyone.
The other people at the venue didn't think there was anything wrong with this, and thought it was the most normal thing.
Only Lawrence, who was holding the Sealed Artifact, felt that his current behavior was a bit strange, but he couldn't say what was strange.
Then Elliot felt that he hadn't prayed to the "Creator" for a long time, which made him feel very unfaithful, so he said goodbye to everyone and returned to his room to pray to the "Creator", saying that he had important things to report.
After praying once, the "Creator" did not reply in time, and then Elliot prayed for the second time.
...
On the "Iron Throne", Hobert looked at the pile of gold and kinreaux in front of him, and his mood gradually improved.
At this time, he saw the star representing Elliot light up.
Spreading his spirituality over, Hobert almost jumped off the "Iron Throne". Elliot was bowing his head and praying piously, and standing next to him was a simple and gentle priest in a simple white robe with a light golden beard and a cross pendant hanging on his chest.
"Adam!"
Although Hobert had never seen Adam before, he was sure that this was Adam!
Hobert's first thought was to pack his bags and run! He wouldn't be the "Creator" anymore, nor would he be a baron, and he would lie dormant somewhere for two years.
But soon, he slowly sat down again and quickly calmed down: When I decided to help the Balk family fight that battle, hadn't I already prepared myself for the possibility of encountering such high-level figures!
Then he understood: This is the influence of the original book on me. I always feel that Adam and Amon are strange and terrifying. But the premise is that if Adam and Amon are on the same path or adjacent paths, then these two enemies are terrible! I don't have the most direct conflict of interest with them, so what am I afraid of!
Thinking of this, Hobert quickly calmed down: The only conflict I have with Adam now may be that, in his opinion, I am hindering George III from becoming the Black Emperor, or hindering the "era torrent" created by Adam, but I have no ability to stop these two things.
Hobert nodded: In fact, what Adam mainly cares about is whether the suddenly emerging "Creator" will hinder the "era torrent" he created? As for whether George III becomes a god, he won't take it too seriously. As long as the event of George III preparing to become the Black Emperor causes a full-scale war between the Loen Kingdom and the Feysac Empire, and the entire North and South Continent enters a state of war, Adam will not care whether George III becomes a god.
After clarifying the main contradictions, Hobert began to ponder how to deal with Adam who suddenly came to his door: First of all, one thing is certain, if he talks to Adam in a short time, Adam will not be able to harm himself in the "Nation of Disorder".
This is certain, after all, the level of the "Nation of Disorder" is here, and Adam is now only at the "King of Angels" level.
Of course, if you babble with the other party for an hour or two, it will be hard to say.
Then, we must quickly clarify the root of the conflict between the two sides and show that we do not pose a threat to the other party.
Hobert sighed, and he can't appear too cowardly, otherwise, if he deals with Adam again in the future, he will be at a psychological disadvantage.
After thinking for a while, Hobert projected his image into the star belonging to Elliot: "Adam!"
...
Southern Continent, in a luxurious villa outside Crowlier City.
Adam saw the image of the "Creator". The black divine light emanating from Him blocked Adam's sight and perception.
But Adam still obtained some information based on some details: He is still very weak, and now he can only occasionally exert the strength of a god by using a certain Sealed Artifact. "Nation of Disorder"? It shouldn't be, that is a huge source of corruption, even Trunsoest couldn't resist its corruption, or is the "Creator" Trunsoest?
Only the "Creator" said in a solemn tone: "Adam!"
Adam was not surprised that the other party knew him.
As soon as the "Creator" spoke, Adam saw or rather felt more information: "You are a descendant of Trunsoest!"
The "Creator" almost blurted out: How the hell did you see that?
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