Chapter 436: George III, a little troublesome for children
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Hobert dealt with the official Beyonder affairs and mentioned that he had a batch of "Arbiter" pathway characteristics he wanted to sell. If the Tudor family was interested, they could send someone to discuss it.
After discussing business, Hobert returned to his study to teach Freya vocabulary. However, he found that Freya's pronunciation was not very standard, so he started with the alphabet again, correcting her pronunciation.
Since she was learning Loenese first, which was Freya's native language, he only needed to correct her pronunciation slightly.
Hobert also assigned her ten relatively simple words, asking her to copy them at least fifty times and read them fifty times.
Originally, Freya wanted to find a soft patch of land to practice the words on the ground.
Hobert rejected her idea: "Practice on paper! After you finish writing, you can see if you've made progress."
The first day ended there. Hobert let Freya practice in the study by herself, and he returned to his room. He originally wanted to take gold from the "Nation of Disorder" to find Upton.
However, he found that the 36,000 pounds worth of gold was too heavy, so he only took out a portion of the "Briber" Beyonder characteristic through bestowal.
Then, he changed into Loenese-style clothes, put on a mask, and used "Travel" to come to Conant City, to Upton's office.
Upton quickly got up and said, "Blessed of the God."
Although he knew that the person in front of him was the "Traitor" Hobert, he didn't have much sense of belonging to the Kingdom of Loen. Treason didn't matter much to him.
Hobert took out a small wooden box: "This is your reward, a complete 'Briber' Beyonder characteristic."
Upton thanked him and took it with both hands. He opened the wooden box and took a look. It was indeed the "Briber" Beyonder characteristic.
He breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know if it was his father's Beyonder characteristic, he would soon become a "Briber"! If he continued to serve the "Creator", becoming a "Baron of Corruption" wouldn't be difficult, and there was even hope of becoming a "Mentor of Disorder".
"As for the remaining gold," Hobert said, "because the quantity is too large, I have asked the 'Creator' to give it to you through bestowal."
"In the evening, find a suitable place and pray to the 'Creator'."
Upton nodded: "Okay."
"Is the progress of purchasing materials going smoothly?"
"Smoothly, a batch of materials has already been delivered to the warehouse."
"Give me the address of the warehouse." After getting the address, Hobert smiled and said, "If there are new tasks, I will come to you again."
As he spoke, his figure disappeared in front of Upton.
Upton took a deep breath and opened the wooden box again to examine the Beyonder characteristic. He seemed to see infinite hope.
...
Hobert didn't return to the lord's mansion immediately, but went to the cemetery in the suburbs to rest for a minute. Using the "Faceless Necklace" for navigation, he came to a small town in the suburbs of Backlund.
There was a dilapidated hotel here. Hobert followed the guidance given by the "Faceless Necklace" and knocked on a door.
A hoarse voice came from inside: "Who is it?"
"Hobert!" There were no other guests here, and Hobert had already hypnotized the hotel owner with the "Psychological Spoon", so he could safely report his name.
A few seconds later, the door opened with a "creak".
Hobert could imagine that Klein must have been divining the authenticity of the visitor.
But the divination must have failed, because Hobert was wearing a mask made of "Order Crystal", a fire lacquer seal, a pocket watch key, and a sword hilt, a box for holding sealed items, and so on.
After Klein saw the mysterious symbol belonging to the "Creator" on the visitor's mask, he confirmed that the person was Hobert.
It's just that he was a little curious, he used burning paper dolls for anti-divination processing for every step of his actions, how did Hobert find him?
Although Klein performed anti-divination processing, because he had prayed to the "Creator", there was another close connection between him and Hobert, so Hobert could easily find him with the "Faceless Necklace".
Hobert entered the door and saw Klein without a beard, similar to the way they looked when they first met.
Now Klein is already a "Faceless", whether or not he has a beard is just a matter of his thought.
Hobert saw that his face was not good, so he used a "Healing Spell" on him, immediately curing Klein's cold caused by Mr. A.
Klein smiled and said, "Thank you, how did you find me?"
"The guidance of the 'Creator'." After the two sat face to face on the chairs, Hobert added: "I was ordered to stop the Great Smog in Backlund yesterday, but I failed."
Klein was stunned: "The 'Creator' heard my prayer?"
"Yes." Hobert said: "The 'Creator' told me that you were also involved in this incident, but you had already been rescued by someone else at that time."
Klein nodded, he thought that the "Creator" did not want to participate in this matter.
Hobert did not continue this topic: "What are your plans next?"
"I'm going to go to sea." Klein didn't hide anything. He knew that he might be marked by the "Creator", and Hobert could easily find out his whereabouts.
Hobert smiled and said, "Going to sea is a necessary path for every wild 'Seer', because there are beautiful mermaids on the sea."
Klein was not surprised that Hobert knew that he was going to sea to find mermaids. After all, this was the knowledgeable "Emperor": "Do you know where there are mermaids?"
This question was once discussed at the Tarot Club, but Klein still wanted to ask if there were other channels.
"If you don't want to return to the embrace of the Evernight Goddess, go to the depths of the Sonia Sea to find them." Hobert smiled and said, "But before that, you have to find a reliable ship."
Klein nodded slowly. He had inquired through several channels and got almost the same answer.
Hobert got up and said, "Hurry up and improve your strength!"
He said as he walked out: "If I were a demigod, I would have had hope to stop this Great Smog yesterday."
"Remember to write to me if you have time."
Klein looked at Hobert's disappearing back. From this back and Hobert's tone, he felt Hobert's unwillingness.
...
Backlund, Saint George Borough.
In a small villa, a woman with chestnut hair, wearing a lady's shirt with lace flowers, matched with a gray skirt over the knee, curled up on the sofa in front of the fireplace, reading the letter in her hand.
This is Bernadette, "Queen Mystic", who has been staying in Backlund during this time, looking for opportunities for promotion.
"Creator!" She suddenly smiled and said, "I wonder how that shy 'Lawyer' is doing recently!"
...
In the Sodolak Palace, George III, with a small mustache and a firm face, held a crystal wine glass, looking out the window, wondering what he was thinking.
"Father!" A cry interrupted George III's contemplation.
Alice, with a noble temperament and beautiful face, who George III had loved since childhood, cried with red eyes: "Just, just now I watched Edessak buried. He, he was so good since he was a child, how could he like a witch?"
In order to show his punishment for this disappointing son, George III did not attend Edessak's funeral.
Hearing Alice say this, George III's eyes were also a little red: "Child, I can't believe it's true, but the facts are so."
Alice wiped her tears: "I want to kill all the witches in Loen! They must pay the price for seducing the prince!"
George III nodded: "That's what I think too. I'm not too old to kill people!"
With George III's promise, Alice seemed to be comforted a lot. She knelt down beside George III's legs and cried again, while George III stroked her hair and comforted her patiently.
After crying for a few minutes, Alice vented her grief and finally felt better. Supported by an old attendant, she sobbed and bid farewell to the king.
The old attendant supported Alice out the door, and secretly stuffed a note to Alice when he reached the door.
Alice naturally put it away while crying. This old attendant, or rather old eunuch (this is a title, not an insult) named Bernie, people call him Old Bernie, and has been serving George III.
Alice once bribed Old Bernie heavily, asking him to reveal some of her father's preferences or needs.
Quickly returning to her bedroom, Alice's face turned cold, and she couldn't see any sadness at all: "Don't think I don't know, you have been in contact with the Demoness Sect!"
She opened the note, which was a brief introduction to the "Creator", who had just appeared in the Southern Continent, a powerful existence suspected of being a god. There was also the "Creator's" honorific name on the paper.
Alice clenched the note: "Edessak, sister will definitely avenge you!"
...
On George III's side, he was still holding the wine glass, without drinking a sip of wine: "Give it to her."
Old Bernie bowed and said, "Given to her."
George III's eyes were no longer red: "Pay close attention to her movements."
He smiled: Three Sequence 1s and Uniqueness are all here with me. I want to see what kind of god this is, daring to call himself the 'Creator in the Shadow of Order'!
As for Alice, it was the possible price to pay for this test. George III believed that in this delicate period of the "Black Emperor" pathway, only a prince or princess of the Loen royal family could attract the attention of the "Creator".
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Hobert did not return to his territory, but went to Christian's mansion.
He first found Dophis, and after knowing that Christian was in the mansion, he went to see Christian together.
Hobert mainly came to Christian to talk about Donna. After confirming that Christian's attitude was no different from Donna's description, he was relieved to leave Donna behind.
There was also the matter of Angus. Hobert talked about his arrangements for Angus and asked Christian about his views on that branch of the Tudor family.
"The patriarch is an old antique." Christian obviously still had a lot of opinions on that patriarch: "But that is indeed a force that can be used."
"There is a Saint, four demigods, and a considerable number of Sequence 5 members in this branch of the family. They are a considerable Beyonder force wherever they are placed."
"They also tried to find opportunities to become nobles again, but they didn't behave harmless enough like the Pond family, and always flaunted the demigod-level combat power in the family, which resulted in the encirclement and suppression by the church and the royal family."
Christian pursed his lips and smiled, as if she was not talking about the family she was born into: "Fortunately, I left them early, otherwise I would have been killed by them."
"I want to use them to clear the Beyonder forces around the territory." Hobert got to the point: "They may have some sacrifices."
Christian smiled: "I haven't regarded them as family for a long time. Sending them to you is just to see if you are useful."
Hobert nodded, it could be seen that Christian was completely disheartened with the family.
With Christian's current strength, he can completely create an Beyonder family, which makes him have no sense of belonging to the Tudor family at all.
With such an answer, Hobert was relieved.
After chatting for a few more words, Hobert got up and said goodbye.
After he got the payment from the Balk family and met the Tudors, he planned to put it together himself to see if he could raise enough money to build the territory.
If there is a big gap, he will come to Christian for financing, and if the gap is small, he will borrow or ask Christian for a little.
When he returned to the territory, it was already evening. During dinner, Hobert discussed with his mother and Donna how to spend the New Year tomorrow.
Although the territory is still in ruins, the first New Year as the new lord should be grand.
Monlisa also plans to go back after spending the New Year here.
After dinner, everyone went to rest, but the bitter "Creator" had to work overtime.
Hobert returned to Conant City in the Kingdom of Loen again, and took a taxi carriage to the large warehouse rented by Upton.
Using "Blink" to enter the warehouse, Hobert breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the piles of building materials: "Fortunately, I was more cautious and didn't let Upton sacrifice, otherwise the 'Creator' couldn't take away so many building materials at once, and would definitely lose face in front of the believers."
"What's more, the 'Creator' is not a porter. The water pump is at least a 'high-tech' product of this era, and it's a bit degrading to sacrifice these cement and steel bars to the 'Creator'."
Hobert began to light candles on the open space to prepare a simple altar. He smiled bitterly as he prepared: "I take back what I said just now, the 'Creator' is now a porter!"
Then Hobert began to sacrifice himself to himself, grabbing these cement and steel bars into the "Nation of Disorder" again and again.
Although the "Creator's" "grabbing power" has been greatly improved after being promoted to Sequence 5, it still took more than a dozen grabs to move all the materials to the "Nation of Disorder".
In the middle of this, Upton prayed to the "Creator" for the gold as the remaining payment, and Hobert almost bestowed him the steel bars piled by the pool.
At this time, inside and outside the hall built by Hobert in the "Nation of Disorder" were piled with building materials.
Sitting in the middle of it, Hobert felt that the current "Creator" was a merchant who wholesaled cement and steel bars.
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