Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

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Wayne led Hobert along the narrow aisle to the door of a cabin.

Hobert heard the voices of men and women coming from inside, and Wayne roughly hit them with his fist: "How many times have I told you not to bring women into the guest room."

"Sorry uncle, I, I'll be fine soon."

The young man who spoke inside kept his word and it was over really quickly.

The cabin door opened, and a charming woman in bright clothes and light makeup walked out while adjusting her skirt.

Not only was she not shy about the two men standing at the door, she actually solicited business, especially for Hobert, who looked tender and handsome. She said she was willing to give him a discount.

She didn't leave until Wayne waved his hand impatiently.

Then a young man with a flattering smile came out while wearing a belt. Wayne introduced that this was his nephew Sil, who was working as a helper on the boat.

Seeing that there was a guest on this return trip, Schier immediately said: "I will change the sheets for you right now."

Originally, Hobert wanted to temporarily return to the deck to avoid it, but he thought that this is the life of the lower class people in this era, and there is nothing to avoid.

The so-called cabin is a small cabin that can only accommodate a bed and a chair. Fortunately, there is a window so that the cabin does not feel stuffy.

But this window is slightly above the water, giving people a suffocating feeling.

Although Schier changed the sheets, there was still a musty smell in the room.

Hobert did not have a mental disorder, but he was not willing to sit on the bed immediately.

Wayne warned: "No matter who you meet along the way and ask, you must always say that you are a crew member on the ship. Remember, if you let it slip, you will have to bear the extra money."

Hobert nodded first, and then asked: "Why do you say that?"

"You'll know it when you get into the mountains."

Wayne turned around and started busy burning the boiler, oiling the steam engine, and preparing to sail the ship.

Hobert sat in a chair, listening to the sounds of his uncle and nephew talking while they were working.

Wayne asked: "Didn't you say that the slut asked for a high price just now? Why are you still looking for her?"

"But she looks good, and that scream, the Mother Earth, makes me feel like my legs are still trembling now."

"You're worthless. I'll take you to the city next time and go to the 'pleasure house' in the city to let you know what a woman is."

"..."

Hobert thought to himself: As an uncle, shouldn’t you stop your nephew’s behavior? Why are you still taking it with you?

Then he realized that he had been in this world for so long, but he was still somewhat incompatible with the values ​​​​of people in this world.

Before, Hobert came into contact with basically conservative Loen gentlemen. Only after leaving Backlund did he feel that he had seen the true face of the world.

At about nine o'clock, with a dull whistle sounding, the "Hippo" officially set sail.

On the not very spacious deck of the "Hippo", there are a lot of cargoes that were fixed yesterday. There is also a raft-like structure connected with chains at the back of the ship, which is also neatly filled with cargo. .

In addition, there was a live goat tied to the raft, which was bleating. Did Hobert not know that this was food? Or is it some local custom of running boats?

Schier was working hard in the cabin to add coal to the boiler. Wayne in the pilothouse above cautiously sailed away from the port. Almost after a while, he uttered a curse word, and he didn't know whether he was cursing other ships or Schier.

Hobert sighed. He didn't expect that his first boat ride would be surrounded by some curse words that he couldn't quite understand with his current level of Fenerport language, as well as the sound of coal being added and the steam engine turning. here we go.

Because it was going downstream, the boat quickly picked up speed. After more than two hours of sailing, some hills began to appear on both sides of the bank, and soon turned into rolling mountains. They officially entered the mountainous area.

Hobert occasionally went to the deck to get some air, but the deck was too narrow, and the river was very cold in winter, so he stayed in the cabin most of the time.

The boiler is also in the cabin below the deck, so there is no need to worry about heating, and Hobert even sweats a little.

The steamboat continued to sail until evening, when the ship actually began to dock.

Hobert came to the cab and asked, "Have you reached your destination?"

Wayne said with a cold face: "We must pay taxes to those bastards!"

He glanced at Hobert: "Remember, just say you are a helper on the ship."

Hobert was stunned. Although he saw private houses on both sides of the bank, he didn't expect that there were people from the county government collecting taxes here.

Soon, the steamship approached a simple port. At this time, many people were standing on the wooden pier. Hobert first saw a man wearing a bishop's uniform standing proudly on the pier. Others on the pier were kneeling or bowing. .

Hobert was stunned again: Is this the custom here? It's just a tax collection, but you're also kneeling and bowing. Do you need to be so polite?

"My God, Sir, am I right? Is that a bishop?" Wayne asked in surprise.

"Yes, uncle." Shear was even a little surprised: "A bishop appeared in South Colson (the local name for southern Colson County), and the glory of the Lord has returned."

Only then did Hobert realize that the people at the dock were paying homage to the bishop of the Mother Earth.

As soon as the ship docked, Wayne and Schill almost immediately jumped onto the dock and repeatedly asked the bishop for blessing.

The bishop was a middle-aged man who looked very easy-going. He blessed his uncle and nephew with a smile, and then asked Hobert on the boat: "Are you Baron Hobert?"

Wayne was surprised. He didn't expect that this well-dressed passenger turned out to be a noble! But what about his guard of honor? Why doesn't he wear noble clothes?

Hobert nodded: "Who are you?"

"I finally caught up with you. I didn't expect you to walk by water." The bishop introduced himself with a smile: "I am Bishop Simpson. We have received your goodwill conveyed through Bishop Utravsky. You can come to the shore and we will walk ashore." Want to talk?"

"Of course." Hobert jumped to the shore. Unexpectedly, the Mother Earth Church responded so quickly, and even sent a bishop to express goodwill to him.

The people on the dock watched Bishop Simpson and the young baron leave, and then they began to talk about why the bishop appeared here.

The people who were originally standing on the pier, as if they were afraid that Wayne's uncle and nephew would run away, grabbed them and asked them questions.

On the other side, Hobert and Bishop Simpson walked along the river bank.

Simpson said: "I heard that you want to build a church on the territory on the side of Full Moon Lake, and hope that we can send a bishop?"

Hobert nodded: "Yes, you have also seen the enthusiasm of the locals. I think the church should continue to spread the glory of the Mother Earth here."

Bishop Simpson suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "We evacuated from the mountains because we will be polluted here."

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