Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

At around ten o'clock, Hobert took Philip, Alan and Dennis with a red forehead to the pier to greet the delegation sent by the Mother Earth Church.

The pier was once again crowded with people, many of whom had seen people wearing church clothes for the first time.

There has been no priest preaching here for more than fifty years, and no bishop has held ceremonies, but most people still believe in the Mother Earth. For them, belief has become a habit.

Originally they thought they would be very excited after seeing the bishop and priest, but when Hobert appeared with the butler and two male servants, their excitement gradually disappeared.

Because they finally realized that the reason why the Earth Mother Church sent priests and bishops was not because there were a large number of believers here, but because the Lord had defeated the monster in Full Moon Lake.

Without his lordship, they might never see a clergyman in their lifetime.

So when Bishop Dick and his party disembarked, they found that something was wrong with the atmosphere at the dock. Along the way, they received a warm welcome at every port.

When we arrived at the port of Jeffrey Town, we said they didn’t welcome us, and so many people were dispatched. We said they welcomed us, but why didn’t their eyes, body movements, or gestures indicate any welcome?

No one has come to spread the gospel of the Mother Goddess in so many years. It stands to reason that they should be very excited, even with tears in their eyes?

But they just watched quietly, more like watching a show than welcoming.

Baron Hobert simply handed over the reception to his butler after polite greetings.

Butler Philip took them to visit the restored church and promised some donations to the church, but when he asked him about Full Moon Lake, he didn't know anything about it.

This made Bishop Dick a little depressed. This was the first time he encountered such a cold reception.

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That night, major newspapers and magazines in Feneport City rushed to report the news of the reopening of the Taidig River.

Because of the radiation from the railway, all major cities in the Kingdom of Feneport learned the news over the next two days, Saturday and Sunday.

The first to react were the cities along the Yawei River in the west. They asked reporters and prestigious experts in the shipping industry to publish reports, highlighting that even if the Taidig River channel was reopened, it would be very dangerous and there would be no traffic along the way. There are no supply ports.

In short, the waterway of the Taidig River is said to be a very dangerous route. Not even one out of ten ships will reach the city of Feneport.

These debates in the newspapers had little impact on the Jeffrey Territory in the mountains, because there were no newspapers at all.

The entire territory was operating step by step for two or three days, and Hobert finally enjoyed a belated vacation.

He personally went to the kitchen to make dumplings, dipped them in vinegar and minced garlic, and ate more than fifty dumplings in one go.

Before, in the AD era, I ate dumplings almost every festival, and I was completely tired of them. Now I can take a bite and almost shed tears. This is the taste of the New Year!

Forsi and Donna also thought it tasted very good, much better than meat buns and pies.

Hobert spent the whole morning eating, and the three of them ate everything.

After lunch, Forsi returned to Backlund early because he had to attend the Tarot Club.

Hobert asked Donna to draw on the tax laws of the Kingdom of Feneport and the Kingdom of Loen and write a dozen "Tax Rules" applicable to the Jeffrey Territory.

Theoretically speaking, as a baron, Hobart had no power to formulate and promulgate laws, so he found a loophole and promulgated some detailed rules.

Donna was also very busy now. After lunch, she went back to the house and continued to read the "Tax Laws" of the two countries.

After Hobert basked in the sun for a while in the yard, he also returned to his room to prepare for the Tarot session.

At three o'clock sharp, Hobert's vision was covered by gray fog, and he came to the Giant Hall above the gray fog again.

As soon as everyone's figures appeared, Hobert found that there was an extra person in his row. Just by looking at the other person's figure, Hobert guessed that it was "Moon" Emlyn White, the current president of Harvest Church. Servant of God, witness to Hobert's baptism.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." "Justice" Audrey's greeting is always heard immediately: "You saved Backlund again!"

"Moon" Emlyn, who was attending the party for the first time, was confused when he heard it: Huh? What? When was I saved “again”?

"The Hanged Man" Alger received news of the Backlund smog incident even though he was floating at sea. He firmly believed that since this incident attracted the attention of "The Fool", it was definitely related to the battle between evil gods. So he was not surprised to hear Audrey say this.

Forsi is also paying close attention to this matter. She has been busy writing manuscripts these days and rarely appears in Backlund. However, Xio is still in Backlund, and she seems to receive tasks every day, making it difficult to leave for a while.

While Audrey was thanking the Fool, she was also observing the others.

She saw surprise in the body movements of the new members and Forsi, and saw anticipation in Mr. Hanged Man, but Mr. World and Hobert didn't seem surprised by this.

Audrey was a little strange: Could it be that Hobert also knew something inside?

Then she thanked "The World": "Mr. World, if you hadn't warned me in advance, maybe hundreds of thousands of people in Backlund would have died in this great smog."

"In fact, I also saved myself." Klein manipulated the "world" and smiled.

Immediately afterwards, as the "Fool", he responded with a smile: "I only provided a little help."

"No, it was precisely because of your beloved's reminder that the Church of the Goddess of the Night was prepared to prevent the 'Original Witch' from awakening and keep the degree of pollution in the haze within a controllable range." Audrey Describing the news that surprised other members again:

"He also destroyed the rituals of the Aurora Society, once again cutting off the 'True Creator' who was trying to come through this from the real world."

Emlyn almost jumped up: "Original Witch" wants to wake up? The "True Creator" is trying to come? Why is this different from the information released internally by the Vampire Clan? Isn't it about the disaster caused by a "Despair Witch" trying to advance?

Alger leaned back in his chair: Let me just say, there must be a struggle between gods involved.

Forsi was also shocked and frightened: Didn't it say that this was a disaster caused by a prince and a witch? Why are there two evil gods involved? Oh my god, if any of them evil gods came, the entire Backlund would be destroyed. Fortunately, "The Fool" prevented all of this.

Seeing that someone knew and remembered his contribution, Klein was immediately relieved: "It's a pity that he had to leave Backlund because of this."

Audrey stood up and saluted sincerely: "Please convey my gratitude to him."

Klein maintained his image and did not respond. He just nodded: "In addition, the 'Emperor' made an outstanding contribution to stopping the 'Original Witch'!"

Everyone turned their attention to the "Emperor". Hobert originally didn't want to talk about it, but "The Fool" mentioned it and had to respond.

And Hobert suddenly thought that he should describe this inhumane massacre to everyone and remind Audrey to pay attention to the royal family's movements.

So Hobert said: "After the 'Founder' got the relevant information, he noticed the actions of the Witch Church, so he sent me and two saints to stop the 'Witch of Despair' who was spreading disaster."

Audrey was a little surprised. This was information she didn't know: Hobert was also involved in this incident! Unexpectedly, the ‘creator’ also sent a saint! Why hasn’t the church made this information public?

Alger looked surprised: This is, this is a joint operation between the 'Creator' and the 'Fool'! Yes, they all seem to be hostile to some evil gods, but they don't know what they can gain by doing this? At the last gathering, everyone had just learned that the "Emperor" was the favored one of the "Creator". Just one day later, the two gods joined forces to carry out an action. They... they had expected it!

As a fairly well-informed Vampire, Emlyn had just heard about the information about the "Creator" in the Southern Continent two days ago. Every Vampire was very happy after hearing about that battle. It is said that many people died in that battle. There are many believers of 'Original Moon'.

He thought: This member of the Tarot Club, codenamed "Emperor", knows some inside information about the "Creator". Could it be that he is a believer in the "Creator"? Why does the "creator" want to prevent the evil god from coming?

Forsi was surprised at first, and then smiled helplessly: I had sworn to tell Hobert before that the great smog incident was a disaster caused by a prince and a witch. I didn’t expect there to be so much information that I didn’t know! Luckily Hobert knew better and didn't think I was cheating on him.

"Sun" Derrick also had the same conjecture as Alger, thinking that this was a joint operation between the 'Creator' and the 'Fool'. Originally it was nothing to do with him, but he also began to pay attention to this incident.

Even Klein was a little surprised: there was actually a ‘saint’ involved! When Hobert met me in the suburbs of Backlund, he spoke so lightly that I thought he was the only one who came to Backlund!

Hobert continued: "But under the influence of '0-08', two hostile saints happened to appear."

Klein, Audrey and Alger recalled the abilities of "0-08" and couldn't help but feel worried for the "Emperor".

Especially Klein, who was almost killed by a meteorite this time, once again felt the power of the level 0 sealed object.

Forsi and Emlyn didn't know the specific situation of "0-08". They only knew that on the day of the great haze incident, a battle between saints took place!

Audrey asked curiously: "Mr. Emperor, what was the final outcome of the battle?"

Hobert asked, "How many people died in this smog?"

"According to statistics, there are more than 30,000 people!" Audrey obtained internal statistics. The number published in major newspapers and periodicals was 3,000 people.

Hobert was stunned for a moment before he realized that his actions were effective. He remembered that in the original work, there seemed to be 60,000 to 70,000 people dead!

This made him feel less heavy: "We effectively blocked the 'Witch of Despair' from spreading disaster. Unfortunately, when the two saints from the other side were in place, the 'Witch of Despair' started spreading disaster again."

Alger followed this topic and said, "Without your obstruction, I think the death toll would have at least doubled!"

Audrey nodded, she thought so too.

And Klein finally understood Hobert's helplessness. If he were a demigod, he would indeed have hope to prevent this disaster.

Derrick also discovered this: "Mr. Emperor, in other words, the battle situation at that time developed to the point where two saints and a 'Witch of Despair' faced off against two saints and you?"

Audrey finally realized this: "Oh my God, Mr. Emperor, does that mean you have to deal with a demigod?"

Hobert smiled: "Yes, I almost died in Backlund."

Everyone was silent for a few seconds. The "Emperor's" previous understatement made them think that the focus of the battle should be on the saints. At this moment, they finally understood the brutality of this battle!

Especially Alger, who had worked with Hobert, he believed that he was the one among all the members who best understood how powerful the "Emperor" was, but even so, the "Emperor" almost died in this battle.

This made Alger sigh: If I were to encounter a battle of this level, I might not be able to last for three seconds.

Hobert said: "I think I should let you see the tragedy in the East District at that time, so that you can have the most direct understanding and feeling of this disaster."

After obtaining the Fool's consent, Hobert presented the picture of the East Side streets full of corpses that he saw at that time.

Everyone saw that in the rolling thick fog, many parents and their children died hugging each other. At the last moment of their lives, parents were still using their arms to help their children shield themselves from the thick fog.

They also know that such blocking is useless, but what can they do? This is the only way to protect the life they cherish most.

There are also young lovers who died embracing each other. Their lives had just become exciting, but they fell on the cold street.

Most of them are old people. It is a bit inappropriate to call them old people. After all, they are only about forty years old.

They may have had a happy family, a small house that could protect them from the wind and rain, or a good, relatively decent job.

But because of such ridiculous and helpless reasons, they lost their good life and could only live a life of hunger and sleep on the streets.

No, sleeping on the streets is not an option either, because parks and streets are not meant for homeless people to sleep.

The key is that once you fall into this situation, it seems like you are in a desperate situation, and only very few people can regain their original lives.

In fact, none of the members sitting here are at the bottom of this era. Even Audrey, who knows the most about this incident, only knows some statistics.

Although Klein was directly involved in this operation, he did not know the situation on Backlund's side.

Although Fors and Emlyn were in Backlund at the time, they were not at the scene. They only knew that many people died.

When Alger was at sea, he had no direct feelings.

Even Derrick, who was in the "Land Abandoned by Gods", felt heavy after seeing so many people dead, especially so many ordinary people.

The members of the Tarot Club were collectively silent after seeing these scenes. For the first time, they intuitively felt the sadness of this era and the insignificance of life under the extraordinary power.

"Hurry up and improve your strength!" Hobert said: "When we become stronger, maybe if we encounter something similar again, we can prevent such a tragedy from happening."

Everyone looked at Hobert. At this moment, everyone had a deep sense of agreement with his words.

Audrey breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, this incident is finally over."

"No!" Hobert said: "The royal family's cooperation with the Witch Church and the Aurora Society continues. They need a large number of slaves and innocent girls. For ordinary people, this in itself is a disaster.

"Disasters like the Backlund Great Smog may occur again, and it may lead to even greater disasters."

"The royal family?" Audrey was a little surprised: "Isn't the royal family also a victim?"

"No!" Hobert explained: "It is because the cooperation between the royal family and the Witch Church may be leaked, so the 'Witch of Despair' used the Backlund Great Smog Incident and the arrival of the "True Creator" to distract everyone. Sight."

Audrey can no longer maintain the status of "audience". This is information she does not know.

Everyone else was also surprised that this incident was actually related to the royal family!

Forsi simply asked: "Why does the royal family cooperate with these two cults?"

"Because the royal family's ongoing conspiracy may not be supported by the Orthodox Church." Hobert replied.

"The World" suddenly said: "This reminds me of something!"

Then he said to "The Hanged Man": "I found the Barron you were talking about!"

Alger had previously issued a mission to find the slave trader Barron during the "information exchange" stage of the Tarot Club, but there had been no results.

Alger asked in disbelief: "Barron who was involved in many slave cases on the colonial islands?"

"Yes, brownish-red skin, Southern Continent race, Backlund accent, the third tooth on the left is a denture." "The World" replied hoarsely.

"It's him!" Alger recalled for two seconds and asked: "Where is he? What is his current status?"

"The World" replied: "Barron was in Backlund. Someone saw him meeting an MI9 officer who was loyal to the royal family. I don't know who it was because the other person was wearing a mask."

The words of "The World" are equivalent to providing evidence for what the "Emperor" just said. The royal family is indeed in contact with some slave traders.

And except for Emlyn, who had just joined the club, the other members all thought of the Kapin incident. In that incident, members of the royal family were also involved.

Audrey asked Hobert: "Mr. Emperor, what conspiracy is the royal family brewing?"

Although she doesn't like royal members who disrespect women, before that, she always felt that the royal family should be on the side of "justice."

However, some recent news has seriously shaken her idea.

Hobert didn’t hide it: “George III wanted to become a god!”

Even Klein after the gray mist was shocked: Becoming a god? I could guess that there must be a bigger conspiracy behind the Backlund smog incident, but I never thought that it would be related to becoming a god!

Alger was surprised at first, and then a little excited: That's it! Neither the "Creator" nor the "Fool" wanted George III to become a god, so they repeatedly sabotaged their actions! That must be the case! Ha ha! The other members must not have thought of this yet.

Audrey's surprise today has almost surpassed the surprise she felt in the past week: becoming a god? The king actually wants to become a god? This, how is this possible!

Forsi: Did I hear you correctly? The great smog incident was actually related to the matter of becoming a god. Fortunately, Hobert didn't know too many inside stories, otherwise my previous explanation would have been too embarrassing.

At this time, she suddenly thought: Hobert said that a friend asked him to help save people. Could he have learned more information from his friend?

Derrick was quite excited: before, we were discussing gods in history, or gods who had ascended to the throne of gods before. Today, for the first time, we talked about figures who were becoming gods.

Emlyn smiled and leaned back in his chair: "That's nonsense. In the long records of our blood race, the last event of becoming a god seems to date back more than a thousand years!" There is no record of becoming a god since the Fifth Age! The "Emperor" must be talking nonsense, but why did the other members believe it? Are these a bunch of idiots? It must be like this, they were deceived by the lies of the "Emperor", and only I saw through everything.

So Emlyn was about to expose this lie. He smiled arrogantly and asked, "Mr. Emperor, right? Why are you so sure? I mean about George III becoming a god?"

Hobert glanced at him: "Because I am an extraordinary person in the 'lawyer' path."

This answer completely exceeded Emlyn's expectations. He originally wanted to tell everyone how difficult it is to become a god: "This, what does this have to do with your path?"

Hobert smiled and asked: "Want to know the answer?"

Emlyn answered honestly: "I think!"

"Two thousand pounds!"

"Cough cough cough... I'll think about it."

Klein understood many issues based on the "Emperor"'s words: No wonder Hobert was so aware of the conspiracy behind the scenes. It turned out that the "Creator" and George III were in the same or adjacent path. The adjacent paths are more likely, with Hobert being the Extraordinary of the "Lawyer" path, and the Augustus family being the Extraordinary of the "Arbitrator" path. George III is going to become a god. As a god from an adjacent path, the "Creator" will definitely pay more attention to this matter. As a favored person of the "Creator", he will definitely know more.

Klein currently does not know that George III is going to become the "Black Emperor", so he has such a conjecture.

Alger, Audrey and Derrick, members who knew the laws related to extraordinary characteristics, also had similar conjectures.

Forsi and Emlyn were confused and couldn't figure out what was going on.

Audrey asked again: "Mr. Emperor, why does the country... George III need a large number of slaves and innocent girls to become a god?"

"I don't know the specific situation." Hobert planned to stop there. If he made the question too clear, he would also reveal some key information about himself.

And it was about the "creator". If he knew too much in detail, it would seem that he didn't have much respect for the "creator".

Klein, who learned the Sequence 5 potion formula, guessed: Will this involve a ritual? A ritual to become a god?

Others have not yet been exposed to the rituals required for promotion, so there is no relevant speculation.

After the topic ended, Klein pointed at Emlyn and smiled: "This is the new member, Mr. Moon!"

Audrey was stunned: Why would a man choose the "Moon" card?