Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

(This addition is a bit arbitrary (^^*), see "Author's Notes" for details)

After a brief silence, Hobert continued: "Over the long years, Adam, who originally knew the uniqueness of this path, has found and accommodated two copies of the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 1.

"Now all he has to do is obtain the last Sequence 1 Extraordinary Characteristics and complete the corresponding rituals. In theory, he can become a god."

Only then did Klein recover from his surprise. He manipulated "The World" and asked, "Then the last Beyonder characteristic is...?"

Hobert smiled and said: "That's right, it's 0-08!"

Although "The World" didn't show much emotion, Klein, who was behind the gray mist, suddenly felt that there was an invisible force lingering around him.

From his arrival in this world, his experience in Tingen City, and his experience in Backlund just now, he felt as if an invisible hand was controlling his destiny.

Now Klein wonders, could this invisible hand be Adam?

But then, Klein rejected his idea because he really couldn't think of any benefits that Adam would get from manipulating him?

Is this a gray fog space? If Adam gets here now, he should be able to get it easily, right? Why do you still control yourself? Make yourself stronger?

Audrey on the opposite side also recovered from her surprise: "Mr. Emperor, are there many people at the level of the King of Angels who want to become gods recently?"

"No." Hobert said: "Let's go back to the question about the members of the Twilight Hermits. Don't you think Hermes's name is familiar to you?"

Only then did Audrey react: "Hermes! Are they the descendants of Hermes?"

Of course she knew that Hermes provided humans with the ability to communicate with the forces of nature, but it was precisely because it was common sense that she did not think of it.

Hobert smiled and said: "It's Hermes himself!"

He said: "I will give you a piece of information. The Psychological Alchemy Society has a close connection with Hermes. It can even be said that some members found the relics left by Hermes, which laid the foundation of this organization."

Audrey was surprised that Hermes had survived to this day. At the same time, she nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your gift."

She couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that Hermes was the president of the Psychological Alchemy Society? Or could it be said that the establishment of the Psychological Alchemy Society was due to a certain psychological hint left by Hermes in the ruins?

Hobert smiled and indicated that it was nothing, and then he added: "As far as I know, George III is also a member of this organization."

This once again surprised Klein and Audrey. Klein immediately made a guess. He manipulated "The World" and said: "George III's act of becoming a god is closely related to Adam."

"Yes." Hobert said: "According to the reliable information I have received, the uniqueness and Sequence One Extraordinary characteristics that George III needed to become a god were all provided for him by Adam."

Klein asked in surprise: "What is Adam's purpose?"

Hobert did not answer directly, but started to tell the story from another direction: "Adam has been trying to resurrect the 'ancient sun god' since a long time ago.

"In the past few hundred years, the purpose of the Twilight Hermits has been to set off a torrent of the times, and the process of George III becoming a god will be a catalyst for this torrent of the times."

Klein probably understood what Hobert meant: "Adam supported George III to become a god in order to become a god. The purpose was to set off a torrent of the times!

"The purpose of Adam becoming a god is to resurrect the ancient sun god."

With the explanation of "world", Audrey understood what Hobert meant. She felt that the purpose and process of becoming a god seemed to be far away from her, but at this time, it seemed to be very close to her.

Hobert smiled and said: "You can understand it this way, but what I want to explain is that there is a very secret message in it. Although it is just a guess, it is very likely.

"But I can't tell you now, or that information is beyond 1,800 pounds."

At present, even Amon may not be sure that the divinity of the "ancient sun god" has awakened in Adam's body. If Hobert tells this information with great certainty, there will be a big problem.

Klein nodded. This answer exceeded his expectations.

Audrey on the opposite side asked: "Mr. Emperor, why do you know so much about Adam's information?"

Klein also looked at Hobert because he had similar questions. Hobert seemed to know more information about the "Twilight Hermits" than Russell.

Hobert was well prepared for this question: “Just last week, Adam went to see the ‘Creator’.

"Because of the intervention of the 'Creator' in the Backlund Smog Incident, Adam is worried that the 'Creator' will affect the torrent of the times that he has finally created."

Both Klein and Audrey were a little surprised. They didn't expect such a high-level meeting to happen last week!

Klein thought: So Hobert learned so much information about the "Twilight Hermits" through the "creator"'s attention to the process of George III becoming a god.

Audrey asked curiously: "What is the torrent of the times that Adam wants to create, or is creating?"

Hobert said: "The 'creator' believes that the improvement of steam engines has brought the world into a new era. The countries in the northern continent have gradually overcapacity, and the gap between the rich and the poor in each country has gradually increased. These unprecedented problems have caused A series of contradictions.”

Klein was stunned. He really wanted to hear a description of the second industrial revolution.

Audrey said worriedly: "Is there no way to solve these problems?"

Hobert smiled: "There is no solution in sight at the moment."

Specifically, the current policy strategies of the northern and southern continents cannot resolve such contradictions at all.

Only by passing on the contradiction of overcapacity can it be possible to resolve the contradiction.

Either it is passed on to the outside world, or it is passed on to the people at the bottom. If it is passed on to the outside world, it will definitely trigger a war, and if it is passed on to the bottom people, it will aggravate domestic conflicts.

Therefore, the current rulers of the northern and southern continents are in a dilemma.

Klein asked again: "What role did George III play in this?"

Hobert smiled and said, "I can't answer this question for you."

Klein was slightly startled, but then he thought that George III had repealed the "Corn Act" and implemented many new policies in recent years, which seemed to have intensified conflicts at home and abroad: Could Hobert's deliberate concealment be because it involved Some key rituals?

Audrey was keenly aware: "Mr. Emperor, will Adam's becoming a god have any impact on me who is on the same path?"

"For now, the most you can do is become a Sequence 2 of this pathway." Hobert said: "Only in the future can you become a Sequence 1 of this pathway."

Audrey was a little strange: "Why are there these effects?"

Hobert smiled and said, "That's another question."

However, Klein used his rich knowledge of mysticism to guess that according to the law of conservation of extraordinary characteristics, when a path has a true god, there may be no Sequence 1. After all, to become a true god, you need three extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 1 of this path. But why is it possible for Miss Justice to become a Sequence 1 in the future? Is there any law here that I don't know about?

Hobert once again used the "Psychological Spoon" to hypnotize Audrey and "The World", making them forget the information about Adam after they left the gray fog.

"The World" then said: "You go to the Brave Bar and ask for a glass of beer. Tell the bartender that you are looking for Miss Sharon, who was introduced by Detective Sherlock. No matter what reply you get from the bartender, drink all the beer and take a taxi." Leave. Miss Sharon, the Temperance Party, will meet you at the carriage."

Hobert nodded. In fact, he knew this method, but he also knew that Klein would return to Backlund and be in contact with Miss Sharon in the future, so he had no choice but to spend 300 pounds to go through the motions.

Audrey on the opposite side keenly captured the name "Detective Sherlock": Is this Mr. World's identity in the real world? It turns out that he is a detective. No wonder he has such a strong "anti-reconnaissance" ability. It has been almost difficult for me to get any psychological information from him.

Klein has given up this identity to the point where he is not afraid of Miss Justice knowing about it.

After the transaction ended, it came to the final exchange of information.

"Little Sun" proposed to determine a gesture of praying to Mr. Fool, but the experienced Alger objected: "Compared with other secret organizations, the most significant feature and advantage of our Tarot Society is that the members do not know each other.

"I will give you an extreme example. Even if one of our members is arrested and tortured, it will not affect others.

"Once there is a complete set of 'code words' or iconic gestures, the betrayal of the traitor can allow hostile forces to use these methods to fish us out one by one."

These words calmed everyone down and gave up the idea of ​​designing prayer gestures.

But Audrey felt a little pity. Not only Audrey, but also Klein felt a pity: I just thought of a special gesture!

Hobert said to himself: This is the difference between a "divineer" and a "lawyer". The "divineer" path develops its power habitually and secretly, while the "lawyer" path wants to hide it after reaching a certain level. It can't be hidden either.

With this proposal stranded, Klein declared the end of this Tarot Club.

…

Backlund, Bridge South District.

Emlyn's vision returned to normal and he saw the large and small dolls in the room.

Phew~

Emlyn took a breath, calmed down, and recalled the first Tarot meeting he participated in: "Except Mr. Fool, the other members are not too strong. Are they all like me, picked for some reason?" middle?

"I have the ancestors behind me, but who is behind them? What is certain is that behind the 'Emperor' is the 'Creator'!"

Emlyn thought of the transaction initiated by the "Emperor" at the party: "What information would be worth 5,000 pounds? Why did the other members still look so convinced? They started to collect money immediately!"

He thought again of the extraordinary characteristics that the "Emperor" was selling to him: "3,000 to 3,500 pounds... The hope of becoming a baron in a short time really makes me embarrassed!"

As for the transaction initiated by the "Emperor" to the vampires, he decided to discuss it with Lord Nibais at a party the day after tomorrow to see if Lord Nibais was interested.

Although Emlyn doesn't go out much, he occasionally attends gatherings of vampires and learns some knowledge about extraordinary characteristics.

It is precisely because of this that he knows that although the asking price of the "Emperor" has some premiums, those premiums are within an acceptable range.

The key is the extraordinary characteristics from the "Original Moon" believers. I believe Lord Nibais will not refuse such a deal.

If the deal is facilitated, he will receive a reward of 500 pounds.

But there is still 3,000 pounds!

Emlyn sighed inwardly, it was the first time he had been so worried about money.

Then he began to imagine: The "Emperor" will receive more than thirty thousand pounds in income from completing this transaction. Although he knows that it is not his own, if he has so much money, he will be a rich man in Backlund. If I had that much money...

Emlyn looked at the room full of dolls and showed a cheerful smile.

…

Above the gray fog, inside the ancient palace.

Klein picked up the "Psychological Spoon" and performed hypnosis on himself.

The previous two times were when the "Emperor" hypnotized the "World". For Klein, who was not yet able to exchange with Marionette, such hypnosis had no effect on his body.

Fortunately, Hobert has to return to the real world to perform the gifting ceremony in order to regain the "Psychological Spoon", which gives Klein room to operate.

Then everyone began to make sacrifices to the "Fool", and these sacrifices were basically the proceeds of the "Emperor".

Klein thought again that he would only have a measly 9 pounds left in his wallet. Of course, in addition to banknotes, he also had 5 gold coins, but he only had so little money on him.

When he first came to Backlund, his financial situation was better than it is now!

For now, we can only take it one step at a time and wait until we go to sea. There are many villains on the sea. If it doesn't work, we can "borrow" some from them.

Returning to the real world, Klein sacrificed the reward to Hobert above the gray mist, and then gave the "Psychological Spoon" and the gold pounds to Hobert who performed the corresponding ritual.

Klein's plan was to rest in a hotel for one night before embarking on the journey to Pulitzer Harbour.

He lamented: Fortunately, the train ticket had been purchased in advance, otherwise it would have been another heavy-hearted expense.

…

Kingdom of Feneport, Jeffrey Territory.

Hobert first put away the "psychological spoon" on the altar, and then counted the gold pounds he got.

The income from this party was exactly 5,000 pounds, including 3,200 pounds from Audrey's two transactions, 800 pounds from Klein's two transactions, and 500 pounds each from Forsi and Alger.

In addition, there are 7 pieces of extraordinary materials in sequence and 8 levels from Little Sun.

In the final free communication session, the two people had already agreed. Two days later, that is, on Wednesday afternoon, "Little Sun" paid Hobert the arrears plus the reward, a total of 17 extraordinary characteristics.

Then Hobert gave the "Provocation Warhammer" to "Little Sun" by sacrificing it to the Fool. After "Little Sun" exchanged the weapon for enough merit, he exchanged it for Hobert's asking price: 15 pieces of extraordinary materials.

In other words, in the next week, Hobert will receive 32 extraordinary materials.

He smiled slightly: I made a small profit.

Yesterday was a good day. The author was woken up early in the morning by the sound of wedding firecrackers in the community, so he got up early.

This gave the author time to write 10,000 words in one day yesterday (*°▽°*)

Originally, the author wanted to save the extra 4,000 words, but after thinking about it, I decided to send it. After all, the author has never been in the habit of saving manuscripts.

The main theme of this update is a willful person, there is no reason, it is just an update (￣︶￣)

I consumed too much energy yesterday, so the author is going to take a nap today and resume updating the 6,000-word chapter tomorrow.