Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

After the war, in addition to the news that the Kingdom of Pas was destroyed within the "countdown", the official newspapers of Atlantis also published the news that Hubert was going to ascend the throne and become the emperor.

Starting from Angelo, supplies were continuously transported to Caesar Port, and people began to prepare for the coronation ceremony for their king.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had a new task, informing various countries and churches of Hubert's coronation.

The whole world was discussing this matter. Some people thought that Hubert's coronation as emperor was well deserved, while others thought that the coronation ceremony seemed too eager.

Most people who saw this news in newspapers in various countries recognized Hubert as the emperor, but when and what coronation? Which church would coronate him? There were certain differences.

The people in the newly occupied territory did not quite understand why these officials and soldiers were so excited, but because of the propaganda of grassroots officials, they also knew that they would have a new emperor.

At the same time, notices were received all over the country that a new scientific technology would be used to show the style of the king's coronation in the main streets of small towns and squares in various cities.

Officials from all regions were asked to organize local people as much as possible to watch the coronation ceremony.

The Orthodox churches were a little puzzled. Why was the coronation held in the palace? Which pope was going to crown Him?

…

On the second day of arriving at Caesar Port, Hobert called Medici to take a walk on the coastal road together.

Looking at the cargo ship entering the port in the distance and the seagulls flying around, Hobert suddenly asked: "What are your plans for the future?"

The war in the South Continent was over, and the North Continent was completely conquered. At present, Hobert's focus will be shifted to domestic construction, and Medici has no place to use his skills.

Medici asked back: "Are you talking to me about this, or are you talking to me on behalf of the 'creator'?"

Hobert pointed to a stone bench and said as he walked towards it: "Of course, I am talking to me on behalf of the 'creator'."

He paused and said: "There is no war in the southern continent. I guess you will not stay here any longer."

"Yes." Medici smiled and said: "It's boring without fighting. I do plan to find something interesting to do."

Then, he put away his smile and said: "You are the 'Deputy Lord of Heaven', right?"

Just as he was about to sit on the stone bench, Hobert was slightly stunned. "Deputy Lord of Heaven" refers to the "Dark Angel" Sasriel, but when it comes from Medici's mouth, there must be another meaning: the incarnation of the gods.

Hobert did not deny: "I understand. Did you realize this problem when you saw my mythical creature state that day?"

In fact, he had expected this a long time ago. In addition, he estimated that other angels in the country should have similar ideas after that battle.

Medici nodded: "Yes, it is surprising that a god has a follower of the level of the Angel King before he becomes the Old One.

"I thought of Atlantis' strange national policy, spring plowing, construction, etc., and I guessed that the 'Founder' should be preparing to become a god."

Hubert nodded: "Yes."

He sat on the stone bench and said: "Your future stay or leave is not only what I want to talk to you about, but also what the 'Founder' wants to talk to you about.

"As a colleague, the experience of working with you is not bad, at least it makes me feel relieved, and the part you are responsible for is exactly what I am not good at.

"If you have any plans, I will also support you very much.

"But as far as the 'Founder' is concerned, this help is limited, because you have never sincerely been loyal to the 'Founder' from beginning to end.

"The 'Founder' can feel this, and He can clearly realize whether an angel is loyal.

"If I'm not mistaken, you always feel that you are at the same level as the 'creator'."

Medici stood aside: "You did say so before, but my mentality has changed recently."

However, his admiration for the "creator" is greater than his respect.

Hobert smiled, raised his hand and suddenly turned the surroundings into the "shadow domain", forming a closed space that obeyed Hobert's orders.

Then he said: "I'll tell you a top-secret message I just got. Adam is the divine part of the ancient sun god.

"In other words, after the death of the ancient sun god, his divinity awakened in Adam's body."

Medici's eyes condensed, and his emotions were rarely excited.

Among those who murdered him, Adam was one of the masterminds.

Hobert continued: "I have also heard that Adam was among those who harmed you.

"But I must tell you that your evil spirit has not been discovered in Backlund for more than a thousand years. This should also be Adam's handiwork.

"It was not discovered until you were saved. "

Medici looked at the beach in the "shadow realm" in front of him, which was in "chaos", as if he was in deep thought.

The two stood and sat quietly. After more than half a minute, Medici suddenly asked: "Why do you tell me all this suddenly?"

"It's time to make a choice." Hubbard said seriously: "Return to be loyal to your Lord, or to be loyal to the 'creator'?"

Medici took a deep breath and asked again: "Is there any difference?"

"Of course there is a big difference." Hubbard said: "If you choose to be loyal to Adam, or the ancient sun god, we will still be friends when we meet in the future.

"If we become enemies, there will be some mercy.

“You help me conquer the Southern Continent, and I’ll help you regain the ‘Conqueror’. This is a deal.

"And if you are loyal to the 'founder', becoming a 'conqueror' is just a new beginning."

Medici fell into deep thought again. After more than half a minute, he suddenly smiled and said: "In fact, there is nothing to hesitate. The 'creator' is more humane, and I will have better opportunities here."

He suddenly knelt down on one knee again to Hobert: "I chose to join the forces of the 'Creator'. My allegiance may be a little pale, but I am absolutely loyal to the 'Creator' and will never betray the 'Creator'. Nor will he betray the entire force.”

With a pleased smile, Hobert stood up and helped Medici up: "Please sit down."

After the two people sat down again, Hobert said: "I suggest you go to Intis to look for opportunities. Russell has been resurrected. He is planning to restore Intis's international status and needs a helper who is good at fighting.

"In addition, I heard that the Archangel of the Sauron family is hiding in Trier, and you can ask Russell to help you find him.

"When the time is right, I will make a deal with the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom to help you get your uniqueness back from them and remove the pollution on it."

Medici was stunned for a moment before smiling and said, "I didn't expect you to arrange things for me in such detail."

Hobert crossed his legs and said, "Those who have joined us and are loyal to the 'creator' are currently experiencing very good development."

Medici said "Yeah": "I will go to Intis after you complete your coronation."

Then He asked: "I have no friendship with this Russell, can he trust me?"

"He was rescued by The Fool and I." Hobert said, "I will recommend you to him."

"I don't have a problem anymore."

…

Hobert stayed in Caesar's Port for a few days, and there was nothing he needed to worry about.

At this time, Hobert felt another benefit of the extraordinary world: generally, there was no need to fear being seized of power.

Because there is an extraordinary level of security, you can safely decentralize power without worrying about being seized by your subordinates.

The only thing you need to pay attention to is whether the angels under you have the idea of ​​taking away your extraordinary characteristics.

At this time, Klein informed through "The Fool" that Hobert was coming as a guest, so Hobert made preparations to entertain this old friend.

On July 2, Klein and Hobert met at the dock of Caesars Harbor as scheduled.

Today, Hobert is wearing an Atlantis-style shirt and black trousers, with a straight windbreaker on top. The surrounding space has been simply "distorted" by Him. No one will see or hear Him. the sound of.

But Klein was able to find Him at a glance: "Friend, I heard that you are going to be the emperor soon."

Hobert smiled: "That's right, and I will be crowned in the enemy's palace. I will reserve a VIP seat for you then."

"I must witness this historic moment." Klein adjusted his coat, looked at the working crane on the pier and said, "We will go to Utopia for a barbecue in the afternoon, and Russell will also go."

"good."

Then Klein asked, "Do you know why I came to see you?"

"Of course I do." Hobert said with a serious face: "The rest of the journey will be at my discretion. Now you can change your image and become my personal servant."

"No problem." Klein followed Hobert's arrangement and transformed into the appearance of his former valet, Richardson. At the same time, his clothes also changed. He stood behind Hobert, which looked like that. .

Hobert "distorted" the two people's locations and came to a "simple dormitory" of a town government in the Kingdom of Pas.

Hobert stood outside a tent and shouted: "Tylon!"

This dormitory is entirely composed of tents, and currently the town government's civil servants work in a former arms warehouse.

Many tents opened their curtains and looked outside. One of them was the handsome and energetic Tai Lun.

"Brother! Why are you here?" Tai Lun asked happily.

Everyone heard that he was the mayor's brother, and after a brief greeting, they all lowered the curtains.

Under the cover of his windbreaker, Hobert took out a large bag of snacks, fruits, dried meat and other food from the "space pocket": "Of course I came to see you."

Entering the fairly tidy tent, He asked knowingly: "Have you rested today?"

Klein didn't know what Hobert was doing here, but he was acting like a very competent manservant at this time and took the only chair in the tent behind Hobert.

"Yes." Tai Lun smiled: "I'm about to take a ride to Melissa's place..."

Klein's movement of moving the chair and the expression on his face suddenly changed slightly, but the next moment, this change was concealed by him and was not noticed by Tyron.

Tai Lun continued: "... Let's go together. Melissa will be very happy to see you."

"OK."

"Wait a moment." Tai Lun shaved, combed his hair carefully, and put on something that looked more formal.

After taking a serious look in the mirror, he took Hobert and Klein off.

There is no teleportation array between towns, and transportation still has to rely on carriages and other means of transportation.

But in the newly occupied territory, the public carriage system has not yet been established. Today, a convoy is going to deliver goods to Melissa's town, so Tai Lun is ready to take a ride and wait for him in the afternoon. Walk back.

Riding the swaying carriage and moving forward slowly, Klein looked at the wilderness scenes and rural style on both sides of the road, and listened to Hobert and Tai Lun casually chatting about the current appearance of the countryside.

Currently, Tai Lun and the others are organizing people to measure the land, and plan to start dividing the land after harvesting the crops in the field.

The wave of rural construction will not affect this area until at least next year. The task given to them by their superiors is to make a smooth transition and prepare for land distribution.

There is nothing that can be done about it. The territory has grown so much all of a sudden. The government still needs to adapt and carry out certain structural reforms before it can become efficient again.

A "smooth transition" is really the most important thing at this time.

Hobert said to Tai Lun: "Seize the opportunity. This is the last fast-track opportunity for promotion. You don't even have to make great achievements. As long as you complete the superior's indicators, you will definitely be able to enter the next promotion assessment." ”

This group of town mayors are basically promoted from the previous village chiefs, and their quality is uneven. Many of the town mayors are even unable to complete the tasks set by their superiors.

In half a year at most, it will be clear which ones can continue to be promoted, which ones have the best ability to be a mayor, and which ones cannot even be a mayor.

In another two or three years, when the domestic situation gradually stabilizes, there will no longer be such a fast promotion channel.

Tai Lun nodded: "I know, I will work hard during this period."

Hobert glanced at Klein who was looking out and then said: "You should also be careful in your life and plan when to get engaged to Melissa."

Klein immediately withdrew his gaze.

"We plan to do it after Mr. Benson gets married," Talen said.

Klein's breathing suddenly became heavy.

Hobert asked again knowingly: "Benson is getting married?"

"Yes."

Hobert then asked, "Who is the bride?"

Tai Lun smiled and said: "Miss Qiuna."

"Ah, our Madam Sheriff." Hobert smiled: "The first female Sheriff in the kingdom."

Klein recalled that in a previous Tarot meeting, it seemed that Qiuna was mentioned as the first female mayor of the South Balam Principality.

She seemed to come from a small village on the shore of Full Moon Lake, but she seized the opportunity and showed amazing political talent. She quickly promoted herself and became a county commissioner.

At that time, Klein also lamented: There have been too many born politicians since ancient times, and the reason why they were unknown before becoming famous was simply because they lacked a platform.

The county chief was definitely a high-ranking official in the country. When Nanbalan was first founded, the fiefdom Hobert received from Luen was only as big as a county.

Hobert asked again knowingly: "How did they know each other?"

Tai Lun thought his brother really didn’t know, so he described in detail: “Queen Audrey introduced them to each other at a cocktail party.

"I heard from Melissa that they were very much in love. They were secretly in love for two or three months, and then they announced that they were planning to get married."

Hobert asked: "Is there any more news about them?"

"I've heard Melissa talk about it a bit." Tai Lun said: "The two of them get along very well, and they both think about each other and take into account each other's ideas.

"Qiuna also cares about Melissa very much. She often writes letters to teach her some methods of handling government affairs. Those methods are very practical, and I have learned a lot from them."

A smile gradually appeared on Tai Lun's face: "Melissa also said that Miss Qiuna is very wise and very kind at heart, and is not as cold as she appears on the surface.

“She was a pleasure to be with and the perfect person for Mr. Benson.

"This should be a very high praise. After all, in Melissa's eyes, I am not that competent."

Hobert laughed "haha": "It is precisely because of your incompetence that you can continue to date."

Klein couldn't help but smile.

Then Hobert asked some more questions: When will Benson and Qiuna get married? Where are you planning to hold your wedding? Where is their wedding room? Wait for such questions.

Klein on the side took notes one by one.

While chatting, Hobert and Ty talked about Donna again.

Tai Lun said with great certainty: "Donna is in love."

"What?" Hobert was stunned: "Why didn't I know?"

He saw Donna yesterday afternoon and didn't hear her mention this matter.

Tai Lun smiled and said: "Although she didn't say it explicitly, it was obvious from the letter that she was in love."

Klein listened to the two brothers' chat with a pessimistic attitude. He could tell that Hobert really didn't know about this before.

Just listen to Hobert ask: "Who is her boyfriend?"

"It should be Mr. Derrick, who is tall and very sunny." Tai Lun didn't seem to be guessing at all, but more like announcing the matter:

"I can tell that this gentleman is not good at talking, but he is very kind. He always does things that seem silly but can move Donna."

Hobert glanced at Klein who was standing aside. Klein smiled. He originally thought it had nothing to do with him, but he didn't expect that he was actually a subordinate of "The Fool".

Tai Lun didn't pay attention to the little moves of the two people. He smiled: "Donna also said that Mr. Derrick is not older than me..."

Hobert thought for a moment, and it seemed that "Little Sun" was indeed not yet twenty years old.

He had no intention of getting involved in the love issues between his sister and his brother, but he would definitely ask about it if he had the chance.

While we were talking, we came to the town under Melissa's jurisdiction. The situation here was better than Tyron's, and there was a noble manor.

Now, of course, the manor has been confiscated and turned into a place where the town government offices and civil servants live.

Melissa's apartment is pretty good, clean and spacious, and it's a pretty big room.

She entertained Hobert warmly, and asked Tai Lun to get nuts for him, and asked him to boil water and make tea, very much like bossing her boyfriend around.

Hobert brought some food as a gift just like last time, and Melissa sincerely thanked her. Among the supplies specially provided by the government to these civil servants who took over the new territory, the food was mainly various canned food, but very few It is rare to eat fresh fruits from outside the local area.

At this time, one of Melissa's subordinates came and asked the mayor for instructions on how to handle an official matter.

Melissa didn't hesitate and gave a solution on the spot.

Because Klein was mentally prepared, he kept his expression well controlled.

After seeing the mature and steady side of his sister, he showed a happy smile.

Melissa, who used to look sallow, with dry hair, and a bit old-fashioned in her clothes, seemed to have suddenly transformed into a smart, well-dressed, mature and confident woman with the aura of a strong woman.

The four of them chatted for more than an hour, and Hobert stood up to leave. After all, Tyron and Melissa had finally met each other, so they didn't want to stay and be a light bulb.

After the two people walked out of the courtyard of the town government, Hobert used the method of "distorting" space to instantly appear in Utopia.

Hobert asked: "Do you still want to see Benson?"

Klein took a deep breath before saying, "I'll go there when I have time."

Then he sighed: "Time flies so fast, Melissa has grown up."

He is quite satisfied with Melissa's boyfriend Tyron. He has a good temper, is motivated, and has a bright future.

Hobert added: "Melissa really hopes to join the institute on Longtail Island, and I don't plan to help too much, because with her ability, there is basically no big problem in entering the institute.

"Then I think the process of her entering the institute should follow the normal procedures. Young people always need some challenges to sharpen their temperament."

Klein nodded and had no suggestions.

The two found a place to sit down and started chatting. Klein told Hobert that He was currently visiting a familiar place and meeting friends to strengthen his humanity and prepare for promotion.

Klein has already been to Tingen City and Backlund, and also went to South Colson to see Captain Dunn and his wife, and then came to Atlantis.

Hobert also talked about the divinity that he possesses since he accommodates his uniqueness.

No matter how hard I try, there seems to be a very small part of my consciousness that doesn't belong to me.

It was as if there was a piece of ice the size of a palm inside a blazing steel furnace that could not be melted. It felt very abrupt.

Maybe after becoming a god, this piece of "ice" will be even bigger. After all, a god can no longer be explained solely in terms of biological meaning, and his consciousness must be quite different from that of ordinary people.

The only controllable thing is that as long as the state is good at the level of the gods, "ice" will not affect "the temperature of the furnace and normal combustion."

The two discussed it for a long time, and Russell came over in the form of information flow: "You guys came so early?"

Then he made eye contact with Klein for a second or two, and he smiled and said, "Thanks for the previous rescue."

Klein smiled: "I'm very happy to be able to help you."

Russell said seriously: "I have been thinking about it for a long time in the past few days. Everything in 'hometown' closely connects us. Should we form an alliance and control the world secretly?"

Hobert smiled and said: "We are already doing this."

"Then what should our alliance be called?" Russell suddenly raised a question that neither Hobert nor Klein had considered: "The name must be powerful! At least it cannot lose to 'Redemption Rose' and" What about dusk?"

He was talking about the Twilight Hermits, and He had always maintained a very cautious attitude towards the "audience".

Hobert asked, "What do you think?"

"How about 'League of Heroes'?" Russell crossed his arms and said, "I have seriously considered it." "Or simply call it 'League of Ancient Gods'. 'Avengers' is also a good name!"

Klein twitched the corner of his mouth: "I...I'll take out the oven and stuff."

Hobert somewhat regretted asking the previous question, but he couldn't help but ask the doubt in his heart: "Who are we going to seek revenge from?"

"'Lord of Mysteries'!" Russell replied: "You brought us here without our consent. Of course you want to seek revenge from Him?"

Hobert opened his mouth: "I'm speechless."