Chapter 500: Transport Captain Reappears
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[Powerstone 200]
The ordinary people on the hillside could only feel the unquestionable sense of majesty from mid-air, and the fear of knowing that the other party was in front of them, but not being able to see them.
This was a fear from the unknown, from the existence of immense power.
Such fear was deeply buried in everyone's genes. In the lives of ancient people, and in the vast universe, there were too many existences that were powerful to the point of helplessness.
They left indelible marks in the minds of the ancients, which is why people had fear.
This was a stress response, either to escape quickly after feeling fear, or to show one's weak side after feeling fear, and pray that the existence would spare them.
At this moment, the more than ten thousand people could no longer move their legs, how could they escape?
So they were left with only devoutly kneeling on the ground, or collapsing on the ground.
The statues in their hands or in their arms also slipped to the ground. At this moment, these statues were so ugly and weak.
"Evil faiths will eventually perish!" A solemn voice said from mid-air, "From today onwards, you must believe in my name, pray on time, and offer sacrifices regularly!
"Since you believe in my name, you must practice my ways.
"Besides me, you shall have no other gods;
"You shall not make idols for yourselves;
"You shall not misuse my name;
"You shall work diligently and not be lazy;
"Honor your parents, so that you may live long in this land;
"You shall not murder;
"You shall not commit adultery;
"You shall not steal;
"You shall be honest and upright, and be courageous and responsible;
"You shall not covet anything that belongs to others."
The solemn voice disappeared, and then, the surging sense of oppression also disappeared.
The shivering crowd seemed to suddenly come back to their senses, and shouted, "Believe in your name! Practice your ways!"
The shouts gradually converged, as if even the withered grass was trembling.
A ray of sunlight pierced through the thin mist, dispelling the haze of this wilderness.
The thin sunlight shone on the people, as if scattering the dark side of them, and many people felt like they had been reborn.
Hobert saw that their emotions were still easily fluctuating, and they still revealed very obvious fanaticism, hesitation, confusion and other expressions.
However, joy, excitement and other expressions also appeared on their faces.
The effect of this "treatment" was very good.
Hobert took off his cloak, revealing the pattern inside, which consisted of a simple throne and an abstract symbol representing distortion: "Remember the symbol representing the 'Creator'! From today onwards, you will only have this one faith!"
"Creator!"
"Creator!"
In the cheers of the people, the few people in the front row held Hobert's cloak with both hands like holding a sacred object, and then pulled the cloak open, displaying it to everyone.
Many people quickly bit their fingers and drew the abstract symbol on their clothes, lest they forget.
Some people took out some tools such as knives and carved it on their arms to deepen their memory.
This made Hobert couldn't help but twitch his lips, looking at everyone's fanatical expressions. Why did this scene look like spreading a Cthulhu belief?
Uh, well, for the orthodox church, it was indeed a Cthulhu belief.
Everyone's fanaticism lasted for more than half an hour, until the faces of many people showed obvious fatigue, the administrators, at Hobert's suggestion, loudly drove them to work.
They were still as docile as before, working hard in the wilderness, but after these people left the hillside, a large number of demon statues were left here.
Hobert called over the official in charge of guarding these ten thousand people, a woman who was nearly thirty years old, looked very stable, and had firm eyes.
Hobert smiled and said, "Quinna, right?"
The woman stood up straight: "Yes, Lord."
"Conrad told me about you, saying that he was relieved to give you the most difficult task of guarding these lunatics."
"Thank you for Commander Conrad's introduction, thank you for your promotion, Lord."
Hobert kicked away a demon statue in front of him: "I'm just telling you this, do a good job and don't let Conrad's introduction down."
Before Quinna could say anything, Hobert continued: "This batch of manpower must be fully utilized. After these grasses are cleared, I will send professional engineers to assist you.
"You are only responsible for transporting building materials from the east bank, and then building a batch of factories here. When the factories are built, this batch of people will be the first batch of compulsory workers here.
"If someone's emotions gradually stabilize, ask them if they are willing to go home.
"Those who are willing to go home will be handed over to the local government, and those who are unwilling to go home will be given some salary and allowed to stay and continue working.
"The initial salary should not be too high, maintaining one-third to one-quarter of the opposite bank for a period of time, and then increase it to the normal salary when they have completely recovered."
Quinna, like Conrad, had the habit of shorthand, and recorded the general meaning of Hobert's words just now.
After Hobert left on horseback with his entourage, Quinna came back to her senses: So the Lord is preparing to build an industrial zone in this wilderness.
Of course, it was to build an industrial zone. In Hobert's view, nothing would grow in this wilderness for a long time, wasn't this a good place to build an industrial zone! There was no need to worry about corruption.
In Hobert's eyes, every inch of his territory should have its value.
Controlling the mental corruption problem of more than 10,000 people, Hobert was in a good mood, and began to outline the future of the new territory.
The bridge must be repaired. Not only that, Hobert felt that the genes of the infrastructure maniac in his body seemed to suddenly awaken. He also planned to build a railway to connect the entire territory.
Hobert spent the whole day outlining the future. In the evening, he had dinner early, put on a hooded cloak, and used "Travel" to come to Eugene Territory again.
But this time he came to the junction of Eugene Territory and Teuton Viscount Territory.
At this time, the South Colson area was already very warm during the day, but it was still a bit cold at night. Some fog rose in the mountains and fields. Watching them being blown by the wind at night was very magical.
Hobert waited for a while with his hands behind his back, and saw a black figure quickly walking towards him.
When he came close, the other party saluted: "Lord!"
This person was Dennis's father, the former Grove Knight.
"You've worked hard during this time." Hobert took out a pre-prepared potion: "This is the 'Barbarian' potion I promised."
When he gave Elliot the Beyonder characteristics, Hobert specially left a copy of the "Barbarian" and a copy of the "Briber" Beyonder characteristics.
The former was to fulfill Grove's promise, after all, he had perfectly completed the tasks Hobert had given him recently.
Grove didn't hesitate and drank it in one gulp, but because the previous potion was not digested well, the process of taking the potion was a bit dangerous.
Fortunately, Hobert was watching over him, and Grove survived.
Hobert deliberately didn't say it clearly: "In your current state, you can only take the 'Barbarian' potion at most, it will be dangerous if you go any further."
Grove sighed: "I finally had such an opportunity, but I didn't expect that I would... Alas..."
Hobert smiled in the dark: "Your youngest son, Dennis, is very good. He has now obtained the opportunity to become an Beyonder, and his future achievements will definitely surpass the 'Briber'."
This was encouragement, but also a warning.
Grove was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "The conditions you promised me before can also be given to Dennis."
"That's not the same thing." Hobert said: "In the future, Dennis will follow me out of this mountain, how can he care about a 'Briber' potion?"
Grove was more relieved, which meant that Dennis would really have a great future.
"What's the latest news?"
"I only found out a few days ago that at the beginning of the year, the royal family gave Teuton a Sequence 6 potion, hoping to use him to restrain you, Lord." Grove reported:
"In addition, the royal family's news is very well-informed. After you drove away the demons, the first batch of investment in Teuton's territory arrived, as much as 100,000 gold lire. It is said that a scenic spot will also be built on the west bank."
"These fools." Hobert said: "One scenic spot is just right, build another one and wait to lose money!"
Hobert pondered for a while and said: "Try to get this project in your hands. On the surface, it is to build a scenic spot, but secretly build a characteristic ecological park."
He explained the meaning of ecological park to Grove, and then said: "I have consulted the priests of the Earth Mother Church. The soil on the west bank is very suitable for growing vegetables and fruits. Use the 100,000 gold lire in this area to avoid wasting resources.
"If there is a need, you can consult the priests of the Earth Mother Church for vegetable and fruit planting techniques."
"Yes!" Grove realized that the Lord was already preparing to pick the fruit of Teuton Territory.
Hobert also said: "Try to tell Teuton to try to be a 'Judge', this will allow him to better master Beyonder abilities.
"In addition, I will provide you with a Sequence 5 Beyonder characteristic, you find an opportunity to dedicate it to Teuton."
Grove opened his mouth wide: "Sequence, Sequence 5?"
"Yes." Hobert smiled: "Let him become a 'Disciplinary Knight'!"
Grove really couldn't understand what Hobert's purpose was? He actually wanted to turn his competitor into a Sequence 5!
That was Sequence 5, Grove didn't even dare to think about it!
After ending the meeting with Grove, Hobert used "Travel" to return to Baron Felix's lord mansion to rest.
Because a riot had just occurred, he planned to stay here for two days before going back.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, Hobert heard someone praying in the "Nation of Disorder". He sighed and had to enter the "Nation of Disorder" covered in a quilt.
A strange star appeared in the pool in front of the "Iron Throne". Hobert was a little strange. He didn't tell the group of lunatics the honorable name of the "Creator" today, so how could a new star appear?
Spreading his spirituality over, Hobert saw a middle-aged woman dressed as a court maid, constantly chanting his honorable name with a look of horror.
Hobert was slightly stunned. Was this being hypnotized, or was it a psychological suggestion?
Carefully looking at the other party's clothing style, Hobert judged that it was the clothing of the Loen court.
This made Hobert involuntarily think of George III: Could it be that this old man is testing me? Or did he notice the relationship between me and the "Nation of Disorder"?
Hobert pondered for a while and decided to ignore it, but for safety's sake, Hobert brought "1-106", that is, "Farbauti's Ring" to the real world.
After putting on the ring, Hobert didn't feel any malice towards him.
Hobert was relieved: In theory, even if George III became the "Black Emperor", it would be impossible to find me so easily.
So Hobert entered a state of meditation and quickly fell asleep.
Just as he was sleeping soundly, Hobert felt a burning pain in his hand. He once thought he was dreaming, and scratched his hand several times in his half-sleep and half-awake state, but it didn't work.
Finally, Hobert woke up and found that it was actually "1-106" that was emitting a burning sensation.
Hobert was stunned for about a second, and he suddenly realized: Someone showed strong malice towards me!
He also thought of the previous prayer: George III really wanted to murder me.
This made him immediately want to enter the "Nation of Disorder" and throw the "Hundred Eyed Devil Monarch" and "Holy Infant King" into the real world.
[T/N: wait... is the hundred eyed Devil Monarch the bull? I recall seeing a hundred eyes(?) in the previous battle....]
Then Hobert realized that this idea seemed wrong. Theoretically, when he killed George III's youngest son during the defection, George III was the easiest to lock on to him.
Hobert couldn't understand: What is George III using to lock on to me now? Philip I is easier to lock on to me, after all, he has a "Crystal of Order" in his hand. But I have no connection with George III!
He also thought: Even if George III is unfavorable to me, he can't come in person, and the royal family's angels can't come. Because this is the Kingdom of Feynapotter, if the angels of Loen enter Feynapotter, it is equivalent to declaring war.
Hobert realized: He only needs to guard against demigod-level masters from Loen.
He put on his clothes while thinking, prepared the Sealed Artifacts and Magical Items, and maintained a fighting state.
Sitting on the chair, Hobert pondered: The Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts in my hand can...
Just as he was thinking about this, Hobert's spirituality felt something and saw the space above his sleeping bed suddenly become illusory.
Hobert was very familiar with this kind of illusion, it was "Travel"!
Hobert suddenly got up and made an attacking posture. Almost at the same time, a man with big ears, wearing Loen-style clothes, and covering his face came out of the illusory space.
After the big-eared man came to the real world, he immediately jumped down from mid-air and nailed a sword to the bed.
Hobert sighed: Fortunately, I put "1-106" on my hand tonight, otherwise I wouldn't be able to avoid this sword!
He also thought: Assassins should often carry out assassinations, so they are so skilled in stabbing this sword after using "Travel" to appear near the target.
When the big-eared man stabbed out that sword, he saw that the target was not on the bed. It was too late when he found Hobert.
"Disorder!" Hobert didn't use the ability of the Sealed Artifact, but used his best "Disorder!"
The big-eared man immediately fell into a state of "disorder": What did I just stab? Did I hit the target? But why does the target look like a pillow? Could it be that my assassination target this time is a pillow?
By the time he came back to his senses, Hobert had already stabbed him in the chest.
Hobert currently had two Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts on him, "1-104" and "1-106." He felt that this was already the limit for the number of Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts he could carry.
However, neither of these Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts had the ability to directly inflict heavy damage on the enemy. "1-106" could summon a lava pool several dozen meters wide, but Dennis, Conrad, and the others lived next door, or the next door after that. A sudden lava pool would burn them all to death.
Therefore, Hobert chose the most reliable "physical attack."
After being injured, the big-eared man retreated while raising his left hand, revealing a black glove on his hand: "Imprisonment!"
At that moment, the other party's figure seemed to become incomparably tall, radiating an aura of majesty that dared not be looked at directly.
Seeing this black glove, Hobert suddenly recalled his experience in Backlund. At that time, he had just arrived in Feynapotter and suddenly thought he could sneak attack some Tamara family members, so he went to Backlund and caused chaos.
At that time, he had encountered a big-eared opponent wearing black gloves.
Without time to think too much, Hobert immediately poured his spirituality into "1-104": "Amplify!"
He remembered that the other party's glove was a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact, so he "amplified" "Imprison Hobert" into "Imprison all creatures in the room."
As a result, Hobert and the enemy were simultaneously enveloped in a layer of amber-like film, standing in place unable to move.
The big-eared man, who was actually Bennett, a rising star of the Tamara family, obviously did not expect that one day he would be "imprisoned" by his own "Imprisonment."
He also did not expect that Hobert would also have a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact!
Thus, the life-and-death battle scene suddenly changed its style, with one person "imprisoned" on the bed and the other "imprisoned" in front of the bed.
Hobert asked knowingly, "Who are you?"
In his heart, he was already thinking: Could it be that the Tamara family had discovered his past rampage in Backlund?
"The one who will take your life!" Bennett said coldly, "Death!"
Hobert immediately responded, "Disorder!"
In theory, "Death" is unavoidable, but that's just in theory. The "Lawyer" pathway is specifically for exploiting loopholes in rules.
Moreover, the "Disorder" that Hobert used was created using "1-104," which could not only create chaos in the distance between Bennett and Hobert, but also cause Bennett's intentions to fall into "chaos."
The result was that the fist Bennett swung brushed past Hobert's nose.
Even though it didn't hit, Bennett felt like it did.
So, at the same time as he threw his fist, Bennett used: "Deprivation!"
He briefly "deprived" Hobert of the right to use Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts.
But at that instant, Hobert also had a corresponding response: "Exploitation!"
Because Bennett did not specify the exact duration of the "deprivation" effect, Hobert "exploited" the rules and loopholes to end the "deprivation" effect early.
As a result, Hobert's right to use Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts was deprived for 1 second, then the "deprivation" state ended, and Hobert could use Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts again.
The two people in the room, one standing on the bed and the other standing on the ground, glanced at each other. They both felt that the Beyonder abilities of the "Arbiter" and "Lawyer" pathways, when used together, were like a joke.
One strives to establish rules, and the other strives to find loopholes in the rules that are beneficial to themselves, causing the rules to collapse.
In the end, it seemed to produce a one plus negative one effect.
Seeing that his surprise attack had not achieved the intended effect, Bennett, while guarding against Hobert, prepared to use "Travel" to leave.
Hobert had no intention of stopping him, but summoned the "Underworld Gate" before the other party left.
In an instant, the entire room became gloomy and cold. Two bronze doors with intricate patterns suddenly appeared, and pale hands stretched out from the cracks in the door, and indescribable eyes peered out from the cracks, which were chilling.
At the same time, a huge suction force was generated from the cracks in the door, as if it could suck people's souls into the bronze doors.
At the moment when the "Underworld Gate" appeared, Bennett felt cold all over, especially the wound that had just been stabbed by the black knife, which was chilling to the bone.
At the same time, the space in front of Bennett became illusory, and he immediately stepped into the spirit world.
Watching Bennett leave, Hobert terminated the summoning of the "Underworld Gate," but the entire room remained cold and chilling.
Hobert rubbed his hands reflexively and immediately entered the "Nation of Disorder" to take out the "Faceless Necklace." He held the necklace in his right hand and the black knife in his left hand, and he silently recited in his heart: "The person who was stabbed by this knife."
"..."
After reciting it seven times, Hobert entered a state of half-sleep and half-awake through meditation.
He saw a scene: Bennett, whose face was unclear, was in a Roen-style living room. A young woman, presumably his companion, was helping him clean his wound.
The area around the wound was the clearest. The skin was already frozen black and purple, and some black blood was flowing out.
The other parts of the picture were very blurry. Hobert could roughly see that there seemed to be one or two other people around.
The state of dream divination disappeared, and Hobert was thoughtful: The picture is not very clear, probably because the other party has a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact. Fortunately, the holder of the Sealed Artifact is a Sequence 5. If it were a demigod, he might only get a blurry picture in which he couldn't see the person's face at all.
Hobert also thought: The other party's injury has initially begun to flare up, but if his injury becomes too serious, his elders or superiors have a high probability of coming to help him solve the problem.
So Hobert divined again: "It would be very dangerous if I went to pursue the assassin just now."
"..."
After reciting it seven times, Hobert received the revelation that there was danger, but the danger was not great.
Hobert immediately made a decision: Then go. Perhaps he could find clues about the Tamara family again.
So he immediately set up an altar and used the bestowed ritual to bring the "Light Priest Ring" and the "Ocean Pendant" into the real world.
After making sufficient preparations, Hobert used the "Faceless Necklace" to navigate and used "Travel" to enter the spirit world.
At the moment of entering the spirit world, Hobert thought to himself: If Ke can go, so can I!
He plunged into the spirit world. After "Traveling" for more than ten seconds, Hobert's spirituality told him that the living room he had just seen was ahead.
He pulled out his knife and suddenly left the spirit world: "Underworld Gate!"
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