Lord of the Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

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Today was Audrey's second day working at "Earl's Light." Her attire was still very simple, and her appearance was as beautiful and moving as ever.

When she heard about the accident involving Hvin Hambis in the morning, she knew it had to be Hobert's doing, because a gas explosion couldn't possibly kill a demigod of the "Spectator" pathway.

She thought about it for the better part of the day and still came to find Hobert, telling him very seriously, "Hvin may be hateful, but he didn't deserve to pay the price of his life.

"And those servants, they were all innocent people and shouldn't have lost their lives because of this."

Hobert spread his hands and smiled, "Audrey, when Hvin was hypnotizing you, I had to respond, otherwise next time they might not just hypnotize you.

"Besides, when the explosion I created occurred, those people were already dead, dead from mental breakdown."

He was actually lying, because at the time he really didn't care about the lives of those ordinary people. Knowing that the attack of the Calamity Porcelain Doll was an area-of-effect attack, he didn't "distort" the servants' thinking to make them leave.

The reason was simple: if there were any changes in the servants of the villa, the observant "Spectator" would definitely notice, and then some changes might occur in this battle.

So, in order not to startle the snake, he simply chose to ignore the lives of these people.

Being questioned face-to-face by Audrey, Hobert realized that this matter was not handled properly, but admitting his mistake at this time would not bring those people back to life, and pushing all the responsibility to the divinity within him was meaningless.

Moreover, it wasn't just him who caused this; Hvin Hambis didn't care about the lives of those people either.

Realizing that his actions were inappropriate, Hobert simply pushed all the blame onto Hvin, believing that Hvin shouldn't have any objections to this.

After hearing this answer, Audrey's expression softened a lot, "Hobert, if you encounter such a situation again, I mean, if conditions permit, could you drive those servants away?"

Hobert didn't give a direct answer, but smiled and said, "Audrey, do you think it's a good thing for a society to have moral values of kindness and justice?"

Audrey answered almost without thinking, "Of course it's a good thing!"

"I don't think so," Hobert said seriously, "Because the so-called kindness and justice are also defined by people.

"As long as there is such a definition, it may be quoted out of context, it may contain malice, and become hypocrisy and absolute justice.

"In my opinion, this is even more terrible.

"Because the vulnerable groups cannot define kindness and justice, and the evil people will use kindness and justice to always stand on the moral high ground.

"Truly kind and just people find it difficult to live too well under such moral concepts."

Audrey was shocked by this theory, instinctively wanting to refute it, but found that there was no way to refute it, because she realized that this was really how the world was operating.

His expression gradually softened, "Audrey, you are a kind lady, but you cannot be influenced by some obviously pedantic moral values.

"In my opinion, if I put myself in a very dangerous situation because of considering the lives and deaths of those servants, this is not the right choice.

"I also don't want to see such a result, but some things are not up to me, and choices have to be made at this time."

Audrey was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I understand."

Then she said, "Hobert, do you think I'm very naive?"

"Of course not," Hobert smiled, "I only see your kindness and persistence!

"Audrey, these are all very noble qualities, it would be great if you could continue to maintain them.

"And I am destined not to be able to achieve my goals while also taking into account noble character.

"I'm telling you this not hoping that you will make some changes because of this, but to explain the difference in our ways of doing things.

"Just like solving the problem of the vagrants in Backlund, your approach is charity, while my approach is work relief.

"The purpose is the same, it's just that the methods are different."

Audrey breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Hobert."

She smiled, "Actually, I was quite afraid just now that you would make me handle the affairs I encounter according to your standards."

Hobert reached out and scratched Audrey's nose, "How could I bear to make a little elf do things she doesn't like to do?"

Audrey held Hobert's hand, looking at Hobert with a smile, this time she wasn't as shy as before.

"Just pretend nothing happened," Hobert smiled, "I've already found the 'Dreamwalker' potion formula for you, I'll give it to you when your potion is half digested, so you can buy auxiliary Ingredients in advance."

"Hobert, what should I give you?"

Hobert smiled, "You are the best gift I've received in this world."

Audrey smiled sweetly, and then, as if remembering something, asked, "Hobert, do you still have the Beyonder characteristic of 'Hypnotist'?

"Well, I have a friend who needs such a characteristic."

Hobert thought to himself: Is your friend named Susie, a "very smart" Golden Retriever?

"Yes, I have it." He said, "Since it's your friend, I'll give you a discount, 2500 pounds, you can decide whether to increase the price yourself."

A picture of Susie paying with dog biscuits suddenly appeared in Audrey's mind. She shook her head to make the picture disappear before saying, "Okay, when can I get it?"

"Wait here for a moment." Hobert returned to his bedroom and took out the 'Hypnotist' Beyonder characteristic from the "Nation of Disorder."

Returning to the study, Hobert smiled, "Now I have two 'Dreamwalker' Beyonder characteristics here. If your friend needs it, I can sell him one in the future."

Audrey nodded, "Okay."

After chatting for a few more words, Audrey left with the Beyonder characteristic.

Hobert then prepared for the banquet held by Georgina, the Director-General of MI9, as agreed last week.

Countess Georgina's mansion looked very old, and even some asymmetrical architectural styles could be seen.

Hobert guessed that this might be an ancient house originating from the Fourth Epoch, but in the continuous repairs and transformations, the Fourth Epoch style was not so obvious.

Getting off the carriage and seeing the classical portico, Hobert always had the feeling of visiting a Sanguine count's house.

In the small ballroom, Georgina and several colleagues, including Qonas, were present.

Several people chatted, and soon the conversation turned to the matter of the "Earl's Light" light bulb.

Qonas took the initiative to say to Hobert, "I heard that people from the Gas Association are going to make trouble for you? Do you want me to help you solve it?"

The reason why he was so enthusiastic was partly because Hobert had given him a benefit of 20,000 pounds for passing information to Hobert, Emlyn and the others, and he was willing to help.

On the other hand, it was because of his superior, Georgina, hinting before Hobert arrived.

Hobert smiled, "No need to help, dealing with these people would dirty our hands."

"Don't be afraid of trouble," Qonas confirmed again, "I'll definitely do it cleanly."

Hobert was stunned: How could that be? I still want to try to use them to digest the potion.

So he said, "I already have a plan, but now is not the best time to deal with them."

Qonas nodded, "I understand."

Just after finishing talking about this matter, three members of the royal family arrived. Hobert knew them all. Walking in the front was Alice, who looked extraordinary in temperament.

The other two members of the royal family were the prince and princess who had gone to Masin together before.

Everyone immediately went out to greet them. Hobert noticed that Princess Alice's eyes were a little strange when she looked at him, as if she was a little angry.

Hobert didn't care too much. Returning to the small ballroom, this small ball began.

Because Georgina didn't have a husband, she invited Qonas to dance the first dance with her.

Hobert, who hated balls, unexpectedly felt that the atmosphere of this small ball was very good, without awkward chats or sudden conversations.

After the ball started, Hobert invited Alice to dance a dance.

The things they had experienced together before gave them a good friendship. Usually when they met at a ball, Hobert would invite Alice to dance a dance and catch up.

Alice accepted the invitation, and the two came to the dance floor together.

Who knew that as soon as the music started, Alice pinched Hobert's waist with her hand.

Theoretically speaking, no physical attack could harm Hobert now, but for some reason, he still felt pain from being pinched like this.

Hobert took a deep breath, his expression not changing in the slightest, and asked softly, "Do you like to say hello this way?"

At the same time, he sighed inwardly: a woman's pinch and twist are indeed within the realm of Beyonder attacks!

Alice's tone was somewhat annoyed: "Didn't you say you were leaving Backlund?"

"Yes."

"Then why are you still planning a marriage with the Earl Hall family? Why did you announce your relationship with Audrey?" Alice stared at Hobert, losing her ladylike demeanor.

Hobert finally understood why this princess was angry.

He had sensed Alice's affection for him before and had told her that he would be leaving Backlund in the future, which was tantamount to rejecting the princess.

Thinking of this, Hobert smiled and said, "Audrey is willing to leave Backlund with me."

Actually, Hobert hadn't discussed this with Audrey, but in his opinion, it wasn't too big of a problem.

When Audrey was strong enough, she would eventually leave her family.

"Willing..." Alice was stunned. This was something she hadn't expected, after all, Audrey was also a noble, who had grown up in Backlund since she was a child.

"I..." She originally wanted to say "I'm willing too," but it was too late to say anything now.

At that time, on that speeding train, when Hobert told her that he would be leaving Backlund in the future, she didn't have enough determination to go with Hobert.

Now she has that determination, but it's already one step too late.

Alice was a little disappointed: "I understand."

Hobert comforted her: "Princess Alice, you are a princess, there are plenty of handsome nobles who hope to win your heart?"

Alice glared at Hobert unladylike: "Including you?"

"Heh, heh, heh, let's talk about world peace." Hobert smiled.

His feeling towards Alice could only be described as not repulsive, but he didn't want to take things further with Alice, because unless the royal family was crazy, there was no possibility for them.

Alice was about to pinch Hobert again, but this time he was prepared, and Alice only pinched a wisp of black mist.

After that, Alice's mood improved a lot, she seemed to have let go, so the two danced two more dances.

After a few dances, everyone sat down to chat and played some popular games, which made Hobert sigh, this is what a young people's gathering should be like.

Georgina, seeing that everyone was having a good time, invited everyone to come again next week to enjoy the symphony.

Hobert casually agreed, everyone drank for a while, and left after ten o'clock in the evening.

The next day, Hobert woke up and started preparing to go to Longtail Island. He estimated that this trip would take more than a week, so he handed over the affairs of Backlund to Dophis.

Mainly to have Dophis keep an eye on "Earl's Light" and the Gas Association, and report the latest news to Longtail Island as soon as possible.

Just as Hobert was about to leave, he received an invitation from Georgina's butler, inviting him to dinner and enjoy the symphony next week.

Hobert realized that Georgina was letting him integrate into the royal circle. This kind of invitation from a superior was a kind of appreciation and advancement, but he might not even have time to attend the Tarot Club next Monday, so he politely refused.

But not long after, Georgina's butler returned and invited Hobert to dinner on the evening of September 12 and listen to the opera.

Hobert couldn't refuse again, and there were still more than ten days, so he could arrange the time, so he agreed.

He told Dophis a few more words, and then went to Longtail Island.

Longtail Island was fully prepared. Hobert inspected the "Special Combat Force" and went to the military camp to take a look.

In the evening, he had a meal with Fors, who was in charge of logistics and staying behind, and briefly discussed the upcoming battle.

Fors wasn't too worried about the upcoming war, because Hobert's side had an absolute advantage in strength.

After dinner, the two chatted for a while, talked about Xio's problem, and then talked about the future development of Longtail Island, and had a pleasant conversation.

Hobert went to shake Fors's hand again, and this time she didn't dodge.

As they talked more and more intimately, Hobert leaned over to kiss Fors, but she blocked Hobert's mouth with her hand.

Hobert smiled and said, "Ancient nobles always kissed their wives before going to war.

"What if an arrow shoots over on the battlefield and crooked my mouth? Then every time we kiss in the future, we might have to kiss and wipe saliva at the same time."

"Even if ten thousand arrows shoot at you, you won't necessarily be injured." Fors glanced at Hobert and said, "Only one kiss is allowed."

"Okay."

So Hobert leaned over and kissed Fors.

A dozen minutes later, the two separated.

Fors felt that her tongue was a little numb: "Didn't you say only one kiss was allowed?"

"Yes, I didn't stop at all in the middle."

Fors smiled and looked at Hobert: "Go and rest."

"We..."

"No!"

"Okay, wait for my victory news."

...

On Sunday morning, all the participating troops had breakfast early and began to advance towards the western mountainous area in three routes according to the plan.

Hobert followed the weakest Second Regiment of Beyonder forces, that is, Helen's department, and advanced together in the middle route.

As soon as they entered the mountainous area, a fierce battle broke out, but the natives in the mountainous area had almost no modern weapons, and they had not undergone any systematic training.

Ordinary colonial troops or puppet troops could still fight against such enemies, but the army recruited by Hobert were all young people who had been allocated fields and lived in brick houses.

Under Archibald's training, they were disciplined and brave in combat.

The only thing lacking may be rich combat experience.

However, there was no problem in fighting against this kind of ragtag army of natives.

The artillery only fired one round of salvo, and the natives dropped their weapons and fled.

The extraordinary power of the Mountain God Church was even weaker. Hobert didn't even take action, and Helen and the others annihilated all the enemies.

For the rest of the day, they didn't encounter any decent resistance.

After months of reconnaissance, the terrain of the mountainous area had already been figured out.

So the three troops advanced together and spent two days traveling around every village in the entire mountainous area. They almost unharmed crossed the mountainous area according to the combat plan and saw the sea on the east coast.

Unfortunately, the whole battle was like punching cotton. The various departments didn't seem to encounter the main force of the Mountain God Church.

According to the information obtained, the Mountain God Church had at least 2 Sequence 5 Beyonders, but in the past two days, the three combat troops had only killed two Sequence 6 and lower sequence Beyonders.

So the combat plan proceeded to the second step. The three combat troops and Beyonder forces were each divided into three and stationed in the nine key locations in the mountainous area.

And three logistics teams were formed to be responsible for transporting military supplies.

Hobert really didn't have time to attend the Tarot Club this week, and asked Mr. Fool for leave again.

Soon, the war came to the third day, and the entire mountainous area was under military control.

At this time, a large number of native workers followed the teams escorting military supplies and entered the mountainous area.

They were the first natives to contact Hobert's Governor's Office, and they trusted the Governor's Office more. Some relatives in the mountainous area took the initiative to persuade them to quickly provide clues to the Mountain God Church's secret strongholds.

The Mountain God Church members, who originally had rich guerrilla warfare experience, originally planned to attack the military supply transportation unit, but when they Investigation that these native workers were following, they had to change their plan and first observe what this group of invading troops was going to do.

As a large number of military supplies entered the mountainous area, the officers and soldiers at the nine different outposts began to set up tents and thatched sheds, and erected simple watchtowers.

That afternoon, the construction work was the responsibility of the workers, and the officers and soldiers forcibly gathered the natives scattered in the mountain villages to watch over them.

And the natives who followed kept shouting to them, asking them to take away all the food and livestock, as well as clothing, all the warm items, otherwise it would be regarded as they had given up these properties.

This move was of course resisted by many natives, but they did not have lethal weapons, and were easily defeated by the officers and soldiers. Except for a few extremists, most of them were just knocked unconscious and dragged to the gathering point by their families.

These actions were planned long ago. The population in the mountainous area was all concentrated in 9 gathering places on Wednesday, that is, on the fourth day of the war.

In the next period of time, the Governor's Office will uniformly supply food according to the population, and they are not allowed to leave the gathering point half a step.

In order to consume their energy, they were asked to build brick and tile kilns and start burning a large number of bricks and tiles non-stop.

That same day, snow began to fall on the island.

The islanders had never seen snow before. They only felt that the temperature had dropped significantly. Accustomed to running around naked, they shivered from the cold.

The officers had anticipated this and began organizing them to chop firewood and build fires for warmth.

The snowstorm originated from Hobert. He carried the "0-71" Calamity Porcelain Doll, avoided the gathering points, and continuously created blizzards in many mountainous areas suspected of harboring Mountain God Church strongholds.

Only a few snowflakes drifted over the gathering points, while the entire mountainous area was covered in thick snow. Only the nine gathering points had sunlight and greenery.

First, various animals from the mountains flocked towards these nine gathering points.

This allowed the officers and natives to harvest many prey animals, such as goats, wild boars, and pheasants. The officers selectively bred some of them.

Venomous snakes and insects were all exterminated. Large, herbivorous animals that were difficult to raise were simply used as extra meals.

Monkeys and birds that were not aggressive, except for those with good meat, were ignored.

By evening, members of the Mountain God Church began to charge towards the gathering points, shivering with cold.

The Mountain God Church did have many Beyonders, but they were all locals. Not only had they never seen snow, but neither had their ancestors for ten generations.

Beyonders below Sequence 6 couldn't withstand such severe cold. Some non-Beyonder members had already frozen to death.

But their charges were simply target practice for the officers and a source of merit for the "Special Operations Force"!

The officers also organized the natives to shout, urging them to surrender quickly.

However, strengthened by their faith in the Mountain God, almost no one surrendered. These charges continued until nightfall.

That night, the officers at each gathering point were on high alert, not only to guard against the enemy's suicidal charges but also to watch the natives within the gathering points.

Because there was already a lot of crying in the gathering points. The fanatical believers of the Mountain God Church were their family members.

The blizzard on the island continued. Many natives in the gathering points were frostbitten. They couldn't even sleep; they had to keep moving to feel better.

The blizzard continued intermittently until the second half of the night. Hobert finally returned to one of the gathering points, eating grilled meat and waiting for the "Mountain God's" response.

When the warm wind from the sea blew, the snow on the mountains began to melt. Because the melting process absorbed a lot of heat, the temperature became even lower. It only began to warm up after the sun rose the next day.

But to Hobert's dismay, the "Mountain God" never took action.

At this time, the officers and Beyonders began to count the gains from the evening and night before. According to their estimates, the strength of the Mountain God Church had been almost completely wiped out.

The only ones who might not have been eliminated were a few, or perhaps a dozen, core members.

But this was already a huge victory. Previously, the Loen Kingdom had sent troops several times, even deploying demigods and the navy, but none of them had been as clean and efficient as this time.

When it dawned, the thick snow had basically begun to melt. Except for a few who remained to guard the area, all the members of the "Special Combat Force" began to search the mountains, because they had still not killed the Sequence 5 enemy last night.

Hobert speculated that they should be hiding in the Mountain God Church's headquarters.

This mountain search was, of course, not just a simple mountain search. Hobert once again used the Calamity Porcelain Doll's ability to create earthquakes, causing magma to rise and slowly fill the hollows in the mountains.

As expected, the dozen or so core members of the Mountain God Church, all of whom were also Mid-Sequence Beyonders, were forced out of the mountains one after another and were besieged by Angus and others who had been waiting outside.

Hobert "tampered" with his own gravity and the gravity around him, hovering in mid-air, constantly guarding against the "Mountain God's" attack.

But to Hobert's disappointment again, the "Mountain God" still did not take action until all the core members of the Mountain God Church were killed.

Hobert used the Sealed Artifact to communicate with the spirit world. The High Priest of the Mountain God Church didn't even know the location of the "Mountain God", and could only occasionally receive some vague and incoherent "divine revelations".

Hobert had no choice but to temporarily give up searching for the "Mountain God's"trace.

Thus, the war lasted a total of five days, and the Mountain God Church was completely destroyed!

This was a miracle in colonial history. It was normal for many evil god churches on colonial islands to be suppressed for ten or eight years.

Initially, everyone hoped to be able to wipe them out, but later they would become the reason for the colonial army to ask for military expenses. Therefore, most of the time, as long as these evil god churches did not threaten the Governor-General's rule, they would give up after suppressing them for a while.

Then began the second phase of the planned schedule. On the whole Longtail Island, including the newly occupied mountain areas, land reform and the action of changing local bad habits began.

Among them, the rule that believing in the "Mountain God" was one of the bad habits, and this belief must be abandoned immediately.

For a time, the entire Longtail Island was plunged into great chaos. On Friday alone, six mass incidents broke out.

In the mountains, Hobert, who personally resolved one of the mass incidents, felt a significant and continuous digestion of his potion.

In fact, the second phase of the task did not need to be so urgent. Land reform could be carried out first, so that everyone could taste the benefits, and then push forward step by step. The contradictions would not be so intense.

However, Hobert wanted to verify the digestion direction of the potion, so he was equal to letting the contradictions break out all at once.

Facts have proved that making the subjects in the territory angry and making the territory chaotic can significantly digest the potion.

Once angry, it is easy to make very irrational choices. Mass incidents can be regarded as choices with a hint of madness. After all, every native knows that they are not the opponents of those regular troops.

On the plain, a mass incident of smashing, looting, and burning Longtail Port was also caused.

In order to digest the potion, Hobert only allowed Fors to take the residents to the Governor-General's Office to ensure their safety, and did not stop the natives' actions.

This was a truly crazy act. Although fires broke out in many places in Longtail Port, and even two streets were burned down, the residents' property losses were even more serious.

However, Hobert's potion was digested particularly significantly. In the evening, when the crazy and angry natives left Longtail Port, Hobert returned to the Governor-General's Office.

He promised the residents that he would compensate them for all their losses.

The city residents, who had already shed tears several times watching their homes, immediately cheered.

Unfortunately, such madness will be gradually resolved because of the land and property obtained, and it cannot last.

So by Saturday, the order on Longtail Island had basically been restored.

Hobert felt it. Yesterday, his potion had digested nearly a third!

Unfortunately, such events are difficult to repeat, because after resistance and venting, the natives have basically had a psychological preparation to change their bad habits.

Once their psychology of compromise is formed, it is difficult to arouse such large-scale resistance and mass incidents even if some decrees that make them angry are issued at this time.

The key is that Hobert has worked so hard to build a bureaucratic team that adheres to the "people-oriented" principle. If he messes around too much, it will disappoint many people and confuse many people.

It is easy for them to lose their guiding ideology in future work, which outweighs the benefits.

So Hobert had to try his best to maintain order. On Saturday morning, land reform began in full swing. Although there was still resistance, no large-scale mass incidents occurred.

At noon, it started to drizzle outside.

Hobert went out in the rain to take a look after lunch. In the fields, everyone was still dividing the land.

At this time, the main contradictions on Longtail Island had undergone some changes. Previously, it was the contradiction between the natives and the Governor-General's Office, but now it has become the contradiction between the Governor-General's Office, the tribal chiefs, and the natives.

In the natives' society, the ownership of land belongs to the tribal chiefs or village chiefs. The system of many native villages is still a bit like the system of lion prides.

There is a "chief" who has the power of life and death, has the ownership and distribution rights of all the property of a village, has several wives, and has a dozen children.

The "chief's" brothers are his main subordinates. They do not have fixed wives, and their children do not belong to them. The key is that it is difficult to distinguish which are their children.

In this way, dozens of people form a large family, which is similar to a natural village.

The Governor-General's Office's distribution of land, of course, infringes on the interests of the "chiefs", but the other "villagers" have benefited.

So the "chiefs" share the natives' hatred for the Governor-General's Office, and many natives have already expressed their support for the Governor-General's rule.

Hobert returned to the Governor-General's Office, stretched, and lay on the couch, staring blankly at the cloudy rain outside.

In his heart, he was still thinking about land reform. Once the natives were allocated land, the original crude and primitive system of Longtail Island would completely collapse.

As long as the Governor's Office continued to guarantee the results of the land reform with force, the natives would completely support the Governor's Office in at most half a year.

At this moment, Fors, without a hat and with her hair down, came in and said, "Seel and the others have just repelled a pirate attack."

On the turbulent sea, many pirates try to attack some colonial islands. They also know that the probability of success is not high, but if they succeed, the benefits they can get are huge!

The lazy Fors stood in front of the couch and continued: "According to the interrogation of the prisoners, Seel got an amazing news: The 'Black Emperor' and the 'Queen Mystic' fought a naval battle!"

Hobert was stunned. This was big news at sea: "Why did they fight?"

Theoretically speaking, Nast was made an Earl by Roselle, and Bernadette was once a princess of the Intis Republic. Although they didn't have much contact, they had never heard of any conflicts.

Finally, Hobert began to suspect the authenticity of this information, because he "didn't remember" such a thing happening.

Fors replied: "I don't know, that pirate didn't know too specific information either."

Hobert nodded: "I see."

He decided to ask Alger or Cattleya about it when he attended the Tarot Gathering.

While speaking, Hobert took Fors's hand: "Come, let's watch the rain together."

Fors didn't refuse. When Seel reported to her just now, she was also watching the rain.

The two of them stared blankly outside for a while, feeling very relaxed and comfortable at this moment.

Hobert naturally reached out and hugged Fors, and Fors also naturally leaned on Hobert's chest.

Since the two of them started talking normally, their relationship has gradually become closer, especially after Fors's quarrel with "Miss Justice" last time, she completed her reconciliation with herself.

That also marked the complete normalization of the relationship between the two people.

As they hugged, the two began to kiss, and Hobert's hands began to wander.

Outside was the sound of the pouring rain, but inside the house was filled with endless spring.

They returned to their previous intimacy.

More than half an hour later, Hobert yawned, feeling the smoothness of Fors's body and stroking her bare, upturned buttocks.

"What a pity," Hobert said, "So far, the plan has been very successful. The only thing outside the plan is that the 'Mountain God' didn't make a move."

The Mountain God Church was completely destroyed, but the "Mountain God" didn't even make a move.

However, considering that the other party might be a Sealed Artifact, or a Beyonder characteristic with mental remnants and limited intelligence, it was not surprising that He didn't make a move.

Hobert said helplessly: "I originally planned to completely solve the hidden danger of the Mountain God and use this characteristic to advance."

Fors leaned on Hobert's chest: "Do you want to try to use sacrifices to the 'Mountain God' to find His trace?"

Hobert shook his head: "According to my spirit channeling of the High Priest of the Mountain God Church, the 'Mountain God' has hardly ever responded to their sacrifices."

"Or, I'll take a walk in the mountainous area," Fors said, "to see if I can lure the 'Mountain God' out like last time."

Hobert smiled slightly and hugged Fors's arm tighter: "If the 'Mountain God' was a man in life, letting my beautiful wife take a trip might really lure him out.

"But according to some news I got, it was a female angel in life, and very…"

Speaking of this, Hobert suddenly froze: "When you were attacked by the 'Mountain God' that day, did you use the 'Teleportation Statue'?"

Fors thought for a moment: "I did!"

Hobert slapped her upturned buttocks: "That's it!"

He said: "I used a dream divination method before to divine the origin of the 'Teleportation Statue' and learned that it was a mystical item of the Solomon family.

"It seems that a member of the Solomon family also left some mental imprints in the 'Teleportation Statue'.

"And I learned from other channels that the 'Mountain God' Megali's husband was a member of the Solomon family and was very loving to Him."

Fors understood: "So the 'Teleportation Statue' attracted the 'Mountain God' before?"

"That should be the case," Hobert said, "I'll take the Teleportation Statue to the mountainous area to try it out later."

"Why not go now?"

"Let's take a nap together first," Hobert kissed Fors's forehead, "Enjoy this rare and pleasant afternoon."

…

In the late afternoon, the rain hadn't stopped.

Hobert dressed neatly, took the "Teleportation Statue", and made some other preparations before setting off.

He used "Travel" to come to a dense forest with few people, but most of the plants in this dense forest were frozen to death by the previous blizzard, looking lifeless.

Hobert took out the "Teleportation Stone Statue", first observed the surroundings, and then injected his spirituality into the "Teleportation Statue".

A few seconds later, Hobert suddenly felt the power of "Disorder", and the surroundings instantly lost direction.

The afternoon's guess was correct! The "Mountain God" Megali's attention was indeed attracted!

Hobert first used "Tamper" and "Distort" to temporarily escape the "Chaotic" space.

And in his heart, he assessed that the "Mountain God"'s power was indeed only at the Sequence 3 level.

At the same time, Hobert immediately used the ability of "Connection" and indeed sensed the source of this power: an entrance from the Underworld!

But that entrance led to another real world.

This was somewhat unexpected, but it was also reasonable.

After all, that was the seal of the Underworld Emperor, so it was reasonable for the power of the Underworld to exist.

The reason why it was unexpected was that Hobert didn't expect that it was just an entrance. Megali was still in the real world.

It's no wonder that the demigods of the Loen royal family searched the surrounding Spirit World in those years but found nothing, because it wasn't in the Underworld or the Spirit World at all.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hobert drew his thin sword and used that entrance to the Underworld to enter the other side of the real space.

It was a huge cave, with many stalactites hanging from the top, and some stalagmite pillars on the ground.

On the other side of this huge cave, there was a huge ellipsoid emitting a pale white light, like a "worm cocoon".

These "worm cocoons" seemed to be alive, and a force was constantly stirring and tumbling.

And in the "worm cocoon", there was a blurry shadow wandering. The shadow seemed to notice Hobert and suddenly stopped in the "worm cocoon", as if looking out.

At the same time, Hobert understood that after all, Megali might have the corruption that even the Underworld Emperor was afraid of. Of course, He couldn't put Megali in the Underworld, so she was still in the real world.

And the so-called "Mountain God" was likely Megali's mental remnant. After the Underworld Emperor fell and the seal became weaker, she used some characteristics of the seal to transmit her power to the real world through the Underworld.

Because it had to pass through the Underworld, her distortion and other abilities would have a sense of coldness, and would turn raindrops into small ice cubes.

Hobert took a few steps forward and immediately felt his life rushing towards the end, and his spirituality was also rapidly losing.

So Hobert injected spirituality into the thin sword, and the feeling of life loss immediately disappeared.

The huge pale white "worm cocoon" also seemed to have a certain resonance with the thin sword. Hobert's spiritual consciousness realized that in the situation where the Underworld Emperor had fallen, he could use the power of the Underworld to remove this seal.

But Hobert planned to take a look at the internal situation before considering whether to immediately remove the seal.

The "worm cocoon" made a soft "whoosh" sound, and it "very considerately" became transparent. Hobert saw clearly that all that was wandering inside was a black shadow!

The only thing that could be recognized was its eyes, like two balls of ghostly blue fire, quietly staring at the intruder outside the "worm cocoon".

Hobert immediately realized that this was an evil spirit! It was the evil spirit formed after Megali's death!

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