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Hobert got dressed, kissed Fors goodbye, and arrived at Longtail Island around 11 a.m.
He met the head of the Tudor family in the reception hall of the Governor's Mansion, or rather, the head of one of the three branches of the Tudor family today.
His name was Barnett Tudor, an old man who looked gray-haired and had a clean face without a beard.
Barnett was dressed like a Backlund gentleman, meticulous and very rigorous.
Archibald, with a serious face, sat opposite Barnett, the atmosphere a bit heavy.
Angus and other members of the Tudor family stood aside or in the corners.
Seeing Hobert arrive, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Hobert smiled at Barnett and said, "Welcome, sir!"
Before Barnett could speak, Hobert continued to Angus, "Have the kitchen prepare a sumptuous lunch..."
"No need!" Barnett's voice was a bit sharp and very authoritative: "I heard that people who ate at your restaurant before have lost all their savings and had to venture to other islands."
"That's slander against me!" Hobert said seriously: "There was one manor owner who wasn't greedy and knew how to respect other people's personalities, and he got what he deserved."
Barnett glanced at Hobert, then said to the Tudor family members, "You may leave, Angus, stay."
Hobert didn't let Archibald leave; after Hobert entered the room, Archibald immediately got up and stood behind Hobert with great presence of mind.
Barnett noticed this and was secretly shocked.
He had just sensed that Archibald had the aura of Sequence 3, although the state was a bit strange, the level was there.
It was this Beyonder with Sequence 3 that was so respectful to Hobert.
After Hobert sat down, Barnett suddenly sighed and said, "I've been to see where the Tudor family members live now, and to be honest, it's pretty good."
Around the end of June, the families of the Special Operations Division had just moved into the new buildings built for them.
Hobert smiled and said, "This is what I should do."
"I'd like to know, how will you treat these Tudor family members in the future?" Barnett stared at Hobert.
Angus breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, their conversation wasn't so confrontational, and the patriarch didn't come to interrogate him right away.
Hobert spread his hands: "My father is a member of the Tudor family, of course, he is now an upper house member of Loen, a 'Chaos Hunter'..."
He said this on purpose, after all, Christian felt that there was no future in the Tudor family, so he came out to make a name for herself.
And now, Christian is already a Sequence 3.
Barnett's face didn't look good when he heard this.
Hobert continued: "...Of course, I won't mistreat the Tudor family members, and my territory needs enough official Beyonders, I think they will have a good prospect of development here."
Barnett said in a sharp voice: "If you have such a plan, you can discuss it with me, as the patriarch, I will definitely support you.
"But you used despicable means to win over family members, causing sharp contradictions within the family!"
Angus became nervous, what was coming had come after all.
The so-called "despicable means" was actually criticizing Hobert for recruiting a large number of people from the family without the patriarch's permission.
Hobert first said seriously: "How my territory develops doesn't intend to report to anyone."
Then he smiled: "I heard a long time ago that some family members need to find jobs themselves for a living.
"I have suitable jobs for them here, and they need this job."
Hobert's first sentence was to emphasize his principle: Old man, I have the final say in my territory, no one can point fingers on my territory!
The following words were to change the concept, turning his previous "poaching" into an employment relationship.
Barnett looked at Hobert coldly: "Young man, I'm not senile yet."
Hobert took a banana from the table in front of him, peeled the banana peel and said, "Old man, as the patriarch of a Beyonder family, of course, you must have enough management and handling wisdom.
"Then you should understand a very simple truth, people follow the benefits."
He took a bite of the banana: "I can provide family members with better opportunities, why do you want to stop them from a better future?"
Angus wanted to praise the lord at this time: When it comes to the art of language, you have to look at the "lawyer". In my opinion, it is a matter of being at a loss, but in the lord's view, it is an upright thing that is in line with human nature and the trend of the times.
Barnett was also slightly stunned, but he quickly said: "You must know that I have the right to take all family members back."
"Take them back to do what? Lock them all up?"
Barnett opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.
Managing a family is completely different from managing a business. Managing a business can be done according to rules and regulations.
But managing a family is different. There must be affection, there must be rules, and even if you try to be fair, everyone will hate you. It is difficult to grasp the degree.
If he really locked up these family members, Barnett might only be able to maintain the dignity of the patriarch with force in the future.
He suddenly shook his head and smiled: "You will be a good leader."
Hobert put the remaining banana peel on the table: "You wouldn't have such an evaluation just because I can speak eloquently, right?"
The other party's sudden praise made Hobert deal with it carefully.
"No, I'm not blind." Barnett said: "Just look at what you have done in the South Colson area and Longtail Island, you are going to subvert the operating rules of modern society!"
Hobert was slightly stunned, this old man was the first to point out the cause he was doing in person.
This point, even the Backlund nobles who withdrew from Longtail Island did not realize, or they simply didn't care about these.
Barnett continued with a smile: "And according to my observation, you are a person who knows the development process of things very well, not impatient, and knows the mystery of waiting!"
He sighed: "Am I not waiting? The family has had no future for hundreds of years.
"On the one hand, it is difficult to obtain new Beyonder characteristics, on the other hand, with the increase in the number of family members, it is difficult for the family's remaining industries to allow everyone to live a relatively comfortable life.
"So from the moment I became the patriarch, I was waiting, waiting for someone who could change the status quo of the family."
Angus was slightly surprised, as if he was getting to know this patriarch who he had previously thought was stubborn and unfair for the first time.
Then he realized why the patriarch asked him to stay, obviously hoping that he would listen to his heart.
This also surprised Hobert. Previously, Hobert's impression of Barnett came entirely from Angus and others, and Hobert's impression of this patriarch was not good during the previous Beyonder characteristic transaction.
But now, Hobert can confirm that Barnett's description of the current situation of the Tudor family is basically the truth, and the fact that he is unable to change the status quo is also the truth.
Hobert took a deep breath: "As you said, I may be an opportunity for the Tudor family, you should increase your support for me!"
"I came here to tell you this!" Barnett said: "I will send more family members to assist you in batches until the entire Tudor family is moved to the South Colson area."
This was not only beyond Angus's expectation, but even somewhat beyond Hobert's expectation.
However, thinking of the Tudor family's gambler mentality, Hobert felt that it was not surprising that the other party did so. The members of this family have always brought all their wealth and invested in the gamble once they seize the opportunity.
Hobert sighed. If Barnett had remained tough and opposed, things would have been easier.
But thinking about it carefully, how could a fool become the patriarch of a Beyonder family? Then the next step must be a tug-of-war negotiation.
As Hobert expected, Barnett then said: "But as a condition, the Beyonder power in your territory must be dominated by the Tudor family, and the Tudor family's opinions must be sought for personnel advancement and welfare, etc."
Hobert leaned back in his chair and smiled: "I think you have some misunderstanding? I have cooperation with many Beyonder forces, such as the Beyonders of the Trunsoest family."
He said somewhat indifferently: "Even if they are both from the Tudor family, my relationship with the other two branches is closer than with your branch.
"One of those two branches has an angel whose condition is not very good. According to the principle, they are more qualified to be the leader of Beyonder forces.
"And the other branch has completely devoted itself to me. They are now in Bayam and completely obey my orders."
The so-called "they" actually refers to Rafter alone.
Barnett didn't insist: "Then if the Beyonders of our clan want to be promoted, the family should have the final say."
Actually, it was his patriarch who had the final say.
This was his real purpose. He was too lazy to care about the Tudor family members who were respectively codenamed Tony and Bond.
Hobert spread his hands: "This is very unreasonable. I provide all the resources, but I don't have the final say on whether the Beyonders are promoted."
He smiled: "You can seek territory yourself and establish rule."
Barnett thought for a while and then said: "Don't underestimate the heritage of a Beyonder family. I know that you can provide members with some Beyonder characteristics, but what about the next step? Can their highest achievement only be Sequence 5?"
"I have already prepared a copy of the 'Imperative Mage' Beyonder characteristic for Angus." Hobert smiled and said, "As long as he doesn't make big mistakes, digests the 'Disciplinary Knight' potion, and I need it, I can let him be promoted first.
"In addition, I also got a copy of the main material of 'Imperative Mage'."
Not only was Barnett stunned, but Angus was also stunned. Originally, he was a little worried that after the family began to strongly support Hobert, his current position would not be guaranteed.
Now he was relieved, feeling that his consistent loyalty had received the due reward.
Barnett pondered for more than ten seconds and then said: "In this way, you will not get the full support of the family, and I will recall some members.
"It's a pity, I thought this was a good opportunity for cooperation."
"You may not understand one thing." Hobert said seriously: "Do you think I am taking care of Longtail Island and South Colson for myself?"
He suddenly said to Angus: "Tell me about the process of receiving a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact."
"Yes!" Angus said: "The process of receiving a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact is to hold a ceremony of granting to the 'Creator'. First, prepare an altar, draw the symbol representing the 'Creator', light three candles..."
The more Barnett listened, the more frightened he became. Of course, he had heard of the "Creator" and also knew that Hobert had a "Creator" background.
But unexpectedly, the "Creator" didn't sound like an evil god at all, and could even use granting to allow Angus to obtain a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact when needed.
Hobert smiled and said: "Old man, you can go back and think about this matter, but what I want to tell you is that my current authority is limited and the resources I can call are also limited.
"But soon, I will be able to mobilize some demigods and Beyonder families loyal to the 'Creator'. At that time, the power of the Tudor family will be dispensable to me."
To be precise, it was that after Hobert was promoted to Sequence 2, or just promoted to Sequence 3, those families that had goodwill towards the "Creator" would naturally lean towards Hobert.
Barnett fell into deep thought.
Angus thought that after he became a demigod, there would be many demigod colleagues, which made him somewhat excited.
Archibald was thinking that after Hobert could mobilize the demigods, would his position not be as high as it is now? How should he express his loyalty to the "Creator"?
After Hobert waited for more than half a minute, he suddenly said: "Old man, do you know the main members of the royal family when the Blood Emperor was in power?"
Barnett was slightly stunned: "Of course I know, the family has always had picture albums passed down."
"That's great." Hobert got up: "In order to make you understand the current situation better, and to let you see what level of people I am talking to about cooperation."
Then, he said in ancient Hermes: "Messenger!"
Some space in the reception room suddenly became illusory, and a coffin floated out of the spirit world and stood in front of everyone.
Hobert pointed to Barnett and smiled at the messenger: "Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Barnett, one of the current patriarchs of the Tudor family."
Barnett knew at a glance that this coffin was unusual, which reminded him of some records in the family's passed down notes, and he quickly stood up.
Hobert also said to Barnett: "This is Ms. Beverly Heather Tudor."
Barnett was a little surprised: "Princess?"
He was a little unsure, because according to the family's notes, this princess died in battle!
Hobert asked the messenger: "Can you let her see your face?"
"Of course, I'm not afraid of being seen." Saying this, the coffin lid slid upward, revealing the scene inside the coffin. Inside was a very beautiful lady wearing a classical court dress.
She seemed to be only in her twenties, her face was pale, and she was smiling shallowly. The smile looked very playful, and there was some rebelliousness and frivolity in her eyes.
There was a delicate metal crossbow on her left hand, and a wooden stick with fresh leaves on her right hand.
Seeing the other person's face, Barnett immediately knelt on one knee: "Your Royal Highness, so you're not dead!"
The Messenger said: "I was dead, otherwise why would I be lying in a coffin?"
Barnett was stunned again, not knowing how to respond for a moment.
Hobert, however, stared blankly at the coffin lid: I remembered it opening like a flip-top, but I didn't expect it could slide!
Then he smiled and said: "Ms. Beverly, the reason I've taken the liberty of inviting you here is that this Mr. Barnett is very eager to meet you."
The Messenger looked at Hobert, then at Barnett, her eyes sparkling: "A new era has arrived, this is the Tudor family's opportunity!"
As she spoke, she held out her index finger and gestured the number 1 to Hobert.
Hobert first marveled at the Messenger's intelligence, already roughly understanding why he was invited.
Then Hobert also understood that the other party meant: this counts as one instance of help provided by Her.
Previously, when the Messenger detected Amon's avatar invading the Tony Manor, in order to prevent the Tony Manor from falling, the Messenger asked Hobert to hunt down Amon's avatar.
At that time, the Messenger promised to provide Hobert with three instances of help within Her capabilities.
Hobert immediately nodded to the Messenger, indicating no problem.
Barnett, kneeling on the ground, didn't see any of this, he said somewhat nervously: "I will obey the Princess's orders, I will definitely seize the opportunity to make the Tudor family great again."
The Messenger nodded: "It's good that you haven't forgotten this mission."
The Messenger was also willing to see the Tudor family leaning towards Hobert.
After speaking, the coffin lid slid down and closed, and the Messenger returned to the spirit world.
Barnett knelt on the ground for almost half a minute, in the past six months, he had been turning a blind eye to Hobert's 'poaching', just to occupy the moral high ground and increase bargaining chips for today's negotiation.
But unexpected situations arose one after another, Hobert's eloquence, or rather, Hobert's shamelessness, exceeded his expectations.
Immediately afterward, the resources that Hobert could mobilize were even more beyond his expectations, of course, what surprised him the most was this Princess.
He had seen the royal family portrait album left by the family, and among them, besides the wise and martial Blood Emperor, the most eye-catching was this Princess.
In the notes left by family members, they more than once expressed regret for the Princess's death.
Princess Beverly was actually Hobert's partner, so what was there for him to negotiate?
It was like the cooperation between two head offices had already been finalized, what was there for him, a branch manager, to negotiate?
After Barnett was surprised that this Princess was not dead, he realized that Hobert was definitely the hope of the Tudor family, and it was definitely right to bet all the chips on Hobert.
It's just that what he couldn't accept was that he, the patriarch, would not have much decision-making power in this matter.
After Barnett reluctantly accepted this fact, he slowly got up and sat opposite Hobert.
At this time, Hobert looked relatively amiable: "If you plan to stay out of it, then I will at most recruit a batch of Tudor family members.
"But if you also want to join the game, you always have to pay something.
"In the future, the Tudor family members must obey my orders at work, but in life, it doesn't hinder their sense of identity with the Tudor family."
Barnett smiled bitterly: "I understand, as I said before, I will send the family's Beyonders to you in batches."
Hobert said: "What's more important than this is to publicize the belief in the 'Creator' to them.
"There are no rigid requirements for the belief in the 'Creator', but they must know whose power they belong to."
Actually, Hobert doesn't currently have that much demand for Beyonders, in Hobert's view, Angus's team is already a bit bloated, it's better to wait until it's needed.
Barnett nodded and suddenly asked: "What is the main material for the 'Imperative Mage'?"
It was a roll of reddish-brown parchment the size of half a palm, seeing it was like seeing a constitution with sacred colors.
This was obtained by Hobert from Archibald's marionette, at first he didn't know what the main material was called, some time ago he specifically asked Christian: "Striped Patterned Tiger's Crystallization!"
Barnett exclaimed: "It seems that this is indeed the arrangement of fate."
Then he said: "The family happens to have another main material, as well as corresponding auxiliary Ingredients, if you need them, I can send them all here.
"But I have a condition, those who are promoted using these materials must be members of the Tudor family."
Hobert nodded and smiled: "No problem!"
In the future, a demigod under his command +1.
Barnett offered another main material, which was equivalent to his submission to Hobert.
Hobert once again asked the kitchen to prepare lunch, this time Barnett did not refuse.
...
Northern Continent, a desolate valley in the central plateau.
On both sides of the valley, there are many dilapidated houses, which seem to have been uninhabited for a long time.
In the center of the valley, there is a bottomless cave.
"Uh ah ~"
Inside the cave, there was suddenly a terrifying cry, which sounded like the cry of a beast, but not quite.
Entering the cave, you can first see many rooms built on both sides of the cave, they are built against the mountain, and one after another space that can be lived in is dug out of the rock.
At this time, the people living in the cave are prostrate on the ground piously facing the inside of the cave.
They worship, they pray.
In the shadows of the deepest part of the cave, which these cultists cannot see, there is a humanoid monster, she has the structure of limbs and torso, but she sometimes grows two more legs, sometimes the extra legs disappear, and a pair of wings grow out.
The head of this monster sometimes grows horns, and sometimes grows antlers.
In short, her whole body seems to be constantly changing.
The only thing that remains unchanged is that face.
The features are exquisite, mature and beautiful, it is actually April!
At this time, her face is indifferent, without a trace of emotion, and even seems to have no feelings.
"Uh ah ~"
She once again made a cry that was not like a human being, but she seemed unaware of it, still with a cold face.
At this time, April's consciousness was already blurred, she seemed to be in a cloud of fog where she couldn't see her fingers, forgetting where she was, forgetting what she was doing, and even forgetting who she was.
"Mother ~"
A kind greeting appeared in April's ear, she still looked around, looking for the child she was unwilling to give up even if she died.
"Mother ~"
The voice appeared again, and the surrounding fog suddenly rolled! April seemed to think of something, as if she realized something.
"Mother ~"
Tears welled up in April's eyes, in the days and nights of fighting against madness and loss of control, as well as the erosion of the evil god, what kept her going was that child with chubby little mouth, bright and pure eyes, and a smile that could melt the heart.
"Mother ~"
"Hey!" April had been waiting for this title for a long, long time, suddenly, the fog collapsed, darkness covered the vision, and she regained consciousness!
After seeing her current appearance, she used all her strength to begin to restrain her spirituality, to begin to restrain all the mutations.
Finally, she returned to normal.
Looking at the black jade with the patterns of pigeons and vases in her palm, April showed a loving smile.
But immediately afterward, she put away her smile, put on her robe, and came to the outside of the cave.
The worshiping people seemed to realize something, and became more and more pious.
Even Spike, who had a mustache on his upper lip and a dazed look in his eyes, came out of the room: "You, you actually succeeded!"
April smiled: "Of course.
"I said long ago that I am closer to the Great Mother Goddess than you."
...
Time came to Monday, and it rained again in Backlund that day.
In such weather, Backlund was even brighter, because the fog was completely washed away by the rain.
Hobert had just arrived at MI9 when Qonas came over: "While there are no cases today, let's go out and play cards."
Before Hobert could refuse, Qonas said again: "Admiral Amyrius and Lieutenant General Miller are at the club today."
They are the main military shareholders of the 'Earl's Light' factory.
Hobert thought for a while, and then nodded: "Okay, let's go."
The two chatted casually and took a carriage to the 'East Balam Veterans Mess'.
Halfway there, the sky suddenly cleared.
Backlund in the sun was wet and spotless.
Qonas looked outside and said: "To be honest, I haven't had such a good view in Backlund for a long time.
"Storm above, is that the sun? I almost forgot it was a round cake."
Hobert smiled very supportively: "You are a humorous gentleman."
Coming to the club's card room, they indeed saw Admiral Amyrius, with his hair neatly combed back, and Lieutenant General Miller, with his auburn hair, in a private room.
The four exchanged simple pleasantries and began to sit down to play "Fight Evil", with one as a substitute, and bets starting at 1 pound.
During the card game, Hobert learned the reason for being called today.
Admiral Amyrius, who had just taken office as the Minister of National Defense, and Lieutenant General Miller of the General Logistics Department, used their influence to pass the procurement plan for installing electric lights in the barracks.
This is a considerable order, not only the barracks around Backlund, but also the fixed barracks across the country will gradually install electric lights!
This is also the reason why Hobert wants to form his own interest group, these big figures can win 'national level' orders for the light bulb factory!
"This is really exciting news." Hobert was already thinking about how to expand the scale of production.
After a second or two, Hobert suddenly realized: "Sorry, I haven't taken over such a large-scale business before, I don't know what percentage is popular now?"
Hobert was asking about kickbacks.
Even shareholders must have kickbacks, otherwise why would people be so busy running around? How much is the dividend?
Qonas on the side explained: "10%."
If he were talking about this kind of business with nobles, Hobert's question would be a bit too straightforward, but talking about business with soldiers, being occasionally straightforward would not make them disgusted.
Moreover, it was 10% for Amyrius and Miller each, correspondingly, if Hobert's quotation was higher than the market price, the two of them would turn a blind eye when approving the corresponding documents.
Hobert nodded, preparing to give Qonas some benefits when this round of transactions started, of course, provided he was still alive.
After completing the transaction, Lieutenant General Miller left first because he had something to do.
The remaining three continued to "Fight Evil", Hobert found that his card skills were really poor, with bets starting at 1 pound, he had already lost more than 100 pounds.
Amyrius couldn't help but smile and said: "If you are short of money one day, you can call Hobert to play cards."
Hobert laughed along: "I'm afraid I'll lose all the light bulb factory's assets because of playing cards."
In the midst of the laughter, Amyrius suggested playing "Texas Hold'em", as the Admiral said, this form of entertainment that tests observation, judgment, and acting skills is more suitable for Hobert, for a time the three were evenly matched and had a great time.
I don't know who first turned on the demigod's pressure, the three were also conducting spiritual confrontation in addition to playing cards.
When Colonel Calvin, Amyrius's subordinate, entered the card room, he immediately felt as if his chest had been hit hard.
Councilor Macht, who entered the door with him, held the position of his heart: "Goddess ah."
Then his eyes rolled over and he fell straight to the ground.
Fortunately, Colonel Calvin supported him.
Hobert and the other three then restrained the majesty emitted by the demigod, and then smiled at each other.
They finally came to the conclusion that their strengths were similar after the spiritual contest just now.
This changed Amyrius and Qonas's view of Hobert, although they didn't say it out loud before, they always felt that Hobert was benefiting from Christian's light and didn't have much ability himself.
At this time, they were first and foremost convinced of Hobert's strength, then the "Earl's Light" light bulb factory may really have been created by Hobert alone, rather than receiving Christian's order.
Amyrius and Qonas certainly wouldn't say things like "sorry", and finally Hobert said with a smile: "I was too focused on playing cards just now."
As he spoke, he used a "healing spell" on Councilor Macht.
Councilor Macht woke up, but needed to slow down for a while, Colonel Calvin calmed down and said to Admiral Amyrius: "General, it's settled, Dunn is willing to go to the Southern Continent."
Hobert was slightly stunned: Dunn? Is it Klein! The arms business in the Southern Continent?
Then Hobert smiled and sighed: "Time flies so fast, it's already July in the blink of an eye."(Note)
At noon, Hobert had lunch with Amyrius and Qonas at the club, and the three took carriages and went about their business.
After Hobert returned to MI9, he started slacking off again, came to South Village, and found Fors in the Green Manor.
The two smiled at each other and lay on the bed chatting while waiting for the start of the Tarot Club.
At three o'clock, the two people's vision was covered by gray fog, and they appeared on both sides of the bronze long table respectively.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool ~" "Justice" Audrey's crisp voice rang out as usual, this is already an unchanging part of the Tarot Club.
After greeting everyone, "Hermit" Cattleya was about to speak when she saw Mr. Fool tap the mottled bronze long table with his knuckles.
The dull sound immediately tightened the spirits of the Tarot Club members, signifying that Mr. Fool had something to say.
Audrey judged in her heart: Whatever Mr. Fool emphasizes at the beginning must be a major event!
"The Fool" Klein looked around and smiled slightly: "Amon recently arrived in Backlund, an Avatar."
"The Sun" Derrick immediately recalled some unpleasant memories: The Blasphemer Amon!
"The Magician" Fors looked at Hobert: Two or three months ago, "The Creator" had just hunted Amon's Avatar in the Rorsted Archipelago. Now Amon's Avatar has appeared in Backlund. Could it be that He found some clues and tracked them to Backlund, or simply went to find Hobert?
"The Emperor" Hobert was thinking to himself: Klein has had a pretty fulfilling week. He must have seen Amon's Avatar from a distance or obtained corresponding clues. If it were a frontal encounter, Mr. Fool would definitely be wearing a monocle to attend the gathering.
Then he thought: No wonder he agreed to the arms deal to the Southern Continent today. He's taking the opportunity to go out and hide!
Audrey was a little worried: Amon! 'Angel of Time' Amon, how did He appear in Backlund? I've always treated the battle that happened in the Rorsted Archipelago as a story. Only when Amon's Avatar appeared in Backlund did I deeply realize that He is a character in mythology and also exists in reality.
She asked, "Honorable Mr. Fool, can I find a way to inform the Church about this matter?"
Inform, inform the Church? Hobert smiled: Miss Justice, you are definitely a devout believer of Mr. Fool, a competent member of the Tarot Club!
Klein had already considered this matter, but at the same time, he realized that the Church might not be able to catch all of Amon's Avatars, and Amon's Avatar might trace back to the informant through the fact that he was discovered.
The risk is too great.
So Klein just said in a calm tone: "Ignore Him!"
"The Hanged Man" Alger was both in awe and suddenly enlightened: Ignore Him! As long as it's not Amon's main body appearing, it won't cause any major problems for Mr. Fool? Hmm, Mr. Fool emphasized this matter at the beginning, the purpose should be to make us be careful.
Audrey also interpreted the meaning of "this is just a small matter".
Hobert couldn't help but resist the urge to twitch his mouth: You've shown off again.
Fors was still a little worried for Hobert, so she asked: "Honorable Mr. Fool, what does Amon's Avatar want to do in Backlund?"
Klein pondered the wording and looked around with a smile: "Looking for you."
Hobert pinched his forehead, concealing his discomfort: Fool who doesn't belong to this era, you are the God of showing off!
He paused and thought to himself: On the matter of showing off, I only admire "The Fool". One thing, he can show off twice! No, it's actually because everyone is too cooperative, giving him the opportunity for a second round of showing off.
As Klein expected, Audrey had already linked the previous sentence "Ignore Him" and started to imagine: Amon's Avatar is here to find us, but we don't need to care about Him! In other words, under the protection of Mr. Fool, we don't need to be afraid of being discovered by Amon!
Alger also had related associations: According to the information obtained from the Emperor before, Mr. Fool and Amon are adjacent pathways. Is Amon trying to find Mr. Fool through us? This, is this a game between gods to compete for the position of the Outer Deities?
Cattleya didn't know the relevant information about adjacent pathways. She just recalled: "The Creator" had already hunted Amon's Avatar once in the Rorsted Archipelago, and now that Mr. Fool knows about Amon's Avatar in Backlund, will He also organize people to hunt?
Fors breathed a sigh of relief: It's good that he's not simply coming for Hobert.
"The Moon" Amyrius and "The Sun" Derrick, after a half-beat, tasted the meaning of Mr. Fool's two sentences, and praised Mr. Fool in their hearts.
Seeing that the members of the Tarot Club were already alert to Amon's Avatar, Klein leisurely looked at everyone like the previous gatherings, signaling the official start of the gathering.
Cattleya stopped her inner speculation: "Honorable Mr. Fool, this time there are three more pages of new diary."
After the diary materialized, the Fool's reading session began.
Klein's eyes swept across the diary. This time the content of the diary was relatively chaotic, with descriptions of the "Twilight Hermit Order", speculations about the abyss, and also mentioned encountering a small church that believed in the ancient Sun God!
The priest in the church was a gentle and restrained middle-aged man, wearing a simple white robe, with light golden whiskers that almost covered the lower half of his face, and had a pair of clear light-colored eyes like a child.
After reading the three pages of the diary, Klein thought for a few seconds, the diary in his hand disappeared, and then he looked at the "Hermit".
Cattleya lowered her head and said: "Honorable Mr. Fool, I want to know, where is the spiritual and mental destination of Emperor Roselle? On that small island, or in the depths of the cosmos?"
Klein remembered a diary he had seen a long time ago: That island? The primitive island that made Grimm die and surprised the Great Emperor? It seems that the Great Emperor attached great importance to this island in his later years, even "Queen Mystic" Bernadette had a certain awareness.
Then he thought: Why would Bernadette associate it with the depths of the cosmos? The Great Emperor behaved too beyond the times in many places, so his daughter suspected that he was an alien?
Klein pondered slightly and smiled: "Neither."
Cattleya chewed on Mr. Fool's answer, and suddenly didn't understand the real meaning of the question just now.
Hobert realized: Is this Bernadette tentatively looking for the last tomb of Emperor Roselle?
Other members were either confused or had various interpretations of the question and answer. For a time, the hall fell into silence.
Finally, Klein, shrouded in gray fog, said: "You may begin."
Hobert cleared his throat and said: "Just now Mr. Fool mentioned Amon's Avatar. I think, as a member of the Tarot Club, I have an obligation to briefly describe the previous battle against Amon's Avatar."
Everyone's eyes lit up, Klein: I didn't expect my reminder to lead to such key information.
Audrey also sighed: What's going on today? Is the Tarot Club really going to go to war with Amon's Avatar?
Cattleya asked: "I will participate in the transaction with this information, how much do you plan to bid?"
Hobert smiled: "Free!"
He thought to himself: Just kidding, now my net worth has suddenly increased to several million pounds. I just finished a business deal worth hundreds of thousands of pounds this morning. Do I still care about your few thousand pounds?
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