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Fors had always respected Dorian, partly because he had indeed given Fors a lot of help, and partly because Fors had lacked paternal love since childhood.
Dorian's appearance somewhat made up for her regret of not having a father's love.
So she was very happy to see Hobert talking to Dorian so cheerfully.
The carriage moved slowly forward, and Dorian saw the clothes of the local natives again: "The dressing style here is obviously different from that of the Northern Continent. Is that a vest?"
Hobert explained: "When we first came here, the locals didn't even have the habit of wearing clothes. So, based on the local environment, we improved some of the clothes from the Northern Continent.
"Their tops are similar to vests, except that the shoulders are slightly wider, so that their skin won't be chafed when they carry burdens. We call it a 'waistcoat'.
"There's nothing to say about the pants. They're just a little shorter. They're called shorts."
Vests are not suitable for farm work, so Hobert used the 'waistcoat' from his memory.
Dorian sighed: "This is a land with an innovative atmosphere."
He smiled and said again: "If I had known there was such a place when I was young, I would definitely have moved here."
Hobert smiled: "I can prepare a house for you here and let Fors give you the corresponding pass. You can use our teleportation array with the pass to come here often to take a look.
"Especially in the winter in the Northern Continent, it is still very warm here, so you can come here to spend the winter."
Dorian was a little tempted: "Thank you!"
But he then added: "However, I cannot accept your gift, but I can buy a house."
Hobert was not polite: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to Fors."
As he spoke, he glanced at Fors. Of course, Fors understood. He would give Dorian some discounts when the time came.
Dorian then said: "Regarding the teleportation array, Fors mentioned it to me in a letter. It is said to come from a relic of a 'Door' Mr. believer, right?"
After the teleportation array was built on Longtail Island, Fors first communicated with Hobert before writing to Dorian about it.
"That's right," Hobert replied.
Dorian asked again: "Can you tell me where that relic is?"
Hobert said: "I can't tell you for the time being, because that relic is very dangerous now, and no one can go there at present."
Dorian couldn't hide his disappointment: "What a pity."
"At least the teleportation array has reappeared in the world," Hobert said with a smile.
Dorian also smiled and said: "That's right."
"Let's go, let's visit the teleportation array again!"
When Dorian saw the teleportation array operating non-stop, he was filled with emotion, recalling the records in the family's notes that the Abraham family once controlled all the teleportation arrays in the North and South Continents.
At that time, how prosperous the family was, and now look at it…
Soon it was lunchtime, and the atmosphere at the table was also very good.
While chatting, Dorian tactfully inquired about the situation of the "Creator" forces.
Hobert smiled and said: "You should be a Beyonder of the 'Apprentice' pathway, right?"
Dorian nodded: "Yes."
Hobert said casually: "Some of the original members of the Theosophy Council are now serving the 'Creator', including many Beyonders of the 'Apprentice' pathway."
Fors had previously revealed the news about the South Colson battle to Dorian. At that time, she mainly hoped that Teacher Dorian could also lead the clan to be loyal to the "Creator", so as to obtain the protection of the "Creator" and avoid continuing to suffer from the "Blood Moon Curse".
But at that time, and even until now, Dorian did not mention to Fors that he was a member of the Abraham family, only saying that he came from an organization.
Dorian was so cautious because this family currently does not have a demigod-level Beyonder, but they have Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts and much accumulations.
Their strength is not enough to protect these accumulations, so they dare not reveal their details at all.
At this time, Hobert talked about this matter, and Dorian was also filled with emotion. For him, that was news of another branch of the family members.
Dorian smiled and said: "This is one of the purposes of my visit today. I hope to learn more about them."
He finally decided to be frank and did not hide his purpose.
Hobert thought for a while before refusing: "I'm sorry, revealing too much information about them would violate our relevant regulations."
Dorian then smiled and said: "You don't need to apologize for this. I know this will make you very embarrassed. I shouldn't have made such a request, but I really want to know where their Beyonder characteristics come from?"
Hobert smiled and said: "You can let a few Beyonders of the 'Apprentice' pathway participate in the Traveler Research Association established by Fors. This research association also recruits members from the outside world.
"Many low-sequence members of the Theosophy Council have already joined this organization."
In the final analysis, Hobert did not want to recruit these Abraham family members represented by Dorian. It was not that he did not want to compete with Klein for people, but that their highest sequence was only sequence 7.
For the current "Creator" forces, there is no shortage of Beyonders at this level.
Especially after the establishment of the Traveler Research Association, Hobert will soon be able to cultivate a group of "Apprentice" pathway Beyonders who are loyal to him.
The Theosophy Council still has several demigods, but Dorian and the others are too weak.
They do have many Sealed Artifacts, but it is also impossible to sacrifice them to the "Creator".
And currently, the "Creator" does not need their sacrifices. It is only because of Fors's sake that Hobert allowed Dorian to send a few members to join the Traveler Research Association.
Regarding this point, Hobert has very clear principles. In terms of things that do not involve the interests of the organization, because of Fors's relationship, he respects Dorian very much.
But when it comes to the interests of the organization, he will not give Dorian and others too many preferential treatments.
Dorian thought about it, and this is also a way.
In fact, what Dorian wants to know most is what kind of protection the "Creator" specifically gave to the Abraham family members of the Theosophy Council?
He is very clear that if the Abraham family members want to be promoted to demigods, they must obtain the protection of the gods so that they can get rid of the "Blood Moon Curse".
Otherwise, after being promoted to sequence 6, the state will be very bad, and if there is a chance to be promoted to sequence 5, they will almost lose control after experiencing a "Blood Moon Curse"!
After evaluating the information fed back by the Theosophy Council with the main members of the family, Dorian will decide whether to reveal their cards to the "Creator" forces.
It's just that in Hobert's view, Dorian may not understand the current situation. By the time they make a decision, the day lilies will be cold.
The subsequent talks revolved around the current war in the Northern Continent, and of course, the air raid on Saint Millon was also mentioned.
Because under the vigorous publicity of the Loen Kingdom, the world has heard that the "Creator" took action at that time.
After Dorian confirmed this matter again, he sighed: "'Creator' is a benevolent god."
He is also very clear that ordinary gods are unlikely to take the risk of a war of gods to rescue a few subordinates. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this is a kind of "team standing" performance.
The whole lunch ended in a pleasant atmosphere. They also took a walk on the beach together, and then Fors took Dorian away.
Through this half-day of observation, Dorian can be sure that Hobert's condition is very good, which proves that he has not been negatively affected by the "Creator".
Dorian decided that after returning, he would convene the main members of the Abraham family to discuss his trip to Longtail Island and discuss what attitude to take towards the "Creator" forces.
Hobert currently has no time to pay attention to the affairs of the Abraham family. He used the afternoon to go to Angers and notified several demigods that there would be an action tomorrow, so that they could prepare in advance.
Then Hobert also learned about the current trends of the Earth King and warlords. He was very pleased to find that this group of former Loen Kingdom agents had finally figured it out and had begun to threaten Angers with force.
Currently, Hobert's intelligence network in the Southern Continent is in the initial stage of creation and cannot provide too much useful information, but according to his guess, the local rulers and warlords should have received a strong aid, otherwise they would not have become tough just after hearing that Hobert was going to wanted them.
And this strong aid is likely to be the Highland Kingdom, because before the outbreak of the all-out war, there will not be too much conflict between the Intis Republic and the Feynapotter Kingdom and the Southern Balam Duchy.
This is an excellent window of opportunity. Currently, Hobert will wait a little longer. If these warlords do not openly rebel before or after George III becomes a god, he will take the initiative to attack.
The opportunity to digest the potion will come later, but this kind of strategic opportunity cannot be missed.
It was more than four o'clock in the afternoon when Hobert returned to Longtail Island and asked the servants to put up a canopy in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, set up tables and chairs. He planned to dine here with Klein in a while.
While the servants were setting up the canopy, Fors, wearing a light sun dress, also came.
The two of them strolled and chatted on the beach in the sunset. Fors said: "I'm sorry Hobert, Teacher Dorian has experienced serious betrayal, which has made them very cautious."
"There's nothing to apologize for," Hobert said with a smile: "Because this is not your fault, this is just our treat to Dorian."
Fors sighed: "But in my opinion, this group of Abraham family members of Teacher Dorian has lost many opportunities. They should be more proactive."
Hobert said seriously, "There's one thing I hope you understand clearly: don't offer them too much help before Dorian actively requests it, otherwise it's likely to make things worse."
Fors nodded: "I know."
Just as he said this, the space on the beach suddenly became illusory. Klein, wearing the face of Gehrman Sparrow, stepped out from the spirit world and appeared in front of the two.
Hobert opened his arms and smiled warmly: "Welcome, welcome! Haha, our legendary adventurer, Mr. World!"
Then he introduced Fors to Klein. Klein had attended Hobert and Fors' wedding before, and also knew that Fors was the "Magician."
But this was the first official meeting between the two. They greeted each other, and Hobert invited Klein to the erected canopy, and they chatted while drinking fresh coconut juice.
At this time, the sun had already set on the horizon, looking less bright than during the day. Several seagulls circled over the sea, occasionally swooping down to catch fish on the surface, and then flying back into the air.
The golden waves, illuminated by the sunset, gently lapped against the beach, making a "whoosh, whoosh" sound.
The three people in the canopy saw this scene and immediately felt a sense of peace and tranquility in their hearts.
Hobert sighed with emotion: "Dusk always makes people think of some sad things."
He sighed and said again: "I just thought of the victims of the Backlund smog incident. At that time, I saw pedestrians all over the street falling to the ground."
"They struggled painfully, and may have desperately cried for help before they died, but the ruthless virus still reaped their lives."
Hobert looked at the sun on the horizon: "And now, people have forgotten this tragedy. The Air corruption Investigation Committee has become an institution for politicians to attack and compromise with each other."
"No one remembers those who died, and no one knows how fierce the struggles were of those who died in the mist before their deaths."
Fors looked at Hobert's profile. They had talked about the Backlund smog incident before, but Hobert hadn't expressed these feelings at the time.
Klein understood why Hobert would make such a sigh. It is difficult for people from a peaceful country and a peaceful era to imagine that such a tragedy could happen in a seemingly peaceful country and era.
"So, through my unremitting efforts, I have severely cracked down on the Demoness Sect and the Aurora Order." Hobert waved his fist:
"Currently, the Demoness Sect has basically disappeared in the Northern Continent. In addition, under my organization, four Saints of the Aurora Order have been killed one after another, causing huge losses to this group of lunatics."
Klein sighed: I had suspected before that Hobert was so targeted at the Demoness Sect for some other reason? Now it's clear, maybe after the Backlund smog incident, he planned to retaliate against the initiators of this tragedy!
When everyone forgot about those ordinary people who died in the smog incident, or rather, when everyone didn't care about those lives, Hobert cared very much. He never forgot the people who died in the smog!
"Currently, only the last murderer is still at large." Hobert suddenly showed a smile, and then waved his hand, "twisting" the path of sound wave propagation around him, so that people outside the gazebo could not hear their conversation.
Klein knew that Hobert was looking for him to talk about George III's ascension to godhood. He said in the cold tone belonging to Gehrman Sparrow:
"I thought that after you became a Duke of Loen and cooperated with Loen, you would not oppose George III's ascension to godhood."
Hobert smiled: "I am a Duke of Loen, and I have cooperation with Loen. What does it have to do with that George III?"
Klein almost didn't maintain his persona, and almost asked Hobert: Where is your integrity?
But thinking about it carefully, he didn't know how to refute it.
"Besides, I'm not stupid, I won't publicly oppose George III's ascension to godhood." Hobert smiled: "I will only tell the key to George III's ascension to godhood to the Feysac Empire and the Feysac Kingdom.
"In addition, I also know that you and the Queen Mystic will not sit idly by."
Klein nodded solemnly: "That's right."
The gods have all tacitly approved George III's plan to become a god, but "The Fool" opposes it, and he, Klein, also opposes it.
If a person who can sacrifice hundreds of thousands of lives in order to become a god really becomes a god, then in Klein's view, the gods would be too cheap.
For him, if he doesn't stop it, it will definitely affect his mental state in the future.
"Since our battle lines are unified, then I will announce some key information about the 'Black Emperor' ascension ritual." Hobert withdrew his gaze and looked at Klein.
Fors was slightly stunned. Only then did she realize that Hobert had invited "The World" to discuss how to stop George III from becoming a god.
Then she became a little excited: This is destined to be another great cooperation between the "Creator" and "The Fool".
Klein knew that the key information was coming, so he held his breath and listened carefully.
"According to some information provided to us by the great 'Creator,'" Hobert said: "The ritual for advancing to 'Black Emperor' is:
"To have a kingdom of one's own, to Connection one's name with the title of Emperor, to become common knowledge among the people, and, furthermore, to establish a set of strict, complex, yet contrary-to-normal rules, including architectural styles. Then, drive the people to secretly build nine pyramid-like mausoleums, and then enter one of them, in a corresponding sacrificial ritual spread across different cities in which the vast majority of the people participate, and consume the Sequence 0 potion."
Only now did Klein know the complete ritual for advancing to "Black Emperor": "The King's National Speech!"
Major newspapers have been promoting the King's national speech these days. It is said that new technology will be used to allow all squares in the country to hear the King's speech at the same time.
And the time of the speech is in ten days!
"I think so too." Hobert said: "This fits the condition of 'a sacrificial ritual in which the vast majority of the people participate'."
He paused and said again: "As for the other conditions, George III basically possesses them. First of all, he has had his own kingdom since he ascended the throne.
"And for decades, George III as King has become common knowledge among the people of Loen.
"The only thing he hasn't done well enough is to establish a set of rules that are contrary to normal circumstances. Although he has established new rules through actions such as the 'Corn Law', civil service examinations, and supporting the rise of electric lighting.
"But for the ascension ritual, he hasn't done it very well."
Klein nodded slowly, finally understanding the source of some of the turbulent factors in recent years.
Hobert said again: "The most critical thing in this ritual is the establishment of nine mausoleums.
"The royal family's excavation of ancient ruins is actually to find the nine mausoleums left by Tudor back then.
"We have said this before. Tudor made many preparations to become the 'Black Emperor', including driving the people to secretly build nine mausoleums.
"At that time, 'the Spectator' was already secretly supporting Tudor, so it is very likely that 'the Spectator' told the Loen royal family the location of the nine mausoleums..."
Klein and Fors both knew that the "Spectator" Hobert was talking about was Adam, because once he mentioned the other party, the other party would know about Hobert and might find out about their secret talk today.
So Hobert simply used "The Spectator" as a substitute.
Hobert continued: "Of course, it is also possible that the Loen royal family found it themselves. As far as I know, after becoming a 'Justiciar', one will have some kind of connection with their territory.
"One of the specific manifestations is that one can roughly sense some secret ruins in the territory.
"I believe that the Sequence 1 'Hand of Order' of this pathway should also have similar abilities, but such abilities are relatively weaker than those of a true god.
"For more than a thousand years, William I has been the 'Protector' of the Loen Kingdom. He should also have a mystical connection with his territory, and perhaps he also knows the location of the nine mausoleums."
Klein had just seen many descriptions of the nine mausoleums in the diary yesterday, but not as detailed as Hobert said. He asked: "Can destroying the mausoleums stop the King's advancement?"
"Theoretically, yes." Hobert said: "But the timing of destroying the mausoleums must be just right. If it is too early, the royal family will discover it, and then the advancement ritual will be terminated early.
"If it is too late, destroying it will be meaningless."
As he spoke, he took out a pre-prepared "Greater Backlund Area Map", on which nine red dots had already been marked: "These are the locations of the nine mausoleums."
Klein took the map and glanced at it. The locations of two of the mausoleums matched the information he had obtained, but he was still somewhat surprised: "When searching for the locations of the nine mausoleums, you weren't discovered?"
The royal family had made many defensive arrangements around those ruins.
Not only was it difficult to be discovered, but if suspicious people approached, they would also trigger some extraordinary traps.
Hobert smiled: "You may have forgotten that before the Loen royal family became the master of that land, Trunsoest was the master of that land!
"And He is also a 'Justiciar'. When Tudor was forced to Intis to become emperor during the Fourth Epoch, these mausoleums lost their corresponding protection and could not be hidden from Trunsoest."
Klein nodded slightly. He hadn't considered this aspect just now. He remembered that Hobert had mentioned that among the Beyonders serving the "Creator," there were quite a few members of the Trunsoest family.
Hobert pointed to two mausoleums in the northern suburbs of Backlund and said, "I've already told the Feysac Empire about these two locations."
To be precise, he exchanged these two locations for a colony with an area equivalent to half a county.
Then, he pointed to two locations on the west side: "I plan to tell the Feysac Kingdom about these two locations."
Klein confirmed again, "I heard that destroying two or three of the mausoleums can stop the advancement ritual. Do you need to destroy all of the mausoleums?"
Hobert smiled slightly: "To be cautious, it's better to destroy a few more."
Then, he pointed out two mausoleums in the southern part of Backlund: "We will be responsible for these two mausoleums. Which one do you plan to destroy from the remaining ones?"
Klein had no choice but to point to the two in the east: "These two, then."
He would destroy one himself, and tell Trissy about the other.
Hobert nodded: "The last one will be left for 'Queen Mystic' Bernadette. Haha, George III is really unlucky. All nine mausoleums have been claimed."
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