Hobert finally understood why Jessica was so fearless before, whether it was facing MI9 or the "trial team", she was not afraid to expose her residence.

It turned out that the owner of the residence was willing and had the ability to provide them with a certain amount of security, and Hobert didn't know much about Alice's status in the royal family, but her status as a princess was there, and many times she represented the majesty of the royal family, which was enough for MI9 people not to offend.

Jessica whispered, "You better become someone else's appearance, although Princess Alice promised not to care about our private affairs, but there are other servants here, and it is not good for them to see it." ”

After all, Hobert had killed a prince not long ago, and that was Alice's brother.

Hobert returned to his original appearance when riding in the carriage, and followed Jessica into the courtyard.

As he walked inside, Hobert asked, "How is the 'barbarian' potion digested?" ”

"Digestion? Well, that's a pretty apt word. Jessica smiled: "During the legislative process of the Labor Law, I felt that the potion was well digested and in good shape. ”

Hober nodded, what Jessica did was equivalent to challenging the existing order of Beckland, so the potion was digested to a certain extent: "When you feel that you have completely mastered the potion of the 'barbarian', write to me, I have the potion recipe and main material of the 'bribe-taker' there." ”

Jessica smiled and agreed, opened the small door of the large warehouse in front of her, and invited Hobart in.

This large warehouse is still divided into two parts, and as soon as you enter the door, you can see the whole warehouse, which is much larger than Kelly's studio before, but it is still full of her.

On one side of the warehouse entrance, there is a small room, which seems to have been designed to record the entry and exit of the storehouse's belongings, but it is now cleaned up by Jessica for customers.

Kelly was already waiting there, wiping a light red sword, and Hobert noticed that there were many mysterious symbols carved into the sword.

After learning that the strange-looking man in front of her was Hobert, Kelly smiled, "I can only say that we were lucky enough to create two extraordinary weapons in one go. ”

She raised the sword in her hand: "As long as you infuse it with a faint spirituality, it will get hotter and hotter." Until it turns red, the sword body will ignite with flames, and each blow will spill some sparks, which will interfere with the opponent's vision and increase its own power. In addition, there is a probability of about 5%, which can help the wielder find the enemy's weak point. ”

Hobart took the sword and played with it, the sword's ability was already very good: "How long does the effect last?" ”

"The effect produced by extraordinary materials is not as fast as spiritual materials can be lost." Kelly said: "But every year and a half, it will be repaired by me or other craftsmen, and if it is repaired on time, it will be no problem for more than ten years." ”

As she spoke, she opened another wooden box on the table, which contained a crimson warhammer with many occult symbols engraved on it.

Kelly continued, "The extraordinary materials you gave me are one of the main materials of the 'Provocateur', and I have tried to use the relevant spiritual materials to make these weapons have the corresponding means, not only the abilities of the 'Provocateur'.

"A warhammer like this one has a certain chance of smashing flames that cover your opponent, and the darker you are, the higher the chance of hitting flames. I tried it at night, and the probability was up to 10%.

"It also has the ability to provoke a certain amount of provocation, causing nearby enemies to change the target of the attack and attack the wielder together. With the wielder's defense strong enough, this is a pretty good ability in group combat, but if the wielder is an extraordinary person who is biased towards intelligence, this skill is equivalent to suicide. ”

Hobart nodded: "It's good for use in Godforsaken".

The first is that it is dark enough there, and the second is that the defenses of the extraordinary there are generally high.

Hobert asked, "How much is the total amount of materials and labor?" ”

"I didn't use much material." Jessica on the side said: "But it took a lot of time for Kelly, you can pay another 200 pounds." ”

Hober nodded, and took out the 200 pounds that had not yet been warmed: "I have brought you three more of the same main materials this time. ”

Kelly was slightly stunned: "I must remind you again that you didn't lose money this time with two extraordinary weapons, but it doesn't mean that we will have such good luck next time." ”

Theoretically, there is no problem at all with the two weapons being sold for £2,000.

However, the cost is very high, and the "provocateur" is a relatively "hot" and extraordinary way, with four pieces of the main material of this level worth between £1,200 and £1,500.

Add in the £200 labor fee, and in Kelly and Jessica's opinion, the cost is £1,600 to £1,700.

But the two weapons were sold for only £2,000, which was too little for them.

Hobert smiled, "I have relevant avenues to get the extraordinary material at a relatively good price. Even if you let it go, even if it doesn't work out even once, I'll still pay you. ”

Kelly smiled, "Okay, but with three of the same main materials, I'm sure I'll make at least one extraordinary weapon."

"Let me take a look, this seems to be the main material of 'Animal Tamer', do I have to check the information again.

"Hehe, I'm looking forward to what extraordinary weapons I can make."

Hobert suddenly thought of a new question: "If it fails, these main materials will be scrapped?" ”

This doesn't make sense, after all, it's an extraordinary material, and the extraordinary properties shouldn't disappear.

"Those materials will be combined with the weapon, but they won't give the weapon any abilities." Kelly spread her hands: "Such an extraordinary material is equivalent to being scrapped, and it cannot be used to make potions, nor can it be used in the production of other weapons." ”

Hobert seemed to understand something: "If I'm not mistaken, an extraordinary weapon can last for more than ten years, not that its extraordinary effect is gone, but the metal material of the weapon can only support it for more than ten years?" ”

Kelly nodded: "That's right." ”

"If you encounter this kind of weapon, you can help me buy it at a low price, and in my eyes they still have residual value." "Also, I'll also recycle weapons that have failed as part of our deal," Hobert said. ”

Kelly wondered, "What do you want these things for?" ”

Of course, it is to get to the "country of disorder" to smash it, get the extraordinary properties of extraordinary materials, and realize recycling.

Hobert smiled, "Of course I have my uses. ”

Kelly nodded, and didn't continue to ask.

After talking about business, Jessica poured three glasses of wine, and the three of them sat on the sofa and chatted.

As they talked, Kelly talked about Hobart's messenger, and said that the messenger must be of a very high person.

Jessica also sighed: "And it can exude a lot of mental pressure, and today when she was waiting for a reply, I felt a lot of pressure."

"It forced me to write faster, and I finished the reply in two or three minutes."

Hobart smiled, "As far as I can observe, her personality is indeed not low......"

Wait, it was written in two or three minutes, why did it take more than ten minutes to reply to me?

Well, well, the person is not low, but likes the doughnuts of the pit summoner.

Hobert took a sip to hide his unnaturalness, and he suddenly thought, "Is this wine aged?" ”

Jessica smiled: "Princess Alice also gave us the wine cellar here, and told us that we can drink freely, I looked at it before, and there are quite a few old wines." ”

Hobert said, "Is there a three-year-old white wine?" ”

"Yes."

"Then please get me a bottle, I just need it."

Originally, Hobert was going to find a winery to buy a bottle later, which saved him an extra trip.

"No problem." Soon Jessica brought the wine.

Hobart was about to give money, but thought that it would be too obvious if he gave money, so he changed the action of giving money to thank you.

After chatting for more than twenty minutes, at about nine o'clock, Hobert took two wooden boxes on his back and left with wine.

He still didn't use "travel" in Queens, which was a gathering place for the aristocracy, and the royal family, military, and church were relatively well protected here, so it was safer to leave here honestly and use "travel" again.

Back in his fiefdom, Hobert placed the white wine on his desk, then opened two wooden boxes and named the two weapons "Crimson Sword" and "Provocative Warhammer".

After playing around for a while, Hobert closed the wooden box and asked Schill outside the door to quietly deliver the "Crimson Sword" to Grove.

Sacrificing the "Provocative Warhammer" to the "Land of Disorder", Hobert returns to his room and meditates to fall asleep as quickly as possible, and he wants to stay in perfect shape for tomorrow's promotion.

……

Before dawn, the villagers and the townspeople made an appointment to go to the lord's mansion, where they had to pay taxes once a month under the rule of the previous bandits.

If the leaders of the bandits had not been killed by the lords, it would be time for them to pay their taxes again.

So recently, everyone has been a little worried, the lord's mansion has not sent anyone to urge the payment of taxes, and they don't know how the new lord plans to collect taxes?

When everyone learned that the lord announced how to collect taxes, it immediately attracted widespread attention, and almost the whole family went out to hear how to pay taxes next year, otherwise this year's New Year will definitely not be good.

Hobert also got up early today, Philip came early to report, and almost all the inhabitants of the territory came.

The front of the lord's mansion was already full of people, and even the road up and down the mountain was already crowded with people.

But it wasn't noisy outside, and you couldn't even hear loud talking.

Obviously, the people respected the authority of Hobert more than when they were doing household registration statistics, and they felt that they were not noisy in front of the lord's mansion.

Hobert had a quick breakfast, and then went back to his study, and laid out all the extraordinary materials on his desk.

He had already prepared tools such as a measuring cylinder, a scale, and a beaker, and when the materials were ready, he began to concoct potions.

The first is a three-year-old white wine of 80 ml, which is normal wine, there is nothing to say.

The sap of the crown tree is then added, and the golden sap quickly blends with the wine and turns into a warm pale yellow.

Then there is the Black Golden Monster Flower and the bark of the Dragon-Patterned Tree, which is a golden and black flower, about the size of a palm, but very lightweight.

The bark of the dragon tree is a piece of bark that seems to be mixed with black stars and golden lines, and even a little starlight and a faint golden light can be seen.

When the Golden Monster Flower and the bark of the Dragon's Tree were added to the beaker, they were quickly melted and underwent a chemical-like change, causing the entire beaker to tumble in liquid.

Finally, Hobart joins the extraordinary trait of the "Chaos Mentor" that has long been split and reunited.

Its shape resembles a clenched translucent pitch-black fist, which intuitively gives people a sense of power and evil, and the lines and points of light on it seem to follow normal rules, but they are full of disobedience, and seem to contain a lot of madness and chaos.

Just looking at it makes people feel uneasy, as if a person with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder is in the same mood when he sees an extremely cluttered room and wants to roll up his sleeves and tidy up the room.

The extraordinary properties melted quickly, but there was no violent reaction in the beaker, except that Hobart seemed to hear some head-wollen whispers coming from the beaker.

But if you look away from the beaker, the whispering disappears.

Hobert took out the glass medicine bottle that he had prepared a long time ago, and poured all the potions in the beaker into the medicine bottle.

Hobert corked the bottle and pocketed it.

Opening the door to the study, Furth was already waiting outside.

She had just looked out from above, and even in the metropolis of Firth, she rarely saw thousands of people gathered together.

These are the people of this territory, and they are all loyal to Hobert, and Foirth is excited for Hobert when he thinks of this.

Hobert stretched out his hand, and Forth naturally took his arm.

Accompanied by the guards and respectfully supported by the servants, the two men came to the door of the lord's mansion.

"Sir!"

"Madame!"

The loud greetings from outside made Firth stunned slightly, she was not as shy as she was when she entered the Lord's Mansion on the first day, but waved generously to everyone.

Philip had prepared a small platform in advance, with the speaker tied to the tree and the microphone on the table on the small platform.

Hobert and Furth came to the high platform hand in hand, and the people behind them also saw them, and for a while the sound of "lord" was endless, and the scene was very enthusiastic.

Hobert smiled and waved at them, and the greeting lasted for more than a minute before the scene calmed down a bit.

The scene made Schill puff up his chest, and Philip burst into tears.

Under the guidance of Forthth, Hobert turned on the switch on the microphone: "As I said yesterday, I called you here to announce how Jeffrey will collect taxes after he receives it. ”

As soon as the lord spoke, the people who had never seen the horn still wondered, why was the lord's voice so loud?

But as soon as Hobart came up, he got to the point, and everyone immediately quieted down.

"I hereby announce," said Hobert, smiling, "that Jeffrey Collar will be exempt from all agricultural taxes starting today!" ”

This news shocked Grove, Albert and others, of course they understood the significance of the agricultural tax to the landed aristocracy, without the agricultural tax, the lord would not have more than eighty percent of the income, how to support the expenses of the lord's mansion?

Furth also showed a surprised expression, she realized yesterday that Hobart would greatly reduce the taxes of the people in the territory, but she didn't expect that Hobart would simply waive all the taxes!

However, most people are at a loss, and many people do not understand what agricultural tax is, and of course they do not know which part of the tax is reduced by the lord.

Hobert went on to explain: "You don't have to pay taxes on what you earn, what you get from farming, what you get from your orchard, what you get from your garden! ”

The scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone couldn't believe it.

Until someone in front of the stage dared to ask: "Sir, that is to say, no matter what I plant or what the harvest is, I don't have to pay taxes, right?" ”

"Yes!"

After a few more seconds of silence, I don't know who shouted first: "Long live the lord!" ”

Then everyone shouted together: "Long live the lord!" "Long live the lord!"

The shouts shook the earth, and many people were so excited that they burst into tears.

Taking advantage of the extremely heated scene, Hobert hurriedly handed the microphone to Folth, and then went to a small room at the entrance of the lord's mansion surrounded by Hill and others.

When Hobart entered the door, he said to Schill, "Stay here and don't let anyone in." ”

"Yes!"

Hobart locked the door and revisited the ritual of being promoted to the "Mentor of Chaos": taking potions in his own territory, in the heartfelt gratitude of the people.

Now that both demands had been met, Hobert uncorked the bottle and drank the potion in one gulp, taking advantage of the deafening cheers outside.

The moment the potion was entered, Hobart felt his consciousness explode, and for a moment, his consciousness was in chaos, and he lost control of his consciousness and body in an instant.

Hobert's whole body became confused, and his spirit broke through the roof and came into midair.

At this time, the sun rises, and the sun shines on the full moon lake, making the lake look soft and warm, and the sun shines on the vibrant vegetation, making the land look full of life.

What a beautiful lake, such a beautiful countryside scene, and so many people outside!

"Long live the lord!"

"Long live Jeffrey Collar!"

Hobert heard one shout after another, and a wave of warm emotions repeatedly washed over Hobert, who had been completely empty, causing him to regain his emotional turmoil.

Sir? Baron Hobart, I'm Baron Hobart!

Yes, they are applauding me for exempting them from agricultural taxes!

This beautiful place is my territory!

Suddenly, Hobart regained consciousness, and then a thought-provoking whisper appeared in his ear, causing Hobart to have a splitting headache.

Hobert was about to meditate against the whisper, but the cheers outside gradually overshadowed the whispering, until only cheers remained in Hobert's ears.

He let out a sigh of relief and regained control.

It may be because the potions are digested so well, or it may be because the ritual works so well, and the process of promoting to the "Chaos Mentor" has gone more smoothly than Hobart expected.

He bowed his head and clenched his fists, feeling his strength increase again, and his physique stronger, although he did not dare to compare with the "Guardian", but it was also similar to the physique of the "Dawn Knight".

At the same time, he feels that his speed has also improved significantly, and he has a variety of fighting skills, even if he has not learned martial arts, he will be a master of martial arts when fighting.

For the blessing of martial arts, the "Inquisitor" path starts with "Arbiter", and when he reaches the "Sheriff" level, he is already a martial arts master.

However, the "Black Emperor" path was only "made up" at the level of "Chaos Mentor" at one time.

Hobert stroked the "fighting ring" on his hand, this magical item that he has worn for the longest time at present, can finally "retire".

Then Hobart let his spirituality creep in and feel the new abilities he had acquired.

The first is "Chaos", which is the signature ability of the "Chaos Mentor", which can make the locked target into chaos, making it difficult for attacks to fall on you, and making it easy for enemies to make bad choices.

At the same time, it can cause a certain amount of chaos in an area of about five meters, such as a sudden increase in temperature in this part of the area, a sudden increase in the road surface in this part of the area, etc., such a state can be superimposed.

In addition, the ability to "distort" has been greatly improved, in addition to the ability to distort the target's language, actions, and intentions, it can also distort the concept of itself and the target, so that both sides bear the damage, curses, diseases, etc. in half.

Hobert unconsciously touched his "healing fork", the "twisting" and "healing" at the level of sequence 5 are simply a perfect match!

"Corrosion" has also been strengthened, which can corrode the minds of people within twenty meters, and Hobart can already control whether to make the enemy greedy or dark, and in any case, it is easier to make the opponent make irrational choices.

Ability enhancements such as "Weaken" are the most powerful, and you don't have to use "Bribe" to use the four skills of "Weaken", "Charm", "Arrogance", and "Connection".

In particular, "arrogance" and "association", two skills that were previously a bit of a frustration, have become easily unexpected abilities.

"Arrogance" can make the target become proud, arrogant, mentally lowered, and misjudged.

"Associate" can quickly connect the two parties, so that the hostility of the target disappears temporarily.

And "Charm" now has two modes, the first mode is to make it difficult for the enemy to have the desire to attack, or even lose the desire to fight for a short time.

The second mode is more like "charm" + "distortion", so that the enemy's attack falls on the companion, and quickly develops a good impression of himself, thinking that the companion betrayed him, so as to become his helper in a short time.

If this ability is used well, it is quite an explosive skill in team battles!

Finally, there is the change in Horott's temperament brought about by the potion, as well as the change in spirituality.

He can behave like an ordinary person, or he can make himself extremely majestic, so that the creatures around him unconsciously lower their stature and want to surrender.

The spiritual change is that the spiritual "reserves" have become huge, and now when Hobert goes to use the "Divine Light" or the "Gate of the Underworld" again, there will not be too much burden.

Hobert took a deep breath, and Sequence 5 was indeed a level stronger than Sequence 6,

At this time, the atmosphere outside was still very warm, and Hobert adjusted his state and went to the "Land of Discord" to reseal the figure in the waterhole and came out of the room.

Schill immediately sensed that the lord had followed up differently.

The back seemed to become taller, as if it was more majestic than before.

Hobert returned to the small podium outside and took the microphone from Furth's hand.

Furth was already overwhelmed by the questions, and she didn't know whether raising livestock and poultry was considered an agricultural tax, or whether the vegetables she grew were taxed if they were traded.

Hobert returned to the high platform and answered everyone's questions one by one.

……

Kingdom of Fenerport, the northern city of Tubria.

Lieutenant Colonel Baird is packing his bags in a panic!

Knock knock~

There was a knock on the door.

Baird loaded the pistol: "Who?" ”

"Me!" It was Ethel's voice.

Baird's expression was first surprised, then despair, and finally he tried to calm himself, put the gun back in the holster, and opened the door.

Ethel stood in the doorway and looked into the room with a smile: "You seem to be packing?" ”

"Honey, I was just about to look for you!" Baird said with a happy face: "You don't know, after hearing the news of your attack, I can't stay for a moment, and I want to rush over to protect you immediately!" Mother Goddess is above, let you return safely. ”

Ethel smiled slightly: "Thank you for your concern." ”

As she spoke, she suddenly kicked Baird out of the air: "Take it away!" ”

(End of chapter)