Eventually, Hobert thought about the deal with Fabuti, which he still found suspicious.

His suspicions had been from the previous channeling, and it seemed that Fabuti or the high-ranking demons had deliberately failed to do anything to mislead him.

Moreover, during the conversation, Fabuti mentioned the concept of "trading" several times, which also aroused Hobert's alarm, whether in the story of the era of the Common Era, or in the story of this extraordinary world, those who have traded with the devil do not end well.

There is another thing that Hobart thought of in his dream, but did not say: could the sacrifice of the demons be influenced by the "Mother Tree of Desire"? This may be how the Mother Tree of Desire is looking for Fabouti.

Regarding this, Hobert felt that Fabuti should not have thought that in this case, Fabuti still wanted to kill those demons, and it was obvious that Fabuti had something to hide on this issue.

In addition, Fabuti was able to recover the extraordinary characteristics of the two angel "Blood Grand Dukes" before, but now he can't even recover the extraordinary characteristics of a demigod and several sequence 5s?

Hobart speculated that Fabuti had entrusted him with this matter for three reasons, the first being that he had split himself once and should not be in a much better state.

The second reason is that if He strikes again, he may be perceived by the "Mother Tree of Desire."

The third reason may be that he discovered the aura of "disordered country" on Hobert's body, and used this transaction to give Hobert a set.

Hobert believes that Fabouti's actions should have something to do with all three of them.

In the end, Hobert planned to do whatever he wanted without Fabouti's influence.

However, Hobart did not intend to have a complete standoff with Fabuti, he planned to face Fabuti in a "fight but not break" way.

After all, this is the sworn enemy of the "Mother Tree of Desire", and Hobart believes that if the Balk family wants to become bigger and stronger, it will definitely have a lot of conflict with the "Rose School", and the "Mother Tree of Desire" is also a potential enemy of Hobert.

The enemy of the enemy is the force that can be used and united.

With this in mind, Hobert leaves the "Land of Disorder" and goes back to his bedroom to go back to sleep.

He deliberately did not bring the ring to the real world, which was a deterrent to Fabuti if the painting was part of Fabhuti's perception.

……

In the early morning, there is a mist on the Tidige River, which makes the whole of Fenerport Harbour a little hazy.

This morning, many people came to the harbor and looked out at the lower reaches of the Dedij River.

Most of them are people from shipping companies or freight companies, and they only came here because they heard the news that the Tadij River seems to have reopened.

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

A huge "figure" pierced through the fog and appeared in everyone's field of vision.

Its appearance gradually became clear, and finally it slowly approached the shore.

This was exactly what everyone expected to be seriously overdue, but the "Nohar" arrived at Fenerport ahead of schedule.

The dock was already noisy and talking.

Until Captain Dean and others got off the ship, reporters and colleagues immediately surrounded them to ask questions.

But most reporters are asking, "Have you had any accidents along the way?" ”

"How do you feel right now?"

This kind of problem.

In the crowd, there was a young man in his twenties, dressed as a reporter, shook his head: sure enough, he was hired for money, and he didn't ask the point at all.

It's not as good as the question asked by some of the trucking company's peers: "How many days did I save on this voyage?" ”

Dean smiled and replied, "As you know, it took only half the time to sail carefully along the way. ”

"Are there any ports for supplies along the way?"

"Are there any dangers?"

“……”

The young reporter finally couldn't take it anymore: "Captain Dean, how did you defeat those bandits?" ”

"It's not that we beat them." Dean smiled, "It was Baron Hobart with his entourage who easily defeated those bandits!" ”

The young reporter then asked, "Why did Baron Herbert help you?" ”

Dean pointed to the flag planted in the bow of the ship: "This is the protection promised by Lord Horbert, as long as the flag of Jeffrey's collar is planted on the bow of the ship, if there is any danger in the South Coulson area, you can fire flares for help!" Lord Hobert's help will arrive in time. ”

Flags, help, protection! The reporters who were invited found out that all this is full of legends, and it is indeed a news worth reporting!

At this time, the reporters opened their shorthand books and recorded them by brush.

Once they were in professional condition, the reporters asked: "Is this Baron Hobart the gentleman who was rewarded by King Rune with a reward of ten thousand pounds?" ”

"After he went to Jeffrey to get it, did there any new changes in that territory?"

"What? The channel was opened by Baron Hobert? ”

"It's so chaotic that the bandits have become rulers?"

“……”

There was no need for the young reporter to guide him, and little by little, the reporters asked about the current situation of South Coulson and Jeffrey Collar, and the people around them showed enough surprise to make the reporters even more convinced that this must be a report that would attract enough readers.

The young journalist withdrew from the crowd and went into the corner, his appearance changing rapidly, eventually becoming Baron Hobert himself, who was hotly discussed on the docks.

Then there seemed to be a phantom around Hobert, making everyone unconsciously ignore him.

Soon, Hobert disappeared into thin air, but no one around him seemed to notice this.

At this time, a small warship docked, and the heroic Ethel in military uniform got down from the warship and saw the lively scene on the side of the cargo dock.

Having some curiosity, Ethel called his adjutant, "You go and ask what's going on?" ”

Just as Ethel got into the carriage, the adjutant had already inquired clearly: "General, it is the channel of the Tidige River that has been reopened. ”

"Oh?" Ethel smiled: "In that case, it will be much easier to ship goods in the future." ”

She didn't take it too seriously, and thought that the royal family had re-dredged the channel.

Ethel made his way to the palace unhindered and met Fernando II in the spacious and luxurious Hall of Cassia.

The Cassia Hall, which is part of Fernando II's bedchamber, is about the size of a city hall and is where Fernando II summoned his cronies to discuss internal issues within the royal family.

If it is a routine business, it is handled in his office.

The father and daughter spoke a few words of nostalgia, and then Ethel reported on the process of honoring the high-ranking spy.

However, she did not mention the harm inflicted on her by the prince, she only said that the spies of the Republic of Antis had obtained relevant information, and only then did she reveal her whereabouts and the identity of the high-ranking spy.

She has completely disrupted the intelligence network of the Republic of Antis in the northern theater of operations.

After talking about official business, the father and daughter chatted, and Ethel noticed that there was a map of Coulson County hanging on the wall: "Father, I heard about it on the docks. The channel of the Tadij River has been reopened? ”

"Yes." Fernando II said: "Hobart just submitted the relevant report two days ago, I asked people to investigate, and there is indeed news that a cargo ship docked this morning. ”

"Hobert? Hobert Jeffrey? That traitor? "Ethel didn't have a good impression of these traitors.

Fernando II suddenly laughed and said: "George III is a fool, it doesn't matter if Christine, who has been suppressed by him, is a talent, Christine's son is also very capable, and he actually sealed the pollution of the Full Moon Lake and dredged the channel of the Dedige River." ”

This surprised Ethel: "I remember that the pollution of Full Moon Lake seems to be eroded even by demigods, right?" ”

Fernando II nodded: "Hobert said in the report that he found inspiration from a sealing circle in the family book and tried to complete the seal. ”

The king paused and said, "I am about to send someone to find out the situation. ”

He looked at the map of Colson County, took a deep breath, and said, "Next, it's time to find a way to take back the power of these local nobles. ”

There have been many such success stories in the Kingdom of Fenerport before, and it was not difficult for Fernando II.

"I don't know where Hobart got all that money?" Fernando II was eager to talk about it: "I just received a report from the Teutonic Viscount this morning that Hobert seems to be expanding the town of Geoffrey to the size of a small city. ”

Ethel smiled: "Then let him build it, and when the fruit is ripe, it will be time to pick."

"We can also invest in the territory of the Teutonic Viscount, and cultivate the Teutonic Viscount, and use this excuse to send our men to prepare for the reclaim of the ruling power there."

Fernando II nodded: "Your two elder brothers are not as good as you!" ”

……

Jeffrey Collar.

Hobert, who had been "strolling" around the port of Fenerport early in the morning, drank a big bowl of hot porridge in the restaurant.

The kingdom of Fenerport does not have the habit of drinking porridge in the morning, but now Hobert doesn't care about whether he fits in or doesn't care about it, how comfortable he is.

After breakfast, Hobert went to the study and continued to teach Freya words.

After the learning process, Hobert asked, "How did you feel about going out for a long day yesterday?" ”

Freya's eyes suddenly turned red: "Teacher, why doesn't Beckland have an institution to protect the poor.

"I just remember that the patrol was terrible, they would beat people at every turn, and whoever gave more money would make a judgment in favor of whomever it was.

"No one cares about our life or death, and no one gives us a little bit of rich people's money, even a little bit, and no one dies every day."

Hobert smiled: "The situation of Beckland and Jeffrey is different, if there is a chance in the future, I will tell you about Beckland's problem."

"We're only going to talk about Jeffrey's Collar today, do you think that after I divide the land equally, the life of the villagers will be better? Will the bullies in the village disappear? ”

Freya pondered, "I guess I can, I asked Miss Donna to translate for me, and asked the villagers some questions."

"Everyone has to cling to the bully because of the bullie's ferocity and the fact that the villagers owe the bully some food.

"The land is divided equally, and the bullies don't have so many food sources, so everyone gradually doesn't have to owe the bullies anything, and the bullies can't be fierce."

Hobert nodded with satisfaction: "You can take the initiative to investigate, this is beyond my expectations."

"What you did is right, and you will do it in the future, without investigation, you have no right to speak!

"The reason why many of the policies of the countries of the North Continent today have provoked great contradictions is precisely because the government's investigation is not sufficient, and the response is full of self-righteous elements of some officials.

"But the analysis after the investigation is equally important, to be good at finding the essence of the problem and the source of the contradiction!"

Hobert can't remember many of the original words in "The Theory of Contradiction", but many of the theories in it are still fresh in his memory.

He continued: "On the surface, there is a relationship of interest between the bully and the villagers, but in fact, it also involves the issue of the right to settle civil disputes!

"A large part of the reason why the villagers are attached to the village tyrant is that the village tyrant can solve the civil disputes in the village relatively fairly, and their solutions are timely and binding.

"Because it's just 'relatively fair', the village tyrant will naturally favor the side that is close to them, so everyone has to rely on him and try to become the side that the village tyrant is close to.

"Timeliness means that they have the flexibility to solve problems according to the situation on site.

"The so-called binding force means that after the problem is solved, they can give both parties enough binding force so that both parties can implement their solution."

Freya thought for a while before saying, "In other words, the problem of the village tyrant still can't be completely solved, and the villagers still have to be oppressed by them?" ”

"This is exactly what I want to say next, the third step after investigating clearly and sorting out the main contradictions." Hobart smiled: "Solve the problem properly!"

"Now that the main contradictions have been sorted out, wouldn't it be better to take back the right to dispose of civil disputes?

"It's just that to solve the problem, we need to pay attention to ways and means, and it is not realistic to let the villagers go to the lord's mansion to deal with the dispute.

"Then the staff of the Lord's Mansion can go to the countryside, and Colwin's previous promotion of the simplified regulations is the beginning.

"In the future, there will be a civil court in the town, and there will be three patrol teams whose task is to visit the villages every day to resolve disputes among the villagers.

"Three months at most, the last breeding ground for bullies will also disappear completely!"

The more Freya listened, the brighter her eyes lit up: "I knew that the teacher must have a solution!" ”

Hobert smiled, "Others can only learn the problem-solving model, but you have to learn the problem-solving process!" ”

Freya seemed to tremble a little, figured out a lot at once, and then immediately got up, said nothing, and bowed deeply to Hobert.

For the first time, Hobert felt signs that the potion was digesting, and although it was not digested much, it was only about a tenth or even a tenth, but it was a good sign that it began to be digested.

Hobart asks Freya to continue practicing the words, and he calmly considers the question:

"This should come from the digestion of the 'guru', teaching a few words cannot be called a guru, teaching the laws of the operation of society or the way of dealing with the world, it is called a guru.

"And there's more to the 'Chaos Mentor' than that! I've tried to teach Freya to position herself, but the potion didn't show any signs of digestion that time, but this time it did.

"The only difference is that this time I have given a new ...... to a grassroots problem that has plagued the government of the Northern Continent since ancient times Well, copied from the time of the Common Era, it was the method used for the first time in this era.

For this reason, Russell has built a Western colonial system, both good and bad, and brought it to this era.

"The biggest logical problem with this system is that it promotes human rights without respecting human dignity. The biggest problem with the functioning of the government is that the central power cannot reach the grassroots.

"Although in some villages in the northern continent today, there are management bodies similar to village governments and village councils, but there is no such position as 'village party secretary', and the central government has little control over these institutions.

This kind of ruling thinking may be the reason for their lack of great unity, which is another problem, and now I have to consider the problem: I teach my students new governing thinking and ideas, so the magic potion is digested.

"It's not just about 'mentoring', it's about interacting and explaining the signs of chaos in the territory, and proposing a 'distinctive' solution.

"In other words, the 'Chaos Mentor' can't be split up like the 'Corrupt Baron', and the 'Chaos Mentor' is a whole most of the time when it comes to digesting potions!

"Tell students why this society is chaotic, or the root cause of chaos, and this is the 'mentor' of chaos!"

Hobert's mind became more and more cheerful, and he continued: "It's not that the road of 'creating chaos' is not going to work, but it is necessary to create chaos purposefully, and to have some control over the chaos created."

"The 'Chaos Mentor' is by no means just a rule-breaker, chaos can lead to the formation of new rules, and it is necessary to understand the meaning and function of chaos to be called a 'mentor'.

"It's not enough to simply understand, but also to teach this knowledge to students, form an interaction between the teacher and the student, or a collision in the spiritual world, so that you can really complete the process of digestion.

"The most direct evidence of these ideas is that the entire territory has mobilized more than 800 people to devote themselves to the construction of the territory, and an old man like Dophys has said that he has never remembered the action of mobilizing so many people at one time.

"This caused quite a bit of chaos in the territory, but it showed no signs of loosening the potion, because it was basically emotional chaos rather than order.

"The redistribution of the land, while joyful, caused chaos in the order, and after my interaction with Freya, the chaos interacted with me, so I digested the potion.

"It is estimated that after the right to dispose of civil disputes at the grassroots level is completely recovered, the potion will be digested accordingly."

Thinking of this, a smile gradually crept up on his face, because it suddenly occurred to him that killing the demons on the other side, even if he did nothing after that, was equivalent to re-establishing a new ruling system, and the potion should be able to be digested accordingly.

Just as Hobart was finishing thinking about the question and breathing a long sigh of relief, Hobart heard a commotion coming from the yard.

Freya looked outside, then at Hobert, then put down her pen and opened the door to the study.

It turned out that Alan had an argument with Dennis, who was on the first day of work, and the two scuffled together.

Seeing the door open, Alan immediately let go of Dennis and respectfully stepped aside, while Dennis was still a little reluctant to pull Alan by the collar.

Hobart stood in the doorway and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Alan reported: "When it was time for the lord to drink tea, I asked Dennis to go to the kitchen to serve tea, but he didn't go, and said that I insulted him and beat me, so I had to scuffle with him. ”

Dennis was unconvinced and asked, "Why don't you go?" ”

Alan was very clever not to speak.

Hobart asked Dennis, "Didn't you make it clear to you before you came?" Alan is a veteran valet, and all three of you brothers are to obey his commands. ”

Dennis was not convinced: "Why? ”

"I know you're not convinced." Hobert didn't get angry but laughed: "That's it, I'll give you a chance, you attack me in the most powerful way you have learned, as long as you can touch my clothes, even if I lose, you three brothers don't have to be manservants anymore."

"And I will only use the index finger of my right hand to fend off your attacks, and if I use one more finger, I will lose!"

Dennis laughed, "That's what you said!" ”

Alan had already shaken his head and stepped aside.

"Of course I said that." Hobart smiled, "All the people in the yard are witnesses. ”

"Good! Then you're welcome! "Dennis was quite clever and didn't expect to defeat Hobart head-on, but attacked with dexterity, just touching Hobart's clothes.

But when he rushed to Hobert's approach, Hobert's hand suddenly appeared in front of him.

I saw that the index finger of this hand curled slightly, and then flicked it, hitting Dennis's forehead, and directly bounced Dennis out.

The servants in the courtyard and Freya in the study were stunned, of course they knew that Dennis was not Hobert's opponent, but they didn't expect that the lord would be able to defeat Dennis so easily.

Hobert stood at the door of the study, waiting for Dennis, whose forehead was flushed, to get up before asking, "Are you convinced?" ”

He just pushed Dennis out, and he didn't concentrate all his strength on one point of his forehead, otherwise Dennis's forehead would have been shattered.

Dennis suddenly fell to his knees with a "poof": "Sir, please teach me martial arts." ”

As the son of a knight, he has been learning martial arts from his father since he was a child, but just now, he knew that even if he studied with his father and eldest brother for a lifetime, he would not be able to beat Hobert.

Hobert smiled, "Did you learn martial arts from me and then come back to beat me?" ”

Dennis's face flushed: "No, no. ”

Hobart smiled, "Little brat, your thoughts are written on your face!"

"I can teach you, but every day you have to clean the study spotlessly, and as long as Alan is the head valet, you have to follow his orders."

Dennis nodded repeatedly: "Good, good!" ”

Hobert finally said, "Also, wash my feet every night!" ”

(End of chapter)