At about ten o'clock, Hobert took Philip, Allen, and Dennis, who had a red forehead, to the dock to greet the delegation sent by the Church of Mother Earth God.

The dock was once again crowded with people, many of whom were seeing people in church attire for the first time.

There have been no priests preaching and no bishops having ceremonies for more than 50 years, but most people still believe in Mother Earth, and for them, faith has become a habit.

Originally, they thought that they should be very excited to see the bishop and the priest, but when Hobart appeared with the butler and two man-maids, their excitement gradually faded.

Because they finally realized that the Mother Earth God Church sent priests and bishops, not because there were a large number of believers here, but because the lord had defeated the monsters in the Full Moon Lake.

If it weren't for the lord, they might not have seen the clergy for the rest of their lives.

When Bishop Dick and his party disembarked, they noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere on the quay, and they were warmly welcomed in every port along the way.

Came to the port of Jeffrey Town, said they were not welcome, and sent so many people, said they were welcome, why didn't their eyes and body movements mean welcome?

After so many years of no one preaching the Gospel of Mother Goddess, it stands to reason that they should be very excited, even with tears in their eyes, right?

But they just watched quietly, not so much to greet as to watch the play.

Baron Hobert merely gave the reception to his butler after a polite greeting.

Butler Philip took them on a tour of the restored church and promised some donations to the church, but when asked him about Full Moon Lake, he didn't know anything.

This made Bishop Dick a little depressed, and it was the first time he had encountered such a cold reception.

……

That evening, the newspapers of Fenerport City scrambled to report the news of the reopening of the Dedige River.

Because of the radiation of the railway, the news was learned of by the major cities of the kingdom of Fenerport on the following Saturday and Sunday.

The first to react were the cities along the Yawei River in the west, where they asked journalists and respected experts in the shipping industry to publish reports highlighting that even if the channel of the Tadij River was reopened, it would be very dangerous, and that there would be no supply ports along the way.

In short, the course of the Tidige River is described as a very dangerous route, and not necessarily one of the ten ships will reach the city of Fenerport.

These arguments in the press hardly affected Jeffrey's Collar in the mountains, where there were no newspapers.

The whole territory was running smoothly for two or three days, and Hobert finally enjoyed a belated vacation.

He personally went to the kitchen to make a meal of dumplings, dipped them in vinegar and garlic, and ate more than 50 in one go.

In the past, in the A.D. era, almost every festival was eaten dumplings, and I was completely tired of eating them, but now I can eat a bite, and my tears almost fall, this is the taste of the New Year!

Furth and Donna also thought it tasted good, much better than meat buns and pies.

Hobert packed all morning, and the three of them ate cleanly.

After lunch, Foirth returned to Beckland early because he was going to attend the tarot meeting.

Hobart asked Donna to borrow from the tax laws of the kingdoms of Fenerport and Rune to write more than a dozen "tax rules" that applied to Jeffrey's collar.

Theoretically, Hobert, as a baron, did not have the authority to make and enact laws, so he found a loophole and promulgated some detailed rules.

Donna is also very busy now, and after lunch, she goes back to the house to continue reading the tax laws of both countries.

After basking in the sun in the courtyard for a while, Hobert also returned to his room to prepare for the tarot meeting.

At three o'clock, Hobert's vision was covered by gray mist, and he came to the giant hall above the gray fog again.

As soon as everyone appeared, Hobart found that there was one more person in his row, and just by looking at each other's postures, Hobart guessed that it was Emlyn White of the "Moon", the current servant of the Harvest Church, and a witness to Hobert's baptism.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." "Justice" Audrey's greeting can always sound at the first time: "You have saved Beckland again!" ”

Emlyn, the "moon" who attended the party for the first time, was at a loss when he listened: Huh? What? When was I saved "again"?

Alger, the "Hanged Man", received news of the Great Smog of Beckland even though he was floating at sea, and he was convinced that since this incident had attracted the attention of the "Fool", it would definitely involve a fight between evil gods. So he wasn't surprised to hear Audrey say that.

Foirth is also more concerned about this matter, she is busy writing these days, and rarely appears in Beckland, but Hugh is still in Beckland, and she seems to be able to receive tasks every day, and it is difficult to leave for a while.

While Audrey is thanking the fool, she is also observing the others.

She saw surprise in the body movements of the new members and Forthth, and the anticipation in Mr. Hanged Man, while Mr. World and Hobart didn't seem surprised by it.

Audrey was a little curious: Could it be that Hobart also knew something inside?

Then she thanked the "world": "Mr. World, if you hadn't reminded me in advance, maybe hundreds of thousands of people would have died in this big haze." ”

"In fact, I saved myself, too." Klein manipulating the "world" laughed.

Immediately afterward, as a "fool", he responded with a smile: "I only provided a little insignificant help." ”

"No, it is precisely because of your family's reminder that the Church of the Night Goddess is ready to prevent the awakening of the 'Primordial Witch', so that the pollution level of the Great Smog is within a controllable range." Audrey describes the news that surprised the other members again:

"He also disrupted the ritual of the Aurora Society, once again cutting off the 'True Creator' who was trying to descend from the real world."

Emlyn almost jumped: "The Primordial Witch" wants to wake up? The "true Creator" is trying to come? How is this different from the information released within the Bloodline? Isn't it the disaster caused by a "Witch of Despair" trying to advance?

Alger leaned back in his chair: I'll just say, there must be a struggle between the gods and spirits.

Firth was also shocked and frightened: didn't it mean that this was a disaster caused by a prince and a witch? Why are there two evil gods involved? Oh my God, if any of their evil gods come, the whole of Backerland will be destroyed, but fortunately the "Fools" have prevented all this.

Seeing that someone knew and remembered his contributions, Klein was a little relieved: "It's a pity that he had to leave Beckland because of this. ”

Audrey stood up and bowed sincerely: "Please convey my thanks to him." ”

Crane maintained his image and didn't respond, just nodded: "In addition, the 'Emperor' has made an outstanding contribution to stopping the 'Primordial Witch'!" ”

Everyone turned their attention to the "Emperor", and Hobert didn't want to talk about it, but the "Fool" had to respond when it came to this.

And it occurred to Hobart that this inhumane massacre should be described to everyone and Audrey should be alerted to the movements of the royal family.

So Hobert said, "After the 'founder' got the relevant news, he sensed the actions of the Witch Church, so he sent me and two saints to stop the 'Witch of Despair' who spread the disaster. ”

Audrey was a little surprised in her heart, this is information she didn't know: Hobert was actually involved in this incident! I didn't expect the 'Founder' to send a Sage! Why hasn't this information been made public?

Alger was surprised: yes, this is a joint operation between the 'founder' and the 'fool'! Yes, they all seem to be hostile to some evil gods, but they don't know what they have to gain by doing so. At the last meeting, everyone had just learned that the "Emperor" was a dependant of the "Founder", and just one day later, the two gods joined forces to carry out an operation, and they ...... They had expected it!

As a well-informed blood clan, Emlin also just heard about the "founder" in the southern continent two days ago, and each blood clan was very happy after hearing about that battle, and it is said that in that battle, many believers of the 'primordial moon' died.

He thought to himself: This member of the Tarot Society, codenamed "Emperor", knows something about the "Founder", is he a believer in the "Founder"? Why did the "Founder" prevent the evil gods from coming?

Firth was surprised at first, then smiled helplessly: I swore to tell Hobart that the Great Smog incident was caused by a prince and a witch. I didn't expect there to be so much information in this that I didn't know! Thankfully, Hobart knew less and didn't think I was cheating on him.

"The Sun" Derick also had a similar conjecture as Alger, believing that it was a joint operation between the 'Founder' and the 'Fool', and he began to pay attention to this event as he did not care about himself.

Even Klein was a little surprised: there were even 'Sages' involved! When Hobert met me on the outskirts of Beckland, he said it so lightly that I thought he was the only one who had come to Beckland!

Hobert continued, "But under the influence of '0-08', two hostile Sages appeared 'by chance'. ”

Crane, Audrey, and Alger thought back to the ability of "0-08", and they couldn't help but sweat for "The Emperor".

Especially Klein, who was almost killed by a meteorite this time, once again felt the power of the Level 0 Seal.

Foirth and Emlyn didn't know the specifics of "0-08", they only knew that on the day of the Great Smog Event, there was a battle between the Sages!

Audrey asked curiously, "Mr. Emperor, what is the final battle situation?" ”

Hobert asked, "How many people died in this great smog?" ”

"According to statistics, there are more than 30,000 people!" Audrey was given internal statistics, and the number published in the major newspapers was 3,000.

Hobert was slightly stunned before he realized that his actions were also effective, and he remembered that there seemed to be sixty or seventy thousand dead in the original book!

This made his heart no longer so heavy: "We effectively stopped the 'Desperate Witch' who was spreading the disaster, but unfortunately, when the two Sages of the other side took place, the 'Desperate Witch' began to spread the disaster again. ”

Alger followed the topic and said, "If it weren't for your hindrance, I think the death toll would have at least doubled!" ”

Audrey bowed, she thought so too.

And Crane, finally understood Hobert's helplessness, if he was a demigod, there was indeed hope to prevent this disaster.

Deric also discovered this: "Mr. Emperor, that is to say, the battle situation at that time has developed to the point where two Sages plus one 'Witch of Despair' are facing two Sages plus you?" ”

Audrey finally realized this: "Oh my God, Mr. Emperor, that means you have to deal with a demigod?" ”

Hobert smiled, "That's right, I almost died in Beckland." ”

Everyone was silent for a few seconds, and the previous "Emperor's" understatement made them think that the focus of the battle should be on those saints, and at this moment they finally understood the fierceness of this battle!

In particular, Alger, who had worked with Hobert, thought that he was the one who knew the most about how strong the "Emperor" was among all the members, but even so, the "Emperor" almost died in this battle.

This made Alger sigh: If I were to encounter a battle at this level, I might not be able to hold out for three seconds.

Hobert said: "I think I should show you how tragic the East End was at that time, so that you can have the most direct understanding and feeling of this disaster." ”

With the Fool's consent, Hobart presented the East End street he had seen at the time, full of corpses.

Everyone saw that in the rolling fog, many parents and children hugged each other and died, and parents were still using their arms to help their children cover the fog at the last moment of their lives.

They also knew that such a shield was useless, but what could they do? This is the only way to protect the lives they hold most dear.

There are also young lovers who hug each other and die, their lives are just getting exciting, but they fall on the cold streets.

It's more of an old man, and it's a bit inappropriate to call them old people, after all, they're just about forty years old.

They may have had a happy family, or they may have a small house to shelter from the elements, and they may have a good, relatively decent job.

But because of such ridiculous and helpless reasons, they have lost their good life, can only live a hungry and full life, and can only sleep on the streets.

No, it's not okay to sleep on the streets, because parks and streets are not for homeless people to sleep.

The point is that once you get into this situation, it's as if you're in a desperate situation, and very few people have regained their old lives.

In fact, the members sitting here are not the lowest level of this era, even Audrey, who knows the most about this event, only knows some statistics.

Although Klein was directly involved in the operation, he did not know what was going on on Beckland's side.

Although Forth and Emlyn were in Beckland at the time, they were not at the scene, only that many people died.

Alger is at sea, and there is no direct feeling.

Even in the "Godforsaken Land", Dareik's heart became heavy when he saw so many people dead, especially so many ordinary people.

The members of the Tarot Society fell silent when they saw these images, and for the first time they felt so intuitively the sorrow of this era, and the insignificance of life under extraordinary power.

"Hurry up and improve your strength!" "When we get stronger, maybe something like this happens again, and we can prevent this from happening," Hobert said. ”

Everyone looked at Hobart together, and at this moment, everyone had a deep sense of agreement with his words.

Audrey breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, this incident is finally over." ”

"Not really!" "The royal family's cooperation with the Witch Church and the Aurora Society continues, and they need a large number of slaves and naïve maidens, which is a disaster in itself for ordinary people.

"Maybe there will be disasters like the Beckland smog, and maybe even bigger disasters."

"The royal family?" Audrey was a little surprised in her heart: "Isn't the royal family also a victim?" ”

"No!" Hobert explained: "It is because of the possibility that the cooperation between the royal family and the Witch Church may be leaked, and the 'Witch of Despair' used the Beckland Great Smog incident and the advent of the 'True Creator' to divert everyone's attention. ”

Audrey can no longer maintain the status of "audience", which is information that she does not know.

Everyone else was surprised that this incident had something to do with the royal family!

Furth simply asked, "Why does the royal family cooperate with these two cults?" ”

"Because of the ongoing conspiracy of the royal family, it may not be supported by the Orthodox Church." Hobart replied.

"World" suddenly said: "This reminds me of one thing!" ”

Then he said to the "Hanged Man": "I found the Barron you mentioned!" ”

Previously, Alger had posted a mission to find Barron, a slave trader, during the "exchange of information" phase of the Tarot Society, but he never found anything.

Alger asked rhetorically with some disbelief: "Barron, who was involved in many slave cases on the colonial islands?" ”

"Yes, brownish-red skin, Southland, Beckland accent, and the third left tooth is a denture." "World" replied hoarsely.

"It's him!" Alger recalled for two seconds and asked, "Where is he?" What is your current status? ”

The World replied: "Barron was in Beckland, he was seen meeting with an MI9 agent loyal to the royal family, and I don't know who exactly, because he was wearing a mask. ”

The words "world" are equivalent to providing evidence for what the "emperor" just said, and the royal family is indeed in contact with some slave traders.

And except for Emlin, who had just joined the association, the other members all thought of the Kapin incident, and in that incident, there were also shadows of members of the royal family.

Audrey asked Hobert, "Mr. Emperor, what conspiracy is being hatched by the royal family?" ”

Although she doesn't like royal family members who disrespect women, before that, she always felt that the royal family should be on the side of "justice".

But some news she got recently has seriously shaken her idea.

Hobert did not hide it: "George III is delusional to become a god!" ”

Even Crane after the gray fog was stunned: become a god? I could guess that there must be a bigger conspiracy behind the Beckland smog incident, but I never thought that it would have something to do with becoming a god!

Alger was surprised at first, then a little excited: I see! Neither the "founder" nor the "fool" wanted George III to become a god, which is why they repeatedly sabotaged their actions! It must be like this! Ha ha! The other members must not have thought of this yet.

Audrey's surprise today is almost beyond the surprise she has felt in the past week: become a god? The king is going to become a god? This, how is this possible!

Forth: I heard you right, right? Fortunately, Hobert didn't know too much about the inside story, otherwise my previous explanation would be too embarrassing.

At this time, it occurred to her that Hobert said that if a friend asked him to help save people, would he have learned more information from his friend?

Derrick was more excited: I used to talk about the gods in history, or the gods who ascended to the throne before this, and today for the first time, I talked about the characters who are becoming gods.

Emlyn smiled and leaned back in his chair: Nonsense, in the long history of our bloodline, it seems that the last time we became a god went back more than a thousand years! There has been no record of godhood since the Fifth Age! The "Emperor" must be talking nonsense, but how can the other members believe it? Is this a bunch of fools? It must be so, they were deceived by the lies of the "emperor", only I saw through everything.

So Emlyn was ready to expose the lie, and he smiled a little haughtily and asked, "Mr. Emperor, right?" Why are you so sure? I mean George III became a god? ”

Hobert glanced at him: "Because I am an extraordinary person in the 'lawyer' pathway. ”

This answer was completely beyond Emlyn's expectations, and he was going to tell everyone how difficult it was to become a god: "This, what does this have to do with your path? ”

Hobert smiled and asked, "Want to know the answer?" ”

Emlyn replied honestly: "Yes! ”

"2,000 pounds!"

"Ahem, ahem...... I think about it. ”

Klein understood a lot of questions based on the words of the "Emperor": no wonder Hobart was so aware of the conspiracy behind the scenes, and it turned out that the "founder" and George III were in the same or adjacent way. The adjacent route is a little more likely, with Hobert being the extraordinaire of the "lawyer" pathway and the Augustus family being the extraordinaire of the "arbiter" approach. George III is going to become a god, as a god of the adjacent path, the "founder" will definitely pay more attention to this matter, and as a relative of the "founder", he will definitely know better.

Klein didn't know that George III was going to be the "Black Emperor", so he had such a conjecture.

Alger, Audrey, and Derick, members of the law of extraordinary traits, have similar conjectures.

Furth and Emlyn were confused, unable to figure out what was going on.

Audrey asked again: "Mr. Emperor, why is the country ...... George III became a god, and he needed a lot of slaves and naïve maidens? ”

"I don't know the specifics." Hobert intends to stop at the point, and if he makes the problem too clear, he will also reveal some key information about himself.

And when it comes to the "founder", if he knows too much detail, he also seems to have little respect for the "founder".

Klein, who learned the recipe for the Sequence 5 potion, speculated: Could this involve a ritual? The ritual of becoming a god?

Others haven't been exposed to the rituals needed for promotion, so there's no speculation about it.

After the topic was over, Crane pointed at Emlyn and smiled, "This is a new member, Mr. Moon!" ”

Audrey was stunned: why should a man choose the "Moon" card?

(End of chapter)