Hobart guessed that Bernadette had come to ask about it, and he also guessed that Bernadette thought that the "founder" was her resurrected old father.

"The Great 'Founder' told me something about the Black Emperor." Hobert still decided: not to recognize this girl.

The reason is very simple, it is easy to be exposed by Bernadette, if she does such a thing as killing the "founder" in a fit of anger to relieve her hatred, it will be Hobert who suffers.

Even if Bernadette does not retaliate against the power of the "founder", the reputation of the "founder" is at risk of being discredited.

So Hobert simply picked out the words this time: "I just learned that the 'mysterious queen' turned out to be the daughter of Russell the Great......"

Bernadette's eyes involuntarily twinkled with hope.

"But the 'Founder' told me that you guessed wrong, that He is not the resurrected Russell!" Hobert walked cleanly.

It was only at the mention of her father that Bernadette, the leader of the Dawn of the Elements, felt a palpable mood swing, and she could not help but be a little disappointed, but then she asked, "Does the 'founder' know where my father is now?" ”

"The Founder didn't say anything, he just said that your father was polluted in his old age," Hobert said. ”

Bernadette turned around abruptly, exuding a very oppressive momentum, and she stared at Hobert: "What pollution?" ”

"The great 'Founder' said that below the angels, even if they only knew the source of the pollution, would be subject to the same pollution." Although Hobart sealed the relevant memories, he still remembered the relevant precautions.

Bernadette, apparently first exposed to such information, quickly recovered after a brief moment of shock and leaned back in her chair: "How can I thank the 'founder'?" ”

Of course, she knew that behind such an important reminder, the price code must have been marked.

"When I need your gratitude, I will take the initiative to find you." Hobert didn't go to borrow the "God of Lights" this time.

If it doesn't seem abrupt to borrow the "God of Lights" now, after all, the "Founder" knows so much about the situation of the "Black Emperor" path, which is equivalent to telling Bernadette: I am the god of this path or the adjacent path!

He knew about the existence of the "God of Lights", and he would not surprise Bernadette.

But it's useless to borrow the "God of Lights" now, Hobart is a Sequence 5, except for some areas such as smashing extraordinary traits and looking a bit of a god, but he is a "medium sequence" Extraordinary at this time.

When you encounter an existence like the "God of Lights", you will immediately be seen through by the other party.

It's better to wait until you're stronger, and then go to Bernadette to borrow it.

Bernadette bowed her head slightly, didn't say anything more, and looked at the beautiful scenery in front of her in a daze.

After a while, she said, "What a good place, a good place to keep all my bad moods away." ”

Hobert smiled: "Come whenever you want in the future."

"Especially when you're tired, I'll clean up a yard for you in the Lord's Mansion and live as long as you want.

"If you don't want to be so troublesome, do you see the construction site over there? In a month or two, the hotels there will be built, and there are villas over there, and now there are a few that can be lived in. ”

Bernadette took a deep breath: "In the summer, I will come to rest for a few days, but I will not inform you at that time. ”

Hobert smiled: "No problem, if there is no good hospitality, you can go to me to complain." ”

After talking about business, the conversation between the two people became more casual than before, and they got up and chatted while going down the mountain.

The train waits on the other side of the mountain, and when Hobert and Bernadette get on board, the train starts again.

Bernadette saw that there were still some buildings on the back of the mountain, and one of the imposing looking buildings had doors and windows installed, and it looked like it had been renovated.

"It's going to be a big entertainment center in the future." Hobert continued to be the tour guide: "What has been built is the auction center, which is dedicated to auctioning extraordinary items, and after the auction, there is a gathering of extraordinary people, if you have time, you can come and see if there is anything you need." ”

Bernadette asked, "Do auctions take place regularly?" ”

"There are small auctions on the 5th, 15th, and 25th of every month, and large auctions on the 29th of every month." Hobert would love to see a big name like Bernadette get involved.

Bernadette nodded: "At midnight on the 28th, you can put the lot information on the wooden chair on the top of the mountain just now, and if there is something I need, I will participate." ”

"Good!" Hobert said in his heart that she was indeed the "Mysterious Queen", and the way to get information was mysterious enough!

He simply guessed that Bernadette had probably marked the location of the wooden chair at the top of the hill, and could send her mysterious servant to take the lot information.

After a train ride around the territory, Bernadette seemed in good spirits, and Hobert and Bernadette walked around the lake.

Hobert tells Archibald to prepare the charcoal for the oven, then gets on a converted wooden boat and hires someone to row out into the lake to fish.

These wooden boats were originally used by the people of the territory to travel, but now that they are of little use thanks to the steam passenger ships provided by Hobart.

A few decades ago, there were fishermen around Full Moon Lake, but after the monsters in the lake, no one dared to go into the water to fish anymore.

It has been abandoned for decades, and now no one still fishes.

The point is that at this time, there are still some big fish and beasts in the underwater forest, although they dare not go ashore, but the fish in the lake are only enough for their food, even if they want to fish, they can't catch anything.

In line with the principle of not wasting, Hobert transformed these wooden boats that everyone does not use now, most of them were converted into small cargo boats, and one was converted into a small boat for fishing.

At this time, the boat was used to entertain Bernadette, and the two of them leisurely talked about some extraordinary world rhymes, enjoying a rare time of comfort.

Looking at the surrounding rivers and mountains, it was clear that the Full Moon Lake was still in full view just now, and in the blink of an eye, the two of them were already boating on the Full Moon Lake.

Even these two extraordinary people on the ship had some feelings about the wonder of nature.

During the conversation, Hobart realizes that Bernadette's knowledge is quite astonishing, and that she knows most of the information that Hobart has released so far in the Tarot Society.

On the other hand, just as Gadelia lamented Hobert's meticulous view of logic, Hobart's views on some events made Bernadette feel similar.

Archibald, who had boarded the ship with him, listened very carefully, and it was only then that he realized that Hobert was a man who could talk about the past and the present with the great men of the extraordinary world.

How can a general sequence 5 have such a level? It sees this as the result of being nurtured by the "Founders".

In the evening, the construction site was finished, the workers went home with a smile and a smile, and the two cargo ships docked at the port were the first to hang headlights on the bow and stern, and gradually, the lights of the town were lit up little by little, showing the vitality of the town.

Because several cargo ships have docked here every day, two passenger ships full of tourists have arrived two days ago, and the town's restaurants and hotels are also lively.

Some of the workers now show up in groups at restaurants, which shows that the town has a bit of a nightlife.

Lamps were hung on the wooden boats in the lake, and Hobert had Archibald make a stove, and he skewered the raw meat, oiled it, sprinkled it with cumin and pepper flour, and roasted it with zilazila.

Bernadette was slightly stunned: "Your method of roasting meat is not quite the same as Dixi's roast." ”

Hobart had long known that Russell the Great had only "improved" the practice of some dishes, and had little involvement in skewers, hot pots, snacks, and the like.

The thought that there was not a single ballad circulating in this extraordinary world made Hobert sigh: The life of the Great is really boring.

It is precisely because I have done some understanding that I dare to barbecue in front of Bernadette, otherwise while eating, Bernadette suddenly began to call Dad, then it would be a waste of such a good barbecue.

When I got on the boat, I brought a poke of beer.

Drinking beer, eating skewers, and looking at the beautiful view of Full Moon Lake, Hobert's face was full of comfort, and Bernadette also enjoyed the food and scenery in front of him.

After a few glasses of wine, the conversation between the two of them became more casual, and Bernadette was really the daughter of the emperor, and many values were very much in line with Hobert's appetite.

Gradually, after she put down the shelf of the "mysterious queen", she actually gave Hobert some illusions of meeting his old acquaintance in a foreign land.

In the previous conversation between Hobart and Crane, he had tried to find such a feeling, but Crane was a bit of a stuffy gourd, and he pretended to be like a person of this era.

If it weren't for the "Fool" holding a tarot meeting every week, Hobert would have wondered if the Klein he met was Zhou Mingrui?

The two of them talked and talked about the situation in the Northern Continent, and Hobert said: "You should also be aware of it, the countries of the Northern Continent still seem to be barely able to coexist peacefully, but they will have a war. ”

Bernadette was slightly stunned: "As far as I know, the Fusak Empire has repeatedly provoked, and the Kingdom of Rune has no idea of going to war, and the nobles and rich people are busy making money, are they willing to fight?"

"After all, fighting a war will cause unrest, and the key is that the money or resources in their hands are likely to be devalued, or they will be subject to the military, which does not seem to be in their interests."

"It is because of the interests that they fight." Hobert smiled, "You should have been to Beckland, the whole city, the whole Rune is producing a lot of products all the time.

"To whom are they going to sell, the poor of Beckland's East End? Or the natives of the Southern Continent?

"The main people who can afford these things are actually the citizens of the Northern Continent.

"But the question now is, with all four countries producing a clear surplus of products, who wants to accept the products of the others?

"This is the fundamental contradiction of wealth, and now it seems that everyone is willing to live together peacefully, just because everyone is not sure that they will put each other to death."

Bernadette nodded slowly, and she suddenly remembered that when she had listened to her father tell some truths, he was often able to grasp the crux of the problem as he is now, and explain a seemingly ordinary but important thing very thoroughly, changing some of her opinions.

Immediately afterwards, Bernadette realized that what she was seeing was a great change from a high level in Bakeland, was it a war?

Unfortunately, she could only see some vague shadows, and she couldn't tell if the great change was a war started by the Kingdom of Rune.

At this time, in the Northern Continent, the comprehensive strength of the Rune Kingdom was the strongest, so Bernadette took it for granted that it would be the Rune Kingdom that would start the war.

Bernard drank all the beer in his glass: a good idea, but it would not have been able to prevent the outbreak of war.

Her promotion to Sequence 2 rituals requires her to stop a high-level disaster.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Bernadette, who had eaten and drunk well and had a good harvest, said goodbye to Hobert and disappeared in front of her.

Hobert burps and lets Archibald paddle to the shore.

The two puppets were rowing, and Archibald's body asked while cleaning up: "Sir, I heard Schill say at the dock in the afternoon, you are going to take the soldiers to suppress the bandits?" ”

"Yes." Hobert had planned to take Hill and the others to suppress the bandits last week, but in fact, it was the same as going to practice, but there was a riot, so he had to wait until now.

Many of the ship's crew members reported seeing bandits in the valley outside of Jeffrey's territory, and some of the bandits wanted to board the ship, but their wooden boats couldn't catch up with the steamboats.

Therefore, the crackdown on bandits cannot be delayed any longer, and must be carried out as soon as possible, so as not to really happen to the robbery.

Archibald smiled, "I have commanded the regular army of the Vorsack Empire before, otherwise give me this errand." ”

Hobert looked at Archibald with a slight stunned: "You also commanded the regular army?" ”

Archibald hurriedly reported to Hobert in earnest: "Yes, because I am in dire need of a secret couple for the 'warrior' path and the 'hunter' path.

"I went to the Southern Continent, where I found a suitable target and turned a 'Reaper' into a secret puppet.

"It happened that the colonies of the Fersak Empire were at war at the time, and I thought it would be fun, so I played the role of the 'Reaper' and continued to fight the enemy.

"As a result, I became addicted to fighting, and I spent a total of eight years in the military camp of Fersak, originally a nobleman who went to gild, but turned out to be the commander-in-chief of the military of the Fersak Empire's colonies in the southern continent.

"The Battle of Yalar was initiated by me and won."

Hobert was stunned, because this battle, which he had learned in the course "A Brief History of Modern Times" at the university, was a classic modern army battle.

This course, also known as "Modern History," is a course that expounds the history of recent decades, as well as the contemporary situation in the North and South continents.

Archibald sighed and continued: "It's a pity that the people of the God of War Church discovered my true nature, and I had no choice but to give up that identity.

"But before leaving, I gave the God of War Church a surprise and made the archbishop they arranged in the Southern Continent into a secret puppet."

Archibald's eyes twinkled, it was the origin of its semi-mysterious puppet, and it was also its most glorious years.

Hobert smiled and pondered for a moment before saying, "It's okay, but even if the soldier is dying and can't be cured, you can't make him a secret puppet!" ”

In fact, Hobert knew very well that it was okay to plan an extraordinary battle by himself, but when it came to the knowledge of guns, he didn't even have the most basic tactical knowledge, and would only lead people forward to kill.

"Don't worry." Archibald said: "When it comes to making secret puppets, I am at your disposal. ”

Hobert nodded, and the matter was settled.

Back at the Lord's Mansion, Hobert pushed open the bedroom door and smiled, "Beautiful lady, have you been waiting for me for a long time?" I'm coming! ”

But then, Hobert noticed that the atmosphere in the room seemed to be a little wrong, and Foirth looked through the magazine with no answer.

Hobert was stunned, he was fine in the morning.

He took a closer look at the magazine in Furth's hand, the same magazine that Bernadette had flipped through.

He took off his cloak, sat down beside Firth and smiled, "You know, there are some strange guests in the territory now, but there is no way, I have to entertain them well." ”

Seeing the tiredness on Hobert's face, Forth's expression eased a little, but then she asked with a tense face, "Did you let other women come to our room?" As soon as I walked in the door, I smelled a vague smell of perfume!

"It's a good thing I didn't see a woman's hair on the bed, otherwise I would...... I'll never come to this room and sleep in this bed! ”

Hobert scolded Bernadette in his heart: I'll just say it! It's easy to be mistaken in the bedroom...... Wait, the dignified "Mysterious Queen", a sequence 3 can't hide the smell of perfume on her body? Kill me, I don't believe it! This bear kid is on purpose! The next time we meet, I won't fight for Lao Huang...... Forget it, I can't beat her yet!

I didn't have time to think too much about it at the moment, so I hurriedly hugged Furth and coaxed: "You don't know how excessive this guest I entertained today is!" She loves this kind of prank, and she always hurts people......"

Hobart struggled to portray Bernadette as a neighbor's bear child.

Furth was also stunned: "Is she really an adult?" ”

"Yes! I have feelings similar to yours. Hobert smiled bitterly: "As soon as I heard you say that perfume smelled, I knew it must be her prank, because I have never smelled perfume for most of the day."

"If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't beat her, I wouldn't be so used to her!"

Furth laughed, "There are people you can't beat." ”

The atmosphere had eased considerably, and Foirth had gradually responded to Hobert's kisses and hugs.

After some passion, the two of them chatted about the territory as usual.

After talking about the auction house, Furth suddenly said, "Hobert, promise me one thing, if you have another woman, don't bring her to our room." ”

Hobert looked at Furth with a serious face in his arms: "I've been busy like this all day, how good is it to drink tea with a little effort, and go fishing on the lake?" Do you think I have time to find another woman? ”

"Now is now, maybe you'll have time later?" Firth had heard Hugh speak of the mistresses of the nobility, and in this day and age, it was not normal for the nobility not to keep mistresses.

In the relatively conservative kingdom of Rune, this kind of thing will not be put on the table yet.

But in the Republic of Intis, many nobles will compare the charm, figure and debauchery of their mistresses, and the nobles who do not have mistresses either have financial problems or physical problems.

Furth also knew that the man in front of her who had made great achievements could not have only one woman in his life, and she had already had such psychological preparations, but she also had her bottom line.

Hobart knew that even if he swore to the gods now, Forth wouldn't believe it.

So he simply said: "Don't worry, I will protect our family!" ”

Furth was so pleased with this answer that he kissed Hobart like a reward.

The two of them tacitly did not continue the topic, and Hobert said: "Tomorrow accompany me to the new territory to inspect the new territory, where there is a manor of the former Viscount Wright, let's take a look together." ”

Furth agreed, "Good! ”

Early the next morning, after eating breakfast, Hobert first used his "travel" to the West Bank to watch a play.

He had intended to give the young men two days off after three days of work, but Jeffrey's ship was busy transporting construction materials and some necessary supplies to the West Bank for the past few days, so the holiday was postponed for a few days.

Hobart was not so idle, and he looked at the reactions of three villages and one town at random, and Hobart was satisfied to see the stunned expressions of the villagers.

There was a villager who thought he had seen a ghost and wanted to organize people to fight the ghost, and some people were even so frightened that they sat on the ground with weak legs.

Looking at the way they shouted, Hobert felt a little like he had succeeded in his treacherous plan: You rioted before, and I was worried about it for several days. Now Lao Tzu has also made your heart beat again, and we can be regarded as even.

At this time, the grassroots civil servants sent down from the villages began to loudly publicize some changes in Jeffrey's Lordship, as well as some new policies of Lord Hobert.

At the same time, Hobart also saw the scene of young people who were being punished, hugging and crying with their families.

I saw the parents who held the child's face and looked at it again and again, and saw the girl who was lost and recovered, and rushed out to hug her shyly.

Hobert's smile faded away: the loss had brought many people to their senses! Sure enough, only when you lose it, you will know how to cherish it.

He did not continue to watch, but returned to the east bank, and set out from the lord's palace at about nine o'clock, taking Furth and a dozen guards and servants to inspect the territory.

This reminded Hobart of the last time he toured the territory, when he had only one servant, Schill, and he didn't even have a horse when he set out.

The horse that Hobart is riding now is "funded" by Dennis's father, Grove.

And during that inspection, the inhabitants of the territory were like thieves guarding against Hobert, but now it is different, no matter where Hobert passes, there are farmers in the fields who greet this lord respectfully.

Someone else invited Hobert to drink tea or drink under the tree, and for the act of drinking at noon, Hobert smiled and tactfully criticized: "It's easy to make mistakes when drinking at noon, so I'd better drink two sips of tea." ”

Not long after the group came out, Hobart dismounted and drank tea with the people working in the fields.

Through small talk with Hobert, I learned that some families in the village have become wealthy, and these families are all large in population, have more family members who work on the construction site, and receive more wages every weekend.

Especially when the direct stores of the Lord's Mansion in the town of Jeffrey's territory were opened, the workers who had money in their hands would of course buy some modern industrial products, and then the economy in the territory initially prospered.

(End of chapter)