Audrey knew from Hobert's look that the Beckland Morning News might be editing a report again.

As for the reason, she probably thought that she wanted to use Hobart's "heroic deeds" to cover up the fact that this diplomatic activity was in vain.

Hobert hurriedly asked Dophes to bring him a copy of the Beckland Morning News, and looked at what he had done.

At the same time, he said in his heart: These people are too unprofessional, and they don't say hello when they make up, or ask for my opinion, maybe I can help them come up with ideas or something! Bragging, we're professional!

"The content is basically true." After reading the report about himself, Hobert said: "But those spies are actually extraordinary people in enemy countries, and the so-called gun battle is actually a battle of extraordinary people." ”

He smiled at Glerint and said, "Ah, and this part that touches you, in fact, it was Princess Alice who made the choice, not me. ”

At that time, Hobert was also quite surprised, he didn't expect that a person who was almost assassinated by the royal family and the witch church would choose to take risks to defend the interests of the country in that situation.

So at that time, Hobert didn't even persuade her, and he didn't take advantage of his power as a demigod to be willful, ignoring Alice's choice, but choosing to help her.

Glerint was stunned for a moment when he heard Hobert's words, and finally smiled helplessly.

Then Hobert talked to Glerint about hiring a group of noble children again.

Yesterday evening, Hobert had already seen a number of briefings from Forth for the Longtail Island and South Coulson areas, including the Corwin report.

He mentioned in the report that the children of the aristocracy who have undergone the "transformation" can enter the work state more quickly, and the work enthusiasm is also very high, and they can draw inferences from each other, and with a little experience, they can flexibly deal with the affairs encountered in their work.

Hobert, of course, understood that these people were very well educated after all, and they were very capable of accepting new things.

And under the influence of hearing and seeing since childhood, they are more able to behave, which is almost an inevitable result, and there must be many such noble children in Hobert's power structure in the future.

So Hobart had an important requirement for their selection: to fully embrace the core idea of "people-oriented".

In the previous assessment, the children of the nobility who refused to accept this idea, no matter how strong the other party's ability was, Hobert also sent them away with a salary of 1 pound a day.

For him, lack of ability can be cultivated, but if the path is crooked, it is "different ways do not conspire with each other".

Gleilynt immediately agreed to Hobert that he would help him contact another group of noble children, and said that more people would apply this time.

Because before Hobert went on a business trip, he had given three days off to the children of the nobility who had passed the assessment and been assigned positions.

Not many people care about their experiences, and everyone is staring at the positions they end up getting.

At present, it is not bad, either the grassroots officials in the territory, or the management on Beckland's side, which is already a very good way out for many noble children.

If this group of people will have a good future in the future, then there is no need for Hobart to take the initiative to recruit, and those who want to find a way out for themselves will definitely find a way to recommend themselves.

After a good night's rest, Hobert arrived on Longtail Island and began to implement the second step of his plan.

Another two weeks passed, and once again Hobert paid the lords of the estate for the second shipment of rubber, this time at 1.5 times the market price, as previously agreed.

This mobilized the enthusiasm of all the lords of the estate, who had begun to grow on a small scale the new varieties offered by Bishop Jyoti.

At this time, most of them made up their minds to take out all their savings to plant rubber trees!

Although these seedlings and potions are very expensive, they can be paid back in only four or five months.

And even if Earl Hobert does not have such a big demand for rubber, and the purchase price returns to the market price, it will take at most two or three months to pay off.

For the owners of the estates, this perennial cash crop can pay back so quickly, and it is already a very profitable crop.

The most important thing is that after the return on investment, they can get more than ten times the income of ordinary rubber trees, which is simply a profiteering investment for them.

But at the third banquet, Hobert gave everyone another dose of stimulant.

Hobert said very seriously: "Everyone still provides too little rubber!" For a long time to come, I will need a lot of rubber, and if you can't meet my needs, I'll have to send someone to other islands to buy it! ”

At the same time, he also said: "Before meeting the huge demand for rubber, I bought it at 1.5 times the market price!" ”

As Hobart had predicted, the owners of the manor began to complain that there were only so many rubber trees for them, that the new varieties of rubber trees were too expensive, and so on.

At this time, Bishop Jyoti explained that those potions and new varieties used a lot of expensive materials, because of the good cooperation with Count Hobert to give everyone this price, and there were no such saplings anywhere else, and the Mother Earth Church was almost unprofitable.

Because the lords of the manor did not know the occult logic behind this, they did not know how to refute Bishop Jyoti's explanation.

Hobert pondered for a moment before he said, "I'll give you a loan to plant rubber trees, and then pay it back when the gum begins." ”

Because the earl had paid for the goods once before, everyone was not very surprised by this proposal.

Moreover, the well-connected lord of the manor had already inquired that the earl was producing wires in large quantities in Beckland, and had bought almost all of Beckland's rubber, which made Beckland's rubber appear at a certain premium.

So we discussed it before we came, and saw if we could ask the Count to pay for the saplings in advance. Even if they pay some interest.

Unexpectedly, the Count offered to provide a loan, and did not say anything about interest at all.

Hobart continued: "The maximum loan that can be borrowed per person is £3,000, and this loan can be collected at the Governor's Palace tomorrow!" ”

"One of my requirements is that the money must be spent on planting rubber trees, and this must be written into the loan contract, and in the event of a default, I will recover the loan in advance!" ”

3000 pounds!

They didn't expect the Earl to lend them such a huge sum of money, and in addition to being surprised, everyone assured that they would abide by the agreement.

The next day, Hobert lent as promised, and on that day he lent out more than 70,000 pounds!

For a time, Longwei Island was full of enthusiasm for planting rubber trees, and the owners of the manor had conflicts more than once in order to grab rubber saplings and land for planting.

Under the gradual stimulation of Hobart before, not only the loan given by Hobert, but everyone used all their savings and the money they could borrow to plant rubber trees!

In addition, because they have such a huge amount of money in their hands, they think that they can go to other islands to buy a large amount of rubber, and then return to Changwei Island to sell it to the governor's palace.

Someone has calculated that if you buy it for a few thousand pounds, you will make a profit.

Regarding the affairs on Longtail Island, Hober had no intention of interfering for the time being, so he let the situation develop.

At this time, he was more concerned about the construction of factories such as cement plants, and relatively simple brick factories, stone factories, lime plants, etc. have been built and started mass production, and cement plants have also begun to be capped.

Only smelters, steel mills, and other factories with higher process requirements are still under construction.

Hobert is still very satisfied with this progress, and after the completion of his first plan, Longtail Island will be able to build on a large scale!

Back at the Doge's Palace, Hobert glanced at the rubber plantation in full swing again, smiled slightly, and returned to Beckland.

……

Before you know it, the harvest season has arrived.

This year's harvest season has been particularly happy for farmers in South Coulson, as the dozen or so villages around Jeffrey City have long known that all their harvest is their own.

They would look at the golden ears of wheat under the scorching sun, then smile "hehe" and continue to harvest.

The people of the West Bank, once ruled by the Cult of the Blood, were told at the end of the harvest that if they did not continue to believe in demons, carve statues for them, and do no sacrificial acts, all the wheat in the fields would belong to the owners of the wheat fields.

But if you want to continue to believe in demons, you can continue to believe, but all the harvest in the fields must be collected by the town government.

For several months, the people have not been exposed to anything about demons, and most of them have returned to normal mentally, and even if there are still some problems with the spirit body, they have calmed down and have renewed enthusiasm and hope for life.

So they basically chose to leave the wheat behind, and chose a future that looked good.

As a result, the town government on the west bank of Manyue Lake struck while the iron was hot, and the policy of re-dividing the land was not so difficult to implement.

The east coast also took advantage of the harvest season to tell everyone that there would be no agricultural tax, but because the city government had a large food shortage, it would buy the surplus grain in the hands of the people at the market price.

Most of the areas are in a jubilant mood and have completed the process of dividing the land.

This made Hobart feel that he had digested a lot of his potions, which proved that everyone was feeling the great changes in the area, and that his rule over the South Coulson region was more solid.

During this harvest season, on the west shore of Full Moon Lake, when everyone was resting at noon, an old man found a corpse in the wheat field, but when the old man went to ask the village chief Mike to come, the body was gone.

If it weren't for the traces of the corpse in the wheat field, everyone would have thought that the old man had seen it wrong.

In the end, people thought that some passers-by might be tired, so they lay down in the wheat field to rest, but were woken up by the old man, so the passers-by left.

This Mike was sent directly from the town government, has undergone many trainings, and is a relatively knowledgeable person in the local area.

He found that the place where the wheat was crushed was under the scorching sun, and if anyone wanted to rest, it should be in the shade of the trees, who would rest under the scorching sun?

The point is that Mike is still in the overwhelmed wheat field, and finds a stinky slime that looks like blood and doesn't look like blood.

Mike found a leaf, collected the slime, and told everyone that someone was tired and lay down in the ground.

And let everyone continue to harvest the wheat to avoid rainy weather.

Mike finds the town government with the slime and hands it over to the town sheriff.

To Mike's surprise, one of the vigilantes told him that it was corpse fluid, that similar things had happened in several surrounding villages, and that someone had seen someone digging up a grave at night.

The vigilante took Mike to a small office where three young men, one woman and two men, were seated in uniforms similar to those of the vigilantes, but in different uniforms.

Two months ago, the Lord's Mansion had uniformed and standardized the uniforms in the territory, and even Mike had received two uniforms of village-level cadres.

This made Mike feel much more energetic than before, but the uniform manual did not have the uniform style of the three people sitting across from him.

The man at the head smiled: "I can see that you are a careful grassroots worker, and you have noticed that the style of our uniforms is a little different.

"We're a special department in the Lord's Palace, specializing in solving these kinds of strange things that you encounter."

Then he introduced himself: "My name is Monret, and now I'm going to ask you a few questions, was it noon when it happened?" Did you find any other traces around? Is that body a dead man from your village? Are there any other eyewitnesses? ”

These questions were a little strange to Mike, but he answered them one by one, and then Monrett thanked Mike and asked him to pay attention to the movements in the village when he returned, and to report similar situations in time.

The captain of the security team praised Mike a few more words, and told him that he would inform the town government of his voluntary report this time, and it would be recorded in his month-end evaluation.

Mike left very happy, and on the way back, he saw the scene of wheat harvesting on both sides of the road, and a sincere pride grew in his heart again.

Turning the mountain pass in front of him, it was the village where he worked, and he saw that some villages had already finished harvesting wheat, and he felt that his village should also work harder, and strive to harvest it tomorrow, and start drying it the day after tomorrow!

The Mother Goddess is above! These two days must be sunny!

Passing through the pass, Mike's facial expression stiffened, and he saw that his village was lifeless, and someone had fallen in their homes! Someone fell in the field!

Mike seemed to realize something, and raised his foot to rush over.

"It's too late!" Monret's voice suddenly appeared behind Mike: "It's too late for us to notice something is wrong. ”

Mike pointed to the people in the wheat field in the distance: "They ......"

"They're all dead!"

Mike burst into tears: "All dead? Why? The young man at the entrance of the village, Klee, had just gotten married, and Conla's wife had just conceived a child, and I promised old Werther that I would invite him to the town for a drink after his salary......

"Those demons have only been gone for a few months! Everything has just given new hope! ”

As he spoke, Mike slowly crouched down, hugged his head and began to cry.

Monrett sighed with feeling: "Some things are just so hateful, always giving people a blow to the head when there is just hope!" ”

He took out a bottle of wine: "I heard that you like to drink, drink, I'm in for a treat!" ”

Mike uncorked the bottle and took two sips.

Raymond advised, "Two more sips." ”

Mike was slightly stunned, feeling that the wine was not bad, so he took a few more sips.

Raymond crouched down, patted Mike on the shoulder and said, "One thing, I have to tell you, actually, you are also dead!" ”

Mike's eyes widened, and he finally remembered what had happened last night: "One, a black fog that enveloped the entire village!" ”

With that, Mike fell to the ground, motionless.

Raymont sighed before she said to the female team member, "Go and ask Mr. Dunn, this case is too weird for us to handle." ”

……

After resting in Beckland for a long day and making some preparations, Hobert put on his mask and traveled to the door of a cemetery on the outskirts of Byam, where they met, during the night agreed with the "World" and the "Hanged Man".

Alger, the "hanged man" with rough blue hair, had arrived, and he smiled, "Long time no see!" ”

Hobert also smiled, "Long time no see." ”

At this time, the space on the side was cut again, and the grim-looking Gelman Sparrow, who was the last to arrive.

Hobert smiled, "Look, our great adventurer is here!" ”

"I'm not an adventurer now." Klein's face didn't change: "Are you all ready?" ”

Alger on the side was slightly stunned: Didn't you say that the "emperor" is a demigod? Wouldn't it be rude for you to have no smile at all?

Hobert was not angry, but said, "You should laugh more, my friend, it won't be the burden of life that is about to crush you!"

"How about I invite you to a trip to Fenerport in a few days, how about relaxing?"

Klein glanced at Hobert, and this time there was some warmth in his gaze: "If I have time, I'll go." ”

Alger immediately realized: they had known each other before, and it seemed familiar. Yes, they each represent two gods who have an alliance relationship, and they should communicate frequently.

Next, Hobert and Crane looked at Alger together.

Alger immediately understood: "I know, I'm leading the way." ”

Crane put his hand on Alger's shoulder, which was obvious, and let Hobert put his hand on his shoulder.

Hobart didn't do it: "The way we look, it's a bit like blind people traveling together." ”

Alger was stunned, indeed a bit like: "Then you can put your hand on my other shoulder." ”

"In that case, it's like escorting a prisoner." Hobert said, "Well, I'll use 'travel' to push you into the spirit world. ”

After discussing the formation, the three of them entered the spirit realm together and soon came to the target island.

Alger, who walked at the front, turned on the lantern and said: "If you come during the day, it is quite lively, and you can even see some birds and creatures that only exist in myths and legends.

"And at night, the 'power' that dominates here seems to have changed, and many otherworldly beings have gone into hiding."

As Crane listened to Alger's explanation, he turned on the lantern and asked Hobert, "You didn't bring a lamp?" ”

"I have good night vision." Hobert smiled, "When you become a demigod, you know how it feels. ”

If it was before, he would definitely not say the second half of the sentence, because he was very underwhelmed.

But when Hobart realized that he had to break the rules he had set, he was consciously changing some of his habits.

When Crane and Alger heard Hobert say this, they smiled a little strangely.

Alger cleared his throat and forcibly skipped the topic as he pointed ahead, "Let's follow this path into the forest, and we will reach the ancient ruins of unknown age.

"Along the way, we hunted and encountered extraordinary creatures that we were capable of dealing with. If you kill alone, all the corresponding materials will go to the killer, and if you complete it cooperatively, it will be kept by Mr. Emperor, and when you leave here, you will be distributed by taking turns.

"And adjust the order of selection according to the specific contributions made."

The members of this squad, there is a demigod, a crazy adventurer.

Alger, who had just been promoted to Sequence 5, was the weakest of them all, so he explained how to distribute the spoils so as not to cause unnecessary trouble during the trip.

Hober nodded and said, "No problem. ”

He patted the leather bag hanging on his waist: "With it, you can give me the harvest this time." ”

Crane nodded indifferently, indicating that he agreed to the way the loot was distributed.

So the three of them lit the lantern and began to explore.

Klein was at the front, Alger was in the middle, and Hobert was last.

The reason for this formation is that most of the danger in the night usually comes from behind, so the only demigod in the team walks at the back.

After walking for a while, they saw that the trees in front of them had become a little sparse.

Alger was still strange to be at the ruins so soon?

After a few more steps, they saw a series of rickety or prostrate figures.

These figures, including humans, baboons, goats, and tigers, are constantly polishing the piles of trees and rocks with stones or claws, as if they were building a palace.

Suddenly, these figures seemed to sense something, and at the same time stopped moving, and in the next second, they turned around in unison and looked at the three outsiders.

In the light of the light and the moonlight, their faces were pale, their fur withered, or their bodies festered, and none of them seemed to be alive.

Klein immediately realized that there were otherworldly beings driving the dead to build palaces for themselves.

Then he looked past them, and saw a dark cavern that slanted deep into the ground, surrounded by weeds and scattered white feathers with yellowish oil stains.

Hobert held the head of the staff with one hand and the shaft with the other: You met this guy as soon as you came up?

Alger, who had also been observing carefully for a while, hesitated for two seconds before he spoke: "I haven't seen anything like this before, I don't know the level of this transcendent creature, it's better to bypass it......"

As he spoke, the ground suddenly trembled, and it seemed that some creature had flipped underneath.

Klein and Alger didn't do what he thought, turned around and ran.

Hobert slowly drew his thin sword: "There seem to be some extraordinary beings or extraordinary creatures in those corpses, and they will be handed over to you." ”

This made the two people who were about to escape slightly stunned: Yes, I also have demigods, run a shit!

Then Crane looked at the rapier in Hobert's hand, the material of the rapier seemed familiar to him, and it seemed to have some connection with the Azk Copper Whistle.

Before he could take a closer look, a giant serpent that could not be hugged by a single person emerged from the dark cavern, with huge scales of dark green and blackening and exaggerated eyes that burned like flames.

Between the crevices of the scales, white feathers covered with single butter grew, and there was even a pair of thick wings that could be spread out on the back.

The serpent raised its body and stared at the three figures that had intruded into its territory.

Hobert greeted with a smile: "Hello Feathered Serpent, please hand over your extraordinary characteristics, I need a demigod butler!" ”

Thank you for the reward of the alliance leader of [Xiao Xue, why is he so handsome], although now it is as much as possible, and it is rarely added, but the alliance leader must add a more 10,000-word chapter!

But I have to wait a few days, the author has to save the manuscript, write more at night during this time, and save a 10,000-word chapter in the case of normal updates.

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