While the two assassins were stunned, the extraordinary properties in James's body had already been precipitated in the blink of an eye.

The corpse's head seemed to be neatly cut off by an invisible force, and a key ring and a watch chain flew out of the corpse.

The four things suddenly disappeared in front of the two assassins.

One of the assassins reacted quickly and immediately bowed around: "Thank you, thank you for helping us get revenge." ”

Of course, they knew very well that it would be difficult for them to complete their revenge, and they came today with the determination to die, but the development of events was completely beyond their expectations.

……

At this time, Hobert had already put away the loot and returned to his study.

For him, this assassination was as simple as going out for a walk.

He sacrificed his extraordinary traits and two magical items to the "Land of Discord" and threw them on the corresponding stone platform.

Back in the real world, Hobert crossed Erlang's legs, flipped through a book casually, and waited for night to fall.

When evening came, the electric lights and gas lights in Beckland were turned on almost at the same time, but the gas supply stations in many places were still under repair, and the night in Beckland today was not as bright as usual.

Boom ~ Boom ~

At this moment, the familiar "boom" sound came again.

This time, however, the explosion was very compact, almost every few seconds.

With each explosion, the gas lights in the surrounding area will be extinguished, and the electric lights in the city that are still bright are particularly dazzling.

Hobert, who returned to the study, smiled as he looked at the fog that shrouded Beckland outside.

This night is destined to be another sleepless night.

Soon the gas association's counterattack also began, first the officials of the Ministry of Commerce raided the "Earl's Light" on the grounds of improper operation, and there was a great tendency to take advantage of the fact that there was no one at night to search for all the information of the "Earl's Light".

But to their surprise, the office building of "Earl Light" was brightly lit, as if all the employees were working overtime.

Seeing this scene, they knew that this errand was not as easy to do as they had imagined.

At the gate of the factory, I had to fight with the security personnel before I was able to enter the factory.

But for some reason, several carriages and horses suddenly began to circle around a large flower bed in front of the office building.

No matter how much the coachman shouted and whipped couldn't stop, the reception staff who were already waiting at the door of the hall for the "Earl's Light" were also stunned, didn't they come to check some documents? How did you perform a circle in the yard?

The official in charge of this investigation, seeing that the person of the "Earl's Light" was trying to hold back a smile at the door, he felt that he could not go on like this, so he loudly ordered everyone to jump out of the car.

The men in the three carriages heard the order, and together they opened the doors and jumped down together, and they were about to fall to the ground, and they were even gritting their teeth and preparing to make a close contact with the earth.

But almost instantly, they sat back in the car and looked at the other colleagues face to face.

They were even more confused, they obviously jumped just now! Could it be that the hallucination occurred?

On the other hand, officials from the Ministry of Industry led a team to inspect the power plant of the "Earl's Light" in the suburbs, but they did not dare to dispatch the police force lightly, because they were afraid that the shareholders of the "Earl's Light" would simply use the exercise as an excuse to have the army stationed around the power plant.

When the nobles of Beckland had a conflict with the military before, such a thing really happened.

If the struggle for interests really comes to this point, the royal family will choose to support the military in order to maintain its prestige in the military.

At this time, even if the parliament and the government have opinions on the royal family's approach, it is not easy to make a statement at this time.

After all, the military will swear allegiance to the royal family and the Constitution, not to Congress and the government, and it will not benefit anyone if the confrontation continues.

So this time it's just people from the industrial sector who come to the outskirts, and they are ready to shut down the power plant and cut off the power supply completely.

You can also take a look inside the power plant.

Power plants are easy to find, because in the suburbs, only power plants have bright lights.

But the carriage was running, and the power plant, which was originally in front, suddenly came to the back of everyone!

So I quickly turned around, but strange things happened again, it was obviously a power plant in front of me, and the carriage was obviously running towards the power plant, but I don't know why, it was getting farther and farther away from the power plant!

Not only did the coachman not know what to do, but even the people in the carriage didn't know why this was happening.

In the end, I can only think that I am lost.

In the middle of the night, the carriage of the Ministry of Commerce returned to its office, and the officials, nobles, and members of the gas association who were waiting here came up to ask how many documents they had confiscated. How did it take so long?

When the car door opened, the pale public servant glanced at the person in front of the car and opened his mouth: Wow~

After three or four hours of walking around the flower beds, they were already dizzy, and they almost vomited all their bile.

Some of the nobles who were too close were sprayed and vomited.

The scene was a bit chaotic at one point.

The men from the Ministry of Industry did not return until dawn, and the horses were a little out of strength, and the civil servants were on the roads in the suburbs.

The people who are waiting for news here have long since stopped hoping for them.

Because the electric lights in many places in Beckland have been on all night.

But when they learned why they had nothing to gain, many people almost fainted on the spot, they actually got lost!

There is only one way to get from the city to the power plant!

The civil servants were almost unanimous, putting all the blame on the coachmen and horses.

On the side of the Ministry of Commerce, a similar scene was also being staged at this time.

So in the morning, many of the coachmen of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry were dismissed, and the horses that had been on the road all night were sold.

Coincidentally, at this time, someone happened to come to collect the horses, and the price given was also very good, so the deal was quickly reached.

As the horse buyer was leading the horse away, he suddenly told the public servant: "Count Hobert has asked me to convey to you: All the staff of the 'Earl's Light' will remember your 'care' yesterday!" ”

Only then did the public servant know that the person who bought the horse turned out to be an employee of the "Earl's Light"!

On the other side, the fired coachman walked to the door with a dejected face, and was immediately hired by the recruiter waiting here for a high salary.

Before leaving, the recruiter deliberately shouted: "'Earl's Light' welcomes you to join!" ”

Those who organized a counterattack against the "Earl's Light" last night were so angry that they gritted their teeth.

In their view, whether it was buying a horse or hiring a freshly fired coachman, it was Hobart demonstrating to them.

Such arrogant aristocrats are still rare, and ordinary aristocrats will always leave some dignity for their opponents in order to show their demeanor.

But after Hobert won the victory, he even came to demonstrate!

Bang~

Just when everyone was angry, the familiar "boom" sound sounded again.

After a night of emergency repairs, several storage sites where gas supply was finally restored exploded again.

The members of the gas associations in the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry have a feeling that they have been pushed into a corner, but they do not know how to fight back.

……

MI9.

Georgina, who had just gone to work and heard the explosion again, frowned, wondering if she wanted to remind Hobert? Don't push the other person to a dead end.

It was at this time that the secretary sent an order from the Sodrak Palace.

Georgina thought that the royal family had ordered her to intervene in this matter, but when she took the order, it turned out to be an order not to interfere in the fight between the "Earl's Light" and the Gas Association.

And Georgina noted from the unit that issued the document that this order was not only given to MI9, the same order was given to the military and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In other words, the royal family forbade all armed forces, including the police, to be involved in this matter.

The most important thing is that this order was issued by King George III himself, not by William I.

Georgina didn't understand too much: didn't the king know that if he left things alone, it was likely that things would get out of control?

……

Today's Beckland Morning Post published information about the gas explosion.

According to a report in the Morning Post, several gas companies have said that the cause of the accident has not been investigated so far.

And the report emphasized that they all stored gas in accordance with the relevant regulations, and there were no illegal operations.

It's good if there is no emphasis, but with this emphasis, everyone who has read the newspaper smiles knowingly.

And it was interesting to note that only the Beckland Morning Post published the news of the gas explosion, as if nothing had happened in the other newspapers.

But since the explosion that took place in the early hours of yesterday morning, the whole of Beckland has heard it!

Without Hobart's guidance, it was already believed that the newspapers must have been bought by the gas companies.

Under pressure, other newspapers published a series of reports on the gas explosion at noon.

At the same time, other newspapers are secretly scolding the "Beckland Morning News", taking money from the Gas Association, and doing such reports!

In fact, the "Beckland Morning Post" was also a little helpless, and last night, the publicist of the "Earl's Light" approached the editor-in-chief of the "Morning Post" with evidence that the "Beckland Morning News" received a "donation" from the Gas Association.

If it is not reported according to the manuscript they provide, the evidence, as well as the Morning Post's deal with the Gas Association, will be published in other newspapers.

And the reason why Hobart chose this newspaper is because the shareholders of this newspaper have little to do with the interest groups in the gas industry.

For the sake of the credibility of the "Morning Post", the gas association will definitely be betrayed.

All of a sudden, the Gas Association was overwhelmed by the geological questions from all sides.

The major evening newspapers of the day disclosed more news.

For example, to date, the gas companies have not compensated for the damage caused by the explosion.

Some newspapers also have a striking news: because of the four previous electric shock accidents, "Earl Light" is deeply apologetic, in addition to compensating the victim's family for high losses, but also announced that all sales tasks will be suspended, until the cause of the accident is investigated, and then the sale of light bulbs will be resumed.

This is the first time that "Earl's Light" has publicly stated its position on the four accidents, and it feels quite responsible.

Bang~

While everyone was reading the evening newspaper, the rumble sounded again, and the few gas lamps went out again, and some gas lamp users had already begun to curse.

It was dark at home, so I had to buy candles, some who went early, and those who went late didn't even buy candles.

Many people haven't even finished their meals, and they are very unhappy when they see the electric lights that are still bright.

……

At this time, Hobert went to Georgina's mansion for a banquet in formal clothes.

James's human head was "tampered with" by him and placed in a portable ring box.

It was still MI9 colleagues who arrived first, and everyone ridiculed the ugliness of the gas association, for whom they had not seen such a lively scene for many years.

After the royal family arrived, everyone first had dinner together with laughter and laughter, and then went to the concert hall of the mansion under the leadership of Georgina to enjoy the symphony.

Georgina's concert hall is a special one, with twelve small private rooms.

Each private room has a view of the stage in front of it, and it has a large set of luxurious sofas, as well as wine coolers and other furnishings.

The servants took the guests to their separate private rooms, and when the door was closed, the servants also left.

Hobert, who was sitting on the sofa, sighed that Count Georgina was really an "ancestor" to do intelligence work, and it was so convenient to exchange some secret information in such a private room!

At this time, Alice quietly pushed the door in, closed them gently, and asked, "How is the environment here?" ”

"Pretty good." Hobert crossed Erlang's legs: "It's much better than the kind of salon that has to comment after enjoying the music." ”

Then he pointed out: "The most important thing is that there are some secret transactions that can be carried out. ”

Alice sat next to Hobert: "Georgina often brings her male pet here to enjoy music. ”

Hobert, who was half-lying on the sofa, twitched the corner of his mouth: It's still a nobleman who can play!

He sat up slowly: "Then this party is ......"

"Don't think about it." Alice smiled, "This party has no other meaning, just to invite you to enjoy the music at my request." Georgina is a very principled person and does not take a turn on her colleagues. ”

Hobart nodded, but said in his heart: This sounds unbelievable.

At this time, the music sounded, and the light in the private room immediately dimmed, although it sounded like a surging symphony, but it felt very ambiguous.

Alice sat down next to Hobert: "Alright, let me take a look at your assassination. ”

She had already known the news of James' killing in advance, and she had been looking forward to tonight's "symphony" for a long time.

Hobert took the ring box and took out James's head, which returned to its normal size.

Alice held the processed human head, and she didn't know whether she was excited or sad, her hands trembled slightly: "Finally...... Finally avenged Edsak. ”

Hobart said in his heart: The real murderer behind him is still sitting on the throne.

However, considering that Alice was a little emotional at this time, he didn't say anything.

Alice examined the human head for a full two minutes before asking Hobart to put it in the ring box.

She smiled and asked Hobert, "Have you thought of what you want?" Do you want me to find a way to dissolve the gas association? ”

"There's no need." Hobert smiled, "They're no longer a threat to me. ”

In the past two days, Hobert has already felt that the potion is digesting again, and of course he hopes that the situation will continue to ferment, and maybe he can take the opportunity to digest a wave of potions.

"Thank you." Alice said, "If it's up to me, I don't know when I'll get revenge." ”

She sighed, "Maybe I died in the successive assassinations of the Witch Church before. ”

As she spoke, she leaned over to Hobert and clung to Hobart's arms.

This reminded Hobart of a previous time when they were running for their lives together, and one hand naturally put his arm around Alice and watched the performance on the stage in front of him.

Both were quiet, as if enjoying this moment of solitude.

Alice finally took revenge, and her mood was a little sad for a while, and a little excited for a while.

But after lying in Hobert's arms, her emotions quickly calmed down, and she had not had intimate contact with Hobart for a long time, and she felt very relieved to hear Hobart's powerful heartbeat again.

At the end of the performance, when the lights in the room gradually brightened again, Alice was still a little reluctant: "Let's listen to the symphony again next week, shall we?" ”

Hobert smiled: "It depends. ”

Alice nodded: "I'll send someone to the Earl's Court next Monday, and if you don't have time, I'll send someone again on Thursday, without waiting for Georgina to send an invitation." ”

Hobert glanced at this very private private room again, and suddenly had the illusion of agreeing on a cheating time, and it was quite exciting to think about it: "Okay." ”

That night, there were no explosions in Beckland, because the gas companies had completely abandoned the rush to repair.

However, of course, the forces behind the gas association will not stop there, in order to retaliate for Hobert's dispatch of extraordinary forces last night, they sent a group of extraordinary people to raid the power plant, trying to cut off the power supply by force.

Because they knew that Hobert was a demigod, they also hired a demigod to lead the team in this operation.

No sooner had they climbed through the high walls of the power plant than they coughed violently.

The demigod who led the team realized that something was wrong and gave the order to retreat.

But at this time, it was too late to retreat, except for the demigod, the extraordinary ones suddenly fell to the ground, as if there was a huge suction force on the ground pulling them.

The surrounding flowers and trees were also affected, the flowers and plants were attached to the ground, and the branches and leaves of the trees were also pulled off by the suction from the ground.

Immediately above the Extraordinary Ones, a tremendous downward force was generated.

It was as if the force was going to crush their chests, and it took all their strength to take a single breath.

And because of the invasion of the extraordinary virus, they all seem to have a mouthful of thick phlegm in their throats, and they have to cough in addition to breathing, which makes the process of breathing more difficult.

This makes them feel a huge sense of fear, as if they are always hovering on the verge of drowning and will be suffocated, and even the extraordinary are facing great mental pressure.

This is, of course, the result of Hobert's "tampering" with sequence 3 levels, altering the gravity and gravity of that area.

Sitting in the office of the power plant, with Erlang's legs crossed and drinking tea, Hobart waved his hand again and launched a third wave of attacks, "tampering" with the oxygen content around the target, so that the oxygen there continued to decrease.

At present, only the demigod who led the team used his "captivity" to temporarily withstand the huge gravity and gravity.

But he had been coughing violently, and the pain in his chest and fever and other ailments had even interrupted his thinking many times, so that he had only now raised his hand and said quickly in between coughing: "The spread of disease is forbidden here!" cough cough cough ......"

Soon the demigod realized that his "forbidden" had little effect.

This made him realize that the seals or magical items that created the virus were powerless to change by his own "forbiddenness".

So the "Law Mage" stopped caring about the extraordinary beings on earth, and "banished" himself, hoping to escape here as soon as possible.

With a tremendous thrust coming in, the Lawmage felt like he was about to be thrown into the void.

It was at this time that a mirror suddenly appeared in the direction of his exile.

The "Law Mage" was shocked and plunged headlong into the mirror.

Immediately after that, where he had just disappeared, a mirror appeared again, and the "Law Mage", who had hoped to use the "banishment" to leave, returned to the same place.

"Ahem, cough, cough~"

"The Law Mage" felt that his condition had suddenly worsened, and even the physique of the demigod was a little unbearable, and under the triple pressure of illness, gravity, and gravity, he also fell to the ground and could no longer stand up.

In desperation, the "Law Mage" once again "imprisoned", hoping to use extraordinary power to help him resist the "tampering" of the natural rules around him.

But this time, Hobert freed up his hands and immediately used the ability to "use" to end the duration of "captivity" ahead of schedule.

At this time, the extraordinary people who participated in the action with the "Law Mage" were all suffocated to death.

In fact, with their extraordinary physique, it was impossible to hold their breath for such a short time, but the gravity of this place was very strong, and the last trace of breath in their chests was also pressed out.

So a dozen extraordinaires, in two different directions of the power plant, died painfully.

Then Hobert's enemy is the only one left as the demigod!

The demigod panicked, and he could feel that his condition was getting worse.

It wasn't useless for him to try to issue a "decree" that would normalize the gravitational and gravitational forces around him, but it would take less than half a second to take effect and immediately recover, and all his resistance would have little effect.

The "Law Mage" gradually lost his ability to resist the huge gravity and gravitational pull, and finally lay on the ground, and it became very difficult to even move.

What made him even more desperate was that until now, he had no idea where his enemies were.

To say that the enemy that Hobert knows best is the "Law Mage" in the adjacent path, Hobart knows very well that as long as the opponent can't find the target, many attacks in this sequence will have no effect.

The attack range of Sequence 4 is about 500 meters to 800 meters.

That's why Hobert would attack the enemy while drinking tea in his office, firstly because he was a little "crazy", and secondly, because if he appeared in front of the "Law Mage", victory would not come so easily.

Soon the "Law Mage" became unconscious, and ten seconds later, he died on the cold ground of the power plant.

That's when Hobert appeared, gathered the corpses in two different directions, and immediately extricated the corpses with extraordinary properties.

Putting away the characteristics, Hobert gathered the corpse into a large ball, took everything with the blood on the ground, and took it to the distant wilderness, where it was buried five kilometers underground.

This time, the gas association, and the interest groups behind it, were completely silent.

Especially the nobles of the Gas Association, they were even a little panicked, after all, the demigods they sent did not go back!

This means that even the demigods can't keep themselves safe.

Fortunately, Hobert didn't even want to kill their dogs.

On the third day, that is, on Saturday, there was still no sign of recovery from the gas, and many users of gas lamps went to buy electric lights.

There are a wide variety of goods in the electric light shops and counters in department stores, and even the salespeople are there, but they just don't sell a single light bulb.

Instead, he patiently explained to the customer that due to the previous electrocution, "Piaget Light" had suspended all sales operations.

Other manufacturers of light bulbs were hoping to make a lot of money at this time, but the "Earl Light" suspended the supply of batteries and electricity to them, and they couldn't install it even if they took the order, and even if they did, there was no electricity.

Many users of gas lamps simply go to the gas company to claim compensation.

However, this night, the gas lamp user door could only eat dinner in the dark, and then admired the brightness of the electric light not far away, regretting that the electric light was not installed in advance.

The next day, Sunday, the town hall, the gas company and the "Earl's Light" were crowded early in the morning, as most of the middle class was closed for the day.

Especially at the gas company, the scene was out of control for a while, and users rushed into the company, grabbed an employee and asked, when will the gas supply be restored?

The people at the town hall demanded that the lighting problem be solved immediately.

The people at Earl's Light asked the company to resume business as soon as possible.

Just when it was about to cause a mass incident, today's morning newspaper began to be sold by newsboys on the streets.

On today's front page, there is a very shocking news!

The four electrocution accidents that happened before turned out to be a conspiracy planned by the Gas Association!

The morning reports of various newspapers have a very detailed description of the case, including which person from which company was involved in the operation, and how he found someone who was willing to give his life to discredit the "light of the earl", and finally even the negotiated price was exposed!

So on this morning, demonstrations against the gas company broke out, and by this time it had turned into a large march that swept through Beckland.

The town hall also realized the seriousness of the problem at this time, and knew that it could not continue like this, so the mayor of Beckland personally went to the "Earl's Light" and asked Hobert to quell the march and the chaos.

However, he was told: Count is not in the company.

The mayor quickly rode to the Earl's Court, and was also told by the cold-faced butler Dofis that the Count was on a business trip and was not in Beckland now.

Mayor Beckland thought that Hobert did not show up because he didn't think he was enough, so he immediately approached the prime minister.

Under the Prime Minister's mediation, the Earl of Hall asked the butler to invite Hobart to afternoon tea.

What everyone didn't expect was that Dophys came to report to Earl Hall that Hobert was really not in Beckland and had been on a business trip yesterday afternoon.

In addition, Dofis, the butler who seems to be a patient with facial paralysis, also specially reminded everyone: "According to the earl's plan, he will not be able to come back until next month." ”

It gave everyone the feeling of being punched to cotton, and the prime minister knew full well that if the problem was not resolved next month, Beckland would become the laughing stock of the world.

These old fritters are very clear that the root of this matter lies in the contradiction between electric lights and gas lamps, whether it is to restore the supply of gas, or to resume the sale of "Earl Light", at present, Hober nods.

Otherwise, even if the gas company had brought in spare temporary gas tanks from other cities, even though Hobert had declared that he was not in Beckland, those gas tanks would have caused new explosions.

So they found Christine together again, and asked Christine to come forward to catch up with Hobert and make him cancel the business trip, and come back to discuss how to solve the problem of Beckland's lighting.

Because of the presence of Earl Hall, Christine could not refuse, so she promised them to "chase" Hobert and promised that Hobert would be back in the evening.

Prime Minister Aguside Negan immediately sent out invitations to Christine, Earl Hall, and Hobart for dinner, and he promised to invite Duke Negan, Baron Sindras and other nobles to the dinner.

Duke Negan and others are the supporters behind the Gas Society, the nobles who sent extraordinary people to attack the power plant.

Of course, except for the "Law Mage", although they are very powerful nobles, whether it is the balance of the royal family or the agreement between the churches, their mansion does not have the power of demigods.

The nobles promised many benefits before the "Lawkeeper" agreed to lead the group.

Duke Negan and the others are important believers in the Storm Church, but they can ask the demigods of the church to help.

It's just that the church generally doesn't get involved in this kind of conflict of interests.

After inviting the demigods and sending out the Extraordinary, Duke Negan was also mentally prepared for the failure of the sneak attack, but what they never expected was that the "Law Mage" could not escape back!

Defeat and total annihilation are two different things.

At present, Duke Negan and others no longer launch any counterattack against the "Earl's Light", which means that the Gas Association has no strength at all.

Aguside knew this very well, and now was the best time to solve the problem, because the gas association would definitely make concessions, which would make the problem much easier.

……

At this time, Hobert was indeed not in Beckland, but on the shore of Full Moon Lake in South Coulson, fishing with the demigod "craftsman" Old Man Winston.

Hobert looked at the motionless fishing rod, and did not use the force of "twisting" to let the fish take the bait: "How about I make a delicious dish with the fish head at night?" ”

With a wrinkled face and a cleanly shaved beard, Winston said, "I ate fish head soup once in the Southern Continent, and I have the impression that it tastes very delicious. ”

"It's not soup." Hobert recalled the taste of chopped pepper fish head, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "It's steamed with dried chili peppers." ”

"I haven't eaten it."

Hobart said yearningly, "I can't wait." ”

Seeing that Hobert always looked unhurried, Winston had to sigh and say, "What is your impression of the Church of the God of Steam and Machines?" ”

Hobert smiled slightly: "I knew the captain of the 'Mechanical Heart' of the Bakerland Lever Church before, and in one case, he did his duty. ”

Originally, Hobert had come to Archibald to discuss with him about finding the city of Santiandro.

Before he could come to the Lord's Mansion, the butler Alan informed Herbert that Winston had come to him this morning.

Because Winston repeatedly said that there was no urgency, but only asked Alan to tell Hobart when Hobart came to the Lord's Mansion.

So Allen didn't think the matter was very urgent, so he didn't go to Beckland to report it to Hobert.

When he came to the Lord's Mansion, Hobert knew what was going on as soon as he heard that Winston had taken the initiative to find him.

Hobert was also a little speechless about the repeated trade-offs of the Steam Church, but he also thought that the gods of steam and machines were not quite the same as the goddess of the night and the goddess of the earth.

Hobert estimated that the former was because of his special fate, and the latter was because of his biological father and mother.

These two gods should have noticed themselves a long time ago, and Steam, unlike the god of machines, did not know anything about Hobert, and Hobert's identity was complicated, so it was difficult to make up his mind for a while.

The gods of steam and machinery should also be aware that the North Continent is a powder keg that could be ignited at any time.

Therefore, he or the Steam Church should choose more carefully.

Thinking of this, Hobert smiled slightly, because the gods of steam and machines were on the wrong side in the end.

Winston, who was not a man of words, did not react for a moment when he heard Hobart's answer.

Hobert had no choice but to add: "It feels good overall, but it's a bit dogmatic." ”

"It's all about the laws and formulas." Winston smiled bitterly: "You also know that this way requires understanding a lot of scientific laws, and a certain amount of thinking about philosophy and nature.

"It's easy to make our way of thinking a little different from that of other extraordinary people."

The old man paused and said, "I heard from the church that your R&D team has made a high-power generator and improved the filament of the bulb?" ”

Hobart replied, "Yes." ”

He is not averse to cooperating with the Steam Church, but only if the Steam Church is sincere.

The demigod Winston was more sincere in talking about this than before.

"The church would love to be involved in the study of generators." "For this reason, the church is willing to form a team of craftsmen with me as the captain," Winston said.

"If you need it, we can identify the abilities and negative effects of the seals for you for free, and help you make extraordinary traits into magical items."

Hobart smiled: "I know you're not very good at negotiating, which may be the reason why the Steam Church came to talk to me, because you helped me make a lot of magical items before, and I won't embarrass you."

"So I'll tell you about my terms, and you relay them to the Steam Church and find someone who can make a decision to talk to me."

Winston let out a long sigh of relief, and finally showed a natural smile: "I will definitely convey it to the church immediately." ”

Hobert sighed: "The Steam Church is completely in the wrong direction, and our cooperation is about the secrecy of electricity technology and the distribution of commercial benefits.

"I can provide enough funding for the scientists sent by the Steam Church to do research on topics and research related to electricity.

"First, I have the right to decide whether and when the results of the research will be released, and I can't leak the secrets until then, otherwise the cooperation will be terminated immediately.

"Second, all the commercial benefits belong to me, and the corresponding research results are those scientists, but I have to ask for my opinion on how to use them and who to use."

Winston felt that these two demands were acceptable, and the scientists he knew had no need for money, as long as the research results belonged to them, everything was negotiable.

But he didn't know what the church was thinking, so Winston just promised again that he would relay Hobert's request as soon as possible.

After talking about it, Hobert didn't have time to continue fishing.

He immediately used the "Traveler's Gate" to go to Longtail Island, found Archibald, who was in charge of military affairs in the mountains, and talked to him about exploring the city of Santiandro.

In the end, it was agreed that by next week, they would go to the southern shore of the sea, the source of the Hornachis Mountains, to find the city of Santiandro.

The reason why Hobert suddenly wanted to find the capital of Solomon's First Empire was because he was eager to get a clue about the "Trenthorst Empire" from there as soon as possible.

After Erreth raided the port of Tutuca, Hobert realized that he had to have a ship that could fight the "Black Emperor", otherwise he would have no control over the sea in the future!

Since there is a clue to the "Empire", of course, it is necessary to try to find this legendary giant ship.

After agreeing on the time, Hobert went to see the site where the teleportation array was set up.

The diamonds needed for the teleportation array have been cut and are ready for the first experiment.

In the evening, Hobert was ready to go to the kitchen to make the fish head, but Dofoff came from the "Traveler's Gate" and said that Christine was looking for him urgently.

Hobert, of course, knew that it was the nobles who had found Christine, so he had to say goodbye to Forthth and send Alan to tell Winston that there was no steamed fish head to eat today.

Following Dophes back to Beckland and to Christine's mansion, the "chaos hunter" smiled and said, "Come with me to the Prime Minister's mansion for dinner tonight." ”

Hober nodded: "Is the prime minister going to intervene?" ”

"Of course, otherwise there is a high probability that there will be a riot in Bakeland, and for the prime minister, it would be a dereliction of duty." Christine helped Hobert analyze:

"Of course, Aguside should pay attention to this issue, and if he does not do it properly, he may have to resign and apologize."

Before today, no one thought that lighting was a big problem, and no one thought that because of the usually inconspicuous gas lamp, Beckland would be messed up like this.

Because it was not early, Christine and his son immediately got into a carriage and went to the prime minister's mansion.

After leaving the mansion, the security on Queen's Road was not affected, but the sound of slogans could be faintly heard in the distance.

Hobert smiled, "This city has accumulated so much resentment that they have finally found a way to vent. ”

Christine glanced at Hobert: "You can digest a lot of potions, right?" ”

"Just a little." Hobert said, "It's still too early to fully digest it!" ”

The Prime Minister personally greeted Herbert at the door, and greeted her cordially before taking her to the living room and introducing him to the other nobles.

By this time it was already dark, and the dinner party began quickly.

While everyone was drinking an aperitif, Prime Minister Aguside went straight to the main point: "I have called you here today in the hope that the electric light industry and the gas lamp industry will conduct effective consultations and immediately solve the lighting problem of the people of Beckland." ”

Duke Negan, who looked to be in his twenties and had just inherited the title from his dead father for less than a year, said with an unkind face: "It was Hobart who made the situation get out of control!" Several companies that deal in gas lamps have long wanted to restore lighting. ”

This obviously meant to be soft, so everyone looked at Hobert again.

"The 'Earl's Light' is also willing to respond to the Prime Minister's call, but unfortunately, the 'Earl's Light' has suffered huge losses because of some people's frame-ups." Hobart said helplessly:

"This forced us to explore foreign markets, and at present our human and financial resources in Beckland have been transferred abroad, but we will definitely do our best to restore the lighting in Beckland, at least 100 light bulbs a day!"

"Ahem, ahem......" Aguhid choked on an aperitif: when did the prime minister's mediation become so cheap? I personally asked about it, and I got 100 light bulbs?

(End of chapter)