Princess Ethel's second condition is one that the Kingdom of Fenerport needs to confirm at the moment.

The Kingdom of Fenerport had long been ready to invade Lenburg, and the reason why it had not declared war on Lenburg for a long time was because the Kingdom of Rune and Lenburg were allies and had signed the Treaty of Military Mutual Assistance.

In the event of an invasion of Lenburg, the Rune army could immediately send troops into Lenburg under the de jure of the Treaty.

In its current form, the main force of the Rune Kingdom was basically dragged by the Fusak Empire on the southern shore of the Sea and the Amanda Pass, and their extraordinary forces were also deployed to the east in large quantities, and the forces in the west were relatively empty.

This is a good time to attack Lemburg, and the reason why there has been no action is because he is afraid that the Kingdom of Rune will ask the power of the "Founder" to help Lemburg.

Hobart replied, "We have a mutually beneficial partnership, and Rune has offered enough price to be the tone of our cooperation.

"But that doesn't mean we're completely tied to Rune."

He paused and said, "As for the attitude towards the Fenerport Kingdom, it is also possible to cooperate, but the level of cooperation is lower than that of Rune.

"In addition, we will try to avoid conflicts of interest or wars with the Fenerport Kingdom in the Northern Continent."

Ethel pondered for a moment before asking, "In other words, we may have a conflict of interest in the Southern Continent, right?" ”

Hobert smiled: "Regarding this, we have been doomed from the moment we established the Southern Continent. ”

Ethel also understood why Hobert had to emphasize just now that even if there was a war in the future, Fenerport would not be able to harm the interests of the "Earl's Light".

She thought about it for a while before saying, "I'm happy with your answer, we can complete the deal."

"While negotiations are taking place in Jeffrey City about the 'Earl's Light,' we can talk about the handover of Owaiille at the same time."

Hobert smiled, "Okay. ”

He then took out a map of the Beckland region, pointed out the location of the two mausoleums on the west side, and told Ethel how to enter the mausoleum.

Finally, Hobert said, "We don't have to meet again until this cooperation is completed, I will send a messenger to bring you blood and charms."

"If you have anything to do with me, please send a letter from the messenger as well."

Then he told Ethel how to summon his messenger.

Having completed the negotiation, Ethel breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere in the conference room relaxed a lot, and the two men chatted about agriculture and tourism in the South Coulson area.

South Coulson is now a popular attraction throughout Fenerport, and even during the war, it was visited by many tourists.

The Port of Geoffrey is also an important port on the Tadij River waterway, and it is rare to see such a rich and thriving scene in a city in the mountains.

In the second half of this year, South Coulson's grain production has been about the same as that of a county in Fenerport.

The South Coulson area, on the other hand, is only one-third the size of the county, and is mostly mountainous.

In particular, the production of vegetables and fruits even accounts for 30% of the entire country!

But because all the surplus products here were sold to the "Earl's Light", Tutujia Port and other places, not much was shipped to Fenerport City for sale.

At present, the light and heavy industrial bases under construction in the city of Angelu and in the southern continent also need a large amount of grain and vegetables.

However, because agriculture has also developed on Long Tail Island, it just fills this gap.

When the two agricultural bases in the southern continent are completed, one in the San Nosse region and the other in Córdoba, there will be no shortage of grain and vegetables for a long time to come, and it may be possible to export large quantities of grain.

Towards the end of this conversation, Princess Ethel suddenly asked, "What direction do you think the situation in the Northern Continent will develop in the future?" ”

Then she added, "We just talked about it as friends. ”

Hobert said in his heart: I have "seen" the person who answered, but the answer can only be known to me.

He said: "For now, whether George III can succeed is a key, but whether he succeeds or not, I don't think the situation of the Kingdom of Rune will be very good."

"Even if George III becomes a god, the Visak Empire, Intis and Fenepoter should also try hard before the Seven Gods clearly recognize each other's identity as the Black Emperor."

Ethel smiled: "That's certain, we have deduced it several times, and we all think that even if George III becomes a god, he will not be in a good state."

So we're going to try to see if we can defeat Him in the first stages of His godhood.

"If you can't defeat it, then take an oath to recognize the rule of Emperor Rune."

Hobert smiled and said in his heart: You can bend and stretch, but whether George III can accept you or not is not the final say of the royal family of Fenerport, but depends on the results of negotiations between the gods.

He added: "If George III had survived the initial siege, then it is believed that the Republic of Intis would immediately declare war on the Vorsack Empire.

"But if George III's promotion fails, then I think the other three countries will not let go of this opportunity."

Either way, this is a war that engulfs the world, and this is Adam's "script".

Seeing that Hobert's thoughts were similar to her own, Ethel smiled and drank the tea from her glass, and got up to take her leave.

Watching Ethel disappear into the spirit realm, Hobart reflected on the conversation just now, and suddenly realized that George III might also think that the process of becoming a god was very reluctant, and he must be in a very bad state.

If the archangels of the Vorsack Empire, the Republic of Intis, and the Kingdom of Fenerport attacked him at the beginning of his godhood, it could have been part of his plan.

It is very likely that George III will use the method of dying once and resurrecting to adjust his state.

Thinking of this, Hobert shook his head: "So, you can't let him become a god!" ”

……

With the arrival of the new week, gas canisters and gas stoves are on sale.

As Hobert guessed, sales were dismal at first.

But he got enough feedback, and it is said that Duke Negan was so angry that he threw a lot of art in his study.

Just three months ago, Duke Negan held shares in a number of gas companies, but because of the failure to compete with the "Earl Light", the business of the gas companies was bleak, and the industry seemed to have no future.

So Duke Negan sold all his shares in the gas company at a low price, and he never wanted to touch this industry again in his life.

Since last year, he has been investing heavily in the charcoal and anthracite industries, and is ready to make a big profit when the government is tackling air pollution.

But he never dreamed that Hobart would buy those gas companies and develop new uses for gas!

Crucially, the new use was so popular that residents throughout Bakerland now use honeycomb coal for cooking, boiling water, or simply using coal.

Since the government began to strongly promote the use of anthracite and charcoal, the price of these fuels has skyrocketed.

Because the government has simply cut off most of the supply of ordinary coal, even if the price of charcoal and anthracite rises, ordinary residents will have to bite the bullet and buy it.

With gas as a fuel, the price of smokeless fuel will definitely take a hit.

At present, it is during the war, so it is not immediately reflected in the market, but it is foreseeable that once the war is over, this thing will definitely reap a wave of Rune's wealth.

In other words, Duke Negan's new investment will definitely be affected by the gas industry, which is the most difficult point for him to accept.

But he can't do anything about Hobert, first of all, Houbert is currently the only Duke of Rune who has his own duchi.

The second is that Duke Negan secretly investigated Hobart after his last defeat and learned that his background was very powerful, and he could not shake it.

Therefore, in the eyes of others, Duke Negan, one of the most powerful nobles in the Kingdom of Rune, could only hide at home and throw things.

Hobert also heard that many of the former shareholders of the gas company were hospitalized in anger.

When the "Earl's Light" won a big victory before, they gritted their teeth with hatred for Hobert.

But then I had to face the reality and sell my shares at a low price.

They never dreamed that it would be the "Earl's Light" that quietly acquired their shares!

What they didn't expect was that it was clear that Hobart's products would reshape the gas industry!

But they passed by this wealth.

It is too late to set up a new gas company, first of all, an important part of the gas company is the site and equipment for storing gas.

The site has to be approved by the government, and some equipment requires a lot of time to be manufactured by the factory.

Whether it's approval or production, it's already too late.

In addition, gas tanks and gas stoves are obviously some new technologies.

Let's not talk about patents, even if it is your own research and development, it will take some time.

And now it is a time of war, and the industry will have to give priority to the military, and it is likely that it will spend a lot of investment, but the equipment it has ordered will be delayed again and again.

Hobart needed feedback from this group of people, and this week, the Rune government also issued "Quality Standards for Products in the Electric Power Industry" and "Quality Standards for Household Gas and Supporting Facilities".

At the end of both documents, special thanks are given to the quality parameters provided by the "Earl Light".

This is Hobert's use of his influence to reshape the order of the two industries, and it is also in preparation for the promotion ceremony.

For a while, Beckland's high society was discussing Hobert's recent big moves, and it seemed that the clouds of war had been dispelled a lot.

It was at this time that the military suddenly purchased a large number of gas stoves and gas canisters.

The Minister of Defense, Emilius, and the military shareholders of the "Earl's Light" have not yet had time to play a role in it, and this is purely a procurement based on the needs of the military.

In war, especially in the field, cooking and boiling water require making a stove first, and then collecting firewood from the surrounding area to make a fire, which is very troublesome.

It's not the same with a gas stove, which heats up food and water instantly!

It is also said that the Rune fighters on the front line also developed a new use for gas canisters, because the new gas canisters have a higher pressure and can be used as bombs, which are more powerful than grenades.

So the military immediately placed a second batch of orders for a batch of gas tanks!

This surprised the nobles, and they all lamented that Hobert might be counting the money now.

At this time, an astonishing news came from the Southern Continent.

The agents of the Eastern Bailang Company in the southern part of the southern continent, dissatisfied with the new policy of the Duchy of Southern Bailang, officially announced the formation of a coalition army to attack the capital of the Duchy of Angelu, arrest and try the proposer of the new policy, and ask the Duke of Hobert to stop being bewitched by these people.

When Klein saw this report, he said: This is a typical "Qingjun side"!

To say that he was "arresting the proposer of the New Deal" was actually to force Hobart to stop the New Deal.

In any case, less than a month after the founding of the Principality of South Bailang, a civil war broke out!

Hobert immediately rushed to Angelou, not in a hurry to quell the rebellion, but to digest the potions in his own territory.

To his disappointment, however, the potion was still a little bit away from being fully digested.

……

On a relatively flat meadow in Mirhebang, a large area of tents was set up, which was the camp of the rebels of the Principality of South Bailang.

The grassland is not large, and next to it is the woods that spread over the hills.

Halfway up the mountain, on a large tree, wearing his own straw shirt and holding a telescope, Abt lay on the branch and looked at the camp below.

Abt was one of the scouts sent by Schill and kept a close eye on the rebels.

In Abt's opinion, these rebels had no discipline at all, and they were scattered and slow on the march, and they even raided the villages along the way!

At the pace of their march, they might not be able to reach the Saint-Nossay Basin in ten or eight days.

While he was thinking about it, Abt suddenly saw several people dressed in Highland Kingdom costumes come out of the rebel commander's tent.

The costumes of these people are very special, so they are very conspicuous.

Abt took a closer look at their looks, ready to use the ritual to draw them down in a moment.

At this time, one of the people from the Highland Kingdom, who had a tattoo on his face, suddenly looked in the direction of Abt.

The other man's eyes looked like they were from a beast, and Abt looked furious, and he realized that he had been discovered.

Although they were far apart, Abt was sure that they had just looked at each other.

Almost without hesitation, he jumped from a tall tree and immediately ran towards the hills.

As a "martial artist", he has quick skills and very good physical strength, and as he runs, he prays and reports the matter to his commander with a new way of contact: "The Maker of Order......

"Please tell Colonel Bard that I have found the people of the Highlands Kingdom in the rebels' tents, and they are now being hunted down.

"They look ......"

It was a new way of communication that they were asked to learn before they set out, and it was said that Colonel Bard would be able to hear it.

And if there is any picture that the colonel needs to see, he can try to present that picture in his mind when he reports.

It sounded amazing, but because Lord Hobert was promoting it as an emergency or secret way for insiders to communicate with each other, Abt had no doubts about it.

Abt is a native of South Coulson who has seen firsthand the changes that have taken place in his homeland since the lord arrived.

Many officers like him had become accustomed to believing in Hobert and never had any doubts.

After Abt quickly finished his report, his spirit sensed danger from behind.

At this moment, the muscles of his legs seemed to be suddenly frozen, and the inertia caused him to fall to the ground hard and roll far away.

Abt struggled to his feet, and saw that two figures had come closer, one with a terrible pale face like a dead man, and the other with claws and fangs.

This is a "living corpse" and a "werewolf"!

They were running extremely fast, and the "living corpse" continued to stiffen Abt's muscles, preventing him from getting up.

The "werewolf" was still accelerating, and he stretched out his claws, ready to shovel Abt's head.

Just as Abt was preparing for death in fear, a wall of fire suddenly ignited in front of him, temporarily blocking the "living corpses" and "werewolves".

The temperature of the wall of fire made Abt's muscles immediately return to normal.

With a slight turn of his head, he saw Commander Schill and Chief of Staff Archibald.

At this moment, Abt had tears in his eyes, and his report was heard by Colonel Bud, and he even asked the commander and chief of staff to save himself!

"The Living Corpse" and "Werewolf" turned around and ran after seeing Archibald, but within a few steps they were moving very slowly, as if they were doing a slow-motion performance in a pantomime.

A "blazing white spear" flew out of Schill's hand, piercing the heart of the "werewolf".

That was the werewolf's biggest weakness, and he struggled for a while before falling to the ground.

And in front of the "living corpse", a "staff officer" wearing a military uniform and a grim face appeared.

This "staff officer" Abt has met and often seen him at the side of Chief of Staff Archibald.

At this time, this "staff officer" ...... In fact, it was Archibald's secret puppet, and a pale blue "Magma Sword" appeared in his hand, piercing the chest of the "living corpse".

The eyes of the "living corpse" were full of fear and helplessness, and now he still couldn't move, and soon, the magma filled his entire chest and abdomen, and the "living corpse" also fell to the ground.

It all happened very quickly, and by the time Abt got up from the ground, the battle was over.

He was about to salute the two chiefs when he suddenly felt a change in spirituality in the woods around him.

Squeak~

The trees began to shake abnormally, and some of the leaves were shaken down, and these leaves were only falling slowly at first, but soon, the speed of the fall became rapid, like a throwing knife, stabbing at Abt and the others.

Several fireballs appeared around Schill, as did Archibald's secret puppet.

These fireballs flew out, burning leaves to ashes.

At the same time, the surrounding space becomes illusory again, Angus and two Sequence 5 emerge from the spirit realm, and support from the special operations forces arrives.

The trees were back to normal, but Abt could still feel the sinister stare in the surrounding forest.

After a brief standoff between the two sides, Archibald and the others gathered up the loot.

Schill also said to Abt: "Soldier, you have done your job very well. ”

As he spoke, he took Abt and left first, and Archibald and Angus and the others left one after another.

This hasty confrontation ended in a hasty manner.

Back in Angelou, Abt reported in detail the results of his investigation, and when he returned to the barracks to rest, he felt that it was very untrue.

Originally, he just thought that the new contact method was the gospel of the scouts, and as long as there was key information, it was easy to report to the commander with such a contact method.

If there is any new change in the situation, the command in the rear will also know it at the first time.

But now Abt realizes that this magical communication system can also complete the rapid support of extraordinary power, which will be a huge information advantage in the future!

……

In the past few days, Hobart has often been in the "Land of Disorder" to observe the "mysterious communication system" he has just established.

So far, the results have been very good, not only to make it easier to get information, but also to communicate orders.

The ensuing civil war will be the best test of this system.

After a routine observation of the "Little City of God" below the mountain, Hobart returned to the real world and once again felt that this communication system was actually more suitable for the "soothsayer" approach.

Because at the level of Sequence 3 "Ancient Scholars", you can put a "Spirit Worm" in the essentia to perform an "automatic response" operation.

And Hobart also communicated with the messenger Beverly some time ago, the extraordinary person of the "Black Emperor" path, at least at the level of angels, there is no way to create a clone.

In other words, it is difficult to "respond automatically" unless there is a corresponding seal.

This may also be the reason why there is a "small city of God's kingdom" in the "country of disorder", and why the "country of disorder" seems to be larger than the "source fort".

I can't do anything, of course, I can only recruit people to work for the kingdom of God.

If a normal god is a god, he would rather let the "small city of God's kingdom" be empty than let ordinary extraordinary beings come to his kingdom of God easily.

After all, judging from the Bibles of the major churches, if they have not made great contributions to mission, they must at least be at the level of demigods to be qualified to serve the gods in the kingdom of God.

But Hobert didn't think much like those gods, in his opinion, practicality was the most important, and it was a pity that such a good condition of the "country of disorder" was not used.

So before he became an angel, he set up this communication system and recruited several "mystery operators" led by Moira and Vina.

As soon as Hobart returned to the real world, the butler Dophis came to report: "Grand Duke, Grand Duke Georgina is here. ”

"What is he doing here?" Hobart said to himself, is it because I haven't been to work for too long and is ready to fire me?

In his thoughts, Hobert went to the drawing-room, exchanged a few words with the somewhat conservatively dressed duchess, and then invited him to a small reception room for a conversation.

As soon as the servant with tea went out, Georgina said, "I'm here to deliver an order: from the early hours of Saturday morning, you are to be stationed in a very important place!" ”

Hobert was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: It won't be for me to "see the grave" of George III, right? Such a move is equivalent to letting a rat guard the rice bowl!

Georgina took out a map as she spoke, pointed to a location in the suburbs, and said, "Starting Friday night, the 195th Division will set up checkpoints in this area.

"At three o'clock in the morning, you need to rush there to assist the 195th Division in defending this position."

The 195th Division is the elite unit in the Bakerland Defense Zone.

Hobert glanced at the map, and there was no tomb of George III in that direction, which meant that the mission was a complete smokescreen.

Without information on the exact location of the mausoleum, the power of the Vorsack Empire or the Fenerport Kingdom could easily be tricked into coming here.

At the same time, this is also to watch Hobert, although the "founder" has not shown any intention to oppose George III's godhood so far, and the cooperation between the two sides is very harmonious, but this kind of thing still needs to be prevented.

After all, the "founder" seems to be the "Black Emperor" path, or the god of the adjacent path.

Hobert smiled, "It's a pity that I can't listen to the king's speech." ”

(End of chapter)