To the question of "Fool" Klein, "Emperor" Hobert replied: "The Iron Curtain has fallen. ”

The other members thought that this was the "emperor" describing the current international situation, as if the "iron curtain" had been lowered.

Only Klein understood that Hobert's original intention was that once this ideological struggle began, it would be life and death, and there would be no room for relaxation.

This reminds me of the history of prehistoric civilizations, and I feel in my heart that the development of the current situation is always surprisingly consistent.

The once huge, steel-filled Red Giant was also established at the end of World War I.

But the difference is that Hobert knew the development of history well, first using the war to grab a huge amount of wealth, and then as a victorious country to obtain a large amount of war reparations.

Finally, it is Hobert's use of extraordinary forces, theoretically speaking, with the current situation, Rune and other countries should have frozen all the assets of the Atlantis Kingdom in the Northern Continent a long time ago.

However, according to what Klein learned when he was in Constance and other industrial cities, half of the real estate in the entire industrial area on the south bank of the sea was the assets of the Kingdom of Atlantis, and no one confiscated it.

Before, it was because they were still allies, but now it is because the Kingdom of Rune no longer has the ability to face the Kingdom of Atlantis, so they dare not do things.

In terms of extraordinary power, the Kingdom of Atlantis is already much stronger than Rune, and in terms of the Orthodox Church, the Mother Earth God Church will definitely support the Kingdom of Atlantis.

If you have to take sides, the Church of the Night Goddess will most likely support the Kingdom of Atlantis, and until you have to take sides, the Church of the Night Goddess will maintain the current two sides.

Considering the attitude of their allies, the Storm Church will probably choose not to help each other, or provide limited help to the royal family, for example, if the two countries lose the war in Rune, they will come forward to maintain a certain amount of strength of the royal family, but don't expect them to take the initiative to help.

The other churches, the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom have no direct stake in it, and should choose to stay out of it, the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, as the losing party, have just signed some religious agreements, and they will not act lightly.

Therefore, as far as the Orthodox Church is concerned, the Kingdom of Atlantis has certain advantages.

After this set of "combination punches", not only will the assets of the Atlantis Kingdom in the Northern Continent not be frozen, but they will also be able to use those industries all the time to continuously transfuse blood for the nascent Atlantis Kingdom.

This is also different from the history in Crane's impression, he believes that under Hobert's deployment, the kingdom of Atlantis will definitely become strong quickly!

But such a strong force must be something that the countries of the Northern Continent do not want to see, or even something they are very afraid of.

Hobert spread his hands and said, "Don't make it look like we started the war, we will be isolated during the Beckland peace talks.

"Rune, in particular, had promised to help us secure franchises in many industries throughout the North Continent after the war, only to have them reversed the day after negotiations began.

"I can understand that they were forced to agree to some of our terms when the battle was unfavorable, but what I can't understand is why they have no guilt for breaking the contract later?"

The other members had nothing to say, and although most of them did not want the war to continue to break out, the decision on whether or not to break out was not in their hands.

After a moment of silence, the "Hermit" Gadelia started a new topic: "I heard that William I, the 'protector' of the Kingdom of Rune, has been killed!" ”

The members were all stunned, in the previous exchange, they had learned that the archangels of the royal family of Fenerport had lost their extraordinary characteristics, but they did not expect that now the archangels of the Kingdom of Rune have also been killed!

"Yes." Hobert replied in the affirmative: "Trenthorst's plan to seize William I's extraordinary characteristics was discovered by us, so we used Trenthorst's plan to kill William I." ”

"Huh?" "Star" Leonard didn't react for a moment: what kind of logic is this?

Klein also sighed: This is the thinking mode of lawyers?

Gadelia was slightly stunned: "So, you killed William I?" ”

Hobert nodded, but did not release details.

Klein also realized that this was preventing Trensost from gaining more Sequence 1 features.

"Hanged man" said Alger: "Isn't that the reason for the current international tension?" ”

Hobart laughed: "Who asked William I to push Trenthorst out to be the king of the kingdom of Paz?" Maybe Rune's victory in a desperate situation made them suddenly lose themselves.

"William I had the idea of using Trenthorst, and when he had this thought, he was already doomed to his fate."

Alger and the other members found that they could not discuss the world situation with the "Emperor", otherwise all the fault would be the "Emperor's" opponents.

This time, Crane was less opposed to the war, and he saw firsthand the prosperity of the kingdom of Atlantis, and the common people regaining hope and confidence in life.

He also saw that the ills of the northern continent countries had not been eliminated by war, but that the needs had now increased and some of the ills had been concealed.

In Klein's view, this war, if it breaks out, will be a "righteous war".

This was the end of the conversation, and the hall was quiet again for a moment before Alger asked "Sun" Deric, "I heard that there are some problems with your holy scriptures?" Is the problem solved now? ”

The Fool's Tome was basically only spread in the Kingdom of Atlantis, and the speed of its spread was not very fast, so now Alger had heard that some of the contents of the Tome were a little inappropriate.

Darek subconsciously glanced at Mr. Fool, who was shrouded in gray mist: "The problem is solved. ”

Gardelia asked with some curiosity, "What did you go across?" ”

Derick glanced at the "Emperor" again before saying, "Some of the descriptions have not been verified, or are exaggerated, and we have already made a revision. ”

"Be careful not to promote other churches as bad, lest it cause conflict," Alger reminded. ”

Sitting at the head of the bronze table, Crane thought of the canon they had revised: it was only a matter of saying that it would not cause trouble, but there would certainly be something ridiculous about it. For example, one day, Will Unsetin will see the canons of the Church of the Fool and be surprised to find: When did I become an angel under the seat of the "Fool"?

Then, the old grandfather inside Leonard, Mr. Azik who woke up, and Miss Courier, who was trying to recover, followed and said: What, me too?

After exchanging the matter of the Holy Scriptures, Gadelia looked around with too much expectation and said, "Which of you has the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Voyeur' path sequence 3?" ”

It had been a long time since she had digested the "occultist's" potions, but she had only received the "Master of Prophecy's" potion recipe from the Morse Ascetic, and she was still far from getting the extraordinary properties or the main material.

Although she was a member of the Ten Pillars of the Morse Ascetic, the higher the Sequence Path, the more precious the corresponding resources became, and even such an ancient organization could not be squandered arbitrarily.

Moreover, Gardelia was born on the Dawn and was less influenced by the Hidden Sage, and was not so trusted within the Morse Ascetic.

There may not be any hope of getting a promotion from her organization for a few years, or even a dozen years, so she has to ask for help at the tarot meeting.

None of the other members spoke, and the extraordinary characteristics of this level were not turnips on roadside stalls, they were everywhere.

Most of them are currently worried about Sequence 3's traits and promotions.

At this time, Hobert suddenly: "Do you have the idea of jumping to an adjacent pathway?" ”

This sentence was familiar to everyone, and after thinking about it for a while, they immediately looked at Leonard.

Gardelia took a deep breath and barely thought about it, "Yes." ”

Hobert bowed his head slowly, this is the reaction of a normal person, to be honest, he really didn't expect that Leonard would refuse to jump to the adjacent path and give up the opportunity to become an angel.

But when you think about it, that decision is really in line with Leonard's character.

"I have clues to the extraordinary properties of the 'Esoteric Scholar' and the 'Knowledge Mentor'." Hobert said, "I can help you with the potion recipe." ”

The "clue" that Hobart mentioned was the "0-82" crystal light curtain obtained in the Divine War before, which was a seal against the "Knowledge Mentor".

And the ability is very weak, if you can use it to train an angel, it would be great.

As for the potion formula, it was easy for Hobart to obtain, and he only needed to use the extraordinary properties to "associate" and get the corresponding formula.

Even the characteristics of the shredded can be "correlated".

Hobart had a copy of the extraordinary characteristics of the "Emperor of Knowledge" in his hands, but there was still some remnants of Russell's spirit, so he did not intend to smash this extraordinary characteristic.

Gadelia was excited: "I, what kind of reward should I pay?" ”

"I'll have to think about it, or discuss it." Hobart said: "Tomorrow I can give you the potion recipe first, you prepare the ritual first, and when the time is ripe, you can also try to promote first, and then make up the reward." ”

"Okay!" Gardelia took a deep breath and said sincerely, "Thank you!" ”

That's an opportunity to become an angel! What a dream for many people!

At this time, "Moon" Emlyn suddenly sighed: "The third part!" ”

Everyone knows that what he said is that this is the third clue to the extraordinary characteristics of the angel level that the emperor has shot!

"Magician" Furth said in his heart: What you don't know is that Hobert has prepared for me the extraordinary characteristics of Promotion Sequence 3, and has also obtained clues about the extraordinary characteristics of "Traveling Mage".

Klein also thought: In this way, the extraordinary trait of me becoming an angel was also obtained with the help of Hobert.

This made Him feel the difference between angels and angels again.

After the deal was completed, there was no information to continue the exchange, and Klein announced the end of the tarot meeting.

Returning to the real world, Hobart and Audrey did not get up immediately, but continued to lie on the bed, and Audrey first asked, "Hobert, where did you get so many high-level extraordinary trait clues?" ”

Hobart smiled, "It's not a clue I got alone. ”

Then He said, "At present, it is relatively easy for me to obtain the extraordinary characteristics of an angelic level as long as there are clues.

"If we can have a few more angels who are kind to us, it will be a good deal."

Audrey let out an "um", as if that was the case.

Hobert sat up first: "Since your parents are here, stay with your parents."

"Well, you haven't been back to Rune for a long time, so I'll give you a month's vacation."

Audrey was about to refuse, but Hobert took the lead and said: "In a month or two, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will definitely be very, very busy, and even if you want to rest, you won't have time." ”

Audrey was said to be moved, because she did not have a break in a while.

"It's better not to go back to Beckland." "Your current status is a bit peculiar, and you may run into some trouble if you return to Beckland," Hobert advised, "so I suggest you go to the family domain in East Chester County to relax." ”

Audrey sighed: "I do miss the beautiful mountains and rivers there and the fresh air there. ”

Hobert smiled slightly: "Pay attention to safety, and contact me immediately with the 'Order Crystal' if you encounter any problems." ”

"Oh." Audrey agreed, feeling that she was a demigod after all, and she should not encounter any difficult problems.

Hobert stood on the edge of the bed and stretched, "Alright, it's time for me to meet the envoys." ”

Audrey gets up and kisses Hobert goodbye.

Back in the office, the palace butler invited Princess Ethel, the envoy of the Fenerport Kingdom, to come in.

When each country sends an envoy, it is very important which one to meet first, and in the past, Hobert must have met with Rouhn's envoy first, but now it is different.

After a few brief polite words with the princess, who still had short hair, Hobert got to the point, and Ethel said, "No matter what the situation is in the future, we will firmly stand on the side of the kingdom of Atlantis. ”

Of course, we have to be on this side, and the Mother Earth Church will definitely support the Kingdom of Atlantis.

For the royal family of Fenerport, in the absence of archangels, basically wherever the church goes, the royal family has to follow it.

And now the kingdom of Atlantis is strong enough, in the previous world war, the Duchy of South Bailang could only affect the situation of the war, and under the oppression of the Intis and Fursak armies, their tactics could only be based on guerrillas.

But now it's different, the war has only been over for half a year, and the Kingdom of Atlantis already has the strength to challenge the entire Northern Continent!

Ethel's statement made Hobert bow slightly, but he said something else: "Actually, we don't regard the nobles as enemies, or we don't regard anyone as enemies!"

"We hope to let ordinary people create more wealth, so that if the cake is bigger, they can share more benefits."

Ethel seemed to think for a moment before saying, "We will consider introducing the political model of the Kingdom of Atlantis. ”

Hobert smiled, "As a friend, I would like to remind you that the sooner this process is, the better, if you wait until the war is over, the kingdom of Fenerport will miss the best opportunity." ”

Ethel nodded, "I'll go and convince the council as soon as possible." ”

Hobert suddenly jumped to another question: "Do you still want to be king now?" ”

Ethel was slightly stunned at first, and then suppressed his excitement: "Yes, but there is still some resistance." ”

Originally, she had the support of Philip I, and she would definitely be able to win the struggle for the throne, but now the problem is that Philip I quickly lost his original authority after losing the person of the archangel.

Hobert said "um": "If you plan to introduce the political model of the Kingdom of Atlantis, I will have an angel send you home."

"When you become queen, you will push forward with the corresponding reforms, but it is certain that in the future, the nobles of Fenerport will lose many rights, and the rich will not be able to do whatever they want as before.

"You have to be mentally prepared accordingly, and the extraordinary people of the royal family must also be mentally prepared accordingly."

IJssel immediately said, "I will ask the people you sent to form a cabinet, and the management of the kingdom will be left to the cabinet. ”

Hobart was pleased with Ethel's promise: "I will only send someone to help you form a transitional government, and after the government is functioning normally, we will leave at most some advisers, and in the next few years, these advisers will be gradually withdrawn." ”

When the time comes, the Kingdom of Fenerport will be politically and economically coerced, and it doesn't matter if there are advisors or not.

Ethel took a deep breath and felt in his heart that he should have come here sooner.

Then He asked, "Is the battle going well in the Empire of Byron?" Do you need our support? ”

The countries of the Northern Continent have different opinions about this war, some say that the Kingdom of Atlantis has achieved an advantage, while others say that the Kingdom of Atlantis is mired in the quagmire of war.

For fear of causing misunderstanding, Fenerport never sent someone to the front line of the battlefield to do a detailed investigation.

But Hobart smiled and said: "You don't need to worry about the next war, my marshal once said: if the kingdom of Paz is still there in the New Year, it will be a shame for him." ”

Ethel's eyes froze, thinking of the Medici who had once pledged allegiance to the "Founder".

Hobert continued: "You have such worries only because the Southern Continent has been on the edge of the civilization circle for a long time.

"But now it's different, this will be the center of civilization in the future!"

After a few more words of conversation about the international situation, Ethel took his leave and left.

As she walked out, she suddenly remembered a scene more than two years ago, when she invited Hobart to her mountain lodge and wooed him in hopes of helping her compete for the position of prince.

And now, Hobert has the ability to send her directly to the king's position.

After a meeting with the envoy of the Kingdom of Fenerport, Hobart then met with Princess Alice, the envoy of the Kingdom of Rune.

The two of them also chatted a few words, and Alice said helplessly: "Hobert, why did the situation develop to this point?" ”

Hobert didn't say anything too official, just smiled and said, "Our differences are on all sides, and it's impossible for me to ignore the hostility of Rune's higher-ups towards the Kingdom of Atlantis. ”

Alice took a deep breath: "Won't you explain the death of the 'protector' of the Rune Kingdom?" ”

Hobert said, "A child passing through a downtown with a piece of gold in his hand is easily robbed.

"So is it the child's fault for this? Or is it gold's fault? Or is it the robbers' fault? ”

Alice opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out.

It was the first time she had heard someone describe the "protector" as a child.

Hobert added: "William I should unswervingly join forces with me against Trenthorst, and not help Trenthorst against me.

"I know what William I thought at the time, he felt that I and Trenthorst were greater enemies, and that if our territory was not far apart, we would have fought first.

"And in order to prevent Trensost from recovering the extraordinary characteristics in William I's body, I will definitely continue to ally with Rune and fight against Trensost.

"That way he can be left and right in the North Continent, watch us fight to the exhaustion, and then look for an opportunity to grab some profits.

"It's Rune's favorite political model in the colonies, and it's very annoying."

Alice nodded, "I see." ”

Hobert said again: "The Iron Curtain has fallen. The future direction of the world can only be determined by war. ”

The two did not talk for long, because Alice had already felt Hobart's attitude very clearly, and there was no possibility of mediation between the two countries.

Hobert's third meeting was with the Intist envoy, who first tentatively asked: Can Intis release the prisoners of war early?

Under the previous Peace of Beckland, Hobert would release more than 320,000 Intis prisoners of war within a year.

Now that about half a year has passed, and Hobart has released less than 60,000 people.

This group of prisoners of war greatly solved the shortage of manpower in various places, and they built houses and squares, and so far, basically two small cities.

And Intis is currently going to return these prisoners of war, just to expand the army!

After all, these prisoners of war have undergone a long period of military training, and they have also participated in wars, so they are much better than the newly recruited soldiers.

So Hobart made a condition that if Intis could pay the war reparations in advance, he would release the prisoners early.

Of the 1.5 billion pounds worth of war reparations paid to the Kingdom of Atlantis, only £300 million has been paid so far.

Combined with the war reparations of the Fursack Empire, the Kingdom of Atlantis has only received about 600 million pounds in reparations.

The indemnity was used by Hobert for the construction of three large ocean-going docks, as well as two airship assembly centers, a large artillery factory, and a part of it was paid to the families of the martyrs in the form of pensions.

In the end, they did not achieve anything constructive, Intis did not pay the reparations in advance, and the Kingdom of Atlantis did not intend to release the captives early.

The meeting that followed was uneventful, and Hobert's hostility was clearly felt.

After the envoys returned home one after another, a shocking news shocked the high-ranking countries of the Northern Continent: with the support of the Kingdom of Atlantis, the current king of Feneport, Fernando II, abdicated and Princess Ethel ascended the throne!

This gave the magnates of the Northern Continent a sense of urgency, and they realized that something had to be done, otherwise their king or emperor would probably abdicate inexplicably.

(End of chapter)

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