Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 506 Bernadette visits Jeffrey Town
The transaction of magical items with the ability to "travel" initiated by Hobert ultimately failed to find a suitable buyer.

Audrey originally had the idea of ​​​​purchasing it, but she had recently traded a lot of information, and she could not afford so much money at the moment.

I could ask my father to reimburse part of it, but I thought that if I disappeared from my room for ten minutes, there would be a high probability that the maids would find me, which would be very troublesome.

In the end, she persuaded herself: she should save the money to buy a magical item that can change her appearance.

No one else had such a large amount of money, so the deal never went through.

Then "The World" applied to communicate with Ms. Hermit alone. Hobert thought of the deal that Klein had just made with him to remove the pollution of extraordinary characteristics. He guessed that Klein was contacting Ms. Hermit in order to enter the Sunia Sea. Prepare for the East.

In other words, Klein is about to be promoted to Sequence 5!
After the individual communication between the two people ended, the Tarot Club entered into a period of free communication.

Audrey first said: "I got the news that more than 5 pounds of cash was lost in the vault of Barclays Bank three days ago!

"This is already the fourth case of large amounts of cash being stolen in the past half month, with a total of about 16 pounds of cash lost!"

Emlyn lamented: "This serial theft case has not been solved yet? Oh my god, 16 pounds! How long will the robbers spend this much cash?"

If he had such a sum of money, he would definitely buy all the dolls he liked... no, he would definitely buy a factory to make dolls!Then buy a big showroom filled with dolls and the clothes the dolls wear on different occasions!

"According to the information I got," Audrey got the information from the Bishop of Backlund, she said: "This is definitely a case involving extraordinary people. It is said that the extraordinary person named 'Resentful Soul' has serious He is suspected of committing the crime, but unfortunately no specific suspect has been identified yet."

Both Hobert and Klein were stunned. Hobert thought: Could this be the source of the payment for the goods I received?Is this how Miss Sharon said she would raise money?No wonder she said that as long as you give them time, money is not a problem. It turns out that she gave them time to rob a bank!I naively thought it was giving them time to sell off their assets!

Klein thought: When it comes to 'Resentful Souls', I only know Miss Sharon. When the "Emperor" asked for Miss Sharon's contact information some time ago, I guessed that the "Emperor" would not only form an alliance with the Temperance Faction, but also deal with South Korea. The trophies from the mainland should contain a large number of extraordinary properties.Could it be that Ms. Sharon committed crimes continuously because she wanted to buy those extraordinary characteristics?
Cattleya said: "'Resentful Soul' is Sequence 5 of the 'Prisoner' path. Extraordinaries at this level can already do whatever they want to a certain extent.

"But even so, there are very few Sequence 5 level Extraordinaries who commit crimes continuously like this, because they are easily targeted by the official elite team of Extraordinaries, and it is only a matter of time before they are caught."

Audrey nodded: "I hope the case can be solved as soon as possible and the criminals can be brought to justice as soon as possible."

Hobert said to himself: I hope the case will never be solved, after all, the stolen money is still with me.Well, it doesn't matter to me whether the case is solved or not, but don't even think about recovering the stolen money.

After ending the discussion on this matter, Klein announced the end of this Tarot Club.

Above the gray fog, after finishing the members' sacrifices and gifts, Klein returned to the real world and turned on the faucet, patting the cold tap water on his face. He suddenly woke up.

After reviewing the information he got from the tarot meeting and taking a short rest, Klein decided to volunteer in the hospital for a while and look for opportunities to play the role of the "faceless man".

More than half an hour later, he opened the door and entered the "Olawi Medical Rescue Foundation", which is a charitable organization with a background of the Church of the Night Goddess. One of its responsibilities is to provide trained volunteers to various hospitals.

When he arrived at the registration desk, Klein saw a female staff member flipping through a newspaper, so he tapped the table.

"What's the matter?" the lady asked as she put down the newspaper.

"I want to volunteer."

The lady raised her head and looked at Klein: "Name..."

After seeing the appearance of the person in front of her clearly, her eyes froze, and the pen she just picked up fell to the ground with a "clack".

There happened to be a portrait on the newspaper in front of her, and that portrait was none other than the crazy and dangerous adventurer Gehrman Sparrow.

The thirty-year-old woman's voice trembled: "You, you want to volunteer?"

"Yes." Klein didn't expect Gehrman Sparrow to be so famous!
"Yes, but you are an adventurer!"

Forget it, come back later with a different face and clothes. Klein asked expressionlessly: "Who stipulates that adventurers can't be volunteers?"

The woman looked like she was about to cry and blurted out, "It's not me!"

"Sorry, I don't want to be a volunteer anymore." After saying that, Klein left quickly.

The lady in charge of registration breathed a long sigh of relief. She quietly drew a crimson moon on her chest: Goddess, how could such a dangerous guy come to volunteer?I had just made up my mind to hand over the form filled out by Gehrman Sparrow to the police station.

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Feneport Kingdom, west bank of Full Moon Lake.

On the altar in front of Hobert, there are three extraordinary characteristics that are obviously not normal.

Two of them emit blue light, and were collected by Hobert at a cost of 7000 pounds. Two of them had extraordinary properties obtained from the palace of Kavitua's death.

There is also a viscous liquid that seems to be mixed with black, which is the extraordinary characteristic of the "Secret Puppet Master" that Klein commissioned to process.

The fee for helping to deal with extraordinary characteristics is 3000 pounds. The gold pounds Hobert earned from selling information at this party was 6600 pounds and two pieces of extraordinary materials.

After adding and subtracting all this, Hobert also got 2600 pounds in cash.

With the 15 pounds deal, Hobert didn't even take the thousands of pounds in cash seriously.

After waiting for a while, Hobert sacrificed the three extraordinary characteristics and cash to the "Land of Disorder". After sitting on the Iron Throne, Hobert first summoned the extraordinary characteristics of the "Secret Puppet Master".

Based on past experience, he shattered this extraordinary characteristic. When the extraordinary characteristic was shattered, a sticky force appeared in the "Power of Chaos".

Hobert summoned a stone from the "Land of Disorder" and attached this power to the stone shaped into a pancake.

The colored granite suddenly became pitch black and translucent, and finally became like a piece of black jade.

Using the identity of the "State of Disorder", Hobert learned the specific usage of this piece of black jade. It has the ravings of the "True Creator". If he touches it in the real world without taking any protective measures, he will immediately Affected by the gibbering, an Extraordinary person below the level of a demigod can lose control in three to six seconds.

This is different from the "blessing of the abyss" that Hobert "extracted" before. It was Fabuti's personal "blessing" for Hobert, and the ravings of the true Creator are more like a battle. Extraordinary broadcasting.

Hobert reached out and summoned another piece of granite, covering half of the round pancake-shaped black jade. As long as you hold this side of the granite, you can use the black jade to actively attack.

The number of active attacks is three. After three times, the ravings of the "True Creator" will be transferred to three different targets.

This is equivalent to breaking Yayu into three, but it can still easily make "low-sequence" Beyonders lose control.

The babble has only been divided, but the overall body has not weakened. The babble emitted by the evil god will not weaken until a long, long time later.

Then Hobert followed the last method and crushed the two extraordinary characteristics of the "Sailor" path and made a detailed distinction. Finally, he got 3 "Wind Blessed" pieces, 4 "Navigator" pieces, and 3 "Navigator" pieces. "The Wrathful People", 2 extraordinary characteristics of "Sailor".

During this period, the extraordinary characteristics of "Secret Puppet Master" had been re-condensed. In order not to burden Klein when he took the potion, Hobert only brought the "Secret Puppet Master"'s extraordinary characteristics and the piece of black jade into the real world.

As for the "Faceless Man" and other four extraordinary characteristics, Hobert stayed in the "Country of Disorder".

Yes, this is all for Klein's sake.

Then Hobert thought happily: Should he write a letter to Leonard and discuss a deal to sell the "divineer"'s extraordinary characteristics?

It was not until night that Hobert re-dedicated the extraordinary characteristics and black jade to "The Fool".

The next morning, Hobert once again recruited three of his students, asked them about their recent work, and then gave Selina and Dennis the opportunity to become extraordinary.

Selina chose to become an "apprentice", and Hobert did not mention the incomplete potion formula in this way, because after Forsi reached the Sequence Level, Selina would most likely be able to reach the Sequence Level as well.

Moreover, "apprentice" fits Selina's current status very well, and she should be able to digest the magic potion quickly.

Dennis chose Hobert's path without hesitation, so Hobert made a request to him: learn Loen language by himself.

After he can communicate with Selina and Freya skillfully, Hobert will send him to Backlund's law firm to digest the potion.

Then Hobert told them that he was going back to Jeffrey Town, and announced the method of summoning his messenger, so that they could use the messenger to contact him if they had anything to do.

Hobert planned to let them practice here for a while and then call them back.

After explaining some official matters, Hobert took Schier and other soldiers to leave the West Bank and return to Jeffrey Town.

After Forsi heard the news, he came to the door of the Lord's Mansion to greet him.

Today she was wearing a light yellow dress, and her clothes were indeed much skimpier than the last time we met.

Hobert jumped off the horse and opened his arms: "My beautiful lady, have you missed me for more than a week?"

Because there were many servants around, Forsi was embarrassed to say anything. He just blushed slightly and looked at Hobert with a smile.

Donna on the side smiled and said: "We all understand that this means 'think about it'!"

Hobert smiled and hugged Forsi, kissed her on the cheek before pulling her back to the Lord's Mansion.

As soon as a few people arrived in the study and exchanged a few words, Allen came in to report: "Sir, Madam, Knight Donna, the king's envoy has arrived."

Hobert was stunned: "The king's messenger?"

He thought to himself: Did the messenger go astray?He, Hobert, was not very familiar with the king. On the contrary, the Teutons on the other side often went to the king to inform him.

Allen affirmed again: "Yes, the king's messenger."

Only then did Hobert put on the noble attire of a baron and came to the main hall to receive the envoy.

With a cold face, the messenger entered the main hall and read out: "In the name of the king!" As he spoke, he opened an exquisite wooden box and took out a roll of parchment with a fire seal.

Hobert was slightly stunned and quickly knelt on one knee in front of the messenger.

The messenger read out: "Order: Baron Hobert Jeffrey must arrive at Alhambra Palace on the morning of March 3th to attend the Founding Day celebration banquet!"

Hobert was stunned. The king asked me to attend the banquet?
Then he suddenly thought of the conversation Christine had with him before, and he suddenly realized that this banquet was not simple.

After finishing the reading, the messenger handed the roll of parchment to Hobert: "Baron, please rise. We will meet in Feneport City!"

After saying this, the messenger was about to leave.

Hobert quickly stood up and smiled: "Sir Messenger, please stay and have lunch before leaving."

"No," the messenger said, "I still have to go to other nobles or officials to read out the order."

Watching the messenger leave, Hobert felt that the parchment in his hand suddenly became heavy: "Some arrangements have been made in advance."

He said to Allen on the side: "Go and ask Bishop Simpson to come."

Allen said: "Sir, Bishop Simpson returned to Feneport City to report on his duties two days ago."

Hobert was stunned for a moment and then said: "I know.

"Well, go and get ready. Tomorrow I will inspect the territory newly conferred on me by the king."

"Yes."

Returning to the study, Hobert found that Forsi and Donna were busy with their own business. He was about to ask Archibald outside the door to call Siler, but suddenly he looked towards the bedroom as if he had something to say. direction.

He pushed open the door of his room thoughtfully and saw a lady sitting on a chair in the room. She had waist-length chestnut hair and a very well-proportioned figure, neither fat nor thin.

She wore an Intis-style white shirt, a dark jacket, a knee-length gray skirt and a pair of long leather boots.

This heroic lady was holding a magazine with her legs crossed and flipping through it leisurely.

"Bernadette!" Hobert smiled: "No, it's the Queen of Mystery!"

He thought to himself: Others would go to the study to find me, or just let the housekeeper report it openly. How about you just show up in the bedroom?At least you always have to knock on the door, right?Otherwise it will be easy for people to misunderstand!
Bernadette smiled slightly: "I didn't expect you to become a baron in this way, and I didn't expect you to get married so soon."

"Yeah, I'm married, you have no chance." Hobert said with a smile as if he was fighting back.

He clearly remembered being told by the little girl that he was immature.

Bernadette put down the magazine: "It seems that life after marriage has made you enlightened."

When she said this, her eyes suddenly became deeper. This sense of depth was fleeting: "I heard that your place is a scenic spot? Why don't you invite me to your territory?"

Hobert stretched out his hand and said, "Please."

Archibald at the door was slightly startled when he saw the two people coming out together, and then five male servants followed him.

Bernadette glanced at these male servants seemingly casually, and finally looked at Archibald's body with precision.

This made Archibald slightly stunned, and he unconsciously took two steps slower to give Baron Hobert and this mysterious and powerful lady enough space.

Hobert introduced in a calm tone: "This was originally a viscount's lord's palace, but it had been abandoned for several years, and I spent a lot of effort to complete the repairs.

"There are eight courtyards in total. Over there is the front courtyard..."

Just when they came to the front yard, Donna happened to come back from outside and saw Hobert walking with a very elegant and beautiful lady who was dressed in a special way from a distance.

This young lady's temperament reminded Donna of the Princess Ethel she had met before. She couldn't tell what it felt like, but she looked very powerful at first glance.

"Hobert!" Donna greeted him: "Who is this beautiful guest?"

Hobert opened his mouth and suddenly realized that he didn't know how to introduce Bernadette, Queen?It's okay to yell in private, but it seems a bit groveling to yell in front of others.

Princess?Well, she hasn't been a princess for many years, and has been a "big sister" for many years!
Finally, Hobert said: "Bernadette."

Donna greeted: "Hello, Miss Bernadette, you have such a good temperament!"

Bernadette smiled: "You are also very cute."

Hobert didn't want Donna to get involved, so he waved his hand towards her: "Go and do your business."

Donna pouted: "Why do you play by yourself all day long? You only know how to force me to work!"

After they separated, Donna suddenly remembered: I met Miss Bernadette in Backlund!In that Intis-style restaurant!Hobert even came forward to strike up a conversation, hehehe, luckily his sister-in-law was not present at the time.

Hobert took Bernadette to the train station at the dock, but the train would not start again for four or five hours.

At this time, the privilege of the lord was shown. Hobert gave an order and the boiler was quickly boiled. After waiting for more than ten minutes, the train started.

But this time, apart from the train driver, there were only two people on the train, Hobert and Bernadette.

The two of them first sat down in the noble box, but Bernadette felt that the view here was not good enough, so Hobert took her to the small grandstand at the end of the train.

Hobert began to point out the country again, but this time the person next to him was not Forsi, and he did not hold his waist: "This area used to be a reed swamp, you may not imagine how desolate it was at that time.

"Now the functional organs of the town have been built here. That is the town government, over there is the post office and telegraph office, and over there are the Public Security Bureau, Taxation Bureau and Court. Now the staff have officially settled in and started It’s office time.”

After more than half a month of final construction and decoration, the town's functional agencies have begun to operate normally. However, the newly planted flowers and plants in the yards of these buildings have not yet grown up, making them look a bit bare.

Bernadette listened quietly to Hobert's brief description, looked at these brand-new buildings quietly, and her expression softened.

woo~
The train starts to climb uphill, and gradually you can see the well-proportioned ancient town area and the new area of ​​Jeffrey Town under construction.

"The hospital and school have been basically completed." Hobert continued: "The hospital will be put into use next month, and the school will be later, maybe April.

"The plazas, commercial areas, and residential areas are also being built as quickly as possible, but I estimate that it will take another two months to complete, and we should be able to catch up with this summer's tourism boom."

Bernadette suddenly asked: "Where did you get so much money?"

Regarding the cost of construction, as the leader of "Element Dawn", she is relatively clear.

Hobert smiled and said, "It all depends on the help of my family."

Bernadette looked at the crowded construction site and shook her head and said, "If it was really your father's sponsorship, you wouldn't have a sense of pride when you introduced all this."

Looking at the territory that was completely different from when he first arrived, Hobert held on to the handrail with one hand and said, "Maybe it's because I have a thicker skin."

Speaking of which, the relationship between Hobert and Bernadette is actually not close, but in Hobert's impression, the "Queen of Mysteries" in front of him is special.

Although it seemed that Hobert was entertaining Bernadette as if he were entertaining an old friend, when it came to financial issues that were not suitable for public disclosure, Hobert would naturally not tell the truth.

When we came to the mountain, we saw an idyllic scenery. At this time, the spring planting had already been completed, and the seedlings of the crops had grown to calf height!
The farmland is full of people, and they are weeding seriously. Many people are talking loudly while doing farm work, and the joy and hope can be clearly heard in their voices.

“The farmers here are highly motivated,” Bernadette concluded.

"Yeah, maybe it has something to do with my abolition of the agricultural tax." Hobert said as he lamented the difference in the farmland on the east and west banks of Full Moon Lake. Although there were many people in the farmland on the west bank, they all had sad faces, like a group of people. Like a walking zombie, he has no enthusiasm for the land and crops under his feet.

Bernadette glanced at Hobert: "A landed noble took the initiative to cancel the agricultural tax.

"That's right. You don't value the income from that little bit of food at all. You have higher ambitions."

Hobert just smiled slightly.

The train reached its highest point. Hobert and Bernadette got off the train, and the two of them climbed the highest mountain on foot.

The entire mountain was planted with knee-high grass by Hobert. In the middle of the thick grass, there was a gravel road more than one meter wide. There were unpeeled wooden handrails on both sides of the road. Separated from the trail.

The spring breeze blows, the grass rises and falls like waves, and the air is full of the fragrance of grass.

There were some wooden benches at the top of the mountain. Hobert asked Bernadette to sit on the bench. The scenery in front of him made the well-informed "Queen of Mysteries" feel happy both physically and mentally.

Full Moon Lake is already far away from here, the entire lake is within sight, and even a small half of South Colson's mountainous area can be seen from here.

There is a sparkling lake in the mountains, which is originally pleasing to the eye. At this time, the vegetation is growing wildly, and everything as far as the eye can see is eye-catching green.

There are small towns and villages dotted on the shore of the lake, and surrounded by mountains. It is magnificent and full of vitality, making people feel that they are very close to nature.

The two of them looked at the scenery in front of them in silence for a few minutes, and then Hobert suddenly said: "Such a beautiful scenery is very suitable for heart-to-heart talks. Tell me, why did you come to see me?"

Bernadette leaned back in her chair: "I heard some news about the 'Creator', which reminded me that I asked you to say hello to the 'Creator'. Have you brought it?"

　Thanks to [Little Sapien Guan Tianai Learning] for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)