Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 560 BBQ Night with Audrey

When Hobert was in his hometown, his family had barbecues by themselves, and he was very familiar with the barbecue process.

Especially after becoming a Beyonder, he discovered that when igniting a fire, he "distorted" the flame in the oven and temporarily "tampered" with the density and ignition point of the charcoal, almost instantly.

While Audrey was taking the meat and vegetables out, the fire was already lit.

And there is no need to turn it at all when grilling. Hobert "distorts" the temperature of the charcoal so that the temperature can surround the skewers, which is much more even than simply turning it back and forth.

As for the barbecue condiments, Hobert thought about it, including cumin, sesame, salt, and chili powder. As for the other spices, he was not very clear about it, so he added two more at random.

Hobert tasted one first and it tasted pretty good.

The aroma of barbecue filled the yard, and Audrey felt the urge to swallow as she watched, but because that was unladylike, she swallowed secretly.

After finally getting the kebab in hand, Audrey blew on it first, and then imitated Hobert and took a piece of barbecue into her mouth. The juices bloomed on the tip of her tongue. The fresh aroma of the meat accompanied by the taste of condiments filled Audrey's mouth. Delly's entire mouth.

"It smells so good!" Audrey found that in the end, this was the only compliment left in her mind.

Hobert smiled and ate a bunch: "Oh, by the way, there's also beer."

He went into the house and took out the beer, and each of them poured a glass: "Cheers!"

The beer washed away the taste of the meat skewers in the two people's mouths. When they took the next bite of the meat skewers, their mouths experienced the fresh aroma of the barbecue again.

Audrey ate seven or eight skewers in a row before asking: "Hobert, what kind of grilling style is this? Why haven't I eaten it before?"

This made Hobert couldn't help but sigh: The food culture of the northern and southern continents is really difficult to describe. Look how hungry this noble lady is.This was something you could eat at the gate of a community in the AD era.

He was thinking this in his heart, but said: "It's a very unpopular way of eating that I saw when I went to the Rhoside Islands. It is said that I learned it from the elves.

"Although it's delicious, it probably won't be popular among aristocratic circles."

Audrey was concentrating on the skewers and didn't notice that the "origin" that Hobert just mentioned was random nonsense.

However, she understands why it is not popular among the aristocracy, because this way of eating is not gentlemanly and elegant enough.

Audrey also tried to eat more elegantly, but she soon discovered that it didn't work at all!
If you try it more elegantly, the skewers will almost feel cold in your mouth, and the taste doesn't seem so delicious anymore.

Anyway, there were only the two of them here, and Audrey didn't care whether she was a lady or not, she still had to enjoy the food first.

After eating for a while, the two people gradually slowed down in eating skewers and started chatting while drinking.

Listening to the screams of night bugs around him, Hobert held the wine glass and sighed: "This reminds me of when I was in school. I was really hungry in the summer, so I climbed over the wall with some classmates to eat barbecue.

"We were in great spirits along the way, and we all discussed how much barbecue and wine we wanted. But as soon as we entered the store, we saw the head teacher and several teachers who were also having a barbecue. What was even more disappointing was that the head teacher also saw us."

When it came to the head teacher, he hesitated for a moment, but fortunately he "recalled" immediately that there was also a head teacher in the grammar school, so he didn't let it slip.

Audrey smiled and said, "What happened next?"

Hobert took a sip of wine: "I almost didn't come later."

"Did this happen when I was in college?"

Hobert was stunned for a moment before saying, "No, it's a grammar school."

Does the college counselor still care about this?When the time comes, you will have a drink with them and pay them secretly. That is a good student.

Audrey lamented: "I don't have the experience of going to school, and I feel a bit regretful."

Hobert smiled: "If you think about it this way, school is quite boring. The students are kind and simple, but the teachers have mixed thoughts. Some teachers are serious and responsible, and some teachers have no idea what they are doing all day long. And most of the leaders are hiding evil and evil practices.

"The sorrow of the times!"

Audrey had no corresponding experience and had no sympathy for Hobert's emotion: "Was there anything fun at that time?"

"That's too much." Hobert said: "I don't know why, but I hated studying for a while. In order to go out and play, I pretended to be sick, and another classmate went to ask for leave.

"In the end, my class teacher sent me to the hospital because I pretended to look too much like him."

Looking back now, I caused a lot of trouble to the class teacher!
However, Hobert stopped the topic in time, because after all, it happened in high school, not in a grammar school. It would be easy to reveal the truth: "At the dance a few days ago, you saw the light bulb. It felt like How about it?"

"That's great, Hobert!" Audrey said, "I didn't expect it to be so bright at night!"

Hobert smiled and said: "Those were the first batch of light bulbs. I used them before I had a chance to test how long they would last.

"After the service life is calculated, we will start recording the manufacturing process, and we should be able to start mass production at the end of May or June."

However, when it will be released will depend on the results of the generator.

Otherwise, it would be boring to start selling light bulbs but the electricity supply is not available.

And Hobert recently realized that it would be difficult to turn on the light bulbs by pulling the wires for a while, so he planned a transitional plan: temporarily use batteries to power the light bulbs.

So a battery technology research team was added to the manor's laboratory.

The most important thing now is the material of the battery casing. There are currently two options, waiting for a breakthrough in plastics; improving rubber.

Hobert also boldly said "I want them all", because plastic, as a new material, seems to be out of use for a while, but natural rubber already has many relatively mature processes that can be used for reference, and it should be used soon. Can meet Hobert's requirements.

Similarly, the expenses in the manor at this time had reached an average of 300 pounds per day, and this expense continued to increase.

Of course, this also includes newly built large laboratories and researchers’ salaries.

Hobert has no plans to announce these things to the public yet.

Audrey saw the candles on the table nearby: "It's hard to imagine what it would be like if Backlund started using electric lights?"

"Few people will be interested in the starry sky and the moon." Hobert seemed to think about it for a moment before smiling: "In other words, the starry sky seems to disappear from people's sight."

That being said, this is a good thing.

Hobert started roasting vegetables again, leaving only cabbage and peppers in the kitchen.

Brush the cut cabbage with sauce and roast it, which is very popular with Audrey.

And Hobert finally discovered that he had forgotten a very important thing: he had not made cookies.

Audrey suddenly talked about Princess Alice: "On the day you held the ball, you were able to invite Princess Alice?"

"Is it difficult for her to please?"

"Supposedly yes."

"Maybe it's because I saved her life." Hobert simply mentioned: "I have performed a mission to protect her before."

Although he has no sense of belonging to MI[-], out of respect for Georgina, he will not elaborate on the specific mission content.

"No wonder!" Audrey nodded slightly. She had long noticed that the princess looked at Hobert very differently. It seemed that something happened between the two of them.

Hobert suddenly smiled and said: "You'd better change back to your own appearance.

"It's quite unaccustomed to see someone else's face face to face like this."

He paused and then said: "As you can see, there are no residents around this villa, and no one comes to disturb us.

"It doesn't matter if they see you, because no one here knows you."

While Audrey changed back to her own appearance, she looked around. This villa seemed to be outside a village, and it was indeed quite far away from other farmers.

She asked, "Can you tell me where we are now?"

"In a small town on the outskirts of Backlund, not far from my manor." Hobert said: "I rented this place for half a year, and occasionally sent people to take care of it. If I want to make special food, I would Let the manor prepare the ingredients.”

Before that, he had already eaten boiled meat slices here by himself. It was considered his secret base, and it was also his most extravagant and largest expense in terms of food.

Audrey asked curiously: "Do you also cook other foods?"

Hobert cleared his throat: "Actually, I am a chef who was delayed by the earl."

Audrey smiled and shook her head, obviously not believing his nonsense: "I am also a gourmet who was delayed by the aristocratic life. If you have something new to try, you can invite me to taste it."

Hobert hesitated for a moment: "That's okay."

He just suddenly thought that it seemed a little bad to bring Audrey here first before sharing those delicacies with Forsi.

But he thought again, there was no need to worry about such a trivial matter.

Audrey pouted in an unladylike manner: "If you don't want to ask me, forget it."

Hobert actually hesitated!This made Audrey feel very uncomfortable.

Seeing the cute and angry look of this beautiful girl, Hobert suddenly laughed and said: "You misunderstood what I meant. You need to use elven tableware to eat those delicacies, and you probably don't know how to use them."

Audrey was stunned. According to her observation, Hobert was not lying. Forget it, she forgave him: "I can learn."

Hobert smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll teach you next time."

In order to avoid "intensification of conflicts", he simply "distorted" Audrey's judgment quietly, so she didn't see that this was not the main reason for Hobert's hesitation just now.

Audrey then regained her good mood: "Hobert, I heard that several earls have expressed their desire to marry Duke Christine?"

Hobert: "Let me tell you another story from when I was in school!"

"Don't try to change the subject!"

Hobert smiled helplessly: "I don't know what they thought, but my father rejected them all."

Kristine still recognized Fors as her daughter-in-law. He was now a "chaos hunter" and his life span had become much longer. He could calmly operate slowly and gradually gain a high enough political status.

Therefore, the father and son thought about this matter together: there is no need for such a marriage.

"Your thoughts?"

"Of course I refuse." Hobert smiled: "I don't plan to stay in Backlund forever, so there is no need for a marriage."

For some reason, Audrey suddenly felt a little disappointed: "Then what are your plans in the future?"

Hobert was slightly stunned, but he still revealed some of his thoughts to Audrey: "My path to 'High Sequence' requires me to have my own country, and it seems difficult to establish a country in the Northern Continent."

Audrey understood: "Are you going to the Southern Continent in the future?"

This made her even more disappointed because she could only stay in Backlund.

Hobert smiled: "Absolutely."

Then he asked: "You don't think that you can stay in Backlund after reaching the 'High Sequence', do you?

"Your parents are ordinary people. It's too dangerous to stay with them."

"I, I didn't consider these issues." Audrey told the truth.

"These questions are too serious." Hobert said with a smile: "Don't let down such good food. Let's talk about something else."

But Audrey was still a little distracted.

Hobert had no choice but to console him: "For us, the future is full of uncertainties. Don't waste your energy on these uncertainties. That's when you are fighting yourself."

"No, Hobert, I should think about my future." Audrey said: "Next time you plan a battle for the Beyonders, can I participate?

"Until now, I still don't know what it's like for Extraordinaries to fight. What should I pay attention to during the battle?"

Hobert thought about it for a moment: "The 'psychiatrist' is still a bit biased towards assisting. It would be too dangerous for you to directly participate in the battle."

He looked at Audrey's expectant eyes, but couldn't bear to refuse: "Well, you can participate as a post-war psychiatrist. Don't participate in the war for the time being, just watch from a distance.

"After you reach Sequence 6, I will see if there is any suitable battle for you to participate in."

Audrey returned to her charming smile again: "That's great! Thank you, Hobert!"

"Your shortcoming is your temporary lack of ability to quickly deal with enemies." Hobert continued: "I will help you find a magical item of the 'Hunter' or 'Warrior' path, and see if I can help you make up for this shortcoming. plate!"

The so-called "searching" actually means going to the "Land of Disorder" to look through it to see if there are any suitable magical items.

"Hobert, you're a reliable friend most of the time!"

Hobert was stunned: "How about a small amount of time?"

Audrey smiled and said nothing: "There are still a small part of the time when you are a nuisance!"
It wasn't until late in the night that the two of them ended their barbecue night.

Susie's eyes lit up when she saw the skewers in Hobert's hand. At the same time, she also noticed: Why was the pulled pork brought by Hobert last time?

But the smell of barbecue stopped his thinking on this issue.

Hobert thoughtfully pulled off all the meat before leaving, which allowed Susie to quickly finish a whole plate of barbecue.

It stuck out its tongue and licked the meat juice on its lips: "Audrey, what are you thinking about?"

Just like when she came back last time, Audrey sat by the window in a daze again.

"Susie, I, I just suddenly realized that compared to Hobert, I really look like a baby."

Susie didn't quite understand what she meant: "Your physiques look about the same. Besides, you're not as fragile as a baby."

"That's not what I meant." Audrey expressed her worries: "Compared to Hobert, I think too little about the future and too little about life."

She didn't want to see herself as an immature girl forever in Hobert's eyes.

……

May 5st was supposed to be a day off for Hobert, but in Loen and across the entire northern and southern continents, he still had to go to work.

And as soon as he arrived at the office, he received an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, inviting him as a young talent among the Loen nobles to participate in the subsequent meeting of royal family members in Ma Xi.

This is Hobert’s apparent identity when he joins the “Roen Royal Family Delegation”.

Along with the invitation letter, there is also a specific departure time, a rough itinerary plan, and some preparations that need to be made.

We are about to leave on May 5rd, and we plan to take a special train to reach Ma Xi in 3 days. This is the name of a country and its capital.

There is a railway that leads from Loen to Masik and is the main trade link between the two countries.

In the Kingdom of Maxi, princes and princesses will conduct a series of exchange activities, including dances, banquets, informal talks, as well as hunting and mask meetings, etc.

It was claimed that this was a meeting to promote exchanges between the two countries and to cool down the increasingly tense situation between the two countries.

The specific purpose was not clear to Hobert.

Because if it is just to ease the tension between the two countries, it is impossible to involve a sensitive person like Hobert. After all, he had tricked the Feneport royal family before, and asking him to go was purely to cause trouble for the other party.

Hobert did not think about this issue in detail and continued to look at the rest of the itinerary. The princes and princesses of the two countries would communicate in Ma Xi for a week, and then return to Backlund by train. The entire meeting was planned to end in eleven days. If there were special circumstances, The situation will be postponed.

After receiving the invitation, Georgina's secretary invited Hobert.

After arriving at Georgina's office, the general director got straight to the point: "This is an exchange event between the royal family and the top aristocratic exchange event in the world today. It is very important!

“As one of the accompanying protection personnel, you must prevent other countries from sabotaging this event.

"If this event goes well, there will be more similar events in the future."

Hobert seemed to understand to some extent: Is this an action by the Kingdom of Loen to paralyze the countries in the Northern Continent?
"As for the degree of danger?" Georgina said: "According to some information we have received, it seems that the Fusac Empire sent a demigod to disrupt this exchange.

“The Republic of Intis also seems to have taken action, but the specific situation is not clear.

"In addition, you should be able to get a sealed object and a charm. It may be dangerous, but it will not be life-threatening."

Hobert nodded: "That's good." Georgina added: "I'll give you a day off today and tomorrow. You go back and prepare.

"During these eleven days, you must remain vigilant at all times and cannot leave the royal delegation."

The implication is that you can no longer fish as usual.

Back in his office, Hobert was still a little confused about the two days of paid leave he suddenly got.

He first went around the manor in the suburbs, and then returned to the study in the Earl's Mansion to sit for a long time. He actually felt like he had nothing to do!
Hobert lamented: "Suddenly I no longer fish, and my life seems to have no hope."

After thinking about it for a while, Hobert came to Longtail Island. Since he had nothing to do in Backlund, he wanted to find something for himself.

Although the two-week deadline agreed with the manor owners had not yet reached, the manor owners had already sent a batch of rubber to Hobert. They tried Bishop Jyoti's potion, and sure enough, the rubber tree production increased several times. .

The potion is a bit expensive, up to 10 pounds a bottle, but I still make more money than before.

As the first batch of payment was settled, the manor owners were completely relieved and asked Forsi if he still wanted rubber?Because they discovered that the count had built a large rubber processing plant.

Although it has not yet been built, the processing plant is enough to absorb several times the rubber currently produced by Changwei Island.

So Hobert took advantage of his vacation and held another banquet. Also before the banquet started, Hobert said: "The demand for rubber exceeded expectations!

"You can send all your rubber for the next two weeks to me. The price I will give you is 1.5 times the market price. But this time it is not a reservation, you have to pay cash on delivery."

The two parties have established basic mutual trust, and there are no problems with booking and payment on collection.

In addition, at this time, some people were already thinking about whether to go to the surrounding islands to collect a batch of rubber and sell it to the count.

But they did a simple calculation and quickly discovered that unless it was a large-volume transaction, they would not make much money after excluding acquisition costs and transportation costs.

Let’s just trade the rubber we grow ourselves.

What was different from the last time was that during this banquet, some people began to approach Bishop Jyoti and ask about the new rubber tree variety she had mentioned before.

After learning that the rubber tree can produce glue in one month and grow into an adult rubber tree in two months when another kind of chemical is watered, many people are excited.

But new varieties are expensive, and so are the pharmaceuticals.

Of course Hobert could see their hesitation, he smiled and said to himself: I will help you make up your mind after a while!
The next day, Hobert first went to visit the factory under construction on Longtail Island. Currently, all the building materials are sufficient, and it can be built as fast as it can.

Therefore, under the assignment of Roy, who already had rich construction experience, nearly [-] indigenous people were involved in the construction site.

This made the traffickers in Changwei Port very happy. Ever since the immigration to Changwei Island began, there has never been such a big project.

Although Roy gave these natives a low salary on the grounds that they had no experience as construction workers, the large number provided them with a good income every day.

That is to say, the food and lodging of these workers are arranged by Roy, otherwise they will definitely deduct it severely, because the food prepared by the earl for the workers is so good, they can eat as much bread as they want, and each person will have as much bread as they want every day. A piece of red bean toast and a pat of butter.

As for vegetables, these traffickers couldn't help but salivate when they saw it. It turned out to be cabbage!
There are basically no vegetables from the northern mainland grown on Changwei Island, and the traffickers have forgotten how long it has been since they left Bayam without seeing cabbage.

The big, fresh cabbages on the construction site seemed to be used for free, which made the traffickers feel distressed. It was really a waste to give such good things to the indigenous people!
The food here even attracted some indigenous people. This was not the busy farming season, and they were willing to sell their labor just to have all-you-can-eat food.

For Hobert, the situation on Longwei Island has already opened up, and all that is left is to leave it to time. When the time is right, he will come back to Boda to completely seize the governance of Longwei Island.

In fact, Hobert is not completely opposed to the "market economy", but given the current situation of Longtail Island, such an economic model is not suitable.

The economic system must be sorted out first, and then the issue of market economy can be considered. Otherwise, the economic pillars of Longtail Island will always be ores, crops and population.

After walking around Long Tail Island, Hobert went to South Colson again.

At this time, the immigration from Backlund had basically ended. After the first batch of immigrants had lived here for a month with plenty of food and water, it was no longer possible to tell that they had been wanderers.

Occasionally, they have the opportunity to go to the construction site to help, especially the construction site of the bridge under construction, the industrial park construction site and the town government, which requires a large amount of labor.

After getting paid, some of them saved up and planned to borrow part of the money from the city government to build themselves a house.

Some spent all their money on food, drink and fun. Their life as a vagabond left them with no habit of saving money.

Of course the city government will not care about these things. As Hobert said before, opportunities here will only be given to those who love life.

Those who have experienced the life of a homeless person, are still willing to build their own homes, and have a beautiful vision for the future are the people that Hobert is most willing to help.

In addition, the inspection period for the more than 30 Backlund noble children has arrived. Hobert looked at the evaluation given by Kerwin. Except for a few ineffective ones, most of them performed quite well.

So Hobert arranged three places for them to go. The first was to work in the town government in the South Colson area. Because a large number of cadres had just been transferred to Longtail Island, there were many vacancies here.

The second is to go to Changwei Island to understand the situation first. After a month at most, he will become the mayor.

The third is to return to Backlund and become Todd's assistant.

Although life on Changwei Island is a little more difficult, the potential is great. After this month's test, they have already yearned for the position of mayor, so most of them are willing to go to Changwei Island.

Hobert gave them three days off, and they would report to Longtail Island in three days.

The key person who remains in charge of the work in the South Colson area is Kerwin. Currently, the former personnel official is the mayor, and Donna is the deputy mayor. Hobert plans to train his sister so that she can hold important positions in the future. .

With Hobert's help, Donna was already an extraordinary person at this time. She chose the same path as her father and became an "arbiter."

In the lord's mansion, she still likes to fool around in front of her brother, but at work, she has shown a quite mature side, especially with the help of potions, she already looks a bit calm and confident. Feel it.

After walking around the territory, Hobert took Donna to the beach at Longtail Island at her request.

Donna changed into a more casual long skirt. After arriving at Longwei Island, she realized that her skirt was too long and a little hot.

Fortunately, Forsi still had some clothes here and found a knee-length skirt for Donna to change into.

The three people came to the street, and people greeted Hobert and Forsi enthusiastically.

But Donna could feel that the enthusiasm of the people here was different from the residents of Jeffrey City. They greeted each other so enthusiastically, as if just to get more opportunities to make money, unlike the residents of Jeffrey City. , supporting Hobert from the bottom of his heart.

Hobert noticed that a few people in this group seemed to have evil eyes.

But considering that most of them were criminals, he didn't care too much.

There is a beach on Longwei Island that looks pretty good, but unfortunately it is undeveloped and is full of grass and coconut trees.

"Actually, a coastal park can be built here." Hobert said, "Otherwise, it would be a waste!"

Fors also commented: "This beach is no worse than the beach in Connacht City."

Donna smiled and said, "If there was a park here, there would be a place for a walk after dinner."

She is still very playful. Whenever she has time, she will follow the lumberjacks to Dockyard Island to pick wild fruits and catch sea fish.

Especially after Hobert organized the Extraordinary to hunt down the Extraordinary creatures on Shipyard Island, she followed him almost every time.

Now Hobert has used the "Traveler's Gate" to connect his sphere of influence. With the Lord's Mansion in South Colson as the center, one "Traveler's Gate" leads to Backlund, and the other leads to The dock island, which is rich in timber resources, leads to Longwei Island, where food, vegetables and other logistical supplies are constantly transported.

Therefore, in the Lord's Mansion, there is now an institution similar to the customs, and the exchange of goods and personnel must be registered and inspected.

If a park were built here, I believe many people would have dinner at South Colson and then come to Longtail Island for a walk.

The more the three people talked, the more Hobert felt that a park should be built. The key is to have a barbecue here. He had always wanted to experience a beach barbecue, but he had never had the chance.

However, this park must be built when sufficient building materials are available. The current main construction task is to improve the housing of local indigenous people as soon as possible.

As he was about to leave the beach, Hobert noticed three ships on the distant sea, which seemed to be preparing to dock at Long Tail Island.

None of the three people paid much attention to it. After all, this was a seaport, and it was normal for ships to dock.

During dinner, Donna was full of praise for the local coconut toast: "No wonder everyone wants to go to sea. It turns out that there are endless fruits on the sea! The toast is all made of coconut! Oh, and there are endless fish! "

Hobert smiled: "Would you like to arrange for you to experience the life of the indigenous people?"

"If I were an aborigine, I would find an island to live on without anyone, so that I wouldn't live like a slave." Donna said seriously.

Hobert forked a piece of peeled mango: "This suddenly reminded me of a book about island civilization I had read before, and there was one point of view that particularly impressed me.

"Because it is easy to encounter natural disasters on islands, people living on islands often feel insecure and will live in groups because of this. It is easy for a hierarchical society to emerge."

Forsi was intrigued by the concept: "What kind of book is that?"

Hobert was stunned for a moment before he smiled and said, "I forgot."

In fact, it is a book from the AD era.

"Tch~" Donna said: "Hobert has actually not read this book. He was telling me in a sarcastic way that the natives on the island will not leave their own group."

But she also felt in her heart that what Hobert said made sense.

Hobert raised his glass: “In any case, the miserable lives of the indigenous people here are the consequences of colonization.

"Haha, the three of us currently look like colonists.

"let us……"

As soon as he said this, Hobert felt something and looked in the direction of the port.

thump~
Suddenly there was a dull sound of cannons on the sea, followed by the sound of exploding cannonballs.

This was like a blow to Longwei Island, causing the city that was noisy just now to suddenly become quiet.

I don’t know who shouted: “The pirates are coming! Run!”

For a time, the entire Longtail Port became very chaotic.

Hobert put down his wine glass and said calmly: "I feel like I have forgotten something important. We don't have a navy yet! How can this be done!"

Donna reminded: "Brother, there are cannons fired outside!"

She wasn't nervous at all. Although she didn't know how powerful Hobert was, he looked very powerful. As long as Hobert was around, she wouldn't be in any danger.

"I'm not deaf." Hobert came to the window, first took a look at the chaotic streets, and then through the moonlight saw three ships on the sea lining up in a line and firing towards the coast.

Only then did he finally think about it. No wonder there were a few malicious looks when walking on the street in the afternoon. They should be spies sent by the pirates in advance.

Because they pose no danger at all, there is no spiritual warning to respond.

And the three ships they saw on the sea when they came back are the three pirate ships now.

Hobert smiled: "Whatever comes to mind will come to you. Just now I was worrying about where to order warships from, and now someone came to my door!"

At this time, the shells from the second round of shelling fell sparsely on the city, and the resulting explosion immediately triggered waves of screams.

However, the power of the artillery shells did not seem to be very powerful, and at least few buildings were blown down.

Hobert seemed to turn a deaf ear to the scene outside and was still staring at the pirate ship: "Let me take a look. The one at the front should be the flagship. There are more than 20 cannon holes on one side, which is quite decent.

"Although the two ships at the back are a little dilapidated, they are still usable, but they need to be renovated. There is no problem in using them as training ships."

Finally, Hobert lamented: "The sea of ​​the future belongs to giant steel ships."

By this time, Sil and Freya had already reacted. They began to maintain order on the streets and noticed that someone seemed to be inciting everyone's fear.

Conrad has also begun to organize people to evacuate the city, waiting for the pirates to land, and then give them a powerful blow.

There is a shore defense position in Nagawei Port, but the shore defense guns inside were replaced by rusty old cannons at some point. No one dares to use that kind of cannon because there is a danger of exploding the barrel at any time.

So Hobert went to Mr. Ulysses and ordered fifty coastal defense guns in one go. However, due to lack of artillery, they have not been deployed yet.

The artillery currently under the command of Hobert is still receiving training from Archibald on Dockyard Island.

Hobert was quite satisfied with the reaction speed of Schier and others. He said to Fors: "Let Schier prepare to receive our warship, and let Angus prepare for interrogation."

After saying that, Hobert disappeared on the spot.

Forsi and Donna went to convey Hobert's orders respectively.

The bombardment continued for two more rounds and suddenly stopped, and then three pirate ships began to dock.

The residents of Longtail Island thought that pirates were about to land, and there was no need for Conrad to organize it. Many residents who had been in the navy, pirates, or adventurers spontaneously took up arms to meet the enemy.

For them, if they encounter pirates, they have to fight!Only in this way can you protect your property.

The gentlemen as far away as Backlund thought this was their sense of resistance, but in Hobert's view, this was a sign they had never expected from the Governor's Mansion.

When three ships docked at the pier one after another, and the residents were getting ready to fight the pirates, something black suddenly flew off the ship and landed on the pier.

Some residents saw through the light of the lantern that it was a corpse!There was still a shocked expression on his face.

Call ~
Before everyone understood what was going on, another body flew down.

The pirate ship was quiet from beginning to end, and the atmosphere on the dock gradually became weird.

However, what was even weirder was still behind. After the ladder of the pirate ship was put in place, the pirates disembarked one by one without saying a word with their hands raised.

This once again left the residents stunned.

"Please get out of the way!" Schier led people forward to arrest him.

One pirate seemed to think this was an opportunity. He lowered his hands and was about to run away, but was hit back by a soldier with the butt of his rifle.

"He is the devil!" the pirate shouted heartbreakingly: "He is definitely the devil!"

However, the soldiers tied his hands and took him away.

The residents were also wondering, how frightened were they to scream like this?
"cough!"

A cough attracted everyone's attention. The residents saw a familiar figure on the side of the ship. It turned out to be Earl Hobert!

I saw the count wiping the blood stains on his hands with a handkerchief and saying: "After the interrogation of these pirates is over, take them to the construction site and deal with them according to the old practice!"

The so-called old rule is that unless you make a significant contribution, you will work until you die.

In South Colson, there are still a large number of former gangsters working on the construction site for free.

The soldiers cheered: "Yes!"

The residents couldn't help but take a step back and put down their weapons. This was the first time they saw such a military appearance.

Hobert then said to the residents: "These dead people are the captains, first mates, etc. of pirate ships. I think they must have bounties on them!

"After I receive the bounty, I will repair the shelled houses and give certain compensation to the families of the casualties. If there is any leftover, it will be used to renovate warships and maintain coastal defense positions."

Everyone started talking about it. In this violent sea that believed in the law of the jungle, they didn't expect to receive compensation from the Governor's Mansion!

It took a few seconds for the applause and cheers to start. The toughness and fairness shown by Hobert tonight made everyone very supportive of the new lord.

Even if the compensation given to them is just a word, they support it.

Over at the Governor's Mansion, Angus's trial was coming to an end soon. These pirates heard that a rich nobleman had come to Longtail Island, so they wanted to come and grab him.

Hobert seriously suspected that the information dealer had a grudge against the pirate captain. Didn't he make it clear that this nobleman was Earl Hobert?

However, thinking that the captain was a Sequence 6, Hobert felt that maybe they knew this, but the captain thought that Hobert would not be his opponent.

Early the next morning, after finishing fighting the pirates, Hobert had returned to Backlund and embarked on a journey to Masi.

As soon as he got on the train, Hobert discovered that Princess Alice was also in the delegation of the Loen royal family.

　Thanks to [High Lord Tal'darin] for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)