Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 608 Announcement of romance with Audrey

The picking festival in South Colson was an eye-opener for members of various extraordinary organizations!

Another purpose of this picking festival is actually the celebration of this victory.

Hobert also made a promise long ago that all expenses incurred by all members of the participating parties, including logistics personnel, on this day, as long as they are not intentionally wasted, will be borne by the Lord's Mansion.

Therefore, except for the temperance faction, most members of other organizations stayed to take a look.

First of all, they were amazed by the variety of food here, and the taste was very good. They had never tasted many things before.

The second is the form of selling agricultural products, which they are seeing for the first time.

Tourists were actually allowed to go to the fields to pick their own vegetables. The vegetable farmers only weighed and collected money at the head of the fields, and taught some people who did not know how to use farm tools how to harvest vegetables.

Many tourists don’t know that cabbage is cut like this, potatoes are dug like this, the leaves of tender corn can be so green, peppers can be so colorful, and cucumbers can be so tender when they are in the melon vine...

Many city dwellers with their children had a great time, and many nobles enjoyed such labor.

Moreover, most of the vegetables here are lower than the market price. As they dig and pick, people have more vegetables than they can handle.

At this time, the Lord's House in South Colson provided two services, the first was vegetable recycling, and the second was vegetable storage and transportation.

The so-called vegetable recycling refers to recycling at wholesale prices.

This service is mainly provided for nobles, because they are really having fun. When they find that the manservant behind them can't carry it, they let the manservant sell it easily.

As for vegetable storage, you can store it at a certain point, or you can ask someone to carry it to the port, and then take it with you when you leave by boat.

Storage is free, but moving charges apply.

For most middle-class people, they can only eat fresh green vegetables occasionally. Most of the time they eat potatoes, radishes, onions and other vegetables.

So after they pick it, of course they are reluctant to sell it. Most of them will choose to store it so that it can be enough for them to eat for a while when they go back.

On the west bank of Full Moon Lake, vegetables are grown in the more fertile land, while in the mountains, they are all grown in patches of fruit trees.

In fact, not all vegetables in the vegetable field mature in one season.

The fruit trees were only planted last year, and according to the normal growth rate, they did not bear fruit so quickly.

This is all thanks to the help of the Mother Earth Church, who allow vegetables and fruits to ripen at roughly the same time.

Today the bishops and pastors of the church also went to the fields to enjoy the joy of the harvest with everyone.

In the beginning, no one wanted to come to South Colson to preach, but now church bishops and pastors are vying to come and preach.

Because the lords here do not object to the church's clergy being close to the earth, and will also give them monthly subsidies for this reason.

Officials in other places are very disgusted with this and think that the church is competing for secular governance.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, Hobert took Lawrence, Barnett and others to visit the picking festival.

Hobert's familiarity with this place and his knowledge of the food prices amazed the demigods following him.

When these people were young, they became the focus of training in the family because of their talents, and they never worried about things like the price of vegetables.

"We used to export to Fenneport, but now we can digest the vegetables here ourselves." Hobert said: "Longtail Island consumes a lot of vegetables every day, and the plain part of the island still needs to be grown. Mainly food.

"The other one is the factory in Backlund. Now we have about 20,000 workers in Backlund!

"I used to rely on the manor on the outskirts of Backlund to supply vegetables, but then I couldn't supply anymore, so I started sourcing from here."

Hobert smiled and said: “Our current goal is to allow everyone in the territory to eat a variety of vegetables.

“Vegetables like carrots and potatoes are relatively common.

"But look at this, this is an eggplant. In my impression, its price is not high, but in Feneport City, it sells for about 8p a piece! Most of the middle class can't afford it."

When Hobert learned about this situation, he was shocked: Can this thing be sold? And it’s so expensive!

If you take a public carriage, you can ride 30 kilometers in Backlund, which is equivalent to a long journey!

Everyone has an idea about pennies, but they have no idea about the price of vegetables. They don't understand what shocked Hobert at all?

Hobert also saw that he was not on the same page as these people, so in the following introduction, he was more inclined to introduce local policies.

"Part of these farmlands are directly operated by the Lord's Mansion, because when they first switched to growing vegetables, many people were afraid that they wouldn't be able to sell them, so they had to let the Lord's Mansion take care of it." Hobert introduced:

“After discovering that growing vegetables is more profitable than growing food, people began to grow vegetables with confidence.

"This requires a very stable food price and a stable and good business environment!"

Lawrence, who was following behind, sighed: “I don’t know about other places, I only know that there is definitely no such good thing in the Southern Continent.

“The Fusak and Intis people will coax farmers to grow vegetables with profits, and then they will raise the price of food and purchase vegetables at low prices.

"After such operations, farmers had no choice but to sell their houses, land, children, and even themselves, just to fill their stomachs."

He has never dealt with the Loen and Feneport people, but he should be similar to the Feysac people.

Others also said that it is rare to see such a good policy.

Hobert smiled and said: "Actually, this is ultimately a question of accountability. In today's northern and southern continents, if there are very poor people in the jurisdiction of a certain official who cannot meet their food and clothing needs, this official will not be held accountable.

"And I need to be held accountable for this situation!"

He took the opportunity to say: "This is what I said before, the people-centered governance strategy, which is the most special place in the territory of the 'founder'!"

Of course everyone can understand that this is the will of the "creator", so everyone behaves like they remember it with all their heart.

Afterwards, they visited the orchard and were full of praise for the dazzling array of fruits.

At noon, Hobert entertained the demigods for lunch, but when the meal started, he found that Klein did not come.

Then Hobert thought that Klein preferred delicious snacks, so he didn't take it too seriously.

……

At this time, Klein was in the farmland, chatting with a farmer who was once a Backlund wanderer.

Klein asked in surprise: "What did you call this policy?"

"Poverty alleviation." The farmer with a stubble on his face said with a smile: "This word seems strange to me, but the gentlemen here often talk about it."

Then he sighed: "If someone could help me when I was in Backlund, how could our family become homeless?

"My wife and children didn't make it through last winter...my little girl is only five years old!"

The farmer holding the farm tools wiped away his tears: "Fortunately, the hard days are over, they are over."

At this time, some tourists asked farmers to teach them how to cut lettuce in the field.

The farmer wiped away his tears and seemed to emphasize: "It's all over!"

He held the farm tools and said seriously to the tourists: "This is a technical job..."

Klein could tell that the stubble-faced farmer enjoyed teaching the tourists how to chop lettuce.

After taking a deep breath, Klein stood on the ground for a long time before smiling and saying: "Poverty alleviation, now it sounds like such a kind word!"

Klein, who has read so many of Russell's diaries, is very sure that Huang Tao was influenced by Western values ​​and was more inclined to colonial thinking. It is unlikely that he would have left notes with such content.

……

In the afternoon, after finishing socializing, Hobert found Forsi and Xio in the orange garden.

Xio had already shown off five oranges: "Hobert, I have never eaten oranges that are so watery and sweet."

Hobert smiled and said: "This is a new variety cultivated by the Mother Earth Church."

He asked the bishop of the church to cultivate it based on the texture and taste of jelly orange.

Forsi put an orange segment into his mouth and said while eating, "I never thought that there are so many good things in the orchard on the west bank of Full Moon Lake."

Hobert lamented: “In the future, everyone here will be able to eat fresh fruits and vegetables.”

Xio finished eating the orange in his hand, stepped forward and said to Hobert: "I have a question I want to talk to you alone."

Hobert was stunned for a moment and pointed to the tree over there: "Let's go over there and talk."

After arriving under the tree, Xiu You hesitated for a moment before saying, "Hobert, on Longtail Island that day, did the 'creator' really pay attention to me?"

"Yes, after all, we are on adjacent paths, so it is normal for the 'creator' to notice you." Hobert smiled.

"Then, why hasn't He given me any tasks yet?" Xiu now hoped that the "creator" would assign tasks to her soon, so that she would feel at ease.

Otherwise, she would not know what tasks she was going to receive, nor the consequences of being watched by the "creator", and would instead be in fear all day long.

Hobert said to himself: "The Creator" has been very busy recently, and it may take two days before he can take care of you.

He smiled and said: "After this war, the 'creator' will have to solve many high-level problems. You may have to wait a little longer."

Xio said helplessly: "Okay then."

After reuniting with Forsi, Hobert took them to continue shopping: "You can't always eat oranges there! There are so many fruits, come on, come on, try this pear, it's crisp and sweet .”

Forsi burped: "I can't eat any more."

When she saw Hobert was startled, she explained, "Xio and I came here from the food court."

"Okay then." Hobert said, "Let's find a place to drink beer."

While chatting, they returned to the food court.

Hobert went to buy some snacks to go with the wine. The three of them sat down at the outdoor bar and each ordered a glass of light beer.

Xio looked at the enthusiastic stall owners around him and sighed again: "Until now, I still feel that this food street is a bit unreal."

Forsi smiled and said, "Maybe this is the joy of being in power."

This made Xio continue to sigh: "Forsi, you have changed. Before, apart from writing books, you were only interested in staying in bed and reading magazines."

Forsi glanced at Hobert unconsciously. Recently, she had also felt the changes in herself in the past year.

And these changes in myself were basically deeply influenced by this man.

Hobert smiled and said: "Everyone will change."

He lamented: "A year ago I was a college student with only 15 pounds of pocket money. Look at it now, my pocket money is already 82 pounds."

Xio looked at Hobert with some surprise: "I heard Forsi say..."

She looked around and then whispered: "I heard that South Colson's monthly financial income has reached more than 8 gold riso, about 7 pounds!"

Hobert sighed: "Because Forsi hasn't given me pocket money for two weeks."

Hui suddenly felt that what he just said was a bit redundant.

Forsi glanced at Hobert: "It is said that 'Earl's Light' has made a lot of money."

"That's a company." Hobert said seriously: "It's not like some of the investments in the Lord's Mansion. It's considered the joint property of our husband and wife.

"Besides, haven't you always given me my pocket money?"

Xio took a sip of beer and suddenly felt that he was a little redundant now.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the staff began to pile up firewood in the open space in preparation for the evening bonfire dance.

Hobert stayed by Forsi's side, and Forsi promised to dance together later, but this was a real dance, not the kind of "dance" that took place in private in the bedroom.

It had been a while since he had been close to Forsi. Hobert was thinking about taking the opportunity to touch Forsi's plump butt when he saw a man with a delicate beard and an approachable smile in the crowd. of Brandon.

Hobert was not surprised by the appearance of this good friend of his biological father Rex and the saint of the Zaratul family. He was just a little helpless and turned to look at Forsi, who was chatting and laughing with Xiu. This afternoon, The companionship made his relationship with Forsi warm up a lot.

At this time, he proposed to accompany the guests. Although Forsi didn't say it, he must have felt in his heart: Accompanying me is not the most important thing to Hobert.

Hobert thought about it for a moment and suddenly had an idea. He stood behind Xio silently.

Because Hugh couldn't stop Hobert, Brandon still looked this way.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, Xio noticed Brandon's gaze and whispered to Forsi: "Why does that uncle keep looking at me with strange eyes?"

Brandon's smile froze in the distance, he must have heard it.

Only then did Hobert realize with hindsight: "That was a friend of my father's. I was just chatting with Fors and I didn't notice him."

He paused and added: “Maybe it’s strange why we didn’t go say hello to him.

"Forsi, let's go say hello together, otherwise we'll look rude."

Forsi glanced at Brandon and said to Hobert: "Go ahead, I don't know him either."

"We'd better go together. If he gets dragged into chatting, you'll be able to escape easily."

Forsi smiled and said: "Just chat for a while and communicate with each other."

Hobert let out a long sigh: "I originally planned to stay with you tonight."

"Go quickly." Forsi said thoughtfully, "Don't make people wait too long."

Hobert had no choice but to reluctantly walk over and come to Brandon Zaratul.

Brandon, who looked to be in his forties, held a round, red apple in his hand and took a bite: "You are better at coaxing women than your father."

He just said this and did not continue the topic, but raised the apple in his hand: "In the Republic of Intis, only congressmen and rich people can eat apples of such good quality.

"And here, you saw that I didn't bring any money, so you gave me one for free."

Hobert smiled, took out his wallet and handed Brandon a 5 gold riso note. If exchanged with gold pounds, it would be worth about 4 pounds.

Brandon took the money: "Just one?"

Hobert sighed helplessly: "Shouldn't the elders give pocket money to the younger ones? Why do we do it the other way around?"

"I left in such a hurry that I forgot to bring my wallet." Brandon smiled: "I didn't want to steal or use historical projection."

Then he smiled: "However, you won't let these 5 gold liso go to waste, I will bring you a big business!"

Brandon pointed to the open-air bar over there: "How about we go get a beer and sit down and talk while drinking? I'll treat you!"

So he took the money Hobert had just given him, ordered two beers, and asked a marionette to buy some good-looking delicacies to bring back.

Hobert lamented: "After experiencing the sequence of 'The Faceless Man', 'Soothsayers' are quite shameless, aren't they?"

"Do you know any other 'divinationists'?" Brandon asked seemingly casually.

"I know him. He said his name is Little Zaratul." Hobert smiled.

"Cough cough cough!" Brandon coughed twice because of his beer, and then said seriously: "My divination is correct, you can really solve the doubts in my heart."

He snapped his fingers, and the surrounding sounds gradually became quieter and finally became almost inaudible.

Hobert smiled and said: "This is a clever use of 'illusion'."

Brandon's mind was not talking about extraordinary abilities at all, but he said seriously: "Our clan leader is back after disappearing for more than a hundred years!

"According to my observation, he has been successfully promoted to Sequence 1."

Hobert did not hide it: “I met Him on an expedition with a friend.

"We were all trapped in a very dangerous space at that time, and we had to find a way out as soon as possible. Your clan leader, Little Zaratul, came out with us."

Brandon was taken aback for a moment before saying, "Child, do you know that you have released a huge source of danger?"

"I know." Hobert was a little strange: "But for the Zaratul family, shouldn't His appearance be your opportunity and your protector?"

Brandon took a sip of wine and sighed: "Theoretically, this is true, but I saw signs of danger.

"If there were no angels in the family, we could safely be rich men in the Republic of Intis, and we would just have to act as thugs for them occasionally.

“But after we have angels, they just sit there and do nothing. People in the church also keep an eye on us, and people in the government also keep an eye on us.

"With so many eyes on us, we have to be careful."

Hobert praised: "You are very wise in dealing with the world."

"Otherwise, you think the Zaratul family has not had angels for so many years, how can we be universally respected?" Brandon stopped at this topic: "Okay, I have brought the goodwill of the Republic of Intis.

“They want to invite ‘Earl’s Light’ to build a factory in Intis and promise to be tax-free for three years and rent half the time.”

Hobert thought about it for a moment and then said: "The conditions are not bad, but as you know the current situation, the relationship between Loen and Intis is getting worse and worse. I am afraid that a war will suddenly break out, and then I will be a businessman of the enemy country. ”

Brandon said: "You can change the name of the company. As long as I'm not dead, the government people will just turn a blind eye."    "This is a good idea." Hobert smiled and said: "I will send Someone contacted the Embassy of Intis.”

For Hobert, the ritual using the "Earl's Light" was over, and it didn't matter if he changed his name.

"I brought the message." Brandon stood up and said, "Tell Christian that I will go to Backlund in a while."

Hobert nodded: "Okay."

Brandon snapped his fingers again, and the surrounding sounds gradually returned.

Watching the "ancient scholar" walk away, Hobert hurried back to find Forsi, and got his wish and started dancing with her by the campfire.

While dancing, Hobert said in her ear: "In the next few days, some extraordinary forces will rush to Longwei Island one after another..."

Forsi originally wanted to avoid it, but it was important to hear Hobert's words, so he didn't avoid it.

After talking about the business, Forsi was about to push Hobert away, but Hobert whispered again: "I will go back to Backlund to find something for Xio to do. She will be able to pick up the phone next week at the latest." Creator's mission."

They talked for a while about Hugh.

When the second dance started, Forsi didn't push Hobert, so the two of them chatted and danced a few more intimately.

Hobert also took the opportunity to touch his buttocks as he wished.

After dancing these few dances, the relationship between the two finally returned to normal.

However, Forsi still did not live in the Lord's Mansion, but returned to Green Manor, and expressed that Hobert was not welcome to follow him.

Hobert didn’t force it, and the development to this point is very good.

The next day, Thursday morning, the leaders of the various extraordinary forces left one after another, and Hobert spent the whole morning saying goodbye.

Finally in the afternoon, all the entertainment was over, and Hobert returned to Backlund.

Hobert was just about to take a rest in the study when he heard the voice of prayer coming from the "Land of Disorder".

He sighed with emotion: "You must take a rest on the weekend, otherwise this saint will have problems with his mental state."

Hobert was so busy these days that he didn't even make a final tally of the loot.

Entering the "State of Disorder" and sitting on the "Iron Throne", Hobert took a look and saw that the star representing Rafter was expanding!

He quickly spread his spirituality to the stars.

……

Somewhere in the ruins of the God War.

After experiencing a journey, the "Blue Avenger" finally arrived at the location mentioned before by "The Hermit".

After waiting here for more than an hour, Alger noticed that the sun in the sky seemed to be falling toward the sea.

He quickly shouted: "All crew members look at their feet! No one should look up."

Alger also lowered his head and saw Rafter praying from the corner of his eye. He was very curious, why did this devout believer in the "founder" have to come here?

The sailors with their heads lowered felt that the sunlight in front seemed to be getting more and more dazzling, and the sun seemed to be setting on the sea!

Then, everyone actually heard the sound of horses galloping and neighing!

Alger's spirit was attracted by the dazzling sunlight in front of him. His spirit seemed to see two horses bathed in golden light, rushing towards this side.

Behind the horses, there was a gorgeous chariot that seemed to be made of gold.

Just when they were about to approach the ship, Alger felt a surge of power coming. All the crew members, including him, immediately knelt on the ground, wanting to praise the great power in front of them.

This mental pressure lasted for a second or two, and then the mental pressure disappeared without a trace.

dong dong dong~

Rafter said in surprise: "Praise the creator!" while kowtowing vigorously on the deck: "Haha! My potion has been completely digested!"

Only then did Alger notice that the horses and chariot were missing.

The sky as far as the eye could see quickly darkened, turning into dusk on the left and dawn on the right, but there was no noon.

After being briefly surprised, Alger asked Rafter: "What just happened? What just happened?"

Rafter laughed crazily and said, "That's a miracle, it's a miracle!"

……

In "The State of Disorder", Hobert looked at the golden scepter in front of him that felt very delicate.

The head of the staff has a very beautiful spiral stripe, and its length can be changed freely. At this time, it is as tall as a person. Holding it in Hobert's hand, it seems to be bathed in the warm afternoon sunshine.

The moment he held it in his hand, Hobert immediately felt its effects: it could spread sunlight; it could burn enemies within sight to ashes; it could boost one's own morale and give courage to companions; it could pilot the "Sun God's Battle car"!

Hobert first responded to Rafter: "Very good, I'm very satisfied with your performance!"

His admission was tantamount to completing a bribe to the "creator", so Rafter's remaining potion was digested.

After disconnecting from Rafter, Hobert quickly returned to the real world, and then used "travel" to go to an uninhabited wilderness to try the power of the scepter.

So after praying to himself, Hobert came to the "Land of Disorder" again, grabbed the golden scepter again, and used his stars to come to the real world.

Then he injected spirituality into the scepter, and two horses bathed in golden light appeared, standing docilely beside Hobert.

Behind them is the "Chariot of the Sun God" made of gold. The chariot is not big. There is a guard plate in the front that reaches the lower abdomen, and the two wheels are burning with golden flames.

At this moment, the entire wilderness became very bright, as if the sun had set on the ground.

Hobert jumped on the chariot and quickly rose into the clouds. The two horses let go and ran.

"Ah!" Hobert cheered cheerfully as he watched the land below quickly retreating behind him.

People on the ground along the way looked to the sky and wondered why there were two suns in the sky?

With a look of surprise on his face, Hobert soon arrived at the Raging Sea. Mountain-like dark clouds and raging winds were right in front of him.

The chariot suddenly emitted a dazzling light, breaking through the dark clouds and scattering the strong wind! The bad weather here did not affect the carriage's progress at all.

It's a pity that even if he is now Sequence 3, the way he can summon himself has a certain range, otherwise he would definitely drive a carriage to the Southern Continent to have a look.

Hobert held the scepter tightly, and the two horses accepted his order and began to turn around.

……

In the Winter County in the northeast of Loen, there is a snow-covered mountain in the Minsk Mountains.

There is a small church in this inaccessible place.

There is no god worshiped in the church, but a huge cross.

If you don't look carefully, it's easy to miss the priest sitting at the door of the church, half of his face covered by his light blond beard, deep in thought.

Suddenly, something seemed to interrupt his contemplation. He looked towards the southern sky: "Amon stole my chariot?"

He smiled slightly, withdrew his gaze and continued to meditate.

……

In the southwestern hills of the Republic of Intis, there is an area that has maintained the state of noon for more than a thousand years.

This was once the kingdom of the "Eternal Scorching Sun", and there was a huge open-air "Sun God Statue" here.

The eyes of the huge statue suddenly burst into dazzling light. For a moment, the high priest and all the clergy in the headquarters knelt in front of the statue in surprise.

The statue slowly turned its head and looked towards the east, and then an extremely sacred voice appeared in the air: "His chariot."

……

Hobert returned to the wilderness and found himself praying.

After finishing the summons to the "Chariot of the Sun God", he returned to the "Land of Disorder" with the scepter in hand.

Then quickly return to the real world and use "travel" to return to the study in the Earl's Mansion.

Sitting behind the desk, Hobert couldn't help but have a smile on his face: The speed of this chariot is faster than "travel"!

Theoretically, it can reach the speed of light, but Hobert is not a sun god, so the chariot cannot reach the fastest speed at all.

Even so, it only takes more than half a minute to travel between the north and south continents.

Thinking of this, Hobert's smile slowly disappeared and he let out a long sigh: Unfortunately, currently only the large "Creator" can use it.

Because the power of the "sun" in the scepter is too strong, even if Hobert is a Sequence 3, he will be purified by the power of the scepter within a few seconds and turn into a fool who can only praise the sun.

After reaching Sequence 2, you can briefly use the scepter in the real world.

dong dong dong~

There were several knocks on the door, and Dophis reminded outside: "Mr. Earl, it's time to prepare for the dance tonight."

Hobert stood up: "Okay."

For this ball, Hobert made very grand preparations. He got a new haircut, picked out a brand new dress, and put on light makeup.

After preparing all this, Hobert took a carriage to Duke Christine's Palace and entered through the side door of the ballroom. His adoptive mother Monlisa and his brother Tyron were also ready.

After waiting for a while, Audrey and her family also came to the back of the ballroom.

Audrey wore a pink long lace dress today, which was luxurious and yet showed a girlish freshness.

As soon as she entered the door, she looked at Hobert carefully. Seeing that he was indeed not injured, she smiled and said hello to Monlisa.

After the two families were polite, only Hobert and Audrey were left behind the ballroom.

Hobert, who was wearing a dark dress and white shirt, took Audrey's hand and said, "Our dresses match quite well."

Audrey showed a beautiful smile: "No matter what we wear, you should always say that, right?"

Hobert smiled: "My thoughts cannot escape your eyes at all."

Audrey knew that Hobert was lying, because since Hobert was promoted to Sequence 3, she could hardly read Hobert's thoughts.

But when Hobert said this, she was still very happy.

"Hobert," Audrey whispered curiously, "Is this war very intense?"

"It was indeed very fierce." Hobert said seriously: "We killed more than fifty Extraordinary people in total, including a demigod."

Audrey resisted the urge to cover her mouth: "Goddess! More than fifty Beyonders! Then, what about the enemy? How many losses did the enemy suffer?"

Hobert said: "According to statistics, 289 Beyonders died, including two Sequence 3s."

More than fifty of these extraordinary people were killed by the corpses of the ancient gods of death, and most of the others died in the process of being chased.

When they counterattacked, not many people died.

Audrey nodded: "It is indeed a great victory!"

At this time, the two people heard in the ballroom, Christine began to give a speech, and Hobert asked Audrey: "Are you ready?"

Audrey took a deep breath: "Hobert, I'm actually a little nervous."

And it’s the kind that doesn’t “appease” well.

Hobert said seriously: "I have a way!"

As he spoke, he leaned over and kissed Audrey on the cheek: "Are you feeling better?"

Audrey blushed and said, "I'm even more nervous."

At this time, Christine, who had finished her speech, loudly said: "...let us look forward to these two young people dancing together!"

Hobert stretched out his arm, and Audrey took it unnaturally. The two of them passed through the back door of the ballroom and entered the ballroom.

Audrey saw that many nobles in the ballroom had very surprised expressions on their faces. They were obviously shocked by the news that the two people had confirmed their relationship.

Hobert saw that almost all the young men in the ballroom were trying to hide their loss, but many didn't hide it well enough.

This made Hobert's smile grow stronger.

The two people came to the stage and started dancing as the music played.

Audrey looked at Hobert's handsome and smiling face, and the tension in her heart quickly disappeared, and she gradually began to be immersed in the world of the two of them.

Hobert's strong arms and straight back all attracted Audrey. Her eyes became more and more gentle, and she was gradually filled with love.

This scene almost made many men in the audience lose their temper. They wanted to leave the ballroom and the Duke's Palace.

But Audrey was so beautiful today that they were reluctant to leave.

In the end, someone really shed tears, because from now on, all the beauty of Audrey belonged to Hobert and would have nothing to do with them.

Earl Hall in the corner couldn't help but wipe the tears from his eyes. For some reason, he always felt like he was here to send his daughter off for marriage today.

Soon, after the opening dance was over and the two people on the stage bowed, applause broke out one after another from the audience, and finally the applause was thunderous.

While clapping, Christian stared closely at the young nobles in the audience. Of course, he felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the ballroom today, and everyone's emotions seemed to have been building up.

If there is a sign of losing control, Christine will immediately use her own coercion to quickly control the situation.

It was the first time in the past 100 years that an aristocratic ball could be held in such a thrilling manner.

Audrey took Hobert's arm, and the two of them slowly walked off the stage.

Although Hibbert, Earl Hall's eldest son, did not agree with Audrey announcing her relationship so early, he was the first to come forward to express his congratulations.

Next came Mr. and Mrs. Christine and Talon, as well as the Earl and Countess of Hall, Viscount Graylint and so on.

Afterwards, those people's congratulations seemed very reluctant, but they had to express something to show their generosity and magnanimity.

But their eyes and stiff expressions betrayed their true feelings.

The aristocratic men were basically very soft-spoken towards Audrey, but they were tough when facing Hobert. Their self-cultivation since childhood was basically broken today.

Hobert pretended to be polite to them, but he sighed in his heart: If the thought of others killing me can help me digest the potion, then tonight, my Sequence 3 potion will definitely be able to be completely digested.

Then he thought: A few months ago, these people mocked me for not being aristocratic in my diet, saying that the aristocratic temperament cannot be obtained by eating bread. I will first use the "Light of the Earl" to teach you a lesson, and then I will marry Bai Fumei, who you miss every day... Killing people and killing people is nothing more than this.

Looking at the people who came to congratulate him, their expressions and eyes became more and more awkward. Hobert "distorted" his emotions several times to prevent himself from laughing.

After the congratulations were over, the atmosphere of the ball became a little more normal.

Hobert and Audrey each took a glass of champagne and chatted in the middle of the ballroom. They were the absolute protagonists of the ball today.

Maybe the nobles really didn't want to see Hobert's proud face, so no one came to talk.

Hobert took a sip of champagne before saying: "I am a real failure as an earl. I only saw a group of men looking at me with resentment, but no lady showed any displeasure.

"It can be seen that you are very popular in the aristocratic circle, but no one cares about me."

Audrey said: "Just now I clearly saw that there were tears on the faces of two young ladies. They had obviously cried for you."

Hobert looked around: "Where is it?"

Audrey stretched out her hand and turned his face back: "You'd better not see it."

"Of course I didn't see it." Hobert immediately changed the subject: "Go and ask your father if he has anything to say to you. I saw him looking over here several times."

Audrey almost showed a pout, but thought this was a social occasion, so she just gave Hobert a slightly warning look and walked towards Earl Hall.

Hobert took a sip of champagne and continued to admire the unwilling but helpless expressions of the nobles.

After a while, Audrey came back with Earl Hall.

Looking at the expressions of the two people, Hobert knew that Earl Hall was not looking for Audrey just now, but had something to say to himself, so he smiled and said: "Uncle Hall..."

Earl Hall cleared his throat and said: "You should call me Earl Hall."

This title sounds more down-to-earth.

Then he said seriously: "I got some news. The Gas Association is preparing to submit a report to Parliament on restricting the development of the electric lighting industry."

Hobert was stunned: "What's the reason for their restrictions?"

Earl Hall replied: "It is said to be not environmentally friendly."

Hobert resisted the urge to twitch his lips: Is there something wrong with my ears?

　Thanks to [Tutu Loves Fish] for the tip.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)