Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 629 Explosive Hammer Gas Association

While the two assassins were in a daze, the extraordinary characteristics in James' body were released in the blink of an eye.

The head of the corpse seemed to be neatly cut off by an invisible force, and a key ring and a watch chain flew out from the corpse.

These four things suddenly disappeared in front of the two assassins.

One of the assassins reacted quickly and immediately bowed around him: "Thank you, thank you for helping us take revenge."

Of course, they knew very well that it would be difficult for them to complete their revenge. They came here with the determination to die today, but the development of things was completely beyond their expectations.

……

At this time, Hobert had already put away his trophies and returned to his study.

To him, this assassination was as simple as going out for a walk.

He sacrificed the extraordinary characteristics and two magical items to the "Land of Disorder" and casually threw them on the corresponding stone platform.

Back in the real world, Hobert crossed his legs, flipping through a book, waiting for nightfall.

When evening came, Backlund's electric lights and gas lamps turned on almost at the same time. However, gas supply stations in many places were still under repair. Today's night in Backlund was not as bright as usual.

Boom~Boom~

At this moment, the familiar "rumbling" sound came again.

But this time the explosion was very compact, almost every few seconds.

And with every explosion, the gas lamps in the corresponding surrounding area will go out, and those still bright electric lights in the city are particularly dazzling.

Hobert, who returned to the study again, smiled slightly as he looked at the fog shrouding Backlund outside.

This night is destined to be another sleepless night.

Soon the gas association's counterattack began. First, officials from the Ministry of Commerce raided "Earl's Light" on the grounds of unfair business operations. Dayou took advantage of the night when there was no one around to search for all the information on "Earl's Light". Walking posture.

But what surprised them was that the office building of "Earl's Light" was brightly lit, as if all the employees were working overtime.

Seeing this scene, they knew that this errand was not as easy to handle as they imagined.

At the gate of the factory, I had to argue with the security personnel before I could enter the factory.

But for some unknown reason, the horses pulling the carriages suddenly began to circle around a large flower bed in front of the office building.

No matter how much the coachman yelled or how hard he beat, he couldn't stop. The reception staff who were already waiting at the entrance of the hall were stunned. Aren't they coming to check some documents? Why are you performing twirl in the yard?

The officer in charge of this investigation saw the person from "Earl's Light" trying to hold back his laughter at the door. He felt that he could not go on like this, so he loudly ordered everyone to jump out of the car.

The people on the three carriages heard the order. They opened the doors together and jumped out together. They were about to fall to the ground. They even gritted their teeth and prepared to have a close contact with the earth.

But almost in an instant, they were back in the car, looking face to face at their other colleagues.

They were even more confused. They had obviously jumped just now! Are you hallucinating?

On the other side, officials from the Ministry of Industry led a team to inspect the power plant of "Earl's Light" in the suburbs. They did not dare to easily dispatch the police because they were afraid of the shareholders of "Earl's Light", so they simply used the exercise as an excuse to station the army at the power plant. around.

When the nobles of Backlund had conflicts with the military, something like this really happened.

If the struggle for interests really reaches this point, the royal family will choose to support the military in order to maintain its prestige in the military.

At this time, even if Congress and the government have opinions on the royal family's actions, it is not easy to express their opinions at this time.

After all, the military will swear allegiance to the royal family and the Constitution, not to Congress and the government. If the confrontation continues, it will not benefit anyone.

So this time it's just people from the industrial sector coming to the suburbs and they're going to shut down the power plants and completely cut off the power.

By the way, you can also take a look inside the power plant.

Power plants are easy to find, because in the suburbs, only power plants have bright lights.

But as the carriage was running, the power plant that was originally in front suddenly came behind everyone!

So I quickly turned around, but something strange happened again. It was clearly a power plant in front of me, and the carriage was obviously running towards the power plant, but for some reason, it was getting further and further away from the power plant!

Not only the driver didn't know what to do, but the people on the carriage didn't know why this happened.

In the end I could only think that I was lost.

In the middle of the night, the carriage of the Ministry of Commerce returned to its office first. The officials, nobles and members of the Gas Association who were waiting here came forward to ask them how many documents they had seized? Why did it take so long?

When the car door opened, the pale-faced civil servant glanced at the person in front of the car and opened his mouth: Wow~

After walking around the flower bed for three or four hours, they had already become dizzy and almost vomited out their bile.

Some nobles who were too close were sprayed all over and vomited.

The scene was a bit chaotic for a while.

The people from the Ministry of Industry did not come back until dawn, and their horses were running a little weak, while the civil servants were jolted to pieces on the suburban roads.

The people waiting for news here have long given up hope.

Because the lights in many places in Backlund have been on all night.

But when they learned why they had gained nothing, many people almost fainted on the spot. They were lost!

There is only one road from the city to the power plant!

The civil servants almost unanimously put all the responsibility on the coachman and the horses.

The Ministry of Commerce is also playing out a similar drama at this time.

So in the morning, many coachmen in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry were fired, and the horses that had been running all night were also sold.

Coincidentally, someone came to collect the horse at this time, and the price was very generous, so the deal was quickly concluded.

When the horse buyer was taking the horse away, he suddenly told the official: "Earl Hobert asked me to tell you that all the employees of 'Earl's Light' will remember your 'care' yesterday!"

Only then did the civil servants find out that the person who bought the horse turned out to be an employee of "Earl's Light"!

The fired coachman on the other side walked to the door with a frustrated look on his face and was immediately hired away with a high salary by the recruiter waiting here.

Before leaving, the recruiter deliberately loudly said: "'Earl's Light' welcomes you to join us!"

Those who organized the counterattack against "Earl's Light" last night were gnashing their teeth with anger.

In their view, whether it was buying a horse or hiring a recently fired coachman, it was Hobert who was demonstrating to them.

Such arrogant nobles are rare. In order to show their own grace, ordinary nobles will always leave some dignity to their opponents.

However, after Hobert won the victory, he actually came to demonstrate!

Boom~

Just when everyone was angry, the familiar "rumbling" sound sounded again.

After a night of emergency repairs, several storage points where the gas supply was finally restored exploded again.

Members of the Gas Association in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry have a feeling of being backed into a corner and not knowing how to fight back.

……

MI9.

Georgina, who heard the explosion again just after going to work, frowned and wondered if she should remind Hobert? Don't push the other person into a corner.

At this moment, the secretary sent an order from Thordrak Palace.

Georgina thought it was the royal family ordering her to intervene in the matter, but when she took the order and saw it, it turned out to be an order not to interfere in the fight between "Earl's Light" and the Gas Association.

Moreover, Georgina noticed from the unit that issued the document that this order was not only given to MI9, but the same order was also given to the military and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In other words, the royal family prohibits all armed forces, including the police, from participating in this matter.

The most important thing is that this order was personally issued by King George III and was not a secret order given by William I.

Georgina didn't quite understand: Didn't the king know that if he continued to let things go, the situation would probably get out of control?

……

Today's "Backlund Morning News" published information about the gas explosion.

According to a report in the Morning Post, several gas companies said that the cause of the accident has not been investigated so far.

And the report emphasized that they all stored gas in accordance with relevant regulations and there were no illegal operations.

It would have been fine without this emphasis. With this emphasis, everyone who read the newspaper smiled knowingly.

And everyone noticed a very interesting thing. Only the "Backlund Morning News" published the news of the gas explosion, and other newspapers acted as if the incident did not happen.

But the explosion that happened in the early hours of yesterday was heard by the entire Backlund!

Without Hobert's guidance, people already thought that those newspapers must have been bought by the gas companies.

Under pressure, other newspapers added a series of reports on the gas explosion accident at noon.

At the same time, other newspapers were secretly scolding the Backlund Morning News for receiving money from the Gas Association and still doing such reports!

In fact, "Backlund Morning News" was also a little helpless. Last night, the public relations staff of "Earl's Light" went to the editor-in-chief of "Backlund Morning News" with evidence that "Backlund Morning News" had received "donations" from the gas association.

If they had not reported it according to the manuscript they provided, these evidences and the deal between "Morning News" and the Gas Association would have been published in other newspapers.

The reason why Hobert chose this newspaper was because the shareholders of this newspaper had little to do with the interest groups in the gas industry.

For the sake of the credibility of "Morning News", the Gas Association will definitely be betrayed.

Suddenly, the Gas Association faced questions from all sides and was overwhelmed.

The major evening newspapers of the day revealed more news.

For example: So far, the gas companies have not provided any compensation for the losses caused by the explosion.

Some newspapers also had an eye-catching message: Due to the four previous electric shock accidents, "Earl's Light" deeply apologized. In addition to paying high losses to the victims' families, it also announced that it would suspend all sales tasks until the cause of the accident was investigated. Only after it became clear did they start selling light bulbs again.

This is the first time that "Earl's Light" has publicly expressed its stance on the four accidents, and it feels quite responsible.

Boom~

While everyone was reading the evening newspaper, the rumble sounded again, the few gas lamps went out again, and some gas lamp users began to curse.

The house was dark, so I had to go buy candles. Some people left early, but some left late and didn't even buy candles.

Many people hadn't even finished cooking, and they felt very unhappy when they saw the bright lights.

……

At this time, Hobert was wearing a formal suit and went to Georgina's mansion for a banquet.

James' head was "tampered with" in size and placed in an easy-to-carry ring box.

It was still the colleagues from MI9 who arrived first, and everyone made fun of the ugly behavior of the Gas Association. They had not seen such excitement for many years.

After the royal family members arrived, everyone first had dinner together, talking and laughing, and then, led by Georgina, they went to the concert hall of the mansion to enjoy the symphony.

The concert hall in Georgina's home is very special. The auditorium is composed of twelve small private rooms.

The stage can be seen in front of each private room, and there is a set of large luxury sofas, wine cabinets and other furnishings.

The servants took the guests to separate private rooms. After closing the door, the servants also left.

Sitting on the sofa, Hobert lamented that Count Georgina was indeed "ancestrally" engaged in intelligence work. It was so convenient to exchange some secret information in such a private room!

At this time, Alice quietly pushed the door in, closed it gently and asked, "How is the environment here?"

"It's pretty good." Hobert crossed his legs and said, "It's much better than the kind of salon where you have to comment after enjoying the music."

Then he pointed out: "The most important thing is that we can also conduct some secret transactions."

Alice sat next to Hobert: "Georgina often brings her male favorites here to enjoy music."

Hobert, who was half lying on the sofa, twitched his lips: Nobles still know how to play!

He sat up slowly: "Then this party is..."

"Don't think too much about it." Alice smiled and said: "This party has no other meaning. It is just to invite you to enjoy the music at my request. Georgina is a very principled person and will not give in to her own. Colleagues take action.”

Hobert nodded, but said in his heart: This sounds very unbelievable.

At this time, the music started playing, and the light in the private room immediately dimmed. Although it sounded like a surging symphony, it felt very ambiguous.

Alice sat next to Hobert: "Okay, let me take a look at the results of your assassination."

She had already known the news of James' murder in advance and had been looking forward to tonight's "symphony" for a long time.

Hobert took away the ring box and took out James' head. The head returned to its normal size.

Alice held the processed head. She didn't know whether she was excited or sad. Her hands were trembling slightly: "Finally... I finally avenged Edsac."

Hobert thought to himself: The real murderer behind this is still sitting on the throne.

But considering that Alice was a little emotional at this time, he didn't say anything.

Alice looked at the human head for a full two minutes before asking Hobert to put it in the ring box.

She smiled and asked Hobert: "Have you decided what reward you want? Do you want me to find a way to dissolve the gas association?"

"No need." Hobert smiled: "They are no longer a threat to me."

In the past two days, Hobert has felt signs of digestion of the potion again. Of course, he hopes that the situation will continue to ferment, and maybe he can take the opportunity to digest another wave of potion.

"Thank you." Alice said, "If I have to rely on myself, I don't know when I can get my revenge."

She sighed: "Perhaps I died in the successive assassinations of the Witch Church before."

As she spoke, she gradually moved closer to Hobert and pressed into his arms.

This reminded Hobert of his previous experience when they escaped together. He naturally put an arm around Alice and watched the performance on the stage in front of him.

Both of them were very quiet, as if they were enjoying this moment of solitude.

Alice finally got her revenge, and her mood was a little sad at times and a little excited at other times.

But after lying in Hobert's arms, her emotions quickly calmed down. It had been a long time since she had had close contact with Hobert. Now she heard Hobert's powerful heartbeat again, and she felt very relieved.

When the performance ended and the lights in the room gradually brightened again, Alice was still a little reluctant: "Shall we listen to the symphony again next week?"

Hobert smiled: "It depends."

Alice nodded: "I will send someone to the Earl's Mansion next Monday. If you don't have time, I will send someone until Thursday. You don't have to wait for Georgina to send the invitation."

Hobert took another look at this very private small room, and suddenly had the illusion that he had agreed on a time for an affair. It was quite exciting when he thought about it: "Okay."

That night, there was no explosion in Backlund because the gas companies had completely given up on repairs.

However, the forces behind the Gas Association certainly would not give up. In order to retaliate against Hobert's dispatch of extraordinary forces last night, they sent a group of extraordinary people to raid the power plant, hoping to use force to cut off the power supply.

Because they knew that Hobert was a demigod, they also hired a demigod to lead the team for this operation.

As soon as they climbed over the high wall of the power plant, they started coughing violently.

The demigod leading the team realized something was wrong and gave the order to retreat.

But it was too late to retreat at this time. Except for the demigod, the Extraordinaries immediately fell to the ground, as if there was a huge suction force on the ground pulling them.

The surrounding flowers, plants and trees were also affected. The flowers and plants stuck to the ground, and the branches and leaves of the trees were also pulled off by the suction force from the ground.

Immediately afterwards, another huge downward pressing force was generated above the Extraordinaries.

This force seemed to crush their chests, and it took all their strength to complete a breath. And because of the invasion of the extraordinary virus, they all seemed to have thick phlegm in their throats. In addition to breathing, they also coughed, making the breathing process even more difficult.

This made them feel a huge sense of fear, as if they were always on the verge of drowning and being suffocated to death. Even extraordinary people faced huge mental pressure.

This is of course the result of Hobert using Sequence 3 level "tampering" to change the gravity and gravity of that area.

Sitting in the office of the power plant, with his legs crossed and drinking tea, Hobert waved his hand again and launched the third wave of attacks, "tampering" with the oxygen content around the target, causing the oxygen there to continue to decrease.

Currently, only the demigod leading the team has used his own "imprisonment" to temporarily withstand the huge gravity and gravity.

But he had been coughing violently, and the pain in his chest and fever had even interrupted his thinking many times. Only now did he raise his hand, and in between coughing, he said quickly: "The spread of diseases is prohibited here. !Cough cough cough…”

The demigod soon discovered that his "ban" had little effect.

This made him realize that the sealed artifacts or magical items used to create the virus could not be changed by his "forbidden".

So this "Law Master" no longer cared about the Extraordinaries on the ground, and "exiled" himself, hoping to escape from here as soon as possible.

As a huge thrust came, "Law Master" felt like he was about to be thrown into the void.

At this moment, a mirror suddenly appeared in the direction where he was exiled.

"Law Master" was so frightened that he fell into the mirror.

Immediately afterwards, a mirror appeared again at the place where he had just disappeared. The "Law Master" who originally hoped to use "exile" to leave, returned to the same place.

"Cough cough cough~"

"Law Master" felt that his condition suddenly worsened, and even a demigod's physique could not bear it. Under the triple pressure of pain, gravity, and gravity, he fell to the ground and could no longer stand up.

In desperation, the "Law Master" "imprisoned" himself again, hoping to use extraordinary power to help him resist the "tampering" of the surrounding natural rules.

But this time, Hobert had his hands free and immediately used his "exploitation" ability to end the duration of "imprisonment" ahead of schedule.

At this time, the Extraordinaries who followed the "Law Master" to participate in the operation were all suffocated to death.

In fact, with their Extraordinary physiques, it was impossible to hold their breath for just such a short time, but the gravity here was so strong that it squeezed out the last trace of breath from their chests.

As a result, more than a dozen Beyonders died in pain in two different directions of the power plant.

Then Hobert’s only enemy is the demigod!

The demigod was also panicked. He could feel that his condition was getting worse.

He tried to issue a "law" that would make the surrounding gravity and gravity normal. It was not useless, but it only took less than half a second to take effect and then immediately resumed. All his resistance had little effect.

"Law Master" gradually could not withstand the huge gravity and gravity, and finally lay on the ground, and it became very difficult to even move.

What makes him even more desperate is that until now, he doesn't know where his enemy is.

The enemy that Hobert knows best is the "Law Mage" in the adjacent path. Hobert knows very well that as long as the opponent cannot find the target, many attacks in this sequence will have no effect.

The attack range of Sequence 4 is about 500 meters to 800 meters.

That's why Hobert drank tea and attacked the enemy in the office. Firstly, it was a bit "crazy", and secondly, because if he appeared in front of the "Law Master", victory would not be so easy.

Soon the consciousness of "Law Master" became blurred, and more than ten seconds later, he died of illness on the cold ground of the power plant.

Only then did Hobert appear, gathering the corpses from two different directions, and causing the corpses to immediately develop extraordinary properties.

Putting away his attributes, Hobert rolled the body into a big ball, took it all away with the blood on the ground, took it to the distant wilderness, and buried it five kilometers underground.

This time, the Gas Association and the interest groups behind it were completely silent.

Especially the nobles of the Gas Association, they are even a little panicked, after all, none of the demigods they sent have returned!

This means that even demigods cannot protect themselves.

Fortunately, Hobert had no intention of killing them.

On the third day, Saturday, the gas still showed no signs of recovery, and many gas lamp users went to buy electric lamps.

Electric light sales shops and department store counters have a dazzling array of goods, and even salespeople are there, but they just don't sell any light bulbs.

Instead, he patiently explained to customers that due to the previous electric shock accident, "Earl's Light" had suspended all sales operations.

Other manufacturers that produce light bulbs really hope to make a fortune at this time, but "Earl's Light" has suspended the supply of batteries and electricity to them. Even if they receive the order, they cannot install it, and even if it is installed, there is no power.

Many gas lamp users simply go to the gas company to claim compensation.

But that night, the gas lamp user could only eat dinner in the dark, and then admire the brightness of the electric light not far away, regretting not installing the electric light in advance.

On the next day, Sunday, because most of the middle class had a day off, the city hall, the gas company, and the "Count's Light" were crowded with people early in the morning.

Especially at the gas company, the situation got out of control for a time. Users rushed into the company, grabbed an employee, and asked, when will the gas supply be restored?

People on the other side of the city hall demanded an immediate solution to the lighting problem.

People at Earl's Light asked the company to resume business as soon as possible.

Just when it was about to turn into a mass incident, today's morning newspapers began to be sold by newsboys in the streets.

On today's front page, there is a very shocking news!

The four electric shock accidents that happened before were all plots planned by the Gas Association!

The morning reports of various newspapers gave a very detailed description of the case, including which person from which company participated in the operation, and how they found someone who was willing to sacrifice their lives to discredit the "Earl's Light", and finally reached an agreement. The prices have been exposed!

So that morning, a demonstration against the gas company broke out, and until then, it had turned into a large march that swept through Backlund.

At this time, the city hall also realized the seriousness of the problem and knew that it could not continue like this, so the mayor of Backlund personally went to the "Earl's Light" and asked Hobert to calm down the parade and chaos.

But he was told: The count was not in the company.

The mayor quickly took a carriage to the Earl's Mansion, and was told by the cold-faced butler Dophis: The Earl was on a business trip and was not in Backlund now.

Mayor Backlund thought that Hobert didn't come forward because he thought he didn't have enough weight, so he immediately found the Prime Minister.

With the Prime Minister's mediation, Earl Hall asked the butler to invite Hobert to afternoon tea.

What everyone didn't expect was that Dophis came to report to Earl Hall that Hobert was actually not in Backlund and had gone on a business trip yesterday afternoon.

In addition, Dophis, the butler who looked like a patient with facial paralysis, specially reminded everyone: "According to the count's plan, he will not be back until next month."

This made everyone feel like a punch to the cotton. The Prime Minister knew very well that if the problem was solved next month, Backlund would become the laughing stock of the world.

These veterans all know very well that the root of this matter lies in the conflict between electric lights and gas lamps. Whether it is to restore the supply of gas or to resume sales of "Earl's Light", Hobert must nod at the moment.

Otherwise, even if the gas company transferred spare temporary gas tanks from other cities, although Hobert claimed that he was not in Backlund, those gas tanks would definitely cause a new explosion.

So they found Kristine together and asked Kristine to come forward to chase Hobert and ask him to cancel his business trip plan. When they came back, they would discuss how to solve the Backlund lighting problem.

Because Earl Hall was there, Christine couldn't refuse, so she promised them to "chase" Hobert right away, and promised that Hobert would be back around evening.

Prime Minister Agushed Negan immediately sent an invitation to Christine, Earl Hall and Hobert to have dinner. At the same time, he promised to invite nobles such as Duke Negan and Baron Sindelas to attend the dinner.

Duke Negan and others are the supporters behind the Gas Association, the nobles who sent extraordinary people to attack the power plant.

Of course, except for the "law mage", although they are very powerful nobles, no matter whether it is the checks and balances of the royal family or the agreement between the churches, their mansions do not have the power of demigods.

The nobles promised many benefits, and the "Law Master" agreed to lead the team.

Duke Negan and others are all important believers of the Church of Storms, but they can ask the demigods of the church to help.

However, churches generally do not participate in this kind of interest struggle.

After inviting demigods and sending out extraordinary people, Duke Negan and the others were mentally prepared for the failure of the sneak attack, but what they never expected was that the "Law Mage" failed to escape!

Failure and annihilation are two completely different things.

At present, Duke Negan and others no longer launch any counterattack against "Earl's Light", which means that the Gas Association has no remaining power at all.

Agushed is very aware of this, and now is the best time to solve the problem, because the Gas Association will definitely make concessions, which makes the problem much simpler.

……

At this time, Hobert was indeed not in Backlund, but on the shore of Full Moon Lake in South Colson, fishing with the demigod "craftsman" Winston.

Hobert looked at the motionless fishing rod and did not use the power of "twisting" to make the fish take the bait: "How about I use the fish head to make a delicious dish tonight?"

Winston, whose face was wrinkled and clean-shaven, looked a little strict, said: "I ate fish head soup once in the Southern Continent, and it tasted very delicious."

"It's not soup." Hobert recalled the taste of fish head with chopped peppers and couldn't help but swallowed: "It's steamed with dried peppers."

"Never eaten."

Hobert said with a longing look on his face: "I can't wait."

Seeing that Hobert always looked calm and unhurried, Winston could only sigh and said, "What is your impression of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery?"

Hobert smiled slightly: "I knew Captain Mechanical Heart of Backlund's Lever Church before. In a case, he fulfilled his duties."

Originally, Hobert came to Archibald to discuss finding the city of San Diego.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he came to the Lord's Mansion, the butler Allen informed Hobert that Winston had come to see him this morning.

Because Winston repeatedly stated that there was no urgency and just asked Allen to tell Hobert when Hobert came to the Lord's Mansion.

Therefore, Allen thought that this matter was not very urgent, so he did not go to Backlund to report to Hobert.

Arriving at the Lord's Mansion, Hobert knew what was going on as soon as he heard that Winston was looking for him.

Hobert was a little speechless about the repeated weighings of the Church of Steam, but he also thought that the God of Steam and Machinery was not the same as the Goddess of Night and Mother Earth.

Hobert estimated that the former was because of his special fate, and the latter was because of his biological father and mother.

These two gods should have noticed themselves a long time ago, but unlike the God of Steam and Machinery, He didn't know Hobert at all. Moreover, Hobert's identity was complicated and it was difficult to make a corresponding decision for a while.

The God of Key Steam and Machinery should also be aware that the current Northern Continent is a powder keg that may be ignited at any time.

Therefore, He or the Steam Church must choose carefully.

Thinking of this, Hobert smiled slightly, because the God of Steam and Machinery ended up on the wrong side.

Winston was not a man who was good at words. When he heard Hobert's answer, he didn't react for a moment.

Hobert could only add: "Overall, it feels pretty good, but it's a bit dogmatic."

"This is all caused by those laws and formulas." Winston smiled bitterly: "You also know that this approach requires understanding a lot of scientific laws and some thinking about philosophy and nature.

"These things can easily make our way of thinking somewhat different from that of Extraordinaries from other pathways."

The old man paused and then said: "I heard from people in the church that your R&D team has created a high-power generator and improved the filament of the light bulb?"

Hobert replied: "Yes."

He is not opposed to cooperation with the Steam Church, but the premise is that the Steam Church must show sincerity.

Having the demigod Winston talk about this matter is more sincere than before.

"The church would like to participate in the research on generators." Winston said: "To this end, the church is willing to form a team of craftsmen with me as the captain.

"As long as you need it, we can identify the abilities and negative effects of the sealed object for free, and help you make the extraordinary properties into magical items."

Hobert smiled: "I know you are not good at negotiating. This may be the reason why the Church of Steam asked you to talk to me, because you have helped me make many magical items before, and I will not embarrass you.

"So I will tell you my conditions, and you will convey them to the Church of Steam and find someone who can make a decision to talk to me."

Winston breathed a long sigh of relief and finally showed a more natural smile: "I will definitely convey this to the church immediately."

Hobert said "Hmm": "The Church of Steam has completely gone in the wrong direction. Our cooperation is about the confidentiality of electric power technology and the distribution of commercial profits.

“I can provide enough funds for the scientists sent by the Church of Steam to do research on electricity.

“First, I have the power to decide whether and when the research results will be released. The confidentiality cannot be leaked before this, otherwise the cooperation will be terminated immediately.

"Second, all commercial gains belong to me, and the corresponding research results belong to those scientists. However, I need to ask for my opinion on how to use it and who to use it for."

Winston felt that these two requirements were acceptable. The scientists he knew had no need for money. As long as the research results belonged to them, everything was easy to negotiate.

But he didn’t know what the church thought, so Winston just promised again that he would convey Hobert’s request as soon as possible.

After talking about this matter, Hobert had no time to continue fishing.

He immediately used the "Traveler's Gate" to come to Longtail Island, found Archibald who was presiding over military affairs in the mountains, and talked with him about exploring San Diego City.

It was finally agreed that by next week, we would go to the south coast of the Sea of ​​​​Jianghai and the source of the Honakis Mountains to find the city of San Diego.

The reason why Hobert suddenly wanted to find the capital of Solomon's First Empire was because he wanted to get clues about the "Trunsoest Empire" from there as soon as possible.

After Eris raided Tutuga Port, Hobert realized that he had to have a ship that could fight the "Black Emperor", otherwise he would have no control over the sea at all in the future!

Since there are clues about the "Empire", of course we must try to find this legendary giant ship.

After agreeing on a time, Hobert went to visit the site where the teleportation array was built.

The diamonds required for the teleportation array have been cut and can be used for the first experiment at any time.

In the evening, Hobert was already preparing to go to the kitchen to make fish head with chopped peppers, but Dophis came from the "Traveler's Gate" and said that Kristen came to him in an emergency.

Of course, Hobert knew that the nobles had found Christine. He had no choice but to say goodbye to Fors and sent Allen to tell Winston that there were no steamed fish heads to eat today.

Following Dophis back to Backlund and arriving at Kristine's mansion, the "Chaos Hunter" smiled and said, "Come with me to the Prime Minister's mansion for dinner tonight."

Hobert nodded: "Is the Prime Minister going to mediate?"

"Of course, otherwise Backlund is likely to riot. For the Prime Minister, that would be his dereliction of duty." Christine helped Hobert analyze:

"Of course Agushid must pay attention to this issue. If he does not do anything right, he may have to resign and apologize."

Before today, no one thought that lighting was a big problem, and no one thought that Backlund would be in such a mess because of the usually inconspicuous gas lamp.

Because it was getting late, Christine and his son immediately got on the carriage and went to the Prime Minister's residence.

After leaving the mansion, the security on Queen's Road has not been affected, but the sound of slogans shouting in the distance can be vaguely heard.

Hobert smiled and said: "This city has accumulated too much resentment for everyone, and they finally found a way to vent it."

Kristine glanced at Hobert: "Your potion can digest a lot, right?"

"Just a little bit." Hobert said: "It's still early to fully digest it!"

The Prime Minister personally greeted Hobert at the door and greeted him cordially before taking Hobert to the living room and introducing him to other nobles.

It was getting dark by now, and the dinner party began soon.

While everyone was drinking aperitifs, Prime Minister Agushid went straight to the main point: "I called you here today because I hope that the electric light industry and the gas lamp industry will have effective consultations and immediately solve the lighting problem of the people of Backlund."

Duke Negan, who looked to be in his twenties and had just inherited the title from his dead father less than a year ago, said with an unkind expression: "It was Hobert who made the situation get out of control! Several companies operating gas lamps have long wanted to restore it. Illumination.”

This was obviously a sign of submission, so everyone looked at Hobert again.

"'Earl's Light' is also willing to respond to the Prime Minister's call. Unfortunately, 'Earl's Light' has already suffered huge losses due to frame-up by some people." Hobert said with some helplessness:

"This forces us to explore foreign markets. Currently, our human and financial resources in Backlund have been transferred abroad. However, we will do our best to restore the lighting in Backlund and sell at least 100 light bulbs every day!"

"Ahem..." Agushid choked on his aperitif: When did the Prime Minister's mediation become so cheap? I personally investigated this matter, and ended up getting 100 light bulbs?

(End of this chapter)