Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 438 A New Year's Gift for Forsi
Hobert ignored Donna's joke: "The materials are ready, how is the progress on the construction site in the town?"

Roy replied: "The foundation was laid yesterday morning, but everyone was given half a day off in the afternoon. I plan to start work this afternoon."

Hobert nodded: "The construction can be put aside for a while, and the renovation must be carried out first. I bought so many houses before and turned them into hotels, hotels and restaurants!

"Be fast! Otherwise, you won't be able to catch up!"

Roy was taken aback: "What are you rushing for?"

"Rush to the wedding date!" When Hobert just agreed to the wedding date mentioned by his mother, he planned to let the people who came to the wedding live in tents, but in the past two days he calculated that if he seized the time, he could do more things.

Hobert said: "My wedding date with Miss Forsi has been confirmed, it will be January 1th.

"With my father's influence, many people will definitely come to the wedding at that time, and we must provide them with enough accommodation!"

Roy was taken aback for a moment, and then happily said: "I will do my best to transform the town, but that would require a lot of decoration materials..."

"Make a list." Hobert said, "Wayne should be back soon, let him go shopping."

"Yes."

Hobert looked at Skolla: "The action of equalizing the land will start today, and I have already told Conrad to let him divide the land on the mountain first.

"The problem of land acquisition has been resolved. Can the railway be built before the 28th?"

Hobert's method is also very simple, first take back the ownership of all the land, and it is enough to distribute the land other than along the railway and road to everyone.

This completely eliminates the need for land acquisition.

Skola shook his head helplessly: "My lord, it is really unexpected that the land acquisition can be completed so quickly, but this is just the beginning of the construction of the railway.

"Next, it takes a lot of time to transport the materials along the railway line and then lay the tracks.

"Although the total mileage of the Jeffrey Railway is not very long, according to my experience, in the case of mountains, it may not be possible to send materials along the line in 28 days."

Hobert thought for a while: "What if the materials can be delivered quickly, for example, a batch of them can be delivered along the railway line before tomorrow morning?"

Skola shook his head with a smile, but still replied: "In that case, I am sure to lay the railway before the 28th. But we are short of manpower, and there is no way to send all the materials to the city in one day and one night. Go along the line."

Hobert nodded: "Take me around along the railway."

A group of people followed the railway line and came to the mountain.

When going up the mountain, as Hobert said, under the protection of Schill and other guards of the lord's mansion, Conrad had already begun to redistribute the land.

Naturally, the village bully started to argue with Conrad, and the bully's family also started crying.

But under the guns of Schill and others, all the wrangling has no effect.

Only then did the villagers understand that Sir Alexis was playing for real this time, and the whole village was in chaos for a while. Everyone came to see how much land they could allocate, and asked how much land they could allocate?
Those prestigious people in the village were not as prestigious as the muzzles of Schill and others, and the intimidation of the village bullies was not so terrible.

Everyone was a little confused while being excited. This feeling is very similar to carrying a boulder on their backs since birth.

Now I suddenly put this stone down, and I am still a little top-heavy, and I don't even know how to move my legs.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Hobert launched a "great change that has never happened in a thousand years". Can get more fields.

Hobart used a violent institution like the Lord's Mansion to force the fields of each village to be divided equally, and the ownership was returned to the Lord's Mansion.

He is very clear that only by using more violent means can the interests of ordinary people and vulnerable groups be safeguarded.

Passing through the excited and confused villagers, a group of people came to the top of the mountain.

Hobert asked Walker: "The materials used for repairing a hardened road surface should not take long, and they can be transported along the road, right?"

"Yes." Walker said: "The speed of repairing roads must be faster than that of railways."

"What about the time to build the villa?" Hobert asked again: "Can the auction center and about five villas be built within a month?"

Walker smiled helplessly: "My lord, this is an impossible goal.

"It really doesn't take much time to build a wall, but because it's built on a mountain, a large piece of flat land needs to be dug out, and it will take a lot of time for later decoration."

Hobert said, "Tell me, where should I smooth it out?"

After learning about the specific difficulties and the approximate construction progress, Hobert returned to the Lord's Mansion, and Roy and the others began to work on their own.

Back in the study, Hobert replied a letter to Jessica and Selena who sent greeting letters and cards.

In the letter, they also sent greetings to them, and at the same time asked Jessica, how is the new extraordinary weapon manufacturing place?

In another letter, he told Selena that he would find time to talk to her recently.

When he summoned the messenger, he didn't avoid Freya who was on the side, but he didn't take the initiative to teach her either.

After answering the letter, Hobert dictated a few words to Freya. Seeing that she had mastered them well, he taught her another twenty words.

After finishing her study, Freya suddenly asked, "Teacher, I have a question I want to ask you?"

Hobert sat on his chair: "What's the problem?"

"Why is it so difficult for me to blend in with the surrounding environment?" Freya clenched her fists and said nervously, "I tried to make friends with Mary and Marcie, but they always kept a distance from me.

"I want to make friends with Miss Donna and Miss Fors, but I feel that I am not as good as them, and it is always difficult to integrate into their topics."

Hobert smiled and said: "It's because you don't have a clear position for yourself. In this complex society, you must first find a good position for yourself, otherwise you will make others feel awkward when you do things and speak.

"Because your previous experience in the East District made you feel close to Marcie and Mary, but they think you are the master's student and master, so they will have a estrangement from you.

"At the same time, because you are my student, you are a junior in the eyes of Forsi and Donna, so they will not accommodate your feelings, and naturally they will not consider whether you can join the topic when chatting."

Freya thought for a while: "I see, thank you teacher. I, I think I should put myself in the same position as Schiller and Mr. Conrad. No, I am not as good as them, I am, yes Said I was one with them, one..."

"level."

"Yes, people of the same level!"

Hobert nodded: "I'll call you one more word today, the spelling of 'level' is..."

This word is relatively long, so Freya memorized it carefully and understood it carefully.

On the whole, Freya is quite introverted, but before that, she had to work non-stop and had no time to think.

Hobert asked again: "Did you visit the territory yesterday?"

"No, no!"

"Go out with Conrad this afternoon and tell me what you think tomorrow morning."

Freya hurriedly said, "Yes!"

In the midst of being busy, it will soon be lunch time.

Before eating, Hobert returned to his room and took a small wooden box to the dining room.

Before eating, Hobert pushed the wooden box to Fors: "This is a New Year's gift for you!"

Forsi was slightly taken aback, and opened the wooden box amidst Donna's heckling. It was a few pieces of blood-red crystals, as beautiful as rubies. She blurted out: "The blood crystals of the Lava octopus!"

This is exactly one of the main materials of "The Astrologer" that she has been looking for recently.

Donna sat back on her chair, "Tch, I thought it was a diamond ring."

Forsi said, "Hobert, I can't take it. This, this is too precious."

The base price of Extraordinary materials at the 7th level of Sequence is 600 pounds, but the main materials of this level basically start to pay a premium, and it is normal to sell seven or eight hundred pounds.

At this week's Tarot Club, Forsi sold the materials to Miss Justice, and the transaction was completed at a price of 1000 pounds.

"Sister-in-law, you are too easily satisfied." Donna smiled and said, "It's just such a small thing, you should say: three more servings!"

Everyone laughed because of Donna's joke, and Hobert said to Forsi again: "Take it, you have to work again recently, and you have to accompany your mother to see the scenery in the territory, and you are quite tired, so take it as a reward." is you."

The so-called work was that Hobert asked Fors to finish the new book by the 15th, and on the wedding day, a batch of books had to be printed and placed at the wedding venue.

So in the past few days and nights, Fors can be seen writing vigorously.

Mon Lisa also smiled and asked Fors to put it away. After Fors put it away, she suddenly felt that she could write another chapter tonight.

It was only at the end of lunch that Mon Lisa told everyone that she was going to leave tomorrow.

After Hobert failed to retain him, he asked Philip to prepare some local specialties, and asked Alan to take someone to pack the rented boat.

In the afternoon, Hobert received a reward from Alger. The Church of Stormwind gave Hobert 1500 pounds for the information he provided. After Alger withheld 150 pounds, Hobert received 1350 pounds.

While lamenting the stinginess of the Church of the Storm, Hobert became more and more sure that the Church of the Storm knew more about the battle in the southern continent, otherwise they would not have given only 1500 pounds.

……

Opposite the Full Moon Lake, the residence of the Viscount Teutonic.

Viscount Teutonic saw Jeffrey Town, which had been busy since the afternoon of the 1st, and frowned, "Hobert plans to expand that town into a small city?"

He put down the binoculars: "Also, where did he get so much money?"

Of course, the Viscount Teutonic knew the cost of construction. Even with the accumulation of so many generations of viscounts, he did not dare to spread out such a large stall.

"We can report all this, including Hobert's ambition, to the king!" Grove said.

Viscount Teutonic pondered for a moment: "This is a good idea."

After the opening of the waterway, the power of the royal family will also radiate to South Colson again, and of course the strength of a certain noble will not be dominated by one family.

The Viscount Teutonic, who has been secretly loyal to the royal family, must be the first choice for the royal family to support.

"In addition, we can also get Hobert into trouble." Grove suggested.

Viscount Teutonic shook his head: "As far as I know, Hobert is a Sequence 6, and it is very difficult for me to shake his rule."

Grove smiled and said, "Aren't there some powerful people in your territory?"

A trace of fear flashed in Viscount Teutonic's eyes: "You don't know the horror of these people! Don't provoke them, and don't try to betray them."

"Of course not to provoke them, nor to betray them." Grove said with a smile: "Since Hobert has chosen to cooperate with the 'Society of Gnosis', we can let Hobert see their existence and let the Gnosis will know their truth.

"These are all Hobert saw and investigated by himself. What does it have to do with us?"

Viscount Teutonic looked across the Moon Lake, feeling a little moved.

Grove continued: "The New Year is over. As the only viscount nearby, why don't you invite the baron across from you to the banquet? Express your welcome to the new baron!"

Viscount Teutonic pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "Don't try to take revenge at the banquet, you are not strong enough!"

"Of course not!" A trace of resentment flashed across Grove's face, "I know, it's not the time yet."

Viscount Teutonic nodded: "Go get someone to write an invitation, and let Knight Keton deliver it in person."

"Yes!"

"Oh, that's right." Viscount Teutonic said with a smile: "Just over a year after the death of the old Knight Conor, his family property was almost squandered by two idiot sons.

"They no longer have the sense of honor of knights, I will deprive them of the title of knights, and I will give you that territory!"

Grove said excitedly: "Thank you Sir for the reward!"

……

Hobert received an invitation from the Viscount Teutonic in the evening, he was a little surprised, why did the Viscount Teutonic suddenly entertain him?

He froze slightly, and said to Allen, "Treat this knight well."

Then Hobert called Philip, Conrad, Roy, Schill, Kerwin and others to discuss the matter.

Kerwin said: "This matter is by no means so simple, everyone, the defected Grove is at Viscount Teutonic's mansion at this time, this may be a trap."

Philip said: "The current situation is not chaotic, and it is impossible for a viscount to design a trap in his mansion to hurt a baron.

"The Viscount Teutonic would at best send assassins to assassinate us under the confusion of Grove, or simply send his guards across the river to conquer us, but he didn't do that, which shows that he was not deceived by Grove."

Hobert nodded: "It's not easy for me to refuse this invitation. Tomorrow Schill and Kerwin will accompany me. Do what the others should do and don't be affected."

"Yes!"

They are all people who have seen the Lord defeat the ancient blue dragon beast, so they have nothing to worry about the Lord's safety.

In the evening, when Hobert was about to "go out", Helen came to him suddenly: "I heard that you are going to the Viscount Teutonic's residence for a banquet tomorrow?"

"That's right." Hobert was taken aback.

"I haven't been to the opposite side of Full Moon Lake yet, you can take me to see it together." Helen said with a smile.

In fact, there was no news from the informant she developed before. She planned to go to Viscount Teutonic's territory to see if she could reconnect with the other party.

Hobert smiled: "To be honest."

"Okay, I want to go and see if it's suitable for the development of the 'Society of Gnosis' over there."

Hobert knew that she still wasn't telling the truth, but he didn't ask again: "No problem, but you have to pretend to be a maid."

Helen was slightly taken aback: "Can't I pretend to be your assistant or something?"

"I don't plan to bring my assistant to this kind of private banquet."

"Ok."

After sending Helen away, Hobert locked the door and used "travel" to arrive at the warehouse full of building materials.

Those building materials have already been transported to the warehouse by Roy, or simply started to be piled up on the construction site.

After finding the warehouse containing the materials for laying the railway, Hobart once again sacrificed the materials to the "land of disorder".

Then use the bestowed method to sprinkle it as evenly as possible along the road where the railway is to be laid.

The first is the roadbed that requires a lot of stones, and then the sleepers and rails. These are relatively heavy materials. In the modern era without large-scale equipment, they can only be transported to the railway bit by bit by hand.

If someone else owned the "Nation of Disorder", they would never do what a railroad worker would do.

But Hobert is different. He doesn't have the reserve of the nobles, and he also thinks the decency of the middle class is ridiculous. For him, there is only one principle when encountering such things: just be practical.

Since you have extraordinary strength, then use extraordinary strength to construct. If you delay your career because of maintaining your identity and decency, Hobert thinks that is ridiculous.

After several sacrifices and gifts, the materials were finally scattered for a few kilometers, just starting to go up the mountain.

That's all the first batch of materials, and there is still a large part of the materials that have not been transported from Conant City, and because the land acquisition work was completed today, the work of clearing the roadbed along the way and building culverts and bridges has not yet been completed.

The construction of culverts is for waterproofing, and the construction of bridges is to facilitate the surrounding residents to cross the railway. These constructions are indispensable.

Then Hobert came to the mountainside again, and after praying to himself, he entered the "Nation of Disorder" and used the surging "distortion" power to distort the terrain of a small area, making the slope there flat and soothing.

The flowers, plants and trees that were on the ground before were still on the ground, as if someone had pinched the surrounding terrain again in a way similar to pinching plasticine under the ground.

After finishing all this, Hobert smiled and said, "Today's work is finally over."

So the next morning, Skola and Valk rushed to the Lord's Mansion in a panic: "My lord, my lord! Damn it, your territory was haunted last night!"

Skola said: "The materials stored in the warehouse were all scattered along the railway line."

Walker: "The hillside that we said yesterday would take a lot of effort has been leveled!"

"Haunted, my lord!"

"Nonsense." Hobert didn't like to hear these words: "This is obviously the result of my praying for help from the gods. When have you ever seen evil spirits so kind to help us with construction?"

Only then did the two designers come to their senses, they had never seen it before.

But they were even more surprised by the "God's help" that Sir Sir said. During the construction, some skeletons and ancient tombs will inevitably be dug up. They know that the evil spirits really exist, but they have never seen the gods respond. .

In the end, they all had to think about the "God's Blessed One".

Hobert smiled and asked: "With the help of the gods, do you think you can complete the task I entrusted to you within a month?"

The two opened their mouths in surprise and said, "Yes!"

Hobert nodded, and talked with them about some engineering issues, then changed into more formal clothes, and sent his mother away with Forsi, Donna and the others.

Returning to the lord's mansion, Hobert put on the baron's dress again and asked Alan to bring the horse.

There were also four people including Helen, Xier, and Kerwin who rode to the pier together, and boarded a locally made wooden boat with their horses.

The Keton knight who sent the invitation yesterday was already waiting at the pier in the Teutonic domain. Keton couldn't help but glance at Helen, and then smiled and led everyone to the Teutonic Viscount's mansion, but he still sneaked a peek at Helen from time to time.

Hobert noticed that the scale of Teutonic Town was larger than that of Jeffrey Town, but it was lifeless here. There were obviously so many residents and many pedestrians on the street, but their walking posture was like walking dead, with expressions Numb and skinny.

The only place where they feel that they are living people is when they worship some hideous gods, or bow down to some abstract symbols.

In the streets and alleys, there are some small statues everywhere. These statues have two thick goat horns on their heads, with cold smiles on their faces, hideous faces, or solemn faces, holding giant swords.

Many people bowed down to the gods on the street, as if they were possessed by evil spirits, and shouted some respectful words in the local dialect with all their strength.

There was a bit of madness in the religious atmosphere, and it also gave Hobert a feeling of numbness and ignorance. This feeling reminded Hobert of the depiction of the White Lotus Sect in a movie he watched when he was very young.

In Hobert's mind, the information provided by Bishop Simpson immediately flashed. In the isolated South Colson area, not only the power of the "Society" is entrenched, but there are also signs of blood worship activities, and The power of the Aurora Society exists.

Looking at it now, where is this a sign?It was also the first time that Hobert saw someone offering sacrifices and kneeling down to demons in the street!

The believers of the devil turned a blind eye to the horses of Hobert and his party. Whenever believers worshiped the devil and were blocked, Knight Keton asked everyone to wait patiently until the whole set of rituals of kneeling was over. Only then did we continue to move forward with everyone.

Apparently, Knight Keton was familiar with this scene, and as a knight, he had to make way for these believers, and he had to dismount to show a pious look.

In addition to these gods, there are also some abstract symbols painted on the wall, these abstract symbols Hobart has seen in a notebook before.

That notebook came from the room where the corpse of the ancient god of death was kept, the unlucky guy who had turned into a skeleton, when he was looking for the skeleton lord, he encountered a scene of offering sacrifices to the devil.

During related explorations, he saw and noted such symbols in his notebook.

According to the description in the note, there should not only be symbols, but also a big tree with corpses hanging on it.

After leaving the town, Hobert and his party really encountered such a big tree.

(End of this chapter)