Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 498 Tarot Club in the Absence of the Emperor
Above the gray fog, the Tarot Club was held as usual.

Everyone found that the emperor's seat was vacant. "Justice" Audrey was a little worried, but when she saw the "Magician" next to her, she thought: As long as Forsi can participate in the meeting normally, it means that Hobert is not in any danger. , maybe I simply don’t have time to participate.You can try to get some tricks from Forsi later.

"Hermit" Cattleya thought to herself: Could it be that the "Emperor" was killed by some existence because he knew too many secrets?Haha, probably not, after all, his identity is not simple.

"The Hanged Man" Alger didn't think much about it. Based on his understanding of the "Emperor", he thought that the "Emperor" might have suddenly encountered something urgent.After all, he is the favored one of the "Creator", and Mr. Fool is also very fond of him. With such an identity, it is impossible to withdraw from the Tarot Club without reason.

"Magician" Forsi just felt that it was a pity that this time the Tarot Club could not trade such high-level information.But she didn't know why. Her spirituality seemed to be suddenly very active, which made her feel very worried.

Derrick "The Sun" was simply worried and didn't think about anything else.

"Moon" Emlyn glanced at the "Emperor"'s seat: Last week, I asked the adults of the Vampire Clan some secret history about the Fourth Age, and I was about to discuss it with the "Emperor" to show the Vampire Clan's erudition. He's not here!
"The Fool" Klein just checked and found that Hobert simply encountered an unexpected incident. It was not that he encountered any danger. He was the last person to take the "Emperor"'s absence from the meeting seriously.

After everyone was briefly stunned by the absence of the "Emperor", the party officially began.

Without the participation of the "Emperor", the trading session of this Tarot Club ended quickly and came to the free communication session.

Audrey first said: "I've been very bored in the past week. Do you have any wonderful experiences?"

Everyone's life last week was routine. Only the one sitting at the head of the long bronze table played the role of the supreme commander of the Suniya Sea Navy.

However, nothing major happened. It was just that the supreme commander's lover was contaminated by an external god and his younger brother was suddenly deposed.

Yes, this is no big deal.

When Forsi saw that no one was speaking, she leaned her upper body forward slightly: "Well, my experience, I wonder if it can be considered a wonderful experience?"

Audrey showed a very interested look: "Even if it's not wonderful, it must be wonderful!"

"Yes, it's very exciting." Forsi said: "Last week, I participated in an encirclement and suppression of demons. We killed a total of six 'Apostles of Desire' and..."

Anyone who knows how difficult it is to kill Extraordinaries of the "Devil" path is shocked.

Cattleya interrupted Forsi's speech: "How many of you are there? Can you kill six 'Apostles of Desire'?"

"There are about 50 of us, and there should be more than 90 people on the other side. Of course, they don't participate in the battle all at once." Forsi said with a smile:

"Our overall strength is not as good as the other side, but thanks to the commander-in-chief of this battle, he had a perfect plan to maximize our advantages."

Everyone was stunned again, is this ridiculous?Fifty people beat [-] people, or is there no advantage in terms of strength?

Emlyn almost blurted out the words "bragging", but he thought that Miss Magician rarely spoke and didn't seem like someone who liked lying, so he decided to listen first before speaking.

"You may not understand what I mean," Cattleya said, "Why don't those demons escape? As far as I know, they have the ability to 'sense malice'. Generally, as long as you are malicious towards him, he will immediately hide away." stand up.

"So, generally speaking, the most difficult thing about killing an Extraordinary in this way is to find him!"

Alger also said: "I'm curious, under what circumstances would more than 90 people gather together on this channel?"

Forsi then briefly described the general situation on the west bank of Full Moon Lake and the brief course of the battle.

Cattleya finally understood that the "devils" must have sensed the malice, but they also knew that they were stronger than the enemy, so they did not escape: to achieve such results, the commander of this battle played a huge role .And this "Magician" lady, you really can't ignore her just because she's lazy and not very talkative. She also has a powerful organization behind her.

Alger also concluded in his heart: The commander of this battle is very strong and very smart.

Audrey sighed: Hobert did such a big thing last week!Could it be that he did not attend the meeting because the matter had not been completely resolved?
Klein recalled his previous experience in Backlund: At that time, a "Desire Apostle" caused everyone a headache, but that was also because of his relationship with Backlund.As the "hermit" said, if you want to hunt the "devil", the most difficult step is actually to find him.In Backlund, there is enough hiding place for the "Apostle of Desire".But the situation encountered by the "Emperor" and the "Magician" was a special case. Not only did the "Apostles of Desire" not run away, they were also preparing to kill their opponents.

Forsi added: "We, we, to be precise, are our demigods, and we also killed one of the other demigods!"

Everyone was a little surprised, so to speak, this battle achieved extremely amazing results!

Audrey asked: "Can you tell us in detail the process of the demigod war?"

Forsi was a little embarrassed: "My strength was too weak and I couldn't see the demigod battle."

If she saw it and described it, everyone would be even more surprised.

……

Feneport Kingdom, west bank of Full Moon Lake.

Not far from the entrance of Lord Felix's mansion, there are five tall cedar trees.

They were five yellow fir trees, tall and straight, with golden leaves in autumn. During that harvest season, people in almost the entire territory could see these five golden fir trees.

These five yellow trees have become the symbol of the lord's mansion. Of course, before that, they did not represent authority, but just a large courtyard.

At this time, Hobert stood under the five Huangshan trees with his hands behind his back and received the ten representatives elected by the people.

As soon as these ten representatives met each other, they felt the unquestionable majesty emanating from Hobert.

They quickly knelt down and asked Hobert to forgive him for the previous riot. They said that it was only because they failed to control their temper that such an undesirable thing happened.

Hobert said: "Get up."

He said to Schier: "Let them all come over, but they can only listen and don't speak at will."

The people Hobert refers to are the people standing not far away.

The guns in the hands of Schier and others made them stand far away.

Although he asked them to come over, Schier did not ask the soldiers to put down their guns. They still relied on this to maintain order.

When the representatives all got up, Hobert and others were surrounded by people. On one side were Conrad and other officials and young adults from the East Coast, and on the other side were the people who were rioting. They were several meters apart and clearly differentiated. .

Hobert said to a representative: "Tell us about your demands for rioting."

An old man who was pushed out said to his scalp: "Sir, you should have heard that we have our own gods, please let us continue to believe in them.

"Everything else is easy to discuss. You can pay whatever proportion of tax you say. If you need manpower there, we will do our best to provide manpower."

"Is that really a god?" Hobert asked with a smile.

Just as the other party was about to talk, Hobert suddenly asked: "You look to be over 60, right?"

"52."

"Is your family relatively poor? Why are you dressed in such rags?"

The old man replied: "We in the West Coast dress almost like this. Well, as far as I know, the East Coast is not much better than us.

"Your Majesty has never worried about food and clothing, and he doesn't understand our difficulties."

"You are wrong!" Hobert smiled: "A ruler who does not care about the people's food and clothing is not a qualified ruler."

He asked in the direction of the Lord's Mansion: "Are there any young men from Shanqian Village?"

Several people shouted: "Yes!" "Sir, I am."

Hobert pointed at one casually: "Tell them about the changes in Jeffrey Territory in the past six months."

"Yes!" The young man squeezed his companions away excitedly, grabbed his own clothes and said to the old man: "Old man, have you seen it? This is a new clothes, I just made it last month.

"Half a year ago, Shanqian Village was much poorer than yours..."

The young man talked with great interest about the changes in the poorest mountain village in Jeffrey's territory in the past six months. The people who participated in the riot listened with rapt attention, but they obviously didn't believe it.

But seeing the clothing and mental state of the people in the direction of the Lord's Mansion, they couldn't help but doubt their own knowledge.

After the young man finished speaking, Hobert said to the old man: "Faith is an issue that should be considered after food and clothing. In other words, faith that conflicts with food and clothing is basically problematic."

The old man was immediately speechless by this conclusion and the strange thinking: "This..."

A middle-aged man on the side said: "Sir, we, we are used to that kind of belief. Please don't disturb us. As for other aspects, we are willing to listen to you and the arrangements of your subordinates."

"Are you used to it?" Hobert asked sharply: "Do you think those demons will come back?
“I can tell you clearly, I can beat them once, I can beat them twice.

"It was the Feneport government that gave this place to the devil. I, Baron Hobert, don't owe you anything. On the contrary, I really couldn't stand it anymore and saved you.

“I will give you tents and seeds to plant again in the spring.

"Forget it if you don't have any gratitude, why are you venting this resentment on me?"

The middle-aged representative was stunned: "I, I, I..."

When did he become angry?Why is it that you are completely off topic, and you are speaking as if you are really willful, so you would make such a request?
When the people around him were reminded by Hobert, they immediately turned around: Yes, why would my anger be directed at the people who helped me?
Hobert paid attention to everyone's reactions and concluded in his mind: Most people still have normal logical abilities.

"Everyone can go out and take a look," Hobert said loudly: "This is the only place in the entire country that has been ruled by demons.

“Those demons are like mice in other places, afraid to show their faces.

"To be honest, I hope they will fight back, so that I can defeat them again!"

This is the core of the problem: I have the strength to protect you!

The ten representatives all looked at each other, not knowing how to continue the conversation.

Most of the people who participated in the riot were persuaded, but no one showed any shame. After so many years of the devil's rule, they have become accustomed to using violence to solve problems.

So I was just persuaded, but I didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with my solution.At this time, a stunned representative said: "I don't care, we just want to restore our faith. Unless you kill us all, we will carve statues when we go back!"

The old man and the middle-aged man just now were stunned, and then the two representatives quickly begged Hobert for mercy, asking him not to listen to what he just said.

Hobert carefully observed this dumbfounded man. He tilted his head slightly, trembling unconsciously, with a fierce look in his eyes, and an expression on his face that varied between mood and anger.

This is the kind of person who has obvious mental problems!

Hobert smiled and nodded: "Have some backbone!"

He told all the representatives: "In my opinion, most of you hope that life will be better and better, but only some of you insist on restoring your faith.

"Let's put it this way, you can make your own distinctions when you go back. If you are willing to continue living in your own home, I promise you that if your harvest this year meets my requirements, I will not care about your beliefs.

"Don't worry, this request won't be a goal that is difficult for you to achieve. Well, I will send people to each village to do statistics, redistribute the fields, and set goals for you based on the number of acres and population.

"Since we are planting wheat this season, I think it is more appropriate to add 400 yuan per acre (about 400 kilograms). As long as we take care of it carefully, we can still achieve this yield per acre even if the rain does not come in time.

“If you have objections to the requirements, you can go to the Lord’s Mansion to request a recalculation, but once the requirements are finalized, they must be implemented, and there is no excuse.

"Before the harvest, you are not allowed to carve stone statues privately, how about that?"

The old man couldn't believe it: "Is this the only request?"

Hobert nodded: "Yes, this is the only requirement, but if you privately carve any statues or symbols about the devil before harvesting, the entire village will completely lose the right to freedom of belief."

The old man still couldn't believe it: "You must do what you say."

Hobert smiled: "When have I ever lied?"

The old man exchanged glances with several other representatives, and then said: "We agree to such a request."

"I won't agree!" The same confused representative said: "We must restore our faith immediately!"

Hobert smiled and said: "This is exactly what I am going to say next. Separate those who would rather die than restore their faith. You will be gathered together immediately and under special supervision."

The confused representative asked: "What are you going to do with us?"

"Aren't you even afraid of death?"

"I just, I just let everyone know your cruel side."

Hobert nodded slightly. People with serious mental problems have not completely lost their logic.

But when he wanted to debate Hobert, he found the wrong opponent.

Hobert sneered: "If you had said such things to the devil before, you would have been dead long ago!"

Not only was the dumbfounded representative stunned, but everyone around him was also stunned, right?

Hobert said with an upright face: "Why didn't I see you so brave at that time? Instead, you used this sarcastic tone towards those who helped you and were willing to listen to your appeals.

"You still speak so confidently, it's simply hateful, pathetic and pathetic!"

Conrad took the lead in applauding, and only then did everyone react and join in the applause.

Hobert's words poured out all the resentment in the hearts of people from the east coast.

The dumbfounded representative was stunned on the spot as he was reprimanded, and for a moment he didn't know how to react.

When the applause stopped, Hobert said: "But I can tell you what will happen to you!
"Although you can restore your faith immediately, you will be assigned to work like a coolie until you die of exhaustion on the construction site!"

Several other representatives lowered their heads in awe.

Hobert spread his hands: "Whether you are willing to work hard to achieve your goals in the future or give up your life completely depends on your own choice!

“In addition, even those who choose to stay in their homes will have to send two young people from each village and five young people from each town to work in Jeffrey for three months.

“This is a punishment for you for launching a riot, because you could have made demands to the town government and negotiated, but you used the most violent and worst method.

"If you choose the wrong method and do the wrong thing, you will be punished!"

Several other representatives said: "We accept the punishment, we accept the punishment."

In their view, having two people captured and executed from each village was a punishment for a riot. This was a very light punishment.

Yes, they took it for granted that the young man who was arrested would have a chance of surviving?

Next, Hobert asked Conrad to allocate manpower. On the one hand, he went to each village to count the land and population and determine the goals set for them.

On the one hand, people who demanded the immediate restoration of their faith were gathered in the Eugene Territory, which was already basically deserted.

The most important thing is to count the young people who want to be punished in each village and town, and the trip will be completed within three days.

Hobert assigned the tasks in public, and the people who participated in the riot were completely relieved. Some villages even selected the people to be punished on the spot, and they couldn't help crying for their fathers and mothers.

As for those who are willing to stay in their homes and those who are willing to go to the wilderness, it is easy to distinguish. Some people have already consciously gone to the wilderness.

Hobert saw that there were three eight or nine-year-old children who were also going to the wilderness together. He couldn't help but stop them: "You are also going to Eugene Territory?"

The three children looked fiercely and said almost in unison: "Yes."

"The kitchen here needs three helpers." Hobert said: "You start doing the coolie work from now on! Go to Eugene to get it tomorrow!"

The three children were about to say something more, but they were kicked one by one towards the door of the Lord's Mansion by Sil: "Asshole!"

I don't know whether he is scolding the demons or these three little brats.

In the evening, a new batch of supplies arrived under the escort of the Dennis brothers.

When Conrad and others retreated before, they did not have time to take away their supplies. Without this batch of supplies, it would be difficult to solve the problem of dinner for hundreds of people.

In addition to the group of people brought by Dennis, nearly a thousand people from the east coast have gathered here. At night, they camped inside and outside the Lord's Mansion, the lights were brightly lit, and it looked very lively.

As for the group of people who had gone to the wilderness in advance, Hobert planned to let them starve and freeze overnight.

During dinner, Selena, who was at the same table, asked: "Teacher, if they complete the goals given to them, do they really want to restore their faith?"

Hobert laughed: "I got the exact information from Bishop Simpson. As long as most people don't come into contact with demonic elements in the next few months, there is hope for recovery from mental pollution.

"And just imagine, a few months later, they got a harvest that was unimaginable before, and the demons showed no sign of coming back. The people who were punished on the other side told them about the great changes in the Jeffrey Territory.

"If that's not enough to get them to come around, then it's time to get them some therapy."

Freya was more concerned: "What are you going to do with those people who demand immediate restoration of their faith? Do you really want them to die in pain?"

"Centralize them, of course, so they don't affect other people," lamented Hobert.

"Until a cure is found for them, drain them of their energy so they don't hurt others."

Freya nodded seriously and continued to eat her bread. She knew that the teacher would not let her down.

While everyone was eating, a servant from the East Coast, protected by two guards from the Lord's Mansion, found Hobert and others who were sitting on the floor eating.

After seeing Hobert, the servant said: "Sir, my lady asked me to report to you that there was also a riot in the Teutonic Viscount's territory this afternoon.

"The Teutonic Viscount has started killing people. It is said that the effect is pretty good."

Hobert was stunned for a moment and immediately understood that this was Archibald's notification to him.

It can also be regarded as a kind of advice to Hobert, or a suggestion.

After all, using killing to solve problems saves time, effort, and doesn't cost much resources.

Hobert said to the servant: "Go back and tell Archibald that I am not from the same group as the Teutons.

"Tell Archibald again that as long as I'm not here, Forsi is the master of the territory."

The servant took note of Hobert's words carefully and immediately set off on his way back without even taking a break.

Hobert looked around at the people around him and finally asked Conrad: "What do you think makes a qualified ruler?"

Conrad quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and thought for a moment before saying: "As the Lord said in the afternoon, rulers must first solve the problems of people's food and clothing."

"That's just the most basic requirement." Hobert said: "Government is also a responsibility! No matter now or in the future, everyone's governing standard is to be 'people-oriented' and have enough respect for life.

“With this kind of governing philosophy, it’s hard not to thrive.

“Only by building a society that is safe enough and respects each other is an open society that can fully prosper.

“This is a very simple cause-and-effect relationship, but simple things are often the most difficult to do, so there are always people looking for so-called shortcuts.

"We cannot be so impetuous and must operate patiently. I believe that through our joint efforts, we will be able to create an unprecedented prosperous society!"

In the circle of people present, everyone's eyes became bright.

(End of this chapter)