Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 636 "Lieutenant General Iceberg" investigates the teleportation array

The thick stone door opened in front of Hobert. It was a stone room made of dark stone and looked very heavy.

There are no lights on the entire "Trunsoest Empire". At Hobert's level, there is actually no need for lights. Even in an absolutely dark environment, his spiritual perception can completely replace vision.

But the stone chamber in front of him seemed dark to him. Not only did it lack any light, it also seemed to be a spiritual blind spot, and he could not perceive anything.

Serbia explained: "These stones were specially prepared to seal the corpse of the ancient god of death. Except for the grooves on the ground, his spirituality and the light containing the essence of death cannot penetrate the stone wall."

Hobert remembered that the walls of the room where the corpse of the ancient Death God was found seemed to be made of this kind of stone. Mr. Azik also reminded him that if the corpse of the Ancient Death God was stored in an ordinary room, it must be sealed to a certain extent.

Without sealing, the walls and surrounding environment should undergo certain corrosion and mutation.

Fortunately, the corpse of the ancient Death God has been sealed in the "State of Disorder", which saves a lot of trouble.

As he thought, he snapped his fingers and "tampered" with the molecular structure of part of the hydrogen in the air, making it more flammable.

Then with a snap of his fingers, a long-lasting flame the size of a lightbulb appeared on the paint surface of Hobert and Serbia.

Under the illumination of the flame, Hobert saw that there was a groove in the middle of the stone chamber, with a wooden bottom. It was the only occult gap in the stone chamber.

Hobert said to Serbia: "You go and prepare to activate the corresponding magic circle, and I will bring the body of the ancient death god here."

Then he reminded: "Tell the crew not to approach this stone room, because I will bring it with the guards of the ancient death god.

"You should still remember that it was a 'ferryman'. If you look at it...oh, yes, you won't die."

Letting the black dog spirit beast guard here, Hobert is still very worried about Serbia and the others, so as to prevent the "Empire" from escaping his control.

Serbia nodded: "I will warn the crew."

Although they cannot die, the abilities related to the Death Path will still cause them great pain.

Watching Serbia leave, Hobert came to the stone chamber, closed the stone door with his "twisted" ability, and then prayed to himself and entered the "State of Disorder."

Sitting on the "Iron Throne", Hobert answered his own prayer, opened the seal on the ancient god of death, and first threw it into the real world, into the groove of the stone chamber.

Then the chasing black dog spirit beast entered the real world.

……

Serbia did not go to the relevant array of the "Empire", but came to the ship's command room.

As long as the corpse of the ancient god of death is in place, those magic circles will activate on their own, and the corresponding operations can be completed in the command room.

The command room is on the top of the ship, with large glass windows all around, allowing you to see the situation in all directions.

But for more than a thousand years, what they saw when they came here was always the foggy, unchanging sea surface, the sails were always hung on the mast, and there was not even a trace of breeze.

But they were still afraid of missing the possible breeze, so the sails were always open.

At this time, in the command room, all seven commanders except Serbia were in place. They all looked at Serbia together, as if asking: Can the "Empire" really move?

Today's surprises have overwhelmed them, and many people still feel that what is happening at this moment is unreal.

Serbia sat on the captain's seat, looking deeply at the sea ahead.

At this time, the "Empire", which looked very old in appearance, suddenly emitted a white light, as if it had been coated with a layer of silver paint.

Hula~

The sails fluttered.

The sea was still as smooth as ever, but the way the ship's sails looked like it seemed like a tornado was coming behind the ship.

Serbia waved his hand tremblingly: "Forward 4!"

Woo~

The sudden acceleration from standstill to the highest speed made everyone feel a violent push on their backs. Some crew members even fell down on purpose and lay on the ground laughing loudly.

More than a thousand years ago, Pluto saw through the conspiracy of the "Empire", and this cursed giant ship had to leave the port early while the battle between Pluto and the Night Emperor was taking place.

At that time, the "Empire" could still rely on the sea breeze to move forward at sea, and the Trunsoest Empire often sent people to the vicinity of the "Empire" to study how to lift the curse.

When the Empire stopped sending people, but the Balam Empire sent the "Aryan" to pursue them, they knew that something big must have happened to the Empire.

From that moment on, they began to wander on the sea while enduring the torment of the curse.

What made them even more desperate was yet to come. Suddenly one day, a violent storm blew them here. Although the "Empire" got rid of the pursuers, it kept wandering in this sea area, as if it could never leave here. .

Serbia took a deep breath: "We can go back to the sun."

……

Hobert, who returned to the stone chamber, felt that the corpse of the ancient god of death seemed to have suddenly changed. The pale white light around him became more intense.

Hobert smiled: "I didn't expect this to be a 'fuel rod' before!"

He glanced at the black dog spirit beast next to him, took out a piece of "order crystal", turned it into the shape of a bracelet, and put it on its wrist, which was about the same thickness as a human being.

Hobert smiled and said: "Besides me, anyone who wants to open the stone door will glare at him."

Because Hobert has the mark of Mr. Azik, the black dog spirit beast came to the real world. Even if its eyes have strong attack power, it will not attack Hobert.

As for the bracelet made of "Order Crystal", it was used by Hobert to monitor the status of the ancient Death God's corpse and the status of the "Empire".

In the "Land of Disorder", you can use the "Order Crystal" to see the surrounding situation more clearly.

After leaving the stone room, Serbia was already waiting outside with a compliment. He asked: "Do you need me to hand over the captain's authority to you?"

The crystal key in Hobert's hand can obtain the captain's authority.

"No need." Hobert said, "I still want to be the captain. I can't stay on the Empire forever."

With the double insurance of the Black Dog Spirit Beast and the "Order Crystal", Hobert was basically at ease.

Serbia said nothing more, but took Hobert to the control room and saw the "Empire" breaking through the thick fog and moving forward quickly.

Hobert asked: "Can we return to the real world?"

"That's enough." Serbia said. He waved his hand, and a huge bronze door with complicated occult symbols carved on it appeared in front of the "Empire".

Bang~

The bronze door was fully opened, and there seemed to be countless frightening monsters inside, exuding shuddering gazes.

The "Empire" passed through the bronze gate and came to the cold underworld.

Hobert sat in the captain's seat: "Go to the Sea of ​​Mist first!"

"Yes!" Serbia said respectfully.

When it passed a bronze gate again, the "Empire" came to the sea with a warm breeze. The eastern sky was already bright, and a rising sun was slowly rising.

It was already early morning.

The morning sun shone into the command room, and all the officers were attracted by this charming scene. Some shed muddy tears, and some looked at the sunshine in their hands and smiled like a curious child: "Sunshine! It's sunshine!"

Cheering crew members had already gathered on the deck. Hobert made a rough estimate, and there were probably more than five hundred people.

After everyone's excitement came to an end, Hobert said: "You will wander around the foggy sea for two days, and wait until I find a suitable opportunity for you before you appear."

……

Raging Sea, Longwei Island, Tutuga Port.

"Iceberg Vice Admiral" Edwina, who had just left this port a few days ago, suddenly received an order from the church to return to the port to investigate the situation in the mysterious warehouse at the dock here.

This information was reported to the church by Edwina. The "Golden Dream" established a stronghold in Tutujia Port and was responsible for collecting intelligence and conducting some extraordinary transactions.

Yesterday, the people she left behind used "secret techniques" to report a strange piece of information. There was an inconspicuous warehouse at the dock. Goods were being delivered every day, but the warehouse seemed to never be full.

Not only that, from that warehouse, vegetables, grains and various fruits can always be pulled out one by one.

The church wondered if this was some kind of long-lost "space magic"?

The Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom has always been keen on collecting this "secret technique", so it attaches great importance to it, and ordered Edwina to investigate.

Boarding the port again, it was much more prosperous than before. The cranes at the pier were constantly unloading cargo, and the streets were bustling with pirates and adventurers.

The arrival of Edwina once again attracted people's attention. It may be because the "Mysterious Queen" came last week. This time it only attracted everyone's attention, but did not cause a sensation.

Edwina first went to the intelligence personnel at the port to learn about the situation, and then drank coffee in the coffee shop and stared at the warehouse on the dock.

As reported by the intelligence personnel, the warehouse was not big, but in about half an hour, horses pulled four or five carts full of goods in.

The horses were then led out. About ten minutes later, the door of the warehouse was opened again. The driver from the port once again led the horses in and pulled out two or three carts of goods.

The goods that go in are completely different from the goods that come out!

Edwina also noticed that there were also some people carrying luggage, who looked like passengers, following the goods into the warehouse. Some of them were indigenous, and some were wearing Fenebaud-style clothes.

Without exception, they all showed their IDs to the staff at the warehouse door when they entered.

Edwina took out a small single-sided telescope from her pocket. This telescope is a magical item. If you put it to your eyes, you can clearly see the words on the documents presented by passengers entering the warehouse.

Those were all IDs, either issued by Longtail Island or South Colson City.

This reminded Edwina of the "special pass" given to her by Hobert's wife Forsi.

She found the document in the bag she carried with her and opened the first page. It clearly stated that with this document, she could enter non-confidential areas or units on Longtail Island and South Colson.

Edwina glanced in the direction of the warehouse: It should be a confidential place, right?

She leaned back in her chair and thought about how to conduct further investigation. Sitting opposite her, the first mate Blue Walls who came with him smiled and said: "Captain, I remember Ms. Fors is very friendly to us. Why?" Why don’t you go to her directly and ask?”

"The reason why he was friendly to us was because we were partners at that time." The good-looking second mate "Flower Bow Tie" Johnson showed a sarcastic expression very appropriately, which was not exaggerated but could make Walls see clearly. arrive. He said: "But now, we are investigating very confidential information about them. Can she still be friendly to us?"

Walls tried to restrain himself, because he knew that as long as he showed the slightest expression of anger, the "fire thief" would succeed.

Only then did Edwina say: "I think Ms. Fors will give us a brief explanation, but if we ask her, we can't do any further investigation."

After all, they have only conducted a few transactions with Tutuga Port so far, and they still lack enough trust.

If their secret investigation is discovered, the cooperation between the two parties is likely to have a huge rift, which is something the church does not want to see.

"I will try the certificate given by Ms. Forsi first." Edwina said: "This is also equivalent to informing the official Beyonders here that we are very interested in everything in that warehouse, so that they can have Be mentally prepared.”

She knew that if she conducted further investigation, she would not be able to hide it from Hobert, so she might as well be more frank.

In this case, if the other party's bottom line is touched during the investigation, the other party will definitely stop it, so that everyone has room for relaxation.

So the group of people came to the inconspicuous warehouse together, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the Beyonders and staff at the door of the warehouse.

The Extraordinary Captain on duty today personally came out to stop him: "Please show your ID."

Edwina handed him the black leather ID that Fors gave her, and the official Beyonder opened it. After confirming that it was correct, he said, "Ms. Edwards, please come in. The magic circle will be opened again in 9 minutes."

Edwina took the certificate back and was stunned for a second or two: This warehouse actually belongs to a "non-confidential" area?

But soon, she adjusted her mood and walked inside the warehouse.

However, her subordinates were stopped by the official Beyonder: "I'm sorry everyone, you don't have the corresponding documents and you can't pass."

Edwina turned back and said: "You go to the coffee shop just now and wait for me."

The crew members were not very worried when they arrived. After all, many ordinary people had entered the warehouse just now, so this investigation should be safe.

Of course, the most important thing is that the captain is going to complete the mission of the church, not to meet with Hobert in private, so they are relieved.

At this time, Second Officer Johnson asked the official Beyonder: "Where can I get the pass in our captain's hand?"

"This certificate cannot be processed." A staff member said: "This is a certificate given by the noble earl or countess to the friendly and extraordinary person."

The crew of the "Golden Dream" nodded, as if to say "I see."

Immediately afterwards, someone suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

At this time, Edwina, who was in the warehouse, saw a very simple structure inside. Inside the spacious warehouse, there was only a huge steel cover in the center.

There are three cargo carriages parked on the steel cover, and the staff are fixing it. They are obviously goods that will be transported soon!

Then the key point must be under the steel cover. Edwina quietly dipped the spiritual material in her pocket, wrote a few occult symbols on the palm of her hand, and then covered her eyes with her hands so that she could see through the metal. The following scenario.

That is a somewhat unfamiliar magic circle!

A very luxurious magic circle paved with diamonds and crystals!

But there are several key places that are obviously covered by black things.

Edwina smiled: No wonder this is not a confidential area.

Ordinary extraordinary people have no way of seeing the entire array.

At this time, she felt something spiritual, and her pupils gradually became darker, leaning towards brass color.

She stared at the carriage for a while, and saw a vague figure. Although she couldn't see the other person's face clearly, she was sure that it was the "Star Admiral"!

As two female "pirate generals", there was no serious conflict between them, and the previous meetings were relatively harmonious.

So Edwina did not expose the other party.

She just said in her heart: It seems that the Moss Ascetic Order is also very interested in this suspected "secret" magic circle.

At this time, the operator of the magic circle reminded Edwina to stand on the steel cover.

As the three carriages were fixed and several passengers were prepared, the operators injected spirituality into the array, and tall illusory gates rose up around them.

Edwina heard an illusory voice in her ear: "Teleportation array!"

She has also seen relevant records of teleportation arrays. It is said that teleportation arrays were a very common means of transportation until the early Fourth Age, and were basically lost by the end of the Fourth Age.

When she passed through the illusory water film and arrived at Longwei Port, Edwina still felt a little like she was in another world: it was completely different from the feeling of "traveling", as if she had passed through a colorful corridor.

Next, Edwina realized how advanced the certificate she had was. With the certificate in her hand, the Governor's Mansion would arrange a carriage for her to inspect on Long Tail Island or the South Colson area, and the city government would also send people Give an explanation.

So she took a carriage and listened to the explanation, and learned about the land reform here, and that the miners here only worked eight hours and had spacious brick houses. After they learned the Loen language, the city government would arrange for them to travel to Tutujia Port. Loen female blind date.

Edwina was also surprised by the large number of factories under construction. Unfortunately, there were no channels open to attract foreign investment, so there was no way to invest.

Unknowingly, I stayed on Longwei Island until the afternoon. When I returned to the Longwei Port pier, Edwina looked at the indigenous children running and playing in the distance and sighed: "This doesn't look like a colony at all! It's more like a utopia. "

"Yes, this place is full of fairness and justice. It is a very special place." A voice beside her said: "It is a pity that this place is not open to the outside world. If everyone was familiar with this place, intellectuals and idealists all over the world would We will definitely try our best to get here.”

……

Hobert visited many magic circles on the "Empire", and it was already afternoon when he returned to Backlund.

Before he could rest, Dophis reported two things.

The first was that Count Georgina sent an invitation, inviting Hobert to enjoy the symphony tomorrow night.

Hobert knew that the person who sent the invitation was actually Princess Alice.

It was delivered once on Monday, but it was a bit busy at that time, and Hobert had already declined it once, so he agreed to this invitation and inquired about the current situation of Thordrak Palace.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of September. Hobert saw from the recent newspapers that the atmosphere of conflict between the Kingdom of Loen and the Republic of Intis was getting stronger and stronger. He believed that the Royal Family of Loen was also actively preparing for war.

But I don’t know if it’s true that they have been mobilizing troops to the west as the newspaper said, or is this just a cover-up and they are actually mobilizing troops to the sea?

Of course, Hobert knew that it was the Fusac Empire that launched the surprise attack first, not Intis. Because he has a "God's perspective", but the Loen royal family does not.

So Hobert is curious about where their power is concentrated, and there may be something profitable in it.

The second thing Dophis reported was that Xio came to see Hobert today and left a note when he saw that he was not around.

Hobert returned to the study, opened the note and took a look. What Hugh wrote was: I may need your help recently, or that mysterious existence.

Hobert was stunned: What trouble did Xio get into? Did someone from the Aurora Society find her? Or did the nobles who once supported the Gas Association find her?

No matter who comes to find her, she must help her. After all, this is all the trouble she got into due to some investigations for Hobert.

So Hobert wrote a letter, the general content of which is: I have seen your note. If there is an emergency, please pray to the "creator". If it is not urgent, come to see me at the Earl's Mansion.

After asking the courier to deliver the letter, Hobert took a short rest and went to "Earl's Light" to learn about the business situation in the Intis Republic and the acquisition of the gas company.

After having dinner at the "Earl's Light", it was already past nine o'clock in the evening when we returned to the Earl's Mansion.

He was just about to change into his pajamas when he suddenly heard a prayer from the "Land of Disorder". That was Xio's voice!

Hobert waved his hand and used his "distortion" ability to lock the door by himself. He also built a "spiritual wall" by "tampering" with the surrounding spirituality, and entered the "country of disorder" as quickly as possible.

Sitting on the "Iron Throne", Hobert saw that Hugh was on a dock at this time. She directed the "Creator" to a warehouse and said that there was a friend of hers there, hoping that the "Creator" could help She rescued her friends.

Hobert took a look at the warehouse and saw a figure hiding quietly on the top of the warehouse. It was the breath of the witch.

Only then did he realize that the help Xio requested was not that he was in trouble, but that he was investigating the cause of his father's death and needed some help.

Hobert thought about it for a while, made some preparations, and immediately went to the dock area.

……

In the dock area, there is a warehouse with a lot of goods.

"Witch" Sherman sat on a dirty wooden box, with thin but tough spider threads wrapped around her body.

Standing in front of her was a figure with beautiful features, and the combination was extremely sweet, as if every man's dream lover in his youth was none other than the witch Triss.

Opposite them was Court Viscount Stepford, who had a high hairline, a cold expression, and a bit of teasing in his eyes: "Haha, you are hunting me, but have you forgotten? Someone is also hunting you."

As soon as he finished speaking, dense invisible spider threads appeared around Triss, and a large amount of black flames immediately ignited around her, but the spider threads could not be ignited.

In the blink of an eye, Triss was "sealed" in a transparent "cocoon" just like Sherman.

At the vent on the top of the warehouse, a figure was outlined. This was a lady of indeterminate age. She was wearing a simple and holy white robe. She was clear and beautiful, and had an indescribable charm.

Triss seemed to shout out a name with all her strength: "Katrina Pellet!"

At this time, Viscount Stepford glanced at Sherman: "I have to say, your gift is very good. Of course, this is also a clue to find you!"

Sherman, who was still struggling just now, stopped all movements, and his expression was as dull as ever.

"Love..." Triss suddenly laughed, as if she was mocking or self-deprecating.

At this moment, the door of the warehouse was suddenly opened: "It's so lively here!"

A man wearing a black crystal mask came in: "Oh, so many witches!"

(End of this chapter)