Lord of the Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

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Hobert didn't quite understand Simpson's meaning. He remembered that when his mother, April, was at Sequence 4, she had crafted a very good body for Dunn.

Although Dunn found it difficult to advance further, there were no signs of "rejection".

But now, Simpson, the Archbishop of the Earth Mother Church, was telling him that even an angel couldn't craft a body for him!

Hobert pondered for a moment before asking, "Are there any technical difficulties?"

"The Dean of the Life Research Institute is also very puzzled," Simpson said with a helpless smile. "Because we've never encountered such a situation before: the lifeforms created using the blood you provided have no activity."

Hobert seemed to understand something. "If, and I mean if, an Angel of the 'Apothecary' pathway made some changes to our bloodline more than a thousand years ago, could that cause this result?"

Simpson was stunned for a moment. He thought for a few seconds before saying, "It would only increase the difficulty, not cause this situation."

He considered it and said, "Unless the True God of that pathway made changes."

The Ancient God Lilith? Hobert shook his head. That was unlikely. She was the current Earth Mother...

He suddenly recalled that his mother, before leaving the church, was likely one of the vessels for the Mother Goddess of Depravity's descent! Could it be that the Mother Goddess of Depravity had done something to him?

That would be terrible!

He finally had a reliable method, but he was stuck at the first step.

Hobert pondered for a moment and asked, "If, and I mean if, I perform a ritual, praying to the Earth Mother to help me craft a body, would such a ritual succeed?"

Simpson's expression was a bit strange, as if to say, "You really dare to think."

He cleared his throat and said, "It depends on whether your faith in the Mother can move her."

Hobert felt somewhat helpless. If the Earth Mother had really done something to him, she could certainly craft a body for him, but whether she would help was uncertain.

The other option was to find April and ask her about the situation before he was born.

But the information he could obtain from this option should be very limited. If a god tampered with an ordinary infant, a Sequence 5 would hardly notice.

"Let me think about it," Hobert said. "See if there are any alternative solutions."

"Okay..." Simpson hesitated.

Hobert smiled and said, "If a new territory is opened up, we will still invite the Earth Mother Church to preach, as it will benefit both of us."

Simpson also smiled and said, "We will also try to help you find a solution."

Emerging from the church, Hobert took a deep breath under the starry night sky, contemplating alternative solutions.

He suddenly thought: Since the Fool needs to "graft," shouldn't another body be able to have my bloodline "grafted" onto it?

But Hobert immediately shook his head: That would easily be detected by Trunsoest. He could simply wait for the "grafting" effect to end before entering my body to awaken.

He could consider going to the "Nation of Disorder" after advancing to Sequence 2 to defeat Trunsoest, but the one in the "Nation of Disorder" isn't all of his consciousness.

He only concentrates all of his consciousness during the resurrection process. Otherwise, part of his consciousness is hidden in the bloodlines of other family members. Defeating that one is useless.

Letting out a long breath, this matter could only be put on hold for a while, to see if there were any other turning points.

By the time he returned to the Earl's study, it was already midnight.

Hobert adjusted his emotions and decided to immediately search for the "Empire" ship.

After all, the matter of advancement could be delayed, but Tussock Harbor didn't have enough sea power yet.

So Hobert took out the crystal key again, along with the cane containing the rapier. Since it was the curse of the Underworld Emperor, this rapier might come in handy.

It was impossible to "connect" to the "Empire" ship in Backlund. Hobert had previously asked Alger and Cattleya to help him look out for news of the "Empire" ship, but months had passed, and they didn't seem to have received any relevant information.

Fortunately, Hobert had a clue about the "Empire" ship: when Hobert and Alger were exploring the island with the elven ruins, they had seen the "Empire" ship from afar in the area where the real world and the underworld merged.

If he could see it again, he would definitely be able to "connect" to its location.

So Hobert followed the previous markings and came to the deserted island alone.

In the darkness, the surrounding storm, like the walls of a well, was still very oppressive under the dim light.

The deserted island was shrouded in thick fog at night, and these mists could be seen as the place where the underworld and the real world merged.

The mirror-like "two-dimensional spaces" in the distance were still easily distinguishable even without much light. That was part of the power of a Outer God that had once descended.

Hobert took a deep breath, drew the rapier from his cane, and used "Distort" to approach the mist.

When he came to explore before, Hobert was only Sequence 6.

The mist itself gave him a great sense of oppression, but at this time, the mist looked very docile, slowly separating to the left and right, forming a barren road.

The island was lush with vegetation and fragrant with flowers, but inside the mist it was like another world, lifeless and without any signs of life.

Hobert stepped into the mist and used the ability of "Connection".

He was connecting to the ghost ship he had seen before. As long as he had seen it once, it was easy to find the target using the ability of "Connection".

Thump thump thump~

That striking sound that Hobert remembered so well appeared, and he "Distorted" his position in that direction.

In this strange environment, "Distort" distance might not be effective, after all, there might not be the concept of "distance" in the real world here, "Distorting" position can quickly move forward.

After only "Distorting" twice, Hobert saw the stranded ship, and there was a figure under the ship, swinging a hammer and hitting the hull.

The figure holding the hammer stopped his movements, saluted Hobert, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Respected sir, who are you looking for?"

Hobert was stunned. When he saw this guy before, he, or rather it, wasn't so polite!

But thinking that he had advanced to Sequence 3, and that he also had a rapier with special significance to the "Death" pathway, it was normal for the other party to be polite.

Hobert pondered and asked, "Who are you?"

"I am a sailor of the 'Ariadne'! The storm just now ran us aground. We are waiting for the tide to rise. Before the tide rises, the captain asked me to repair the leaking part of the bottom of the ship."

Hobert's gaze passed through the mist and saw the sailor. He had a pair of jet-black eyes, the eyeballs were all black, without any whites.

The sailor's hair was disheveled, making it difficult to see his specific appearance. He was wearing a fairly neat sailor uniform, holding a hammer in one hand and a few pieces of wood in the other.

Except for the eyes, the other party seemed normal, but the place where he appeared was not normal.

Hobert looked at the bottom of the ship in a pretentious manner, as if he was checking the sailor's work, and said, "I want to see your captain."

The sailor immediately put down his tools and wooden planks: "This way, please."

A rope ladder made of bones suddenly appeared on the ship's hull. Those bones emitted a faint pale light, and in such a mist, they actually looked somewhat sacred!

However, Hobert was unwilling to climb up from such a place, so he simply "Distorted" his and the sailor's positions, and the two of them instantly stood at the bow of the ship.

The ship looked very dilapidated, many of the planks were rotten, and it was roughly broken into two sections from the middle, but not completely broken.

All the masts were broken, and there were an estimated four or five large holes in the hull. After Hobert stood on the bow of the ship, he made a "creak creak" sound of wood rubbing, as if it could fall apart at any time.

The sailor bowed towards the cabin and said, "Captain, this sir wants to see you."

The cabin was dark and there was a force gradually awakening, as if a terrible devil was hidden in the darkness, ready to rush out and devour Hobert in the next second.

The whole ship also changed, as if it had some kind of life. At this time, Hobert felt as if he was standing on a living creature, not a dilapidated ship.

A voice full of vicissitudes came from the captain's room: "Understood, continue to repair the ship, the tide is coming soon."

The sailor said, "Yes."

It disembarked along the "bone rope ladder," and soon the "thump, thump, thump" sound rang out again.

Then, that vicissitudes voice asked, "Guardian of the Great God, what can I do for you?"

Hobert was slightly stunned, and immediately realized that the other party's address to him was due to Mr. Azik's mark on him, rather than the thin sword in his hand.

So he put away the thin sword: "I am looking for the 'Specter Empire'!".

"Gonzalo, who is repairing the ship, knows its location and can guide you."

Hobert thanked him and then asked, "Your condition looks a little strange, do you need my help?"

"Any help to maintain my state will break the current balance and turn me into an evil spirit immediately." The voice said: "Because I have not completed the mission of the King of the Underworld, Gonzalo and I have no way to return to the kingdom of the undead.

"But when this ship is completely decayed, we will usher in death and relief."

Hobert nodded and asked, "What is the situation on the 'Empire' now?"

"It's similar to here." The voice said: "No breath, no temperature, not even madness, no death.

"After that ship was blown into the place where the underworld and the real world intersect, it lost all its power and could only drift in that sea area.

"But you are the favored one of the Great God. After the fall of that Great God, that curse will not hurt you, and you can strengthen or weaken part of the curse."

Hobert nodded: "I see."

With a wave of his hand, he used the ability of "Exploit". The stranded ship became more dilapidated at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even small holes rotted on the deck.

But the main structure of the ship did not collapse.

The voice thanked: "Thank you very much for your appropriate help."

Hobert smiled slightly and used "Distortion" to come to the sailor who was repairing the ship.

The sailor Gonzalo immediately stopped his work: "Sir."

Hobert recalled the conversation he had with Gonzalo the last time they met. The captain's thinking on this ship seemed normal, and he was still rational, but the state of this sailor was a bit abnormal.

This may also be the main reason why the captain asked Gonzalo to repair the ship, to find him something to do, so as not to make his condition worse.

Hobert thought for a while and decided that for the sake of stability, it would be better to continue the conversation process from the last time they met.

So he said, "Thank you for your hard work. This ship seems to have suffered a lot of damage in the storm."

"Yes." Gonzalo said: "The storm just now was really big! The captain said that a gap was blown open in the underworld! Hehehe. But even so, we didn't lose our target."

Hobert smiled and said, "Your captain is quite humorous."

He asked, "What is your goal?"

"Of course it's the 'Specter Empire'!" Gonzalo pointed forward: "Look, it's right there, not far away yet!"

Following the sailor's finger, the mist in front of Hobert suddenly parted, and he saw the bright night sky, and cumulonimbus clouds like well walls reaching from the coast to the sky.

Crack—

A huge lightning flashed across the cumulonimbus clouds, illuminating a huge ship shadow in the cumulonimbus clouds!

Hobert exclaimed: "That is the legacy of the Specter Empire."

Then he smiled at Gonzalo: "Goodbye, sailor, I wish you success soon, I won't disturb your work."

Gonzalo stared with his completely black eyeballs: "You haven't told me yet, who are you? Why are you here?"

Hobert said seriously: "I am the messenger who transports the undead in the nearby sea area. I encountered you in this special mist."

As he spoke, Hobert drew out the thin sword, making his body emit a pale white light similar to that on the ship.

Gonzalo asked again: "I thought you were here to guide me to the great kingdom of the undead?"

Hobert remembered that Gonzalo said the same thing when they met last time, but it was not until this time that Hobert understood the secret hidden behind this sentence.

Gonzalo should also be aware that he is dead. For him, returning to the kingdom of the undead is his greatest wish at present.

Hobert smiled: "Sailor, hold on a little longer, your mission will be completed soon."

Gonzalo bowed slightly: "Thank you for your reminder."

Hobert waved his hand at him, put away the thin sword, took out the crystal key, and then used the ability of "Connection" on the huge ship shadow in the cumulonimbus clouds.

In an instant, Hobert came to the cumulonimbus clouds full of lightning. Silver-white lightning swirled around Hobert, and a hurricane struck, as if to tear Hobert apart.

But the lightning and hurricane at this level could no longer hurt Hobert.

He calmly let the lightning brush past him, changed the direction of the hurricane, and didn't even move the corner of his clothes.

Under the grim lightning, Hobert found the huge shadow again in the constantly rolling clouds.

After using "Distortion" a few more times, Hobert came to a sea area without lightning and hurricane.

The surrounding area was full of thick fog, and the sea was dead silent, like the legendary River of the Dead.

Hobert changed the buoyancy of the water and stood on the water, walking as if on land, except that every step he took would create slight ripples on the water.

The water under his feet was also a scene of misty surroundings, as if the bottom of the sea was as foggy as the sea, and there was only a layer of water film between the bottom of the sea and the surface of the sea.

Hobert smiled: "The environment here is really peculiar!"

At this time, his spirituality felt something, and he turned his head to look behind him. He saw a behemoth piercing through the mist and slowly sailing towards him.

Hobert recalled the aircraft carrier museum he had visited before. He also had a concept of the size of a tens of thousands of tons aircraft carrier, and the ship in front of him was more than twice as big as the aircraft carrier in his impression.

The height was at least twenty or thirty stories high, the width might reach two or three hundred meters, and the length might be more than one kilometer.

Even without any extraordinary power, the sudden appearance of such a behemoth on the sea would give people a huge sense of oppression!

This ship has a classic three-masted ship structure. The rear side is like a high-rise building, with layers of rooms, while the front side looks very spacious and has a huge space.

There are also dilapidated and blackened sails on the tall masts, but at this time the sails are drooping, and it seems that there is no breeze around.

Hobert strolled around the ship, it looked like a ghost ship, without any signs of life.

There was no skeleton standing on the side, wearing a formal dress, and a musician who was "Yo ho ho" all day long.

Because his spirituality did not detect any danger, Hobert held the crystal key and boarded the ship with "Distortion".

After successfully arriving on the deck, Hobert first felt a biting chill.

He immediately realized that this was the spirit body feeling the cold. After all, after he became Sequence 3, his body had undergone certain qualitative changes, and ordinary cold would no longer attract his attention.

Originally, Hobert would have thought that there would be some undead or evil spirits on the ship, but it was empty and there was nothing.

"Is anyone there?" Hobert shouted loudly as he walked towards the mansion-like aft cabin.

No one responded.

Squeak—

The half-covered cabin door slowly opened. Hobert thought someone was coming out, but there was nothing inside. The door seemed to be blown open by the wind.

Inside is a dark corridor with no end in sight.

In the darkness, it seemed as if pairs of eyes were spying on Hobert.

Hobert smiled: "It seems that this ship welcomes me very much."

As he spoke, he stepped into the corridor.

Thump—

The door behind him immediately slammed shut.

But at this time, Hobert was like a tourist who was already familiar with the routines of the haunted house, and said with a helpless expression: "Come out! I am a descendant of the Trunsoest family!"

As he spoke, he took out the inherited badge: "See it?"

There was still no response.

So Hobert continued to move forward. In the dusty corridor, only his footsteps echoed.

After only a few steps, without even turning a corner, he found himself lost!

Hobert understood that there must be some "disorder" or "tampering" in the corridor, and this arrangement was not even noticed by Hobert.

He was about to try to use "tampering" to return to the previous corridor, when he suddenly felt an extremely cold aura coming towards him from behind.

Hobert immediately turned around and drew out the thin sword. He saw an extremely pale and expressionless young man rushing towards him.

He injected spirituality into the thin sword: "Stop!"

The young man immediately stopped, as if he had heard an order that could not be disobeyed.

At this moment, the young man, who had been expressionless, gradually showed a hint of surprise. His mouth didn't open, but he uttered ancient syllables: "You are a living person?"

Hobert smiled wryly: "Nonsense, aren't you? Oh, sorry, you probably aren't!"

The young man suddenly inhaled deeply: "I smelled the scent of your breath. You really are alive!"

Hobert frowned: "The way you say that, it's like I have bad breath."

"Captain! It's not an illusion. A living person has really come!" The young man's face showed an expression of excitement, but the expression was very stiff and looked scary: "Captain…"

While shouting, he bypassed Hobert and ran forward.

Soon, wooden stairs leading upwards appeared in front of him, with a dark doorway at the top.

Hobert followed closely, and after passing through the dark doorway, he arrived at an even darker corridor.

In the corridor, there was a wide door. At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and the crewman shouted as he entered the room.

Hobert arrived outside the door and saw several people inside whose faces were so pale they could be used as fluorescent lights. Without exception, they were expressionless, and their eyes, like those of dead fish, stared intently at Hobert.

Even Hobert, who had seen much of the world, felt like he was walking a dark road and encountering ghosts.

He took out the Trunsoest family crest and infused it with spirituality. With the appearance of the small crown, his identity was proven.

Several people were somewhat surprised: "It really is a Trunsoest!"

Hobert asked: "May I ask, which one of you is Duke Southville?"

The room resembled a conference room. The only person sitting in a chair, who appeared to be in his forties, said: "I didn't expect anyone to still remember me."

The captain's uniform he wore looked somewhat old, and the medals also looked rusty, but every button was still fastened tightly, and the medals were worn straight and proper, giving him a rather dignified appearance.

He asked: "How is the Empire now?"

Hobert entered the room: "It has long been destroyed, but many descendants of the families have survived."

The others seemed to have expected this, but the changes in their dead fish-like eyes could not conceal the disappointment in their gazes.

Duke Southville then asked: "Who is ruling the Northern Continent now?"

"The four angel families of the former Empire!" Hobert replied truthfully.

Duke Southville sneered: "A bunch of small fry!"

He continued to ask: "What about the Six Gods? Did the Six Gods kill the great Emperor? Otherwise, He wouldn't have fallen, and the Empire wouldn't have been destroyed!"

Hobert didn't answer but smiled and said: "You seem to know many secrets?"

Southville didn't answer either but asked: "Young man, what brings you to us?"

"Although the Empire has been destroyed, the war continues," Hobert deliberately linked his current situation to the Specter Empire: "When the Empire was destroyed, the Tamara family treacherously ambushed the Specter Empire's angel, causing our last angel to fall."

"Since then, the Tamara family's attacks on us have never stopped because they have an angel, and we never have the advantage in battle."

"Now, we have finally managed to occupy an island at sea and establish effective rule, but the Tamara family has even chased us to the sea and is in conflict with us."

"And our strength at sea is somewhat weak, so I thought of the giant ship built by the Empire, the 'Specter Empire', hoping to use this ship to gain a sufficient advantage at sea."

The more the others listened, the richer the expressions on their faces became. In the end, they all showed some indignant expressions.

Only Duke Southville remained unmoved: "Young man, which branch of the Emperor's descendants are you from?"

Hobert looked at the fellow: "You really do know a lot."

He smiled slightly: "Guess."

"Your facial features are somewhat similar to those of Her Majesty the Empress!" This was Duke Southville's guess. He suddenly revealed a stiff, yet somewhat eerie smile: "It's possible for us to help you, but only if you lift the curse on this ship. Then we will immediately help you."

Hobert asked: "I've had a question all along. What are the specific manifestations of the curse of the Underworld Emperor Salinger?"

One of the people around him said: "We have to die once every day, either by falling to our deaths or by being stabbed to death by sharp weapons. Although we have lost our sense of touch, the pain of death is magnified instead!"

Another person added: "This has turned us into undead monsters! We have lost our senses. We can't feel cold, and we can't feel warmth."

"We are trapped on this ship, constantly drifting in this damned sea area."

"We have no joy, no happiness, no desires. Emotions like anger, sadness, and despair are preserved, making us live like zombies, but our hearts are filled with torment."

"We have no right to live, and we have no right to die. Even suicide cannot truly kill us. We will wake up in the same place a few hours later, waiting for the next death to come."

"We can't even go crazy. We have to clearly feel the pain of death every day!"

Hobert was stunned for a second or two before saying: "Salinger is really a bastard."

He thought for a moment and then asked: "I once found in the family's records that only Salinger can lift the curse for you? But you should be able to sense that He has already fallen."

"Azik can also do this," Southville suddenly said: "He is very special among the angels of the Balam Empire and must have survived."

Hobert suddenly recalled some clues that his father, Rex, had found. This Duke Southville was once a very trusted person of the Night Emperor Trunsoest.

It seems that he not only knows that the bloodline of some Trunsoest family descendants has been altered but also knows some of the Underworld Emperor's arrangements back then?

No, no!

Hobert also thought: When Trunsoest fell, the Underworld Emperor should not have made arrangements for his resurrection yet, so this Imperial Duke's words may not have any hidden meaning, but only indicate that Mr. Azik is a "Child of God" and is relatively special.

These thoughts flashed through Hobert's mind, and he smiled and said: "I have met the 'Death Overseer,' but He has recently fallen into slumber and may not wake up for another year or two."

"As I see it, neither you nor we are willing to wait that long."

Then he asked: "Are there any other solutions?"

Southville pondered for a while and said: "If we can find a Beyonder who has been marked by Salinger or Azik and can borrow some of the Underworld's power, it can greatly reduce the curse on this ship."

"That's easy," Hobert smiled and said: "I have been marked by Mr. Azik."

The people in the room were all stunned. One of them glared at Hobert and said: "You traitor!"

The others also clearly showed a defensive posture.

Only Southville did not react.

Hobert said sternly: "I originally thought that as members of the royal family, you would have enough political literacy, but your reaction is disappointing."

Everyone was stunned. Southville said: "Then tell me, what is called political literacy?"

"There are no true friends, and there are no true enemies," Hobert said: "The Specter Empire has cooperated with the Balam Empire before."

"In the Fourth Epoch, both empires were destroyed by the Six Gods, so of course, we will cooperate again!"

"In my opinion, such cooperation is perfectly normal, but the way you just acted was like a maiden who had lost her virginity, which is very disappointing."

Southville revealed that eerie smile again: "There is still hope for the Trunsoest family!"

Then he said: "Try it and see to what extent you can weaken the curse."

Hobert nodded: "Okay."

He took a deep breath and used his spirituality to summon the mark that Mr. Azik had given him.

When the mark symbolizing "Death" appeared again on the back of Hobert's hand, he felt the curse covering the giant ship and the passage through which the Underworld provided power for the curse.

His spirituality immediately realized that his own power could greatly modify this curse. The crew's situation of dying once a day could be adjusted to dying once every five years at most, while restoring some of the feelings and positive emotions belonging to the living.

If he used the rapier in his hand again, he could even adjust it to dying once every ten years, restoring most of the feelings and emotions belonging to the living.

However, Hobert didn't plan to reveal everything to Southville and the others right away but said: "I can let you die once a month and restore some sense of touch."

The few people in the meeting room had long forgotten what excitement was. Faced with this good news, they didn't know what expression to use to express themselves.

Southville said, "Then please adjust the curse."

"Okay." Hobert used the mark on his hand to change the curse on the ship.

Southville and the others trembled, feeling the changes in their bodies and the slight recovery of their sense of touch.

The entire ship made "creaking" sounds, as if expressing its joyful emotions.

Outside the room, Hobert heard many voices shouting, telling of their own changes.

The people in the room almost unanimously reached out to touch their faces, feeling the slight recovery of their sense of touch.

Then more and more people gathered in the room, asking what was going on.

Later, more and more people came, seemingly filling the entire corridor.

"Silence!" Southville shouted loudly!

Then, whether in the room or in the corridor, silence was restored.

"Tiger, explain to everyone what's going on," Southville ordered.

The officer named Tiger began to loudly explain Hobert's identity to everyone, as well as the process of him adjusting the curse to a certain extent.

At this time, Hobert felt like he was in an ice cave, and the air he breathed out seemed like white mist.

After the explanation was finished and everyone quieted down, Hobert asked, "Can we set off now?"

"Don't be impatient, young man," Southville said. "I 'forgot' to tell you just now that this ship has no power, and this place is the intersection of the underworld and the real world, so we can only drift like this.

"We really want to fight, but the ship can't move."

At this time, someone around couldn't help but let out a laugh that was even more unpleasant than a donkey's bray, and then more strange laughter appeared around.

They had just regained some positive emotions, and at this time they had forgotten how to laugh.

But Hobert was not angry, and asked calmly, "How can we leave here?"

Southville seemed to realize something. He stared at Hobert for a few seconds before saying, "The power of this ship is the corpse of the 'Ancient Death God', which was also the bait in the plan.

"But at that time, the 'Empire' hadn't been completed yet when Salinger attacked, and before we could transport the corpse of the Ancient Death God, we were cursed."

He said, "You need to find the corpse of the Ancient Death God…"

"I've already found it," Hobert said with a smile.

Many people around let out a cry of surprise.

Hobert said to Southville, whose expression was a little unsightly, "In the underground structure of your mansion, right? We found it last year, but we didn't know what it was for."

He said, "I can bring the corpse here now, but on the condition that you swear allegiance to me."

The entire room became very quiet. After a long while, Southville said, "We are all your elders."

"Salinger's curse has already eroded your minds," Hobert said. "You have already become untrustworthy!

"Oh, right, I 'forgot' to tell you just now that I can actually further weaken the curse on the ship, allowing you to die once a year and restore more of your sense of touch and emotions."

Southville showed a "as expected" expression, and the room became even quieter.

After a few seconds of silence, Southville suddenly stood up and said, "With a descendant like you, the Trenosost family will surely restore its former glory."

He came to Hobert and suddenly knelt on one knee: "I, Southville Trenosost, swear allegiance to the existence before me.

"I swear to be fearless in the face of strong enemies.

"I swear to be decisive and loyal, worthy of the Emperor.

"I swear to be loyal, upright, and unyielding.

"I swear to protect the weak, without violating the laws of nature!"

Hobert smiled slightly and said meaningfully, "Don't forget your oath today."

Southville looked up at Hobert: "I will definitely remember it."

The people around also knelt down and swore.

After everyone had sworn, Hobert said, "The next month is a period of observation for you. If you withstand the test, I will adjust the curse again in a month, allowing you to feel the pain of death once a year.

"At the same time, I will also look for a way to completely remove the curse, if you want to remove the curse."

Even in the extraordinary world, the opportunity for eternal life is not so easy to obtain.

Although the crew of the "Empire" seem like undead monsters, it is indeed a method of eternal life.

Unless a new Death God appears and the underworld is willing to accept their souls, they may live in this state forever.

Before this, they lived in despair, worse than death, but if they only experience the torment of death once a year, it can be completely regarded as the price of eternal life, and the price doesn't seem to be very high.

Hobert said to Southville, "Take me to the location where the corpse of the Ancient Death God is placed."

"Yes." Southville quickly entered the state, and both his posture and tone were somewhat humble.

Everyone also respectfully made way, and after Southville came to the corridor, he raised his hand, and the corridor was suddenly separated, revealing a staircase leading down.

The people in the corridor were not affected, as if the staircase had always been on the side of the corridor.

After the two stepped onto the staircase, the corridor behind them disappeared, turning into a very quiet passage.

Hobert suddenly said, "I saw in some records that you were deeply trusted by the Night Emperor and must know all the information about this ship."

Southville immediately said, "I should know most of it."

Hobert asked, "How did you plan to attract Salinger's attention at the time? And what means did you plan to use to attack Him?"

"After placing the corpse of the Ancient Death God in the cabin in front, the magic circle set up in the front will receive power, thereby emitting a 'Death God'-like Sephirot," Southville replied:

"The characteristic of the 'Death' pathway is that the Sephirot overwhelms everything. We can use the Sephirot advantage of this ship to kill all Beyonders except Salinger. This is definitely something Salinger cannot tolerate and will definitely come to solve this ship in person!

"And at the stern of this ship, there is a trap designed jointly by His Majesty the Emperor and the Evernight Goddess. As long as Salinger approaches this ship, it can resonate with the corpse of the Ancient Death God to a certain extent.

"At that time, for a few seconds, the corpse of the Ancient Death God will replace Salinger's Sephirot, and Salinger will fall into a state similar to death. These few seconds are enough for His Majesty the Emperor to kill Salinger.

"Even if He can't be killed, He can be severely injured."

Hobert nodded slowly. This trap was quite clever, but he had another question: "If the corpse of the Ancient Death God is briefly given the Sephirot corresponding to 'Death', will He be resurrected."

"There is a good chance of initial resurrection," Southville said. "But that would be even better. The powerful Underworld Emperor will become two gods, the Ancient Death God and Salinger.

"Moreover, They will definitely attack each other, which will give us a greater chance of winning."

Hobert smiled: The people of the Fourth Epoch really dared to think.

Then he asked, "If I put the corpse of the Ancient Death God into that cabin, can it also have a Death-like Sephirot?"

"No," Southville replied. "The relevant magic circle has not been completely completed, and it still needs His Majesty the Emperor to activate and maintain it.

"And now His Majesty the Emperor has fallen, and it is difficult to achieve the original design power of this ship.

"But it can freely enter and exit the underworld, and can use attacks such as the 'Underworld King Cannon' and 'Song of the Undead'."

As he said this, they stopped in front of a stone door, and Hobert smiled, "Sounds pretty good too."

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