Lord of the Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

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[T/N: Skip this if you think it's a bad explanation, I rewrote this in next chapter. If you read ahead MTL, it differs a lot. Also had another idea where Hobert was never a transmigrator, but instead Klein sent memories back in time in the form of a novel to a random Chinese person who could read Roselle's diaries.] 

Hobert looked at the coffin behind them with some surprise. He could clearly feel that after he uttered the word "Celestial Worthy", some changes had immediately occurred in the main tomb chamber.

He couldn't say exactly what the changes were, but he had a premonition of danger, so he called out to his students, "Let's go out and rest first..."

As he said this, he suddenly realized that there were clearly only four students who had entered the main tomb chamber, but now there were six!

At some point, two more students had appeared.

Hobert looked around, and all six of them were his students. What was even more bizarre was that in his memory, they had all entered the main tomb chamber with him!

He couldn't distinguish which two were the extra ones!

Just as Hobert was very surprised, he suddenly found his thinking becoming chaotic, as if he were drunk, his thoughts and actions completely out of his control.

At this moment, two of the students suddenly pointed at each other and made "bang, bang, bang" shooting sounds. The air bullets hit the tomb chamber, sending stone dust flying, making it seem like they were really in the middle of a gunfight.

And Hobert and the other four students stood there like statues, unable to move or even utter a single syllable?

They could only hope in fear that the two students' bullets wouldn't hit them.

After that, the two students seemed to be playing a finger-guessing game, either grabbing or waving at each other, and everything around them was undergoing some changes, but Hobert couldn't see exactly what those changes were.

Their "battle" lasted for about a minute, and a round-faced, short-haired student won. The other student disappeared into the tomb chamber like a bubble.

The round-faced student came up to Hobert and smiled, "Hello, Hobert!"

Hobert found that he had now returned to normal, could move freely, and could speak. He asked in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Who, who are you?"

The round-faced student smiled, "You should have read a novel about the Fool and the Tarot Club, right?"

Hobert nodded, "I've read it."

"I am the author of that novel."

Hobert was stunned, "Cuttlefish Who Loves to Dive?"

"It's Cuttlefish!"

"Oh, sorry." Hobert asked again, "You, you seem to possess Beyonder abilities?"

The other party smiled mysteriously, "I have another name: Zhou Mingrui."

Hobert was stunned, "You are Mr. Fool!"

"Yes, as long as a reader has read that novel, they will become a believer of the 'Fool' and become my anchor," the slightly chubby Zhou Mingrui said.

He pointed to the upright coffin, "But I'm here not to spread faith, but for him."

"This is a devout believer of an ancient Celestial Worthy. Part of the Celestial Worthy's consciousness uses him as a source of power and exists in this space-time.

"But there are extremely strong anti-divination arrangements here, so I can't find this place. Only people from this space-time can discover it by chance.

"That's why I started writing the book."

Hobert was stunned, "Is there any direct connection between writing the book and finding this tomb chamber?"

"Yes," Zhou Mingrui smiled. "Although I can't find this place, I can use the authority of the 'Beacon of Destiny' to stipulate that one of my believers discovers it.

"Writing the book is both to quickly develop believers and because that book will be useful to you in the future."

Hobert was stunned again and was about to continue asking when Zhou Mingrui preemptively answered, "You'll know what its specific use is in the future."

After nodding, Hobert thought, "Because you are the 'King of Space-Time', you traveled back in time after becoming the new Lord of the Mysteries?"

"It's Mr. Fool," Zhou Mingrui corrected. "Don't confuse me with the concepts of Celestial Worthy or Lord of the Mysteries."

Then he explained, "To be precise, after I became half a pillar of the Outer Deities and fell into a deep sleep, part of my power traveled to other space-times to find the Celestial Worthy, to find you."

Hobert opened his mouth wide, "We, we are not in the same space-time?"

Does that mean that the plot in the novel has already happened in another space-time?

"This is obvious," Zhou Mingrui said. "If this space-time is dominated by Beyonder powers, when readers see descriptions of the Outer Deities and Outer Gods, they will all turn into monsters!

"And when a space-time has no Outer Deities and Outer Gods, it will not be subject to any corruption or mental harm.

"Because the Celestial Worthy was also once the 'King of Space-Time', he scattered the seeds of resurrection in other space-times. If I want to completely replace him, I must not only kill the past, present, and future Celestial Worthy, but also kill the Celestial Worthy in other space-times.

"Only by killing them all can I win this battle and completely defeat the Celestial Worthy, suppressing his resurrection process."

He sighed, "This is destined to be a long battle!"

After Hobert digested this information in surprise, he asked strangely, "Why are you looking for me?"

"To be precise, it wasn't me who found you, but the Celestial Worthy who found you," Zhou Mingrui said seriously. "I only understood after seeing you that the Celestial Worthy intends to send you to the 'Unknown Space-Time' to change the situation that is very unfavorable to him.

"According to some of my investigations, the Celestial Worthy has some arrangements in the 'Nation of Disorder', 'Black Emperor', and 'Justiciar' pathways.

"I haven't figured out the specific arrangements yet, and you need to investigate this yourself."

Zhou Mingrui explained again, "If you think about it carefully, the Celestial Worthy's handling of the 'Son of Chaos' is very strange.

"At that time, the 'Son of Chaos' was still holding the 'Nation of Disorder' and a complete pathway, but why didn't the Celestial Worthy leave that complete characteristic behind?

"Instead, he kneaded part of the source and the complete Beyonder characteristics into 'Uncertain Mist' and put it back into the cosmos!"

He frowned and concluded, "This move is very abnormal! So I suspect that there should be some arrangement of the Celestial Worthy in it."

Hobert nodded, expressing his agreement with Zhou Mingrui's point of view.

The main tomb chamber was silent for a while before Hobert pointed to the stone tablet and asked, "Did people really believe in the Celestial Worthy in ancient times?"

"Not just in ancient times!" Zhou Mingrui said something even more shocking. "Until thirteen years ago, most people on this planet still believed in the Celestial Worthy.

"After I came to this space-time, I stole people's faith in the Celestial Worthy. In order not to cause panic in everyone's minds, I grafted the original faith in the Celestial Worthy into Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and so on."

Hobert opened his mouth wide, "We...we didn't even notice this?"

Zhou Mingrui smiled, "This is Mr. Fool's best ability."

Hobert had the illusion that reality and illusion were overlapping.

"Are you ready?" Zhou Mingrui asked again.

"Ready for what?"

"Ready to enter the 'Unknown Space-Time'." The Fool smiled. "You were marked by the Celestial Worthy at birth. Your destiny is to travel to the 'Unknown Space-Time' today and change the history that has already happened.

"Of course, in addition to you, there may be part of the Celestial Worthy's consciousness that will travel there as well.

"But that part of the Celestial Worthy's consciousness has been killed by me, and this time the Transmigration is purely your own."

Hobert was slightly stunned, "Can't you help me change it? The 'Unknown Space-Time' is too dangerous, and I don't really want to travel there."

"I can help you change it, but I don't plan to do that."

"Why?"

Zhou Mingrui suddenly talked about something else, "Actually, I noticed you very early on, when you first started reading my novel.

"Well, although I'm not a 'Dream Weaver', I can know your existence when you silently recite the 'Fool's' honorific name in your heart.

"At first, I just noticed that you were the person chosen by the Celestial Worthy, so I observed you.

"Later, after reading the articles you published, I found that you also have a very deep understanding of sociology!"

Then his tone changed, "You are also very clear about the social order of the Northern and Southern continents in the 'Unknown Space-Time'. Under the background of Beyonder power struggles, a very deformed society has formed.

"It is clear that society has encountered very serious problems, but because of the limitations of Beyonder power, society cannot complete the process of self-repair and self-improvement.

"The Backlund smog incident is just the tip of the iceberg. Even without this smog, many people in Backlund still freeze and starve to death every day.

"I have thought about this problem for a long time, but I have not found a solution.

"After meeting you, I suddenly realized that professional matters should be left to professional people.

"Based on your research in sociology, you should be able to find a solution.

"So I also hope that you can go to the 'Unknown Space-Time', become the creator of the order of the world, reshape the bottom-level order of that world, and end that cruel and dark era for ordinary people."

Hobert first felt that something seemed to have changed in himself, "What you just said..."

"That's right, 'Creator of the Order of the World' is the beacon of destiny I gave you."

Hobert nodded slowly, thought for a moment, and then smiled, "Even after becoming a Great Old One, you are still thinking about the bottom-level people, you really are a fool."

Zhou Mingrui said, "This may be something engraved in the blood of our nation."

He suddenly smiled and said, "I also went to Huang Tao to discuss this matter before, but this guy's mind is full of so-called freedom and democracy, and he didn't realize how crude and cruel a system his Age of Exploration has formed.

"The only thing worth affirming is that it is better than the original system."

"I don't know if Huang Tao will be so angry that he loses control on the spot when he hears your evaluation." Hobert laughed twice, then took a deep breath, "I am convinced by you and am willing to go to the 'Unknown Space-Time' to reshape the social order there."

Then he asked, "What help can I get after going to that world?"

"First of all, you know the course of history," Zhou Mingrui replied. "Now you know what my book is for you, right?

"Secondly, you have a close connection with the source of the 'Nation of Disorder'. This was given to you by the Celestial Worthy. I will deepen it for you so that you can get the protection and help of the 'Nation of Disorder' as soon as you appear in the 'Unknown Space-Time'.

"Finally, I will help you establish a certain connection with the 'Bell of Order'. This item is very special, and it is difficult for me to exert too much influence, but it can make your destiny more in line with it."

He paused and said, "This is also why I hope you can go. I got accurate information that the 'Bell of Order' can help True Gods, and even the Outer Deities, stabilize their state to a certain extent.

"If you completely master this sealed artifact, I may only need to sleep part of the time to fight against the Celestial Worthy."

Hobert nodded, "Sounds good."

"But you can't relax your demands on yourself," Zhou Mingrui said seriously. "In the 'Unknown Space-Time', even with meticulous plans, accidents are commonplace.

"Only by strictly demanding yourself, strictly following your principles, and not being careless because you are a Transmigrator, will you try to avoid falling into an irreversible predicament."

He paused and said, "In addition, before becoming an angel, you will lose today's memory.

"Even if you notice something is wrong, I will use the 'Sefirah Castle' to steal your thoughts.

"This is to deceive the Celestial Worthy's arrangements on you and in the 'Nation of Disorder' and other places.

"It also allows you to avoid confusion and mental exhaustion, and just think that you have traveled through time and want to make a big career."

Hobert was about to express his opposition to this when Zhou Mingrui waved his hand and continued, "Time is limited, listen to me first. When you become an angel, you will recover all your memories.

"At that time, even if some of the Celestial Worthy's arrangements find that your 'beacon of destiny' has been modified by me, they will not be able to affect you.

"But remember, remember to observe everything around you after becoming an angel, and be careful of the arrangements left by the Celestial Worthy."

Dong~

At this time, the standing coffin made another collision sound.

"You have to leave," Zhou Mingrui said. "See you in the Loen Kingdom!"

With a smile, he waved his hand, and the standing outer coffin and inner coffin opened at the same time, revealing a mummified corpse inside.

The mummified corpse held a bronze mirror in front of its chest with both hands. At this time, the bronze mirror was emitting a illusory light.

Hobert only glanced at the bronze mirror and felt dizzy. For a brief moment, he lost consciousness.

When he regained consciousness, he suddenly felt a splitting headache, and unknown whispers rang in his ears. Every whisper was hitting his spirit hard.

Fortunately, the whispers disappeared quickly, but it took Hobert a few more minutes to recover.

At this time, many memories burst into his mind: Loen Kingdom, the eldest son of Christian, a law student in Backlund, 15 pounds of private money...

I have transmigrated!

A smile appeared on the corner of Hobert's mouth: I have transmigrated to the "Lord of the Mysteries" world! The original owner seemed to have come into contact with some extraordinary factors, so he has been hearing crazy whispers recently, which gave him a splitting headache. Before he could ask his family for help, he had a mental breakdown!

The most urgent task is to find out what trouble the original owner has gotten into as soon as possible.

Although Christian is likely to be a Beyonder, Hobert, who has suddenly transmigrated, is still a little distrustful of them. Adhering to the principle of "if there is a problem, find the organization", Hobert prayed to "The Fool": "The Fool who does not belong to this era..."

He prayed many times, but there was no response.

Hobert frowned, thinking that with Klein's cautious personality, he might not respond to his first prayer.

Just as he was planning to use his private money to go to Tingen, he suddenly glanced at the date on the newspaper on his desk: "July 1, 1349, uh, it seems that Klein just arrived at this time..."

...

Hobert's memory formed a closed loop, and what surprised Him very much was that he actually came from another time and space!

After the surprise, He sighed: The struggle between the pillars has exceeded the imagination of ordinary people, and the battlefield is actually in the past, future, and other time and spaces.

Then Hobert realized that some problems became logical. For example, why did he call himself the "Creator" as soon as he came up? For example, why did "Bell of Order" inexplicably appear in his honorific name?

The former was the goal Mr. Fool gave himself, and the latter was to establish a certain connection with the "Bell of Order" in advance, so that after becoming an angel, he could immediately use this extremely high-level Sealed Artifact.

For example, when he was still the "Earl of the Fallen," Amon's avatar saw that there were two hidden existences affecting his destiny, one was Trunsoest, and the other Amon's avatar could not see clearly.

Of course, he couldn't see clearly. Even Amon's main body might not be able to see clearly, after all, those were the "destiny beacons" of Celestial Worthy and Mr. Fool.

Taking a deep breath, Hobert recalled his behavior after coming to the "Lord of the Mysteries" world, and once again sighed at the wonder of fate: Every conclusion and decision for governing his territory was implemented after my careful consideration, but every conclusion and decision, without exception, went towards the beacon of the "Creator".

Then he gave his actions and beacons such a conclusion: The beacon is just an overall goal, and its existence often allows me to make the right choices. My own behavior is the main body of the whole thing. This is my indelible contribution to the whole thing. It doesn't mean that as long as there is a beacon, you can achieve the goal without doing anything. First of all, you have to start taking action before you can achieve the beacon.

This reminded Hobert of a concept he got before he time-traveled: To do is to start. If you don't do it, there will never be a start. The difference between a visionary and a doer lies in this.

After giving himself a conclusion since his time-travel, Hobert went to consider what arrangements Celestial Worthy had in the "Nation of Disorder"?

After all, He had never felt any dangerous aura in the "Nation of Disorder".

Hobert also thought: Celestial Worthy originally planned to let part of his consciousness travel with me. This may be a means of resurrection for Him. Then, could some of Celestial Worthy's previous arrangements be my background? And the connection with the "Nation of Disorder".

Thinking about it carefully, Hobert can easily draw a conclusion: Although I have encountered many tests and difficulties since I came to this world, I have been able to resolve them relatively smoothly every time, and have gained a lot of benefits from these tests and difficulties. This may be the welfare that Celestial Worthy prepared for Himself! As a result, it was all taken advantage of by Mr. Fool.

Hobert slowly nodded: This is very likely. Like Evernight Goddess and Huang Tao, they are also transmigrators, but their beginnings and encounters are more difficult than mine. They don't have the help of Sefirah, and they don't have my rapid advancement speed. Of course, Evernight Goddess was born as an angel, but She waited a long time to find advancement opportunities.

Thinking of this, Hobert realized that Celestial Worthy's arrangements were not entirely dangerous to Him, and more often might help Him.

The real danger may lie in Celestial Worthy's arrangements for the "Black Emperor" and "Justiciar" pathways, and may lie in the "Uncertain Mist".

This reminded Hobert again of what Erebus had said to Him before: Why did the high-sequence Beyonders of the "Black Emperor" and "Justiciar" pathways only appear in the Fourth Epoch?

Could there be some conspiracy of Celestial Worthy in this?

In addition, Hobert recalled his experiences during this period. The appearance of Erebus and the resurrection of Trunsoest were events that did not appear in the original book.

There may also be Celestial Worthy's deployment in this, because for Hobert, They are relatively difficult opponents.

Originally, Hobert didn't have much pressure on advancement, but the appearance of Erebus and Trunsoest gave Him a lot of pressure, urging Him to digest the potion as soon as possible and become the King of Angels as soon as possible.

At the same time, Hobert must become a god before Trunsoest, and only after completely integrating the "Nation of Disorder" can He win in the competition with Trunsoest.

Then, Hobert recalled his experience of encountering the "Uncertain Mist" when he was the "Earl of the Fallen".

Hobert is not sure whether there is any influence of Celestial Worthy in this, after all, Celestial Worthy's influence on the "Lord of the Mysteries" world is very limited at this time.

But what Hobert is sure of is that his connection with the "Uncertain Mist" is too close!

After thinking about it, Hobert believed that as long as he knew why the "Black Emperor" and "Justiciar" only appeared in the Fourth Epoch? He should be able to basically understand Celestial Worthy's arrangements.

As for the prevention of Celestial Worthy's arrangements, what he can do now is to be careful of Erebus and become Sequence 1 as soon as possible, so as to prevent Trunsoest from thinking about the "Nation of Disorder" again.

Thinking of this, Hobert suddenly thought of another thing: Although Klein now knows that I am also a time-traveler, he doesn't know that I know all his details. One day, when he learns that I always knew that "The Fool" and "The World" were the same person, will he be embarrassed to lose control on the spot?

But the corners of Hobert's mouth, which had just curled up, immediately smoothed out, because He realized: Embarrassment is definitely embarrassing, but this will definitely enhance his human side! Perhaps this is why the future "Mr. Fool" did not come back to tell the truth to the current Klein.

Hobert sighed: Those who can do well in this pathway are indeed some "old schemers," as if everything has a certain purpose.

His thoughts returned to advancement as soon as possible. In any case, advancement is the hard truth.

So Hobert began to examine his own situation. Now that his spirituality has been completely restrained, Hobert unexpectedly discovered that he had digested part of the "Duke of Entropy" potion.

After thinking about it for a while, He found the answer.

Like the previous potions, the "Duke" in the "Duke of Entropy" potion is just a title. If you want to quickly digest the potion, you have to work hard on "Entropy".

"Entropy" is a process from order to disorder, which is different from "Chaos". Chaos is generally temporary.

For example, the marches and riots that occurred in the struggle between "Earl's Light" and the Gas Association, such chaos is destined not to last too long.

Because the order of Backlund is still there, and the order of the Loen Kingdom is still there.

"Entropy" is different. In terms of social order, it represents the destruction of the original order, or a great change. There may not be many chaotic events, but the social norms and values that people follow are completely different!

The chaos caused by these two major changes lies in thought and in the spiritual world!

The key is that this is a change that has to be promoted due to various external and internal pressures. It is irreversible and unstoppable.

After such a change, it is not to say that there is no order, but that the order is more complicated, just like some scholars describe it, releasing a bigger monster to subdue the original little monster.

This process is very consistent with the description of "Entropy".

Although the process of "Entropy increase" is a process from order to disorder, it is only relatively disordered compared to before, not that there is no order.

For example, the dissipation of heat from a small space to a cold large space, the result of this process is only that the heat is diluted, not that the process makes both the small space and the large space dead silent.

After figuring out this theory, Hobert knew why he had digested the potion.

Because He previously promoted land reform in the South Colson region and Longtail Island. In this world, there was also the concept of land nationalization.

But that concept was very vague. More precisely, it was "land royalization," that is, all the land belonged to the royal family or the imperial family. In theory, all farmers became tenants of the royal family or the imperial family.

The biggest problem with this system is that no one or organization can restrain the royal family or the imperial family.

When the royal family or the imperial family begins to corrupt and disintegrate from the inside, the glory and convenience brought by this system will disappear.

Later practice proved that the country where land is publicly owned, rather than a country of a certain family, is a good strategy to suppress land annexation for a long time.

And "individuals have no right to buy or sell land" almost completely cut off the possibility of land annexation.

As time goes by, such a system will definitely have to make certain adjustments, but that is not what Hobert has to consider.

Because for the "Lord of the Mysteries" world, the national policy of "land nationalization" and "land cannot be bought or sold" is enough.

For this world, Hobert's policy is a change from order to disorder.

Of course, as mentioned earlier, society has not completely lost order, but uses irreversible and unstoppable order to replace the original order!

Thinking of this, Hobert realized that he didn't need to do anything. He only needed to continue his existing business to continuously digest the potion.

After the civil war in the Southern Balam Governorate ends, the next step will be land reform and system reform in the country. The governorate will usher in a new order.

This opportunity to digest the potion is definitely unique to Hobert. Referring to the architectural style and cultural style of the Fourth Epoch, Hobert estimates that the way Solomon, Tudor, and Trunsoest digested the potion may just be to force the people to change their customs to complete it.

It's not that They only have this level, but that They simply have no concept of a new system.

In addition, Hobert believes that land reform and system reform should also be able to digest the "Prince of Abolition" potion in advance.

Thinking of this, Hobert relaxed a little. This was good news for him. The faster the potion is digested, the greater his advantage in this competition.

Returning to the real world, Hobert put all the Sealed Artifacts into the "Nation of Disorder". Without the consumption of these things on spirituality, Hobert felt his spirit was unprecedentedly relaxed.

Leaning back in his chair, Hobert began to consider how to find the Uniqueness of the "Black Emperor" pathway.

...

Southern Continent, Nonexistent Town.

Cries filled the entire town, but they were all cries of excitement or cries of joy.

All the Beyonders realized that the family curse had been lifted, but people didn't know how it was lifted.

Many people asked Lawrence, the patriarch who had just returned, what was going on? Lawrence had guessed that the lifting of the curse might be related to the "Creator".

Because everyone who helped the "Creator" manage the Divine Kingdom today took a break, and for a while the "Creator" did not respond to anyone's prayers, which was very abnormal.

But Lawrence did not directly ask the "Creator", in case it was not the "Creator" who helped them lift the curse, such an inquiry might cause misunderstanding.

Lawrence planned to ask Hobert about it first when he met him, and then consider whether to thank the "Creator"? And how to thank the "Creator"?

The ordinary members of the Balk family gradually returned to normal mentally because they were no longer tortured by whispers.

A female member began to inquire about the specific time now after regaining her sanity, and learned about the Church of the Earth Mother and the Sanguine from the side.

Everyone was very excited today, and many members had just regained their sanity and were inquiring about how long they had been crazy, so they didn't notice the abnormality of this female member.

After inquiring about some news, she whispered in a voice that only she could hear: "It seems that Trunsoest has successfully resurrected, and my research direction is correct."

It's a pity that the Sanguine seems to have disappeared and cannot be found in a short time.

Thinking of this, she smiled helplessly: What can I do if I find them? Will they believe that I am the resurrected "Blood Moon Queen"?

This is exactly the Empress Auernia of the resurrected Trunsoest Empire.

It was She who found a way to resurrect Trunsoest. As the researcher and executor of this action, She certainly had the opportunity to quietly implant her consciousness into the blood of her descendants.

Because it was done very secretly, and Trunsoest's consciousness always prevailed over Her, no one has found the means of resurrection She left for herself.

It's just that Auernia can't immediately restore her original strength and can only wait for the opportunity.

...

South Bank of Midseashire, the end of the Hornacis Mountains.

From here, you can overlook the front line on the south bank. After George III died violently, the battle here became more intense again, and the front line that the Loen Kingdom had finally stabilized showed signs of collapse again.

Trunsoest, who is currently only sixteen or seventeen years old in appearance, looks like an old man and is walking around with his hands behind his back.

At this time, His appearance has changed somewhat. The originally black hair has turned bronze at the roots, and the eyes have turned golden.

This change will continue until it becomes the same appearance as "Night Emperor" Trunsoest.

Finally, Trunsoest found the entrance and, using the power of the "God of Combat," arrived at the city of Santiadro.

According to His "memory," He opened the barrier to the town.

The Beyonders of the town sensed something and came forward to kneel, welcoming the emperor they had been waiting for for over a thousand years.

The elderly "Prime Minister" Abbott, holding a thin-necked glass bottle containing only a faint mist, knelt on the ground and held it above his head with both hands: "Great Emperor, our guards made a mistake, and the glass bottle was stolen by an outsider not long ago.

"This is my negligence, please punish me, Your Majesty."

Trunsoest took the glass bottle and examined it. As He had expected, He couldn't get close to the "Nation of Disorder" again until He became an "Justiciar" again.

He glanced coldly at Abbott and casually threw the glass bottle on the ground. Abbott, who was kneeling on the ground, collapsed like mud in an instant, and the Beyonder characteristic was extracted in the next second.

The others trembled slightly, burying their heads very low, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Trunsoest recovered the Beyonder characteristic and then said to everyone, "This place is no longer safe. Pack your luggage and belongings and prepare to leave."

As He spoke, Trunsoest turned to go to the chaotic city of Xidro outside. Now that Hobert knew about this place, when He had time, He would definitely come to harvest the Beyonder characteristics here.

Rather than let these Beyonder characteristics fall into Hobert's hands, it would be better to harvest them Himself to rapidly strengthen His power.

...

Kingdom of Loen, Sivellas County, a prosperous suburb of a small city.

Hobert stood on a hill, overlooking this small city with a population of about twenty to thirty thousand people.

To the south of the city is a huge lake, and to the west are the remnants of the Hornacis Mountains.

There are picturesque grasslands and forests there, and in the scenic valleys, in the secluded forests, there are many summer resorts.

Outside the city are endless farmlands and scattered villages and towns.

The city's main business is tourism, but now it is the off-season for tourism.

So, in this city called Antas, besides tourists who come to ski, there are basically only locals.

Hobert used the connection between Himself and the "Black Emperor" pathway's uniqueness to find this place.

Adam really helped Him a lot. After becoming an angel, Hobert only used the ability of "Connection" to sense the approximate location of the uniqueness.

Hobert did not immediately enter the city, but looked at the bustling pedestrians in Antas, guessing the impact the uniqueness might have on the city.

Just then, He noticed that in the city's square, a gorgeously dressed person dressed as a eunuch suddenly appeared.

He took a deep breath and said very proudly: "Pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor!"

The entire city and the surrounding villages and towns shouted together: "Pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor!"

Hobert was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that He could clearly hear the eunuch's voice from so far away!

The person dressed as a eunuch said again: "His Majesty the Emperor orders that torches must be lit for illumination during daytime travel!"

Hobert complained: "That's sick!"

But the people of the city had already begun to look for torches, and some even tore down doors and windows to make torches.

Hobert then realized that hearing the "Emperor's" order meant that He had entered the range of influence of the uniqueness.

He was about to leave first and make some preparations before coming back, but He saw that everyone had already started walking on the street with torches.

Pedestrians had to hold torches, coachmen had to hold torches in one hand, newspaper boys had to light torches in one hand, and vendors and shoppers on the roadside had to hold torches.

Outside the city, farmers planting fields held torches in one hand, and blacksmiths in blacksmith shops held torches in one hand.

Anyone who was outdoors had to hold a torch!

It was as if going out with a torch was as common sense as eating and sleeping.

At this time, everyone looked at Hobert, because He was the only one who was not holding a torch.

Hobert felt that not only the people here were watching Him, but also the trees around Him, and even every stone under His feet, and every withered grass were watching Him, and the gazes were becoming more and more hostile.

Because He did not comply with the "Emperor's" obviously distorted "decree"!

In order not to startle the snake, Hobert casually broke off a piece of dry grass, rubbed His spirituality, and lit the top of the dry grass, igniting a flame.

After His "tampering," this flame could be maintained with very little fuel, and this piece of dry grass could burn all day.

The moment He held the "torch," all hostile gazes shifted away.

Hobert prepared to leave again, but in the next second, He saw from afar that some people who could not immediately make torches turned into fish jumping around on the ground!

This was obviously a punishment for them for not following the "Emperor's" orders.

Almost at the same time, Hobert realized that His thoughts were constantly being "distorted." Originally, He planned to just observe and leave, but it seemed that He had been standing here for a long time.

New changes had taken place in Antas City. Many guards dressed as servants poured out from the city hall, and people dressed as eunuchs shouted in front: "Make way for His Majesty the Emperor!"

Hobert saw from afar that eight guards carried out a huge and exquisite wooden chair, and a black dog was sitting on the wooden chair.

It wore a gorgeous crown on its head and a necklace around its neck. The ornament on the necklace was a sphere like a ball of light.

That was the uniqueness of the "Black Emperor" pathway, and the Beyonder characteristic of "Prince of Abolition"!

Hobert twitched the corner of His mouth. The "Emperor" was actually a dog!

At this time, the black dog's scarlet eyes looked at Hobert in the distance, which made Hobert's legs immediately kneel uncontrollably.

Hobert knew that He was no match for the uniqueness and immediately mobilized the power of the "Nation of Disorder."

A tall "Tree of Order" grew in front of Him, blocking the black dog's sight.

Hobert felt the mental pressure He was feeling disappear. He reached out and grabbed the "Sun Scepter" from the "Nation of Disorder," and immediately left on the "Sun God's Chariot!"

After running out of the area Hobert breathed a sigh of relief.

Returning to the study of the Duke's mansion again, Hobert paced back and forth, thinking about countermeasures.

Ding~

The grandfather clock in the study suddenly rang. Hobert looked at it and it was already half past two, and today was Monday, and the Tarot Gathering was about to begin in half an hour.

He wondered if He should discuss countermeasures with Klein?

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