Lord of the Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

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After resting for a bit, Hobert further deduced the unique abilities of the "Black Emperor" pathway and recalled Klein's process of sealing the "Trunsoest Brass Book" as a reference, quickly formulating an action plan.

This was also why Hobert didn't seek Klein's advice at the Tarot Club; He still had some ways to deal with this Uniqueness.

Using the method of distorting the real world and the spirit world, Hobert once again entered the spirit world, arriving at a deserted wilderness in the Hornacis Mountains.

After setting up a "Spirituality Wall" around the area, Hobert prayed to the "Creator" and then summoned himself, with the "Creator" holding the "Sun Scepter" appearing in the wilderness.

After confirming that there was no danger nearby, Hobert summoned a warhorse radiating holy light, as well as a golden "Sun God Chariot", driving the chariot towards the small town of Antas nearby.

This time, his idea was that if he appeared as the "Creator", he would also have the position of King of Angels. After descending on Antas, he would quickly grab the Uniqueness into the "Nation of Disorder".

However, the Uniqueness was also likely to escape, after all, the power of the "Nation of Disorder" that Hobert could currently mobilize might not necessarily be able to make the Uniqueness surrender.

If that were the case, he would first retrieve a Sequence 1 characteristic and continue to pursue the Uniqueness.

In just two seconds, Hobert arrived in the sky above Antas City.

Without any hesitation, Hobert sensed with his spirituality that the Uniqueness of the Black Emperor pathway was still behind the City Hall office building, and drove the chariot straight in.

Whoosh~

Ordinary walls couldn't stop the golden warhorses at all; they pulled Hobert and crashed into the City Hall!

Hobert saw that the hall of the City Hall was arranged like a royal court, with a black dog wearing an exquisite crown sitting on a large wooden chair.

When it saw Hobert driving the chariot in, a somewhat surprised expression appeared on the dog's face.

Hobert reached out and pushed towards the black dog, and surging power rushed towards the crown on the black dog's head.

The black dog's face showed some fear, and it immediately "distorted" its position, disappearing from the City Hall.

Hobert grinned; although the Uniqueness was a special existence, it was still half a level lower in front of the corresponding Sefirah.

At this time, the surrounding "guards" reacted, shouting: "Protect the 'Emperor'!"

Originally, Hobert didn't take them seriously at all, and was about to drive the chariot to chase the Uniqueness, but as he was about to leave the City Hall, his spirituality sensed something, and he actually saw Trunsoest and Erebus among the "guards".

Although it was only a glance, Hobert's spirituality could confirm that it was indeed the resurrected Night Emperor Trunsoest, and the Outer God's avatar, Erebus.

It seemed that they had also found this place through their respective methods.

At this time, Hobert didn't have time to think too much. According to the guidance of his spirituality, he drove the chariot out of the City Hall and continued to pursue the Uniqueness.

However, as soon as he left the City Hall, Hobert immediately found that it was pitch black outside, the kind of absolute darkness, even though the chariot emitted sun-like light, he couldn't see anything around him.

Hobert immediately realized that this was the Uniqueness "tampering" and "distorting" the light of the city.

For the Uniqueness, it couldn't directly confront the power of the "Nation of Disorder", but the "Sun God Chariot" and Hobert himself were only at the Angel level.

After realizing this, Hobert immediately drove the chariot into the sky.

But it was still a step too late. The light of the "Sun God Chariot" was quickly absorbed by the surrounding "absolute darkness", and the horses and chariot quickly became illusory, turning into light spots and disappearing before they could climb to a high altitude.

"Damn it!" Hobert realized that "the enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light", and now he was very dangerous.

Hobert didn't expect the Uniqueness to have such high intelligence, actually setting up such a clever trap!

At this time, his spirituality only knew that the Uniqueness was not far away, but his own spirituality seemed to be distorted, and he couldn't determine the specific location of the Uniqueness at all.

While he was aware of the danger, he suddenly understood: Perhaps the Uniqueness didn't have much intelligence; finding the target's weaknesses and using them might be its "nature".

The danger was already in front of him, but Hobert's eyes were still pitch black, and his spiritual senses were very dull!

Hobert hurriedly followed the conclusion he had just thought of, "using" the surrounding "absolute darkness" to assimilate himself with the surrounding environment, temporarily joining the "absolute darkness".

The extremely dangerous source stopped not far from Hobert!

This made Hobert breathe a long sigh of relief; his guess was correct. The Uniqueness didn't have much intelligence. The reason why it was so difficult to deal with was because of its own abilities.

A few seconds later, the surrounding "absolute darkness" disappeared instantly, and the entire city was bathed in the winter sun again.

Hobert saw that the black dog with the crown was standing on the roof of a residential building, staring at himself with two scarlet eyes.

Hobert's legs went weak, and he knelt down towards the black dog again.

The exquisite crown suddenly flashed with brilliant light, making Hobert very fascinated.

At this moment, a picture suddenly flashed in his mind of himself ascending the throne, becoming the emperor of this world, and everyone worshiping him.

Hobert stared at the crown with a somewhat obsessed smile.

As long as he got that crown, he could have supreme power, and he could ascend to the throne of God!

But in the next second, Hobert's chest was pierced by a black longsword.

His brain immediately regained clarity, and his neck rotated 180 degrees, looking behind him.

Just when Hobert was being influenced by the Uniqueness, the group of guards had already poured out.

Erebus, one of the "guards", held a somewhat illusory black longsword, piercing Hobert's chest.

However, Hobert was currently in a spirit body state, and this sword would only cause slight damage to his spirit body, and would not cause him too serious harm.

Erebus showed a hideous smile: "Your plan has failed!"

Hobert glanced at Erebus, and then at Trunsoest. The Night Emperor was helping them resist the influence of the Uniqueness.

Hobert probably understood: "Obviously, your plan has also failed, and you have been taken in by the Uniqueness as dogs."

Obviously, Trunsoest and Erebus were affected by the Uniqueness, unable to obtain the Uniqueness, and unable to escape from this city.

Like Trunsoest, he could only temporarily resist the influence of the Uniqueness, but he couldn't leave here.

And the Uniqueness couldn't kill these two Angels for a while, so the two sides formed a stalemate.

Hobert's intrusion gave Trunsoest and Erebus a chance to escape.

Erebus sneered, "We don't have the protection of the 'Nation of Disorder'."

Trunsoest's resistance seemed to be a bit difficult, and he almost fell to the ground several times.

Hobert no longer waited, and immediately mobilized the power of the "Nation of Disorder", forming a towering "Tree of Order" in front of him.

He also thought about using the power of the "Nation of Disorder" again to try to control the Uniqueness.

Although the power of the "Nation of Disorder" was half a level higher, it couldn't form an overwhelming advantage in an instant, and the Uniqueness had a chance to escape.

And Hobert was currently only at the Sequence 2 level. This was the place that the Uniqueness could use. It would avoid the "Nation of Disorder", avoid Hobert's level as King of Angels, and attack Hobert at Sequence 2.

After all, Hobert was not a true King of Angels. At this level, the Uniqueness of the "Lawyer" pathway, who was good at finding loopholes, had ways to attack Hobert.

Using the cover of the "Tree of Order", Hobert and the three Angels entered the spirit world almost simultaneously.

They were wary of the other two Angels, and none of them were confident in killing the other in a short time, so none of them took the initiative to attack.

Just as Erebus and Trunsoest were about to flee separately, Hobert suddenly stopped them: "We can discuss a method to seal the Uniqueness."

The reason why Hobert didn't leave by ending the summoning, but entered the spirit world with them, was to observe whether he could use them.

Trunsoest looked at Hobert in his spirit body state, and then at Erebus with a distorted face.

He smiled coldly: "You continue, I won't participate."

For him, it would be best to get the Uniqueness of the "Black Emperor" pathway, but there was no need to take risks for it. After all, this was just a move to contain Hobert's actions.

At the same time, he felt that the connection between Hobert and the Uniqueness of the "Black Emperor" pathway was closer, so he simply planned to watch the show "from the sidelines", and take action if there was a chance, otherwise he would just let it go.

After Trunsoest left, Erebus, with a somewhat distorted expression, asked: "How should we divide the spoils after we succeed?"

On this matter, Erebus was not as free and easy as Trunsoest. If he didn't get the Uniqueness and didn't get the Sequence 1 characteristic, then he would completely fail in this competition!

"I will hold the Uniqueness, and you take the characteristic of 'Prince of Abolition'." Hobert smiled.

Erebus nodded seriously: "This is a more reasonable distribution method."

The two people smiled at each other, each with their own ulterior motives.

Although Erebus seemed to have a strong desire to cooperate, the fact that Tamara hadn't appeared all along was already very telling.

And Hobert not only had no intention of sharing the spoils, but if he had the opportunity, he also wanted to avenge his student and obtain another "Duke of Entropy" characteristic.

The two Angels left the spirit world and discussed a method to seal the Uniqueness under a snow mountain in the Hornacis Mountains.

Erebus first described his experience of failure: "Originally, I was observing the situation in Antas City from a safe distance, but the Uniqueness noticed me. It 'magnified' its own sphere of influence, and I had no choice but to submit to it.

"After entering its sphere of influence, as long as you constantly express your submission to it, it will no longer launch direct attacks, but all order and rules can become its means of attack.

"For example, if my mental state is not good, it will find all the lunatics within its sphere of influence and use their chaotic mental bodies to affect my spirit.

"At the same time, some seemingly distorted and illogical decrees issued daily also have a certain degree of targeting, and are difficult to prevent."

He paused and then said: "Trunsoest's process of entering Antas City should be similar to mine.

"He has tried more than once to influence the Uniqueness's use and alteration of rules. Sometimes he succeeded, and sometimes he didn't.

"If he continues to influence the rules there, he will be able to escape on his own by night at the latest."

Speaking of this, he suddenly grinned: "Archangels are different after all."

Hobert noticed that Erebus's condition seemed to be worse than before, and his expression seemed to be beyond his control.

But Hobert didn't care about these things, but briefly described his two failures.

The first failure was very similar to Erebus's experience. If Hobert hadn't summoned a 'Tree of Order,' he would have been forced to submit to the Uniqueness.

Erebus concluded: "Currently, with our abilities, don't even think about directly resolving the Uniqueness."

As long as it's not a true King of Angels, in the Uniqueness's eyes, it's a leaky opponent.

Hobert asked: "What are the consequences of not following the Uniqueness's decrees?"

"I've seen some people turn into fish, some into chickens, and some into dogs," Erebus guessed. "It is estimated that the dog wearing the Uniqueness was originally a person, but the Uniqueness issued a decree targeting the 'Emperor,' so he turned into a black dog."

Hobert slowly nodded and asked again: "How did you and Trunsoest become guards?"

Erebus said: "I 'used' the selection rules for the guards. In order to get close to the Uniqueness, Trunsoest should have also 'stipulated' that all his conditions met the requirements to become a guard."

Hobert seemed to be questioning, but also questioning himself: "If the relevant rules are used well, can one become the 'Emperor'?"

As long as he can get close to the Uniqueness, as long as the Uniqueness doesn't guard against him for one or two seconds, he can use the power of the 'Nation of Disorder' to completely control the Uniqueness.

"Hahaha!" Erebus laughed wildly a few times: "This idea is very 'lawyerly'!"

He thought for a while before asking: "But how can one become an 'Emperor' recognized by the Uniqueness?"

"Precisely because there are no relevant rules, this is where it can be used," Hobert also did some thinking. "I have a plan, but I need your help."

Hobert's general plan was that they would both submit to the Uniqueness, and at the same time as submitting, Hobert would resist the rule of the 'Emperor'.

Erebus said just now that the 'Emperor' is also within the scope of the Uniqueness's punishment. Hobert believes that the Uniqueness has the authority of the Emperor, but is not the Emperor himself, that is to say, there is a difference between the Emperor and the Uniqueness.

Then Hobert can aim the spearhead at the Emperor, not at the Uniqueness.

Hobert's purpose is to use some distorted rules to approach the Emperor and approach the Uniqueness.

What Erebus has to do is to get as close to the 'Emperor' as possible and cooperate with Hobert.

After the two people discussed an action plan, it was already evening. The two angels, who didn't need to rest, prepared to enter Antas City again.

Erebus reminded Hobert: "You'd better act with your main body. In the state of a spirit body, it looks too conspicuous and is easily attacked by the Uniqueness from the spiritual level."

Hobert also had this plan: "Okay, let's act separately."

After speaking, he ended his summoning and returned to his body.

After deducing the plan again, Hobert entered the spirit world again and came outside Antas City.

Winter nights come quickly. This tourist city is now brightly lit, and the streets are still like daytime, with many pedestrians, looking very lively.

Because the place where Hobert entered the real world from the spirit world was close enough to the city, he immediately saw a pair of illusory scarlet eyes in front of him.

Feeling his legs weaken again, Hobert immediately knelt on one knee: "Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor!"

The pair of scarlet eyes looked at Hobert for a while, and then disappeared from Hobert's eyes.

The pressure that made people's legs weak disappeared immediately, and Hobert stood up and walked into the city.

Because it is not daytime now, there is no need to hold a torch when walking on the street.

When he came to the gate of the city, Hobert's spirituality felt something, and he heard the voice of an eunuch coming from the city: "The Emperor orders that only people under 1.5 meters can live in the city!"

The bustling streets just now immediately became chaotic, and adults fled from the city gate one after another.

Hobert, however, used a way to 'distort' space to cross the crowd and came to the city, and then he 'tampered' with his height, making himself 1.49 meters tall.

Walking on the empty street, Hobert smiled and said to himself: This is to experience Xio's perspective.

Soon the streets became empty, and only children and dwarves were left in the entire city, as well as people with crippled legs who could not stand up.

After waiting for a few minutes, Hobert saw that he had not been punished. He entered the city to verify whether Erebus's words were credible.

After expressing his submission, the Uniqueness did not directly attack Hobert anymore, but some seemingly absurd and illogical decrees appeared, trying to punish Hobert.

Just as Hobert was conducting a preliminary test and preparing to leave the city, two teenagers dressed as guards, both under 1.5 meters tall, came to Hobert.

One of them opened a document and announced: "The Emperor orders that because you tampered with your height and violated the relevant regulations..."

Hobert interrupted and questioned: "What regulations did I violate?"

After being interrupted by this guard, his eyes were blank, and he was slightly stunned before saying: "You violated the order issued by the Emperor ten minutes ago!"

"That is an order, not a regulation!" Hobert said, "A regulation is an order that has long-term binding force after it is announced to everyone, while an order is only temporarily binding on a specific target or group."

"Okay." The guard was "persuaded" and immediately changed his words: "You violated the relevant order..."

Hobert interrupted him again: "Are you going to punish me?"

The guard, whose face was still a little childish, looked blank again, but soon his eyes regained clarity: "Yes!"

"Your punishment has no legal basis." Hobert seemed to have regained his feeling of being a lawyer: "You are the guards of His Majesty the Emperor, and your duty is to protect the Emperor, but you have no law enforcement power!

"Now you are not fulfilling your duty to protect the Emperor, but you are enforcing the law here. This is a serious dereliction of duty and overstepping of authority!"

The guard who read the document became blank for the third time. It took a full seven or eight seconds before he said: "His Majesty the Emperor has granted me temporary law enforcement power!"

"In my opinion, the Emperor does not have such authority!" Hobert continued: "Take the main political system of the North Continent as an example, the law enforcement power is in the hands of the court!

"The separation of law, politics, and imperial power is the national framework that conforms to the current political logic, and the law enforcement power is not in the imperial power.

"If you want to enforce the law, it will be contrary to the political structure of the North Continent, and I will question the legitimacy of the Emperor! And the rationality of this country!"

This is a classic defense idea of "seeing the big from the small". The core is to confuse concepts and use some seemingly correct conceptual things to make some of the opponent's ideas become illogical or unreasonable.

The guard finally gave in: "You can leave."

As Hobert left the city, he summarized in his mind: The Uniqueness must also follow certain logic and regulations as the basis for distortion and tampering, otherwise, when all logic and rules become abnormal, there is no meaning of distortion and tampering.

This is an idea, but it is quite difficult to make the logic and rules abnormal, because once there is nothing to distort and tamper with, the Uniqueness will lose its meaning of existence.

The Uniqueness seems to have a certain self-consistent ability and the "final right of interpretation", so it should not allow this to happen.

After Hobert came outside the city, he saw a large number of people pacing blankly outside the city. Some people who did not come in time to put on their coats had already frozen with purple lips.

In the face of mystical items at the level of the Uniqueness, ordinary people have no power to resist at all.

But if he wants to seal the Uniqueness, Hobert has to use these people.

So he began to use the ability of "incitement": "The Emperor's order is ridiculous! Does living in the city have anything to do with height?

"With this absurd order, it means that the Emperor is also very absurd!

"We must unite and resist the Emperor's absurd orders! Return to our own homes!"

The core of this remark is to question the Emperor's orders and question the Emperor himself!

Hobert found the idea from the ritual of advancing to "Black Emperor". The people believe that the advanced person is the Emperor is a very important anchor point in the ritual.

Then the Emperor created by the Uniqueness in this small city, although not a real Black Emperor, is more like a puppet of the Uniqueness.

However, if the public begins to widely question the Emperor's words, it should have a significant impact on the Uniqueness.

The people's dissatisfaction with the decrees and their desire to return home made Hobert's 'incitement' very successful!

Under Hobert's influence, everyone began to shout slogans together outside the city: "Oppose the Emperor's absurd orders!"

"Let us into the city!"

"Return our homes!"

"Return our property!"

Because Hobert's ability can cover 20 kilometers, almost all the people who had just been driven out of the city were within his range!

Gradually, the slogans became: "Oppose the Emperor's dictatorship!

"An assembly must be formed!"

Hobert successfully guided everyone's opposition into questioning the 'Emperor'.

At this time, everyone heard the new decree announced by the eunuch in the city: "The Emperor orders: Those who speak loudly will turn into a loach."

Hobert said softly, "The person announcing the order is speaking loudly!"

Although his voice was not loud, because he 'tampered' with the transmission path of the sound, people within dozens of kilometers around could hear his voice.

As a result, the person dressed as a eunuch who conveyed the order immediately turned into a loach.

Hobert continued to tamper with the transmission distance of the sound waves, so although everyone's voice was not loud, people in different directions of the city could hear the sound of slogans from another direction.

So the slogans continued to 'resound' around the city.

Before long, several people dressed as guards, less than 1.5 meters tall, came out of the city. After finding Hobert, they asked softly, "Are you loyal to the Emperor?"

Hobert also replied softly, "Of course I am loyal to the Emperor."

"Then why do you question the Emperor?"

"It is precisely because I am loyal to the Emperor that I question him!" Hobert said unhurriedly, "In order to prevent the Emperor from making irreparable mistakes, I must question his orders. This is my way of being loyal."

He paused and added, "In my opinion, questioning the Emperor and advising him is true loyalty!"

The surrounding people said one after another: "We are also questioning the Emperor because we are loyal to the Emperor!"

This line of thinking obviously exceeded the scope of the Uniqueness's wisdom. The guards became dazed again.

After a while, one of the guards asked, "How can we dispel your doubts?"

Hobert immediately understood that his plan had hit the nail on the head. Although the Uniqueness had some wisdom, it seemed to have no concept of deception.

The fact that the guard asked this question meant that the Uniqueness valued the people's questioning of the Emperor very much.

So Hobert said, "The Emperor should abolish the previous order and let everyone return to the city."

Immediately, the eunuch's voice sounded in the city: "The Emperor orders: Abolish the order that only those under 1.5 meters can live in the city! Abolish the order that those who speak loudly will turn into a loach!"

The people immediately applauded and shouted: "Hail to His Majesty the Emperor!

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

The guards were about to breathe a sigh of relief, but they heard Hobert say: "The Emperor has withdrawn the order, which means that the Emperor is also very clear that his order is absurd!"

"I still want to question the Emperor, questioning whether he considered the people when he issued the order?"

For a time, both inside and outside the city were silent.

The Uniqueness in the city hall was also very strange. Why was the questioning of the Emperor even more intense than before?

The guard stared at Hobert: "You are not an honest person!

"The Emperor has already withdrawn the order, why do you still question him?"

"I seriously doubt your loyalty to the Emperor!"

Hobert immediately felt the danger. If he was judged to be disloyal, the Uniqueness would directly attack Hobert again.

But Hobert, who had made many attempts and had some understanding of the Uniqueness, said calmly and solemnly: "It is precisely because I am loyal to the Emperor that I question him!

"I suggest that in order to avoid the people from questioning the Emperor again, an assembly should be established to review the orders issued by the Emperor!

"If the people question the Emperor again, the responsibility can be pushed to the assembly."

The guard shook his head: "This will affect the Emperor's authority!"

"It won't!" Hobert said: "The people support the Emperor, and the Emperor has authority.

"Only those of us who think about the Emperor and are truly loyal to the Emperor will think about the Emperor's future reputation."

The guard was silent again. He seemed to be judging the logic and truth of Hobert's words.

Hobert smiled slightly. If he were inside the city hall at this time, it might be a good opportunity to control the Uniqueness.

Immediately afterwards, Hobert's seductive voice sounded again: "Let me form the assembly. The assembly will still be loyal to the Emperor, and the power formed by the assembly will ultimately belong to the Emperor."

The guard remained silent. After a while, a person dressed as a eunuch came out and announced: "The Emperor agrees to form an assembly. At the same time, the Emperor orders: The people's anger and questioning have therefore turned into trust and loyalty to the Emperor, and the assembly members' desire for power has been magnified!"

Hobert suddenly felt that he was very impressive as the Speaker of the Assembly and began to ponder how to manipulate the other councilors.

At the same time, a rational voice in his heart said: The Uniqueness is using the ability of 'bribery', first agreeing to form an assembly, and then taking the opportunity to 'weaken' and 'tamper' with everyone's thoughts and thinking.

He also realized: Especially the 'weakening' of me is very obvious. In the next period of time, I will definitely be targeted.

Finally, Hobert judged: Although the Uniqueness can arbitrarily decide the life and death of the people, the basis of all this is that the people recognize the Emperor it supports and support the Emperor's rule. When a large number of people begin to question the Emperor, the Uniqueness's control over the people will be weakened, and it may not even be able to directly 'distort' or 'tamper' with the people's thoughts, and can only use 'bribery' to regain control of the people.

Thinking of this, he smiled: This is very similar to the real power relationship! That's right, what the Uniqueness represents is the abstract representation of certain aspects, which should represent the abstraction and conceptualization of power. Theoretically, power represents not only rule, but also the shadow of order.

Power can build a ruling system, which is reflected in the trial and legislation, which is the 'positive' side of power. Similarly, power can also be used to create some bizarre or irrational regulations, which is the 'negative' side of power.

This understanding of the Uniqueness of the 'Black Emperor' pathway made Hobert's spirituality very active for a while, and the Uniqueness's 'weakening' of him was somewhat reduced.

At this time, the guard said: "Assembly members, please come with me!"

Hobert and a dozen or so people who received 'special care' from the Uniqueness followed the guard into the city.

Other people also followed into the city to continue eating or sleeping in their homes.

Because of the influence of the Uniqueness, the councilors had a very bad attitude towards Hobert, the Speaker of the Assembly. As ordinary people, their desire for power was far greater than Hobert's, so they hoped to replace Hobert as the Speaker of the Assembly.

The guard led them to the outside of the city hall: "Prepare to meet the Emperor!"

Hobert could still see the big hole that had been smashed into the wall when he rushed into the city hall last time!

Following the guard into the door, the hall was still the original structure like a royal court. The 'Dog Emperor' sat on the throne, looking at Hobert and others in a human-like manner. The gorgeous crown and light ball ornaments were still worn on his head and neck.

In addition to the guards, there were also a dozen or so 'ministers' in two rows.

Because of the previous order of 1.5 meters, these 'ministers' were generally eleven or twelve-year-old teenagers. Among them, Erebus, with a somewhat hideous smile, was very conspicuous.

He should have also 'tampered' with his height just now to be able to become a minister according to the relevant rules.

Hobert and other assembly members knelt on one knee to the 'Dog Emperor'. After everyone got up, a eunuch standing next to the throne asked: "Why does the assembly want to question the Emperor's authority?"

"The assembly was ordered to be established by the Emperor!" Hobert said with a smile: "If we question the Emperor's authority, wouldn't we also be questioning our own legitimacy?

"If the Emperor questions us, he is questioning the previous order to form an assembly!"

"So we will never question the Emperor's authority, and the Emperor should not question us!"

Erebus's mouth twitched a few times on the side, and he sighed in his heart: This line of reasoning is too bastard! Isn't this bullying the Uniqueness for not having a brain!

Immediately afterwards, he seemed to understand why his and Trunsoest's previous actions had failed, because their ability to argue was far inferior to Hobert's.

At the same time, he also knew why the 'Dog Emperor' was so 'obedient' just now, and actually agreed to let Hobert form an assembly. It was obvious that his wisdom was not enough under the pressure of Hobert's verbal attacks, and he agreed in a daze.

The eunuch next to the throne paused for a few seconds before saying: "The assembly must also obey the Emperor's orders!"

"That's for sure." Hobert said with a smile: "But we must also clarify the power of the assembly."

The eunuch said: "You have no power to review the Emperor's orders!"

"Then we won't review them, but we have legislative power!"

"You can no longer incite the people to question the Emperor."

Hobert nodded: "Then we won't incite the people, but we have judicial power."

The two people clarified their respective powers like bargaining.

The eunuch smiled sinisterly: "The Emperor orders: The assembly members are relatively special in the national system, so they must live in the water like fish!"

This is a very typical 'tampering'! Highlighting their specialness, and then tampering with their form.

Immediately, water flowed under the feet of Hobert and the dozen or so others, but only under their feet, while the feet of the others were still very dry, as if they were standing in a glass fish tank.

Apart from Hobert, the other councilors were like fish, swimming in the water.

The reason Hobert didn't swim along was because he "distorted" the order, twisting "members of the council" into "councilors."

He was the Speaker, so of course, he wasn't included.

This is also why Hobert waited until Sequence 2 before attempting to control the Uniqueness; if he were at Sequence 3, his distortion wouldn't have any effect!

Hobert said loudly, "I impeach the Emperor! Disrespecting the council, actually making councilors live in the water!

"And the most crucial point is that the Emperor is a dog! Has anyone ever heard of a dog being an Emperor?"

The eunuch beside the throne said grimly, "The Emperor's authority is unquestionable, no one can impeach him! I seriously doubt your loyalty to the Emperor!"

"Others may not have the power to impeach the Emperor, but I do!" Hobert smiled, "The council has legislative power, so the first law is that the people of the kingdom must abide by the 'Constitution,' including the Emperor!

"The Emperor has no power to control the life forms of others, no power to judge others; these powers belong to the judicial assembly!

"At the same time, the judicial assembly have the right to judge the Emperor, because the Emperor must also follow the 'Constitution'!"

The person dressed as a eunuch paused for a moment before saying, "The Emperor is the most authoritative person, no one can judge the Emperor!"

"I admit that the Emperor is the most authoritative person!" Hobert still maintained his smile, "This doesn't contradict the rule that the Emperor must also abide by the 'Constitution.'"

"As long as he follows the 'Constitution,' he is the most authoritative person, but if he violates the 'Constitution,' he must accept impeachment and judgment."

Erebus looked at Hobert expressionlessly: This guy is a "good lawyer"! Fortunately, the struggle between me and him is not a debate, but a life-and-death battle!

Then, he looked at the Uniqueness with some sympathy, whether it was the "dog Emperor" or the eunuch, they both had confused expressions!

A dozen seconds later, the person dressed as a eunuch said, "Your argument is not valid; if you can judge the Emperor, you are the most powerful person in this country."

Hobert 'mm'ed: "The moment I became the Speaker, I was the most powerful person in this country!

"This is the power the Emperor bestowed upon me, a reward for my loyalty to the Emperor!"

Erebus also said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the power you just granted to the council! The ministers can all testify to this!"

The Uniqueness was obviously confused by the current complex power structure, and the eunuch beside the throne directly asked, "Since you are the most powerful person in this country, why aren't you the Emperor? Why aren't you sitting on the throne?"

Hobert said, "I can be the Emperor and also the Speaker, so I have both the Emperor's authority and the power to impeach the Emperor!"

He ordered, "Let that dog leave, I will be the Emperor."

A few seconds later, the eunuch said, "You are indeed the most powerful person, please ascend the throne to become the Emperor."

Hobert left the area with flowing water and walked slowly towards the throne.

And the dog also jumped down from the throne at the same time.

Hobert sat on the throne, and the gorgeous crown on the dog's head floated towards Hobert.

Hobert remained calm, sitting upright, as if waiting for the Uniqueness's coronation.

When the crown reached the top of his head, he suddenly raised his hand, firmly grasped the crown, and used the power of the "Nation of Disorder" to seal this Uniqueness as quickly as possible.

At the same time, Erebus also took action, but his target was the Sequence 1 "Prince of Abolition" characteristic still worn on the dog's neck.

He pounced over like a beast, holding down the dog's head with one hand and snatching the ball of light with the other.

But the moment he got the Sequence 1 characteristic, he felt something was wrong. Glancing at it, he found that the light emitted by the light cluster in his hand seemed to be deeper.

Erebus seemed to understand something. He looked up at Hobert and saw him holding the struggling Uniqueness in one hand and pointing at the Sequence 1 characteristic in his other hand.

After Hobert initially controlled the Uniqueness, he immediately used the power of the "Nation of Disorder" to mark the Beyonder characteristic in Erebus's hand!

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