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South Continent, upper reaches of the Hodis River.
Following the instructions of the "Favored," Hobert, Lawrence first carefully selected three outstanding Sequence 5 members from his family. Then, he arranged the altar, prayed to the "Creator," and began to loudly report the talents of these three Sequence 5 members and their contributions to the family and the "Creator."
These three Sequence 5 members, two men and one woman, had all participated in the recently concluded extraordinary war and had performed quite well.
After Lawrence finished his report, the majestic image of the "Creator" appeared above the altar. Lawrence and the other three immediately lowered their heads and knelt on one knee, not daring to look directly at the "Creator," only feeling the immense pressure emanating from the "Creator."
As the four of them performed the ritual together, they heard the "Creator" say in a deep voice, "Give it to Leon!"
The young man named Leon praised the "Creator" with joy.
The other two were somewhat disappointed, but only slightly. To them, becoming candidates and being noticed by the "Creator" was a great honor.
After Lawrence bowed and acknowledged, he began to arrange the granting ceremony and indeed received a portion of the "Earl of the Fallen"'s Beyonder characteristics.
After thanking the "Creator," the four of them looked at the Beyonder characteristics on the altar with mixed feelings. This was a Sequence 4 Beyonder characteristic! It meant that the Balk family could have four demigods in the future!
After praising the "Creator" again, Lawrence first put away the Beyonder characteristics and was about to tell Leon about the advancement ceremony when suddenly the candles on the table turned into green flames. The space in front of them became illusory, and a coffin floated out of the spirit world.
A letter flew out from the crack of the coffin and landed in Lawrence's hand.
Immediately afterward, the coffin disappeared, and the candle flames returned to normal.
Lawrence knew this was Hobert's messenger and was not surprised. He opened the letter and glanced at it: "'Favored' Hobert wants to transfer a demigod from the Balk family to Backlund to assist him in completing a task."
He said to the three family members behind him, "Immediately go and call the elders for a meeting!"
Although Lawrence was also a "Favored," and Hobert had said they were now equals, Lawrence did not dare to truly treat Hobert as an equal.
In his opinion, Hobert should be the leader among the "Favored." The "Creator" would usually give him some tasks, and then he would distribute them to other "Favored."
Therefore, Lawrence still attached great importance to Hobert's letter, treating his "request for transfer" as an order.
...
Backlund, 62 Empress Borough.
After Hobert sent the letter to Lawrence, he lay down on the bed to rest.
He first recalled his choice just now. In fact, the young man named Leon was not more outstanding than the others. All three of them were very good. Hobert didn't know who to choose, so he just pointed at random.
The choice just now was only to prove the "Creator"'s authority. He does not interfere with promotions below demigod, but when promoted to demigod, especially when using the Beyonder characteristics provided by the "Creator", then the "Creator" will designate the promoter.
And now what Hobert has to consider is how to divide the power of the Balk family in the future.
As of now, Hobert still needs to rely on the power of the Balk family to develop his forces in the Southern Continent, but he cannot always rely on this family. In the future, their demigods must be separated.
Otherwise, the country built in the Southern Continent will easily be a country led by the Balk family, not a country of the "Creator."
This can only wait for an opportunity in the future. No division actions can be taken at present.
Next, Hobert considered the transportation problem with the Southern Continent. If taking a boat, it is very inconvenient to travel back and forth between the North and South Continents.
And now Hobert can only use "Travel," taking two people back and forth between the North and South Continents.
After the previous battle, Hobert now has the Beyonder characteristics of a "Traveler" again, and he has asked the "Alchemist" Mr. Winston, who likes fishing, to make two "Traveler's Doors."
Hobert plans to use the "Traveler's Door" tomorrow to connect the traffic between Longtail Island and the Southern Continent.
However, the 'Traveler's Door' has gradually failed to meet Hobert's needs for transportation between regions. This kind of mystical item is okay for individuals, but if you want to transport goods, even a carriage cannot pass through it, and you can only use rickshaws to shuttle through the 'Traveler's Door'.
And as the transportation of goods between Longtail Island and the South Colson area, and in the future, between these two places and the Southern Continent, becomes more and more frequent, rickshaws will definitely not be able to meet the logistics needs.
It is possible to consider using "Laborers" to open up "Creator Logistics."
But this is a bit degrading, for example: The great "Creator", please help me transport thirty pounds of cabbage.
Transport or not?
For example: The great "Creator", please help me send this sock to so-and-so, he left in a hurry and forgot to bring it.
Need help or not?
Hobert sighed, "Creator Logistics" can transport high-end products, but once the 'civilian' mode is turned on, it will really become a "logistics company"!
At this time, Hobert suddenly recalled the "teleportation array" left by the civilization that once believed in "Mr. Door" on the alien planet!
That thing is easy to use! Once the "teleportation array" is opened, let alone a carriage, a small ship can drive over!
He seriously recalled that although the magic circle was complex, the principles were all based on mystical theories on Earth, which was not difficult for him.
Hobert thought for a while and felt that he could try it, so he jumped out of bed and recorded the quantity and size requirements of the diamonds and crystals he needed on a piece of paper.
Then he went to the "Nation of Disorder" and took out the pendant with the Southern Continent style that Christian gave him. After injecting spirituality into it, the space in front of Hobert became illusory, and he stepped into the void.
According to the guidance of the pendant, Hobert came to the place where Rex hid his treasure.
Under the night sky, this is a primitive forest, not to mention being sparsely populated, there are not many animals around.
Hobert put the pendant on the stone wall, and the stone wall cracked, forming an arch.
"Magnify!" Hobert magnified the hazy moonlight, making the light as bright as the morning light.
The "magnified" light was not wasted at all, and shone straight into the cave.
"Tamper!" Hobert also "tampered" with the light at the entrance of the cave to prevent the brilliance of the cave from shining outside.
In the cave, in addition to stacks of gold pounds, there were also many gold products and gems, which were Rex's trophies back then.
The corners of Hobert's mouth couldn't help but rise, and his eyes were once again dazzled by the light refracted by the gems.
Although his eyes would no longer be hurt by this, he still closed his eyes and enjoyed this wonderful moment.
Taking a deep breath, the air was filled with the smell of gold pounds and gold.
After smiling for a while, Hobert opened his eyes and began to look for suitable gems according to the list in his hand.
So half of the gems on the list were found in the cave.
Hobert looked at the list again. He still needed a lot of crystals and some large gems, so he could only go back to Backlund to buy them.
Coming out of the cave, Hobert glanced at the closed stone wall and suddenly realized that it was not a good choice to put all the loot in the "Nation of Disorder".
The risk is too high. If something goes wrong with the "Nation of Disorder" one day, all his loot will be gone.
Some Beyonder characteristics and sealed items should be placed here to hedge against risks.
But there is no time these two days, so I will talk about it in a few days when I have time.
Back in Backlund, Hobert crossed out the found gems and went to knock on Doeffis's door.
Doeffis, wearing pajamas, opened the door and looked at Hobert.
Hobert realized that it was already late at night, and he smiled and said, "Sorry, I woke you up.
"I have something I need you to do. Tomorrow morning, after you get up, go and buy some diamonds and crystals. This is the quantity and size needed."
Doeffis took the paper and looked at it: "I may have to go to the Southern Continent. Each of these large gems you want in Backlund may cost tens of thousands of pounds!
"There are many gem mines in the Southern Continent. A large rough stone like this may only cost a few hundred pounds there, but after you buy it back, you have to find someone to cut it yourself."
Hobert said, "Take the money from the safe, take as much as you need!"
Doeffis reminded, "There's not much left in the safe."
"There will be more when you go tomorrow morning." Hobert asked again, "Do you need me to provide you with a mystical item with 'travel' ability?"
"No need."
"Okay." Hobert waved his hand: "You continue to sleep."
He quickly came to the study, opened the safe and glanced at it. The gold pounds here in Backlund were indeed running out.
Recently, Hobert has hardly worried about money. The South Colson area can already be self-sufficient and can also support the construction of Longtail Island.
And most of the construction of Longtail Island comes from Hobert's investment. The 80,000 gold lire obtained from the transaction with Simpson have all been spent.
At the end of July, Hobert invested another 50,000 pounds, which can be spent for another period of time.
Similar to South Colson, Hobert plans to provide the original accumulation of Longtail Island alone.
Regarding the construction of Longtail Island, Hobert does not intend to use the money from "Earl's Light". The money from "Earl's Light" is on a separate account, which is different from Longtail Island and South Colson and other places.
And the expenses here in Backlund are a separate account, mainly Hobert's personal expenses and the daily expenses of the Earl's Mansion.
Hobert took out the last 50,000 pounds of savings from the "Nation of Disorder". He was still not panicked, because he had inherited a large amount of inheritance from Rex before, and also received a large amount of property from Christian.
These gold pounds piled up in the cave are also eating dust, so it is better to take them out and spend them.
The 180,000 pounds that were previously traded with the Tony family mainly used the money that Hobert inherited from Rex.
After taking out all the savings from the "Nation of Disorder", Hobert's total savings are still nearly 150,000 pounds, which is enough to cope with expenses for a long time.
And this is just cash. Rex left a large number of trophies, mainly gold and diamonds, which is also a considerable fortune.
...
This sea is often filled with thick fog, so it is called the "Fog Sea."
The Fog Sea is in the east of the North and South Continents, far away from the alleys of the two continents, or rather, far away from the entire human civilization circle.
But in the Fog Sea, there are many unexplored islands scattered.
Just like the island where Archibald took Hobert to hunt six-legged monsters before, it is in the depths of the Fog Sea, and even since the colonial era, no humans have ever visited it.
At dawn, the low altitude of a certain sea area in the Fog Sea suddenly became illusory, and a giant object floated down from the spirit world and fell into the sea.
Whoosh~
The sea water was separated by the giant object, creating a considerable wave.
This giant object is finally fully presented in the real world. It is the giant black ship "Black Emperor!"
At the front of the giant ship, there is a seemingly huge mottled stone chair, on which sits the huge "King of the Five Seas" Nast Solomon, wearing a black robe with silver trim and a black beard.
After getting up from the huge stone chair, Nast, who looked like a giant, changed his figure. The farther he was from the throne, the shorter he became, and finally became about 1.9 meters, only a little taller than normal people.
The crew members who had been hiding in the cabin quickly came out of the cabin and, under the command of the first mate, Bird Mustang, went to open the thick black sails and adjust the course of the "Black Emperor."
For a time, the deck became very busy.
They are sailing to an island in the Fog Sea that is not marked on the sea charts of various countries. It is the territory of the "King of the Five Seas" and his headquarters.
Nast came to the captain's room and sat on his throne-like seat.
At this time, a child of about ten years old in gorgeous clothes came with a tray carrying a bottle of wine and an empty wine glass.
Seeing this child, Nast frowned: "Child, who brought you on board?"
How could he not remember that there was such a small crew member on the "Black Emperor"?
The child, who looked a little immature, smiled slightly: "Tamara!"
Tamara made the little boy very compatible with this ship, without any imbalance, and even Nast's spirituality has not felt any danger until now.
But after hearing the name Tamara, Nast was suddenly shocked and immediately operated the "Black Emperor" to push the little boy out of the ship.
But he found that he could not control the "Black Emperor"!
"Don't you find it incredible?" The little boy smiled: "It was I who told Solomon about the existence of the West Continent, so he built this ship.
"Nast Solomon, the descendants of the 'Black Emperor', I am the real owner of this ship."
Although Nast didn't know who the little boy in front of him was, it was the first time in so many years that he had felt such despair.
But he did not hesitate at all, and immediately "distorted" the space, preparing to escape.
With a wave of the little boy's hand, Nast's "distortion" was "diluted" by the surrounding cabins.
But Nast's figure still became illusory. After all, he had possessed the "Black Emperor" for so long and had long prepared an escape plan. He just hadn't expected that one day he would actually use it.
Just as Nast's figure was about to disappear, Tamara suddenly appeared behind him. Tamara reached out and pushed Nast in the back, causing him to stagger and disrupting the balance of his escape.
Nast's figure gradually solidified again; his escape had failed.
But Nast did not panic because there was an angel present. He rushed towards the door of the cabin!
"Opening the door is forbidden here!" Tamara said calmly.
Nast turned around, staring at Tamara, who looked like a wax figure behind him. He pointed at the little boy: "Who is he?"
Tamara said in a flat tone: "You should say Him, not him."
Nast was somewhat surprised: "Why did you come to me?"
"Because your surname is Solomon." The little boy smiled, and he raised his left hand: "Everything, everything was foreshadowed in the Fourth Epoch."
Nast's spirituality only then sensed the great danger, but for some reason, the little boy's small hand seemed to have great magic, causing him to lose all his strength. This was the suppression of the Solomon bloodline: "No!"
He struggled to twist the doorknob and tried his best to 'distort' Tamara's 'prohibition'.
Finally, the door was opened, but Nast was not happy because the door only opened a small crack and could not be pushed open at all.
Bang~
The door of the captain's room closed. More than half a minute later, the door was pushed open, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy came out. Judging from his appearance, he was the little boy from just now.
The boy came to the deck and raised his hand towards the sea: "Distort!"
The crew members had already felt the changes in the "Black Emperor" and jumped into the sea to escape. However, under the "distortion," many crew members who did not have time to escape, the thought of "escape" turned into "return," and they began to swim towards the "Black Emperor"!
"Hahaha~" The boy laughed loudly: "I succeeded!"
The plan for more than two thousand years has finally yielded results!
Tamara followed behind with some awe, looking like a servant.
"From today on, I am the 'King of the Five Seas'." The boy said: "What name should I take? How about Erebus?"
Tamara smiled: "A great name."
"Then next," the boy Erebus said: "'Black Emperor' changes course and heads to Longtail Island…"
"Wait a minute!" He suddenly stopped: "I 'recalled' the clues to that lamp."
...
Backlund.
Early Tuesday morning, Hobert dressed neatly and took a carriage to Earl Hall's mansion to pick up Audrey, who was wearing a long skirt more suitable for sports, and headed to the suburban power plant.
In the carriage, Audrey asked Hobert: "I heard from my father that several lords of the Gas Association will jointly submit a report to the parliament today."
"Don't worry about them." Hobert smiled confidently.
"Earl's Light" has so many shareholders who are parliamentarians, let them resist for a while. He doesn't plan to actively intervene in this matter immediately.
Hobert changed the subject: "Audrey, how much do you know about the Southern Continent?"
"It's a colony of various countries…" Audrey paused and smiled: "Most of my understanding of the Southern Continent comes from you."
Hobert nodded and smiled: "I have a plan to develop the Southern Continent. In the future, there is hope to bring peace there, but I need your help."
Audrey was stunned for a moment, then asked: "How can I help?"
"You'll know in a few days," Hobert smiled: "Now I just want to know, are you willing to help?"
"Of course I am!" Audrey immediately agreed: "If it can bring peace to the Southern Continent, everyone is willing to help."
Then she asked: "What are you going to do?"
Hobert said lightly: "Unify the Southern Continent."
Audrey was stunned: "Unify…"
"In terms of geographical situation," Hobert smiled: "The Southern Continent is easier to unify. First of all, its eastern part is a large area of plains, almost without any danger to defend.
"This is why the Loen colonial army was able to quickly expand its influence to the entire East Balam after occupying a certain advantage in East Balam.
"The northwest is the huge Star Plateau, which is the key to the Southern Continent. As long as this plateau is occupied, then the entire Southern Continent can be attacked wherever you want.
"The countries of the Northern Continent have been vying for control of the Star Plateau and frequent wars have broken out there."
Audrey realized that Hobert was serious: "But, but where do you get so many soldiers?"
"The population of the Southern Continent is not less than that of the Northern Continent." Hobert said: "Maybe even more, after all, big cities greatly affect the fertility rate of the Northern Continent."
Audrey still felt it was a bit unrealistic: "But, but the countries of the Northern Continent will definitely not let it go!"
"Of course I know." Hobert smiled: "Currently, I am just making preliminary preparations and then waiting for the opportunity."
Audrey didn't know how to evaluate it because this was a very unfamiliar area to her.
"Let's talk about the power plant." Hobert smiled: "In the future, the number of power plants will definitely increase, and there will even be several around each city…"
As they spoke, they arrived at the power plant. Audrey visited the huge boiler, the long steam turbine, and the generator at the rear of the steam turbine.
The power plant was prepared and sent a commentator to explain the entire process of thermal power generation to Audrey.
Audrey looked at the long steam turbine in front of her, which is a large turbine, and immediately felt a sense of industrial beauty.
Finally, they came to the cooling tower. Audrey also realized that the thick and large structure was not a large chimney, but a cooling tower.
What came out of the cooling tower was not white smoke, but water vapor.
Now Audrey finally understood why Hobert would laugh at the members of the Gas Association because they were completely wrong. The corruption generated by the power plant was not as big as imagined.
After visiting the power plant, Hobert took Audrey back to the carriage. He told her: "Don't mention the internal structure of the power plant to anyone. This is the most critical secret of 'Earl's Light'!"
Audrey nodded excitedly: "I understand!"
After visiting the huge power plant, she felt the power of "Earl's Light". It was not just a company that sells light bulbs, it also represented many high-end technologies.
Audrey asked: "Hobert, should we also invite those parliamentarians to visit the power plant? To prove that the corruption of the power plant is not that big?"
"No," Hobert said seriously: "Perhaps the purpose of the Gas Association's submission of the report is to take a look at the internal structure of the power plant.
"After all, as long as people with reason know that after the appearance of electric lights, gas lights have no competitiveness."
Audrey asked again: "Then what are you going to do?"
"Submit a report to the parliament on the air corruption caused by gas, and the dangers of storage and transportation!" Hobert smiled.
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