Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

Chapter 430 Triss Chick

Hobert introduced: “This time I brought a total of 18 copies of the ‘lawyer’ extraordinary characteristics and 17 copies of the ‘barbarian’ extraordinary characteristics.

“Now that you are believers in the ‘Creator’, these two extraordinary characteristics can be sold to you at a base price of 300 pounds and 600 pounds.

"The Extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7 and above are more difficult for the 'favored ones' to obtain, or there is a premium when purchasing them, so there must be a premium when selling them to you."

Lawrence's eyes never left the wooden box, and he nodded: "It should, it should."

In the Southern Continent, the premium for extraordinary properties or extraordinary materials is generally higher than in the Northern Continent, which Lawrence can completely accept.

At the same time, Lawrence had a new understanding of the power of the "Beloveds" of the "Founder". Being able to accumulate so many extraordinary characteristics must be a large-scale organization of extraordinary people.

In fact, there are so many extraordinary characteristics only because the "creator" has the skills to "reprocess" them. For example, obtaining a copy of the extraordinary characteristics of "Chaos Tutor" is just one copy for others, but for Hobert , but those are 5 extraordinary characteristics.

Hobert went on to introduce: "I also brought 11 copies of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'briber', each worth 1,500 pounds."

In fact, there were two copies he didn't bring, which were reserved for Jessica and Upton.

He continued: "There are also 6 copies of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Corrupted Baron', each worth 4,000 pounds.

"And a copy of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Chaos Tutor', 8,000 pounds."

"No problem!" Lawrence said almost immediately. In his opinion, the premium offered by Hobert was not much.

Hobert smiled and said: "That's good. In the end, the total value of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'lawyer' is 5,400 pounds, the total value of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'barbarian' is 10,200 pounds, and the total value of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'briber' is 16,500 pounds.

"There are also 6 copies of 'Corrupted Baron', worth 24,000 pounds, plus 8,000 pounds. One is 64,100 pounds. I'll give you a zero, it's 64,000 pounds."

"Okay, okay!" Lawrence said hello several times first, then smiled and said: "Well, our gold pounds are a bit short, the whole family only has a total of more than 3,000 pounds.

"Can I pay in other countries' currencies? Or simply pay in gold?"

Previously, the Balk family was mainly engaged in the "killer and mercenary service industry", and its business scope was mainly in the central and southern parts of West Balam.

The entire West Balam is not within Roen's sphere of influence. Currencies from various countries circulate here, and many people even only recognize gold.

After friendly negotiations, these extraordinary characteristics were finally paid in three ways: 3,000 gold pounds, 24,000 gold riso to replace 20,000 pounds, and gold worth 41,000 pounds.

Hobert first kept the extraordinary characteristics, and at night at the latest, he handed over the gold and banknotes to the "God's Favored One" in the form of a sacrifice to the "Creator."

This is because Lawrence is here to fight this time, and of course he will not bring so much money. He is planning to use his saint ability to let the family members who stayed in the town count the money and make sacrifices.

After the transaction was completed, Hobert secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He finally had the money for the first batch of building materials, and even half of the money for the second batch of building materials.

This gives time to raise more money.

At the end of the conversation, Hobert said to Lawrence: "Don't have too many conflicts with the 'Rose School of Thought' recently. Let's calm down and regain our strength first."

"Yes." Lawrence said, "But we should be able to regain our strength soon."

The Balk family can pray to the sealed object that creates the "non-existent town" barrier for power and crush the extraordinary characteristics. This is the key to their persistence until now.

Some family members are waiting for the promotion of extraordinary characteristics. As long as the extraordinary characteristics are shattered, new combat effectiveness can be formed immediately. The extraordinary characteristics that Hobert sold to the Balk family can also be quickly digested by them.

Hobert nodded: "Development is the last word!"

Then Hobert asked Elliot: "Have you used both 'Out of Control Stones'?"

Elliot took out the used "Out of Control Stone": "I've used it all."

Hobert took out two "out of control stones" that he had prepared long ago and recovered the two used stones.

Then he said to Lawrence: "You can also use the used-up 'Wood of Order' to exchange for a new 'Wood of Order' by praying to the 'Creator'. If there is any loss, report it to the 'Creator' immediately." ."

This was the purpose of his exchange for the "Lost Control Stone" with Elliot: to tell Lawrence that the "Wood of Order" must be recovered.

Lawrence nodded repeatedly. The "Wood of Order" in his hand could still be used for another ten minutes.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Hobert stood up to say goodbye and left with "travel".

After two transfers, Hobert came to the forest in the cemetery of Connacht City. Here, he took the gold that Elliot had sacrificed twice and the prepared mask from "Disorder". "Guo" was taken out,

Then, under the navigation of the "Faceless Man Necklace", I used "Travel" to arrive at the "Borag Steam Engine Showroom", Upton's office.

Upton was somewhat surprised by the way the "God's Favored One" appeared. Originally, he had ordered the employees in the exhibition hall to bring him up whenever someone was looking for him, but in the end, the "God's Favored One" came by himself.

"God's favored one!" Upton stood up and locked the door.

"I have brought a new task." Hobert said straight to the point: "As long as you complete this task, you can get the remaining one-third of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'briber'."

Upton's eyes lit up. His "Barbarian" potion had been completely digested and he was preparing to purchase the remaining one-third of the "Bibbeker's" extraordinary properties with gold pounds.

He smiled and asked: "What kind of mission is it? The reward is worth more than 400?"

Theoretically, one-third of the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7 is worth about 400 pounds, but the Extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 8 already have a premium, let alone the Extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7?

Hobert took out the list he had prepared long ago: "Purchase the materials on the list."

"The amount is so big!" Upton couldn't help but be surprised.

"How much do you estimate it will cost?"

Upton, who had contact with businessmen from all walks of life through selling steam engines, had a rough idea of ​​the prices of bulk building materials.

He made a simple estimate: "38,000 pounds to 41,000 pounds!"

After telling this number, he was surprised again. Originally, he thought he had made a lot of money recently, but compared with this number, he sighed: Even if I sell him, he can't make so much money.

Upton had this idea because he was worried that the "God's Favored One" would ask him to advance the payment like last time.

At this time, Hobert sighed in his heart that the price of Loen's building materials was much lower than that of Fenebaud.

In Feneport, these materials cost at least 56,000 gold riso, which is equivalent to nearly 47,000 pounds!

Sure enough, infrastructure can best demonstrate comprehensive national strength. In this regard, there is indeed a certain gap between Fenebaud and Loen.

Hobert said: "If you just buy these materials, you don't need one-third of the 'briber's' extraordinary characteristics as reward. I have another commission."

As he spoke, he took out the cloth bag containing gold: "These transactions can only be settled in gold, and you must find a suitable channel to exchange gold for gold pounds.

"This gold is probably worth between 5,500 and 5,800 pounds. You can use it as a deposit for the goods first. I will bring you gold worth no less than 36,000 pounds in a few days."

"No problem." For Upton, who has local gang channels and has initially established business contacts, although selling such a large amount of gold is stressful, it is not a big problem!

He said to himself: When I sell all the gold worth more than 40,000 pounds, the price of gold in Connacht will probably fall.

He is quite satisfied with the reward of the "God's Favored One". After all, it is not difficult to achieve large-scale building materials business, it just takes some time and rents a warehouse.

Finally, Hobert gave the mask to Upton: "After the test of time, you are now the official favored one of the 'Creator'.

"This is a symbol of the 'Creator's Favorite. This mask has the ability to resist divination. Injecting spirituality can form a shield that lasts for one or two seconds, which can effectively block attacks with extraordinary abilities! In addition, after wearing it, , it will become less easy to lose control!”

"It's not easy to lose control!" Upton almost shouted. After he finished speaking, he realized his gaffe. Fortunately, there was no one else here.

After taking the mask, Upton stroked it gently. His parents died due to signs of losing control for different reasons, so he has as much concern about losing control as the members of the Balk family.

Hobert smiled and said: "Praise the creator!"

Upton quickly followed: "Praise the creator!"

This compliment was particularly sincere.

Hobert added: "I still have a mission here. There are a group of favored people from the Southern Continent who want to come to Loen's textile mills, smelting plants, and some factories that produce daily necessities to study. Please make arrangements for them.

"The reward will be settled directly in gold or with extraordinary characteristics."

Upton thought about it for a while: "This is not too difficult. I can usually get in touch with many such factory owners. I can give them discounts on steam engines, or discounts on repairs and maintenance, in exchange for going to their factories. opportunity to learn.”

Hobert nodded: "For the discount you gave me, I will pay you double the price and treat it as tuition."

Upton didn't refuse anymore: "Okay."

Finally, Hobert took out a piece of paper with the method of summoning the courier and the reward for delivering the letter, and asked Upton to write to him directly if anything happened in the future.

After the "God's Favored One" left, Upton read the summoning spell again: "It's the 'Traitor' Hobert!"

…

Backlund, in the underground building of Blood Marquis Nibais Audra.

Emlyn White looked at the iron-black coffin and said to the ancient vampire lying inside: "Lord Nibais, I accept the mission of the ancestor!"

In the past two days, Nibais claimed to have received instructions from the ancestor to ask the outstanding young vampire Emlyn to pray to the "Fool".

In fact, the ancestor did not specify that Emlyn should complete it, but Nibais believed that Emlyn, who already believed in the Mother Goddess of the Earth and the ancestor, was very suitable to complete this task.

If the task is completed, everyone will be happy. If it is not completed and the "Fool" still projects strong evil thoughts, then for the vampires, Emlyn's death is no loss.

Nibais heard Emlyn's words and responded in an old voice: "Very good, when do you want to start? What unfulfilled wishes do you have?"

What wish...hasn't been fulfilled? Emlyn felt his calves soften and almost regretted it.

But when he thought that this was the mission of the ancestor, he frowned and said: "No need! You can do it now!"

So Emlyn, who was no stranger to rituals, lit candles and burned essential oils and herbal powders under the protection of Lord Nibais.

In the smoke-filled atmosphere, Emlyn began to recite the honorable name of "The Fool" repeatedly: "The Fool who does not belong to this era..."

After reciting for more than ten minutes, Emlyn was a little tired. He was half relieved and half disappointed: "Lord Nibais, there is no response."

Nibais was silent for a while, and then said in a rather hoarse voice: "Okay, don't leave yet, wait here."

After spending more than an hour in worry and anxiety, Emlyn left the underground building. His destination was the Harvest Church in the south area of ​​the bridge.

Just as he got on the carriage, Emlyn's eyes suddenly blurred and he saw the boundless gray mist.

Then, he was shocked to find himself in a mysterious and majestic giant palace, sitting at an ancient bronze table.

At the top of the long table, there was a tall figure, looking at him condescendingly: "Why do you pray to me?"

Emlyn's mind suddenly buzzed, and he blurted out: "This is the ancestor's revelation..."

He told the whole story about how the ancestor chose him, plus his own inner activities, and his fearless spirit when facing the task of the ancestor. He only missed reporting on the number and characteristics of his own dolls.

When Klein heard that this was Lilith's revelation, he thought of the simple description of Lilith in Russell's diary, as well as the "Emperor's" information about the uniqueness of the "Moon" path.

He couldn't help but come to the conclusion: Could this be the instruction of the goddess of the night? After all, the uniqueness of the "moon" path lies with the goddess.

Thoughts flashed through Klein's mind. He leaned back in his chair, smiled and asked, "What did your ancestor ask you to pray to me for?"

Emlyn couldn't help but sit up straight: "Dear Mr. Fool, the revelation given by the ancestor is this: I, Emlyn White, will be the key to saving the Vampires and defeating the end of the world, and this all starts with praying to you."

The word "Second Secondary" suddenly appeared in Klein's mind: Young man, would you like to think about it again? Are you missing the point?

He thought for a while and decided to observe first before saying: "Actually, I roughly understand what your ancestor means. He hopes that with my help, you will grow into a truly high-ranking person, so as to save the vampire race when the end comes."

The next step is the "entry ceremony", choosing a code name, announcing the meeting time, keeping it secret, etc.

But when keeping this procedure secret, Emlyn had concerns: "But, Lord Nibais..."

Klein asked very firmly: "Lilith didn't ask you to report to anyone afterwards, right?"

He called the first ancestor by his first name, and it sounded like an old friend! Emlyn's heart trembled and he lowered his head: "It seems not."

Klein tried to hold back his smile: "This is a secret deal. You don't even need to report it to Lilith, otherwise some guys will notice it."

So Emlyn, the second and fifth son of the Vampire Clan, officially joined the association.

Returning to the real world, Emlyn felt that what just happened was like a dream.

Then he thought of those vampires who laughed at him for liking dolls and becoming a servant of the Earth Mother Church: Hum! You would never have imagined that only I was favored by the ancestors. Just wait and see! When I become stronger, you will realize how ridiculous the previous ridicule was!

I happened to be passing through Order Square at this time, and the bells sounded different today, and seemed to be particularly pleasant to the ears.

But soon, the gentlemen in the carriage took out their pocket watches and found that it was not yet eleven o'clock, and it was not time to ring the bell.

For a while, there was a "buzzing" discussion in the carriage. In the square outside the carriage, many gentlemen or ladies stopped to look at the clock tower.

For the first time in so many years, the "Clock of Order" has a time error.

But Emlyn didn't care about this. He came to the Harvest Church in a good mood, found his Servant of God uniform, and wiped the candlestick skillfully.

At this time, he thought and looked at the door: "The traitor is here again!"

…

East District, in a cafe with greasy tabletops.

While enjoying his lunch, which had been made more than half an hour in advance, Klein listened to the elder Kohler recounting the news he had collected in the past week.

Unfortunately, there is not much valuable information in it.

After the other party finished speaking, Klein thought for a moment, took out another 2-pound bill consisting of change, and pushed it over.

Old Kohler was so frightened that he waved his hands quickly: "You just gave it."

Klein smiled and said: "Within this week, I will go to the south for vacation. It may take two or three weeks to come back, so I will pay you accordingly in advance and don't forget to help me collect information."

"Okay, okay!" Old Kohler took the banknotes with joy and gratitude.

This reminded him of the happiest time in his life, when he also had a few pounds in savings.

Then, he had already thought about how to spend the New Year. He planned to buy the ham that he was reluctant to buy before and use it with his own bread.

It's really hard to wait... He swallowed unconsciously.

After bidding farewell to Old Kohler, Klein took a carriage and came to Red Rose Manor. He explained that he was too weak and could not investigate the real cause of Talim's death, and asked Prince Edsac to hire someone else.

After obtaining Prince Edsac's permission, Klein left the manor in a carriage and breathed a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, he felt that his spirituality suddenly became tense, and the door of the carriage opened quickly and closed silently.

A figure was quickly outlined. It was a lady wearing a heavy black dress, a sapphire ring on her hand, a slightly round face, slender eyes, a gentle temperament, and an extremely outstanding appearance.

Klein was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "Triss!"

Triss was not surprised but overjoyed: "You know me... I know you know me!"

Klein asked cautiously: "What do you want to do?"

Triss pursed her lips and smiled: "It's very simple. You report me to the Nighthawks, the Punisher, and the Mechanical Heart as soon as possible and let them come here to catch me!"

Klein understood the meaning: She was trying to get out of here!

So he asked, "What are you afraid of?"

"Someone is controlling my life!" Triss said with wide eyes: "There are always some shocking coincidences! Haha, they even changed my name!"

Klein almost jumped up. Of course he knew this feeling: "What did they change your name to?"

Triss frowned beautifully: "Triss Chick!"

Chick! Klein once again felt numb all over his body, and an article from Russell's diary echoed crazily in his mind:

"...I got an ancient book, and the name of the 'Original Witch' was mentioned in it!

"His name is: Chick!"

Triss's brows calmed down, and she smiled with a little grievance, a little temptation, and a little evil humor: "If you can inform the Orthodox Church about this matter, and I can just meet him before being arrested by them, Come to you, I don’t mind letting you understand what true happiness is.”

How dare I! If she suddenly awakens as the "original witch", even a fool can't bear it! Klein sighed silently.

After saying that, Triss' figure quickly disappeared, as if she had never been there.

Klein suddenly came to his senses and left the carriage with a "flame jump". He quickly found Azik's bronze whistle and candle that he had hidden earlier, and asked Mr. Azik and the "Creator" for help respectively.

…

The time was set back to about ten o'clock.

After saying goodbye to Upton, Hobert used "travel" to leave and reappeared in the cemetery on the outskirts of Connacht.

Huh! Why didn't I use "travel" to return to the Lord's Mansion just now? Hobert thought in hindsight.

He looked outside the woods. That was the direction of Backlund!

Hobert thought: I'll just go and take a look! There can't be any danger, right?

So after changing his appearance, he used "travel" to come to Order Square.

There were still many people walking, chatting, and feeding pigeons here. Hobert smiled: Is it like this every time before a disaster strikes? It's like, just like a normal day, it seems like nothing will happen.

He glanced at the clock tower with the "Block of Order": Bullshit order!

In a fit of impatience, Hobert used the illusion of the "Faceless Man Necklace" to cover up the fact that he had disappeared using "Travel".

The next second, he appeared on the bell tower, because it was not the hour yet, and the bell ringer was still resting below.

Hobert looked at the huge bronze bell in front of him and suddenly picked up the bell spine and hit it against the bell.

Boom~boom~

The gentlemen outside took out their pocket watches and looked in the direction of the clock tower. For the first time in so many years, the "Clock of Order" had a time error.

Hobert sneered: "It's so ugly! It's a fake at first glance!"

He took out his knife and chopped the bell into two pieces before the bell ringer came up.

Then, Hobert used "flash" to leave and sat blankly in the Order Square for a while, watching the police enter the clock tower one after another.

One of the policemen was tall and stood out a little from the crowd, which reminded Hobert of Bishop Utravsky.

He used "travel" again to come to Rose Flower Street, ignoring the vampire god's servant calling him a "traitor".

He sat next to Bishop Utravsky: "Father, why was it that when I was weak, I knew there was danger, but I could still stick to my inner thoughts with practical actions. But now that I have become stronger, I hesitate instead. Will you be confused and not know how to make a choice?"

Because many friends said that the rituals of Sequence 3 are a bit like the rituals of the "Generalist" path, I rented a few modifications:

Achieving amazing achievements in a certain field allows people to associate the abstract concept of that field with the actual name of the person being promoted. The more people can associate the two together, the greater the probability of successful promotion.

Highlights abstraction and concepts (^^*)