Chapter 653: Free Exchange Session with Huge Amount of Information

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Of course, Klein knew that Hobert's concerns were actually meant for Mr. Fool to hear.

He thought to himself: Fortunately, I have been maintaining the illusion that Mr. Fool is awakening. Also, in this kind of matter, Hobert is still very reliable, knowing to convey his request to "The Fool" through "The World", leaving enough room for "The Fool."

So he manipulated "The World" and said, "Tell me your request, and I will convey it to Mr. Fool for you."

"Thank you."

Hobert said, "I learned from the great 'Creator' that Mr. Fool holds the authority of 'Change'."

"Can you 'graft' my bloodline onto an unfamiliar life form?"

"Well, I remember saying before that the curse on me involves the Night Emperor and the Blood Moon Queen, one is at the level of a True God, and the other is at the level of a Great Angel."

This is also why Hobert didn't go to Leonard's Old Man for help. After all, although that Old Man now has the level of Sequence 1, he is very weak, and it is difficult to deal with even Amon's Angel-level avatar, so it may be difficult to complete similar operations.

Klein had "The World" say: "I will report this matter to Mr. Fool after the gathering is over."

At the same time, he had already begun to think about this question in his heart. He first sighed: "The Creator" has a very detailed understanding of the "Seer" pathway! After I advanced, I did use this gray fog to master a similar "Grafting" ability.

Then Klein thought again: But the ability I currently master has very limited effects. The curse on Hobert probably involves the level of a True God. Even if I use the "Blasphemy Card", I can probably only exert the power of Sequence 2, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to help Hobert.

But these thoughts were not suitable to express immediately, Klein manipulated "The World" and talked about another matter: "I have already found a pair of Fulgrim hounds' eyes for you. We can complete the transaction of the 'Blasphemy Card'."

When he was looking for the main ingredient of the "Scholar of Yore" potion, as soon as he arrived not far from the Sefirah Castle, he encountered a group of Hounds of Fulgrim. They looked very docile and should have felt that he was now the owner of the Sefirah Castle.

The Hounds of Fulgrim took the initiative to contribute a pair of eyes. When Klein said a little embarrassedly that he still needed a pair.

Those Hounds of Fulgrim were slightly stunned, but there were still two different Hounds of Fulgrim, and they gave Klein another pair.

At a Tarot Gathering two or three months ago, Klein reached a deal with Hobert for the "Tyrant" card. Klein needed to use a pair of Hounds of Fulgrim' eyes in exchange for this "Blasphemy Slate."

Klein traded for this card mainly to suppress the "Sea God Scepter". Currently, the "Sea God Scepter" can only be used "above the gray fog" because the negative effects are too strong.

With the "Tyrant" card, further sealing can be done, and it can be taken to the real world for one or two minutes.

Another use is to summon yourself by using yourself, holding the "Tyrant" card in one hand and using the "Sea God Scepter" in the other, using the power of the gray fog to completely suppress the "Sea God Scepter" for a period of time.

Hobert nodded: "Okay, I will report this matter to the 'Creator' immediately after the gathering is over."

At this time, he suddenly thought of a question: My prediction may have errors! When I hold the "Black Emperor" card, I have a very high position very early on. That's because I am a Beyonder of the "Black Emperor" pathway, holding the "Black Emperor" card, and using the power of the Origin of "Nation of Disorder" corresponding to this pathway. That's why "The Creator" can have a very high position.

But Klein is different. He doesn't have the "Fool" card or the "Blasphemy Card" of the adjacent pathway. The role that the "Blasphemy Card" can play in the Sefirah Castle is limited, so it can only allow Klein to have the ability of about one Sequence higher above the gray fog!

At this time, Hobert suddenly realized that in his advancement process, "The Fool" may not be able to help much.

Although theoretically all 22 "Blasphemy Cards" are at the same level, from the point of view that different cards can attract the Beyonder characteristics of their corresponding pathways, in the hands of Beyonders of the same pathway, it often has more magical effects.

Thinking of this, Hobert couldn't help but sigh: Could it be that I have to wait until Klein advances to Sequence 2 before I can advance? By then, the war will be over!

Hobert didn't have any good ideas for this for a while, so he could only wait until the gathering was over and think about it slowly.

After the individual communication between the two people ended, "The Magician" Fors immediately said: "I hope to trade some places with strange customs or unique cultures with everyone, 50 pounds per piece of information."

She recently discovered when playing the "Scribe" that the more things that exceeded her understanding, or the more novel customs and local culture she felt, the faster she could digest the potion.

And she usually handles some affairs of Longtail Island or South Colson in the afternoon, or goes to other islands to digest the potion, and it takes too much time to find such islands with strange customs by herself in the evening.

Morning? What morning? Isn't the morning used to sleep in and laze in bed?

"The Hanged Man" Alger smiled and said: "There are too many such places. I know an island that worships a strange god, which seems to be called 'God of Sea Beasts'. The image of this god is just a head wearing a hat."

He asked: "Does this count as a strange custom?"

Fors said: "Yes, of course, please be more specific."

"That island is probably between the Fog Sea and the Berserk Sea, called Serapio Island."

Alger said: "Remember to take off your hat when you go."

"This is the local custom. The locals believe that since the gods wear hats, it is disrespectful to the gods for ordinary people to wear hats."

Then Alger said again: "There is also a cannibalistic tribe with very special customs. They also believe in a strange god, so they have many strange customs…"

He mentioned three islands with strange customs in a row, and "The Hermit" Cattleya also talked about two similar islands.

This opened the eyes of the other members, marveling that there were such strange customs.

After they completed this transaction, Hobert reminded Fors: "Don't deeply explore those gods, and don't follow and worship those gods."

Alger was slightly stunned before asking: "Are there any problems with these wild gods?"

In his opinion, these wild gods are basically demigods in bad condition, as long as you pay attention to keeping your distance, there should be no problem.

This is exactly why Hobert wanted to remind Fors at the Tarot Gathering. In fact, he was also reminding Alger and others: "I don't know, but in my opinion, these wild gods are either high-sequence Beyonders in very bad condition, or they are Outer Gods!"

"In order to avoid being affected or corrupted by the corresponding influences, it is best not to participate in local sacrifices, and do not casually approach those idols."

After hearing the word "Outer God", Alger asked with some worry: "If I just inquire about the information of those gods, will I be affected?"

Hobert said: "Probably not."

Alger secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your reminder."

Hobert smiled and said that it was nothing.

Fors asked: "What if I just record the stories of these gods, or the customs formed under the influence of these gods?"

This question could actually be asked in private, but Fors wanted to know the answer immediately, so she simply asked it on the spot.

Hobert replied: "It doesn't matter, but it's best not to record their images, or too specific information."

Many other members realized that Miss Magician was originally digesting the "Scribe" potion.

Alger felt the most emotional in his heart, because even "The Magician" had started to advance to Sequence 5, and he himself was still stuck at this level: "The Emperor", "The World", and "The Hermit" were already Sequence 4, and "Justice", "The Sun", "The Moon", and "The Star" were also Sequence 5, only "The Magician" had a lower Sequence than me.

Alger only felt a lump in his chest, which was difficult to eliminate, and he couldn't wait to immediately explore the ruins left by the elves with "The Emperor".

But he brought up this matter again at the last gathering, and "The Emperor" said that he was very busy recently and would have to wait a while before they could explore the ruins together.

For the sake of prudence, he could only wait a little longer.

After this transaction was reached, the hall was briefly quiet.

This also indicated that the transaction session was over, and everyone began to communicate freely.

Hobert first said: "I may issue some tasks to everyone in the near future, please be prepared accordingly."

At the previous Tarot Gathering, Klein and Cattleya each owed "The Emperor" 1 demigod-level task, while the other members owed 3 Sequence 5-level tasks.

The civil war in the Duchy of Southern Balam may break out at any time. If there are suddenly two more demigods and several Sequence 5 helpers, it will have an unexpected effect.

But the premise is that the "Rose School" wants to take the opportunity to participate in the civil strife in the Duchy of Southern Balam. Otherwise, with the Beyonder forces organized by those local kings and warlords, Hobert could eliminate them all while eating hot pot and singing.

And in Hobert's opinion, the "Rose School" will definitely participate in it, because the Highland Kingdom is adjacent to the Duchy of Southern Balam, and they can understand that if the Duchy of Southern Balam is given enough time to become stronger, they will definitely be threatened.

After all, this principality has inextricably linked with "The Creator", and the "Rose School" had a war with "The Creator" before, and they are in an antagonistic relationship.

"The Moon" Emlyn asked: "Mr. Emperor, what kind of tasks are they likely to be?"

Hobert answered, "Attacking the 'Rose School of Thought,' or carrying out assassinations in the Southern Continent."

He paused and added, "I will provide you with a way to the Southern Continent or corresponding mystical items."

The other members were slightly stunned; they were all willing to accept such a task.

Then Leonard asked, "I received some news that a civil war is about to break out in the Duchy of South Balam. Is that true?"

"Yes." Hobert smiled and said, "We need to strike at the power of the local warlords."

Both Cattleya and Alger were slightly stunned. They had heard about the Duchy of South Balam long ago. Under the contemporary political system, it was very abnormal to establish a principality.

They just didn't understand the relationship between the "Emperor" and the Duchy of South Balam for a while.

But after a little thought, they realized the reason for this abnormality: this principality was the Loen Kingdom's bribe to the "Creator's" forces!

Cattleya realized: I should have thought of it earlier! Longtail Island is Hobert's fief, and the Duchy of South Balam is the fief of Duke Hobert. Maybe Hobert is the "Emperor" himself! And Mr. Star obviously knew this, so he directly asked the "Emperor" about the situation in the Duchy of South Balam.

Alger thought to himself: Such a bribe is normal. After all, since the South Colson War, the "Creator's" power has been a force to be reckoned with in the Beyonder world. As long as this force does not side with Loen's enemies, allowing them to establish a principality in the Southern Continent is a very worthwhile deal. Currently, the Duchy of South Balam is legally subordinate to the Loen Kingdom, which is equivalent to labeling this principality.

At this time, Leonard asked again, "Are you planning to support a new batch of agents?"

"We plan to govern that land ourselves," Hobert explained. "That's why we have to eradicate all the original forces."

Leonard continued, "I don't understand politics, but I want to remind you that your actions make the Church believe that the local order is becoming chaotic, which only increases casualties."

Hobert smiled: "That's because the bishops of the Church don't know how many slaves die unnaturally every year..."

Speaking of this, he paused slightly before saying: "Ah, I understand. After the gathering is over, I will take some time to talk to the Church."

"I will build more churches of the Evernight Goddess in the Duchy of South Balam. By the way, there are also churches of the Earth Mother, the Storm Church, and the Church of Steam and Machinery."

"I believe that when I tell the bishops of the several churches about the idea of building churches, they will understand our actions."

Hobert sincerely said to Leonard, "Thank you for your reminder."

Leonard was stunned: I didn't mean that! I just wanted to remind you that the Church is paying close attention to this matter... Okay, it seems that I really don't understand politics.

At this time, "The World" asked, "Will a civil war break out?"

"It should." Hobert said.

"The World" nodded and said nothing more.

Alger was a little strange: "Why is there such a deep contradiction with the local warlords?"

In theory, those warlords in the Southern Continent should have been tamed very docile by the colonial army.

"To put it bluntly, it's a matter of ruling power," Hobert said. "Imagine that in the Storm Church, an archbishop only needs to hand in a certain amount of wealth every year, and he can do whatever he wants in his own parish, treat believers as slaves, and levy taxes on believers, etc., and the headquarters of the Storm Church has no right to intervene."

"Do you think such a thing could happen in the Storm Church?"

Alger understood the "Emperor's" meaning: "No."

He originally wanted to remind the "Emperor" that the situation in the colonies is different from that in the Northern Continent, and there is no way to effectively manage the natives and aborigines.

But he thought of what he had seen and heard on Longtail Island, and in the end, he said nothing.

At this time, Cattleya thought of another thing: "I remember that in a previous gathering, we talked about Loen's sneak attack on the capital of the Feysac Empire."

"I just got the news that the chief planner of that operation seems to be Hobert. Was that also an operation led by the 'Creator's' forces?"

In a previous gathering, they did talk about this matter once, but they only chatted for a few sentences. Hobert didn't even have time to show off the results of that battle at that time.

"That's right." Hobert smiled and said, "That was our first cooperation with the Loen royal family."

Cattleya nodded: "So, this time in the war, you are on Loen's side?"

Hobert did not make a clear statement: "We just had a cooperation with Loen."

Emlyn was more concerned about another question: "Mr. Emperor, I heard that the bombing of Saint Millon caused very serious losses to the Feysac Empire. Is this true?"

Hobert shook his head: "That's a rumor. According to the accurate information I obtained later, the Feysac Empire's losses were not great. The number of deaths was even in the single digits, and it had almost no impact on their industrial production."

Emlyn frowned: "I knew I shouldn't believe the news in the newspapers."

Then he said strangely: "But I heard that why do the newspapers of the Feysac Empire also report that this sneak attack caused them huge losses?"

Last week, a few Sanguine from the Feysac Empire happened to come to Backlund to support the assassination of the "Primordial Moon" believers, so he got some first-hand news from the Feysac Empire.

"I also heard about this matter." Hobert explained: "This should be a propaganda method of the Feysac Empire to make the soldiers and people on the front lines more hostile to Loen."

"In addition, after all, this war is the Feysac Empire attacking Loen. Their logistics supply line is longer. If the materials are not delivered in place, they can completely explain to the soldiers on the front line that it is because of Loen's bombing that materials are in short supply."

Hobert smiled: "Shifting the responsibility completely."

Emlyn was stunned for a moment: "That's very much like something politicians can do."

This sentence made the other members nod in agreement.

Alger added: "I have read Loen's newspapers, saying that there were only 24 airships in this sneak attack, and 8 of them came back, right?"

Hobert replied: "Yes."

Cattleya, like Alger, was somewhat surprised: "How did you do it?"

Even if the angels of the Feysac Empire are not in Saint Millon, they should be able to return to support within a few minutes. Could it be that the "Creator" also dispatched angel-level forces?

There was nothing to hide about this information, so Hobert said: "Although there are several demigods in the airship formation, they can only resist one round of attacks from the angels of the Feysac Empire at most."

"At a critical moment, the 'Creator' transferred the airship formation to the Midseashire, so they escaped."

Everyone was stunned, and they all felt that the "Creator" had clearly stood on Loen's side, otherwise, He would not have taken action.

Hobert smiled: "I know what you are thinking, but there is one thing you must also be clear about. Most of the Beyonder who participated in this operation are elites loyal to the 'Creator'."

Although the Tony family has not yet been incorporated, Hobert is very clear that there will be no obstacles to their incorporation.

At that time, if the "Creator" did not take action, even the demigod-level Beyonder would be very dangerous, which would be contrary to Hobert's original intention. After all, for him, a very important purpose of this operation was to allow a "Blood Knight" to complete the advancement.

In the end, all three demigods of the Tony family died, and what advancement was there? That was completely going to send Beyonder characteristics to the Feysac Empire.

But Hobert also knew that this kind of thing could not be explained clearly, and the "Creator's" action had already brought some benefits, so he simply did not make a detailed explanation.

At this time, at the Tarot Gathering, although Hobert did not say it clearly, everyone could guess that the price offered by the Loen Kingdom was rich enough, not only inviting the elites of the "Creator's" forces, but even allowing the "Creator" to take action personally.

This topic ended here, and the hall was quiet for a few seconds before Emlyn's gaze fell on Mr. Star: "If you are official Beyonder, how would you deal with a clergy member of an opposing force within your jurisdiction during the war? He hasn't done anything bad and doesn't plan to do anything bad."

The Fenebache Kingdom has not yet declared war on Loen, but everyone knows that this old opponent of the Loen Kingdom is waiting for an opportunity, and declaring war is only a matter of time.

The shadow of war made the believers and people around the Harvest Church look at Bishop Utravsky more and more wrongly.

The other members almost simultaneously thought in their hearts: Actually, Mr. Moon can remove "if."

Leonard thought for a while and said, "Protective custody."

If Emlyn hadn't mentioned this matter, he would have forgotten that there was a Harvest Church in Backlund.

Klein couldn't help but smile in his heart when he heard Leonard's answer: This answer is very spiritual, worthy of being the newly promoted captain of the "Red Gloves" team.

After hearing the answer, Emlyn just nodded slowly and said nothing.

After answering Emlyn's question, Leonard turned to mention the question he wanted to discuss: "Has anything big been lurking in Backlund recently?"

The Backlund bombing and the King's desire to become a god are both big events in Backlund, but Leonard is not very concerned about these two things.

This is a typical perspective of a clergy member, who believes that those are matters of the secular regime.

But just the day before yesterday, Pallez Zoroast in Leonard's body reminded him that there was a lurking danger in Backlund.

Leonard didn't know what the "lurking danger" was, so he planned to ask the other members at the Tarot Gathering.

Klein pondered for a few seconds before having "The World" say, "The leader of the Secret Order, a Sequence 1 Angel, Roselle Emperor's old friend, Zaratul, is currently hiding in Backlund."

Seeing that some members of the Tarot Club were still a bit bewildered, "The World" added, "The Law of Conservation of Beyonder characteristics that we often talk about usually refers to the conservation of Beyonder characteristics of adjacent pathways."

"In other words, there is also a Law of Convergence of Beyonder characteristics for adjacent pathways."

Leonard seemed to understand what the old man meant: "'Seer' and 'Marauder' are adjacent pathways?"

He thought to himself: The old man must have sensed the threat from Zaratul, so he issued a warning.

Previously, when Hobert announced the relevant information about these two adjacent pathways, Leonard had not yet joined the Tarot Club, so he was unaware of this.

"The World" frankly replied: "Yes, there is also the 'Apprentice' pathway."

At this time, Hobert reminded: "This also means that Zaratul is very likely to attract Amon's high-sequence avatar to Backlund!"

The other members were stunned, especially Leonard: "That's something I didn't think of."

He sighed in his heart: How many avatars does Amon actually have?

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