Chapter 310 Advice to Rafter
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Thomas offered a generous price, 1400 pounds!
He said to Hobert, "If you obtain any Beyonder characteristics or sealed artifacts during your future adventures, you can come to me to cash them out. Generally, I will give you the base price.
"This money is legal and tax-free, so you don't have to worry about being cheated.
"Especially for the 'Corpse Collector' and 'Warrior' pathways' Beyonder characteristics, I will even help you negotiate a premium."
Hobert asked, "Do you also collect 'Arbiter' pathway's Beyonder characteristics?"
"Yes, we do," Thomas said with a smile. "However, according to some treaties, we will resell them to the royal family. Rest assured, we will hide your information."
This is another good way to "fence stolen goods."
After seeing Thomas and the others off, Hobert returned to his office, feeling that the preparations for leaving Backlund were almost complete.
Now, all that's left is to find time to put on the mask and visit the "Giant Bishop", and then cause a stir in Backlund.
However, now that he has the "Travel" ability, it would be even more exciting to leave Backlund and then come back to cause a stir.
After getting off work, Hobert deliberately took a taxi carriage back to his home in the Queen's district.
For the past two days, he had been returning to 192 Blanca Street after work, then using "Travel" to return to the Empress Borough, and using "Travel" again the next morning to return to Blanca Street and go to work from there.
With one hour less of travel time each way, Hobert felt like he had a lot more time.
However, he couldn't use this method all the time, or the servants in the Empress Borough would find out that young master Hobert seemed to have lost his job, returning to his room after breakfast and only coming out for dinner in the afternoon.
And over time, the neighbors on Blanca Street would also wonder why Hobert the lawyer hadn't been buying groceries or eating out lately.
Hobert had originally planned to sleep in on Sunday, but he was woken up early in the morning by Dophis and, after having breakfast with Christian, they left in the family carriage.
As for where they were going, Christian said they were going to a manor in the suburbs.
After the carriage arrived in the suburbs, the air gradually became fresher, and Hobert began to admire the scenery outside.
Christian, sitting opposite Hobert, suddenly said, "Do you see that mountain with a large pine tree? Be natural, don't stare at it."
Hobert saw a not-so-small pine tree on a hill not far away, and its size could be felt even on the road at the foot of the hill.
After confirming the target, Hobert nodded almost imperceptibly.
Christian added, "If we get separated, we'll meet under the big pine tree."
Hobert nodded lightly again without any change in expression.
"After leaving Backlund, don't trust anyone except me and Dophis!" After Christian finished this sentence, he changed to another topic.
Hobert also pretended not to have heard the previous words and chatted with Christian about other topics.
Going to the manor in the suburbs was just a pretense. The group stayed at the manor until the afternoon, then took a few barrels of vintage wine and some game hunted by the servants in the manor, and returned to Backlund together.
Back in his room, Hobert was still wondering what Christian and Dophis were up to.
He had to admit, they were doing a really good job of keeping it a secret. So far, Hobert didn't have any clue.
The more he couldn't guess, the more excited Hobert became. He felt that Christian must be planning something big!
He completely trusted Christian. Since he was willing to let him stay, then he must have a certain degree of confidence in their actions.
Hobert believed that he only needed to play it by ear and that there shouldn't be too much danger.
That night, Hobert received a prayer from Rafter, who said that he had returned to Backlund. As expected, he had not encountered any enemies blocking him along the way, and he had not aroused the suspicion of the royal family after his return.
So Hobert first used "True Sight" to confirm that Rafter was not being monitored, then he put on his windbreaker, put on the mask again, and used "Travel" to come to Rafter's residence on Sivellaus Street.
Rafter was kneeling on one knee, waiting for the "Creator's" reply, when Hobert twisted the doorknob, opened the door, and came in, as relaxed as if he had returned to his own living room.
Hobert's sudden appearance startled Rafter.
However, Rafter immediately adjusted his emotions. He stood up and bowed slightly, saying, "Thank you for your help. This is your mystical item. It really helped me get rid of all the pursuers."
On the way back, Rafter had fully used his imagination to imagine the battle initiated by the cemetery. He believed that it was only the beginning, and if he didn't have the black crystal in his hand, he would have been chased by enemies all the way.
Hobert took the "Order Crystal" and was about to use "Blink" to leave the room first when Rafter quickly asked, "God, Mr. Blessed…"
He believed that the masked man in front of him was handling some mundane affairs for the "Creator" and should be the legendary "Blessed".
Rafter smiled ingratiatingly, "I want to become stronger. Do you have any suggestions?"
Hobert coldly scrutinized Rafter, and after two or three seconds, he said, "Leave Backlund, leave the Loen Kingdom."
After saying that, he left using "Travel". He had been here for a minute and could use "Travel" again.
Rafter was slightly stunned. This was indeed a good way. As long as he was in Backlund, as long as he was in Loen, he had to be careful, and he didn't even dare to advance to Sequence 7, because doing so might arouse the suspicion of the royal family.
But, but…
If he left Backlund, it would be difficult to fulfill the instructions of his grandfather, the patriarch. In that secret ruin, there was a huge extraordinary fortune waiting for him to discover.
Then he hesitated, should he ask the "Creator" for help?
If he asked the "Creator" for help, he would only be able to get a very small part of that fortune, but if he didn't ask the "Creator" for help, that fortune might be buried forever in the underground of Backlund.
…
Back in his bedroom, Hobert seriously thought about the whole thing and found that he had not left any traces in his contact with Rafter.
In the future, he could consider helping Rafter a little, such as if he wanted to develop in the Southern Continent, he could use "Travel" to help him get rid of the royal family's surveillance.
But that was all. Hobert felt an ambition in him that was not commensurate with his abilities. Such people easily mess things up.
On Monday morning, Hobert did not go to the law firm to work, but took a taxi carriage to the Parliament Building. Today, he was going to attend the meeting to formulate the "Labor Law".
As soon as he got out of the carriage, Hobert found that Jessica and several reporters who had made an appointment earlier had already arrived.
Hobert shook hands with them and exchanged a few pleasantries before leading them in together and, under the guidance of the waiter, came to the designated meeting room.
At the entrance of the meeting room, the waiter stopped the reporters: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, only Lawyer Hobert can attend this meeting."
Hobert smiled and said, "What's your name?"
"Quincy, sir."
Hobert said: "Today's 'Backlund Evening News', tomorrow's 'Observer', 'The Kingdom under the Rule of Law' and other newspapers and magazines will publish such news:
"Mr. Quincy of the Parliament Hall, under orders, blocked the reporters who were concerned about the 'Labor Law'. Is there any inside story in this meeting that cannot be known to the citizens of Loen? Is there any transaction that cannot be made public?"
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