Chapter 324: Hobert Becomes Famous
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Feynapotter Kingdom, Golfito County, "Sapphire Resort Villa."
Hobert finally got the chance to retrieve the big book from the "Nation of Disorder" in the washroom.
But before he could read two pages, Christian called him out.
The villa is surrounded by majestic mountains. Although most of the trees have lost their green leaves, and most of the flowers and plants have withered, the scenery of the mountains here is still quite beautiful.
Christian and Hobert strolled along the mountain paths around the villa, with Bianchi's guards following at a distance.
At first, they just chatted about the local food and clothing. After walking for a while, Christian smiled and asked, "You don't blame me for not revealing any information to you before, do you?"
"No," Hobert said, "Since I chose to join your plan, I was prepared to trust you completely. You didn't tell me your plan, it's just that the time hasn't come yet."
"That's good." Christian looked ahead and continued forward: "I am very pleased to have your trust."
He said: "My suggestion is that you follow me to Feynapotter City and accept the king's knighthood.
"Bianchi has already conveyed my request. You will be knighted as a Baron, and with a fief. Don't expect the fief to be very good, but it will definitely exist."
Hobert smiled: "No problem, I was planning to find my own territory when I went to the Southern Continent anyway, but now that I have one, there's no need to go to the Southern Continent."
Christian "hmm"ed: "Do you have any other questions?"
"The timing of Earl Cain's appearance is really perfect!"
Hobert used a statement, but he had already expressed his question: Is this too coincidental?
"That's right, the timing was just right, we wouldn't have had a chance to kill him if it was any later."
That's right, your suspicion is correct.
Hobert continued: "Your treasonous plan doesn't seem to affect the situation in the Northern Continent."
Christian laughed: "What are you thinking? How could a Sequence 4's treason affect the international situation in the Northern Continent?"
Hobert nodded, his guess was correct, treason was just the beginning of Christian's plan.
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Backlund, in a rented house on Rose Street.
Bennett Tamara, who had a pair of large ears, ate dinner while reading the newspaper.
Hehe, someone has committed treason. This Hobert, who has a bounty of 10,000 pounds, looks a little familiar.
After a moment's thought, Bennett recalled that he had sent someone to follow him before, so he asked his subordinates: "Have you investigated Hobert's faith?"
Bennett was dispatched by the "Council" of the Tamara family to secretly investigate the team that was wiped out on Rose Street.
Hobert once used "Machinery Hivemind" to scare away the Tamara family's sentries when he drove them away before.
Bennett didn't think much about it at the time, he only planned to investigate Hobert's faith. If he believed in the God of Steam and Machinery, then his suspicion could be completely ruled out. If not, the investigation would have to be intensified.
The subordinates who were eating together looked at each other, and after thinking for a while, they remembered who Hobert was.
Seeing his subordinates' expressions, Bennett knew that they hadn't investigated: "Check it out tomorrow, and give me the results by the end of the week at the latest."
As he spoke, he cut out the report about Hobert and clipped it into a book beside him, preparing to hunt Hobert after the Backlund matter was over.
Bennett had learned before that Hobert was only Sequence 7, and at most Sequence 6 now. As long as there was no expert protection, he was very confident that he could turn the other party into a bounty.
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The time came to December 1st, Wednesday, Tingen City.
Selena jumped out of the carriage in a hurry and met Melissa at the school gate. Elizabeth, who was studying at the Grammar School, was also there.
She ran over quickly: "Have you seen yesterday's newspaper? Hobert..."
Elizabeth put her index finger to her lips.
Selena understood that it was time for school, and there were many students around.
The three of them came to the street corner, and Selena lowered her voice and said, "I don't believe that Teacher Hobert would commit treason!"
"But the newspaper wrote it very clearly." The most calm Melissa said: "Benson said that this may involve many scandals of the upper class in Backlund, and what we see may only be the appearance."
Elizabeth said: "My father has similar guesses."
"No, I have to write a letter to the teacher and ask..."
Melissa quickly said: "Don't! The royal family must be investigating Mr. Hobert. Writing a letter at this time will bring you a lot of trouble!"
Selena was slightly stunned: "But I just wrote a letter to the teacher on Monday, what should I do now?"
Elizabeth and Melissa looked at each other, how would they know what to do?
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Just as the Northern Continent entered the cold winter season, on this day of December 1st.
The news of Christian's treason with his son, and King George's anger, spread throughout the entire Loen Kingdom.
Some people cursed loudly, some people wondered why they would commit treason, but most people chose to watch coldly.
Some people also issued exclamations like: "10,000 pounds, hehehe~".
Hobert was completely famous in Loen, even more famous than all the lawsuits he had fought before combined!
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At the same time, Hobert also became famous in the Feynapotter Kingdom.
The major newspapers and magazines of the Feynapotter Kingdom vigorously promoted the news of Christian's "uprising". Here, Christian and Hobert are heroes who resist tyranny and injustice, and spokespersons for upholding justice.
In addition to the propaganda for Christian, there are also many tabloids and gossip magazines that fabricate a tragic love story for Hobert.
He fell in love with a princess, and the two even prepared to elope, but George III separated them.
Earl Cain, who was killed by Christian, played the role of an informant in this story, so Hobert would risk killing him when he led the guards to chase after him.
When Hobert saw these reports, he was already on his way to Feynapotter City.
The Feynapotter Kingdom's welcome to them was very high. Although Christian had not yet been granted a title, the etiquette and specifications for receiving him were equivalent to those of an Earl.
Hobert also benefited from this, riding in a spacious four-wheeled carriage alone.
When he had nothing to do in the carriage, he would stumble and read the Feynapotter newspapers he bought when passing through cities, and ask the surrounding guards about the pronunciation of some Feynapotter words, and learn to read and write Feynapotter language.
With the blessing of the extraordinary physique, Hobert's learning ability was very strong. In just two or three days, he could already communicate with the guards in simple terms.
In addition to learning, Hobert would also read the book he got from the tomb in the carriage.
This book was all handwritten, and Hobert named it "Colin Antigonus's Notes".
The content inside is a bit complicated, but the knowledge involved is very high-end.
Of course, that is relative to other Beyonders. For Hobert, the most valuable content is some records about the Antigonus family.
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