Chapter 350: God's Favored One Hobert
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After unloading some cargo, the "Hippopotamus" set sail again.
After it was completely dark, Wayne stopped Seel from adding more coal. By about nine o'clock in the evening, the steamboat was basically gliding forward.
Wayne and his nephew were noticeably more respectful to Hobert, perhaps because they knew he was a nobleman, perhaps because the Bishop had taken the initiative to invite Hobert for a conversation, or perhaps both.
Although there were no churches of the Earth Mother in the mountains, the people here seemed to have an even more devout belief in the Earth Mother.
The people on the dock who were preparing to collect taxes were not actually tax collectors from the county government, but local bandits.
They clearly knew that Hobert was a passenger, but they did not collect any extra fees. According to Wayne, normally each passenger would have to pay 5 silver Solas as "tax."
In Hobert's view, this was simply robbery.
Now, when Hobert asked about the situation in Jeffrey Town, Wayne would answer honestly.
Firstly, Hobert knew that although it was now the middle of winter, the vegetation on both sides of Full Moon Lake was still full of vitality. Flowers bloomed and fruits ripened in all seasons there, and the crops grew much faster than in other places, and the crops even grew in winter.
Secondly, there really were monsters with fish heads and limbs in Full Moon Lake. Now, no one dared to live on the shores of the lake anymore. People had to guard the shore every day, and as soon as a monster appeared, they would ring the alarm bell. The knight would lead the villagers to fight the monsters, and many fertile farmlands on both sides of Full Moon Lake had been abandoned as a result.
People were often injured or bitten to death in the fighting. Seel's father died of his injuries after being scratched by a monster.
For the past six years, the residents of Jeffrey Town had truly lived a hellish life. After being exploited by the two knights in the territory, they had to be exploited again by the "lord" in the mountains.
The entire South Colson knew that the harvest around Full Moon Lake was abundant, but very little of it actually ended up in the hands of the people. Many people even lived in hunger and cold.
And the so-called "lord" was the bandits who killed Viscount Wright six years ago. They had never been punished, but instead had become the rulers of this area.
As the saying goes, "If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked." The rulers of this area had obtained their power through immoral and illegal means, and the people under their rule had gradually become immoral as well.
At the end of the conversation, Seel's eyes sparkled: "Noble Lord, are you a chosen one of the Earth Mother? Are you here to end the dark age here?"
Hobert was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Although I have not received direct guidance from the Mother, perhaps my coming here is truly the Mother's arrangement, just like the stories of those saints in the 'Holy Bible of Life'."
He tried to "do as the Romans do." Even if some decisions were his own initiative, he could claim that they were God's arrangement.
Hobert smiled in his heart: Heh heh, this way I can shift a lot of responsibility to God. Sure enough, shirking responsibility can make people happy.
After ending this conversation, Hobert returned to the so-called cabin, lay on the bed, and looked at the dark ceiling, thinking about his conversation with Bishop Simpson in the evening.
He first thought of that "Imperative Mage" who had been corrupted and had caused some losses to the royal family.
Hobert remembered that Christian had mentioned this information in Backlund, but he had only heard of this level of information and did not know that the royal family had also sent angels to try to solve this problem.
Then the sentence "It's not difficult to solve, but it can't be solved" appeared in Hobert's mind again.
After thinking for a while, he still had no clue.
When Hobert went to the deck to relieve his bloating, he glanced at the crimson moon above his head and suddenly thought of another description from Simpson: "...According to the locals, the red moon that day seemed particularly crimson."
Hobert suddenly felt something. He understood what the problem was.
Sure enough, when he returned to the cabin, locked the door, and entered the "Nation of Disorder," the knowledge that he had "left behind" here immediately made him understand what was going on:
The meteorite that fell into Full Moon Lake was very likely an Outer God, and there was a good chance that it was an invasion of Earth by the "Mother Goddess of Depravity"
For unknown reasons, the "shield" above South Colson that day seemed to have a certain loophole, so the crimson moon looked particularly crimson.
The "Mother Goddess" took advantage of this opportunity to project some power to the ground with a meteorite.
Logically speaking, it should not be difficult to seal these powers, but because this was an Outer God, or rather, a Pillar's corruption, its status was extremely high, causing the two angels to fail.
Perhaps only a True God could seal it, but now the seven True Gods were all in the Astral World, and the Earth Mother simply had no time to take care of this.
Even if the Earth Mother had time, She might hide far away, after all, Lilith had already been burned by the "Mother Goddess" once, and would definitely not give the "Mother Goddess" another chance to corrupt Her.
Hobert could be so sure that it was the "Mother Goddess's" corruption, in addition to Bishop Simpson's description of the crimson moon, also because the Beyonders of the "Planter" pathway in South Colson were more likely to be corrupted.
Even ordinary missionaries of the Earth Mother Church would gradually change from worshiping the "Earth Mother" to worshiping the "Mother Goddess" if they stayed here for too long.
After understanding this problem, Hobert suddenly realized that he might have a way to solve the problem in Full Moon Lake!
The two angels had said that the problem was not difficult to solve, but they lacked Sequence.
And what Hobert lacked the least was Sequence!
Even if he was corrupted, he only needed to enter the "Nation of Disorder" once and listen to the sound of the "Bell of Order" to easily solve it.
However, before solving this problem, he still needed to be cautious, observe for a period of time, and find a more stable method before taking action.
Returning to the real world, Hobert fell asleep in the sound of water and the gently rocking cabin.
The next journey was very peaceful. The "Hippopotamus" docked three more times and paid taxes three times.
The cargo on the deck and rafts gradually decreased, and finally began to head to the last stop, Jeffrey Town, which was also Wright Town in Wayne and his nephew's words.
Hobert paid the fare, but Wayne resolutely refused to accept it.
Hobert took back 2 silver Solas and pushed the remaining 3 silver Solas to Wayne: "Help me find a butler."
Wayne then accepted the 3 silver Solas. He thought for a while before saying: "York and Philip are both more suitable.
"York is a well-known clever fellow in town, and Philip used to work in the Wright Viscount's mansion."
Hobert nodded: "Notify York to come and find me in a while."
Wayne nodded repeatedly: "As soon as the boat docks, I'll have Seel notify him. Lord, look, Full Moon Lake is here."
The scene in front suddenly opened up, and a relatively regular circular lake appeared in front of Hobert.
As Wayne had said before, even though it was winter, there was still a pleasing green color on both sides of the lake.
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