Chapter 130: The Omniscient and Omnipotent God
Daly watched Hobert's figure gradually recede, lost in thought.
She first wondered where Hobert had obtained such crucial news about the arrival of the Evil God. Even Klein, a formal member of the Nighthawks in Tingen City who had just consulted her about mediumship, seemed unaware of it.
Then, she pondered why Hobert knew about her feelings for Dunn.
In theory, only she and Dunn should know about these feelings.
Could it be... Could it be that the members of the Nighthawks had all figured it out? Was Dunn the only one pretending not to know?
Daly smiled bitterly. If that were true, it would be truly pitiful.
...
"Hypnosis!"
In the restroom of the train station, Hobert used the "Psychological Spoon" to hypnotize himself, erasing all knowledge about '0-08', until he encountered Megose and the spawn of the Evil God at the Blackthorn Security Company in Tingen City.
Hobert's gaze went blank for about a second, then he looked somewhat lost at his reflection in the mirror.
Suddenly, tears streamed down his face, and he felt an urge to cry aloud.
"Distortion!"
Hobert even forgot why he had used the "Psychological Spoon". He twisted his emotions, tears flowing freely but without sobbing aloud.
As the train departed, Hobert's mood sank deeper into his journey.
Finally leaving Backlund shrouded in heavy fog, although Hobert had become a Beyonder and his physique had greatly improved, the constant lack of sunlight and the early arrival of night by over an hour made him feel deeply oppressed.
After over an hour since the train started moving, Hobert felt hungry as expected while admiring the scenery outside.
He took out his packed lunch and started eating. It wasn't because he was particularly thrifty, but after witnessing East Borough, he found wasting food to be extremely shameful.
Just after half-past two, Hobert finished his delayed dinner and covered his face with a newspaper to feign sleep while clutching his wallet under his clothes.
There was no choice. His plan was to depart in the morning, arrive in Tingen City around one or two o'clock, and then use the excuse of taking a nap in his room to attend the Tarot Club.
He hadn't expected to encounter Qilangos. He had been avoiding the task of finding Qilangos as much as possible.
As his thoughts churned, his vision was covered in gray mist, and he found himself once again in the magnificent Giant Hall, precisely as the Tarot Club was about to begin.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~!" Audrey greeted as usual and then said, "Respected Mr. Fool, I wonder if your devotee has received the compensation of 300 pounds?"
Audrey referred to the compensation to cover the difference in last week's "Three-Way" transaction.
"I haven't paid attention to this matter," "The Fool" Klein said, "but since my devotee hasn't requested further assistance, he must have received it."
Rubbish!
Hobert harshly exposed in his mind: You probably checked the accounts right away and confirmed it several times! Oh, right, to prevent others from stealing, you even use your own name for the withdrawal password.
Additionally, he thought, Klein is now Sequence 8!
While he was lost in his thoughts, Audrey had already started recounting Hobert's encounter with Qilangos.
After hearing the details, Klein, hidden in the gray mist, was sweating for the three of them.
Alger marveled, "Your lawyer friend was so calm. If he had misspoken a single word, he would have been dead."
Hobert nodded lightly, feeling the same way.
Alger added, "Theoretically, even ten Sequence 8's may not necessarily be Qilangos' opponent. They survived with one Sequence 8 and two Sequence 9. Their luck is also extraordinary."
Audrey did not mention Hobert, Xio, and others' real names, but instead described them as "my lawyer friend" and "my bounty hunter friend" while recounting the incident.
Hearing Alger's praise, Audrey was a bit proud, "My lawyer friend is amazing. Although he's only Sequence 8, he just participated in a fierce battle last week and won."
In fact, she didn't know if there was any victory, but she believed that Hobert and the three others hadn't been seriously injured, so they should be the victors.
Hobert smiled helplessly in his heart. Hearing Audrey say that, it seemed as if she had won that victory herself.
Next, Audrey and Alger initiated a new transaction. If Audrey found Qilangos again, Alger would provide her with a perfect pituitary gland of a rainbow salamander.
In this transaction, Audrey was clearly cheated by Alger again. Even the main ingredient of a Sequence 8 potion, however rare, would sell for at most 450 pounds.
And the risk of finding Qilangos whereabouts far exceeds this price.
At least Hobert felt this way, and he believed he still had the right to speak up about it, especially since he had just fought Qilangos and now felt terrified.
However, Hobert didn't speak up to remind him. He knew Audrey didn't care about these few dollars, and he didn't want to have a bad time with Alger because Audrey didn't care.
Because of the transaction for the rainbow salamander pituitary gland, Audrey and Alger extended their discussion to this almost extinct Beyonder creature.
Audrey asked, "If the rainbow salamander becomes extinct, does that mean the Spectator pathway will be interrupted?"
"No," Hobert replied. "Do you remember when we talked about the 'Law of Beyonder Characteristics Indestructibility?' When one of these materials is depleted, another material with similar effects will inevitably replace it."
Audrey was somewhat stunned, "I didn't expect the 'Law of Indestructibility' to have such a broad application."
She now deeply realized how valuable the knowledge spoken by "The Emperor" was. Then she realized that "The Sun" had not attended the meeting at that time. So Audrey asked, "Mr. Sun, do you need me to explain the 'Law of Indestructibility' to you?"
"No need." Derrick said, "This is knowledge that is already in our textbooks."
Audrey smiled faintly, and then said, "I really want to go to the City of Silver for a few days."
Derrick's face darkened slightly, "We are abandoned by the gods here, and no one will want to come."
The statement made Audrey unsure how to comfort The Sun.
After a few seconds of silence in the Great Hall, Klein suddenly asked The Sun, "Is the City of Silver still faithful to the gods?"
Hearing this question, Audrey and Alger listened intently.
Derrick said in a respectful tone, "We still believe in the Creator, the Omnipotent and Omniscient God."
Audrey was somewhat surprised: they actually directly believe in the "Creator" itself? You know, in mythological stories, the "Creator" has long been "divided" among various gods and races. In modern terms, it's just a symbolic meaning.
Alger also felt strange: their description of the Creator was a bit strange, omniscient and omnipotent, what exactly does that mean?
Hobert suddenly asked, "Do your records have any descriptions about the dominions of the 'Omnipotent and Omniscient God'?"
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