Chapter 132 Tingen City, Hello
Hobert's comfort made Derek breathe a sigh of relief. Yes, they could still get help from Mr. Fool.
Suddenly, the City of Silver seemed to have hope.
Alger suddenly asked Hobert, "Just now you discovered that the Land of Elves and the Land of Dragons correspond to the Archipelago and the Northern Continent respectively. What about the Southern Continent? What region does it correspond to?"
"The Southern Continent doesn't seem to be mentioned in 'The Sun's' description just now." Hobert asked Derek, "Apart from places that worship the 'Omnipotent and Omniscient God,' are there no other regions?"
Derek thought seriously for a moment. "There aren't any. Our textbooks only describe geography very simply."
His expression dimmed. "Because even if we knew about those places, we couldn't go there."
"Do you still remember the original text from the textbook?"
"I roughly remember. As long as it's a place where the sun shines, there are believers of the gods, then there are the five regions we just talked about, and the last sentence is: 'The Omnipotent and Omniscient God brings eternal peace, and only the followers of the gods can receive the grace of light and civilization.'"
"Which means, there are still people who are not followers of the gods, unable to receive the grace of light and civilization." Hobert analyzed, "According to the descriptions of the five regions just now and the eight ancient gods..."
Audrey immediately noticed the key point in Hobert's words just now: eight ancient gods? There are ancient gods? Also, "The Omnipotent and Omniscient God" should also be considered one of the ancient gods, right?
Alger rubbed his chin. "Why haven't I heard of the 'eight ancient gods' before?"
He was almost certain. "The Emperor" and Mr. Fool must have a close connection. Were they allies long ago? Is that why they're waking up together now?
Klein also speculated that the "eight ancient gods" should be figures from the legendary Third Epoch or even the Second Epoch.
Hobert said, "Oh, if you want detailed information about the eight ancient gods, you need to trade with me or 'The Sun.'"
He was reminding The Sun that this information could be traded freely.
Hobert continued, "Based on the comparison of the descriptions of the five regions and the eight ancient gods, there are also three regions ruled by ancient gods that haven't been mentioned.
"This includes the Land of Mutants. Considering that there are many 'mutants' in the Southern Continent now, can we infer that the three ancient gods who were not mentioned ruled regions include our familiar Southern Continent?"
Alger nodded. "Your erudition once again amazes me."
Hobert smiled faintly, accepting the compliment.
There was silence in the hall for a few seconds. Mr. Fool spoke in a slow, low voice to Derek, "Are you still offering sacrifices to that 'Omnipotent and Omniscient God'?"
"Yes, we are still offering sacrifices to Him." Derek's tone concealed an undeniable sadness. "We were once ruled by the Giant King's Court and believed in the Giant King Aurmir. Later, we received the Lord's redemption. We will not betray the Lord again. We all believe that we will eventually regain the Lord's favor, perhaps on the day when the sun rises again."
Alger frowned. "Ruled by the Giant King's Court?"
He had read the secret chapters of "The Book of Storms," which described the Second Epoch as the "Dark Epoch," where giants, dragons, elves, and other races played major roles in the sky, oceans, and lands.
But in the end, the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Blazing Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom led humans to defeat these extraordinary beings one by one, ushering in the "Glorious Era" at the beginning of the Third Epoch, followed by the so-called Cataclysm.
Although Audrey couldn't understand, she listened attentively.
Only Hobert sat there relaxedly, listening.
Klein added, "Describe in detail the process of your sacrifices."
Alger was excited to the point of trembling. Did Mr. Fool want to uncover the truth about the City of Silver's abandonment? Or did He want to determine if the Creator still "exists"?
These thoughts elevated Alger's sense of self. He sighed, "This secrecy among the gods, my pursuit of authority, my pursuit of power, isn't it all to gain this feeling?"
Audrey didn't understand what was so exciting about it?
Hobert, however, concealed his smile in another way. "Mr. Hanged Man's reaction is so intense? You might not imagine, Mr. Fool is learning sacrifice with 'Little Sun.'"
Derek answered honestly, "We have a grand altar built..."
After discussing the sacrifice, Klein ended today's gathering.
The moment they left the Giant Hall, Alger and others once again marveled that this meeting had shattered their understanding.
Whoo~
The sound of the train whistle reached Hobert's ears. He folded up the newspaper, pretending to be awakened by the train whistle.
Two hours later, the train arrived at its destination, and Hobert arrived at Tingen City, a place of special significance to him.
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Suburbs of Tingen City, a house with dark red chimneys and a lawn of green grass.
Ince Zangwill, returning from the toilet, saw a feather pen scribbling on his notebook.
He quickly took hold of the feather pen and looked at the notebook. The contents read: "Hobert Jeffrey seems to have come to Tingen City because of a commercial dispute case, or for something else? Could it be to save Tingen City? He got off the train, stretched lazily, and said, 'Tingen City, hello!' He..."
Zangwill frowned and thought for a moment. He didn't remember any strongman named Hobert.
Although he was cautious, "0-08" had already tried to "kill him" more than once or twice, and as long as he interrupted "0-08's" writing in time, events harmful to him wouldn't happen, and characters harmful to him wouldn't appear in his story again.
...
After getting off the train, like many other passengers, Hobert stretched lazily and then smiled, "Hello, Tingen City."
He had come to where it all began, like a primary school student entering a history museum, excited and curious.
Stepping off the platform, he saw a servant holding a blackboard with "Young Master Hobert" written on it.
Beside the servant stood a soldier in his forties, with slightly dark skin and a scar on his forehead.
Hobert walked over. "Hello, I'm Hobert Jeffrey."
"Welcome to Tingen City!" The soldier squeezed out a stiff smile. "I was your father's deputy when he was in the Southern Continent, Ulysses."
Christian had already sent a telegram to Ulysses ahead of Hobert's arrival in Tingen City.
"Hello, Mr. Ulysses. Father often praised your bravery in front of us."
"No, Commander Christian always led the way for me, even though he was already a lieutenant colonel at the time."
Sitting in the carriage, Hobert took out Christian's personal letter.
Although he was curious about the contents of the letter, he did not open it privately.
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