Chapter 176 A Shortcut to Digesting the Potion
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Hobert returned to his bedroom, rubbing his slightly sore stomach. Donna, that lively treasure, always made him laugh heartily. Tonight, he laughed so much his stomach ached a bit.
Just as Hobert was preparing to rest, he suddenly heard a prayer from the 'Nation of Disorder'.
After becoming a Sequence 7, the prayers were clearer, and he could now discern the source of the voice—it was Elliot.
After all, only three people knew the honorific name of 'The Creator', and of those, only Elliot was a 'devout believer'. The other two were a 'king of double agents' and someone who had simply disappeared.
Hobert shook his head and smiled wryly as he locked the door and entered the 'Nation of Disorder'.
Sitting on the 'Iron Throne', sure enough, the star representing Elliot was flashing incessantly. Hobert spread his spirituality over and heard Elliot's voice:
"Great 'Creator', Elder Calvin told me that from Sequence 7 onwards, the digestion of the potion would gradually slow down. At the same time, he taught me a shortcut to digest the 'Briber' potion and allowed me to read some of the family's precious records.
"In the ancient documents left by the family, I learned a shocking secret: our surname is not Balk, but Trunsoest, said to be descendants of the 'Night Emperor'.
"Who is the 'Night Emperor'? Is he related to the family's curse? We have been in 'Nonexistent Town' for too long, and much of the historical information about the supernatural has been lost.
"Also, my ancestor mentioned in the documents that bribing a god is a shortcut to digesting the 'Briber' potion."
Elliot's tone suddenly became sorrowful as he said, "More than a decade ago, my sister gave me the family's Beyonder characteristics. Tormented by the family curse, she completely went mad.
"Can I pray to you to restore my sister's sanity and offer sacrifices, and then ask you to fulfill my request?"
Hobert's first reaction was: It can be done like this? This is indeed a way to fully exploit loopholes!
Then he began to consider whether he could fulfill Elliot's prayer. If it were before, he wouldn't have been sure, but with the 'Healing Fork', Elliot's request wasn't that difficult.
After deducing it in his heart, Hobert said in a supreme voice: "The 'Night Emperor' is one of the 'Four Emperors' of the Fourth Epoch and is related to your family's curse."
He paused and added, "Tomorrow morning, prepare the altar, sacrifices, auxiliary materials for the 'Lawyer' potion, and bring your sister to the altar, then make your prayer."
He also hoped to verify whether this method was useful. If it was, hehehe, he could try to bribe 'Mr. Fool'.
Hobert's situation was similar to Klein's. If Elliot bribing him, this empty shell 'Creator', was effective, then theoretically, he could definitely bribe the empty shell of 'The Fool'.
If Elliot's bribery of the 'Creator' was unsuccessful, it wouldn't matter. When the 'Creator' healed Elliot's sister, demonstrating the 'Creator's' power, even if there were no signs of Elliot's potion being digested, it would be because Elliot wasn't pious enough and didn't offer enough sacrifices. Anyway, it wouldn't be the 'Creator's' fault.
Without the 'Creator' needing to remind him, Elliot would probably go to reflect on his mistakes himself.
Thinking of this, Hobert was about to leave the 'Nation of Disorder' when the corner of his eye caught sight of the star representing Rafter, still entwined with a red line.
Recalling that it had been a while since he had observed Rafter, Hobert spread his spirituality over. Like Christian, this was also a descendant of Tudor.
Rafter was sitting opposite two young women, but judging by their attire, these two women weren't streetwalkers.
Especially the short-haired woman on the left, who was holding a weapon that looked like a warhammer. Who holds a warhammer while soliciting customers?
The woman sitting opposite Rafter had long golden hair, somewhat naturally curly, thin, and with handsome features, but at this moment, she was furrowing her thick eyebrows: "Don't come looking for me again!"
Hobert was stunned; he seemed to smell the scent of a melodramatic soap opera.
The golden-haired woman said: "I am just the daughter of a bastard and have no interest in the thoughts of you lords."
Rafter said: "The Pound family once…"
The silver-haired woman with the warhammer "gently" hammered the table, interrupting Rafter: "Isn't Jessica making herself clear enough?"
"Listen to me, Jessica," Rafter said, "I have found hope for the revival of the Pond family. As long as we cooperate, the Pond family will definitely regain its past glory.
"I won't let you help for nothing. How about the 'Barbarian' potion formula? As long as you help, I'll give you the 'Barbarian' potion formula."
Jessica was clearly a little tempted.
However, the silver-haired woman reminded her: "Would you be so generous? You definitely have bad intentions!"
Jessica also calmed down: "That's right, I don't want your formula, and I don't want to see you again."
The two women became more and more agitated, and Rafter had no choice but to leave temporarily.
Hobert withdrew his spirituality and shrugged. Unexpectedly, he watched a family ethics drama.
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South Continent, Nonexistent Town.
After receiving the 'Creator's' reply, Elliot paced excitedly, circling the room several times before he gradually calmed down, carefully savoring the 'Creator's' answer.
So the 'Night Emperor' is one of the 'Four Emperors'. He had heard of the 'Four Emperors', but he didn't know exactly which 'Four Emperors' they were.
It should be a powerhouse of the Fourth Epoch! It seems there are still many questions to ask the 'Creator' for answers.
Then Elliot went out, preparing to discuss with Calvin what sacrifices to offer to the 'Creator'.
…
Backlund, North Borough, a bachelor apartment.
Daly sat by the window, looking at the gray night scene outside. On the table next to her was the newspaper that had been delivered yesterday.
She had been very busy these past few days. Only by putting all her energy into her work could she avoid overthinking.
So she only saw yesterday's newspaper today. In the most conspicuous position was a report about Hobert's victory.
Daly glanced at the newspaper again: "And you said you had no sense of justice."
…
Tingen City, Elizabeth and Selena watched Melissa return home before they took a carriage home together.
To alleviate their friend's sadness, they had been frequently accompanying Melissa shopping until late at night recently.
Selena asked Elizabeth: "Did you see yesterday's newspaper?"
Elizabeth was stunned and shook her head.
Selena took out a copy of the 'Loen Daily' from her bag: "I knew you hadn't seen it. Lawyer Hobert won a widely watched lawsuit in Backlund. It is said that the impact of this victory is far-reaching."
Elizabeth immediately took the newspaper and started reading it under the street lamp.
Selena continued from the side: "Lawyer Hobert is the most amazing person I have ever met. He is handsome, has a sense of justice, and knows so much about mysticism.
"Do you think he would agree if I asked him to be my mysticism teacher?"
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