Chapter 474 The train arrives at the station
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[Powerstone 200]
Feynapotter Kingdom, Jeffery Territory.
Hobert first used the granting ritual to receive what he had gained at the Tarot Gathering.
He spent a total of 5,500 pounds at the Tarot Gathering this time, and earned 7,600 pounds in cash from two intelligence transactions, as well as 5 Beyonder ingredients. The transaction with Emlyn's Beyonder characteristics earned him 3,000 pounds.
The Little Sun's materials will still take some time to be paid for, and although Alger paid him the payment for the goods today, it will take a few days to get the "sap of the Black Mist Lord Tree".
However, with Mr. Fool as a guarantor, Hobert is not afraid that Alger will take the money and not do anything.
So this time, Hobert received 5,100 pounds in cash, an Beyonder characteristic that emitted a cyan-blue light, and a constantly wriggling sea snake face stomach pouch. Approaching the stomach pouch felt like hearing roars, and also feeling discomfort in the mental body and spirit body.
Hobert took out 100 pounds from it and put it in his wallet, and sacrificed the remaining 5,000 pounds, as well as the Beyonder characteristics and stomach pouch, to the "Nation of Disorder".
After putting the gold pounds on the stone platform specially used for holding banknotes, Hobert couldn't wait to use "Power of Disorder" to crush the Beyonder characteristics that emitted cyan-blue light.
There were indeed many spiritual remnants in the Beyonder characteristics, but for the "Creator", removing such remnants was a piece of cake!
Having rich experience, Hobert separated the Beyonder characteristics and allowed them to re-aggregate.
Even with the blessing of the "Nation of Disorder"'s level, he could only distinguish between Sequence 7, Sequence 8, and Sequence 9.
In this case, these Beyonder characteristics still cannot be used as potions. According to Hobert's spiritual sense, these three Beyonder characteristics have multiple doses.
That is to say, the split Sequence 7 is likely to be a state in which 2 or 3 Sequence 7s are mixed together. If it is taken as a potion during promotion, it is equivalent to drinking 2 potions in one go.
This is tantamount to courting death, because at the Sequence 7 level, even in good condition, taking a single potion carries a considerable risk.
And if you take 2 potions at once, there is only a very small probability of not losing control.
Even a Sequence 2 angel can only do this step. This is exactly what "Admiral of Stars" Cattleya has been wanting to remind Hobert: the re-splitting problem of Beyonder characteristics at the same sequence level.
Beyonder characteristics in this situation seem to only be used to make magical items.
But this is not difficult for the "Creator". Now Hobert's technique of separating Beyonder characteristics is so skilled that he can completely distinguish by feel what the dose of Sequence 7 is and what the dose of Sequence 8 is.
So Hobert started 'manual operation", splitting the Sequence 7 Beyonder characteristics with multiple doses by feeling, and finally actually split out 2 Sequence 7 Beyonder characteristics.
Of course, it wasn't exactly 2 copies. Hobert just felt that 3 copies were not enough, and 2 copies were a little more. The dose of each copy would be a little more than the normal Beyonder characteristics, but not less, because if it was less, the promotion might fail.
Just a little more, completely reaching the level of "safe to take".
Then Hobert split out 3 Sequence 8 and 3 Sequence 9 Beyonder characteristics. Although the entire operation took half an hour, longer than he expected,
the harvest was greater than expected. It was equivalent to spending 1,500 pounds to get 2 "Seafarer", 3 "Raging", and 3 "Sailor" Beyonder characteristics.
It can be said that he made a bloody profit with tears in his eyes.
After putting the normal Beyonder characteristics on the stone platform, Hobert took the stomach pouch with the sea snake face.
Outside, as long as you get close to the stomach pouch, you can clearly feel the discomfort from the spirit body and the mental body.
But in the "Nation of Disorder", the sea snake face was 'very honest", just moving around non-stop, but almost no hissing could be heard.
Hobert took a deep breath and did not feel any warning from his spirituality, so he tried to inject the power of the "Nation of Disorder" into the stomach pouch.
Suddenly, the power of the "Nation of Disorder" became materialized, wrapped the stomach pouch, and frantically extracted power from the surroundings.
The materialized power began to shape itself. After a while, a huge, pitch-black sea snake appeared in front of Hobert, occupying about a quarter of the space in the hall!
Its head was different from ordinary sea snakes, similar to the "Jiao" in Hobert's impression. Behind its head were some erected fleshy membranes, covered with mysterious symbols with elven characteristics.
The virtual scales also had ancient patterns with elven characteristics, giving the giant beast in front of him a mysterious and solidified feeling.
Hobert could feel that Kalvetua's spiritual remnants were vying for control of the giant snake, but they were suppressed by the level of the "Nation of Disorder", and could only be manipulated by Hobert.
Through the level of the "Nation of Disorder", Hobert learned the abilities of this giant snake.
First of all, it has the abilities of "devouring", "lightning", "storm", and "small tsunami", and at the same time, it has the abilities of "order", "distortion", and "chaos" given by the "Nation of Disorder".
In terms of overall strength, Hobert believes that it is stronger than the "Bull Devil Monarch", similar to the Black Dog Spirit Beast. If it is on the sea, it can play a greater role than the Black Dog Spirit Beast.
It's a pity that this is just a spiritual remnant, like the two horns of the Golden Horn Evil Monster. This stomach pouch has usage restrictions.
However, it can be used more times than the "Bull Devil Monarch", and can be used twelve times!
Hobert was very satisfied with this result. He only spent 2,000 pounds and happily obtained a Saint-level combat power.
Finally, of course, was the naming session. Hobert thought for a while and decided to call it "Overturning Sea Great Sage", which is "Water Devil Monarch", but "Water Devil Monarch" is a bit tongue-twisting to say, and "Overturning Sea Great Sage" sounds more high-end.
After completing this series of operations, Hobert withdrew the power of the "Nation of Disorder" and threw the stomach pouch next to the skull of the Golden Horn Evil Monster.
He returned to the real world in a good mood and continued to work on the construction site in the villa area.
...
Tuesday morning, central Southern Continent, in a luxurious villa in the suburbs of Crowlier City.
Elliot and 36 other young members of the family arrived at the villa's hall early to listen to Patriarch Lawrence reiterate the importance of their trip to the Northern Continent to study.
Then they waited for the arrival of the "Favored".
Now the Balk family has built Crowlier City into the family's second base. Patriarch Lawrence is almost permanently stationed here, and a large number of family members have come here to reintegrate into human society.
In "Nonexistent Town", there is still a demigod elder stationed there, but Patriarch Lawrence has repeatedly stated that after the negotiations with General Adrian in the south, he will send a demigod elder and no less than two Sequence 5s to join the rulers there.
At that time, only one Sequence 5 will be stationed in "Nonexistent Town".
Saying it is negotiating with General Adrian is actually negotiating with the Feynapotter people, because everyone knows that General Adrian is a puppet supported by the Feynapotter Kingdom.
After the previous battle with the "Rose School", the Feynapotter Governor took the initiative to express his willingness to accept the extraordinary power of the Balk family.
How could he not accept it? That is a local Beyonder family with angel-level combat power! General Adrian's territory is right next to General Anthony's.
Unless they want to be annexed by General Anthony, it is better to quickly contact the Balk family, cede certain power and benefits, and exchange for a compromise to maintain the current situation.
The members of the Balk family certainly know that the family can get so many benefits at once thanks to the protection of the "Creator", so all the members of the family have basically become believers of the "Creator".
At 8:58 a.m., the "Favored", wearing a black crystal mask, dressed in Loen-style clothes, and wearing a windbreaker, arrived as scheduled.
Hobert behind the mask appeared carrying a door, and after standing the door aside, he seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, hammering his chest with one hand and his back with the other, with his two arms each raised at an angle of about 45 degrees: "Praise the Creator!"
From Lawrence to ordinary family members, they also made the same movements and shouted loudly: "Praise the Creator!"
Just forty or so people shouting together was already very imposing, making the atmosphere in the hall become high-spirited!
Hobert said: "I have entrusted the matters of this study in the Northern Continent to another Blessed of the 'Creator'! You will be arranged by him to study in five factories that currently use the most advanced steam engines.
"During the study period, I require you to hide your extraordinary identity and treat yourself as an ordinary young man who loves that job!
"You must not only learn modern management methods, but also go to the workshop and operate those machines with your own hands! You are required to master them proficiently and take diligent notes!
"I don't know if Patriarch Lawrence has such a requirement, but I require you to form no less than 60,000 words of notes after the study is over.
"Even if you are recording the local customs, you must fill 60,000 words! The notes are uniformly written in Loen characters, and submitted to me uniformly after the study is over. I will hand them over to other Blessed for inspection.
"If anyone is found not to cherish this study opportunity, I will take him to an extraordinary war initiated by the Blessed in the Northern Continent! He will have to participate in at least three battles before he is allowed to come back!"
When everyone heard the "homework" assigned by the "Favored", they were still worried.
But when they heard that the Blessed in the Northern Continent was launching an extraordinary war, they immediately became excited. It turned out that the power of the "Creator" in the Northern Continent was also very strong!
Lawrence on the side realized that the "Favored" was exerting influence on the family internally on this matter.
If it were someone else, he would never allow his power to be delegated, but the "Favored" was different. Even if Lawrence realized this, he didn't say anything.
"Okay, now line up in groups of two! Be sure to pay attention when entering the spirit world later, do not look directly into the eyes of those creatures." Hobert stood up the door he carried again, and said in ancient Hermes language: "Conant!"
Opening the door, the space in the middle of the door frame became illusory. The members of the Balk family picked up their luggage and entered the space inside the door in pairs.
Elliot was in the first row. When he entered the spirit world, he was a little nervous, but soon his eyes were filled with complex information, and the few remaining nerves quickly disappeared.
After traveling in the spirit world for about three minutes, another door appeared in front of Elliot. Under the guidance of spirituality, he opened the door and came to a hall with almost no decoration.
There was also a young man wearing a "Blessed" mask waiting here. Behind the "Blessed", there were also several well-dressed young men or women.
After all 36 people arrived, Upton sighed at the power of the "Creator" in the Southern Continent. At the same time, he took off his mask and revealed his black eyes and high nose bridge: 'my name is Upton, and I am a Blessed of the 'Creator'.
"The place you are in now is an apartment in a factory. For the next month, you will live here together.
"I have prepared Loen-style clothes for you over there. Remember, do not wear Southern Continent-style clothes when you go out.
"The eight people behind me are your life teachers. You will receive a set of daily necessities from them later. They will also live here during this time. Feel free to ask them if you don't understand anything.
"I know that most of you are 'Mid Sequence' Beyonders, and there are even a few Sequence 6s, but you must obey my management after coming to Conant!
"'Favored' has given me the power to punish you. I hope this power will never be used.
"Okay, young men and women from the Balk family, welcome to Conant."
...
At this time, Hobert, carrying the door, appeared in a large warehouse in Conant.
Here is stored a large horsepower locomotive, as well as 8 passenger carriages and 3 freight carriages.
Inside the 8 passenger carriages, there are also 2 sightseeing carriages that have been modified according to Hobert's requirements.
Hobert used his own self-sacrifice method to grab the modified train into the "Nation of Disorder".
The locomotive and carriages cost Hobert a total of 2,900 pounds, mainly because the locomotive was expensive. In the early morning, when establishing the "Traveler's Door" magic circle, Hobert had already replenished the 900 pounds to Upton.
When having dinner in the evening, Hobert said to Fors: "Get up early tomorrow, I'll show you something good."
Holding a knife and fork, Fors asked curiously: "What good thing?"
"You'll know when you get up tomorrow." Hobert smiled mysteriously: "Cut the meat smaller, don't you think it's hard to eat if you cut it so big?"
Fors told Hobert the skills she had discovered: "This can save several cuts, and it can also save several times of putting it in your mouth."
"I'm also convinced by you, come, I'll help you cut it." After Hobert cut it: "Open your mouth, I'll feed you, ah~"
Donna on the side seemed to shake the goosebumps on her body: "You two are so nauseating."
Hobert smiled: "You can't forget to take care of your sister after marrying a wife, come, I'll feed you a piece too."
"Don't think I didn't see it, your saliva is on the fork, I don't want it!"
...
The next morning, Fors got up early with a yawn, wore a waist-cinching dress that was recently popular in the Feynapotter Kingdom, revealing her long legs and good figure in the upper body.
She arrived at the restaurant to find that Hobert and Donna had already eaten breakfast. She quickly checked her watch and realized it was already past eight.
Fors apologized to them, feeling embarrassed, "Recently, I've been, I've been too exhausted."
Hobert put down the blueprints in his hand and smiled, "I just love your lazy side. Wake up whenever you want in the future."
Donna sighed, "When will I ever live like this?"
Hobert pointed to the documents beside her, "You have the nerve to say that? Look at what you wrote in your weekly report! Rewrite it!"
Donna made a face, "All you know how to do is exploit your little sister."
She took back her report as she spoke.
Fors smiled, "Revise it tomorrow. Today, let's go see the good stuff your brother mentioned."
Donna giggled, 'my sister-in-law is the best. Don't worry, I'll never tell Father and Mother that you like to sleep in."
"If you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all," Hobert said, shaking his head helplessly. "Just praise your sister-in-law a bit in front of our parents. Besides, there's no need to say things like that out loud."
Donna made another playful face, "I'll wait for you outside."
Fors ate her breakfast and sighed, "You siblings have such a good relationship."
Hobert took a sip of tea, "Donna has been mischievous since she was little, and Father and Mother dote on her. Fortunately, she still listens to me."
Fors recalled her fragmented family, and her eating speed unconsciously slowed down.
Hobert gently pinched her cheek, "This is your home now."
Fors, with a bit of milk still on the corner of her mouth, smiled sweetly, and her gloomy mood vanished.
Hobert was about to lean in for a kiss when Donna shouted from outside, "Sister-in-law! Come and see!"
Hobert smiled helplessly and gave up.
The next second, an excited Donna rushed in, grabbing Fors's hand and pulling her outside, "Sister-in-law, come and see!"
Fors was, after all, a Sequence 8. If she didn't want to get up, even two Donnas couldn't pull her up.
However, Fors put down her food and followed Donna outside, indicating that she was willing to put aside her meal to see what had made Donna so excited.
Arriving at the entrance of the Lord's manor, they could see the entire town of Jeffery and the location of the pier from there.
At the pier, a behemoth was puffing steam. Fors thought she was still dreaming and rubbed her eyes, but she confirmed, "A train!"
She asked Hobert, who had followed them out, "Wasn't there no train yesterday? Where, where did it come from?"
Hobert looked at the crowded scene on the pier and smiled, "The railway quality inspection was just completed yesterday afternoon, and the train was transported here at night.
"You also know that time is tight, so I arranged everything tightly."
Fors took Donna's hand, "Let's go take a closer look."
The three of them quickly arrived at the pier, which was already packed. It was the first time the residents of the territory had seen a train.
Someone wondered, "I don't see any horses. How will it pull so many carriages later?"
Another person dared to explain, "They'll boil the water later and lead the horses out. In this cold weather, the horses and people pulling the carriages need to drink hot water to warm up before they have the strength to work!"
Everyone thought it made sense and waited for the water to boil together.
Then everyone began to guess how many horses it would take to pull so many carriages.
At this time, Hobert's male servant, Dennis, shouted, 'make way for the Lord! Pay respects to the Lord!"
Whoosh~
Almost immediately, everyone made way for a wide path and took off their hats, "Pay respects to the Lord!"
Now, Hobert's status in everyone's mind has already taken on a certain legendary color.
In just a few months, their lives have undergone earth-shattering changes, and all of this has been given by the Lord.
Hobert also waved to everyone and came closer to the train. He asked Corwin, who had arrived early, "How's the debugging going?"
The train driver was recruited by Corwin from other places in advance. Now this train temporarily belongs to the Lord's manor. After there are cultural tourism knights, Hobert plans to transfer it to the town government.
Corwin had just asked the train driver, "It can be started at any time."
Hobert said as he boarded the train, "Open all the doors and let everyone try the feeling of riding the train.
"From today on, the train will run around the territory twice a day. Residents of the territory can ride for free for the first three months. After three months, residents within the territory can enjoy a 30% discount on tickets with their household registration book."
"Yes!" Corwin said, "I'll find Conrad later and ask him to issue a notice."
Hobert nodded and came to the rear of the carriage, where there was a small stand-like structure with a very good view.
More than twenty minutes later, Corwin organized everyone to board the train, filling all eight passenger carriages.
Of course, not everyone could get on. Too many people came to the pier to watch the excitement, and only about one-third of them got on.
Woo~
As the whistle sounded, the train slowly started.
Many people were very surprised because they really didn't see where the horses pulling the train were. How did the train start?
At the rear of the train, Hobert pointed and introduced the current progress of the territory's construction to Fors and Donna.
With nearly a month of construction work, the building complex around the train station, that is, around the pier, has been basically completed.
Although the internal decoration has not been completed and it cannot be used immediately, the buildings with a strong Feynapotter modern style are still refreshing.
Currently, there are more than 2,000 people working on the territory's construction site at most.
In addition to the territory residents who have been mobilized to the maximum extent, there are also many young people from the surrounding area who have come to Jeffery Territory to look for opportunities.
As the train began to climb the slope, the old town of Jeffery appeared in front of everyone. The old town has undergone a lot of renovation, with unique small courtyards and inexpensive hotels.
At the same time, the residents' houses have also undergone unified and simple renovations, all of which are carried out free of charge, so everyone is more supportive.
According to Roy's statistics, the current Jeffery Town can already accommodate thousands of tourists from different levels.
The train came to the mountainside, from where you can see the still busy construction site, which is the planned new town area, more than twice the size of the old town area.
After completion, Jeffery Town will reach the scale of a small city, and it will be the only city in the South Colson Mountains.
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