Chapter 389 Hobert's Tears
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[Powerstone 100]
Hobert lay in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time. The battle just now was too fast and intense, and the main force of the enemy had escaped, which would definitely be a hidden danger in the future.
He recalled the information provided by Harvey Hayden. The ones who attacked him tonight should be the "Cold Night Squad", and the other two mercenary squads should have arrived as well.
The level of these battle-hardened mercenary squads should be similar. As long as the sneak attack or assassination fails, they will immediately retreat and wait for an opportunity.
In fact, this is not just waiting for a new opportunity, but also putting great psychological pressure on the target, causing the target to consume energy while constantly defending.
Hobert believed that he should take the initiative to attack. Even if he couldn't find their foothold, he couldn't let them live too comfortably.
As for the tactical problems of facing the mercenaries' attacks later, Hobert was not worried, because today, in order to integrate the "Ocean Pendant" into his tactics, he did not use the "Order Wood" from the beginning, nor did he use the ability of the "Spirit Wine Glass", which consumes a lot of spirituality.
So Hobert's strength was not fully exposed. When the "Cold Night Squad" attacked him again, they would find that the tactics they had studied for a long time could not effectively harm Hobert.
Thinking about it, Hobert finally felt sleepy.
Unfortunately, Fors eventually returned to Backlund. Between Hobert's half-sleep and half-wakefulness, he smelled the faint fragrance left on the quilt and fell into a deep sleep.
"Get up!" Fors returned to the Lord's Mansion early in the morning. After living here for a few days, she felt that Backlund was an ice cellar.
Hobert yawned, stunned for a few seconds, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He didn't expect that he would be woken up by the lazy Fors one day.
He really had to get up early today. Hobert returned to his room and changed his clothes.
As the winter sun just rose, he took Fors and walked heavily towards the Wright family's cemetery.
On the way, they met many people who came to attend the funeral. Some were residents of the town, some set off from the village before dawn, and some were not even people from Hobert's territory.
Previously, Philip and others had only hastily buried the Viscount's family. Yesterday, they had dug up the bones and re-coffined them into newly made coffins.
The cemetery was already surrounded by layers of people, but the scene was relatively solemn. No one was shouting loudly. Everyone quietly watched the new lord and lady walk slowly with heavy steps.
When Hobert and Fors arrived, the funeral officially began.
Because there was no bishop or priest from the Church of the Earth Mother, Philip presided over the funeral, and the new lord Hobert delivered a eulogy.
Hobert first expressed his respect for the Wright Viscount family, and then recounted how difficult the residents of the territory had lived in the six years since they lost the protection of the lord.
Speaking of this, Hobert choked up several times, which made the surrounding people cry. The previous six years were indeed like living in hell.
They worked tirelessly, but the harvest from the fields was still not enough to pay taxes, so they could only use the poultry and fields at home to offset the taxes, and life became more and more poor.
Helen, who was watching from a distance, didn't know what expression to use to face such a scene. She almost couldn't recognize that the person with red eyes and two tears was Hobert?
Helen thought: He definitely has schizophrenia. He was so fierce last night, but today he is acting so convincingly, it's like two different people!
At this time, Hobert changed the subject and talked about his revenge for the Wright Viscount family, talked about the benevolent government he implemented, and painted a beautiful blueprint for the future.
Hobert promised: As the successor of the Wright Viscount, he will inherit the virtues of the Wright Viscount, make this territory better, and make people's lives happier. The Wright Viscount can rest in peace.
Driven by Hobert's words, the people who came to attend the funeral seemed to see hope, and they all sighed that all the misfortune had passed.
After Hobert's speech, the coffins of the Wright Viscount family were carried into the tomb one after another, and finally the tomb was closed. Everyone offered flowers and mourned together for a few minutes before the funeral ended.
On the way back to the Lord's Mansion, Hobert felt that everyone's attitude towards him had changed significantly.
From the original simple fear to the current respect.
Hobert also felt that the potion in his body had digested a lot again, and even more than the household registration process.
This made him sigh in his heart: "In fact, the Wright Viscount was not a very wise lord, otherwise he would not have died so miserably, but the previous six years were too hard, so everyone had a deep nostalgia for the days of the Wright Viscount era, and then the Wright Viscount became a wise lord.
"Fortunately, I have the concept of 'inheriting the orthodoxy'. Using this funeral, and taking advantage of everyone's nostalgia for the Wright Viscount, I transferred the orthodox rule to me. In this way, whether in law or in people's minds, I am the unshakable lord of this territory."
Life must continue, but the people in this territory feel more confident than before, because they have a new lord to rule, and they are no longer ruled by a group of unreasonable robbers. Both production and life are more at ease than before.
Soon, Helen also felt this. While she was surprised by the effect of Hobert's two tears, she planned to immediately report Hobert's words and deeds to Ms. Monica.
For Helen, who doesn't have a high level of political literacy, this is like using Beyonder abilities to hypnotize people.
Fors, who was following Hobert, also decided that she would write a book about how a baron built a poor territory into a beautiful and rich one.
There was no way, Hobert kept providing her with material, so she didn't have to worry about not having a subject for her new book.
After hearing Fors's idea, Hobert decided to sponsor the "Baroness's" career: "As long as you can write it, I can't help you in the Loen area, but here in Feynapotter, I will definitely contact the largest publisher in the country to publish your new book."
He was worried about how to promote his territory in the future, but he forgot about the writer lady next to him.
"From now on, you will follow me and understand all my policies." Hobert instructed: "The speed of the new book must be fast. It is best that everything in the territory is just built up, and the new book is completed."
Fors scratched her head and smiled. In fact, she only had this plan. The previous book about a lawyer with Hobert as the prototype was only one-third written. The new book would be written "when there is a chance".
But looking at Hobert's happy appearance, she was embarrassed to tell the truth, so she could only agree first, and was pulled by Hobert to the main hall to observe him handling government affairs and accumulate material.
After the main hall of the Lord's Mansion was repaired, Hobert handled official business in the main hall. He first called Philip: "The next step is to repair the church on the top of the mountain.
"Don't stop, keep building!"
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