Chapter 392: Treasure for the Founder
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The treasure Rafter was talking about was, of course, the ruins where Medici lingered.
In his prayer, Rafter concluded, "...Your humble servant only hopes to obtain the Beyonder characteristics of 'Baron of Corruption' and 'Mentor of Disorder' from within.
"These Beyonder characteristics are the legacy of my family, and the evil spirit inside must be guarding even more valuable treasures.
"If you are interested, I will take you near that treasure, and I will dedicate everything there to you!"
Withdrawing his spirituality, Hobert smiled. He was almost embarrassed to use Rafter as a "pawn" anymore. How could Rafter deliver himself into his hands?
If Rafter was willing to "explore," he could consider harvesting the Beyonder characteristics there.
Although Medici's evil spirit could be related to Adam, Hobert remembered that when Medici left Backlund, he didn't take the Beyonder characteristics from the ruins.
In other words, even if Medici was crucial to Adam's story, Adam didn't need those Beyonder characteristics.
But those Beyonder characteristics were a considerable wealth for the "Pseudo-Evil God" Hobert. Even if he took those Beyonder characteristics, it wouldn't attract too much attention from Adam.
However, this action had two difficulties. The first was to use enough power to deter Medici. Considering that Medici should have power close to a demigod, it would be necessary to use the image and power of the "Creator" to deter him.
This led to the second problem: if he used the "Creator's" ability in Backlund, it would easily attract George III and the attention of some demigods.
Therefore, it was impossible for Hobert to go to the ruins himself and then summon his own power, as George III could easily corner him in the ruins.
But if he didn't use the "Creator's" power, it would be difficult to deter Medici. Those three angel kings and angels who had lived for thousands of years couldn't be fooled without real strength.
If Hobert went alone, it would be equivalent to being a "transport captain," delivering Beyonder characteristics and mystical items to Medici.
Therefore, Hobert had long had the idea of meeting Medici, but he had never gone to those ruins, preferring to wait until Medici left and before the Church destroyed the place to harvest those Beyonder characteristics.
Now that he had Rafter as a "vanguard," this plan could be implemented, and who knew, he might even get a "Blasphemy Card."
Medici now only had his Sequence, but even if his Sequence was high, could it be higher than the "Nation of Disorder?"
And Hobert, sitting on the "Iron Throne," even had a good chance of killing Medici, but that would be a losing proposition.
Even if there was danger, it was Rafter who was in danger. Hobert could completely minimize the risk.
After thinking for a while, Hobert felt it was feasible. After considering the specific plan, Hobert said to Rafter, "Tell me the details of that evil spirit."
...
When Rafter decided to dedicate the treasure to the "Creator," he had the idea of making a desperate gamble.
His gambling experiences over the years had made him accustomed to seizing opportunities and making all-or-nothing bets.
But during the waiting period, Rafter was still a little nervous, a little excited, and a little scared.
Nervous about whether the "Creator" would agree? Excited that if he agreed, he could take those two Beyonder characteristics and leave Backlund, giving him a chance to restore his family's honor.
As for fear, it was entirely due to fear of the unknown and powerful "Creator."
Fortunately, the "Creator" didn't make him wait too long: "Tell me the details of that evil spirit."
Rafter breathed a sigh of relief, then perked up and began to tell him what he knew about the evil spirit.
"So it's Him!" the "Creator" said.
In fact, no matter what Rafter said, Hobert would say this, which meant: I care about that evil spirit, I don't care about the treasure at all.
Rafter's eyes narrowed as expected: The "Creator" knew that evil spirit! It seemed that the family's records were true, that the evil spirit was originally a powerful ancient figure.
"I'm starting to get interested in that treasure," Hobert said in a relaxed tone. "Prepare an altar..."
Rafter prepared an altar as instructed and recited the relevant incantations. The two bronze doors suddenly appeared and quickly disappeared.
But there was one more thing on the altar. Rafter was very familiar with that thing. It was the black crystal mask that the "Creator's" Blessed had lent him before.
The simple but heavy-looking crystal seemed to have streamers flashing under the light. On the forehead of the mask was the mystical symbol representing the "Creator," giving the mask a bewitching and sacred beauty.
The "Creator's" voice reappeared in Rafter's mind: "Lead the way!"
"Yes." Rafter put on the mask, checked the tightly bound clothes on his body, jumped out of the window, and ran wildly in the night.
Hobert used this time to sacrifice some mystical items to the "Nation of Disorder" in the way he sacrificed to himself.
Returning to the "Nation of Disorder," Hobert waved his hand and placed the skull of the "Woolly Golden Horned Evil Creature" next to the "Iron Throne" for later use.
To deal with the current Medici, at most he could use "Bull Demon King."
The other two angel-level monsters could show the Sequence of the "Creator," but they were difficult to control, and it was likely to cause a bigger joke.
Of course, Hobert also knew that he should avoid using "Bull Demon King" if he could, otherwise it would be too degrading for the dignified "Creator" to have only a demigod serving him.
Soon, Rafter came to an abandoned small church, and he prayed again: "...Great Creator, the treasure is below, I have dug several times before, but I have not been able to dig through."
At this time, his eyes suddenly blurred, and when he came back to his senses, it was dark in front of him. He quickly lit the prepared lantern.
Under the light, Rafter found that he had come to an ancient ruin.
In the surrounding passage, there were metal round rods hanging from the height, and its low end was a candlestick carved into different creatures.
"Inverted candlestick!" Rafter said excitedly. Over the years, he had read many related books and knew that inverted candlesticks were a symbol of Fourth Epoch architecture.
He realized that he had come to the ruins.
Rafter could only describe the means by which the "Creator" sent him down as a miracle.
This was actually Hobert using the "Teleportation Statue" to send him down.
Walking forward, Rafter saw two parallel black thrones, the two thrones were high, overlooking the entire hall.
Behind the throne was a row of stone doors. Rafter seemed to be attracted by something and immediately saw the two bloody double doors.
With the gaze of the "Creator," Rafter boldly came to the door. Just as he was about to push the door open, he suddenly felt as if the surroundings had darkened, as if a black shadow was approaching rapidly.
An unprecedented sense of fear filled Rafter's heart.
At this time, Hobert said in a solemn voice, "Medici, it really is you!"
The black shadow stopped abruptly.
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