Chapter 248: Hobert becomes stronger
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Hobert immediately decided that he must carry some of these black crystals with him.
Before deciding how to use them, the first step was to name them. After a moment's thought, Hobert named them "Order Crystals."
Then Hobert tried to deform and separate it, as he couldn't possibly carry a "Order Crystal" the size of a table around the world.
As Hobert expected, he could control the size, volume, and shape of this crystal.
So Hobert decided to use "Order Crystals" to make the hilts of the two weapons he was about to obtain.
Hobert separated two palm-sized "Order Crystals", preparing to take them out later.
In addition, Hobert also planned to make it into a small personal item. Soon Hobert had an idea: gentlemen in Backlund generally regarded top hats, formal attire, canes, and pocket watches as the "gentleman's quartet."
Besides this "quartet", there were two other small items that were symbols of a gentleman: a sealing wax stamp and a pocket watch key.
When sealing a letter or signing an agreement, sealing wax was usually dripped, and a stamp was placed on it while the wax was still hot. This stamp was called a sealing wax stamp.
Some people designed sealing wax stamps as rings or necklaces, but most gentlemen used the shape of a stamp and wore it with them.
The function of a pocket watch key was not to open the pocket watch, but to wind it. It was shaped like a ring about the thickness of a pencil, with a metal strip about the thickness of a wire, three or four centimeters long, below the ring.
The metal strip could be extended into the pocket watch, and then turning the ring would complete the winding process.
This was also one of the symbols of a gentleman. The key ring with the mystical effect of the Sun pathway that Carrie gave Hobert as a gift was not for hanging house keys, but for hanging pocket watch keys.
Generally, gentlemen would string the sealing wax stamp and pocket watch key together on a key ring and hang it on their waist.
Only classic pocket watches had pocket watch keys. Hobert's pocket watch belonged to a lower-end category, with the winding key on the side of the watch, without a dedicated pocket watch key, which is why he had never used that key ring.
But this did not prevent him from using "Order Crystals" to create a key for himself and hang it on his waist.
So Hobert "deducted" two more small pieces of "Order Crystal" and transformed them into the shape of a sealing wax stamp and a pocket watch key.
Next, Hobert thought of a new use for "Order Crystals": they could be used to hold sealed artifacts or magical items with negative effects.
As long as the sealed artifacts and magical items were sealed in "Order Crystals", it would not be considered a state of wearing them. They could be taken out for use when needed.
Even long-term wearing would not matter, because Hobert did not need to worry about the negative effects of "Order Crystals".
So Hobert "deducted" two more "Order Crystals", turning them into two small black boxes, and placed the "Teleportation Statue" and the "Error" pathway pocket watch in the small boxes respectively.
By the way, Hobert named the pocket watch "Dream Stealing Pocket Watch."
After doing all this, less than a tenth of the "Order Crystal" had been used. Hobert casually made a few masks, carving the symbol representing the "Creator" on the forehead of the masks.
He decided that the next time he saw Upton, he would wear a mask made of "Order Crystal", which would greatly enhance his image.
After playing with the "Order Crystal", Hobert turned his attention to the "Order Tree" not far away. He immediately felt that the ability of the "Order Tree" had been strengthened again.
As long as he was under the canopy of the "Order Tree", the power of Hobert's "Distortion" ability would be doubled, and there would be a high probability of "distorting" the actions and goals of a Sequence 5.
The "Uncontrollable Stone had also been strengthened accordingly, with the attack range varying from 3 meters to 8 meters. Hobert could adjust the attack range himself.
Because Hobert could now use "Order Crystals" as a medium to borrow the power of the "Nation of Disorder", he could freely change the shape of the "Order Tree" and the "Uncontrollable Stone" even in the outside world.
Hobert reached out and broke off another branch of the "Order Tree" for later use.
Even without using the "Teleportation Statue" and other magical items, relying solely on the "Order Tree", "Stone of Insanity", and "Order Crystal", Hobert felt that he could walk sideways among Sequence 6s.
After understanding his new abilities after promotion, Hobert left the "Nation of Disorder" and brought everything he could use to the real world in the way he bestowed upon himself.
Returning to his room, Hobert first found the key ring Carrie gave him, then strung the sealing wax stamp and pocket watch key made of "Order Crystal" on the key ring and hung it on his waist.
Hobert opened his pocket watch and looked at it. The Tarot Gathering and promotion had kept him busy all afternoon. It was already past five in the afternoon.
He went to the first floor and saw that Fors had indeed returned. The two chatted while making dinner.
Suddenly, Hobert thought of the idea he had during the promotion. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile. Could that be the thought suppressed deep in my heart?
Hobert inconspicuously sized up Fors. Her figure was indeed quite something, but then Hobert restrained the thought of continuing to think about it.
Because he knew that this was the idea that the "corrosion" ability brought by the potion made him have. He recalled his true thoughts. The family's curse put so much pressure on him that he really didn't have much mind and energy to fall in love.
But he didn't rule out contact with beautiful women, after all, beautiful things always pleased the mind and body.
Hobert sighed again: when corrupting other people's minds, one must first avoid one's own mind being corrupted.
At seven o'clock in the evening, Xio, who had been out early and returned late, also came back. The three of them sat around the dining table, and Hobert took out three VIP tickets for the Roselle Memorial Exhibition: "A friend gave me these. Let's go to the memorial exhibition together tomorrow?"
He had been a little busy last week, and Hobert hadn't had time to show his magnanimity to the "Machinery Hivemind". His team was now on track, so starting this week, Hobert had some time of his own.
Fors took the ticket: "Oh my god, they are VIP tickets! Thank you, Hobert. I have long wanted to see that man full of poetry."
Hobert didn't know what expression to use for a moment: Okay, okay, copied poetry is also poetry.
Xio also said that there were no urgent tasks recently and that she could go out for a walk.
After dinner, Hobert took the "Order Tree" and "Order Crystal" he had prepared earlier and took a carriage to Jessica and Carrie's residence.
According to the previous agreement, the Tang sword and the two-handed sword would be finished today.
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