Chapter 9
: Exploring the "Land of Chaos"
Chapter 9: Exploring the "Land of Chaos"
Without a doubt, the stone chair is a throne, and whoever sits on it will cause a portion of the "disordered kingdoms" to submit to Hobart.
Hobart watched the figure struggling in the pool and thought to himself: You're not coming out of here for the rest of your life unless you get my permission.
He sat on the stone throne and pondered for a while, having some thoughts about the origin of the figure: the figure might be the embodiment of the curse in the Heller family's bloodline!
The evidence is that he would go into a frenzy every time he heard a human scream.
Before this, the "Land of Chaos" had been providing him with some protection, which is why he didn't always hear the screams of human figures.
However, because he had no special connection with the "Land of Chaos" like he does now, the protection the "Land of Chaos" provides for him is very limited.
Thinking of this, Hobert breathed a sigh of relief. If his guess was correct, then he wouldn't experience the painful madness of leaving the "Land of Chaos" this time. If he could keep that figure in the pool of water indefinitely, perhaps the curse on him would disappear.
"That's more like it!" Hobert muttered to himself. "Even if the 'Disorderly Kingdom' can't be like the 'Source Castle' and can gather people to create an 'online sales platform,' it can still suppress the curse on my family. It's not a disgrace to the 'Source Essence'."
He wanted to leave the "Land of Chaos" right now to see if his guess was right, but then he thought that since he was already here, he should explore it first.
First, there was the stone throne. Hobert felt the closest connection to the throne, but it seemed that his control was only around the throne, extending at most to the pool, but not beyond that.
Hobert looked up at the clock tower hanging in the sky. He could sense that the clock tower, or rather the giant clock inside, was as special as a throne.
However, he cannot go up to the sky and climb the clock tower now. Hobart guesses that he may not be able to control the clock tower until he reaches the "middle sequence".
Then Hobert realized that the stone throne was too ordinary and lacked any grandeur. He tried to change the shape of the throne, and as he had guessed, he could change its shape according to his imagination.
For example, after a moment's thought, he transformed the stone throne into a round-backed chair.
Hobart was wondering if he should turn it into the emperor's dragon throne from a period drama.
However, the style of the dragon throne is completely out of place in his world; he should have a Western fantasy-style chair instead.
Then he thought of the Iron Throne (the throne in A Song of Ice and Fire, symbolizing the king's supreme authority).
Hobert's mind raced, and the throne beneath him transformed into a towering structure, several meters high, forged from countless iron swords. Steps in front of the throne were also crafted from sharp swords, making Hobert feel as if he were sitting amidst a thicket of thorny blades.
Hobert nodded in satisfaction; this finally felt more like a throne.
Then he turned his gaze to the pool in front of him, where two star-like orbs of light were emitting white light. Hobert tried to approach them, and sure enough, they floated over to the throne.
The vast majority of other stars remained white orbs of light of varying sizes, completely beyond Hobart's control.
Hobart estimated that he might be able to control more stars only after he was promoted.
He first went to see the two stars that he could control, chose one of them, and then poured his spiritual power into it.
Then he saw a middle-aged man on the bed.
Hobert felt an urge to cover his face and quickly looked away. He never expected that his first use of the power of the "Disordered Kingdom" would result in such a stimulating scene.
Hobart found that he couldn't pull people's "celestial bodies" into the "Land of Chaos" like he could in a tarot session, but he seemed to be able to have a conversation with them.
However, Hobart had no intention of talking to the middle-aged man who was "busy." Even if the couple (who might be husband and wife) coughed, it would probably give the other person a psychological trauma. One shouldn't be so inconsiderate.
After thinking for a moment, Hobart found another star cluster emitting white light and focused his attention on it.
Then he saw a young man hiding in the bushes in a dark jungle. At that moment, a middle-aged man with brown skin cautiously searched the area. When the time was right, the young man jumped out of the bushes and stabbed the middle-aged man in the lower back with a sneak attack.
The middle-aged man with brown skin let out a disturbing roar, his eyes flashing with madness, and he looked terrifying.
But the young people seemed completely unaffected, and their offensive continued unabated.
Hobart judged that this must be an extraordinary "low-sequence" battle, because the two people's strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, and the surrounding trees were pushed and swayed by the battle between the two.
Soon, the middle-aged man's injuries began to affect his fighting ability and showed signs of becoming uncontrollable.
The young man seized the opportunity to inflict numerous new knife wounds on the middle-aged man, eventually slitting his throat. The middle-aged man completely lost control, but before he could transform into a monster, the young man skillfully severed his head.
After watching the show, Hobart realized that trying to communicate with the young man at this point could easily traumatize him, so he decided to postpone it until later.
Soon, the extraordinary characteristics of the middle-aged man were revealed; it was a gray ball of light that resembled a miniature brain, and you could even see the wrinkles on the brain.
Hobert seemed to vaguely recognize the appearance of this extraordinary trait, but couldn't quite recall which pathway it came from.
After watching the young man collect his spoils, Hobart began to summarize: by using the two stars that emit white light, a "real vision" can be projected from the "Land of Chaos" to the outside world.
However, he is currently unable to bring people to the "Land of Chaos," which is clearly very different from the "Source Castle."
As for why these two stars with white light became his coordinates, Hobart wasn't entirely sure; he could only observe more and draw conclusions later.
After these attempts, Hobart was exhausted. He left the "Land of Chaos" and woke up from his dream.
Just as he expected, there was no sense of madness.
However, Hobart did not believe that the family curse had simply disappeared. Even in the "Land of Chaos," Hobart could only trap the blurry figure, but could not completely destroy it; he could only suppress the curse.
Hobert didn't continue thinking; he was too tired, so he turned over and fell into a deep sleep.
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(End of this chapter)