Chapter 9: Exploring the "Nation of Disorder"

Without a doubt, the stone chair was a throne. As soon as Hobert sat on it, a part of the "Nation of Disorder" would submit to him.

Hobert watched the figure struggling in the pool, thinking to himself, "Unless I allow it, you'll never get out of there in this lifetime."

Sitting on the stone throne, he pondered for a while and had some ideas about the origin of the shadow: it might be the embodiment of the curse in the Heller family bloodline!

The evidence was that every time he heard the shadow's screams, he would fall into endless madness.

Before this, the "Nation of Disorder" had been providing some protection for him, so he didn't always hear the shadow's screams.

However, because he hadn't had such a special connection with the "Nation of Disorder" before, its protection was limited.

With this thought, Hobert breathed a sigh of relief. If his guess was correct, then once he left the "Nation of Disorder" this time, he wouldn't feel the painful madness. If he could keep the shadow trapped in the pool, the curse on him might even disappear.

"Now that makes sense!" Hobert muttered to himself. "Even if the 'Nation of Disorder' can't be like the 'Sefirah Castle' and create a 'network sales platform,' suppressing my family's curse is still worthy."

He wanted to leave the "Nation of Disorder" immediately to verify his guess, but since he was here, he decided to explore first.

Starting with the stone throne, Hobert felt the closest connection to it, but it seemed his control range was only near the throne, extending to the pool at most, but no further.

Hobert looked up at the clock tower hanging in the sky. He could sense it, or rather the giant clock inside, was as special as the throne.

But he couldn't reach the sky to ascend the clock tower. Hobert guessed that he might have to advance to a "mid-sequence" to control the clock tower.

Then Hobert thought that the stone throne was too ordinary, lacking any majesty. He tried to change its shape and, as he guessed, he could alter its appearance based on his imagination.

For instance, after a moment's thought, the stone throne turned into a round-backed chair.

Hobert pondered whether to turn it into the dragon throne from ancient costume dramas.

However, the dragon throne style didn't fit the world he was in. He needed a Western fantasy-style chair.

So he thought of the Iron Throne (the throne from "A Song of Ice and Fire," symbolizing the king's supreme authority).

With a thought, the throne beneath him transformed into a towering chair forged from swords, with steps made of blades leading up to it, making Hobart look like he was sitting in a bramble of swords.

Hobert nodded in satisfaction; now it looked like a throne.

Next, he turned his attention to the pool in front of him, where two star-like light clusters emitted a white glow. Hobart tried to approach them, and they indeed floated toward the throne.

The rest of the stars, however, remained variously sized white light clusters, completely out of Hobert's control.

Hobert estimated that he might need to advance to control more stars.

He decided to inspect the stars he could control first. He chose one and focused his mental power on it.

Immediately, he saw a middle-aged man on a bed. (TL/N: We all know what's happening there and if you don't know please stop reading this you are too young)

Hobert had the urge to cover his face and quickly withdrew his attention, not expecting his first use of the "Nation of Disorder" power to witness such an intense scene.

Relying on his instincts, Hobert found he couldn't pull a person's "astral body" into the "Nation of Disorder" like in the Tarot Club, but he could communicate with the person.

However, Hobert had no intention of talking to the busy middle-aged man. Even a cough might give the couple (possibly married) a psychological shadow. It's not right to be so inconsiderate.

After some thought, Hobert focused on another star emitting white light.

He then saw a young man hiding in the bushes of a dark forest. A middle-aged man with brown skin cautiously approached, and when the time was right, the young man leaped out, stabbing the middle-aged man in the back.

The brown-skinned man let out a disturbing roar, his eyes flashing with madness, looking fierce.

But the young man seemed unaffected, his attacks relentless.

Hobert judged this to be a "low-sequence" Beyonder fight because their strength far surpassed ordinary people, and the surrounding trees were pushed over by their battle.

Soon, the middle-aged man's injuries began to affect his combat ability, showing signs of losing control.

The young man seized the opportunity to inflict many new wounds on the middle-aged man, finally slitting his throat. The man completely lost control, but before he could turn into a monster, the young man skillfully beheaded him.

After watching the thrilling scene, Hobert realized that talking to the young man now might scare him, so he decided to communicate later.

Soon, the middle-aged man's Beyonder trait was diluted out, forming a gray light cluster resembling a miniature brain, even showing folds.

Hobert vaguely remembered the appearance of this Beyonder trait but couldn't recall which pathway it belonged to.

Watching the young man retrieve the spoils, Hobert began summarizing: using the two stars emitting white light, he could project "real vision" from the "Nation of Disorder" to the outside world.

However, he couldn't pull people into the "Nation of Disorder," showing a significant difference in function from the "Sefirah Castle."

As for why these two stars became his coordinates, Hobert wasn't sure and needed more observation.

After these attempts, Hobert was already exhausted. He left the "Nation of Disorder" and woke up from his dream.

As he expected, there was no feeling of madness.

However, Hobert didn't believe the family curse had disappeared. Even in the "Nation of Disorder," he could only trap the blurry figure, not completely eliminate it, which merely suppressed the curse.

Hobert stopped thinking and, being too tired, turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

Thanks to [Ignorant Illiterate] for the 300-point reward and the constant monthly votes for the author, along with the support from the first book onwards. Thanks to [Yu Zhe] for the 200-point reward.

(End of Chapter)

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