After bidding farewell to LuoLuota, Hobart took a carriage to the Poorhouse, told Bob that the trial date had been moved up, and asked him to prepare.
He then went to Leverage Church to seek Ikanse's support.
Hobart asked a God Servant in the church to pass on a message. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Captain Ikanse of the Machinery Hearts emerged from a door inside the church.
His hair seemed to have become even fluffier, perhaps because he had used the Arodes Mirror again recently.
Hobart sighed inwardly. What a sin. The two exchanged a few pleasantries before sitting down in adjacent seats.
Hobart said, "The trial date for Bob's case was suddenly moved up."
Captain Ikanse was taken aback at first, then said angrily, "How could Loen Kingdom's legal system permit such manipulation?"
"That legal system was never meant to protect workers' rights." Hobart smiled. "I'm outnumbered now and need your help."
Ikanse seemed somewhat discouraged. "If it's to protect your personal safety or help you gather information, that won't be a problem. But if we go against all the powerful people in Loen Kingdom, we may be driven out of Loen."
Hobart understood the Steam and Machinery Church's moral bottom line. "Don't describe the conflict so sharply. We aren't opposing anyone; we're merely demanding reasonable rights."
He said, "I'm not asking you to do anything that would provoke Loen Kingdom. I only hope your church can publicize this matter truthfully.
"No matter what the judgement is, I expect Arnold and the others will use Newspapers and other propaganda tools to smear us relentlessly. If that happens, all my efforts will have been in vain.
"But if this case is publicized truthfully, cases of this kind will have a precedent. When workers encounter similar incidents, they'll