Hobart had guessed that Bernadette had come to ask about this matter. At the same time, he had guessed that Bernadette believed the "Creator" was her resurrected old father.
"The great 'Creator' told me some things about the 'Black Emperor.'" Hobart still decided not to acknowledge this daughter.
The reason was simple. Bernadette could easily expose him. If, in a fit of anger, she did something like kill the Creator's Blessed to vent her resentment, Hobart would be the one to suffer.
Even if Bernadette took the Creator's strength into account and did not retaliate, the Creator's reputation still risked becoming utterly disreputable.
So this time, Hobart simply laid it out. "I only just learned that the 'Mysterious Queen' is actually Emperor Rosell's daughter..."
Hope flickered involuntarily in Bernadette's eyes.
"But the 'Creator' told me that you guessed wrong. He isn't the resurrected Rosell!" Hobart said bluntly.
Only when her father was mentioned did Bernadette, the leader of Dawn of Elements, show such obvious emotional fluctuations. She could not help feeling disappointed, but immediately asked, "Does the 'Creator' know where my father is now?"
"The 'Creator' didn't say. He only said that your father suffered some contamination in his later years."
Bernadette abruptly turned around, an intensely oppressive aura radiating from her body as she stared at Hobart. "What contamination?"
"The great 'Creator' said that anyone below the angel level would suffer the same contamination merely by learning of its source." Though Hobart had sealed away the relevant memories, he still remembered the precautions.
This was clearly the first time Bernadette had encountered such intelligence. After a brief shock, she quickly returned to normal and leaned back in her chair. "How should I thank the 'Creator'?"
Of course, she knew that such an important warning must have had a price