The True Strength of the True Creator's Faction

Hobart did not quite understand what the other party meant. "Is that a metaphor? Or do I really need a key to enter the Trensoost Empire?"

Bi Qi'er glanced at Archibald again. "That is difficult to explain."

Hobart said, "He is my companion. You can speak freely."

The people who appeared here did not recognize that this harmonious-looking middle-aged man had once come to this town, killed people, and stolen the narrow-necked Glass Bottle they had been guarding.

Although Bi Qi'er nodded, he said, "Some matters can only be known by members of the family."

He added, "To use the key to the Empire, you need the approval of every member of the Cabinet. The other four Cabinet members are waiting in the hall. Go meet them."

"Alright."

Bi Qi'er added, "But your friend must remain here."

Hobart said to Archibald, "Wait here for a while. I'll go speak with the family members."

Archibald nodded and sat on a stone bench nearby. Two members of the Trensoost Family were assigned to receive him, though of course they were also watching him.

Bi Qi'er and two other family members led Hobart into the town.

Curiously, Hobart pointed at the fruits on the surrounding trees and asked, "Can these fruits be eaten?"

"This is our food. We call them Hundred Flavors Fruit." With Archibald no longer at his side, Bi Qi'er appeared much more relaxed. "They look like only one kind of fruit, but you only learn their flavor after cutting them open.

"Some taste like bread, some like steak, some like potatoes, and some even taste like red wine."

Hobart sighed. "How remarkable."

It reminded him of that mountain-sized plant on the coast of the Sonia Sea. These Hundred Flavors Fruit, that enormous plant, and the plants outside with their strange