Thinking of this, Hotch took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
Then, he stood up and ordered, "Help me change my clothes. I'm going to see my father."
"Yes, Master."
Anna felt that something was not right with Hodge, but she didn't ask any more questions. She just gently helped Hodge take off his pajamas, put on elegant and complicated clothes one by one, and buttoned the buttons one by one along the gold edge, looking well-behaved and sensible.
Huo Qi looked at the well-behaved Anna and felt that the tension, depression, and negative emotions in his heart that had no one to talk to were dissipated a lot. He reached out his hand, touched Anna's head, and said: "Anna, it's so good to see you."
Faced with Hodge's straightforward words, Anna felt her ears heat up, and a blush appeared on her face unconsciously. She whispered: "Master, you haven't gone through the adult ceremony yet, we can't do bad things."
Hearing this, Huo Qi was stunned for a moment, then understood what Anna meant and showed a smile: "You little guy, you don't know anything every day..."
"Okay, I'm going to find my father, and you can help me clean up the room."
"Yes, Master." Anna lowered her head and saluted.
Huo Qi strode along the corridor. Along the way, many servants and attendants stopped to salute and bow their heads respectfully after seeing Huo Qi.
Hotch nodded slightly as a response. He strode down the stairs from the third floor of the castle to the restaurant on the first floor.
Soon, he saw his father.
One of the most famous marquises of the Salom Empire, Bach Dickens.
This is a man with a graceful demeanor and extraordinary bearing. He is wearing a silk dress that is the favorite of the upper class nobles, with a delicate and gorgeous cyan bird pattern embroidered on his chest. He has a handsome appearance, does not look old, and has a pair of light brown eyes that show a slight vicissitude of life.
Eyes, the movements of eating are extremely elegant, neither slow nor fast.
When Hodge saw this scene, he felt inexplicably relieved. No matter when, every time he saw his father in this world, his heart was always filled with a sense of security.
Powerful, mysterious and elegant.
Simply a born gentleman.
"Woke up?"
"I thought you would just sleep until noon and have lunch with me."
Marquis Bach slowly put down the bread in his hand, took out a tissue, wiped his hands gently, and spoke slowly.
For a qualified gentleman, it is obviously impolite behavior to talk while eating.
Hodge didn't show the slightest courtesy and sat down. As usual, he picked up a piece of bread, stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely, "Father, where is my mother?"
"You are still so rude." Marquis Bach shook his head. He was a little helpless towards this casual son. "She went to see Her Royal Highness the Princess for a tea party. According to the time, she will not come back until evening."
Same, exactly the same! Even the tone of speaking is the same... Hearing this sentence, Huo Qi, who was chewing bread, froze slightly.
What I said just now was just a habitual inquiry.
During this year of time traveling, Hodge would always ask this question, and Marquis Bach would always take the trouble to answer. This seemed to have become a tacit understanding between the two parties.
However, this time, the extremely unusual response gave Hodge a sense of horror, as if he suddenly saw a shadowless person walking past him in broad daylight, something strange and terrifying.
Marquis Bach keenly felt his son's abnormality and asked: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
"Nothing." Hodge resumed chewing, suppressed the discomfort in his heart, and replied casually: "I suddenly thought of something."
"Yeah." Marquis Bach nodded slightly and did not ask. In his opinion, if Hodge wanted to tell him, he would take the initiative.
Marquis Bach picked up the bread again, put sausage, butter, bacon, eggs and other items into the bread one by one, then wrapped it up and prepared to enjoy the toasted and quite soft bread.
At this moment, Huo Qi rolled his eyes and asked casually: "Father, do you know about the Eternal Demon Cult?"
Marquis Bach stopped, put down the bread in his hand, and looked at Hodge again, the expression on his face gradually became serious: "Who told you?"
"What...what happened?"
"Any questions?"
It was the first time that Hodge saw such a serious Marquis Bach, and his heart tightened, but he put on a disapproving expression on his face and asked.
"This is a sect that worships evil gods."
"The members of this sect are almost all lunatics with extremely cruel methods. They perform bloody sacrifices, evil rituals, and depraved sacrifices... Anyone who comes into contact with them will become depraved monsters and demons."
"They are wanted criminals by the church and the empire. Any citizen who provides information can receive more than one hundred pounds in cash."
Marquis Bach looked at Hodge's expression, his expression gradually softened, and he explained softly.
The monetary system of the Salom Empire was divided into gold pounds, sulers, and pennies.
1 gold pound = 20 suler, 1 suler = 12 pence. The gold pound is linked to gold and has strong purchasing power.
Sulers and pennies are common currencies for most common people, while gold pounds are common currencies for citizens and the aristocracy.
The Salom Empire is divided into three classes: civilians, citizens, and nobles.
The civilian class has no right to vote or stand for election, but has personal freedom. It is a product after the industrial revolution. The vast majority of people belong to this class and are engaged in low-paying but hard work such as textiles, washing, cleaning, and factory work.
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Citizens have the right to vote and be elected. People at this level can take the judicial examination, or be recommended by powerful figures to join the kingdom's infrastructure, become employees, and earn public meals.
Nobles are families with titles. They often hold important positions and have a high status. They own their own fiefs, manors, wineries, etc. Hodge belongs to this class of people.
However, under the three classes, there is another class that is not a class.
That is slaves, they have no personal freedom, let alone the right to choose a job.
This class is generally composed of the descendants of war criminals, criminals, prisoners of enemy countries, etc.
Gold coins and Sulers are paper currency with one, five and ten denominations, while pennies are copper coins, also known as copper pennies. They have no special denomination and one coin only represents one dollar.
10 sulers can provide a family of five with three hearty meals. According to Hodge's understanding, the salary of ordinary civilians is generally less than 15 sulers per week. Only nobles like Hodge can afford this.
Maid, cook, and male servant who can afford a weekly salary of more than 2 gold pounds.
Hodge's personal maid Anna earns a weekly salary of 3 pounds 15 sores, far exceeding the highest level of the middle-wage class.
One hundred pounds in cash is enough to buy a living room for four people in any village in the Marquis Dickens' fiefdom. Even with Anna's high weekly salary, it would take more than half a year of work without food or drink to get it.
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The church mentioned by Marquis Bach is the most mainstream church in the Salom Empire - the Holy Church, also known as the Church of Light. It is one of the three most mainstream beliefs among the people of the Salom Empire.
Marquis Bach's family are all believers in the Holy Church. They go to the nearest church to worship almost every week, listen to the bishop preaching the Bible, and pray for blessings.
It's just that this kind of group activity is completely uninteresting to Hodge, who is an atheist.
Even if he knows that there is a true god in this world.
But he still goes his own way and only goes there once a month.
"So that's it!" Hoch nodded and continued to ask: "Father, do you know what the evil god they worship is?"
Hearing this question, Marquis Bach took a deep look at Hodge, without saying anything more, and continued to explain: "The specific name is unknown, but according to the believers who have been killed and captured, the honorable name of the evil god they worship is...Creation
The Lord of all, the omniscient and almighty God, they believe that the Lord they worship has created everything.”
"They believe that anyone who does not believe in the Lord and does not listen to the Lord's teachings is a heretic, a rebel and a sinner, and needs to be purified and erased."
"In the history of the Salom Empire, this sect has launched several rebellions. Although they were suppressed, the impact and damage caused even exceeded many natural disasters in history. Therefore, they have always been regarded by the church and the empire as
Wanted, if you find anything, tell me as soon as possible and let me handle it."
"Okay, I understand, father." Hotch replied and continued to eat breakfast.
Marquis Bach took a deep look at Hodge and continued to enjoy breakfast.