Mystery: A Spark

"Yes, but the medicine can only be dispensed when we get back to the ship."

"Do you mind if I meddle in this?"

"No, I feel much more at ease."

"Oh why?"

Frank smiled and said, "Actually, when I heard you speaking so passionately yesterday, I had my suspicions. I suspected that you wanted to use those poor people to achieve some ulterior motive."

"But just now, I realized that you genuinely want to help them."

Arthur looked Frank up and down and said, "I didn't expect that a pirate like you would have pity on them. I thought you joined my plan so that the whole world would call your name."

Frank laughed heartily, "Haha, of course that's part of the reason, but in the end, how different am I from them, having been an orphan myself?"

“I was just lucky to receive help from the Church of the Mother Goddess, and I don’t think I’m any better than them because of that.”

His voice lowered as he said:

“When I heard you talk about the tragic situation of those people yesterday, I felt a sense of sadness.”

Arthur lifted his leg and walked towards the bridge arch, saying softly, "This feeling is called 'the rabbit mourns the fox's death, and things of the same kind grieve for each other.'"

Frank followed up, asking, "That's a pretty good line. Did the Emperor invent it?"

"Probably so."

Chapter 49 No Coordination

The two walked side by side toward the underpass, talking as they went.

"While compassion is a good thing, I must remind you that these kinds of things are actually quite common at sea. A temporary rescue cannot solve the fundamental problem, and it may also lead to danger," Frank warned Arthur.

"I understand. There's a saying in my hometown: when you're down on your luck, you only need to take care of yourself. Only when you've become successful can you help others."

"Therefore, I do not consider myself a savior who can save everyone. This time, I only had this idea because I happened to see it and you were with me."

“If I were alone, I would probably not do such a thing,” Arthur said calmly.

He knew, of course, that blind kindness would only bring him trouble, and as Frank said, temporary relief could not solve the fundamental problem.

Even in his previous life's world, such things were actually quite common.

When Arthur saw such things in the media in his previous life, he felt sad for those poor people, but he did not say that he wanted to become a messenger of justice and save all the suffering people.

Because at that time he only had the ability to protect himself, Arthur could comfortably pretend that he did not know about it unless he saw it with his own eyes.

Now he has become a Sequence 8 Extraordinary, and he also has Frank, a Sequence 6 biologist, by his side.

After witnessing such a thing firsthand and receiving Frank's approval, Arthur finally had the opportunity to put his kindness to use.

The two approached the girl lying down. Frank first used his "Doctor" ability to give her some basic treatment, and then gently woke her up.

The girl struggled to sit up. Looking at the two burly men before her, she asked with a hint of fear:

"Excuse me, sir, if I've inconvenienced you, I'll leave immediately."

As she got up, she felt that the pain in her body seemed to have lessened a lot, which made her feel somewhat happy.

This means you can try to find some simpler jobs to earn some money to fill your stomach.

"What's your name?" Arthur crouched down to look her in the eye.

“Buddy, sir, my name is Buddy.” She looked a little nervous, not understanding what was going on.

Buddy? What a coincidence? Arthur looked at the girl in front of him.

The girl did not yet have the scars that Klein later saw when he found her, which means that her illness was not too serious at the moment.

At that moment, an idea suddenly popped into Arthur's head, and he asked, "Buddy, do you know how to grow crops?"

“I know a little bit, sir. My family used to own a small plot of land, and I helped my father in the fields when I was a child, so I know a little bit,” Buddy replied honestly, his spirits having improved somewhat.

"And then?" Arthur asked, then realized he had asked a pointless question.

"Later, the land was taken away, and my father went to work in the mine. Then, there was a mining accident... and I was sold to the Red Theater and became a legal prostitute."

Buddy murmured softly, as if he were reminiscing.

“My family used to own a piece of land… I even worked in the fields… My father was still alive back then…”

Arthur pursed his lips, paused for a moment, and then said:

"So, if we give you a piece of land to help manage, can you do it well? We can also cure your illness."

"Sir, is this true? I...I..." Buddy's eyes lit up instantly, and he stammered.

“Of course, we have a large area of ​​land that needs people to manage it. You can do that, right?” Arthur asked with a gentle smile.

"Do we have land?" Frank asked, ruining the atmosphere.

Arthur looked up at this person with whom he had absolutely no chemistry, and asked helplessly:

"Haven't you noticed any difference between what we're doing this time and the experiments you've done before?"

"Uh... the difference is, if this succeeds, will the whole world be calling my name?" Frank asked uncertainly.

Good grief, so that's all you remember? Arthur was speechless.

He sighed and explained, "The difference is that this project, in terms of workload and scale alone, far surpasses any of your previous experiments."

"Furthermore, you need to set up a control group and select superior varieties generation after generation. It's simply impossible for a small laboratory to do all of this."

He looked at Frank helplessly and asked, "Or are you planning to grow food directly on the deck of the Future?"

"That won't do. If I dared to grow food on the deck of the Future, the captain would definitely throw me into the sea to feed the fish," Frank replied with an embarrassed laugh.

Arthur ignored him and turned to Buddy, saying, "We'll soon have a piece of land; all you need to do is take care of it for us."

Buddy agreed without hesitation, because she had nothing left to lose.

After Frank's simple treatment, her body had recovered somewhat, and she was at least able to walk on her own. She stood up and followed behind Arthur and Frank.

As the three walked back to the Future, Frank pondered for a moment and said:

“I understand what you mean. In other words, we need a place as a permanent base.”

Arthur nodded and said, "That's right, and places like Bayam won't work."

"Why?" Frank asked, puzzled.

"This place is a mixed bag. Before you even grow the crops, the news will have already spread like wildfire."

“You haven’t forgotten what happened during the Industrial Movement under Emperor Roselle, have you?” Arthur replied calmly.

"Hiss~ Is it that serious?" Frank gasped.

"Of course, those large landowners and grain merchants whose interests have been harmed cannot remain silent. In this day and age, how can such a thing be created without bloodshed?" Arthur said indifferently.

"Then it seems we'll have to find a sparsely populated island," Frank said after a moment's thought.

"How is Bansi Island?"

"You really know how to choose," Arthur said speechlessly.

"Is there something wrong with this place? I've been there several times and haven't noticed anything unusual," Frank said, scratching his chin, somewhat puzzled.

"It's a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains; it would be a good spot for a cemetery. Anyway, just stay away from there," Arthur advised.

“Okay, then it seems we need to go back and discuss this with the captain. When it comes to understanding the sea, she’s much more professional than I am.” Frank shrugged.

Chapter 50 Sword Making

The three returned to the Future, and Frank first went to his laboratory to prepare the medicine.

After taking the medicine, Buddy's illness was quickly cured.

In the original novel, she was tormented by illness for more than half a year before being discovered by Klein by chance.

Tragically, by the time Klein found her, she had already died a miserable death from the torment of her illness.

While Buddy's illness would be troublesome for an ordinary person, it is easily solved for Frank, the "biologist".

Although this "biologist" is an outsider, he occasionally tries to make headlines.

Although Arthur also enjoys making big news, he doesn't consider himself to be on Frank's level, capable of destroying the world with a casual gesture.

After curing Buddy's illness, Arthur took her to the ship's restaurant for some food.

Afterwards, Frank arranged a room for her to rest, and then he and Arthur found "Admiral" Cattleya and told her everything that had happened that day and their plans.

"I see. You want to find a remote place as a base for experimenting with high-yield crops?"

Cattleya quickly understood what they meant. She looked at the map and thought for a while, then suggested a few locations.

However, after discussing it, the group ultimately rejected all those places.

These places are either too close to the ruins and are too dangerous, or they are on the main shipping lanes with too many ships, making them unsuitable.

As a result, the three of them fell into distress.

Because navigation technology is now quite advanced, pirates or merchant ships can be found in almost any place that is not too dangerous.

Places like the ruined sea area are sparsely populated, but also too dangerous to be a good place to establish a base.

“Let’s buy an island,” Bernadette said as she pushed open the door to the captain’s cabin.

"Buy one?"

Is this the extravagance of a powerful leader? Arthur was immediately stunned by Huang Beibei's words.

"Yes, buy a small island near the Kingdom of Feneport. For security issues, contact the Church of Mother Earth directly."

Bernadette said calmly, "I believe that for the sake of their church's rise, they will be very responsible and hide that island very well."

......

Once the plan is agreed upon, there is no need to hesitate any longer.

The Future immediately changed course and headed towards the Kingdom of Fenneport.

Arthur is also preparing to complete something he has always wanted to do but has been putting off.

That is, to create a melee weapon for yourself that is focused on combat.