Mystery: A Spark

The fate of the Lord of Mysteries is not something an ordinary person can bear. Fortunately, I didn't stubbornly take this path before... Arthur shook his head and sighed softly.

Then, he leaned against the bed, took out the occult books that Edwina had given him, and began to study them.

Under the influence of the Demon Hunter's insignia, Arthur's memory was greatly enhanced.

So during this period of time, through rote memorization, he has basically memorized all the books that Edwina gave him.

However, it will take some time before you can use it flexibly.

But that's alright, Arthur is perfectly safe on the Future and doesn't need the protection of the "demon skin" in the short term.

With Bernadette on board, the Future was practically unrivaled at sea.

With Arthur now on good terms with Bernadette, he has no reason to worry about anything going wrong here.

He could even arrogantly shout three times, "Who dares to kill me?"

Of course, this is just wishful thinking; Arthur would never do something so foolish.

Chapter 59 A fateful encounter

On Friday, after a voyage of more than ten days, the Future finally arrived safely at Harman Port near Dixi Bay at the end of July.

As soon as Arthur arrived at the port, he received a message from Cattleya that a bishop of the Church of the Earth Mother was waiting in the port and wanted to see him and Frank.

After Arthur and Frank disembarked, they saw a middle-aged man dressed in priest's robes approach them.

He was tall and had a serious face, looking somewhat unsmiling, much like the Bishop Utravsky described in the original work.

The middle-aged man first looked Arthur up and down with curiosity, then drew a simple symbol of life on his chest and said to them:

"Greetings, two chosen ones of God. I am Bishop Raman of the Church of the Mother Goddess. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

Arthur and Frank also returned the gesture by drawing the symbol of life on their chests.

Arthur asked:

"Sir Bishop, is there something you need for us?"

Bishop Raman said in a calm voice:

"The Mother Goddess has already learned of your purpose and has instructed us to arrange everything."

He turned to the side and pointed to the two, saying, "You two favored by the gods, please follow me."

The Church of Earth reacted so quickly? And acted so swiftly... Arthur and Frank exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised.

The two followed Bishop Raman, and Arthur asked curiously, "Bishop, where are we going?"

Bishop Raman replied:

"More than ten days ago, we received an order from the church headquarters, and then we quickly came here and bought a small island off the course of the sea."

He seemed to recall something amusing, and chuckled softly:

"This island originally belonged to a minor nobleman who insisted that it was his ancestral land and that he would never sell it to us."

"But after we offered him a price that satisfied him, he moved out of his own property without hesitation and handed over this ancestral island, which he called his ancestral home, to us."

Goodness, no matter the world or era, money is always the most useful tool... Arthur clicked his tongue in amazement.

Frank then asked:

"Shall we go straight to that island now? Our captain is still waiting for us on the Future."

Bishop Raman replied:

"I'm sorry, you two chosen ones, this island has been completely sealed off by us and outsiders cannot be allowed to go there for the time being."

Frank frowned.

"But the captain isn't an outsider, and there's that other person on board..."

At this moment, Arthur patted Frank on the shoulder and gave him a reassuring look.

Arthur smiled and said to Bishop Raman:

“Sir, it is like this, I have a follower on the ship, and I would like her to come to the island to help us manage the land.”

“She was a pitiful person who did not believe in any god, so she needed the faith of the Mother Goddess to guide her onto the right path.”

After hearing his words, Bishop Raman nodded and said:

“The Mother Goddess will bless everyone who is willing to believe in Him. Since there is still a lost soul, please have the two chosen ones bring her along. I will wait here.”

After parting ways with Bishop Raman, Arthur and Frank returned to the Future and told Cattleya what had just happened.

Caldelia had no objections and readily allowed the two to take the seeds they had bought earlier, along with Buddy, to accompany Bishop Raman to the island.

After that, she sent the crew to the island to buy supplies that the ship had run out of during the voyage, and waited for Arthur and Frank to return.

......

After sailing for a day and a night, Arthur and his party finally saw a small island in the distance.

As they approached the island, the boat carrying Arthur and his companions suddenly seemed to come alive, attempting to carry them away from the island.

Bishop Raman remained expressionless, took out a sacred emblem of the Earth Mother from his clothes, and then activated it with his spiritual power.

Soon, the small boat lost its mobility and continued to carry the four people to a small island not far away.

Bishop Raman withdrew the holy emblem and turned back to explain in a calm voice:

"To ensure that the island is not invaded, we have used some special measures to allow only those who use the power of the Mother Goddess to approach the island."

"If you wish to come afterward, you can rely on the power of the Life Emblem bestowed upon you by the Mother Goddess."

"Won't this power affect the plants on the island? You should know that what we want to research are crops that can grow without extraordinary abilities," Arthur asked at this moment.

Bishop Raman replied:

"Please rest assured, we have taken this issue into account and it will not affect your research."

The group of four walked towards the center of the island.

On the way, Arthur felt as if something was following him, whether it was his imagination or not.

But when he turned around, he found nothing.

Even after he activated his ghost vision, he didn't see anything unusual.

After asking Frank and Bishop Raman, they also said they didn't feel anything strange.

So Arthur had no choice but to put aside his doubts and assume that he was just being too sensitive.

After all, this is the territory of the Earth Church, so there shouldn't be any terrifying scenes.

Afterwards, the group went into the church. Arthur entrusted Budito to the care of a female extraordinary being in the church, then turned to Frank and asked:

"what's your plan?"

Frank replied, "I want to stay here for a while to do research. Anyway, the captain has to go back to Rune first, and she can pick me up when she returns."

"I can use this time to get the first batch of seeds, and then come back from time to time to carry out the next seed selection work."

Arthur nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back to Rune first, and then I'll try to find a messenger to facilitate the delivery of messages."

Frank laughed heartily, "Okay, then wait for my good news."

Arthur nodded and prepared to leave and return to the Future.

To his surprise, he hadn't gone far from the church when he discovered a little tail following him.

???

Arthur looked at the little creature following him, his expression somewhat strange.

"You weren't the one who was following me just now, were you?"

This is a pure white puppy without a single blemish, with two erect ears and a pair of bright black eyes looking at Arthur curiously.

It waddled along on its four short legs, looking chubby and like a little marshmallow, which was incredibly cute.

Arthur stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then squatted down and waved to the cute little creature.

Upon seeing this, the little white dog immediately ran over happily and lay down at Arthur's feet.

"Are you trying to scam me, little rascal?"

Seeing the puppy with its belly showing, Arthur couldn't resist and reached out to pet it.

Chapter 60 Hehehe

"Huh? Arthur, you haven't left yet?"

Just as Arthur was enjoying petting the dog, Frank and Bishop Raman came out of the church.

"We encountered this little fellow on our way out, Bishop Raman. Is it one of your pets?"

After petting the little thing from head to toe, Arthur finally stood up, satisfied, and asked.

In his previous life, he had no resistance to pet cubs and always wanted to raise a kitten or puppy.

However, for various reasons, this wish was ultimately not fulfilled.

After being transported to a mysterious world, Arthur had always harbored the idea of ​​raising an extraordinary pet as an assistant.

However, they hadn't encountered any suitable adoptive parents before, either on the Golden Dream or the Future.

Arthur originally intended to return to Backlund to see if he could find a suitable pet there.

But when Arthur arrived on the island and saw the little white puppy for the first time, he felt a sense of closeness to it that seemed to originate from the soul.

Arthur immediately took a liking to it.

So he thought to himself, if this puppy has an owner, then he would try to see if he could buy the little guy from its owner.

If it doesn't have an owner...

Then he won't hold back!

What Arthur didn't expect was...

Bishop Raman didn't even glance at the puppy on the ground before speaking without hesitation: