chapter 14

Chapter 101 Night Talk

　　While Arthur and Klein were talking, a white puppy suddenly appeared in the living room outside.

　　When Alsace returned, he found the lights on at home and knew that Arthur had arrived home.

　　It looked around and was about to go to the study to find Arthur, when its black nose suddenly moved.

　　"Are there guests at home?" Alsace muttered in confusion.

　　Since he and Arthur came here, no one else has ever visited this house.

　　Now Alsace found out that Arthur had brought someone home and went to the study to talk, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

　　However, Arthas had no intention of running over and eavesdropping, because it found that the study had been sealed by a ritual.

　　And since Arthur brought people into the study and then closed the door to talk about things, instead of talking directly in the living room.

　　That means he doesn't want more people to know what they're talking about.

　　Therefore, Alsace naturally wouldn't insist on understanding what Arthur was talking about. It didn't have such a strong curiosity.

　　So the puppy simply jumped on the sofa, lay down and rolled himself into a ball, and then gradually fell into a deep sleep.

　　It planned to take a nap to pass the time.

　　After Arthur is done talking, he will naturally come over to wake it up.

　　However, what Alsace did not discover was that when it fell asleep,

　　Part of the snow-white hair on its body, which was originally without a trace of mottled color, gradually turned black.

　　…

　　In the study, there were two figures at this time.

　　One of them is a human being, and the other one is also a human being.

　　But the difference is that one of them is sitting on a chair, while the other one is sitting on the ground.

　　As soon as Arthur said the previous words, he realized something was wrong.

　　He said that time travelers are like huskies that have blended into a pack of wolves, and he said this in front of Klein, the focus of the Night Goddess.

　　So isn't this equivalent to scolding a bald donkey in front of a monk?

　　However, words spoken are like water thrown out, and it is impossible to take them back.

　　Moreover, the soul seeking death in Arthur's heart also felt faintly happy about this.

　　So what he said was actually three parts intentional, three parts unintentional, and four parts careless.

　　Fortunately, Arthur himself was only thrown down, but he did not receive any more punishment.

　　This shows that although the goddess of the night is a little concerned about this sentence, she does not take it too seriously.

　　There is a saying, if Arthur had not used the power of Mr. Palles to digest the provocateur potion in his body,

　　Then he might be able to completely digest the magic potion in his body just by the words he just said.

　　Arthur climbed up from the ground with a normal expression, picked up another chair, and then sat down calmly.

　　It was as if nothing had happened just now.

　　Klein looked at Arthur, who looked normal in front of him, and then at the shattered chair on the ground. Three question marks slowly appeared on his head.

　　"What... happened just now?" Klein instinctively felt that something was wrong.

….This

　　"It's nothing, the quality of this chair is a bit too bad, it's normal." Arthur said with a serious face.

　　Klein obviously didn't believe it, but he saw that Arthur just fell and it was nothing serious.

　　So even though he felt something was wrong in his heart, he didn't delve into it further in the end.

　　So, Klein restarted the previous topic and said:

　　"Mr. Anduin, you just said that time travelers are like..."

　　"Ahem, cough, well, just call me Arthur." Arthur interrupted him quickly, and then quickly changed the subject.

　　He calmly glanced at the shimmering Holy Emblem of the Night on the table, and explained:

　　"What I just meant is that when the time traveler first comes here, his behavior and temperament will be somewhat incompatible with the people here.

　　"That's why I saw your identity and thought that time travelers are somewhat special and won't die so easily."

　　Of course, Arthur was just using the results to deduce the process at this time, trying to find a reasonable explanation for his recognition of Klein.

　　However, it can also be seen from the original work that the time-travelers do appear to be somewhat unique in their respective eras.

　　Perhaps due to different cultural backgrounds, Russell and Klein were particularly effective in this regard.

　　"So that's it, I always thought that I had integrated into this world." Klein said with a wry smile.

　　Now that he had been exposed, he had no intention of continuing to cover it up, let alone denying it.

　　This is mainly because Klein has not only come into contact with Arthur in the real world, but has also communicated with him in Tarot meetings and knows what kind of person he is.

　　Therefore, Klein has never been specifically on guard against Arthur, and he doesn't care too much about having his identity exposed by him.

　　And he had actually always wanted to find an opportunity to chat with Arthur, but he had never found the right time before.

　　Now that he had spoken out, he simply admitted it.

　　"By the way, do you know what happened to Leonard after I died?" Klein clinked glasses with Arthur and asked.

　　His last memory was of seeing the hand taking out his heart.

　　Then when he woke up, he was already lying in the coffin.

　　Klein was unaware of everything that happened during this period.

　　"I was planning to go and catch up with Leonard, but I found out that he was confronting a one-eyed dragon, and he was already dead."

　　"I realized something was wrong, so I went up and struggled with the one-eyed dragon, but I was no match for him, so I could only hold on, and finally let the man run away.

　　"Leonard was a little injured, but it's nothing serious. By the way, because of the need for fighting, I accidentally burned down your Blackthorn Security Company." Arthur Jiu replied truthfully.

　　"That man's name is Ince Zangwill." Klein said in a low voice while holding the wine glass.

　　"I know that you, the traitors of the Church of the Night, come here to steal things in order to survive." Arthur said calmly.

　　Klein took a sip of wine depressedly.

….This

　　He felt very unhappy, but couldn't find any reason to refute it.

　　"But I still have to thank you. If it weren't for you, Leonard would probably follow in my footsteps." Klein said sincerely.

　　Although he also knows that Leonard has a secret, but that secret may not be able to bring people back to life like his own.

　　Therefore, Klein felt that Leonard might not have survived if this fellow had not taken action.

　　In the moment after waking up, he had already figured out Ince Zangwill's purpose in his mind.

　　It should be to get the ashes of Saint Selena behind Chanis Gate, and use them as materials to promote himself to a demigod of the Night Path.

　　Although Leonard usually looks unreliable, he will not run away at critical moments.

　　Therefore, if Ince Zangwill wants to achieve his goal, Leonard must be killed.

　　"It just happened to happen, otherwise I would have only gotten the news after the fact." Arthur said calmly.

　　Only he and Xiaobai knew that he was keeping an eye on the Blackthorn Security Company.

　　Therefore, there is actually no loophole in Arthur's rhetoric, because this is the truth to outsiders.

　　"By the way, Arthur, you should know that Emperor Roselle is also a time traveler, right?"

　　"It is said that he left many diaries before his death, which should contain a lot of occult knowledge. Do you have any..." Klein asked.

　　He had always thought that something strange was that Mr. Hanged Man and Miss Justice from the Tarot Club both submitted Russell's diary to him in exchange for rewards.

　　But as a fellow time traveler, Mr. Chariot has never submitted even one page of Russell's diary to him.

　　This made Klein feel very confused.

　　In his opinion, Mr. Arthur, who can understand Russell's diary, should be able to collect valuable Russell's diary more conveniently.

　　"Not collected."

　　Arthur said calmly:

　　"In other words, I may have collected some of them in the past, but after I came to this world, I never actively collected them."

　　"Why?" Klein asked in surprise.

　　Are there any dangers in collecting Russell's diary? But he had read a lot of Russell's diaries, and nothing happened.

　　"You should know that a lot of knowledge in this world is poisonous, and Lao Huang has reached a very high level. So, do you think there will be some content in the diary he wrote that can kill people? Especially for us. For those who can understand the diary." Arthur replied.

　　"This..." Klein couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard this.

　　But then he thought that he had gray mist, which could help him isolate himself from the influence of other beings.

　　For example, when he tried to die and divined the blood of the Eternal Burning Sun, if he had not been protected by the gray mist, he would have been directly burned to death by the divine power of the Eternal Burning Sun.

　　Arthur's next words also confirmed Klein's thoughts.

　　"Although some of the contents of Roselle's diary are somewhat dangerous, if there is protection from a high-level being, the contents can still be read without being affected."

….This

　　seems that his gray mist is an existence of high enough status... Klein nodded silently.

　　At this time, he also became curious about Arthur's identity, because these contents were obviously not something ordinary extraordinary people could know.

　　When he looked at Arthur with doubtful eyes, Arthur seemed to know what he wanted to ask.

　　He raised his left hand and flashed the Holy Emblem of Life on the back of his left hand.

　　"Church of the Mother Earth?" Klein was a little surprised.

　　"Yes." Arthur nodded.

　　He glanced at Klein opposite him and asked:

　　"By the way, what are your plans next?"

　　"I...I haven't thought about it yet." Klein said in confusion.

　　He didn't know what he should do now, or where he should go next.

　　If he had to have one goal, it would probably be revenge against Ince Zangwill, but Klein didn't have much motivation for this.

　　He had just come back from the dead and could no longer contact any of his former relatives and friends. He just felt like a lonely ghost.

　　Arthur looked at Klein's lonely look and sighed inwardly.

　　Although Xiaoke's current situation is better than that in the original work, it is not much better.

　　Originally, in Arthur's plan, there was actually a plan to save Klein.

　　Because like other Nighthawks, Klein's life and death will not actually have much impact on the Tingen incident.

　　Unfortunately, Arthur failed.

　　But fortunately, he had already made preparations for the follow-up.

　　Arthur pretended to think for a moment, and then said:

　　"If you have nowhere to go, go to Backlund. Your brother and sister are planning to go there.

　　"Leonard joined the Red Gloves and will go there in the future. My home is also there. My home is quite big. You are welcome to come and play."

　　As long as Klein is lured to Backlund, in that complicated situation, he will naturally rekindle his fighting spirit, driven by various things.

　　For example, there is absolutely no way that Klein could just sit idly by and ignore the bad things that old Biden did by Qiao San.

　　"Will Benson and Melissa go there too?" Klein asked in surprise.

　　"Yes, Tingen is their sad place, so they don't want to stay here anymore." Arthur replied softly.

　　Seeing that Klein was still hesitant, he decided to take another dose of strong medicine.

　　He said:

　　"Did you know that over the next ten years, the world will gradually begin to change?"

　　"Change? What kind of change?" Klein asked curiously.

　　"You can simply understand it as spiritual energy recovery, which means that in the following days, extraordinary events will gradually become more frequent.

　　"In addition, the promotion of Extraordinaries will become easier.

　　"In this case, the probability of ordinary people encountering extraordinary events will also become higher." Arthur's memory of this part is relatively vague, so his words are also very vague.

　　"How could this be? In other words, ordinary people are more likely to be in danger than extraordinary people?" Klein frowned and said in surprise.

　　"Yes, if you don't trust your family, it's better to guard them personally."

　　Arthur thought for a while and made a suggestion:

　　"Alternatively, you can also make them extraordinary. If you are afraid of losing control, just keep them in a low sequence."

　　"This..." Klein hesitated at this time.

　　If he didn't know that the world would change, he would never let Benson and Melissa embark on an extraordinary path.

　　But now, even if they live peacefully as ordinary people, there is no guarantee that they can live a stable life.

　　Arthur has also said in Tarot meetings before that the security of several major sequences currently active is actually guaranteed.

　　So as long as Klein doesn't choose that weird sequence for his brothers and sisters, then it would be a good choice for them to become extraordinary.

　　The night shift is really tiring...

　　In addition, thank you to sthr for the reward of 100 coins, thank you to Wang has been here for the reward of 100 coins, and thank you to Bedbed for the reward of 100 coins.

Chapter 102 Mr. Ke who has no love in life

　　The reason why Arthur suggested to Klein was to let him bring his brother and sister into the extraordinary world.

　　One of the reasons is indeed what he just said. The end of the world is gradually approaching, so extraordinary events will gradually become more common.

　　In this case, if you have the conditions to be promoted to Extraordinary, you will still passively respond to the changes in the world.

　　So in the near future, if something unexpected happens, it is very likely that you will regret it.

　　At least they must become Sequence Nine, so that they can have the minimum ability to protect themselves.

　　If the original owner still had any relatives alive, Arthur would also lead them into extraordinary events in this way.

　　It's a pity that before Arthur traveled through time, he was the only one left by the original owner.

　　Another reason why Arthur made this suggestion was to set a short-term goal for Klein.

　　That is to collect a suitable Sequence Nine formula and corresponding extraordinary materials for his brother and sister respectively.

　　Arthur believed that with this small goal in mind, Klein would definitely have the motivation to continue fighting forward.

　　This is called creating demand if there is no demand. If there is demand, there will naturally be motivation.

　　In addition, Arthur had a little thought in this matter.

　　That is, recruiting talents for your own business.

　　As I said before, the first way to gather people is to "win people."

　　It can be seen from the original work that Benson and Melissa actually have their own talents.

　　One has a good talent in mechanical manufacturing, and the other has excellent eloquence.

　　The most important thing is that both brothers and sisters have good moral character, and Arthur also knows them well.

　　So Arthur naturally started to think about it and wanted to pull them all into his bowl.

　　Of course, this matter must have the consent of Klein and the siblings themselves.

　　After all, Steam Princess has learned from the past, and Arthur himself doesn't like to be arranged.

　　Therefore, he would not do anything stupid like making arrangements for Klein's family without authorization.

　　If Benson and Melissa are willing to participate, and Klein has no objection, then Arthur will definitely accept it happily.

　　But if they didn't want to, Arthur wouldn't force them into the water.

　　After all, what he wants to do is still risky.

　　At this time, opposite Arthur, Klein also began to think about what kind of extraordinary path he wanted his brother and sister to take.

　　In a previous Tarot meeting, Miss Justice once lamented that she was more interested in the apprenticeship path.

　　At that time, Arthur also talked about the fact that when most people become extraordinary, they have no choice of extraordinary path.

　　But even so, Klein still wants to let Benson and Melissa take a relatively suitable and safe extraordinary path.

　　Because he is familiar with the "acting method" and knows that the more consistent a person's extraordinary path is with him, the less likely he is to lose control.

　　"Arthur, do you have any good recommendations for choosing an extraordinary path?" Klein asked.

　　After becoming a Nighthawk, Klein also learned some information about extraordinary ways through the two intelligence channels of the Church of the Night and the Tarot Society.

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　　Chapter 103 Leonard breaks the defense

　　At night, in the bedroom of Arthur's rented house.

　　A hairy dumpling was lying on the bed, looking at himself in the mirror, with a look of despair on his face, and muttering in a daze:

　　"My hair...my hair..."

　　Arthur on the side finally had enough laughter. Looking at Alsace's appearance, he felt pitiful and funny at the same time.

　　"Alsace." He called softly.

　　The little puppy showed no reaction or answer. He just muttered, as if he was in a daze:

　　"My hair...my hair..."

　　Arthur suppressed a smile and waved his hand in front of the puppy, but still got no response.

　　He stretched out his finger and poked Alsace's furry little head again, and this time the puppy had some reaction.

　　It numbly turned its head to look at Arthur, then turned its head again and began to mutter.

　　"My hair...my hair..."

　　"Okay, okay, stop reading. Isn't it just that the coat color has changed to that of a husky? What's the big deal?"

　　Arthur stroked the puppy from beginning to end, feeling that there was no change in the feel, it was still as smooth.

　　"It's easy for you to say that. Look, how can I see people after I've become like this?" Alsace finally stopped talking and turned around and said angrily.

　　At this time, the puppy was no longer covered in snow-white hair, but part of its hair was dyed black, and then turned into a husky look.

　　And it is still a standard three-spark Husky.

　　"Pfft!" Arthur looked at Alsace's new look and laughed without restraint.

　　"You're actually still gloating about your misfortune!" Seeing that Arthur was still making fun of him, the puppy was extremely angry.

　　"Ahem, I actually remembered something happy." Arthur endured it, reluctantly.

　　He was afraid that if he continued to laugh, the little puppy might really bite someone.

　　"What the hell are you happy about? You were clearly laughing at me just now." Alsace was so angry that he started to show his teeth.

　　"Oh, little one, you don't know something. In fact, black is more noble than white in some places.

　　"And your current black and white fur color is a nobler color than pure black and pure white." Arthur suppressed his smile and started talking nonsense.

　　"Really?" Alsace asked, muttering.

　　"Of course it's true. I've read a lot and won't lie to you." Arthur said with a serious face.

　　"I think you're deceiving me." The puppy was very smart and didn't believe Arthur's lies at all.

　　It looked at itself in the mirror and became angry again:

　　"Damn it! If I knew who did it, I would have to... wu wu..."

　　Seeing this, Arthur quickly pinched the puppy's mouth to prevent it from saying any vulgar words.

　　"You are stupid, you can change your hair color like this silently, how can we afford to offend you?

　　"Okay, let me take a look at what's going on with your fur. Maybe you can still be saved."

　　Arthur reached out and took Alsace into his arms. The little thing wanted to struggle at first, but Arthur flicked his ears, and he immediately became well-behaved.

　　"Obey, let me see."

　　Arthur separated the smooth hair on the puppy's body and took a closer look. He found that the guy's dyed black hair was actually only partially black.

….This

　　The roots of the hair are still white, just like the hair dyeing in Arthur's previous life, which is reversible.

　　He felt relieved, reached out and patted Alsace's little head, and said with a smile:

　　"Okay, those blackened hairs of yours are just dyed black, and the roots are still white. As long as these hairs are cut, you can still look the same."

　　"Huh? I don't want to have my hair cut, I don't want to become bald." The puppy began to roll around in Arthur's arms.

　　"That's up to you. If you don't want to cut your hair, you can just keep the husky look. You can choose to be a husky or become bald."

　　Arthur looked at the dog bug squirming in his arms and regretted that he didn't have a camera in his hand now.

　　Otherwise, he would definitely take a photo of Alsace like this and keep it as a souvenir in the future.

　　However, although I can't take pictures, I can draw them. Well, I will start painting after Backlund, and then treasure the paintings... Arthur seemed to not want to accept the reality, and was still in his arms. The little puppy was rolling around, with a sinister smile on his face.

　　Arthas had no idea about this. He didn't want to look like a husky in the future, nor did he want to become bald.

　　So it stayed in Arthur's arms and refused to come out, hoping that he would find a way to get the best of both worlds.

　　"What can I do about this? Your hair is dyed black, so naturally you have to cut it off or keep it. How is there a third option?" Arthur was dumbfounded by Alsace's trick.

　　"I don't care, you have to find a way, otherwise, I won't play with you in the future." Arthas hugged Arthur's arm and insisted on leaning on him.

　　"Oh? Why don't you play with me?" Arthur stretched out his finger and poked the puppy's soft belly.

　　"Hmph! If you can't help it, I will run away from home and don't want you as a stinky master." Arthas said angrily and slapped Arthur's hands away.

　　"Hiss~" Arthur couldn't help but gasped.

　　"You...you are so cruel?"

　　"Hmph, are you scared? Come up with a solution quickly, or you will lose me." Xiao Xiaozi said with some pride.

　　"But, with the way you look now, do you really want to run away from home?" Arthur picked up Alsace and let him face the mirror.

　　Alsace was stunned for a moment, and then his expression suddenly changed.

　　It looked like it was crying, and looked back at Arthur with tears in its eyes. When it got hard, it started to soften:

　　"Arthur..."

　　"Hey, okay, okay, I'll think of a way for you." Arthur was not afraid of being tough, he was just afraid of this kind of cute offensive.

　　"Hehe." The puppy got back into Arthur's arms and looked at him expectantly.

　　After thinking quietly for a while, Arthur finally came up with a solution.

　　"Little guy, you see, I have a friend who has some talent in biochemistry. I can ask him to prepare a potion that promotes hair growth.

　　"In this case, even if all the hair on your body is shaved off, it will grow back quickly, so you don't have to worry about being bald."

….This

　　The friend he was talking about was, of course, Frank.

　　However, Arthur was actually a little scared of Frank's power.

　　So from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to take this approach.

　　And Alsace had obviously thought of who he was talking about. It took two steps back warily and asked:

　　"Arthur, this friend you are talking about..."

　　"Yes, it's Frank."

　　"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

　　When Alsace was on the Future, he often heard about this man's glorious deeds from the crew.

　　So it is impossible to use the potion given by Frank.

　　"Don't want to use it? Then I really have no choice."

　　When he was talking to Klein before, it seemed that there were only two of them.

　　But in fact, I'm afraid there should be four people present.

　　To be more precise, two people and two gods.

　　What happened to the puppy at this time should have been affected by Arthur's verbal excitement at that time, which was an unreasonable disaster.

　　The person behind him wanted to give the person behind Klein some eye drops, and Alsace became the prop for the eye drops.

　　Therefore, if the hair is not cut off, it is impossible for Arthur to restore Alsace to its original state using ordinary methods.

　　After hearing Arthur's words, Alsace was immediately entangled.

　　It has only two options now, either living with the color of a husky's coat, or cutting its coat and using the hair growth potion made by Frank.

　　The puppy looked at himself in the mirror, hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind.

　　"Then... I'd better cut the hair off and then try to use potion to grow it back."

　　...

　　On Sunday morning, Tingen steam railway station, in front of a steam train about to leave.

　　"Arthur, I'm leaving. I hope we can meet again in Backlund in the future." The dark-haired and green-eyed poet classmate looked at Arthur and said.

　　"Goodbye, Leonard, I hope that when I see you again, you will be able to stand alone." Arthur said with a smile.

　　Today is the day when Leonard goes to Winter County to receive red glove training, and it is also the day when Arthur returns to Backlund.

　　All the goals of coming to Tingen this time have been completed, and there is no need for Arthur to stay here anymore.

　　Because of the aftermath of the Battle of Tingen, the Nighthawks were quite busy with things, so after coming to say goodbye to Leonard, they all hurried back.

　　So there are only two of them here at this time.

　　"By the way Leonard, I went to Klein's house before." Arthur said as if he suddenly remembered something.

　　Leonard was stunned for a moment, but said nothing. He just looked at Arthur, waiting for his next words.

　　Arthur took out a notebook from the suitcase he carried with him, handed it to Leonard and said:

　　"Benson gave this to me. He said he found it in Klein's room. He had no way to open it. Now, I will hand it over to you."

　　Leonard held the notebook and remained silent.

　　He knew that this should be the diary written by Klein, a relic left in this world by his colleague who had the same secret as him.

　　Leonard was once very curious about the secrets of Klein, and this diary may also contain some clues.

….This

　　But now, he would rather not have this diary and just hope that Klein can survive.

　　"I know." Leonard said in a low voice.

　　At this time, the bell that the train was about to depart rang.

　　Arthur took a step back and watched Leonard turn around and walk into the car with his notebook.

　　He waved goodbye to his fellow poets with a cheerful smile on his face.

　　After Leonard's train left, Arthur also walked towards the steam train heading to Backlund.

　　Last night, he had written a letter to Frank, asking him to make a potion that could promote hair growth.

　　For the sake of his own image, Alsace sent this letter out overnight.

　　If Arthur was right, the little pup would definitely stay there after the letter was delivered.

　　On the one hand, it is to get the hair growth potion as soon as possible, and on the other hand, it is naturally to prevent Frank from coming up with some underworld things.

　　After all, this is what Alsace wants to use for himself, and it will definitely take great care of it to prevent him from growing mushrooms all over his body in the future.

　　...

　　On the steam train, Leonard held a notebook in one hand and a suitcase in the other.

　　He came to his reserved seat, first put the suitcase in his hand on the luggage rack above the seat, and then sat down.

　　Leonard picked up the notebook in his hand and looked at it, and found that there was a layer of blockade on it.

　　For ordinary people, this blockade is basically impossible to break.

　　But for an extraordinary person like Leonard, this is a very simple matter.

　　It's just that we are on the train now. If this blockade is to be broken, I am afraid it will cause some commotion.

　　Therefore, Leonard said silently in his heart:

　　"Teacher, please help me cover up."

　　"Yeah." Leonard's old voice sounded.

　　The next second, other people in the carriage seemed to have temporarily forgotten Leonard's existence, completely ignoring him.

　　Leonard first looked around to make sure no one was around him.

　　Then, he quickly broke the blockade on the notebook.

　　As the blockade was lifted, Pales also lost his ability to deceive the senses of those around him.

　　Because Amon has so many clones, and he really likes to play various identities.

　　No matter men, women, old or young, birds or animals, even a bug may be parasitized by Amon.

　　Therefore, Palles is usually more cautious outside and does not use his abilities more obviously.

　　Just like this time, it only lasted two or three seconds, and the fraud was canceled after Leonard achieved his purpose.

　　Leonard calmly held the notebook and opened the first page.

　　There were no people in the seats around him, so he was not worried that the contents of the diary would be seen by others.

　　The diary reads:

　　"On June 29, I became a civilian employee of the Nighthawks. I got to know Leonard and Old Neil. I also got a weekly salary of 3 pounds. I was very happy."

　　"And the captain is very nice and allowed me to advance my salary. With this money, Melissa and Benson can live in a house with a separate bathroom in the future."

　　…

　　"On 07.02, I successfully took the magic potion and became a fortune teller. It felt amazing. Old Neil was also very kind and taught me a lot of knowledge."

　　…

　　"On 07.06, I successfully solved a kidnapping case with Leonard. It felt like a sense of accomplishment. Leonard didn't look too serious, but I didn't expect him to be quite reliable."

　　…

　　"07.12, together with the Nighthawks teammates, fight against Rhyl Bieber who turned into a monster."

　　"The monster seems a bit scary, but there are Nighthawks teammates here, so it's not scary."

　　...

　　"I really want to be able to fight side by side with the Nighthawks all the time. Nighthawks are the best."

　　...

　　In the carriage of the steam train, under the surprised eyes of other passengers,

　　Leonard held the diary tightly in one hand, his joints turning white.

　　He covered his face with his other hand and cried like a child.

Chapter 104: Heartburn

　　In another steam train, Arthur sat leisurely on the window seat.

　　He rested one hand on the window sill, cupping his chin.

　　The other hand was placed on his leg, tapping rhythmically.

　　Arthur looked at the scenery outside the window, calmly feeling the subtle digestion of the potion coming from his body, with a smile on his lips.

　　During the Battle of Blackthorn Security Company, he gained progress in digesting the Arsonist's potion because he hindered and to some extent sabotaged Ince Zangwill's plan.

　　But because the destruction of the plan was not complete enough, the digestion progress was not very obvious.

　　In addition to this way of acting and digesting, Arthur also found another way of acting as an arsonist in his subsequent experiences.

　　The so-called arsonist, to put it bluntly, is a person who indulges in flames.

　　In ancient times, they were called fire mages, and in modern times, they are called pyromancers, but they are actually the same concept.

　　If we understand it in the simplest way, there is no doubt that this sequence of potions is performed by setting fire.

　　But if you dig a little deeper, you can understand arson as destruction and destruction.

　　In other words, he digests the magic potion in his body by being a troublemaker and destroying other people's plans.

　　On the other hand, arson is actually not limited to setting physical fires, but can also set fires in the soul.

　　That is emotional fire.

　　The most typical ones are, of course, anger and desire.

　　Anger is easy to understand, and Arthur already has a very complete experience in this regard.

　　To put it bluntly, it is to manipulate other people's mentality in order to anger others.

　　But it is different from the provocation of the Sequence Eight provocateurs.

　　Provocation is more focused on temporary anger. As long as others are angry at that time, the provocation is successful.

　　The arsonist's indulgent anger is different. It prefers to leave a clue in the hearts of others, so that every time the other person thinks about this matter, the anger in their hearts will begin to burn continuously.

　　To put it bluntly, it is to let the goal reach a certain state.

　　A state of being in a state where the more you think about it, the more angry you become, and the more you think about it when you step back, the more you lose.

　　Arthur had given the notebook to Leonard for this very purpose.

　　Originally, Leonard would be sad because of Klein's death, followed by hatred for Ince Zangwill, who killed Klein. Hatred will bring anger.

　　But this anger has nothing to do with Arthur, and he has no way to get any digestive feedback from it.

　　And as time goes by, Leonard's hatred will gradually become restrained and deep.

　　Like a jar of fine wine stored in a cellar, the taste becomes more mellow.

　　Hatred will gradually turn into obsession, but at the same time, the anger caused will gradually lessen.

　　Leonard will not be angered by this hatred. He will become more rational and think about how to kill Ince Zangwill.

　　But after Arthur forged a diary and gave it to Leonard, everything changed.

　　With that diary, Leonard will still grieve for Klein's dead son and feel hatred for Ince Zangwill.

　　But all of this was catalyzed by this diary, which created some mystical connection with Arthur.

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　　In this way, Arthur can gain part of the digestion progress from whoring.

　　Of course, as before, because this connection is not strong enough, the digestion progress Arthur gains from it is naturally not too much.

　　But after all, I came here for nothing, so I don't want it for nothing.

　　Therefore, Arthur forged the diary purely to digest the potion in his body.

　　This is for business and has no other purpose at all.

　　As for relying on arousing other people's desire to digest the potion, Arthur would not be able to do it under any circumstances.

　　After all, he has no intention of becoming a cowherd.

　　He, Arthur, is dead,

　　Die outside,

　　Drink the magic potion and lose control and become a monster.

　　It is absolutely impossible to digest the arsonist's magic potion in your own body by arousing the desire of others.

　　Moreover, this method is time-consuming and harmful to the kidneys. Naturally, Arthur cannot abandon the near for the far.

　　As for how he knew that he could use this method to digest the magic potion in his body, there is no need to go into details.

　　It can only be said that the ability to control flesh and blood is a very good ability, and the hidden sword that can be changed is also very easy to use.

　　...

　　Afternoon, Backlund.

　　Arthur, who had just arrived here, did not go home first, but took a carriage to the south area of ​​the bridge.

　　Soon, Arthur came to the Harvest Church on Rose Street.

　　This golden church has a more eye-catching spire and the Holy Emblem of Life engraved on the outer wall.

　　It is a simple baby surrounded by symbols such as ears of wheat, flowers and springs, making this church completely different from the surrounding buildings.

　　Usually at this time, some believers of Mother Earth will come here to pray for spiritual comfort.

　　Although the Church of the Mother Earth has been suppressed in the Kingdom of Loen and is not allowed to form an arm of Beyonders.

　　But it is the Church of the Righteous God after all, and belief in the Mother Goddess of the Earth is not something that will be looked upon in a different light in Loen.

　　But something strange is that the Harvest Church, where believers usually come occasionally, has its door closed at this moment. I don't know what happened.

　　Seeing this situation, Arthur couldn't help but frowned. He felt something was wrong.

　　He opened the door and walked into the Harvest Church and found that Bishop Utravsky was the only one in the church.

　　"Mr. Bishop, why are there no believers coming to worship today?" Arthur asked a little strangely.

　　Could it be that the bishop's management was poor and he drove everyone away?

　　"I informed them that the church is temporarily closed during this period." Bishop Utravsky's voice came from the seat in front.

　　"Bishop, what happened?" Arthur realized something was wrong and quickly stepped forward and asked.

　　"It's because of the Aurora Society." Bishop Utravsky stood up and said.

　　"Aurora Society? Is it because of Megoose?" Arthur reacted immediately.

　　"Yes." Bishop Utravsky replied calmly.

　　"No wonder they stopped moving in Tingen, it turns out they all came here.

　　"Sorry, Mr. Bishop, I didn't expect them to be so crazy. Are you hurt?" Arthur looked at the bishop carefully and asked apologetically.

　　"Don't worry, I already expected this to happen before going to Tingen.

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　　had been afraid, I wouldn't have taken that trip with you." Bishop Utravsky said gently.

　　"Did they come directly to the church to launch an attack?" Arthur asked in surprise.

　　He looked around, but didn't find any changes in the church from before. It didn't look like it had experienced a battle.

　　"No, since I guessed that they would come to me, I would naturally make arrangements in advance.

　　"The day you revealed your plans for the trip to Tingen, I requested support from the church headquarters.

　　"After bringing Megoose back, the strong men sent by the headquarters will have arrived.

　　"After that, I started using myself as bait to try to lure them out, and two days ago, those lunatics couldn't help it.

　　I seized this opportunity and cooperated with the strong men of the church who were hiding in secret to defeat these lunatics. "

　　Bishop Utravsky said in a calm tone, as if it was as simple as catching two fish.

　　Although he had sworn not to accept help from the headquarters until his mission was successful.

　　Just like his psychological problems, he has always insisted on finding a way to deal with them.

　　But having been a pirate before, he is not so rigid, and he can naturally adapt to a little change.

　　What's more, this matter is also related to the beloved of the Mother Goddess, and it is not just his matter.

　　For any church, the affairs of God's favored ones can be considered a major matter and must be treated seriously.

　　What's more, this matter also involves the evil god of the True Creator, so we need to act more cautiously.

　　Although the Church of the Earth is not specifically hostile to the True Creator, all righteous churches have a duty to fight against cults.

　　Good guy, I didn't expect that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes is actually an old coin... Arthur sighed in his heart.

　　Sure enough, the warrior chosen by Lilith naturally has his own merits and cannot be a simple fool.

　　It seems that we need to act more steadily in the future. Even people like the bishop, who seem to be upright and old-fashioned, have begun to play tricks. This world is simply too dangerous... Arthur thought silently in his heart.

　　The smooth sailing in the Tingen incident has made him feel a little elated recently.

　　But now the Aurora Society's attack and Bishop Utravsky's prepared counterattack suddenly made Arthur sober.

　　He realized that he had not yet started to waste capital. Only by becoming more cautious could he be better able to deal with all changes that occurred.

　　After listening to Bishop Utravsky's response, Arthur suddenly thought of a question.

　　He asked:

　　"So, Backlund's Aurora Society has been completely wiped out?"

　　"Although I really want to tell you yes, it is a pity that even if we intercepted with all our strength, one shepherd still ran away." Bishop Utravsky shook his head and replied with some regret.

　　"The shepherd's methods are weird and it's really not easy to deal with."

　　Arthur nodded and asked again:

　　"Does that mean that Megaos was brought back to Fenebaud?"

　　"Yes, she will live under supervision," Bishop Utravski replied.

….This

　　Given Megoose's situation, it was basically impossible to return to the ordinary life she had before. Being able to save her life was considered a good outcome.

　　...

　　Night, 13 Townsend Street.

　　This is a two-story mansion located on the outskirts of Queens. Not far from this mansion is the Viscount Glaint's Mansion.

　　And this is Arthur's home in Backlund.

　　After returning home, Arthur first briefly cleaned the house to remove the dust that had accumulated in the house during the month of absence.

　　Then, after he simply cooked some food for dinner, he came to the study.

　　Arthur took out a piece of letter paper and a pen, filled it with ink, and began to write.

　　When Alsace was always by his side, Arthur didn't feel anything.

　　Now that the little puppy had just left for a day, he suddenly realized a problem.

　　That is, his method of summoning Alsace was somewhat troublesome.

　　If Arthur wants to summon Arthas, he needs to first perform a ceremony and then recite the summoning spell just like Klein summoned the messenger lady in the original work.

　　In this way, Miss Renette Tinichole can be successfully summoned.

　　Arthur has already thought of the little puppy's incantation, which is a standard three-stage incantation:

　　Strange creatures that roam the upper world,

　　Spiritual creations from the earth,

　　A messenger that belongs exclusively to Anduin Wrynn.

　　He used Anduin's name instead of his real name in this spell to be on the safe side and avoid exposing his name.

　　Just like when Klein set up the spell to summon the messenger lady, he used Gehrman Sparrow instead of Klein Moretti.

　　The phrase "a spiritual creation from the Mother Goddess of the Earth" was originally just an attempt by Arthur to confirm the origin of Alsace.

　　This attempt was successful, and these three spells pointed at Alsace with great accuracy.

　　However, this kind of summoning method that requires both a ceremony and a mantra to be recited still makes Arthur feel quite troublesome.

　　So he wanted to fix the summoning method of the puppy on a certain item like Mr. Azik did.

　　However, although Arthur had several occult books presented by Edwina, the contents above mainly focused on the occult aspect.

　　Therefore, Arthur is not very proficient in ritual magic.

　　Therefore, this time he wanted to write a letter to ask Iceberg Lieutenant General Edwina about the ritual knowledge of making messenger summoning items.

　　The letter was written quickly, and Arthur performed a ceremony to summon Edwina's messenger.

　　After a while, a semi-illusory owl appeared in front of Arthur.

　　This is the messenger from Lieutenant General Iceberg Edwina.

　　When Arthur saw this owl for the first time, he felt a little emotional. He felt that the messenger was both a dog and a bird. It was like opening a zoo.

　　He also happens to be a warlock himself, which is a perfect match.

　　However, compared with Alsace, this owl is slightly less intelligent and cannot speak.

　　Of course, it is more than enough to take on the job of messenger.

　　Arthur folded the letter and handed it to the waiting owl in front of him.

　　The cuckoo bird picked up the letter with its sharp beak, then flew into the spirit world and disappeared.

　　It is worth mentioning that the messenger lady in the original work, Renette Tinichole, foresaw that a special gold coin would bring about a change for herself.

　　So when she signed the contract with Klein, she agreed that she would need to receive one gold coin to send a letter.

　　As for Alsace, the little guy is greedy and always eats delicious snacks every time he delivers a letter.

　　In comparison, this owl is much better.

　　There are no requirements when delivering letters, which can be called the conscience of the courier world.

　　Chapter 105 Letter from Frank

　　Just as he was thinking about things related to the messenger, the figure of the puppy appeared in front of Arthur.

　　At this time, Alsace looked a little excited, but also a little frightened.

　　"It's terrible, Arthur. That friend of yours named Frank is just terrible."

　　The puppy didn't know what he saw when he went there this time, and he was so frightened that he shivered.

　　"What's wrong? Why are you so scared?" Arthur picked up the puppy and asked.

　　"Ugh... That man named Frank was so scary. When I went to find him, he was actually attacking a fish... Forget it, I can't say it."

　　The puppy's facial features were all twisted together, looking like the "Subway Old Man Cellphone" emoticon that Arthur had seen in his previous life.

　　"Ahem, stop talking if you can't say it. Did you go over there to get the hair-growing potion this time?" Arthur didn't want to delve into what Frank was doing to the fish, so he changed the subject directly.

　　"I got it! Although that man was scary in what he did, the medicine he gave was very useful." Alsace spat out a small jar and handed it to Arthur.

　　"He said that this medicine can promote hair growth when applied to the body. It is very convenient. In this way, I can return to my original appearance." Xiaoxiao Zai said very excitedly.

　　After speaking, it seemed to have remembered something again, and spit out a small bag and a letter from its mouth.

　　"By the way, Frank also asked me to give you this letter and this bag."

　　Frank sending me something? Any more letters? Arthur felt a little surprised at first, and then seemed to remember something.

　　He stretched out his hand and pinched the small bag, feeling that there seemed to be some small granular items inside.

　　Could it be that...

　　Arthur's expression suddenly became excited. He opened the bag excitedly and poured out the contents.

　　Sure enough, it was an ear of wheat.

　　The ears of wheat are yellow and golden, with full grains and a special fragrance.

　　Arthur looked at the golden ear of wheat in his hand with a complicated expression.

　　He knew that the moment this thing appeared in this world, something would inevitably be changed.

　　"Arthur, what's wrong with you?" Alsace saw that he looked a little strange after getting the ears of wheat, and he couldn't help but asked worriedly.

　　"I'm fine."

　　Arthur looked at the confused puppy, smiled relaxedly and said:

　　"Little guy, do you know what this is in my hand?"

　　"It's an ear of wheat. I still recognize this thing." Alsace replied.

　　"Yes, these are wheat ears, you are right."

　　Arthur gently pressed his forehead against the puppy's furry head and said in a low voice:

　　"But at the same time, it's also hope."

　　Old sir, I succeeded. I succeeded in recreating the achievements of you and your seniors in this other world... He said silently in his heart.

　　In Arthur's previous life, since the beginning of human civilization, there has been a kind of disaster that has always accompanied human society and has never disappeared.

　　That is, famine.

　　Take the country where he lived in his previous life as an example.

….This

　　Starting from the Xia Dynasty, which was a slave society, no matter which dynasty it was, whether the people in power were wise or foolish, they could never fundamentally solve a problem:

　　Let everyone have enough to eat.

　　"When people are hungry every year, people eat each other."

　　"Cook the food to satisfy hunger, kill the younger brother to eat"

　　"Father and son eat each other, and the stench spreads thousands of miles away."

　　"Mother eats her son to death, husband eats his wife to death"

　　"Abandon the people's sons as soon as they are born, and kill them when they grow up."

　　These are all things that have happened before, they are real, and they are bloody facts.

　　Even in modern times, this kind of thing still happens often.

　　In 1921, there was a great famine in the four provinces of North China.

　　In 1925, there was a great famine in the five provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi.

　　From 1928 to 1930, there was a great famine in eight northern provinces.

　　The Yangtze River floods in 1931 triggered famine.

　　In 1934, a severe drought occurred across the country, leading to famine.

　　The Great Famine in Sichuan and Gansu Province in 1936-1937.

　　The Great Famine in Henan in 1942.

　　The Great Famine in Guangdong in 1943.

　　The Great Famine in the South in 1946-1947.

　　The "Three Difficult Periods" from 1959 to 1961.

　　From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Republic of China, hunger, famine, and famine have always been the Sword of Damocles hanging over people's heads.

　　Throughout the dynasties, the number of people who died due to wars is compared with the number of people who died due to hunger.

　　Even in the so-called prosperous times in ancient times, the most daily state of the people at the bottom was still just the word "hungry".

　　Until, an agricultural scientist emerged. He and other predecessors researched and promoted a new high-yielding crop, hybrid rice.

　　Since then, hunger has been somewhat absent from the country.

　　At least in terms of the means of production alone, the amount of food is enough to feed the billions of people.

　　Food is the basis of people's survival.

　　The reason why Arthur took the risk of destroying the world and taught Frank the biological knowledge related to genetic engineering was to avoid those things from happening to the greatest extent.

　　Of course, at the beginning, Arthur actually had a very simple idea, which was to make the world have more delicious food.

　　A man who had lived in a big foodie empire for more than twenty years traveled to a mysterious world, a ghostly place where the means of production were not abundant.

　　One can imagine what a big dilemma Arthur encountered when it came to eating.

　　Therefore, Arthur is very determined to change the world.

　　If nothing else, at least let yourself be able to eat something good.

　　It was fine when he was at sea before, but after returning to Loen, Arthur felt very uncomfortable.

　　As we all know, the Kingdom of Loen corresponds to the country where the sun never sets in Arthur's previous life.

　　And what do you say about the food in that country?

　　I can eat it, but only a little.

　　In his previous life, Arthur once heard a joke.

　　A British man proudly said:

　　"All the top ten restaurants in the world are in London."

　　A Frenchman asked:

　　"So what kind of dishes do they cook?"

　　"French food." The Briton answered without hesitation.

　　The same is true in the Kingdom of Loen. Most of the famous delicacies come from other countries.

　　As for the local dishes of Loen, well, it can only be said that Alsace shook his head when he smelled them.

　　Fortunately, Arthur's cooking skills are pretty good, and he also learned barbecue techniques from Daniz when he was at sea.

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　　This prevents him from eating food that dogs don't eat.

　　"Arthur..." Alsace rubbed Arthur's face and called softly.

　　Arthur closed his eyes, rubbed the furry head of the puppy, and then straightened up calmly.

　　He picked up the letter that Alsace had spat out, the letter that Frank had sent.

　　Open it up and it says:

　　"My dear partner Arthur, how are you doing?"

　　"I have good news to tell you, that is, our research on high-yielding crops has initially achieved some results. Are you surprised? I am surprised that the progress here is so fast."

　　"This is mainly because after some thinking, I decided to temporarily give up research on shortening the growth cycle of crops and instead use extraordinary abilities to generate these crops."

　　"But don't worry, I always remember that our ultimate goal is to develop high-yielding crops that ordinary people can manage, have a short growth cycle, and can adapt to various extreme environments."

　　"The reason why I temporarily used my extraordinary ability to promote crops is because I considered that the faster I can cultivate a batch of high-yielding crop seeds, the fewer people will die of hunger."

　　"The current batch of rye seeds has successfully possessed the characteristics of high yield and adaptability to extreme environments. They have been produced in considerable quantities and have been planted on a large area on the island. Not only that, This kind of rye seeds has also begun to be planted on some lands in the Kingdom of Feneport that are completely controlled by the Church of the Mother Goddess."

　　"My gut tells me, Arthur, that something big is going to happen in this world in the near future."

　　"And I think you won't miss this big event, and you may even look for opportunities to dominate it."

　　"So, I have temporarily postponed the research on shortening the crop growth cycle in order to put the seeds into planting as soon as possible to cultivate a considerable amount of food."

　　"Because of the warmer climate here at Fenneport and on the island, even if they were left to grow naturally, they would be able to get a lot of food around December."

　　"Arthur, my friend, I hope this helps you."

　　"Your partner, Frank."

　　Arthur folded the letter again and breathed out softly.

　　A smile appeared on his face, he looked at the puppy next to him and asked:

　　"Alsace, do you know how comforting it is to have a reliable teammate?"

　　The puppy thought for a moment with his little head, shook his head and said:

　　"I don't know, I just know that if you have a pig teammate, it will definitely be a very disappointing thing."

　　"Tsk, you guy, aren't I a reliable teammate?" Arthur poked Alsace's head angrily and said.

　　The puppy hugged Arthur's hand and said unconvinced:

　　"But we have never fought side by side, how can we be considered teammates?"

　　"Isn't this because you were unwilling to be promoted before? Even if I wanted to lead you, you would be of no use." Arthur put a blame on Xiaozi's head.

….This

　　Tch~ Now that I'm willing to be promoted, you should take out the potion ingredients." Alsace was not someone to be bullied, so he threw the pot back.

　　"Ahem, it should be all ready in a few days."

　　"By the way, do you want to cut your hair now, or what?" Arthur began to change the subject.

　　"Ugh...I've been running all day. Let's cut it tomorrow. I want to go to bed first." Alsace rubbed his eyes with his paws and yawned.

　　"Okay." Arthur didn't care about this, since it wasn't him whose hair was dyed black anyway, so it was naturally Alsace, the victim, who decided the time.

　　...

　　Monday afternoon.

　　Alsace was tired from running all day yesterday, so he slept until noon.

　　I got up and had a meal, and then started my beauty and hairdressing project in the afternoon.

　　"The dog wants to listen to dog songs, Xiaobai wants to go home when it rains..."

　　In the bathroom, Arthur was humming a song while bathing Alsace.

　　However, after humming a few lines, he realized that the song he was humming seemed a bit unlucky.

　　So Arthur changed the song again.

　　"Smart, brave and strong, I really envy myself... round head, round brain, round belly, inside is the true meaning of life~"

　　He was humming a song without stopping.

　　While he was giving the puppy a bath, he would pinch the little guy here and stroke it there from time to time.

　　At this time, the long hair on Alsace's body had been cut off, leaving him somewhat bare.

　　However, the hair that was originally dyed black has disappeared, revealing the original pure white hair.

　　The bath I am taking now is for the convenience of applying medicine.

　　Therefore, even if he was constantly being exploited, Alsace could only endure the humiliation and bear the burden in order to restore his previous image.

　　Damn Arthur, it's hard to resist bullying me now, huh! When my hair grows back, let's see if I don't turn your hair into a bird's nest... The little boy made up his mind, and once he is out of trouble, he will come back with revenge.

　　Soon the bath was over, and Arthur took out the chubby puppy and dried it with a towel.

　　Then he spread the little guy flat on a prepared clean wooden board, took a brush, and began to apply hair-growing ointment on it.

　　Arthur did not dare to touch the ointment given by Frank with his hands, fearing that the hair on his hands would be affected by the ointment and grow longer and longer.

　　From what he knew about Frank, this was entirely possible.

　　Arthur took the brush in his hand, dipped it twice in the ointment jar, and then brushed it a few times on the puppy.

　　While brushing, he also had to spread the ointment evenly.

　　And after brushing one side, you have to turn the puppy over and brush the other side.

　　This gave Arthur the illusion that he was brushing sauce on the steak and making Teppanyaki.

　　Alsace lay obediently and let Arthur do what he did.

　　It felt that its body was gradually being covered with ointment, and it couldn't help but sighed deeply:

　　"Hey~ Dog life is really difficult..."

　　"Oh, isn't it just some medicine? Why are you still feeling emotional?" Arthur was amused by this pretentious sigh.

　　"Hmph! You don't understand my mood at all." Alsace snorted twice and lay down like a salted fish again.

　　After applying the ointment, in order to prevent the ointment from falling off and to allow the medicine to be better absorbed, Alsace's entire body needs to be wrapped.

　　So, Arthur took a roll of sterile bandages used to cover wounds and wrapped the puppy's whole body tightly.

　　Seeing Alsace turned into a mummified dog, Arthur suddenly laughed unscrupulously.

　　At this time, a familiar female voice sounded from behind him:

　　"Hey, what are you two playing at?"

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