Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 356 He's Going Home

"That's good." Rollin could tell what Bethel was thinking, so he smiled back, then, remembering something, said:
"Although the pollution in your body has temporarily reached a balance and will no longer affect you, this is not a true cleansing. To prevent any accidents, it's best if you don't advance to Sequence 0 for the foreseeable future. Uh, you should be able to suppress it, right?"

As he finished speaking, Luo Lin asked with some uncertainty, "I know that Mr. Men could have become a god back in the Fourth Era, but he has been using the sealing authority to prevent himself from becoming a god because of the influence of the Celestial Venerable. But I'm really not sure if Mr. Men can control himself from advancing to godhood now."

“Although it’s somewhat difficult, I can still control myself from seeking a promotion for the time being.” Bethel nodded, then asked:
"I just don't know how long I need to suppress it. Although I'm not in a hurry to advance to Sequence 0, there are only a dozen years left until the end of the world, and I need to make some preparations in advance."

That's the truth. Although Bethel longs to become stronger, he's already lived through so many years, so he's not in a hurry for another ten or twenty years.

However, the Earth's barrier can only hold for another ten years or so. In order to ensure that the Earth side has enough power to fight against the Outer Gods by then, the Lord of Mysteries must be born before the Earth's barrier breaks.

"Don't worry, it won't take more than ten years. After I perform a few more surgeries, I'll have a pretty thorough understanding of this area, and then there won't be any problems." Luo Lin waved his hand and said with a smile:
"And although you can't be promoted to Sequence 0, the cleanup work can still continue. Even without other methods, if we remove the contamination step by step, it won't take more than a few years to completely remove it at the current speed. Just wait patiently!"

Hearing this, Bethel was relieved. He nodded and said, "Alright, I will wait for that day."

Then Bethel smiled gently and looked at Rowling, saying, "Before that, is there anything I can do to help?"

"You're on the right track! Bethel, you truly deserve to be my favorite angel from the 'Three Musketeers' faction; your awareness is truly exceptional." Rowling's eyes lit up, and he gave Bethel a thumbs-up. Then, without further ado, he said:

“There are indeed many things that I need your help with. For example, I need to go to the Mother Tree soon to retrieve the Bound God Thorzna. If you, Bethel, can help, it should reduce a lot of trouble.”

Bethel was taken aback by these words, probably not expecting Rowling to go to such lengths, but considering Rowling's usual behavior, he understood.

Without making any excuses, Bethel nodded directly and said, "I'm fine with it, but I'm afraid I alone can't snatch the bound god Thorzna back from the Mother Tree."

"Don't worry, the main force is the Sun God. Bethel, you'll be responsible for sealing off space, providing mobility, and making sure those Rose School aliens don't run around," Roland said, waving his hand.

Bethel wasn't surprised by the result, but he was somewhat relieved.

“Besides that…” Rowling blinked and looked at Bethel, “Bethel, do you want to make Abraham great again?”

Bethel was taken aback; the two topics were so far apart that he couldn't quite process them at first. But Rowling's words stirred up Bethel's memories, reminding him of the once-prosperous state of Abraham's family and Abraham's current impoverished state.

Bethel sighed. He did not regret what He had done over the past thousand years. Even though it had brought Abraham to ruin, if Bethel had not done so, He, in his corrupted state, would probably have been released by the Abraham family long ago. At that time, not only would the world have suffered a great disaster, but the Abraham family would also have met with no good outcome, and might have been completely wiped out long ago.

But even though he knew rationally that he had done nothing wrong, Bethel still couldn't help feeling guilty emotionally.

Despite his guilt, Bethel still knew a bit about Rowling, so he looked at Rowling with a mixture of curiosity and helplessness and asked, "What do you want to do?" "Don't be so wary, Bethel, I'm not going to eat them," Rowling said with a smile, speaking slowly and deliberately.
"I just need some extraordinary individuals with the Gate Passage. This path is extremely useful, but the number of people with it is far too small, which is a pity. Now that you can finally return, it is natural to make up for this regret."

In Rowling's view, the doorway is one of the most useful pathways, especially due to its high mobility and spatial attributes, which have great potential for application in both warfare and daily life.

Putting aside other things, if the mechanical laboratory could mass-produce extraordinary items that allow access to the gate, even if it only had a limited scope and could not achieve the ability to "travel," the widespread use of spatial storage would still have a huge impact.

This treasure trove of a path, apart from Bethel, has very few even Sequence 5s. Most of the properties within this path are unused, making it a complete waste.

Of course, Rowling wasn't an unreasonable person, and he wouldn't force the Abraham family to sacrifice their unique traits to cultivate extraordinary individuals. But surely he could cultivate his own people instead of outsiders?

Rowling wasn't picky; as long as there were people he could use, he didn't care whether they were named Abraham or not.

Bethel glanced at Rowling, guessing what he was thinking, and smiled helplessly before continuing, "Now that I have returned, the Abraham family will naturally no longer lack extraordinary individuals, and they will be happy to contribute to your cause."

Bethel knew very well that since Abraham had already been targeted by Rowling, there was no point in running away. Rather than running away, it would be better to openly train his people and have them work for him. In this way, Rowling would actually give Abraham some preferential treatment.

And to be honest, working for Rowling isn't really a bad thing. Many people would love to be associated with such a powerful figure, but they can't. Abraham was chosen by Rowling, so even if he doesn't become incredibly successful, he can at least have a stable and secure future.

That way, even if something unexpected happens to me in the future, at least they won't fall into poverty again... Bethel silently added in his heart.

He believed that even if He died in the future, Rowling would still be alive and well.

Rowling was naturally very satisfied with Bethel's answer. Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "So, Bethel, do you want to go home and visit now?"

Bethel paused for a second, then nodded and said, "I really should go home and visit."

As he said this, Bethel's expression became somewhat dazed.

He had been away from home for so long that he once thought he would never have the chance to return to his homeland.

I never imagined that He would actually have a day to go home in this lifetime.

(End of this chapter)