Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 362 Bethel at Work
This made Fors, who was already captivated by the necklace's beauty, feel even more that the necklace in her hand was incredibly heavy. She looked up somewhat awkwardly, and although reluctant, she said, "This is far too precious, Mr. Men, I can't accept it!"

“I never take back gifts I’ve given away. If you don’t like them, you can throw them away,” Bethel said, shaking his head.

How could I possibly lose it!
Fors couldn't help but mutter to herself, still feeling a little awkward.

The main reason is that this thing is indeed too valuable to her.

At this moment, Rowling said, "Take it, Fors. Just consider it compensation for your emotional distress. After all, you won't have any time to rest for a while."

At this point, Rowling paused for a moment, then said with a pleasant smile, "Could I ask you about the homework you buried?"

Upon hearing this, Fors almost instinctively unleashed her imagination, instantly conjuring up a picture of herself buried under mountains of study materials and exercises. Suddenly, the necklace on her hand didn't seem so valuable anymore.

What chilled her to the bone was that Mr. Door on the other side did not refute Lucifer the Great Demon King's words.

So are there really any exercises that could bury her?

Fors took a deep breath, and then, meeting Bethel's slightly encouraging smile, she didn't refuse anymore, but put the necklace on right there and then, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Men."

"You're welcome." Bethel smiled contentedly and really didn't bother to explain the problem.

After all... given Fors's weak foundation, this statement wasn't actually wrong.

After presenting Fors with a gift, Bethel and Rowling did not linger and then said goodbye and left.

After they left, Fors lowered her head and touched the necklace around her neck, then slammed her head on the desk.

"Ouch... Ouch, ouch... Ouch, it really isn't a dream."

Fors sat up again, clutching her head, tears welling in her eyes from the pain. She continued rubbing her head while gazing at the crimson full moon outside the window, her expression sorrowful.

"That's it, I can't be a lazy bum anymore."

……

"It seems you are quite satisfied with her."

After leaving the Fors' house, Rowling glanced at Bethel, who was clearly in a good mood, and smiled as he spoke.

“You should trust your judgment.” Bethel didn’t deny it, nodding and saying, “She is indeed a very good child.”

“Of course, when has my judgment ever been wrong?” Rowling nodded without any embarrassment, then, as if remembering something, asked, “But where is the main branch of the Abraham family?”

“To be honest, I don’t know where the Abraham family’s main family is now; it’s probably not in a place I’m familiar with.” Bethel smiled and looked at Rowling, saying, “But in the future, they will have a new main family.”

"Wow!" Rowling raised an eyebrow, not surprised at all.

The two then returned to Dorian's residence, where he was writing furiously, presumably a letter to the others.

“Ancestor, you have returned.” Dorian raised his head, stopped writing the letter frantically, and looked at Bethel with a hint of trepidation.

His anxiety stemmed not from anything else, but primarily from his worry for Fors. After all, although Dorian had viewed his student with a lot of skepticism and had overheard Bethel and Rowling's conversation, knowing that his student's future seemed extraordinary, Dorian was also aware of Fors's somewhat lazy nature, and thus worried that his student might offend the ancestors.

Then Dorian heard his ancestor say this:
Fors refused to be my student.

Dorian: ...

Fors, what are you doing, Fors!
“Ancestor, please forgive me…” Dorian almost instinctively pleaded for his student.

But Bethel interrupted him, smiling as she said, "Why don't you ask her why she refused?"

"Why?" Dorian's plea was swallowed back, and he could only ask Bethel instead.

“Because she already has you as her teacher.” Bethel didn’t keep them in suspense and stated it simply and clearly.

Dorian was stunned for a moment, doubting whether he had misheard. After confirming that he hadn't misheard, Dorian felt a mix of emotions. On one hand, he was angry that Fors didn't seize the opportunity, and on the other hand, he was moved by Fors' choice, feeling that he hadn't made a mistake in taking him as a student.

In addition, Dorian's mood was also somewhat uneasy, which made him cautiously look at his ancestor.

“Don’t worry, I’m not angry about it. On the contrary, I’m very happy.” Bethel clearly didn’t intend to tease Dorian any further and said gently, “Talent is certainly important, but character is the most important thing in my opinion. Fors made a good choice.”

Dorian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

He genuinely hoped that Fors could become Bethel's student and gain better opportunities.

Bethel could naturally see what he was thinking, which made Him smile. He continued, "Although Fors will not become my student, I still admire her. She will follow me to study, along with other outstanding members of the Abraham family."

Hearing this, Dorian breathed a sigh of relief, though he still felt a little regretful.

After all, there is definitely a difference in treatment between a "sole student" and a "promising junior who is being nurtured".

But Dorian couldn't blame Fors for this, so he could only sigh inwardly.

……

For the next period of time, Bethel was very busy.

He first re-established Abraham's new home address, then transferred Abraham's remaining sealed artifacts to the new home, and dealt with some of the more serious negative effects of them—that is, those that could be broken were broken into extraordinary states, and those that could not be broken were resealed.

Next, Bethel organized the ancient books passed down from the Abraham family, removing the fabricated parts and categorizing the remaining books. He also compiled a systematic textbook on mysticism, ensuring that future members of the Abraham family would have a complete learning process, from beginners to experts.

In addition, Bethel would naturally need to settle accounts with and dispose of the various industries, resources, and wealth currently owned by the Abraham family.

This was no small task. Although the Abraham family had fallen on hard times, as the saying goes, even a broken ship has 3000 nails. Although Abraham's wealth in the field of mysticism was not as great as before, he was still quite wealthy in worldly matters.

Most importantly, because his people had long since scattered to all parts of the world and their property had been divided up in a chaotic manner, Abraham was in a complete mess in this regard.

While Bethel was busy with various things, members of the Abraham family gradually arrived at their new home. The number of people who chose to respond to Mr. Men's call was not small, accounting for at least 70% to 80% of the entire family members. The rest were determined to live ordinary lives.

(End of this chapter)