Mystery: A Spark

But what does the Church of Mother Earth have in Backlund?

A small Harvest Church.

A half-giant bishop who was reformed from a ruthless pirate.

A clever vampire who accidentally got lost and wandered into a church, where he was tricked into becoming crippled.

With such a poorly equipped team, they can't even gather five people to run a dungeon, let alone summon a god.

However, during the severe smog event, the miracle of Mother Earth not only occurred, but it also occurred before the three major churches could react.

This means that the Earth Church was the first to receive the news and summoned the power of the true god in a very short time.

So, after receiving my distress message, Arthur not only summoned that terrifying high-sequence powerhouse to save me before Mr. A killed me, but also had the Earth Church summon the true god to descend? This connection is a bit too outrageous... Klein thought to himself, "This is terrifying."

Although he knew beforehand that Arthur's connections were extraordinary, he never expected that the guy's "face fruit" ability would be this strong.

Most importantly, after this public display of divine power, the Earth Church completely broke through the suppression and blockade of the three major churches and became the fourth major orthodox church in Rune.

If we add the Steam Church, which is clearly on friendly terms with Arthur, then it means that Arthur has already gained the support of half of the Church of Rune.

Furthermore, after Klein sneaked back into Backlund, he learned that following the smog event, the Workers' Aid Society and the Earth Church had collaborated to provide aid to tens of thousands of victims.

This brought immense fame to the Workers' Aid Association and its president, Arthur.

Based solely on the information I provided, they were able to implement this series of countermeasures... Not only did they greatly mitigate the harm of the plague, but they also supported the Church of the Earth Mother, and gained prestige for themselves and their organization... What ingenious methods... Klein sighed inwardly after understanding everything.

He glanced at Benson sitting beside him, pondered for a moment, and said:

"You should know that the Extraordinary Team has to face all kinds of dangerous events and may encounter life-or-death crises at any time."

“I know.” Benson nodded calmly.

"Do you know how heartbroken we would be if something happened to you? Do you want to end up like Klein did back then?" Melissa said, her eyes slightly red.

Klein stroked Horus, who was lying obediently on the table, somewhat awkwardly, without saying a word.

Benson looked at his sister and said very seriously:

"If something happens to me, I know you will be very sad, because I went through the same thing."

"If it were before this major smog event, I definitely wouldn't have had this thought; I would only have pursued a peaceful and stable life."

"But this heavy smog has taught me that some things can't be avoided by hiding, so I want to acquire more knowledge to avoid being helpless when I encounter such situations."

“Did you know that the Workers’ Mutual Aid Association has been building a cemetery on the outskirts of the East District these past few days, to give those who died from the smog a resting place? I went to see it once, and the tombstones stretched as far as the eye could see. I don’t want our graves to suddenly appear there one day.”

“But…” Melissa didn’t know how to refute it, so she could only look to Klein for help.

Klein thought for a moment and then said:

“Actually, Benson, if you want to learn the mystical knowledge of dealing with extraordinary events, then joining the Church of Mother Earth is more than enough.”

According to his understanding, churches are generally divided into two systems: missionaries and implementers.

Missionaries are easy to understand; they follow the line from priest to bishop to archbishop and are generally responsible for the daily affairs of the church, such as worship and Mass.

The executors are the extraordinary squads of the various churches, such as the Night Watchers, the Punishers, and the Mechanical Hearts.

Although these are two separate systems, they are not entirely unrelated.

Those in the priesthood can apply to join the Extraordinary Squad, and members of the Extraordinary Squad can also transfer to the priesthood as bishops after being promoted, and continue to be promoted.

This necessitates that both systems acquire knowledge of occultism in order to cope with unexpected extraordinary events.

However, in general, the church's clergy system is usually trained from a young age, which ensures their loyalty.

Of course, the situation was different at the Harvest Church, where the only priest had been tricked into joining.

“Let’s do as Klein says, Benson. I really don’t want to hear about anything happening to you again.” Melissa’s voice was pleading.

"Alright, then I'll just join the Earth Church as a regular priest for now." Benson finally nodded.

“That’s the best way. After all, even if the Church of Earth really wants to form a team of extraordinary individuals, it won’t be something that can be done in a short time. You can join in first to learn more, and then make a decision after you have a clear understanding of the situation,” Klein offered his opinion.

“I understand,” Benson replied.

"Speaking of which, what's the name of the Earth Church's Extraordinary Squad again?" Klein asked curiously.

Benson recalled for a moment and said:

"It seems to be called... Forest Ranger."

“I see… By the way, there’s something I need to tell you.” Klein looked at his brother and sister and began to explain his plans. “I may be leaving Backlund for a while at sea.”

"Go to sea? Why?" Melissa asked, puzzled.

“It’s something related to the extraordinary,” Klein said vaguely.

"Do we really have to go?" Melissa asked immediately afterward.

Klein nodded silently.

"Well, when do you plan to leave?" Melissa's voice was somewhat low.

"Hmm... well, next week then." Klein still wanted to spend more time with his family, so he postponed his departure date by a few days.

“Then let’s have dinner together in the next few days,” Melissa suggested.

“Okay,” Klein replied with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt layers upon layers of illusory prayers suddenly ringing in his ears.

This comes from a man.

"I'm going to the restroom," Klein said, using his usual excuse of needing to urinate.

He stood up, went to the washroom, locked the door, and walked four steps backward to the top of the gray fog.

Then he saw a deep red star that did not belong to the Tarot Club members, which was constantly expanding and contracting.

A new supplicant? Klein sat down on the bronze chair, his spirituality spreading towards the new crimson star.

Soon, he saw a familiar figure.

“Emlin? He actually dared to beg me.” Klein raised an eyebrow and muttered to himself in surprise.

Although curious about the vampires' purpose in having someone pray to him, he did not intend to respond to Emlyn's request immediately.

It was obvious that a high-ranking vampire was present during Emlyn's prayer, and Klein had no need to take unnecessary risks.

After all, he can delay his response.

"I'll respond to you when no one is protecting you anymore," Klein chuckled to himself.

……

Emlyn White's "artificial sleepwalking" state during prayer couldn't last long, and he returned to reality, looking somewhat tired.

He opened his eyes, looked at the iron-black coffin before him, and spoke with a mixture of relief and disappointment:

"Lord Nibais, there is no response."

Nibais remained silent for a long while before speaking in a rather hoarse voice:

"OK.

"You'll stay here tonight, just in case of any unexpected situation."

“Okay!” Emlyn didn’t try to be brave at all.

……

Nighttime, 7 Downsend Street.

Arthur had just finished dinner and sat down at his desk.

He's been preoccupied with other things lately and hasn't had time to draw comics, so he's frantically rushing to meet deadlines.

However, just as he took out his paper and pen, he heard the bell on the door ringing.

"Hmm~ Looks like I'll have to draw it tomorrow again..." Arthur sighed, half regretful and half happy as he put the paper and pen back.

He went downstairs to the door, opened the door, and saw a stranger standing there.

"Sir, you need..."

Klein took out the citrine pendant, preparing to use the same trick again, when he heard Arthur say from the other side:

"come in."

Klein paused for a moment, then followed Arthur into the house.

As soon as he entered, he asked in surprise:

"How did you recognize me?"

A black veil-like barrier unfolded from Arthur, spreading outwards and enveloping the living room.

“I guessed.” Arthur sat down on the sofa and gestured for Klein to sit down as well. “I don’t usually get many visitors, so when a stranger suddenly came, I naturally thought it would be you, the Faceless Man.”

The real reason is that he usually uses his ghost vision to take a look before opening the door.

Although he couldn't see through the Faceless Man's disguise, he did see Horus inside Klein's clothes, thus confirming his identity.

"So that's how it is." Klein reached out and pressed his hand to his face, returning to normal.

Then he reached into his clothes and pulled Horus out, letting it play with Arthas on the side.

After doing all this, Klein finally expressed his gratitude:

"Thank you for your help with what happened before."

“It’s not a matter of who helped whom,” Arthur shook his head. “If you hadn’t happened to run into those people causing trouble and hadn’t alerted them in time, the number of people in Backlund would probably be many times greater than it is now.”

"But no matter what, you still saved my life. By the way, what's your relationship with that high-sequence female powerhouse in the hood?" Klein couldn't help but gossip.

He also found it absurd. He had previously seen Arthur visiting the Roselle exhibition with a female angel, and then he was rescued by a powerful female warrior that Arthur had invited.

This made him a little suspicious. How come this guy is so popular with women? And they're all powerful figures.

However, what Klein didn't notice was that after he asked the question, Horus, who was playing with Arthas not far away, twitched its ears slightly.

Arthas noticed this phenomenon, causing his eyes to narrow slightly.

Arthur glanced at Klein and said:

"The high-sequence powerhouse you mentioned is an angel. If you gossip about him behind his back, don't blame me when you get into big trouble."