Frank

Neph's words drew unprecedented attention from Cattleya. A searing gaze settled on her, and Neph fought the urge to turn her head, looking instead at Frank Lee in front of her.

After hearing Neph's words, the "Poison Expert," who had a bounty of seven thousand pounds, fully revealed his enthusiasm. He looked at Neph with delighted surprise and said excitedly:

"Oh! This is the first time anyone has ever said something like that to me. This is really... really wonderful!

"I just love studying soil, crops, and crossbreeding techniques. I don't understand what's wrong with that!"

"But the people of the Church of the Earth Mother don't believe that," Cattleya said, trying to warn Neph.

"To be honest, there really is nothing wrong with it. It's a good thing, in fact," Neph replied.

Of course, that's assuming you keep your experimental subjects under control. And don't use people as materials in your experiments...

Frank grew even more enthusiastic and excitedly took two steps forward. Neph felt that even Bo Ya meeting Zhong Ziqi could hardly have been more moving:

"Oh, this is so touching. No one has ever said that before...

"I only tried to crossbreed bulls, cows, and wheat so calves could grow like wheat, and the people of the Mother Goddess's Church almost sent me to the tribunal. Merciful Mother, they haven't truly understood your will at all!"

...I really can't argue with that. You've certainly put that will into practice perfectly, though it's the will of the Mother Goddess of Depravity...

Neph struggled to maintain her smile as she replied:

"You're right, but I remember there are certain places where you still need to be careful... Like this sea, for instance. I remember the Earth Mother's power still lingers here. Wouldn't your experimental subjects mutate under its