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"At first, he tried crossbreeding adults with fruit trees. As expected, they all died and became nutrients for the trees."
"After bitter reflection, he changed his experimental method, crossbreeding chicks with apple saplings through cuttings and grafting, and once again gloriously achieved failure."
"Finally, he took the eggs... well, in short, at least the apples grew better and better."
After reading the summary on the last page and the never-give-up declaration of encouragement, "I will keep working hard," Edward sighed heavily. He put the pages of experimental records aside and covered his eyes, feeling as though his common sense had been brutally beaten. "What is he doing?"
"What results could experiments that ignore biological characteristics possibly produce? Does he really want to benefit humanity?"
"A Planter, from the Church of the Earth Mother? The Church of the Earth Mother doesn't even teach him basic biology and botany?"
"I know Beyonder abilities have already pioneered a new system of biology, but this really is too..."
No one answered. After a while, a response sounded in Edward's mind. "But he meets our criteria."
"That's exactly what I was thinking."
The Abyss Angel rubbed his face and sighed. "Eager to learn and improve, good at putting things into practice, capable of changing the world... probably? Changes for the better and for the worse are both changes. The potential to destroy the world certainly counts too, just like that child. He does meet our criteria. Even if his direction isn't ours, we can give him some appropriate guidance."
"I really can't stand these crude, rudimentary experiments anymore. I'd rather go to the Abyss and fight Farbauti than read this experimental report."
The Monarch of Decay said, "It is indeed time to consider it."
Edward grew slightly more serious at that and asked, "'Hell'