Gerald’s train of thought was cut short when he heard a knock on his office door. Shortly after, Aiden entered before saying, “Brother Gerald! I’ve received a call stating that Professor Boyle is back. He’s currently at his manor, Fresh Cottage!”

“Oh? Bring me to him!”

It was around noon when the duo arrived at Fresh Cottage. Even from afar, they could already see all sorts of plants and even artificial mountains within the manor’s grounds. Each plant seemed to have its own special spot, and if they could see things from an aerial view, the duo would surely be able to tell that everything was arranged to look like an eight diagram…

“As you’ve probably guessed by now, Professor Boyle is different from the other experts of the topic,” said Aiden.

Chuckling in response, Gerald simply replied, “He’s definitely one of the more experienced ones, that’s for sure.”

 

say it, he had already figured out that Professor Boyle had arranged his garden in the shape of a

and bowed before saying, “Ah, Mr. Baker and Mr. Crawford,

Though the man seemed to be in his seventies, Gerald could see that his eyes were still quite energetic. From what Gerald could guess, the man had probably learned some basic breathing techniques. That certainly explained the inner strength in his elixir-of-life

any martial arts. From the looks of it, the old man had simply cultivated his

went straight to the point by saying, “So… Professor Boyle, my brother’s here to ask about the Divine Fruit tree.

research, I called it the Phoenix Spirit tree instead since the structure of its trunk and branches resemble a phoenix! Either way, I first read about the tree in some ancient books. Had it not been for the incident last year, I

“An… incident?” asked Gerald.

Spirit tree! Within the letter, was an important detail that stated that not only did the ancient tree still exist, but it also bore fruit once every decade for eternity! Unfortunately, the tree’s

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