"Understood, Goddess," Sage Sea replied after a while.
He then looked toward Isaac and Selene. Isaac was already using Spatial Lock, strengthening the skill with his evolved Aura while continuously altering its structure in an attempt to stop the teleportation.
He knew that if the person transporting them truly wanted to, his Spatial Lock could be shattered without much effort. The fact that it had not been destroyed already meant that whoever was pulling them away was simply allowing him to resist.
"Please go on. I will vouch for Goddess Ruth in her place. She is not the type to play underhanded tricks, so you do not need to worry about being attacked during the summoning. It also seems she knows about your God Domains, and knows the reason behind them, so you have nothing to worry about," Sage Sea said.
Isaac frowned, but after thinking for a moment, he slowly nodded. Selene tightened her grip on his hand as she felt the Spatial Lock around them gradually being released, and her fingers naturally intertwined with his.
The moment Isaac stopped resisting, both their minds suddenly lurched. It felt as though they were being pulled through an endless distance, and before either of them could properly react, their consciousness sank into darkness.
When Isaac opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting on a wooden chair inside a small tea house. The structure stood in the middle of an open forest, with trees stretching in every direction, while pleasant bird calls could be heard nearby and several ethereal deer wandered peacefully through the grass.
The place was beautiful, but something about it made Isaac uncomfortable. The world around him seemed to possess another dimension beyond the three dimensions he understood, making the trees, the ground, and even the air appear subtly different from what they should have been.
His mortal mind could not properly comprehend what he was looking at. Thankfully, some kind of protection seemed to have been placed over both him and Selene, otherwise simply looking at this strange world for too long might have caused their minds to collapse.
Isaac finally stopped examining his surroundings and looked toward the people sitting across from him. One of them was a woman with long golden hair and brilliant golden eyes, and her appearance was so beautiful that even Isaac, who had become accustomed to seeing beautiful women every day, could not help but be impressed.
Her features were delicate and refined, with fair skin and a graceful figure that gave her an almost otherworldly appearance. There was no need for excessive decoration or elaborate clothing to make her stand out, because her natural beauty alone was enough to draw attention.
Beside her sat another figure whose appearance Isaac could not clearly perceive. No matter how much he tried to focus on that person, his eyes seemed unable to grasp her features, as though something prevented his mind from understanding what it was seeing.
"Greetings, Isaac Hargraves and Selene Calloway. I am Ruth, the Goddess of Purity and Wealth," the golden-haired woman said with a gentle smile.
"Greetings, Goddess," Isaac replied, looking toward her.
"Greetings, Goddess Ruth," Selene also said. She remained close to Isaac, clearly still somewhat nervous after realizing that she was actually in the presence of a God.
"I know the two of you probably have many questions. I will answer them one by one, so you can ask whatever you want to know," Goddess Ruth said with a beautiful smile.
"Why did you summon us here, and how were you able to summon us?" Isaac asked.
"I used the connection Selene created through her skill. She had already established a path, or more accurately, the System created a path because of her skill, and I simply forcefully widened that path before using it to bring the two of you here," Goddess Ruth explained.
She then turned toward the blurry figure beside her. "As for why I summoned you, it is because of her. She paid all the Faith required for this summoning, and I must say that the amount was exorbitant, even for someone like me."
Isaac and Selene both turned toward the mysterious figure. They waited for her to introduce herself, but she remained silent, creating an awkward silence that continued for several seconds.
Isaac eventually sensed movement beneath the table. It seemed Goddess Ruth had kicked the mysterious woman, because she soon smiled awkwardly and asked, "Why are you being so silent? Didn’t you want to talk to them?"
"Yes..." the woman finally answered.
Her voice cracked slightly, making the situation even stranger. After a brief pause, she seemed to regain her composure and spoke again.
"Greetings. I’m Sylvie, Goddess of Harvest, War, and Love."
Isaac was surprised by the introduction, but he kept his expression calm. Selene also looked confused, especially after hearing that Sylvie had personally paid such an enormous amount of Faith just to bring them here.
"Why were we summoned?" Selene asked.
"I want to make Isaac my Chosen," Goddess Sylvie said directly.
Isaac raised an eyebrow. He had expected many things from this meeting, but he certainly had not expected a Goddess to suddenly ask him to become her Chosen.
"You should know what kind of attention you are drawing, Isaac. However, I can help you deal with those people, and I am already doing so. I was the one who placed the shield over your City to prevent others from prying into it. If you become my Chosen, I will be able to help you even more, and you will also gain enormous strength by becoming the Chosen of a God."
Isaac frowned as he listened. There was confusion in his eyes because he could not understand why Goddess Sylvie wanted him as her Chosen, especially when she sounded almost as though she was trying to persuade him rather than simply offering him an opportunity.
Selene was just as confused, and even Goddess Ruth was staring at Sylvie with an expression that suggested she did not completely understand her actions. For some reason, the Goddess of Harvest seemed unusually eager to have Isaac accept her offer.
Isaac looked directly at Sylvie and finally asked the question that had been bothering him since she made her request. "Why do you want me to be your Chosen?"