The Dark Way of the Egoist: A Serial

Chapter 109 Desire
"Hmm..." He raised himself up from the bed.

Dak feels better than ever before, and the muscle soreness and other discomforts that he should have experienced have not appeared yet.

The sunlight streaming in through the windows was as bright as ever, and it looked like another beautiful day.

"Master, you're awake.

Here, this is breakfast." On the table in front of Paracelsus were stones engraved with runes, as well as some branches, flowers, and insects.

"Oh, thank you." After eating, Dak asked, "Caster, do you feel everything is OK?"

He is aware of his own abilities. The biggest problem at the moment is probably the lack of magic power... This body is too weak.

"Honestly, just barely maintain a normal existence." Paracelsus stopped making props and looked at Dark.

"So, Master.

Although I know your anxious heart.

But the primary goal now is to find a stable supply of magic power." Along with a stream of light, Paracelsus put down the rune stone in his hand.

“Oh, I know something about this.

The largest sacred place in Dongmu should be Mt. Yuanzang. It is said that the Holy Grail is at the foot of the mountain over there.

Then, Ryudo Temple should be the most suitable target." said Dark.

The Holy Grail located at the spiritual vein may attract a lot of attention and be inconvenient to approach, but as a temple that is often visited by people, there will definitely not be too much vigilance.

"About this, Master.

I already explored it last night. The most suitable place is here." The design of the "Philosopher's Stone" on the table flew up by itself, and its surface changed into the appearance of the Dongmu map.

"Isn't this the design drawing of the Philosopher's Stone? Is this okay?" Dak asked doubtfully. This thing should be quite valuable.

"It doesn't matter. It's just a rough draft. It's mostly theoretical deductions and inspirations that flashed through my mind occasionally... If I really follow this drawing, it will be as dazzling as fireworks." Paracelsus smiled brightly as he spoke. The magician's legacy is not something that is so easy to inherit.

As one of the dark forces of Chaldea...it's not so easy to get benefits from Dad Dou.

“…”Dak looked at Paracelsus speechlessly and turned to stare at the blueprint.

Originally, he had the idea of ​​making it according to the blueprint, but now it seems that if he doesn't verify the magic knowledge he got accidentally, it will be easy to fall into a trap.

It is a taboo to know the facts but not the reasons behind them.

"Caster, where do you think is more suitable for a magic workshop?" Dak asked, looking at the red dots marked on the map.

“The river of Weiyuan River is connected to the underground spiritual vein and is an excellent spiritual place.

Then, the sewer here should be the most suitable place. It is interconnected and located underground, so there is no need to worry about the opponent causing large-scale destruction.

If it is a low-intensity confrontation, I am still very confident. "Paratharsus said. The positioning of the magic workshop is very important, and many factors need to be considered.

“Kidnapped at the cost of the residents’ safety…” Dark realized the main reason why Paracelsus chose this place.

As expected of a real magician, with Paracelsus's level of magic, if he were to occupy this place and set up a magic workshop, he would be much more dangerous than Bluebeard.

“Well, the rules of the Holy Grail War do not allow it to be made public.

In that case, let's put it where there are many people.

Anyway, if it's just us, no one will find out.

Then it is others who should pay attention to these things." With Paracelsus's attainments in magic, brainwashing, suggestion, hypnosis and the like are very easy things, especially when the target is an ordinary person.

So it will definitely not be him who will be exposed.

"It's a good idea. Let's do it." Although Dak also felt that it was boring to use ordinary people's lives as bargaining chips to threaten, this was the most appropriate approach under the current circumstances and the most cost-effective.

The weak can only be chosen, this is the world.

What's more, as long as we pass the initial accumulation stage, we can then go and kill the old bug. The Matou family is a more suitable magic workshop.

Perhaps you can also go to the location of the Holy Grail and make a move on the main body of the Holy Grail in advance.

In fact, if Dak could provide the magic power supply at the level of an ordinary magician, Paracelsus could turn around and kill the old bug right now.

However, the key is that Dark does not have enough magic supply, so Paracelsus can only find a solution himself.

In short, you need to find a stable source of magic first.

In fact, from the perspective of Paracelsus, a mainstream magician, not considering consuming the lives or souls of ordinary people to gain magic power is already a result of taking Dark's feelings into consideration.

"Then let's go! But the sewer... ugh." Without thinking, Dak knew that the smell of the sewer was extremely bad and some people would suffer.

"Hehe... Master.

I'm ready." With a chuckle, Paracelsus handed the rune stone in his hand to Dak.

“Although time is short and there is not a strong protective effect, it is still no problem to achieve the level of isolation and air purification.

As long as you hold it, you can obtain an air purification barrier with a diameter of two meters. But you must be especially careful, Master.

Since the material is just an ordinary stone for enchantment, the place where the runes are engraved must not be damaged.

Also, the rune's purification of the air is a continuous process. Once it moves too fast or the air impurities are too high, it will not be purified completely." Paracelsus said.

It is not impossible to make it more perfect, but after weighing the cost-effectiveness of all aspects and making comprehensive considerations, this is the most suitable solution. After all, he is very busy, and it is not enough to just make rune stones.

"Hey, Caster. Can I ask you a favor?" Dark said, seeming to have made up his mind.

He has no moral integrity and can easily pretend to be a child. Eat my adorable starry eyes!

"What's up, Master?" Paracelsus asked, stopping what he was doing. To be honest, he had a lot of things to do. If he wanted to fully demonstrate his strength as a magician caster, he had to make a lot of preparations.

"I want to be your disciple, is that okay?" Dak looked at Paracelsus with the eyes of an innocent little boy.

Considering that if Paracelsus was willing to sincerely help, it could greatly shorten his development time, Dark was completely shameless.

"If that's your request, then that's fine.

Learning magic is a very hard thing and you have to persevere.

Before the Holy Grail War ends, I will do my best to train you into a qualified magician." Brushing the hair in front of her eyes behind her ears, Paracelsus gave people the impression of a serious beauty at this moment.

Douba's appearance is very androgynous, and it is easy for people who don't know him to misjudge his gender.

"Thank you very much, teacher." Dak immediately hit the nail on the head and made a happy sound. When the time comes, I will find a way to localize my ability, so that I won't be targeted by the inhibitory force, right?

Dak feels that, in terms of the role positioning of an ordinary magician, the summon caster job is the most cost-effective, because he can learn valuable magic knowledge from the caster.

"As my student, please stay calm." Paracelsus looked at Shinji and said, this attitude was a kind of preferential treatment for a child.

"Oh! Teacher, I'm sorry, I'm so happy! Hehe." Touching the back of his head, Dak showed a silly smile.

Frankly speaking, Shinji Matou has a good appearance and it is natural for him to show such an expression.

"Shinji, can I ask you a question?" Paracelsus looked at Dark seriously, there were always some things he wanted to make clear.

"What? Teacher." Dakla got dressed and got up from the bed.

"Do you have a wish that the Holy Grail would fulfill?" Paracelsus wanted to confirm this, because he had a wish that he wanted to fulfill with the Holy Grail, and he hoped that there would be no conflict, otherwise...

In fact, responding to the call of the Holy Grail is something that only Servants with a desire would do. There is a conflict between Servants and Masters, so the Command Spells are particularly important.

"No, teacher.

In other words, the Holy Grail has helped me realize my wish.

The wish I want to fulfill is to resolve the tragedy of the Matou family, and this is a problem that must be resolved before obtaining the Holy Grail.

That is the problem you will solve, so I don’t need the Holy Grail at all.” Dak said nonsense.

If you ask me whether I want a chance to realize my wish, of course I do.

However, Shinji, who had read the Matou family's record of the Holy Grail War, knew that in the last Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family summoned Angora Mainyu, which meant that the Holy Grail had been contaminated and could not be used as a wish-granting machine at all.

But it can be used as a tonic for the doll... Maybe I can use the Holy Grail to make the doll come over?
However, there was no reasonable reason to reveal this information, and Dark did not intend to tell Paracelsus. He would not confide in anyone, so he could only express that he had no interest in the Holy Grail.

"Shinji, I will help you realize your wish, I will!

I will do my best to do this.

I will teach you to become a qualified magician." Paracelsus touched Dak's head.

At this time, Dak still looks like a very cute child, especially when he is serious, he looks like a little adult.

"So, what is your wish, teacher?" Dak asked.

Frankly speaking, he used to have only a vague understanding of Type-Moon's information, and his focus was usually on pretty girls, wondering which one was easier to lick.

The most common saying is "Mashu can raise Fufu, and I can also raise Titi and Yuanyuan."

If Paracelsus didn't often appear as a mastermind in the game, he would still have some presence.

Even Dark might not have expected this powerful magician.

Although his star rating in the game is not high, Paracelsus is very strong as a magician.

"My wish... is nothing special. My wish is just to reach the source."

As if he had thought of something that concerned him, Paracelsus spoke slowly.

"Let's go Shinji, it's a bit early to talk to you about this."

"Oh, yes, teacher."

Although he is an apprentice, the protagonist actually has no teacher-student relationship at all. He just wants to use Douba to kill the old bug and inherit Douba's magic. At least the benefits of killing insects are reasonable, and with Douba's magic level, it is no problem to kill the old bug.

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