The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 299: Senior Go's move is too cruel

(fgo is also go!)
Lu Mingfei never expected that during the interview, a former senior would actually show up in person. This move was really too cruel.

In other words, his sexual orientation is normal. If it was a little girl from Shilan Middle School, my god, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to resist and would just give herself to him for free?

Who was that dark red-haired man? He looked older than Senior Brother Chu. He looked like an interviewer from the Spiral Hall.

Lu Mingfei's eyes rolled around and he took a quick look before looking away. He walked up to the red-haired interviewer and greeted him politely.

He wondered if Chu Zihang had come here because he was optimistic about his junior and wanted to take care of him. But when they were in school, they had hardly spoken to each other.

"Please take a seat."

"Okay, okay."

Lu Mingfei followed the instructions and sat on the only white chair in the room, while Chu Zihang and the red-haired interviewer sat on the other side of the long table, their gazes casting a very oppressive feeling over them.

Then a pamphlet was handed to him.

Lu Mingfei flipped through it and found an introduction to the Chaldea organization's organizational structure, funding sources, representative talents, vision, and so on. It seemed fine, but the look on his face became increasingly strange.

Ok?
So this is Chaldea's instruction manual, but wasn't he here for an interview at the Spiral Pavilion? How did he get directly into such a top-notch and prestigious place?

Guigui, this is terrible. Lu Mingfei started to back off in his heart. Is someone like him qualified to go to such a place?

"You can call me Emiya," the interviewer began. "Just to be clear, this is a regular open recruitment for members of the 'Chaldea Exploration Team,' but I'm sure you're a little confused, since your envelope says it's for the Spiral Hall."

"That's not entirely wrong. The members of the Chaldea expedition are institutionally affiliated with Chaldea, but administratively they belong to various national institutions, and Chaldea cannot directly govern them. If you pass the interview, you will join the expedition as a student of the Spiral Hall and become one of us."

"As for the rest, the work of the Chaldea Investigation Team will be discussed in detail after you pass the interview. Until then, just know that the duties of the Investigation Team are similar to those of ordinary Chaldea staff, except that they have the added authority to independently monitor records."

This inspection team system mainly comes from the checks and balances and surveillance methods of various forces on Chaldea.

Although Chaldea was hidden in Antarctica and isolated from the outside world, its location was kept secret, but as the first project to openly collaborate with the mysterious side of science and technology, it was still necessary to have monitoring measures to prevent accidents. Thus, the system of expeditions came into being.

The list of candidates for the Chaldea expedition team comes from major forces around the world, mainly concentrated in large forces such as the Secret Party, the Spiral Hall, the Clock Tower, and the Holy Church. They are dispatched once a year for rotation.

During their stay in Chaldea, the research team will join the daily work of Chaldea staff and conduct inspections and assessments of various projects to prevent any inappropriate research. Any developments that deviate from the original intentions of the Chaldea Project must be strictly investigated, controlled, and reported...

Of course, this is just a superficial statement, just listen to it.

A little analysis will reveal that it is essentially a plan of "legitimate and reasonable plunder" launched by various major forces who covet the research and technological achievements of Chaldea.

...Lu Mingfei nodded rapidly as he listened to Emiya's explanation. It seemed that he could not figure out the deeper meaning of this.

He just recalled in his mind that the international news seemed to report on the Chaldea expedition every year, and it was actually true, not just simple verbal propaganda.

"It's almost time. Get ready and start the interview immediately."

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Mingfei's confused mind was suddenly awakened by Emiya's reminder again.

The interview is finally here!
What kind of topic will it be?
A model of the large-scale spatial structure of the universe? A comprehensive discussion of sustainable maintenance of Earth's ecological environment? Or perhaps a discussion of solutions to Hilbert's 23 questions or the Millennium Problem?

Lu Mingfei was full of confidence, fearless, calm, and composed, because...

He can't do it anyway! Unless you test him with e-sports questions!

However, Emiya did not ask extremely difficult interview questions as he had imagined, but instead asked him to take out the mobile phone that came with the package he received.

"Our interview is different from the usual format and will be completed in a more efficient manner," he continued after letting Lu Mingfei turn on the camera.

"Normally, you wouldn't even need to come here specifically for an on-site interview. However, the situation is special now, and you don't have some common sense, so we're giving you additional explanations offline."

Lu Mingfei blinked in confusion. "What do you mean... I don't quite understand? You're not the interviewer, you're just explaining things to me? Interviews are usually conducted online..."

“You could also say it’s online.”

Emiya raised his hand and pointed at Lu Mingfei's phone:
"If you confirm your interest in the position of 'Member of the Spiral Hall and the United Nations Annual Exploration Team in Chaldea,' just say 'Start Exam' to your phone."

Lu Mingfei pursed his lips and complained in his heart how this position was similar to the "Grand Priest Wang Lama of the Shaolin Temple's Vatican Office", full of a strange sense of stitching.

Back to topic.

Lu Mingfei's eyes returned to the lit screen of his phone.

It was as if the next second he decided to say those few words would lead to a major change in his ordinary fate, so he had to wonder if this was the only chance in his life.

Think back to the years of his undefeated StarCraft career, which was his most proud e-sports belief. However, the vivid memory of his aunt's advice made Lu Mingfei's tears flow inexplicably in his heart.

The door to a brand new career and life in Chaldea slowly opened before him. If he gave up this opportunity, the door to Chaldea would slam shut on him, forcing his timid self to forever wander the realm of the "King of Esports," never taking a single step forward, enjoying the narrow bliss of his comfort zone until he retired years later, ending his glorious life.

Hey hey...

Although it still felt like a very distant thing, Lu Mingfei inexplicably sensed the tragedy of the ending. The glory of the king of e-sports was gone, the passion of galloping across the stars dissipated, and he was content with being ordinary and degenerated into mediocrity, just like the most ferocious lion gave up biting its prey with its fangs and degenerated into a self-abandoned dog.

When Lu Mingfei was daydreaming, he seemed to have an illusion of a real tragic life scene in the future, and then he regained consciousness in a short moment.

A strange, mocking laugh came from beside him, soft yet piercing. Lu Mingfei turned his head and looked around; there was no one else in the house except for himself, Chu Zihang, and Wei Gong.

"Have you decided?" Emiya urged again.

"...Alright," Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth. He was a little furious at the hallucination he had just imagined. Holding the phone, he spoke in an exaggerated and distorted voice, "I'm ready! 'Begin the exam!'"

As soon as the words fell, the pattern on the screen instantly changed to a spiral shape that Lu Mingfei had never seen before, like a yin and yang Tai Chi pattern quietly rotating and interlocking with each other. A strange voice rang out from it:

"Fingerprint authentication, voiceprint authentication, and genetic factor authentication have been completed. Automatic registration and circuit detection are complete. Hello, Mr. Lu Mingfei, the thought keyprint - trial account has been entered. Please close your eyes and prepare to log in to the thought disk - entrance examination."

"Oh...okay."

Lu Mingfei thought that this exam was really weird, why did they have to “close your eyes when it gets dark”?
He was suspicious, so he cunningly chose to squint instead of closing his eyes, leaving a gap that was barely visible from the outside...

In the end, it was of no use.

Three seconds later, the scene in front of Lu Mingfei suddenly changed——

The brightly lit and luxuriously decorated hotel interior disappeared, replaced by green grass. At the end of the distant horizon, countless monsters began to rush forward, and only a few of Lu Mingfei's own units, called "Servants", stood by his side.

Lu Mingfei looked at the hooded "Caster" and saw subtitles like "Formation," "High-Speed ​​Divine Words," and "Attack" appearing in the air. Looking at "Assassin," he saw the words "Breath Block," and "Act Alone" appear.

He raised his arm and pointed his finger at the floating subtitles, and a dialog box similar to inputting commands appeared. It seemed that "Servant" was a "hero unit" controlled by voice.

Uh, uh, so this is... a game? A holographic real-time strategy game?
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After arranging Lu Mingfei's interview, Emiya picked up his phone and sent a text message to a certain "Potato Chip Girl" editor, "The person you want to arrange is already in the interview... Are you sure he can pass?... He doesn't look very good. Is he really suitable for Chaldea?"

Su Enxi replied almost instantly, "I don't know!"

"what?"

"The boss suddenly arranged this. He said it was to ensure some kind of destiny, or in other words, to ensure the closure of space-time causality. Lu Mingfei had to enter Chaldea no matter what, otherwise humanity would have no hope of turning the tables... Anyway, it was just a bunch of riddles that I couldn't understand."

Destiny… Emiya pondered the word. It sounded as if Lu Mingfei was some kind of important tool. If he fell into the hands of the culprit who had incinerated or rendered human nature blank, would there be unpredictable consequences?
"So what kind of work should we assign him? He needs to work hard, right? You can't lock a living person in a safe like a museum piece, right?"

"Boss Emiya, please assign him some work behind the scenes. Since Boss (Lu Mingze) loves him so much, just make sure he doesn't go to the front lines."

"Is that so? Fine..."

After contacting Su Enxi, Emiya checked the "exam room surveillance" and found that Lu Mingfei's "battlefield observation" and "tactical command" in the simulated battle were both good. Perhaps playing esports had adapted him to a similar rhythm...

The only thing was that he performed poorly in "on-the-spot response". When he saw the monster approaching him, he was stunned and did not think of recalling his followers in time to protect himself.

Emiya shook his head. On the front lines, a Master's ability to protect themselves—whether it was staying out of danger or focusing on strengthening themselves—was crucial. If they couldn't even do that, they'd be lacking even the most basic qualities and unfit to be a "Master." Besides, this was just a virtual battle, so the realism was significantly reduced.

Emiya picked up the form, crossed out Lu Mingfei from the "Master Qualifications" on the list of candidates for the inspection team, and then transferred him to the ranks of "rear-line assistance and support work."

Then he looked at Chu Zihang standing beside him and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the selection for the last member of Group A, that is, the seventh position in Group A, will be completed while we are stationed as an inspection team."

"According to the intelligence I've received, students from both the Secret Party and the Clock Tower have already joined Group A. The only remaining candidates are you, representing the Spiral Pavilion, representatives from the Holy Church, and other factions."

When Emiya said this, Chu Zihang's eyes were as sharp as knives, and his golden pupils were burning, as if he was going to chop his competitor into seventeen or eighteen pieces without saying a word as soon as he drew his sword.

Just kidding, Chu Zihang's martial arts and swordsmanship were taught by Professor Emiya, but he is not good enough to become an unreasonable killer.

What's more, what Emiya hasn't said is that whether it is Chu Zihang from the Spiral Hall or Su Xiaoqiang from the Holy Church, they are all on Emiya's side. It will be beneficial to him if either of them wins the election.

When Emiya arrived as the leader of the expedition, Chaldea's hidden enemies would be wary of him, but not necessarily of others. This is a huge advantage of "the enemy is in the open, we are in the dark."

"...That man's whereabouts are related to Chaldeas, right?"

Chu Zihang's voice suddenly sounded faintly, and he was talking about his biological father Chu Tianjiao.

When Chu Zihang found Emiya, he once asked Emiya about this matter. Emiya replied that if something called Chaldeas appeared, then your father was very likely absorbed into it.

"Yes, if your father were still alive."

Because the alien planet Chaldeas is also a planet with humans living on it. If Chaldeas operates normally, Chu Tianjiao will be active in that world as part of the alien planet's surface humans.

But Emiya wasn't entirely sure. In this strange, yet inexplicably strange worldline, the little "plot advantage" he possessed might not be of much use. It could be used as a reference, but not relied upon.

Intelligence gained through personal investigation is more reliable.

Chu Zihang tightly grasped the hilt of the "Imperial Divine Sword Murasame" in his hand, remaining silent. He had heard that this Murasame was an alchemical weapon that Chu Tianjiao had borrowed from his acquaintance, Finger, and there were two of them.

The other one was taken by Chu Tianjiao when he boarded the YAMAL to carry out a mission, but who knew that this man never came back.

He held the lonely Murasame for a while, then said coldly, "I will be in Group A."

"Only Group A is qualified to have access to confidential projects first, and has the right to meet with the director of Chaldea."

"During this investigation, I will make clear all the truths that Chaldea has concealed."

(End of this chapter)