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

Chapter 303 The Waters of Chaldea Are Deep, You Can’t Grasp Them

"—can't use it?"

"Wow, this is a complete scam! According to my aunt, if you don't keep your promise, you will be struck by lightning, swallowed by a thousand needles, and then struck by lightning!"

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes wide and yelled, his aunt was right, you have to be on guard against scammers when you go out, didn’t this scammer just come to you on his own?

And his movements were quite efficient. It hadn't been more than half a day since he entered Chaldea, and he had already been targeted.

Lu Mingfei silently raised his assessment of Chaldea's risk factor by a few percentage points, and went back to hide his electronic devices, valuables, and magazines in the dormitory.

"I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry yet!"

The man wiped his hands and spat out the chicken bone. He smiled wryly, revealing two rows of white teeth.

"Speaking of which, brother, are you from Shenzhou? Guigui, your punishment for breaking a promise is too scary. Swallowing a thousand needles is some kind of inhumane torture?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Who the hell are you? Tell me your name! And why can't I use this money? What's going on? Tell me everything, or I'll tell Captain Emiya!"

Lu Mingfei picked up the empty steak plate and slammed it on the table, as if he were sitting in a government office, banging a gavel. He was also a keen observer, knowing that the highest-ranking official in Chaldea was the director, and since the director had been confronted by Emiya from the start, the only official higher than the director was Emiya.

As long as you use the supreme leader's order as a token of authority, no one dares to ignore it!

"Oh my god, why are you still reporting me like a little kid?! Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you. I'm Fingel, a member of Chaldea's Team A. Besides Team A training, I do some research when I'm free."

Finkel seemed to be intimidated by the "backer" that Lu Mingfei brought up, and hurriedly revealed his own background.

"...? You're in Group A? Just you?"

This time it was Lu Mingfei's turn to be confused. He had heard from the inspection team and the people from Chaldea just now that everyone in Group A was a carefully selected elite, and in the outside world they would be considered a well-known secret party S-level... although he had no idea what the secret party was.

He should be similar to Senior Brother Chu, a senior student in the Spiral Hall. It seems that Senior Brother Chu is also planning to run for Group A?

...Let's put all that aside for now. This Finkel in front of us, with messy hair, untidy clothes, and a shabby look, how can he be an elite?
Either this burly physique is understandable, perhaps it is because Fingel has an amazing skeleton and is born with a tall and strong physique, which makes Chaldea think that he is qualified to become a high-level cattle and horse that is above the ordinary world?
"...Little brother, why do I feel like there's something wrong with your eyes? Are you making fun of me?" Finkel muttered.

"That's not true! Just call me Lu Mingfei. If you don't want me to report it, then be smart and give me some information! For example, the money issue!"

"Alright! Even though I, Fingel, am the worst off in Group A, Brother Lu, if you need intelligence, you can definitely come to me! Hehe!"

Finger rubbed his hands, and the lazy aura on his body disappeared without a trace. Lu Mingfei even saw a glimmer of brilliance in his eyes——

In fact, this can be regarded as returning to his old job. Finkel never expected that the news department skills he developed at Kassel College could shine here and even be developed and promoted.

"Actually, there's no need to worry about the money. It's just that it can't be used for the time being. You know, Chaldea is isolated from the outside world due to various taboos. Apart from the annual inspection team and annual leave, there is no external communication. As a result, the money outside is not very useful."

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment, "So I have to wait until my annual leave before I can use foreign currency, and in Chaldea I can only use the balance on my salary card?"

"That's right, Brother Lu, if you're in a hurry, you can use it when you go home for the New Year at the end of this year. So you understand, my money is not worth a piece of waste paper, and you have earned my reputation as an 'information dealer' for nothing!"

"Good guy!" Lu Mingfei was speechless. It was obviously Finkel who stole the food first, but he managed to make it appear that he was the one who made the profit.

Although he had made a lot of money from e-sports over the years and didn't care about Fingel's small compensation at all, he was aware of Chaldea's unique salary limit and had to plan and limit his spending to some extent.

Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei decided to pack up the leftovers and take them away.

——I guess he is the only one in the whole restaurant who can do such a low thing, but this habit is also a replica of my aunt's habit that she has been doing for decades. She seems to be frugal on the surface, but in fact she likes to take advantage of small things regardless of the occasion.

"Hey hey hey! Brother Lu, why did you decide to leave just like that?" Finkel was obviously surprised.

Why aren't you playing by the rules? I've already shared my intelligence channels, so why don't you show some appreciation and give me some coins so I can get started as an intelligence dealer!

"What else?" Lu Mingfei said, scooping abalone soup into his mouth one spoonful at a time and began to drink it frantically... I give up, everything else is easy, but this kind of soupy thing is not easy to pack.

"...Tsk, brother, you really are a bit slow-witted! Look at the wind, the wind! Now is the best time to wage an intelligence war. Standing on the wind, even a pig can take off! If you miss this opportunity, even if you are a dragon, you still can't fly!"

Finkel persuaded earnestly.

"Windfall? What windfall? Can you translate it for me?"

Lu Mingfei's eyes were blank.

Finkel lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "Didn't you see the tense situation between your team leader and the director this morning? That's conflict! With conflict comes money."

"Say, for example, I sell intel to you, Brother Lu, and you're the first to find something fishy about a Chaldean employee, report it to your leader, and he'll credit you with a great achievement, maybe even give you a promotion on the spot! That's called a fucking opportunity!"

After listening to this, Lu Mingfei's eyes gradually widened. Wow, you are such an unethical information dealer. You actually sold out Chaldea just to make money.

Mad, if Chaldea is gone in the future, maybe you will have contributed to it!
Seeing that Lu Mingfei's expression seemed a little shaken, Finkel quickly added fuel to the fire:
“Brother, think about it carefully. You’re just a new member of the inspection team, no different from the other staff. You can’t attract the attention of the leaders. But everyone has encountered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Who is willing to just drift along like this? If you don’t do this job of the inspection team, there are plenty of people who will!” Lu Mingfei’s pupils shrank. This time he understood.

Honestly, he didn't know how he'd even been selected despite his poor quality. He couldn't remember who he had any connections with. So, if others were to join in, he might not be able to compete.

What's even more terrifying is that if he rejected Finkel's offer, someone else in the expedition team might take the opportunity on his behalf and rise to prominence!
But Lu Mingfei still felt a little timid, and always felt that such a malicious approach was a bit unreasonable. "I say, is there really any black material on Chaldea that we can find? I feel that the official organization run by the United Nations is quite formal and decent!"

Finger shook his finger, indicating that Lu Mingfei was still a figure...

"Do you really think the information in the brochure is trustworthy? How naive! Chaldea is indeed supervised by a coalition of international organizations, but the majority of the funding comes from the Gattuso family themselves. In this territory, it would be easy for Gattuso to hide anything shady."

"You're probably an ordinary person who was recruited here temporarily, and you know nothing about this mysterious side world. No wonder you think that. Anyway, abandon your naiveté. This place is not simple at all."

"The waters of Chaldea are too deep for you to grasp!"

"But with my impeccable intelligence support, you can relax and prepare to reap the rewards while rising to the top!"

Lu Mingfei, having been led into a ditch, couldn't help but imagine himself receiving Emiya's appreciation, a promotion, a raise, unlimited delicious pastries, working, slacking off, and playing games. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Then I'll place an order. Name a price!"

Finger's eyes lit up with joy, thinking to himself, "Hey, the fish has taken the bait, and the money is here!" He raised his eyebrows and rubbed his hands together, saying, "Great! The intelligence gift package I have here is of guaranteed quality and quantity. I guarantee that you will feel that it is worth every penny after purchasing one!"

"Come, come, come! This way, there aren't many people here," Finkel pulled Lu Mingfei away and whispered in a more secluded corner, "Let me tell you something in advance. Chaldea's biggest scandal is the 'human experiment' project in the early days..."

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"Hey, Senior is actually interested in a girl he has never met before and even went out of his way to investigate her. How bizarre!"

In the empty room, while Emiya was eating lunch, BB floated out of the phone and flew to the side, half covering his face with his hands and laughing.

"...It's just that this Kirelight happened to be a long-time employee of Chaldea. Out of curiosity, she hopes to uncover more secrets hidden in Chaldea from this clue."

Emiya had just taken a bite of his black truffle risotto when he had to stop and make a few defensive remarks. "The HR department roster sent over from Chaldea must have issues with their work histories. After checking every one of them, there aren't many truly long-time employees left."

BB held his chin with one hand in the void.

"Aren't there a few others? For example, Fingel von Frings is a suspect, right? BB-kun has dug up a lot of dirt on him. He's suspected of being involved in the transfer of spirit particles and the development of the accompanying Sheba lens. There are unidentified expenses in his salary account..."

"No, he... I don't think he is that kind of person." Emiya knew Fingel. He had met him several years ago during the Holy Grail War. Fingel might be a member of a faction within the secret party - most likely from Ange's side, but he wouldn't be in cahoots with someone like Odin.

"Huh? Didn't you want to find an Aryan researcher from Germany? This Finger fits the bill perfectly."

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe I'm wrong."

Emiya actually wants to find Leif who appears in the FGO plot, the undercover Demon King whose true identity is the Demon Flauros.

According to FGO's setting, Leif should be German, of Aryan descent... but now that seems off, he might not have adopted that appearance or identity. Emiya can only carefully investigate each case one by one.

"In short, veteran employees are targets of suspicion, but they are not necessarily potential enemies. They may simply be forced to do so."

With the previous experience, Emiya is not sure whether Mashu is the test-tube baby in the FGO setting. She may still be an experimental subject, but the specific setting may have changed to some extent.

Emiya quickly finished his black truffle risotto and ate a piece of beef Wellington with French onion soup. "The steak tastes good. Xia Mi's skills have improved recently."

He didn't actually eat the special delicacies provided by Chaldea, or rather, he pretended to accept them, but in reality, he still ate his own food. With his God Slayer physique, he was not afraid of the poison, but he still felt more at ease when it was made by his own people.

"Hehe, Maid Leader Xia Mi may not have given up yet, and is still hoping that you, Senior, will be so kind as to release her and give her freedom!"

BB Zhang's skill in making up stories is unparalleled, so Emiya wouldn't be so foolish as to believe him directly. "Really? Then I'll take your story and mention it to Xia Mi later to scare her, and at the same time let her know that this was caused by you, how about that?"

BB immediately lost her temper. "Ah, hey! I was wrong. Senior God Slayer, your ability to drive away tigers and devour wolves is so powerful that you can take on several of me. I can't bear it. Please let me go~!"

"You..." Emiya saw BB start making dirty jokes, which seemed to be an admission of guilt and a plea for forgiveness, but was actually a verbal provocation. "You're going to fall into trouble sooner or later."

In a few days, he would have a good understanding of the situation in Chaldea, and he planned to set up a hidden interface here to connect to Avalon. By then, if there was any change in Chaldea, or even if he failed to prevent the explosion in the control room, he would have a way to use Avalon as a springboard and retreat to advance.

With this in mind, he had established a base in Avalon over the past few years, and Nono Eri and the others were currently there. As for Baby, the more she danced, the more people would want to teach her a lesson.

"Hmph, boring." BB saw that Emiya was thinking about something else, so he squatted at the corner of the table and started drawing circles. "Speaking of which, why do you suddenly need me to design a base vehicle blueprint?"

"Well, that's also a backup plan. With some assumptions that still need to be verified, I'm confident that I can lure Da Vinci, the only Servant on Chaldea's side, over to our side."

"Oh, so impressive?" BB's interest piqued, his eyes sparkling. "What's the name of this car?"

“Shadow Border.”

(End of this chapter)