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

Chapter 377 You farm, I collect the money, we both have a bright future

Jeanne Alter was certain that she had no connection whatsoever with any dragons during her lifetime...

No, perhaps it exists, but the Dark Saintess, lacking knowledge, hasn't discovered it yet. Because according to the past dragon worldview, Joan of Arc's "Revelation" was a rare type of precognitive hybrid power word.

However, in feudal times, the terms for words and alchemy were all over the place. Europeans called it revelation, witchcraft, alchemy, etc., while in China it was called koan arts, magic arts, etc., and in ancient Japan it was called Yin-Yang arts...

As for coming to the modern era, there's no need to worry about it anymore. Everyone here is a Servant, a product of magic.

"Hmph, although I don't know how it happened, it's most likely that the electronic AI woman and the perverted black magician were behind it, right?"

She harbored some resentment. Those two despicable women had conspired with Emiya to pull a fast one on them, the Servants. Judging from the AI ​​woman's tone, this plan would likely require the Servants involved to hand over something or pay a price, but the specifics were not openly stated...

Facing the roaring, flying bipedal dragon, Black Jeanne's lips curled into a cold smile. This kind of dragon is not even a pure dragon, but a hybrid sub-dragon with incomplete bloodline... Isn't that just a bunch of trash?
I might as well vent my anger on them.

"Burn to ashes!"

Jeanne Alter gripped the flag spear with one hand, then drew the black-stained Saint Catherine's sword from her waist and swung it effortlessly. The Avenger's Flame directly tore off the ground and rose into the air, fierce flames shooting up and mercilessly scorching the dragon's arms and legs.

"—!"

Despite being only a sub-dragon, the flying wyvern is still tens of meters long. However, when faced with the Avengers' towering sea of ​​fire, it flees to the side like a frightened wild beast.

However, at that very moment, a large banner flashed with a cold, sharp light, and then a spear shot out like a dragon, deeply piercing the flesh of one of the two-legged wyverns.

Before the wyvern could even let out a furious roar or ascend, it felt a tremendous force pulling it downwards. It felt a sudden sinking sensation as Black Jeanne used this as a fulcrum, pulling herself up from the ground onto the wyvern's back by the long black chain.

"Hmph! Behave yourself and fly up!"

Holding the flag spear, she thrust it in again, and Black Jeanne stood firmly on the back of the dragon. The two-legged dragon she was stepping on wanted to shake off the little thing that was hurting it on its back, but Black Jeanne used her black longsword wrapped in blazing flames to aim at its head. The dragon had no choice but to lower its head and obediently take off.

Black Jeanne's face showed a smile again. This was indeed a hybrid sub-dragon. It had low intelligence and lacked the reserved pride and arrogance of dragons. Taming it was not impossible.

Or perhaps I possess a considerable talent for "dragon taming"?
Jeanne Alter thus relied on "riding" to command her large dragons to rampage and wreak havoc, raising her hand to wield her sword and engaging in fierce battles with other dragons using her blazing flames.

Not being very skilled in aerial combat, she was initially a bit clumsy and inexperienced. She was even surrounded by bipedal wyverns from multiple directions, leaving her vulnerable from both sides. However, she quickly learned to avoid being outflanked in the air and instead relied on maneuvering her wyverns to circle and maneuver, picking them off one by one.

"Ha... this training ground isn't difficult at all!"

Having gained the upper hand and annihilated the wyverns one by one, Jeanne Alter suddenly felt quite pleased with herself. She leisurely ordered the wyverns to continue forward, intending to fly over the giant sword-shaped mountains ahead and try to find the others.

However, on the sword mound ahead, a beam of light and shadow appeared as a gleaming longsword rapidly flew up.

The figure that appeared out of nowhere was dressed in religious knight armor, its wide robes fluttering in the wind. It rode a white horse of exceptional quality. Although it still looked as blurry as a servant's shadow from a distance, a strong sense of threat was already being conveyed.

"who are you!?"

Jeanne Alter's question went unanswered.

She frowned as the other person gripped an unfamiliar, famous sword and charged straight at her on horseback.

A sense of familiarity washes over me.

This thing that is unreal yet possesses real power seems to be the Servant image of the "Twelve Holy Knights" that Emiya showed them at the beginning in the workshop, right?

That makes sense, Jeanne Alter thought, those Servant Shadows don't speak, have no consciousness, and only engage in brief battles.

Now it seems that the electronic AI woman and the perverted black magician have solved this flaw, allowing these shadows to fight for a long time within the Reality Barrier?
As various guesses kept popping into Jeanne Alter's mind, the swordsman opposite her began to flash with a strong, sharp light.

Although the Servant's shadow is always blurry, the longsword is a real object from within the Unlimited Blade Works barrier, possessing complete and powerful targeted power.

"This is the true form of 'Ascarian,' you are a dragon, and you are sinful! Sword of might and blessing!!"

As the swordsman drew near, he roared and unleashed the true name of his Noble Phantasm. The light from his sword surged rapidly, and his white horse galloped forward, transforming into a blinding meteor!
Upon hearing the name "Asciano," Jeanne Alter instantly recognized the identity of the person opposite her.

Saint George, the holder of the Ascalon and the most famous dragon-slaying hero in Christianity.

A clear look of anger appeared in her eyes.

"So it's that damned church saint! Roar, my wrath!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Cut it off, Aaronadeth!"

When Melyuchina enters battle mode, she is like a calm and beautiful assassin, or a passionate dancer throwing herself into the battle arena.

Even when surrounded by groups of swordsmen, it did not affect her condition.

A fighting spirit surged in her eyes, and at the same time, the sharp blade in her hand swiftly sliced ​​through her enemies.

*Pfft, pfft, pfft*

Mei Liuqina's figure flashed repeatedly, like an elusive phantom, or a graceful Perry dancer. The sword light danced and split, instantly dividing into hundreds or thousands of sharp white lines, weaving into a dense and terrifying net of swords that spread outwards.

She didn't even show any dragon-like characteristics before tearing apart numerous enemy shadows, causing Servants wielding Noble Phantasms and swords to fall to the ground in droves.

"If I don't activate my Noble Phantasm, then this is all I'll ever be—"

Her mere shadow was not even worth her using her dragon form.

However, once she entered battle mode, Meliuchina began to seriously consider the meaning behind Emiya's arrangement.

First of all, these Servant Shadows are somewhat like empty shells without any specific consciousness, but they possess complete combat power. It is no exaggeration to say that these guys can even unleash the full power of the weapons they use and the related techniques.

It's somewhat similar to Emiya's "projection loading" technique.

Melyuchina's understanding of Emiya's peculiarities was not superficial; after all, she and Emiya would occasionally spar, learning about each other's strengths and weaknesses in various situations... including, of course, in bed...

Ahem, Meliuchina shook her head. Realizing she was on the battlefield, she forcibly interrupted her wandering thoughts and various romantic fantasies, and began to analyze the entire battle. She didn't know how Emiya had managed to materialize the Servant shadows corresponding to those Noble Phantasms and swords.

But Melyuchina witnessed the way the enemy appeared—those hills, studded with gleaming swords and radiating immense sword intent, were quite peculiar. The shadows of the Servants seemed to materialize out of thin air as the swords on those hills flew up.

Combining their characteristics—possessing complete and rich skills, experience, and servant power, they seem to have nothing but combat.

In other words, Emiya may have infused the power, experience, and skills manifested through "projection loading" into the swords within Unlimited Blade Works.

Then, through unknown means, the original users of the Noble Phantasms were temporarily materialized, allowing these Servants to briefly reappear in the form of projections—

After clearing out a group of enemies, Meiliuqina looked around a few times, then took off and flew to the top of a "sword mountain". Her first sight was a weapon stuck in the ground that resembled the weapon in her hand.

"Is this the weapon of the true Knight of the Round Table, Lancelot—'Indestructible Lake Light' Arondette?"

Meliuchina grasped the two-handed greatsword, which was even longer than the sword she used, and drew it.

It's normal for the lengths to be different. Meryuchina's own Arondette is not actually a Noble Phantasm, but rather a modified version of her body tissue, used to replace her claws to harvest enemies. However, because she is short in human form, the size needs to be reduced to some extent.

Lancelot appears to be a tall man whose fighting style is both precise and powerful, requiring a large longsword to wield.

At the same time, as Meiliuqina gripped the hilt of her sword, an image of a male knight spinning his sword, slashing enemies and sweeping across the battlefield, suddenly flooded her mind from the sharp blade. In addition, strange sounds entered her ears, as if his every move was being shown to her face, as if a perfect instructional video was being presented to her.

"This is... the combat experience of that Knight of the Round Table?"

Meiliuqina looked surprised. So that's how it is. Emiya incorporated the skills, experience, and even power of the original owner of the Noble Phantasm into the Noble Phantasm itself.

Oh, right, when Emiya uses it, the Noble Phantasm itself can also be released in its true form...

As Meiliuqina pondered this point, several surging streams of magic suddenly erupted from behind her!

"This sword is a replica of the sun. The purifying flame that burns away all impurities—the sword of triumph!"

This is Gawain, the Knight of the Round Table who wields the Holy Sword of the Sun.

"How tragic... atonement with death, pacification with slaughter. The sin of pride, pay for it here. A lamentation!"

This is Tristan, the Knight of the Round Table who wields the holy sword Katina.

"Light! Transform into a spiral! Unleash your full power! Dazzling, shimmering magic shield!"

This is Bradamante, one of Charlemagne's paladins who wields the Radiant Shield.

"Grant me the protection of the archangels. This is the peerless sword that will be renowned throughout the world. The indestructible Durandal!"

This is Roland, the paladin who wields the holy sword Durandal, known as the "Undying Blade".

"..."

In addition, dozens of magical lights emerged, radiating immense magical power.

However, at the instant the Noble Phantasm's release wave was generated, Melyuchina leaped up and changed her position, clearly seeing the numerous shadows of the attacking Servants.

At this moment, numerous swords seemed to return to their original owners, their multicolored brilliance illuminating the earth and rendering the world vibrant and colorful. At the same time, the surging magical energy, like a raging tsunami, foreshadowed the imminent explosion of a multitude of dangerous magical artifacts.

"The Knights of the Round Table and the Twelve Holy Knights have all arrived? Good!"

Melyuchina adjusted to the weight of the original Arondette in her hands, "Then let me borrow the supreme skills of human knights to experience the bravery of you knights!"

Use their own methods against them!
Her full battle armor shattered, and jet-black dragon scales, claws, and other dragon-like features rapidly spread from her torso to her limbs, head, and tail. "Rise from the decaying bones. The aura of fire, wings of iron..."

The aura expanded so rapidly that it caused the entire sword peak to tremble. The oppressive aura that Meiliuqina had developed since devouring one of the Black King Nidhogg's hands in the Spirit Tomb, along with the release of her dragon form, unleashed a tangible ring of storms and lightning, suddenly and violently sweeping across all directions!
"Reaching the end, transcending boundaries. O King of the Other Side, witness this light! 'Boundless Breakage, Transcending the Lake's Radiance!'"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The Infinite Sword Realm, at the summit of all peaks.

[Hehe, senior, do you understand now? The wonderful use of this training ground is that it can both torture... cough, I mean train people, help everyone acquire various skills faster, and allow you, senior, to benefit at the same time!]

BB's satisfaction with his sinister thoughts was palpable.

Before her were virtual screens floating in the air, displaying scenes of the Chaldeans encountering each other in different locations within the Realm of Boundary.

"So this is ah."

Emiya and BB huddled together, looking like some kind of mastermind behind everything, but throughout the whole process, he was carefully examining every aspect of BB's grand plan.

What first amazed him was that BB made good use of the Holy Sword Juvayus' ability to "manifest the shadow of a Holy Knight Servant," extending this ability to countless Noble Phantasms within his Unlimited Blade Works.

However, this raises a problem: the Holy Sword Juvayus is able to manifest the image of a paladin because the sword itself contains elements of Charlemagne's spirit origin, as well as a small amount of residual, immense spiritual power brought back from the singularity. As a result, Juvayus even comes with a long list of skills in addition to its Noble Phantasm release.

Emiya's other Noble Phantasms are clearly not as flashy.

Therefore, the solution is for Emiya to infuse all the Noble Phantasms with the skills, experience, and power gained from the projection, and then, imitating the form of the Sacred Sword, use it as the core and rely on its remaining spiritual power to maintain the state of the numerous Noble Phantasms.

However, it was already difficult enough for Juvayus to maintain the manifestation of the 12 Holy Knights' Shadows, let alone maintain so many Noble Phantasms, and all of these Servant Shadows had to exist for as long as possible—at least to the extent of a battle.

This will definitely deplete Juvayus's remaining mental energy very quickly.

Even now, in this test version of the Sword Training Grounds, although weapons are everywhere, Emiya only dares to supply less than a hundred Noble Phantasms.

As for future plans, what should we do?
BB said that at this time, we should keep in mind the core idea that "Servants can die but cannot be dead." From the perspective that as long as the idea doesn't falter, there are always more solutions than problems, we should add an extra spell to the Noble Phantasm and take advantage of the time when everyone is fighting within the Reality Marble to absorb a little bit of everyone's spiritual power.

Look, coming here to practice martial arts comes with gorgeous legendary weapons to choose from, along with free weapon skill tutorials. It's normal to charge a little "mental distress" fee, right? And Servants have stronger mental resilience, so they don't even need to worry about their bodies like living people. They can recover by consuming some magic power, so charging a billion more is no problem, right?
As for you, when you encounter strong enemies, learn martial arts, and undergo trials, it's normal to feel a little mentally exhausted, right?
In summary, you all sacrificed a little mental fatigue and minor injuries, but gained valuable combat experience and skills. Meanwhile, BB and Emiya-senpai, who made selfless contributions, also received a meager income and an increasing number of Servant Shadows for sustainable combat. This clearly creates a virtuous cycle, and everyone has a bright future!

Emiya was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself, "BB, you're simply a genius torture king plus a devilish capitalist!"

(End of this chapter)