It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 22 Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron
Toosaka Rin was extremely annoyed, so annoyed that she wanted to bang her head against the wall.

She had such suspicions to begin with, and when the Servant she summoned insisted that he had lost his memory, this incident undoubtedly intensified her doubts.

This was undoubtedly due to a mistake on her part in the crucial summoning process, which led to a series of subsequent headaches.

No, let me die...

Exhausted……

Every step was filled with frustration, as if every link was against her. The confidence she once had before the summoning ceremony had now completely turned into self-doubt and disgust.

No, be elegant, be elegant, be elegant...

Trying to recite the family motto of the Tosaka family in her heart, the girl still wanted to struggle, unwilling to give up the hope of this Holy Grail War. Although it seemed that she actually had no hope in this Holy Grail War.

but--

If we miss this Holy Grail War, we will probably have to wait sixty years for the next one.

Thinking of this, Ms. Toosaka relied on an indescribable tenacity and showed a ruthless strength. She forced herself to calm down again and began to explain the actual situation of this summoning in detail to her servant.

As she spoke in a tone that was a little irritable but clear, Xia Zhi gradually gained a general understanding of the situation in this world.

——This world is of course also the Earth.

——The current time point is February 2002, 2.

——The current location is a small coastal town called Fuyuki City in the far east of Japan.

Around the 19th century, the city began to secretly hold the Holy Grail War, but unfortunately it never succeeded, so the cycle continued. And every war, regardless of success or failure, would deplete the spiritual energy reserves in the ground of Fuyuki City.

Therefore, only after sixty years of recharging can the spiritual power of Fuyuki City's earth veins be sufficient to support the next Holy Grail War.

Until now, the city has only witnessed five grand chapters of the Holy Grail War. And what is particularly special is that the most recent Holy Grail War was held only ten years after the last ceremony.

In this fifth Holy Grail War, Toosaka Rin, the magician who accidentally summoned him here, was one of the participants.

Her family holds a pivotal position in Fuyuki City. They are both a member of the Clock Tower Magic Association and the administrators of Fuyuki City.

For generations, the Toosaka family has always been a strong competitor in every Holy Grail War. From the ancestor of the Toosaka family, Toosaka Nagato, to the previous head of the family, Toosaka Tokito, to the current Toosaka Rin herself, their family has never been absent.

——The main focus is on participation.

Of course, who isn't like this?

Looking back at every Holy Grail War in the past, a character who can truly be called a winner has never appeared.

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That's basically it. While Toosaka Rin was talking, Xia Zhi also asked a few questions in a roundabout way without making any noise, and the response he got was as expected.

That land is currently under British rule and is not some legendary fairy kingdom.

This was actually within Xia Zhi's speculation. Ever since he was summoned, he had vaguely sensed this possibility - perhaps this was another parallel world, or perhaps it was the same world, just in a different historical period.

After all, based on the clues he had, the world of the Fairy Kingdom should be the one that deviates from the norm.

Vivian also mentioned a key point -

Outside the British Isles is nothingness, the surface of the earth has turned into a sea of nothingness
Based on the speculation of the tense revealed by the word "transformed into", Xia Zhi is more inclined to believe that the world of the Fairy Kingdom is a new product derived from the time sequence after the decline and destruction of the Earth world he is familiar with. It was born on the ruins of the planet after the doomsday catastrophe.

Of course, more clues need to be collected and verified to determine whether this hypothesis is true.

Coming back to the current situation, he did not think about such a distant problem for the time being, but quickly searched his huge database to confirm that he could not find any geographical knowledge about "Fuyuki City".

Obviously, this is most likely a gap caused by the plane deviation value of the other world.

Moreover, the era around the millennium was indeed a bit far away from the era he was familiar with, and the sense of distance in time and space was particularly obvious.

well.

There is neither the right time nor the right place -

He couldn't help but cast his gaze again at the black-haired girl with twin ponytails not far ahead, thinking that perhaps he needed to evaluate to see if the remaining people could meet the requirements.

I always feel a bit suspended...

Besides, it is still unclear whether the teammates are pig-like teammates, but there is a high probability that the opponent is really a god-like opponent.

After all, the slightly more formal summoning of heroes often seems to summon those great heroes with great reputations and outstanding achievements from history, myths and legends. Their past achievements were either slaying dragons and gods, or dominating all things.

Are we really just here to punch in and then leave immediately?
Xia Zhi was not being self-deprecating. However, after some self-examination, he felt that although his own strength could not be said to be crucial in this Holy Grail War, it could be said to be better than nothing.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt even worse...

——Where is Vivian?
——Vivian, come to the rescue!

In the dilapidated living room, Toosaka Rin had no idea what the Servant she summoned was thinking. After she finished her story in one breath, she felt even more tired, so she found a chair that was still intact and sat down.

At the same time, the girl with long black straight hair and twin ponytails narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the other person up and down with a suspicious look.

"It looks like you are a modern heroic spirit?"

She asked puzzledly.

The earlier depression was like a dark cloud that made her mind confused and unable to focus, completely ignoring her keenness in details. Now that she had calmed down a little, she realized that the other person's clothes seemed to be worth noting, and she couldn't help but feel suspicious.

——Modern times?

——Of course not, I actually come from the future...

Xia Zhi actually knew that although the clothes he was wearing had been modified several times to adapt to the fashion trends of the Fairy Kingdom, they still retained some modern style elements, which was indeed quite conspicuous.

But what did this matter to him?

As an "Amnesiac Servant", he showed unusual indifference to this question, and always responded with a self-righteous look: "I don't know, I forgot."

Toosaka Rin: “…”

Okay, okay, let's play like this...

She clenched her fists tightly, and the urge to bang her head against the wall became stronger.

The black-haired girl with twin ponytails didn't know that this was the other party's own words in the CPU. She just felt even more annoyed about her mistake and wanted to fight with her head against the ground. Why could a mistake lead to such serious consequences!

Can this Holy Grail War still be won? Who is winning this Holy Grail War?
She scratched her hair angrily and anxiously, gritted her teeth, and despite trying her best to restrain herself, her eyes still involuntarily lingered on the other person's clothes that combined mystery and modernity, and she could not ignore its uniqueness.

There is really no way I can not care!
Today, Toosaka Rin's understanding of the Holy Grail War is still immature. Frankly speaking, her ideas are a bit shallow and one-track minded.

For example, in her heart, Saber is undoubtedly the most powerful servant. If she could possess this trump card, it would be almost equivalent to reserving the qualification for admission in advance.

If you really can't draw an SSR, you should at least choose the other two from the top three. That way you can at least have an advantage in other aspects. Even if you can't guarantee a direct pass to the finals, you can still have a place in the competition.

If even this condition is not met, the situation will be worrying. If unfortunately a weaker Servant such as Caster or Assassin is drawn, then in her opinion, the battle can almost be declared over early.

In the previous Holy Grail War, these two sewer classes have fully demonstrated their sand content, and they are basically at the level of a one-round tour.

That's basically it. Toosaka Rin firmly believes in ideas like this, which is why she is so persistent in wanting to obtain Saber.

She also believed that the older, the more mysterious, and the more powerful, just as her father had chosen to use the fossil of the first snake to shed its skin as a catalyst to summon the oldest heroic spirit.

If given a choice, Toosaka Rin definitely wouldn't mind doing this.

But she had no choice. The servants she summoned were not ancient at all, but too young. The more she looked at them, the more disappointed she felt...

After all, she was not willing to give up. Toosaka Rin stared at the strange Servant of unknown quality that she had spent half a stone to draw from the card pool, and she almost squeezed out words and sounds from between her teeth -

"You really don't remember anything?"

"I really don't remember anything."

"Have you also forgotten the true name of your Noble Phantasm?"

"What treasure?" The young man frowned in confusion, wondering how could he have such a thing.

"..." "..."

The air suddenly became quiet, and silence was the moonlight tonight.

After a long while, a voice finally broke the silence.

"Heh, heh heh..."

The girl looked down at the ruined ground, her facial expression completely obscured by the darkness under her bangs, and she let out strange laughs from time to time.

Just like that, she stood up shakily, turned around, and walked away slowly like a soulless puppet, staggering up to the second floor. From the hole in the ceiling of the living room downstairs, one could see her walking through the gap.

Soon, the sound of a room door opening and closing was heard from upstairs.

Everything went quiet.

"..."

"..."

It seems like this was a big blow to the lady who was the master.

Xia Zhi, half leaning against the rubble, watched the scene thoughtfully.

But it was better this way. He didn't call out to the young magician. What she needed most at this moment was to take a rest and let her mind cool down to prevent the drastic fluctuations in emotions from affecting her judgment.

When she finally calms down, she may be able to re-examine their way of getting along with each other in a more rational manner and make psychological preparations for future cooperation.

There was nothing he could do about it, just like the excuse he gave himself for his amnesia, not only did he notice that the girl herself had such doubts, so he took the opportunity to PUA her, but also because he realized that this was the best solution at the moment.

After all, I am not a heroic spirit at all...

There are no great achievements or immortal legends...

There is no miraculous ability, or a gorgeous treasure that turns fantasy into reality...

However, it was not a good idea to directly reveal one's true identity, as that would be equivalent to actively exposing the fact that one was an ordinary person, which was not a wise choice. However, disguising oneself as a heroic spirit was not an option either, as such a lie could be easily exposed.

Xia Zhi could also see that the Holy Grail War was very important to the girl, especially since this little girl was completely simple-minded and probably had never thought about hiding her desire and importance for the Holy Grail War in front of her servants. That thought was clearly written on her face.

Therefore, he had to be more cautious and consider the possibility that the other party would do something stupid once his mentality collapsed... After all, the other party was the Master, had the advantage in the contract, and had the three-stroke Command Seal as a guarantee.

In this case, we must leave her some room for fantasy and let her hold on to a glimmer of hope.

Like now——

The excuse of "amnesia" not only gives a reason to oneself but also to the other party, so that both sides will not directly engage in the most intense conflict.

As long as the truth has not been completely nailed down, as long as there is still a glimmer of hope in one's heart, then people will be able to restrain themselves and will not go to extremes because of collapse.

Xia Zhi exhaled lightly, thinking back on the whole process, and felt that he still had a grasp of Miss Tosaka's psychological activities. He retracted his gaze, looked at his body, and tried to raise one hand in front of his eyes.

This time it worked...

This is good news, indicating that the motivation is recovering.

He tried to stand up from the rubble, and at the same time couldn't help complaining in his heart, just summon me... why did you change my key position?

Speaking of which, this body now should be considered a Servant's body. What kind of situation is this?

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The next morning.

“Waaaaaaa——!!”

Early in the morning, a shocking scream was heard from the Tohsaka family's mansion.

The girl, staggering and seemingly unconscious, rubbed her eyes and walked out of the room. As she was yawning, she suddenly saw the huge gap in the living room floor. Through the hole, she could see the mess on the first floor.

For a moment, Toosaka Rin felt like her heart had stopped beating.

His eyes widened instantly, but his pupils suddenly contracted, followed by a scream that seemed to pierce the eardrums.

"Why are you shouting so loudly?"

Downstairs, Xia Zhi leaned his head out with a frown, looked at the black-haired girl with twin ponytails upstairs who looked devastated and incredulous, and reached out to scratch his ears.

"..."

"..."

"Hehe... So - so it's real? It's not a nightmare?" Toosaka Rin's entire body turned gray, as if the artist had forgotten to color her. She suddenly knelt there in frustration.

It's over, it's over, no hope...

I thought I had a terrible nightmare and was already in a very bad mood.

Unexpectedly, after waking up, reality gave her an extremely heavy blow, and her mood became even more devastated.

and……

How much money will it cost to renovate the mansion? I'm really going bankrupt!
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After half an hour.

Toosaka Rin went out. She walked on the road with her head down, and her whole body gave people an inexplicable gloomy feeling.

no way.

The pressure of the Holy Grail War, the pressure of life and property, the pressure of financial bankruptcy... On this day, the heaviness of reality was directly and unconditionally pressed upon the young girl's tender shoulders, and she could not even smile.

She even has to go to school!

It is such a sad and heartbreaking thing, but she still has to pretend nothing happened and go to school. What a black comedy!
Beside her, Xia Zhi, who was invisible to others, followed the girl with great interest. After regaining his ability to move, he instinctively mastered the skill of "spiritualization", which could save magic power and facilitate his movements.

He completely ignored how heavy his Master's mood was, and walked briskly, looking around this unfamiliar Fuyuki City. Soon, he looked in a certain direction as if he had noticed something, and asked a question:
"Is that where the spiritual vein is?"

"..."

"..."

Toosaka Rin looked in that direction weakly and replied listlessly, "That's Mount Enzo, it's indeed one of the spiritual veins of Fuyuki City..."

She was in no mood at the moment, and she didn't care how this guy sensed the spiritual vein over there, and she had no idea what he was planning.

"Yunzang Mountain..."

Xia Zhi walked beside the girl, pinching his chin and thinking.

He pondered the entire night last night, constantly calculating the conditions and advantages on his side, and his final conclusion was that he had no advantages at all, and if he relied on ordinary strategies, he would have almost no chance of winning.

Therefore, we have no choice but to take an unconventional path.

His attention naturally fell on the biggest piece of the puzzle in his hand, which was the handwritten copy of "Baopuzi" that Index had copied out not long ago. The original text was a magical book that taught people how to be immortal and become immortals.

Among the dozens of pages of forbidden knowledge that have been written, the main content recorded is alchemy.

To be more precise, it is the art of boiling stones.

In Taoism, it is believed that mineral medicines such as stone marrow cannot be taken lightly, and that the method of boiling stones is required before they can be taken for practice... Using this technique, one can cook mineral essence and stone marrow. All metals and stones can be boiled, the essence can be extracted, and turned into elixir.

If there are enough conditions, it is not only possible to cook five metals and eight stones...

It can even boil the energy of the earth veins!

Huh? The energy of the earth veins...

(End of this chapter)