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

Chapter 60 Collect some interest first

"This……"

Altria frowned instinctively.

"There's nothing we can do about it. The child won't be able to survive if he stays there..." Alice let out a heavy sigh.

During the Fourth Holy Grail War, before her death, she could not help but confide her fear of being a mother to her husband's assistant Maiya.

She was dying, gradually transforming from a human form into the Holy Grail, gradually losing herself and her personality was broken. But compared to that, she was more worried about Illya's future, afraid that her daughter would end up like herself, unable to change the sad fate of the androids.

But no matter how fearful it is, what is coming will still come——

She died. And Emiya Kiritsugu failed to achieve his goal.

The Holy Grail War did not end there. It started again just ten years later, and Illya really followed in her mother's footsteps... and this time, the Einzbern family's actions were even more extreme. Even if Illya could survive the Holy Grail War, her remaining life would not exceed one year.

In this situation, we can't expect more.

If that person doesn't take Illya's soul away, the child will die.

So like now, there is still a chance to start over again. Alice naturally would not have any dissatisfaction. She even felt that this was like an unreal dream that would be shattered once she woke up.

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Faced with such a cruel fact, Altria could not help but remain silent.

"In that case, I won't say anything... I'm mainly a little worried about the Master's intentions." The swordsman girl could only smile bitterly in the end, "He's not a villain in the general sense, but he's probably not a good person either..."

Although it's not nice to say this, but after this period of contact, she has completely overturned the image that the Master once had in his mind.

She couldn't give a precise definition of his new image, but could only say that he was completely different from Emiya Kiritsugu. He was not to the point where she couldn't accept him at all, but was more accommodating in many ways...

But this does not mean that he is a kinder person than Emiya Kiritsugu.

It is absurd to draw this conclusion.

If you think about it carefully, you will understand. That night when the Holy Grail descended and the black mud overflowed, he seemed to have no perception of the unimaginable and immeasurable malice that was like all the malice in the world gathered together. This is enough to explain the problem.

"Of course Mr. Xia Zhi has his intentions, and I can probably understand that..."

Irisviel remained calm and continued, "He ate the entire Holy Grail, and in disguise, he possessed all of its functions, including the ability to directly contact the records of the Throne of Heroes, but these functions will not last forever..."

"He will digest it completely soon, and will not let it retain the properties of the Holy Grail forever. When the elixir with the core of the Holy Grail no longer exists, the Holy Grail system will completely disappear, and I guess those functions will also be lost..."

Therefore, how to retain those valuable functionalities has become an urgent problem to be solved.

It was designed as the Holy Grail and is an important part of the Holy Grail system, so Irisviel and her daughter were chosen.

They are undoubtedly the best talents, with suitable professional skills and excellent qualities.

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the other side.

Fujimaru Ritsuka felt dazed for a moment, and she finally understood Mr. Xia Zhi's explanation.

This is indeed Onik.

It is indeed the land of end.

But the situation was more or less different from what she had imagined.

"...So, it's not because this place is closed off from the outside world, but because the Queen never existed from the beginning, so you don't know about the Queen's deeds?" The Master struggled to sort out her thoughts and made the final confirmation in distress.

"That's true. After all, Britain has never truly achieved unity. There are many conflicts between the clans, and they are unwilling to submit to each other... How can there be a queen?"

The young man gave an accurate affirmation, saying that this was indeed the case.

"I'm really sorry for lying to you last night. Mainly because what you said was too strange, so I had to confirm it..."

While he seemed to be apologizing sincerely, he cleverly shifted the blame back.

"How is this possible..." Fujimaru Ritsuka's face was full of confusion. She was not too bothered by the other party's concealment last night, because she understood that if she put herself in the other person's shoes, she would probably have doubts if faced with a similar situation.

What's more, the other party did save her, and it was only natural to be wary of her nonsense when he had no idea about her situation.

"Nothing is impossible. Assuming that what you said, Miss Lixiang, is true, then the transfer you experienced may not have occurred in space, but in time..." Xia Zhi waved his hand and logically deduced the cause from the result.

"So - I went back to the past?"

Under his guidance, Fujimaru Ritsuka came to this conclusion. She felt a little surprised, but she did not feel any incomprehensible or unacceptable emotions.

After all, as the last Master who had successfully completed the designation of the Grand Master and once turned the tide to save the future of mankind, she had performed spirit particle transfers many times, set foot in various eras, and repaired the historical trajectory that was on the verge of breaking.

The level of acceptance of things like time travel and historical time travel is probably only as high as three or four floors.

"As of now, it is like this... You must have gone back to the past to explain this matter."

The young man nodded, confirming her guess.

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There was silence.

The girl stood there with her head down, thinking. She slowly calmed down, but her eyes suddenly brightened a little bit. The situation at this moment was undoubtedly extremely favorable for Chaldea. Compared with the advantage of space, what they desired more was the advantage of time.

If we can make good use of this opportunity, perhaps the key to reversing the situation and winning the final victory lies in this one move!
However, first we need to understand -

How long ago did I return to this Lostbelt world, and how long has it been since the time point I traveled through?

She suddenly raised her head and looked at the opposite side with sparkling eyes: "Mr. Xia Zhi, what year is it in the fairy calendar now?"

Before the Queen's Calendar, there was the Fairy Calendar. Since the Queen has not yet appeared, it must be the era of the Fairy Calendar. As long as we know the year of the current Fairy Calendar, we can infer that -

"Ms. Ritsuka, based on what you said, I think the Fairy Calendar may be a concept that only appeared after the Queen Calendar. We don't have this concept in our current era..." The young man interrupted the Master's fantasy and looked at her with a subtle look.

The so-called Fairy Calendar and Queen Calendar can be compared to the division between BC and AD.

However, it is impossible for people living before BC to have such a strange understanding that "the era we are living in now is ×× BC".

"Oh... I'm sorry, I was stupid..." Fujimaru Ritsuka also reacted. She immediately slapped her forehead with her hand, let out a cry of pain, and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks. It was obvious that she had spoken out of turn because of her confused thoughts.

"It's okay, I understand..."

Xia Zhi suggested gently, with a subtle light flashing in his eyes, "If you really want to explore, why don't you join us? Speaking of which, I'm also a little curious about how Queen Morgan showed up..."

"Hey, um, um...if you don't mind..."

This was originally Fujimaru Ritsuka's idea. When she was hesitating about how to propose to the other party, she didn't expect that the other party was so understanding and took the initiative to invite her.

She was so overjoyed that she could hardly contain herself. As she gladly accepted the invitation, she caught a glimpse of gloom in the young man's eyes. She was slightly startled, and when she looked up again, the gloom seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

Is it an illusion?

When this thought came to his mind, Fujimaru Ritsuka frowned in confusion.

Xia Zhi deliberately showed the Master a little "clue", and then changed the subject as if nothing had happened: "Then set off with us later, but before that, we still need to make some preparations..."

"What preparation?"

The girl with red hair and orange eyes didn't understand what had just happened, and her attention was immediately diverted again.

"Britain is currently experiencing a great disaster. It would be very dangerous for you to follow us with your strength. We may not be able to take care of your safety at all times, so you need to have the power to protect yourself..."

Xia Zhi turned around and walked out of the camp. He waved his hand lightly, motioning her to follow him, and said as he walked -

"I remember you mentioned last night that you are a Master, right? Then, for you, the most suitable and powerful help is undoubtedly to summon Servants... Listen to me, it is normal to summon Servants in this era. We have used this method to seek help before..."

"Huh?" Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood, with an excitement that was hard to conceal flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, she realized that she was in the past, a time when the queen had not yet come to rule and the laws had not yet been established. This meant that it was normal to summon servants, and she would not summon crazy dark spirits.

"I understand……"

She nodded vigorously and her eyes became firm.

"That's good - here it is. I have prepared the summoning magic circle for you in advance." Xia Zhi brought the Master of Chaldea to a flat area outside the camp and pointed to the open space in front.

There was a mysterious and complex magic circle engraved there, and it was obvious that all preparations had been made.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was no stranger to this. She thanked him and then decisively stood in front of the summoning circle and began the summoning steps and process... and then, nothing happened.

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Time passed slowly.

After trying dozens of times, beads of sweat oozed out of the girl's forehead. She opened her mouth helplessly and looked at the young man next to her for help. At the same time, she cried out in her heart, wondering why she couldn't even use this eating skill properly?

Was it the land's fault? Or was it because without Mashu's shield, he couldn't rely on his own talent at all?

Actually, none of them—

Instead, someone maliciously tampered with the magic circle so that the next step of the plan could be carried out smoothly.

"I will activate the magic circle, and then you will lead the summoning process—"

Xia Zhi walked forward calmly, stretched out his hand, and began to command: "Give me your hand, and stand over here."

It seems that Fujimaru Ritsuka is leading the summoning ceremony, but in fact, Xia Zhi is the real manipulator behind the scenes. The role of Fujimaru Ritsuka is more like a summoning "catalyst" that is cleverly used rather than an active summoner.

Indeed, in addition to holy relics, human existence itself can be considered a special catalyst.

There are records of corresponding servants being summoned based on specific causes and conditions.

And there is no telling how many connections this Master lady of Chaldea has made. According to the information provided by the unfortunate Mr. Beryl, this can be seen in the final battle of the Grand Order to repair the singularity.

Countless heroic spirits turned into a meteor shower in the sky—

He was not summoned by her, but responded to the call...

Endlessly rushing to that tragic battlefield, blazing a bloody trail for her...

It was hard to imagine what a spectacular scene that was, and it also made Xia Zhi realize the possibilities that existed in this human girl. So he planned to collect some interest first, as a reward for protecting the other party.

"Okay, okay..." Before Fujimaru Ritsuka could think about it, the summoning circle in front of her suddenly lit up. The magic circle that she had been unable to activate no matter how hard she tried, now began to operate under the drive of magic power.

She quickly adjusted her state, put aside all distractions, and devoted herself to the following summoning ceremony, chanting the mysterious and solemn spell.

However, the girl did not realize that, through the operation of this summoning array as a terminal, all the causes and conditions she encountered were being quietly analyzed, recorded in detail, and continuously uploaded to an unknown area.

Ten riders! Twenty riders! Thirty riders!

The number of spirit-based portraits representing each servant is constantly increasing!

From ordinary servants such as Siegfried, Samson, Marie, Mozart, Kiyohime, etc. met in the first singularity, to outstanding heroic spirits such as Enkidu, Ishtar, Ereshkigal, Quetzalcoatl, and even divine servants met in the seventh singularity.

Xia Zhi realized that his "external pill" was constantly breaking new records, and he couldn't help but curl his lips.

He said why he could summon so many servants to fight against Chaldea in the future...

It turns out that these are the cards handed to me by the enemy themselves...

(End of this chapter)