Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Chicken, duck, fish, and meat are all available, and fruits and vegetables are plentiful.

The wine cups are called jue and yushang, the wine jars are called eagle-headed jugs, the plates for serving food are called dou, the bowls for eating are called min, and the chopsticks for picking up food are called zhu.

Each one highlights the distinctive characteristics of China.

"Isn't that right? This is what a banquet should be like."

Iskandar immediately began to eat and drink without any restraint.

"Cough cough, what cheap stuff is this?"

Jin Shanshan took a sip of wine, then choked and coughed incessantly.

"Haha, isn't this wine great? It's delicious!"

Iskandar poured himself a bowl of wine and downed it in one gulp, appearing to thoroughly enjoy it.

The First Emperor brought out high-proof Chinese liquor, which suited the taste of a rugged man like Iskandar perfectly.

"You think that way because you don't know what real wine is at all."

Gilgamesh couldn't stand the taste of the liquor, so he immediately took out a jar of fine wine from the King's Treasure.

"Look closely, this is what is called the King's Wine."

After pouring himself a glass, Gilgamesh gestured for everyone to have a taste.

It's obvious that Gilgamesh is trying to save face.

The First Emperor didn't mind, and simply summoned a terracotta warrior to take the wine pot and fill everyone's cups.

"Oh, this wine is also very good, it tastes excellent!"

Iskandar downed a bowl in one go and immediately praised it.

"Yes, it is indeed a rare and fine wine."

The First Emperor also admitted that the wine was good.

"Whether it's swords or wine, my treasury contains only the finest treasures."

Jin Shanshan immediately became smug again.

"Hmph, what do you mean 'your'? This wine was clearly brewed by the gods."

Ishtar didn't hold back in exposing the other party's lies.

"Enough with the nonsense, this belongs to me now."

Gilgamesh retorted, then continued, "Now it's quite clear who has a higher or lower level of strategic vision, isn't it?"

“Archer, your wine is indeed fine, but the Holy Grail and the wine glass are not the same thing.”

Iskandar laughed and said, "Tell me your wish first."

"You have no right to order me around, Zaxiu."

Gilgamesh sneered, "Besides, the Holy Grail originally belonged to me."

Iskandar asked curiously, "How so?"

Gilgamesh: "All the treasures in the world can be traced back to my treasure vault, so any treasure that has appeared from ancient times to the present can be found in my treasure vault."

Iskandar: "So you already possess the Holy Grail!"

Gilgamesh: "I don't know."

Iskandar: "???"

“I have too much treasure; anything that is a treasure is definitely my treasure.”

Jin Shanshan said in a deep voice, "You actually wanted to steal it from my treasure vault? You've got some nerve, you thief."

Iskandar complained, "As a king, why are you behaving like a stingy person?"

“What you’re saying is almost no different from Caster’s ravings.”

Artoria also expressed her dissatisfaction with Gilgamesh's words.

More importantly, she simply didn't believe Gilgamesh's words.

According to Gilgamesh, wouldn't all humans become his employees?

"It seems we can't reach a consensus."

Iskandar said solemnly, "I will plunder whenever I want; that is the Conqueror King."

Jin Shanshan sneered, "Then there's no other way but to draw our swords."

Chapter 49: The Debate – The Relationship Between the State and the King

Both sides have laid their cards on the table, making a battle inevitable.

"In that case, King of Conquerors, what wish do you intend to make to the Holy Grail?"

The First Emperor watched the interaction between the two as if it were a play, and asked a question.

"My wish is very simple: to obtain a physical body."

Iskandar stated it frankly.

"What? Wasn't your wish to conquer the world?"

Weber, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered.

Iskandar slapped Weber to the ground and said, "What kind of nonsense is it to let a cup help me conquer the world? Conquest is something that must be achieved with one's own hands."

Jin Shanshan said with some dissatisfaction, "You bastard, you challenge me for something like this?"

Artoria frowned and said, "This is not the way of a king."

"Oh, King of Knights, it seems our philosophies differ."

Iskandar asked, "Then, may I tell you your wish?"

"..."

After a long silence, Artoria slowly said, "My wish is to save my homeland."

The Yangtze River Knight standing to the side shuddered.

Iskandar frowned. "Salvation? How do you intend to save us?"

Artoria: "Of course, I'll use the all-powerful wish-granting machine to wish for a change in Britain's fate of destruction."

"..."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Artoria frowned. Was there something wrong with her wish? Why was she not saying anything?

"When you say you want to change your destiny, do you mean you want to overturn the past history?"

Iskandar put away his jovial expression and asked with a serious face.

"Yes."

Artoria also looked serious, indicating that she was not joking.

"Ah..."

The golden glitter on the other side couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Iskandar stared at Artoria for a few seconds and said, "I remember that country called Britain was destroyed during your reign, wasn't it?"

"Yes."

Artoria said in a deep voice, "That's why I can't forgive myself and want to change all of this."

"Hahaha..."

Jin Shanshan laughed louder and louder.

Artoria finally couldn't hold back any longer, slamming her hand on the table and exclaiming, "What's so funny about that!"

"Sorry, I just heard a really funny joke."

Gilgamesh said with a disdainful look, "As a king, how could you say something like 'I regret it'? How can that not be laughable?"

"Regret is no big deal; everyone has regrets."

The First Emperor said calmly, "However, in my view, your desire to change the past is not about redemption, but rather an outright escape."

"what!"

Artoria was a little confused.

The First Emperor said: "Everyone wants to change the past, but as the leader of a country, one must never have such thoughts."

Artoria: "Why?"

"Because we have to take responsibility for our decisions."

The First Emperor said in a deep voice, "Do you want to change the past because you think there was something wrong with your decisions? Do you want to deny the decisions you made during your lifetime?"

"Do not..."

Artoria whispered, "Even if I had to do it all over again, I'm afraid I would still make the same choice."