FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Xia Yan, your Master rank seems to have increased. Have any new privileges been unlocked?"

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two sat on two single rocking chairs in the living room and began their post-dinner chat.

"It seems the store has expanded its selection of redeemable items, and some of them are quite interesting."

"Tell me, and let me help you determine if it's worth exchanging."

Xia Yan glanced at Morgan, who was flipping through a well-known fashion magazine, and asked, "Is Your Majesty interested in fashion?"

"It's not that I'm particularly interested, but I've often heard Bavan Shi mention concepts like fashion, so I wanted to learn more about it. Don't worry, it's just a simple matter of multitasking; it won't affect my judgment in appraising your products."

Since Morgan had already gone this far, Xia Yan no longer had any concerns.

"Space Jump Shoes, Effect: Allows you to perform short-distance space jumps after wearing the shoes, but the jump direction will randomly change after each jump. Price: 15 points."

Morgan, without even looking up, commented, "An uncontrollable magic prop is a time bomb. It might just send you straight to the enemy or into the belly of a monster. In short, it's trash. Next."

It's no wonder she's called the Queen of Winter Solstice; her assessment is sharp and harsh, but undeniably true.

"Necromancer's Summoning Book, Effect: Summons 20 skeletons to fight for you, but will consume a large amount of the user's mana. Price: 20 points."

Morgan flipped to a page of the magazine and replied, "Consuming a lot of magic power to only summon 20 skeletons is too inefficient. These skeletons can't even resist some powerful mages, let alone be servants. It's a pure waste of magic power. In short, garbage. Next."

"And this one?" Xia Yan selected another one and said, "Magic Catalyst, effect: increases magic release level for 10 minutes, can only be used once every 7 days. Price: 10 points."

"I've heard that in the world of Pan-Human History there's something called 'smart drugs,' but they don't actually make people smarter; they're just stimulant-like drugs with side effects. This magic catalyst is just like a 'smart drug.' I think you understand now. Trash, next."

In the following ten minutes, Xia Yan announced more than ten props, but the only evaluation he received was: garbage.

Xia Yan suddenly had the illusion that he was rummaging through a trash can.

"Why did you stop talking?" Morgan asked. "That's all?"

"There's one last one."

This is also the one that Xia Yan is most interested in.

"The effects of the Magic Circuit are self-evident. Price: 5 points per piece. It will be directly implanted into the Master's body after purchase."

Morgan finally raised his head.

"Implanting magic circuits directly into your body can greatly enhance your magical abilities. You currently only have 7 magic circuits, but if you exchange all your points for magic circuits, you can expand to 12 at once. This number is barely enough to learn some basic magic tricks. Don't worry, I will help you open up all the magic circuits so that you can achieve the best results."

Xia Yan quickly did the math in his head.

I currently only have 26 points. If I exchange 5 magic loops, I will only have 1 point left. After deducting the 1 point that I need to keep for the next trial, my Master Points will instantly drop to zero.

All the points I worked so hard to earn disappeared in the blink of an eye. It's like going back to square one overnight.

Morgan's tone left no room for argument, so Xia Yan could only reluctantly exchange for 5 magic loops.

Five green rays shot out directly from the store interface and entered Xia Yan's body. Xia Yan checked his body but didn't feel any changes.

Thinking about the pile of props Morgan had previously dismissed as junk in the store, Xia Yan asked somewhat uneasily, "Could I have been scammed?"

Morgan walked up to Xia Yan and grabbed Xia Yan's hands with his left and right hands respectively, their fingers intertwined.

Xia Yan's heart started racing.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"Don't speak."

Xia Yan obediently shut his mouth.

After a moment, Morgan pulled Xia Yan to the training micro-singularity and said, "I've confirmed your magic circuits. They have indeed become 12, and they're all connected, as if you were born with them."

With Morgan's certification, Xia Yan naturally felt relieved.

"Let's give it a try and see how it goes."

Morgan dimmed the brightness of the tiny singularity and instructed Xia Yan, "Use all your strength to unleash the illumination magic."

Xia Yan seemed to have a vague idea of ​​what would happen next.

He activated the magic loop, and a bright, large sphere appeared in front of Xia Yan.

The luminous sphere that Xia Yan summoned was originally only the size of a fist, but now it has grown to be twice the size of a fist.

Seeing Xia Yan's delighted smile, Morgan said, "A magic circuit is a conversion circuit where you draw magic power from the outside world and transform it into your own. While not absolute, the more magic circuits you have, the more magic power you can convert, and the more complex and powerful the magic you can use. At the same time, your magic power recovery speed will be faster after being consumed. Now, do you still feel the pinch of exchanging magic circuits?"

Xia Yan replied excitedly, "It doesn't hurt anymore! Now I can't wait to start my magic lesson. Cough, wait a minute, I was just kidding."

Seeing Morgan's expression, as if he could create a Spartan Hell Training 2.0, Xia Yan immediately regretted it.

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty. I've discovered a new feature."

As Xia Yan spoke, he opened a new interface.

[Servant Panel]

Real name: Morgan

[Class: Berserker]

[Strength: C]

Durability: E

Agility: C

[Magic: B]

[Lucky: B]

[Noble Phantasm: EX]

Morgan's six-dimensional parameters on the Servant panel were not consistent with Xia Yan's impression. Her magic power, which should have been A+, dropped to B, and her agility also dropped from B to C.

This reminded Xia Yan that Artoria's six-dimensional parameters would differ depending on her Master.

When the Master is Shirou Emiya, Artoria's stats are: Strength: B, Endurance: C, Agility: C, Mana: B, Luck: B, Noble Phantasm: C.

When the Master is Rin Tohsaka, Artoria's stats are: Strength: A, Endurance: B, Agility: B, Magic Power: A, Luck: A+, Noble Phantasm: A++.

This shows how important an excellent Master is to a Servant.

It seems my magic skills really are holding me back.

Speaking of this, Xia Yan recalled the two Holy Grail fragments he obtained in the trial. The item description mentioned that they could be given to a Servant to increase their magic power.

So, Xia Yan took out one of the Holy Grail fragments and, following the system's instructions, gave it to Morgan.

Morgan's magic power immediately increased from B to A.

Morgan immediately sensed the change in himself and said to Xia Yan, "I feel like I have an additional source of magic power within me. Although it cannot replace the Master's magic power, it has indeed increased my magic power."

Seeing that it was effective, Xia Yan immediately prepared to give Morgan another one.

"Wait a minute, Master. You should keep this rare item for now. In case you can contract other Servants in the future, you can provide them with help when needed."

Morgan's suggestion was very constructive, but Xia Yan surprisingly rejected it this time.

"Since I can obtain this Holy Grail fragment once, I believe I will definitely have the opportunity to obtain more in the future. However, Morgan, as my servant, I cannot accept that I deliberately hold back when there is a way to strengthen you, resulting in a decrease in your abilities due to my magical properties."

After Xia Yan finished speaking, he immediately used the second Holy Grail fragment on Morgan as well.

Morgan's magic power level increased from A to A+, finally returning to Morgan's normal value.

Xia Yan's words melted a part of Morgan's heart.

"Xia Yan, as a reward for you, I have decided to be even more rigorous in your future training and will definitely improve your magic skills in a shorter amount of time."

Huh? This isn't quite what I expected.

Shouldn't it be that my warm and sincere behavior moved the ice queen, and from then on, the ice queen only smiled at me and started to take the route of being affectionate and loving?

When can more rigorous training be considered a reward?

Your Majesty Morgan, is your brain just muscles beneath that magnificent face?

Seeing Xia Yan kneeling on the ground, looking utterly exasperated, Morgan thought to himself: It seems Xia Yan really likes this reward from me; he's even knelt down to worship me out of gratitude.