FATE: Target of Grand Master

Before BB, with the broadcast turned off, were hundreds of millions of screens displaying the performances of various Masters who had passed the trials in the minor singularities.

All Master candidates entered the same minor singularity. As a trial for Master candidates, BB believed that he had not set too many difficulties in the minor singularity.

Find the summoning circle, summon your servant, and stay vigilant at all times, guarding against assassinations by shadow servants with concealed presences until dawn. This will allow you to easily clear the game.

However, out of more than 80 billion Master candidates, only more than 7 million have passed the trials.

"Well, that was to be expected."

BB quickly scanned the screen and marked several hundred of the images.

"Indeed, the human species has an extremely strong ability to adapt. In order to survive, humans can do things that other creatures cannot even imagine."

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After listening to BB's broadcast, Xia Yan didn't rush to open the store, but instead began to observe his surroundings.

The space, which was originally extremely crowded, now appears somewhat empty.

Xia Yan remembered that before entering the Master Candidate Trial, there were twelve or thirteen people floating around him, but now there were only three people left.

Although the sample size was small, Xia Yan still felt that the survival rate of this Master Candidate Trial was less than 25%.

Forget it, I can't even feed myself, how can I have time to care about others?

That being said, Xia Yan is a very observant person, a habit he developed as the team's midfield playmaker.

Although he didn't care about the life or death of other people, he would still observe their behavior to obtain useful information.

Of the three people beside Xia Yan, the one closest to him was a man with slicked-back hair and a suit, around thirty years old. He was looking straight ahead with a relaxed expression, his fingers occasionally swiping in front of him. Judging from Xia Yan's previous experience of checking the information box, this man was probably looking at the store interface.

Seemingly noticing Xia Yan's gaze, the man with the slicked-back hair immediately quickened the movement of his fingers, as if he were searching for something.

As the man with the slicked-back hair tapped his finger twice in front of him, he vanished from Xia Yan's sight in an instant.

Xia Yan was startled, but based on his years of gaming experience, he could roughly guess that the man with the slicked-back hair must have bought an item in the store that could hide his figure.

This man seems to be very cautious, and it is no coincidence that he was able to pass the Master Candidate Trial.

Having lost his first target, Xia Yan turned his attention to his second.

He was a middle-aged man with messy hair and a stubble beard. Judging from his body language, he was also checking the store interface.

However, unlike the slicked-back-haired man from before, the disheveled man looked very conflicted, as if he had entered a store where the spending power far exceeded his purchasing power.

After observing the first two people, Xia Yan made a guess.

The man with the slicked-back hair, like himself, must have completed the trial and hidden objectives and earned 10 Master Points, hence his relaxed expression.

This disheveled man likely only received 5 Master Points to complete the trial objective, which explains his conflicted expression.

Xia Yan observed the disheveled man for a while longer, and after confirming that he could not obtain any more information, he turned his attention to the last target.

Suddenly, their eyes met.

Xia Yan discovered that the last target was also observing him.

She was a blonde woman in her early twenties with bright eyes, a high nose bridge, and fair skin. To put it bluntly, calling her a beauty was not an exaggeration.

Seeing Xia Yan looking at her, the blonde woman waved politely.

Calm, composed, and very observant—that's Xia Yan's assessment of the blonde beauty.

Xia Yan waved back, but apart from that, neither of them made any other movements or expressions, and they just stared at each other.

In the end, Xia Yan decided not to waste any more time and clicked on the shop icon in front of him.

A dazzling array of goods immediately appeared before Xia Yan's eyes.

Xia Yan didn't look at them one by one, but quickly searched for items with invisibility or similar anti-peeping functions, and finally only 2 items remained.

One item is a potion that grants invisibility, costing 1 Master Point. Its effect is described as follows: It provides invisibility for one hour, making the user virtually undetectable from a visual perspective. However, the user's presence is not concealed; their movements will still leave traces such as sounds and footprints. Furthermore, the potion's effects can be detected by mid- to high-level Mystic Eyes.

In short, it's not very convenient to use, hence its low price. Perhaps, its true potential lies in using it in some far-fetched situations.

Xia Yan: ...... (Elderly man on the subway looking at his phone.JPG)

next.

The Safe House feature costs 5 Master Points. Its effect is described as follows: It expands into a space surrounding the Master, placing them within it so that they are completely invisible from the outside. It boasts the highest level of counter-surveillance capability within the Master Selection Space. The Safe House is approximately 50 square meters in size and can be customized to the Master's preferences. More features will be unlocked within the Safe House in the future.

Xia Yan finally understood that the man with the slicked-back hair must have purchased the safe house function, which was why he was able to disappear from Xia Yan's sight instantly, as if the man had never existed.

He could understand why the man with the slicked-back hair didn't buy it immediately. Five Master Points was a huge sum of money, even for Xia Yan, who had ten points.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Yan finally decided to purchase the safe house feature.

He did the math: the Master Selection Space trials open every 7 days, and each trial requires 1 Master Point. Therefore, Xia Yan's current maximum Master Points that he can spend is 9.

The safe house feature requires 5 points, and the 7-day supply of food and water provided in the store requires 1 point. After deducting these 6 points, Xia Yan still has 3 points left.

Given Xia Yan's current situation, such spending is entirely within his means.

More importantly, with a safe house, one's every move will no longer be seen by others, not only is privacy protected, but one also has a space where one can rest in peace.

Without hesitation, Xia Yan immediately purchased the safe house.

A blinding white light appeared, causing Xia Yan to close his eyes. When he opened them again, he was standing in an extremely ordinary apartment building.

The apartment has a one-bedroom layout. There is not much furniture in the living room, only a single chair, a small coffee table, a coat rack and a TV cabinet. It is not hard to see that the owner of this house has been living alone for a long time.

A large framed photo hangs on the living room wall, containing a picture of a youth football team lifting a trophy.

Isn't this my home?

Xia Yan stared blankly at the familiar layout around him.

Was everything I had experienced just a dream?

Xia Yan touched his nose with a self-deprecating smile.

It makes sense, becoming a Master and fighting alongside beautiful female Servants... it's just...

Just as Xia Yan was scoffing at himself for thinking that his previous absurd experience was real, a silver-haired girl wrapped in a white bath towel with wet hair walked out of the bathroom.

"Master, you're finally back."

Looking at that familiar face, Xia Yan's inner monologue immediately became: This is simply amazing!