On how PhDs become human evil

Seeing Bai Jie wink at her, Sirin snapped her fingers, and the surrounding space immediately began to distort and vibrate violently. The Fuyuki Bridge vanished from its original spot, and each Servant felt dizzy and disoriented, unable to see what was happening in front of them.

A minute or two later, the spatial tremor stopped, leaving only Gilgamesh and Sirin on the Fuyuki Bridge.

"Oh ho, are you planning to fight me one-on-one, you bastard?"

"Well, my Master's request is to wait until the other two groups' battles are over before fighting you." Sirin waved her hand, and two light screens appeared between the two of them, showing the scenes inside the two subspaces that Sirin had created.

"While it wouldn't be bad to take care of you right now, let's have some dessert before the main course, don't you think, King of Heroes?"

Gilgamesh glanced at the two groups of Servants battling on the light screen and sneered, "Very well."

P.S.: Update

P.S.: I'm still four stars short of getting the skin voucher in the Honkai Impact 3rd summer event, so frustrating.

P.S.: The book will be available for purchase tomorrow, so I should probably check how many chapters I owe. Although I'll be going rafting on the 17th and 18th and won't be able to update immediately.

Section 127, Chapter 29: The Conqueror King's Conquest

Having recovered from the intense dizziness in the warp where the Conqueror King was, Iskandar looked around at the irregular environment that seemed to be made up of countless building blocks and couldn't help but laugh: "What an amazing method. So casually brought me, the Conqueror King, into this alien space. Queen of another world."

"Rider, where are we?" Waver gripped Iskandar's cloak tightly. "There's no magical energy fluctuation. It looks like a barrier, but it's not exactly the same... This is bad."

"I'm starting to see you in a different light, Weber. I never expected you to have such insight."

A portal as tall as a person appeared before the two of them, and Bai Jie walked out of it while speaking.

"I think I roughly understand why my sworn brother has always protected you. If your analytical abilities develop to this level, they will be a natural enemy of magic."

"Professor Kenneth has always protected me? Impossible! He's busy suppressing me, how could he possibly protect me!" Weber refuted Bai Jie's statement in disbelief. "He clearly threw my paper away like trash. I spent a lot of effort writing that!"

"You mean that paper about a magician from a common background making a name for himself? Of course it'll be thrown away. Don't you realize how groundbreaking your work is? If it were to circulate within the Clock Tower, the existing magic system would be severely impacted. Have a little self-awareness, you idiot."

After laughing and scolding Waver, Bai Jie looked at Iskandar: "Excuse me, Conqueror King, for leaving you standing there."

"It's alright, but where is my opponent?" Iskandar asked. "Don't tell me you are my opponent, or even I will be furious!"

"How could that be? I'm just an office worker. I'm good at scheming and plotting against others from behind the scenes, but I'd rather not engage in direct combat. Your opponent is this one."

The moment Bai Jie's voice fell, another spatial portal appeared, and this time Diarmuid and Kenneth walked out of the portal.

"Professor Kenneth!?" Upon seeing Kenneth, Waver was immediately filled with terror. Although he intended to prove his worth to Kenneth in this Holy Grail War, he was still intimidated by this lecturer who had never given him a kind look.

Kenneth glanced at Iskandar and Waver, then at White standing to the side grinning, and realized he'd been tricked again. Although he'd been tricked by this adopted brother countless times over the past six years, this time Kenneth really had to say "MMP!"

Let Lancer and Rider go toe-to-toe? Aren't you just pushing him into a fire pit?

(Lancer's raw strength is inferior to Rider's. How can I possibly have a chance of survival?... Wait, Fafnir wouldn't have brought me here for no reason. He must have made preparations. He must be assisting me in secret, but what exactly has he planned? I can't cooperate with him if I don't know...)

Clearly, Kenneth's thinking has been influenced by Di. In his mind, although Bai Jie likes to trick him, he will definitely help him when it comes to important matters. In fact, this has been the case every time there is a major event in the past six years, and this time is no exception.

However, in fact—

(You're probably thinking I'll help you, right? My silly brother, how could you be so naive?)

On the surface, Bai Jie was grinning smugly, but inwardly he was displaying a standard, utterly wicked villain's smile.

(This is the Holy Grail War, of course winning is the best outcome, and in order to borrow money from Calvin, I'm determined to make you suffer, so sorry bro—you're going to suffer!)

When it comes to scheming, Kenneth is indeed a master, but Whitey was trained by Otto, an old man who has been scheming for five hundred years, and with the guidance of SilverAsh and Kal'tsit, even ten Kenneths couldn't outmaneuver Whitey!

"Alright, although I feel a little bad for Lancer, there's someone on Saber's side who really wants to fight her, so I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to fight the King of Conquerors."

“No need to say that, Lord Fafnir. It is an honor for me to be able to learn from the world-renowned King of Conquerors.” Diarmuid raised his twin pistols, assumed a fighting stance, and released extremely strong fighting spirit and magic.

Tonight is the last night, and Diarmuid must be fighting to the limit.

Sitting atop the wheel of divine might, Iskandar smiled: "Lancer, before we begin, I have a question for you—are you willing to join my ranks? To fight alongside me to the ends of the earth?"

"I answered you on the very first night, Rider. I, the lord of Diarmuid, have only one Master in this life, and have no intention of serving two masters!"

"Is that so? Truly a knight of noble character." Drawing his Cypriot sword, Iskandar's eyes now held the gaze of a king. "In that case, let my conquering hooves crush you—"

Before he finished speaking, a whirlwind suddenly rose up.

The wind was scorching and dry, as if it wanted to burn everything.

This is definitely not normal wind, because there is no wind in the subspace created by Sirin.

Feeling sand enter his mouth, Weber quickly spat it out.

This is indeed sand, brought by a strange wind; it's truly hot sand that shouldn't exist normally.

An unknown hot wind eroded the present world, and then, it overturned it.

In the bizarre phenomena that have occurred, distance and location have lost their meaning, and the dry, raging winds carrying hot sand have transformed everything in their path.

"H-How could this happen?"

Webber exclaimed in surprise, and Bai Jie also uttered a slightly surprised sound, because this was a phenomenon that only a magician could understand.

"It's actually a bounded field?!"

The scorching sun beat down on the earth, the clear blue sky stretched to the horizon, blurred by sand. There was nothing to obstruct the view.

The fact that the alternate dimension created by Sirin can change in an instant undoubtedly shows that it is just an illusion that erodes the real world. It can be said that this is the limit of magic that can be called a miracle.

"How is that possible? You can actually materialize the scenes in your mind? You're clearly not a magician!?"

"Of course not, how could I do that by myself?"

Standing proudly within the vast barrier, Iskandar smiled and denied it.

"This is the land our army once traversed. The warriors who shared joys and sorrows with us have this scenery firmly imprinted in their hearts."

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the mirage-like images that appeared around him. One, two, four—the images gradually increased, looking like an army, and their colors became increasingly vibrant.

"The world can be restored because it is imprinted in the hearts of each and every one of us."

To everyone's astonishment, materialized cavalrymen began to appear around Iskandar. Although they were of different races and equipped with different gear, their strong physiques and valiant knights demonstrated the army's formidable strength.

These people are all Servants.

Now, the true trump card of the Heroic Spirit Iskandar, the true form of his ultimate Noble Phantasm, is appearing before his eyes.

"Behold, my unparalleled army!"

Filled with pride and self-satisfaction, the Conqueror King stood before the cavalry ranks, raising his arms and shouting.

"Even if their bodies are destroyed, their heroic spirits are still summoned. They are my loyal warriors in legend, my eternal friends who answer my call across time and space."

"They are my most precious treasures! They are my path to kingship! Iskandar's strongest Noble Phantasm! The Army of the King!!"

An EX-rank anti-army Noble Phantasm, capable of continuously summoning independent Servants.

There are war gods, Maharaja, and the founders of dynasties throughout history... Gathered before you are unique heroic spirits that can only be heard of in legends.

They were all renowned warriors who had fought alongside the great Iskandar.

Mounting his beloved horse as it galloped towards him, Iskandar looked at Diarmuid with a grin: "Come on, Lancer, show me your prowess!"

"........"

Looking at the massive, dark army of kings before him, Diarmuid had a string of curses running through his mind, though he didn't know whether to say them or not. Although he was indeed a warrior who could not withstand ten thousand men, it was impossible for him to defeat tens of thousands of Servants all by himself!

If he were the Saber-class character manifesting this time, he might be able to do it with two demonic swords, but he's Lancer now! Both of his demonic spears are anti-personnel Noble Phantasms, and even if he could kill someone with one shot, it would exhaust him!

Not only Lancer, but Kenneth's facial expressions were also extremely exaggerated, revealing a complex mix of emotions including frustration, discomfort, and anger.

(This should have been my home turf! If Waver hadn't stolen Iskandar's relic, I would be crushing everyone else right now! Damn Waver Velvet! You don't want your degree this year!)

Hiding in the corner and watching Kenneth's extremely uncomfortable expression, Bai Jie didn't hesitate to take out his camera and take a series of rapid shots, snapping more than thirty close-up photos of Kenneth's face in one go!

(That feels so good! It's rare to see a guy so frustrated!)

P.S.: Update

P.S.: There hasn't been much to write in the last few chapters; it's mostly based on the original plot. Please bear with me.

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Chapter 128's Release (A Flop) Author's Remarks

This book will finally be available on the shelves on Friday, which is tomorrow.

To be honest, I still feel like I'm dreaming about this book being published. Before this, none of my previous books even got a contract, but this one managed to get both a contract and be published in one go. It's like a miracle to me.

Of course, I also know that luck played a major role in the book's success, because Arknights has become very popular recently, and I also met some big shots in the group chat who helped me out, such as Brother Zheng. I am extremely grateful to them.

I started writing books five years ago, during my summer vacation after my first year of junior high school. At that time, I had just gotten into the world of anime and manga. Looking back, I was a man who wrote every day until dawn. My first book sold 20,000 copies, and I even thought that I could become a new big name with one book. However, the failure of my next few books proved that I was really overthinking it.

Therefore, this book is also the first book in my five-year writing career to be signed and even published. When the beautiful girl told me about it last week, I was really excited. I actually spat out the Coke I was drinking and almost broke my new computer.

Getting back to the main topic, let me explain the update schedule after the app was released.

You all probably remember the bounty I set up back then—one chapter for every 100 recommendations, one chapter for every 1000 donations, one chapter for every 50 blades, one chapter for every 30 monthly tickets, with no upper limit. Now it's time to settle the accounts, and after rounding it up, I'm in arrears of 14 chapters.

I remember a reader once said they wanted me to be a slacker who owed hundreds of chapters, how come I only owed this little bit now? I was planning to write at least three or five chapters a day after the book was published to pay off my debt, you guys are making things very difficult for me. I was really scared, afraid that I would accidentally end up owing hundreds of chapters, you guys have really disappointed me!

However, the final result is out: I owe fourteen chapters, which I will pay back within a week.

Then there's the update schedule. In principle, it starts with three chapters a day, and the fourteen chapters that are owed will be updated at a rate of two chapters a day. So theoretically, it will be five chapters a day for the first week after it goes on sale.

But—and I must say, but!

Because the release date coincided with my travel plans, I was going to Zhejiang for the 17th and 18th and couldn't update five times a day. So I maintained a two-update-a-day pace on the 16th, 17th and 18th, and started updating five times a day from the 19th onwards.

I know many readers like to read for free and will remove this book from their bookshelves after it's published. As a student myself, I know that many of you don't have much spare money to spend on books, but I still hope that you can keep this book on your bookshelves, even if you don't read it. Just having it there will keep my book's collection from falling off, giving me the psychological comfort of knowing that "many people are still reading my book." I'm extremely grateful for that.

Finally, the usual three requests—please recommend! Please vote with monthly tickets! Please donate! Every recommendation, monthly ticket, and donation you give is my motivation to keep updating!

Chapter 129 A Belated Ghost Festival Special: The Ghosts of Longmen