Something's wrong with how I'm watching anime.

"Ah."

Kazama nodded gently, then slowly opened his eyes.

"It is a method in the East called 'observing qi' that allows one to observe the direction of the earth's major veins."

This is a secret technique that Kazama obtained through the book "The Book of Burial".

"However, my abilities are limited, and I cannot see through what lies beneath these ley lines."

"Although I know what that is..."

Kazama turned his head again and said to Paracelsus:

"Caster, wouldn't it be clear if you used your elemental spirits to investigate?"

"Your elemental spirits should be able to probe the ley lines beneath this place."

Upon hearing this, Paracelsus nodded, and a dim yellow light appeared at his fingertips.

The point of light seemed to have its own life, lingering in his time.

Finally, under Paracelsus's command, the point of light disappeared into the ground, and Paracelsus closed his eyes as if sensing the information transmitted by the earth's elemental spirit.

About three minutes later, Paracelsus opened his eyes, a look of surprise on his face.

"Incredible..."

"The immense magical power of this land has converged in a massive underground cavity..."

"The entire ley line is also very strange, as if a remarkable foundation has been implanted in it."

Paracelsus looked at Kazama, his gaze intense:

"My amazing master, do you know what's going on?"

Chapter 110 The Inside Story of the Holy Grail

Paracelsus was a magician and also a scholar who was passionate about research.

Even after becoming a Heroic Spirit, some aspects of one's nature will not disappear.

For example, the curiosity arising from the dual identities of magician and scholar.

“You’re right. This is indeed the most suitable place to build a stronghold, because it is the location of the magic center of this land.”

Paracelsus spoke of what he had just discovered through the elemental spirits.

"Although the magic power emanating from the surface seems unremarkable, if you delve deeper into the ley lines, you can immediately feel the terrifying flow of magic power."

"The magic here is mostly concentrated in that underground cavern."

"Such a magical hub should have been controlled by the magician who owns this place, but now it's just left here like this..."

"Your guess is correct."

Kazama nodded slightly at this moment, fulfilling Paracelsus's wish and satisfying his overflowing curiosity.

"This is indeed the core location of the entire Holy Grail War ritual."

"The reason why the Tohsaka family did not take possession of this place is because it was originally something that the Tohsaka family contributed to this ceremony."

"The three people who initiated this ritual."

“The head of the Tohsaka family six generations ago, Tohsaka Nagato, was responsible for providing the venue and spiritual veins for the ceremony.”

"Einzbern was in charge of setting up the entire ceremony."

"Machiri Zolgen was responsible for constructing the Command Spell system."

Kazama uttered a name that made Paracelsus's eyelids twitch.

Kazama also noticed Paracelsus's reaction and affirmed:

“That’s right, Caster, your old friend was one of the creators of this grand ceremony.”

"In order to fulfill the tragic wish of 'eliminating all evil in the world'."

“Is that so?” Paracelsus murmured.

"How unpredictable life is! I actually found myself appearing as a heroic spirit in the ritual my old friend had constructed, a ritual meant to realize his grand vision..."

Listening to Paracelsus's reflections, Kazama silently scoffed in his mind:

'If you met Machiri Zorgen now, you'd probably find the world even more unpredictable.'

"Cough cough..."

Kazama coughed softly.

"There are some things I need to explain to you about this Machiri."

"However, let's get back to the original topic."

Kazama continued speaking:

"The foundation beneath was constructed by Justessa Risleich von Einzbern, the Winter Saintess of the Einzbern family."

"The Winter Saintess? I've heard of her name before."

Paracelsus said.

"The Einzbern family is renowned in the field of alchemy. The magical lineage they inherited is even more remarkable."

Paracelsus was certainly familiar with the Einzbern family.

Although the Einzbern family is a very closed-off magical family, they are still rivals in the same trade, and Paracelsus and the Einzbern family have too much overlap in their areas of expertise.

For example, one of the ultimate forms of alchemy is artificial life.

Paracelsus is one of the leading figures in the field of artificial life.

The Einzbern family was even more extreme, with the entire family consisting of artificial humans.

“I am aware of the Einzbern family’s expertise in alchemy.”

Besides their artificial human technology, the Einzbern family's true brilliance lay in another pinnacle of alchemy—the creation of perpetual motion machines.

That was a true miracle, one of only five magical wonders in the world today.

Paracelsus also conducted research in this area, and as the culmination of his research, the Philosopher's Stone, the greatest alchemical creation of modern times, was created.

However, the Philosopher's Stone is fundamentally different from the Third Law.

"As expected of a family that has researched magic to the extreme, their use of spiritual veins is truly amazing."

"Of course it's amazing..."

Kazama also spoke in the same sentimental tone as Paracelsus:

"After all, the base below can be considered the last and only third-law creation in this world."

"The core of this ritual, the object called the Holy Grail, is actually divided into two: the Greater Grail and the Lesser Grail."

"The Greater Grail is the massive foundation beneath our feet right now."

"This foundation is the Winter Saintess herself. This incomplete creation of the Third Law sacrificed herself and merged into the local spiritual veins, becoming the Greater Grail used to accumulate magical power and complete communication with Valhalla, thus manifesting the Heroic Spirits."

"As for the Lesser Grail, which was given as a prize, it was rather unremarkable."

"It is merely a vessel for the defeated heroic spirits to be transformed back into magic."

"The only truly amazing thing about this prize is that it's an artificial human. Not just an object, but a being with life and intelligence."

"Speaking of which, if things go according to plan, we'll be able to see this Lesser Grail very soon."

"Along with that, there is also the Star Holy Sword Wielder you have been longing for, Caster."

"Alright, that's about all the inside story of the Holy Grail War rituals."

Kazama clapped his hands, bringing Paracelsus back to his senses.

"Caster, the Holy Grail War has begun. The Great Grail beneath our feet is still drawing upon the Great Source of Magic, but it's all in preparation for the next Holy Grail War."

"The Fifth War is temporarily irrelevant to us, so could we intercept this portion of the Great Source Magic Power and use it as a fulcrum to build the workshop?"

Paracelsus responded with a gentle smile:

"Of course, no problem."

"My amazing master... The most critical magic node problem has now been solved, and the construction of the base can begin at any time."

"Give me three days and I can build a temple here."

"Three days?" Kazama nodded.

This speed is terrifyingly fast; it truly lives up to its reputation as a hero excelling in site construction.

In just three days, Paracelsus will be able to communicate with the Source, obtain enough magic, and overcome his current weakened state.

In the original story, the Fourth Shinobi World War lasted for nearly half a month. However, due to Caster's replacement, Kazama couldn't say whether this time would be extended or shortened.

Of course, for Kazama, the longer the better...

Kazama looked at Paracelsus, who was already planning how to build the fortifications.

“Caster...”

"Ok?"

Paracelsus glanced at Kazama.

"Do you remember what I said before?"

"My purpose in participating in this Holy Grail War is not to obtain the Holy Grail."

"It's for learning."

"Coach, I want to learn magic."

Chapter 111 The Beginning

The Type-Moon universe is one of the few mysterious, well-developed, comprehensive, and systematically presented worlds on Kazama's watchlist.

Taking a normal magician in this world as an example, a low minimum skill level means that it is not difficult to get started; as long as you have magic circuits, you have already entered the field.