In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

Luo Wei answered Nitocris's question from behind him, and also took the opportunity to sort out his current situation.

Firstly, because that fool Osmandis was injured and needed a few days to recover, he ran off to who-knows-where the night he kissed Nitocris, thus relinquishing the city's governance to Osmandis and having him take over for a few days.

This confused Luo Wei.

I wanted to drag him out and teach him the obvious lesson that one must be responsible for one's own affairs and that a country cannot have two masters. But Nitocris stopped him and told him that Osmandis had just had stitches done due to a health problem and would need two more days to fully recover, so we should be accommodating for now.

Afterwards, considering that Osmandis had suffered so much and that his own blood was not easy to adapt to, Lovi listened to Nitocris and temporarily took over the city.

During those two days, he even sat on the throne in place of Osmandis, studied the city's reforms, and used that authority to inform the city guards of the wanted notice for a man named Lucius (Bedeville). He also dispatched Bose and Gaheris to intercept Bedivere as soon as possible.

He didn't know if those two guys would actually run into Bedivere.

However, what annoyed him even more than the two days of overtime was Osmandis's shady tactics.

He said he needed to think it over, but that guy had already made up his mind. During his recovery, he actually had his maid spread the news that Nito was going to marry him and even wanted to hold a wedding for him. If I hadn't stopped him in time, he really would have done it.

Moreover, since the news was personally spread by the Sun King, even if he denied it, it would have no effect. Now the whole city knows that Nitocris married a virtuous queen, and whenever he goes out, the entire city's residents call him "Queen, Queen, Cleopatra."

This left Lo Wei speechless for a moment, but Nitocris, aside from being shy, didn't resist too much. You could tell from her two pairs of rabbit ears that swayed in the wind the whole way that she was in a good mood.

Lowe was convinced; she seemed to be serious.

On this trip, he wanted to go to the mountain village to ask about the progress of Cursed Arm's Holy Expedition, and whether Artoria and Bedivere had been found.

This incident made Osmandis actually play a little trick on him. They agreed to each have a Sphinx, and he even planned to give him a different one, the best one.

It turned out that the Sphinx he gave me was indeed different, and the best, except...

Looking at the miniature version of the Hot Sand Sphinx, about the size of a cat, poking its head out from his chest, Rowe was speechless.

He hadn't expected Osmandis to be so generous, giving him a cub of the Sandstorm Sphinx, a creature only a Pharaoh could control. Lovi remembered this was a Valentine's Day gift from the Ramses II game; this little guy was a split from an adult Sandstorm Sphinx, possessing great potential and truly a top-tier fantasy species.

According to Osmandis, he originally had two adult individuals, which would have been perfect for him to give one to himself. However, he killed one and King Hassan cut down another, so he could only give himself a cub to raise slowly.

However, this little guy grows up quite fast, and his strength will be top-notch when he grows up.

Looking at the little guy in his arms, reaching out his claws and scratching wildly at the sky, Luo Wei thought that the little guy was actually quite cute. It wouldn't be bad to raise him. If he could really raise him to adulthood, he should be of great help.

Now...

Feeling Nitocris's softness and warmth behind him, Lovi could only nod helplessly and continue guiding the Sphinx to the Mountain People, where he would tell them about his alliance with the Sun King. He planned to then use the Mountain Village as a base to garrison troops and launch a full-scale attack. But until then, he needed to continue on his journey.

The Sphinx traveled for a long time, and finally, around dusk, as if at the boundary of a barrier, the Sphinx crossed a bottomless cliff, and the scenery on the other side changed instantly.

"...What happened here? Why did it turn out like this?"

This time, what appeared before Luo Wei was no longer a hill, but a scorched earth. The air was still scorching hot, but compared to the azure sky of the desert, the air here was filled with a gloomy and uncomfortable haze.

This scene terrified Nitocris.

In her eyes, this area was like a land of utter death.

"The Lion King's holy punishment, the demons' rampage, resentment, and corrosive blood have polluted the land. It seems their battles have been quite fierce during this time..."

Lowe easily saw the reason, after all, it was proof of the land's death.

"A land that is already dead..."

Hearing this, Nito, who was clinging to his back, realized the seriousness of the situation and spoke up.

"Since it's at the edge of the desert, that means the death on this land will continue to spread, even reaching the Sun King's territory, right?"

“That’s right. If we let the Lion King and Lionheart continue to run rampant, it won’t just be the land that dies, but the entire singularity. Things are more serious than I thought.”

As he spoke, Lowe urged the Sphinx forward. This time, what appeared before them was no longer a dead person, but a living person, an extremely rare sight.

"Luo Wei, look! Is that a living person up ahead?"

Nitocris also spotted human tracks and quickly pointed ahead, saying...

Because of the events that had transpired, Nitocris regained her confidence and, with Anubis's guidance, realized that Lovi was not Moses. Moreover, compared to Ramses II's extremely self-centered attitude, she preferred to call Lovi by his name.

Luo Wei naturally had no objection to this; in fact, this was the first time he had been called by his real name in this singularity.

If he plays the role of Moses for too long, he might actually become Moses.

"It's the scent of a living person."

Luo Wei looked at the group of slow-moving refugees not far away. This was the first time he had come into contact with other humans since leaving the desert city. Since this place was so close to Mount Mukebai, they were very likely people from the mountain village.

"Let's go take a look!"

Without any hesitation, Lowe took Nitocris and headed back towards the crowd.

...Soon, the giant Sphinx caught up with the fleeing refugees.

Upon seeing the Sphinx, they all trembled and knelt down in unison.

"A demon, a demonic beast... it's the Sun King's demonic beast! You, are you perhaps the Sun King's messenger?"

They asked Rowe.

“...Uh, oh, yes.”

Although he was reluctant to admit the strange relationship with Osmandis, he could only answer that way at this point. Coupled with the intimidation of the Sphinx and his own decent leadership, the refugees were easily incorporated into his ranks with little resistance.

According to the interrogation, they were not mountain people, but rather indigenous people caught between several forces, struggling to survive. The Lion King's Holy Land was too cruel, and the Sun King was too far away, so they had no choice but to come here to seek help from the mountain people.

After learning the whole story, Luo Wei couldn't help but feel sorry for these poor people. They were living a good life, and suddenly they became refugees. Who could bear such a thing? Moreover, they didn't know the specific way and could only rely on past rumors to find their way, which led them to always go to the wrong place, and now they had even entered a dead end.

Since they had already met, and Luo Wei couldn't just watch them wander around aimlessly and eventually die in despair, he took them along and led them on a trek towards Mount Mukebai.

Nitocris had no objection to this. Although she always appeared cold due to her job, she was actually extremely kind-hearted. Moreover, since Rowe was the leader of Mountain Village and one of their own, it was practically a matter of merging Mountain Village with them. Helping Mountain Village was helping Egypt.

Although it was extremely far-fetched and seemed somewhat like self-deception, even Anubis, the strategist, said, "Do you really want to help others? Aren't you just trying to take this opportunity to get closer to him and really make that kid your queen? Be honest. If you're so indecisive, be careful that kid doesn't take advantage of you."

"However, it's still progress; it hasn't gotten to the point where I have to switch accounts and do the reverse. Keep it up, and when you can't do it anymore, I'll take over."

After leaving these words, Anubis continued watching the live stream.

Because Nito had experience in receiving and managing refugees in Egypt, she was able to help Rowe manage the refugees here quite easily, saving him a lot of trouble.

Along the way, Lowe led the way and preached, while Nito managed the affairs; the two worked together seamlessly. Many refugees mistook them for a couple.

"Are Nito and the Saint a married couple?"

During the process, some curious children in the group asked Nito about this.

Nitocris blushed slightly at this, but did not deny it, and they continued on their way.

With Rowe leading the way, they finally found their way on the right track and didn't end up in the deadly territory again. As for food, Rowe would sometimes take the Sphinx to find wild animals nearby and bring them back to fill their stomachs. If someone was injured, Rowe could heal them simply by holding their hand. In this way, the survival rate of the entire team increased many times over.

Because they were all local residents, most of them were Christians, and they saw Rowe's palms, the stigmata on his head, and the miracles he had performed.

Holding the injured person's hand can heal them, and the released blood can be turned into wine.

These refugees unknowingly regarded it as their spiritual pillar, and for a time, some even shouted that the divine child had reappeared.

With food, faith, and a leader, they were able to reach the village in just three days instead of a week.

However, on the third day after the dawn of victory, something that the refugees feared happened:

"My God!! Those Knights of the Righteousness—they! They've finally caught up!!"

At the very front of the group, as Lowe was checking the route with his cane, the observer at the back of the group rushed over in a panic.

"Love, the Lion King's pursuers are coming."

Nitocris rushed over at that moment.

Not far on the horizon, a fully armed and heavily armored team was approaching their position at great speed on horseback.

"It will take another half a day to reach the mountain people's dwelling. If we go into the mountains, they won't be able to catch up. However—this distance is already too close. If we let them come in, we might expose our tracks. We can't let them find this place before the final battle."

Luo Wei only thought about it briefly before making a decision immediately.

“Nito, lead the refugees away from here, but don’t go too far. I’ll come and bring you back later.”

"What about you, Luo Wei?"

"I'm going to deal with those guys who have long since abandoned the code of chivalry."

"Are you alone? No, that's too dangerous. I'll come with you."

Despite her reluctance, Nitocris strongly insisted that she join the battle.

"There's really no need for it, but it's fine, so let's come together."

Although Luo Wei initially wanted to refuse outright, he eventually agreed after seeing her serious expression.

Anyway, as long as the Lion King doesn't come in person, or all the Knights of the Round Table are present, there won't be any problems today.

"Ok!"

After pointing out a direction not too far away, Rowe took Nito's hand and went against the flow of refugees to the very end of the group. At the same time, the mounted charioteers were already within their sight.

"There were twelve fully armed knights in total, and one guy who was suspected to be the leader."

Luo Wei stroked his chin, discerning the other party's personnel configuration.

Since that's the case—

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes."

Having ascertained the situation, Rowe didn't stand on ceremony. He raised his hand and threw a huge fireball containing holy fire at the fastest charging knights.

Bear!!

A piercing burning sound rang out, and then the scorching flames suddenly engulfed the three knights at the forefront. The intense heat caused the knights to fall from their horses in agony, collapsing to the ground, their fate unknown.

"The other side has armed elements capable of retaliating!!"

Perhaps not expecting that these refugees would have the fighting power to resist, the knights who were originally just on their way immediately adopted a fighting attitude, quickly drawing their lances on their horses and charging towards Rowe's position.

"They're here, Rowe!"

Nito reminded her, as she summoned her Noble Phantasm behind her, ready to help at any moment.

"I know."

Looking at the knights charging towards him, Luo Wei's eyelids twitched.

He sensed that something was subtly off about these knights.

Humans have emotions, including joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. But these people were strange; they had no emotions, only will—the will to annihilate all the refugees. There was not the slightest hesitation, not the slightest doubt, as if chivalry simply did not exist within them. From the very beginning, this group had planned to use their advantages to slaughter all the refugees behind them.

Even fully armed soldiers would be helpless against a well-organized charge of heavily armored knights, let alone a group of unarmed refugees composed of women and children.