The Warrior of Love

"What do you mean?"

Ritsuka gave a confident smile, looked back at his servants, and then asked Yu Ji a question.

"Do you know how Chaldea summons servants?"

"Huh? Don't underestimate me. I am your senior after all. I know about Chaldea's Heroic Spirit Summoning System."

"No, you only know the basics. You probably don't know anything about how the device actually works."

Ritsuka pointed at Mashu not far away: "The core component of the summoning system is her - Mashu's shield."

"Really? I understand. What next?" Yu Ji didn't seem to care.

"That's the table the Knights of the Round Table used for their meals... their meetings."

Ritsuka said seriously: "Because it has the concept of "a gathering place for heroes", it is regarded as the core of the summoning system and has the ability to summon servants through fate.

In other words, Chaldea's summoning of servants is not like the normal Holy Grail War, where servants are summoned randomly or using relics, but is based on the cause and effect and bond formed when encountering servants in singularities. "

"What do you mean?" Yu Ji gradually understood something and her eyes became brighter.

"It's a very simple inference: we have met you and Xiang Yu before, and we have also formed a deep bond with you. If this is the case, it means that we in Chaldea have a chance to summon the heroic spirit Xiang Yu!"

"it turns out--"

"Don't get excited yet, I haven't finished yet."

Ritsuka smiled proudly: "Of course, there is a lot of randomness in the summoning of heroic spirits. There are so many servants who have formed a bond with us, it is hard to say that Xiang Yu will be summoned.

After all, this is a matter of luck. Although my luck is good, it is not guaranteed. However, if there is something like a "holy relic", then the probability of a successful summoning is..."

"Holy relic..." Yu Ji was confused for a moment.

Li Xiang raised his eyebrows, looked her up and down and said, "Isn't it you?"

"Ah?" Yu Ji was stunned at first, then her face turned red, and finally she nodded shyly, but her eyes could not hide the excitement.

"If this is the case, then I can see Lord Xiang Yu again!"

"Yes, then your long-cherished wish can be fulfilled."

Ritsuka pointed at the Kuaiji Zero next to him and said, "If you are interested, you can even use him as a possession. Then the body of the Lostbelt will support the consciousness of pan-human history and satisfy your abnormal hobbies. It can be said to be a double happiness."

"You have an abnormal habit!"

Yu Ji cried out, "I am not a human like you. To me, the body is just a shell. As long as I can meet the soul of Lord Xiang Yu, I have nothing else to ask for!"

"Of course, I'm happy to help you. But... the prerequisite is that we can return to Chaldea safely."

Ritsuka looked Yuji straight in the eyes, "And now we are going to challenge the First Emperor!"

"Uh..." Yu Ji was silent for a moment: "Although I don't have the so-called loyalty, after all, I once promised the First Emperor -"

"Ah, forget it then. Is the doctor here? Ask him to delete Xiang Yu's spiritual base data. We don't need it anymore."

"Hey Hey hey!"

Yu Ji immediately grabbed Li Xiang anxiously: "Don't delete it yet, don't delete it yet... Well, okay! I will help you!"

"Ha... It's a pleasure to work with you, senior." Ritsuka stretched out her hand with a smile. Although Yu Ji was reluctant, she shook hands with her obediently.

The double swordsman and Chen Gong looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Gong was naturally glad that his strategy had succeeded and the biggest obstacle to exploring the Lostbelt had been removed, while the Dual Swordsman was happy that his master's wish had been fulfilled.

He is a servant summoned by Yu Ji herself. He swings his sword only at the command of his master and does not care which side Yu Ji stands on.

——Of course, there are many people who care about this.

"You bunch of rebels!"

Boudica and Spartacus fell out immediately, but they were unable to raid the center of the venue because the servants on the Empire side had split into two camps.

"Rider! You guys…"

"I'm sorry, the contract I signed was originally with Miss Yu Ji. I have never seen that Qin Shi Huang."

"I am the unrivaled flying general in the world, loyalty and righteousness will always remain in my heart!"

Sima Yi and Lu Bu... Strictly speaking, it was Lanis and Red Hare, two heroes with extremely bad reputations in history, but at this moment they chose to continue to follow Yu Ji without hesitation.

Of course, it is also possible that they are just named differently and are still different people in essence.

Although Lanis has some personality issues, she will naturally believe her brother II when it comes to major issues.

As for Red Hare, the integrity it displayed in the novel is far greater than that of Lu Bu... and folk opinion also generally holds that the Martial Saint Guan Yu is its true master.

"Don't be impulsive, both of you."

As expected, Zhang Jue stood on the opposite side, being wary of Chaldea and Yu Ji while persuading Spartacus and the other two.

"We are outnumbered by the enemy... it is best to run away."

"hateful!"

Boudica glared at Yu Ji with angry eyes: "Traitor, His Majesty the Emperor will not let you go!"

After saying that, she summoned a Noble Phantasm-level chariot, pulled Spartacus and Zhang Jue on it, and in the blink of an eye, it rushed into the sky and flew towards the distance at a high speed.

Unexpectedly, neither the Chaldeans nor Yu Ji stopped them.

"Not taking action?" Yan Qing was a little surprised.

The Second Emperor looked at the chariot going away and shook his head gently: "No matter what, they are all Miss Yu Ji's former companions. Maybe she doesn't care... but how could the servants who fought side by side with them suddenly turn their swords against them without any psychological burden?"

Putting aside other things, it is absolutely impossible for the Twin Swordsmen and Red Hare to fall out on the spot. If they were to take action against Zhang Jue and the others now, even if they were not allowed to directly participate, just watching would create a gap in their hearts.

"Is this what they call 'loyalty'?" Yan Qing said with a hint of mockery, "These heroes are truly amazing."

The Second looked at him and said nothing more.

Considering that Yan Qing came from "Water Margin", he himself had probably experienced similar scenes and had a weak concept of loyalty and righteousness - perhaps he had it before, but now he has become cold-hearted.

Because they have not spent a long time together, even though he is now Ritsuka's Servant, he has not truly opened his heart to Ritsuka and the other people in Chaldea. He is one of those Servant who is very difficult to conquer.

"Then it's decided. Let's go together to meet the First Emperor."

Li Xiang smiled confidently: "Let His Majesty the Emperor see our ambition for pan-human history!"

Chapter 968: The Wind of the Yellow Turban (Additional Chapter 2)

"Did Akagi Hinako defect?"

In the empty hall, Zhang Jue looked up at the huge machine suspended in the air and listened to the voice from the First Emperor.

"It's not surprising that, out of the 137 futures I calculated, 97 of them involve her betraying or running away."

Zhang Jue looked up in astonishment when he heard this: "Emperor... Your Majesty already knows?"

"I can only say that this possibility is very high. The future is unpredictable. The deeper you go, the more possibilities there are, up to the point of infinity. Even though I have surpassed the limits of human intelligence, I cannot fully control the "infinite" future with limited computing power."

The voice was not angry at Aku Hinako's betrayal, but rather amusement.

"That woman has no loyalty to begin with. We only get what we want from each other. Perhaps that is why she is unlikely to sacrifice everything for my empire, and so there will be many defections in the future. My dear, do not blame yourself. Akagi Hinako's betrayal is not your fault. It is just her personality that makes it so."

"Your Majesty doesn't seem worried?"

Zhang Jue frowned and said, "After Jie Hinako and her subordinates defected to Pan-Human History, the fighting force that Chaldea could muster was already considerable. Although they are certainly no match for His Majesty the First Emperor, but..."

"It is indeed a threat that cannot be ignored."

A majestic voice came from the huge sphere: "Even if a large army is sent out, it will be difficult to resist the blades of the heroes. They have a combat power that surpasses that of ordinary soldiers. Even if the soldiers in the "Afang Palace" are unsealed, it will take twice or even three times the military force to suppress them.

This is the first time in a thousand years that the Empire has encountered such a challenger... Isn't it interesting?"

"interesting?"

"It's been a long time... After the Roman Empire, I haven't encountered such an interesting opponent."

"They are just a group of evil people who want to overthrow the world. Your Majesty, don't take them too seriously."

Zhang Jue volunteered, "If your Majesty allows, I will immediately dispatch enough men to wipe out these guys!"

"No need, let them come!"

The First Emperor rejected his proposal without hesitation: "Simply defeating them will not stop the competition between worlds and civilizations.

One or two failures are insignificant in a war of this scale.

Throughout human history, the collapse of a huge empire has always been due to secondary external factors; the real source of corruption must be within the country.

If this is the case with countries, how can the world be an exception? If we cannot defeat the other side at the level of soul and will, then this war will never be decided. "

Zhang Jue was in a trance for a moment: "Internally? But under your Majesty's rule, the empire is peaceful and prosperous, and there has not been a rebellion for hundreds of years..."

"Perhaps. At least in the foreseeable future, the empire is very stable."

The First Emperor paused, as if he was thinking of the previous calculation results.

"However, this kind of stability cannot bring eternal prosperity... As Akagi Hinako said, the historical development of this world is off track. If there is no fantasy tree, my empire will be like a castle in the air, false and fragile, and will be "cut down" one day. "

"That will never happen! Because we will be the final winners!"

Zhang Jue said firmly: "Even if Jie Hinako betrays the empire, this outcome will not change!"

"I understand your determination... But, Zhang Jue, don't you think it is ridiculous to pin the future of the entire civilization and country on a mere inexplicable tree?"

There was no sound of sadness or joy in the Emperor's voice, it seemed as if he was just asking Zhang Jue a question.

This great and wise teacher of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was silent for a moment, thought seriously, and finally raised his head with a determined expression.

"If this can help the people live and work in peace and contentment... even if it's a castle in the air, I'm willing to become a pillar to support it!"

“What…”

The words of the First Emperor were full of admiration: "This will is quite admirable. Even I can feel this sincerity - regardless of whether it is right or wrong."

"Why, Your Majesty, don't you think so?" Zhang Jue was stunned and frowned.

The First Emperor did not answer this question, but asked another question instead.

“It’s just that, Caster… you are a heroic spirit from pan-human history. In “normal” history, you seem to be known as a “rebel.”

You never surrendered to the mighty Han Empire and fought till the end. Why are you so respectful to me today?"

Zhang Jue was silent for a moment, and subconsciously looked into his arms - there was a copy of "Taiping Jing" there.

Although Zhang Jue was a "Taoist priest", he was not a direct descendant of Taoism, and the Taoism at that time was not the same as the Taoism that has been passed down to modern times.

Zhang Jue himself was originally just a bookworm who studied Confucian classics and the Taoism of Huang-Lao. He didn't know anything like alchemy or Taoism. It was only after he picked up a "heavenly book" by chance that he embarked on the path of spiritual practice.

In modern terms, he was a magician who changed careers rather than a natural born first generation magician.

He didn't decide to be a rebel from the beginning... Just kidding, in that era, everyone still believed that the Han Dynasty was destined to be the Han Dynasty, and no one thought about changing the dynasty.

——The last time traveler who thought this way was forced to death by the Son of the Plane, and even his skull became a collection of the Liu family.

To put it bluntly, he is not a descendant of a royal family, nor is he a member of a family of three generations of officials. Even if he were to commit any evil, it would not be his turn!

In fact, he did not do anything special. He just cured the sick and saved lives in the countryside, helped the poor and the needy, organized people to provide disaster relief when the plague came, and persuaded the powerful to ease their oppression of farmers in years of great disasters.

After all, I picked up the heavenly book, so I should be blessed by God. Those gods must also hope that I can do more good things, right?

Gradually, he was regarded as a spiritual leader by some poor people, and he also found that only by organizing these people could they struggle against disasters such as plague and war.

To put it bluntly, even if they organized everyone to escape in an orderly manner and avoided a few people being trampled to death, that would be a merit - with this idea in mind, Zhang Jue and his brother and followers began to move around.

However, the situation in the world did not ease as a result, but became worse and worse. The harvest became worse and worse each year, and the court's exploitation became heavier and heavier. Originally, people could not survive just because of the plague, but later they could not survive even when there was no disaster or trouble.

There were abandoned babies everywhere in the fields and ditches, the elderly and infirm were abandoned in the wilderness by their families, and poor couples even had to sell their heads and become slaves to the rich and powerful in order to survive.

Then, Zhang Jue suddenly found that his "power" was expanding at an incredible speed, even to the point of terrifying him.

One day when he woke up, he suddenly discovered that he had followers all over the country, and even had a very complete organizational structure. Everyone firmly believed that the "Great Sage Teacher (Zhang Jue)" had great magical powers and could lead them to create a peaceful world without cold and hunger...

At this point, how could he give up?

Should I tell those skinny and pale civilians that I don’t have that ability at all and that they are just being self-indulgent?

Zhang Jue had no choice, and neither did the believers - if they had a choice, who would believe in the illusory gods?

Who would rebel if they could survive?

These people could not survive, so they rebelled, and this led to the "Yellow Turban Rebellion" that changed the course of history.

Although the turmoil was quickly put down and the Han Dynasty continued to survive for several decades, it is undeniable that Zhang Jue and those who could not survive had already dug the grave for the Han Dynasty.