This is not an MMO game copy

I believe that anyone who knows the plot of Investiture of the Gods will clearly know what these three words mean. It is said that anyone whose name is on the list of gods will be killed or injured if he uses this whip, and will eventually be held in the hand of Jiang Ziya and pardoned together with all the gods.

In the Type-Moon world, Investiture of the Gods is not just a novel, but also a real historical event. Even in the second part of FGO, one of the Noble Phantasms of Taigong Wang, who appeared in the world as a crown Rider, is the Divine Whip.

In Xia Yan's impression, the hard whip in this image seemed to be the one that Taigong Wang was holding in his hand in the portrait.

When the system distributed the rewards for clearing the dungeon, not only did it grab the EX curry stick and the spirit base of a female heroic spirit, but it also grabbed the EX-level anti-god Noble Phantasm, the Divine Whip, of the champion Rider Tai Gongwang, who only appeared in the FGO mobile game world line?

Xia Yan was stunned for a moment.

Soon, he calmed down and noticed that under the image of the divine whip, in the line of words that marked the name of the magic weapon, there were a few extra words -

——Conceptual dress.

"It's not a Noble Phantasm..." Xia Yan immediately realized. "...This looks like Tai Gong Wang's Bonding Costume from FGO, right?!"

The so-called Earth Bond Costume is a kind of conceptual costume in the FGO mobile game. Players need to continuously improve the bond level of their servants to unlock it. Taigong Wang's exclusive bond costume is also called the Divine Whip, the same as the name of the Noble Phantasm. The effect of holding it is that after Taigong Wang equips it, as long as he is present, he will grant all his own team a special attack status against divinity and magic.

Therefore, if it is really the Divine Whip, the name of the magic weapon will not be prefixed with the words "conceptual costume".

Then, Xia Yan tried to summon this magic weapon.

Brush it.

A heavy, hard, wooden brown whip fell into his hands.

Then, he began to perform the refining and spirit gathering techniques, infusing his own Tai Chi energy into it to slightly cleanse and temper it, and injecting the insights he gained from the whip into it through his mind and magic power.

Xia Yan probably figured out what this magic weapon was all about.

This [Conceptual Costume - Divine Whip] is indeed not Taigong Wang's treasure [Divine Whip], but it is indeed the Divine Whip. To be precise, it should be the conceptual weapon bestowed by Yuanshi Tianzun when Taigong Wang of the Type-Moon world accepted the mission of becoming a god in the background setting.

In the Type-Moon world, concept weapons are similar to magic costumes. They are made by accumulating history, legends, or rituals to give meaning to props. They can affect souls and spirits... In short, they are concept special attack weapons that belong to the Type-Moon world.

Theoretically speaking, Xia Yan's stabbing of the flag of the head of the Third Reich can also be regarded as a kind of conceptual weapon, but it is aimed at the "Third Reich" and the "head of the Third Reich". It is a complete kill to the spiritual base of the head of the Third Reich, but it will not have any effect on the spiritual bases of other servants.

In short, concept weapons are specifically used for special attacks against concepts. If they face an object that is not within the scope of the concept, they are useless. After leaving the coverage of the "mysterious" rules, they can't even do a big brick to fly.

In a sense, the wooden whip in his hand, after the loss of the List of Gods, the pardon from Yuanshi Tianzun, and the departure from the Type-Moon World... was just a wooden whip made of a relatively rigid material that could probably smash someone's head.

But Xia Yan could still sense the existence of something special inside this seemingly useless wooden whip. As long as he injected magic power into it, it would become active and establish a communication channel with his spirit, consciousness and thoughts.

"Could the contents here be related to that thought pattern filled with all sorts of nonsense and absurd settings?"

"However, after leaving the 'copy' of the Type-Moon world, even if this wooden whip itself is a conceptual weapon, it can no longer be the divine whip in the Thought Key pattern network."

Therefore, this [Magic Weapon: Conceptual Gift-God-Slaying Whip] is now a useless thing that is neither tasty to eat nor a pity to throw away.

"Alas, I was so happy for nothing."

Xia Yan shook his head. He couldn't figure out what use this conceptual weapon, which was no longer a divine whip, could have after leaving the supporting network. So he simply put it back and ended the review of the rewards for clearing the "copy".

Then, he looked at the spoils that burst out from the body of the leader of the Third Reich after he stabbed him to death.

But not on the magic weapon page.

But it was within the skill framework that Xia Yan originally thought would never change.

Yes, on the system interface in front of him, at the very bottom of the skill icons where the Qingyun Dao Fa was located, there now appeared a brand new skill icon, and its style had nothing to do with the Qingyun Dao Fa skill icon.

When Xia Yan focused his attention on the icon.

Crown: Light of Wisdom

Such a name came into his mind.

Xia Yan knew what the name was, but he didn't understand why Black Caster Avisbronn's Noble Phantasm would burst out from the head of the Third Reich, nor did he understand why this Noble Phantasm turned into a skill icon.

Furthermore, this Noble Phantasm has no 'physical form'.

Because according to the setting, this is the Noble Phantasm of the 'original human Adam' that Avisbronn did not complete during his lifetime, and was sublimated after he became a Heroic Spirit.

In other words, this Noble Phantasm can be understood as the "crystal of fantasy" created by Avisbronn, a Caster who specialized in making golems, integrating the related technologies he mastered during his lifetime and then using the special properties of the Heroic Spirit to make the false come true.

Let’s say this Noble Phantasm is powerful.

That is indeed strong.

In the original plot and setting of F/A, the 'original human (Adam)' created by the [Crown of Wisdom] is an inherent barrier endowed with life. As long as it steps firmly on the ground, it can endlessly supply magic power, while eroding the surrounding ground and continuously evolving. Ordinary people who are not Servants, including magicians, will be devoured by it if they touch it. When it grows to its maximum size and is one kilometer long, it is impossible to resist it without a large army of first-class Servants to besiege it.

In the first Lostbelt of FGO Part 2, Avesbronn used the Minotaur's Noble Phantasm [The Eternal Labyrinth] as material and created the [Crown of Wisdom] with himself as the core - the original human (Adam), who was even able to compete with Ivan the Terrible, the lord of the first Lostbelt.

But this Noble Phantasm is weak.

It is indeed weak.

Because if the [Crown·Light of Wisdom] is not produced, it will be completely meaningless, but the produced 'Original Human (Adam)' will be subject to the huge volatility of the materials.

After all, this Noble Phantasm is ultimately the crystallization of Avesbron's technological field, but the ordinary golems made by Avesbron actually use the same system of technology as the "Original Man (Adam)".

Now, even if the treasure [Crown·Light of Wisdom] becomes a skill icon on the system's skill list, and Xia Yan absorbs and accepts the knowledge within this skill, it is impossible for him to create the 'original human (Adam)'.

In other words, even Avisbronn had to become a Heroic Spirit to skip over a series of prerequisite technical levels and practical application thresholds. It was impossible for others to complete the miracle that he could not accomplish in his lifetime by fully absorbing and accepting the corresponding technical knowledge.

Just like the [Conceptual Weapon - Divine Whip], the [Crown·Light of Wisdom] which has become a skill has become a useless thing for Xia Yan, which is neither tasty to eat nor a pity to throw away.

At least that's what it seems like for now.

Therefore, Xia Yan did not intend to pay attention to this skill for the time being, which was not on the same channel as his own supernatural power system and seemed to have little future.

Finally, he turned his attention to the biggest gain so far in this "copy" -

——[Magic Weapon: Holy Grail].

The core of the Romanian Holy Grail War, the universal wishing machine in the Fate series... Although after leaving the Type-Moon world, it is probably a big question whether this wishing function can still be effective.

What's more, the Holy Grail Wars in most world lines of the Fate series have always been suspected of serious false advertising. The so-called universal wishing machine is actually not universal at all. Even the principle of being able to fulfill wishes is actually achieved by relying on a large amount of accumulated magic power. Taking advantage of the process of multiple servants' souls returning to the Throne of Heroes at the same time, a hole is drilled on the outside of the world to open the way to the root.

Of course, ordinary wishes don't need to be so troublesome as long as there is enough magic power to distort reality.

In short, it is certain that the Holy Grail War is suspected of false propaganda, and since it has left the Type-Moon world and is no longer within the response range of the Type-Moon root server, Xia Yan does not intend to expect this wishing function to be effective.

As long as the [Holy Grail], which has been refined into a magic weapon, can successfully block the system bug as he imagined, that would be enough.

So, with a little bit of anticipation and nervousness, Xia Yan began to try to communicate with the Holy Grail in the dimensional space of the magic weapon page.

then.

"You said it's too big, can't it be made smaller?"

Do not misunderstand.

Anyone who wants to go astray should reflect on their mistakes.

After becoming the [Great Holy Grail] of the magic weapon in communication, perhaps because it possessed a "spirit", Xia Yan immediately received an accurate response from the magic weapon. He didn't even need to summon the magic weapon to clearly know all its functions.

Simply put, it was the 'Justisisa' in the Holy Grail, a virtual AI terminal created by the Holy Grail to run its own mechanism. At this moment, it responded to Xia Yan and took the initiative to communicate with him.

'Yes, um, Master.'

A soft female voice, like the wife in F/Z, spoke in telepathic form:

"If you want to retrieve the Greater Holy Grail from this alternate dimension, you'll probably need a sufficiently spacious space."

"After all, no one in the past has ever considered transforming the Greater Holy Grail itself into a unique magical gift or treasure, and the function of the Greater Holy Grail has never considered the form and scale of its core to the outside world."

"Even if you wish to reshape the Greater Holy Grail's external form and scale, it will take me some time to adjust. However, in this alien space... Master, I don't know where this place is, nor do I know if you are familiar with it, but judging by the operating mechanism of me, that is, the Greater Holy Grail... there is nothing outside the Greater Holy Grail right now."

"Nothing?"

Xia Yan was slightly startled.

"Yes, there is no time in the conventional sense, nor do concepts such as distance and boundaries exist. It is like a land of pure nothingness..."

The 'Spirit' of the Holy Grail described to Xia Yan the 'scene' in the special dimensional space that can only store magic weapons and comes with the magic weapon page function of the MMO system.

"...In a space like this where the conventional concept of time does not exist, even if you wish to alter the Greater Holy Grail's form and size, I am powerless to do so."

What exactly is this MMO system in my body?

Xia Yan's expression was somewhat solemn.

Then, he shook his head and stopped himself from thinking about those conspiracy theories... No matter what the system in his body was, it was not something he could find out now.

Then, he asked the Holy Grail's 'Spirit':

"Can it be summoned within the inherent barrier?"

"No, at least the normal inherent barrier cannot hold the Holy Grail."

The Holy Grail's 'Spirit' said:

"Because the Greater Holy Grail has accumulated so much magical power, it has already formed a different dimension, like an inherent barrier. Although it is inside the Greater Holy Grail, the two inherent barriers cannot coexist with each other under normal circumstances."

"I see."

Xia Yan sighed, stood up and walked towards the gate, preparing to leave the hotel and go to the outskirts of the city to find a place that was spacious and hidden enough to avoid various surveillance cameras and then take out the Holy Grail.

"By the way, I want to ask—did it succeed? Using the Third Law - Heaven's Grail on 'Irena' and then preserving her in the Greater Holy Grail?"

"...Master, the third method has indeed been successfully executed, and Miss Irena is now intact within the Greater Holy Grail, but..."

"but?"

"If a [Doll] similar to the former Winter Saint, Justissa Lizleich von Einzbern, truly fulfills your expectations, then it is indeed a success—because Miss Irena has now become the second Winter Saint, and is simply the Winter Saint, Irena."

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(PS: The first chapter is 4k+, which tells all the copy benefits. I will update three chapters in one go today, and upload the remaining two chapters in the evening)

Third instance: 72. Greater Holy Grail Evolution → Ultimate Low-End Copycat Version of the Ten Ancient Artifacts XXX (Second Update)

After taking a taxi to the outskirts of the city, Xia Yan spent some time avoiding the cameras on the road, then used his lightness skills to gallop all the way. It took him a lot of effort to find a remote and spacious place with no cameras nearby and unlikely to have people around. He took the Holy Grail out of the system space.

And when he saw a huge stone ball appear out of thin air and fall, hitting the ground beneath his feet with a thud that shook the ground, Xia Yan had to admit that as a magic weapon, the appearance of the [Holy Grail] was indeed not very good.

The stone ball is more than ten meters high, with a golden crack in the middle. The cracks are filled with a large number of reliefs of the Winter Saint, that is, the Einzbern female androids based on the template of Irisviel... At first glance, although it does have a sense of art, that's actually it.

Although it is a crystal of highly concentrated magic power, the surface of the [Great Holy Grail] is extremely fragile. As long as a direct attack is delivered to a military-level Noble Phantasm, it can be completely destroyed.

It's not that the Greater Holy Grail is really a piece of exquisite and fragile porcelain, but in previous Holy Grail Wars, there are generally no Masters or Servants who would be idle and do nothing, taking the thankless task of destroying the core that receives the winner's reward and maintains the Holy Grail War.

Moreover, in a regular Holy Grail War like the one in Fuyuki City, the [Greater Holy Grail] is buried under the earth veins. Even if five Heroic Spirits are gathered to offer sacrifices and summon, they can only create a golden cup wishing terminal and place it on the node of the earth vein, instead of digging out the core of the Holy Grail War.

Therefore, the form and scale presented to the outside world by the [Holy Grail] are not actually controlled by its operating mechanism.

But that doesn’t mean it can’t be regulated.

At least its 'Spirit' indicated that it would only take a little time to modify the external appearance of the [Great Holy Grail].

however.

"Master, I must remind you that modifying your body and increasing its strength will consume a great deal of unnecessary mana. Furthermore, the external world you are currently in... the operating mechanism of the [Great Holy Grail] cannot detect any leyline energy flows, and there is no ether energy in the external atmosphere. Even..."

The white-haired, red-eyed sister 'Qi Ling' said with some confusion:

"...There is no mystery at all, as if the mysteries of the entire planet have been completely destroyed, and the restraining force has completely subsided... But why is there still life outside?"

"It's just different characteristics in different places. Wait, according to you, ether, mystical, or any other unusual energy doesn't exist in the outside world right now?"

'Yes. ’

This 'Spirit of the Instrument' said:

"So, if you wish to modify the Greater Holy Grail's form, without the leylines drawing mana, you will have to consume the mana stored within, and this consumption cannot be restored... This applies not only to the Greater Holy Grail, but also to Irena, the Winter Saint, who has been granted the Third Spell, appearing in the outside world. Without access to external ether, she will perish immediately once her mana is completely depleted."

"..."

Xia Yan showed an expression of surprise on his face.

After all, according to the "Spirit of the Holy Grail", the real world he lives in, which has undergone world line changes, belongs to the "End of Dharma Age" and "Extinction of Extraordinary Things" mentioned in many novels, and there is absolutely no soil to support the existence of extraordinary things.

But what is his situation?

Xia Yan was absolutely certain that no matter in the previous two brothers' 'copy' worlds or in this real world, he would be able to recover his magic power through meditation and breathing.

Could it be possible that the Tai Chi energy in his body can be generated out of thin air?

Or is this a systemic influence?

Because the characters in MMO games seem to be able to recover health and mana on the spot after leaving the battle no matter where they are or what kind of environment they are in.

Xia Yan didn't dwell on this issue for too long.

"Modify it. At worst, I can find another place to replenish the magic power later."

Anyway, judging by the system's previous behavior, it would most likely screen out the 'copy' again after a month or two. He would then choose a world that was within his control and where the ether in the external environment was not much worse than that of the modern Earth in the Type-Moon world, and then go in to replenish the magic of the [Holy Grail].