Their commission was suspicious.

It's worth mentioning that although Artoria has become Chen Luo's Servant, she did not stay overnight at the Matou family's house, but instead returned to Einzbern Castle with Irisviel.

In their words, they were worried about the safety of the other party as the Lesser Grail and wanted to give Merlin some time to prepare.

Artoria realized that Merlin absolutely refused to appear before her.

In that case, let's give them some time to cool off.

"Kiritsugu!" As soon as Kiritsugu Emiya returned to Eindsbern Castle, he was greeted by Illya's hug. Kiritsugu knelt down and hugged Illya in his arms.

"Illya, where's Mom?" Kiritsugu Emiya asked after releasing Illya.

At the same time, Kiritsugu Emiya also looked at Maiya Hisau standing next to him.

"According to Madam's itinerary before she left, she was probably going to visit the manor she bought in Fuyuki City first, and then head straight to the Matou family. Has Madam not arrived at the Matou family yet?" Hisayu Maiya asked.

Emiya Kiritsugu subconsciously turned his head to look at Chen Luo.

Chen Luo subconsciously turned his head to look at Gil and Merlin, two beings with extremely high-level clairvoyance.

Chen Luo subconsciously forgot that he also had the ability to see a thousand miles.

"Uh, the other party seems to be in a large mansion I don't recognize. It looks a bit dilapidated. And it's in Fuyuki City," Merlin said after using his Clairvoyance.

“That should be the Einstein family’s residence in Fuyuki City that I bought yesterday,” Kiritsugu Emiya said.

"Are you that rich? You just blew up a luxury hotel a couple of days ago, and now you've bought another property?"

"It's money from the Einstein family," Kiritsugu Emiya said calmly.

Kiritsugu Emiya was a mercenary.

Mercenaries may sound like they can make a lot of money, but they're not actually rich.

But the Einsteins were rich!

“Alright, I’ll inform Artoria to bring Irisviel to the Matou residence. I’ll go find Alaya first,” said Chen Luo, the master of time management.

"Sure. But how will you notify them?"

"By Command Spell, Artoria, bring Irisviel to the Matou residence and fetch Kiritsugu Emiya as quickly as possible." Chen Luo raised his right hand.

Chapter 707 Buy the [Third Law] and give away the Winter Saintess Yustissa?

"Speaking of which, why was such a place, right in the middle of the battlefield, chosen as the new house when the Holy Grail War wasn't even over yesterday?" Artoria asked as she walked through the somewhat old-looking house.

"The general principle is that the Holy Grail War must be conducted in secret. The Tohsaka and Matou families have both established their bases in the city openly and legitimately, while the Einzbern family, which built a castle in such a remote location, is the exception."

“In terms of not knowing its location, Kiritsugu’s new stronghold might actually be more advantageous than the old castle. Uh, although it seems they’ve already lost the Holy Grail War.” Irisviel, who was earnestly explaining things to Artoria, suddenly realized this.

The Artoria before them was already someone else's Servant; they couldn't afford to lose this Holy Grail War any further.

There are 5 Servants left in the Holy Grail War. Our side has zero Servants, while the opposing side has 4 Servants. The only remaining Servant has directly announced their withdrawal from the Holy Grail War.

The victory in this Holy Grail War is already a foregone conclusion. The most crucial question now is what methods the opposing side intends to use to achieve victory.

“Because we haven’t made any preparations, it might not be suitable for everyday use. It looks like we’ll have to do a complete renovation in a while,” Irisviel said, looking at the interior of the house.

"Irisviel, are you ready to make this your regular residence?" Artoria asked.

“Yes. Now that the Holy Grail War is over, victory is impossible, so we must think about how to handle the consequences of failure,” Irisviel said.

"From this perspective, we should perhaps thank Chen Luo. If he hadn't brought Ilya from Einzbernga in advance, we wouldn't have been able to take the Holy Grail back, and we might never have seen Ilya again."

“With this home, at least Kiritsugu and Illya can live here,” Irisviel said softly.

The Einstein family accepted Kiritsugu Emiya as a son-in-law precisely to obtain the Holy Grail. The reason Kiritsugu and his family didn't bring Illya to the Holy Grail War was partly because bringing a child into the Holy Grail War was absurd, and partly because she was essentially a hostage.

Just like this time, after Illya went missing, Kiritsugu Emiya and the others never notified the Eindren family, and the Eindren family never brought it up on their own initiative.

It seems they don't want Kiritsugu Emiya and the others to know that Illya has mysteriously disappeared.

Kiritsugu Emiya was equally ruthless, understanding the need to leave himself a way out. Even though he felt the Holy Grail War might be lost, he didn't hesitate to ask the Einzbern family for a large sum of money to buy a house.

It's a two-way street.

"Kiritsugu Emiya and Illya? And what about you?" Artoria suddenly asked.

"..." Irisviel suddenly fell silent.

In any case, Irisviel probably won't be able to go back this time. After all, Servants can live forever, but Chen Luo definitely wants the Holy Grail to descend, and the Lesser Grail is needed for the Holy Grail to descend.

All Irisviel could do was bring down the Holy Grail and free Illya from the torment of the fate of the Lesser Grail.

"Is it the Lesser Grail?" Artoria asked directly.

"Saber, you know?"

"Yes, I did ask... Sister Queen." Although Artoria really wanted to call Morgan, due to the contract, she could only call her Sister Queen.

"Actually, if we seek the Queen's help, we should be able to summon the Holy Grail without the Lesser Grail or even without Irisviel's sacrifice. After all, she's the Queen..."

Although Artoria was reluctant to admit it, her elder sister was indeed a peerless genius, especially compared to the magicians of the Age of Gods, who now seemed far too inexperienced.

If we were to ask Sister Wang for help...

"Furthermore, Merlin is here too. If the two of them join forces, it's not impossible to change the Holy Grail War system. What's more, the original three starter families, Machiri, are also here," Artoria said after a moment's hesitation.

"..." Irisviel was caught in a dilemma.

Irisviel would certainly prefer to live with Kiritsugu Emiya and Illya, but she feared that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

"By command of the Command Spell..." Just as Artoria was about to tell Irisviel that she could ask Morgan and Merlin to help Irisviel solve this problem, the Command Spell sounded.

“Irisviel, I received the Command Seals. I can go pick up Kiritsugu Emiya now. He should have been released by now,” Artoria said.

"This is a good opportunity to ask them for help."

Besides seeking help from Morgan and Merlin, asking Chen Luo for help is also a good option. Multiple options mean multiple ways to achieve the goal. Isn't Chen Luo the river god who grants other people's wishes?

We'll just have to pay a price.

However, Artoria was pondering what she had left to give up now that she had even sold herself.

“Hmm.” Irisviel nodded.

Perhaps Morgan and Merlin, when paired with Chen Luo, really have other methods.

……

Chen Luo was once again pulled into a pure white space. When Chen Luo returned to the Matou family from Einstein Castle, his talent panel indicated that an abnormal mental force was about to pull Chen Luo into another space.

Every time Chen Luo heard this prompt, he wanted to laugh.

Chen Luo had never seen such a pulling consciousness before. Whether it was a collapsing consciousness or something else, it directly pulled Chen Luo in. Chen Luo really couldn't hold back when it required approval from his talent panel to pull someone in.

Well, it's also possible that the special nature of the relationship between the Collapsed Consciousness and Chen Luo was detected by the Talent Panel, which is why Chen Luo's consent wasn't required.

In short, it's a reward for my visit.

"We meet again, Alaya. I have completed your mission, and I have completely purified the Holy Grail. The evil of this world will never appear in this world again. Of course, I am referring to this parallel world." Chen Luo said, looking at the little girl in front of him.

"It would be best if it never appeared in this world." Alaya gave Chen Luo a deep look.

Alaya is not unaware that Chen Luo's purification method is to contain all the evil of this world.

Moreover, Alaya's eyes are not blind; Alaya clearly saw Chen Luo inject the final evil of this world into an artificial human in Einstein Castle.

The evil of this world has vanished within the Holy Grail, but it still exists outside of it.

Whether the evil of this world will reappear depends entirely on Chen Luo's self-awareness—it remains to be seen whether Chen Luo will unleash the evil of this world.

However, given Chen Luo's performance during this period, Alaya also chose to believe in Chen Luo, since Chen Luo seemed to be aligned with the Order faction.

Of course, there's nothing we can do about it.

Who knows if Chen Luo can actually summon that demon god wielding the golden spear into this world?

If Chen Luo really pushes the other party to the brink, or instead of giving them the reward they deserve, he simply lets the Demon God destroy the world.

Although he was unsure about the relationship between the two, Alaya did not want to gamble.

"Don't worry, I intend to take these evils of this world to wreak havoc on other worlds. Well, no, that's not quite right. You know, some worlds strengthen certain people through concepts, and the concept of 'evils of this world' is indeed very strong," Chen Luo said.

"Also, Angolan Manuel is actually quite pitiful."

Xiao An is a rather unlucky young man.

"I don't care what you want to do with the evil of this world, I just want you to never let him appear in this parallel world again." Alaya said indifferently.

What does it matter to me what happens in other worlds? Just don't mess around in my world.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I won't trouble you. So, can I have my payment now?" Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo was still thinking about his third law.

Chen Luo wouldn't cause trouble in the Moon World; the evil of this world really can't be used recklessly here.

Chen Luo didn't want to destroy the world.

Why destroy the world?

“Okay,” Alaya nodded and said.

“Then give it to me,” Chen Luo said.

"..."

"What do you mean by not saying anything?" Chen Luo was taken aback.

Is this bastard planning to renege on his debt?

“I have marked Justeza’s remaining consciousness within the Greater Grail. You can retrieve her directly, and that way you can obtain the abridged version of the Third Law,” Alaya said after a moment of silence.

"???"

"To be honest, you're the most ridiculous person I've ever met who gave me a reward, bar none." Chen Luo stared at Alaya with his mouth agape.

This Alaya not only issues quests without giving out raw stones, but also requires you to go find Him to claim the subsequent rewards, and you have to do it yourself. Chen Luo has never seen such an unethical person.

No, He is not human.

And couldn't you just retrieve the remaining consciousness of Yustissa and hand it over to me? Why do I have to do it myself?

What would I need you for?

"Uh... don't look at me like that. I'll just get it for you myself." Seeing Chen Luo's unfriendly gaze, Alaya reached out and grabbed it.

After a while, a crystal ball appeared in Alaya's hand, and then Alaya threw the crystal ball to Chen Luo.

As a force of will, Alaya rarely intervenes, instead relying on its guardians to do its work and correct history. However, this does not mean that Alaya cannot interfere.

Just like the reason why the Heroic Spirit Emiya, also known as Red A, appeared was because, several years later, when Emiya Shirou faced a nuclear power plant leak, he made a contract with Alaya to become a guardian in order to save more than 500 people at the nuclear power plant.

Thanks to this, the 500 people were saved. However, despite signing the contract, Shirou Emiya was already near death when he approached the soon-to-be-destroyed core reactor. Therefore, even with the contract, Shirou Emiya only had two more years to live.

Although most of the time Alaya-vijnana (the Alaya consciousness) gets something for nothing, sometimes Alaya-vijnana does make sacrifices.

Although Alaya didn't personally save all five hundred people, [afterwards, he (Emiya Shirou) seemed possessed and changed, saving those who would otherwise have been beyond saving.]

It's impossible that it was all due to Emiya Shirou's own efforts, right?

It's impossible to say that Alaya didn't intervene.

“This contains the remaining consciousness of Yustissa, and Yustissa is indeed someone who possesses the Third Law. I have indeed passed on the Third Law to you. Moreover, I mentioned beforehand that it is an abridged version of the Third Law,” Alaya emphasized.

Yustiza is indeed the holder of the Third Law, but she is not quite the same as a fully realized Third Law.

The other party is an artificial human created by the disciples of the Third Magician, and is also a true reproduction of an artificial human possessing the Third Magician.

The other party appeared by chance.

Yustissa is equivalent to the Third Law, and the remaining consciousness of Yustissa is equivalent to an abridged version of the Third Law...

From a theoretical point of view, there is no problem.

"..." Chen Luo fell into a long silence.

Chen Luo is usually quite relaxed when making agreements with others. After all, the rewards are written on the talent panel, so they won't lie. Moreover, Chen Luo didn't expect that the mighty Alaya would play word games with him.

We've been ambushed!

"Let me tell you, I will never accept any of your commissions again. If I do, I'll change my surname to yours!" Chen Luo said with a displeased expression as he took the crystal ball containing Yustissa's remaining consciousness from the other party's hand.

"Don't say that. I feel like our cooperation has been quite pleasant, and I even went out of my way to restore Yustissa's consciousness as much as possible for you," Alaya said helplessly.