Oh no, I really became Cao Mengde!

Cao Mengde thought to himself.

The places occupied by these magic-related families and institutions have spiritual veins with particularly strong magical power under the ground.

It is possible to summon heroic spirits without relying on the magic power provided by the Holy Grail.

But thinking of this, Cao Mengde sighed again.

"But the problem is that although I know there are huge spiritual veins in these places that can be used, I don't know where they are exactly and how far they are from where I am."

Even if you know that these places have extremely high-quality spiritual veins that can be used, they can summon five-star level heroes.

It's useless if you don't know the exact location.

"More importantly, there are a lot of skeleton soldiers outside." Cao Mengde looked at the skeleton soldiers that appeared from time to time outside the window and fell into thought.

Even if he knew the locations of those places, it would be difficult for him to move around outside.

He could still deal with a single skeleton soldier fighting alone, but if he had to face a group of skeleton soldiers, that would be a bit too much.

There is a high probability that he will be beaten to death.

Fortunately, there are spiritual veins in other places in Fuyuki.

It's just that the magic power of these spiritual veins is far from comparable to the spiritual veins occupied by these magicians. This difference is probably the difference between Rin's breasts and Sakura's breasts, both born from the same mother, but can be so different.

It is not impossible to use these weak spirit veins to summon heroes, but you may not be able to summon powerful heroes. In the words of the game, it is the friendship pool. There is a high probability that heroes below three stars will appear, and a low probability of four stars. Don't even think about five stars, because the magic power cannot support such a powerful hero.

"It just so happens that the knowledge of summoning heroic spirits given by the system includes a method of finding spiritual veins. I can try to find a suitable spiritual vein nearby and then perform the summoning of heroic spirits. This can reduce a lot of risks."

As long as there is a heroic spirit, things will be much easier afterwards.

Having made up his mind, Cao Mengde began to act.

According to the knowledge he gained about the magic formula for finding spiritual veins, Cao Mengde used it skillfully and applied it to his eyes.

Then Cao Mengde was able to see spiritual veins emitting blue light appearing underground. Some were big, some were small, some were more, and some were less, and their shapes were different.

Soon, Cao Mengde found a suitable spiritual vein among these chaotic spiritual veins that could be used to summon a heroic spirit.

And it's not far away, just across the street.

So after some observation, Cao Mengde made sure there was no danger before climbing down from the window, moving forward cautiously with a bone knife in hand.

As he moved forward cautiously, he successfully ran into the house across the street without being noticed by the skeleton soldiers.

After entering the house, he locked the door.

Then he did not rush to draw the Heroic Spirit Summoning Circle. Instead, he picked up the bone knife and checked the house. After making sure there was no danger, he found some materials in the house and prepared to make a summoning circle in the living room.

In fact, summoning a Heroic Spirit does not require any magical materials, as long as there is magic power. Materials are needed because you want to specify the rank and the Heroic Spirit and summon it, so you need some holy relics as a medium.

However, the compatibility of servants summoned in this way is basically determined by chance. It is not surprising that a servant with a bad compatibility is defeated by the Heroic Spirit.

Therefore, the best relic for summoning a Heroic Spirit is actually the summoner himself. The summoned Heroic Spirit may not be strong, but it must be the most suitable.

"I don't know which Servant I will be able to summon." Cao Mengde muttered to himself as he drew the summoning circle. "If possible, don't send magicians. Most of them have no combat power."

It's not like that magician could just go up and chop people without casting any spells like Solomon and Shushan did.

If it is a combatant, I don’t know whether he will summon the Eight Tiger Riders or one of the Five Elite Generals.

Even if Dian Wei comes, he can still kill everyone.

"Come forth through the Wheel of Suppression, Guardian of the Scales!"

Cao Mengde simply omitted the first long paragraph of the summons and read the last paragraph directly.

Then, the summoning circle under his feet emitted a dazzling white light and began to spin.

hum-

As the light rotated, it became stronger and stronger, revealing a faint golden glow, forcing Cao Mengde to cover his eyes.

Three red command patterns gradually appeared on his right hand, revealing a pattern of a coiled oriental dragon.

And in the summoning array, a slender figure appeared. As the light faded, the figure in the summoning array gradually solidified, which made Cao Mengde open his mouth wide.

She has long silver-white hair, wears a white Japanese-style top, a red shoulder armor on her right shoulder, and a long cloth with patterns around her waist. She wears a side-slit culottes, revealing her white thighs.

Looking at the long sword in her hand, she seems to be a warrior.

Then she opened her eyes, and Cao Mengde saw eyes as shiny as rubies. Although there was no malice in them, they made people feel a little uneasy and very weird.

When their eyes met, she opened her mouth slightly and let out a light and pleasant voice.

Chapter 3 Servant Tomoe Gozen, are you my Master?

"My name is Tomoe. Others used to call me Tomoe-gozen. Although I have long since given my body to Yoshinaka-sama, I am now your servant."

The white-haired woman in front of me said so.

"It's Tomoe Gozen?"

Looking at the white-haired woman who appeared in front of him, Cao Mengde was very surprised that he actually made a withdrawal from the friendship pool!

What surprised him even more was that he had the identity of Cao Cao himself, and when he summoned a Heroic Spirit based on his affinity, the Heroic Spirit he summoned was not any Heroic Spirit related to Cao Cao, but Tomoe Gozen, a Japanese servant who had nothing to do with Cao Cao at all.

Tomoe Gozen was the Shogun from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period in Japan. She was a skilled martial artist, good with the naginata and the strong bow, and was regarded as a brave woman who could defeat a thousand men alone.

In the game FGO, he is a four-star servant, which is quite rare.

His class is archer, but for some reason he likes to chop with a naginata, and only uses a bow and arrow occasionally.

In the book "The Tale of the Heike", she is described as a quiet woman with fair skin, beautiful hair and a pretty face.

But in contrast to her quietness, it is said that she has the arm strength to twist off a head. There is also an anecdote that she twisted off the head of the enemy general Oda Hachiro Shigeshige, who was known for his immense strength.

In general, he was a brave and powerful general who was as strong as Qin Liangyu.

Well, it's just comparable, but definitely not as good as it actually is, it's a million miles away.

Wait a moment——

As a history enthusiast, Cao Mengde suddenly remembered something.

Tomoe Gozen was the daughter of Nakahara Kaneto, a powerful family in the Kiso region of Shinano Province, and was born into a noble family. Nakahara Kaneto adopted a son named Minamoto no Yoshinaka, who was renamed Kiso Yoshinaka at this time.

Well, Kiso Yoshinaka. A famous figure, known as the Japanese Xiang Yu.

Because he and Xiang Yu are so similar, they were both invincible in military terms (victorious deeds but only one defeat), they both had a group of peerless generals under their command (the Four Heavenly Kings of Kiso), they both were surrounded by beautiful women (Bamo and Yamabuki, and one more), they both perished due to their ignorance of politics, and ended up with a tragic end of a hero.

But this is not important. What is important is that Kiso Yoshinaka, who grew up with Tomoe Gozen and could be said to be her childhood sweetheart, eventually became her husband.

Although she was a concubine, the two of them loved each other very much. When Kiso Yoshinaka was about to die, Tomoe Gozen was still fighting to the death with Kiso Yoshinaka.

According to legend, Tomoe Gozen would tell several interesting stories here.

One is that Kiso Yoshinaka was determined to die, and refused Tomoe Gozen's proposal to cut a bloody path to save him from escaping, so Tomoe Gozen had no choice but to fight to the death with him. Then Kiso Yoshinaka was shot in the head by an enemy general. Tomoe then broke the enemy general's head on the battlefield and disappeared.

Another is that after Tomoe twisted off the enemy general's head, she did not find Kiso Yoshinaka's body on the battlefield, so she could only leave sadly and later became a nun.

There is another special version, in which Kiso Yoshinaka was also killed, and Tomoe Gozen also twisted off the enemy's head. After breaking out of the siege, she was sad for Kiso Yoshinaka for a long time, and finally remarried another brave general, Wada Yoshimori, and gave birth to a child, Asahina Yoshihide.

These stories made Cao Mengde want to complain. Is Ba Yuzen trying to get away with breaking his neck?

The key point of the above story is that Tomoe Gozen was a married woman and a widow.

All elements are complete!

Thinking of this, Cao Mengde suddenly knew why he summoned Ba Yuqian.

"Could it be that I, Cao Cao, have a history of liking married women, so I used Compatibility Summoning to get one for me?"

He felt that this was slander and a long-standing misunderstanding of the world. He swore as Cao Cao that he actually did not like married women, he had never liked married women, and he had no idea about married women!

What he likes is beautiful girls in their prime!

[Goal: Capture the Servant Tomoe Gozen. ]

[Reward: Obtain favorability rewards in stages. ]

[Current favorability: 50 (basic).]

[Every time you increase your favorability by 10 points, you will gain a skill or other reward from the target. The skill you gain is one level lower than the original owner, with the lowest being E.]

Cao Mengde: “…”

System, do you think I can make a move?

I've already said it, I don't like married women! That's all slander!

[When the favorability reaches 100 (until death), you will receive additional special rewards, including but not limited to becoming more handsome, becoming stronger, or getting a Kamen Rider belt, Ultraman transformation device, or a Gundam. Come on, host!]

Cao Mengde: “…”

Isn't it just a married woman? Let me show you my strategy!

But I still have to remind you that I don’t like married women!

I'm just doing it for the reward, not for a married woman!

"Master?"

Tomoe Gozen saw his master's expression change several times, and asked with some concern: "Are you okay?"

"It's okay." Cao Mengde came back to his senses, shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Are you Tomoe Gozen? The legendary brave woman with infinite strength who can break the enemy's head?"

At this time, he also looked at Tomoe Gozen seriously, with white hair, red eyes, and beautiful appearance...

Well, there is nothing much to say, the Chinese are on special attack.

Moreover, when he was looking at her, the system was considerate enough to display a panel, through which he could see various data of Tomoe Gozen and the skills and treasures he possessed.

Tomoe Gozen was a little embarrassed when he heard this: "I don't actually have much strength. After all, I'm just a woman."

Well, a woman can break the enemy's neck with her bare hands. What a weak woman with both strength and speed.

But speaking of it, according to the panel given by the system, Tomoe Gozen's strength is only C. It can indeed be said that she is a weak woman. You know, a little girl has a B-level strength.

Then, Cao Mengde stretched out his right hand and said with a smile: "Hello, I am your master Cao Mengde. We may have to fight together for a long time in the future, please give me your guidance."

Tomoe Gozen, who had gained worldly knowledge from the power of suppression, knew that this was a handshake, so he also stretched out his hand and shook it with Cao Mengde, smiling and politely saying, "Me too, I need your guidance, Master."

Holding Ba Yuzen's hand, Cao Mengde could feel the softness of his palm, as if it had no bones.

Heroic spirits are really amazing. If she were alive, Tomoe Gozen's hands would have been very rough. But the current Heroic Spirit Tomoe Gozen is in the best condition of her life.

After finishing speaking, Tomoe realized belatedly that the Master's name sounded familiar, so he asked curiously, "Cao Mengde...Master, are you related to Cao Cao, the great hero of the Three Kingdoms period of China? Are you Chinese?"

Even if Tomoe Gozen did not have the knowledge of the present world, she knew about the Three Kingdoms when she was alive. After all, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms began to flow into Japan during the Tang Dynasty and was loved by the upper class.

As the daughter of a powerful family, Tomoe Gozen naturally belonged to the upper class and must have read it.

In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Tomoe Gozen's favorite character is Cao Cao, because she sees some of her husband Kiso Yoshinaka in this character.

Ba Yuqian's question made Cao Mengde smile even more, and he said, "I am indeed a Chinese. As for my relationship with Cao Cao, I have a relationship with Cao Cao, but I have no relationship with him."

"Does it matter, or doesn't it matter?" Tomoe Gozen thought about it and quickly understood.

It is related, obviously refers to the name, Cao Cao can be called Cao Mengde, and the master is also Cao Mengde. It is not related, probably means that he is not a descendant of Cao Cao.

But what she didn't know was that what she thought was somewhat different from what Cao Mengde wanted to express.

However, just when Tomoe Gozen was about to give her answer, an accident happened!

Bang!

The door of the house was suddenly broken open, and several skeleton soldiers rushed in!

Tomoe Gozen's eyes narrowed when he saw this, and he quickly drew out his long sword, revealing its blood-red blade. He stood in front of Cao Mengde and said solemnly: "Master, we have encountered a very hostile enemy! Please give us instructions!"

Cao Mengde was a little annoyed when he was disturbed. A skeleton soldier almost chopped him to death before, and now another group came to cause trouble.

"Humph, I'm not going to fight alone this time! Tomoe Gozen, wipe out all the enemies without leaving a single one alive!"

Listening to the Master's sonorous and powerful command, Tomoe Gozen suddenly had a very strange feeling. He would obey the Master's order without thinking, and subconsciously answered: "Yes!"

This surprised Tomoe Gozen a little. Could it be that the Master was a capable person with leadership skills?

Chapter 4: Fighting and Waiting

The combat capability of the Heroic Spirit is extremely powerful, comparable to a humanoid missile.