The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 73 Is there really a clock tower? (6k)

The door slammed again.

It would have been fine if Jude Mai didn't do this, but they hurriedly closed the door in a serious and cooperative manner, as if to confirm that there seemed to be some non-existent ambiguous atmosphere when the two of them were together.

"..." Emiya felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He carefully helped Nono back to the bed. At the same time, through this short farce, Emiya had a deeper understanding of Jude Mai's trick of getting Nono onto his "pirate ship".

"Thank you."

It was obvious that Nono was not a shy girl. She allowed Emiya to manipulate her soft body and then covered her with blankets. Her lively eyes just stared at the red hair on Emiya's head, in a daze.

It seems like I can see some flowers.

In fact, the sound made by Jude Mai when she came in just now gave Nono a familiar feeling, as if she was the "Ninja Master" who had helped her.

But if you listen carefully, you can feel a significant difference (Shude Mai: Voice changing technique, a must-have skill for professional ninjas!).

…Come to think of it, the “Ninja Master” had already said goodbye to her.

Nuonuo realized her situation: the Chen family had become a thing of the past, and her identity as the eldest daughter of the Chen family had naturally vanished. The Ninja Master refused to take her in, so her ending should have been to be alone.

But now, she was saved by the Zhou family - the Zhou family was not a philanthropic family, they must have seen some value in her...

Nuonuo felt deeply tired.

The struggle within the aristocratic family was probably somewhat similar to the conflicts of interest between brothers and sisters that she had seen before... Before she realized the true nature of the Chen family, Nuonuo had been immersed in an atmosphere of harmony and praise like a cluster of flowers. Everyone was vying to please her, and the gorgeous rhetoric was as intoxicating as the beautiful melody notes.

Later, she figured out the situation. This was an illusion created by Chen's father. Everyone's intention was to see whoever could gain the friendship of Nuonuo, the father's favorite daughter, get one step closer to the supreme power of the family...

She was almost tired of watching that scene.

Is she about to step into another vortex now?
Looking at Emiya, Nono noticed that he also had slightly darker red hair.

The similar colors startled Nono.

This hair color is not common. The Chen family is large, but none of her brothers and sisters have similar hair color characteristics.

Nono, who lacked support in her heart, inadvertently felt a little identification with Emiya. She subconsciously looked for more similarities.

"By the way, have you always been popular in the Zhou family?"

Emiya nodded. Yes, the progress and effect of the magic system instruction were good, and with his strength, this development was a natural progression.

But has Nuonuo finally started to care about the Zhou family where she will be staying? This is a good start.

"Are you also the person that the Zhou family's Patriarch values the most?"

"...There probably won't be anyone else at the moment." Emiya thought to himself that Wa was just about to eat him.

"Then... have you ever thought about leaving this family?"

"what?"

Emiya looked at Nono with a slightly surprised expression. While the latter was sitting on the hospital bed, he was still staring at his red hair, his eyes wandering around, sometimes focusing on his eyes, as if craving for a correct answer.

He did have the idea of leaving the Zhou family after a while, but he didn't know how to find the opportunity to bring it up. Shouldn't Nuonuo be eager to find out about her own situation? Why was he talking about this instead?
"I do want to..."

Snap! Nuo Nuo's limp arm suddenly seemed to regain strength. She raised her fair little hand and grabbed the hand that was about to eat the cake and held it tightly.

The cake crumbs that were still on their hands fell innocently during the hurried collision, floating lightly in the air and scattering on the bed sheets in bits and pieces.

Nuonuo's eyes were shining, as if she wanted to hold on to the person she identified as her kind and not let go.

As their palms rubbed against each other...more cake crumbs fell.

"You've made the right choice. Don't be fooled by the family head's sugar-coated words!" The girl taught Emiya in a friendly manner, as if she were an experienced person.

"Ah, ah?" Could it be that he was talking about marrying into the wife's family? Of course he wouldn't do it.

But the topic kept jumping back and forth, and Emiya began to wonder what was going on in the mind of this little miko.

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Poke.

Jiude Mai pushed away the little hand that was gently poking her waist from behind and continued to look inside through the crack in the door.

Poke.

Hiss! Jiude Mai's mouth twitched slightly, and she looked back helplessly.

Ling was poking her waist with an expressionless face, reminding her that it was enough and to stop peeping.

"Just let me watch for a while!" Jiude Mai whispered in a low voice, "The friendship between the young hero and the little witch is going very smoothly!"

Just now she deliberately staged a "misunderstanding scene upon entering the room" development, and because she was peeping the whole time, she was able to grasp the opportunity just right and promote a closer atmosphere between the man and the woman.

Zero just raised a finger and put it in front of his little lips, shh!
Then he pulled the corner of Jiude Mai's combat uniform, meaning - just do it once, and know when to stop.

"Wow! Sanwu, guess what I saw, you definitely can't guess - the male and female guests just held hands successfully! It's amazing, Young Master Emiya has been able to capture the heart of the girl in a short period of time with a method that others can't predict at all!"

Jiude Mai's interest in gossip grew, and when she turned around and spoke, her tone was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

"This is the charming moment of the young hero! In the coming days, maybe we can see the love battle between the little snake girl and the little witch!"

However, this scene seemed to have nothing to do with her, and I didn't know what she was so excited about.

Zero, who is not very gossipy, didn't say a word.

She raised her eyebrows slightly, and suddenly exerted force with her arms, pulling Jiude Mai's body to the side, away from the door frame. The latter almost stumbled and fell.

"Ouch, what are you doing!"

In response to Jude Mai's question, Ling pointed to the door.

Mai Jude massaged her slender waist a few times, then looked up suddenly and saw that the door was open. Shirou Emiya was standing inside the door, looking at the two of them quietly.

Oh my god... Young man, please spare my life!
For a moment, Jiude Mai actually had the illusion that she was caught red-handed at the crime scene.

Fortunately, Emiya did not angrily question them about why they were waiting outside the door. He actually brought two packaged cake boxes.

The sweet scent wafts around the tip of the nose, swirling cunningly, teasing the sense of smell and stimulating the secretion of saliva.

"Want to eat?"

The two of them nodded obediently at the same time.

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The emergency negotiations between the secret party and the Shenzhou family - this critical moment that may be recorded in the history of the mixed-blood race, has finally come to an end.

In the end, Principal Angers still did not give in on the issue of disbanding the Shenzhou branch.

But he agreed to suspend all secret party members of the Shenzhou branch from that day until the issues between the two sides were resolved, pending investigation and handling.

The reason given for the suspension was that the Shenzhou branch had made serious mistakes in handling the dragon incident, or even dereliction of duty. This reason was acceptable, and it would be easy to explain to the school board.

As for the cancellation of the preparatory classes and the admissions office as requested by Shenzhou Family, Angers had no choice but to resort to the "delay tactic". He claimed that this not only involved personnel changes for a large number of faculty and staff, but also those students who had already applied for the preparatory classes or were even currently studying there.

What about those students?
After all, they have already completed the admission procedures or enrolled in advance. If the staffing is withdrawn in a hurry, what if it delays the students' studies and future?
Such an approach - the abrupt cancellation of preparatory classes - is extremely detrimental to the reputation of Kassel College.

Although the Secret Party is well-known in the world of dragon slayers, in the surface world Cassel is just an aristocratic private university and still has to maintain its dignity. This is related to the first impression of the civilian mixed-blood group on it.

After intense negotiations with Lord Wa and other heads of Shenzhou families, Angers finally achieved the final result of "limiting a buffer period, during which the students' stay or departure will be based on their own wishes."

Angers thought that the faculty and educational resources of Kassel College were world-leading, and it would not be difficult to recruit people into the secret party under the premise of "students' willingness". The other members of the school board were probably also confident.

Now we have also gained a certain degree of time delay, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

In comparison, although the Shenzhou families seem to have a rich foundation at first glance, they actually do not have any impressive teaching capabilities. In addition, these families have always been stingy and like to hide in a corner. It is difficult for Angers to imagine that they will undergo institutional reforms and become like the secret party to expand outward.

At this time, Angers, who had finished the negotiations and successfully eased the situation, felt a little relaxed. He was ready to step into his beloved Gulfstream car again. When he turned around, he waved his hand slightly, indicating that Cheng Shuangfan didn't need to see him off.

"Mr. Principal, will the family really drop the charges as promised?"

Cheng Shuangfan has been extremely anxious and tormented recently, and he almost has the illusion of neurasthenia. Now that the agreement between the secret party and the Shenzhou family has come into effect, his position as the head of the branch has been officially terminated.

"Relax young man, they always keep their promises and everything will be fine!" After saying this, Angers said goodbye gracefully and left.

Will it really get better?
In fact, he was hiding deep worries in his heart.

The aggressive attitude of the Shenzhou family, the huge black hand hidden inside and outside the secret party that colludes with the dragon clan... Looking at the long-term, the possibility of whitewashing the situation seems to have vanished, and a brutal dispute may be imminent.

Thinking of this, the moment Angers stepped into the luxurious cabin of the Gulfstream, he suddenly felt as if he had missed something.

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"How interesting! Are we the only ones that your Zhou family specially invited? Hahaha, now the secret party has missed a new era."

Sir Snowden from London, Britain, wears a pure black Panama hat, a Doeskin vest under a double-breasted coat, his face is neat under the brim of the hat, his moustache is carefully trimmed, and with the cane he carries with him, he is simply an English gentleman living in the early 20th century.

Sir Snowdon is the representative of the British mixed-race organization "Westminster Abbey". When he visited, he showed the letter from Lord Wa, and then walked into the Zhou family's door under the leadership of Zhou Yuxuan.

He had already learned about the plans of the Shenzhou hybrids from the letters.

This incredible magic system will spread across the land of China, and will be used as an opportunity to expel the minions and roots of the secret party.

On the other hand, the magic system will also spread in the Western world like dropping a depth bomb through transactions with Westminster Abbey, which he represents, and the "Solomon's Temple" backed by Christianity.

The result is foreseeable. Westminster Abbey and Solomon's Temple will rise up suddenly without warning, and will inevitably come into fierce conflict with the Secret Party in Europe. At that time, the Secret Party's world hegemony will be weakened again.

Well, this is a combination of Chinese and Western films, and the secret party has blossomed...

Sir Snowdon thought about it for a moment and understood the intention of the Shenzhou family.

He had heard about the shocking incident that broke out in Shenzhou not long ago through the Westminster channel, and various secret scandals were exposed. The always powerful secret party pretended to be deaf and dumb, and it was estimated that they suffered a great loss in silence.

The secret party may not give up after suffering a loss, so Westminster Abbey and Solomon's Temple will be natural allies, rushing to the front line in Europe and becoming the number one target to attract firepower and divert the attention of the secret party.

So, can Westminster Abbey on his side refuse?

Sir Snowden thought about it for a moment and knew that it was impossible.

Westminster Abbey and Solomon's Temple have been rivals for many years, and both sides have been included in the invitation list, which means that no one dares to give up this opportunity.

Unless someone wants to be eaten up by a suddenly powerful opponent.

"Please come in, Lord Wa is still on his way back, you can walk around with me."

Sir Snowden was already quite old, but his legs were still nimble and strong. He scanned the surroundings with his hawk-like eyes, but saw only a row of thick and solid walls. This place was a complete dead end.

Just when he was puzzled and wanted to ask, he saw Zhou Yuxuan stepping on the Gangbu - the old British knight naturally could not recognize the Gangbu step, but he could feel the wonder of the step - in fact, it was according to the "Hetu" and the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, starting from the Kan Trigram and stepping to the Li position.

After walking a few more steps, the view suddenly became clear.

Sir Snowden stared and looked around, and the thick and solid walls around him disappeared automatically.

The wide stone road with people coming and going extended rapidly in front. The young members of the Zhou family were noisily kicking their legs into the air, flying over eaves and walls, as if there was wind under their feet. Several men in training clothes chanted short spells, driving thunder and lightning, spraying water and spitting fire.

"What you read is not Dragon Script..."

Snowdon took in all the wonderful sights along the way, and found that the description on paper was not as real as witnessing it in person.

Just now, Snowden realized that the illusion wall was not the result of the words of any hybrid species, but the effect produced by the pure use of natural elements flowing in a specific way.

This kind of large-scale "ghost wall" alchemy array can only be seen in the tombs of ancient dragons with sufficiently noble identities, and the Zhou family actually...

"That's called a 'barrier,'" Zhou Yuxuan explained. "It's just a 'visual obstruction' barrier arranged using Feng Shui. Because the effect is simple, it doesn't take much mana to set up. As long as the basics are solid, beginners can set it up anytime and anywhere."

...Of course, if it is permanent and covers a large area, it will be of a different nature.

"Oh my god... that's unbelievable."

Sir Snowden never thought that the effect that could only be achieved with a complex alchemy array could be so simple now.

He immediately realized that the existence of magic reduced the difficulty of many methods, and the alchemical word technique would be reborn in a more flexible and diverse manner.

When the hybrids fight, they mostly use modern weapons and their own words and spirits. Although they can fight in any way they want, the general principle remains the same. Once many common words and spirits are used, they are easily recognized and guarded against by the opponent.

And now, what about adding magic?
With magic wars, things immediately become complicated. People who don't understand the principles, don't have the skills of words, and don't know magic can easily misjudge the truth or fall into a set dead end.

These people are the ones who cannot keep up with the times, and their unupdated cognition is destined to lead to their defeat in the struggle.

Sir Snowdon was then taken by Zhou Yuxuan to the project team responsible for refining equipment. Of course, this time Sir Snowdon was only allowed to watch from a distance and was not allowed to study it up close.

So he could only see the bustling studio scene from afar. This place was called the "Magic Workshop", where a large number of magic apprentices could be seen drawing talismans and writing spells, while others were engraving and carving jade, tokens or the Seven-Star Sword.

When they were demonstrating, it seemed that they could instantly create various wonderful phenomena such as fire and lightning without any preparation.

Sir Snowden looked like an alchemical artifact - but for an alchemical creation to achieve this effect, it would probably require a very high level of skill.

Zhou Yuxuan told him that this was a product of mysticism that extended magic to props, allowing the props to produce specific effects, which was expressed in foreign languages as "Mystic Code".

"This is a perfect description. The ceremonial dress is indeed the code to unlock the rules of the mysterious world. I think the person who chose this name must be a genius magician."

Sir Snowden was full of praise. He was already calculating in his mind how much he would have to pay to buy the magic system and a batch of ceremonial props for reference and study.

At the same time, he also carefully observed the magic tools used by the Shenzhou people, all of which were full of unique Shenzhou cultural characteristics.

Then, can the witchcraft and magic recorded on the ancient parchment inherited from the Western world also be used to study magic of different styles? Coincidentally, his family has a lot of antique historical materials.

At this time, Zhou Yuxuan responded in time:

"You will have the chance to meet that magician. He is a heroic figure that even Lord Wa admires very much."

"Oh, I would be honored to meet you."

After the tour came to an end, Sir Snowden continued to discuss magic with Zhou Yuxuan, praising it highly and declaring that he would cooperate with the plan to promote this system. Then he reluctantly left this magic workshop, which he believed was giving birth to a new era.

The old knight was finally taken to the VIP reception room. A pot of hot Wuyi rock tea had been brewed, waiting for the host, Wazhu, to arrive.

Snowden had already seen the magnificent scene inside the magic workshop, so he was not in a hurry at all while waiting for Lord Wa.

With this time, he can prepare for the upcoming transaction negotiations and at the same time think about how Westminster, which he represents, can maximize the benefits of this magic system.

The simplest and most direct method is undoubtedly to apply the ready-made template - the secret party's college system, and use this system to lure the children of the allied families and even the common people to enroll, absorb talents and cultivate power, until they can compete with the secret party and the long-hostile Solomon Temple Society...

While thinking, Sir Snowden saw a new figure coming in the door - not Lord Wa, but a tall and strong middle-aged man with full armor, blond hair and blue eyes. His extremely retro outfit made him look like a religious knight who jumped out of the Middle Ages.

In comparison, even Snowden's outfit looks much more fashionable.

"What a surprise, we meet again! Captain Kamplau!" Snowden said expressionlessly, he was not happy at all.

This person is Grand Master Camplau, the leader of the Order of Solomon's Temple, who has been hostile to Westminster Abbey for a long time.

As for a mixed-race organization named "The Order of the Holy Templars", why is the supreme leader called the Grand Master?
This involves the history of the Solomon's Temple Society.

The predecessor of the Society of Solomon's Temple was the famous "Knights Templar" in the Middle Ages, one of the three major groups of the Crusades.

The Knights Templar discovered the secret of how Solomon used to control powerful dragons at the ruins of the legendary Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem at that time. From then on, they rode dragons and were invincible on the battlefield.

(In the dragon version of the Bible myth, the seventy-two demons that Solomon served were actually seventy-two pure-blooded dragons.)
As we all know, the Knights Templar eventually disappeared in history, and the one who inherited their legacy is the current Order of Solomon's Temple.

The Temple of Solomon would still use the job ranks of the time, with all main combat forces being called "Knights" and the leader being the Grand Master of the Knights Templar.

The expression on Grand Master Kamplau's face before he entered the door still showed his shock at the magic, and he was extremely happy about the opening of the door to this new world.

But after entering the door, he saw his old rival in Westminster Abbey sitting there drinking tea, and his face immediately darkened.

Kamplau snorted coldly, "heretic!", and sat down in a diagonal position wearing heavy armor. The chair immediately rustled due to the friction of the exquisite silver armor plates.

"Heretic? Are you referring to me, or the owner of this territory?" Snowdon put down his teacup and confronted his old rival in a relaxed manner, "This is not a place where the glory of your God is spread. If you don't control your tone, you will bring yourself into trouble."

Seeing that the other party did not answer, Snowden showed a fox-like smile again, intentionally or unintentionally putting pressure on him, "I have just discussed a lot of matters concerning the introduction of the magic system with the young man named Zhou."

"The secret party's college system is the best reference. The Zhou family also expressed their approval. It just so happens that Big Ben is next to Westminster Abbey, which is also our family's territory. The address and name required to establish the college are ready-made."

(London Westminster Abbey is Westminster Abbey, next to it is Big Ben, formerly known as the Clock Tower)

"I see that the Grand Commander seems confused. Could it be that nothing has been discussed in advance?"

(End of this chapter)