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

Chapter 75: Old Tang, do you know about the Holy Grail War? (6k)

A few days later, after a series of treatments, Nono, who had fully recovered, was invited to the main hall to be personally interrogated by Lord Wa... Specifically, she was asked to confess Nono's own experience as an experimental subject in the Chen family.

It was not a pleasant experience and could be said to be the darkest abyss in the girl’s life.

Father Chen's body is dead, but the remaining memories he inherited to Nuonuo are definitely a huge dark world that cannot be seen in the light of day.

"...It was a huge unmanned laboratory surrounded by metal plates. Inside was a cold multifunctional torture machine. I remember that they not only used water torture and electric shock, but also fire, needle piercing, knife stabbing and so on."

"...But these executions that easily leave external injuries have only been used on the previous generation of Frigga's experimental subjects. As for other aspects...including Zero, I don't have much information to speculate on."

At the beginning, before Nono spoke, he quietly revealed an emotion of nervousness or disbelief.

After all, it is not easy to establish a completely relaxed state, especially in a new environment.

Whenever Nuonuo broke free from the dark memories, she seemed to feel that horrible abyss-like water dungeon. The feeling of suffocation and the red color spreading from the blood would linger in her surroundings like a nightmare along with her memories.

In this seemingly ancient Zhou family, which is also a noble family.

But Nono hid the deep pain in her eyes, and calmly narrated the "countless tortures" she remembered, as well as the information about other "Frigga" series experimental subjects that she had gleaned through profiling.

The head of the Zhou family in front of her was, after all, an assistant who helped her destroy her evil original family and arranged for her treatment. Therefore, Nuonuo readily responded to the request of Lord Wa to provide information.

It has to be said that the information provided by Nuo Nuo is extremely valuable and difficult to obtain for the Zhou family.

A while ago, they all guessed that there were secrets hidden underground in that huge testing and inspection center, but Emiya and others encountered the "Odin" puppet during the exploration. In order to quickly eliminate the opponent, they used several fantasy collapse explosions to destroy the entire building, but in the end, they achieved little.

...Even if something could be dug out from the ruins, it would only be ashes that had been burned to ashes, or various building and metal fragments.

The cost of excavation is high, and the gains are seriously disproportionate to the effort. In comparison, although Nono's oral materials lack rigor, they are quick and equally credible.

As for the information obtained from her, Lord Wa repeatedly assured that it would only be used to preserve evidence of the Chen family's inhumane experiments, and the Zhou family would not use it for related research.

"……Yeah."

In response to Lord Wa's words, Nuo Nuo opened her lips slightly and responded softly, as if she did not comment.

She blinked carefully. Wazhu was not far in front of her. In terms of size, Wazhu seemed to be a girl a few years younger than her. There was nothing under her white skirt, and she had to sit on a high platform so that she could look at her at eye level.

But Nono had seen the terrifying appearance of Lord Nuwa when his snake lower body stood up.

To be honest, snakes aren't scary, and neither are girls, but when they're combined, it always gives Nono a spooky feeling.

She seemed to have seen some equally eerie snake-like monsters in the Chen family before...but due to her incomplete memory, she only retained a vague impression.

So because of the impression in her memory, she curled up her body, quietly moved back twice, and became slightly alert.

Like a kitten with bared teeth.

"..."

Faced with Nuo Nuo's almost furious attitude, Lord Wa looked a little embarrassed.

Apart from today's questioning, she really had no intention of forcing Nuonuo to do anything. Not everyone is like Chen's father, who insists on using the cruel and ruthless law of the jungle to build his family's business model.

Except for the Nuwa clan, which has a special status, the rest of the Zhou family seems extremely normal when compared with the Chen family.

...Rather, looking at her hair color that was similar to Emiya's, Wa briefly considered treating Nono as Emiya's sister.

Because Nuonuo is not an ordinary person without any knowledge. She used to live a life of luxury in the Chen family, where she had abundant clothes and delicious food. Even if the Zhou family treated her well on the material level, it would be difficult to gain their trust in this way.

Considering the lack of warmth from Nono's original family, a new emotional bond is the key to making her open her heart again.

Wazhu brewed his words for a while, "These days...how do you feel about Shirou?"

Lord Wa's original intention was to test Nono's attitude towards Emiya. Based on the observations of his subordinates in the past few days, Nono seemed to be most relaxed only when dealing with Emiya?
"he……?"

Nuo Nuo stammered. She originally wanted to blurt out "Your cooking skills are amazing! It's a pity that you didn't become a professional chef!", but when the words were on the tip of her tongue she realized that Lord Wa's question was not that simple.

As the head of the family, what would Wa think about?
Nuonuo thought that she was the head of a noble family, just like the man from the Chen family before, she should not be underestimated. She quietly used a shallow profile, but the mental state of the Lord Wa was like a deep pool, and she could not touch the bottom of the water.

No, the superficial basic information obtained from shallow profiling is useless. Deep profiling is very dangerous and will make your condition abnormal. It should not be used lightly.

"Lord Wa, what do you want to know from me?"

In the end, Nuo Nuo chose to give up and instead threw the question back intact with a comprehensive and three-dimensional defensive posture.

Well, she still felt that she should follow past experience and be on guard against the heads of these families and not betray Emiya!

"..."

Ultimately, no effective dialogue was achieved between the two.

----

After Nuonuo left, Lord Wa let out a slightly distressed sigh.

She called out to the back of the empty hall, "Shirou."

A person walked out from behind the dark pillars of the corridor. It was none other than Shirou Emiya, the focus of their discussion just now.

"She is very wary of my attitude, no, her attitude towards the entire Zhou family."

"I figured it out." Emiya looked deep as he stared at the intelligence records of "Frigga III" left by Nono.

Wazhu continued to speak, "This sign was more obvious before. She used profiling and questioning to gather intelligence from everyone who tried to get close to her—from cleaners, nurses, waiters, to security guards, doctors, and other people in different positions."

"When she had fully recovered her ability to move, she concealed this fact from the doctor who was in charge of her, saying that she was able to get out of bed but could not support long-term exercise."

"Then she sneaked out at night. According to some of the staff on duty, she might have been scouting out an escape route in advance, as if she was afraid that after she recovered, she would wake up and see the laboratory..."

Upon hearing this, Emiya slapped his head in pain, "Luckily, she didn't hide anything from me and was still thinking about going all in. It was me who calmed Nono down and persuaded her to calm down."

Wazhu looked suspicious, "Shirou, how did you do it? You actually made this crazy girl listen to you?"

She just isn't causing trouble for the time being. Is that what you call being obedient?

Emiya resisted the urge to complain and gave a good answer:
"I do not know."

So this kid's train of thought is a bit outrageous. He really didn't do anything. At most, he just showed off his cooking skills from the beginning to now.

Could it be that the saying “To capture a woman’s heart, you must first capture her stomach” is some kind of universal truth?
Lord Wa pursed her lips, seemingly dissatisfied with this excellent answer.

"...Forget it. This situation cannot be resolved in a short time. Why don't you take her out for a walk, Shirou?"

The little girl suddenly said.

"Eh? Master Wa, what you mean by spreading this is...?"

"Just go out," Wazhu lowered her head and played with the ends of her long black hair, "Shirou, you don't plan to stay in the Zhou family for a long time, right?"

"Ah? Right..." Emiya was surprised that Lord Wa took the initiative to mention this matter. He immediately added, "But I don't mean to be dissatisfied with the treatment of the Zhou family."

"Well, I know, I know all of this... but you are still a living person, can I still tie you up in the basement and not let you leave?"

The little girl pouted, her light bangs cast a shadow, "Let's not talk nonsense. You can leave as usual, but it's better to use my special permission as an excuse to leave the Zhou family."

"...Don't say that I'm reluctant to let you go, Shirou! It's mainly because it will be much more convenient to have this title. Since the battle with 'Odin', many eyes have been watching you."

"It's okay to stay in Zhou's house. No one dares to break in and do anything. But if you go outside, you will be harassed by people with bad intentions and unclear intentions. Those ubiquitous 'eyes' will make you very annoyed."

"Shirou, what do you think?"

After saying that, Lord Wa raised her eyes and looked at Emiya. Her pupils, which were like deep black pools, seemed to convey an unknown emotion.

At this moment, she bent down and looked up at him, her flowing waist like a water snake gently twisted, moving her body sideways, and the hem of her skirt was gently opened by her small hands.

The long hair flows along the thin silk fabric, hanging loosely from the delicate back, graceful waist and round hips, outlining a beautiful curve.

Her deep pool appeared in front of Emiya and seemed to have turned into a clear, winding stream. Such reasonable considerations made it difficult for the latter to refuse her kindness.

"Shirou?"

"As for me... I think it's all good, but is it really enough to have this title?"

"Of course, it's not enough, but don't forget what the most iconic token of my Zhou family is. Carrying it is equivalent to carrying an order issued by me personally."

Emiya blurted out, "Dragon Breaking Platform!"

The next second he looked at Wazhu in astonishment. No, the Dragon-Breaking Platform can be lent out in this way? What if he really doesn't come back? Your Zhou family won't want this heirloom? "It is the old custom of the elders that the Dragon-Breaking Platform cannot be easily deployed, but what's the point of staying at home to guard that bad-tempered Dragon-Breaking Platform?"

Wazhu shook her head, her black and beautiful hair swaying lightly in the air, "Since the end of that battle, the Dragon-Breaking Platform has become stubborn again. Now no one can easily control it except you."

"Plus you signed a contract with this living ancestor."

"In that case, just lend it to me."

When Lord Wa said this, her tone suddenly changed and became quite disgusted, as if she had finally thrown away a big, smelly, hard stone in the toilet.

Wei Gong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Even if other members of the Zhou family couldn't use the Dragon-Breaking Platform, Lord Wa probably still had a way. She was probably just looking for a suitable excuse to send it away.

However, during the battle with Odin, after Emiya projected the complete form of the Dragon Breaking Platform and released its true power, the stronger "Nine Infants", the front part shattered again and turned back into its original half sword form.

Perhaps it was because his projection was ultimately a one-time fake, and creating a complete Dragon-Breaking Platform would require a more advanced reforging.

Regarding this point, the Zhou family also had no idea about the complete appearance of the Broken Dragon Platform. Ever since the Zhou family first obtained this treasure, it had been broken into only half.

Thinking of this, Emiya suddenly asked a question - when he was fighting against Odin's Thunder, the complete version of the Dragon Breaking Platform suddenly gave him the power that was similar to that of the God Dayu. What was going on?

"Dayu?" Wazhu shook her head. "I don't know. What specific scene did you see when you gained power?"

"It seems like countless spiritual lights are gathering from the darkness..."

This time, Lord Wa answered decisively, "That is the soul. That is the blessing of your ancestors, or resonance."

"what?"

"Hmm, have I not explained it clearly? The price of failing to activate the Dragon-Severing Platform is not simply losing one's life, but having one's soul sucked away by the Dragon-Severing Platform."

Wazhu narrated the most horrifying thing in the calmest manner, "The spiritual light contained in the Dragon-Breaking Platform is the souls of all the losers of the Zhou family throughout the dynasties."

In fact, Shirou did not follow the normal Dragon Severing Platform release procedure, so he had no way of knowing.

But Lord Wa knew that before successfully activating the Dragon-Breaking Platform, the user would be pulled into the spiritual space where the dragon soul was located. There, the user would be stared at by huge dragon pupils as big as the sky, and the surroundings would be filled with densely packed golden light spots like stars.

Those were pairs of burning golden eyes.

"Those dense auras you see are the eyes of our ancestors."

----

"Hey, brother, why are you so worried? Farewell is farewell, but life is full of encounters!"

At the table, Old Tang was actually already full and his face was rosy from drinking, but he kept drinking, chatting and gossiping. After he finished drinking the wine in the cup, he continued to pour wine and raised his arm to clink glasses with Emiya.

On the night that Emiya said goodbye to Lord Wa, he was pulled over by Lao Tang to have a drink.

The injury that Old Tang suffered a while ago...the big bump on his head has completely subsided, so this retired veteran hunter is now living a carefree life again.

These days, Emiya felt that Lao Tang was in a very good mood. He claimed that he had a great time at the bar and foot bath SPA. Emiya seriously suspected that Lao Tang had used the aphrodisiac on some occasion.

At the dinner table, Emiya took the opportunity to tell Lao Tang about his plans, wondering if such a departure was too sudden.

Lord Wa did not try to keep him, but instead made careful considerations for his preparations after setting off, which he did not expect.

"Hehehe, you can't imagine it, right? That's right, don't try to guess what women are thinking. It's better to think about how to fish a needle out of the sea!" Under the long eyebrows was a big red face that was laughing.

Old Tang has been around Xiangyang for so long, and his Chinese has improved. He can speak all kinds of famous books, jokes and proverbs at will, but his personality is too bad, which wastes his extraordinary talent. It would be great if he could work harder.

Shirou Emiya, who once won the title of the strongest scroll king of the Zhou family, sighed in his heart.

For some reason, Old Tang shuddered in his heart. He looked around in confusion, but found nothing, so he decided to drink another bottle of hot red wine.

"Actually, I think this is good for you, brother," Old Tang exhaled a breath of alcohol and suddenly put on a smirk, "Have you not paid attention to the rumors spread by others around you?"

"Let me tell you, there have been rumors long before that you are the man secretly kept by the Wa Lord, and that you are playing around with the three-nothing lolita supermodel lady. Well, guess what? There are even more outrageous things..."

"..." Seeing that Old Tang was getting more and more excited while talking nonsense at the banquet, Wei Gong held his chin to prevent him from making any shocking remarks that might come out next.

Oh! If I had known, I would not have mentioned this to Old Tang.

"Old Tang, why don't you sober yourself up? How can we discuss business in this state? We are brothers, so I am willing to tell you this."

"What do you mean by sobering up? I don't need it! I'm not drunk... Ouch, ouch, stop glaring at me. I'm going to go get some cool air and wash my face."

After watching Old Tang wave his hand reluctantly and leave, Shirou leaned back in his chair and pulled out a report.

This was compiled by Lord Wa, based on Nono's statement, which contained the darkest secret of the Chen family, an experiment called "Frigga".

Due to the incompleteness of Nono’s memory, some of the content above has been marked with “profile content” and “inferred conclusions” in different colors.

But what can be confirmed is that, firstly, the Chen family's "Frigga" must be related to "Odin", which can be basically confirmed from the experimental code and the Odin puppet in the underground layer.

Second, Nono is one of the experimental subjects cloned and adjusted from a certain prototype.

“What a familiar operation.”

To Emiya, this kind of human experimentation was almost a characteristic of magic families, especially when the heads of those families would use their own offspring for experiments, it was common.

(Criticizing the old director of FGO by name)
If it was "Odin" who provided the technology to the Chen family, then it would not be surprising at all.

This shows that the so-called Chen Motong prototype has extremely high value.

This kind of operation is not without precedent. The Einzbern family, a famous alchemist family, pursued the third law - the perpetual motion of the soul, endless magical power and immortality.

The result was the creation of the "Winter Saint", named Justissa Rizleich von Einzbern.

Unfortunately, Justisa's third method was a personal miracle, and such a miracle could not be mass-produced to save all mankind. In order to continue to reproduce the third method, Einzbern had to continue to create artificial humans based on Justisa.

Each generation of androids has white hair and red eyes, and their appearance is consistent with Justisa.

Justisa herself was preserved as a precious specimen, and her magic circuits were decomposed and replaced into a conceptual universe from a magic perspective - the Greater Holy Grail, which was then used to operate the central system of the Holy Grail War.

"I hope this has nothing to do with the Holy Grail War..."

"Holy Grail War? What is that?"

Old Tang happened to come back after washing his face. He raised his hand and held up a finger. A cluster of orange-red flames appeared, trying to dry his wet skin.

"Oh, Old Tang should know about the Holy Grail, right?"

"The Holy Grail, uh... the holy relic of Jesus in Christianity?"

"Yes, the Holy Grail is said to be an ancient wine cup containing the blood of Jesus, the Son of God. It has an incredible legend, so in the eyes of magicians, it is synonymous with miracles... and the person who wins the Holy Grail in the Holy Grail War can realize any wish."

"Fuck, you're exaggerating so much? Is this true?"

Old Tang's eyebrows twitched, and he couldn't help but be moved. According to his luck, while others were fighting to the death, he might be able to get the Holy Grail by stealing.

"If it is true, the so-called fulfillment of wishes is just relying on the huge magic power of the Holy Grail to skip the process and help you achieve a result. It is just like if you have a lot of money, you can fulfill many wishes in the secular world. In fact, it is not that exaggerated."

Emiya sorted out the report in his hand and said, "The truth is, these are all pretexts. The Holy Grail War uses this legend to deceive people into chasing the Holy Grail."

"Because the Holy Grail War itself is a large-scale ceremony created by magicians. It takes decades to draw magic power from the earth and select masters who are qualified to participate in the Holy Grail War. The masters perform the 'Heroic Spirit Summoning' before the war begins."

"The Heroic Spirits that respond to the summons will appear as Servants of different classes. These Servants will establish contracts with their Masters, fight each other under the Master's command, and eventually die in the Holy Grail War. The magician will use the opportunity when the Servants' souls return to the Throne of Heroes to open the path to the source and complete the magic."

"The core of the ritual of this Holy Grail War is the Greater Holy Grail and the Lesser Holy Grail. The Lesser Holy Grail is the container that holds the souls of the Servant, a kind of artificial human that has been adjusted through experiments, and is also the prototype of the Greater Holy Grail."

Emiya waved the report in his hand.

"It's mainly about the Chen family's meaningless human experiment, the Chen family's Nono, the prototype Chen Motong, and 'Odin'... all of this is not simple no matter how you look at it. It reminded me of these things. I hope the truth is not like this."

Emiya used too many technical terms, which made Old Tang confused. Emiya did not continue to explain verbally, but directly threw the report in his hand to Old Tang.

Densely packed reports with annotations in various colored fonts filled the field of vision.

Fortunately, Old Tang's brain is now faster. He took the report and finished reading it in a short time, which can be called quantum wave speed reading.

The next moment, his mind began to think at high speed. He quickly extracted the key words and came to a shocking conclusion:

"Wait, doesn't Odin have a Valhalla in Norse mythology? Brother Emiya, are you saying that... that Odin might be preparing for the Holy Grail War?"

"what?"

　(Odin: I didn't, I didn't know about the Holy Grail War! Norton, you tm!)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)