Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 375 A Century-Long Plan, the Prelude to a Great Miracle

France, Reims, the Wizard's Eye.

"His Majesty!"

As a faint light appeared, the wizards in black robes present all knelt down on one knee with solemn expressions.

In the basement of this secluded manor, the walls are covered with dense runes, including both Celtic and Runic runes. At the very center, on a massive magic circle, drawing upon the ever-flowing energy of the earth's veins, the figure of a heroic and upright young man slowly emerges.

"Get up."

Duncan glanced around, stared at the pattern on the runestone, and slowly said, "Is this a Command Seal to control Heroic Spirits?"

The witch beside him replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."

“It originated from runes, incorporated stigmata from the Church, and was completed during the American Revolutionary War.”

interesting.

Duncan slowly reached out and placed his hand on the runestone in front of him. The next second, the runes on it seemed to come alive. The tiny runes, like tadpoles, swam up his arm little by little with the flow of magic, eventually forming three stable Command Seal symbols.

This scene left the nearby wizards speechless with astonishment!

But considering who the person they had gone to so much trouble to summon was, it wasn't surprising at all.

At least half of the male and female witches present were fans of the emperor before them.

It should be noted that in the mysterious world, the current magic system was largely built by the person in front of us. Although he himself is not a very powerful wizard and prefers to wield a sword, it is common knowledge that His Majesty's magic power is so great that he can control dragons.

In fact, this was the imperial reform of 'magical enlightenment'. Because the elemental tides were not activated, they only spread in the mysterious world, so Duncan can also be considered one of the founders of modern magic.

Duncan used to log in to take his harem on vacation; his spellcasting ability was basically all from AFK (away from keyboard).

What's the situation in Paris right now?

After randomly drawing three Command Seals and disguising himself as a Master, Duncan casually walked outside. He lazily sat down in a chair in the main hall and glanced at the hidden Raven Queen Shrine in front of him. He had left behind many contingency plans back then. Although some had been lost to history, those that had been passed down had become a powerful force in the mystical world.

The Wizard's Eye is a branch of the European Mystic Order, whose roots can be traced back to the Wizarding Society during the Imperial period, which was one of the earliest human scholars arranged by Duncan to study Celtic runes, runes, and primitive magic.

"His Majesty."

A witch carefully poured Duncan some black tea, her sapphire-like eyes fixed on him with a hint of longing and adoration, as if she were seeing a legendary idol. She whispered, "The remnants of the Jacobins used a death ritual to transform Robespierre into a special heroic spirit."

"His [Judgment of the Guillotine] can severely damage any Heroic Spirit who possesses the laws of royalty."

Please be extra careful.

guillotine?
Was Louis XVI completely baffled?

Is the inertia of history so strong that it corrects itself?

Although Duncan altered the course of history, his retirement to Avalon and cessation of interference in its development seemed to correct the existing historical inertia. While there was neither the Carolingian Empire nor the Holy Roman Empire, the collapse of the Second Empire resulted in numerous subtle coincidences in the course of history.

For example, the great war between England and France: after the collapse of the Second Roman Empire, Britain and France had a brief period of joint rule, which is historically known as the 'Anglo-French Empire'.

"The guillotine?"

Duncan rested his chin on his hand with a playful expression. The outbreak of the French Revolution was already six or seven parts similar to the history he remembered.

In fact, signs of history being revised have become increasingly apparent since the American Revolutionary War, though it is unclear whether this is due to the world's restraining forces.

Of the imperial legacy he left behind, the overseas colonies were inherited by Great Britain in South and North America, while the African continent was inherited by France.

These two great men fought for centuries, almost repeating the Hundred Years' War between England and France.

As for the German branch, it evolved in the direction of Cyprus in history. After the Great Division, some of them even became Grand Dukes of the Rus' principalities, which evolved into Tsarist Russia. The official self-proclaimed name of the Russian Empire was the 'Third Roman Empire'.

Duncan pondered for a moment, then gestured for the witch in front of him to continue.

The witch named Theresa said softly, "The movements of the royalists are not very clear."

"However, they have the support of foreign forces. In a recent secret confrontation, it seems that someone summoned Catherine's spirit."

Strictly speaking, the heroic spirit she referred to corresponds to Catherine II.

However, due to different historical trajectories, Catherine actually lived long before Napoleon's period, roughly after the collapse of the Second Roman Empire, when one of its branches evolved into the precursor of Tsarist Russia, the branch of Kipros, the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

"This can no longer be described as a coincidence."

"There must be some kind of global restraining force that allowed Tsarist Russia to evolve even without the invasion of the Mongol Empire."

Duncan altered a timeline spanning approximately five hundred years, skipping the Middle Ages and increasingly resembling memories of his past life. This acted as an anchor point on the timeline, with numerous causal relationships converging to create a historical narrative resembling a parallel world.

The independence of the United States was a historical inevitability; Great Britain simply could not control the Americas.

The American Revolutionary War even indirectly triggered the French Revolution.

"Ekaterina?"

Duncan rested his chin on his hand, as if thinking of a beautiful woman from a Russian drama, and nodded slightly, asking, "How good is she?"

Theresa said softly, "A high-ranking Heroic Spirit, possessing the abilities of both a magician and an assassin, wielding the laws of royalty, skilled in using poison, and able to summon the Russian Imperial Guard."

"In her last operation, she killed one of the Jacobin leaders."

"but."

"She seemed to have been seriously injured when she faced Robespierre's guillotine trial, and never appeared in public again."

Why do I feel like the summoned Servants aren't strong enough this time?
This strength.

Can it really complete the Grand Grail ceremony in Paris?

It's important to know that during the American Revolutionary War, even though Duncan didn't directly intervene, he still summoned more than a dozen powerful Heroic Spirits, plus dozens of mid- to low-level Heroic Spirits, who fought each other to the death, exploding heads and brains, and almost even summoned mythical beings.

At that time, it directly replenished the ritual energy pools that Duncan had set up in South America and North America.

Duncan's magical nodes, which he had set up over hundreds of years in the Root World, finally needed a charging and activation process. Currently, through the historical momentum of the American Revolutionary War, the part in the Americas has been fully charged.

Next is the European part.

From the French Revolution to the rise of Napoleon, if the chaos in Paris isn't enough to recharge the magic, then opportunities must be sought from other historical contexts.

In the past one or two hundred years.

All wars involving Heroic Spirits and the Holy Grail rituals launched by the mysterious world are supported by the magical pathways that Duncan set up to initiate the 'Elemental Tides'.

Once fully charged, it becomes the true 'Elemental Tide'.

The War of Heroes is the lighting ceremony.

Their appearance is itself a "Mythical Return". The magical power surging after the death of the heroic spirits will also be absorbed and transformed into nourishment for the "Great Miracle". In other words, the appearance of the heroic spirits is itself a sacrifice for the "Mythical Return" Great Miracle.

The Americas have two nodes, Europe has three nodes, Asia has three nodes, and the subcontinent has one node.

Duncan needs a much larger sacrifice.

"Which other heroic spirits did they summon?" Duncan asked, resting his chin on his hand.

Upon hearing Duncan's words, the witch hesitated and cautiously said, "I heard that someone has obtained Princess Artoria's relics."

"But it's uncertain whether anyone can summon her heroic spirit."

"but."

"During the American Revolutionary War, the wizards of Big Ben did indeed summon Morgan le Fay, the princess's sister, and turned the tide of battle in some areas." "They originally intended to summon Merlin."

"However, it was sabotaged by the European Magic Association, and the magic power gathered was simply insufficient to complete Merlin's summoning."

Merlin?
Summoning Merlin would indeed require a huge amount of magic power.

The Heroic Spirit Summoning Ritual doesn't just require Sacred Relics; you also need a pool of Mana to summon them. Generally speaking, for summoning ordinary lower-rank Heroic Spirits (around 4 stars), a Magus only needs to be 2 stars or higher.

However, if it's a mid-tier Heroic Spirit, meaning someone with a strength fluctuating around five stars, an ordinary magician wouldn't suffice; they would need to have at least three stars of strength themselves.

The minimum requirement for a high-ranking Heroic Spirit is a five-star gold-level strength, which corresponds to a true mage, or a spellcasting standard close to four stars.

If it is the fully-formed Merlin, then only a legendary mage can summon him.

Duncan's current body is a combination of the power summoned by the entire Wizard's Eye, but its strength cap is only six-star gold.

"Has no one summoned a mythical creature?" Duncan asked thoughtfully.

There was none near France. Theresa pondered for a moment and said, "None."

"But I heard that in Italy, someone summoned the legendary creature, the vampire."

oh?
The legend of vampires has resurfaced?
During Duncan's active years, it was the era of dragon legends; vampires had not yet been born, and the legend of vampires appeared relatively late.

Monotheistic religions fueled the development of vampires, which led to their becoming iconic dark creatures.

Theresa continued, "Some secret channels indicate that the Church is sending a mysterious relic to Paris."

"It might be related to the dragon slayer, St. George."

"At the same time, Corsican wizarding forces were also betting on Napoleon Bonaparte, who may have obtained some relics from the imperial era."

"It is estimated that more than ten heroic spirits will emerge from this turmoil in Paris."

Quality is not enough, quantity is needed.

France is currently in complete chaos, with some wizards even using unique arcane rituals to summon Heroic Spirits without authorization—though these are mostly low-ranking Heroic Spirits with around four-star strength. During the French Revolution, some of these low-ranking Heroic Spirits were even killed by mortals and wizards working together.

This is roughly equivalent to a high-ranking warrior in another world killing a lower-ranking otherworldly divine servant summoned by a divine kingdom.

With a four-star strength, they can be blasted to death by guns and cannons.

Duncan, resting his chin on his hand, slowly said, "The Secret Order, the Inquisition, and the current Pope—have they not taken any action?"

Theresa said softly, "Yes."

"Both Big Ben in Great Britain and the Vatican Inquisition have made moves. The Secret Order is not entirely clear on the matter, but they have found the Cup of Blood."

At this point, she hesitated and said, "It seems the Hermitage is planning to summon His Majesty."

"Or, summon a portion of His Majesty's consciousness to descend."

What would the hermitage summon me to do?
Should we flip the table?
correct.

The Secret Order's headquarters seem to be in France. When Duncan conquered the Franks, the Secret Order was able to train the Frankish Templars, and they even possessed a replica of the Holy Grail.

Duncan looked quite interested and asked, "Is it really the Cup of Blood?"

Theresa shook her head and said, "I'm not sure, but it's said to be the Dragon Cup that was taken back from the devil."

"For this, the Secret Order also slew a terrible demon."

That's it.

That might actually allow you to summon one of your own avatars.

"What's going on in America?" Duncan asked.

Theresa seemed hesitant and cautiously said, "Your Majesty, our intelligence network does not yet cover the Americas."

"But George Washington is dead."

"Legend has it that during a conflict against dark creatures, someone summoned his spirit, who cleaved open a vampire's skull with an axe; it is said to be Dracula."

"Since the independence of the United States."

"The dark forces throughout Europe are shifting towards the Americas, and even some religious churches have migrated there."

Ok?
American gods?
Duncan seemed to have realized something: in the context of the great decline of mythology, America is indeed a good place to retire.

He then inquired about a few more things, and after roughly understanding the current situation, he prepared to head to Paris. Now, as long as the magic nodes in Europe can be activated, the second phase of 'magical enlightenment' will be completely completed, and many ordinary people with a little talent will be able to learn to perform magic.

Technology and magic coexist.

The future of the Root World will take a completely unpredictable turn, but the upper limit of civilization will undoubtedly be greatly increased.

"The elemental tides can be ignited here through the Heroic Spirit Ritual."

"The previous human host?"

"How do we break through the critical point of spiritual energy revival?"

"Should we recast the Nine Tripods?"

Such a massive ritual that influences the fundamental laws requires a medium, and Duncan is now experimenting with it. If it works here, then it works elsewhere.

"Nine Tripods?"

"Suppressing the destiny of the Nine Provinces?"

"Let me think."

"Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, South America, North America."

"Hmm, only six."

"Including Antarctica and the Arctic, only eight tripods were used."

"Where should we put the last one?"

"Is there another cauldron being suppressed on the Eurasian subcontinent?"

Does India deserve it?

Just as Duncan was pondering where to place the last cauldron to suppress the enemy, his heroic spirit suddenly smelled a foul odor, as if it had been pickled, with both the scent of perfume and the pungent smell of excrement.

Needless to say, we're almost in Paris.

As Duncan rode his horse, looking at the black people ahead, he suddenly regretted leaving the African colonies to France.

Developing Africa is an extremely difficult process.

Limited by the productivity of the time, it would take the Second Empire hundreds of years to develop any of its colonies. At that time, Great Britain was mainly responsible for developing the Americas, while France focused on developing Africa, and later became almost the supreme ruler of Africa.

After the collapse of the empire, France inherited colonies in North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, and southeastern Africa; almost every good place in Africa bears the mark of France.

The Gallic rooster seems unable to escape the fate of turning into a black-boned chicken.

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(End of this chapter)