Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Weber: "So, the child was born there?"

Lion Jie Li: "Alas, how pathetic."

Rin Tohsaka: "Underground? Is that labyrinth underground in London?"

The two walked under the night lights and eventually stopped beside a square brick building.

[Boy: "This is... a multi-family housing complex?"]

"Yes, because the Department of Modern Magic is far less well-funded than other departments. We don't have any powerful backers to prepare a mansion."

Hartles opened the door and led the boy inside, but the boy was clearly at his limit and passed out while going upstairs.

Hartress cleaned the boy up and settled him in an empty room. The boy didn't wake up until the next morning in the sunlight.

He opened the door, and Hartracey was already sitting at the dining table waiting for him.

[Hartleley: "Was it comfortable sleeping?"]

[Boy: "Um...yes."]

Hartres poured the boy a cup of coffee, which the boy seemed to have never had before, and he frowned at the bitterness.

[Boy: "Why are you treating me so kindly? Since you know I used an unorthodox method to leave the maze, isn't catching me part of the Clock Tower magician's job?"]

"Don't ask anymore."

Hartles said calmly, "I haven't put that reason into words yet, and putting it into words might not be in your best interest. In that case, it's better if neither of us brings it up."

"However, if I had to pinpoint a reason, I think about 30% of it stems from the fact that—if it were my mentor, he would probably have done the same."

[The boy: "My mentor?"]

[Hartles: "Yes, my mentor, the Clock Tower, was Lord Norigi, known as 'Daddy Long Legs.' He would always offer assistance to anyone who seemed promising, simply because he found them interesting. However, 'promising future' here doesn't refer to talent, but purely to whether they were interesting to my mentor."]

Lion Robber Jie Li: "I remember Norigi should be—"

Webber: "That's right, it's the family of the sponsors who helped establish the modern Magic Department. That should be about right in both worlds."

Lion's Robbery: "Yes."

Hartrace: "Yes, I just did what someone did to me before... Anyway, it wasn't out of kindness at all; it was more of a spur-of-the-moment impulse out of pure curiosity."

Although it wasn't a serious answer, the boy somehow accepted it.

"Could you please take a look at these?"

The boy pulled a small cloth bag from his pocket. Inside were various items: crystalline objects resembling gemstones, plants covered in soil, and several palm-sized fossils.

Hartress examined the items, quickly identifying each one on the table.

[A withered elven root, fragments of an unknown fantasy species, Kebi's mane, the scales of a phantom butterfly, and even the teeth of a chimera cub.]

These are things that are very difficult to find on earth nowadays.

Rin Tohsaka: "Sigh! Aren't these things all extinct? Where did you get them?"

Kenneth: "..."

Fiore: "Since the monarch doesn't want to say it, then I will say it."

Fiore: "The Yggdrasil also holds many secrets about the Mage's Association."

Rin Tohsaka: "That includes this labyrinth too."

Fiore: "Of course, this is one of the biggest secrets of the Magic Association."

Fiore: "It is said that there is a huge labyrinth beneath the Clock Tower, which is said to have been formed from the corpse of a giant dragon at the end of the Age of Gods. It contains a large number of cursed objects that are almost impossible to find on the ground, such as dragon scales and teeth, the corpse of a Hydra larva, etc. It has not been fully explored to this day and is the greatest asset of the Mage's Association."

Fiore: "They named it Albion, the Tomb of the Dead."

Chapter 322 The Tomb of Albion

(I caught a cold yesterday and felt groggy all day.)

"There's actually a place like this!"

The magicians were all astonished upon hearing Fiore's account.

As for the value of the Hydra infant's corpse, as mentioned at the beginning of this Q&A, it is three-tenths of the total assets of the Lion's Den.

However, this kind of thing exists in large quantities in Albion.

A dragon could leave behind so much legacy; Albion is a treasure trove left by the gods.

Feng Xi thought to himself, "The title of Crowned Dragon is not just for show."

Albion is the pinnacle of dragons, a true crown jewel among dragons, and the last pure-blooded dragon.

Even though the Age of Gods had ended, it still chose to stay on the island of Britain for one last gamble. Unfortunately, fate was unavoidable, and it missed the best opportunity to return to the other side of the world. It could only choose to go deep underground and travel to the other side of the world by physical means, eventually dying from exhaustion.

But speaking of which, is there anything similar to Albion in ZG?

Hmm—he really doesn't know enough about the magic world in China; his master and grandmaster only taught him the basics.

It seems he'll have to visit the Spiral Pavilion for a while to broaden his horizons.

As far as he knew, after the Investiture of the Gods, some of the immortals left with the gods, while others ascended to the other side of the world. Only a handful remained in the mortal realm, living in seclusion.

The legacy left by the immortals—the Heavenly Palace—was emptied by the First Emperor during the Qin Dynasty.

Yes, the First Emperor! He must have known a lot about the legacy of the divine era!

The First Emperor is right beside me now. I need to hurry up and get some information out of him while he still has a few days left.

I'm so stupid, I really am stupid. The opportunity was right in front of me, and I actually ignored it.

"...Why are you looking at me like that!"

The First Emperor shuddered, startled by Feng Xi's gaze, and nearly drew his sword to strike.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just have some questions I'd like to ask the First Emperor."

Feng Xi laughed and said, "Hehe, let's talk about it after the Q&A session."

First Emperor: "..."

This kid is giving himself random nicknames again.

Emperor Qin Shi Huang, what the heck is this?

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "The Tomb of the Dead, Albion?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Father, you didn't know either?"

The wife said, "I have heard some of those things."

Shiki Jie Li: "It's normal that we don't know, after all, this is a big secret of the Mage Association, and only the higher-ups of the Mage Association know about it."

Shiki Jieli: "I only know a few bits of information because I often deal with those high-level guys."

Avisbro: "Is that all?"

Fiore: "That's all the records my uncle left behind."

Weber: "It seems that Dannick's situation isn't entirely complete either."

Weber: "Anyway, it should be revealed soon enough, so there's no need to hide it anymore."

Weber: "Albion, the Tomb of the Souls, is not only a dragon's tomb, but also an entrance to another world."

Everyone: "Another world!"

Weber: "This other world doesn't refer to a parallel world, but rather to places like Avalon or the other side of the world."

Weber: "It is said that when the Clock Tower was mining Albion, it encountered various strange worlds as it continued to dig. Later, the labyrinth became a mine, the mine became a town, and the town became ruins as the abyss continued. This is the Albion we know today."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "I never imagined that such a place still exists in this era."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "No wonder the Mage's Association has been able to thrive for so long; it turns out they possess such a treasure trove."

Hartres: "This is truly impressive. Whether in terms of its mystical purity or its quantity, it's impeccable. Wherever it's sold, the price should be enough to build three mansions."

[Boy: "Then why can't you buy it?"]

"Ah, the acquisition of Labyrinth Cursed Bodies is managed by the Bureau of Mysterious Remains Dissection."

Hartles feigned a headache, saying, "Of course, the purchase price should be quite different from that on the ground. The Anatomy Bureau profits from the price difference. That's why so many people try to illegally excavate, but almost none succeed, since the entrances to the labyrinth are few and far between. If items excavated in the labyrinth could be traded directly, both the seller and the buyer would likely reap huge profits."

[Boy: "Then, you buy it—"]

Hartles: "But I'm rejecting this deal."

[Boy: "Huh? Why?!"]

Hartles: "There's no way around it. Modern magic is far inferior to other disciplines in terms of funding and power. Even if we suddenly acquire such a cursed body, we don't have the equipment to use it effectively, and we have no way to deal with it if we're targeted when we try to sell it. I'm not condemning illegal acts, but I think the risks involved are far too high to be worthwhile."

【"..."】

The boy had no choice but to take his things back, and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, I will never forget your help."

"Wait a minute, you take this with you."

Just as the boy was about to leave, Hartrace handed him a check for the total value of his belongings.

"Didn't you say you couldn't buy a cursed body?"

Hartres: "Yes, the risks of purchasing cursed bodies are far too high. However, that's in the current situation. If we continue our conversation, a way out will naturally emerge. As I just mentioned, no one has ever successfully looted from the labyrinth. However, although we don't know exactly how, you did manage to bring out items excavated from the labyrinth. In that case, can't we look forward to your future performance?"