Zongman: Picked up Medea at the beginning

Well, if the Holy Grail was not contaminated, Artoria's problem would be simple.

"Medea and I have no need to make a wish to the Holy Grail."

The first moment he opened his mouth, Roland looked at Medea. After realizing that she was also looking at him and nodded slightly with a smile, Roland said this.

"So if the Holy Grail can really grant wishes, then you two will have exactly one chance to make a wish each."

After hearing Roland's answer, Hassan the Hundred Faces and Altria fell silent.

Altria has a skill called Intuition, which can even allow her to dodge attacks that target cause and effect, so she can easily identify the truth from falsehood in words.

Among the eighty-eight aspects of Hassan of a Hundred Faces recorded, there is sharp tongue, deception, strategy, poison... Now that none of her clones are dead, she has 32 areas of professional knowledge, and all of these professional knowledge can be demonstrated to a proficiency of B level or above.

And this skill called Encyclopedia Mastery is rated A+, so when Hassan the Hundred Faces has no clones, she can switch between different personalities when everyone is together, which is equivalent to having the knowledge, experience and life of the Hundred Faces. As such, she certainly has the professional knowledge to identify lies, so it is not difficult for her to tell whether Roland is deceiving her.

So they both saw that Roland was telling the truth.

But this will bring up new problems.

That is

"Roland, if you don't need to make a wish to the Holy Grail, then why do you want to participate in the Holy Grail War?"

Roland smiled when he heard Altria ask this.

"I don't need the Holy Grail, but I need you."

Ok?

Roland's words puzzled Baimao and Altria, and then Roland told them some information about the group of gods.

This conversation was one that Medea and Roland had studied before.

So at Medea's request, Roland did not mention the lottery, but only said that when there were more people in the group of gods, everyone would benefit and the overall strength of the group of gods would be enhanced - these were all true, but not all.

After listening to Roland's request and introduction to the group of gods, Hassan the Hundred Faces nodded.

"My wish is not something particularly powerful. I just hope that I can carve my name in history as a hero... So if this wish can be fulfilled, I can accept letting you control my life from now on. After all, getting paid and helping my employer solve problems is what we do."

Roland noticed that Baimao switched between referring to himself as "I" and "us".

He knew very well that Baimao's wish actually included her prayer that they could be unified into one person, but because this was their first meeting and the occasion was not right, Roland did not delve into this point. Instead, after Baimao expressed her opinion, he turned his attention to Altria.

When asking questions before, Bai Mao was more roundabout, while Altria was very direct.

But now it seems like the opposite.

In response to Roland's request, Baimao agreed readily. On the contrary, it was Altria who thought for a while before speaking to Roland.

"My wish is to rewrite the history of Britain through the Holy Grail. To be more specific, I hope to find a king for Britain who is better than me."

"After achieving this wish, I am not sure if I can still exist here now."

"If I can continue to exist, then I agree to become your knight in the future, because I will no longer be the king at that time - but if I disappear, then the moment I realize my wish, this deal may no longer be equal. Can you accept this?"

"I accept."

After Artoria joins the group of gods, she will be given the benefit of immortality.

At that time, she was not only a servant, but also a member of the group of gods.

Servants or Heroic Spirits that rely on legends will of course be affected the moment history is rewritten.

But a member of the God Group is a real individual.

It doesn't go away with things like this.

"Well, that's up to you."

Altria made everything clear, Roland made the decision, and Altria simply nodded.

Seeing that she agreed, Roland exuded his divinity and finalized the matter as the center of the group of gods.

"Here, the contract is established. Welcome to join my group of gods, Baimao, Altria."

At this moment, the number of people in the God Group became four, and Baimao and Altria also felt the changes brought about by the only benefit currently given to its members by the God Group: longevity.

Roland has two more chances to draw the lottery.

When Medea captured Shirou Emiya before, he saw that Shirou Emiya was not qualified to join the group of gods. This made him worry for a while whether the number of people who could join the group of gods was less than he imagined.

But when he saw that Baimao and Altria were both qualified, Roland finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he has not yet figured out the qualifications for joining the group of gods, it now seems that at least it will not be a rule that is very harsh for modern people, that "only those from the Age of Gods are qualified to join the group of gods."

Otherwise, Baimao would not be qualified to join the group of gods.

Thinking of this, since there was no more information and reference objects, Roland no longer bothered about this problem, but instead focused on the two extra draws.

The blessing brought to him by the group of gods will only be upgraded to the next level when there are five people. It is estimated that new functions will also be unlocked at the next level, so there is no problem in this regard that needs to be thought about and explored at present.

So...

smoke!

You can draw anyone!

......

12. Shadow Bind and Red Dragon's Heart

[Congratulations on obtaining the skill Shadow Binding]

[Congratulations on obtaining the talent: Red Dragon's Heart]

After finishing the conversation with Baimao and Altria, Medea realized that Roland had won two chances to draw the lottery, so she found an excuse to help Roland get out and let Roland return to his bedroom to rest.

Roland was currently lying on the bed looking at the two rewards he had drawn.

To Roland, the Shadow Binding skill seemed like a modified version of the Shadow Binding Technique in Naruto.

Its ability is that as long as its shadow touches the opponent, the opponent will be unable to move after activating this skill.

The advantage of this technique over Shadow Binding is that it has no restrictions on yourself. You can move when the opponent cannot move, and the opponent will not imitate your movements. As long as your shadow is removed from the opponent's body when you are not taking any action, the opponent will not be able to move, and then you can walk over to catch or kill him.

However, compared to Shadow Binding, this skill cannot control one's own shadow to actively extend towards the opponent.

If you want to use it, you need to find a way to use light to change the position of your shadow.

It cannot be used in the dark or in places without shadows.

It can be said that this is a skill that is quite troublesome to use.

And although it was not written in the skill description, Roland estimated that if the opponent was strong enough, he would probably be able to break free.

Just...neither good nor bad.

The Red Dragon's Heart talent is pretty good though.

It's obvious that this talent was obtained using Altria's draw.

Because this ability is Altria's ability.

That is to replace the heart with the red dragon's heart, which is an alternative magic furnace core.

Then every breath you take, every circulation of your blood will create magic.

It can be said to be a very practical talent.

This talent greatly increased Roland's inherent magic power and greatly enhanced Roland's ability to produce magic power.

And because this thing acts on the heart, which is very important to humans, it directly affects the blood. As a result, after Roland integrated this talent, he felt that his physical fitness had improved to a certain extent.

Roland, lying on the bed, completed two draws, and then used the spell that Medea had carved on his body to hide his specific situation.

This is the spell Medea gave Roland to use for disguise when she suggested that he conceal his ability to draw the lottery.

It usually stays on Roland's body and can serve as camouflage when facing the enemy.

"One is Shadow Binding, the other is Red Dragon Heart, and the reward from the lottery draw brought by Medea is the Six Eyes, which has a powerful auxiliary ability for magicians..."

Roland always felt that there was a certain pattern in this.

In other words, the number of draws for this lottery ability is obtained from different people, and the card pools drawn are different.

"But there's no need to worry about this issue at this stage... Now I should think about how to attract another person to join the group of gods, so as to upgrade the blessing brought by the group of gods."

Roland slowly fell asleep while thinking about such things.

...

Roland slept until almost noon the next day.

Although he is also one of the Masters of the Holy Grail War at this moment, it is actually quite difficult to tell from his daily actions that all seven Servants have been summoned and the war has officially begun.

He is like this.

As Medea's trust in Roa grew, her original character began to gradually reveal itself - she was the kind of person who would give everything for the one she chose, so Roland felt comfortable living this way, and Medea would never say anything to Roland. She felt that as long as Roland was happy, it was fine as long as he did what he liked to do every day.

But now there are more than just Roland and Medea in this house.

There are also Hassan the Hundred Faces and Altria.

After Roland woke up, the two of them sat around the dining table again while he was having breakfast. Together with Medea who was also eating with Roland, all the people in the family were present.

"Roland, what are your plans for the Holy Grail War?"

Altria did not disturb Roland while he was eating. She even came over with cutlery when she saw him eating. She joined the breakfast very naturally, asking questions and clearing the food on the table.

This kind of her made Hassan the Hundred Faces a little confused.

After all, Roland didn't wake up until almost noon, and Altria had breakfast with Baimao. If you convert the time, wasn't it just over two hours since they finished breakfast?

Is Miss Knight Wang hungry again?

Bai Mao rubbed his stomach and felt that it was unlikely.

After all, the other person looked even smaller than herself, and she wasn't even hungry, so how could she be hungry?

Perhaps it was done in order to join the topic more naturally, and not to make the Master feel like he was being rushed into eating.

Miss Knight King is really gentle.

Baimao was daydreaming, Medea didn't care whether Altria ate or not, and as for Roland... he knew the appetite of the British king, so he probably wouldn't find it strange whenever he saw Altria eating.

So at this moment he naturally continued what Altria said and answered her question.

"There were actually many unexpected situations during this Holy Grail War."

"For example, we now have three of you servants on our side. For example, Archer from the last Holy Grail War has not left since the war ended and is still in Fuyuki City. I even saw him on the news yesterday."

Hearing Roland say this, Artoria raised her eyebrows.

She is different from Hassan the Hundred Faces. As a Servant, Hassan the Hundred Faces has no memory of the last Holy Grail War at all, but Altria was summoned at the moment before her death, so she remembers the last Holy Grail War.

Roland's words immediately reminded her of the golden king, which made Altria feel that this Holy Grail War might be very difficult.

Roland continued speaking.

"Besides that, Einzbern can be said to be the king of fouls. During the Third Holy Grail War, they summoned special-class servants that did not belong to the Seven Classes. During the Fourth Holy Grail War, they teamed up with assassins to assassinate other Masters. This time, they set up their positions early on in the Holy Grail War, but there has been no movement. I guess they must still have some ideas."

"As for the two of them, Tōsaka and Matou are two of the three great families of the Holy Grail War, that is, the three creators of the Holy Grail War ritual... the former has been silent, and we dare not investigate too deeply. We don't even know if the latter participated. Our intelligence in this regard is seriously insufficient."

"The Master we know so far is us, a magician named Bazett. Other than that, the information is very vague. If you ask me if I have any ideas, I can only say that I have none at all."

As he said this, Roland's eyes fell on Hassan the Hundred Faces.

"So in the next period of time, Baimao, I need you to do a little investigation while ensuring safety. I don't ask for a high return, just confirm which forces the masters of this Holy Grail War belong to. Only by knowing this can we better use our advantages."

Hassan the Hundred Faces nodded at Roland's words.

Investigating intelligence was what she was good at, so she had no objection at all.

Then Roland looked at Medea again.

"Although Baimao's ability is very useful in investigating intelligence, if she faces those magic barriers, her breath concealment may have problems. So Medea, you make some magic costumes for Baimao to deal with this situation, and establish a communication link with Baimao. When encountering problems related to magic, you will be responsible."

"I see."

Medea responded with a smile.

Seeing the two of them like this, Roland now confirmed that he could not compete with Altria at the table, so he put down his cutlery silently.

"Bai Mao, before you go investigate, learn about the technological products of this era, such as surveillance, recording, etc. Magicians know almost nothing about these things, so they naturally won't deliberately guard against them. So if they are used well, they will be a surprise move. You must know more about this than me, so I'll leave it to you."

"Haha, just leave it to us."