Fate's Choice: Livestream at the Start Summoning Billions of Ravens

As Jiang Ming touched it with his mind, an unprecedented interface unfolded in his mind.

[Concept Blueprint]:

[Emotional Investment]:

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Ming transformed his thoughts into words and directly constructed his initial idea in the first input box.

[Concept Blueprint]: The Holy Grail, an all-powerful wish-granting machine capable of granting any wish of the ultimate victor.

Almost the instant the text was completed, a cold system notification appeared immediately afterward.

[Infinite concepts such as "any/omnipotent" have been detected. The required emotional value is immeasurable. Please set specific rules and limitations.]

Jiang Ming was not surprised by this result.

A truly omnipotent tool is itself the greatest violation of the rules.

If something like this could be created so easily, then the whole game would lose all meaning and fun.

Therefore, what Jiang Ming needs is never an uncontrollable wish-granting machine, but an ultimate prize with clear rules, sufficient allure, and the final interpretation right always belonging to him.

Jiang Ming's mind raced, and he began to add a series of intricate constraints to this prize called the "Holy Grail."

Thoughts surged once more, and below the [Concept Blueprint], new rules were quickly added in.

Rule 1: The Holy Grail cannot grant wishes that alter the very foundations of the world, such as overturning existing physical laws, resurrecting the dead worldwide, or reversing time to a specific point in time.

[Rule Two: The Holy Grail cannot grant the user the wish to be "omniscient and omnipotent," nor can it probe, interfere with, or harm the [Fate Selection System] or its host in any way.]

This is absolute self-protection.

The Holy Grail War was a tool he used to harvest emotional value; the Holy Grail itself was bait.

This bait must not be allowed to turn around and threaten the angler.

The existence of the system is his only and highest secret, which he will not allow any created being to touch.

[Rule 3: The intensity of the wishes that the Holy Grail can grant is linked to the overall global emotional fluctuations generated by this Holy Grail War, but its basic functions must include, but are not limited to, the following:]

[1. Acquire immense wealth (generate one trillion US dollars in legal funds in any designated bank account worldwide).]

2. Acquire supreme secular power in a sovereign state (through a series of "legitimate" events, making oneself the de facto supreme ruler of that state within a year).

3. Resurrect a single designated deceased person (the system does not guarantee that the resurrected individual will be 100% identical to the person in life).

[4. Gain eternal youth (physical functions and appearance will be permanently fixed at the peak state of twenty-five years old, but immunity to physical damage and soul attacks will not be granted).]

5. Gain a permanent supernatural ability (the ability's strength will be limited to the "advanced" range, and the type of ability will be randomly generated by the Holy Grail based on the wisher's subconscious).

.....

Jiang Ming examined the rules he had set one by one.

Each and every one of them precisely hits the G-spot of human nature.

Money, power, the resurrection of lost loved ones, eternal life, and extraordinary strength.

These temptations are enough to drive 99.9% of the world's population completely mad, and enough to make those behemoths who control the machinery of the state throw themselves into this war at all costs.

At the same time, each rule is also cleverly designed to ensure that the final outcome does not exceed Jiang Ming's control.

After setting the last rule, Jiang Ming entered a number in the second input box, "Emotional Value Input".

Ten million.

This is the same level of emotional value consumed to activate the sixth choice, enough to forge an artifact worthy of being the final reward—just the right amount.

As Jiang Ming completed the setup, the text on the system interface began to flash.

The conceptual blueprint has been confirmed, and the rules and logic are self-consistent.

[Based on the settings, perform the final calculations...]

[Calculation complete.]

[Artifact: "Limited Wish-Granting Machine - Holy Grail"]

[The concept is valid; 10,000,000 emotion points are required.]

[Is the creation confirmed?]

"confirm."

[Emotional Value Balance: 20,580,000]

The numbers fluctuated wildly, evaporating ten million in an instant.

[Emotional Value Balance: 10,580,000]

Meanwhile, in the center of the presidential suite at this luxury hotel in Rome, something unexpected happened.

The air seemed to transform into water, with invisible ripples spreading outwards.

Immediately afterwards, the space in the very center of the room began to twist and fold violently.

A blindingly bright golden light appeared out of thin air from the center of the distortion.

The light was not scorching, but it carried an indescribable, supreme sense of holiness, illuminating the entire room as if it were a heavenly kingdom.

After the light appeared, it did not spread, but instead began to shrink and collapse rapidly inward.

All the light and energy converge at one point.

A magnificent, ancient golden goblet, seemingly bearing countless legends, gradually materialized from an abstract concept into a real, tangible entity at the center of that radiant light.

It took no more than ten seconds.

After the last ray of golden light completely receded, the golden Holy Grail remained suspended quietly in mid-air.

It has no energy leakage, yet it naturally exudes a supreme aura that makes all life tremble and yearn for it.

This is the miracle that can fulfill limited desires.

Jiang Ming slowly stood up from the sofa and walked step by step to the Holy Grail.

He reached out and gently grasped the cup that was suspended in mid-air.

A cool and solid sensation came from my palm.

The moment Jiang Ming came into contact with the Holy Grail, he clearly sensed an energy fluctuation that resonated perfectly with all the rules he had set, feeding back from within the Holy Grail.

Rule one: The foundation of the world must not be shaken.

Rule 2: The system and the host must not interfere with each other.

Rule Three: Wealth, Power, Resurrection, Immortality, Strength...

Everything was exactly as described.

This artifact is truly amazing.

With a thought, Jiang Ming activated the [Unique Barrier].

The Holy Grail before him instantly transformed into specks of golden light, which he directly absorbed into the independent space shrouded by the black sun composed of billions of ravens.

The prizes are ready.

Next, we await the outcome of this global war, which will determine its sole rightful owner.

Of course, before that, some new "actors" need to appear to bring this drama to a climax.

Saber Li Bai (Swordsman), Berserker Shuten-dōji (Berserker), Ruler Jeanne d'Arc (Ruler).

Currently, there are two regular job classes and one special job class.

So who should play the remaining five classes?

Archer, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Assassin...