FATE: Target of Grand Master

After confirming the location of the island inhabited by wyverns with Orion, Xia Yan approached Drake.

At this moment, Drake was leading the way, carrying a thick tree trunk toward the crew members responsible for cutting the timber.

"Captain, I've learned from Orion of a good place to get materials for repairing the ship. Ouch, watch out."

Upon hearing Xia Yan's words, Drake instinctively turned around. Fortunately, Xia Yan reacted in time and dodged Drake's unconscious "attack" on the tree trunk. However, a crew member who was originally standing on the other side of Drake was not so lucky.

After being "attacked" by the tree trunk on the other side, the unlucky guy was knocked unconscious, and the timber he was carrying on his shoulder fell to the ground and rolled several times.

Realizing he had almost inadvertently caused another loss of manpower on his ship, Drake hurriedly arranged for his men to provide first aid. After a slight delay, he returned to Xia Yan to continue their previous conversation.

"You mean using dragon scales as a material to repair the ship's hull? Hahahaha."

Drake let out a hearty laugh, but there was not a trace of mockery in it.

"Great! If I can use dragon scales to repair the ship, my 'Golden Deer' will definitely become stronger and tougher. Then there won't be any seas I can't conquer. Wait a minute, since we're going to use dragon scales anyway, why don't we just change the ship's name to 'Golden Dragon'? It sounds even cooler."

"Excuse me, Captain, just a moment's interruption. Since we're planning to use dragon scales to repair the ship, shouldn't we start planning our combat force allocation?"

Xia Yan's voice pulled Drake back from his fantasy of piloting the dragon scale ship.

"Yes, you're right. You make the arrangements, I'll listen to you."

After more than a day of collaboration, Drake had gained full trust in Xia Yan's judgment of the situation and his command abilities.

"We'll set off at dawn tomorrow. My two Servants, Artemis, and I will go hunting and harvesting dragon scales. Captain, you stay here. I'll have Artemis bring the dragon scales back. We'll try to finish repairing the 'Golden Deer' by tomorrow."

"Okay, I'm fine."

After communicating with Drake, Xia Yan took a walk alone on the beach, reviewing the day's battle in his mind.

In terms of results, today's battle can hardly be called a success.

Although Xia Yan's side had experienced two consecutive battles against Feng Yan and Blackbeard, as well as the alliances of the third Master and Jason, and had even killed Mary & Anne on Blackbeard's ship and Heracles, the strongest fighter on Jason's ship, Asterius the bull sacrificed himself, and Euryale the second sister was taken away. If David hadn't given the Ark of the Covenant to Artemis and Orion, Jason would probably have mistaken destruction for salvation and destroyed the world along with Xia Yan.

Xia Yan believed he had been cautious enough. Even though he hadn't fully figured out the identities of the other two Masters' Servants, he was certain that he wouldn't be at a disadvantage in terms of combat power with Morgan and Cú Chulainn. Therefore, the only reason for this situation was intelligence and the overall situation.

Analyzing Feng Yan's actions, after arriving here, he not only formed an alliance with Blackbeard and stole Drake's Holy Grail, but also cooperated with a third Master. That third Master also completed his cooperation with Jason and attacked Atalanta and David. None of these things could have been accomplished overnight. In other words, these two Masters started this trial at least two days earlier than him.

This gives them more time to plan and strategize, but it is extremely unfair to Xia Yan. Although BB might set traps in the trial, he would never do something so unfair, which means that he definitely has an advantage over the other two.

After much thought, Xia Yan's biggest advantage was Morgan, or in other words, the strength of his own Servant. If BB was using this method to make up for the difference in combat power, then everything made sense.

If that's the case, then Xia Yan can accept the current situation where he's neither a success nor a failure.

Based on what we know so far, although only Diarmuid has appeared among Feng Yan's two Servants, the second Servant did not appear even under the circumstances of the previous crisis, so it can be basically confirmed that the second Servant belongs to the category of those with relatively weak direct combat power.

Xia Yan deduced the identity of one of the three Master's two Servants from Morgan's post-battle description and Artemis's words: Jack the Ripper, an Assassin-class Servant. As for the other captain-like man, the criteria were too broad, but at least it could be proven that he was not an ancient god-level Servant, so he couldn't possibly be stronger than Morgan.

After today's battle, both sides have suffered losses, making Xia Yan's advantage even greater. Moreover, due to the third Master's betrayal, Xia Yan no longer needs to worry about being attacked from both sides again.

If we put ourselves in Feng Yan's shoes, his best option right now would be to hide and wait until the end. In that case, if he wanted to complete the trial, he would have to take the Holy Grail from the third Master.

Since Medea Lily's goal is to destroy the world and she needs the Ark of the Covenant, the third Master will inevitably set out to find it again in order to stabilize the alliance.

The only uncertainty now is whether the other side will be able to obtain the Ark of the Covenant, which has fallen into the hands of Artemis and her allies who have joined their side.

However, this is not a big problem. After the ship is repaired tomorrow, I can take the initiative to send this information to the other side. In this way, it will definitely create a decisive battle with Jason and his men.

With this in mind, Xia Yan had basically figured out his approach to this trial.

Now only one question remains.

Morgan.

At Xia Yan's call, Morgan released his spirit form.

"What's wrong, Xia Yan?"

Before Morgan could react, Xia Yan had already grabbed her and hugged her tightly.

"Hey? What's wrong with you? Have you fallen for the enemy's magic?"

Morgan's cheeks flushed instantly.

"This is an insurance measure to prevent you from running away."

Xia Yan lowered his eyelids and spoke with unusual seriousness, showing none of the nervousness and shyness he had shown when he was intimate with Morgan earlier.

Tell me, were you injured in the previous battle?

"Xia Yan, are you underestimating me? I am Morgan le Fay, the King of the Lostbelts..."

Before Morgan could finish speaking, he felt Xia Yan hug him even tighter.

"Answer my question directly, Morgan."

This was the first time Xia Yan had shown such a strong side to Morgan, and Morgan's momentum immediately weakened considerably.

"Yes, I did suffer some minor injuries, but they won't affect my combat ability."

"lie."

Xia Yan gripped Morgan's shoulders with both hands, his eyes fixed on his most trusted follower.

"Even though I don't have fairy eyes, I just feel like you're lying. Tell me, how badly are you injured?"

Morgan hesitated for a moment before finally telling the truth: "When I was dismembered by the enemy's Noble Phantasm, although I was still using my mental form, the enemy's Noble Phantasm seemed to have some ability to cause additional effects on enemies of specific attributes. My physical body was also damaged as a result, but it wasn't too serious. I can basically recover after a day of rest."

As the saying goes, self-control is paramount, and special attacks are like the work of a god.

Xia Yan guessed that the damage Morgan suffered was likely due to Jack's Noble Phantasm's special attack effect against women. He never expected that a special attack effect that only existed in games would be presented in this way.

Looking at the red scar still visible on Morgan's abdomen, Xia Yan said with heartache, "Morgan, promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you must tell me the truth. I am your Master and your chosen husband, and I will face all difficulties with you."

Xia Yan's words were like a warm current, flowing into the deepest part of Morgan's heart.

She lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake and whispered, "Okay, I'll listen to you."