FATE: Target of Grand Master

The Western Army, the side of the mechanical soldiers, is led by Edison, who has a lion's head, in the original work. His Servants include Helena and Karna. On the other side, the Eastern Army is led by the Mad King Cú Chulainn, and his Servants include Medb, Finn, Diarmuid, Fergus, and Arjuna, who only wants to oppose Karna.

In terms of strength, the West is indeed weaker than the East, so it is reasonable for them to seek cooperation with their third-party Master, just like in the original work.

"So, unknown Master, would you be willing to meet our Master?"

Xia Yan readily agreed, but added, "However, the meeting place must be here."

Robin Hood raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that this Master in front of him was indeed quite cautious.

"I understand your concerns, but the fighting is still ongoing at the front lines, and we need to go back and inform our Master."

"That's natural."

After seeing off the two Servants who had come to make the invitation, Xia Yan began to ponder a point that clearly contradicted the original work.

This Robin Hood is not a Servant belonging to the Rebel Alliance as in the original work, but a Servant from another Master Contract. So, will the Rebel Alliance replenish its fighting force?

If supplementary information is needed, then who will be the one to supplement it?

Since the Servants he currently has are all combat-oriented and intelligence gathering is not their forte, Xia Yan can only seek Nightingale's assistance.

After persistently following Nightingale to three military tents, Nightingale finally gave in and pointed to a secluded tent in the camp, indicating that Xia Yan should go there and ask.

Following Nightingale's directions, Xia Yan arrived at the military tent. Upon entering, he immediately sensed the wary and tense expressions of the three wounded soldiers inside.

"The head nurse sent me; I want to contact the resistance."

Hearing Xia Yan's words, the three of them showed neither confusion nor relaxation, which convinced Xia Yan that he had found the right person.

Seeing that none of the three spoke, Xia Yan continued to introduce himself: "I do not belong to either the East or the West. My purpose in contacting the resistance is to search for my comrades. You may not believe what I say, but if I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't need to go through all this trouble."

After saying that, Xia Yan took out a piece of the mechanical soldier's metal shell and threw it into the air.

After a series of afterimages in Musashi's hand, the metal casing was cut into more than ten pieces, which clattered and fell to the ground.

The three of them didn't even see Musashi's movements clearly; they only felt the metal shell being sliced ​​apart in the blink of an eye, and they all nervously swallowed.

Finally, the boldest of the three spoke up.

"If you want to contact the resistance, go to the edge of the woods to the north and find a tree stump with most of its trunk broken. Nail a piece of red cloth to it, and then check back the next day. If the red cloth is gone, go back there before midnight that night and you will find someone."

Xia Yan nodded in thanks to the wounded soldier who had told him the method, and then instructed Cú Chulainn to leave a coded message according to the man's instructions.

Although Xia Yan didn't have a red cloth, it was quite easy for him to grab a blood-stained cloth while he was in the wounded soldiers' camp.

With Cú Chulainn gone and no new information from Robin Hood and Beowulf, Xia Yan tried calling Morgan and Euryale several times, but they still did not respond. Fortunately, their contract connection was still intact.

Not long after Cú Chulainn returned, Robin Hood reappeared in front of Xia Yan.

The two sides agreed to meet at the wounded soldiers' camp the following day at noon.

Seeing that there was nothing to do for the time being, Xia Yan found a secluded spot and rested.

As night fell, Xia Yan felt a gentle nudge and opened his sleepy eyes.

When Xia Yan realized that the person in front of him was Morgan, his excitement was palpable.

"Morgan, you're finally back! Where have you been these past few days?"

Sensing Xia Yan's concern, Morgan smiled faintly, then revealed an extremely displeased expression.

"Damn BB, you buried me 50 kilometers underground. I was afraid that using a powerful magic spell would affect the earth's crust and harm you, so I could only defend against the lava while digging through the earth's crust. During this time, I also felt your magic power weakening. I wanted to just blow up the earth's crust, but then I felt your magic power gradually stabilizing, so I patiently dug through the earth's crust."

Xia Yan broke out in a cold sweat after hearing Morgan's description.

According to the original description of the North American continent, this is the only continent left in the world. If Morgan were to destroy it with a magic trick, not only would he be doomed, but the entire trial would be over.

Fortunately, Morgan remained calm at the critical moment and managed to escape danger, which is commendable.

Now, only Euryale is still missing.

Xia Yan had Morgan investigate, and it seemed that Euryale was somewhere in the north, and should be safe for the time being.

Because he had been digging into the earth's crust, Morgan's magic power was greatly depleted, so Xia Yan did not rush to take action and instead rested for a night.

The next day, Xia Yan waited outside the wounded soldiers' camp early in the morning. Musashi and Cú Chulainn stood on either side of him, while Morgan hid nearby in his spirit form.

Morgan's return last night not only filled the gap in Xia Yan's combat power, but also gave Xia Yan an extra trump card. Therefore, Xia Yan decided to hide Morgan as a trump card in this trial.

Soon, the appointed time arrived, and six figures appeared in front of Xia Yan.

What surprised Xia Yan was not only the number of people who came to negotiate, but also the fact that, by observing the positions of these six people, Xia Yan vaguely felt that the other party was divided into two small groups of three people each, and Robin Hood and Beowulf, who came with him yesterday, were standing in the two groups respectively.

"Hello, my name is Chester Fran, you can just call me Chester. I am a Master who supports the Western Army. This Master who also supports the Western Army is named Lan Muyan."

The one who spoke first was a white man with blond hair, around thirty years old, who gave off a very capable vibe. The two people standing next to him were Beowulf and von Hohenheim.

Chester was pointing to a young man with white hair, blue eyes, and an Asian face. He didn't seem to like talking and just nodded slightly.

Standing beside him were Robin Hood, whom he had already met, and Okita Souji, who was wearing a Shinsengumi haori.

Considering that the Master he encountered in Oceanus already had two Servants, Xia Yan figured that the two people in front of him also hadn't revealed all their Servants.

This is understandable, since some fighting force needs to be left at the front lines.

Xia Yan turned his attention back to the conversation.

"My name is Xia Yan. As you can see, I should be the last Master to appear in the trial, so I'm not very familiar with the current situation. If it's convenient, could you tell me about the current situation?"

"Let's sit down and talk."

Chester gave von Hohenheim a wink, and Hohenheim immediately used alchemy to create a table and nine chairs.

After everyone was seated, Chester continued, "In general, the current situation is still one of East strength and West weakness, which is why we came to visit Mr. Xia in person, hoping to reach a cooperation agreement."