FATE: Target of Grand Master

And so, the dinner was spent in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

After the dinner, Edison kept Xia Yan and Chester behind.

"Gentlemen, now we should discuss the next phase of the battle plan."

Edison's smile faded, and his expression turned serious.

"The current situation is very unfavorable to us. Although I have made the workers work 20 hours a day, this is already the limit of our Western Army's productivity."

Xia Yan's face twitched slightly, and he thought to himself, "Good heavens, it's a miracle you haven't been hanged by a street lamp after working twenty hours a day."

Edison, unaware of Xia Yan's thoughts, inquired, "Given Mr. Xia Yan's involvement, I think we can try to choose one of the northern or southern fronts as a breakthrough point. Which do you two think we should choose, the south or the north?"

Xia Yan and Chester exchanged a glance, and Chester finally replied, "Your Excellency President, Lan Muyan and I have been solely responsible for the northern and southern fronts. Since Mr. Lan is not here, let's start by breaking through on my side of the northern front. Fortunately, the main reason for the setbacks on the northern front was that the enemy's Servants were stronger than ours. With Xia Yan's support, I believe we can suppress them this time."

Edison looked at Xia Yan.

"I'm fine," Xia Yan replied.

Edison nodded and patted the two men hard on the shoulders twice.

"Gentlemen, the future of America is in your hands. Please let me know if you need anything, and I will do my best to meet your needs."

Considering that Denver was not far from the front lines, Edison invited Xia Yan and Chester to stay after the conversation ended.

With a soft bed to sleep on, Xia Yan was unwilling to sleep on a wooden board, so she simply stayed there.

After thanking Edison and saying goodbye to Chester, Xia Yan went into the guest room prepared for him and locked the door from the inside.

Morgan had already checked the room and there were no problems.

Xia Yan immediately opened the window and flew north into the woods with Morgan and Musashi.

At the same time, Xia Yan left Cú Chulainn behind in case someone looked for him but couldn't find him and thought something had happened to him.

After marking the rebels, Xia Yan specially arranged for his familiars to observe nearby. After the battle that afternoon, Xia Yan discovered that the red cloth used as a code had been taken away. Therefore, according to the communication method that Xia Yan had learned from the wounded, he had to get there before midnight tonight.

Xia Yan now feels that he can't live without Morgan anymore.

With Morgan by his side, Xia Yan's intelligence gathering, mobility, and combat strength have all been greatly improved.

Soon, Xia Yan and his two companions arrived at the grove of trees.

Just in case anything changes, Morgan remained in spirit form a short distance away, while Xia Yan and Musashi sat on the tree stump whose trunk was mostly broken.

"Xia Yan!"

Not long after, a clear shout reached Xia Yan's ears, and then a pendant was hung on his back.

"Hehe, haven't seen me for days, were you worried about me?"

Xia Yan reached out and gently patted Euryale's head, who was clinging to him, and said softly, "Of course I'm worried."

"Cough...cough..."

Just as Euryale was enjoying Xia Yan's head pat, a dry cough came from the depths of the forest.

An Indian follower with braided hair and dark brown skin stepped forward.

"Hello, unknown Master. My name is Geronimo, and I am the leader of the resistance."

Xia Yan wanted to ask Euryale to come down, but Euryale refused. So, Xia Yan had no choice but to shake hands with Geronimo while still wearing a keychain.

"Thank you for taking care of Euryale."

"It's nothing. Miss Euryale also helped us a lot, so we should be considered equal partners."

Hearing Geronimo's high emotional intelligence in his speech, Euryale was very pleased and secretly gave Geronimo a thumbs up.

Xia Yan continued, following Geronimo's words: "I came here today for two reasons: firstly, to bring back Euryale, and secondly, to discuss cooperation with the resistance."

Geronimo could guess Xia Yan's intentions, but he shook his head.

"I'm sorry, we have no intention of cooperating."

These words surprised Xia Yan.

"Why? The Eastern Army is almost at the Western Army's home base. If the Western Army is defeated, your resistance forces will be even less able to defeat the Eastern Army."

Geronimo said with a bitter expression, "You're right, but we still have no intention of cooperating. At least, we won't cooperate with the Western Army again until we trust you."

"What about Narama? He must be seriously injured. You can't possibly heal him on your own, can you?"

Geronimo didn't say anything, but silently turned and left.

Just as Xia Yan was looking confused, Yuri Ellie slid off his back and then told Xia Yan about her experiences in the resistance.

"The resistance currently has only two Servants left, Geronimo and Rama. Before I temporarily joined them, they seemed to have two more companions, but they met with misfortune in a certain battle, so only the two of them remain."

Euryale looked in the direction Geronimo had left and whispered, "From what I understand, that battle seemed to be a joint effort with the Western Army to resist the Eastern Army, but the result was a very heavy defeat, and we don't know what happened during the process, but the resistance no longer trusts the Western Army."

This development was indeed something even Xia Yan hadn't anticipated.

Although he had temporarily joined the Western Army and should be able to help it reverse its decline, the attitude of the resistance army made Xia Yan feel a strange sense of unease, as if he had unknowingly fallen into a trap without realizing it.

After racking his brains for a long time without any results, Xia Yan decided to give his brain a rest and take Yuri Ellie back to Denver first.

Upon seeing the fortress, Euryale suddenly shot an arrow in a certain direction, and immediately afterward, a blue robin fell from the roof of the fortress tower.

Xia Yan wouldn't mistake it; it was Robin Hood's robin.

After catching the blue robin, Xia Yan led his followers back to their rooms.

Euryale's arrow didn't do much damage, but the special attack effect still applies to the male blue robin, so the robin is still dizzy.

After Euryale dispelled the robin's charm effect, the blue robin flew towards the window without saying a word.

boom!

Unfortunately, Xia Yan had already had Cú Chulainn set up a barrier using runes. The blue robin crashed into the transparent barrier, flapped its wings twice, and fell to the ground unconscious.

When the blue robin woke up again, Xia Yan had already made a simple yet sturdy birdcage using the branches Musashi had chopped.

"Tell me, why are you spying on me?" Xia Yan asked.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the blue robin had no choice but to confess.

"I'm not spying on you, I'm spying on Chester."