FATE: Target of Grand Master

"then."

Xia Yan caught a box that Lan Muyan tossed to him and asked, "What's this?"

"You'll see when you open it."

Xia Yan didn't think Lan Muyan would harm him, so he opened the box.

"This is..."

Xia Yan pulled out a golden summoning talisman from the box and said, "You don't want any summoning talismans?"

"It's not that I don't want it, but it belongs to you, and I can't accept it. If it weren't for you, I would definitely have died here, so you also have a share in Chester's inheritance."

"You're too kind, then I'll accept it."

"Take it. I told you it's what you deserve."

Since things had come to this point, Xia Yan didn't stand on ceremony and put away the box containing a total of 5 summoning talismans.

"By the way, can these items be gifted?"

Xia Yan remembered that BB had always prohibited Masters from trading with each other.

"Items and Mystic Codes obtained after the Master's death are of the same nature as rewards from the Trials. They are unclaimed and can be freely transferred to any person before leaving the Trials and returning to the Safe House. However, they cannot be traded or transferred after returning to the Safe House unless the owner dies."

"I see. By the way, Lan Muyan, have you joined the Master Group?"

"no."

"Would you be interested in starting one with me?"

Lan Muyan didn't immediately agree, but instead asked Xia Yan a question: "Why do you want to form a Master Group?"

"Of course, it's because I don't like any of the Master groups that are currently recruiting."

"Never thought about being a lone wolf? With Morgan's strength, you could easily go all the way alone."

"I don't deny that I'm becoming more and more confident in making it to the end, but the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. If it's one-on-one between me and you, I'll definitely win, but if it's a hundred of you, I'm not confident I can win."

"You mean you're worried about being surrounded and attacked by a certain Master group?"

"Yes, and I'm sure the news that I own Morgan will soon spread across the world channels. There might be a collective action against me then, so I need to make plans early."

"So, by dragging me along now, aren't you just leading me into a fire pit?"

"That's not how you say it."

Xia Yan analyzed, "What I'm doing is at most called venture capital. Do you understand venture capital? You provide the risk, and I provide the investment."

Lan Muyan: . . . . . .

"Just kidding. Seriously though, I think all those Master groups on the world channel these days are unreliable, and joining them isn't very interesting. I'm sure you feel the same way, otherwise you wouldn't be single like me. However, we can't deny the advantages of Master groups. Just like in this trial, Chester and Li Zhuang's alliance was based on being in the same Master group. I believe we'll encounter more and more enemies from the same Master group in the future. When our opponents are fighting as a team, and we're fighting alone, the outcome is obvious. So, we need to form our own Master group. I plan for this Master group to have only 7 members. There will be no competition between us. Our goal is to work together to take all 7 Grand Master positions."

Lan Muyan hadn't expected Xia Yan to be so ambitious.

"Xia Yan, do you know what you're saying? You're making yourself an enemy of all the other Masters."

Xia Yan shrugged: "Does being a lone wolf mean we're not making enemies of all the other Masters?"

Lan Muyan thought about it and realized that it did make sense.

"By the way, I don't invite just anyone. Only those who have fought alongside me and are willing to trust me, and whom I am willing to trust, will be invited. Of course, the benefits of joining will definitely include how to obtain additional information about Servants, which you might be interested in."

Lan Muyan was moved by Xia Yan's sincerity.

"A minimum of three people are required to form a Master group."

"I already have a partner. If you're willing to join, our group will be formed."

"Alright, I'll join, as long as you don't mind that I only have two Servants right now."

Xia Yan patted Lan Muyan on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay, there will definitely be more opportunities to obtain new Servants later, and we will help you too."

Having successfully persuaded Lan Muyan, Xia Yan approached Nightingale and said, "Miss Nightingale, thank you for your help along the way. If there's an opportunity, I'd like to invite you..."

"I'm sorry, Xia Yan. There are still many wounded here, and I can't abandon them. Perhaps a more suitable opportunity will arise sometime in the future."

Xia Yan did not insist, but instead extended his right hand to shake hands with Nightingale.

Unlike other great emperors, powerful warriors, and genius inventors, Xia Yan has held Nightingale in the highest esteem ever since he read about her life in a history book.

Okay. Take care.

"Yes, take care."

Afterwards, Xia Yan and Lan Muyan bid farewell to Edison and Helena. Edison even tried to persuade them to stay by offering them the position of Vice President of the United States, but they politely declined.

Before leaving the trial, Xia Yan took Edison and Helena to the southern front and told Geronimo everything that had happened. Under Xia Yan's witness, the Western Army and the Resistance Army reached an agreement that they would negotiate the division of this land in a peaceful manner.

As for Maeve, Xia Yan respected her choice and allowed her to return to the Throne of Heroes on her own.

Having done everything they could, Xia Yan and Lan Muyan exchanged contact information and then returned to their respective safe houses.

[Checkout Interface]

[Complete the main quest (required): Defeat King Cú Chulainn, +15 points]

[Bonus reward for completion: Defeat 5 Servants, +15 points]

Total: +30 points

Current Master Points: 112

[Cumulative Master Points: 240]

[Current Master Rank: Priest]

The settlement screen still displays Xia Yan's current Master attributes.

[Master Attributes]

Master's Name: Xia Yan

Master Rank: Priest

Current Master Points: 112

[Cumulative Master Points: 240]

[Traits: Petrifying Eyes, Intuition E]

[Costume Sets: Avalon, Gan Jiang & Mo Xie, Jewel Sword]

[Props: Calling Talisman*10]

[Achievement: A Kind-hearted Citizen of Fuyuki City]

Xia Yan didn't gain much from this trial; 5 summoning tickets plus 30 master points weren't enough to buy a teleportation orb.

The price of 50 points per item was indeed the result of BB's meticulous calculations.

However, Xia Yan was in a good mood because Cú Chulainn's strength had improved and his own Master group was about to be established.

In a great mood, he hummed a song as he cooked, when he heard a series of clanging and banging sounds coming from the living room.

Xia Yan hurriedly turned the fire down to a low simmer, wiped his hands on his apron, and ran to the living room. He saw Cú Chulainn about to bend down and pick up the BB doll that had fallen to the ground and was constantly grumbling, but his tail seemed to have other ideas and scraped off the decorative painting on the wall.

"That's enough, Cú Chulainn. You'd better not move. I'll clean up."

Morgan also came out of the library and, seeing the state of the living room, hurriedly stopped Cú Chulainn in the tone of a hostess.

Seeing Morgan come out, Xia Yan felt relieved and went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.

When it was time to eat, everyone noticed a problem: Cu Chulainn had an extremely thick tail, unlike when he was a Lancer, which meant that the dining table in the living room seemed to be too small to accommodate everyone.

Xia Yan immediately replaced the table with a larger one before the whole family could sit down.

Looking at Morgan, Euryale, and Musashi sitting on his left and Cú Chulainn on his right, Xia Yan's lips unconsciously curled up.

This is the feeling of home.