FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Teacher St. George, what should we do next?"

Two hours had passed since their audience with the Lion King. Zhang Hao and his companions were now seated in a guest room in Camelot, where the Lion King treated them as guests.

"Although the Lion King has not made a clear statement, the fact that he allowed us to stay in Camelot suggests that there is a possibility of cooperation with us."

Giorgios took a sip of his red tea and continued, "Now we just need to patiently wait for the Lion Queen's orders. I believe it won't be long before she assigns us tasks. Nezha, Flakeenstein, you two better not cause any trouble here."

"I won't, I won't. Teacher, you're so long-winded."

Nezha seemed to dislike being treated as a problem child by Giorgios, pouting and muttering under his breath.

"Ugh—!"

Although Flakenstein could not speak, he expressed his dissatisfaction with whimpering sounds.

Seeing that his words had the opposite effect, Giorgios stopped talking and patted Zhang Hao on the shoulder.

"Master, please keep a close eye on them. We absolutely cannot let them cause any trouble at this time."

"Yes, Mr. St. George."

Zhang Hao immediately took out a box of building blocks from his backpack, ran over to Flakenstein, and started playing with her.

Flakenstein immediately calmed down; it seemed this wasn't the first time Zhang Hao had played with Flakenstein's blocks.

Seeing Zhang Hao and Flakeenstein's focused expressions, Jordius felt both anticipation and worry about his Master's future.

"Rider, your real name is Georgios, are you my Master?"

Looking back on her first encounter with Zhang Hao, that big guy really didn't know anything.

Zhang Hao knew nothing about the Holy Grail War, Masters and Servants, or Noble Phantasms; at first, he even thought they were all provocations against him, as if they wanted to punch him.

After being repeatedly defeated by himself, Zhang Hao was completely convinced and only then did he begin to truly take the Master Trial seriously.

Although their initial encounter wasn't pleasant, Zhang Hao was essentially an extremely simple person.

After going through the initial Master candidate trials together, Zhang Hao realized that Georgios was much stronger than him, a child who had grown up in the America Orphanage since childhood and fought with gangsters and thugs every day to protect the orphanage.

So Zhang Hao confessed his upbringing to himself. He didn't consider himself particularly smart, but he was strong enough. In order to continue protecting the orphanage where he grew up, he had to survive the Master Trial.

Therefore, although he is the Master and Georgios is the Servant, he is willing to hand over command and decision-making authority to Georgios.

As long as it allows him to continue, he will do whatever Jorcos asks, and he will faithfully carry out St. George's instructions.

Despite some setbacks along the way, the two survived one trial after another and even formed a contract with Frankenstein and Nezha.

Georgios also remembered that whenever Zhang Hao contracted a new Servant, he would ask him to tell him about the Servant's origin and story after returning to the safe house.

As for why Zhang Hao didn't look it up himself, it's because the orphanage where he grew up didn't have a proper teaching system. He only knew a few words and couldn't read books on his own.

Giorgios did not belittle Zhang Hao because of this. Instead, he taught Zhang Hao some vocabulary while reading the stories to him. Now, Zhang Hao can also read some simple children's picture books to Frankenstein.

Boom boom boom!

The knocking interrupted Giorgios's thoughts.

"Please come in."

The dignified knight pushed open the door, bowed to the four men, and then said, "His Majesty has ordered that Master Zhang Hao and his entourage come to the main hall for an audience."

Without delay, Zhang Hao and his companions immediately followed the dignified knight to the main hall.

The Lion King remained majestically seated on his throne on the steps, but it was the governor, Agravan, who spoke first.

"Your Majesty Zhang Hao, His Majesty is willing to cooperate with you, but words alone are not enough. You must demonstrate the value necessary for cooperation. Therefore, His Majesty will give you a task. If you can complete it successfully, His Majesty will accept your cooperation."

The Lion King's reaction was exactly what Georgius had expected, so he replied on Zhang Hao's behalf, "We fully understand Your Majesty's decision. Then, please tell us what exactly our mission is?"

"You need to go to the Great Temple of the Western Sun King and persuade His Majesty to reach a non-aggression pact with the Sun King for at least three months."

Giorgios doubted he had heard correctly.

"Your Majesty the Lion King, have you forgotten that our mission is to help you defeat the Sun King?"

"Insolence! Even if you are Saint George, you cannot question His Majesty's divine judgment!"

As the governor, Agravan naturally understood that the Knights of the Round Table urgently needed to replenish their forces, but in order for the "Saint-Battle" plan after the Lion King to proceed smoothly, eliminating Morgan was a higher priority than Osmandis.

However, he couldn't directly reveal the losses on his side, otherwise it might cause Zhang Hao and his group to have different opinions. Therefore, he could only advise the Lion King to first reach a non-aggression pact with the Sun King, and then fulfill Zhang Hao and his group's mission of "eliminating the Sun King" after they had helped Zhang Hao and his group eliminate Morgan.

This also prevents Zhang Hao and others from refusing to obey the Lion King's orders and attack Morgan after completing their mission of "eliminating the Sun King".

"Agravivan".

The Lion King interrupted Agravan's forceful communication, speaking in a voice possessing the unique majesty of a goddess yet devoid of emotion: "Do you understand the current situation?"

Giorgios replied, "I know a little. Besides you, Lion King, there are two other forces. One is the Sun King in the west, and the other is the False Crusade in the north. However, I heard that the False Crusade has been defeated by His Majesty and can no longer pose a threat."

"Your information is outdated," Agravan said. "Now, the false Crusaders in the north have been greatly strengthened by a witch resembling Morgan. To prevent future troubles, His Majesty has decided to prioritize maintaining peace with the Sun King and focus on eliminating the false Crusaders. Once the false Crusaders are eliminated, His Majesty will naturally assist you in completing your mission."

The sudden new information left Giorgios speechless.

After much thought, Georgios couldn't find a reason why the Lion King had deceived them. After all, such information could always be found out if one was willing to investigate.

Of course, in essence, what they called "mutual assistance" with the Lion King was, to put it bluntly, "mutual exploitation." They needed to show some sincerity, since they were the weaker party compared to the Lion King.

Unless absolutely necessary, they are unwilling to turn against the Lion King.

"We understand."

Giorgios ultimately decided to accept the task.

"We will depart for the Great Temple immediately, but as His Majesty the Lion King's representatives, we need a token that can serve as proof."