FATE: Target of Grand Master

Hu Qiu knew very well that no matter how Bai Mao resisted, he could not possibly be a match for Morgan on the other side. But he did not need to win now; he only needed Bai Mao to buy him time to escape into the teleportation array.

The red light entered Bai Mao's body, and she immediately created more than ten clones, all of which rushed towards Morgan.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hu Qiu immediately turned and ran away. At this moment, he was only twenty meters away from the teleportation array, and it would only take four or five seconds to run there.

Just as Hu Qiu was about to reach the teleportation array, dozens of black spears descended from the sky, completely sealing off the area around the teleportation array.

No matter whether Hu Qiu pulled them out or pried them apart, he could not shake these black spears in the slightest.

What alarmed Hu Qiu even more was that in the four or five seconds he was running, all of the Hundred-Faced Hassans had been wiped out, and even Morgan had not overlooked the last clone that was trying to ambush Xia Yan while concealing its presence.

"I will not make the same mistake."

After dealing with the enemy's servants, Morgan accompanied Xia Yan to Hu Qiu's side.

"Any last words?"

Xia Yan showed the utmost respect to this Master who had once fought alongside him.

Hu Qiu sneered, then roared with a ferocious expression, "Xia Yan, I curse you to die a horrible death..."

Pfft!

A black spear pierced Hu Qiu's throat, silencing him from uttering any more vicious curses.

Suddenly, a message box appeared in front of Xia Yan.

[Hidden quest completed: Defeat 1 Master.]

[You can obtain the Mystic Codes and items carried by the Death Master.]

Master Points rewards will be calculated together with the points earned in the results screen.

Looking at the message in the message box, Xia Yan couldn't smile at all.

"Hmm? Xia Yan, what's wrong?"

As a follower of Xia Yan's contract, Morgan can also see the contents of Xia Yan's information box.

"There are rewards for defeating other Masters, isn't that a good thing?"

"No, that's not good at all."

Xia Yan rubbed his face, seemingly trying to shake off his bad mood.

"The fact that killing other Masters and rewarding them indicates that BB, the operator behind the trials, encourages Masters to fight amongst themselves during the trials. Although this rule is hidden, there will definitely be Masters who share the same idea as Hu Qiu and successfully launch a sneak attack to learn about this hidden reward. As a result, backstabbing will gradually become the main theme. In the future, when there are trials like this one that require Masters to cooperate with each other, there will be no trust between Masters. This is not conducive to the growth of Masters who just want to clear the trials honestly, and may even affect the success rate of cooperative clearing in the future. In the long run, Masters will only feel insecure."

Although Xia Yan is not the naive and innocent type, she would prefer that the Master's trial be conducted through a proper selection process, rather than through such trickery and deception.

Morgan, however, had a different opinion.

"Is it possible that the real purpose of setting this rule is to guard against these cheating and cunning individuals?"

Xia Yan thought about it and realized that it did seem to make sense, but using such a radical method to provoke Masters to kill each other showed that BB, as the operator, was very eager.

"Do you still want these rewards?"

Morgan pointed to the dead Hu Qiu and a message box popped up, showing the items that had been dropped from Hu Qiu.

[Item: Holy Grail Fragment *1]

"want!"

As a professional gamer, how can you not loot the loot boxes?

After acquiring the spoils, Xia Yan no longer lingered on the trial and headed towards the portal.

"Speaking of which, what would you have done if I hadn't woken up in time?"

Morgan was awakened after Xia Yan and the others defeated Jeanne d'Arc Alter. Upon learning this good news, Xia Yan immediately sent Morgan away from the main force. While everyone was celebrating, he had Morgan create a lifelike replica of himself and switch places with her.

Although the doll was not made with high quality due to the material limitations of the singularity, Morgan, a magical genius, added magic to it that could disrupt the perception of others and allow Xia Yan to remotely control it in sync. As long as there was no professional Caster-class Servant present, no one would be able to detect it.

"Then I would definitely shamelessly insist on being the first to leave. Although Diao Yunshang has her own little schemes, she is still willing to take responsibility. This time, it was thanks to her Lu Bu that we won the final battle when Hu Qiu and I were practically two blank-slate fighters. If she knew that Hu Qiu had been deliberately holding back his strength, given her temper, she would definitely skin him alive. So as long as she is around, Hu Qiu won't dare to make a move."

"So, you stayed until the very end to deliberately test Hu Qiu?"

According to Xia Yan, regardless of whether Morgan awakens or not, Xia Yan could request to be the first to leave, thus ensuring the survival of all three Masters.

"Hmm. I've basically determined Diao Yunshang's character, but I don't like Hu Qiu's constant show of weakness. If we encounter a situation where we need to cooperate in the future, a stronger but untrustworthy partner is no different from a landmine. Just like Hu Qiu thought, I also wanted to test him before he grew up. If he's trustworthy, we'll have more security when we fight together in the future. It's just a pity that he ultimately chose the wrong option."

The conversation has come to an end.

Xia Yan stood in the teleportation array. After a familiar spiritual transfer, Xia Yan returned to his safe house, and Morgan changed back into his everyday clothes.

After wearing Xia Yan's clothes for a few days, Morgan also let Xia Yan exchange some well-fitting women's clothing for free. However, for some reason, Morgan did not return the clothes that originally belonged to Xia Yan to him.

It was ostensibly as a reward for training Xia Yan.

Xia Yan didn't lack a few more clothes, so he just went with Morgan's choice.

Since there seems to be no concept of temperature inside the safe house, or rather, no matter how much or how little one wears, it feels very comfortable, which gives Masters in the safe house a great deal of freedom in terms of clothing.

One could even argue that, if it weren't for aesthetic or moral constraints, being completely naked in a safe house would be perfectly acceptable. (One of Charlemagne's knights gave it a huge thumbs up.)

At this moment, Morgan was wearing a white turtleneck sweater and a blue plaid skirt, paired with black stockings, giving off a calm and comfortable feeling.

Seeing that Xia Yan had also returned directly to the safe house, Morgan said, "It seems that the reason I came back here alone last time was because you hadn't activated the safe house function yet."

Xia Yan recalled how he felt floating in the void after completing his first trial, and realized that returning directly to the safe house felt much more comfortable.

Perhaps this is the warmth of home.

Suddenly, a purple gift icon appeared in front of him. Without hesitation, Xia Yan immediately opened the settlement interface.

Morgan also came over to check Xia Yan's harvest this time.

[Checkout Interface]

[Trial objective completed: Defeat Jeanne Alter, +10 points]

[Bonus reward for completion: Defeat 4 Servants, +12 points]

[Hidden objective completed: Defeat 1 Masters, +5 points]

[Item Obtained: Holy Grail Fragment *2]

Total: +27 points

Current Master Points: 27

[Cumulative Master Points: 37]

[Current Master Rank: Eldest Son]

Next to the settlement screen, Xia Yan's current Master attributes were also displayed.

[Master Attributes]

Master's Name: Xia Yan

Master Rank: Eldest Son

Current Master Points: 27

[Cumulative Master Points: 37]

[Trait: Intuition E]

【Craft Essence: None】

[Items: Holy Grail Fragment *2, Recovery Magic Spray *1 (Can be used 1 more time)]

"It seems that the points for each trial are not fixed; the more complex the trial, the more points you get."

Morgan seemed quite satisfied with his gains this time, after all, in addition to the main objective, he had also killed 4 Servants and 1 Master for Xia Yan, earning more points than the main mission.

Seeing Morgan's rather smug expression, Xia Yan naturally prepared to reward his great contributor.

Verbal praise alone would certainly not satisfy Her Majesty the Queen, so Xia Yan immediately used 1 point to exchange for 7 days of unlimited ingredients and water, rolled up his sleeves, and went into the kitchen.

"Xia Yan, you're pretty quick on the uptake."

Seeing the table full of dishes, Morgan was very satisfied with Xia Yan's way of expressing his gratitude through practical actions, and couldn't help but ask for another bowl of rice.