FATE: Target of Grand Master

The little boy Bai Luo was indeed the first Master under ten years old that Xia Yan had ever encountered. No one knew how he had gotten to where he was, but it was certain that his path had not been easy.

Unlike Morgan, who was solely focused on protecting Xia Yan to the end, Xia Yan, while also striving for the final seven spots, harbored doubts about BB's purpose in initiating this trial.

Logically speaking, this battle royale mode can indeed stimulate the Master's survival instinct and promote their rapid growth, but it can also breed selfish and unscrupulous personalities. Xia Yan could think of this, and he didn't believe that BB, the super AI, couldn't.

But BB still did it anyway, so there must be a reason for it.

Following this line of thought, Xia Yan suddenly had an inspiration.

In this trial, Masters must rely not only on themselves but also on their Servants. How to get along with Servants is the first lesson for a Master.

In a conventional Holy Grail War, even if Servants are used purely as tools, victory is not impossible. However, given the unknown number of trials and the nature of each mission, treating Servants purely as tools is futile. Therefore, Masters must focus their efforts on their Servants. To maximize their abilities and ensure their loyalty, it is foreseeable that communication, mutual understanding, and even the development of friendships and love that transcend master and servant relationships will occur.

Could a Master who genuinely cares for their Servants be a purely evil person?

That's definitely not the case.

However, if someone is a purely good person who doesn't even guard against other Masters, they probably won't survive more than three rounds.

Therefore, the purpose behind BB's contradictory design is to create a Master who cannot be simply judged as good or evil.

So why did BB create the Masters who participated in the trials in this way?

Based on the information previously revealed by Miss He, Xia Yan has a bold guess: BB wants to create 7 Masters who are different from Fujimaru Ritsuka.

It's not a difference in ability, but a difference in personality, or more fundamentally, in the underlying logic of how people conduct themselves.

Although there was no substantial evidence for this speculation, Xia Yan felt that BB's actions must be related to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

According to Ms. Tsuru, Fujimaru Ritsuka's misfortune was sudden. Given her tendency to trust newly appearing Servants without reason, she might have been betrayed by one of them. In addition, Ms. Tsuru's remark, "Beware of the Descendants," made Xia Yan feel that Fujimaru Ritsuka's misfortune was likely related to the Descendants.

Unlike other classes, the Servants of the Exotic, especially those of the Cthulhu Exotic, are influenced by the Outer Gods. When they lose their reason, they may act against their will and do things that harm their Master.

In order to deal with this situation, the Masters selected by BB this time must not only know how to trust others, but also be vigilant at all times. They must be decisive in taking action, but also adhere to morality.

The real purpose of BB in initiating this Master Trial is probably to maintain a proper balance even after acquiring sufficient strength.

However, Xia Yan's guess still did not solve another question: why choose 7 people?

Does BB think that the problem Fujimaru Ritsuka is facing cannot be solved by a single Master?

Or is it simply that you feel it's not safe to have only one Master like Fujimaru Ritsuka, and you want to prepare multiple insurances?

Based on the information currently available, no conclusion can be drawn, but Xia Yan has decided to stick to one approach: do not kill unless absolutely necessary.

Although killing other Masters is simple, efficient, and allows you to loot their loot, Xia Yan doesn't want to make killing a habit.

Of course, not killing unless necessary does not mean that Xia Yan will completely give up killing enemies. It's just that when it's due to different positions rather than personal malice, he wants to use non-killing methods to resolve the situation.

The solution is to make the other side exchange resources for lives.

Who says you can only loot a bag after killing someone? You can get the same result by beating the other person up and then making them pay for their life.

In this way, Xia Yan wouldn't have to bear too much guilt when encountering a young Master like him.

Moreover, judging from the attitude of his three followers, they had a very good relationship. Xia Yan was unwilling to kill such a person from the bottom of his heart. Rather, considering that the other party was still a child, Xia Yan was prepared to give him a discount.

Thinking about it this way, Xia Yan realized that he was actually a pretty good person.

Of course, Xia Yan also knew that the reason he could do this was because he had a powerful Servant like Morgan. Only when he had sufficient strength as a guarantee could he think about deeper questions such as "why BB created the Master Trials".

Therefore, at present, Xia Yan only does this himself and does not require the others in "Lighthouse" to do the same.

Unlike Xia Yan's relatively relaxed state of mind, the three Masters on the resistance side were all frowning and silent.

"Wait a minute, aren't items supposed to be non-tradable?" Frenata asked.

"Why do you think items can't be traded?" Xia Yan asked in return.

"Of course, it's because there's no trading function in the Master Trial. Apart from buying from the BB Shop, drawing summoning tickets, and defeating Masters, there's no option to exchange with other Masters."

"That's right, items cannot be traded."

Xia Yan affirmed Freya's words.

"So what you just said was just playing us?"

Frenata's tone made Morgan frown, which caused Frenata to lower her head immediately, cold sweat sliding down her cheeks and finally dripping to the ground.

Xia Yan wasn't angry: "Although items can't be traded, ownership can be relinquished."

"Give up ownership?"

"Yes. Masters can voluntarily relinquish ownership of non-fused Mystic Codes or items. Once they do this, these Mystic Codes and items become ownerless, and other Masters can obtain them. In other words, items cannot be traded, but they can be given away. No, that's not quite accurate. If both parties trust each other enough, giving up items that the other needs can also be considered a transaction."

The three Masters opposite Xia Yan had never imagined that they could do this.

On the one hand, they had not tried to relinquish ownership, and on the other hand, they did not have any trustworthy partners. Moreover, to trade in Xia Yan's manner, both parties would have to be in the same trial, which was an extremely low probability.

As for the Holy Grail Front, no one is willing to reveal the coordinates of their safe house without a trustworthy ally.

Xia Yan was able to discover this method because he had a sudden inspiration in the village last night. He tried it with the box of AK-47 bullets and found that the box of bullets did not disappear directly, but just lay quietly on the ground, waiting for the next destined person.

As for transactions where ownership is mutually relinquished, Xia Yan had never tried it before, but since ownership can be relinquished, such a transaction method must also be feasible.