FATE: Target of Grand Master

After reading the second main quest, Xia Yan was stunned.

He did prepare for this unknown second main quest in advance, but isn't this quest a bit too overpowered?

So, you're saying this trial is supposed to let you take down two Lostbelt Kings?

Do you really think the King of Lostbelts is just some random nobody on the street?!

Of course, Xia Yan could only complain a little, since he couldn't resist the system's mission.

Xia Yan compared the difference in combat power between the Russian Lostbelt and the Nordic Lostbelt in his memory.

From the perspective of individual humans, the captive humans in the Norse Lostbelt are completely incomparable to Yaga in the Russian Lostbelt. However, in addition to Scáthach, the Queen of the Lostbelt, the high-end combat force of the Norse Lostbelt also includes a number of mass-produced Valkyries and Titans.

Although the Valkyrie sisters are not particularly strong individually, they have the advantage of large numbers and high mobility. If a full-scale war breaks out, these Valkyries flying around everywhere can be quite annoying.

As for the giants, there are even more of them, and as beings that naturally enjoy hunting humans, they would certainly be attracted to the Yaga of the Russian Lostbelt.

Three against one, no, even five against one, the Yaga with only hunting rifles are no match for the giants.

In addition, Xia Yan felt that the system would not only issue such a task to him. There should be at least one Master in the Norse Lostbelt who would fight against him as their representative, and the combat strength of the opposing Master should also be taken into consideration.

With a total of six Servants on their side, aside from Anastasia, the Lostbelt Queen whom they need to protect, Morgan will naturally have to fight Scáthach Skadi. The remaining Servants, Musashi, Nero, Ereshkigal, and Euryale who cannot transform, will face considerable pressure in dealing with Servants whose Masters' strength is unknown, as well as a large number of mass-produced Valkyries and Titans.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Xia Yan's mind: he wasn't the only Master on his side; he also had four "employees" under his command.

They definitely need to work hard during times like this.

Ten days of preparation time is neither a long nor a short time; you can still do some more preparation.

Thinking of this, Xia Yan didn't rest for a moment and immediately ordered his followers: "Anastasia, the nobles in the capital, Moscow, will definitely cause an uproar because of Ivan the Terrible's death. You must go back immediately to stabilize the situation. If necessary, don't hesitate to make an example of them. Nero, use your experience as an emperor to assist Anastasia. Musashi, Anastasia was quite exhausted in the battle just now, you stay behind to protect her. Any questions?"

"no problem."

Anastasia and Musashi spoke in unison.

Nero, however, pouted and muttered somewhat discontentedly, "What do you mean by 'normal experience' as an emperor? What's abnormal about me as an emperor?"

Seeing Nero acting up, Xia Yan patted Nero's head and quickly explained, "What I mean is, this is Anastasia's territory after all. Nero, you just need to provide some suggestions for maintaining stability. As for your highly personal methods, you can keep them for now."

"Player, do you have some kind of prejudice against me?"

Nero crossed his arms, clearly unaware that his two soft breasts were about to spill out.

Xia Yan leaned close to Nero's ear and whispered, "No, it's just that I want to show off your unique qualities when we're alone. In other words, I want to have those qualities of yours all to myself."

Upon hearing this, Nero's face instantly turned red.

"Okay, I understand."

Although Nero was still pouting, he clearly no longer felt any dissatisfaction.

"Morgan, Ereshkigal, Euryale, come with me to find those four Masters. I need to assign them some new tasks."

After the order was given, everyone got to work.

Using the teleportation array he had previously used in the village of Viazima, Xia Yan, accompanied by Morgan, quickly toured the outposts managed by the four Masters.

Although the progress at the four bases differed, it was clear that the four Masters were still working hard.

After making a quiet inspection, Xia Yan returned to Viazima and used communication magic to summon the four Masters.

"Let's talk about the situation at your respective bases first."

Xia Yan was in no hurry to reveal that Ivan the Terrible had been defeated and that he had his second main quest. However, given the intensity of the previous battle with Ivan the Terrible, the four Masters should have been aware of it at all.

The four looked at each other, and Craig spoke first.

"Let me start. After my fortress recommended the collective system, a small number of Yaga people didn't accept it and wanted to leave voluntarily. I let them go. This was mentioned in the previous communications. Subsequently, these Yaga people joined the bandits. Although they didn't dare to cause trouble for our fortress, they started robbing some small villages. I think we need to find a time to deal with them."

Villeneuve said, "These Yaga shouldn't have been allowed to leave. They should have been killed as a warning to others."

Cecilia, who rarely spoke, suddenly retorted, "Fool. That would only be a temporary solution. It might seem like all the Yaga are willing to join, but in reality, many of them will join out of fear rather than belief that the system is better. Such Yaga won't be motivated to work."

"What did you say?!"

Villeneuve also had a fiery temper; he was merely offering his opinion, never expecting to be cursed at by this woman.

"Alright, while Cecilia shouldn't have sworn, Villeneuve, what you did was definitely wrong."

Frenata interjected, "Have you ever wondered why your base is progressing the slowest among the four of us? The reason lies here."

"What do you mean?"

Villeneuve clearly didn't understand.

"Changing the values ​​of the Yaga people has to be done step by step. Your approach of killing off all those who disagree is essentially still the rule of the strong. From the Yaga's perspective, they won't delve into the advantages of this new system; they'll just submit to your power. They'll do whatever you say, but they still have a lot of room to adjust how well they do it. That's why, even though everyone seems to be working in your strongholds, the efficiency is low."

Villeneuve fell silent, clearly beginning to question whether his actions were truly problematic.

Watching the four people discuss, Xia Yan, who hadn't spoken until now, felt that the Masters he had encountered in this trial were all of decent quality. If it weren't for the fact that there were only 7 spots available for the Master Trial, he would have really wanted to get to know them better.

However, those are things for later; the most important thing right now is to get through this trial.

After correcting Villeneuve's mind, Xia Yan finally spoke: "I have seen everyone's positive attitude in cooperating, so you can rest assured that I have been treating your Servants well. You must have all experienced the battle in Moscow earlier, so I will get straight to the point."

Ivan the Terrible has been defeated, and Anastasia is now the Lostbelt Queen, but that's not the main reason I summoned you. I've thought of a way to fulfill your main quest; would you be interested in knowing about it?