FATE: Target of Grand Master

The next day, Xia Yan vowed never to touch a woman again before the end of this trial. Although he had accidentally inhaled Morgan's magic powder, which made him unusually energetic, Morgan had many other ways to help him burn off energy. As a result, he was now in a state of sagehood, feeling that all worldly things were unattractive.

Xia Yan decided it would be better to find something more productive to do, so he went with Ai Lei, Yuri, and Ellie to spread magic potions in the monster habitat within the country.

Xia Yan believed that before long, the populations of these species would experience explosive growth, after all, he was very qualified to speak about the efficacy of these medicines.

For the remaining days, apart from his regular patrols, Xia Yan refused all invitations from female Servants to act alone with him, strictly adhering to the oath he had taken.

Of course, he wasn't completely idle these past few days; instead, he was thinking about how to distribute the items and Mystic Codes he obtained from the four Servants.

First, there's the formal attire.

The Origin Bullet Mystic Code is not just a single bullet; it can be equipped to a Master like oneself. Anyone who equips this Mystic Code can replace the bullets in their weapon with Origin Bullets simply by picking up a gun and firing it.

Of course, such formal attire cannot be without limitations. According to Xia Yan's experiments, only one bullet can be transformed into an Origin Bullet in a magazine. If a second bullet is to be used, the magazine must be replaced.

This limitation doesn't seem like a big deal, but it can actually affect the rhythm of a tense battle. So Xia Yan decided to hand it over to Lan Muyan, who specializes in shooting, because he was sure that Lan Muyan would be able to make better use of the Origin Bullet than Xia Yan himself.

As for the Shroud of Magdalene, its effect is to bind men. Xia Yan felt that it would be more suitable to give it to the two female members of "The Lighthouse" than to himself, as it could also enhance the combat power of the two female Masters.

Next up are the one-time enhancement items.

Xia Yan has the "First Sword" and "Heaven's Cup" given by Bai Luo, as well as the "Steel Forged" and "Holy Grail Fragment" given by Craig and Cecilia, totaling four items that can enhance the abilities of Servants.

After carefully reviewing his servants' stats, Xia Yan still decided to improve their strengths.

The "First Sword" increases agility, so Xia Yan decided to give it to Nero to raise his agility from A to A+.

The "Heaven's Feel" enhances Noble Phantasms, and Xia Yan plans to give it to Ereshkigal to upgrade her Noble Phantasm from A to A+.

"Steel Forging" improves physical strength, and Xia Yan plans to give it to Musashi, which will also improve his strength from A to A+.

The "Holy Grail Fragment" increases magic power, so it should naturally be given to Morgan, since we can't let our wife's Noble Phantasm only last for five seconds.

Xia Yan wouldn't dare say anything like "five seconds is actually quite impressive" to Morgan.

After obtaining the "Holy Grail Fragment", Morgan's magic power increased from A+ to A++.

The four Servants were very happy after being strengthened, especially Morgan. Although she had never said anything about Xia Yan, she was still somewhat unhappy that Xia Yan had started to have physical contact with other female Servants.

However, seeing that Xia Yan still prioritized giving him the precious materials to enhance his magic power, Morgan's displeasure largely dissipated. He even extended another invitation to Xia Yan to play duo queue that evening, but this time Xia Yan firmly refused, saying that he couldn't be too lax during the trial.

Seeing Xia Yan's upright demeanor, Morgan didn't expose him. He simply said quietly, "If you want to keep yourself pure, then at least you should stay until the trial ends. Otherwise, no matter who's next, I will break down the door and imprison you alone until the trial is over."

Xia Yan believed that Morgan was truly capable of such a thing, so he repeatedly swore that he would never do it, which averted the outcome of being completely taken advantage of by Morgan once again.

After distributing the spoils, Xia Yan calmed down and focused on consolidating his abilities.

He first arranged to train with Nero in swordsmanship. Don't ask why he didn't ask Musashi; it was too frustrating to ask Musashi.

He then sought out Ellie for magic training, for the same reason he didn't seek out Morgan.

Anastasia was actually the most suitable, but the princess, or rather the queen now, was the busiest of all his Servants, so Xia Yan had no choice but to ask Ereshkigal.

Finally, Xia Yan also tried to improve his proficiency in using the Heavenly Lock and the Petrifying Eye, with Euryale as his sparring partner.

Although Xia Yan's Magic Eyes had little effect against A-level magic users, his proficiency with the Chains of Heaven had increased significantly.

At first, Euryale thought Xia Yan was going to use the Chains of Heaven to play some kind of game with her. She felt both indignant that the other party could desecrate her, the goddess, in this way, and also somewhat expectant.

After being bound like a "dumpling" by the Chains of Heaven for what seemed like the umpteenth time, Euryale angrily stopped training.

"Xia Yan, this is outrageous! I'm a goddess! Please give me the most basic respect! No! Why are my expectations getting lower and lower? I demand the highest level of respect!"

Seeing that his second sister seemed genuinely angry this time, Xia Yan immediately stopped training and tried to soothe her.

Speaking of Euryale, she was probably the most frustrated one in this trial.

In terms of combat power, it finally achieved the form of Gorgon, but the icy and snowy environment effectively sealed it, causing it to revert to a state of being a hindrance.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. After all, not every trial can be in a cold environment, and she would eventually have her moment to shine. But what frustrated her even more was that Musashi had run away. And judging from Ereshkigal's ever-smiling face these past few days, a stark contrast to her usual cautious demeanor, she had reason to suspect that this seemingly well-behaved junior had also run away, though she had no proof.

Her combat skills were useless, and she couldn't even gain Xia Yan's favorability as quickly as she could later do, which clearly showed how frustrated Euryale was.

Finally, after receiving a promise that she wouldn't be thrown into the Holy Grail War during the next trial, Euryale reluctantly accepted Xia Yan's reassurance.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon the day arrived when the two Lostbelt walls were fully merged.

The location of the Lostbelt Wall fusion is not far from the capital, Moscow, which is both good and bad news.

The good news is that the Yaga troops that Craig and his team had previously trained were already stationed near Moscow, so there was no need for large-scale mobilization, and they were already familiar enough with the defensive lines and terrain features.

The bad news is that it's too close to the capital, making it entirely possible for the enemy to carry out a decapitation strike against Anastasia.

However, soon, neither of these pieces of news became important.

Anastasia requested to join Xia Yan in attacking the Norse Lostbelt, arguing that "as a king, she should lead from the front."

Anastasia's attitude was incredibly firm, and she even received Morgan's rare praise, which Xia Yan did not refuse.

It might be safer for the princess to stay with Xia Yan than to hide in the capital, Moscow.