FATE: Target of Grand Master

Xia Yan and his group had dinner with Augustus. During the meal, Gerda and Musashi also brought oatmeal porridge.

While the meals weren't exactly luxurious, they were still more palatable to normal humans than the food in the Russian Lostbelt.

At the dinner table, Xia Yan noticed that Augustus ate very little. Apart from drinking some porridge, he hardly ate anything else and was constantly receiving an IV drip of an unknown liquid.

Seeing that Xia Yan was staring at Augustus, Yonsette explained, "My father's health is very poor. According to incomplete statistics, since I became aware of myself, my father has died suddenly 27 times, died in his sleep 6 times, and died accidentally 3 times. Fortunately, my father made a contract with Mr. von Hohenheim and Mr. Asclepius, otherwise my father would have been reincarnated several times by now."

Augustus, standing to the side, pursed his lips, wanting to refute, but what Jenset said was true, and he didn't know how to refute it, so he could only reluctantly say, "I did this all for scientific research."

"Augustus, if you had followed my medical advice, you wouldn't be suffering like this now."

Before dinner ended, the God of Healing came to everyone and announced that the great goddess Skadi had recovered from the collapse of her spirit origin, but still needed to rest. He told everyone not to go to see her before daytime the next day.

Everyone was overjoyed to hear this good news, especially Otlinde, who volunteered to stay with Skadi and received the doctor's permission.

"As expected of the hero Asclepius, renowned as the god of medicine, would you be interested in joining our side?"

Morgan even considered poaching his employees.

"Sorry, I don't like being treated like a mascot. Your Master looks perfectly healthy, and the possibility of him being seriously ill is too low. I still prefer to study Augustus. Although this guy doesn't follow medical advice, he can always come up with some new ways to die. There aren't many patients who can keep me interested."

That's weird! That's really weird!

Augustus's team looks like a collection of weirdos!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, a series of explosions rang in everyone's ears.

Yonsette immediately reported, "Father, almost all the bomb traps buried around the village have been triggered. This is no accident; it's an enemy attack!"

Augustus understood what had happened and immediately took out a black device, turned it on, and activated the switch. A mechanical falcon shot out two pale blue flames and flew out of the tent.

Soon, real-time 3D images of the village's surroundings appeared in the black device.

"There are many enemies, but they are not giants. Instead, they are groups of humanoid creatures with concealed auras. According to database comparison, there is an 83% probability that they are Shadow Servants of the Assassin class."

Shadow Followers!

The fact that the opponent has the ability to command shadow servants makes Xia Yan think of the enemies on the Holy Grail Front. Could the opponent be an "information broker"?

No, if the other side is an "information broker," they would never do something so foolish. After all, I had already had Morgan repel the Titans' attack. If the other side is an "information broker," they must have already obtained information about me in the village, so they wouldn't launch such a meaningless attack.

Only those who fail to conduct thorough reconnaissance or those who lack deep thinking would simply conclude that the opponent is no match for them after the Titans are defeated and then resort to a sneak attack to "outsmart" them.

However, the enemy's foolishness was naturally his good fortune, and Xia Yan immediately led his followers out to meet this group of enemies.

"Xia Yan, these Shadow Servants seem to have evolved compared to the Shadow Servants of the Holy Grail Front."

Morgan, who was protecting Xia Yan, observed carefully for a moment and then came to a conclusion.

"You mean these shadow followers possess the ability to conceal their presence?"

"No, Presence Concealment is a class skill, even Shadow Servants possess it naturally. I mean they have other skills, like that one."

Following Morgan's finger, Xia Yan saw that the shadow follower had dodged the cold wind that Anastasia had blown with her Vyph. Although the opponent was quickly pierced by the ice spikes released by the princess, Xia Yan still recognized the skill: Wind Protection. This was Hassan's skill.

"And that one too."

Xia Yan then looked to the other side and saw two Musashis who looked exactly alike fighting each other. Fortunately, one of them quickly defeated the other.

Doppelganger? That's Yan Qing's skill.

Subsequently, Xia Yan also discovered Shadow Followers who could use poison, spells, and even swordsmanship. Although their strength was not great, and no more than 20% of the enemies possessed skills, this was still a warning sign.

After defeating the enemy, Xia Yan and the others returned to the tent, where Augustus's attitude towards them had undergone a complete change.

Having witnessed the power of Xia Yan's Servants firsthand, Augustus now looked at Xia Yan with great enthusiasm, bombarding him with questions like, "Can I learn magic from your Servants?" and "Can I develop tools for you?" leaving Xia Yan feeling somewhat overwhelmed.

In the end, it was Jensett who knocked Augustus unconscious with a karate chop. After dragging him aside, he bowed and apologized to Xia Yan and the others, saying, "I'm sorry, I startled you all. My father is like that; he's usually very cold, but once he gets interested, he becomes overly enthusiastic. However, I'll stop him in time, so please don't mind. Overall, my father is a good man."

Xia Yan gave a polite, faint smile.

"I can't leave my father here, otherwise his fragile heart will most likely give out again. Gentlemen, please excuse me."

After bowing again, Jensette picked up Augustus, who was much larger than her but also much smaller, and left the tent.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one else was in the tent, Morgan spoke up, "Xia Yan, what do you think of this person?"

"How rare, Morgan, that you're interested in other humans."

"No, I'm not interested in this Augustus, but Asclepius. Our Servant roster is currently lacking a Servant skilled in healing."

"But didn't they explicitly reject us?"

"So, if we can't poach him, then we'll poach his Master too. Don't play dumb with me, you actually want to recruit this guy too, right? After all, his research capabilities are quite good. If we can get him to join, even if we don't need him, the other members of 'The Lighthouse' will receive a significant boost in combat power."

"I don't deny that, but his communication style is a big problem. I'm afraid it will create a rift within the team."

"Why not just have his little maid handle the communication? Nobody's perfect, whether it's your Servant team or 'The Lighthouse' as a whole. High-combat-power Servants aren't the most scarce resource anymore. Talented individuals like him, who combine medical and logistical capabilities like research, are extremely rare. Besides, you should also have confidence in the others you recruit. As long as they're not inherently bad, minor flaws can be tolerated by the others."

Xia Yan nodded slightly. In fact, he had been tempted to recruit Augustus when he saw that he could develop such an advanced autonomous puppet as Yancet. However, it was too early to decide now, and he could make a decision when the trial was about to end.