FATE: Target of Grand Master

"What? Are you hard of hearing? Can't you hear what I'm saying, you bastard?"

Seeing that Xia Yan showed no intention of leaving, Gilgamesh became somewhat impatient.

"Great King Gilgamesh, I have come here to report to you that Matou Souken's behavior is utterly unpleasant, and you need not waste any more time waiting."

"Oh?"

Gilgamesh was surprised that the person in front of him had so accurately guessed his thoughts, and he became more interested.

Seeing that Gilgamesh neither chased them away nor got angry, Xia Yan knew his chance had come and continued, "The great king should be able to sense an unparalleled aura beneath Ryudou Temple, but it is ultimately just a monster. As for Saber, she has lost her own consciousness, and a puppet on strings probably cannot bring you any pleasure."

Gilgamesh turned his head and looked Xia Yan in the eye.

"so what?"

Xia Yan licked his slightly dry lips and bowed to Gilgamesh.

"I implore the great King Gilgamesh to take action and completely destroy Matou Zōken."

Gilgamesh chuckled softly.

"Hmph, seeing that you can't handle things yourself, you come to shamelessly beg me? I still remember that in Einzbern Castle, you and that ignorant bastard were in cahoots."

Xia Yan cursed Gilgamesh inwardly for holding a grudge, but on the surface he smiled and said, "Those are nothing but clowns' circus acts in the King's eyes, not worth the King's trouble. But Matou Reiken's behavior has seriously affected the King's great plan to select his subjects, and this is the crime that must be punished."

"Hahaha, you bastard, you're quite the smooth talker. Fine, I'm getting tired of hunting wild beasts, so as you wish, go and take care of Matou Reiken. But don't get me wrong, I have no intention of allying with bastards like you. This operation is merely to let you witness the power of the king."

Then, Gilgamesh took a step forward and fell straight down, landing on Vimana, which appeared in mid-air, and flew towards Ryudo-ji Temple.

After letting out a long breath, Xia Yan used his familiar to contact Rin at the academy and told her that he had successfully persuaded Gilgamesh.

"Great, Matou Ryouken is in for a rough time now."

After experiencing and witnessing the human tragedy caused by Matou Reiken, Rin also made eliminating Matou Reiken her primary goal.

"By the way, Archer and I agree that we know too little about Matou Ryouken, which keeps us in a passive position. So I sent Archer to Ryudouji to scout ahead. If we want to coordinate with Gilgamesh's attack, we must set off immediately."

Xia Yan pondered for a moment, but still rejected the suggestion.

"No need. Gilgamesh's strength is beyond doubt. Using him as a touchstone to test Matou Ryokken's strength is perfect. Besides, no matter which side wins, they will eventually become our enemies. Since Archer has gone to scout, he can also gather information about Matou Ryokken at the same time."

After saying that, Xia Yan prepared to take Cú Chulainn back to the academy. Just then, the system's information box suddenly appeared in front of Xia Yan again.

This time was different from the last. The information box was just as clear as before, and when Xia Yan saw the text in the middle, he was overjoyed.

The text in the message box was not the mechanical statement of the past, but a very human-like sentence.

"Xia Yan, can you see this message? If you can, please click the confirmation button below."

Xia Yan clicked without hesitation, because he knew that only one person could speak to him in such a tone—Morgan!

The message box immediately turned into a voice dialog box.

"Ah, finally connected. BB's isolation barrier really gave me a lot of trouble."

Hearing the familiar and reassuring voice, Xia Yan was immediately moved to tears. However, he realized that the instance had informed him from the beginning that the contracted servant would not come with him. So where was Morgan talking to him at this moment?

"Your Majesty, where are you now?"

Morgan across from Xia Yan was clearly displeased upon hearing Xia Yan's question.

"Where else could it be? Of course, it's in the safe house. BB dared to bring my Master into the trial without my permission, yet he's keeping me out! How dare he!"

Hearing Morgan's reply, Xia Yan became even more puzzled.

"Your Majesty, do you mean you're communicating with me from outside the instance?"

Morgan's tone immediately became proud.

"That's right. Although I was isolated in the safe house, my master-servant connection with you is still intact. Relying on magical pathways, I broke through the isolation barrier between the instance world and our safe house."

Xia Yan was stunned.

If we compare Xia Yan's current Master Trial to a game, Xia Yan is the player, BB is the administrator, and Morgan, as a Servant, is at most just an NPC with more interaction. But now, this NPC has actually created a game bug.

Seeing Xia Yan remain silent, Morgan seemed to guess his thoughts. She spoke in a haughty tone, "No need to be so shocked. I am Morgan le Fay. For me, anything related to magic is only a matter of time before it's solved. Tell me about your situation. Have you encountered any difficulties without me here?"

Xia Yan felt a little embarrassed after Morgan said that. Morgan had really guessed right. But now was not the time to save face.

So Xia Yan quickly explained the current situation, and also told him his worst-case scenario.

Morgan's last sentence was originally just meant to emphasize his importance to Xia Yan, but the more he listened, the more serious his expression became. He hadn't expected Xia Yan's situation to be so dangerous.

No, I must go to Xia Yan's side!

"Xia Yan, listen carefully. Although this may not be pleasant to hear, without my presence, your chances of clearing this dungeon are extremely slim. Therefore, I need you to make some preparations over there."

Xia Yan was taken aback. He hadn't even had a chance to ask Morgan if there was any way to come and help him when Morgan spoke up first.

Immediately, the gloom in Xia Yan's heart vanished.

"Your Majesty, what kind of preparations do you suggest I make?"

"In short, I have opened a passage from the safe house to your world, but this passage is currently extremely narrow, only allowing for communication. To reach a width wide enough to teleport me there, we need sufficient mana. Therefore, your preparations are: 1. Prepare a Servant summoning circle; 2. Kill any Berserker-class Servants in the current world; 3. Prepare enough mana."

Xia Yan began to make plans in his mind.

The first condition is easy to handle. As for the second condition, Xia Yan is not sure yet, but since Berserker has been taken away by Saber, he is an enemy that must be defeated sooner or later.

The most difficult part is the third condition: how much magic power do we need?

Morgan added, "Considering that my Spirit Origin would be significantly weakened in a regular Holy Grail War, but in order to turn the tide, I must manifest in a more complete state. Therefore, I need you to find the largest ley line in the area and reserve the mana for one additional Servant, in addition to the mana required for a regular summon."

After listening to Morgan's description, Xia Yan fell into deep thought. This requirement was by no means low.

Sizzle...

There was static in the communication.

"It seems this communication has reached its limit. Xia Yan, hurry up and prepare. As long as I can be successfully summoned to you, I will take you through the trial."

"Hey, Master, what are you daydreaming about up there?"

Seeing that Xia Yan had not come down for a long time, Cú Chulainn jumped onto the steel beam, where he saw Xia Yan standing motionless at the top of the beam.

At this moment, Xia Yan's conversation with Morgan also ended. As for Cú Chulainn, who had never been to the safe house, he would not see the message box.

"It's nothing. I'm thinking about what to do next. Let's go back to the academy first. I have a plan that requires everyone's cooperation."