Luo Wei said, "If you really want to challenge me, you should at least improve your strength to the point where you can destroy the entire Asia with one blow. If you can't even destroy a continent, you are not qualified to challenge me at all."
If Luo Wei were to get serious now, he could blow up the entire Earth.
Not to mention a mere continent.
Without destructive power on a continental scale, Luo Wei wouldn't even lift an eyelid.
After realizing this, Scáthach silently withdrew her claws, feeling that she had underestimated her Master.
At the same time, Artoria Pendragon said, "Master, there is something I want to discuss with you."
"Tell me, what's wrong?"
Artoria, the Gunslinger, said, "The reason I became your Heroic Spirit, Master, is because Alaya told me that as long as I become your Heroic Spirit, I can solve the food crisis in Camelot."
Upon hearing this, Lovi couldn't help but wonder if this Lancer Artoria was the same undead who became the wielder of the Holy Lance in the sixth singularity of FGO because she failed to return the Holy Sword.
Corrupted by the divinity of the Holy Lance, she was transformed into the goddess Rungomminiad.
But something's not right.
If Lovi remembers correctly, the goddess Rungomminiad and the spear-wielding Artoria are different.
The goddess Rungomminiad has yellow-green eyes and wears a white helmet and cloak.
However, Artoria, the Gunner, has emerald green eyes and no white helmet or cape.
The person in front of me is clearly Gunner.
But Gunslinger isn't that goddess, so why does she need food to save Camelot?
Luo Wei was a little confused, but he didn't refuse. "You don't need to worry about the food. As long as you're my Heroic Spirit, I can give you as much food as you need..."
"We guarantee that all the grains are of the highest quality."
Upon hearing these words, Artoria, the Gunner, broke into an unprecedented smile.
"I understand, Master. Please guide me from now on."
Luo Wei hummed in agreement, deactivated his domain, and returned to Ryudouji Temple. "You two must be tired after your fight. Everyone should rest first. We'll officially begin the Holy Grail War tomorrow."
Scáthach and Artoria had no objections, and the three of them each found a room to rest.
Time flies, and another night has passed.
The next morning, Lo Wei got up and woke the two women.
They also served a delicious and filling breakfast: five whole roasted pigs, each weighing several hundred pounds.
Lovi ate one, Scáthach ate one, and the remaining three all went into Artoria's stomach.
But Artoria's stomach didn't move at all, which made Lovi exclaim in admiration, "No wonder she has the legendary stomach of a king, she can eat so much!"
Could it be that you caused Camelot's food crisis?
Of course, this is something that absolutely cannot be said in front of Artoria.
After a satisfying meal, the three or four people discussed their options and then left Ryudouji Temple. They strolled around the streets of Fuyuki City, trying to find out who the Masters participating in this Holy Grail War were.
Therefore, Love's first battle was against the Holy Church in Fuyuki City.
The Church in the Type-Moon world is a huge organization, and must have various departments with well-defined divisions of labor.
The church has many departments, including the Eighth Secret Society, which is responsible for the collection and management of sacred relics. Kirei Kotomine and his son Risei Kotomine belong to this department.
The Inquisitors' Order, a subordinate order of the Church, is an elite force that punishes heretics. Its commander is the Knight of the Shield, Lizbefi Stolindobali.
And there's the Burial Agency, which, although under the Church's control, is actually an independent organization that brings together all the strongest members of the Agents. Hiel is the seventh member of this agency.
188. The Rational Hercules
The influence of the Church of Christ is centered in Western Europe and extends throughout the world.
Their primary purpose is to proclaim God's love and to relieve the poor and sick.
However, within its inner sanctum lies a secret organization dedicated to specific purposes. Unlike ordinary churches, it is a large armed organization established to "hunt down heretics."
Despite having "church" in their name, they are completely different from Catholics.
However, in this super-sewed world, gods and demons are real, so this church naturally became a department under the Catholic Church.
When Lovi entered the church, the person who greeted him was none other than Kirei Kotomine.
This surprised Loewy somewhat, because in the original storyline, the Fifth Holy Grail War took place around 2004.
But now even smartphones have appeared, and 2004 has long since passed.
Kirei Kotomine is not dead yet.
The timeline of this world is definitely abnormal.
While marveling at his colleague, Luo Wei forcibly invaded Kirei Kotomine's brain and began searching for Kirei Kotomine 03's memories. If it were someone else, Luo Wei wouldn't have been so brutal.
But if it's Kirei Kotomine, then there's no problem.
Loewe successfully learned from Kirei Kotomine's mind who would participate in this Holy Grail War.
First up is Rin Tohsaka.
Next is Matou Sakura.
Then there's Ilya.
Next up was himself.
Finally, there's Lo Wei.
As for who the last two people were, even Kirei Kotomine didn't know, because these two hadn't come to report to him yet.
Lo Wei's eyes flickered. Through Kirei Kotomine's memories, Lo Wei knew that Rin Tohsaka's Heroic Spirit had never appeared from beginning to end, so it shouldn't be the Heroic Spirit Emiya.
Since the Heroic Spirit Emiya is already his subordinate, it's impossible for him to be summoned by Rin Tohsaka.
Sakura Matou's Heroic Spirit did not appear either, but it couldn't be Medusa, because Medusa was also Loei's subordinate and could not possibly respond to Sakura Matou's summons.
As for Illya's Servant, it remains Heracles.
Interestingly, the Hercules summoned by Ilya possessed complete rationality and did not descend as a berserker.
This is just absurd.
As everyone knows, Hercules is ridiculously strong, but although his power increases after going berserk, his strength decreases significantly.
If the Hercules summoned by Ilya did not go berserk, but instead remained sanity.
Therefore, this Hercules is very likely to descend as an archer.
Just how strong is the Archer Heracles? Just look at his Noble Phantasm to find out.
The Noble Phantasm was transformed from the Twelve Trials into the Twelve Glories.
The various "proofs of passing the trials" that come with the loss of divinity and the trials.
It can materialize "treasures obtained in legends during their lifetime," such as "divine beast fur" and "war god's belt," and consume them as its own items.
Each of these Noble Phantasms possesses immense power.
The Divine Beast's Fur comes from the invulnerable Nemean Lion that was once killed, and its fur was skinned and processed into the long cloth that is currently draped over the head.
As the King of Heroes said, he is able to deny the principles of humanity and reject all tools from human civilization.
Hercules survived thousands of arrows from the Gate of Babylon unscathed thanks to this treasure, and also deflected an arrow from Hippolyta that struck his back.
Hades' Hound, a vicious hound that was stolen during the final task of the twelve trials he underwent in his lifetime to guard the underworld, is the divine beast of Hades, the god of the underworld.
Hercules can summon them using the Twelve Glories.
Diomedes's man-eating horses can summon the four man-eating horses that he stole from Diomedes in his previous life.
The Arrow of the Strange Bird came from a strange bird that had inhabited Lake Stinfalis, which the Strange Bird had killed in his previous life.
The bronze arrows that are fired can transform into strange birds to attack the opponent.
The speculation comes from the abilities of these birds, which were raised by the god of war Ares. In Greek mythology, these birds had metal beaks and bronze feathers, and could shoot their sharp feathers at humans like arrows.
The above are just the Twelve Glories' Noble Phantasms, excluding those.
Besides the Twelve Glories, Archer Hercules has several other Noble Phantasms.
Needless to say, they shot down a hundred heads.
The most overpowered of all is... Heavenly Wind's Usurper.
This is an EX-rank Noble Phantasm, suspected to possess the ability to steal an opponent's Noble Phantasm (including those derived from the story's development).
It may have originated from the act of seizing the belt.
That's awesome.
Of course, the above are just Loewy's speculations. Perhaps the rational Hercules did not arrive as an archer, but as a cavalryman.
As for just how powerful Hercules the cavalry was, Rowe wasn't quite sure.
Besides Hercules, Loewy learned about Kirei Kotomine's Heroic Spirit from his memories.
Similar to the original storyline, Kirei Kotomine's Heroic Spirit is still Dog Brother.
Cú Chulainn.
However, Cú Chulainn did not descend as a spearman, because Lovi summoned spearmen. Therefore, this time Cú Chulainn descended as a mage.
It's also worth mentioning that Cú Chulainn's previous Master was not Kirei Kotomine.
It was Bazett.
Bazette Fraga Macremis,
Born into an ancient magical family in Ireland. A foreign magician sent by the Mage's Association during the Fifth Holy Grail War, and also a descendant of the Red Branch Knights—the knightly order to which the hero Cú Chulainn belonged.
In the original storyline of the Fate universe, Bazett possessed a Noble Phantasm of Counterattack 450, which was based on the concept of striking first and killing with a single blow. Combined with her excellent physical skills and magic, she had the strength to fight Heroic Spirits head-on.
Therefore, Bazeit is known as the "human weapon".
Furthermore, she is an executor belonging to the Sealing Designation Bureau of the Mage Association, tasked with arresting magicians designated for sealing, and is an action-oriented, combative type.
According to the church, he is like an agent, possessing superb skills in magic and combat.
During the Fifth Holy Grail War, he was recommended by Kirei Kotomine to participate in the Holy Grail War as a member of the Mage's Association, and used his family's heirloom earring as a catalyst to summon Cú Chulainn.
They arrived in Fuyuki City eight days before the Holy Grail War began and lived in the Ghost Mansion.
He ordered Cu Chulainn to conduct reconnaissance activities.
However, at that moment, Kirei Kotomine arrived, saying that he had something to discuss with Bazett.
Without a second thought, Bazett brought Kirei Kotomine into his home.
About six years ago, Bazett was ordered to retrieve a magician who was attempting to recreate a soul using a corpse, and Kirei Kotomine, as the church's agent, was also ordered to eliminate him.
The two decided to cooperate after all their teammates were killed in action.
Two days later, the magician was killed, and Bazett successfully retrieved the body. They each returned to their organizations to report.
This was Bazett and Kirei Kotomine's first meeting, foreshadowing the tragedy that would follow.
189. Maintain your sanity in your berserk state, Cú Chulainn.
This brief encounter did not allow Bazett to see Kirei Kotomine's true nature.
Of course, it's also possible that Kirei Kotomine hid it very well.
So Bazett was deceived.
The two then met three times for work. They developed a close friendship in private and secretly helped each other without the organization's knowledge.
In fact, Kirei Kotomine doesn't need help; he's just trying to complete the mission more efficiently.
During this time, Bazett developed respect for Kirei Kotomine's strength and gradually developed feelings for him.
She really liked the wrong person.
It is precisely because of this relationship that Kirei Kotomine recommended Bazett to participate in this Holy Grail War.
And Bazett arrived just like a puppy.
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