I want to just drift through life in Type-Moon.

Moreover, for someone like him who has adapted to the information age, the channels for obtaining information are too dependent on the internet. Although the world is modern, he is helpless if he cannot access the internet.

"Speaking of the internet, if anyone is still alive, the radio should be able to pick up some information. So, shall we give it a try?"

During his initial investigation, he discovered that the mall had a wide variety of goods, including old-fashioned radios with antennas. He thought that if he used those items, he might make some new discoveries.

Thinking of this, he glanced at his watch; it was already past 3 p.m. So, if he was going to do it, he should hurry, because he didn't know what this place would look like at night.

Having made up his mind, he immediately ran back upstairs to get started.

On the other side of the city, a hooded man looked up and sensed something in the wind.

"It seems like someone else has come into this world just like me." At his feet lay a pile of mechanical parts, but it was impossible to tell what they had been before.

"Let's go take a look." Pulling the invisible sword from the pile of parts, the man ran towards where Yue Zhengling was.

Chapter 101 The Message Brought by King Arthur

Meanwhile, Yue Zhengling was carrying a rechargeable portable emergency light to find the building's backup generator, but before he could even begin, he heard a shout.

"Is there anyone?"

"Merlin?" Upon hearing this familiar voice, Yue Zhengling thought it was Merlin who had arrived. However, after replaying the voice in his mind, he realized that it was a little different. Merlin's voice was somewhat nonchalant, while this voice sounded full of righteousness.

Hearing Yue Zhengling's voice, the man frowned and asked again, "Is anyone there?"

This time, Yue Zhengling truly understood the difference in tone between Merlin and this person. Because of this righteous spirit, he boldly replied, "Nobody!"

The other person clearly hadn't expected him to be so cheeky, and paused for a moment before saying with a smile, "Really? Well, I'm sorry to bother you."

Le Zhengling hadn't expected the other person to be so cute. For no reason, he felt that he would get along very well with this person he hadn't even met yet.

He returned to the exhibition hall on the first floor and could already see the tall and handsome figure with his back to him from afar.

The bright silver armor, the long robe with a blue and white hood, and what seemed to be something in his hand, though no one could see it.

Seemingly hearing Yue Zhengling's footsteps, the person turned around and looked in their direction.

His slightly exposed golden hair, as if cut from sunlight, his calm, emerald-green eyes, and his warm smile made him seem like a prince from a fairy tale.

But when the prince on the white horse saw Yue Zhengling, his expression changed drastically, and he unhesitatingly drew the dazzling golden longsword in his hand.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Seeing that something was wrong, Yue Zhengling immediately raised his hands in surrender. "I said, King Arthur, what are you trying to do!"

"Who are you?" Even when he saw Yue Zhengling raise his hands in surrender, the other party did not show any signs of letting up.

Seeing his demeanor, Yue Zhengling realized that something was amiss. The other party's attitude was not like that of someone who had seen an ordinary person; rather, it was as if he were facing a formidable enemy, which puzzled him greatly.

"...I am an ordinary person who was sent to this world by your lover." Le Zhengling dared not lower his hands. The other party was far too vigilant, and he did not know why. Under such circumstances, if he made the slightest move, he might be killed on the spot.

This is no joke. The opponent is a veteran of countless battles, having single-handedly navigated numerous battlefields and led the Knights of the Round Table to repel unimaginable enemies.

If someone said that Jiu Jian was a kind-hearted person, Yue Zhengling could believe it, but if someone said that he was soft-hearted, then Yue Zhengling would definitely spit in his face.

That act of betrayal, a blatant act of betrayal by Type-Moon, wasn't something a soft-hearted person could pull off. To this girl who had given her all for him, he chose the world over her, hesitating before finally striking. Such behavior is absolutely ruthless…

At least if it were Yue Zhengling himself, he knew he absolutely couldn't bring himself to do it. After all, for him, he was good to whoever was good to him, and even if the world were placed on the other side of the scale and he had to choose, he would selfishly choose that person.

Of course, he will do his best to avoid this situation.

“I thought this might not be a bad omen… There was neither L’s miasma nor R’s lingering fragrance, but I never expected to encounter something similar to her here,” Old Sword said in an extremely solemn tone.

“I say, you Holy Sword Wielder are really rude. I am not the Beast. If I were the Beast, neither Merlin, whom I know, nor your Merly would ever get along with me.”

Le Zhengling rolled her eyes and said, "Besides, I came into this world because your Melly sent me here."

After hearing these words, Old Sword relaxed his brow and carefully examined Yue Zhengling. "The robe you're wearing..."

"Yes, it was given to me by Meryl. Maybe she gave it to me because she knew I would meet you?" He recalled how Meryl had taken off her robe and given it to him at the last moment. Perhaps it was to strengthen the other party's trust when they met Old Sword.

In other words—it seems like there really is something wrong with me?

“…Alright, let’s talk for now.” Arthur sheathed his sword and no longer assumed an attack stance.

"Phew~" Yue Zhengling let out a dramatic sigh of relief, put down his hand and patted his chest. "You scared me to death. You know how afraid I was that you would hold a round table dictatorship meeting and then sweep me with a beam of light."

Arthur took off his hood, revealing his signature ahoge (cowlick) that symbolized his royal authority. "Looks like you know me quite well?"

“No, I can only say that I know you. I don’t know you at all.” Yue Zhengling shrugged.

In fact, Yue Zhengling knew that every time he met those special people, he would strike up a conversation with them in a tone as if he knew everything, and he also had a premonition that this behavior would cause trouble sooner or later.

But there are some things he just can't help, or rather, he doesn't want to hold back. Now that he's come to this world and can talk to these real people face to face, as a homebody, he thinks there aren't many people who wouldn't be excited, right?

These pieces of information are remnants from his past life, proof of his existence. If he doesn't take them out and examine them, he fears that one day, even these things will become unfamiliar to him.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Can I ask you a question first, Holy Sword Wielder?" Yue Zhengling looked at King Arthur. "Do you know what has happened in this world?"

Having already met so many characters from the story, Yue Zhengling's restless heart cooled down a bit. Besides, most of the time he encountered men, and he wasn't gay, so how could he be excited all the time?

"...I only know a few things."

Arthur finally lowered his guard. He didn't trust Yue Zhengling, but rather Melly's judgment and his own intuition. Although he still sensed a threat from Yue Zhengling, after he understood it clearly, the threat didn't seem to come from the other party.

To be more specific, it was something that the other person had acquired or absorbed that gave them that sense of danger that Arthur felt.

Then, the two found a place to sit down, and Arthur told Yue Zhengling about his experiences during this time.

Arthur has been in this world for more than three months, during which time he has not encountered a single "living creature," and all the places he has passed through have been exceptionally desolate.

During the day, strong sandstorms blow, and at night there are no lights of civilization. If you stay outside for a while, unidentified machines will attack any moving objects.

"What do those machines look like?" Le Zhengling asked, raising his hand like a student.

"I encountered three types: floating combinations made of blocks, humanoid figures made of unidentified material shells and gears, and mechanical monster pigs."

Chapter 102 A Little Reasoning

These three completely indistinguishable structures are the only things still in operation in this world.

"This information is of no help to the current situation at all." Le Zhengling shook his head. As far as he knew about the Moon World, it was not surprising that these things appeared, but they had nothing in common.

"Is this world really finished?" Looking at Arthur sitting opposite her, and then at the sandstorm blowing outside the window, Yue Zhengling felt that things were very complicated.

"That's not entirely true. After all, Gaia's consciousness is still intact. Even if humanity goes extinct, new life will emerge after a while," Arthur replied calmly.

After he finished speaking, Yue Zhengling looked at him with a very strange gaze.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Arthur looked at Yue Zhengling with his emerald green eyes as calm as a lake. "Why do you look like you've seen something unbelievable?"

Le Zhengling deliberately changed his sitting posture, crossed his hands in front of his mouth, leaned forward, and said in a strange tone, "Aren't you the savior? Why are you still so calm now that things are like this?"

"Who told you I was the savior?" Arthur asked, looking troubled.

However, when he saw Yue Zhengling's gaze fixed on the Holy Sword Time beside him, he understood what was going on.

"So you know about this sword... That makes sense. Since you know me and know Meryl, it's impossible that you don't know about this sword."

Although Yue Zhengling really wanted to tell him that he was wrong, after thinking about it, he realized that he wasn't wrong, so he didn't interrupt Arthur.

"Although I possess this Star Sword, I cannot claim to be the savior."

Arthur explained to Yue Zhengling in a low voice.

"Indeed, my duty is to eliminate the existential threats to this world, but that doesn't mean I'm saving humanity."

"The purpose of the Star Sword was to protect this planet. Of course, while protecting the planet, I, originally a human, also protected the human race. But if one day, humans threaten the planet, I will choose to destroy them."

"After all... this planet does not belong to humans alone, and, in the end, the chances of humans being wiped out by extraterrestrial threats are far less than the chances of humans causing their own extinction."

Le Zhengling had to agree with his words, after all, there is no limit to how much humans can do stupid things—although they are a very small minority, it is precisely these very few people who are often at the top of the pyramid of human society, and they represent the meaning of human existence.

This group of people propelled the development of human history and made enormous contributions to all mankind; this is the so-called heroic view of history.

The development of human history can be seen as determined by the will, character, and talent of a few heroes, emperors, and generals, while the ordinary masses are merely passive and inert "inert matter".

Whether it's the Western worldview, where the Pope claims to be God's shepherd, or the Eastern worldview, where the emperor shepherds the people, the core concept is the word "shepherd."

Even in the information age, changes in the education level and ideological awareness of ordinary people have only increased the difficulty for those in power to "shepherd" the people. The ruling class has many ways to deceive the lower classes, such as blocking information, misleading speech, and exploiting the suspicion between people.

The way power is exercised has become more covert than in the past. People at the bottom think they are very smart, but in fact, just like in the past, the world around them is actually designed.

So, since this group of people in the upper echelons determines the direction of the world, if a madman appears among them, or someone tries to sacrifice something to make the world "better," human society is very likely to collapse (represented by: leaders of various countries who support the Umbrella Corporation's purge and evolution plan).

In most global crises, ordinary people at the bottom of the social hierarchy may not even have the right to know the truth until the crisis is over.

"So, you think the world has become like this because of humanity itself?" Le Zhengling raised an eyebrow, gleaning some information from Arthur's words.

"Yes, after I came into this world, Gaia did not ask me to save it. By the way, you know about Gaia and Alaya..."

“I know, you don’t need to explain.” Le Zhengling waved his hand. “To put it simply, Gaia is the will of the planet, and Alaya is the collective unconscious of humanity. Under normal circumstances, the two are interdependent. But under special circumstances, the extinction of one may lead to the leapfrog development of the other.”

As someone with knowledge of another world, Yue Zhengling had seen both of these situations in film and television works.

A story of depleting Earth's resources to colonize the universe; a story of humanity's near extinction and Earth's restoration to a perfect ecosystem; or a story of balanced development where humanity uses extraterrestrial resources to nourish its home planet.

"In short, since Gaia did not make any request to you, do you think that the world has become like this because of humanity itself?" Yue Zhengling stood up and paced back and forth.

With this information, everything else becomes much easier to guess, since this is a world within the Type-Moon universe.

There are only three possible reasons for this situation.

Beast, Holy Grail, and finally, Alastair!

If we know where this mutation started, these three options can be further eliminated.

"King Arthur, where have you been since you came into this world?"

“No, for the past three months, I have been relentlessly pursued by those creatures outside and have not left England,” King Arthur said in a helpless tone. “Ever since I appeared in western England, those creatures have been relentlessly hunting me down.”

"Then why is there no problem indoors? Why didn't those creatures ever chase us into the room?" Yue Zhengling asked, puzzled.

"No, but during the battle, if I escape into the building, large demonic boars will destroy the building and force me to come out. However, if I eliminate those large monsters, the smaller monsters won't enter the building, as if they are intentionally avoiding destroying the interior."

Arthur's expression became very subtle.

Le Zhengling's expression was equally subtle. This strange artificial intelligence—no, it can't be called artificial intelligence, it should be artificially programmed—why did it feel so familiar?

"Have you ever gone inside the Clock Tower to investigate?" Remembering that this was London, Yue Zhengling felt that the Clock Tower was a place that was very necessary to visit.

“Although I know there’s a problem there, I haven’t investigated it yet.” Arthur shook his head.

"Why?" Yue Zhengling's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that Arthur didn't know the importance of that place.

Chapter 103 Decline

"Because there are several huge magical beasts there. If I were there and fought those beasts, I would definitely destroy everything there."

Le Zhengling recalled the power of his holy sword and the inherent ability called Beast Hunting, and nodded in understanding. "So, that means we're helpless now, right?"

“That was true before, but now you’re part of the equation, aren’t you?” Arthur smiled with satisfaction and looked at Yue Zhengling with expectant eyes.

Le Zhengling had a bad feeling; it seemed that bringing up the clock tower was not a good topic.

"What use would I be? Let me make this clear, I'm just an ordinary person who can't lift a finger. If you want me to go out and fight those things, my small frame would collapse instantly." Yue Zhengling had a pitiful, weak, and powerless expression.

“No, leave the fighting to me. I want you to go inside the Clock Tower after I lure away those monster boars.” Arthur turned his head and looked at the sandstorm outside the window.

"Now that I've come into this world, even if no one asks me for help, I still want to figure out what's going on here. Even if Gaia doesn't tell me, I'll try my own way."

Le Zhengling really wanted to ask: Since you want to try your method, why did you drag me into it?

But seeing Arthur's expression, which was full of righteous indignation, he couldn't bring himself to say it. It was too direct. Even a refusal should be tactful.

Yue Zhengling admitted his selfishness, and after hearing Arthur's words, he was already having second thoughts. If the indoor area was a safe house, then staying here meant he could leave everything alone, right?

As the saying goes, when the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Perhaps after a while, another mobile savior will appear. That person is a master of military strategy who wrote "The Book of Five Rings" and is very good at things like luring the tiger away from the mountain.

“I think this matter should be considered more carefully. You know how unpredictable magicians can be, and we only met today. You’re already asking me to go and cause trouble with you. Isn’t this a bit too fast?”

Le Zhengling pretended to be troubled and said.

Arthur looked at him with eyes that held no gloom, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. Finally...

Finally, Arthur nodded and said in a tone that left no room for interpretation, "You're right. After all, we don't know who the enemy is, and we may only have one chance. Just as you said, let's work together for a while before making any decisions."

As he spoke, he stood up and said to Yue Zhengling, "There are quite a lot of things here. You can look for anything that might be helpful for our future exploration plans. I'll go find some things too."

Arthur looked at the pillar next to Yue Zhengling with a complicated expression, then shook his head and walked away.

As Yue Zhengling watched him leave the room, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief: she had managed to get away with it for now, but what should she do next?

He sat on the sofa in a relaxed, reclining position, closed his eyes, and gave up thinking.