A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

After hearing Merlin's explanation, Wang Chong was overjoyed and gave Merlin another beating. The reason was that this guy actually clapped and cheered about his bloodletting, which clearly showed that he had ulterior motives and was harboring evil intentions! In short, Merlin was a spinning top; he would get itchy if he wasn't beaten every day, and he was always causing trouble.

Therefore, Wang Chong took the Albion dragon egg back to the Dimensional House and nurtured it with his own blood. The concentration of true ether in the Dimensional House was no less than that of the Star Inner Sea, and its proximity allowed him to exchange blood and soak in it from time to time, making it arguably the most suitable place.

However, even so, the hatching of the dragon egg is not something that can be completed in a day or two. Originally, Wang Chong was enthusiastically using his own blood to repeatedly nurture and care for it, thinking that, like in some novels he had read, he would eventually obtain a loyal dragon pet as a mount.

As time went by without any progress, Wang Chong's initial excitement wore off. The blood transfusion proceeded methodically, unlike before when new blood was being added before the nutrients were fully absorbed. Furthermore, with the events of King Solomon and entering the Arknights world, Wang Chong's focus shifted less and less towards the dragon egg, leaving its care entirely to Artoria, who was half-dragon. He only checked on the dragon egg when Artoria reminded him to change his blood; otherwise, he had almost forgotten about it altogether.

And now, Artoria is telling me that the dragon egg is reacting? And at this very moment, when she's about to be at her busiest?

"Ah Chong, you should still go and take a look. After all, you've nurtured it with your blood for so long. It's said that when an egg hatches, it takes the first person it sees as its parent. This can also strengthen the relationship between it and the reborn Albion," Artoria reminded her.

"Alright, then take me to see the egg first. Let's see if we have enough time." Wang Chong stood up without saying a word. Seeing this, the other followers were also curious about the dragon egg hatching, so they all followed to watch.

Chapter 163 Arcueid Arrives in Another World

In a room where sunlight could reach, a dragon egg was placed in a makeshift pool of blood. Fortunately, whether it was because Wang Chong's blood was different or for some other reason, there was surprisingly no bloody smell as expected.

Wang Chong looked at the dragon egg covered with light blue and pale purple patterns. It seemed that this dragon egg was indeed significantly different from the previous one, and had begun to continuously radiate magic power outwards. No wonder it had attracted Artoria's attention.

Wang Chong reached out towards the dragon egg, wanting to check its condition and see how long it would take to hatch. But to his surprise, the dragon egg seemed to sense something; just as Wang Chong's hand was about to touch the shell, the egg moved closer to him, as if showing affection and dependence.

"Huh? They already have such a clear awareness?" Joan of Arc, watching from behind Wang Chong, couldn't help but ask curiously.

"It seems to be very close to its Master, after all, it was nurtured by the Master's own blood." Semiramis observed this phenomenon and recorded it.

"How is it, Ah Chong? Can you sense how much longer it will take to hatch?" Artoria couldn't help but ask.

"I can feel a magical energy flowing inside the eggshell, protecting it from damage. Judging from the speed at which this magical energy is being absorbed, it will take at least several hours," Wang Chong said frankly after sensing it.

"It looks like it'll be a while before they hatch." Hearing that it would take several more hours, everyone gave up the idea of ​​waiting here any longer.

"Let's talk about it when I get back. At least you've given me enough time to travel back and forth." Wang Chong reassured Eggshell before turning around and saying, "Arquette, prepare yourself before entering the gate to the other world. Once you enter the new world, feel the changes in your body."

"OK~ I'll go wait there in a bit." Arcueid gave a no-questions-asked gesture.

……

Inside the camp of the Integration Movement

"You said you wanted to proactively investigate the movements of the Ursus Legion?" Talulah asked, frowning, after hearing Wang Chong's reply.

“Well, judging from the current situation, the main force of the Ursus legion will likely arrive this afternoon, and the vanguard scouts may even arrive earlier to probe and blockade this area. So I want to take this opportunity to scout out the situation and see if I can create some minor trouble for them to delay their progress. If they arrive too early, I'm afraid it will be like the last legion, where we went straight into battle,” Wang Chong said.

At this moment, Wang Chong has returned to this world. After arranging the special forces' training tasks for the day, he plans to ask Talulah for a chance to go out so that he can return to the Dimensional House and bring Arcueid back legitimately.

"After this war is over, I'll tell Talulah about the Dimensional House. Talulah's favorability rating is already 100%, so there's no need to worry about trust anymore," Wang Chong thought to himself as he waited for Talulah's reply.

"Alright, who are you planning to bring this time?" Talulah asked.

"Let me go alone this time, so I can get back sooner," Wang Chong said.

“Alright, then be careful. Leave Reunion to me for now.” This time, Talulah agreed to Wang Chong’s request to leave alone without the slightest hesitation. Just like when she was taken from him for the first time, Talulah now unconditionally trusts Wang Chong and no longer has the thought that he might abandon them and leave alone.

Wang Chong didn't say much, but after giving Talulah a hug, he said, "Thank you for your hard work, Talulah. I'll be back soon."

After saying that, he snuggled up to Talulah for a while, then let go of her embrace and left the tent under her gaze, immediately flying away from the Reunion Movement's camp on the black mist.

“You really are quite carefree.” At this moment, Frostnova walked into the tent and looked at Talulah, saying frankly.

“When you reach my level, you’ll understand everything,” Talulah said with a smile.

"This is really annoying... They just beat me to it, didn't they?" Frostnova pouted, somewhat annoyed.

"Haha, so you've finished reading all those books I gave you? Do you know what to do now?" Talulah chuckled twice and said.

"Don't even mention it, it's so embarrassing... I only just found out that making a baby is like this. Do you all think I'm stupid?"

Frostnova blushed slightly. A few days ago, when Talulah returned from out of town, she mysteriously brought Frostnova some popular science books about that kind of education. After reading them, Frostnova finally understood what the process of getting pregnant was like. She realized that her previous boasting had been a complete joke.

"It's not too late now. Why didn't you look for him last night?" Talulah asked curiously.

“I can always assess the situation. If things are going to break out, I don’t want to bother him with this. Besides, you know he’s been staying in Surtr’s ex-girlfriend’s room lately, and there seem to be signs of them getting back together,” Frostnova said, shaking her head.

"I don't think they'll get back together~ because Surtr is clearly still... just like Frostnova." Talulah chuckled and whispered in Frostnova's ear, "Whether or not they did *that* makes a huge difference between girls..."

As Frostnova listened to Talulah's explanation, her face grew increasingly red. She even took a step back and said, "I don't know if doing 'that' makes a difference, but I know you've definitely changed, Talulah! You've changed, completely changed! Your attitude towards Chong was completely different before! Why are you getting along with Chong so naturally? Where did that reserved Talulah go? Why are you so skilled? How many times have you done it with Chong?!"

Talulah felt a little embarrassed by Frostnova's words and could only cough a few times before saying, "So you should also seize the opportunity and time. I'm also looking forward to seeing how Yelena changes."

……

Meanwhile, Wang Chong arrived at a deserted open space, opened the door of the Dimensional House, and went inside. As for monitoring the Ursus Legion, he had been keeping an eye on them with the black mist; multitasking was already a basic skill for Wang Chong.

Upon entering the Dimensional House, Arcueid was already waiting at the entrance. Not only Arcueid, but also the other Servants, Irisviel, Aozaki Touko, and others were gathered there, seemingly wanting to witness the changes that had occurred after entering the other world.

"Get ready. When I say 'go in,' you'll come with me into this world," Wang Chong said earnestly, holding Arcueid's hand.

Elquite nodded, waiting for Wang Chong to pull him through the portal to this space.

"System, all I need to do is pay 1 villain points, right?" Wang Chong asked.

"Yes, given Arcueid's combat strength, it would require paying this many villain points. Just enter directly, and the system will automatically deduct the villain points," the system said.

"Okay, Arcueid, come in with me." With that, Wang Chong took Arcueid's hand and returned to the world of Arknights.

"Huh? How could this be..." the system exclaimed in surprise.

Then, Arcueid felt a flash of white light in his vision, and then he saw a snowfield.

"Oh! It's snow, just like Chong said... Hmm?" Looking at the white snowfield, Arcueid breathed in the air and was about to say something when he suddenly frowned.

"What's wrong, Arcueid? Is something off?" Wang Chong asked quickly when he noticed that Arcueid's expression was a little off.

"Hmm, the air here... it feels awful. Every breath feels like inhaling dust. I really don't like it," Arcueid said, frowning.

"Is this it?" Wang Chong used the power of the Demon King to gather the free-floating Originium dust in the air, forming a black dust in his hand.

Arcueid bent down, sniffed the black powder in Wang Chong's hand, then nodded and said, "Yes, that's the feeling. Is the natural environment here really that bad?"

"This is the Originium Crystal I mentioned earlier. It's somewhat similar to the magic in our world, and it's the source of power for the people in this world," Wang Chong said.

"They actually use stones as magic? What a strange power system," Arcueid remarked.

“Arquette, you should check yourself to see if you’ve been affected in any way. Is there anything different about your strength or abilities?” Wang Chong said, pointing to the pile of rocks in front of him. “Perfect, use these boulders to test your strength and see how it differs from the original world you were in before.”

Chapter 164 System Bug

"Just as I imagined, only the powerful physical combat strength of the True Ancestor Royal Family has been retained, while all the bonuses you gained from being a planetary sensory being are now unusable."

Looking at the extent of the damage to the pile of rubble and sensing the flow of Arcueid's power, Wang Chong spoke.

"Ugh... It feels so inconvenient now. The scope of my imagination has shrunk considerably, and the connection to the planet is broken, so I can't create many things." At this moment, Arcueid felt as if she had lost her external brain; most of her knowledge was stored in her planetary consciousness. Now that she was in another world, separated from her planet, many of the planetary-level blessings had become ineffective.

Fortunately, the immense power brought by the True Ancestor royal family was not significantly diminished, and some skills that could counter the True Ancestor bloodline do not even exist in this world. In other words, even if Arcueid cannot elevate itself to the highest limit—like cleansing the surface—through the planet's will, its own power is already more than sufficient in this world.

"But why can you use those powers normally, but I can't?" Arcueid asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps it's because my body has always been connected to the dimensional gate, allowing me to maintain a connection with the original world. This is also why I can use magic in this world. From beginning to end, the magic I extracted did not originate from this world, but from the world of the Dimensional House."

After Wang Chong finished explaining, he approached Arcueid, stretched out his hand, and said, "Here, lend me your hand."

Upon hearing this, Arcueid tilted his head slightly and grasped Wang Chong's outstretched hand.

"Now try using those powers again and see if there's any possibility of wielding them?" Wang Chong asked.

"Hmm..." Arcueid closed her eyes, calming herself to feel the connection. After a while, Arcueid noticed a faint connection coming from where she was gripping Wang Chong's hand. Once she connected with the connection, that familiar feeling of protection and the filling of knowledge returned.

"How is it? Can you feel anything?" Wang Chong asked.

"It's a little bit slow, uh... loading is so slow, it takes forever to load." Arcueid frowned. Although she had made contact, it felt like using a poor-quality accelerator when trying to bypass the Great Firewall, making it extremely difficult to load information from outside the firewall.

"As long as there's internet... cough, I mean, if a connection can be established, it means that part of the seal can still be broken." Wang Chong complained, then asked the system, "System, how long will this situation last? When will Arcueid be able to use all its abilities without reservation, just like in the original world?"

"..." Strangely, the system did not reply to Wang Chong immediately; this was the first time it had remained silent.

"System? System!?" Wang Chong frowned, amplifying his thoughts.

"...Ah!? Host, I'm here!" At this moment, the system's voice finally arrived, revealing a hint of panic for some reason.

"System... what's wrong with you? Ever since I brought Arcueid here, you've seemed a bit distracted. What happened?" Wang Chong keenly sensed something was off with the system. Normally, the system wouldn't even need him to ask; it would sense his thoughts and provide detailed explanations. But this time, it didn't respond even after he called it several times. Even during the test, when asked about confirming the blessing, the system hesitated, as if its mind was elsewhere.

"Hahaha...no...nothing's wrong, just some minor issues. I haven't found the cause yet." The system's voice sounded suspicious, clearly guilty.

"System... what exactly is the problem? Could it be related to Arcueid's arrival? You didn't let Arcueid get into any trouble, did you?" Wang Chong's expression changed as he asked.

"How could that be? Actually... the problem is not only not a bad thing for the host, but a good thing. Host, take a look at your villain points," the system said.

"Villain points 15900... Any questions...?" Wang Chong saw this number and felt that it was no different from what he had seen before. Just as he was about to ask more questions, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

No change is the biggest change! Didn't he bring Arcueid over at the cost of 1 villain points? Why haven't the villain points decreased at all? Now Wang Chong understood why the system said it was a good thing for him.

"Hey, what's going on, system? What bug is this? Why didn't I lose any villain points?" This amused Wang Chong. He saved 1 villain points and even brought Arcueid along. The system really did him a huge favor! No wonder it was whining and being distracted; he'd inexplicably gotten free points.

"I don't know... Why is this happening? What went wrong? According to the data calculations, even excluding those unusable buffs, Arcueid's own strength still requires 1 villain points." The system was exasperated, completely unable to figure out what went wrong, and was still searching for it.

"Pfft, take your time looking. If you can't find it, you don't mind if I bring another person out, right?" Wang Chong, seeing that he could still pay points to bring people out, suddenly had an idea. Maybe he could take advantage of the bug now and repeatedly bring the people from the Dimensional House into the world of Arknights to become his helpers.

"No way! Host! I'll lose so much money! Give me some time, I'll definitely figure out what's wrong with this bug." The system cried, then immediately switched to full power mode and left a message: "And host, there are two ties for second place! Both Knight Kings cost 1 villain points, that's 2 for both of them. You can't bring two of them out at once. Think it over carefully! I'm going to review it now!"

"Haha... Forget it, considering how much the system has taken care of me all this time, I won't take advantage of it this time." Wang Chong laughed.

"Chong? What's wrong? Why did you suddenly laugh?" Arcueid looked at Wang Chong, who had been silent since the beginning and whose expression kept changing, and asked curiously.

"No...nothing, cough, I just thought of something funny. It's not important. Alright, Arcueid, now that we've roughly figured out the extent of your power's influence, we should go back and see how things are going with the dragon egg." Wang Chong said, pulling Arcueid back with him.

……

Inside the Dimensional House, most of the Heroic Spirits who had been surrounding the Dimensional Gate were still gathered there, waiting for further news. Sure enough, after Wang Chong and Arcueid returned, they surrounded them, asking Arcueid about her experience in another world.

"Artoria, how is the dragon egg now?" Wang Chong asked.

“It has been handed over to the maids of Einzbern to be looked after, and no one has come over yet, so it seems that it is not yet time for it to hatch,” Artoria said.

“Alright, I’ll go to the dragon egg first and get Albion out.” With that, Wang Chong immediately set off for the room where the dragon egg was located. The other Servants continued questioning Arcueid as they headed towards the dragon egg’s location.

After arriving at the room, Wang Chong sensed the condition of the dragon egg. The magic array inside was about to break, and it was estimated that Albion would hatch in less than an hour.

Just then, a sharp voice entered Wang Chong's mind: "Ah! So that's where the problem lies!!"

Clearly, that was the system's voice; it seemed to have finally found the source of the bug.

Chapter 165 Another Bug Explosion

"What's wrong, System? Have you finally figured out the reason?" Wang Chong asked, suppressing a laugh.

"Host, we've figured it out. The problem lies with you," the system said.

"On my person? You mean as long as I take someone out, this bug will be triggered? That's great, I'll go try it now," Wang Chong said.

"No... that's not what the system meant. This is a bug that can only be triggered by Arcueid, and it's all because of the host's Master Ball item!" The system directly revealed the culprit.

"Master Ball?" Upon hearing the system mention this term, Wang Chong finally remembered the winning item he had used when he couldn't defeat Arcueid no matter what. Since conquering Arcueid both physically and mentally, he no longer needed to use the Master Ball and had left it untouched in the system space.

However, to Wang Chong's surprise, this system bug was actually related to the Master Ball.

"Yes, it's because of the Master Ball." The system sighed and said, "The purpose of the Master Ball is to allow the host to capture powerful battle pets and carry them around. In addition, the Master Ball is defined as an item, and as long as it is an item, the host can carry it into the new world without paying any price. Therefore, Arcueid, as a Master Ball battle pet, directly has the authority to travel through time and space with the host, thus without having to pay any villain points."

"This is really ridiculous. So is this a bug?" Wang Chong never expected that the reason Arcueid didn't cost him any villain points was because of this. Not to mention him, even the system had just discovered this.

"It shouldn't count. This is a privilege that battle pets can possess. After all, I remember there are guys in the same industry called summoning systems. They specialize in creating these kinds of summoned pets to enhance their hosts' combat power. Therefore, battle pets can be bound to their hosts and travel to other worlds together, which is backed by the system's laws... It can only be said that the host just happened to stumble upon it by chance," the system said. "I see. Backed by the system's laws? Whether it's because they're classified as items or because they're classified as battle pets, they all give them the opportunity to travel through time and space with me without having to spend more money," Wang Chong stroked his chin, deep in thought.

"Host...Host? What are you thinking? You're not trying to exploit a bug again, are you?" The system knew what Wang Chong was up to as soon as it saw his expression.

"Hmm, what do you think about me turning Artoria and the others into my battle pets?" Wang Chong pondered. "If I remember correctly, pets captured in Master Balls can be released, right? Then I can release them and capture new ones, and with them constantly coming and going, wouldn't that be..."

"Host, are you still obsessed with exploiting bugs, or are you just as inhuman as ever? You're no longer a human villain, you're the ultimate villain of the system world!" The system said, somewhat speechless. "However, host, you should give up. Have you forgotten that once you release a pet, you won't get your Master Ball back? You'll lose it completely."

"Hiss—it seems that's really the case... System, do you have any way to turn Artoria and the others into battle pets? Like the items in the system shop? I don't need a Master Ball, a regular Ball will do too." Wang Chong said, stroking his chin.

"Host, even the lowest-tier one costs 1 Villain Points. And it's just a regular Poké Ball. So now you understand how valuable the Master Ball you got from your newbie gift pack is, right?" the system quipped.

"Tsk... They're even at the same price, this is really... No! I should still buy them! Even if the price is 1, Artoria and the others will become my battle pets. Even if I go to a new world in the future, I won't need to spend villain points anymore!" Wang Chong was about to give up when he suddenly realized something was wrong. There would be new worlds in the future, and he would have to spend new villain points then! Wang Chong could tell which was cheaper, spending money every time or solving the problem once and for all.

"From now on, I'll just spend all my money on Poké Balls. That's decided," Wang Chong said, hands on his hips.

"I really... I admire you the most, host... Go ahead and figure it out yourself, this system is speechless." After hearing Wang Chong's line of thought, the system was completely dumbfounded. In the end, it left these words and fell silent.

"Heh, luckily I was quick-witted. I'll save myself so much money from wasting it now." Wang Chong was in high spirits, and even watching the dragon egg hatch became more enjoyable...

Wait... a dragon egg?

Suddenly, an even bolder idea popped into Wang Chong's mind. While the system was still in an "emo" state, he secretly slipped his hand onto the dragon egg.

"Collect!" Wang Chong silently commanded, and the dragon egg instantly disappeared from his hand.

"Huh? Where did the dragon egg go? Ah Chong, where did you hide it?" Artoria asked when she saw the dragon egg disappear from Wang Chong's hand.

"It's nothing, just a small experiment." The dragon egg reappeared in its original spot. But now, Wang Chong's joy deepened, because he knew that his idea might now be realized!