You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

【The Form of Winter】

(A bond CG from Sera)

Spirit - Slight Improvement

Mobility - Minor Improvement

Avoidance/Slight Improvement

Art style value +5

Special Skills:

【The Grail's Favorite EX】

They gained the favor of the Holy Grail in a parallel world, receiving unseen protection and a significant increase in luck.

(The effect increases with the bond level—it's already off the charts.)

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[CG included]

Have you really betrayed me?

Category: Art Style

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Rewards Overview:

Art style value +4

(Note: Who knows, I'm also looking for the reason.)

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[CG updated]

【Boundary Sword: Heavenly Cloud】

Category: Exclusive Armament

Information at a glance~

Basic attributes: omitted

Additional mystery:

Mythical lineage confirmed!

This is a divine sword taken from the tail of the Yamata no Orochi, derived from the concept of refined iron ore from the mountains, but it is also a weapon closely related to "dragon and snake".

It comes with "Dragon Attribute", "Divinity (Water)" and "Dragon Slaying" special effects.

In any world, as long as there are related myths, this sword possesses a level of mystery equal to that of "Kusanagi".

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The Third Law: Heaven's Cup

Note:

Human beings' physical existence (the body) will gradually decay over time, but the soul itself will not decay, though it will be affected by matter.

The materialization of the soul is to utilize the fact that the soul does not decay naturally, and transform the soul into a material entity, thereby achieving immortality on a material level.

Perpetual motion

Due to the immortality of the soul, magic power is immediately replenished from the Great Source (external environment) after being consumed, maintaining its peak condition. Even if injured, it can recover quickly unless its soul core is pierced by a single blow, which means it dies directly.

• Capacity increase

Magic circuits are part of the soul. By materializing the soul, it is as if the entire person is composed of magic circuits, and the amount of magic power that the person can hold as a container will be greatly increased.

Note: This does not mean that "output power" can also be increased; it still depends on combat skills for further development.

Unity of body and soul

The third method does not necessarily require abandoning the physical body. The physical body can be used as a simple "shell" or it can be merged with the soul entity, becoming one with the other.

(It can be simply understood as the physical body and nascent soul of a cultivator, except that this nascent soul is the size of an ordinary person and has physical properties, so it is not afraid of damage to the physical body.)

In this state, the physical body can also gain super-strong recovery ability, greatly improve physical endurance, and automatically repair injuries, but both are weaker than the soul entity.

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Iori didn't say it, but she was really excited inside because the blessing brought by the Third Law was too great!

According to post-event statistics, his spiritual pressure was around 900 to less than 1000 before entering "FA". However, after constantly causing trouble, coughing, and watching CGs in the singularity, the attribute points and mythical treasures he obtained were considerable, not to mention the art style value alone.

Furthermore, the third method directly enhanced his soul strength, making a breakthrough beyond the art style value.

All of this added up, if converted into spiritual pressure... his spiritual pressure limit increased by leaps and bounds to around "1500" in just a few weeks!

My current spiritual pressure is over 1460, which is the result of constantly improving myself through many battles!

As it turns out, besides the art style, the cultivation system in this other world is also quite valuable...

Even without any mysterious boosts or elemental advantages, after leaving the Type-Moon universe and returning to Soul Society, his raw strength has officially crossed that line and reached Captain rank. Moreover, he has reached Captain rank without having learned Bankai, simply by artificially boosting his stats!

Considering that he has indeed acquired quite a few powerful skills and Noble Phantasms in Type-Moon... there are not many people in the Seireitei who can pose a threat to him now.

Well, at least I feel a little safer now!

However, the stronger the strength, the better. Iori is a person who makes the most of everything and hates waste the most. She will eat every last grain of rice in her bowl.

Although the Winter Saintess's magic circuits were absorbed by Sera, the outer shell of the Greater Grail is still intact. This thing is also highly technical, and even after removing the "Third Law" factor, it is still a top-tier magic core, so there is absolutely no reason to discard it.

Such a large device is best used as a power source in a base camp or similar location, but for Iori, it should be placed in "Akatsuki".

Iori was initially a little unsure, after all, he had never carried such a large thing when he transmigrated before, and there was also the restriction of "only bringing things that belong to oneself"... But after trying it, he found that it was not difficult at all, and he easily transferred it into "Akatsuki"!

He pondered for a long time, and then guessed that the logic might be as follows:

The Greater Grail belongs to the Einzbern, which means it belongs to Sera, and then Sera's is his!

...It seems that subconsciously he no longer considers Sera an outsider.

After placing the Greater Grail in the Imperial Palace, Iori carefully planned how to use it. After much deliberation, he traveled back to Type-Moon and arrived directly at "Dark Chaldea".

He's just a temporary worker, not a volunteer. He helped Chaldea this time, so he should at least show some appreciation, right?

"Oh, that's only natural. I just don't know if you want a green cube, a gold cube, a legacy crystal, or a transparent cube?"

"Let me make this clear first, Saint Quartz is out of the question. My Master has reincarnated countless times, but he just can't get over this colored crystal..."

"I don't have a dining table shield, what would I need Saint Quartz for?" Iori curled her lips slightly.

"I don't want these things, um... that might be a bit strange, but I wanted to ask if you have any old computers that you don't need anymore?"

"computer?"

"Yes, for example, the Spirit Particle Calculation Device (Trismegistus), or the Event Recording Computer Demon (Laplace) or something like that?"

Chapter 156: The Abandoned Hole of Chaldea

The Spirit Calculation Device and Phenomenon Recording Computer Magic—the name sounds impressive but can be simply understood as a quantum computer or artificial intelligence created through magical concepts.

Chaldea is essentially a research institution. In order to ensure the continuation of human reason, they have worked hard to obtain the means of "going to the past through spirit particle transfer and correcting the wrong history".

As for Masters and Servants, they are the ones who actually carry out the tasks.

It's worth noting that the "spirit particle transfer" technology, often used in game settings, is actually ahead of its time and can be considered a kind of cutting-edge technology.

In order to carry out a “successful” and “safe” spirit transfer, many powerful technological and magical devices need to be prepared, and the requirements for the personnel to carry it out are also extremely high (more than forty suitable Masters were selected from all over the world).

Among them, hardware facilities such as [Chaldea], [Observation Lens - Sheba], [Spirit Particle Calculation Device], and [Guardian Spirit Summoning System - Destiny] are all indispensable.

Some of these were researched by Chaldea itself, but many others were obtained through various means from the Clock Tower and the Atlas Institute. It's fair to say that without the previous director's exceptional skills, it would have been impossible to gather so many priceless treasures.

Iori now needs a "supercomputer," and among the forces he has contacted, it seems that only Chaldea can meet this requirement... He's asking for the moon.

Generally speaking, such an important device would be indispensable to Chaldea, but that's the "normal situation." However, the Chaldea that Iori encountered was anything but normal from any perspective...

Give it a try, what if they agree?

"..."

"Ahem, never mind if you don't have it." Seeing Merlin remain silent for a moment, Iori felt a little embarrassed, after all, what he wanted was much more valuable than simple magical resources.

To everyone's surprise, Merlin blinked and asked with a strange expression, "Is this all you need? If you're okay with secondhand goods, Gari has a ton of them, take your pick."

"……what?"

"Come with me."

Merlin led a surprised Iori through the corridor and the Heroic Spirit dormitory area, where they encountered many Servants, including some unfamiliar faces, which piqued Iori's curiosity. She was eager to know how many more Servants Type-Moon had released that were designed to entice players to spend money.

However, business was more important, so Iori withdrew her gaze and followed the Flower Magician to a deserted area where no one was around.

It feels like we've traveled a long way, probably to the edge of Chaldea?

"Signage... [Abandoned Hole]?"

"This is where old things and odds and ends are stored; they're all useless."

Merlin led the way. The area was quite large, with long corridors lined with neat rows of room doors, each with its own number and identification name.

"Materials dropped by monsters, damaged Mystic Codes, invalid artifacts, and replaced parts... Although they could be thrown away directly, many of them are very sentimental, so they were preserved, and over time they gradually formed this area."

"I see, but this number is far too many." After roughly estimating the number of rooms on both sides, Iori frowned.

He's the kind of person who puts everything into his backpack when playing RPGs and won't sell anything unless necessary, so he wasn't particularly surprised by the "waste hole" specifically for storing miscellaneous items... but its scale was rather unusual.

"There's nothing I can do about it, it just piled up without me even realizing it." Merlin scratched his head.

"Ah, we're here! Let's go in."

“…Old Chaldea?” Iori looked at the sign on the room and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Merlin opened the electronic door. The room was somewhat dim, and when Iori went inside, she found that its interior space was much larger than she had imagined, probably due to the application of space folding technology.

In the dim light, tall silhouettes stood silently, while the boy slowly opened his eyes and subconsciously held his breath.

"Wait a moment, I'll turn on the light..."

bass!

bass!

bass!

Bright lights gradually illuminated the room, revealing the true appearance of the displayed items:

Globes that looked like giant stone balls, dull and lifeless; snow armored vehicles that looked like they had been hit by missiles; ancient discs whose purpose was hard to discern; cross-shaped shields covered in a thick layer of dust...

So that's how it is—Iori now understands why this room is called "Old Chaldea".

Almost everything displayed here is closely related to Chaldea, or even symbolic... but now each one is buried by time and dust like waste.

"This is?"

"It's 'corpses'."

Merlin stopped laughing this time and calmly examined these things: "The world lines we observed, the ones we tried to save but failed to, and the ones that eventually came to an end... These are the relics of Chaldea."

We can't ignore it; it's useless to us, but throwing it away isn't good either, so we can only put it in a corner.

"...This is really heavy." Iori felt heavy-hearted, but he smiled inexplicably—probably because he really didn't know what expression to wear.

"Can I find what I'm looking for in here?"

"Don't worry about it. For something that has been abandoned and eliminated, being discovered, trusted and used again... is not necessarily a bad thing."

Merlin smiled slightly, quite magnanimously: "At least, their existence can make people remember the eliminated 'Chaldea'."

"On the contrary, I don't know what to say." Iori didn't pretend and accepted everything in front of her.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Caster."

"Don't mention it, you deserve it."

...When the two came out of the room, Iori was carrying a silver-white briefcase.