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Chapter 139 Hongzhou Banquet Hall - Mount Tai
"Is this your house in Fuyuki City? It looks... feels so small."
Standing in a small house that seemed to be less than 60 square meters, Lin Ning looked around with interest at the furnishings that were full of age. Many of the things here were things she had only seen when she was very young. As time went on, she almost forgot about the things that everyone used back then but had already been thrown away.
"I'm really sorry that my house is so small."
Holding a briefcase and looking a little angry, Ba stood beside Lin Ning. After taking off the disguise of a lame young man, the person who appeared in front of Lin Ning was actually a pure prison-style beautiful girl wearing a cheongsam and a bun. The other party looked not even an adult, but she insisted that she could drink directly even if she went to the United States across the ocean. It was really confusing...
"He can throw a bag of cash on the street, but he can only live in a house that can't even fit a bed. Who is weirder? Tell me first."
Lin Ning just rolled her eyes at the girl's stubbornness. There was no doubt that the Golden Rule was the reason why she met him. You know, the briefcase left behind by this clumsy guy contained a lot of money. There was even so much money in it that it was enough to scare people. It was not just 50 yuan, 500 yuan, or 5000 yen, but more than 500 million yen!
It turns out that as long as you are willing to go out and walk, the golden rule can really make money appear out of thin air...
"But, but I only brought 5 yuan with me when I came out to make a living. After exchanging it for Japanese yen, I still have to use the remaining money to open a store, and I can't afford to live in a nice house!"
Facing Lin Ning's complaints, Ba immediately started to argue. Although she threw away a small briefcase, it actually contained 500 Fukuzawa Yukichi's notes. Even for the citizens of Fuyuki in this era, this amount of money can be regarded as a huge sum of money...
"Tsk tsk, 50,000 yuan to make a living."
Fate/Zero takes place in 1994. I think everyone should know what 5 yuan means in this era. But even so, Lin Ning actually knows why Ba wants to go to the neighboring island country. The reason is simple. The country has just experienced reform and opening up at that time. Inflation is serious throughout the country. The price of rice has soared from 500 yuan per catty to more than one yuan at the speed of light. But Japan is not doing well at this time. The financial crisis caused by the credit crisis has caused the economic bubble to burst completely and the government is heavily in debt. This is why the girl dared to open a store in a port city like Fuyuki City with just over million.
The real prototype of Fuyuki City is Kobe City in Hyōgo Prefecture, Kinki Region, in the southwest of Honshu Island. As a particularly important city in the Osaka Metropolitan Area, one of the three major metropolitan areas in Japan, it is backed by Rokko Mountain to the west and faces Osaka Bay. Not only is it located in the heart of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, it is also one of the cities designated by government decrees. As for what exactly the autonomy granted by this decree is used for... free trade?
Because the internet at home was sometimes good and sometimes bad after the summer vacation, Lin Ning was very bored and calculated how much damage would be caused if the Fuyuki City fire in Fate/Zero really burned in Kobe. However, after all her calculations, she only came up with one answer in the end. That is, the Hyogo Prefecture government might have to declare bankruptcy...
"It's decided! From now on, I will follow you."
Thinking of this, Lin Ning hugged Ba, whose face showed a look of rejection.
"Don't use such an arrogant tone and say that I'm a gigolo! Why are you following me? Why don't I follow you?"
The girl's eyes twitched as she tried to push Lin Ning's hand away. However, her E-level strength made it impossible for this half-baked immortal master, who had no background and only knew some sleight of hand, to resist.
"Then you better be prepared to go hungry for nine meals out of three days. I haven't had a single bite of food since I was kicked out of the house by that bastard Tohsaka Tokiomi."
In response, Lin Ning just rubbed the girl's cheeks vigorously. Anyway, she had no employment plan for the major she studied before she crossed over, so she might as well find a rich woman and start her own life of living off her. As for what the group of people in Fuyuki City would end up like, it was none of her business anyway. Since she couldn't afford to offend them, could she not hide from them?
"Eh? Tousaka Tokiomi? Do you know the head of the Tousaka family? If I remember correctly, he should be a local nobleman in Fuyuki City who is as famous as the Matou family."
Hearing Lin Ning's words, Ba seemed a little surprised. As an outsider, this kind of local leader was not something she could come into contact with.
"That hypocritical bastard forcibly pulled me in from the outside world, but when he saw that I wasn't the person he wanted, he kicked me out! If it weren't for the fact that his two daughters are pretty cute, I would have... No, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I have to find a way to get rid of that miscellaneous cultivator."
Everyone can say harsh words, but Lin Ning still thinks it is safer to say them behind her back. She doesn't want to fight with her followers for no reason. After all, she is a staunch pacifist. Fighting is something that can only be carried out when you are sure that you can win. She is not a fool. If she fights knowing that she can't win, it is not called fighting, that is called getting beaten...
Who would run out for no reason and get beaten up?
"Hey, I always feel like you are talking nonsense to me."
Pretending that he didn't hear the crime suspense from Lin Ning's mouth, Ba just trembled on the spot, then ran into the bedroom nearby with his briefcase.
"But speaking of which, is this the legendary...heroic spirit?"
After hiding her briefcase worth more than five million in the closet, the girl wiped the sweat from her forehead. If her previous guess was correct, she might have been involved in some very tricky trouble this time...
"I had never heard of such rumors before coming here, but..."
Thinking of this, Ba couldn't help but wonder if he should go out and hide for two days?
(PS: It’s about to end!)
(PS2: Then he stretched out a hand, put it in the bowl and started waiting for the tickets...)
Chapter 140 The So-called Holy Grail War
The Holy Grail War, a grand ritual that has been repeated for hundreds of years.
No one knows when the Holy Grail War began...
It is just a legend that there is a Holy Grail in the land of Fuyuki, and many magicians competed against each other in the past.
They have only one goal, which is to obtain the treasure known as the Holy Grail.
If you want to know why...
That's right.
Because according to legend, the Holy Grail can fulfill any wish of its owner.
But the ownership is only shared by one person.
A Holy Grail can only fulfill one human wish.
However, summoning the Holy Grail from this land requires seven magicians, a miracle, and seven collaborators.
However, there is only one magician who can obtain the Holy Grail.
As a result, they regarded the six people who were once their partners as enemies and began to kill each other miserably.
This ceremony is called the Holy Grail War, and it is also a battle among magicians for the Holy Grail.
A magician chosen by the Holy Grail is called a Master.
The Master can obtain a powerful Servant because of the grace of the Holy Grail.
Those who become Servants are all strong men, great men, and those who have left their names in history and legends, and those who have become eternal memories in the world. After their death, they will leave the category of human beings and be upgraded to spirits, so they are called "heroic spirits". They are fundamentally different from the demons, ghosts, and the like that magicians usually drive. They can be said to be the equivalent of gods. Even if someone can borrow part of their power for their own use through summoning, it is indeed unimaginable to use them as shikigami in the real world.
The war took place between seven pairs of masters and servants.
There are two proofs of the Master.
Summon servants and make them obey.
There are also three Command Spells to restrain Servants.
There are seven classes that Servants are assigned to.
Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Berserker...
as well as--
Its base is silver and iron
The foundation is the public stone of the covenant
His ancestor was my teacher Shubaiyin Ogu
The wind coming from the sky is separated by a wall
The door is open and all four sides are closed
From the crown
Repeat on the three-way road to the Kingdom
Full, full, full, full, full, full
The cycle begins again, followed by five
However, when it is full, it is time to abandon it.
In the dark room, above the huge magic circle...
The torrent of magic power overflowed in the space, and the magic power that had been condensed into a solid began to gather in the blood-red magic circle.
"Declare! You are under my command, my life is with your sword. Respond to the call of the Holy Grail, if you are willing to follow this will and this principle, then respond! I swear here that I will accomplish all the good deeds in the world; I will destroy all the evil deeds in the world; I will be the one who holds its chains. You are the Seventh Heaven with the Three Words, the guardian from the Wheel of Restraint and the Libra!"
As the man's voice fell, the magic circle lit up with dazzling light.
Gushing, condensing, overflowing, and gathering!
The summoned heroic spirits will descend here, and the call from the Holy Grail will be used to fight a seven-day war - that's how it should be.
"Unfortunately, something went wrong at the end of the ritual. Tōsaka Tokiomi was supposed to summon Gilgamesh, the heroic king of Uruk. But... I don't know why, and he summoned me when I didn't respond to the summons. God knows how badly that indecisive idiot let himself down to create such an outrageous situation."
After three rounds of drinking and a full meal, Lin Ning's inability to handle alcohol once again became apparent. She began to pull the almost distorted expression of Ba and kept telling him all kinds of information about the Holy Grail War. Even though the girl had already made an expression of "I don't want to listen, I don't want to know", the chattering Lin Ning still managed to tell the other party the whole cause and effect of the Holy Grail War clearly...
"Wow, wow, wow, I asked you to stay for dinner, but why did you still want to hurt me?"
After Lin Ning's telepathic therapy, Ba was now staring at the ceiling of her house with despair. Whether it was the current monarch Kenneth who came from the clock tower to attend the country ceremony, or the three Holy Grail families, Tousaka, Matou and Einzbern, or the Holy Church who colluded with the head of the Tousaka family and tried to cheat. For a rookie like her who had just started, each of these was an unshakable mountain! But what happened now was so bizarre, she was inexplicably found by this nominal participant in the Holy Grail War, and he forced her to join the group, and was ready to take her with him to carry out the great plan of assassinating Tousaka Tokiomi...
"What hatred or grudge did we have in our previous life? You want to harm me like this in this life! It's over, it's over. I'm afraid I'm going to die in this little broken city today!"
The girl, who felt the bitter wine go down her throat and feel the pain in her heart, is now completely emo. She looks at the person in front of her with tears in her eyes. She is getting more and more emotional. The golden-haired woman, who has even started to make plans to win the Holy Grail War overnight, suddenly feels sad and wants to find a place to cry...
"So, big sister! Who are you? Even if I die, you should let me die knowingly."
Hearing this, Lin Ning, who was still talking about her great plan, was stunned for a moment. She looked down at her chest, stretched out her hand and pinched the two insignificant points on Ba's chest, and suddenly nodded...
"You nod your head!"
Ba Dare guarantees with her own personality that she will burst into tears in the next second.
"Me? You know Artoria Pendragon, the King Arthur."
As she spoke, Lin Ning pointed to the pair of huge human hearts on her chest.
"You want to say you are King Arthur? You are kidding!"
However, Ba did not cry in the end. Instead, veins on her forehead were throbbing.
"How big are her breasts? How big are my breasts? She's just a stinky little sister at best, and me? I'm her sister!"
After hearing these words, the girl froze there for a moment.
She looked at Lin Ning, who was looking proud and holding her head high, and then looked at her heart, which was so big compared to hers that she cried out loudly...
"Are you Morgan? The legendary Black Madonna, Mordred's mother, the witch Morgan le Fay!"
When Lin Ning heard this, she didn't know why she was so moved by the word Morgan...
I was sobered up by the alcohol!
(PS: There is only one chapter left, and this branch will be completed!)
(PS2: After saying that, he retreated back to the cat bed...)
Chapter 141 The Battle of Beginning and End
Lin Ning had heard from childhood that when people are unlucky, even drinking water can cause problems with their teeth. But she never thought that her lucky E would actually let her run into her lucky E on the street!
"I didn't expect that the first warrior who responded to my call tonight would be a woman."