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But after blurting out the words, she immediately covered her mouth, apparently realizing that she had spoken too bluntly.
So she quickly added, "You two have a really good relationship..."
She laughed dryly.
How is your relationship?
Kamiya Kaori just held the teacup, and subconsciously used a little strength, and the porcelain cup began to crack. She immediately put the teacup down with a distressed look on her face. After all, it was more or less an antique.
But her mind was still shaken by the words of the white-haired, red-eyed android woman.
Strictly speaking, was there really a good relationship between her and Ling Wuji?
The most in-depth communication between the two was just a night of running around in the ancient city of Kyoto. During that night, she was able to see the boy's face a little more clearly and get a little closer to each other's hearts. But after that, the two had no more interactions. Maybe he wanted to solve a problem that time and found her again, but she couldn't help in any way, and judging from that person's talent, he would probably solve it quickly, right?
The reason why he wanted to encourage her to participate in the Holy Grail War was not because he needed allies so much, but because he heard that the Einzbern family had summoned Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, so if she could do it herself, it would become interesting.
But like he said, since the summoning failed, there was no reason for her to continue to participate.
When Kamiya Kaoru thought of this, her expression couldn't help but become a little gloomy.
She has always been a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.
Since Ling Wuji saved her life in Kyoto, she has always wanted to repay him.
Although in Ling Wuji's view, she was simply suffering from an unprovoked disaster caused by the feud between him and Athena.
Besides, hasn't Athena become his partner now?
So he naturally felt that there was nothing to worry about in this feud.
But Kamijou Kaori is obviously someone who cannot be let go.
After being rejected by both of them on the grounds that King Arthur's spiritual foundation was not qualified, Irisviel couldn't help feeling a little angry for a moment. In her opinion, even if those godslayers were powerful enough, there were only a few holy relics left from the Age of Gods. Not to mention that the scabbard in her hand was not just a fragment of something like an ordinary holy relic, it was a complete treasure with its own functions!
The treasure of "Utopia" itself can protect King Arthur from most of the damage!
It has even been said that it can be invincible!
Those godslayers are fine, after all, they have their own magic power obtained from the "Circle of Usurpation", and that level of magic power itself is enough to support them in controlling the Servants and maintaining their combat effectiveness in the Holy Grail War. But even if Ling Wuji himself can summon servants of that level, without borrowing the Command Seals of the Greater Holy Grail, how many times can his own magic power support the release of Noble Phantasms by the god-level servants?
Even if he could defeat the God Slayer in a normal fight, it would only prove that his methods were superb.
It definitely doesn't explain how deep his magic power is.
The more Irisviel thought about it, the more she felt that their attitude towards King Arthur was wrong, so she said, "How about this? I will summon King Arthur as the Master and form an alliance with you."
Volume 4: Where is Penglai: Chapter 5: Discussion
Later, Ling Wuji saw the android and Kamisaki Kaori coming together. After hearing her words, he looked at her with a very strange look. Irisviel was a little confused for a moment, but Ling Wuji quickly said, "Most people avoid this Holy Grail War. I guess even that Danik and his Thousand World Tree Family don't want to get involved anymore at this time. It's just that under the threat of Vauban, he has no choice. But people like you..."
Ling Wuji really couldn't think of any other non-insulting adjective to describe this android except "鶸". Even if the Einzbern family behind her was included, it was actually almost the same. The fact that Danic was able to use the power of the secular side to move the Holy Grail to Romania was very telling.
So he really couldn't figure out what this person's train of thought was.
Even Liliana, who had been following Vauban and was later stranded in Japan with no idea what she was planning, knew very well that the direction of this Holy Grail War was no longer the secret group fight of fourteen people in the past. These godslayers were already deeply involved with the Disobedient Gods they were fighting, and it was a foregone conclusion that they could summon servants of the god level. Therefore, the worst outcome of this war might really destroy all of Europe. She was just an artificial human, and her level of magician was not even at the level of a Yin God. Why did she want to participate in this war?
Ling Wuji could even say that Danik's Thousand World Tree Family was doomed to have no good ending when Vauban decided to intervene. Even if they could continue to exist after this war, they might not be able to do anything.
She didn't have to do anything at all.
All we have to do is sit back and watch the outcome.
How do you say that?
"I watched him build a tall building, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his building collapse"!
It was not an excessive act for her, or the Einzbern family behind her, to make such a bet. After all, it was just speculation, something a normal person would do. Although Ling Wuji could not see the outcome of this Holy Grail War clearly, if all they wanted was to accelerate the demise of the Thousand Worlds Tree Family and even himself, then betting on him would be nothing, but to do it personally?
When Irisviel heard him say that, she was speechless for a moment.
"Besides, even if you can really summon King Arthur," Ling Wuji pointed out her problem rigorously, "as long as the other side finds out your true identity and uses a decapitation tactic against you, can you defend yourself? You don't think that letting King Arthur stay by your side to protect you can avoid this kind of trouble, right? Do you really understand how much energy it takes to consider a weakling like you in a battle of the same level, and to what extent you will be dragged down?"
Irisviel was so shocked by his words that she became a little withdrawn.
"In short, I don't recommend that a bird like you get involved, let alone choose a bird like you as an ally."
Ling Wuji simply concluded indifferently.
"But according to common sense, someone of your level may not necessarily be able to defeat the God Slayer, right?"
Alice couldn't find any words to refute, so she immediately used Ling Wuji's own example.
"That only shows that your understanding of common sense is not at my level."
Ling Wuji still spoke in that absent-minded tone.
Irisviel was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Logically speaking, there is really no reason for us to get involved."
"But?"
"But now the Einzbern family has actually lost the opportunity to fulfill their wish of using the Holy Grail to save all of humanity," the android's face showed a radiance comparable to that of the Virgin Mary. "Although the elders in the family always say that they want to rebuild the Holy Grail, decades have passed since Danic stole the Holy Grail, and the Tosaka family actually did not refuse to cooperate, but what on earth did the Einzbern family do in the past few decades?"
She looked at Ling Wuji steadily, shook her head, and said, "There's nothing I can do."
"So the cooperation you mentioned in the beginning was actually just a scam?"
"That's not the case. The elders of the clan think that you might have a way or idea to solve the key problem. After all, your Sky Curtain Barrier is essentially a 'miracle' that is more complicated than the Holy Grail system." She thought for a moment and said, "But since you didn't agree, and the Holy Grail War turned out like this due to your intervention, the elders of the clan think that after this Holy Grail War, the Greater Holy Grail will either be taken by the victor and become his private collection, or it will disintegrate in the aftermath of the group of God Slayers who only know how to fight and will never exist again."
"so?"
"So this is our only chance."
"Chance?"
Ling Wuji pondered the word and shook his head.
It's more like a very slim hope.
Moreover, from Ling Wuji's point of view, using the Holy Grail to complete the salvation of all mankind, that is, implementing the third law "soul materialization" for all mankind, is not salvation at all. It only eliminates the contradiction of mankind for survival. Even if one of the two major instincts of living things, survival, has been solved, there are still many contradictions in human society. Even in a place like the beacon country on the other side of the ocean, which is the world's number one superpower, the problem of survival should not be as urgent as other places, but won't there still be shootings?
The salvation that can be achieved using the Holy Grail is just a simple and crude deus ex machina.
That would be like when the socialist thought first emerged and some people built a utopia based on the theory.
And those utopian practices will ultimately fail.
The progress of society depends on the decision of all mankind.
There is no point in simply using the Holy Grail to simply and crudely eliminate the contradictions that humans have for survival. If human society continues to have the same contradictions and pains as before, then this approach will even exacerbate those contradictions, making those who are unable to cope with those contradictions even more miserable. Although some people would say that humans will reconcile with themselves in the long years when they can live forever, that would be nothing but self-deception.
Not to mention, the amount of spiritual energy needed to materialize the souls of all human beings would probably drain the entire earth.
Let's not talk about Alaya at that time, it is also difficult to predict what Gaia will do, so Ling Wu Ji would rather go slow and would never pin his hopes on a simple and crude technology like the Holy Grail like them.
Volume 4: Where is Penglai: Chapter 6: The Choice of Summoning
However, he was curious about the situation in which this family of androids would inherit the wishes of the disciples of the original third magician.
He does feel that this type of artificial human technology has many ethical issues.
But in another sense, he also thought their situation was quite interesting.
Human beings’ creations, although only imitations of humans themselves, have many technical details that may not be really clear, but Ling Wuji feels that they are vaguely like the form that artificial intelligence will develop into in the future. If one day, humans finally embark on the path of self-destruction, or are killed by aliens, what will happen to the artificial intelligence left behind?
Will they also inherit the original goals set for them by their creators?
Or will they find their own way?
From this perspective, destroying the Holy Grail and seeing what choices these androids will make is also a very interesting direction.
Ling Wu Ji thought with some malice.
Alice was keenly aware of the malice in the boy's eyes, and suddenly she felt her body go cold for no reason, but she still argued with Ling Wuji politely. However, on this topic, the two of them simply had a difference in their positions, and everything they did was just to show their own positions and reasons, which was not an effective communication at all.
Kamiya Kaori, who was watching from the side, saw them like this and just listened quietly for a while, and then became speechless.
It sounds like both of these people have their own reasons for their stance.
She also had no way of judging the right and wrong from the perspective of an outsider.
But when she heard the artificial man mention that sad wish, the hopeless sorrow hit her, and this girl, whose magic name was "For those who cannot be saved", stood up without hesitation and said to Ling Wuji: "If you, Ling Jun, don't want to join forces with her, I will join forces with her myself."
Ling Wuji looked at her in surprise, wondering what was wrong with her.
If she had decided to join forces with her from the beginning, why didn't she make the decision earlier?
Why do you have to wait until he refuses before doing that?
But when Ling Wuji thought about this man's character, the tragic wish of the artificial human family behind Irisviel, and the harm that might be caused to civilians by the aftermath of the large-scale battle in the subsequent Holy Grail War, it might be reasonable for this person to join in. She just couldn't refuse the person who was about to be destroyed and who was seeking her help.
So Ling Wuji just sighed and said, "If you want to participate, that's your business. I don't have anything to say. However, Lu Yinghua told me that he finally found the Huaying Sword and the holy relics related to Yuenu. Do you want to use her Avalon scabbard to summon King Arthur directly, or summon Yuenu first? And then let her summon King Arthur?"
"Vietnamese girl?"
Kanzaki Kaori hesitated for a moment.
She was not completely unaware of Ling Wuji's plan.
In her opinion, although there were clear records in China's long ancient history of people who could use swordsmanship to decide the fate of the war between two countries, from any perspective, the Zhuanxu he wanted to summon was at least one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of China. Why could a figure like Yue Nu be compared with Zhuanxu?
"Strictly speaking, there is no reason," Ling Wuji just said, "I just feel that for a Servant like Zhuanxu, it is too difficult for me to supply him with magic power and drive him to release his treasure. On the other hand, a Servant like Yuenu might require much less magic power. At least you can afford it, right?"
Kanzaki Kaori nodded.
She is a natural born saint after all.
Theoretically speaking, she is now on the same level as Ling Wuji.
Although she felt that Ling Wuji could use those means to fight against the godslayer when he was a Yin God, and that the gap between him and her would only grow larger when he reached the Jindan stage, the mysterious side's standard for measuring a person's level has always been simple and crude, simply looking at how much magic power they can control. According to this standard, she and Ling Wuji are indeed at the same level.
So if Ling Wu Ji estimated that he could afford the expenses of the Yue woman, she could naturally do so as well.
In contrast, King Arthur...
For a moment, she couldn't clearly explain what kind of servant King Arthur was.
After all, the most famous legend of that heroic spirit is the Sword of the Chosen King.
But the Sword of the Chosen King was only the Sword in the Stone, and the Sword that accompanied King Arthur in the later battles was the Sword in the Lake, also known as the "Sword of Promised Victory". She didn't have a deep understanding of this legend, but only knew that he was invincible on the battlefield, but in the end his wife had a spiritual love affair with her subordinate Lancelot, and he gave birth to Mordred with his sister Morgan. The illegitimate child finally rebelled against him, so that he was about to die, and before he died, he returned the Sword in the Lake to the Fairy of the Lake...
Overall, she only had a slight impression of King Arthur's fighting power. Perhaps he was invincible on the battlefield?
But her impression was more focused on the development of King Arthur's dramatic interpersonal relationships.
Therefore, it is hard to say at the moment what level of servant King Arthur is.
Maybe, perhaps, possibly, they may not be able to compare to the heroic spirits of the Age of Gods, right?