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As expected, the students in El-Melloi's classroom only brought him a stomachache. El-Melloi II knew that he was regarded as a heretic in the Clock Tower. Once he showed his flaws, the jackals around him would swarm in.
But now that they had done everything, should they give up halfway? El-Melloi II knew his disciple's character well, and she would not do that.
"However, what we salvaged this time was a little different from what we originally planned."
Hmm? Did you salvage something special?
The thought flashed through his mind, and then the fourth person's voice appeared here.
"Rin, is there something you want me to do?"
The man who entered the room with his head lowered was Ergo, the man who had clashed with Gray. He was tall and had red hair, but the most special thing about him was his clothes—clothes made of a strange material, completely different from those of other pirates.
Perfectly fitted, wrinkle-free clothing during movement.
Ergo was rescued by Shirou Emiya, a man with unknown origins and no past. The words he kept muttering made El-Melloi II think that he was related to the Wandering Sea. But the words were not important, what was important was the arm.
The original two arms, plus the three pairs of phantom limbs later, totaled eight arms. This was obviously not something that an ordinary person could have. Toosaka Rin didn't know what this meant, and the appearance of El-Melloi II happened to provide a theoretical basis.
After discussing for a while, Matou Sakura and Emiya Shirou returned to the island and brought an incredible news.
"Ah, are you sure?" Toosaka Rin couldn't help but raise her voice after hearing the news.
Shirou Emiya said helplessly: "It's confirmed, Rin. Mr. Li Mo has returned to Fuyuki City for several days. Now he needs our help and is heading to Singapore. He should be on the plane now, right?"
Toosaka Rin: "Why did he come back at this time?"
Chapter 574: Second Life Experience Part 3
Li Mo, a strange yet familiar name. After searching for this name in his mind, El-Melloi II knew why he had such a reaction.
A participant in the Fifth Holy Grail War, the Master of Caster and Assassin, the guy who messed up the Fifth Holy Grail War and even teamed up with Caster to dismantle the Greater Holy Grail. He was a terrible, wasteful magus—
This is how the report of the Law and Politics Department describes it.
In El-Melloi II's eyes, the magician was a talented magician. He was able to bring together the originally hostile Masters into a community of interests. This was quite a feat.
And, that person is coming to Singapore?
"Why did the Li Mo you mentioned come here?" asked El-Melloi II.
"Professor, we don't know about this either." It was Emiya Shirou who answered him.
The red-haired boy said, "Mr. Li Mo is a very mysterious person. We don't know where he came from, nor do we know what his purpose is. He is like the wind, unpredictable. But if there is something he wants to do, then I think nothing can stop him."
Lin's eyes became sharp: "It can't be that he came here for Zheng He's treasure ship!"
Matou Sakura added: "Sister, that's not the case. Illya said that he came here this time because of something that happened three years ago. It's hard to tell you what it is."
three years ago.
The cigar in El-Melloi II's mouth burned out. He knew very well what happened in Fuyuki City three years ago - the Fifth Holy Grail War. At that time, he was probably in the London Tomb of Albion, having the final showdown with Dr. Hatteras?
Obviously, Toosaka Rin also knew what he was referring to. She frowned beautifully and said, "Holy Grail War? But even the Greater Holy Grail has been disintegrated by him. Is there still a need to hold the Sixth Holy Grail War? Without the Greater Holy Grail, the only thing that can be held is a Subspecies Holy Grail War."
"It shouldn't be the next Holy Grail War." Sakura Matou gave her opinion.
She was the first master in Fuyuki City to come into contact with Li Mo, and she also knew that Li Mo disdained the Holy Grail War.
"Then what's the purpose? Is it to continue the Fifth Holy Grail War?" Toosaka Rin complained.
Complaints aside, the matter came to an end. Everyone's thoughts were focused on Ergo, but mainly the three students looked at El-Melloi II eagerly to see what he thought.
The monarch, El-Melloi II, made a judgment based on the information he had learned. The man named Ergo should have encountered "Yoquan Hukui", which means in Japanese mythology, if you eat the food cooked by the fire in the country of the underworld, you will enter the ranks of the dead and cannot return to the human world. It is also like "Persephone's descent to the underworld" in Greek mythology, that is, Persephone, who has eaten the food of the underworld, must return to the underworld at a certain time every year.
But, it stops there.
So, Gray and El-Melloi II stayed on the island for the time being.
……
……
Shirou Emiya and Ergo were fighting in the mangrove forest. The magician who was to be their fighting partner was extremely powerful in close combat. After all, there were several Servants in Fuyuki City, and Archer among them was very happy to train Shirou Emiya, so that he could beat his past self with justification.
——Perhaps, it was because of this that Archer chose not to leave.
"Professor, why have you been hiding Gray all this time?" Toosaka Rin walked in the farmland with her mentor.
The island that was used as the secret base was surrounded by mangroves and was not a place that humans had touched. However, even in such a remote place, farmland was reclaimed.
This is the work of Rin Tohsaka. The reason why this place is not developed is simple, because the location is average, and secondly, it is not suitable for farming. Of course, with the development of modern technology, even the deserts in the Middle East can be forced to grow crops, not to mention the islands? But who would do something that is thankless and can't make money?
Toosaka Rin used magic to successfully cultivate the land. She planted many fruits and vegetables on the farmland, and she was quite proud of it.
"..." El-Melloi II fell silent. At the moment, Gray and Matou Sakura were together, so their appearance would not be exposed.
——The three people from Fuyuki City knew what was going on when they saw Gray's expression.
He said, "Did Gray stop developing three years and a few months ago?"
"As expected, Gray-kun is related to Altria?" Toosaka Rin said, "No wonder you were so nervous after learning about Saber's existence."
"How much do you know?"
Toosaka Rin said, "It was only later that Sakura reminded me that I remembered. That guy once told us about Gray-Child."
"That guy?"
"It's Li Mo."
It was Li Mo again. El-Melloi II heard this name again. Among all the contestants of the Holy Grail War, only this person's past could not be found in the Clock Tower. It was as if he had jumped out of a corner.
Toosaka Rin didn't notice El-Melloi II's expression. She added, "That guy said he had clairvoyance and could see into the future. He said that the Greater Grail was contaminated as early as the Third Holy Grail War, and even if the final winner made a wish, he would not be able to achieve his goal."
Next, here is the classic example. If we wish for "world peace", then the most likely scenario is that all human beings will be killed - as long as human beings no longer exist, won't peace come?
"I see. No wonder the Fourth Holy Grail War ended in that situation." El-Melloi II knew the outcome of the Fourth Holy Grail War, but did not know why Saber's Master would order the Holy Grail War to be destroyed. Now it seems that there is such a hidden danger.
Then, he focused on what Toosaka Rin said next.
"During the period between the end of the Holy Grail War and the disintegration of the Holy Grail, Li Mo told me a lot of strange things he had seen and heard. Among them were the various Servants he knew, such as the Lancer class and King Arthur holding the Rungomyniad. Then, he talked about Gray. At that time, we didn't know this name. When we asked him about it, he didn't explain to us. He just said that he was just an ordinary Assassin, but he mentioned it as an extra because his Noble Phantasm was the same as Lancer's. We will meet him in the future."
Toosaka Rin rambled on: "We didn't get in touch at first, but we've been in the Clock Tower for a while. We almost know everything now."
"Gray from the Assasin class?" His disciple would become a Heroic Spirit? This was something El-Melloi II had never imagined.
Toosaka Rin said: "Anyway, that's what Li Mo said. If the professor has any questions, you can ask him directly later."
"Then I'll look forward to it."
The roar of the plane glided through the airspace, and Singapore Changi International Airport welcomed a direct flight from Japan. A man and a girl in casual clothes walked down together.
The girl with short hair asked, "Should we go straight to Rin?"
"Don't worry, let's take a look around Singapore first, and then go meet an interesting guy."
Li Mo said.
Chapter 575: The Magician of the Wandering Sea
Singapore is a small country with a strong presence. According to common sense, such a country should be lost in the crowd. A small country has no resources to upgrade, and no population to upgrade its industry. So how can it show its presence in the world?
Singapore is an exception. It attracts a large number of wealthy people. It can be said that a lot of wealth in Southeast Asia flows to this tiny country, probably because of the low tax rate here.
Li Mo didn't know much about the twists and turns in the economy. His understanding of this country was limited to the fact that the law reserved caning and there were also legal provisions for things like spitting. According to my memory, there were many voices praising these regulations... My memory was a bit old, and if I climbed over the wall and returned to the mainland, I might be able to see relevant comments.
Unfortunately, Mr. Li is a little afraid to go to China. God knows how deep the water is there, and the spiral pavilion may not be enough evidence. But there is still a mountain court.
"What are you thinking?"
"I was thinking that Singapore's infrastructure is really good. Even the sidewalks are equipped with roofs. If it rains, you don't even need to bring an umbrella." Li Mo said, pointing above his head.
Hanasari: "You're lying. That's not what you were thinking."
"hey-hey."
Fortunately, Hanasari didn't care. She said, "Where are we going? Don't we really need to meet up with Sakura and the others as soon as possible?"
The only person who accompanied Li Mo to Southeast Asia was Hanasari. Medea wanted to come, but she had to manage the spiritual veins of the entire Fuyuki City and could not leave. Illya... was completely lazy, and even Altria did not move.
"Don't worry. Even if we go there now, we will probably need to make a strategic shift. I have already arranged for the shikigami to explore the way."
Hanasari: "What did your eyes see again?"
She knew that Li Mo always knew some information that ordinary people didn't know. It was as if he saw everything when it happened.
Li Mo said, "Let's not talk about what's going on over there for now. What's interesting is this side."
"Is that the interesting person you mentioned when you got off the plane?"
"almost."
Hua Sanli asked, "Where are we going then?"
"Don't worry, don't worry. How about we go and see some Indonesian shadow puppetry?"
It sounded like a request, but how could I refuse? Where could I go alone in this unfamiliar place?
She said, "It's up to you."
Indonesian shadow puppetry reminds people of Chinese shadow puppetry. The relationship between the two is not something that a non-historian like Li Mo can sort out. But in Southeast Asia, a place where Western and Eastern cultures conflict, mix and merge, shadow puppetry has a broad foundation.
The mixture of Eastern and Western cultures will inevitably affect the mystery here. In the final analysis, mystery needs to be tapped from culture.
At the food center, Li Mo and Hua Sanli ordered some grilled skewers respectively. There was also a fried noodle stall nearby, but he still preferred grilled skewers.
No matter how you look at it, your attention is not on the skewers. Just now, he assured me that the skewers were delicious, but now he is looking at other things.
Hanasari was eating a skewer in a large paper cup, her eyes drifting to the screen not far ahead. It was a character made of some kind of leather material, being manipulated by someone to tumble and jump on the screen like a real life.
According to the knowledge I learned in the past three years, the characters in the story should be Sun Wukong and Prince Nezha. But why are they fighting? According to the knowledge I learned in Hua Sanli, Sun Wukong's opponent should be Erlang Shen.
Considering that Southeast Asia is also a member of the pan-Chinese cultural circle, it is not a problem for the ancient stories to spawn more stories here. After all, there are stories like Sun Wukong fighting Transformers in the mainland.
Soon, Hua Sanli noticed that Li Mo's focus was not on the shadow play itself, but on the performer wearing the monkey mask.
When the story was finished, the shadow play came to an end. The performer received warm applause. Shadow play requires the performer's vivid dubbing, and this performer's level is very high, just like a ventriloquist. Not only the human voice, but also the sound of the environment and the calls of animals can be vividly expressed.
Most of the people who come and go in the bustling food center are tourists. When tourists see something that makes them happy, they often don't hesitate to applaud. But unfortunately, the performer is leaving.
“Do you mind not having another show?”
"No, I just care about the performer...According to my intuition, that girl is a beautiful beauty." Li Mo said.