Chapter 59: Unshakable 02

In response to Weber's question, Hoshino Nozomi remained silent.

He originally planned to go to Fuyuki City, but decided to stop at a cafe to take a break, and that's when he ran into Weber.

Before this, he had never met Weber, let alone any intelligence about him.

Now, how to get out of this predicament?

【Please conduct a luck appraisal. 】

【Fail.】

Xing Yewang: “…”

He knows the system is in a hurry, but system, don't be in a hurry, his luck value is only 16 points.

The wind chimes in the café suddenly rang, followed by the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer.

The visitor was carrying a small cage with a strange cube in it. The girl was thin and had a clear and sweet voice. She first called out "Master" in a low voice, and when she saw Xing Yewang, her body suddenly froze.

Girl: "You, you are..."

Hoshino Nozomi had a bad feeling.

"What's wrong, Gray?" Weber asked puzzledly.

"Eh, no, nothing."

The girl called Gray lowered her head but kept glancing at Zhongli. Seeing this, Weber's heart started to ring with alarm.

Gray is his apprentice. Although she is gentle and taciturn, she has keen observation skills. Her stiffness after seeing Zhong Li just now did not seem fake. Could it be that she has met Zhong Li before?

If she had really seen him, or had made a mistake, Gray could have just said it directly instead of hesitating as if she was being cautious about something.

Weber frowned slightly.

Take Gray somewhere else and let her explain herself first? But if Zhong Li took the opportunity to leave, it would leave hidden dangers for his trip.

Weber: "Mr. Zhongli is a reasonable man, Gray, just speak your mind."

"Since Master said so," Gray hesitated for a moment, then mustered up her courage and said, "Mr. Zhongli, are you the victim of that murder?"

Zhong Li: “…” The bad premonition came true.

Weber: “…”

The "victim" of the murder case was sitting right in front of him, and Weber's brain temporarily crashed.

As Grey tells the story, things become clearer - a few days ago, a police officer in a small town encountered a confusing case while on patrol.

There was no light in the narrow alley, and the entire place depended on the patrol police's flashlight for illumination. Just as they were preparing to evacuate, a man suddenly fell from the sky. When the police rushed over, they found that he had already stopped breathing.

Soon, something even more bizarre happened. While the patrol officer was trying to contact his colleagues, someone took away the victim's body without anyone noticing. This case caused panic among the residents, and the local police immediately blocked the entrances and exits of the town and conducted investigations for several days and nights, but unfortunately, the real culprit was not found in the end.

According to Gray, this incident seems to have become one of the local ghost stories.

"Wait," Weber pressed his forehead, "Gray, how did you know that?"

"I saw the newspaper."

"Then let me ask the question in a different way. Gray, how did you know that the man was Mr. Zhongli?"

“Master, I saw it with my own eyes.”

There was a magician in the town who violated the principle of secrecy. Grey was temporarily "requisitioned" by the Law and Politics Department and went there. By mistake, she ran into the scene of a "murder case".

Perhaps because she grew up in the countryside and was not used to city life, and because she was a little shy, she developed a new habit since Weber accepted her as his apprentice:

In an unfamiliar environment, when facing strangers, she will first observe the other person from a distance.

Ordinary people are limited by vision, but magicians can use magic to break the limitations of distance. That is why she was not discovered by Hoshino Nozomi.

Hoshino Nozomi finally realized how unlucky Lucky E could be.

He couldn't just say that this was because Zhongli's character card had a special skill called [Immortal Ancestor Dharma], and he was curious about the actual effect of this skill, so he found a remote place to try it out?

After the skill identification is successful, the system: [Please select the image of the Immortal Ancestor Fafei of Lord Morax. ]

Xing Yewang was unable to react in time, and the image of Zhong Li himself appeared in his mind.

What happened next was just as Gray had said. The patrolman rushed over shouting "Someone was killed, lock down the entire area". Hoshino Nozomi, who was standing in a blind spot, immediately ordered the system to retrieve the Immortal Ancestor Fafei and continue to move forward towards Fuyuki City.

The only thing to be thankful for was that Gray only noticed the Immortal Ancestor Fagui and did not notice him himself.

Hoshino Nozomi decided to carry out the method of fooling people to the end.

"Faking death," Weber said in a subtle tone, "Mr. Zhongli, is there any deeper meaning behind this?"

Zhong Li's expression was calm: "It's not that profound, but I have my own reasons."

Weber couldn't help but think about it.

Why dun it.

Think carefully about the consequences of Zhongli's actions.

The entrances and exits of the town were blocked and the police conducted intensive checks in the surrounding areas.

The Law and Politics Division arrested the magician who violated the rules.

Could it be that... Zhongli is trying to provide covert assistance to the Law and Politics Department?

The outside world often confuses the concepts of "magic" and "magic", but magicians have a clear distinction:

Magic is a substitute for technology. As long as contemporary technology can achieve the same result, no matter how miraculous the power is, it can only be called magic. Otherwise, it is magic.

Space teleportation is undoubtedly magic, which is obviously not something that the magician can master. If he wants to escape from the pursuit of the Law and Politics Department, he can only choose the conventional path.

...So that's how it is, catching turtles in a jar...

Weber raised his eyes and met Zhong Li's gaze.

In the room filled with the aroma of tea, Zhong Li looked at him quietly, his eyes like molten gold seemed to see through everything, everything was under control.

"Mr. Velvet, some things don't need to be made too clear," Zhong Li smiled slightly, "What do you think?"

“Indeed.”

Some words are self-explanatory.

Now Weber has confirmed that Zhongli has no connection with the Law and Politics Department, otherwise Grey would not be unaware of his plan. But in this case, how did Zhongli know about the Law and Politics Department's mission this time? What is his purpose in helping them?

Weber became cautious again and went back to the original topic: "Mr. Zhongli, Gray is my disciple, you don't have to be careful when you speak to her."

intelligence.

Although she couldn't see the other person's expression, Hoshino Nozomi still looked away awkwardly and looked out the window.

Looking out the window again?

Weber looked over and what he saw was still the gloomy sky and the accumulated water on the ground. These were not valuable information, so why did Zhong Li keep looking at them?

Or is it that he is not looking at specific objects but at directions?

Weber recalled the contents of the document.

According to the investigation of the Law and Politics Division, there are three locations suspected to be magic workshops (fortresses built by magicians for themselves), one of which happens to be in the direction that Zhong Li was looking.

Is he hinting?

"Gray," Weber asked, "have you seen the legal department?"

Gray shook her head and explained in a low voice that she went to find the person in charge of the pick-up as requested by her master, but did not see him at the agreed location, so she returned to Weber first.

Gray reacted belatedly: "I'm sorry, Master, I should have told you this first. Are they in danger?"

She lowered her head apologetically. Weber told her not to worry about it and just to ensure her own safety, and then prepared to go to the magic workshop that Zhongli had given a hint about.

Weber didn't show it on his face, but he couldn't help but feel nervous inside.

His magic circuits (the unique simulated nerves in the magician's body that determine the magician's qualifications) are of medium to low quality and his combat power is extremely low. If he encounters danger while solving a case, he basically relies on Grey to solve it.

Although he is confident in Grey's fighting ability, Weber is somewhat nervous and worried about the unknown.

"Master, I will try my best," Gray promised softly, but her tone was firm, "I will definitely protect you to Fuyuki and let you meet the King of Conquerors!"

“Ahem…”

Weber took a deep breath and said, "There's no need to talk about this."

"Ah, yes..."

Zhong Li said gently, "Miss Grey is just worried, you don't need to worry. Don't worry, I won't spread rumors everywhere."

Weber: “I’m sorry to embarrass you.”

Gray didn't expect Zhongli to speak for her, and she gave him a look of gratitude.

"This journey may be full of dangers. Would you two like me to accompany you?"

Even though the situation was unclear at first, Zhongli had already revealed a lot of information after a conversation. The most crucial point was that Weber Velvet not only wanted to participate in the Fifth War, he was also a participant in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

The Holy Grail War takes place every sixty years. Normally, there are still fifty years before the start of the Fifth War, but the power of the Rock God allows him to sense the disorder of the earth's veins, especially the spiritual veins under Fuyuki, whose energy shows no sign of decreasing.

This means that the Holy Grail did not absorb magic power according to the process.

Something went wrong in the last Holy Grail War, or maybe the Holy Grail simply malfunctioned.

He discovered the figure of the demon god Amon in the memory of the noose. After being systematically informed of the stories of the Red King, the God of Flowers, the God of Grass, and the essence of the roots, Hoshino Nozomi believed that Amon would definitely seize the Holy Grail and reach the World Tree.

Therefore, he must know what happened in World War IV.

After Zhongli offered to go with him, Weber nodded.

Although he didn't know how strong Zhongli was, Weber had already accepted the fact that "any magician could fight better than him." Moreover, he still had many questions that he hadn't figured out, and he hoped to find clues and get answers during the journey.

Weber led the way in front, and Grey followed closely beside her master. After noticing Zhong Li's gaze, she grabbed the brim of her hat and pulled the hood down hard, trying to cover her face.

"Miss Grey, you don't have to do this."

"Mr. Zhongli, you don't have to be so polite," Gray explained, "I'm not targeting you, I just... don't like others seeing me like this."

Zhongli did not delve into the matter any further and treated it as a minor episode.

"We're here." Weber stopped in front of a building.

After looking around, Weber used a lot of professional terms, but Hoshino Moto only understood one thing - he had hit the jackpot by accident.

Weber: "It seems you already knew it, that's why you gave me directions."

Hoshino Nozomi: "… Mainly because Mr. Weber is so smart."

Let's just leave it at that.

On the way inside, Hoshino couldn't help but ponder.

Could it be that his luck is actually pretty good?

System: [Do you want to open the luck check again? ]

After thinking it over, Hoshino Nozomi decided to give it a try.

【Please conduct a luck appraisal. 】

【Fail.】

When the system prompted a failure, Weber stopped suddenly and his pupils shrank.

The dim light could not block the man's dazzling golden hair. The tall young man leaned sideways, and his scarlet snake eyes narrowed dangerously.

The moment those eyes looked over, the concept of death seemed to be materialized, weighing heavily on my spine.

Weber's breathing stopped and he almost trembled all over.

The scene on the Fuyuki Bridge reappeared before his eyes—the King of Conquerors Iskandar was charging forward, and his opponent was none other than the Heroic Spirit known as the “Hero King,” Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh should not be here.

Shouldn't he...return to the Throne of Heroes?

"Oh?" Gilgamesh frowned unhappily. "Ha, here comes an unpleasant fellow."

I never thought I could encounter gods in modern times.

His eyes swept across the stiff Weber, the vigilant Gray, and finally fell on the calm Zhong Li.

The eyes like molten gold of the setting sun looked at him calmly, without any retreat or fear, as if he was here for a picnic.

Gilgamesh lowered his brows and said, "Miscellaneous cultivators, who allowed you to look directly at me?"

Countless golden circles unfolded behind him, and swords came at him like a violent storm. In the small room, they had almost no room to hide!

“Master!!!”

Gray cried out in surprise. She leaped forward and tried to pull Weber away. Just as her fingertips were about to touch his sleeve, the sword arrived in front of them.

The sharp blade with a cold glow shrank into a thin line in the girl's pupils, about to penetrate the fragile flesh and blood of human beings.

Suddenly, a brown hem of clothing flashed before my eyes. The golden dragon painted on it looked lifelike, as if it was flying in the wind.

Zhong Li raised his hand, and a translucent barrier like topaz suddenly appeared.

"when--"

The sharp blade stopped in mid-air and could no longer move forward!