Chapter 64: Unshakable 07
Once this thought came to my mind, all the strange feelings I had before were explained.
But it was too early to draw a conclusion, so Weber decided to give it a try. He walked to Zhongli's side and raised his hand: "It's nothing, I just found a scratch on the back of my hand."
Gray: “?”
She looked at the intact skin on the back of her master's hand, wondering why he would tell such an obvious lie.
However, Zhong Li believed it.
"It's probably because he accidentally bumped into something sharp," Zhong Li said comfortingly, not smelling any obvious blood. "The wound isn't serious, don't worry."
Gray: “?”
Mr. Zhongli, what are you talking about? The master's hand is in front of you!
Weber withdrew his hand and said, "Mr. Zhongli, I want to tell you something. I hope you won't be angry."
Zhong Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't be angry."
Weber: "My hand wasn't hurt."
Zhong Li: “…”
He was actually tricked by such a low-level trick. After realizing this, Zhong Li's smile froze for a moment. This slight change in expression did not escape Weber's eyes.
But soon, Zhong Li smiled as usual: "Mr. Weber is really sharp. Since you have guessed it, I will not hide it anymore."
He talked about eye problems.
The conjecture was confirmed. In addition to being surprised, Weber also felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. This inexplicable emotion suddenly became clear when Zhongli assured them that it would not affect their daily life and fighting.
He went out of his way to emphasize that he was no different from ordinary people.
Weber suddenly felt a little regretful. This truth is actually not that important.
He didn't know what kind of magic was assisting Zhong Li's actions, but this "defect" would not affect their future actions. His actions just now had no effect other than exposing Zhong Li's scars.
Weber knew very well that magicians were a group of people who had lost their humanity. They treated children as property and tools, and therefore there were many magicians who could not tolerate even the slightest flaw.
Therefore, no matter what the cause of his blindness was, it must have profoundly damaged Zhongli's life for more than 20 years.
...Maybe he should just play dumb and pretend he knows nothing.
Weber apologized. Gray had the same thought and pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.
An awkward atmosphere spread among the three of them.
Zhong Li was also silent and deep in thought.
For example, why did Weber suddenly apologize?
For example, why don’t they talk anymore?
Could it be that they still doubted his own strength and wanted to dissolve the alliance? That was why Weber apologized politely, trying to calm himself down first and then propose to dissolve the alliance?
——In fact, just by looking at the expressions of Weber and Gray, one can guess what they are thinking. Unfortunately, Zhongli can only see two silhouettes standing still.
He could only guess: "If you have any other questions, you can ask them as well. Don't worry, I don't mind."
"No more," Weber shook his head. "Mr. Zhongli, I am still very fortunate to be able to form an alliance with someone as powerful as you."
Gray followed suit and said, "Yes, me too. And I think... I think... Mr. Zhongli is a very good, very good person!"
Zhong Li: “?”
Why are you exaggerating all of a sudden?
Although he didn't understand why, since Weber and Gray had no intention of parting with him, Zhong Li just said "thank you" in return.
Weber explained the pattern on the back of his hand, and after learning that Zhongli did not obtain the Hyphen of the Command Seal, Weber fell into deep thought.
The start time and process of the Holy Grail War are very flexible, because there is no need to wait for all seven guardians to gather. It can be started as long as two of them summon Heroic Spirits first. Therefore, the time for each guardian to summon Heroic Spirits and the time to participate in the war are slightly different.
But if there is no Command Seal Form, it means that the Holy Grail has not chosen this person.
The Holy Grail's selection criteria is "sufficiently strong desire". The previous conversation made Weber confirm that Zhong Li meets this criterion, so there is only one reason why he was not chosen by the Holy Grail:
The seven candidates for the throne have gathered.
After giving his conclusion, Weber felt a little heavy, but Zhongli's response was beyond his expectations.
Zhong Li said: "That's not a problem."
His goal is to prevent the Red King from entering the World Tree through the Holy Grail and prevent the World Tree from being polluted. Therefore, whether he is chosen by the Holy Grail or not is actually not important at all. No one stipulates that only the Lord of the Rings can participate in the Holy Grail War, right?
For him, it would be best if he could destroy the Red King in advance. If not, then he would do it at the right time.
Summon the Stars and smash the Holy Grail.
Weber, who had no idea what dangerous idea Zhongli had, also fell into deep thought.
After absorbing five heroic spirits, the Holy Grail will appear; after absorbing six heroic spirits, you can make a wish; after absorbing seven heroic spirits, you can open the Root Gate.
Weber suddenly realized a problem - when the Holy Grail fulfilled the conditions for making a wish, there was only one pair of master and servant left among the participants. No defeated magician would be foolish enough to fight the Heroic Spirit head-on, so everyone naturally acquiesced that the right to make a wish belonged to the final protector and the Heroic Spirit.
But the actual rules of the Holy Grail's wishing don't seem to require the person making the wish to be a combatant?
So, Mr. Zhongli wants to seize the Holy Grail? ?
With his ability to fight against the King of Heroes, it seems feasible.
Weber was shocked. He had never thought that such a bug could be found.
As expected of Mr. Zhong Li...
Weber praised: "I see, your idea is indeed unique."
Zhong Li praised sincerely: "Mr. Weber is indeed smart."
Gray: “?”
She doesn't understand.
But Master and Mr. Zhongli must have their reasons for suddenly praising each other.
"Master, Mr. Zhongli, let's find a suitable place to build the magic workshop first? Then we can gradually confirm the situation of other participants." She suggested in a low voice.
Weber nodded. It was not yet night, and it was the truce time agreed upon by the combatants.
While looking for a suitable location, they passed by a store and heard a news report on TV. In short, there were several gas explosions in Fuyuki City at night.
Weber understood and said, "It seems someone has already taken action."
"Why do you think so?" Zhongli asked sincerely.
"They used the same excuse to fool the public 10 years ago."
Zhong Li: “…”
Ten years have passed, and the methods used by the top leaders to deceive the people have not changed, but Dongmu has become much more prosperous. Weber studied the terrain carefully, and then vetoed all the locations proposed by Zhongli.
"Mr. Zhongli, do you have any obsession with such a high-end place?"
"Mr. Weber, why do you hate luxurious hotels, especially the upper floors of hotels?"
Weber gave a reason - it was too conspicuous and difficult to escape. During the Fourth World War, his teacher Kenneth chose a similar place, and was almost blown up along with the entire building by other participants.
Zhongli didn't care. His defensive ability was obvious to all. He could ensure that even if the whole building was blown up, they could stay there safely and give the enemy a little Teyvat shock.
Weber pulled out his trump card: "Mr. Zhongli, I am actually still in huge debt."
Gray: "Yes, actually, Master is very poor... No, not rich. He used the reward from the previous mission to pay off his debts immediately."
Weber thought for a moment and decided to give in. Being allies does not mean being together all the time, as long as we can rush to each other in time when there is danger.
"Mr. Zhongli, you can actually live there on your own. I believe in your ability."
He took a look at Zhong Li's exquisite clothes, and added silently in his heart: and financial resources.
Zhong Li: “…”
In the end, he said nothing and followed Weber to the place he had chosen: beautiful scenery with birds singing and flowers blooming, but a little desolate and not very comfortable.
"It can't be helped. There are very few places for outsiders to choose from. The three families of Fuyuki City (Tosaka, Matou, and Einzbern) are the families that built the Holy Grail system and occupied favorable spiritual veins from the beginning," Weber said. "Now I'm not sure whether Caster (magician) has been summoned. If he/she has been summoned, then he/she must have occupied a good place."
After saying this, Weber did not forget to thank Zhong Li: "I didn't expect you were still willing to protect us closely."
Zhong Li: “…”
Zhong Li: "I'll go check out the situation somewhere else first."
Weber: “Thank you for your help.”
Gray: "Please be safe."
*
Winterwood Church.
The sunlight filtered through the window and fell on Gilgamesh's golden hair. The King of Heroes leaned casually on the wooden bench, wondering what he was thinking.
"You seem to be in a good mood." A deep male voice came from behind.
A man in his thirties walked out from the shadows, dressed in black with a cross around his neck.
Kotomine Kirei, a member of the Holy Church and the supervisor of this Holy Grail War.
Gilgamesh: "Found something interesting."
"Hmm? It's rare to see you interested in something," Kotomine Kirei pondered for a moment, "Could it be related to those people who entered Fuyuki City today?"
"Only one is acceptable."
"That's unfortunate for him."
"You, fellow," Gilgamesh snorted, "will be an honor if you can please me."
Kotomine Kirei still insisted on his opinion.
Gilgamesh did not want to say more. He stood up, walked out of the church, and looked down at the entire city from a high place.
He was summoned as an Archer during the Fourth World War and has excellent eyesight - although he never uses a bow, it seems that few Archers in the Holy Grail Wars actually used bows.
In short, he saw Zhong Li easily.
The young man stood in front of a jade shop with his hands behind his back, seemingly discussing something with the clerk, whose smile was almost reaching his ears.
At this moment, Gilgamesh suddenly met his gaze.
Thousands of meters away, Zhong Li noticed him.
Gilgamesh raised his eyebrows and headed to where Zhongli was.
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The clerk thought he had met a sucker who knew the goods, and was excitedly calculating how much commission he could get, but he didn't know that the handsome young man in front of him actually didn't want to come in at all.
Logically, Hoshino Nozomi shouldn't know that this is a jade shop, but the attributes of the rock god are always resonating with the rocks. Even if he can't see it, he knows what is inside, and naturally, he can also identify the quality.
Hoshino Nozomi originally planned to pretend that she didn't see it. There were no important people around watching, so it should be okay to give up role-playing for the time being.
However--
System: [Host, the Hero King is watching you. ]
Xing Yewang: “…”
He turned around abruptly, walked in, and when he was about to pay, he looked in the direction of Gilgamesh.
—Come down and pay me.