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When Duanmuhuai woke up, it was already early morning.

"Hooah..."

Yawning, Duanmuhuai walked out of the bedroom and came to the living room, where he saw that Matthew and Medea had also woken up.

"Good morning, MASTER."

"Hey, morning, where are Lorena and Sakura?"

"Miss Lorena took Sakura out for morning exercise. She's nearby. There shouldn't be any problems."

"Yeah, I guess so."

Hearing Matthew's answer, Duanmu Huai nodded, then sat down on the chair. Medea also hurriedly brought him a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Medea."

"You are welcome."

Facing Duanmu Huai's thanks, Medea smiled slightly and sat aside. At this time, Ma Xiu also came over and looked at Duanmu Huai worriedly.

"MASTER, regarding Miss Sakura...what should we do?"

"It seems impossible to let her go back to our home now. If that doesn't work, just take her back to Chaldea..."

Duanmuhuai sighed helplessly. According to Tosaka Tokiomi's idea, if he sends Sakura back, he will only find another family to sell her to. If that doesn't work, he can only take her to Chaldea. Well, anyway, the Chaldean family has a big business and cannot even afford to raise a child.

"Anyway, that's it for now. Let's go, Caster. Tell me about the inherent barrier again. I plan to practice it again."

"Okay! MASTER."

That's right, after being set up by RIDER with the inherent barrier, Duanmu Huai also specifically asked CASTER what the inherent barrier was. Then RIDER told him that it was a subspecies of magic similar to fantasy visualization, a magic that replaced the real world with the user's mental landscape and wrapped the entire space in a small world egg.

Of course, although inherent enchantments are said to be magic, not only magicians can use them. A strong man like RIDER, who is similar to Duanmu Huai, is not a magician at first glance, but inherent enchantments can also be used, right?

After listening to CASTER's explanation, an idea suddenly came to Duanmuhuai's mind.

In this case, can I create a similar inherent barrier? After all, according to CASTER, the inherent barrier is the scenery remembered in a person's heart. In other words, as long as Duanmu Huai recalls his own experience in the game, can he project the game into reality? Forming an inherent barrier on a cosmic scale? If that's the case, wouldn't it be more convenient to fight the Chaos Evil God?

After all, according to Caster, the biggest problem with inherent barriers is the consumption of magic power. In other words, as long as you have enough magic power, creating an inherent barrier the size of the solar system is not a problem, right?

So in this way, when I fight other enemies, can I summon a fleet of players from a galaxy? After all, Duanmu Huai was mainly a vanguard in the game at that time, so he naturally knew many fellow players who were equally powerful and had super powerful fleets. For Duanmu Huai, his biggest problem at the moment was to fight against the evil god alone. He is weak alone, but according to what Caster said - he can completely create an inherent barrier, and then copy all the players who originally played the evil god together, wouldn't he be able to fight?

Although Duanmu Huai is not a professional player and has never participated in professional competitions, there are many strong players in the group who cheat players. There are even some people who are no worse than professional players. In fact, even Duanmu Huai's level would be considered top-notch if he were to play professionally. It's just that not everyone likes to be a professional player for fun.

Duanmu Huai knew an inquisitor player from the Cult of Mechanicus. His skills were even better than those of the strongest Martian Mechanical Sage in the professional league at that time, but he was from a wealthy family with a big business. According to him, I pretended to be in the game. You have such a great pussy, you can do whatever you want, why should you go to the league to sell your butt to other people...

Therefore, the saying that masters are among the people is really not just talk. Especially in the field of games, many people invest less talent, energy and money than those of professional players or professional teams, but they are not willing to play games. According to them, playing games is for leisure and entertainment, and I can play however I want. But if you have to work, it’s not entertainment, it’s suffering...

For example, one-third of the free players in the Bounty Hunter League that Duan Muhuai belonged to at the time had mid-to-upper-level professional standards, but they were just too lazy to work. If the Bounty Hunter League and the professional league really wanted to compete, it would not be possible. Who wins?

In fact, the two sides actually fought.

After all, this game is an online game, so the equipment that professional players need must also be obtained through formal game channels before they can be used in the league. Therefore, many rare equipments need to be snatched by professional players. Once before, a player in the Bounty Hunter League obtained a particularly powerful rare item, and then was targeted by the popular championship team of the league at the time. Then the boss came forward and expressed his desire to acquire it.

Then the player will definitely not give it to me, and then the professional team will get upset. I am a professional, and asking you for equipment is a compliment to you, but you actually don’t give it to me? Then don't blame me for robbing you.

Then he was violently beaten up on the spot.

Can this be tolerated? After returning home, the professional team issued a public relations statement, naming the Bounty Hunter Alliance and saying that they did not understand the overall situation and were unwilling to contribute to the league. We wanted to buy his equipment with good intentions, but he actually refused to sell it, so that if we lose when the time comes, It must be blamed on a selfish player alliance and so on...

Because the professional league was very popular at the time, many players also stood on the side of public relations and criticized the Bounty Hunter Alliance for not knowing the general situation. However, the Bounty Hunter Alliance was immediately unhappy. I don’t want to sell my things, but you can’t steal them if they don’t. , you’re still putting a big hat on me, right? What if you really think I can’t do you?

Then after the professional team made the announcement, they felt that the right time, place and people were right. This was a sure thing, so they once again brought the professional team and a large fleet of players to negotiate with the Bounty Hunter Alliance. The Bounty Hunter Alliance was not afraid and raised their middle finger on the spot and the talks collapsed. The two sides started fighting directly.

The scene was extremely chaotic for a while. In fact, in order to compete for this equipment, not only the professional team wanted it, but other teams also wanted it. Originally, they thought of gathering the power of domestic professional teams to snatch equipment from a mere group of players.

The result was that after a war that lasted for half a month, the professional team was beaten by the Bounty Hunter League to the point where even the mother did not know it. A lot of equipment and warships that were supposed to be used in league competitions were either robbed or destroyed. In the end They can only give in.

On the one hand, most of the bounty hunters are cheaters and do not participate in competitions. Everyone is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. If I ruin it, I can start it again. If you are finished, you can only go to the professional league and run naked. And after I win, When looking for customers, you can even say, "We once beat the XX team's XXX to pieces." Then they will not only give you more money, but also get more business, right?

It's pretty clear who's losing.

Of course, it is impossible for professional teams to endure such a tone. After losing at the beginning, many teams even wrote soft articles to write public relations and angrily criticized these cheating players for not following martial ethics, having no sense of national honor, and even He put all the blame for his team's poor performance in the playoffs on the Bounty Hunter Alliance.

So there were still many voices suppressing it at the beginning.

But it soon became silent.

On the one hand, most of the people in the Bounty Hunter League are commissioned by brushing orders, black and red are also red. You also advertise for us for free. If someone entrusts brushing orders, the price can be higher.

On the other hand - many big guys in the league are sponsors of professional teams, or they sponsor professional teams just because they like to play games. As a result, I saw the good guy. The dog I raised turned around and bit me. The gaming experience was extremely bad. Can I bear it?

Of course not, they just decisively withdraw their investment, and six of the twenty-four league teams were immediately turned into motherless orphans. This is not a big deal, so they should be disbanded on the spot.

For example, the team that caused trouble before had a flagship of the Goddess of Glory exploded during the battle between the two sides. By coincidence, that flagship belonged to the prince of the investment company of the team's sponsor. As a result, the prince got angry and found his father. I angrily scolded you for investing in something and blew up the flagship I had worked so hard to save. When the latter heard that this was okay, he stopped the investment negotiations with the sponsor company on the spot. The sponsor had worked hard to attract investment, and of course he did not want to be cheated. In the end, after asking around to find out the whole story, he was speechless. .

What can be done? The only way to save the car is to lose the pawn. Can a mere league champion team compete with the life and death of an international company?

This is just like football. Your club won the Champions League and cannot make money for the company. If people say it is for sale, it will be sold. Who cares how many fans you have.

This is one of the reasons why Duanmu Huai is unwilling to pursue a career. He can play as he wants, but when he becomes a wage earner, he has to be like a grandson, and his destiny is no longer in his own hands. Don't look at how prosperous those professional players are. If they say to suppress them, they will suppress them. If they say to disband, they will disband. It doesn't matter how many millions of fans you have.

After that, there has never been such an open robbery. When professional players saw the Bounty Hunter League, they even shrank away, for fear of provoking some prince to stop the sponsorship of their team, or their team lost a pawn to save the handlebar. I kicked myself...

So you see, it’s not that easy to be a professional player.

The later large-scale dungeons of the Evil God are all team battles, and Duanmu Huai naturally knows many strong people. If he can develop a unique barrier in the battle with the Chaos Evil God and recreate them in his memory, then the winning rate will be increased by at least 20%. no?

It's better than dealing with the Chaos Evil God alone.

However, this inherent barrier is indeed troublesome. Duanmu Huai was also discussing and experimenting with Caster. Fortunately, he had enough magic power, and Medea, as a magician from the Gods, also had sufficient knowledge reserves, so it didn’t take much effort to create it. Solved the biggest problem.

But theory alone is not enough. Whether the inherent barrier built by oneself is the same as other people's inherent barrier can only be determined after comparison. Fortunately, in this Holy Grail War, there happens to be a servant who also knows how to use the inherent barrier.

Moreover, he did appear in front of Duanmu Huai.

Fuyuki City in the middle of the night was as dead as ever.

The entire city seemed to be closed off, and there was not a single soul on the streets illuminated by street lights. Duanmuhuai stood on the Dongmu Bridge and looked at the two-way carriageway in front of him - there was not even a single car passing here on a cold winter night, as if all the people in this city had completely disappeared.

But not long after, Duanmu Huai saw several figures walking towards him.

"Why?"

After seeing the figure opposite clearly, Matthew's eyes widened in surprise, and even Medea showed a surprised expression. The reason is simple, that is, the servants who appear in front of them are not the same.

But three.

SABER, RIDER, LANCER.

"I really didn't expect that you would join forces, but it's not bad."

Duanmu Huai picked up the war hammer and stepped forward.

"Wait a minute, Master of CASTER!"

However, at this moment, RIDER suddenly stretched out his hand to signal Duanmu Huai to stop.

"Huh? What's the matter? RIDER?"

"Speaking of which, I haven't introduced myself yet."

Staring at Duanmuhuai, RIDER grinned.

"My name is Iskandar the Conqueror, and I am participating in this Holy Grail War as a RIDER! Master Duanmu Huai of CASTER, I am impressed by your bravery, so I ask you if you are willing to give the Holy Grail Give it to me? If you give the Holy Grail to me, I will treat you as a friend and share the joy of conquering the world with you!"

"...Conquer the world?? You're not saying that you want to use the Holy Grail to achieve your wish to conquer the world, are you?"

Duanmu Huai blinked. To be honest, he hadn't heard such an old-fashioned wish for a long time.

"Of course not! How can I conquer the world with this broken cup! Conquest is my dream, and I just entrust this first step to the Holy Grail to realize it! After all, even if we appear in the real world with magic power, we are only servants in the final analysis, and I can't Not satisfied with this, I want to gain a physical body again, be reborn as a human, and then head towards heaven and earth in an upright manner to achieve my conquest - that is my way to become a king!"

"……………………"

Not only Duanmuhuai was stunned, but Matthew and Medea were also stunned.

"...Could it be that those two were persuaded by you?"

Duanmuhuai looked at SABER and LANCER next to the King of Conqueror, who shook his head hurriedly.

"Of course we will not agree to this stupid and childish request. We are just temporarily standing on the same front."

"Quite interesting."

Duanmuhuai nodded.

"But don't you think it's impossible to convince me just by talking? King of Conquerors."

"Hahaha, that's true. If that's the case, then let you see the glory and pride of me, Iskandar!!"

With RIDER's loud laughter, he suddenly opened his arms, and then a white light flashed. The next moment, Duanmu Huai and others appeared again in the inherent barrier of the desert wind and sand.

But this time, footsteps sounded.

It was not the footsteps of one or two people, but the uniform footsteps of thousands of people.

"I am not a magician, and this inherent barrier is not my power."

As he spoke, RIDER raised his hand.

"This is the land where our army once galloped, and the eternal scenery of the warriors who shared the joys and sorrows with me!"

Like a mirage, countless soldiers holding spears and shields appeared behind RIDER. Seeing this scene, not only Duanmuhuai, but also SABER and LANCER were shocked.

"These... are all servants?"

"Yes, the reason why this world can reappear is because it is imprinted on the hearts of each of us! Look, this is my army! Even if the body is destroyed, their souls are still summoned. Among them, my most legendary Loyal warriors, eternal friends who have responded to my call across time and space! They are my most precious treasure! My royal way! This is Iskandar’s most powerful treasure—the King’s Army!”

"……………………"

I have to say that Duanmu Huai was shocked by the scene in front of him. It was not because of the simple army, but because of the principle of this inherent barrier - no matter life or death, as long as King Fan gave an order, his ministers They will all gather together without hesitation to accompany the king's footsteps and move forward.

There was no hesitation.

"The so-called king——is the one who lives the most exciting life! The one who fascinates everyone! Only the one who gathers the faith of all brave men and guides everyone forward can be the king! So——the king is not alone! Because of his great ambition , that is what all the subjects want!”

“————————!!”

The army of heroic spirits raised their weapons high, cheered loudly, and responded. The momentum was enough to shock people.

In fact, even Duanmu Huai was amazed by the scene in front of him.

"MASTER…………!"

Medea and Matthew were also approaching Duanmuhuai at this moment. Even they didn't know how to face this almost endless army. SABER and LANCER were also shocked by this miracle and could not speak for a long time.

What an irony.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Duanmu Huai suddenly felt a sense of ridiculous ridicule in his heart.

Think about it carefully, if the Emperor becomes a heroic spirit, how many people will be willing to answer his call?

If RIDER becomes the Emperor, what will happen to the Great Crusade of Mankind?

"How? This is my king's royal way!"

Rider sat on the horse, stared at Duanmuhuai, and spoke again.

"Are you willing to accompany me and conquer this world together?!"

"……………………"

Hearing this, Duanmuhuai fell into silence. Even SABER and LANCER were quite nervous. They didn't know what choice Duanmuhuai would make. After all, this man has proven with indisputable facts that he is the strongest on the field, so his choice will also affect the final outcome of the Holy Grail War.

After a moment, Duanmu Huai raised his head.

"Indeed, everything you showed shocked me, King of Conquerors. In return, let me tell you a story."

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai raised his head.

"Conquer - yes, this is the desire of mankind, but it is not just the earth. King of Conqueror, just this land cannot satisfy the desire of mankind!"

“——————————”

As Duanmuhuai spoke, suddenly, a low roar sounded, and then, a dark shadow enveloped the sun in the desert, and the wind and sand howled, and everyone couldn't help but step back. They raised their heads in surprise and looked towards the sky. Go—and then opened his eyes wide.

In the sky, giant battleships were slowly descending from the sky. They were like magnificent fortresses in the air. The giant gun barrels on both sides were aimed in all directions like guards guarding the city wall.

"In the distant future that you don't know, human footsteps have left the earth and headed for the stars."

Duanmuhuai spoke calmly, but at this moment everyone else was already stunned.

"The ruler of mankind has appeared. His name is the Emperor - well, by the way, this is not my business, nor is it my friend's business. You don't need to judge me."

Noticing the strange looks others were looking at him, Duanmu Huai hurriedly clarified that this was not some "I have a friend" cover-up, and he didn't want to be compared with that shameless bastard.

"At that time, he will take mankind to the starry sky, conquer every shining star in the starry sky, and turn everything into the property of the human empire!"

"Oh oh oh!"

Listening to Duanmu Huai's words, the Conqueror King seemed to have seen some novel toy, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"This was a grand expedition, an expedition to conquer the stars. Under the leadership of the Emperor, people crossed the stars and conquered every planet they saw. However..."

After saying this, Duanmuhuai snorted softly.

"The Emperor chose to retreat before the Great Crusade was over. He claimed that he had more important things than the Great Crusade. In order to protect mankind, he left the expedition front and returned to the palace. And the soldiers he abandoned They began to become confused and confused, and eventually, they started a rebellion, which brought an end to mankind's great expedition to conquer the stars."

Duanmu Huai looked at the Conquering King.

"What do you think? Conqueror King? What do you think of the Emperor's actions?"

"I can't understand it at all!"

RIDER clenched his fists and showed an angry expression.

"Such a conquest is so heart-warming! However, he left his lost subjects behind, a man intoxicated by his petty ideals with a sacred attitude! He blindly saves his subjects but never guides them. Such a person You don’t deserve to be called a king at all!”

"Wait, RIDER, how could you say that."

Hearing this, SABER couldn't help it.

"If the emperor really wants to protect mankind, then this is the right thing to do!"

"Correct? So are you the correct slave?"

"Of course, dedicating yourself to your ideals and protecting the people is the way to be a king!"

"hehe……………"

Faced with SABER's answer, RIDER laughed.

"King who bears the name of a knight, your justice and ideals may have saved the country and the people for a while, so your name will be passed down to this day. However, what will happen to those who are saved? You don’t know, don’t you?”

"you……………"

Upon hearing RIDER's words, SABER turned pale, but she still gritted her teeth.

"If that's the case, isn't it the same for you, RIDER? The empire you built with your own hands eventually fell apart, and aren't you at all unwilling to do so? Don't you want to do it all over again?"

"Of course not!"

RIDER waved his hand fiercely.

"If my decision and my ministers lead to such a result, then destruction is inevitable. I will mourn and shed tears, but I will never regret it!"

It would be great if the emperor could be as free and easy as RIDER, but unfortunately the old bacon sitting on the golden toilet didn't think so.

Listening to the conversation between SABER and RIDER, Duanmuhuai closed his eyes and sighed. This is why Duanmuhuai never thought of convincing the emperor. It was simple. The emperor's will was that only he could save mankind. He didn't trust humanity. The Emperor firmly believed that only he could save humanity, and so did everyone else.

But Duanmuhuai is different.

He had never believed that the Emperor could save humanity, especially not when he believed so himself. This is also the reason why Duanmuhuai "raises gu". The only person who can save mankind is mankind itself. Even if there is no Emperor, someone will start a new Great Crusade, which may succeed or fail, and may be more exciting than the Emperor's Great Crusade.

The other human civilizations encountered on the way to the Human Empire also proved this point. It is not only under the leadership of the Emperor that mankind can prosper and develop. Even without the leadership of the Emperor, humanity could still fight the warp and build a new civilization.

In the final analysis, the reason why these human civilizations were destroyed by the Human Empire was not because the Emperor was right, but simply because the Emperor's army was stronger.

But alas, the law of the jungle is the nature of this world. From this point of view, the Emperor is indeed right.

"Ahem, you two, I think now is not the time for you to argue."

Duanmuhuai coughed and interrupted RIDER and SABER who were arguing.

"In fact, I very much agree with RIDER's opinion. He is not a king at all, nor does he deserve to be called an emperor. He is just a rotten and smelly old bacon. But it doesn't matter."

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai looked at RIDER.

"You have shown your sincerity, King of Conquerors, and I have also shown mine. This is the power of mankind that once crossed the galaxy and conquered every star within sight! Now, try using your kingly way. , how do you conquer it!"

"very good!"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, RIDER smiled excitedly.

"You have to grab what you want, this is my kingly way! Look, your interesting toys will also become my king's trophies!!"

As he spoke, RIDER drew out his long sword and pointed it forward.

"attack-----!!"

Following RIDER's order, an army of thousands of heroic spirits rushed towards the enemy in front like a torrent, shouting. Duanmu Huai just stood there, watching the scene in front of him. Above him, macro cannons shifted their direction and aimed at the ground.

Then, Duanmuhuai gave the order calmly.

"Fire."