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On the same day, Tosaka Shirou's room.

Tosaka Shirou is very skilled in bandaging, as if he had bandaged people countless times.

There were burn marks everywhere on Abner's skin, and red flesh overflowed from under his fair skin, bulging and bleeding pus.

Even Abner could not counteract the heat of Saber's sword of fire, and almost the entire river where he built his workshop was evaporated, and naturally, Abner on top of the river would inevitably be burned by the scorching water.

When the wound was treated, neither of them spoke, and the scene was very embarrassing for a while.

In retrospect, these two people misunderstood each other from the beginning, so those actions that seemed to be protective behaviors, under the principle of concern and chaos, everything was interpreted by the other party as malice, which can only be said to be a prank of fate.

"I'm sorry."

The silence was broken by Abner, the blonde young teacher who lowered his head and let the golden strands of hair hang down his face.

"Without confirmation, they rashly attacked."

He was talking about the first time the two met.

The timing was really bad.

If it were just two people who met, then with the character of EBNER, they would definitely say: "I am EBNER Fergus Winifred, who is coming?" Tell your name and fight the enemy with dignity.

The name of the Heroic Spirit often signifies his weakness, but the Master doesn't matter.

If it was Shirou, I'm afraid he would have asked first, "Who are you and what are you going to do to Mina?" ”

Unfortunately, the situation at that time had [preconditions].

Before Abner met Shirou, he was helping Mina deal with Hicks, a tricky figure driven to madness by Surut's demons, and naturally he was full of the urgency of fighting and the urgency to save people, and he didn't have so much room to report to his home.

The same goes for Shirou, who was solving the incident of random murder and collection of corpses caused by the Assassin before meeting Abner. He chased and killed all the way, and he was already made enthusiastic by the battle, where could he still stay calm? And Mina had already used the gem he had kept as his hole card before that, and of course Shirou remembered that it was the gem he gave to Rin and was transferred to Mina by Rin.

It contains Rin's half-life magical painstaking efforts, just to give Mina the most complete protection. This stone was thrown out by Mina, indicating that she had reached the most dangerous time, Shirou naturally had no time to scruple, and when he saw that Abner and they were approaching Mina, he could only lead the bow to rescue.

This blow officially attracted misunderstanding, and both sides were trying to protect Mina, but instead they ended up in a mess...... That's really ......

Hearing Abner's apology, Shirou hurried to comfort him. Of course, he knew that at that time, it was certainly not his problem.

Moreover, it is useless to hold accountable now. We must find a way to get Mina back.

Mina's words...... It should be safe for the time being. ”

Abner speculated.

"Why?"

While bandaging the wound, Shirou asked strangely.

From Rin Tosaka's mouth, he somewhat understood this young man, as a standard magician, he would never make meaningless speculations, he would say this, indicating that there was something that made him believe so.

"Because...... My disciple is only a good old man for idiots, and I trust him very much. If it were him, he wouldn't have sat idly by, and if you hadn't found Miss Mina in the ruins, then I'm afraid you were rescued by my stupid student. If there is an archer, the survival rate should be guaranteed. ”

"Well, [good old idiot]......"

Shirou suddenly smiled, not paying attention, as if he had returned to his own time.

Think about yourself, it was the same back then, Saber was about to kill Archer with one blow, but he suddenly appeared and stopped her attack, oops......

Moreover, even if you know that the other party is an enemy, you still can't kill each other, but you still try to save the other party...... Back then, Tosaka didn't scold him for being a good man...... Really, there is a sense of loneliness that has passed by time.

"Before that, let's sort out our thoughts, I remember, Mr. Ermelo should have commissioned you to send me something, right?"

Abner's words made Shirou suddenly stunned, he smiled awkwardly, and quickly took out the black iron box in his arms like a treasure and handed it to him.

"I almost didn't remember it, it's well preserved."

Shirou didn't even protect his mobile phone, but he protected this iron box well, which shows that he attaches great importance to this thing.

"Here's ...... What the? ”

Hearing Shirou's question, EBNER's mysterious result box was opened.

Inside was a mediocre-looking lump of mud.

"Sure enough...... Is that so? Teacher Ermelo ......"

For some reason, the corners of Abner's eyes suddenly moistened. Shirou was confused, and looked at him quietly, waiting for him to explain to himself.

"It's ...... Relic. Shirou seniors. This is...... The clay of the Knight's Tomb...... Teacher he ...... Did you give up in the end......"

"So, what's the use of that?"

Shirou asked curiously.

The Holy Grail War is supposed to be a battle between seven Heroic Spirits, and even if there are Heroic Spirits exiting, it should theoretically not be able to summon additional Heroic Spirits.

So, why prepare the Holy Relic when the Holy Grail War has progressed to the present?

"Well, then...... I'm going to talk a little longer. ”

Abner smiled wryly, analyzing the information he had learned from his contact with Ermelo II.

First of all, there are two fundamental doubts about this Holy Grail War.

First, there is no such thing as the Holy Grail.

The core of the Holy Grail War, the almighty wishing machine, the Great Holy Grail has been dismantled, and it was disintegrated by Rin Tosaka and Ermelo II together. Since there is no Holy Grail, there is no Holy Grail War, that's it.

Second, the Holy Grail War summons the Heroic Spirits, not humans.

Such a huge consumption of mana is not something that humans can do. As mentioned before, the Great Holy Grail has been dismantled, so there must be something that contains great magic power, secretly providing magic for the Holy Grail War.

"So...... Monarch Ermelo II really wants me to tell you: if this so-called Holy Grail War really goes to the final decisive battle, then the decisive place is not Qianxi, but Beijing. ”

Shirou was still quite confident in his memory, and he was sure of it, but Albernar nodded and said, "That's right, it's exactly the same as my guess." ”

If it's not the Holy Grail that feeds the energy...... Another possibility has to be considered.

Leylines.

In China, it is called the dragon vein. Since ancient times, when dynasties determine the capital, they must first confirm the feng shui, choose the gathering point with the most abundant dragon veins, and use it as the capital city to pray for good weather and good weather.

Beijing, as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, is naturally the area where the dragon veins are most concentrated, in fact, when Alberner came here to reconnoiter in advance, he found that the veins here are active and scary.

For magicians, the spiritual veins here are simply [terrifying] level. If you can build your own workshop on it...... I'm afraid, it's not just as simple as doing more with less.

A small contrast has to be made here.

Japan has a land area of less than 380,000 square kilometers and China has a land area of more than 9.6 million square kilometers.

In such a vast land, the criss-crossing dragon veins are like a huge irregular spider web, enveloping the entire territory of China. All things are alive, and the surging of the earth's veins that have been stored is far from being comparable to that of Japanese Fuyuki.

Fuyuki only needs 60 years of savings to make the Great Holy Grail full of the magic power to summon Heroic Spirits.

If......

What about the dragon veins of China?

Gathering the vast dragon veins that cover about a quarter of Asia, and the vast magic that rushes through them, it is easy to summon the Heroic Spirits and start a Holy Grail War.

This would explain another question, why the level of Heroic Spirits in this Holy Grail War is so high.

Because, in this Holy Grail War, it is the existence that is responsible for providing magic power that contains far more magic than the Holy Grail...... Dragon Vein.

Indeed, from the perspective of occultism alone, the Holy Grail containing the Third Law is far superior to ordinary dragon veins, but the precipitation of magic power is enough to make up for everything.

Since the formation of the first feudal dynasty in China [Xia Dynasty], more than 4,000 years of magic have been accumulated, which is enough for it to take on the power to simulate all miracles.

"But, can this kind of thing really be done?"

"I can't do it."

Abner categorically denied it.

"There is a decisive difference between the Great Chalice and the Dragon Vein, and that is that the Great Chalice is a [port]. For example, just like an internal combustion engine and gasoline, the internal combustion engine must be used to compare it with each other. I'm just talking about the pros and cons of the [fuel] that these two machines have tested. ”

Albert subconsciously used an example that he thought was superficial, but he didn't notice that it was a very scientific example that was not [magical] at all. But fortunately, Shirou is also a magician who has little to do with magic, and when he hears this kind of example, he feels even more familiar.

"So, what really acts as an [internal combustion engine]?"

Shirou asked.

"I don't know...... But...... According to my speculation...... Probably...... It's [the mandate of heaven, longevity and eternal prosperity]. ”

Abner suddenly said a word in Chinese, of course, with his English tongue, the Chinese he spoke was so bad that he couldn't listen to it.

Received the mandate of heaven, both longevity and eternal prosperity. These eight characters had a decisive influence on ancient China.

This is...... The words engraved on the jade seal of the country.

Just like the flag of the troops when marching to battle, it is a symbol of the spirit.

For the Demon Dao, the [Occult Connection] is more important than the [True Conclusion].

The jade seal, as the name suggests, is the real king, a symbol of the unification of China, and the kings of all dynasties regard it as the "formality" of their own dragon chairs. No matter how the dynasty changes, only this heirloom jade seal has always been regarded as the orthodox representative of the Chinese emperor.

If it's it...... Naturally, it can gather and condense the dragon veins under the rule of the emperors of China...... At last...... Transform into magic and accumulate it. Legend has it that the jade seal of the country has the magical effect of [rejuvenating the country and Anbang], and it is not unreasonable that the jade seal that draws on the day and the moon and gathers the magic power of the whole territory is equivalent to a talisman with infinite magic power.

Moreover, in foreign circulation, it is not a person who obtains the jade seal of the country and becomes an emperor. Rather, it is that the jade seal of the country feels that someone has the appearance of an emperor, and appears at his side and guides him to become an emperor, which can also explain why the jade seal of the country has disappeared several times and reappeared several times.

For ordinary people, this is just a beautiful reverie.

However, for the occult, the meaning is not at all.

"You mean, it's some kind of occult item with self-awareness, like the Great Grail?"

"Quite possibly. I don't have proof, but ...... According to my speculation, it should be like this. After all, I don't know much about China, and all I can think of is the jade seal of the country. In this case, it is also easy to understand what the teacher said about "the decisive battle will be in Beijing". Because the capital of the Qing Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty in China, is here, the jade seal, as an imperial symbol, has the greatest chance of remaining in Beijing. ”

"I see...... I understand the meaning...... But...... What does this have to do with relics? ”

Shirou reminded him awkwardly that he didn't get to the point.

Abner smiled bitterly, and when he was not paying attention, he talked too much, expounded too much about his interests, but forgot to explain them to him.

"I'm sorry, I'll explain it to you right away."