The sword drawing and king election meeting was presided over by the great magician Merlin himself, and with this big guy here, no one dared to mess around, and they all obediently lined up and went to the stage one by one to try.

It doesn't matter if they fail, Merlin allows the losers to re-queue and try again. In short, as long as you feel that you still have the strength, no one will stop you even if you try to get old.

However, in this way, it is inevitable that the time of the conference will be greatly prolonged, and from the beginning of the sun to the middle of the moon, the people who try to draw the sword have never been cut off. Take, for example, the young man who had spoken to Artoria before, who had tried five or six times, and still did not give up, and after hastily eating the meal brought by the servant of the house, he went back to the queue.

Artoria, by contrast, stood out from the crowd, as she was the only one of the three who had never drawn a sword. As for the other two, they are naturally Merlin as the host, and Zhou Xiaoning, who has disappeared.

Although she had no intention of drawing her sword, Artoria had no intention of leaving, and she stood from day to night, not even moving her position. She was waiting, waiting for the man who could replace her and become King of Great Britain.

Zhou Xiaoning stood incognito not far from Artoria, and it stands to reason that with Artoria's intuition, his existence should have been discovered a long time ago after such a long time. But until now, Artoria has not reacted at all, and it can be seen that her energy is all focused on the sword in the stone and the person who drew it, so much so that she neglects the perception of her surroundings.

"Huh!"

Zhou Xiaoning sighed, of course he understood why Artoria was like this, but it was precisely because of this that he felt pity for Artoria. In fact, Artoria is actually an innocent girl, but Merlin and others forcibly put the burden of revitalizing Great Britain on her shoulders, so that in the end she was crushed, but she still gritted her teeth and insisted, never thinking about herself.

"What people!"

Although Artoria lowered her perception of her surroundings, she was not deaf, and such a clear sigh sounded in her ears, how could she not hear it.

"You haven't eaten for almost a day, and you should be hungry. Now, these are for you. ”

Zhou Xiaoning withdrew his invisibility, and then, as if by magic, with a palm of his hand, there was an extra two-meter-high lunch box in his hand.

This is specially prepared by Zhou Xiaoning according to Artoria's appetite, and the food in it should be able to fill her stomach for eight points.

"Xiao Ning, why are you!"

Artoria showed a look of surprise, she fused the memories of her future self, and naturally she would not be unfamiliar with Zhou Xiaoning. But shouldn't he stay more than a thousand years later, how could he be here?

"Besides, I don't know the exact time when you made your wish, and I'm worried that when the Holy Grail sent you over, you had already drawn your sword and pulled it out, so I had to escort you personally."

Zhou Xiaoning shrugged his shoulders indifferently, not taking the journey through thousands of years of time seriously at all.

"Thank you, thank you."

Artoria was really moved, in her opinion, Zhou Xiaoning just gave up everything in the future to help her realize an illusory wish, and she didn't know if she could realize it. This affection made Artoria a little at a loss, except for constantly thanking her, she didn't seem to be able to think of anything to respond to Zhou Xiaoning.

"Okay, okay, we don't need to say thank you to each other. Let's eat first. ”

Zhou Xiaoning smiled and waved his hand, in fact, the situation is not as serious as Artoria thought, it is not easy to come from the future to the present, but it is not a matter of Zhou Xiaoning's words to return to the future from now, I believe that Gaia and Alayah should sell him this face.

Artoria didn't know what Zhou Xiaoning was thinking, her attention had been attracted by Zhou Xiaoning's injured lunch. In fact, if Zhou Xiaoning didn't say it, Artoria didn't think it, but after he said this, and even took out the real thing with a tempting smell, Artoria immediately rumbled with hunger.

Although it fuses the memories of his future self, it is Artoria at this time who dominates. At this time, she is not like her in the future, she has experienced countless challenges and tribulations, and has developed the ability to collapse in front of Mount Tai without changing her face. At this time, Artoria's face was still very tender, and when she realized that she was ugly in front of Zhou Xiaoning, her cheeks suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him.

Zhou Xiaoning couldn't help but look a little stupid, shy Artoria, this is really the first time I've seen it!

Fortunately, Zhou Xiaoning quickly came back to his senses, and finally did not expose his gaffe side to Artoria.

Zhou Xiaoning coughed dryly, in order to hide his embarrassment, and said, "What, eat first, eat." ”

As soon as he heard this, the desire for food instantly overcame the shyness in his heart, and Artoria, who had been at the dinner table before, returned.

Half an hour later, Artoria was satisfied, and politely wiped her mouth with a wet towel. This time, she was obviously really hungry, not to mention eating the box of bento, and adding more than a dozen after-dinner desserts, which finally filled her stomach. And in this process, Zhou Xiaoning didn't move a single chopstick, just watching Artoria eat, he felt full.

At this time, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, and the venue, which had been a little crowded before, had become empty, and many people had given up drawing their swords and gone home. There are only a few unbelievers or brainless people left here, including the young man.

"Liya, aren't you really going to pull out the sword in the stone? You can also see that no one can pull out the sword in the stone anymore except you. ”

"Say no more!"

Artoria directly interrupted Zhou Xiaoning's words, and then said with a sad face: "If I go up and pull out the sword in the stone, everything will return to its original trajectory, and Great Britain will still be destroyed, in this case, what's the point of me coming back?" ”

"Of course there is, because you have experienced it, so you know what you are wrong, and if you correct it, wouldn't it be the same to change the outcome of Great Britain. What's more, instead of putting an unknown person on the throne, it is better for you to do it yourself. Now, knowing the historical trajectory is your greatest advantage, and it's like playing a game where you have mastered the strategy of clearing the level, and it is difficult to lose if you want to. What's more, with me by your side, I will help you. ”

Zhou Xiaoning looked directly at Artoria with his eyes and said conclusively.

Suddenly, Artoria felt that Zhou Xiaoning's words also made some sense, and her original thoughts began to waver.

"That'...... What should I do? ”

"First of all, let's start by accepting yourself as a daughter. Leah, go be the queen! ”