Although Chu Xuan's battle plan seems ordinary, it contains tricks such as bait, chaining, vertical and horizontal, and long-distance close attacks, which can be described as a great coincidence, but in the end, it is not undignified, so it is very much in line with Artoria's appetite.

As a good commander, Artoria does not reject the use of stratagem, but the word "mean" is something she will never tolerate, because there are many things in this world that are more important than victory and more than life - and that is morality and justice.

Artoria thought about it carefully, thinking that this basic combat plan was quite old-fashioned, and there were a lot of back-hands, and in the case of the unclear situation between the enemy and us, it should already be the best means to deal with it, she nodded with satisfaction, and initially agreed with Chu Xuan's status as a "military advisor":

"I can't think of a better plan than this, and it's also my luck to be able to fight side by side with a master like Chu Xuan.

If I had listened to Merlin in the first place, I probably wouldn't have ......."

Artoria inadvertently mentions Merlin again, but she realizes that something is wrong with her halfway through her emotions and immediately stops talking.

"There are no ifs in this world, everything is inevitable in chance.

Maybe you're in a parallel world, and you're listening to Merlin's words a little more, but because your knowledge, experience, and surname don't change much, your behavior, your judgment about something, or the way you make about it, it won't change much—at least not in a way that betrays your own personality.

The only thing that can be completely changed is some real accident, but in fact, the vast majority of accidents are also made up of other people's inevitability, so even if you do everything over again, your fate, Merlin's fate, the fate of the Knights of the Round Table, and the fate of your country will basically not change.

You can think that this is the limit of your ability, you can also think that this is your destiny, you can also think that this is the limit of the times, and it is the destiny of all people.

- Unless, after you have spent your life, you go back to your childhood with memories, and you can really change something. ”

Chu Xuan pushed down his reflective glasses expressionlessly, as if pointing to Artoria.

Listening to Chu Xuan's words, Artoria's face showed a look of embarrassment and shame, she just sighed casually, but she was criticized by Chu Xuan as worthless, which was really a very unpleasant thing.

Although Chu Xuan was not wrong at all...... No, it was because Chu Xuan was not right at all that it made her even more angry!

Seeing that Artoria's face was a little uncertain, the kind-hearted Alice Phil hurriedly stood up and acted as an atmosphere regulator between Chu Xuan and Artoria, although these two people are very compatible in terms of surnames and habits, but two people who are also too straightforward are together, there will always be some bumps and bumps.

"Ah...... With memories back to his childhood, this is probably something that only the power of the Holy Grail can do.

By the way, Saber, the reason why you were called to participate in the Holy Grail War is because you have some kind of wish that needs to be fulfilled by the Holy Grail, is it to change your ...... Past? ”

Alice Phil probably wanted to say the word "tragedy" in the end, but changed it to a more vague one, considering the mood of the person involved.

Artoria's face was a little better, and she was silent for a while, as if she was thinking about whether to tell Chu Xuan and Alice Fell her wishes.

However, as a servant, it is also the right thing to tell the master that he wants to use it to fulfill, so Artoria finally spoke after hesitating for a few minutes and being mentally prepared:

"Back in time...... I do have a similar desire, but not to change my past.

If I can get the Holy Grail, I hope that the Sword in the Stone will be able to choose the king again. ”

"Re-select?"

Artoria's wish froze Alice Phil, and after thinking about it for a moment, she asked:

"What do you mean...... Let someone else be a king? ”

"That's right."

Now that she had spoken, Artoria seemed to open her heart a little more, and with a little self-deprecating look on her face, she replied in a calm tone:

"Just like Chu Xuan said, even if I am asked to start all over again from the moment I pull out the sword in the stone, as long as I don't have a later memory, then whether I repeat it a hundred times or a thousand times, I will still make the same choice.

This is the limit of my ability, I can only lead the country to destruction, if the person chosen by Shi Zhongjian in the first place was not me, maybe the situation would be very different. ”

Although Artoria's expression and tone were calm, Alice Fell could still feel what a desperate heart was sinking in the deepest part of this backwater.

If it weren't for the complete loss of confidence in herself, or even despair, Artoria would never have uttered such a negative, not at all like what a "hero" should say.

"How could it be...... As long as you ......"

"Your ability to govern is indeed very problematic, you can only conquer the country, but you are not the one who can defend the country."

Alice Phil just wanted to cheer up Artoria when she was interrupted by Chu Xuan's harsh words.

However, although Chu Xuan's truth was very unpleasant, Artoria did not get angry anymore, but silently admitted Chu Xuan's evaluation of herself—just like a dead ancient well.

"But, have you ever wondered why Shi Zhongjian chose you, and did Shi Zhongjian really choose the wrong one?"

At this time, Chu Xuan, who had been belittling her, suddenly threw out such a question, which made Artoria stunned.

"It's because ...... Sword in the Stone...... Wrong choice. ”

Artoria hesitated for a long time, but finally said so, but this time even she was not satisfied with this unfounded answer.

However, she was not good at considering such "philosophical" questions, which in the past were all part of Merlin's "sphere of work", and she only had to choose to adopt or reject Merlin's suggestion.

-- In other words, if she had been good at thinking about such "philosophical" questions, she probably wouldn't have ended up like this.

"Although I don't know the mechanism of the sword in the stone to choose the king, I can assume that:

The first hypothesis is that the sword in the stone chooses the king according to the 'outcome', and it can foresee the fate of the person who draws the sword after he becomes the king, or the fate of the whole country.

In other words, you are already the king who can lead the country to the best future.

However, there will be a problem in this way, that is, the person who can draw the sword in the stone may not be qualified to draw the sword; Or rather, the king chosen by the sword in the stone is only the one who can lead the country to the best future among the group of people who are qualified to draw the sword.

- If the search area of the Sword in the Stone is the whole country, or even the whole earth, then the most suitable person to be the king may not even be in your country, and it is unlikely that he will run to your country to draw the sword in his life, and even if he comes, you may not let him get close to the Sword in the Stone.

The second assumption is that the king is chosen based on 'ability', and the person who draws the sword must meet the minimum requirements of the sword in stone.

Then the king's choice is actually to look at the order, among all the people who can be recognized by the sword in the stone, the first person to draw the sword directly becomes the king, and the person behind the line has also lost the opportunity even if his ability is higher than that of the person who became the king.

Since you're the last person to try to draw your sword, you can be sure that you're the best of all those who draw it...... Or it is the most in line with the requirements of the sword in the stone.

The third hypothesis is that the Sword in the Stone only reacts to certain bloodlines or abilities - such as the Pendragon bloodline.

In this case, only the descendants of the Pendragon family can become kings, and the choice of the king's sword in the stone is really nothing more than a deception to keep the Pendragon family 'legally' in power.

Either of these three assumptions will inevitably lead to the Sword of the Stone choosing you to be the king, so there is nothing wrong with the choice of the Sword of the Stone.

- If the search range of the Sword in the Stone is limited, then as long as you are not in the search range of the Sword in the Stone, no matter which assumption it is based on, the king it chooses cannot be you.

But this is not to say that the choice of the sword in the stone is wrong, it is the right choice within the range of options. ”

Chu Xuan speculated on the working principle of the sword in the stone with words that Artoria could also understand, but after listening to Chu Xuan's analysis, Artoria became even more confused, she raised her hand to wipe the beads of sweat from her forehead, and stammered and asked:

"Yes...... For example, what if the sword in the stone itself was chosen wrong? ”

"That means the sword doesn't play its role of 'choosing a king' correctly, or it only chooses the person who is destined to be the king, and doesn't care whether the king it chooses is capable of governing the country well."

Chu Xuan pushed down his reflective glasses expressionlessly, and continued to analyze without thinking.

"To use such a sword to choose a king is your own mistake - or rather, it is the limitation of the times.

If the most suitable person to become a king was a commoner, or even a **citizen, a slave, would you allow him to become king?

No, you won't even allow him to stand among you and join you in accepting the choice of the Sword in the Stone.

Therefore, under this confinement, the fate of your country and all of you is already predestined, and even if you can resist fate a little, you will still be defeated by fate in the end. (To be continued.) )