Oh... yes, the decline of the magic family can only be due to the lack of information caused by accidental death.
Victor nodded, thinking about it.
"So, what are you going to do?" After understanding the composition and situation of the barrier, Kuonji Yuzu looked at Victor who was lost in thought and asked softly, "Destroy it?"
The strength of the barrier is linked to the entire underground spiritual vein. A barrier of this level, not to mention how much power is needed, just the result after violent destruction may waste a lot of the magical power of the spiritual vein, or even directly cause partial damage to the spiritual vein.
Even if Victor and the others guessed correctly, these six gems could make the barrier ineffective.
Then, after the barrier is invalidated, the collapse of the entire mountain will also attract the attention of many people.
"We have to first strengthen the entire Liudong Temple and the veins of this mountain." Victor pondered for a moment and said, "If the six gems are activated together, it's actually okay. But what if... one gem corresponds to one location? When will we find it?"
"What about your keen perception?"
"The magic power of the spirit vein is too strong. My magic perception will be disturbed." Victor shook his head, turned around and closed the barrier again, closed his eyes and knew: "The barrier covers the entire underground of Liudong Temple, including the hole below. It's strange. If the spirit vein under Liudong Temple is disconnected from Weiyuan River, then why is it still the largest spirit vein?"
Spiritual veins are not separate nodes. In other words, there are thousands of pathways for the flow of magic power in the world, and the channels for the flow of magic power between high magic fields are spiritual veins in a broad sense.
But at the same time, there will be intersections between spirit veins, forming larger spirit vein nodes. Such places are the "top spirit veins" that all magicians flock to.
The four spiritual veins in Fuyuki City were formed by the original large spiritual vein under the Miyuan River, which formed four places where countless magic channels intersected or ran parallel.
If we really want to describe it in detail, we can understand that these four spiritual veins are like extremely conspicuous huge lakes among countless small streams. Not only do they have a huge storage capacity, but they also replenish very quickly.
Thinking of this, Victor raised his head and looked at Jiuyuansi Youzhu, both of them looked confused.
"Perhaps, it's for the purpose of division?" Jiuyuan Temple Youzhu thought for a while and said, "Let's put that aside for now. What are you going to do? Do you need me to reinforce the mountain range first?"
"Let me do it. For such a large area, your magic power may not be enough to use solidification magic." Victor attached himself to the barrier and thought: "The barrier itself is connected to the spiritual vein, and the center of the spiritual vein is the Holy Grail... Don't tell me, maybe I can really move this place away directly-"
But this will be a huge project and it will definitely not be completed in the short term——
【Ding--】
[Discover special device, Holy Grail system]
[Holy Grail System]: When in the range of the Holy Grail System, the card drawing system level is +1, and the summoning system is activated in advance (projection summoning can only be performed through the Holy Grail).
When the ownership of the Greater Holy Grail system belongs to the host, this effect becomes permanent.
Card drawing system level Lv2: Card drawing probability increased, formation, summon, equipment column slot +1.
Just as Victor made up his mind, the system's voice sounded -
ha?
What's going on? !
OK, OK, I always thought that sub-panels like the card drawing system couldn't be upgraded. So you need additional modules to upgrade, right?!
"That's it. Now, we have to snatch the Holy Grail..."
"Or, you can make this place your own sphere of influence..."
Victor was silent, analyzing the pros and cons - after all, do I still have several thousand Source Crystals... Thinking of this, he glanced at his mall. Wow, more than 6,800 Source Crystals!
"..."
...Let’s not talk about the transfer of the Holy Grail for now. Should I take the opportunity to go all in?
"Well, anyway, we have to find a way to get in first."
"Then let's reinforce the rock layer." Kuonji Yuju said softly, "The reinforcement technique is not that complicated, and it happens to be more suitable for Luger to perform."
Beowulf is the product of the materialization of the soul, and he has infinite magic power. A good return of the Age of Gods can even strengthen the spell in reverse, reducing the degradation of magic. Although the amount is not that great, this kind of low-level spell does not require much output.
Hearing Youzhu's words, Beowulf's face suddenly fell - this is not a small project, maybe he will have to stay here for a whole day...
"Can I..."
"No."
"..."
Victor ignored the little interaction between the two, but looked at the Greater Holy Grail through the barrier, and suddenly asked: "Does this ritual have to rely on the spiritual vein? There is a pearl."
"Not necessarily." Hearing this, Jiuyuan Temple Yuju slowly shook his head and said, "To put it bluntly, this technique is just an extremely large device. It just requires high-purity magic power from the spirit vein to activate it. If you want, the magic furnace can play the same role."
"Why do you ask this suddenly?"
"Because I changed my mind. I want to dig this place away."
Kuuanji Yuju: "..."
"However, in my estimation, the Holy Grail War is also a key entry point - let it stay here for a while."
"Anyway, if I don't use the Qingzi family's spiritual vein, I can't afford to keep it now."
Magic furnace...
That thing is already valuable, not to mention its value is comparable to that of a top-level spiritual vein.
"Now that we have understood everything, we can go back and prepare." Kuonji Yuju nodded silently and said, "In order to prevent the gem from being useless, it is best to prepare for violent means at the same time."
"And the elimination of information? The other company you mentioned before?"
"Oh yeah, and the Matou family."
"The old bug from the Matou family knows about the existence of the Holy Grail." Victor was slightly stunned when he heard Kuonji Yuju's reminder, and suddenly understood: "It turns out that this old bug has never made a move on the Holy Grail because the barrier is here and he can't move."
I thought that the guy was more or less willing to abide by the rules out of consideration for the three royal families, but now it seems that I was overthinking it?
Yes, before the First War even started, the three families had already fallen out. After fighting for hundreds of years, there was no real friendship left.
Even if the Tōsaka family has always been on good terms with the Matou family, it was just a deliberate friendship maintained between magus families.
Maybe... the old bug was still willing to abide by the rules at the beginning? Victor suddenly thought of the old bug's appearance when he was young, and suddenly laughed and shook his head, which made Jiuyuan Temple Youzhu pay attention and said, "What did you think of now?"
"A story for me to tell you?"
"Okay." Jiuyuan Temple Youzhuyi said briefly: "What's the story?"
"Hmm... a story about the pursuit of justice..." Victor sorted out his thoughts, chuckled and shook his head: "In the end, he forgot about justice by any means necessary."
……
Meanwhile, Cornwall—
One of the feint units, the Church's Agent Squad.
Roars and sounds of flames burst out in the corner, and the blazing flames destroyed and devoured the entire three-story building, along with several Dead Apostles and Ghouls inside.
Outside, Kotomine Kirei, who was watching all this with an expressionless face, suddenly turned his head as if he had reacted and looked up at the sky.
There, a huge shadow blocked out the moonlight, and endless darkness and shadow quietly approached. The next moment, there seemed to be only endless darkness in his vision, and his hands and feet all disappeared from his sight.
He raised his hand indifferently, relying on his senses, and tried to activate a few secrets, but he did not feel any light or sound.
Silence and darkness seem to be everything in this world.
This is... Kotomine Kirei lowered his eyes slightly, and suddenly remembered the information in a top-secret file...
Inherent barrier: never to return?!
Suddenly, a sharp breath suddenly hit him, and a sense of danger and cold sweat instantly permeated his whole body. He forced himself to the side, and accompanied by a pain, a sharp stone seemed to scratch his face.
The next second, a faint smell of blood came from behind him. At that moment, he seemed to hear the screams of his companions——
Illusion?
Do not!
It was indeed him. Kotomine Kirei's pupils shrank slightly - the legendary... Lord Black Wing!!
Cold sweat completely soaked Kotomine Kirei's back, but after death passed by him, it did not chase him closely.
The endless darkness only lasted for about three seconds and soon dissipated, leaving only the scattered bodies of the companions, completely silent.
He subconsciously held his breath and glanced around.
There were only six people left alive besides him.
One by one, the agents climbed up from the ruins, gathered together and stared at each other for a moment in silence.
Out of a team of dozens of people, less than ten were left alive in an instant!
A group of people looked at their captain at the same time. The captain looked at the dark figure in the sky that sent out a storm of wings in another direction. He suddenly realized something. After a moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "Continue to clean up. Be careful to disperse and don't use methods that are likely to attract attention."
"Then they..." An agent clenched his fists as he looked at his dead companions on the ground.
"Clean them up and don't give the dead apostles a chance to transform into living corpses." Kotomine Kirei said coldly. After that, he glanced at the agent again. There was a trace of anger and hatred in the other's eyes. It was obvious that his partner or friend was among the dead.
"Don't think about revenge. The other party is the twenty-seventh ancestor of the dead disciples."
He turned and continued walking deeper into Cornwall.
"But, we can't just let him attack us like this, right?" At this time, another agent suddenly spoke up.
However, Kotomine Kirei did not even turn his head and slowly disappeared into the depths of the street: "That is not a question you should be thinking about."
113. As we all know, witches die from love
The time difference between Cornwall and the Far East is about nine hours.
So, when the Far East slowly entered the second half of the night, Cornwall had already welcomed the dawn and the morning light.
After a night of fighting, the magician troops finally cleared out a beach area that could accommodate a large number of magicians, and then the troops led by Kenneth began to station there.
A handful of top agents are active in Cornwall during the day.
After dawn, the frequency of the Black Wing Prince's attacks dropped sharply, which seemed to make the people in the church smell something.
A large number of knights and nuns also seemed to be gathering at the border of Cornwall, while the people from the Magic Association were surprisingly restrained.
"The church always demonstrates its powerful mobilization power in these strange times."
Kenneth smiled contemptuously, looked at Will, who was now in charge of the familiar, and narrowed his eyes: "But, are you saying that they want to ask us to borrow a few magicians to go in with them?"
"Yes, according to their intelligence, agents can now take preliminary actions even in the inner city, and the attacks of the Black Winged Duke have basically stopped—"
"Oh, stupid thing." Kenneth found it funny. "The reason why Lord Black Wing stopped might be because the church had spent its lives to create a gap in the magic power. What about the other ancestors?"
"If the information about the Dead Apostles' Resolution is correct, the number of ancestors who have participated has reached double digits. Then... it is not an extremely easy task to clear a city in an instant."
But it doesn't matter.
It is easy to wipe a city off the map, but it is difficult to keep it intact.
"We really can't miss the daytime... I guessed that they would take action--" Kenneth temporarily put aside his disdain and seriously considered the possibility of the church's action. There was no way, the people from the Magic Association were still dragging their feet. If he wanted to do something in advance, he really needed the cooperation of the church.
Both directions went to belong to yes.
"But logically speaking, the church should be more resistant to cooperation than us..."
"Which unit wants the magician?" Kenneth asked, turning around.
"The Knights." Will lit up two magic circuits behind him. After listening for a while, he added, "The leader is Liz Baife. I heard that she once fought with Leviathan before he inherited the position of White Knight."
"Liz Baife?" Kenneth narrowed his eyes. It was a strange name, but he had never heard of it before. Until Will said, "Her teacher is Cardinal Gesser Barune, who is currently stationed in the Northwest Plains. He was also the one who made this suggestion."
"Oh?"
"It turns out to be that shameless old man. That's not surprising."
The bishops in the church were basically hostile to magicians, but this guy, who was a contemporary of his mentor Euripides, had always had a special liking for earth magic.
"That's a good plan... I agree to their request, but there is one requirement: all the intelligence they have about Cornwall must be shared with us."
"Yes!"
Liz Baife... After Will walked out of the magic workshop, Kenneth looked at the slowly running circuit core in front of him and fell into deep thought.
Can your words bring out Leviathan in advance?
……
The Magic Association still doesn't know the true appearance of the man who stirred up the mysterious world and called himself the magician Leviathan.
In fact, even in the church, the only people who have seen Leviathan alive so far are Geserbarune and Lizbeife.
Not to mention that it is impossible for the two sides to really share information. Even if they do, it is impossible to determine a person's appearance through memory and description within the church that absolutely rejects magic.
So Kenneth was quite interested in this.
On the other hand, the protagonist that Kenneth was interested in was completely unaware of all this. He was in the Far East, and after making some simple preparations in the middle of the night, he set off again.
