[Log 13:
The children have been washed clean and are ready to be reincarnated. They are very grateful for the care from your group, so they are silently praying for your journey, wishing you a safe trip.
Obtained designated wandering location: "Pitch-Black XX" (Save the children!)
This location can be wandered through multiple times and repeatedly.]
Daniel looked at the newly opened log, his forehead covered in black lines.
Are you sure this is a blessing and prayer from the children?
And not them sending over some unpaid black labor?
These brats are too considerate; even part-time warriors don't act like this!
Speaking of which, the Black World...
Daniel turned his head to look at Albedo, who had come along with the three Servants of the Red Faction under his summons.
Should he let her go back to her old profession?
Destroy the world?
As for saving the children infected with the gastrula virus, there really wasn't much of a way...
Wait!
The greater grail!
If the greater grail were to absorb the leylines of the Black World and fill up enough to grant another wish, could it solve the gastrula virus problem?
Daniel thought it was possible.
As for the gastrula virus outbreak among the children before the greater grail's magical energy was full... then he'd have to trouble Jeanne d'Arc to work harder and produce a large batch of shroud of turin.
That stuff has a certain resistance to curses and poisons.
If the children were wrapped in it, it should temporarily slow down the erosion of the gastrula virus on them.
However, since the number was uncertain, he didn't know how many sets of shroud of turin Jeanne d'Arc would have to make.
Or, should he have Jeanne d'Arc undergo incarnation and abduct her too?
"Lancer, if you undergo incarnation, can the Saint Designated Skill of making shroud of turin still be retained?" Daniel looked at Jeanne d'Arc and asked.
"Eh? It can be retained, but... is there a problem?" Jeanne d'Arc looked at Daniel a bit fearfully and asked cautiously.
She always felt that the way Daniel looked at her was very unsettling.
"Actually, there might be something I need to ask of you," Daniel explained, scratching his cheek. "Just now, I received a 'distress signal'."
"The target of the rescue is more than seventy percent of the little girls under the age of ten in a certain world."
Daniel roughly described the worldview and background of the Black World.
Then he successfully harvested the anger of all the Heroic Spirits present.
Atalanta's face turned even more ashen.
"Let's make a deal. When it's time to incarnate and go to another world to save those children, can you take me with you?" Atalanta requested, looking at Daniel. "I can become the arrow in your hand and pierce all your enemies."
"Children are the treasures of humanity. Moreover, nearly four-fifths of humanity has already perished. Why would the people of that world still..." Jeanne d'Arc sighed, holding her forehead weakly.
It seemed that Leticia's emotions were affecting her.
Chiron frowned and said nothing.
Although he would pity those children with unfortunate backgrounds, he would not sell his own freedom like Atalanta.
After all, he came from Greek mythology and had seen many scenes of gods toying with humans.
Frankenstein was a bit out of it.
Mordred sat aside with a gloomy face, her eyes fixed on Jack the Ripper.
After all, that child looked only about ten years old, not much different from the children Daniel mentioned who were troubled by the gastrula virus and were marginalized, oppressed, and murdered by others.
Albedo's corrected attributes also caused her expression to turn a bit ugly.
But fortunately, because of her race, it was easier for her to accept this kind of negative information, so her reaction wasn't very obvious.
Artoria's eyes flickered with a cold light, but she didn't say a word.
Anyway, she was Daniel's wandering partner; if he went, she would naturally follow.
At that time, she would naturally see the scenes Daniel spoke of with her own eyes.
Fiore and Caules turned their heads away uncomfortably.
Their faces were pale, their eyes filled with a bit of sadness, but also a bit of conflict.
After all, they were Magus; they would do things that went against common human ethics and morality.
Even if they didn't do it themselves, they would stand by and watch.
So while they also pitied the children's plight, they believed they were not qualified to criticize those who oppressed the children.
Shishigou Kairi wore sunglasses, so no abnormality could be seen, but he had been grinding his teeth continuously since just now.
He was probably thinking of his adopted daughter who had been 'poisoned' to death by the Magic Circuits.
Jeanne d'Arc probably suppressed Leticia's emotions, and her expression returned to normal.
"When the Holy Grail War is over and my... my mission is completed, I can accept your invitation for incarnation and go to that world with you." Jeanne d'Arc nodded to Daniel with a determined look.
Anyway, she was just a Bunrei of the Holy Grail War; the original body was still on the Throne, and she could continue to be summoned for other Holy Grail Wars and activities.
So she could accept this job of incarnation and running off to another set.
Even though Daniel was clearly hinting at having her mass-produce shroud of turin and becoming a fabric manufacturer.
She was still willing to accept this task.
In one breath, the journey was already scheduled to increase by four people.
"Um, in that world, exactly how many children are treated like this?" Rikudou Reika raised her hand and asked.
"I'm not sure, but a conservative estimate would be hundreds of thousands or even millions," Daniel replied, shaking his head. "And that doesn't include the number of children who were abandoned by their parents and starved to death, murdered by perverts with dark hearts, died in training and combat, or were eroded by the virus during those ten years."
The anger that hadn't subsided in the hearts of the Servants instantly flared up.
Atalanta even began to consider how to expand the attack range of her Noble Phantasm to the maximum.
She knew who she was, and she knew she was about to go to some Other World; she even knew that she was about to start a killing spree against ordinary people!
"Oh, right, King, I might need to use your Holy City then to take in and protect the children. Those people will definitely come looking for trouble and demanding them back," Daniel looked at Artoria and reminded her. "After all, to them, those children are not only tools for venting their anger and showing their incompetent rage but also weapons for combat."
"With your protection of the Holy City, the technological weapons of that world's era will be completely unable to break the defense."
"Then we can send some Purification Knights to be responsible for the defense of the Holy City and wipe out the Gastrea on the periphery. Basic safety can then be guaranteed."
"Hmm, small problem," Artoria nodded in agreement. "I just don't know if the Holy City can be moved together when your journey starts again."
"It should be fine," Daniel thought for a moment and then replied. "After all, who says you can't bring a mobile tent when traveling?"
Although Fiore and Caules listened, they didn't understand the deep meaning of the exchange between the two.
At most, they were surprised that this person could go to a 'parallel world'.
After all, that was the magic of that Marshal of Magic.
They had already begun to see Daniel as a disciple or successor of that Marshal of Magic.
"Then, how will the education and food problems for hundreds of thousands or even millions of people be solved?" Rikudou Reika asked again.
"Recruit people from the local world who bear no ill will towards children to be teachers," Daniel replied. "As for the food problem... how about using the greater grail to slightly fertilize the land inside the Holy City to make it suitable for growing crops?"
"Then find an old farmer to teach the children who are interested in farming about the planting industry."
"Try to achieve self-sufficiency as much as possible."
"What about the resettlement issue afterward?" Rikudou Reika continued to inquire. "They can't live in that Holy City for the rest of their lives, can they?"
"In the process of traveling, just let them choose a world they like to stay in and start a second life," Daniel replied.
"Wait! Are you going to let those children who have already been betrayed by adults continue to suffer a life where they might be betrayed again!" Atalanta glared at Daniel and scolded. "Isn't it fine to let them stay in that place called the Holy City! Since self-sufficiency can already be achieved anyway!"
"What about after they become adults? What if they want to start a bittersweet romantic life?" Daniel rolled his eyes at Atalanta. "They will grow up sooner or later and want to meet someone of the opposite sex... or maybe the same sex, who can make their hearts beat faster. They'll also want to experience life as a bride, groom, mother, grandmother, or maternal grandmother."
"You haven't even met them yet, and you're already thinking about their future marriage?" Jeanne d'Arc narrowed her eyes and looked at Atalanta and Daniel. "By the way, did some rather unpleasant things get mixed into those identities you just mentioned?"
"Guh!" Atalanta was somewhat speechless.
Although she doted on children, she didn't want to be the kind of person who deprived them of their future.
Her wish was to see a world where children could grow up happily.
"Don't worry too much about the details," Daniel waved his hand at Jeanne d'Arc and said. "After all, these days, there are too many cases of boys wanting to be girls and girls wanting to be boys. No one can guarantee that those children under ten don't have such thoughts."
"After all, living in that kind of world, they are forced to be very mature for their age."
"Master, at that time, should we let Aura try to tame those so-called Gastrea for our use?" Albedo leaned close to Daniel's side and asked softly after the atmosphere had settled a bit. "After all, our numbers are too few. If we are to be enemies with the whole world, we still need more pawns below."
"Hmm... we can let Aura try then," Daniel nodded while stroking his chin. "If it works, don't let Aura get too attached to the Gastrea. After all, I don't plan on bringing those Gastrea on my future journeys."
"Yes, I understand," Albedo nodded and stepped back.
In the Yggdmillennia castle on the other side, Darnic was looking at the information sent back by the homunculus notified by Fiore with a face as dark as water.
There was a bit too much information; even with nearly a hundred years of life experience, he couldn't process it for a while.
Putting aside other scattered intelligence, there were three pieces of information he valued most.
First, 'Li Lin' is suspected of having an extremely close relationship with the Marshal of Magic; he is even allowed by the Marshal of Magic to use his magic for parallel world interference.
This is a privilege that even the disciples of the Marshal of Magic do not have.
He even suspected that 'Li Lin' might be the illegitimate son of the Marshal of Magic and the future heir to the Second Magic.
Second, that Lancer actually has the skill of 'making shroud of turin'.
This is a special skill that only saints possess.
Suddenly, her true name was narrowed down to a few people.
After all, the number of women revered as'saints' in history is not many.
But it's possible that a certain 'female' saint was recorded as a 'male' saint by unreliable history.
Specific reference objects: Frankenstein, King Arthur, and that rebellious knight, Mordred.
Third is the Ruler.
The Ruler seems to have a 'Holy City' sufficient to accommodate hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.
If he guessed correctly, it should be Camelot, King Arthur's capital during her lifetime.
It is very likely manifested in the form of a 'Permanent Reality Marble'.
As for the hundreds of thousands or even millions of suffering girls in that parallel world... Darnic didn't care.
After all, he was a traditional Magus and had ignored common human ethics and morality to the point of being indifferent.
If there was any psychological fluctuation, it was probably a kind of 'wasteful' contempt for those who harmed children.
"Grand Duke, perhaps our emphasis on the Ruler Faction is still too light," Darnic looked up at Vlad III sitting opposite him and said.
"Are you referring to the Red Archer who just joined them? Or the Red Saber who has close ties with them?" Vlad III raised an eyebrow at Darnic. "It doesn't matter. Before me, the Grand Duke of Wallachia, even if two more Servants are added, they still won't be able to defeat me!"
"As expected, the Grand Duke also believes that there are Servants in the Ruler Faction who have a desire for the greater grail," Darnic showed a slight smile.
"Hmph, even a Ruler would not respond to the summons if they had no desire for the greater grail," Vlad III sneered. "So from the beginning, I never treated the Ruler as an ally to whom I could reveal my heart."
"To me, they are no different from the other Servants in our Black Faction; they are just temporary companions before the Red Faction is defeated."
"Once the Red Faction falls, it will be a civil war," Vlad III looked at Darnic. "However, the appearance of the Ruler Faction might delay our civil war for a while."
"Perhaps they can even consume the magic dolls that Caster is preparing, so that I can win more easily."
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