Chapter 1617: No. 13013

The pen shattered in Su Xiao’s hand, transforming into a cloud of black particles. These particles formed into the shape of a sword, floating in mid-air.

[The Hunter has used the World Key: Treasured Souvenir.]

[Tip: The Hunter is about to enter the ‘Fate/stay night’ world, plot time: Fifth Holy Grail War.]

[Tip: It has been detected that the Hunter had previously participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War. World synchronization in progress…]

[World synchronization is ready, searching for Contractors with the same plot progress…]

[Search failed, no Contractors found with the same plot progress. The Hunter must wait patiently or abandon the original world progress, clearing favorability, reputation, etc. with plot characters.]

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Su Xiao immediately chose to abandon the ‘original world progress.’ In the Fourth Holy Grail War, his only ally was the Old Priest, who, unfortunately, was now dead.

Coincidentally, last time it was the Blood Gate Adventure Group chasing Su Xiao in the Holy Grail World, and this time, Su Xiao was actively tracking them.

Su Xiao temporarily didn’t have any tracking items, so he had to choose another method. According to the information provided by Divine Emperor, Blood Gate planned to enter the Fifth Holy Grail War and use some item to extract the ‘Polluted Holy Grail.’ For Contractors who possess various rare artifacts, this is not impossible.

The Blood Gate wants to create an Artificial Holy Grail and gain substantial benefits through it. To obtain the ‘Polluted Holy Grail,’ the first step Blood Gate needs to do is level the Holy Grail World. Such matters, Stan would definitely take into his own hands. Keep in mind, the Holy Grail World is quite special. Although it’s not an open world, it unlocks combat strength based on the Contractors’ tier positions.

If the Holy Grail World goes full firepower, the Fourth Holy Grail War can be classified as a Fifth-Tier World, while the Fifth Holy Grail War is somewhat lower, roughly around Fourth Tier, after all, the golden flash is not in Heroic Spirit form, and the Masters are quite embarrassing to the eye.

The Fourth Holy Grail War had strong Heroic Spirits and strong Masters, while in the Fifth, the Heroic Spirits are equally powerful, but some Masters are quite embarrassing to the eye.

Without a tracking item, Su Xiao purchased a World Key that allowed entry into the Fifth Holy Grail War. Along with information provided by someone from the God Emperor Adventure Group, it allowed Su Xiao and the Blood Gate Adventure Group to enter the Fifth Holy Grail War simultaneously. This way, the chance of both parties entering the same world is high, at least more than 60%.

Even if he doesn’t encounter the Blood Gate Adventure Group, Su Xiao would suffer no real loss, just another round in the Holy Grail War, which has a short timeline with no real intrigues, merely Heroic Spirits battling each other until one remains as the victor.

[Tip: The Hunter has abandoned the original progress of the Holy Grail World.]

[Detected that a large number of Contractors simultaneously entered the Holy Grail World (Fourth Tier), world selection in progress…]

[Tip: Due to special reasons, Artoria Pendragon cannot enter the battle, Saber(Knight of the Sword) class is being reassigned…]

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Reincarnation Paradise, within a castle.

Stan, sitting on an Iron Throne, opened his eyes. He was bare-chested, and a metallic plate was embedded in his left chest. A swirl of yellow-black energy emanated from the Iron Throne, charging the plate on Stan’s chest.

“What’s going on?”

Stan’s voice was not loud but gave an impression that it demands an answer.

“We’re not sure at the moment.”

A dwarf fully encased in armor next to Stan spoke. He was one of Stan’s trusted aides, Iron Rat, though more people preferred to call him Old Rat.

“Artoria Pendragon can’t participate? Is it a problem with your world progress?”

“Absolutely not.”

“Boss, you instructed us before, how could we possibly…”

Dozens of Contractors near Stan began to speak, clearly displaying both respect and fear towards Stan, with fear surpassing respect.

“The arrow is already on the string, even if the Foolish King does not appear, we have no option but to proceed. We’ve invested so much in the Sakura Matou storyline, without that pig teammate Shinji Matou, her current summoned Servant is definitely the strongest, besides, the Servant she summons, from certain aspects, can break the limits of class constraints.”

A woman’s voice was heard, sounding as if it was riddled with allure as well as danger.

The one who spoke was Naloi, Stan’s wife. This woman was ruthless, placing a big green hat on Stan’s head, and yet Stan never got rid of her.

As Naloi spoke, she placed her arm over the shoulder of a skinny man, who shivered and looked bitter. He was also one of Stan’s trusted aides, named Old Smoker.

Old Smoker wanted to step back but dared not offend Naloi, looking at her with helpless eyes, as if to say, “Sis, I’ve done nothing to offend you, please don’t torment me.”

“Cowardly men.”

Naloi smiled, pushing Old Smoker away. She somewhat missed Umbrella Brother, though she almost entrapped him to death.

Thinking of Umbrella Brother, Naloi couldn’t help but reminisce about that passionate night when in the midst of their ‘battle,’ she suddenly said, ‘I’m Stan’s wife.’ The look on Umbrella Brother’s face at that moment was simply…

It only meant Umbrella Brother had decent mental fortitude since he didn’t end up traumatized.

Stan’s fingertips tapped lightly on the armrest of the throne. At this point, as Naloi mentioned, the arrow was indeed on the string, and they had to proceed. Sakura Matou was a plot character they had been nurturing for a long time, initially devising ways to rescue her from the Old Worm, later sending her to a certain Magician to cultivate her Magic Circuits. It’s not surprising her summoned Servant is indeed the strongest.

While Stan was contemplating recent changes, a teleportation sensation hit. A total of 197 Fourth-Tier Contractors of the Blood Gate Adventure Group entered the Holy Grail World. Of course, this wasn’t all members of the Blood Gate Adventure Group since the Holy Grail World isn’t a large open world and can’t accommodate too many Contractors at once, but they were all elite members.

As the Blood Gate Adventure Group was transported into the Holy Grail World, Su Xiao’s side also experienced the teleportation sensation.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, A Mu, and Bennie were all struck by a blunt hammer, and the space-time power enveloped the team.

In a daze, Su Xiao faintly heard some sound, suddenly opening his eyes.

All he saw were chains, with A Mu and Bubu Wang nowhere nearby. Before Su Xiao could inspect his surroundings, a pulling force arrived.

[Checking for personnel suitable for Saber class, adjudicating…]

[Currently, there are five candidates for the Saber class.]

[Contractor 11340, compatibility 70% (female).]

[Contractor 10833, compatibility 17.5% (male).]

[Contractor 12559, compatibility 83% (female).]

[Contractor 10051, compatibility 12.7% (male).]

[Contractor 13013, compatibility 3.5% (male).]

[Compatibility adjudication in progress, Contractor 12559 has a higher compatibility, receiving 8 priority points.]

[Combat strength evaluation in progress, Contractor 13013 has extremely high combat strength, receiving 27 priority points.]

[Adjudication complete, Contractor 13013 will become the Saber(Knight of the Sword) class.]

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A large number of notifications appeared before Su Xiao, and his fake Contractor number was indeed 13013.