Onward.
Guided by Mashu, the group quickly found a place where spirit veins converged.
Lu Chen could faintly feel the magic emanating from this place.
"Let's summon a Heroic Spirit here."
Mashu took out materials from her backpack and drew a magic circle on the ground.
"Summoning Servants requires relics as catalysts, unfortunately, we don't have any."
"In that case, we can only try our luck and see if we can summon Heroic Spirits from this era..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka muttered to herself as she rummaged through her bag.
She had only joined Chaldea recently and didn't have any treasures, and was directly assigned the task of saving humanity.
"I might have a relic."
Lu Chen materialized a portion of the Gundam's torso and began searching inside.
Soon, he pulled out a rusty long sword with a broken blade.
"What is this?"
The Kanmusu and Gudako looked at the broken sword in his hand with confusion.
"The Sword in the Stone."
"Theoretically, it should be King Arthur's relic."
Lu Chen scratched his head and thought for a moment.
“!!!”
"The Sword in the Stone?! Really? Where did you get it?!"
Mashu hurried over to take a look. The broken sword did appear to be quite old from its appearance.
"Found it in the Demon Slayer world, authenticity is questionable."
"It was sent along with tribute goods, Ninghai said she went to the British Museum a while ago and saw some historical artifacts being offered as tribute."
Lu Chen recalled.
The things brought back by the Bri ships were weird and wonderful. Not only were there strategic materials like coal, iron, and steel, but there were also wine, spices, handicrafts, tiger skins, grass skirts, relics, and all sorts of random things.
"She felt it might be a nice decoration, so she brought some back."
"..."
The Kanmusu looked at each other, stunned.
A person from the Star Sea Alliance, in a singularity in the Fate world, summoning Heroic Spirits using relics dug up in the Demon Slayer world.
Could this work?!
This is crossing three worlds, for goodness sake?!
"Who cares, the King Arthur from Demon Slayer is also a King Arthur. In the end, they are all legends... The history of both sides is similar."
"It's better than nothing."
Lu Chen placed the broken sword in the summoning circle.
Then, following the instructions in the book, he began to chant.
"You are the one who embodies all good deeds in the world, you are the one who destroys all evil deeds in the world..."
"Answer the call of the Holy Grail, obey this will, respond to me!"
"I am the one who fulfills all good deeds in the world, I am the one who destroys all evil deeds in the world..."
As he chanted, the magic circle on the ground glowed.
The Sword in the Stone also trembled slightly.
"Will it work?"
Everyone gathered around, holding their breath.
"..."
"You are the one who is bound by three great words of power, who has descended upon this world."
"The guardian of the balance!"
As the chanting ended.
Boom——
The magic circle on the ground shot out golden light.
The shock wave caused a violent dust storm around it.
Cough—cough—
After the dust settled.
A girl with golden hair and blue eyes, beautiful features, dressed in a blue dress and full-body armor, stood on the spot.
She placed her hands on the hilt of the holy sword, her eyes cold, her expression determined, and a single antenna on her head was particularly noticeable.
Fate's iconic character, Artoria Pendragon.
The girl looked at Lu Chen and spoke slowly:
"Servant, Saber, summoned."
"I ask you, are you my Master?"
"!!!"
"What in the river?!"
Gudako and Mashu's worldview was shattered. This man didn't know where he got this thing from, but he actually summoned a Heroic Spirit?!
And why does she look a bit familiar? Is this the original version of Black Saber from the Fate/Zero world?!
"Go back and tell Ninghai to have all the countries hand over their museum items, we can use artifacts as tax deductions in the future."
Lu Chen felt like he had opened the door to a new world, an army of Heroic Spirits was within reach.
"Master? This is..."
The King of Knights was a little confused by the scene before her.
She recalled that the last time she was summoned was during the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki, in modern times.
How come she was summoned directly to the medieval era this time? Was there a Holy Grail War during the Cold Weapon Era?!
"Weren't you given any relevant knowledge?"
Gudako asked strangely, it was normal for Heroic Spirits to gain some information about the world when they answered the call.
"No, and I feel my magical energy is strange..."
Artoria extended her hand and took a look.
Heroic Spirits need to rely on their Master's magical energy to move and manifest.
She could feel that she had established a Master-Servant relationship with Lu Chen, but he was not a magus, and the energy he provided was not strictly magical.
It was a hazy energy that was difficult to define, and it felt strange to use.
"The power of the Mind Cube, make do with it for now. I'll research Fate's magic later."
Lu Chen patted the King of Knights.
He found that three Command Seals had suddenly appeared on his right hand.
Red, shaped like shields, similar in design to Fujimaru Ritsuka's, he didn't know what they did.
It was supposed that only official Masters who participated in the Holy Grail War would receive the Command Seals bestowed by the Greater Grail, used to restrict and enhance Servants.
It seemed that his body's compatibility was indeed strong enough to adapt to the local environment. Not only could he summon Heroic Spirits, but also came with the corresponding items.
"Why is King Arthur also a cute girl?..."
Koutei felt that the King of Knights before her was slightly different from what she knew.
"That's how the Fate world is, don't worry about those details."
Lu Chen gestured for the Kanmusu to calm down.
"..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka stared at Lu Chen and Saber, hesitant to speak.
"I suddenly remembered something."
"What is it?"
"The place we came to is 1431 France, right? And they are currently at war with England?"
"Yes."
Lu Chen nodded.
The Hundred Years' War between England and France had turned the two countries into bitter enemies, and they had not completely reconciled even into modern times. They were always bickering.
Jeanne d'Arc also sacrificed herself to resist the English army, and now the war situation was intense. Both sides were going to fight to the death.
"Who is the Heroic Spirit you summoned?"
"Artoria Pendragon, King Arthur of Britain."
"..."
Everyone looked at each other.
"You summoned the King of England during the Hundred Years' War on French soil."
Gudako paused for a moment.
"The appearance of Heroic Spirits will cause intense energy fluctuations, and someone will soon discover the anomalies here."
"Before we get beaten up, I'd like to ask: Are you deliberately trying to pick a fight?"
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(Picture of Saber)
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