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However, just in case, Marx and Engels made another preparation, the details of which will be left unsaid for now.
Two days later, Marx and Engels were ready.
So he informed Tokiomi and Kenneth, telling them to prepare.
For example, saying goodbye to family members, after all, going to the Root is very risky. Not to mention that the suppressor will interfere during the process, even if you really reach the Root, it is hard to say whether you can come back.
In the world of magic, many people have been proven to have reached the Root, but none of them have returned.
The only one who seems to be confirmed to have reached the Root and returned is Jewel Elder.
Both the Root Style and the Aotian are connected to the Root, but they have not personally been there. At least their physical bodies are still within the world, so they are outside the realm of reasoning.
Those who personally reached the Root were said to have gone directly to some place beyond the Root, and never returned, nor could they ever return.
Nine.
Chapter 145 Caster's Traditional Skills, Extra Summoning!
Those who personally reached the Root and returned were only the magicians, but now they are either dead or long gone. Only the Jewel King remains as the first magician; the other two known magicians are either successors or androids.
In the words of the Gemstone Elder himself, they were merely people who retreated, who gave up in the end, and did not go to that place.
From this, it's not hard to see that behind the root cause, or deep within it, there is a place, but what exactly that place is, and what it's like, remains unknown.
Because none of the magicians who returned had ever been there.
But one thing is certain: there might be something incredibly powerful there, something that would mesmerize you, or something terrifying—something that would make you never return once you went there.
That's why Marx and Engels asked Tokiomi and Kenneth to make preparations and arrange their affairs after the death.
After all, this trip might very well be the last one they ever return from.
Even if the person is safe and alive, it's no different from being dead. They disappear without a trace, can't be contacted, and vanish into thin air, which is even cleaner than disappearing altogether.
At least with disappearances, there's still hope, a chance to pray for a miraculous reunion. But with this, prayers are useless; a host of past examples show that it's truly impossible to come back, and we'll never see each other again.
For this reason, Ma En even advised Tokiomi Tohsaka to give up, saying that he had a happy family now and there was no need to go through all that trouble and take risks.
But now that things have come to this, how could Tokiomi Tohsaka possibly turn back? He was determined to stick to his ideals no matter what.
Maren could only tell him to be careful and did his best to ensure his safety.
During this time, Tokiomi Tohsaka and Kenneth also made preparations. Tokiomi solemnly bid farewell to his family and left behind his family's magic crest.
Kenneth also entrusted the inscription to Waver for safekeeping, and if he did not return, Waver would take it back to the El-Melloi family.
In response, Marne felt that he was setting a death flag, since in the Type-Moon timeline, Kenneth's death and Waver's succession as El-Melloi II was a highly probable event.
Kenneth entrusted the mark to Waver, who knows when he might be killed off. Then Waver might escort the mark back, and if something goes wrong, causing the mark to be damaged and the El-Melloi family to fall into ruin, Waver would have a reason to be forced to work overtime.
However, Marn didn't say anything. He was a complete stranger and couldn't care less whether Kenneth lived or died.
Then, the lords came together to the great cavern of Mount Enzang.
Mar and Eng began the operation.
First, a new Servant is summoned.
Yes, it's Caster's traditional skill: summoning out of turn.
To keep a Servant alive, besides having one like Gilgamesh who takes on a physical body, another option is to have another Servant replace the seven Heroic Spirit souls needed to activate the Greater Grail.
For example, in the Fifth Holy Grail War, the gatekeeper was summoned illegally, resulting in eight Servants in that Holy Grail War.
In one storyline, the last surviving Knight King was replaced by the gatekeeper, so he didn't need to fill the quota for activating the Greater Grail. He just waited for Rin's magic power supply and continued to exist in the world as a non-Holy Grail War related Servant.
What Marne needs to do now is summon four new Servants to replace Nero, the Lion King, Gilgamesh, and Mordred.
By the way, Mordred also decided to stay in the end and has transferred her contract to Marne. The same goes for Gilgamesh. After all, their original Masters were preparing to go to the Root, so if they wanted to stay, they would naturally have to change their Masters.
And this Master must have the ability to supply enough magic to sustain the several Servants.
There was no other choice but to accept Marn. Putting aside the special magic of the Furnace of Desire, Marn's own magical power was also terrifying, nearly ten times that of a top magician. It would be easy for him to supply the magical power needed by three Servants.
As a result, the boost to a single Servant's attributes from magic was much smaller. Nero's attributes all dropped by one level, with Strength and Endurance dropping to C-level and Agility to B-level.
"Are you summoning new Servants? Are you planning to summon four to replace us? Is that even possible?"
Niang Shanshan saw that Ma En had drawn a magic circle to summon Servants and understood Ma En's plan, but she couldn't help but frown.
Summoning a new Servant outside of the Seven Riders is not only against the rules, but it's also not easy to do, as it has certain limitations. For example, you can only summon one at most.
After all, if Caster could summon anything, wouldn't he be invincible? He could summon a whole bunch of helpers all by himself.
Ma En shrugged and explained, "That's why we need to use the Lesser Grail. Instead of directly summoning Servants, we trick them into coming down, then stuff them into the Lesser Grail, removing their 'registration' from the Greater Grail and changing it to theirs, before summoning the next one..."
This was his plan: first, summon one to replace one of the original four, maintaining a maximum of seven or eight riders, then summon again, repeating the process to replace them one by one.
The Lesser Grail plays a crucial role; it is the key tool for modifying one's 'registration' and also a cage that prevents new Servants from resisting.
"I see, there's no such thing as doing it that way. Why didn't we think of that before?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes lit up when he heard Maren's explanation.
If this method succeeds, wouldn't that mean that one person could participate in the Holy Grail War in the future?
And you don't need to fight at all; you just need to follow these steps to collect the souls of the seven Servants.
Ma En glanced at him and immediately understood what he was thinking. He bluntly poured cold water on his idea: "Don't even think about it. You can't do this kind of thing by yourself. You don't have as much magic as me."
Moreover, even if the magic problem can be solved, the seven Servants that were originally summoned will be difficult to deal with.
Given this kind of magic, instead of going through all this trouble, it would be much more direct to have one person take on the role of Master of all seven Servants and then order them to commit suicide.
“That’s true.” Tokiomi Saka shook his head with a wry smile, skipping over the question.
Marne continued his work, drawing a summoning circle, and then, using the Lesser Grail as a medium, set up another 0.9 magic circle nearby.
Then, the summoning begins with a specific incantation, starting with Caster, who will replace Nero.
boom!
After a burst of bright light, a phantom appeared in the summoning circle.
Wearing heavy robes, with bulging eyes like a frog's, seemingly about to burst out of their sockets, Bluebeard, the mentally deranged marshal, Gilles de Rais.
Before he could react, Marne waved his hand and took him into the Lesser Grail, replacing Nero and having him absorbed by the Grail.
Nero, on this side, instantly felt that her connection with the Greater Grail had been severed; she had been 'free'.
“It seems to have succeeded,” Lu Ru reminded Ma En.
Ma En nodded, erased the ruined summoning circle, drew a new one, and continued summoning.
Chapter 146 The Chaldea Master Has No Conscience! Holy Grail Wish
Next up is Lancer, and out comes Diarmuid, the 'Green' Warrior.
Without hesitation, he immediately sent it into the Lesser Grail, and the Lion King was successfully replaced.
Then comes Saber, this time with Siegfried, the dragon slayer, the fantasy apology, and Siegfried!
"sorry!"
While shouting words that left others confused, Marne, suppressing a pang of conscience, sent Mordred into the Lesser Grail as well, thus freeing Mordred from his place.
Lastly, Archer, and out came the great hero, Arash!
"Ah! The great hero! Daddy—Stella!"
Amidst the strange expressions on everyone else's faces and Arash's silent twitching of the corner of his eye, Mann, with a 'grief' look on his face, completed the final operation, allowing Arash to replace his mother, Radiant.
The marshal and the brush guy were one thing, and Fei Ge was barely acceptable, but the great hero really made his conscience ache.
'As expected, I'm not a qualified Master after all; I don't even have a conscience.'
Thinking this, the expression on his face was not the grief he perceived, but rather a hint of pleasure.
The Master of Chaldea in Chapter 21 has no conscience! .JPG
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Everyone stared at Ma En speechlessly, wondering what he was up to and what had gotten into him.
"Ahem!"
Ma En also realized that he had lost his composure. Actually, he didn't mean to, but drawing cards was just too much fun!
He got a little carried away with the fun, so he quickly coughed and then said with a serious expression, "Ready, all seven souls have been gathered, the Greater Grail is about to be activated."
The moment the words were spoken, the large cavity began to tremble.
A hole appears above the Great Cup.
However, it wasn't a tainted reddish-black, but a pure, pale blue, semi-transparent color.
Just as the dead warriors were not resurrected by time reset, the evil of this world that corrupted the Greater Grail no longer exists, but the souls of Iskandar, Lancelot, and the Hundred Faces are still there.
In any case, the Greater Grail has now been activated, and it has the ability to grant the victor one wish.
And the victor is none other than Marne, since the remaining Servants are all bound to him, and he is currently the only participant, making him the victor.
At the same time, the souls of the Heroic Spirits have been returned to the Throne of Heroes, and the portal to the outer world has been opened.
Ma En hurriedly said to Tokiomi Tohsaka, "If you're going, hurry up. I don't know how long this hole can last."
"Okay, I'm going. If I don't come back, please take good care of Aoi, Rin, and Sakura."
Tokiomi Tohsaka nodded, gave one last instruction, and then stepped forward without hesitation.
He had a serious talk with Ma En, cleared up some misunderstandings, deepened his understanding of Ma En's goals, and learned about magic.
Although Ma En still kept some things to himself, he also expressed understanding, after all, everyone needs some privacy, and he wouldn't reveal all his thoughts, even to his family.
He also completely trusted Marx and Engels, entrusting his affairs after his death to them.
Whether he returns or not, the Tohsaka family will be handed over to Ma Enlai from now on, until his eldest daughter, Tohsaka Rin, comes of age.
At the same time, Sakura Tohsaka was also handed over to Maren, who was asked to be the teacher of his youngest daughter. This was considered a marriage alliance and also an option to arrange a good future for his youngest daughter.
Everything was arranged, and he had no worries.
Kenneth didn't say anything, because Waver hadn't come along, and he had already given his instructions. He brought Sora and followed in Tokiomi Tohsaka's footsteps.