Starting to Slack Off

[Query Failed]

[Insufficient Permissions]

[Identity Unknown]

[Access Denied]

The conspicuous characters on the light screen were blinding, but Li Ye wasn't too disheartened.

This is normal.

He wasn't an Atlas Institute Magus, so getting this result from Trismegistus was perfectly normal.

Perfectly normal.

Yet, the light screen, impossibly close, felt like a row of faceless mouths mocking Li Ye, sneering at his ignorance.

"Mr. Li Ye!!"

Holmes, rushing forward immediately, braved the uncomfortable Dragon's Might and magic power, pulling Li Ye away and shielding him from the light screen.

"Mr. Li Ye, you are not from this Singularity! You were transferred here through unknown means, yet you know so much about the Singularity and have obtained Chaldea's intelligence. Who exactly are you!"

Even Holmes couldn't maintain his composure at this moment.

With Holmes's intelligence, after Li Ye asked those questions, he could immediately consider numerous possibilities, especially given Li Ye's already suspicious nature.

So he's someone transferred from another era! Chinese, and his time is the Age of Gods!

Although Holmes had suspected Li Ye was from China in 2017, or even later, the Dragon's Might emanating from Li Ye forced him to discard his guess.

The Dragon Blood within Li Ye undoubtedly originated from a divine dragon species. With the decline of mysteries in modern times, it was nearly impossible for a dragon species of this caliber to exist on Earth, let alone for Li Ye to have received a massive infusion of Dragon Blood, causing such a transformation.

As the Dragon Blood within Li Ye awakened, Holmes could tell Li Ye's current situation. Someone had modified Li Ye's body using extremely potent Dragon Blood, granting him such a powerful physique and magic power.

And judging by Li Ye's control over the Dragon Blood, it hadn't been long—

Was he modified after arriving at the Singularity?

Facing Holmes's question—

"I don't know—"

Li Ye scratched his head and pulled away from Holmes's grasp.

After distancing himself slightly from Holmes, the Dragon's Might radiating from Li Ye gradually subsided.

Despite Holmes's suspicion reaching its peak, Li Ye felt a sense of relief and smiled, "Mr. Holmes, just as you suspect, I am not from this Singularity— that's common knowledge, my friend."

Perhaps having confronted his inner cowardice, even in the face of his predetermined fate, Li Ye resolved to press onward.

Therefore, Holmes's wisdom was essential.

Receiving Li Ye's confirmation, Holmes lowered his head, reloaded his pipe with new tobacco, lit it, and took a deep puff. "That's hardly common knowledge, Mr. Li Ye."

"Simply put, I was transferred to the Singularity without my knowledge and ended up looking like this."

Li Ye spread his hands.

Hearing this, Holmes raised an eyebrow and examined Li Ye. "Mr. Li Ye, how long have you specifically been here?"

"About four days!"

Li Ye thought about the time and then said, "Mr. Holmes, this is all I can answer regarding your questions. I'm afraid I can't help with any further doubts."

Li Ye felt that his suspicious points were primarily the process of being transferred into the Singularity and the source of his information.

As for these two points, Li Ye himself didn't know one, and the other he couldn't reveal.

The existence of the Grand Order of Fate was shrouded in mystery, leaving Li Ye feeling lost.

Although Holmes's wisdom might offer him some clarity, Li Ye instinctively wanted to hide the matter of the Grand Order of Fate.

The piercing alarm sounds around them gradually subsided.

"Huh? Power outage?" Li Ye noticed that after the red light on Trismegistus faded, it didn't return to its familiar blue, but fell silent.

As Trismegistus went silent, all the surrounding photonic crystals dimmed.

It was as if the energy had been completely drained, leading to a shutdown.

"Hermes's energy has run out. Mr. Holmes, do you have any ideas about this?"

Li Ye glanced at Hermes and understood that it couldn't be used for the time being.

"It seems that the search for your issue, Mr. Li Ye, has depleted its final energy reserves. Of course, I also secretly searched for how many fascinating unsolved mysteries still exist in the world, so perhaps this is my comeuppance—"

Holmes looked remorseful, and even his pipe no longer tasted good.

It's mostly my fault, isn't it—

Li Ye silently recalled his questions, each one a heavy burden.

Coupled with the activation of Hermes's alarm system, it had consumed the last of Hermes's energy.

Seeing that Li Ye was unwilling to say more, Holmes didn't press the issue and instead inquired about the current situation of the Singularity. "Since Mr. Li Ye has been in the Singularity for four days, do you have any understanding of its current state?"

Holmes had arrived at the Singularity for too short a time, and before he could even begin gathering information, he encountered Li Ye. This put Holmes at a disadvantage in discussing such matters with Li Ye.

Li Ye nodded and said heartily, "The current situation is that the pure white Lion King has destroyed Jerusalem, summoned the Knights of the Round Table upon its ruins, and established the Holy City—Camelot!"

"Knights of the Round Table, Camelot?"

Upon hearing these familiar words, even Holmes, with his composure, raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Ye in surprise, "Could the Lion King be that King of Knights?"

There were very few rulers in history associated with the Knights of the Round Table and Camelot, the most famous among them being that King of Knights.

But how could the King of Knights possibly still be alive?

A sharp glint flashed in Holmes's eyes, his rapidly working brain eliminating possibilities.

Furthermore, King Arthur Pendragon had a widely known anecdote.

An anecdote concerning the Red Dragon of Britain—

"Mr. Li Ye, do you serve the Lion King?"

Holmes asked directly, without hesitation.

"That's right, I serve the Lion King. If Mr. Holmes wishes to know my King's current state, I can only tell you that my King intends to establish a world of the [Tower]. This is also why this Singularity is so special."

"As for deeper information, I hope Mr. Holmes will explore it himself. After all, my words alone are not proof, are they?"

Li Ye continued, "Just as Mr. Holmes surmised, my King's true identity is King Arthur Pendragon, or rather, was King Arthur Pendragon."

Li Ye looked at Holmes with great frankness, his tone devoid of any pretense.

"As expected, the Dragon Blood on Mr. Li Ye comes from the Lion King, doesn't it?"

As Li Ye admitted the Lion King's true identity, the source of the Dragon Blood on him was confirmed.

At the same time, Holmes confirmed that Li Ye was not a figure from the Age of Gods. He was indeed from 2017, or possibly even later, and someone deeply connected to Chaldea!

Given that Li Ye knew the information about Lev Lainur destroying Chaldea, it was impossible for him to have transferred before that. He might even have been present at the time!