Caren's Heart

Hearing that familiar voice, Mo Li fell silent for a moment before smiling. "Of course. Please provide your game UID and name, and I'll unlock the high-value top-up interface for you."

A package interface with prices multiplied tenfold and selectable resource types was soon sent to Gilgamesh. This was an exclusive high-value top-up channel for people like him. It even included stamina, let alone upgrade resources.

It would not be easy to buy out this top-up interface. If everything was purchased, the total resources would be enough to max out every student's level and stars, excluding equipment blueprints, with 36,000 gems and 300 million cash left over.

There was no fear of having too many resources—only fear that Gilgamesh would not spend money. In any case, the other party was absurdly wealthy, so there was no need for Mo Li to worry about his wallet.

Gilgamesh enjoyed himself, and Mo Li enjoyed collecting the money. Besides, half of the Japanese government had already been replaced by Mo Li's people. Players topping up and paying taxes into his hands was merely a matter of money moving from his left hand to his right.

With the air of a true tycoon, Gilgamesh raised every student to five stars, max level, and max skills. He quickly grasped how the game was played and tore through the mission stages. Equipment blueprints that were supposed to be somewhat difficult to obtain dropped easily thanks to his luck. Once he started finding it a little dull, he suddenly noticed two things.

"Total Assault? Arena?"

He was familiar with the meaning of the word arena. Gilgamesh went in for a look, then began relentlessly fighting his way upward.

At Waver's house.

"Ah! I was sitting at rank one hundred for the guaranteed rewards—how did I get knocked down again?! Where did this King of Heroes come from?" Waver stared dumbfoundedly at the notification after finishing his Total Assault run. Fortunately, once the person who had defeated him climbed higher, he immediately fought his way back up.

Having only bought the beginner package since the game launched, it was already quite good that he could hold a place in the top hundred. He could never stay in the top fifty for long and would always be knocked down, but rank one hundred was stable enough for him and suitable for fishing for Arena Coins.

"Hey, kid, is that game really that fun?" Rider sat to one side watching the war channel on TV. Hearing Waver's wail, he turned around for a glance.

Waver set his computer aside. "At least in this era, there isn't a more fun game than this. Dynasty Warriors is pretty good too, but I've already cleared it."

By the time he reached first place, Gilgamesh had just run out of tickets. Second and third place belonged to Matou Sakura and Tohsaka Rin.

It should not have been so easy, but Gilgamesh's luck was simply too high. His evasion tank dodged constantly, his damage skills crit constantly, and no matter how monstrous first place was, they could not withstand such a human-shaped cheat—unless Mo Li personally stepped in to punish him.

When he entered Total Assault, this round was Indoor Hieronymus. Gilgamesh glanced at his five tickets. They were just enough to take him from the lowest difficulty all the way to Excalibur, and the first four did not even count as a warm-up.

Still, Gilgamesh was quite dissatisfied with his score. Based on his run, taking first place was basically out of the question.

"Mock battle? Hmph. Why would I need something meant for ordinary people to practice with?" Gilgamesh opened the rankings and began examining the team compositions. First and second were once again the sisters Rin and Sakura, with scores of 1450.

Third place had only 1330, a considerable gap behind them.

But there was nothing to be done about it. As two of the female leads of this world, the sisters had absurdly good luck as well. Every shot, every skill, every grenade was a critical hit.

Mo Li found it somewhat amusing to see that Gilgamesh's score had not even made the top ten. Total Assault depended on understanding mechanics, gambling on crits, whether the boss cooperated, and whether the students could dodge when it mattered. Gilgamesh was still lacking if he wanted to charge straight into first place on his first attempt.

Luck was not a problem for Gilgamesh, but trying to claim first place on his first run without sufficient understanding of the mechanics was simply impossible.

Medea watched the surveillance footage, unable to understand Rider, who had literally smashed open someone's rolling shutter to get out. "That Rider really did cause trouble. He broke into someone else's shop and came out just to steal a few books?"

Mo Li sighed. "He suddenly came from ancient times into the modern age, so his behavior can't really be helped. That's just how Rider does things. I hope he can get used to this era quickly. I sent Berserker out to handle something, and it'll take him at least three to five days to finish. I just hope these Servants don't cause me too much trouble during that time. Every shop they destroy is one I have to pay for."

Lancelot did not have much to do. He only needed to expose the shady dealings in plain sight. He did not need to fight, and the easiest way to reveal the truth was through live news broadcasts. As the uncrowned king of half of Japan, Mo Li's only opponents were those distinguished Japanese families.

But as always, Mo Li had plenty of dirt on them. He was not afraid that he could not bring them down. As long as every official throughout Japan's institutions was replaced with his people, he could begin the next phase of his plan.

The ocean discharge plan had already caused a great many officials to isolate themselves from the public. What was more, they were secretly operating unsafe and dangerous nuclear power plants that should have been shut down.

With such top-secret information leaked, the entire Japanese political world was now gripped by fear, with no one trusting anyone else.

The Matou Family had operated in Japan for centuries. To their supporters, this was merely a major reshuffle. After all the maneuvering, the meat would still end up in the same pot. Moreover, the newly appointed officials were quite respectful toward supporters of the Matou Family faction. Their money had not decreased—in fact, they had received even more.

Thus, the name "Matou Zouken" of the ancient Japanese Matou Family rose smoothly through the ranks and seized real power without obstruction. Though he had not yet become the true uncrowned king, he was close.

As for some scum, Lancelot truly did need to kill them. However, how they were killed was another matter. Lancelot did not actually need to do it himself. He only needed to follow the instructions step by step, and others would naturally help him kill those scum.

If Lancelot truly had to do it himself, Mo Li feared that he might become so enraged that he lost his mind. Therefore, the best approach was to keep Lancelot from personally acting against the targets. He only needed to expose their dirt and use others to kill them.

Medea asked, "Nothing's happening tonight?"

"Mm, nothing for now. Things will begin only after Saber and the others arrive in Fuyuki City."

Medea smiled. "Then it'll be time to test the results of the Age of Gods Magic you learned from me. I've been teaching you with all my heart, you know."

"Fair enough." Mo Li nodded and began showing Medea the results of his studies.

Now that he had summoned Medea, how could he possibly pass up the chance to learn from someone who understood the Age of Gods knowledge of this world?

Thus, in the middle of the night, Caren came to Mo Li's room and stared blankly at the two of them. "Brother... are you together with Sister Medea?"

Mo Li looked at Caren. "No. We're just studying together. What's wrong?"

Medea sat in Mo Li's chair, spun around once, and looked at Caren. "What is it, little sister Caren?"

Caren bit her lip for a while before saying, "What kind of knowledge requires you to stay together like this in the middle of the night without leaving?"

Mo Li froze for a moment, then immediately realized that Caren had misunderstood. He waved his hands at once. "Caren, you misunderstood. Medea and I are only studying Age of Gods Magic."

"Age of Gods Magic?" Caren fell into thought, blushing slightly at what she had imagined. But she also felt that things could not continue like this, or perhaps Sister Medea would soon steal her brother away.

Thus, Caren said shyly, "Brother, um... I..."

Seeing Caren suddenly stop, Mo Li asked, "What is it?"

Caren's mind nearly crashed. "N-Nothing..."

Medea said with a giggle, "This child wants to cling to you, doesn't she? But she's still too young. Children shouldn't think too much."

Mo Li pressed a hand to his forehead and sighed. "Caren, go back and sleep."

"Um... can I sleep with you? I'm scared by myself..." Tears welled in Caren's eyes. "Grandpa was suddenly killed, and I don't want to be alone anymore..."

Mo Li looked at Medea. "You can sleep with Medea, you know?"

Medea looked at Caren for a while, then suddenly smiled at Mo Li. "How about we just all sleep together? I'll sleep in the middle, and Caren can sleep on the side."

"...I really don't know what to do with you two. Fine."

Medea said unhappily, "Hey, hey, you're the one getting the advantage here. Could you at least react a little?! If it weren't because you're such a good person, planning to set this country straight and purge its scum, I wouldn't be helping you like this!"

"Alright, alright. I'll still have to rely on you to teach me Age of Gods Magic anyway."

Medea slapped the table, continuing to voice her displeasure. "And you still refuse to call me Teacher! Though you really have improved so quickly that there's no need for you to call me that."

Mo Li felt a little exhausted. "Anyway, let's continue."

Caren watched eagerly as Mo Li continued discussing Age of Gods Magic with Medea. Although she was learning as well, she did not have Mo Li's extraordinary talent. She was still digesting the knowledge she had learned and could not demonstrate her results to Medea as Mo Li could.

In the early hours of the morning, Caren was already drowsy with sleep. Medea carried Caren over, settled her on the bed, and tucked her beneath the covers. Then she sat to one side, patted the pillow, and said to Mo Li, "Want to come~?"

Mo Li looked at Medea. "You two sleep. I need to keep experimenting with Age of Gods Magic and master all your knowledge as quickly as possible. What you've taught me really is far more powerful and practical than modern magecraft."

"Hehe~" Medea hummed twice before lying down directly. Once she pulled the blanket over herself, she really did start sleeping, leaving it completely unclear whether she wanted Mo Li to sleep with them or not.

A girl and a young woman had taken over his bed. Mo Li was speechless for quite a while, and could only continue reflecting on the Age of Gods knowledge Medea had taught him.

It was deep into the night anyway, and the Holy Grail War had yet to fully begin. Medea could sleep as she pleased; learning all the knowledge Medea possessed as soon as possible would only benefit Mo Li.