Mo Li's Words

Hearing Mo Li say that, even Iskandar was stunned. Then he stroked his chin. "Come to think of it, I really haven't seen it. But sacrificing tens of millions of people for it... what kind of ideal drove them to pursue it?"

Iskandar said, "If such a path of kings truly exists, then I must study it properly. I believe it must be a very long epic. Could you give me a brief summary first?"

Even as the king of an ancient empire, upon seeing an outstanding path for a nation's development, he had to learn and improve. A king's path had no end. Whenever a superior model emerged, he should study it and learn from it himself. He might not be able to copy it wholesale, but that did not prevent him from learning its excellent experience and methods.

Gilgamesh nodded in agreement. "If that is the case, then it truly cannot be denied."

Mo Li nodded, withdrew the hand he had been holding against Artoria, and folded his arms. "Before the Great Turmoil began, we were impoverished and weak. We had only just managed to catch up with the leading ranks when more problems arose. As for what exactly they were, you'll understand once you look into our history after you return."

"The important part was the outbreak of the Great Turmoil. We fought for a shared ideal, a shared dream. We won, but we also shed much blood. Thirty-five million people perished in that upheaval. Only after paying that bloody price did we stand at the pinnacle of the world once more."

"Then we fought America and France simultaneously, and won both wars. The Western boss came with a whole pack of followers, only for us to beat them into retreat. We also settled an issue involving a city in our homeland with Britain. During the Cold War, we slapped that Western boss across the face. Then, in the five years from '64 to '69, we had nearly 4,200 clashes with the northern boss, including at least four local wars."

"During the Cold War, we also fought three factions: the Soviet Union, the United States, and the Non-Aligned Movement. India, which led the Non-Aligned Movement, got beaten all the way back to New Delhi, and their king died in depression. At the same time, we completed internal reorganization, developed modern strategic weapons, shelled Kinmen and killed a Western boss's adviser, and shelled HMS Amethyst. All of that was accomplished in barely thirty years."

"And five years ago, our older generation was still cutting people down somewhere in the south. We Huaxia were busy—cutting down monkeys that loved to throw tantrums everywhere, while also slapping those big brothers across the face. The older generation fought many wars for us. They sacrificed themselves for their ideals, and that was precisely why we could stand at the pinnacle of the world. So your path of kings does not suit Huaxia. I only like Artoria's."

Mo Li concluded, "So yes, Artoria had her problems, but the blame was not entirely hers. The truly laughable thing was that her subjects failed to do what subjects ought to do. In truth, whether a king was noble and sacred like her, or demanded things like a greedy person, there would always be people dissatisfied. It was impossible to satisfy everyone. No matter how well she did, there would inevitably be objections. That was simply the nature of people."

Lancelot lowered his head in shame.

"What kind of war god was that? As for the King of Knights... well, I admit I underestimated her path before..." Iskandar raised his brow and asked Waver Velvet, "Boy, you know about the countries Huaxia beat, right? When we return, remember to tell me in detail about the state of their battlefields. I want to join wars like that too! Joining Huaxia would mean challenging so many powerful opponents. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil!"

Waver Velvet looked embarrassed. "Well... they were fighting the number one and number two countries in the world at the time. The number one country led a whole group of the world's top twenty nations against them, and even then Huaxia beat them back into the sea. Are you sure you want to take part in a war like that?"

Iskandar sucked in a breath and said in disbelief, "Hiss! A nation walking such a path was actually that fierce?"

Waver Velvet nodded. "That's right. That fierce!"

Even the other Heroic Spirits were amazed. Such achievements were simply too outrageous.

Iskandar slapped his hand down decisively. "I've decided! Once I have a physical body, I will join this country! Only in this country can I enjoy the thrill of conquering such powerful foes!"

Hearing that, Waver Velvet angrily smacked Iskandar several times. "Don't mess around! The world situation is gradually stabilizing now. You can basically forget about any major wars happening! You should just live out a proper life!"

"Huh? Is that so? This is an era gradually moving toward peace." Iskandar paused at that, but he was not disappointed.

Peace was also part of an era. Even when he had still been the Conqueror King, he would not recklessly shatter it. When he conquered cities and lands, most of the time he had only been able to swiftly take a city because he had colluded with people inside it. He relied entirely on enemy insiders. Under normal circumstances, those cities' internal strife would end after a while anyway. There had been no need for him to force his way in.

Yet that also brought tremendous hidden dangers. Those turncoats harbored divided loyalties toward him as well. A turncoat remained a turncoat even under his command. It was simply that he had died before he could witness those hidden dangers erupt. After reaching India, he had passed away.

And once he died, his subordinates rebelled and caused trouble, and his entire territory fell apart.

"My path of kings..." Artoria sighed with mixed feelings, but did not continue.

Mo Li said, "Your path had limitations in that era, and you did not handle everything perfectly either. You knew you had to do what was best for your country, but you did not know how to accomplish it in the best possible way. You never even uncovered the dangers lurking within Britain."

"I'm very much looking forward to seeing whether you can change history, but I don't know what will happen after history changes. Logically speaking, it should have nothing to do with us, but two special people are sitting beside me."

"Special people?" Artoria froze for a moment. After confirming he was not talking about her, she looked toward Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight. "What is special about them?"

"That is exactly what I wish to announce next. Ahem." Mo Li tapped the table with his golden wine cup. "Everyone, I have something extremely important to announce, and it may very well involve all of us. Iskandar, you may even want to help, since war is certainly not in short supply over there."

Seeing that Mo Li was really about to reveal matters concerning himself and Mash, Ritsuka Fujimaru immediately sat up straight.

Having been called out directly, Iskandar responded at once. "What is it? If the situation is truly as you say, I will naturally consider it."

Mo Li draped an arm around Ritsuka Fujimaru's shoulder and smiled as he pointed at his face. "Heroic Spirits, have any of you considered continuing to walk the modern world after this Holy Grail War? He comes from another main world, one different from ours. The development of our two worlds diverged, and his main world can further split off subworlds that affect the main world. At present, they are carrying out an operation called saving the world."

Ritsuka Fujimaru looked somewhat panicked. "Senpai, is it really okay to say this outright?"

"It's fine." Mo Li withdrew his hand.

Mash Kyrielight watched everyone with considerable nervousness.

At that moment, even Gilgamesh began taking things seriously.

Everyone cried out, "Another world?!"

Mo Li spread his hands. "That's right. The point where our world diverged from theirs was the future Fifth Holy Grail War. Now, their world has suffered a disaster known as Humanity Incineration. The entire Earth has become a blank expanse. Human history and everything humanity possessed have been burned away. As the remaining humans, they have naturally taken on the responsibility of saving the world."

Mo Li said, "Ritsuka, contact Romani and have him explain the full story to everyone. In the end, it would be better for you to explain what happened on your side yourselves."

"Uh, okay!" Ritsuka Fujimaru immediately began using the device to establish contact.

The call was connected at once.

"What happened...?" Romani looked at the twenty-odd people present and immediately fell silent.

Mo Li said, "Dr. Roman! Please explain clearly to everyone here what happened in your world. It's fine if the Masters cannot go, but Heroic Spirits can be summoned. Once they return to the Heroic Spirit Throne, their current memories can be brought back with them. If they are interested in saving the world, they will naturally go help you."

"Alright. Then I'll explain our situation in detail." Hearing Mo Li say that, Romani immediately began explaining.

At that moment, no one spoke to interrupt him. They simply listened quietly to Romani's account.

Mo Li could not say that every Heroic Spirit present would be willing to help Ritsuka Fujimaru and the others, but Diarmuid, who sought a glorious battle, would certainly have no issue. What could be more glorious than saving the world? It would be even better if he could go as Saber Class; after all, that was a four-star card.

Then there was Iskandar. Once he confirmed that saving the world meant encountering countless powerful enemies, there was a very high chance that he would go as well.

As for Gilgamesh, that was harder to say. After all, Wise King Flash from his lifetime was already stationed in the Seventh Singularity.

Artoria would most likely not refuse either.

Hassan of the Hundred Faces was harder to predict, since her wish was not to save the world.

Medea might go. As for Lancelot, there was even less need to mention it. His son... well, his daughter Mash was right there. He would definitely go.

Whether Berserker Lancelot or Saber Lancelot, both were extremely formidable.

Or Fairy Lancelot would do.

Romani did not explain how Chaldea had been built, but he clearly laid out the problems they had encountered.

After hearing it, everyone felt helpless about that world as well.

The entire world had vanished in an instant. Such a catastrophe was simply too terrifying; they could not imagine any possibility of successfully saving it.

But it was a different matter for Heroic Spirits. After all, they were not confined to any one world and could easily go over to FGO's side to help.