Chapter 2606 / Chapter 2607

"I see..." Chen Li nodded meaningfully.

If nothing unexpected happens, then something unexpected is bound to happen.

"Why are you asking about this, my benefactor?" Feiying narrowed her eyes warily.

"Oh, it's nothing. There was just one bug in this Holy Grail War," Chen Li said casually.

"Oh, you mean that bug that obtained all the divine power of the Aeon of Joy, right? I remember its Master was Ritsuka Fujimaru, wasn't it?" Feiying tapped her chin with her finger, recalling for a moment before speaking.

"Speaking of which, it seems that our lord is also acquainted with that Ritsuka Fujimaru," Pearl added from the side.

"That's right." Chen Li nodded.

"That's good! I don't have to worry about becoming enemies with them. I really can't stand even a little bit of bugs." Feiying breathed a long sigh of relief, her tense shoulders finally relaxing.

Seeing Feiying's relieved expression, Chen Li shook his head but didn't say anything more.

Chen Li wasn't referring to the insect in Ritsuka Fujimaru's hand, but rather to the Propagation Aeon, Tzivros.

Moreover, the Propagation Aeon is just like a cockroach; when you find the Propagation Aeon, it means that the area you are in is already infested with insects.

"There were quite a few Holy Grail War participants eliminated last night." Dan Heng looked down at the briefing in his hand, frowning slightly.

"Because it's the last night of the Holy Grail War. You think there are too many people eliminated, but I think there are still too few. I really don't know how the remaining Masters will fight in the next two hours." Chen Li said calmly, his hands behind his head.

They'd probably beat the dog's brains out.

"Indeed." Dan Heng nodded.

"Sigh, which Masters and Servants have been eliminated? Who's left?" Feiying sat up straight and asked curiously.

"Exhibition group: Saintess was eliminated, but she eliminated voluntarily. Her Servant, Ternan, went to follow the Undying Path. Altair was eliminated, Chongyue was eliminated, Byakuyasha was eliminated..." Chen Li counted them off one by one on his fingers.

"Tokisaki Kurumi currently possesses three Command Spell capable of reviving Mikhail, but she may also forfeit, putting her on the verge of elimination. Therefore, the only ones currently qualified to compete for the Holy Grail are Zhongli and Guizhong's Assassin team, and Ritsuka Fujimaru and that insect's Archer team."

These are not secrets. Since almost every Master and Servant in the exhibition match group was streaming live, anyone who was interested could easily figure out this information.

The only slightly unusual piece of information is the situation of Tokisaki Kurumi and Mikhail, but this is only speculation. After all, Tokisaki Kurumi has always kept a low profile in this Holy Grail War, so it's not surprising that she still has three Command Spell.

Furthermore, while Tokisaki Kurumi may not be strong in combat, her ability to survive is truly remarkable.

They are also very capable of working.

In a fit of rage, he created 100,000 clones to work in electronics factories, even if each clone only earned 3,000 a month, that would still amount to 300 million a month. That's terrifying.

The Saintess never came to fight the Holy Grail War; he came to earn endorsement fees so he could return and rebuild his homeland. Now that he's made enough money and has the Paradise Alliance to help him, he's naturally running away early.

"I know Byakuyasha, Altair, Tokisaki Kurumi, and the Saintess. Why was that Chongyue eliminated?" Feiying tilted her head and asked curiously.

Feiying didn't pay much attention to the exhibition match group, but she had heard about it to some extent, so she knew a little about Chongyue's situation. The other party seemed to be from the Terra Continent, which called the Miraculous Forger "Terra Father".

Moreover, the opponent didn't seem to make any noise during yesterday's Holy Grail War.

"Oh, he was eliminated because his Servant wasn't in New Penacony before midnight yesterday, so the system judged him as eliminated. It's more like he voluntarily withdrew than was eliminated," Chen Li explained casually.

Chongyue's Servant is the Fairy Knight Lancelot. Even if we go back several days, let alone this morning, we wouldn't be able to find him in New Penacony. After all, he returned to the Fairy Country long ago.

Because he had little interest in the Holy Grail War, felt he had little chance of winning, and his Holy Grail War were not around... So Servant, Chongyue simply clicked the surrender button.

The Fairy Knight Lancelot had no objection to this, and even welcomed it.

Do people who are familiar with Chen Li need to fight the Holy Grail War to obtain Miraculous Items?

As long as the other party possesses enough qualities to gain Chen Li's approval, there is a chance of obtaining Miraculous Item.

"Sigh, participating in the Holy Grail War without being in the New Penacony, no wonder they were eliminated. But I feel like their elimination was a bit of a letdown," Feiying said with a sigh, stroking her chin.

"The Holy Grail War is a battle fought to fulfill a wish. Now that the wish has been fulfilled, why waste time here?" Chen Li waved his hand dismissively.

"That makes a lot of sense. But wouldn't that benefit Tokisaki Kurumi? She could just wait for Zhongli and Guizhong, and Ritsuka Fujimaru and that bug to finish their battle, and then suddenly revive her Servant Mikhail to reap the benefits." Feiying's eyes darted around, and she quickly thought of a possibility.

"It's not that simple. You know what? The Holy Grail will automatically appear when there's only one Servant and Master left. That means if Tokisaki Kurumi hasn't summoned her Servant by the time Zhongli and Ritsuka Fujimaru have finished their match, the Holy Grail War in the exhibition match group will automatically end," Chen Li said, shaking his head.

"Is that so?" Feiying stared wide-eyed in surprise.

"The so-called Holy Grail War is essentially a ritual that eliminates other Servants, allowing Servant souls to enter the Holy Grail and infuse it with magical power. Once the Holy Grail contains the souls of six Servants, the ritual is naturally completed," Chen Li explained.

"But what if Tokisaki Kurumi uses three Command Spell to revive her own Servant before the Holy Grail appears?" Feiying pressed.

"Before Tokisaki Kurumi revives her own Servant, Mikhail's soul resides within the Holy Grail and is naturally counted in the Servant count. In other words, as long as Tokisaki Kurumi doesn't revive Mikhail, Mikhail's soul will continue to occupy a place in the Holy Grail. Once the remaining Servants are also eliminated and enter the Holy Grail, the ritual will automatically complete." Chen Li placed the battle report on the armrest and shrugged at Feiying.

"I see... Did Tokisaki Kurumi herself know about this?" Feiying asked, frowning.

"It's hard to say. Maybe they really don't know... Perhaps the other party is somewhere secretly admiring their own superior wisdom and planning to sit back and watch the tigers fight." Chen Li tilted his head, his tone carrying a subtle hint of sympathy.

"Ah..." Feiying opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

If they lose for this reason, Tokisaki Kurumi will be really unlucky.

Despite possessing three Command Spell, he thought he was the mastermind behind the scenes, but it turned out he was just a sucker trapped by the rules.

"So, in this exhibition match's Holy Grail War, Zhongli and Ritsuka Fujimaru have the best chance of winning, right?" Xing interjected, her hands behind her head.

"Theoretically speaking, that's correct." Dan Heng nodded slightly.

"What about the official competition? How are the matches going?" Feiying turned her gaze away from Xing and looked at Chen Li with curiosity.

"The official competition group... I can't reveal that." Chen Li picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip, and said in a calm tone.

Chapter 2606

"Can't disclose? So you know?" Feiying immediately seized on the loophole in Chen Li's words, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"That's right." Chen Li nodded generously, not even bothering to deny it.

"You just read the battle report, right? What did it say?" Upon seeing this, Feiying immediately turned to look at Dan Heng and asked curiously.

Dan Heng hesitated, glanced at Chen Li, and then slowly shook his head.

"I cannot disclose that," Dan Heng said expressionlessly.

Compared to the exhibition matches, the official matches were a battle of the gods.

Jade and Taiyi from the Saber group are alive and well.

Boothill has used up all his Command Spell, and unless someone sponsors him, Oswaldo, who has been killed yet again, cannot be resurrected.

Fu Xuan and her Reignbow Arbiter remain active.

And Robin and her Servant Celenova are still alive and well.

After playing for a while, judging from the battle reports, only Boothill, Sparkle, and Oswaldo were eliminated.

For the remaining four groups, the Master is not important; what matters is the Servant.

They are: Taiyi, the Order Aeon; Long, the Immortal Aeon Divine Dragon Aeon; Lord of the Hunt before becoming a Star God (a version that can summon the main body for a full-power attack); and Celenova, the dual- Emanator Destruction and Harmony (a version of the Harmony Aeon a large account boosting the attack).

Any one of these four Servants could turn the entire New Penacony upside down.

It's understandable that I can't disclose it.

"What about the All-People Entertainment Match group?" Feiying had no choice but to settle for second best when she couldn't get an answer from the official competition group.

"That's something I can talk about." Chen Li put down his teacup and started counting on his fingers.

"Firefly and her Servant are still alive. Sparkle has been eliminated yet again. Aventurine and his sister were also eliminated yesterday, I wonder what kind of agreement they made with Sparkle. And poor Dahlia and her Servant, Cyrene, are currently on the sidelines... because Dahlia doesn't even know she's her Master."

"Cyrene? Is she the pink-haired girl who appeared as a student council representative at the school anniversary celebration?" Feiying asked after recalling for a moment.

"That's right." Chen Li nodded.

"This child might be in trouble... He looks so frail and doesn't seem like someone who can fight." Feiying frowned with some worry.

"She was summoned as the Aeon of Remembrance," Chen Li added.

If it's too difficult, then let's not do it!

"Huh? Memory... Aeon of Remembrance? That's alright then. But is it really okay to say something so important?" Feiying paused for a moment, then asked with some concern.

"That's fine. This is information that can be obtained through Friends Circle media, so of course it can be shared." Chen Li waved his hand.

"Wait... aren't there only four Masters and Servants? We already know about the Xu Zhao and her Servant, Little Golden Honkai-Moe King, right? So there are two more groups, aren't there?" Feiying counted on her fingers and realized the numbers didn't add up.

"This situation is rather complicated. Byakuyasha and his Servant, Flame Reaver, belong to both the official competition group and the All-People Entertainment Match group. Or rather, it was precisely because Byakuyasha exploited a loophole that the All-People Entertainment Match group came into being. And now that Byakuyasha has been eliminated, this position is now vacant," Chen Li explained.

"I see. Is there one more?" Feiying pressed.

"According to the news from the Cold-faced Great Azure Dragon, the last Master in the All-People Entertainment Match is Old Audi." Dan Heng, who had been silently flipping through the briefing, suddenly spoke up, his expression slightly changing as he said.

"Huh? Wasn't Old Audi the Master of the official competition? And wasn't he eliminated?" Feiying tilted her head in confusion.

Feiying knew about the official competition group because Old Audi had publicly revealed his identity and then declared war on all the Masters in the official competition group.

As a result, the entire mansion where the other party was located was wiped out that very night, achieving the legendary fastest elimination.

"This is because Old Audi summoned his own Servant... himself, beforehand. Therefore, after being eliminated from the official tournament, his soul remained trapped within the Holy Grail."

"The amulet that summons Servant only lasts for seven days, so around 11 p. m. last night, he lost his Servant status and was thus kicked out of the Holy Grail," Chen Li said after explaining the logic behind it.

"Huh? Then who is his new Servant?" Feiying asked curiously.

Chen Li did not answer Feiying's question, but instead turned his gaze to Dan Heng.

"The Cold-faced Great Azure Dragon didn't say." Dan Heng shook his head.

"Oh. So to summarize: In the exhibition match group, only Zhongli and Ritsuka Fujimaru are left to compete. In the official match group, four groups have survived, and their current status is unknown. In the All-People Entertainment Match, Firefly, Dahlia, and Xu Zhao have survived. In the Counterfeit Holy Grail War, there are still me, Pearl, Guiji, and Sparkle. Right?" Feiying nodded and said after a moment of thought.

"No, that's not right. Xu Zhao was automatically eliminated in the All-People Entertainment Match because of his special status," Chen Li shook his head and corrected.

"That means the only two remaining in the All-People Entertainment Match are Firefly and Dahlia," Feiying corrected.

"Still not right." Chen Li shook his head again.

"Why isn't it right yet?" Feiying's lips twitched slightly.

"Firefly, who won the All-People All-People Entertainment Match, staked the Holy Grail on the Origami University Student Council, thus earning her the title of Outstanding Graduate of Origami University. And Cyrene, the Dahlia's Servant, is a member of the Student Council," Chen Li explained.

"So... the Origami University Student Council can win anytime they want?" Feiying paused for a moment, tapped her chin with her finger, and then her eyes gradually became subtle.

"That's right." Chen Li nodded.

Although Dahlia is the Master and Cyrene is the Servant, the poor, Cremator Dahlia is completely unaware that she is being manipulated by the Aeon of Remembrance Cyrene.

It can be said that the All-People Entertainment Match was under the control of the Origami University Student Council from beginning to end.

"They won so easily... Do you think the student council might start an internal war?" Feiying sighed enviously.

"Impossible." Chen Li shook his head decisively.

"Then why haven't either the Dahlias or the Fireflies surrendered yet?" Feiying tilted her head, somewhat puzzled.

"Who knows?" Chen Li shook his head.

Chen Li had no idea what Cyrene and the others were thinking.

"Hmm... Anyway, never mind! Let's talk to Guiji first. We still don't know if his Servant is dead or not. Honestly, this New Penacony doesn't even have an announcement system." Feiying jumped off the bar stool, stretched, and said.

"Hmm? You mean to put up a notice board that says 'how many people are left' to motivate the remaining Holy Grail War participants? That's not a bad idea." Chen Li stroked his chin, seemingly seriously considering the suggestion.

"Oh! That's not what I meant! Um... does the briefing you have say whether the Servant Guiji has died?" Feiying quickly shook her head.

"His fate is unknown. That means he's not dead. If the Servant Guiji died, it would definitely be recorded in the battle report," Chen Li said after flipping through the briefing in his hand.

"I see... Um, how about I interrogate Master Guiji again? What if he knows something?" Feiying tentatively suggested, her tone carrying a hint of unnatural anticipation.

Chen Li glanced at Feiying, then took out the whip called "[A Friend from Afar]" from his bosom and casually tossed it to Feiying.

"If you want to smoke, then smoke. Don't make excuses," Chen Li said without turning his head.

"Uh... how can you think of me like that, my benefactor? I only suggested the interrogation out of official business, and there was absolutely no personal feeling involved." Feiying took the whip with both hands and innocently defended herself.

"Give it back to me?" Chen Li held out his hand.

"Uh... never mind that."

Chapter 2607

"I'll go test Guiji's mouth is really that hard." Feiying quickly pulled the whip behind her back, unconsciously taking two steps back, afraid that Chen Li would really take it back.

"Let's go, let's go relax! You really caused a huge ruckus at New Penacony this time, you must be exhausted, right?" After saying that, Feiying glanced at World-Painting, waved to World-Painting, and said with a smile.

"This... isn't this a bit inappropriate? I just smoked it yesterday." World-Painting hesitated for a moment, appearing slightly reserved.

"Then I'll leave?" Feiying's smile vanished, and she turned to walk away.

"Wait a minute! I'm going too!" World-Painting quickly stood up from her seat and hurried after him.

After Feiying pulled World-Painting away from the Parlor Car, the atmosphere inside finally quieted down a bit.