Heroic Spirits Summoning

After Dan Lei learned that the Holy Grail, which he already controlled, could travel to other worlds, he immediately realized it must have been granted by either "Xa" or "Fuli," or possibly even by both of them working together.

After all, the Honkai: Star Rail universe's concept of a void cosmos is quite versatile; a galaxy is a world, and traveling between worlds means traversing the unknown, difficult-to-cross void between them.

Of course, there are infinitely many similar worlds in the universe; perhaps there are countless Earths and countless solar systems. After all, names are given by people; if the natives call the planet beneath their feet Earth, then it is Earth.

Furthermore, the similarity of worlds is even a confirmed phenomenon in the Honkai: Star Rail universe. Don't be surprised if you encounter two people in the universe with the same name, identical personalities and appearances, and even roughly the same life experiences; these are all normal occurrences.

Therefore, when Dan Lei traveled from Type-Moon to the Honkai: Star Rail universe, he accepted this fact almost immediately because he vaguely remembered that one timeline in his previous life's Fate series had officially announced a crossover with Honkai: Star Rail.

It was also normal for the Holy Grail to run out of energy halfway through his wish to go home through the Root and end up in the Honkai: Star Rail universe.

Now that the Holy Grail has been transformed into a "ship" by a Stellar God and explicitly encourages him to travel to other worlds, it's also normal.

Okay, this is anything but normal. Anything bestowed by a Stellar God is a treasure in any faction within the Honkai: Star Rail universe, yet it's now stuffed into his body. The Stellar Gods of Order and Memory definitely have a purpose.

Although the Stellar Gods' purposes are easy to guess: "Xa" only wants to maintain balance in all senses of the universe, while "Fuli" simply wants to collect memories.

Dan Lei felt that the latter was acceptable. He had a lot of information about various worlds in his mind, but with few details, it made sense for "Fuli" to want him to explore.

But as for the former, Dan Lei felt he was hardly worthy of influencing the balance of the universe.

However, looking at the Holy Grail's travel function, Dan Lei still felt he had to try traveling at least once.

Because only then could he know what traveling would bring him.

Since he didn't know if he was soul-transmigrating or body-transmigrating, or even how long the journey would take.

So, Dan Lei first hung a "Closed-Door Training" sign on his workshop door. This way, even if he disappeared for several months, no one would be suspicious.

After all, the people of Luofu were accustomed to a slow pace of life, and it was quite normal for a craftsman to be in seclusion for months without appearing.

Afterward, Dan Lei dug out quite a few weapons from his small storeroom. Luofu was not without martial arts; simple registration allowed anyone to carry weapons.

Moreover, Dan Lei hadn't just been holed up in the Imprisonment Court playing with Automatons all these years. He had also studied the Cloud Chant Technique and the combat techniques used by the Ten Lords' Commission to apprehend criminals. After all, according to the promotion path of the Ten Lords' Commission, Dan Lei was destined to become a Judge later on.

However, Dan Lei's combat skills could only be described as introductory. If you found any regular Cloud Knight on Luofu and had them fight purely hand-to-hand, Dan Lei would likely lose.

Therefore, after packing a bunch of Talismans, small knives, and a large amount of compressed food, Dan Lei tidied his mood and activated the Holy Grail's shuttle function.

Just like when the Holy Grail had taken him away from the Type-Moon world before, after activating the world travel function, a deep spatial rift appeared before him the next second, and his consciousness was sucked in.

At this moment, from the outside, Dan Lei's entire body was sucked into this rift. However, apart from his clothes, none of the items he carried were brought along, and they fell back to their original spot.

Dan Lei only felt that he had entered that Root passage, which resembled a spacetime tunnel, once again.

However, this time, it felt like only a second or two had passed before Dan Lei felt himself landing.

Observing his surroundings, Dan Lei found himself seemingly thrown into a forest covered in white snow.

However, Dan Lei was very sure that this was Earth, or rather, a planet infinitely close to Earth's environment.

Because the moment he arrived, Dan Lei felt the Great Source, which was very familiar to him – Earth's Great Source.

For a moment, Dan Lei even thought he had returned to the Type-Moon universe.

But upon closer inspection, Dan Lei realized that the Great Source of this planet seemed weaker than that of the Type-Moon universe. The free-flowing magical energy in nature was of lower quality, but the quantity seemed to have increased significantly.

It seemed that the number of cultivators on this planet, or rather, on this land beneath his feet, who could utilize the Great Source should not be large.

Just as Dan Lei was studying the planet's Great Source, his left hand suddenly felt a burning sensation, as if scalding water had been poured on it.

He raised his left hand and saw three Command Spells appearing directly on the back of his hand.

Seeing the Command Spells, Dan Lei immediately sensed the Holy Grail's status.

Then he received one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.

The good news was that the Holy Grail had performed its basic function, allowing Dan Lei to use Ley Line energy to summon Heroic Spirits.

But how strong a Heroic Spirit he could summon depended on the Ley Line's strength and Dan Lei's own skill.

The bad news was that the magic responsible for traveling between worlds in the Holy Grail was almost depleted, and it could no longer help him travel back to the Honkai: Star Rail universe. He would have to fully recharge the Holy Grail's energy before he could return.

If time was synchronized on both ends, his unexplained disappearance for several years or decades would be impossible to explain away.

Moreover, none of his equipment had been brought over. Apart from the clothes covering his body, he had nothing else.

However, Dan Lei was not worried about his safety at this moment. The state of the Great Source on this planet indicated that it was unlikely for monsters stronger than the Type-Moon universe's True Ancestors to appear here, and the average level of monsters would be inferior to the Type-Moon universe.

Furthermore, Dan Lei could absorb magic normally here, and his Abundance Path power was not sealed.

Although he couldn't claim his combat power was comparable to when he borrowed the powers of both Siegfried and Frankenstein simultaneously, in terms of magic alone, with a little adjustment, he could become one of the most talented modern magi in the Type-Moon universe.

After all, he was now a genuine descendant of the Dragon Kind.

Keep in mind that even ordinary offensive spells were learned by Tohko when she taught him how to create puppets. Without the constraint of magic, it would not be difficult for Dan Lei to be evaluated as a Sacrificial Position Formation Master at the Clock Tower now.

After summarizing his current combat power, Dan Lei decided to summon a Heroic Spirit first.

After all, he was exploring an unknown world, and having a Heroic Spirit bodyguard was always a good thing.

After wandering in the forest for a short while, Dan Lei encountered a deer, which further confirmed that this was Earth.

The rest was simple: pick up a stone, use Reinforcement Magic to enhance his own strength, and knock the deer unconscious with a single stone.

Then, find a Ley Line node with relatively abundant spiritual energy, level the ground, and use the deer's blood to draw a Servant summoning circle.

Since he couldn't find any Holy Relics at the moment, after completing the summoning circle, Dan Lei directly recited the incantation.

(Everyone should know the incantation by heart, so I won't waste words here. Kindhearted individuals, please supplement it in the comments section.)

As the incantation was recited, the summoning circle glowed with a bright blue light. After the last note fell, a Heroic Spirit appeared, clad in a sleeveless dark purple vest, a purple kimono underneath, a light-colored obi, and holding a long katana.

His eyes seemed to flash with a sharpness that could pierce through people, and he said, "Servant Assassin, summoned. May I ask if you are my Master?"