Shall we go?

The Wa Lord really felt like laughing with delight right now.

Although the Bai Family members had been invited, they were the first prominent family to immediately question the Magic Circuit system upon arrival.

Questioning was fine; they would understand its marvels once they experienced it firsthand.

Besides Emiya waiting nearby, further away were Old Tang and a group of vibrant young people like Zhou Minhao. They were all part of the same project group studying Magic Circuits.

But their significance went far beyond that.

They represented the new force directly under the Wa Lord, emerging from within the Zhou Family. They were the cutting edge of the new system, gradually crushing the old world. They were also the Wa Lord's confidence to push for reform and to debate and negotiate with the heads of other prominent families.

"Heads of the Bai Family, you should be aware that we have already thoroughly demonstrated the potential of the Magic Circuit system's superiority through comparative video demonstrations and real-world case studies."

From its imposing, luxurious throne, the Wa Lord was currently reaching out to take a sip of tea. Its expression was slightly displeased; it looked like its gesture could turn into "serving tea and seeing guests out" at any moment.

Understanding the Wa Lord's attitude, the Bai Family head, Bai Ziyang, paused. "Yes, but based on the practical situation, this system of yours places too much emphasis on innate talent. As you said, everyone's Magic Circuit is naturally fixed and unchangeable from birth, which clearly sets a hard limit on a person's potential—"

"Stop twisting concepts here, that's another matter entirely!" the Wa Lord interrupted forcefully. "Then let me tell you that your Mixed-Blood lineage is naturally fixed and unchangeable; is that limit not set? It should be clear enough. Just the appearance of the new system already plainly shows a great improvement in individual progress space!"

The Wa Lord then narrowed its eyes, lowering its voice by eight parts. "Furthermore, as long as the 'Thought Plate' is successfully researched, talent and the like will no longer be the key..."

"Did you just say Thought... what?" Bai Ziyang was startled.

But the Wa Lord was clearly teasing him, its small mouth tightly pursed, refusing to say anything more.

Bai Ziyang was secretly anxious about this. For them, the Zhou Family's willingness to pay a price to rally the prominent families for joint action—generously sharing the cultivation method of the new system—was a huge boon.

However...

The Zhou Family was too generous. No, that wasn't right. It was that the Zhou Family had gotten involved with too many prominent families. The small and medium-sized families were ecstatic about adopting the new power because they had the capital to quickly rise to the top... But what was the meaning of the Zhou Family discussing this with so many prominent families at once?

I get stronger, and you get stronger too? ... Doesn't this situation just revert to how it was before?

The Bai Family's thinking was this: Although this deal had been finalized, it was agreed that they would first help deal with the Chen Family before receiving the Magic Circuit information, and it would be awkward for anyone to break the contract.

But how long after the fact the Zhou Family would deliver the complete system was still unknown... And I'm somewhat of a buyer; it's perfectly reasonable for me to have concerns about the unknown and question the quality of your product, right?

And then I questioned it... you should provide proof, like letting me get my hands on it early to inspect the goods, right?

That way, I'd get the goods, and wouldn't I be able to reasonably circumvent this contract and start sneaking ahead early?

The Wa Lord smiled slightly at this. Okay, okay, you're pulling this stunt, are you? Fine, you're right, but I'll be the one to decide how to verify it!

"Come! Bai Family, since you don't trust the written materials, why not have some people from both sides compare here, so you can witness it firsthand and see for yourself? Then, whether this system is real or fake will be clear to everyone at a glance!"

Bai Ziyang's heart tightened as he saw a red-haired young man walk down from beside the Wa Lord opposite him. The development he had anticipated was not this. He had indeed brought a few Bai Family disciples, but not to fight; they were there to try out the Magic Circuit early and get a taste of it.

"Are you the Wa Lord's attendant, that Zhou Yuxuan?"

"You're mistaken. I am Emiya, humbly serving as the Zhou Family's new Chief Scribe."

Surname Wei? Never heard of it. There's no such surname among the prominent families of Shenzhou...

Bai Ziyang fell silent. He thought to himself, Where did this person from a small, unknown family come from to catch the eye of the Zhou Family's Wa Lord? In his impression, the Zhou Family was the most rigid and set in its ways among the prominent families, and also the most strict about family rules and regulations; even a minor attendant in the main hall had their own background.

But the Wa Lord specifically arranged for this person to appear, which meant he possessed extraordinary talent—very likely exceptionally skilled in the Magic Circuit system. Bai Ziyang's mind became active; he still needed to be cautious.

He glanced at the Bai Family members he had brought, signaling to a few of his people, Go up together.

The Bai Family disciple at the front, with thick facial hair, well-developed muscles, and a tall, sturdy physique, hesitated...

We were the ones who came looking for them in the first place, so why are we ganging up and bullying them?

Bai Ziyang glared. I told you to start fighting, so fight! You're so big, why are you such a coward? Don't pretend to be a master when you don't know anything!

So the few young people pursed their lips reluctantly and went up one after another to be defeated.

"Hmph!"

Emiya tilted his head to dodge the frontal punch from the large man charging at him, while the violent wind from the punch whistled past his cheek.

The large man's entire body was enveloped in strange strong winds. The wind power could be large or small, and could even push limbs to deflect or accelerate, allowing his punches and kicks to ignore inertia and strike, with movements as swift as lightning, making his opponents caught off guard.

But it was useless against Emiya. He had recently made progress practicing Mind's Eye with Old Tang. Even against moves he saw for the first time like this, he could react unreasonably in advance.

When the large man suddenly accelerated his upper arm and swept it across, Emiya bent down, lowered his head, and simultaneously grabbed to the side, using immense force to throw the entire person into the air, finally slamming him into another Bai Family disciple.

The second attack to arrive was seven small flying swords. The swords were only slightly longer than daggers, seemingly magnetized metal objects controlled remotely. But this was even more suppressed by Mind's Eye.

Emiya even took advantage of the gap while dodging the flying swords to quickly reach out and grab two of them, deflecting the remaining ones with clanging sounds. He tossed the two swords, letting them graze past the opponent's head, conveniently trimming their hair.

The third person who rushed up simultaneously chanted mysterious words, and their body's muscles instantly swelled several times over, becoming twice as strong as the previous large man. He ran over with heavy steps like an armored vehicle, but Emiya merely used Mana Reinforcement on his limbs slightly—

Boom!

The moment their fists and palms met, Emiya extended his arm, grabbed and lifted, then took a step back and rotated, performing an over-the-shoulder throw in one smooth motion, sending the opponent flying far away.

"..."

Each time, Emiya defeated his opponent in a single encounter, yet without excessively injuring them, as if every move was executed perfectly and effortlessly. So when he finished the throw and turned around, he found that the remaining three or four Bai Family disciples had stopped abruptly halfway through their charge.

"Aren't you going to fight?"

The Bai Family disciples began to hesitate and falter, their eyes glancing at their family head who had previously ordered them to gang up.

Should... should we go? Us against Emiya?

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