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"Damn it, can't a person get any sleep?!"
Even though the sun was high in the sky Jeanne d'Arc Alter was still sleeping in. Furious, she jumped out of bed and shouted at the window. Through the window, she could clearly see the ground trembling slightly. Although the tremor was not as strong as it had been two days ago, it was still quite significant.
This tremor was not limited to the land in front of us, but encompassed the entire country of Romania.
But that wasn't all. A dark red wave of magical energy surged in from afar like a tsunami, sending chills down one's spine.
"My lady, I apologize for disturbing your sleep. However, the Black Faction has made another significant move. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, please follow us to ascend into the sky."
Three warhorses stopped at the window, pulling a spacious carriage behind them. Amakusa Shirou stepped out of the carriage apologetically and extended an invitation, while the Empress and the others had already gathered inside the carriage.
The witch Jeanne d'Arc Alter was not one to procrastinate. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, she didn't waste any words. With a leap, she boarded the carriage, and with a thought, her sexy lingerie was transformed into a set of black armor.
Once Jeanne d'Arc Alter entered, Achilles, the Rider of Red was driving the chariot, swiftly ascended into the air.
Those three warhorses were his Noble Phantasm as a cavalryman; this time, he was merely pulling an alchemically made carriage behind them.
This time it was also rushed. They didn't expect that in less than two days, the Black Faction would make such a big move, and it was even more exaggerated than the last time.
Last time, it was just a minor adjustment involving the entire territory of Romania, but this time, magic was used to completely cover the entire Romania. The amount of magic required is countless and unimaginably terrifying.
The one who caused this commotion was naturally Wang Hao. Compared to two days ago, his strength and cultivation had greatly increased, and he had already reached the Heaven Realm First Tier.
He didn't waste these two days. He basically stayed in the Millennia Castle, cultivating with the help of the barrier's thousand-fold time flow. Although only two days had passed in the outside world, he had actually cultivated for two thousand days and nights, and his cultivation level had recovered to the Heaven Realm First Tier.
The peak of the Heaven Realm and the Earth Realm Peak are a huge hurdle, and the difference between the two is like heaven and earth.
In the Nasuverse, this is the difference Divine Realm and mortals; even those Demigod Hero are far from it.
The difference in energy accumulation alone is at least a hundredfold, which is why Wang Hao was able to cover the entire territory of Romania with his magic.
Of course, the reason for this, besides relying on the Grand Duke's characteristics again, is also due to a Noble Phantasm possessed by the predecessor— the Knight of Owner.
This can be considered Lancelot's most classic Noble Phantasm. It can steal external objects, even other people's Noble Phantasm, and make them its own. It can even enhance ordinary items.
There was even a group of Moon Knights who fantasized that if Lancelot, the Knight of the Lake, were to unleash his Noble Phantasm while upside down Knight of Owner, could he assimilate Earth-kun into his own Noble Phantasm and then use it to smash people?
Given Earth's size, it's unlikely that any Heroic Spirit in Nasuverse could withstand it.
Although this was just a fantasy, it gave Wang Hao an idea.
It's impossible for him to transform the entire Earth into Noble Phantasm, at least not with the little power he's regained now. But it's still possible for him to do it with just Romania.
It took a full quarter of an hour, until most of the magic power in his body was consumed, to finally complete the coverage of the entire territory of Romania. Without daring to delay, he hurriedly began to forge the entire territory.
During the two thousand days and nights he spent in the Millennia Castle, he wasn't always buried in his studies. He also did other things. The most important thing was to thoroughly understand the inheritance he had received from the Holy Church and the Clock Tower, and based on the situation in Romania, he deduced a super-giant Magecraft circle diagram, which was exactly the one he had envisioned before.
The reason for delaying the process until now is twofold: firstly, he needed time to comprehend the inheritance he received from the Clock Tower and the Holy Church; secondly, the previous adjustments to the Earth Vein energy were somewhat abrupt, and a period of buffering was needed to allow the forcibly adjusted Earth Vein energy to stabilize.
However, it is quite difficult to quickly create it successfully, and the manpower and resources required are immeasurable. But with the blessing of its own Noble Phantasm Knight of Owner, which makes it much simpler.
After a day and a night, the magical wave dissipated, transforming into a colossal Magecraft array that enveloped the entire land of Romania, before slowly merging into the depths of the earth.
With the integration of the colossal Magecraft array, the countless Earth Vein energies contained within the Romania land were unified into one, merging the entire Romania territory into a single entity. Consequently, a colossal Reality Marble was formed, transforming into a transparent shield that protected Romania within.
"Young Master, are you sure you're participating in the Holy Grail War, and not waging a divine war against some pantheon?"
With a darkening expression, the witch Jeanne d'Arc Alter grabbed Amakusa Shirou by the collar in a fit of rage. She really wanted to drag this Master out and beat him up.
What kind of Holy Grail War are you even participating in?!
Are there really such abnormal Heroic Spirit?
This level of Reality Marble would make even gods from mythological worlds kneel, let alone these Heroic Spirit who Servant gods, and who are not even Heroic Spirit in their true form.
How can you even crack an egg like that?!
Not only was Jeanne d'Arc Alter in a frenzy, but all the Heroic Spirit in the carriage, looking down at the newly renovated Romania, fell silent. Even the Empress of Assyria had no time to care about Jeanne d'Arc Alter Alter's act of grabbing her beloved Master's collar.
This enemy is way too monstrous!
They've now turned the entire Romania territory into their Magecraft workshop, and even gone so far as to create a colossal, Reality Marble.
With the entire Earth Vein of Romania as their support, their energy is virtually limitless. How can they possibly fight back?
"Witch-sama, calm down! Calm down!"
Amakusa Shirou struggled to break free from Jeanne d'Arc Alter's restraints, straightened his collar, and maintained his composed smile, saying, " The Black Faction's methods have indeed exceeded our expectations once again, but it seems we're not the only ones with headaches; soon our allies will come knocking on our door."
But before that, we need to create a base, a base that isn't confined by the land.
At this point, Amakusa Shirou looked at his first Heroic Spirit Empress of Assyria Servant Semiramis.
"To achieve free navigation within this Reality Marble, my garden must be utilized to its fullest potential. The resources you prepared beforehand, Master, are simply insufficient!"
Having calmed down, the Empress lazily sat back in her main seat, glancing at her Master with a teasing smile.
Since she is an assassin and Magecraft, she doesn't need to fight personally. No matter how monstrous the Black Faction is, it doesn't have much direct impact on her. At worst, she can just lose this Holy Grail War.
Of course, she would do her best for her lovely Master, but other matters would have to be taken care of by her lovely Master.
"That's a tough problem, but I'll take care of it!"
With a wry smile, Amakusa Shirou quickly came up with a solution, his expression quite confident.
Having witnessed such a dramatic move by the Black Faction, both the Holy Church and the Clock Tower, hidden in the shadows, must have been quite frightened and couldn't hold back any longer!
As long as the other party comes knocking, the resources that our empress needs are no problem at all.
Although the Black Faction ruthlessly took away the Clock Tower and the Holy Church's stronghold, as the two strongest forces on the surface of the Mysterious Side, the Clock Tower and the Holy Church have unfathomable depths and can still offer some good items.
Moreover, given the greedy nature of the high-ranking members of the Holy Church and the Clock Tower, after Romania has been transformed in this way, they certainly won't give up this lucrative opportunity and will undoubtedly spare no effort to acquire it.
During this process, it's perfectly fine for me to rip off a little extra money.
Of course, before that, they need to cooperate with the witch Jeanne d'Arc Alter to Heroic Spirit Summoning to increase their own strength. Only in this way can they have the leverage to negotiate and avoid being swallowed up by the other side.
"Uncle, are you sure there's any need to continue?"
Standing atop a mountain outside the Romania border, Mo Zai stared gloomily at the Reality Marble before him, feeling utterly miserable.
She had seen the terrifying wave of magical energy beforehand, and instinctively grabbed her Master, Kairi Shishigou, and ran wildly. It took her a lot of effort to run more than two thousand miles and escape Romania territory.
This commotion was far more dramatic than it had been two days prior, making them realize once again the power of the Black Faction —a power they were absolutely unable to contend with.
She herself doesn't care, as she is Servant and will return to the Heroic Spirit Divine Throne after death. But her Master, Kairi Shishigou different; if he dies, he is truly dead.
Therefore, she needs to ask her Master's opinion before making a decision.
On the other side, Shiki- Kairi Shishigou, struggled to turn over and leaned against a tree trunk. He stared at Romania, who was shrouded in Reality Marble, and remained silent for a long time before suddenly grinning and saying, "Of course we'll continue! Don't underestimate me!"
"Then let's go back. I just saw that they've left Taoist School on one of the main roads over there. We should be able to get in through there."
Mo Zai casually took a small steamed bun from his storage bag, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it. He grinned and strode forward.
This Master is really something!
Meanwhile, on the rooftop of a restaurant, the saintess White Jeanne, transformed into Heroic Spirit spirit, frowned and looked solemnly towards the direction of Millennia Castle. After a moment's thought, she finally ran towards Millennia Castle.
The two commotions were too alarming, and the Greater Grail was still in the hands of the Black Faction. There was no guarantee that they wouldn't do something to harm the world and humanity, so I had to go and see.
What the saintess White Jeanne didn't know was that her journey this time coincided with a missed encounter with a young man, causing their destined connection to deviate from its course.
Meanwhile, Wang Hao in the Millennia Castle encountered a problem, or more precisely, Avicebron gave him a problem.
After his cultivation level recovered to the Heaven Realm, he began to create a god-level clone to serve as the core of the Primordial Man of Avicebron.
However, this god-level furnace core was too powerful, so much so that the vessel that Avicebron created was not of a sufficient level. Even if it was forcibly nurtured, the vessel would collapse, and all the investment would be in vain.
The design blueprints have already been optimized to the limit of Noble Phantasm can handle by Avicebron, and given that the best materials obtained from the Holy Church and the Clock Tower have already been used, no further improvements are possible.
The most troublesome thing is that this Primordial Man operates with Avicebron's Noble Phantasm as its brain core, so even Wang Hao cannot interfere too much.
However, the two were unwilling to downgrade the divine-level furnace core, and their plan stalled at this step.
" Avicebron, can the timeframe for the formation of Primordial Man be extended, and if so, by how long?"
After a moment's thought, Wang Hao quickly came up with a general idea, but he still needed to discuss it with Avicebron.
"At most, I can extend the fusion process of the Noble Phantasm to one hour."
Although he didn't understand why Wang Hao asked that question, Avicebron responded immediately.
" Darnic, bring over all the plant-related treasures collected from the Holy Church and the Clock Tower."
Nodding, Wang Hao casually gave an instruction to Darnic's clone, who had been guarding him.
They had already come this far, and the Primordial Man were crucial to his next plans, so they absolutely could not give up.
He's going to be serious this time!