Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

44. The King of Singularity has been defeated by me!

Subtitle: Dark Ages

——Alice Watson is the king of this singularity.

The king of this singularity had already been defeated when Lu Mingfei and others entered.

Although it sounds ridiculous, it even makes people want to complain, "Is this plot development too sudden and too fast? This is not stepping on the accelerator, but the rocket is launched, right?"

In response to Lu Mingfei's complaints, Leonardo da Vinci said somewhat helplessly: "If all impossibilities are eliminated, no matter how outrageous the remaining answer is, it is the truth."

Sherlock Holmes's classic sayings are really mixed emotions when used here.

How on earth is this conclusion reached?

"Actually, these knowledge points have been mentioned many times before."

Key words:

【King of Wild Hunt】

In Europe, the Wild Hunt is a very well-known thing, and it can even be said to be the most basic common sense in Western occultism.

Of course, if you let Lu Mingfei do the talking, Lu Mingfei's reaction might be "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt", in which the Wild Hunt army is actually elves.

But in reality, the King of the Wild Hunt is not an elf, but a special mysterious natural disaster phenomenon. If you want to make an analogy, it is probably similar to the identity of the "Lich King", and his ability is to command the undead and natural disasters.

In other words, anyone who has the ability to lead the undead army can be considered the [King of the Wild Hunt].

Drake, King Arthur, Odin, Frigga, Nuada, and Gwen. They are all the kings of the Wild Hunt, or in other words, they can all be the kings of the Wild Hunt.

Mystery has never pursued 'certain facts'. As long as there are a few widely recognized rumors, it can be established as a technique.

The above are considered to be the existence of the King of the Wild Hunt, because their identities can all point to the Wild Hunt, so through the central point of the Wild Hunt, they can be equally established with each other.

King Arthur can also be the incarnation of Drake, Odin, Frigga, Nuada, Gwen, etc.

Vice versa, the same goes for random combinations.

They all have legendary records of leading the undead army. As long as there is this part of the legend, they can become Wild Hunt, and they can draw an approximate sign to each other.

However, among them, there is still a relatively special person.

Not King Arthur.

But Frigga, the Nordic Queen Frigga, Odin's wife.

Frigga herself does not have any rumors related to the undead. Therefore, there are several speculations in the academic circles about Frigga's identity as the King of the Wild Hunt:

The most famous one is also the most popular one, so it has unexpectedly high support:

1. Odin is Frigga

Because Frigga's name is the female version of Odin's name in some terms, Frigga is also considered to be the same god as Odin but in a different gender. After all, as we all know, gods are often considered to be There is no fixed gender.

There are many stories about this kind of transformation of gods in Norse mythology. The most famous one is the story of Thor taking back Mjolnir.

Besides that:

2. Frigga is the ‘female part’ that Odin split from himself.

There is nothing much to say about this statement. This kind of example of splitting to differentiate gender and then becoming brothers and sisters or getting married is very common in myths and stories from all over the world in the East and the West.

In fact, this version of the statement is basically an extension of the first statement. Self-attacking and self-destruction are traditional habits in various myths since ancient times.

The third argument is the most logically reasonable and least interesting one:

In addition to the undead legion of the Hall of Valor, there is also a Valkyrie (Valkyrie) legion in Northern Europe that serves as an auxiliary to the Hall of Valor legion. In addition to being some of the daughters of the gods, the Valkyries form part of the foundation of the Valkyrie legion. , is the soul of a woman who was brave and good at fighting and then died.

In other words, the Valkyrie Legion is also an army of the undead.

Lu Mingfei said that similar settings seemed to have been seen in "World of Warcraft". Maybe the settings in World of Warcraft were based on this as a real prototype, right?

By the way, the brave and capable female warriors who are the basis of these Valkyries are also called "Shield Maidens", so Mashu also has characteristics similar to those of the Valkyries.

Although it is generally believed that the Valkyrie Legion was also led by Odin, Frigga is also the King of the Valkyries, so Frigga also qualified as the 'King of the Wild Hunt'.

Based on this, Frigga, who has nothing to do with the power of the undead, obtained many vests of the undead goddess.

Originally, Frigga was basically only associated with positive powers such as 'production', 'fertility', 'harvest', and 'spring breeze'. Therefore, from the perspective of occultism, she expanded many kinds of necromantic systems as her opposite in one go. of power.

Among Frigga's many vests of the goddess of the dead, there is one I want to mention this time - Lady Bertha.

"Mrs. Bertha herself is considered the least popular among the unpopular. The reason why I want to emphasize it this time is because before Lu Mingfei was involved in the London Singularity, and then we were also involved, we observed the opponent's expansion. The divine aura.”

After drinking Hohenheim's magic potion, he gained a temporary high-level anti-magic attribute, and after breaking away from the mental interference of the nursery rhyme barrier, Da Vinci immediately activated his skill [Innate Wisdom] and used [Anti-Magic A] The skill is solidified on his passive skill bar.

In this way, the nursery rhyme's continuous activation of the abnormal mental brainwashing treasure will be ineffective on her.

Da Vinci continued his reasoning, or [occult analysis] skills.

As a goddess of the undead of the Frigga branch, Lady Bertha's powers include, in addition to the basic ability of this type of god to control the undead, a special emphasis on [female], [baby], and [revenge].

After combining these powers, it is not difficult to conclude that Lady Bertha is a "vengeful goddess who takes revenge for the death of her baby girl".

Although there are legends in some Gypsy stories, she is also a goddess related to reproduction who can seduce young boys into caves, but after all, this is not the focus of discussion now.

“This property is very much in keeping with the Victorian era.”

"Elaborate." Lu Mingfei became serious, "Is it related to the part where the big car ran over the child?"

".I disappoint you." Leonardo da Vinci held his forehead rather speechlessly, "It is not the kind of unfolding that you like to hear and see, but more realistic and heavy content."

The rise and accumulation of capital became the cornerstone of the British Empire as an empire on which the sun never sets.

The most concrete manifestation of this is the "enclosure movement" commonly known as "sheep eating people".

"I know this. It's taught in junior high school history textbooks." Lu Mingfei nodded.

Because capital endlessly pursues profit maximization, the traditional low-efficiency small-scale peasant economy is naturally unable to adapt to the requirements of capital. Therefore, a large amount of land has been plundered by capitalists, and the small-scale peasant economy has been forcibly transformed into large-scale farms, manors and other models.

As a result, a large number of farmers lost the land they depended on and were driven to the cities to find work to make a living. In the process, these people were forced to transform into prototypes of professional workers.

This does not distinguish between men and women, because capital pursues interests, and in the process, traditional and backward customs will naturally be crushed.

"A large number of cheap labor has poured into big cities. London is a typical example of this era. It can even be said to be the epitome of all the darkness of the Victorian era. It is because of this era that detectives like Sherlock Holmes who ignore the law and use violence to fight violence, And Professor Moriarty, who abides by the law and uses the law to benefit himself, will become the hero of the story of justice and evil and become popular."

"However"

"After capital drives workers regardless of gender to big cities, and when there is a surplus of cheap labor, it is natural that such problems will arise——"

"I know this!" Lu Mingfei waved his fist and put on a posture of indignation, "Can't find a job! Graduation equals unemployment! My uncle and aunt used to often whisper this in my ears, so I wanted to fight. Professional, after all, e-sports is an emerging profession!"

"What you said is correct, but the reality is more cruel than that."

Da Vinci shook his head and sighed.

"If Ma Qili had been exposed to society for a long time in this era, I wouldn't be surprised if he became autistic as a result."

The shackles of tradition have indeed been broken by capital, but capital will never 'do good for the sake of good'.

After the initial rapid explosion ends and enters a period of stable development, the demand for workers in factories will drop significantly. In this process, capital will naturally not consider the survival of people who have lost their land and cannot find jobs. .

After wages and prices have been continuously depressed, jobs are still in short supply, and in this era there are no proletarian revolutionary ideas. Of course, a battle royale-style competition has begun between workers.

Because except for a small number of people, objectively there is a gap in physical performance between women and men. Although there are women-dominated jobs such as textile factories, such factories are in the minority after all, and dangerous jobs that require cheap coolies are the most important. most.

From the beginning, women were losing out to men.

But this is just the beginning. The truly cruel battle royale competition is actually a fight between women and women.

Not all girls can be like what is written in romantic stories. An ordinary girl is suddenly attracted by the upper class, and then she flies up a branch and becomes a phoenix and enters the upper class society.

How do women who can't find a job live?

"Capital breaks the traditional shackles that bind women, and then pushes them into hell. Where is hell? This London is hell."

The answer, of course, is to sell your body.

In this day and age, there are no more options.

"At the beginning of the 20th century (1900-), the population of London exceeded six million. According to incomplete statistics, there were hundreds of thousands or even millions of prostitutes in London during this era. Almost all women from non-rich families, in order to survive, They all have part-time jobs selling their bodies.”

Lu Mingfei, who was still used to speaking bad words to adjust the atmosphere, couldn't speak anymore no matter what.

After all, textbook history won't go into detail about the dark content of this part.

This is the darkness in the shadow of the glorious empire on which the sun never sets.

"But for women, the real hell has just begun. The price for the shattering of traditional shackles is the further outbreak of discrimination and persecution against women, even to the point where 'being born as a woman is also a sin.' This is the most serious It’s discrimination against women.”

There were too many prostitutes in London, and contraceptive measures in this era were far from developed. There were countless examples of unintended pregnancies among non-professionals who worked part-time in the flesh business in order to survive.

In this era, almost all children are born as orphans. Boys may be raised as coolies in dark almshouses or illegal gangs, but except for a few girls, most of them will be recognized at birth. After sex, they were thrown into the Thames and drowned.

The most famous legend of the evil river ghost in London is based on the fact that dead baby girls can often be seen floating in the lower reaches of the Thames, and you can even see the kind with the placenta attached.

It is precisely because of this kind of society that in the famous Jack the Ripper case, because Jack the Ripper specifically targeted female prostitutes, there is a saying that Jack's body is actually an evil spirit, a person who was forced to do something without blessing. An evil spirit transformed from the resentment of baby girls who were born into this world and then quickly abandoned and killed.

"Regardless of what the truth about Jack is, at least according to the records of the Clock Tower, in this era they have regarded 'eliminating the vengeful spirits of baby girls' as a routine daily task. In fact, the main cause of these vindictive spirits of baby girls is The target of the attack is indeed a prostitute."

Da Vinci sighed with a complicated expression.

"This ends the course on the dark side of history. In short, Concubine Ming, you can somewhat understand the reason why heroic spirits like Tong Yao were chain-summoned in this era, right?"

Lu Mingfei nodded, because he didn't know what to say in this situation, so he could only respond dryly: "Well, there is also Mrs. Bertha, because she is the 'Nemesis who serves baby girls' , so I understand that he will appear as the King of Singularity in the London Singularity of this era."

Lady Bertha is the nemesis of baby girls, and Lady Bertha = Frigga = Odin = King of the Wild Hunt

Of course, after this equation is established.

"Lady Bertha = King Arthur. Right?"

"Yes, Madam Bertha already has the qualifications to be the 'King of Singularity', but if you think about it carefully, Concubine Ming, the so-called Sherlock Holmes calls himself 'Merlin who plays the role of Sherlock Holmes'——" That’s weird, isn’t it?”

"First of all, although he claimed to be so, in his subsequent performance, he did not show the characteristics that Merlin should have. Instead, he continued to act and speak as a detective. The important reminder he gives you is to 'tell these situations Tell all to Leonardo da Vinci who has regained his sanity'"

"In other words, the conclusion I have come to now is that Holmes had anticipated it before."

"I am saying that if it is really Merlin, Fufu is unlikely to cooperate well with him. In short, there is no Merlin here, there is just Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is a 'Merlin who pretends to be Sherlock Holmes'. This action is another has no meaning?"

"The key lies in the 'Alice Watson' beside him. Concubine Ming, you said that this Watson is exactly the same as King Arthur. This is obviously a kind of chain summoning, because King Arthur is actually a female, so it is connected with Lady Bertha's spiritual power. Resonating with her, and under the effect of the chain summons, Lady Bertha borrowed the spirit base of 'King Arthur in the form of an adult woman' and appeared."

"She is this singularity—the king of singularity prepared by BB."

"But it is obvious that Lady Bertha, as the King of Singularity, has been controlled. She is bound to the role of 'Doctor Watson'. This is a curse that is so powerful that it can even bind the Queen of Singularity. Degree."

Da Vinci's expression became more solemn.

"In this case, new problems will also arise."

"First: The Queen of the Singularity had already been defeated and restrained by Holmes before we came, but why didn't he just deal with the singularity?"

"Second: Bertha is a Nordic goddess. It is difficult for Western black magic or witchcraft to be effective, so Eastern curses should be used on her. However, Eastern curses emphasize that 'harming others will ultimately harm yourself'. Using this Such a spell requires a lot of manpower, and Holmes will definitely not be able to do it. Moreover, the cost of cursing the highest-level goddess is basically equivalent to collective suicide."

"There are too many doubts. Holmes may be trying to maintain the 'spell' of 'Sealing the Queen's Lie', so I can't tell you directly. But what exactly happened and why the singularity did not end? I think it should start with the casting of the spell." We should start investigating this aspect.”

"Somewhere in this singularity, there should be a large-scale ritual venue, and in this venue, there should be a large number of corpses of magicians who died because of this spell."

"This spell is tentatively named [Watson's Sealing Style]"

"Since the reason why Holmes performed the 'Watson Seal' cannot be revealed to us, then we will find the location of the crime, investigate the specific cause of their death, and then trace back to the content of the ritual. This will help us figure out this unique point. The key to the existing predicament.”

"A suitable location and a possible location with enough people, the Clock Tower?"

There was one thing Leonardo did not say directly.

That is, although Holmes led them to this conclusion, with the wisdom of Holmes, there should be a more direct way to reveal the inside story to the people of Chaldea than this kind of vague inducement. right.

Why keep it secretive?

It seems now that the person who defeated and sealed the King of Singularity, Lady Bertha, should be Holmes.

So what role did the demon god Barbatos play in this process?

Da Vinci felt that all the truth seemed to be close at hand under the guidance of Holmes, but in everything, there was still a missing piece of the most critical piece that could connect everything together.

"Speaking of which, where did Sakura-chan go?"

Since he could not leave the school for the time being and could not investigate the clock tower, Lu Mingfei decided to check on Olga Marie's condition. At this time, Lu Mingfei thought of Matthew next to Holmes. Of course, he also thought of This important character, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who has been offline for a long time together with Mashu, is introduced.

Where is she now? What are you doing again?

——to be continued!