Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

56. Pandora’s Box

As if it was a matter of course, Percival was easily "persuaded" by Lu Mingfei to betray him.

Although he had been warned by his companions before coming here, it was a bit hard for Lu Mingfei to accept it after he succeeded so easily.

"You just agreed to betray me? Although this sounds strange to me, don't you have any loyalty to the king?"

"The king's loyalty? Well, everyone has different feelings. At least I think that although we respect and call the leader 'my king' and offer our loyalty, the loyalty of our Knights of the Round Table is dedicated to King Arthur. Personally, not for the entire Kingdom of Camelot—Agguiwen is the only one who is obsessed with the name of the kingdom, right?”

The tall Percival is very simple, and because of his simple personality, the words he speaks not only give people a "silly" impression, but are also surprisingly full of persuasion.

While making mashed potatoes skillfully, he answered Lu Mingfei's confusion:

"A very small number of knights of the Round Table identify with the name of the 'Kingdom', such as Aguen or Mordred, and Gawain should be counted. Although they are all loyal to King Arthur, the knights represented by Lancelot are as The mercenary group surrendered to King Arthur's personal charm. Although we obeyed King Arthur's orders and fought in all directions, we have no sense of belonging to the kingdom itself. It is actually quite rare for a king to have a sense of belonging to the kingdom. King Arthur is also a weirdo. After all, you Look, the so-called kingdom, throne, etc., are essentially the same things as 'property' belonging to a certain family, aren't they?"

"As a descendant of Yan and Huang in Cathay, I actually don't quite understand it."

But it is what it is.

England is a country where the throne has constantly changed between families, but has not been ruled by an Englishman since ancient times.

This is actually a very common thing in Europe. Relying on mercenaries to conquer the world, there are countless kings who have become famous all over the world in a short period of time, such as the famous "Gu Er Ye" - the guardian of the North in Europe (crossed out) The Lion of the North Gu Staff II is a typical example.

The Swedish dynasty of the Vasa family, although the country is Sweden, the court language is German. The Vasa family is not a Swedish family. They prefer to be the German, Polish or even Russian tsar. After Gustav II Under Gustavus II, nearly all the Swedish people who participated in the Thirty Years of Religious War were soldiers, but the real core combat force of Gustavus II was the mercenary regiments from various regions named after flags of five colors. Among them, the combat effectiveness The strongest one is the Green Camp Group from Scotland.

Using mercenaries as the main force is not something outrageous in Europe. On the contrary, it is very common.

This is the case for Gustavus II, who is basically a celebrity in official history, and the situation is similar for the mythical figure King Arthur.

The so-called Knights of the Round Table, to put it bluntly, are mercenaries in the name of the Knights. The members come from all over the world and naturally have no sense of belonging to the kingdom. The territory of the Kingdom of Camelot is only that big, but there are a lot of people inside the Knights. Nobles or princes from all over Europe.

This is not an army of a kingdom at all, but King Arthur's private army.

The knights shouted that the 'king' in 'my king' did not refer to the Kingdom of Camelot at all, but meant 'we wait for the King of the Round Table'.

This is also the reason why Agguiwen, who is loyal to the Kingdom of Camelot, has been reluctant to join the Knights of the Round Table. In some records, Agguiwen is not even on the list of Knights of the Round Table.

"My situation is a little more special."

Percival scratched his hair.

"Oh, you all should know that, right? After all - I am also a king. In fact, there are many similar kings in the round table."

"But it's okay. I think my literary stereotypes about knights and loyalty are a bit broken. What kind of king are you?"

"Me?" Percival looked even more embarrassed, "Well, I feel embarrassed to say it, but I am the 'King of the Holy Grail'"

"ah?"

"Well, I can't explain this part at all. In short, my personal attitude towards my king is different from everyone else. I neither agree with the Kingdom of Camelot nor the use of mercenary groups. Although I know The essence of the Round Table is mercenaries, but I am different personally. I consider myself more of an adventurer than a knight. Therefore, the Knights of the Round Table and the Hall of the Round Table are the 'guild' to me, and King Arthur is the president of the guild. , the reason why I call her a king is just because as the president, she is really a king."

Percival pushed a large bowl of mashed potatoes in front of Lu Mingfei, as if asking him to eat it, and then started to make a vegetable salad. Not to mention the taste, the amount was really huge.

"The loyalty of knights and the loyalty of the kingdom are actually quite rare in our era. After all, few kings themselves have a sense of belonging to the kingdom. This is especially true for adventurers like me who are also kings. I am willing to express my gratitude to King Arthur offered her loyalty simply because what she did made me admire her. So I don’t like Tristan that much.”

Tristan.

There are many stories about him, including dragon-slaying myths and legends, but the most famous one between Tristan and King Arthur is the words he left behind when leaving the Round Table: "King Arthur does not understand people's hearts."

"On the other hand, if King Arthur falls into evil ways, then she will no longer be the object of my allegiance, because she is not right. No matter what the Lion King does, it does not look like a saint. Something an 'adventurer' would do, right?"

really.

"Then why are you still working under the Lion King?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Huh? Is this weird?"

Percival was puzzled.

"I am still nominally her subordinate, and I have nowhere else to go, so why don't I just stay here? In fact, when the Round Table was in civil strife, I temporarily left the Round Table, but I stood on the neutral side because I was very Clearly, facing that 'Lion King', there is no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation with him. As for why he returned later, it was because the situation changed - you must have discovered those weird 'fungi', right?"

Lu Mingfei nodded.

"Other than that, it was Agguiwen who convinced me to stay. Oh, and there is another thing. Bedivere once told me this in private - 'The Lion King can really be regarded as my King?'"

"How to say?"

"Actually, everyone in the Knights of the Round Table basically has similar thoughts. After all, what the Lion King does is not like Arthur, but she is indeed Arthur and can call us Knights of the Round Table. But it's hard to say, I don't I know what other people think, but Qin Bedivere and I, as well as Qin Yiwein who is very close to Qin Bedivere, are all doubting this. Qin Bedivere seems to have some kind of 'evidence' in his hand. But I don’t know the specific time.”

".I finally understand why you rebelled so easily."

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but shake his head.

"This Lion King Army is like a winery."

"To be honest, the Lion King doesn't actually need us knights. Her strength alone can suppress all the current Knights of the Round Table. According to your statement, most of the current Knights of the Round Table possess the 'King of Singularity' level, but this power is not our own, but the blessing and angelic power shared from the Lion King."

Lu Mingfei thought of something: "Oh, by the way, what about you? Percival, what is your blessing?"

"Me? I don't have a blessing because I already have my own blessings and curses on me. Why don't you say you won't eat it?"

Percival said, pushing the bucket of vegetable salad in front of Lu Mingfei.

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Lu Mingfei ignored the 'food' that Percival enthusiastically provided. The taste and appearance were not very good, but the portion was too abundant.

Decided to get back to the topic.

"What exactly are you looking for in this Atlas Courtyard?"

"What are you looking for? Of course you are looking for a treasure. Although I don't know what it is specifically, I think it should be 'Pandora's Box', right?"

"Why did something from a famous Greek mythology and legend suddenly appear again?"

Lu Mingfei was suddenly dumbfounded:

"Aren't we in Egypt?"

Percival was a little dumbfounded when he heard this: "Huh? Is this actually an Egyptian region?"

"Why doesn't it count?" Lu Mingfei felt confused.

"This is not Greece?" Percival also felt confused.

"This is the Atlas Courtyard, established by the Egyptian goddess Isis!" Lu Mingfei used the new knowledge he had learned not long ago.

Percival seemed surprised: "Huh? Is that so?"

"Why don't you know this?" Lu Mingfei was also surprised, but he never thought that he would be able to say this to others one day.

"But...but this is the 'Atlas Courtyard'."

"What happened to Atlas Court?"

"Atlas - isn't it the name of the giant in Greek mythology?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned by Percival's innocent gaze. After being silent for five seconds, he decided to 'call' and ask the professionals behind Chaldea.

[Did Lu Mingfei contact Chaldea? 】

【1. Got in touch】

[2. Because I entered the territory of Atlas Academy and was affected by this, it was interrupted again]

【1D2=2】

[I’m not surprised at all]

Lu Mingfei belatedly discovered that his communication with Chaldea had been interrupted again.

Why say again?

Forget it, I've long been used to this kind of thing by now.

Due to the interruption of communication with Chaldea, the Shadow of the Spiritual Base is temporarily unavailable. However, Lu Mingfei can now form a master-server partnership with Percival. At the same time, due to the harvest of the seventh transaction, Lu Mingfei can now You can also use the ability of 'imagination of fantasy'.

There is no shortage of combat power here.

Anyway.

Regardless of whether it was Percival or the Agagui who sent Percival to explore the Atlas Courtyard, they didn’t know what ‘treasure’ they were looking for from the Atlas Courtyard.

But it has long been an open secret that weapons capable of destroying the world are sealed in the Atlas Courtyard.

I just don’t know what exactly is here.

Percival guessed it was 'Pandora's Box'. In addition to the famous legend that 'opening the box released all disasters but only hope was left at the bottom', it was also because of the meaning of 'hope'. .

As long as the opponent is not stupid enough to run into Pluto's territory, the Lion King is almost impossible to defeat. To defeat her, all you need is some kind of 'hope' that is almost miraculous.

Although the Atlas Court itself was not affected by the Holy War in Jerusalem, strange fungi of unknown origin still eroded the interior of the Atlas Court.

In the outer courtyard of Atlas Court, in addition to some alchemists with ordinary talents, there are also underground miners who have lived and been employed here for generations. Percival protected these and established a stronghold.

He himself, together with some courageous miners, used this as a base to try to reach the legendary Atlas Courtyard.

The miners wanted help, while Percival wanted to find the 'Decisive Weapon' equivalent to the Atlas Academy's treasure.

"Didn't they ever think about escaping?" Lu Mingfei was a little confused.

Percival just shook his head: "For these people who have lived underground for generations and grew up underground, the concept of 'above ground' is unknown, and the unknown is much more frightening than tangible things."

"Why does this sound like a dwarf or a dwarf?" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but mutter.

"Dwarf? Ah. Are you talking about the Favna who turned into a dragon when she guarded the treasure? Yes, you are right to say so. The existence of the Atlas Academy itself is a typical 'Nibelung', let An adventurer like me can’t help but get excited.”

With that said, Percival saw that Lu Mingfei didn't want to eat the bucket of mashed potatoes and vegetable salad in front of him. Although he was sorry, because Lu Mingfei was pressed for time, he still returned to the topic.

Percival took out a map and spread it out in front of Lu Mingfei.

"Due to the continuous excavation, the internal structure of the entire Atlas Court is actually more like a labyrinth city. This is a map I have drawn. The areas that have been explored and various dangerous locations have been recorded. Let's go on Just keep exploring”

As a professional adventurer, Percival didn't have time to finish.

Lu Mingfei suddenly put his hand into the pocket of his clothes and started rummaging around, seemingly looking for something——

[Lu Mingfei activated the materialization of his fantasy——]

[Difficulty: 100]

[1D100+50 (half of Lu Mingze’s soul)=100+50=150 (???)]

【This is a great success.】

Lu Mingfei activated his ability to materialize his fantasy. Although it looked like he was looking for something, in fact, he was creating a "secret prop."

Lu Mingfei has not forgotten that the purpose of his coming here is to find the 'Sky Dragon of Osiris' - that is, 'Horus (Messiah)'.

Since you are looking for someone.

Well, there is a special good thing in "Doraemon".

Lu Mingfei imitated the tone of this blue cat-shaped robot and took out a cane from his pocket!

"Looking for - person - crutch - stick"

——to be continued!