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Under the dual encroachment of black mud and imaginary space, mere mortal objects cannot exist for very long.
That's why Mar and Eng were so obsessed with the knowledge of extraordinary powers, because only these could improve the completeness and strength of the fantasy construction.
Once he becomes strong enough, he can help Tiamat achieve a perfect self-sealing, becoming almost like an ordinary person. This way, he can safely and carefree leave the imaginary space with her, and then they can live wherever they want.
I've gone off on a tangent again. Let's get back to the main topic.
After Marco and Eng were seated, Tokiomi Tohsaka gestured, and everyone began to eat together.
However, the atmosphere became quiet; people from elegant families naturally refrain from speaking while eating or sleeping.
Marx and Eng naturally wouldn't say anything about other people's rules.
Since the whole family followed the rules, Ma En figured no one would respond if he wanted to say something, and offering dry comments about the food would only seem awkward, so he silently went along with it.
The lunch lasted for nearly half an hour. After saying goodbye to the two little ones who had finished eating first, Mrs. Aoi left the table, leaving only Maren and Tohsaka Tokiomi.
Tokiomi Tohsaka had already finished eating and was leisurely sipping his red wine.
He is waiting for Marne.
Aside from the fact that it would be impolite for the host to leave a guest alone at a meal,
He also has some things he plans to discuss with Marx and Engels today.
Marx and Engels ate very slowly, a habit left over from the imaginary space.
In the imaginary space, there are not many entertainment activities, so Marx and Engels developed the habit of enjoying the delicious food more when eating.
About ten minutes later, Ma En stopped, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth.
The servants nearby quickly came forward to remove the tableware and poured him a cup of tea.
As expected of servants from a wealthy family, they were all very professional. After just a few days, they had already memorized Marx's habits and sometimes did what he wanted without being told.
“Your appetite is still quite good today,” Saka Tokiomi finally said.
Ma En smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, your chef is very good. I'd like to have a chat with him when I have time."
"Oh? You're interested in these things too?"
"I enjoy the sense of accomplishment from tasting the delicious food after I've finished making it myself; it really stimulates my appetite."
"Really? That makes me want to give it a try."
The two chatted idly until the servants packed up and left, at which point Tokiomi Tohsaka finally got down to business.
"Ma Enjun, have you ever heard of the Holy Grail War?"
Ma En blinked. "I understand. How could I not understand? I understand it even better than you, one of the top three families."
Not to mention that he's watched anime about the upcoming Fourth World War and the future Fifth World War.
He also mentioned many other subspecies and variants of the Holy Grail War.
But why is this guy suddenly bringing this up?
Is he trying to trick me into joining his group, like he did with Kirei Kotomine?
Ma En quickly and subtly looked around.
He was afraid that an old priest would suddenly appear and perform a duet with Tokiomi Tohsaka.
“It seems you don’t understand.” Henjiro Tokiomi had already begun to speak.
Maren was speechless. Seriously? Dude! Someone's trying to engage you, and you're going to put on a whole stand-up comedy routine? You're got a penchant for acting, aren't you?!
However, Ma En was not like Kirei Kotomine; he remained silent and simply watched Tokiomi Tohsaka finish his monologue.
Tokiomi Tohsaka was indeed quite capable; he wasn't embarrassed at all and managed to give a complete introduction in one go.
Having spoken until his throat was dry, Tokiomi Tohsaka took a sip of water before asking, "What are your thoughts after hearing this?"
"It feels magical, grand, and wonderful."
"that's it?"
"Oh, I'm also interested in the Holy Grail's spell."
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "
So, did I just waste my breath talking?!
Tokiomi Tohsaka almost cursed, but for the sake of elegance, he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Chapter 10 The Price of Facing the Root Cause
These are indeed all the thoughts Marx and Engels had.
When he watched the World War IV anime, he felt...
Holy crap! Spirit summoning is amazing.
Holy crap! The Spirit Battle is so epic.
Holy crap! That was amazing!
Then, it was gone.
After all, he was just watching for fun and didn't think much of it at the time.
But now, Mar and Eng are also certain that some interest has been piqued.
This interest is not in the Holy Grail War itself, but in the spells that the Holy Grail is willing to use in reality.
It feels a bit like his own fantasy world, where he can have whatever he wants.
However, one uses immense magic to intervene in reality and push things to achieve its goal, while the other constructs reality out of thin air, making it more straightforward and direct.
The Holy Grail has its limits, and its fantasy structure is not yet perfect, resulting in insufficient output.
That's interesting.
So Marne also wanted to study the Holy Grail to see how much it could increase his completion rate.
Yes, the completion rate was set by Maren himself, to make it easier to check the progress of the fantasy construction and how much stronger it has become.
As things stand, this is the current progress.
[Fantasy Construction: 6.%]
Very few, right?
But that's how powerful fantasy construction is; it's only now truly beginning to unleash its power.
Below 5%, one can only construct ordinary things; above 5%, one can initially construct extraordinary things.
To be honest, Marne can't see the limits of fantasy construction at all right now; he'll only find out when he increases the completion rate.
However, judging from the current situation, the knowledge of mortal objects at the creation level has only reached five percent of the foundation, and the upper limit is definitely very high.
"Don't you have any desire to use the Holy Grail in reality?"
Seeing that Ma En looked like a bachelor, Tokiomi Tohsaka asked him a question directly.
Marne calmly sipped his tea and slowly said, "I do have a wish, but the Holy Grail can't help me at all."
At the same time, he felt a little contempt for Tokiomi Tohsaka, who only used the same rhetoric he used to make an impression on him as an outsider.
That old geezer is really wicked!
The idea that you can instantly beat the game is a complete lie.
The Holy Grail has a certain degree of ability to grant wishes, but it is by no means omnipotent.
There are still many things beyond its capabilities, such as allowing Tiamat to return to the world unharmed.
If it were that simple, the gods of the Age of Gods would have fought tooth and nail to seize the Holy Grail, leaving no room for humans.
"Yes, you're right. Those mundane desires mean nothing to us magicians."
Tokiomi Tohsaka gave Maren a careful look before nodding and speaking.
Then he repeated the real version of the story.
The idea that the last surviving Master and Servant will obtain the Holy Grail is a lie. In reality, the Holy Grail requires seven Servants to be fully activated. True victory belongs only to the Master, and the victorious Master can use the Holy Grail to access the Root, and so on.
'The Vortex of Roots, Tokiomi, that thing is no good.'
Upon hearing this, Marx and Eng couldn't help but shake their heads and chuckle.
Why did he know the truth about the Holy Grail War? He clearly had the opportunity to go to the Root and gain a wealth of knowledge, yet he wasn't tempted.
This is because he has a very bad impression of the Vortex of Origin.
He had personally visited the edge of the Vortex of Origin and observed the situation inside it firsthand.
That place truly holds the truth of all things; if you seek knowledge, it is absolutely the place with the largest and most accurate quantity.
However, the amount of knowledge there is simply too vast, far beyond what humans can process. One could easily be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of knowledge and die from overeating.
It's somewhat similar to the Cthulhu mythos, where mortals go mad just from glancing at an evil god.
Even if they don't go completely insane, they'll likely be somewhat abnormal afterwards.
Just like Ryougi Shiki, or rather, the Root Shiki, the original personality of the individual Ryougi Shiki.
After connecting to the Vortex of Origin, she also became somewhat abnormal. After creating two other personalities, she simply fell into a deep sleep, because she felt that the outside world was too boring since she was almost omnipotent.
That Root Princess, Aika Sajou, is the same.
However, she is more extreme than the Root Ones, and even wants to destroy the world that she finds boring.
Therefore, Marx and Eng do not know, and dare not guarantee, whether they are still normal.
Although he was lucky enough to lock onto the Illusion Construction at first glance, the sheer size of the Illusion Construction spell still made him feel very uncomfortable.
It was a feeling of countless memories flashing through my mind, a feeling a million times more nauseating than motion sickness.
Maren doesn't dare to come back again, fearing that if he does, he'll be dead.
He felt that he was fine as he was now, and that taking things slowly wasn't the end of the road, so there was no need to take that kind of risk.
Of course, Ma En was also a little curious about whether the magician's method of reaching the Root was any different from his own method of directly looking into the vortex of the Root.
It seems that the Root Princess can freely extract the knowledge she needs from the Root, and it's as if she has a pre-made catalog, making it very convenient to look up.