The rules are not difficult to understand.
Find the Holy Grail, then fight.
Bai Ye felt it was similar to the Twelve Great Battles, although it wasn't required to fight until only one remained.
However, finding the Holy Grail?
As long as the other six were killed, the Holy Grail could be searched for slowly. As long as one survived to the end, the Holy Grail would be within reach.
Therefore, in Bai Ye's understanding, the core of this wish task was to kill people, no different from the Twelve Great Battles, it was just changing from twelve people to seven.
But, Heroic Spirits?
This was something worth considering.
Was this a battle that could only be fought with summoned Heroic Spirits?
If battles could only be fought with Heroic Spirits, the value of the chosen ones would become very low. What would be the role of the chosen ones?
Command?
Bai Ye felt things were not that simple, because the first rule, the Magic Crest, was for forcibly commanding Heroic Spirits.
Since forced commands were needed, it implied that Heroic Spirits might not necessarily be obedient.
"So..." Bai Ye mused, "besides strength, loyalty is also a factor to consider when summoning Heroic Spirits. And since there's the issue of loyalty, it means these Heroic Spirits are individuals with independent thinking. Therefore, we also need to consider the personality of the Heroic Spirits."
Of course, Bai Ye felt this was the worst-case scenario.
In Bai Ye's opinion, if only Heroic Spirits could fight, even if the chosen ones were responsible for command, their value would be too low.
So, could the chosen ones participate in the battle as well?
"Forget it..." Bai Ye muttered, "thinking too much is useless. Let's summon the Heroic Spirits using the Advent Ritual first."
Bai Ye looked around. Although it wasn't a bustling street, there were still people coming and going.
"It seems I need to find a more secluded place."
Bai Ye continued walking forward while thinking. But just as Bai Ye passed a newsstand, the telephone on the stand suddenly rang.
Bai Ye glanced at the phone and kept walking. But after walking twenty or thirty meters, as he passed a public phone booth, that phone rang again, "Ring, ring, ring."
This feeling...
Bai Ye felt it was somewhat familiar and then realized something.
"It seems that guy has killed quite a few people?"
Bai Ye curled his lips, pulled open the glass door of the phone booth, and picked up the receiver.
"Hello!" Bai Ye said, "Are you calling to catch up? How about finding a place for a couple of drinks?"
Li Jia Yi said, "You're in quite a good mood. Shouldn't you be eager to summon your Heroic Spirits first?"
Bai Ye leaned against the phone booth and chuckled, "As expected, you're also involved in this wish task."
"Actually, I didn't want to come," Li Jia Yi's voice carried a hint of helplessness. "My Forbidden Zone mission is at a critical juncture. I don't know which idiot triggered the wish task at this time."
"Hmm, and then?" Bai Ye said, "You're not calling me just to complain, are you?"
"Cooperation!" Li Jia Yi said, "Let's join forces to end this wish task as quickly as possible. You know my abilities, and I know your strength. As long as we team up, others won't be our match."
Bai Ye chuckled, "Good suggestion, let's do it!"
Li Jia Yi sighed, "This is no fun. I'm being very sincere."
Bai Ye said, "Didn't I agree? Where am I being insincere?"
Li Jia Yi said, "You agreed without even asking how the rewards would be distributed. Is that considered sincere?"
"That makes sense too," Bai Ye said. "How will the rewards be divided?"
Li Jia Yi said, "I don't want anything. You can take the rewards. I just want to leave here quickly to complete my Forbidden Zone mission."
"Alright, it's settled then," Bai Ye nodded. "Since you can call me, you must know where I am, right? I'll be waiting by the phone booth. When can you get here?"
Li Jia Yi was silent for a moment, then said, "Will you slit my throat the moment I arrive?"
Bai Ye said with feigned heartbreak, "What are you saying? Where is the trust between people? How can you be so untrusting? You should replace the question mark with an exclamation mark!"
Li Jia Yi was silent again for a moment, then understood the meaning of Bai Ye's words. He angrily hung up the phone and said, "Goodbye!"
"Hello, hello, hello..." Bai Ye shouted into the phone. After receiving no answer, he hung up with a cold smile, "Cooperate? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Bai Ye curled his lips disdainfully.
It wasn't that he couldn't cooperate, but he absolutely couldn't cooperate with Li Jia Yi.
Bai Ye already felt a threat from Li Jia Yi. This guy would definitely be trouble in the future. It would be best to eliminate him if possible.
Moreover, Bai Ye had long wanted to get rid of Li Jia Yi, but Li Jia Yi was as slippery as an eel, and Bai Ye had never succeeded.
On the other side...
In a dark, deserted alley.
"Damn it!"
Li Jia Yi angrily kicked the wall, gritting his teeth and cursing.
Why is it so hard to be a person?
He was telling the truth for once!
Li Jia Yi felt extremely wronged. How could the rewards for a wish task be so easily obtained?
What's more, the trigger for this wish task, in Li Jia Yi's eyes, was an idiot. What kind of wish would they make? They insisted on wishing to randomly obtain a Noble Phantasm belonging to a Heroic Spirit.
What if the Heroic Spirit wasn't strong enough and didn't have a powerful Noble Phantasm?
Even if the trigger had a way to know in advance who they would summon and what powerful Noble Phantasms their Heroic Spirit possessed, thus making such a wish, what about the others?
If others won, what if their Heroic Spirits didn't have any powerful Noble Phantasms, or they weren't suitable for them?
Therefore, Li Jia Yi wasn't lying. He genuinely wanted to cooperate with Bai Ye.
Because, in Li Jia Yi's opinion, the value of this wish task wasn't that high. Compared to fighting for the wish task, Li Jia Yi wanted to complete his Forbidden Zone mission more.
That Forbidden Zone mission was just a step away from completion. What if he didn't get the wish task and also lost the Forbidden Zone mission? That would be a disaster, and that Forbidden Zone mission was very important to Li Jia Yi.
Unfortunately, Bai Ye didn't believe him.
Taking a deep breath and cursing for a while, Li Jia Yi leaned against the alley wall, panting, and finally calmed down.
After pacifying his emotions, Li Jia Yi returned to his usual indifferent expression and walked out of the alley solemnly.
Since things had come to this...
There was nothing he could do. He had to find a way to end this Holy Grail War as quickly as possible.
Of course...
Li Jia Yi quickly scanned his surroundings and finally looked up at the top floor of a tall building.
The first thing to do, naturally, was to summon his own Heroic Spirit using the Advent Ritual.
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