Destroyer: Building a Dimensional Universe from Scratch

"Then let's take a break today."

“We are expected to reach our destination tomorrow.

As the sun set, the team settled down at the edge of the forest.

Theoretically, the distance from Dijon to Orleans is only over 200 kilometers. If it is traveling at supersonic speed in the assault freedom mode, the time should be extremely short.

Lu Chen came here just to resolve the singularity quickly.

However, after the dragon incident, and with many cities along the way suffering from the flames of war, the wyverns and various monsters sent by the Dragon Witch became rampant in France.

As the Knight King, even if he was in enemy territory, he could not turn a blind eye to the sight of innocent suffering.

As a result, the trip was delayed quite a bit.

"Let me help set up camp."

Perhaps realizing that his contribution in the battle was limited, Vitality Factor Matthew took the initiative to take on the job.

The ship girl, carrying a lot of equipment, acted quickly and soon set up a temporary camping site.

"It's a pity that this is not a coastal area, otherwise we could live directly on the boat."

Richelieu looked around and saw no lakes nearby, only the Loire River that ran through Orleans. It was about five or six meters wide and crystal clear.

Not to mention battleships or aircraft carriers, even a cruiser like Jeanne d'Arc would be stranded here.

“What a strange ability.”

Altria held the holy sword tightly in both hands, turned her back to the crowd, sat cross-legged outside the camp, closed her eyes and sensed the surrounding environment.

"I don't need to rest. I will keep watch for everyone."

She was not as close to Lu Chen as the other ship girls or Gudako. Since being summoned, the Knight King always believed that she was merely fulfilling the duties of a heroic spirit.

"Well, I want to remind you that this is not a regular battle for the Holy Grail..."

Lu Chen considered his words carefully, "Perhaps our goal is to destroy the Holy Grail."

This sentence seemed to touch upon some painful memory deep in Daimao Wang's heart. She turned around stiffly and stared at Lu Chen sharply:

“First of all, this is a singularity. Even the Holy Grail of the Evil Dragon’s Hundred Years’ War can summon Black Jeanne d’Arc. I’m afraid it is filled with filthy black mud.

"Secondly, Heroic Spirits cannot use the Holy Grail to fulfill their wishes. The Holy Grail War you participated in was essentially a barrier set up by magicians using the Holy Grail system to satisfy their personal desires."

Lu Chen sighed softly, knowing how strong Altria's desire for the Holy Grail was.

This British knight king once led his country to conquer all corners of the world, but ultimately witnessed the destruction of his kingdom in the flames of war.

She could not accept such an ending, and before her death she signed a contract with Alaya, hoping to return to the moment when the king was chosen by participating in the Holy Grail War with the help of the power of the Holy Grail.

However, this is an unattainable wish after all...

"I see……"

The Knight King's understanding seemed to be more profound than expected.

"By then I may need to use the Command Spell to force you to destroy the Holy Grail."

Lu Chen raised the Command Seal in his hand, with a hint of helplessness in his words.

Altria seemed to be in a PTSD state for a moment.

Recalling the experience of being forced by Emiya Kiritsugu to destroy the Holy Grail during the Fourth Holy Grail War, she was shocked to face a similar situation again.

"Don't you realize that this summoning is different from previous Holy Grail Wars?"

"Your magic power comes from my energy supply from another world. There are no other hostile masters here. Our goal is to correct the singularity problem."

Lu Chen explained in detail to King Saber the situation of Chaldea and the world he lived in. Because the Holy Grail did not give her the relevant knowledge, Altria had always mistakenly believed that this was just a contest similar to the Fourth Holy Grail War, and that she only needed to defeat the remaining six masters to achieve her wish.

"Now that I think about it, I did feel something strange when I responded to the call..."

King Saber frowned and touched his chin with his fingers as he fell into deep thought.

"Oh, so you used my holy relic to summon me."

Lu Chen handed over the broken sword that he had used to summon King Aurelion.

"Fake."

Altria gave her conclusion with just a glance.

"Then why do you still respond to the call?"

Gudako and Mashu were puzzled. From the beginning, they felt that the items Lu Chen took out were not reliable enough.

“Although the relic is not the key, I did sense an unusual power and therefore responded to the call.”

The Knight King replied, "That is to say, you used that mysterious power to call me..."

"In short, unfortunately, your wish cannot be fulfilled by the Holy Grail."

"And even if it were possible, the act of massively tampering with history would likely give rise to new singularities, forcing us to repair it."

"However, the basis of your existence now does not rely on the Holy Grail, but is supported by my mysterious power, so you can go and see the scenery of other worlds."

Lu Chen patted King Daimao's shoulder and further explained the hidden story behind the Fuyuki Holy Grail and the Fourth Holy Grail War.

It is not easy to unlock the shackles in the Knight King's heart. Altria's obsession with the Holy Grail has almost reached the level of stubbornness. Perhaps only the passage of time and long-term companionship can make her gradually let go.

Just as she was sitting on the ground, pulling her aho-god hair and lowering her head to think hard, struggling on whether to accept this reality.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard from the woods nearby.

"who is it?!"

Several quick-witted ship girls immediately stood up and were on guard.

"Cough-cough-"

A girl wearing tight black armor, with golden hair and blue eyes walked out from the bushes. She was holding a flag shaped like a spear and had a long sword on her waist. She looked dusty and exhausted.

"Finally found you!"

The girl held up the military flag and gasped for breath.

"what?!"

"White Jeanne?!"

Lu Chen turned to look at her in surprise.

According to the original plot setting, Bai Zhen was supposed to be the protagonist in the Evil Dragon's Hundred Years War, fighting against Black Zhen together with the protagonist team.

However, since Lu Chen summoned King Aurel first and then drove the Strike Freedom Highway to rush through the dungeon, he failed to meet her on the road.

I didn't expect that she would come to me on her own now?

"Who are you? What's your purpose? What do you want to do with us?"

Dafeng sharply raised three key questions.

"I am Jeanne d'Arc, my class is Judge, and I am the judge of this Holy Grail War."

It seems that in this world, in addition to the Joan of Arc who transformed into a dragon witch and intended to destroy France, there is another Joan of Arc.

"I was originally planning to fight her, but I kept hearing about your deeds along the way. Not only did you destroy the evil dragon, but you also defeated many servants sent by the witch."

Jeanne narrated while panting.

"So, I decided to join you, but that giant robot was moving too fast! I couldn't catch up at all!"

"I was wondering why I vaguely saw a girl chasing after me when the Strike Freedom took off. So it was you?"

Lu Chen recalled that he thought it was just the villagers watching...

"You're a country girl!"

Joan of Arc was so angry that she almost got a stitch in the side.

"Okay, welcome aboard."

Lu Chen applauded to express his welcome. After all, the more companions the better. Maybe he could take this opportunity to recruit Bai Zhen as well and face future challenges together.

Everyone began to introduce themselves to each other.

"Hello, I'm Fujimaru Ritsuka, the Master of Chaldea..."

"Oh, are you a Master too?"

Gudako greeted warmly.

"I am Richelieu, from the Minefield Fleet..."

"Cardinal Richelieu?!"

Joan of Arc showed great respect to Sister Li.

"I'm Jeanne, my class is Shipgirl, my Noble Phantasm is a five-mounted 533mm magnetic torpedo, nice to meet you all..."

The ship girl Jeanne greeted the heroic spirit Jeanne d'Arc.

"Wait, why is there a Jeanne d'Arc?"

This ship girl has blonde hair and blue eyes, and looks heroic in her military uniform. Standing next to Joan of Arc, she even seems to be more in line with the image of a "saint".

"Oh no, am I a substitute?"