They've already fought their way through the Holy Grail War, and you still call them dragons?

One of the steps is to convert the human Master in the basket into spirit particle data. When it is released to the singularity, this pile of data will turn back into the Master.

Similarly, the "computerization" on the YAMAL transformed life and even the ship's structure into data, while the "matter storage" performed by the light body transformed the entire world into data. After Emiya resolved the incident, the data returned to its original state.

The whole process is nothing more than a larger-scale transfer of spirit particles.

At this moment, Fingel also said something that confirmed Emiya's conjecture:

"That's right! As long as we thoroughly understand the secrets of the mutual conversion between matter and lepton data, not only will we be able to easily complete the lepton transfer, but the successful materialization of EVA will also be in sight!"

Although Finkel is a burly man with well-developed muscles, he actually thinks very quickly and is obviously a technical expert.

"So once I realized this possibility, I immediately used all my strength to build connections, and finally got into the project team, hoping to get a glimpse into the core technology of soul particle transfer."

Emiya lowered the panel. "So, you used your position as a member of the project team to investigate further, and immediately realized that the key to this was Chaldeas."

"Yes." Finkel nodded, and then as if he had thought of something, he crossed his arms and looked serious.

"But I don't trust Chaldeas!"

"To be exact, I can't believe that thing because I can't delve into it and understand the essence and principles of Chaldeas!

"...Of course, my blatant analysis didn't arouse suspicion. After all, everyone on the project team is a researcher, and everyone is curious about what this strange thing is and how it works. My actions didn't draw too much attention."

"Then the former director of the institute who was managing the project at the time, Pompey, said, 'Chaldeas is a replica of a celestial body, containing data comparable to the soul of the planet. However, it is difficult for humans to understand the planet. Even if we succeed, we will not be able to interpret the data in the documents.'"

"'However, this is unimportant. We don't need to try to open the documents and understand the true nature of Chaldeas. To operate and safeguard humanity's future, we only need the outer layer of the documents, the surface. Just like principles and applications are two different things, simple application does not require understanding of the principles.'"

"After Pompey finished speaking, everyone obediently gave up the investigation, but I didn't! I'm different from them. If I give up now, there may be no chance to save EVA!"

Finkel said, "I tried to secretly collect and intercept some materials. I also invested almost all of my monthly salary to make and debug equipment myself to analyze the data characteristics during the Chaldeas operation. I also secretly contacted the EVA outside and asked her to transfer the personality data to my equipment via satellite."

"But spirit particle transfer is still immature. The true principle of how Chaldeas achieves it is unknown, and activating the accelerator makes a lot of noise. I don't dare to risk an accident by letting EVA try it privately..."

"However, after the device was equipped with EVA's personality, I was more confident in secretly breaking through Chaldea's firewall. So I followed the clues and captured Chaldea's abnormal medical data. After you arrived, I informed Lu Mingfei of the human experiments in Chaldea."

"So," Emiya asked, "in the end, your research into the true nature of Chaldeas isn't much further than anyone else's—you're all still at a stage of uncertainty, and therefore are simply trying to replicate its application?"

"It can't be said that there is no progress... When I was capturing data, I caught a strange tiny signal fluctuation on Chaldeas," Finkel scratched his scalp, looking a little troubled.

"At first I thought it was some kind of error disturbance, but after careful analysis, it was more like an encrypted signal—no, it was a phase-distorted brain wave signal. I once tried to translate it, but the result surprised me..."

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Boom!

Chu Zihang's agile figure was as fast as lightning. He put away his sword at the last moment and stood still. The enemy behind him was sucked into the vortex of fire condensed by the sword's wind.

This decisive and swift sword strike killed the enemy with the free changes of the natural rational flow and the "unity of mind, energy and strength" of the Beichen sword flow, bringing the power of Chu Zihang's own expertise in fire magic to the extreme.

Although, if this scene was seen by those descendants of the ancient Japanese martial arts schools, they would definitely say that such a "fantasy" sword technique is not authentic at all! This is not playing a swordsman at all, but a melee mage!

Unfortunately, there's no point in saying it. If you're not convinced, just challenge Emiya to a duel and see whose swordsmanship is more authentic! As long as I can keep winning, who would dare to say this thing is fake?

Speaking of which, Wei Gong originally planned to teach Chu Zihang the first-class two-day course, but unfortunately, the basic physical fitness required to learn this is even higher.

The dual-sword style uses one hand to hold the sword, while the single-sword style uses two hands to hold the sword. The latter exerts greater power and is easier to control. As for the former, it may seem powerless when facing stronger non-human monsters.

Emiya carefully compared and tested Chu Zihang's adaptability to the two types of styles, and finally let him specialize in practicing Itto-ryu first.

The vortex of flames exploded magnificently, expanding behind it to form a dazzling miniature sun, with loud rumbling sounds and crackling sounds of high temperature burning constantly heard.

Chu Zihang didn't look back at the explosion, but instead stared at the words floating across the sky:

【Test End】

[Your simulated battle rating: S-rank]

The world changed, and the scene in his vision returned to the spacious training room.

"Excellent result! You are worthy of being Team Leader Emiya's disciple. If you keep up this pace, the last spot in Group A will definitely be yours."

Caesar appeared out of nowhere and applauded generously.

"..." Chu Zihang was silent for a moment. He felt that Director Caesar seemed to truly admire him, even though he had never treated Caesar well before.

He replied indifferently, "Thank you... I didn't expect the director would come all the way here."

"As a qualified director, it is my duty to care about my subordinates." Although he had not been in office for long, Caesar naturally stepped into the role.

"Chaldea should be an excellent organization that accomplishes great things under elite leadership, and every member here is an important foundation for building this grand blueprint."

Chu Zihang frowned. He thought that apart from Master Emiya who taught him swordsmanship, he had no intention of serving under anyone else.

In terms of status, he is undoubtedly a senior student of the Spiral Hall. Coming here to share the work of Chaldea is just a temporary measure during the period of joining the inspection team.

"Your bloodline is strong, right? Why did you choose a management position? If a disaster truly struck, I doubt you'd be willing to stay behind the scenes."

He observed carefully and found that Caesar had obviously never given up on strengthening his body. Beneath his flowing golden hair were a pair of bold and unrestrained eyes that seemed to be flashing with a bright light, which had nothing to do with the description of "all show and no substance".

Caesar smiled helplessly at this, "I also want to charge forward like you guys. It would be even better if I could take charge of the front lines of the battlefield... Unfortunately, I have neither the qualifications of a Master nor the qualifications of Spirit Particle Transfer."

...none of them?

Chu Zihang was filled with doubts. Since he entered the Spiral Academy and entered Chaldea, he had observed many people. Generally, those with excellent bloodlines had good magical skills and were generally qualified to be a Master. Moreover, the probability of them being able to adapt to spirit particle transfer was higher than that of ordinary people without bloodlines.

However, in Caesar's case, he possessed an excellent bloodline but no aptitude... It was like putting a machine into operation, with all its components and features being top-notch, but when it actually ran, its performance was poor? ... The probability of this happening was about the same as the average person finding a person with 100% aptitude for spirit particle transfer.

"..."

Chu Zihang said nothing in the end.

Today's training came to an end. According to Emiya's arrangement, the verdict on the former director Pompey will be held publicly tomorrow.

Before that, he decided to take a look at Lu Mingfei, who was transferred to the medical department, to see how this young man, who came from the same alma mater as him, was adapting.

As far as he knew, Lu Mingfei was only good at esports. Today was Lu Mingfei's first day at the medical department, and he was probably still confused as he was getting familiar with the equipment and basic medical knowledge.

He hoped that this junior student had talent and that his performance in the medical department could still be redeemed, otherwise he would have to find a way to ask Master Emiya to transfer Lu Mingfei again.

When entering the department area, Chu Zihang was holding the divine sword Murasame as usual. The murderous aura left over from the battle made the medical staff, who were confused, subconsciously step aside.

"Lu Mingfei." Chu Zihang clearly found the figure busy among the many medical equipment.

Lu Mingfei, who was wearing a white coat, turned around and was shocked. "Oh my god, Senior Brother! You look murderous, as if you just chopped someone down. Be careful not to upset some of the patients."

"Oh, sorry." Chu Zihang put the knife aside. He didn't know why, but when he held Murasame in his hand, he would unconsciously release an all-round cold and stern aura.

Lu Mingfei waved his hand to show he didn't care. Seeing Chu Zihang's aura "easily controlled", he secretly thought that his senior brother might be a natural killer. He could chop up a bunch of people like vegetables and then come back calmly and chat with others, saying that Hua Xiong had been beheaded and the wine was still warm...

Chu Zihang didn't know the truth. He just looked at Lu Mingfei's previously skilled appearance, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. Did his junior have medical experience before?

Lu Mingfei showed off his pride for once, saying that it was all due to his talent, and never mentioned any proficiency cheats.

Lu Mingfei probably wanted to show off and exchange some glances with a few medical ladies, hoping that Chu Zihang would act as his wingman and give a perfect assist to his wonderful medical career - but Senior Brother Chu was a blockhead. He said he came to see Lu Mingfei twice, but he would never look at him a third time.

So under Lu Mingfei's astonished gaze, Senior Brother Chu only gave him a blessing of "work hard and do your best" and turned away without hesitation.

Chu Zihang still hasn't forgotten the purpose of coming to Chaldea... The key clue to his father's whereabouts must be in Pompeii.

When he passed by the control room, he glanced at the azure sky, and his fingers gripping the knife handle tightened involuntarily.

Chaldeas rotates naturally under the automated operating program, and several unobservable areas on the surface of the sphere are like charred blocks formed by a sudden fire on a gorgeous dress.

Chu Zihang stared at the darkness, lost in thought. Suddenly, he heard someone talking vaguely.

[…The city is on fire! The forests, the wastelands, the rivers and the sea… The whole world is on fire… Let it burn, haha! …Mom, I don’t want to die…]

Very noisy and chaotic voices.

He listened attentively and suddenly recognized someone.

[Run! Run to a place not burned by the light band!]

This familiar voice... is that man! Chu Tianjiao!

Chapter 309: Emiya, You Win

Emiya's personal office.

"You're saying that the results of your analysis are a mixture of brainwave signals from a large number of organisms?"

"That's right," Finkel said with a tone of disbelief.

"Pompeii once said that what we need is to observe the lights on the surface of Chaldea. As long as those lights are still on, it means that humans (in the celestial sphere) are still living in cities, which proves that humanity still has a future of at least a hundred years. But I really can't imagine it..."

Emiya knew what surprised Fingel, and he had guessed it long ago:

"—You didn't realize that the humans on Chaldeas are 'alive.' They, like us on Earth, possess intelligence and wisdom. Therefore, when faced with disaster, they will call for help and have a survival instinct. The signal you collected is most likely their cry for help."

"Yeah! I originally thought Chaldeas was a miniature Earth sandbox, and those lights were just simulated data maps. But it turns out that even real human civilization has been copied on it. It's becoming increasingly difficult for me to imagine the true nature of this celestial sphere."

Finkel gave a rather puzzled look.

It's not like he hasn't seen similar things before. For example, in the central control room on the second floor of the library at the Secret Party's Kassel Academy, there is a touchable 3D virtual earth image that collects intelligence from executive branches around the world.

But at most, that thing allows the secret party to obtain information in real time and issue instructions for dealing with dragons and other abnormal events in various places. Whether it is the amount of intelligence, or the accuracy and magic, it is far inferior to Chaldeas.

"Do you have a way to track the specific source of those signals? I mean, using the observation lens, can you track them to a specific area of ​​the Chaldeas device?"

Finkel shook his head in surprise. "No, that strange biological signal only appeared for a short time. Before I could take any action, it subsided on its own. I couldn't do anything more. In the end, I could only archive the signal sounds and the translation."

"Is there any useful information in the content? Send me a copy."

"No problem! I'll send it to you right away... As for useful information, it's hard to say. I can only guess that part of the celestial sphere was burned, so that part is charred and unobservable, and many people died there. This burning disaster should be the root cause of our Earth's sudden loss of its future, right?"

Emiya nodded. The atmosphere in the room suddenly grew heavy. The murderer who had burned Renli would, if nothing unexpected happened, appear on time after the New Year according to celestial observations.

There is less than half a year left for him to perfect the alternative plan of "Imaginary Submarine", other strengthening preparations and control the entire Chaldea.

After Emiya asked Finkel to leave, he began to pay attention to the progress of Xia Mi's interrogation of Pompey.

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Chu Zihang rushed into the control room at a rapid pace and went straight to the Chaldeas device. When he heard the man who was suspected to be his biological father, he could no longer bear the emotions surging in his heart.

His father Chu Tianjiao is still alive!

A sound came from the celestial sphere device Chaldeas, so Chu Tianjiao’s data is likely to be retained on the celestial sphere!

【…】

However, the high spirits only appeared for a moment and disappeared from Chu Zihang's heart. When he rushed to the vicinity of Chaldeas, the noisy voices disappeared!

"……Father?"

no respond.

It seemed as if the brief sound just now was a hallucination caused by his hearing loss and some psychological reasons, a huge joke and illusion.

Chu Zihang's aura suddenly dropped, and a thick low pressure lingered around him for a long time. He stared at the Chaldeas in action, murderous intent gushing from the depths of his heart, and lifted up the Murasame in his clenched hand...

The blade traced a trajectory in the void.

No, it's impossible to physically touch Chaldeas! As Pompey said, there's a century-long phase difference! Even according to Emiya, even if the problem could be solved, interfering with or even destroying Chaldeas, it would still require an impact powerful enough to destroy the Earth... How could that be possible?

But the strange thing is, if Chu Zihang himself is in a time and space where he cannot attack Chaldeas a hundred years later, then why did he hear that voice?

Matter will be blocked, but sound... no, waves can penetrate it?

"Chu Zihang?"

He heard someone calling him, and suddenly sheathed the Murasame sword he was swinging in to avoid misunderstanding.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Zihang saw a man with green eyes and a gentle face, Abdullah Abbas.

He is also the most bizarre and mysterious guy in the entire Chaldea.

As a member of Group A, Abbas did not come from any "powerful background" and had nothing to do with the Clock Tower, the Gattuso family, the Secret Party, the Spiral Hall, etc. It was as if Pompeii simply happened to meet a talented person after a casual trip and pulled him into Chaldea.

After entering Chaldea, Abbas showed the excellence that was consistent with his bloodline. He was generous and helpful, and had a mysterious leadership temperament similar to that of an ancient king. Therefore, he could always get along well in every working group.

In addition, he developed a new hobby after coming to Chaldea, which was to study Indian mythology and culture and sit in meditation whenever he had nothing to do.

Abbas claims that he has no concept of money and does not have much money, and meditation does not require money, so they hit it off.

Although this person is weird, his code of conduct is surprisingly consistent with his Christian beliefs... Although Chu Zihang is also surprised that there are still half-bloods or magicians who believe in this these days, not to mention that Abbas has nothing to do with the Holy Church.

"Sorry...is that Chu Zihang, right?" Abbas walked in from the control room door, his words carrying a humble aura. "I just heard quite a commotion, so I came over to take a look. Is there something wrong with Chaldeas?"

"...Is that so? That shouldn't be the case." Chu Zihang shook his head. "There were just some short, unusual noises. I came in to check and there was nothing wrong. Maybe I just heard it wrongly."

This is a lie.

He didn't think it was an illusion, but in Chu Zihang's eyes, Abbas was not on "Emiya's side", so he made a prompt decision to conceal the true details.

"Okay, I understand."