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"However, to truly awaken Nen, one must have the will to withstand this pressure; otherwise... even if one obtains Nen abilities, it will be nothing more than a fake."

Emiya's voice lingered in her ears, but she couldn't even discern its source. Everything she could see was blurring, and the intense mental pressure was causing her nerves to malfunction. A strange, dull pain spread throughout her body, accompanied by a suffocating sensation.

Her body instinctively began to gasp for breath, her chest heaving like a bellows, constantly drawing air into her body. At that moment, without hesitation, Emiya abruptly pointed a finger at her forehead. A wisp of Nen energy, like a flame entering a pile of flammable material, instantly ignited all the functions within her body.

Her body, like a fully powered motor, began to operate wildly beyond her control, tapping into its potential and activating it to strengthen various systems. The existence of that wisp of spiritual energy was like a germ invading her body, and in order to resist this 'germ,' the functions within her body simultaneously deployed their maximum resources to besiege and suppress the spiritual energy.

"Expel my thoughts, completely unify your energy, and with your will, completely control the energy in your body!"

By exploring within oneself and confronting the outside world, Nen has a completely different pursuit direction from energy systems that need to draw energy from external sources. It seeks only within oneself and uses willpower to govern everything within the body, much like the subjugation of the mind in some religious spiritual practices.

Awakening Nen ability is actually quite simple and straightforward, just like Ripple Breathing directly punctures your lungs. If you can awaken it, you will. If you can't awaken it, no matter how many times you try, it only means that you are not talented enough and are not suitable for this job.

Standing before Emiya, Natasha's clothes were soaked with sweat in just a few breaths. Large beads of sweat kept dripping from her forehead, and she trembled uncontrollably. The exertion of her body made her feel intense pain in every muscle, skin, and bone.

"pack……"

Having captured this sensitive byte, Natasha's spirit finally began to radiate from within her skull, no longer limited to transmitting commands from the brain to the whole body, but aiming to transform her spirit into an army to completely suppress the local forces within her body that had gone out of control due to the influence of the 'camp uprising'.

The significance of gathering one's own vital energy for the body is to completely reclaim 'all military power' within the body, that is... to completely take control of the body!

If the energy is not completely absorbed, it can be barely drawn back into the body and transformed into controllable spiritual energy. However, if it can be completely absorbed, it will not only benefit the control of spiritual energy and the upper limit of energy itself, but also allow one to learn any skill related to the body directly and without any doubt under the command of the mind.

Once the concept of "Nian" is developed, a person completes a leap in life, which is not just a strengthening of the physical body, but an evolution in all aspects, including learning ability, thinking ability, and calculation ability.

"……pack!"

Trembling syllables escaped from between her teeth, and Natasha's spirit began to reclaim its control from her head and facial organs, as if chanting some kind of incantation. Each time she uttered the word "contraction," a part of her body would stop trembling, until finally...

When she finally settled down and stood still, her aura suddenly contracted. If the previous state of her body operating at full power was likened to a burning flame, then... at this moment, it was like a cooled rock.

"good."

Emiya nodded in satisfaction. He could observe that there was no longer any leakage of vital energy on the surface of her body. This state was even close to death, and the body's consumption would decrease significantly, making it easier to store nutrients and heat. An ordinary person would die in about three to five days without water or food, but Natasha could maintain this state for at least twenty days or even a month.

"How does it feel?"

Once Natasha's aura had completely subsided, Emiya asked her a question. Upon hearing this, Natasha slowly opened her eyes, her gaze deep and reserved, as peaceful and indifferent as that of an enlightened being who had attained complete enlightenment.

"very nice."

Her voice was icy cold, as if devoid of any warmth, but only for a moment. This coldness vanished instantly, replaced by her usual tranquil and gentle tone.

"In that state just now, my thinking ability was improved to a certain extent, and I no longer felt any anxiety whatsoever."

“Nen amplifies certain aspects of a person’s personality, and the way Nen abilities are manipulated also overlaps with this aspect.”

After explaining the characteristics of the six Nen abilities to Natasha, and then testing her using the Water Vision technique, Emiya immediately spoke after seeing the moving leaves.

"You are more suited to the Manipulation type, and you are more adaptable to the Manipulation and Emission types. The Enhancement and Conjuration types are slightly inferior, and the Transmutation type is less effective. Therefore... when developing Nen abilities, you should focus more on the former two."

"The development of Nen ability depends solely on your imagination and capacity. If you have enough capacity, this is a path no less than the Destiny Path. But unfortunately, even a genius like Black Tower asserts that Nen ability is almost impossible to reach the realm of Commanders, unless a Star God with abnormal life activity personally cultivates it."

"Whether it's the Commander or the Star God, they are both too far away for us."

Natasha felt the power flowing through her body, and a relieved smile, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, suddenly appeared on her face.

"For this Lower City, for Belloborg, and for Yalilo VI, this power has given us possibilities. It no longer allows us to only hope for the Amber King's gaze to fall upon us, no longer allows us to merely pray for the support of outsiders, but gives us the right to seek within ourselves and use our own strength to explore the possibilities of the future."

"As you said, even if we devoutly worship others and beg for their mercy to save this planet, we are still as weak and insignificant as a candle flickering in the wind in this universe. Once the savior's gaze is turned away and we face disaster again, we will only repeat past cases and beg others again. But... in the end, people have to rely on themselves to walk."

"Emiya, I cannot promise you anything in return right now, but I swear to you that the blade of 'Earthfire' will always be pointed at your enemies. Even if we are still weak in the future, if anyone becomes your enemy, we will not ask why, we will not consider the cost, even if we can only cut off a single fragile hair of theirs, we will give you everything!"

Chapter 032: Old Mi, your crimes are heinous! (4/4)

"Give it your all... Hmm, would having Seele wear cat ears, dance a few otaku dances, and call out 'Emiya-nii' a few times make Bronya instantly reach red-tier status?"

After Natasha left, Mr. Emiya had some free time again. She went to select the next members to be trained, and he naturally wouldn't go with her. However, he did think about her promise to give her all in the fight against her enemies...

His biggest enemy right now is poverty. He can earn emotional points for the lottery by letting others break through his defenses. This doesn't require the Earth Fire people to fight a real battle. It only requires Seele to make a small sacrifice. It's a win-win situation!

"It's a pity that Black Hero is too mature now... Hmm, if we were still in the timeline before the Azure Sea Group reunited, he would definitely make that Spanish guy so happy that he would raise his flag!"

"Unfortunately, we've only locked onto the previous civilization so far, so taking advantage of Spain will still be quite difficult."

The local three-turbocharged duck isn't familiar with Seele anymore, but it's easier to get armor penetration from Cocolia. Speaking of which... it seems we have to try Belloborg's specialty too.

"Linco and Pera."

"Hiluva and Cocolia".

"Seele and Bronya."

As everyone knows, the icy and snowy land is a breeding ground for nymphs and beauties. In this small area of ​​Beloborg, from the High Guardian to the little widow in the orphanage, they all have rather 'excellent' views on choosing a partner. Of course... apart from the first couple who are a bit abnormal, the other three couples can be considered 'normal friendships'.

"Let's figure out a way to kidnap Ling Ke, then dress her up, take photos of her, and send them to Pella every day..."

Mr. Emiya really wanted to test how jealous King Belloberg was.

"Thinking about it carefully, it seems that even a little girl like Hook wants to get close to Clara. It seems that Natasha is the only one in the entire Belloberg who doesn't have a partner... How lonely she is, just like Jing Ke'er."

There are nine people and four pairs. Natasha... you are not one of them!

Thinking about it this way, Raven on the set of Honkai Impact 3rd seems to be a staunch single person as well...

The Mi family's favorite lily candy was ignored on both sets!

Even after the happy ending, when everyone was making dumplings together and all the couples were locked up, this mercenary beauty was still single.

Damn it! Old Mi, you've committed heinous crimes!

……

"Give it your all."

After leaving the hotel where Emiya was staying, Natasha walked along the bustling street, looking slightly dazed.

To be honest, she didn't think much of what she had just sworn to Emiya. With that person's abilities, even if she were to overthrow the Upper City and have the Earthfire organization abolish the Great Guardian's regime and truly become the ruling body of Arillow Six, it would probably not be of much value to that person.

“There is almost nothing that I… or we can truly give back to him.”

Although I can't understand why Emiya is so eager to help them, the Star Core could be one reason, but it's definitely not a reason to support them so relentlessly. It seems that he can gain something from their request, but... that has nothing to do with the Earth Fire or Natasha.

She did not give Shirou Emiya any substantial reward, not even credits or Winter Castle Shields; he never asked them for anything.

"What's free is often the most expensive."

That was a favor, a human kindness.

She gazed at the weary-looking people coming and going in the lower city, and slowly closed her eyes. She didn't really have the right to promise them anything about becoming someone's weapon in the future. In fact, very few people would actually take action to repay that person.

"The future I promised that person must be carried out by me personally, so... I must step out from behind the scenes and truly become the leader of 'Earthfire,' the leader of Arillo."

"There is no way out. Being in this universe and born into a weak race, we have no way out at all."

Natasha had already decided what she was going to do, so she didn't hesitate any longer. She walked towards her clinic, where she would have to close the "safe haven" that had been with her for ten years. From now on, Natasha, the doctor who only wanted to save patients on the operating table, would step back from the limelight, and in her place would be...

Natasha, the Grand Commander of "Earthfire"!

……

Belleburg, Upper Town.

Three unfamiliar guests arrived within the snow-covered fortress city.

The Silvermane Iron Guards stopped them outside the fortress's gate, and the patrol team questioned the three men.

"Who are you?"

The Upper Belloberg area has a small population, and very few people are qualified to enter or leave the area. There are almost no unfamiliar faces, but now three people have suddenly appeared, and their clothing is completely out of place in Belloberg's usual attire.

“The city builder is Dan Heng.”

The man among the three introduced himself in a calm tone.

"I want to meet the Great Guardians of your generation."

The city builders?

Upon hearing the term, the leader of the team was momentarily bewildered, but after a moment's thought, the meaning of the term suddenly came to mind.

"Are you the city builder?"

He recalled the oath he had sworn to Beloborg on the day he joined the Silvermane Guard, vowing to uphold his duty to protect the city, never to tarnish the glory of the city builders, and to dedicate everything to the great Amber King.

Although he had asked his instructors about these terms when he enlisted, they only said that it was a tradition of the Silvermane Iron Guards. He didn't know much about it. The so-called Amber King seemed to be a very majestic and ancient god, and the City Builders seemed to be the predecessor of the Silvermane Iron Guards.

However, in this day and age, the title of City Builder has long been transformed into Silvermane Iron Guard. Isn't it just a charlatan to suddenly appear claiming to be a City Builder?

Just as the team leader was about to expel the three men, the man spoke again.

"I have come for the Creation Engine. Please tell the Great Guardian that I will wait for her here."

Having said that, without waiting for the captain's reply, he walked to a tree stump not far from the gate and sat down, as if he were really waiting for them to invite the Great Guardian.

Seeing the stranger's attitude, the team leader couldn't help but start to wonder: did the City Builders really still exist? But the outside world had long been utterly destroyed by the cold wave, and for him, who had lived within this fortress since birth...

Belloberg is already synonymous with "the world," and everything outside... not to mention concepts about planets, the universe, and destiny, he can't understand much about the simple meaning of countries, civilizations, and ethnic groups.

Within the frozen snowfields, knowledge remains monopolized by a small number of scholars and noble families. These nobles even dare to use the Great Guardian as a puppet, and blocking knowledge and monopolizing education is nothing new to them.

The captain silently watched the man sitting cross-legged on the ground, seemingly unaffected by the extreme cold. After a long while, he spoke to one of the silver-maned iron guards beside him.

"Go and inform the intelligence officer and the garrison officer about this. I'll keep an eye on things here for now."

After speaking, he turned his gaze to the other two unfamiliar women and spoke again.

"Are you also city builders?"

"Do not."

The gray-haired woman among the two shook her head, then spoke with a resolute expression like a veteran of the battlefield.

"I am Galaxy Baseball Man! If you don't like calling me that, you can call me Trash Can God of War, I can take it."

"So she's a crazy old woman... Guards, get them both out of here!"

"Wait a minute, I'm not some kind of galactic baseball bat hero, what right do you have to touch me?!"

The remaining pink-haired girl glared with wide eyes, unwilling to give up, and then shouted at the crowd,

"I am a chivalrous sea patroller who roams the Milky Way, do you dare to touch me?!"

The team remained silent for a moment, then spoke softly.

"Give her what she wants."

"Throw them all out!"

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Chapter 033: A Young Girl's Hope, the Possibility of Repairing the Creation Engine. (1/4)

"The city builders?"

In the Silvermane Iron Guard's office, Intelligence Officer Pera and Guard Officer Jepard exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing the name.

They certainly know this term better than the average Silvermane Iron Guard.

Jepard, in particular, as a senior member of the aristocratic group, had a family that preserved many records from the past.

The city builders.

He naturally knew a lot about this group that had left a considerable mark on Belloberg's records, especially since he himself had gained that mysterious "power" while browsing through the records related to the City Builders, which made him even more interested in learning about the City Builders and the Amber King.

According to records, the builders were initially a group of extraterrestrial visitors who seemed to have become volunteers out of faith in the deeds of the Amber King. They traveled between various planets in the universe, helping the people of each planet build "walls" and "fortresses." It is said that the construction of Beloborg was due to the help of the builders, and that Beloborg was able to withstand the effects of the cold wave because of the power of the "builders."

Later, due to their admiration for the Amber King's greatness, some native builders joined the "Builders" group. Among these native builders, the most renowned was Lady Alisa Rand, the first Great Guardian who oversaw the construction of Beloborg and ensured its stability for seven or eight hundred years.

Where is the city builder now?

Jepard stood up. The significance of the extraterrestrial visitors was now extraordinary for Beloberg. The frequency of the Rift Monsters' attacks on Beloberg was increasing, and some of the antimatter legions had even thawed and begun to roam and attack exploration and archaeology teams during the cold wave.

Belloberg himself had no real solutions to these problems. As the eldest son of the Landau family, there was very little information that Belloberg could hide from him. He knew perfectly well what Belloberg's current state was, and even the intelligence officer Pera beside him only had a superficial understanding of many things.

Belloborg continues its downward spiral. Due to the High Warden's blockade of the lower city, the lower and middle classes, apart from the noble class, have been severely impacted. Not to mention the reduction in earth marrow resources, just considering the loss of the "farms" and "ranches" in the mines, in recent years, ordinary people in Belloborg's upper city have rarely been able to serve any decent food.

Insufficient food rations, inadequate troop logistics, low training levels among new recruits, and severe shortage of medical resources for veterans wounded on the battlefield all indicate that the situation in Belleburg is deteriorating.

The Great Guardian is appearing less and less these days, and the noble groups are keeping silent. If this drags on, sooner or later the blades of those rift monsters will inevitably reach the people inside this fortress.