The rules are not difficult to understand.
Find the Holy Grail, fight.
Bai Ye felt it was similar to the Twelve Great Battles, although it wasn't a fight to the death where only one remained.
However, finding the Holy Grail?
As long as the other six were killed, the Holy Grail could be found 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 Mission was to kill people, no different from the Twelve Great Battles, just 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 only Heroic Spirits could be used to fight, the existence value of the chosen ones would become very low. What was the role of the chosen ones?
Commanding?
Bai Ye felt things were not that simple, because the first rule of magic imprints was for forcibly commanding Heroic Spirits.
Since forced commands were needed, it meant that Heroic Spirits might not always be obedient.
"So..." Bai Ye pondered for a moment and said, "When summoning Heroic Spirits, besides their strength, loyalty is also a necessary consideration. And since there's an issue of loyalty, it means these Heroic Spirits are individuals with independent thought. Therefore, their personalities also need to be considered."
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 could command, their existence value would be too low.
So, could the chosen ones participate in the battle as well?
"Forget it..." Bai Ye murmured, "Thinking more is useless. Let's summon the Heroic Spirit with the Descent Ritual first."
Bai Ye looked around. While it wasn't bustling, there were people coming and going.
"It seems I need to find a quieter place."
Bai Ye thought as he continued to walk forward. But as Bai Ye passed a newsstand, the telephone on the stand suddenly rang.
Bai Ye glanced at the phone and continued to walk forward. 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 a sense of déjà vu and realized something.
"It seems that guy has killed quite a few people?"
Bai Ye curved his lips, opened the glass door of the phone booth, and picked up the receiver.
"Hello!" Bai Ye said, "Are you calling me to reminisce? How about we find a place to have a couple of drinks?"
Li Jiadao said, "You're in good spirits. Shouldn't you be eager to summon the Heroic Spirit first?"
Bai Ye leaned against the phone booth and smiled, "As expected, you're involved in this Wish Mission too."
"Actually, I didn't want to come," Li Jiadao's voice carried a hint of helplessness. "My Forbidden Zone mission is at a critical juncture. I don't know which damned idiot triggered the Wish Mission at this time."
"Mm, and then?" Bai Ye said, "You're not calling me just to complain, are you?"
"Cooperate!" Li Jiadao said, "Let's join forces to finish this Wish Mission as quickly as possible. You know my abilities, and I know your strength. As long as we team up, no one else will be our opponent."
Bai Ye laughed, "That's a good suggestion, let's do it!"
Li Jiadao sighed, "You make it too easy, I'm being very sincere."
Bai Ye said, "Haven't I agreed? Where is the lack of sincerity?"
Li Jiadao said, "You agreed without even asking how the rewards would be divided. Is that considered sincerity?"
"That makes sense too," Bai Ye said. "How will the rewards be split?"
Li Jiadao said, "I don't want anything. You 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, it means you know where I am, right? I'll be waiting by the phone booth. When can you get here?"
Li Jiadao was silent for a moment, then said, "When I arrive, will you directly stab me in the neck?"
Bai Ye said with feigned distress, "What are you talking about? Where is the trust between people? How can you distrust me so much? You should replace the question mark with an exclamation mark!"
Li Jiadao was silent again for a moment, then he understood the meaning of Bai Ye's words. Angrily, he hung up the phone and said, "Goodbye!"
"Hello, hello, hello..." Bai Ye shouted into the phone a couple of times. After receiving no response, he coldly hung up and said, "Cooperate? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Bai Ye sneered.
It's not that cooperation is impossible, but cooperation with Li Jiadao is absolutely out of the question.
Bai Ye already felt a threat from Li Jiadao. This guy was bound to be a troublemaker in the future, and it would be best to eliminate him if possible.
Moreover, Bai Ye had wanted to kill Li Jiadao for a long time, but Li Jiadao was as slippery as a loach, and Bai Ye had never succeeded.
On the other side...
In a dark, deserted alley.
"Damn it!"
Li Jiadao angrily kicked the wall and cursed through gritted teeth.
Why is it so hard to be a person?
He was telling the truth for once!
Li Jiadao felt incredibly frustrated. How could the rewards of a Wish Mission be so easily obtained?
Furthermore, the trigger for this Wish Mission was, in Li Jiadao's eyes, idiotic. What kind of wish was it to randomly get 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?
Or, even if the trigger had a way to know in advance who they would summon and what powerful Noble Phantasms their Heroic Spirits possessed, and thus made such a wish, what about the others?
If others won, and their Heroic Spirits didn't have any powerful Noble Phantasms, or they weren't suitable for them, what then?
Therefore, Li Jiadao wasn't lying. He did want to cooperate with Bai Ye.
Because, in Li Jiadao's opinion, the value of this Wish Mission wasn't that high. Compared to fighting for the Wish Mission, Li Jiadao preferred to complete his own Forbidden Zone mission.
That Forbidden Zone mission was just a step away from completion. It would be a disaster if he failed to get the Wish Mission and lost the Forbidden Zone mission as well. Moreover, that Forbidden Zone mission was very important to Li Jiadao.
Unfortunately, Bai Ye didn't trust him.
Taking a deep breath and grumbling for a moment, Li Jiadao leaned against the alley wall, panting, and finally calmed down.
After calming his emotions, Li Jiadao regained his usual indifferent expression and solemnly walked out of the alley.
Since things had come to this...
There was nothing that could be done. He could only find a way to end this Holy Grail War as quickly as possible.
Of course...
Li Jiadao quickly scanned his surroundings and finally looked at the top floor of a large building.
The first thing to do, naturally, was to use the Descent Ritual to summon his own Heroic Spirit.
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