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"While the current situation in Chaldea isn't exactly dire, it's certainly quite serious. I'm just an observer under Leonardo da Vinci's protection. To be honest, I don't want to get involved in the battle between the Demon Pillars and the Heroic Spirits; it's too dangerous."
Le Zhengling spread his hands, with his left hand much higher than his right. "Chaldea was like this before. The Demon Pillars completely infiltrated and did whatever they wanted without anyone noticing. As long as the time was right, the Guardians of Humanity would collapse like a house of cards."
Then he raised his right hand a little higher, "And when I came here and told Leonardo da Vinci what was going to happen next, the difference in strength between the two sides narrowed a little bit—but that was the limit. Even Leonardo da Vinci, who was omnipotent, couldn't do anything about it. Because she couldn't defeat the Demon Pillar."
"As for you, as the restraining force of the Demon Pillar, it is impossible for you to be summoned to Chaldea at this stage. Before the Incineration of Humanity begins, the summoning of Heroic Spirits is too strict. The barrier between the Throne of Heroes and the real world is too strong. [If], ambiguous existences, and existences from other worlds, none of these can be summoned."
Although that's what he said, Yue Zhengling didn't know why he was able to appear in Chaldea, but he attributed it to the fact that he had entered this world before.
But the real reason was more complicated than he imagined. What he experienced was not a simple world movement, but a direct flow from the outside of the world into the world, and he was even led in by the [Fate Knot].
That is fundamentally higher in priority than the worldline selection branch, and no one can interfere with it.
At this point, Yue Zhengling clasped his hands together and rubbed them together. “Only when the two forces truly intersect, that is, when the burning of humanity begins and then the Grand Order of Humanity begins, will you have the opportunity to intervene. So before that, no, even after that, I don’t want to get involved.”
“No, no, no, by then it will be too late.” Sheba waved his hand and took out an oil lamp. “I think you’re just worried that the demons will harm you, right? Then let’s make a deal. I will give you resistance to demons, and you will help restrain the demon currently in Chaldea before the Burning of Humanity begins.”
Le Zhengling raised an eyebrow, looking at the oil lamp in her hand. The other party's suggestion made him a little tempted. Resistance to demons could be very useful if it was handled well.
For example, when facing the seventy-two demon pillars, you won't be given those strange debuffs, and remember that as long as you have this ability, the demon pillars cannot attack you on their own initiative—of course, this may only apply to the Queen of Sheba.
At this stage, what Le Zhengling fears most is that Professor Rafe will do anything to harm him, and even Leonardo da Vinci would definitely not be able to stop him then.
"—Not enough. Rafe isn't an ordinary Demon Pillar, or rather, he's not just one pillar, but a combination of three pillars." Le Zhengling was tempted, but he still felt it wasn't safe enough.
"Lef Lenor is composed of three personalities: the personality that governs the past—Lef Huller, the forty-seventh pillar of the Life Institute, Huller; the personality that governs the future—Lenor Gushin, the eleventh pillar of the Control Tower, Gushin; and the personality that governs the present, the mediator, is the sixty-fourth pillar of the Intelligence Room, Floros."
"All three possess the ability to understand both the past and the present, so you can imagine how strong His intelligence-gathering ability is. If He finds out that I have hindered His plans, I will have no chance of survival."
Hearing Yue Zhengling's worries, the Queen of Sheba also frowned, because she already knew that things were not as she had imagined. If facing a single pillar demon, the power she had given Yue Zhengling would still have a chance to resist, but if it was three pillars, the effect of this power would be greatly reduced.
After all, Yue Zhengling is not her. This ability is not innate, and even if she herself were to descend as a heroic spirit, she might not be able to fully display this ability.
By trading their abilities this time, they have already exploited a loophole in Yue Zhengling's current soul structure.
Suddenly, the Queen of Sheba's eyes lit up as she thought of a good idea. "How about I grant you my abilities first, and then give you a portion of my spirit essence to help strengthen you? You know, I'm in my true form now!"
Upon hearing this suggestion, Yue Zhengling's expression turned strange. "Are all you heroic spirits so casual?"
As the recipient, she didn't feel anything, but Yue Zhengling knew very well that stripping away the spirit foundation was a very painful thing. Although it was not irreversible, this behavior was like a person undergoing amputation and transplantation while conscious.
"It's alright, I can endure this pain for the sake of the one I love." Sheba smiled like a girl in love, and then her whole being began to glow.
"Wait! I haven't agreed yet!" Yue Zhengling took a few steps back again.
Just kidding! How could he possibly do an epic quest like saving the doctor, which is at least SSS level in difficulty, so casually? He had absolutely no confidence in doing it.
“Don’t worry, I don’t want you to save Solomon, but I want you to save Jedidia.” The light emanating from the Queen of Sheba slowly seeped into the oil lamp.
Le Zhengling blinked, and it took her a while to understand what she meant. "Oh, I see. How clever of you—it wasn't about saving Solomon, but about saving the doctor. You even had this trick up your sleeve!"
Le Zhengling looked at the Queen of Sheba with admiration. After understanding her meaning, the difficulty of the task was reduced to level B, while the reward was level S. He had made a huge profit from this deal.
However, from the Queen of Sheba's perspective, as long as the doctor didn't die, she had made a huge profit.
Solomon's disappearance was inevitable, but there was much more room for maneuver in Dr. Roman's death.
Solomon used the First Noble Phantasm with the aim of destroying the seventy-two demon gods, and the connection between Solomon and Dr. Roman provided an opportunity to exploit the situation.
Coincidentally, Yue Zhengling knew that among people, there were quite a few who could create a perfectly compatible body or even master the technology of soul transfer.
Chapter 178 The Method of Salvation (Part 2)
There's Leonardo da Vinci in recent times, and Aozaki Touko from this world in distant times. If that doesn't work, you can call her Touko's teacher, or that old lady who is one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower.
Moreover, even without preparing a spare body, he had three or four other methods in mind, so in conclusion, this deal was indeed feasible.
Ultimately, there are still many mysteries surrounding that self-disclosure, and there are countless loopholes to exploit.
Le Zhengling still remembered Solomon's first Noble Phantasm very clearly. After all, the doctor's self-destruction at the end brought tears and resentment to so many people. He thought that many people, including himself, must have investigated what exactly happened with the doctor's first Noble Phantasm.
The time for farewell has come; it is to abandon everything in this world.
Rank: D Type: Anti-Personnel Noble Phantasm
Ars Nova.
King Solomon's first Noble Phantasm. Not Goetia, but the Noble Phantasm possessed by the real King Solomon. This is the magic he learned by abandoning all the miracles created by all the great deeds he had accomplished up to this point, and the poem he created to bid farewell to everything.
Once activated, this Noble Phantasm will cause Solomon to relinquish all the blessings bestowed upon him by God and lose his ability to see through the world. The price is the death of King Solomon, which, conversely, is the self-destruction of the seventy-two demon gods. It can also be seen as a safety device specially prepared by King Solomon to destroy "magic" in the distant future in order to prevent it from harming humanity.
When used as a Noble Phantasm, King Solomon's traces will be completely erased from this world, and even his Spirit Origin will disappear.
That's right, it's spirit origin, not soul!
Romani Archaman, who was reborn as a human through the Holy Grail, was a complete ordinary man with a soul and a body. When the Ring was restarted in the Temple of Time and he became King Solomon, he destroyed his spiritual origin as King Solomon!
In other words, there's still hope for the soul of the slacker doctor!
Moreover, didn't you see in the 2.0 Human Order Freeze chapter that the Human King Goetia's spirit origin was also written into Valhalla?! As Goetia's remnant or rebirth, even the Human King is still alive, so Dr. Roman's soul can still be saved!
Having figured this out, Yue Zhengling was somewhat happy. After all, the doctor's death was a huge regret, and anyone who knew the end of humanity would choose to save the doctor.
Although he was a slacker, a good-for-nothing, obsessed with online idols, had countless wives and concubines, and had an ambiguous relationship with Leonardo da Vinci—well, thinking about this, he suddenly didn't want to save him anymore.
Well, considering how many people the doctor made cry in the end, let's try to save him. After all, countless precious, emotional tears were shed at the cost, and countless people are hoping for his return.
So, if you can avoid dying, then do so.
That's not right either; in the end, you still have to die first.
Well, it's also possible that the human reasoning was successfully burned away, so that they didn't even need to die?
While Le Zhengling was lost in thought, the Queen of Sheba had already completed her preparations.
Having separated part of her spiritual foundation and maximized the enhancement of the lamp oil in her hand, she endured the pain, her body drenched in sweat, and looked at the absent-minded Yue Zhengling.
"So, do you agree to this deal, you who are capable?"
When Yue Zhengling woke up, she looked at the Queen of Sheba's smile, which was forced despite her pain, and sighed with a soft heart. "I can only promise you that I will do my best, because there is a lot of uncertainty about what you want me to do."
"It's alright, as long as you agree." Hearing Yue Zhengling's words, the Queen of Sheba closed her eyes in relief, and her spirit origin began to dissipate.
"Hey, are you alright?" Seeing the golden light starting to emanate from her body, Yue Zhengling quickly went over.
"Don't worry, it's just time. After all, I'm not one of those oddballs who can exert their full power even in dreams." Seeing Le Zhengling approaching, Sheba raised the oil lamp in his hand and poured the lamp oil on his head before he could react.
Just as Yue Zhengling was about to reach out to block the attack, she heard Sheba say, "Please don't refuse. As long as these fragrant oils are applied to your body, you will gain resistance to demons and my protection, and your spirit origin will also be strengthened."
Upon hearing these words, Yue Zhengling could only endure the cold, slippery, and sticky sesame oil wrapping him from head to toe.
Fortunately, Sheba finished pouring out the sesame oil in his hand in no time. After the sesame oil wrapped around Le Zhengling like a transparent film, it quickly seeped into his body and disappeared completely, replaced by a faint minty smell.
He brought the back of his hand to his nose and sniffed it. The refreshing and pleasant scent was invigorating, but he felt that the smell was a bit strange, whether it was his imagination or not.
After doing all this, Sheba's body became hazy. "Then, our deal begins. I have paid you the price, and I hope you will not disappoint me."
"Well, since you've already given me the payment, I'm not afraid to say—this deal looks like a forced sale, right? And now it's a buyer's market, aren't you afraid I'll take the payment and not do anything?"
Le Zhengling revealed a flirtatious smile.
Sheba returned the favor with a sly smile, saying, "As a shrewd businessman, how could I possibly do a losing business? In the end, what I'm giving you is just an initial investment. If you complete this transaction, I have something else to give you."
She glanced meaningfully at the red Chinese knot at Yue Zhengling's waist, "For example, your background."
Knowing what she was looking at, Yue Zhengling stopped smiling, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
His background and the events that had happened to him had long been his biggest worry. Anyone who wasn't an idiot or heartless would definitely notice something amiss after experiencing the same things.
“What do you know, Queen of Sheba?” Le Zhengling asked softly.
“This is the first time you’ve directly said my real name.” Sheba didn’t answer Le Zhengling’s question, but instead reached out and pointed at the knot of fate.
“Your family—or rather, that family—is an indispensable existence. I know you are from another timeline, and I think you are no exception. There are still remnants of your clan in this timeline, although they are close to extinction. But if you want to know more, I still know some things. After all, I traded with them a long time ago.”
Sheba deliberately aroused Le Zhengling's curiosity with a subtle, enticing approach, or rather, with the merchant's method of revealing a corner of a commodity.
But before Le Zhengling could ask further, Sheba could no longer maintain his form. "Although I'm only telling you now, I've already accepted some of the reward. After all, it's been so long since you've seen that person. It's not unreasonable for you to use your body to make contact with him, is it?"
Le Zhengling looked at Sheba, which had completely disappeared, and frowned, not understanding what she was talking about. But soon, his expression changed drastically, and he looked at the sky with hatred.
"Damn it! I'm not gay! Don't use my body on me!"
Chapter 179 Regarding the Handling of Yue Zhengling
When Le Zheng regained control of his body, he mercilessly pinched the doctor's face and inwardly complained about the Queen of Sheba's behavior.
After venting his anger, he ignored everyone's strange looks and took out his notebook to write something down again.
Standing to the side, Rafe looked at the awakened Yue Zhengling with a puzzled expression. He felt that this person seemed to have changed a little, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was different.
Olga Marie, standing behind him, secretly watched her heroic spirit with fear in her eyes.
Whether it was the explosion just now or the argument between Da Vinci and the other two adults, Olga Marie felt something was amiss. After this Heroic Spirit appeared, things seemed to have gotten out of control. Even though her father had died, they were still able to cooperate well and stabilize the three members of Chaldea, constantly arguing over this person.
Moreover, she could see that no one wanted to back down, and their own thoughts completely ignored the will of others.
Especially Rafe, she had never seen Rafe so excited before. The only one who remained calm was Mashu, but Mashu was always like that, so she wasn't surprised.
The most important thing now is to calm Leonardo da Vinci and his colleagues down; that is my duty as the director.
Thinking of this, Olga Marie mustered up the courage to stand up and say a few words, but at that moment, Yue Zhengling closed his notebook and glanced at her, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
That one glance, like a snake looking at a frog, made Olga Marie stop all her movements, almost freezing her thoughts.
Le Zhengling didn't know why he was so unhappy with Olga Marie, but he always felt that the director was too strange, and he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when he saw her.
It's like eating sand or choking on water while you're drinking it. Even though you don't dislike her, your actions are constantly rejecting her.
"It's really inexplicable..." He unconsciously rubbed the bridge of his nose and said in an unhappy tone.
The three adults present stared at him upon hearing his words. Da Vinci handed him a paper report, Dr. Roman hesitated, and Rafe shouted, "Da Vinci, technical advisor! What do you think you're doing?!"
As he spoke, he took two steps forward, trying to snatch back the detection information about the heroic spirit Yue Zhengling that had already been taken into Yue Zhengling's hands.
As a result, when he reached out to Yue Zhengling, his body abruptly turned around.
At first, Rafe couldn't understand what was happening, but Dr. Roman behind him had a flash of insight and, recalling Le Zhengling's strange behavior towards him earlier, immediately understood what had happened.
Although Leonardo da Vinci didn't know what had happened to Yue Zhengling, that didn't prevent her from seeing the new changes in Yue Zhengling's spirit foundation through her glasses.
She glanced at Roman and saw that he looked like he had just realized something, so she understood that Roman already knew what had happened.
"You gave me a hint?" Rafe tried several times to straighten up, but he found that whenever he tried to do something to Yue Zhengling, he would uncontrollably deviate from his goal. After figuring this out, he looked at Yue Zhengling with a gloomy expression.
Of course, Yue Zhengling wouldn't tell him the truth; this was a trump card.
Moreover, it is clear from Rafe's actions that the power Sheba granted him has taken effect. Although it is unknown where the limit is, it seems that as long as the demon god does anything detrimental to him, this action will be stopped.
However, it is unclear whether this situation is due to one's own subjective perception of being disadvantageous, or whether it is due to the subjective perception of the demons.
These two are vastly different, and one wrong move could lead to disaster. More importantly, if the demons instigate a third party to their advantage, will this ability be activated?
This small action led to a series of follow-ups, and Le Zhengling immediately made this issue her top priority to figure out.
What he needed to do now was to gloss over what had just happened, so without even looking up, he looked at the information about his Heroic Spirit in his hand and said in a cold tone, "You can think of it that way. After all, as modern magicians, you are far inferior to me as a Heroic Spirit."
Leif clenched his fists, knowing full well that the other party was talking nonsense. How could he, as a demon god who had awakened, be disturbed by a mere heroic spirit? But then he thought of Ji Ling, who looked exactly like Yue Zhengling, and this idea was immediately overturned.
He had no chance against Ji Ling when his eyes were taken away. Although they had been repaired, the feeling of helplessness he felt at that moment still lingered in his memory.
As Ji Ling's past (in his opinion), this heroic spirit before him might actually be able to interfere with his actions.
Leif raised Yue Zhengling's danger level again, determined to discuss everything about Yue Zhengling at the next Demon Pillar meeting.
At this stage, it is still uncertain whether this new heroic spirit is friend or foe. Although the other party has said several times that he is not their enemy and seems to know everything about their great deeds, he is still an unstable factor. Letting him go may cause a lot of trouble.
Seeing that Rafe remained silent, Yue Zhengling didn't want to guess what he was thinking. Now that she was sure she was safe, she should first figure out her own physical condition.
He looked intently at the report that Leonardo da Vinci had handed him, and as he read, the expression on his face became quite subtle.
Class Assassin
Real name: Yue Zhengling
Gender unknown
Attribute: Chaos - Good
Height/Weight 146 cm · 36 kg
Ability Value:
Muscle strength: E