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"I don't want to!" Surprisingly, Olga Marie, who had been very cooperative in the past, suddenly shouted at him.
"Huh?! Why?!" Dr. Roman was shocked that Olga Marie, who had never made things difficult for anyone at work, would express such strong reluctance.
“Because this person is here!” Olga Marie pointed at Le Zhengling, who was lying on the bench, and looked at him with disgust. She had clearly seen how Le Zhengling looked at Mashu. Although it couldn’t be called lewd, that unwavering gaze, as if looking at a work of art, was something she would never accept if it were directed at her.
"Get him out of here, and then I'll go in and check!" Olga Marie glared at Le Zhengling arrogantly. Although she didn't dare to order this person around anymore, she could still order the others present without any problem.
Dr. Roman looked at Leonardo da Vinci with a troubled expression. In this situation, he felt it would be better to leave it to da Vinci to handle.
However, just as Leonardo da Vinci was about to step in to mediate, Professor Rafe stepped out at just the right moment. He first nodded to Leonardo da Vinci and Roman, and then looked at Olga Marie.
"Director, why don't we take this opportunity to give this Servant a thorough examination? After all, we still don't know just how powerful this Heroic Spirit's abilities are."
At this point, Leif turned his head and looked at the drowsy Yue Zhengling, "Besides, his condition doesn't look too good. Maybe we can find a solution after the examination. What do you think, Assssin's Servant?"
Although these words sounded like they were meant to help Yue Zhengling, everyone knew that they were actually trying to confirm whether Yue Zhengling had any ability to harm Chaldea.
Servants are projections of Heroic Spirits. Even if their abilities are incomplete, they are enough to easily defeat modern magicians. For example, if Leonardo da Vinci really wanted to destroy Chaldea, unless Chaldea cut off her magical energy supply immediately, she would be able to completely paralyze the entire Chaldea within half an hour.
Of course, Le Zhengling heard what Rafe said, but just as he had said before, he was not Rafe's enemy. In order to put Rafe's mind at ease, he could not escape the inspection.
That's why he didn't object, and he also wanted to see what kind of tests could be done using Chaldea's equipment.
"No objection~" He waved his hand lazily, his eyes half-closed. After Mashu's stimulation, the feeling of lethargy disappeared at that time, but the novelty wore off and the feeling of returning made him even lazier.
“Thank you for your help, Romani.” Rafe nodded to Dr. Roman.
Roman looked at his former subordinate, who didn't recognize him at all, with a complicated expression. After talking with Leonardo da Vinci, he finally understood why Yue Zhengling had shouted at him, "Control your men!" when he appeared, and why Yue Zhengling had called Rafe a blind man.
However, upon closer reflection, he realized that he hadn't recognized Rafe's identity either. In this respect, they were equally clueless, which made him wonder if he had passed on his blindness to Floros when he created him.
Thinking of this, he became listless, gave a weak reply, and said to Yue Zhengling, "Please come with me."
Le Zhengling waved his hand, not getting up, but speaking in a lazy tone, "Please have someone take me to the operating table, I'm too lazy to move."
Exuding a strong salty fishy smell, Yue Zhengling felt at this moment that this was what he was pursuing.
Chapter 172 Physical Examination
The sleeping potion Merlin gave Olga Marie was the one he had taken from Morgan in the past. Although many people don't know what it was, if we talk about Mordred's birth here, then everyone will know just how dangerous that potion was.
Mordred is not a clone, but rather Morgan used magic to "temporarily" gender-swap Artoria, taking her royal essence and cultivating her from her own ovaries.
Moreover, as the driving force behind Mordred's birth, Merlin certainly provided some assistance in Morgan's plan. The potion used to drug those with dragon factors and cause Artoria to "become a red dragon (become lewd)" was one that Merlin personally concocted and gave to Morgan.
This potion even knocked out Artoria, who possessed dragon genes and whose bloodline was fully activated at the time, causing her to lose her mind afterward. This shows how precious it was.
This potion has both immediate and delayed effects. The immediate effect caused Yue Zhengling to fall asleep immediately after drinking it, while the delayed effect only took effect now. The delayed effect of this potion is a prelude to other things to come. Although Yue Zhengling will not be gender-swapped like Artoria, the subsequent examination by Chaldea will expose many things about her.
What people do or are done to in a daze usually becomes a dark chapter in their lives that they can never forget. And now, Yue Zhengling has entered this state of being manipulated by others.
Da Vinci was the first to notice something amiss with Yue Zhengling. Having already examined Yue Zhengling's spirit origin mode and spirit weapon attributes using her own methods, she was taken to the medical table where Mashu had previously lain and dressed in a gown that would aid in spirit particle testing. Looking at the data displayed on Romani's control panel and comparing it with her own memories, she felt a sudden unease.
Servant Class: Assassin
Real name: Unknown
Sex: Male
Spiritual Weapon Attribute: Chaos - Good
Height: 146 cm
Weight: 36 kg
These are all normal, but when we compare the phenomenon recording computer familiar Laplace with the spiritual particle calculation device Tri-Hermes, problems arise.
Looking at the image showing Yue Zhengling's soul, and the distribution of spiritual particles throughout his body, everyone's expressions became very strange.
Yue Zhengling's spirit core is in a state of extreme damage, which means that he could disappear at any time. However, since his appearance, he has not had any problems. Moreover, with his spirit core in such a damaged state, he should have returned to the Throne of Heroes long ago.
While it could be attributed to the skill "Battle Continuation," this ability is something only great heroes possess. As an unknown Heroic Spirit, everyone knows that this Servant in front of them definitely does not have this ability.
The fact that the spirit core was so severely damaged yet still remained in the mortal world suggests that most of its abilities had been lost—that was what Rafe initially thought after seeing this scene. However, after seeing the composition of Yue Zhengling's spirit origin, he changed his mind.
The spirit origin determined by Laplace astonished everyone present, not because it was enormous, but on the contrary, it was extremely small, and the pattern that constituted it was very strange.
According to Laplace's measurements and Teherme's analysis, there are many problems with Le Zhengling's spirit origin. First, the content that constitutes this spirit origin is very complex. In the spirit origin diagram, more than 70% of the area is completely black and cannot be analyzed. In the areas that can be analyzed, although the class shown is Assassin, this spirit origin has several other adaptability.
Among those identified were Saber, Caster, and Lancer. These three were fine because they were standard class classes. However, the one Laplace displayed, with its large SAvior (Savior) sign, caused a mysterious silence among everyone who saw it.
"Da Vinci, what is the Savior class?" Mash, the only one present who had no concept of the Savior class, asked Da Vinci, who, like Yue Zhengling, was a Heroic Spirit.
But Leonardo da Vinci did not answer her, or rather, neither she nor anyone else had the time to answer her.
"Olga Marie, please use your authority as director to order Laplace to block all the data from just now. Absolutely no one else should be allowed to see it!" Da Vinci, realizing the seriousness of the situation, said to Olga Marie, who was staring blankly at the projection of the analysis of Yue Zhengling's spirit origin.
Upon hearing Leonardo da Vinci's words, Olga Marie finally came to her senses. Without asking why, she directly followed Leonardo da Vinci's instructions and used Chaldea's highest authority to block the record from being taken.
When Leonardo da Vinci reminded Olga Marie, he exchanged a glance with Dr. Roman, and she could see the same shock in Roman's eyes as she did.
When the two looked at Rafe in unison, they could only see Rafe's expression, which was no different from usual. But it was precisely this that indicated that something was wrong with Rafe.
Normal magicians, upon seeing the existence of a savior, would more or less react with shock or fear, because common sense about magic tells them just how extraordinary a savior is.
Rafe's indifferent reaction told them that there was something wrong with this person.
Indeed, Rafe was thrown into a state of confusion after seeing the Savior class. If he had previously regarded Yue Zhengling as someone who knew too much but could be eliminated at any time, now he had to put aside all his contempt and regard Yue Zhengling as his greatest enemy.
The first stage of the human reasoning incineration carried out by Goetia and his seventy-two demonic pillars was the destruction of humanity. To the present Alaya, which is the collective unconscious of all mankind, this was an undeniable murder.
Therefore, it was perfectly logical that Yue Zhengling, as the savior, was sent to this world.
Whether he knew their plans or whether there were people in Chaldea who would stop them, none of this was a lie, because that person was right here!
Rafe's hands, tucked inside his coat, clenched tightly. An unprecedented killing intent surged within him. He glanced at the others without batting an eye, and when he realized no one was paying attention to him, his mouth opened and closed slightly: The time for awakening has come! Incineration Style—
A tremendous amount of magic gathered in the examination room where Yue Zhengling was located. However, before the magic could erupt, a strange fluctuation surged from Yue Zhengling's chest, and then the monitoring station on Da Vinci's side suddenly exploded.
The sudden explosion caught everyone off guard. It was because of this explosion that Rafe stopped the burning technique and reflexively turned around to protect Mash and Olga Marie with Da Vinci.
Chapter 173 Overstimulation (Part 1)
The explosion came unexpectedly, and everyone present could only rely on their instincts to find cover. After the explosion, Dr. Roman, who was huddled behind a chair, was the first to stand up and shout in the thick smoke.
"Cough, cough...Is everyone alright?" Although the explosion wasn't powerful, it produced an unexpectedly large amount of smoke and dust, leaving him, as an ordinary person, completely unable to grasp the current situation.
Just as he stood up, intending to call for help, he caught a glimpse of a dark figure out of the corner of his eye. However, because his vision was completely obscured by the black smoke, he couldn't make out who the figure was.
The alarm had already sounded when the explosion occurred, and even if he didn't notify anyone else, the security team and medical team would arrive quickly.
"We're all alright, Romani." Dr. Roman's shout was quickly answered as Leonardo da Vinci used magic to clear away all the black smoke, restoring the examination room to normal.
Only then did Dr. Roman see what had just exploded: the control panel to his right. The metal plate there had been blown away, the exposed wires were completely charred, and various parts, glass shards, and even a paste-like substance were spraying forward in a fan shape.
The source of the large amount of black smoke was the connection between it and several other machines. Although the explosion seemed serious, the equipment was relatively easy to repair. Fortunately, no one was injured in the explosion; at most, their clothes were blackened.
"Alright, Rafe, Da Vinci, let me go!" Olga Marie, pinned down by two adults, spoke unhappily. She seemed completely unharmed, except for a black stain on her white hair.
Upon hearing this, Leonardo da Vinci and Rafe released their arms from around them, stood up, and glanced at each other simultaneously.
Then, like Dr. Roman, they looked around and quickly located the location of the explosion.
As a researcher, Rafe carefully observed the site of the explosion, but quickly lost interest, as the issues with the wiring and conduits were outside his area of expertise.
Leonardo da Vinci, being an omnipotent being, carefully scanned the entire examination room before turning his attention to the explosion site, and quickly discovered something.
She didn't reveal anything. After naturally withdrawing her gaze, she looked at the transparent glass that could see the operating room. However, that glass had also turned completely black, and the explosion had completely disconnected the examination room from the surveillance cameras across the way.
Da Vinci quickly walked out of there and then went around to the operating room where Le Zhengling was. After seeing that he was still lying there safely, Da Vinci couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But when she moved a little closer, she found that Yue Zhengling did not react at all.
"Listen!" Leonardo da Vinci tried to call out, but did not get the response she wanted. Only then did she realize that things were not as she had imagined.
She had previously thought that the explosion was caused by Yue Zhengling to prevent them from continuing to study him, but now that she discovered he seemed to have lost consciousness, Da Vinci couldn't understand it.
When she put her glasses back on and examined Yue Zhengling through the formal attire, she discovered that he seemed to have fallen asleep again. She was so sure because his current spiritual fluctuations were very stable, consistent with the brainwave fluctuations of a normal person when asleep, and he had also fallen into this state before.
Based on these two points, Leonardo da Vinci deduced that Yue Zhengling had fallen asleep again.
Heroic Spirits do not need to sleep, a fact she, as a Heroic Spirit, is well aware of. If a Heroic Spirit falls into this state, it means that an external force has intervened.
Da Vinci already knew about Merlin's existence from Yue Zhengling, but he didn't believe Merlin was behind this incident. If he really wanted to find Yue Zhengling, Merlin could have done it at a better time.
This situation seems to be like someone acting recklessly out of necessity.
Just as she stood beside Yue Zhengling, lost in thought, Rafe had already brought Olga Marie in. In the examination room, Romani was explaining the situation to the guards, while Mashu was looking for Fou, who had disappeared.
"Da Vinci, did you discover something when you came here?" Rafe asked bluntly. Although he had launched the attack earlier, it had failed and seemed to have been dispelled by something.
He rushed over with Olga Marie to prevent Leonardo da Vinci from discovering anything. The presence of Le Zhengling, a dangerous factor, had already put him in a state of high tension. If Leonardo da Vinci found out anything now, he would truly be in dire straits!
"Da Vinci, do you know what happened?" After carefully observing Da Vinci's expression and seeing Le Zhengling's condition, Rafe knew that what he had imagined had not happened.
He still had the eye of a magician, so he could tell that Yue Zhengling had been led into a dream, but he couldn't figure out who was behind it.
However, when he walked into Yue Zhengling, a feeling of palpitation, as if sensing a natural enemy, gripped his heart like an unknown force suddenly appearing in the deep sea.
The tingling sensation on his scalp froze him in place, as if he had been struck by a spell. He knew this feeling! He knew it! But that person, that "she," could not possibly be in this Chaldea, even if there were machines named after her here! But without a catalyst, why was her presence here?
More importantly, Yue Zhengling's current physique is exactly the same as that person's, which means that Yue Zhengling has also gained resistance to the demon gods. He can no longer influence him by conventional means, and it is even impossible for him to touch him.
Mistake! Mistake! Mistake! If only we had imprisoned or even destroyed him the moment Yue Zhengling appeared, under the pretext of Chaldea's safety!
Now, Rafe was filled with remorse and regret, but even more so with anger. He, who should have been a rational person, had reached a point where he could no longer tolerate Le Zhengling's existence.
"Olga Marie! Order the enforcement team to lock this person up in the Servant Containment Chamber!" Having finally broken free from his fear, Leif grabbed Olga Marie's shoulders tightly and looked at her with a ferocious expression.
Olga Marie was terrified by Rafe's expression, which she had never seen before. Overwhelmed with shock, she clasped her hands together in front of her, her face contorted with pain and fear.
She couldn't help but want to back away, but Rafe forcefully held her in place. She didn't know what to do or what to say. On one side was Rafe, whom she relied on, and on the other side was the heroic spirit she had summoned. What should she do? She was now in a state of confusion.
Chapter 174 Overstimulation (Part 2)
Before Olga Marie could even make a choice, Leonardo da Vinci rejected Rafe's proposal.
"No, let me take this person back to my workshop! After all, we don't know his abilities yet, and Chaldea's special facilities can't guarantee that they can control him. It's better for me to keep an eye on him myself."
Da Vinci knew exactly what Rafe was planning to do. The existence of Le Zhengling could seriously affect the burning of humanity, and the best way was to eliminate him as soon as possible. She suspected that the explosion just now was related to Rafe.
It's actually quite appropriate for her to make such a request, after all, she has the highest combat power in all of Chaldea. Considering the losses and safety, the best solution is for her to take charge of Yue Zhengling.
"Director, don't forget, that Servant confinement facility is just a theoretical construct. Regardless of whether it can actually hold Servants, is it really a good idea to lock Ling up before he has shown any hostility towards Chaldea? What reasons do you have to convince the others?"
Da Vinci glanced at Rafe and then spoke methodically.
"Although Professor Lefe has tried to suppress the news of the new Servant he summoned, I don't think it will work. Chaldea's employees come from all over the world and were previously affiliated with various organizations. We all know that spies—or rather, informants—exist. News about Ling cannot be hidden at all."
"If the United Nations and the Mage's Association send representatives to Chaldea to question us, have you considered what they would do if they knew that the new Heroic Spirits were imprisoned?"
It must be said that Da Vinci's question hit the nail on the head. At this time, Chaldea is in a period of turmoil. The former director died mysteriously, and Olga Marie had just finished her dispute with the Clock Tower and taken over the position of director not long ago.
In other words, Olga Marie is currently under observation, and if any further turmoil occurs, her position as director may be revoked.
She knew her position was dangerous, and given her young age, she had to act like an adult to project her authority. Furthermore, to demonstrate her usefulness, she took the risk of summoning a new heroic spirit.
After all the effort to summon it, they ended up arresting it the very next day. Wasn't that just contradicting themselves?
This is because it shows that Olga Marie is unable to establish a proper relationship with her Heroic Spirits, or rather, is unable to subdue them. For the head of an organization, this is fatal.
After listening to Leonardo da Vinci's words, Rafe forced himself to calm down. Because of his panic earlier, his behavior had been very flawed, and Leonardo da Vinci probably saw something and that's why he said that.
Now he has to find a way to make amends, otherwise it will be too late after what Yue Zhengling said to Da Vinci—he doesn't know that after he was kicked unconscious by Fufu, Yue Zhengling had already told Da Vinci a lot of things.
"No! Just like you said, we don't even know if this Heroic Spirit is dangerous. What if he attacks you? Da Vinci, you're not a combat-type Servant, while he's an Assassin. If he launches a sneak attack, Da Vinci, you have absolutely no chance of winning!"
"No, no, no, Professor Rafe, you've got it all wrong. How could Assassis possibly beat Caster? And as I've already said, I'm taking this person to my workshop, which is my exclusive territory. As a fellow magician, you should know how difficult it is to ambush a magician inside a magician's workshop."
Da Vinci shrugged indifferently, and before Rafe could say anything more, she picked up Yue Zhengling and was about to leave. Rafe blocked her way without thinking, and the two were at an impasse. Finally, they both looked at Olga Marie to the side, waiting for her decision.
Olga Marie looked at the two men with a troubled expression. She felt that both of them made a lot of sense. Although she was inclined to side with Rafe, she could not ignore Leonardo da Vinci's opinion.
Sweating profusely with anxiety, she looked at Dr. Roman as he walked in and, as if she had thought of a good idea, pointed at him and said, "Let's leave this person to Romani. After all, he can examine Heroic Spirits, and he should be able to take care of or help a Heroic Spirit who is powerless."
Dr. Roman, who was being pointed at by Olga Marie, looked at everyone with a bewildered expression, and after a long while exclaimed, "Huh??"
After hearing the whole story, Dr. Roman's expression became very conflicted. Da Vinci had already put Le Zhengling back on the bed, and now she was standing by his side, refusing to let Rafe take him away.
"Director, I have no objection to your request, but why do you think this Heroic Spirit is a threat?" Dr. Roman looked at Leif. To be honest, after Da Vinci told him about this person's identity, as Solomon, his feelings were beyond simple complexity.
He himself has not yet been able to sort out the relationship between this person and himself. Admittedly, during his reign as King Solomon, and even when he became a spirit on the throne, the seventy-two demons were his subordinates.