I want to just drift through life in Type-Moon.

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"If you don't need it, give it to me. I'll use it as an additive to forge a sword for you."

"Here you go..." Upon hearing Merlin's words, Yue Zhengling handed him the Eight-Linked Twin Crystals. "I don't need the sword. I have no intention of practicing swordsmanship."

"Oh, in that case, I'll forge a wand just for you." Merlin shrugged as he took the eight-crystal wand that Merlin was offering, seemingly backing down.

"Alright, do you want to listen to my magic lesson here, or go back to the tower?"

"Go back, didn't you say you'd let me touch Fufu?" Yue Zhengling replied without thinking.

“Oh dear, about that…” Merlin looked away guiltily, “Fou has gone somewhere else and might not be back today…”

"As expected, you're a liar..." Upon hearing this devastating news, Yue Zhengling became completely dejected.

"Haha, sorry, sorry. It's just that the matter is too important for me to handle in person, so I had to ask them to handle the communication."

Merlin sent Fou to the lake where the Lake Fairy lived. He wanted the Lake Fairy to help him create something, but he couldn't show up himself because he was afraid he would never be able to return if he appeared there.

Cathy Parluge, as his spokesperson, is well-suited to this role, and Merlin is now waiting for its response.

"Alright, let's go back to class now." Merlin, holding his wand, revealed a rather expectant smile. "It's been a long time since I've given a magic lesson; I really miss it."

"Are you... reliable?" After hearing Merlin's words, Le Zheng looked at him with great doubt.

"Don't worry, if I can use it, you can definitely use it too. After all, you're my kind~" With a strangely pleasant feeling, Merlin led Yue Zhengling back to the tower and began the lesson.

Time flies, and by noon the next day, Fufu finally returned. At this time, Le Zhengling was being chased by the puppets again, but this time it was not the earth puppet, but the iron puppet.

The origin of this magic puppet can be said to be his own doing. When Merlin used the pile of soil left over from yesterday to reshape the clay figure, Yue Zhengling said to him, "This kind of clay figure will fall apart after I run around for two hours. Merlin, you are indeed an unqualified magician."

Merlin said nothing upon hearing this, but this time he didn't put the Rainbow Card in. Instead, he stuffed the Eight-Linked Double Crystal in. Then, the mud figure returned to its original form from yesterday, but the body was no longer made of mud, but of metallic mineral.

"It's a good thing we have this memory crystal. Who knows how much the clay figure will be strengthened if we use it a few more times?" The Avalon magician squinted and smiled very happily.

Without saying a word, Yue Zhengling turned and ran away again.

Fufu climbed onto Merlin's shoulder, watched Le Zhengling running laps, and called out softly twice.

"Oh, that's alright, it's good that she agreed. Don't worry about the materials, I have an unexpected bonus."

Merlin watched the puppet chasing after Yue Zhengling, but his eyes didn't see the huge, sturdy body; instead, they saw the core inside.

That core is absorbing the magic within Avalon and is constantly refining it through its external form.

This is also why the puppet's body was damaged, because it wasn't a problem of Merlin's magic being inadequate, but rather a problem of external magical erosion.

Each erosion is a purification process. This process not only improves the quality of the core but also cleanses the composition of the puppet. Each time, the residue left behind is better than the last, and over time, the puppet becomes stronger and stronger.

If this cycle continues, one day even if Yue Zhengling manages to escape, he will eventually be caught.

"I originally intended to give him my sword, but when I used it, I found that he didn't quite feel comfortable using it. If it were truly a suitable sword, even if the person wielding it was unwilling to use it, they would still feel compelled to swing it."

Merlin narrowed his eyes, recalling the scene of testing Yue Zhengling yesterday, "But he held back at the time, so I'll just have someone else tailor-make one for you."

Avalon contains many legendary materials that have disappeared from the outside world. Even a piece of soil dug up from here can fetch an astronomical price outside.

After all, the soil here has been imbued with divine magic for many years, and has become a special kind of magical mine.

Now, that special octagonal crystal is an even more interesting and exquisite item, and it will be even more suitable for use as a forging material in the future.

Thinking of this, Merlin looked at the rainbow card in his hand. Moreover, it was the first material born from [chance], and it should have unexpected effects.

For example, self-evolution, or actively improving the quality of the possessing entity, etc.

Chapter 73 Merlin's Classroom - The Change

Over the next two days, the two developed an unspoken understanding. In the morning, Yue Zhengling was constantly chased by the puppet, while in the afternoon, she received magic lessons from Merlin.

In the past two days, the time that Le Zhengling was chased for has been getting longer and longer, and the magic lesson time has been postponed from noon to afternoon and then to evening.

This time, after ten hours, Yue Zhengling finally heard the sound of the metal puppet behind him falling apart. He supported himself on his knees and kept panting, feeling a little strange.

My current soul form seems to be lasting longer and longer?

At the beginning, when he was racing against that puppet, he almost got overtaken because he was too weak. But after only two days, he seemed to have become much stronger.

Unbeknownst to Yue Zhengling, the Infinite Metatron Cube within his current body was functioning in the same way as the Octagonal Crystal.

Of course, efficiency and quality are far superior to the latter, and because he focused on running around, his soul and spirit achieved unity, making him more comfortable with his own existence.

When you focus intently on one thing without any other thoughts, your inner turmoil is relieved, and the process of transforming your consciousness becomes much smoother. Although it will take a long time to fully transform, you no longer have the urge to seek thrills that you had before.

Yes, because it's exciting enough now.

Looking at Merlin in the distance, Yue Zhengling first walked to the remains of the puppet, took out the eight-linked double crystal that had turned from orange crystal to black crystal, and then walked towards Merlin.

A tacit understanding had developed between the two, and their relationship gradually transformed from tea buddies to teacher and student. Although Yue Zhengling had never verbally addressed Meilin as "teacher," he felt a growing respect for him.

Merlin would also put aside his frivolous personality during teaching and teach Yue Zhengling very seriously. Now, watching him step by step and finally handing over what he had in his hands, Merlin couldn't help but think of Artoria from back then.

"Thank you for your hard work." Perhaps because he was recalling the past, Merlin gave a calm smile.

Le Zhengling nodded slightly, then stared intently at Fufu, who was perched on Merlin's shoulder.

Seeing this, Merlin couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, "If you want to play with Fou, you can, but it's best to let it rest for a while."

Le Zhengling looked at Merlin with a puzzled expression.

"It went to the Lake Fairy a couple of days ago. I hope she can help you forge a suitable weapon. The lake isn't far from here, but entering it will consume a lot of stamina."

As Merlin spoke, he took Fufu into his arms and handed her to Yue Zhengling.

Le Zhengling first looked at Fufu and then wiped his hands before carefully taking her in his arms.

Instead of running away as before, Fufu yawned, curled up her ears and tail, and closed her eyes.

“…So light.” Looking at Fufu, who seemed to have fallen asleep, Yue Zhengling, who had finally gotten his wish, did not show any madness, but sighed softly.

"Really? So this is the weight Cathy Parluge gave you?" Merlin looked at the couple with gentle eyes and sighed in admiration.

The concepts of "comparison" and "relativity" seemed to fit together better than he had anticipated. However, was this "relativity" truly his reality? Even as a candidate for Grand Magician, he couldn't see through it.

Although the causal threads wrapped around Yue Zhengling were sparse, they prevented him, as a nightmare, from seeing the true nature of Yue Zhengling.

Fufu avoided contact with Yue Zhengling because she didn't want to add any new karma to him, since there was a karmic thread on his body that was too ominous.

However, it was precisely for this reason that Merlin decided to train him.

Because Merlin had foreseen that Yue Zhengling would one day leave this place. That ominous causal thread was too strong, and even if he stayed in Avalon, this causal thread would eventually pull him out.

Since that's the case, it's better to prepare him so that he has the ability to deal with this cause and effect in the future.

At the beginning, Merlin was actually a little angry when he saw Yue Zhengling's attitude of refusing to become stronger, but he did not show it.

But then he realized that he had never told Yue Zheng about what he had seen. Whether it was out of amusement or anticipation, what he wanted to see was only what he could see in the present moment.

As for the future, he will only intervene when that future becomes the present.

Time passed slowly, day by day, until the metal puppet became a crystal puppet, and then the crystal puppet became a gem puppet.

Two months later, after running for ten days and ten nights straight, Merlin finally stopped the gem puppet from shattering and ended the running training.

Because both the octagonal crystal that turned into a transparent diamond and the magic ore that had turned into gemstones had reached their limits.

On this day, when Merlin and Yue Zhengling were drinking tea, he was a little surprised to see Fufu sleeping on Yue Zhengling's lap.

In the past two months, Yue Zhengling and Fufu's relationship has progressed rapidly.

He never imagined that there would be someone in this world who was so compatible with Cathy Parlug. Whether it was scratching Cathy Parlug's itch, taking a walk together, sunbathing together, or gazing at the scenery from the top of the tower, the two seemed to have spent countless hours together.

Whenever these two are together, a certain lazy atmosphere forms a space similar to an inherent barrier, and many times even he can't help but join them.

In this intoxicating atmosphere, a new training session began. Merlin, having put away the octagonal crystal and the pile of gems, sculpted a new clay figure, this time burying a single hair of his own into it.

Then he buried the rainbow card inside and activated the magic.

Le Zhengling held Fufu in his arms, stroking Fufu's irresistible fur, while calmly looking at the new, familiar humanoid life form that had appeared before him.

"So, because you're white-haired, you buried a hair inside, and that's how the puppet grew a thick coat of white fur?"

Looking at the long-armed artificial life form in front of him, Yue Zhengling spoke slowly as if he had received a high monk's blessing. For him now, holding Fufu was equivalent to having everything. No one could stop him from petting the cat!

"Haha, who knows? Everything is arranged by the world~ This possibility is something even I can't see through."

Merlin looked at the long-armed and long-legged monster with satisfaction. He had just tried it out casually before, but the result was quite good. It seemed that this thing was much more agile than a magic puppet. In this way, a new training mode was found.

Merlin himself knew that Yue Zhengling's current training was roughly the same as Artoria's training back then, which was a matter of fate.

The difference is that when he traveled to various countries with Artoria back then, they encountered magical beasts of various elements, and then he tricked her into joining the monster horde.

Now, Yue Zhengling's training involves randomly generated subjects, and each subject is a single entity, making it much safer.

Chapter 74 Merlin's Classroom - Farewell Chapter

Habits are a terrible thing. In the days that followed, Yue Zhengling got used to the daily routine of hiding from monsters, studying, and petting cats.

His sense of time has gradually transformed into that of an immortal being, making his sense of time extremely blurred.

The opponents in front of her have changed several times, from the puppet at the beginning to the artificial life form later, and then to the chimera born from Fou's hair.

There's also the unknown Merlin's ability to create a sub-dragon from his fingernails, which are detached from his soul form.

In short, the way the monsters were born became more and more outrageous, and Yue Zhengling also collected a lot of precious materials that he was familiar with.

Finally, after what seemed like an unknown number of years, looking at the fake Sphinx across from him that had been worked to death, he quite naturally pulled a scarab beetle gleaming with divine light from its mane.

As for why these things are produced, Lok Ching-ling said God knows, maybe it's because of lice?

Holding the scarab beetle, he returned to the top of the distant tower, where Merlin had been staying for the past few days.

Upon seeing his arrival, Fufu left Merlin's knees and ran towards Yue Zhengling.

"Oh dear, Cathy Parluge, you're so fickle!" Merlin seemed jealous, but actually didn't care at all.

Neither the human nor the beast paid any attention to him. In recent years, Yue Zhengling had not only grown closer to Fufu, but had also increasingly ignored Merlin.

As for the reason, well...

Now, Yue Zhengling finally understands why the pure and straightforward knight girl from back then looked at Merlin with increasingly cold eyes as she grew up.

Because Nightmare Merlin is a total jerk!

During these years of training, Merlin never taught him any specific moves or techniques, and his teaching of magic concepts was also a piecemeal, ad-hoc approach.

Undeniably, Merlin knew a lot, but he had no systematic teaching method, which left Yue Zhengling with no choice but to memorize everything she heard and organize it on her own when she had time.

Leaving aside magic instruction, he completely left the combat training to his own devices! No matter what opponent he faced, Merlin would just stand by with a smile and watch, sometimes even disappearing without a trace, showing no fear of any accidents happening to him.

This also taught Yue Zhengling how to deal with these strange beasts when unarmed—that is—

If you can escape, then escape; if you can't escape, then avoid it; if you can't avoid it, then just tough it out.

With these three points as the core of his tactics, he has fought countless battles and worn down his opponents to death. However, he also knows that these life forms are all fake and that they only have a time limit because of this special environment.

But undeniably, in terms of avoidance, he can already be called a "master".

Stroking Fufu on his thigh, Le Zhengling squinted his eyes happily. In fact, he was quite satisfied with this kind of life. Although it would hurt a lot if he was hit by a monster, and it would be annoying to listen to Merlin's lectures, at least he was safe.

And most importantly, with Fufu by his side, this kind of life is just like the retirement life of an old cadre.

He exercises in the morning, listens to the radio at noon, and has a nice meal together at home in the evening. His days are uneventful yet peaceful, exactly the kind of life he wants.

Fufu is currently playing with the "Fate Knot". One afternoon, after Yue Zhengling teased Fufu with this thing, Fufu seemed very interested in it.

Le Zhengling slid the scarab beetle in front of Merlin, who glanced at it but then ignored it. He looked at Fou with a complicated and inexplicable gaze, as if he had something on his mind.

"No lessons today either?" Yue Zhengling was a little concerned about Merlin's appearance, so he took the initiative to ask. These past few days, Merlin had always seemed preoccupied, which made him pay attention.

"Oh, another day off." Merlin, as if only now waking up, waved his hand, then paused and said, "Ling, go down to the lookout room and bring up the box I left there."

Upon hearing this order, Yue Zhengling had no doubts. He put Fufu on his shoulder and was about to get up when Merlin said, "Ah, leave Cathy Parlug behind. I have something to say to her."

Le Zhengling nodded and placed Fufu on the table. As for the knot that Fufu was biting, he didn't intend to take it back, since he was only leaving for a short while and there was no need to take it with him.

Seeing that Yue Zhengling had left the top of the tower, Merlin breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up Fufu and stood by the tower.

Looking out, this is a garden of memories that blooms with more flowers than anywhere else in the world—the Garden of Avalon.

It is also the most remote and isolated prison in the world.

A man who has forgotten even death awaits the end of the planet here.

"Unbeknownst to me, I have been here for more than 1,500 years."

The three-eyed cat looked at the man strangely, suddenly lamenting the passage of time. For him and itself, time had become meaningless.