"Waaah, I'll never betray the Pharaoh! You can kill me, but I won't say a word!"
In the oasis, Nitocris, still defiant, was hanging from a thick tree.
Mo Shuying hadn't expected Nitocris to be so stubborn. No matter how he threatened or cajoled her, she refused to lead them to the elusive Pharaoh. In the end, Mo Shuying hung her from the tree.
"Hmm, gotta say, the way this rope is tied is quite artistic. As someone who's been king for years and seen all the beauties in the world, this kind of binding adds at least 10 points to a woman's figure. Very nice, very nice."
Child Gil stood beneath the tree, looking at Nitocris with an appreciative gaze, as if she were a work of art.
*"Clang!"*
However, the next second, an iron fist landed on his head. Mo Shuying grabbed Child Gil by the head, lifted him up, and said, "You little brat, don't look at these things. Go set up the Boundary Field. We're making this place our base."
"..."
Child Gil grumbled internally.
Oh, so you're the only one who can look, huh? You're so noble! You're amazing, alright!
"Did you hear me?"
"Oh."
Child Gil was eventually sent away.
Mo Shuying glanced at Nitocris, who was tear-streaked but still defiant, and smiled. He didn't say anything, just turned and left.
Nitocris bit her silver teeth hard, imagining tearing Mo Shuying into a thousand pieces, but a sound drew her attention again.
"Array! Unfold!"
Mash found the node of the leyline, then slammed her shield down hard!
Using the Noble Phantasm shield as a medium, she deployed a summoning array connected to Chaldea.
"Oh my god! We're finally connected! How are you all doing??"
As soon as the summoning array connected, Dr. Roman's voice rang out, his anxiety clear.
"Sorry, Doctor, the storm here is too strong to penetrate. We couldn't do anything."
Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke. The delay truly had nothing to do with them.
"Phew, as long as you're alright. You had me worried sick. What's the situation now? Have you encountered any danger?"
Roman breathed a sigh of relief before asking again. Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a moment, then turned to look at Nitocris hanging from the tree. This one... does she count as danger?
"We did run into something, but no danger. It's like this..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka told Roman what they knew. Mo Shuying walked past, not getting involved, and headed towards Da Vinci.
Da Vinci was tinkering with some machinery. A strange, circular device quickly took shape in her hands.
"Is this... a time machine for Fou? Is it a bit too small??"
The machine Da Vinci put together looked a bit like Trunks' time machine from Dragon Ball, but about ten times smaller.
It was only half a person's height.
"What are you talking about? This is a machine that extracts Mana to condense Saint Quartz. I'll demonstrate it for you."
With that, Da Vinci reached out and pressed a button on the machine.
*"Pffft! Pffft! Pffft!"*
Three metal supports plunged into the earth, then began to vibrate rhythmically. Inside the transparent cover, Mana could be seen gathering and condensing with the naked eye.
"Whoa... Is it starting already?"
Mo Shuying squatted beside it, curious. After watching for a few seconds, he suddenly frowned and asked.
Da Vinci nodded.
"Yes, it's already running. At this speed, it should condense one Saint Quartz in an hour."
Compared to before, when it was a corner piece a day, this was incredibly fast.
"But... didn't you say this thing was very complicated? If all it takes is a press, you could just install it and give it to me, I could do it too."
Mo Shuying looked at Da Vinci. The smile on Da Vinci's face froze, then she turned away.
"Oh dear, I have a spare set of materials, I should be able to assemble another one! Keep up the good work! Remember: Saint Quartz is calling to you!"
With that, she slipped away. Clearly, the so-called complicated operation was just an excuse Da Vinci fabricated to come to the Singularity.
Sure enough... women are all liars. The prettier they are, the more they lie. Wu Ji's mother truly didn't deceive me.
Mo Shuying shook his head helplessly, but he didn't dwell on it. Since they were already here, was he going to turn back?
So, everyone busied themselves. An hour later, Mo Shuying felt a surge of excitement as the Saint Quartz automatically popped out!
The Saint Quartz was only the size of a thumb, but despite its small size, it contained an enormous amount of Mana.
Mo Shuying observed it and found that it was very pure and stable Mana that Servants could absorb directly. If used, one piece would probably be enough for Artoria to unleash two EX attacks.
Good stuff, good stuff! Mo Shuying quickly put it away and continued to wait.
By this time, Child Gil had also finished setting up the Boundary Field.
Don't underestimate a king who designed the earliest urban architecture. While he couldn't create a very powerful Boundary Field right now, he could still set up simple ones for soundproofing, alerts, warmth, and wind protection.
The sound of the wind around them suddenly lessened. Mo Shuying looked up at the sky; a thin layer of Boundary Field energy enveloped the entire oasis, dimming even the sunlight.
This Boundary Field wouldn't block living creatures, so any desert animals wanting to drink water would have no problem.
But if it was a Mana creature, the Boundary Field would give an alert. It was a simple, yet very practical Boundary Field.
The sky gradually darkened. Although the sun was already invisible due to the sandstorm, it was now certain that the time had come for a certain unnamed Knight, Gao, to enter his weakened state.
Fujimaru Ritsuka prepared food, and everyone gathered to eat dinner.
Most of them were Heroic Spirits, so eating or not didn't really make a difference, but no one refused. They wanted to use this occasion to recall their pasts.
A bonfire was lit, and everyone sat in a circle.
It was simple stewed food, but with various spices, it tasted quite good.
A fragrant aroma wafted through the air. A mysterious liquid appeared at Nitocris's mouth as she hung from a tree, staring longingly at everyone. Suddenly, she saw Mo Shuying looking at her with a smile in his eyes.
"Ahem!"
Nitocris froze for a moment, then flushed and let out a cold snort, closing her eyes and looking away. But a few seconds later, she heard footsteps approaching.
Opening her eyes, Nitocris saw Mo Shuying walking over with a bowl of food.
Gulp.
As a Servant, Nitocris couldn't actually remember how long it had been since she last ate.
The food in front of her looked and smelled delicious; to be honest, she was a little excited, but she wouldn't give in!
According to Nitocris's guess, Mo Shuying bringing food over at this moment was definitely an attempt to tempt her into revealing the Pharaoh's location. How crude! Nitocris declared that there was no way she could be tempted!
Then...
"Mmm, smells good."
Mo Shuying walked up to Nitocris and, to her surprise, took a sip directly from the bowl.
Sitting on a fallen, dry tree trunk, Mo Shuying finished the stew in a few bites, rubbed his belly without wiping his mouth, and then looked at Nitocris, saying,
"Still not going to tell me? My patience has limits."
Mo Shuying was slightly impatient. If she really wouldn't tell him... he'd just let her go.
But to his surprise, Nitocris's eyes lost their luster as she stared at the empty bowl in Mo Shuying's hand, looking utterly devastated.
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