Chapter 58: The Immediate Priority Is Cultivating Qi to Perfection!

The swordswoman girl didn't react at first, then sorted through it and widened her eyes, unable to comprehend this peculiar logic circuit for a moment.

This situation is like a harsh tyrant imposing a ninety percent tax on his kingdom and subjects, ultimately triggering a popular uprising. Yet this tyrant not only failed to recognize the cause, but bizarrely reached an absurd conclusion:

"I've already exploited them to this extent, yet they can still accumulate strength to launch a rebellion — this shows even harsher measures must be adopted……"

Having finally reacted, Artoria took several forceful breaths to relieve the pressure in her skull, just about to say something more.

And right at this moment——

"This is actually quite normal…… after all, fairies are just that kind of thing; those who can obtain salvation are few and far between. In the entire Fairy Kingdom, across a thousand years perhaps not a single fairy willing to repent and turn good can be found; the vast majority are wretched scoundrels."

Vivian spoke in a calm tone, expressing her view.

"Never mind treating them badly — even if you treat them well, you'll still suffer their groundless malice…… Fairies are creatures that, even if you just saved them, can turn around and want to poison you for the reason 'I just don't like it'."

Not to mention anything else, Cernunnos was good enough to fairies, wasn't he.

The primordial six fairies committed a towering mistake and should have been punished, yet that God of Beasts chose to forgive and guide them, expecting them to awaken on their own and correct their errors, showing immense tolerance and kindness.

However, what did that gentle deity ultimately reap?

He gained nothing; that deity was murdered by the primordial six fairies with poisoned wine……

With Cernunnos's fall, the sole surviving human Shrine Maiden also couldn't escape the six fairies' clutches; while still alive, she was cruelly dismembered, divided into countless small pieces, used as tools for "manufacturing humans"……

Therefore, no expectations whatsoever should be held toward fairies.

Those who treat them well all die without intact corpses, let alone Morgan who treated them badly — they're naturally even more displeased, and given any opportunity they want to do something.

"The key lies in leaving no room; judging from the current situation, the Fairy Kingdom's internal state is relatively stable, no rebel force can gain traction, and once any sign appears it will immediately incur a heavy blow……"

Xia Zhi nodded in agreement, then immediately shifted the conversation——

"But those can be discussed later; right now the most important thing is formulating the script for what comes next…… According to our guest's instructions, we must craft an exclusive transmigration script for her, ensuring her journey is filled with beautiful memories."

"This will require everyone's cooperation, but there's also no need to be overly fixated — just truthfully present yourselves. That is to say, play yourselves, but be careful that some information must not be easily revealed, or told too early……"

"Regarding those parts, I'll organize them later and hand them to you. Also Artoria, I understand you may have reservations about this, but I still hope you can observe for a while longer before deciding, after all what you've heard isn't necessarily the truth…… Can you do that?"

Speaking to the end, he looked at the swordswoman girl; everyone else had no issues, only this upright Knight King might reject such an arrangement.

But this isn't a big problem either; as long as she can be guided to observe for a period first, she'll naturally realize Vivian's decision makes sense, perhaps under the stimulation of those headache-inducing scum fairies, when her blood pressure spikes——

If things go a certain way, she might even feel Morgan's rule is still too soft, that the fairies are still too urbanized.

"……"

"……"

"……I understand."

Artoria took a deep breath, nodded solemnly in confirmation, and a trace of bewilderment also arose in her heart — could it really be that she was mistaken?

Because of previous preconceived impressions, she had applied a beautifying filter to the fairies, failing to consider that this world's situation is special?

She is not someone who cannot let go of errors, nor would she stubbornly refuse to yield just because the opponent is Morgan — even knowing she was wrong, she wouldn't persist to the end. Therefore, she accepted the Master's proposal, decided to quietly watch and wait, deeply understand the actual situation, then make a judgment.

"That's good then…… Also, Vivian, there's one more thing——"

After successfully persuading his younger sister, Xia Zhi's gaze shifted, finally settling on his older sister.

——Is this about the "King Consort" matter for the future?

——Come to think of it, what stage have these two's relationship reached now?

At this moment, Medea and Artoria simultaneously thought of something, both subconsciously pricking up their ears quietly.

Then, they saw the youth slowly open his mouth——

"My thought is, you should not expose Morgan's identity for now; wait until later to speak…… Best to let our guest guess it herself, then confirm her guess at that time — that will deepen the impression more."

"……"

"……"

A strange silence fell, the air seeming to grow quiet.

Melusine, who understood nothing, looked around in bewilderment, then shrank back behind the youth, tightly clutching his hem.

"Alright, I understand……"

After a while, Vivian gave a soft-voiced response.

Her long eyelashes drooped slightly, her originally clenched fist also unknowingly loosened, returning to normal.

"Then let's arrange it roughly like this; everyone go rest." Xia Zhi clapped his hands casually, his face brimming with confidence and certainty; right now the main thing is to sort out each person's role and plot direction, so they can prepare mentally in advance, because tomorrow filming officially begins.

The golden-haired fairy girl glanced at him quietly; this fellow really doesn't intend to ask about that matter?

Fine then, not asking is just as well——

Otherwise she truly wouldn't know how to bring it up. When she heard "there's one more thing" just now, she felt as if her heart skipped a beat……

Seeing everyone return to their seats, Xia Zhi stretched lazily, then felt someone tugging his clothes; he looked back and discovered it was that silver-haired, golden-eyed "Dragon" fairy, staring at him expectantly.

Alright, almost forgot there was still this one.

"As for you, Melusine…… hmm, you still can't understand, so the script is saved too."

"Alright alright, go to sleep quickly; I mean sleep, just like a moment ago……"

After a round of gesturing and comparing, Xia Zhi coaxed the reluctant Melusine back to sleep, let out a long breath, feeling something was slightly off — like he'd suddenly gained a daughter.

Hope it's just as Vivian said——

Possessing Dragon functions, Melusine's growth speed will be extremely fast……

This situation shouldn't last too long.

Returning to his previous seat and sitting down, he surveyed the surroundings, then released the distortion of the air near Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Although he knew that Chaldea Master was sleeping soundly, to avoid sound transmitting over and entering her dreams, Xia Zhi still made full preparations.

He picked up the manuscript beside him again, feeling a bit troubled.

The script isn't the problem; wanting to handle Fujimaru Ritsuka is also very simple; what he truly cares about is the information revealed from the future — some of it he can't quite gauge, after all the guest's disclosed information is a bit terrifying.

For instance, that he sealed the Sky, no longer allowing the stars to reach their correct positions……

——What's going on here?

The stars have reached their correct positions; will something like a Cthulhu descend? And what does my so-called sealing of the sky mean—simply swapping out a skybox, changing the night sky's texture, or truly capturing the stars?

The former seems a bit childish, while the latter seems too exaggerated...

"Qi Refining, Qi Refining... the most urgent matter is to reach perfection in Qi Refining..."

He sighed, his fingertip gently brushing the Dao scripture copy in his hand, slightly squinting his eyes: "But how much Qi must be cultivated at this stage to count as perfection?"

Subconsciously, he looked toward the distant outline of the great World Tree; because of his experience successfully refining a pill with the Great Holy Grail, when facing something similar, he naturally speculated whether he could replicate that success again.

Thinking it over carefully, Xia Zhi felt it might still be feasible...

According to what Vivian said, the Fantasy Tree initializes the planet, realizes an invasion of reality, making it establish the Yao Jing that filters Apocryphal History Phenomena; after fully maturing, perhaps it could cover the planet's Surface World...

And after activation, it would roll back the Human Order of the stars with a massive quantity of Mors Strength, causing the phenomenon of Human Order Restoration, at which time one could observe things close to True Ether of Age of Gods level...

"It should be able to satisfy the demand... Breathing Essence Qi, cycling out Ancestral Qi, that is the key."

Xia Zhi withdrew his gaze surveying the World Tree, feeling that being at the Qi Refining Stage like this should be enough; he only needed to refine a planetary-atmosphere-level quantity of Mors Strength, and be able to cycle out Age of Gods True Ether within ordinary Mors Strength...

Even if the end of the Road is the Magic God—

But this is after all just the first step of cultivation, a beginner level just entering the gate, there's no need to have too high a Requirement.

(Chapter End)