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Chapter 194 - 123: The Holy Grail Quest, The Knight from the Wilderness

Chapter 194: Chapter 123: The Holy Grail Quest, The Knight from the Wilderness

It turned out that Gu Shanhai had underestimated the preparation speed, and what he thought could be done in about ten to fifteen days ended up dragging on for an entire month. Finally, with his Transcendent concealment reaching the eighth ring, able to cover his aura and transcendent luminescence, they completed the preparations.

It wasn’t that there were too few applicants; on the contrary, there were many. Kay had gone through several screenings before selecting a few knights.

In fact, if he had options, Gu Shanhai would have chosen a Round Table Knight who was destined to obtain the Holy Grail for Atilis in the future, but unfortunately, that person wasn’t even born yet...

Under normal circumstances, the Holy Grail plot would have taken place decades later. Since Gu Shanhai triggered it earlier, the corresponding candidates were gone, and the plot change made it uncertain whether they would even be born. Even if they were born, Gu Shanhai wasn’t planning to wait for them for ten or twenty years.

In his previous life, it was not as deserted as in this one. Backed by the special profession of Dragon Vein Druid, it became a large commercial area similar to the previous world. Many players traded various Dragon Clan bloodlines, a profitable business. This time, not even fragments were left, and players were hardly willing to settle there.

Later, Gu Shanhai looked at the chosen members of the Holy Grail Team, nearly three thousand people. Gu Shanhai was overwhelmed; was this a quest for the Holy Grail or a plan to overthrow a nation? Even when Atilis had waged war, he hadn’t had as many people.

So, without hesitation, he slashed two zeros from the number; thirty people were enough. He only wanted elites. Positions such as servants and cooks were utterly useless and would only slow him down.

This put Kay in a bit of a dilemma, as he hadn’t expected Gu Shanhai to only want thirty people. Fortunately, it was easier to handle. He chose fifteen knights, ten druids, and five wizards through internal recommendations.

It wasn’t that Gu Shanhai minded having many people; they were just not very useful. The Holy Grail couldn’t be obtained merely by having a large number, and the journey was quite dangerous.

The danger was not the process, but the misfortune.

That young knight who found the Holy Grail in the previous life, known as the knight seated at the disaster table, was hailed as the youth bearing the next generation of the Round Table.

Belonging to the second generation of the Round Table Knights, his life was actually very unfortunate, both in birth and death.

Gu Shanhai suspected it might be due to the Holy Grail, so what if a chain avalanche was triggered by too many people? If one person was unlucky, it was manageable, but if a group suffered, that would be terrible.

After everything was ready, Gu Shanhai led the group and left the Royal Capital. Atilis also came out to see them off, which greatly encouraged the members of the Holy Grail Team.

"Mr. Shanhai, is the legend of the Holy Grail true?" asked the knight Lan Siter, who was wearing armor and was commanding this endeavor. As one of the capable knights in Atilis’s conquest of the world, he had followed Gu Shanhai, though he wasn’t very familiar with him.

More importantly, that unborn Holy Grail Knight was his illegitimate son. Gu Shanhai had brought him along, thinking of letting him take the responsibility, but after observing, it seemed unlikely, and it was still up to Gu Shanhai himself.

"I’ve only prophesied it, not actually touched it. If I could confirm its reality, I wouldn’t bring just thirty of you but the three thousand people arranged by Minister Kay." Gu Shanhai expressed his uncertainty, hence the need for their exploration.

Lan Siter nodded, satisfied with this explanation and arrangement. Three thousand people would indeed be a considerable expense.

"Where do we need to go? Is it very dangerous along the way?" Lan Siter asked, naturally unaware of the location.

"The center of the continent. As for danger, His Majesty has led you to conquer the entire world, countries have been dissolved, all kneeling under His Majesty’s throne, at most some bandits remain. With your bravery, you should be able to protect me well," Gu Shanhai shamelessly placed himself in the position of the weak, one needing protection.

Anyway, having concealed his aura and transcendent luminescence, to these knights and druids, Gu Shanhai seemed quite ordinary.

No one dared to challenge his authority either. Everyone had brains and saw Gu Shanhai as a Druid skilled in divination and prophecy, much like Merlin, and it was only smart to make good relations with someone who might help in the future.

"So it seems, Mr. Shanhai, you need us to protect you then." Lan Siter directly inferred Gu Shanhai’s thoughts, not everyone had magical bloodlines like Merlin, so in everyone’s eyes, Gu Shanhai naturally was seen as specialized in divination and prophecy but lacked combat abilities.

"Yes, that’s exactly my idea!" Gu Shanhai could hardly say he was preparing to use them as laborers, oh, but it seemed not too far off. In any event, they just needed to do the work.

Luckily, everyone had recently come off the battlefield, still maintaining a hardworking and simple mindset. Having been through a battlefield that fought against the entire world like a meat grinder, the many habits of nobility had been almost completely worn away. Even if they could recover, they’d need to indulge for a while first.

"Still, I must trouble you along the way. But don’t worry, we won’t have a bad trip. With our current status, as long as we head to the towns, we needn’t fret about accommodations or food. Our status is now the highest pass. Lan Siter, I remember your title is that of Duke, correct? A rank higher than mine?" Gu Shanhai teased.

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