A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 1073
Chapter 1073: Chapter 740: Spending Money? Chapter 1073: Chapter 740: Spending Money? “Just like that, the mastermind behind the scenes was eradicated, and the world was at peace… Yeah, right.”
“So, is this world also done for?”
Duanmu Huai sat in a chair, exchanging wide-eyed stares with Mash and the man sitting across from them with a ponytail–his self-introduction was Romani Archaman, head of the medical department. Because he had been slacking off when the explosion occurred and wasn't in the control room, he had narrowly escaped disaster. Since he now held the highest rank among the surviving members of Chaldea, he was in charge of managing Chaldea for the time being.
“Yes… The situation at Chaldea is very bad…”
Doctor Roman, as he called himself, had a sorrowful expression on his face, looking at a loss for words. Outside the door, one could hear the urgent footsteps of the remaining Chaldea staff members running back and forth–Duanmu Huai's battle with the Demon Pillar had completely trashed the entire observation room, leaving the already explosion-weakened observation room in a miserable state. In another place, it might have been abandoned outright. However, because the room contained that device used to observe the past and future of humanity, it had to be preserved, so the staff members were now desperately engaged in repair and maintenance work.
By the way, the other Master Candidates, lacking Duanmu Huai's sturdy physique, had to be temporarily placed in hibernation pods to rest. After all… their injuries were severe, and Chaldea currently lacked the means to treat them.
“So that's what happened…”
After listening to Mash's explanation, Doctor Roman furrowed his brows in thought.
“No wonder we have been completely unable to contact the outside world, and none of the personnel Chaldea sent out have been able to return. I had thought it was a communication failure caused by the explosion, but now it seems that the rest of the world outside of us has been utterly destroyed, which is why we can't reach anyone else…”
“What can we do now?”
Duanmu Huai took a sip of tea and asked.
“The repair of the singularity seems to have failed?”
“Luckily, Chaldea is in a state outside of the normal timeline, which is why it's still lingering at the brink of destruction, but we can't just sit here waiting for our demise. Chaldea right now is like a space station floating in the universe, and the world outside is a dead world, until we break our current predicament… Thankfully, we still have one method.”
As he spoke, Doctor Roman took out a terminal and turned it on.
“After you defeated Rave, Mr. Duanmu, the simulated star returned to normal, and I tried to scan the entire state of Earth… The elimination of the Singularity F did not change the future, so I believe it is very likely that the point in time we interfered with was incorrect…”
“Yes, that makes sense.”
Duanmu Huai nodded. When they had gone to that city, all the people there were already dead, only a few Heroic Spirits were left hopping around. Even if they were all wiped out, that couldn't be called a salvation… Wait?
Thinking up to here, Duanmu Huai's eyes lit up.
“I've actually got an idea.”
“What's your idea?”
“Isn't it said that the Holy Grail can grant any wish? Then, if we just participate in the Holy Grail War and get the Holy Grail, couldn't we ask it to repair the singularity and save the world? Isn't that thing supposed to be some kind of almighty wish machine?”
“Recovering the Holy Grail… Indeed, based on the present situation, the disaster of Singularity F is inextricably linked to the Holy Grail, and something like the destruction of history can only be done by the Holy Grail. In turn, using the power of the Holy Grail, history can indeed be repaired… Yes, if it's the power of the Holy Grail, it can be locked on!”
As he spoke, Roman became animated, but soon he sank into gloom again.
“Ah, but repairing history… Although that's what we're saying, no one can be sure if history will truly return to its original state…”
“What does that matter?”
Duanmu Huai waved his hand, cutting off Roman's words.
“All roads lead to Rome. Ultimately, what we need to do is to protect the civilization of humanity on this planet from annihilation. Does whether history conforms to its record really matter that much? As long as the present is still the world we know, then what happened in the past is not important, right? Besides, who can be absolutely certain that the world they know is the real one? It's pointless to fret about such trivial matters, isn't it? If humanity on this planet is extinguished, then what difference does it make what history looks like?”
“You're right.”
Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Roman nodded, then stood up.
“I'll get right to preparing with this as a baseline. We don't have much time left, we must lock on to the singularity and eliminate it before Chaldea is completely destroyed. Well then… You two must be tired as well, go get some rest. Once the repair location is determined, I will notify you.”
Since Roman had put it that way, Duanmu Huai had nothing else to do but nod, then he returned to his room and lay on the bed, yawning.
Though this time's enemy seemed pretty weak… it was also an opportunity.
Lying in bed, Duanmu Huai also began to ponder. Although he had seen his fair share of world-saving, repairing the past to save the future was a new endeavor for him. Conveniently, Duanmu Huai also planned to see what this plan to repair the order of the world would turn into, particularly since he himself had once accidentally wandered into the 30K Great Expedition due to certain reasons, and he still didn't know what impact he had made on the Imperial changes of that time.
And speaking of which…
Thinking this, Duanmu Huai opened the system interface, and sure enough, a mission prompt appeared.
[Second-phase mission “Repair the Order” activated]
[Task Objective: Repair Singularity, Save the World]
[Task Reward: (Unknown)]
Previously, that guy named Rave told me that the world outside of Chaldea had been destroyed, making Duanmu Huai think it was another failed mission like in Neverwinter City. However, fortunately, while talking to Doctor Roman, the mission still got activated. This allowed Duanmu Huai to breathe a sigh of relief; having not received any reward in Faelun due to mission failure, it would've been a bit unreasonable to come out empty-handed again this time.
By the way, Duanmu Huai had already tried contacting Aikute to ask if there was a way for the fleet to come here, but Aikute said that the Subspace Storms here were incredibly intense, making it completely impossible to enter. Moreover, this place wasn't within the range of the network nodes, so Duanmu Huai had to put that thought aside for the time being.
Suddenly, a night had passed.
When Duanmu Huai opened his eyes again, he woke up, changed his clothes, washed his face, and before he could consider if there was breakfast in the Chaldea cafeteria, there was a knock on the door, followed by Mash's voice.
“MASTER, are you awake?”
“Oh, yes, give me a moment.”
Hearing Mash's words, Duanmu Huai went to the door and opened it.
“Good morning, Mash.”
“Good morning, MASTER.”
Compared to a refreshed Duanmu Huai who had just woken up, Mash looked somewhat weary, as if she hadn't rested well.
“What's wrong? Didn't sleep well last night?”
“Ah… um, yes, after all, so much has happened…”
“Right.”
Duanmu Huai didn't mind and just nodded his head.
“So what's next? Where's the Chaldea cafeteria?”
“The cafeteria… oh, no, wait, Doctor Roman called for us, said that there's something important to discuss!”
“Alright then, breakfast can wait.”
After hearing Mash's words, Duanmu Huai didn't think too much and followed Mash out of the room, then arrived at the control room–It must be said that the staff at Chaldea indeed worked hards, the control room, although not completely renewed, had its damaged parts mostly mended. At least it looked clean, and the previously damaged control systems had also been repaired quite a bit.
“Ah, you're here, Duanmu Huai, Mash.”
Doctor Roman looked even worse than Mash; with dark circles under his eyes and seemingly unstable on his feet, he waved at them, then took a sip of coffee like an old man enjoying his tea.
“Phew, we've managed to fix some things, and we've also locked on to the next Singularity… but before that…”
As he spoke, Roman reached out his hand.
“Look at this!”
“What's this?”
Duanmu Huai looked at the colorful crystal-like object in Roman's hand and asked curiously.
“These are Saint Crystal Stones, also known as Pseudo Spirit Crystal, we found them where you defeated Rave. Using these, you can perform Spiritual Foundation Summoning through the Chaldea system and summon a Heroic Spirit to fight for us!”
At this point, Roman glanced at Mash somewhat apologetically.
“Speaking of which, I'm sorry, especially since Chaldea is short on hands right now, we need a large number of people to replenish our ranks, and it's not reassuring to send just the two of you to the new Singularity…”
“So you're saying, you want me to use these stones to draw?”
Duanmu Huai took the crystal, examining it with curiosity.
“Alright then, I'm not doing anything else, and I do want to see just how good my luck is.”
Following that, the group, led by Roman, went to another room. According to Doctor Roman's explanation, this was Chaldea's Summon Room. By using the Saint Crystal Stones here, one could summon a Heroic Spirit and form a contract to fight together. This was something that should have been done before, but who could have anticipated such a turn of events… As a result, the room had been neglected, but now it seemed to have finally come into use.
But that's not important!
Duanmu Huai held the Saint Crystal Stone, looking at the Summoning Platform before him.
Next, it was time for a ten-roll for five golds!
Chapter end
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