mesbooks Chapter 274 - 273: Qingque and Jeanne
Chapter 274 - 273: Qingque and Jeanne
"Don't worry, little Wutong. Let's go to Mingdu. Think about it—the stage for the Holy Grail War has already been set. The Lu Jingming you want to see will definitely go."Vita narrowed her eyes with interest, as if she could already see the spectacular play about to unfold in Mingdu.
She saw the current situation on the Douluo Continent with great clarity.
She knew that the soul master tournament in a few months was essentially the opening ceremony of the Holy Grail War.
In such a major, pivotal event, if Lu Jingming was as important as she imagined—at the center of everything—he would absolutely be in Mingdu.
If not, then Tang Wutong's father had misjudged, and so had she.
So the answers lay in Mingdu. Vita was eager to see this mysterious Lu Jingming—just what kind of figure could stir the continent into upheaval?
After all, she didn't believe the Douluo Continent or its so-called God Realm alone could summon her memory body across universes.
To observe a foreign universe—one not parallel but a wholly different cosmos—was staggering.
In Vita's understanding, even an End-level being could not do that.
"Alright, I'll talk with my godfather and god-uncle and assemble a team to enter the tournament under the Clear Sky Sect's banner."
Tang Wutong thought for a moment and nodded. Vita made sense.
If Lu Jingming was that important, he might become a Master and join the Holy Grail War.
And St. Freya Academy, a two-time champion soul master academy, would certainly enter. That would make Lu Jingming's appearance likely.
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"Hee-hee, mahjong!"
On Shrek Academy's scenic Sea God Island, at the lakeside pavilion where inner court disciples usually relaxed, a stone table lay scattered with jade tiles that looked like mahjong.
A petite, lazy-aura girl in dark teal-black attire tossed a tile down with a triumphant smile.
"Ah! Qingque, how is your luck so good?"
Xiao Xiao looked glumly at her hand. She had lost several rounds in a row, each time to Qingque's winning hand.
"Luck is one factor, but calculation matters more. Qingque is really amazing—not surprising for a Servant."
Ning Tian, cross-dressing with short golden hair, looked full of admiration.
The game—Imperial Jade of the Grand Terrace—was brought by Xiao Xiao's Servant, the girl named Qingque.
Unexpectedly, the game had swept through Shrek Academy in no time.
Ning Tian had studied it deeply. Though it relied a lot on luck, powerful calculation was equally critical.
As the young lady of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Tian was adept at multitasking and no slouch at calculations. But compared to Qingque, she still fell far short—hence more losses than wins.
"Oh, it's just luck, luck! Let's keep going." Qingque chuckled and deftly started shuffling again.
She thought this otherworld was fantastic—no work, no fear of being caught slacking by Lord Diviner, and as a memory body, no need to explain anything to parents or discuss headache-inducing future plans. She'd never had any plans anyway.reasures Glazed Tile Sect had a guardian like Jeanne, it would be ideal.
Too bad she was a Servant. Still, no one said a Servant must vanish after the Holy Grail War.
As long as they weren't destroyed, Servants could continue to exist—provided the negative energy that sustained them didn't run out.
Qingque had long planned exactly that—loaf around playing Imperial Jade every day, and when she got bored, bow out on her own terms.
"Alright, Ning Tian."
Jeanne smiled helplessly. She kept forgetting this was another world, and Ning Tian wasn't like the traditional magi of her own.
She found this world peculiar. What sustained her wasn't mana, but a seemingly dangerous energy.
It was somewhat like the Angra mainyu she knew, yet bound by some mighty force so it didn't corrupt their minds, serving only as fuel for existence.
And although this world lacked mana particles, her abilities worked fine—even Revelations functioned.
But she could clearly feel that the one responding to her Revelations was not the being she devoutly worshiped, but a higher consciousness of this world.
Thinking carefully, everything about being summoned here for a Holy Grail War was strange. There were no familiar class divisions, and most Servants summoned were unknown to her.
Everything felt unfamiliar and odd. But as a saint, Jeanne had no special wish to realize via the Grail and no intent to claim it.
She simply wanted to protect Ning Tian and other innocents in this bizarre Grail War.
So she was happy to cooperate with Shrek Academy. From what she learned, Shrek had always upheld continental peace and formed supervisory teams to punish evil.
Though the academy had its problems, Jeanne approved of its ideals.
She hadn't fully understood this world, so she didn't fully trust Shrek yet.
But one thing was clear: the Sun-Moon Empire intended to stir up war. Jeanne would unhesitatingly stand with Shrek.
She knew well how horrific war's consequences were—the ones to suffer in the end were innocent commoners.
Though limited, she wanted to do her part.
"Well, looks like the game's off. I knew nothing good would happen when you showed up."
Qingque spread her hands helplessly, full of regret.
Since the academy had summoned the Masters, Servants had to follow, and Xiao Xiao certainly couldn't be absent.
"Sorry!"
Jeanne looked apologetic. She, too, felt bad that her arrival had interrupted their game.