Chapter 473

Chapter 473: Chapter 419 Innate Barrier Chapter 473: Chapter 419 Innate Barrier “Are you alright?”

Treya looked at Tao Yu, her pretty face full of caution.

Such heavy contamination just now, you didn’t go mad, did you?

“I’m fine, the contamination just looks nasty, but it’s actually moderate.

Plus, it gave me a talent for resisting contamination, which is quite nice.”

Tao Yu was blabbering nonsense.

“What’s 123 times 321?”

Treya still asked with some doubt.

“39483, I told you I’m fine.”

Tao Yu was exasperated.

“You’re lying, you’ve made it clear you don’t like math.”

Treya still looked skeptical.

…

“Please, this is just pure calculation, it doesn’t require any logical thinking.”

Tao Yu rolled his eyes, but then he paused, realizing that his newly acquired talent seemed to have strengthened his mathematical ability.

Maybe in the future, he could try spells, but for now, he needed to integrate and fully digest all his current abilities.

Having talent is one thing, liking it is another; the two don’t conflict…

Barrier Technique and Dao Heart Demon Seed (Imaginary Magic Edition) were both too expensive to deify a second time, leaving him with just over 1.2 million Yuan Force, miserably poor.

Tao Yu started to eye Treya.

“I just gained a new ability, can I borrow some Yuan Force?”

“How much do you need to borrow?

Your dividends should be quite a lot, right?”

Treya looked at Tao Yu with a bit of confusion.

In terms of personal earning ability, he far surpassed her; she relied entirely on her family for support.

“Ideally, 17 million, but 2 million will do if that’s not available.”

The second deification of Barrier Technique cost 3 million, and Dao Heart Demon Seed (Imaginary Magic Edition) was 15 million; together with his remaining million or so, that would indeed make 17 million the best scenario.

This made Treya’s eyes widen.

“17 million?

Are you insane?

I don’t even have that much in cash, but I can do 2 million.”

Treya muttered to herself.

After all, she wasn’t a little rich girl who controlled Yuan Force resources in a Development Zone.

The amount Treya personally carried for daily use indeed wasn’t so exaggerated.

While saying this, she took out a magnetic card, started injecting it, and then handed it to Tao Yu with a reminder,

“Remember you have to pay me back.”

“Don’t worry, I will, you know my income,” Tao Yu assured her.

“But you still have a shortfall of 15 million, don’t you?”

Treya gave Tao Yu a sideways look.

But at the same time, she was somewhat moved.

No wonder this guy has achieved what he has today.

He really is willing to take risks!

The level of contamination he just dealt with seemed so severe that even if it were presented to her as bearable, she wouldn’t have dared to absorb it.

She wouldn’t gamble with her own life.

But this guy just brazenly did it!

Really not afraid to die…

“In the future, you can’t take such risks casually, the dangers of the Abyss are far too great…”

At this moment, Hashirama Senju, with dissipating points of light on his body, walked towards Tao Yu,

“Master, it seems it’s time for us to part ways, haha, I hope, as you’ve said, that there will be a day we meet again.”

As the foundation of his existence as a servant had been absorbed by Tao Yu, Hashirama Senju naturally couldn’t stay any longer.

“We definitely will,”

Tao Yu bade farewell to the fading Hashirama Senju and then watched him disappear into specks of light.

What a pity, if he had hesitated a bit longer before choosing, he might have had the option to pick Hashirama Senju.

Still, Scathach seemed quite good too.

The only thing was that summoning servants without the magic of a Holy Grail required his own magic to support their existence.

It would be better to exist in spirit form on a daily basis.

The Greater Grail absorbed sixty years of Fuyuki’s leyline magic to maintain a single Holy Grail War.

Supporting the prolonged magic consumption for a servant on his own really was quite a burden.

Then Tao Yu saw Sakura Matou, who was gradually waking up covered in Rin Tohsaka’s coat.

Treya had brought her back with a bottle of medicine.

Tao Yu wasn’t particularly concerned about Sakura Matou; they had never met before, and all he had to go on was his limited knowledge of the original story.

But out of respect for Shirou and Rin, he eventually decided to lend a hand.

He approached her and said,

“Are you okay?

I couldn’t hold back earlier.”

“Thank you, otherwise I don’t know what I might have done…”

Sakura Matou smiled faintly at Tao Yu, expressing her sincere thanks.

Following that, he turned to Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya and said,

“I’m sorry, seniors, sisters…”

At this moment, Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka were relieved.

Seeing Sakura’s condition before, they thought she was beyond saving, but they didn’t expect her to be rescued in the end.

As long as she was still alive, that was better than anything!

“It’s about time to give you a full explanation…”

…

“The Abyss?!

The Holy Grail!

No wonder…

no wonder it turned out like this…”

Rin Tohsaka, Shirou Emiya, and Illyasviel, after hearing Tao Yu’s words, all wore expressions of shock.

On the contrary, Sakura Matou was very calm, as if she had a moment of great enlightenment.

Perhaps she had sensed something while being corrupted by the Black Holy Grail.

And thus, the source of all evils was attributed to the Abyss.

It must have been the Abyss causing this influence.

Even though Tao Yu knew the Holy Grail itself was polluted, he still had only a vague understanding of the specifics.

Anyway, blaming it on the Abyss wasn’t wrong.

It was the fault of the Abyss!

“I see, so Fuyuki has fallen into a world where even the air is poisonous?

What should we do…”

Shirou Emiya also felt a headache coming on at this time.

“This is the promise I made before.

After resolving the issue of the Holy Grail’s contamination, we Pioneers, along with the current RDA company here, can provide aid to Fuyuki.

Fuyuki has a strong world barrier and breathable air suitable for the human body; it is already Pandoraworld’s best landing spot.”

Tao Yu’s words slightly reassured Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya.

At least from their interactions over the past few days, Tao Yu and Treya had earned their trust.

Not to mention anything else, Tao Yu, who demonstrated strength comparable to a Servant’s, if he had any ill intentions, they would have perished long ago.

They no longer had the protection of Servants now.

“Surviving is at least better than before.”

Rin Tohsaka knew that their circumstances would likely be tougher than before they fell, but at least there was hope now.

They were not trapped to die on an isolated island anymore, and they had gained sufficient understanding of the outside world.

“Actually, on the first day we met, the helicopter and the dragon you were looking for belonged to us.

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Now that we have a clear understanding of the situation, we can also communicate with the base, make use of the proper circuit systems here, and see if we can first bring in a few nuclear power generators.

“And with so many people in Fuyuki, relying solely on external transportation would be difficult.

We need to become self-sufficient in food nearby.”

Tao Yu estimated the situation but how the Development Zone would be arranged was not his concern.

Pandoraworld itself had abundant food, but the company never supported idle people; maybe they would train some people in driving skills to work as miners in the minefields…

Tao Yu looked at Treya.

This is surely a task for you, the steward, right?

Seeing Tao Yu’s gaze, Treya glanced back at him, not amused.

She had just lent money and was now being put to work, but she didn’t say anything.

“I’ll take care of it.

What are you planning to do during this time?”

“Studying magic, I’ve gained a magic circuit and want to learn more.

Plus, there’s the doll alchemy workshop of the Illyasviel family; I’m wondering if it could be reactivated…”

“Look how pleased you are with yourself.”

Treya thought somewhat sourly, why don’t I have this talent?

“Actually, I have some special methods that might help you get a head start with ‘The Compassionate Sword Scripture.’ If you don’t mind, you could give it a try.”

Tao Yu began to entice her, making a light flicker in Treya’s eyes.

“Deal, if you can really help me get started quickly, then you don’t need to pay back the money.”

If Tao Yu was just imparting some basic knowledge of meridians, helping with explanations and such, it wouldn’t be worth the money.

But if he genuinely had a method to help her quickly get started with ‘The Compassionate Sword Scripture,’ then the time saved would indeed be worthwhile!

Those profound and abstruse theories and such were really difficult; the difficulty of getting started was truly exaggerated.

“As long as you can accept it, of course, there’s no problem.”

Tao Yu’s expression was a bit strange.

“Hehe, you’re underestimating me.

Don’t worry, I can take it.”

Treya chuckled gleefully and started preparations to go out and complete her liaison work.

Meanwhile, Tao Yu turned his head towards Rin Tohsaka.

“Teacher Rin, I’ll have to rely on you moving forward.

Oh, and Teacher Illyasviel too.”

Tao Yu clasped his hands sincerely.

After the Dao Heart Demon Seed merged with imaginary magic, he truly had a significant need for knowledge related to magic!

Because of the two million Yuan Force loan from Treya, along with his own remaining one million after Deification, the Barrier Technique had undergone a fundamental change.

Innate Boundary Field: Enhances one’s own ability to use various barrier techniques, reducing learning and usage difficulty; can expand an Innate Boundary Field using one’s own soul as an anchor point, allowing modifications and predesigns related to spiritual energy, but physical materials entering the field continuously consume spiritual energy.

A standard battle skill, not convenient for storing objects nor permanently trapping others inside.

Yet, pulling someone in for a short-term home-ground battle is certainly no problem!

Modifying the home-ground within the Innate Boundary Field requires principally spiritual energy, such as Red A’s variety of sword-class noble phantasm projections.

However, Tao Yu himself was still quite weak in this aspect, unsure how to adjust the home-ground.

Now, relying on the significant boost his Innate Demonic Body gave him against negative energy, he modified the Innate Boundary Field into a gloomy, corrosive environment, filled with shadows and negative energies similar to a weakened version of the black mud, using the Dao Heart Demon Seed (imaginary magic power version).

For more delicate adjustments and control, of course, he had to come here for supplementary lessons.

“Perhaps after a second Deification of the Dao Heart Demon Seed, more convenient techniques might become available.

But that requires a trip back to the base for a little sugar momma funding first.”

Besides, although he now didn’t need to use Yuan Force for Acceleration, his cultivation speed was on par with the previous fivefold acceleration with Yuan Force.

However, the density of Qi of Heaven and Earth again presented a significant constraint.

The Qi density in Pandora World, like in Fuyuki, was quite abundant, but it could only support about ten times the previous rate of acceleration.

That meant currently, a mere twofold acceleration already hit the cost-effectiveness ceiling.

If he used the previous fivefold acceleration now, the maximal rate could only be two to three times what it is currently, a mere ten to twenty percent improvement, making it not worth the cost.

Unless he began relying on a variety of Yuan Force foods to make up for it again.

“I used to think the limit of Qi of Heaven and Earth would be a concern much later, but my talent just shattered it directly.

But now I’m short on Yuan Force anyway.

I’ll save where I can on ordinary days, accelerate a bit more when there’s food, and less when there isn’t…”

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