After leaving the village of the Beast race Ming, Shirou and the others set off again, following the road in the center of the great forest, going straight towards the Holy Kingdom of Millis.
By the way, the man named Keith did not travel with them.
After telling them that Paul was in the Holy Kingdom of Millis, he decisively left, saying that he was going to complete Paul's request and find the whereabouts of Paul's other family members.
Facing Keith's attitude, Shirou somewhat agreed with him. After all, a person who is willing to help Paul in this time of crisis is definitely not a bad person.
After parting ways, Shirou, Eris, and Ruijerd embarked on the Holy Sword Road in the center of the Holy Kingdom of Millis.
The so-called Holy Sword Road is a road that runs straight through the great forest.
The road is not only very wide, but also full of magic.
Even though the surrounding area is flooded, the road itself is very dry.
In addition, it is said that no magical creatures appear on this road, and even magical beasts are rarely seen.
According to legend, this road did not originally exist in the Holy Kingdom of Millis. Its birth was during the first Human-Demon war thousands of years ago, when Saint Millis, the founder of the Holy Kingdom of Millis and the Millis Church, released the strongest Holy Sword in order to defeat the invading demons.
As a result, the overly powerful sword energy not only split the mountains and forests, dividing the great forest itself in two, but also cut the Demon King on the Demon Continent in half.
The exposed part in the middle is now the Holy Sword Road.
After Shirou stepped onto the Holy Sword Road, he personally felt the road's grandeur and exaggeration.
This road is really a straight line all the way.
Moreover, this straight line leads to the other side of the horizon, the capital of the Holy Kingdom of Millis.
If it is true as the legend says, that it was created by Saint Millis with a single sword, then the power of this sword is simply unimaginable, far beyond human capability.
I'm afraid that even the Noble Phantasm, Excalibur, held by King Arthur Artoria, the Servant once summoned by Servant Emiya, cannot compare.
Moreover, Shirou thinks the legend is probably not a lie.
Because the Holy Sword Road is indeed entwined with exaggerated magic that has not dissipated for thousands of years, and they really did not encounter any magical creatures along the way.
This makes Shirou unable to imagine how exaggerated the highest level of combat power in this world is.
I'm afraid that even a figure like the Water God Reida, whom he faced before, is far from being able to reach the highest peaks and points in this world.
While sighing like this, Shirou and the others continued to move forward, and unknowingly, a strange stone tablet appeared in front of them.
The stone tablet is not high, less than a meter, and has strange patterns engraved on the surface.
There are seven shapes surrounding a character.
The text in the very center is Fighting God language, but even though it is an unfamiliar text, anyone can understand the language above.
"What is this stone tablet?"
Shirou and Eris were both confused by this.
Ruijerd, on the other hand, was not unfamiliar with it and silently explained, "That is the Stone Tablet of the Seven Great Powers."
"The Seven Great Powers?"
"It refers to the seven strongest warriors in this world."
Ruijerd silently explained.
It is said that this list was selected by a person called [Skill God] at the end of the Second Human-Demon War.
The Skill God was the strongest person in the world at that time.
Therefore, he was qualified to create a stone tablet ranking the strongest in the world, and the stone tablet would periodically update the content on it, ensuring that the ranking number would constantly change, ensuring its currency.
From this, the concept of the Seven Great Powers was formally born.
"It's really nostalgic. When I was young, I also worked hard, hoping that one day I could be among the Seven Great Powers."
Ruijerd spoke words that missed the past.
From this, Shirou and Eris truly realized what an exaggerated concept the so-called Seven Great Powers was.
It is truly the very top of the world.
"Who exactly are the Seven Great Powers?"
Eris asked before Shirou, revealing a very expectant look.
Ruijerd then gave an explanation one by one.
The number of the Seven Great Powers to date are as follows:
Rank 1 [Skill God]
Rank 2 [Dragon God] Orsted.
Rank 3 [Fighting God]
Rank 4 [Demon God] Laplace.
Rank 5 [Death God] Randolph Marianne.
Rank 6 [Sword God] Gal Farion.
Rank 7 [North God]
Among them, the true identities of three are unknown, while the other four are all world-renowned top powerhouses.
By the way, the Demon God Laplace, who ranks fourth, was sealed in the Human-Demon War hundreds of years ago, but because he has not completely died, he is still on the list.
"The Sword God and the North God are on it, but the Water God isn't."
Shirou noticed a feature of the list.
"Because the current Water God is not strong enough."
Ruijerd silently explained, "Historically, the leaders of the three major swordsmanship schools have all been among the Seven Great Powers, but they have all had periods of decline, which led to them not being able to reach the title of Great Power. The current Water God is inferior to the Sword God and the North God, so she has failed to make the list."
"Even that Water God is..."
Shirou clicked his tongue slightly.
He had faced the Water God Reida in her Servant form, and knew the terrifying explosive power that the old woman possessed, which should definitely not be underestimated.
But even so, she is still not as good as the current Sword God and North God.
It's really unbelievable.
Shirou also realized the vastness of the world.
While he was in awe of the existence of the Seven Great Powers, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Ruijerd, you just said that the names on the stone tablet are constantly changing, right? In other words, this stone tablet is a kind of magic tool, right?"
"That's right, the principle of the stone tablet should be magic."
"Then what is the source of the magic power?"
"This…"
As a warrior, Ruijerd naturally doesn't know much about magic.
Shirou also knew that he had asked the wrong person, so he tried to study the stone tablet himself. As a result, he found that the texture of the stone tablet was extremely hard, and strange patterns were engraved on it, which seemed to be a magic circle.
This made Shirou feel happy, realizing that this stone tablet was a true self-charging magic circle.
He has finally found something that is closest to what he imagined.
Unfortunately, Shirou couldn't open the stone tablet to study what was inside, and he couldn't figure out the internal structure just by looking at the outside, so he had no choice but to give up.
Next, Shirou and the others continued to walk on the Holy Sword Road.
The road is a straight line from beginning to end, and there are no magical creatures at all, so they can concentrate on moving.
In the process, Shirou often had to stop and rest because the toxins in his body had not been eliminated, but this delayed the pace, so Eris and Ruijerd simply took turns carrying him forward.
Making Shirou feel very embarrassed.
While traveling on the Holy Sword Road, the group also came to the area of the Mine people.
As the only open city of the Mine people, this blacksmithing city can be said to be world-renowned, with weapon shops and armor shops everywhere.
Shirou was undoubtedly full of interest in everything here, and even wanted to stay here for a while to repair the Sword of Assured Victory and learn the blacksmithing skills of the Mine people.
As a result, when he arrived, he discovered an unexpected event.
That is, the local Mine people are discussing the matter of the blacksmith Muramasa.
Shirou then learned that the weapons he forged under the name of Muramasa had already caused a sensation all over the world, especially the Mine people who specialized in forging, who regarded him as their biggest competitor.
As the saying goes, people in the same business are mostly rivals. Everyone in the Mine people now takes surpassing the blacksmith Muramasa as their goal, and they have an angry look on their faces, refusing to allow anyone to praise Muramasa.
Shirou was worried that if he revealed his identity as the blacksmith Muramasa, it might directly cause the Mine people to attack him in a group, so he didn't dare to stay for a moment and ran away.
After walking on the Holy Sword Road for nearly a month.
The group finally completely left the scope of the great forest and returned to human territory.
Shirou and Eris both breathed a sigh of relief, but Ruijerd showed a strange stiffness and vigilance.
It is also natural, the Holy Kingdom of Millis is notoriously hateful of demons. If Ruijerd's identity as a Superd were exposed, it might even attract the pursuit of the Holy Knights of Millis.
He naturally had to be extremely careful.
…
Holy Kingdom of Millis, capital city of Milleshion.
From Holy Sword Street, you can see the entire city.
The Nicholas River from the Azure Dragon Mountains flows into the glittering blue Lake Grand, in the center of Lake Grand stands the great White Palace, the Nicholas River continues to flow forward, along the coast you can see the golden glow of the Great Cathedral, and the silver glow of the Adventurer's Guild headquarters. Around it are orderly streets laid out like a chessboard, and seven majestic towers set up as if to surround the entire city, and on the outer side is a vast grassland…
Dignity and harmony, this place that possesses both is the most beautiful city in the world.
Even Shirou was moved by it.
Eris was even more shocked speechless.
After arriving at the capital of the Holy Kingdom of Millis, Milleshion, Shirou began to plan the itinerary without any hesitation.
First, he wants to find a priest who can use detoxification magic here to remove the poison from his body.
Second, he wants to find Paul, who formed the rescue team. Paul should also have his sister Norn with him.
After doing the above two things, Shirou also plans to act under the name of Muramasa to repair the Sword of Assured Victory and replenish the magic stones of Avalon.
Every thing is very important and very critical.
Therefore, Shirou intends to carry them out alone, allowing Eris and Ruijerd to act separately.
He originally thought that Eris would not be willing, but he didn't expect her to be quite open-minded and directly agreed.
After asking, he found out that Eris originally wanted to go to the Adventurer's Guild alone to take on quests to hunt magical creatures. After all, she has not made any further progress since breaking through the advanced level of the Sword God Style for a long time.
The main reason is that Shirou and Ruijerd are too strong, and most of the magical creatures are easily dealt with by the two of them, which prevents Eris from getting training.
Now that she has the opportunity, she naturally wants to show off her skills and hone her swordsmanship.
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