With a report, a night battle, and the merits of testing the Red Lancer, Shinji's status in the eyes of Vlad III and Darnik rose sharply, almost equal to Siegfried and Chiron. When he had something to say, no matter if it made sense or not, the two would let him speak first, and then think carefully before making a judgment.
Danik slightly extended his right hand, making a "please" gesture.
Shinji was not polite and started with a question: "You two, do you and the other masters of the Thousand World Tree Clan think that the black team will win and the red team will lose without any suspense? This is not a slogan, but a sincere belief from the bottom of your heart!"
"I thought you were going to say something, but it turned out to be such a superficial question."
The one who responded was not the Grand Duke and Danic, but Gold, who had not had a chance to speak the whole time.
"Of course I think so. I think you can feel how huge our advantage is."
Although Danik was dissatisfied with Gold's rudeness, he did not get angry because of the latter's achievements. Instead, he affirmed his statement:
"The Archduke, Saber, and Archer are three top servants, and the rest of the servants are also very good. Although the Masters are not as good as the Hounds of the Magic Association, the existence of magic diversion is enough to make up for the gap, or even surpass them. In addition, we have the advantage of being on the home ground and having accumulated sixty years of experience. According to my calculations, our chances of winning are at least 80%."
Shinji sighed when he heard this: "I thought so at first, but after my battle with the Red Lancer last night, I felt that the idea of you, no, the entire Thousand World Tree Clan, was a little too optimistic."
The attitude of the Thousand World Tree Clan is extremely optimistic. They think that they have been dormant for many years, have made all kinds of preparations, and have been drawn a good hand. Their mentality is not much worse than Gold's. It is true that birds of a feather flock together.
To paraphrase a well-known commentator in the industry, Dong Ge,
"With 180 population, it's easy for the black team to defeat the red team with the dragon (brother). The red team doesn't dare to push now, and the base is not open..."
"Oh my god, it's impossible to kill the enemy with heal. How can it be killed with heal? I'm a professional commentator, okay? How can it be killed with heal? Even a professional commentator can't understand this situation?"
"180 population vs. 120 population, how can you lose when you have a flying dragon? Just attack the opponent and you win. How can you lose? You can win by switching to another team and attack the opponent and you win. You can't lose... Impossible..."
Seeing the confident looks on Danic and Gold's faces, Shinji seemed to hear that devilish voice roaring wildly in his mind: "How can Feilong (Brother) lose when he rides on your face? Tell me how to lose?"
Suddenly, a mysterious force from the east enveloped the Thousand World Tree Clan. This was the legendary poisonous milk, the famous weapon of causality. Although it was for civilian use, it was more than enough to poison a Holy Grail War.
If nothing unexpected happens, this beastly voice will soon become—
"... 枼?... Don't?! Oh~! Ah~! I can't explain this anymore, oh this!! Ugh~~"
"... Why is this happening?... Don't play it so thrillingly~~ Don't hurt me! I can't bear the accusation of MD! I can't bear the accusation of MD! Ouch..."
"Un~~believable~~I'll beat you MA."
"Let me calm down, let me calm down, let me calm down... Let me calm down... MD this is an accident... This must be an accident, MD this situation cannot happen~!"
"How can I bear it when the 200-person population of Dagong, Fei Ge, and Chiron lost to 120 people~~Ah~ Am I really Sanlu? Oh, you MA... How can I face my life from now on?"
Although it's a bit exaggerated and can't be taken seriously, Shinji knows the red servants very well. They are not weaker than the black servants, and are even stronger in terms of combat power. Even with his intrusion this time, which greatly improves the strength of the black servants, the gap between the two sides is not as big as "flying dragon riding on the face". When the gap is not big, one side is cautious and careful, and the other side thinks it has a great advantage and recklessly messes up. It's obvious which side has a higher chance of winning.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the Black team, including Gold, is not hopeless, and Vlad III and Danik are not the kind of arrogant people. As long as they realize that the Red team is not as weak as they imagined, they will put aside their contempt and take the enemy seriously. This is exactly what Shinji has to do now.
"I have learned from Fiore that the enemy we are waiting for is a behemoth that has stood for nearly two thousand years and has a deep foundation. Although it was caught off guard by us, as long as we give it time, a behemoth like this will receive a steady stream of support. Every day, the opponent's strength is getting stronger. Perhaps it won't be long before our accumulation will be equaled or even surpassed."
"The accumulation I'm talking about is all kinds of accumulation, including logistical support and combat power. Chief Danik just mentioned two departments, Summoning and Adventing. Since they are named like this, I think they have accumulated a lot of precious catalysts. In this way, it is not impossible to add Arjuna, Rama or other great heroes, let alone Karna. To exaggerate, seven top servants comparable to Karna, Chief Danik, can you still be so confident?"
"That's impossible." Danic shook his head. "With the Holy Grail War rampant today, even Belphebon and Sophia Li can't possess so many precious catalysts. I've been in contact with the various families of the Clock Tower for so many years, and I know them very well. Unless the twelve lord families unite, it's impossible to summon seven Servants comparable to Karna. The factional struggle within the Clock Tower has doomed the twelve lord families to be unable to unite unless they face a crisis of life and death. Belphebon's family can only produce the relics of three top-level Servants at most, and there is no guarantee that they can be successfully summoned."
"Then let's count as three." Shinji held up three fingers. "As an assassin, I like to think of the worst possible outcome. That way I can be sure of no mistakes. Three against three is roughly even, but I also heard that a behemoth that is no less powerful than the Magic Association has joined the battle. It seems to be called the Holy Church? It sounds like it has something to do with Catholicism?"
"It's an internal organization of the Catholic Church, and has been in opposition to the Magic Association for many years." Although Danic didn't know why Shinji mentioned this, he still gave a detailed explanation, "They used to be the administrators of the Fuyuki Holy Grail War, and their purpose was to prevent the abuse of holy relics. This time, the Magic Association only specially invited them to participate in order to promote their legitimate position. The Master sent by them is a priest whose name I have never heard of. He is not a big shot, so there is no need to worry about him."
"I don't think so. Your Excellency, Brother Fei, please answer me a question. If a neighboring country of equal strength sends you an invitation letter and asks you to send someone to witness and assist them in quelling a rebellion that is certain to happen, would you just send an insignificant person to go through the motions?"
The two greatest heroes in their respective countries fell into deep thought.