Like Semiramis, Shinji also made a detailed plan and was waiting for the turning point of the Sky Garden to take over and remove the Holy Grail from the earth veins. Everything he had done before was just to pave the way for this key node and the subsequent finishing work, to maximize his chances of winning.
Of course, there are differences. Semiramis wants to transfer the Holy Grail to the Hanging Gardens, while Shinji wants to maintain the status quo—not return to the underground altar, but just float on the surface, wantonly showing the presence of the man-made miracle.
That's why he activated the spell when Semiramis peeled the Holy Grail off the altar and pulled it up to the surface. These spells were designed by Justisa, the creator of the Holy Grail system and its core, who knew the Holy Grail best. Shinji used his free time to set up various nodes near the castle.
The ritual had only one function, which was to strengthen the connection between the Greater Holy Grail and the ley lines of the earth, fixing it in place so that it would neither fall back onto the altar nor be taken away.
The Holy Grail had been hidden under the castle of Mirenia for sixty years and was closely related to the spiritual veins. If Semiramis wanted to take it away, it would be like fighting against the entire spiritual vein of Tulifas with her own strength. Even if she was a female magician who had suppressed a demigod for an era, and even if she had the Sky Garden as a backup, it would not be an easy task, as can be seen from the unusually slow speed of the Holy Grail's ascent. Otherwise, with her spatial interference in the magic field, she could move the Holy Grail away in the blink of an eye, and there would be no need for such trouble.
The process of transferring the Holy Grail is like a tug-of-war. On one side is the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis, and on the other side is the Spiritual Vein of Tuliphas. Originally, although the Spiritual Vein was powerful, it was not controlled by anyone, so it was naturally no match for Semiramis, which was controlled by someone and could concentrate its power at one point. But now it is different. With the addition of Shinji, the power of the Spiritual Vein has been greatly concentrated, and Semiramis naturally cannot be pulled - no matter how powerful the EX Noble Phantasm is, it is not stronger than the energy source of the Holy Grail.
Thus, there was this magnificent scene that dazzled everyone.
Servants are summoned by the Holy Grail and are given jobs and containers. As long as the Holy Grail appears, they will never make a mistake.
The Holy Grail is what all those who participate in the Holy Grail War are determined to obtain. When the Holy Grail is right before their eyes, it is obvious what they will do - fight for it, the most crazy fight.
Although the format of this Holy Grail War is special, with the battles divided into two major camps, red and black, the essence and outcome of the Holy Grail War will not change.
Regardless of the process, the Holy Grail War will ultimately have only one winner or no winner like the previous three wars.
No matter how many servants are summoned, the entire Holy Grail system will be gradually activated with the death of the servant. The specific rules are as follows.
The first three servants died, and the magic power gradually filled up.
The fourth Servant dies, and the overflowing magic power shows signs of overflowing.
The fifth Servant died, the Lesser Holy Grail appeared, and began to connect to the outside world, and the Greater Holy Grail began to activate.
The sixth Servant dies, and a hole leading to the outside world opens. At this time, the Holy Grail will function as a wish-granting machine, and most wishes can be fulfilled.
The seventh Servant died, and the hole was truly connected to the source, achieving the ultimate pursuit of magicians from ancient times to the present - going to the source. Of course, it is just going there, and whether you can successfully reach the source is not something the Holy Grail can control.
The dead Servants do not have different factions. When there are enough dead Servants, the Holy Grail will be officially activated. At that time, no matter who makes a wish, the Holy Grail War will end. Servants who are willing to stay in the world need to sign a new contract, and those who are unwilling will turn into spirit particles and dissipate.
According to the analysis of the situation that there are fifteen servants on the surface but sixteen in reality, even if the Holy Grail is fully activated and connected to the root, there will still be nine servants left.
However, the winner of the Holy Grail War can only have one pair of Master and Servant, which means that the maximum number of wishes for the Greater Holy Grail is two. Moreover, once a wish is made, all holes and passages will be closed. In other words, the remaining nine Servants and an indeterminate number of Masters - as long as the Command Spells are still there, even if there are no Servants, they still have the qualifications of Masters and can theoretically make wishes - compete for the right to make two wishes.
There is no rule in the Holy Grail that only the winner can make a wish. In other words, the quicker the better. Under this premise, how can the master and servant of the red and black sides honestly decide the winner of the camp first, and then the rest of the people fight each other until the final winner is decided
What a joke, the Holy Grail War is just a process, and making the Holy Grail realize the wish is the result. When the process leading to the result is no longer unique, who cares about the so-called prescribed process
Not to mention that there is an uncertain piece of information that has not been confirmed - even if the Holy Grail has not reached the level of a wish-granting machine, it can be forcibly activated to fulfill some wishes that will not change the world. In the original work of "Fate Apocrypha", the monster formed by the fusion of Danic and Vlad III wanted to do this.
Although Danic had been forced into a desperate situation and had to make a last-ditch effort, he had no intention of forcibly activating the Holy Grail before. But firstly, before the decisive battle, except for Siegfried, who sent out the Dragon Heart and it was unclear whether he should be considered as an exit, no other servants died; secondly, Danic had studied the Holy Grail for so many years, so he must have something to rely on to dare to do so.
In this way, more masters and servants will be able to participate in the wish competition. Perhaps some upright masters and servants want to follow the rules, but as long as someone does not follow the rules, others will have to follow in order to win.
This is what is called human nature, and Shinji is targeting the weakness of human nature. This is an open conspiracy, and even if you know it is a trap, you have to jump in. Because everyone has an unyielding desire, otherwise they would not respond to the call and participate in the Holy Grail War.
Of course, there are exceptions, such as the observer Artoria sent by the restraining force, and Siegfried. They do not have any wishes for the Holy Grail, but as long as the master gives the order, they will still join the battle.
The only two who really have no desire for the Holy Grail are Astolfo and Serenika. Astolfo only wants to enjoy his second life, while Serenika only wants to invade Astolfo.
However, the loss of this group not only has no impact on the overall situation, but is also beneficial. Astolfo's existence itself is an unstable factor. It is possible that he will suddenly become desperate and directly use his Noble Phantasm to attack the Holy Grail. After all, he is a "man" whose "rationality evaporates".
In this case, why not just go all out and find an opportunity to sever the contract between Astolfo and Serenikae, transfer the Command Seals to Sieg, and then the two of you can just leave Tuliface and live your own life.
Having made up his mind, Shinji turned around, his figure becoming increasingly faint.
Anyway, I have no wish for the Holy Grail, and now is not the time to wade into muddy waters. I can just stay away and watch the show. Well, bring Artoria and Jeanne with me, and watch the fight while looking for the mastermind. Isn't that wonderful
By the way, I would like some melon seeds, peanuts and mineral water. It’s a pity that the time is not right and there is no air conditioning and free wifi.
PS: How many wishes the Holy Grail can fulfill was originally an unknown. After all, this was just news released to the public and had not been verified. After all, FSN, FZ, FA and the first three Holy Grail Wars did not have a true master-servant victory to make a wish.
It was not until the FGO world line that it was finally revealed that the wishing machine was Jeanne d'Arc - the former director of Chaldea in the Fifth Holy Grail War in 2004 and the current director. She died in the prologue, and no one remembered that Olga Marie's father took the Magic King Solomon to obtain the Holy Grail and make a wish.
What follows involves spoilers, so beware!
The previous director's wish was a lot of money, and Chaldea was built with this money. Solomon's wish was to give up all his power and become a real human being. Because he was a puppet connecting man and God in his life and had no freedom, he wanted to experience true freedom. The name Romani Achiman was derived from the word romance.
Ironically, after Solomon made this wish, his clairvoyance was activated at the end of his transformation into a human being, and he saw a future where humanity was burned out. Solomon, who loved humans from the bottom of his heart, did not want such an ending to happen, so he began to struggle desperately as an incompetent human being, which led to the entire story of FGO.
In the end, humanity was saved, but the hero could never come back (even though it was his own fault).
PS2: Mushroom, give me back my doctor. It would be even better if it was a green crutch. Dare to come out and dare to spend money. Do what you say. Doctor, doctor, doctor!