What is an upstart
A nouveau riche refers to a person who has acquired considerable wealth in a short period of time. Most of the time it is used to describe a person whose cultural level and moral quality have not kept up. It is different from aristocrats and wealthy families and is a derogatory term.
Another similar word is "new rich", but unlike the obvious derogatory term "nouveau riche", this word is much more neutral and even has some complimentary meanings.
This is how Atram and his Gary Astra define themselves. The new rich in the capital world, the new rich in the magic world, the people who are in line with the trend of the times, will inevitably replace those old and outdated families and lead the times.
In his view, those so-called aristocratic families who are obsessed with their own history and glory and use this to set barriers and belittle others are ridiculous and will inevitably be eliminated by the tide of the times.
Look at the mainstream of the world. How many years has the United States, the strongest country in the world and the only superpower, been around? Hasn't it become the hegemon of the world? In comparison, what about Britain, which has a long history and once dominated the world and was known as the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets"? How much influence does it have now
I will become the America of the magic world and the capital world. Those so-called aristocratic families will only decline like Britain. Atram has never doubted himself. Even after he suffered a setback in the Izeroma incident and was severely beaten up by a group of young people, he never changed.
The El-Melloi classroom where that group of young people came from was also a member of the "new nobility". The "Uncrowned Lord" was like himself, with no prominent background and no long history. He started as an insignificant student and has come this far. In comparison, I have much more qualifications and resources. Why can he do it, but I can't
So he came, to Fuyuki City, to the place where a lord and a "lord without a crown" once struggled. He also wanted to start from here, gain enough merits, return to the clock tower in glory, and regain the face he once lost!
To this end, he spent an astronomical amount of money and made full preparations. Not only did he buy the top-notch catalyst "Golden Fleece" to summon servants at all costs, he also bought an entire commercial building in the new city district of Fuyuki City in advance to set up a workshop.
After the workshop was initially completed, he sent his subordinates and equipment into the workshop in batches to wait. Shinji was right when he said he had restrained himself. He was indeed restrained, but he chose to take a special plane for convenience and did not show off too much after getting off the plane. If he went to other places, he would not only take a special plane, but also prepare a huge motorcade that is comparable to the travel of a head of state.
Everything is for the sake of winning the Holy Grail War, everything is for the sake of showing strength to the Clock Tower!
From the beginning to the end, he never thought that he would fail. It was just a small ceremony in the Far East. How many powerful people could it attract
Velvet lost because he was very weak back then.
It is obvious that Lord El-Melloi's disappearance has other calculations. This can be seen from the fact that El-Melloi's faction is thriving and is almost on par with the three major noble families.
He, Atram Galliastra, was different. He did not have so many calculations, but he was strong enough. Except for another person sent by the Clock Tower, he did not regard anyone as an opponent.
Now everything is ready, the next step is to summon servants and get the ticket to the war.
"Declare—"
On the night he arrived in Fuyuki City, Atram was sleepless. He stood in front of the summoning circle drawn with various precious materials, pressed his hand on the stigmata, and chanted the spell he got from the association loudly.
In an instant, thunder and lightning flashed, and unimaginable vast magic power broke through the barriers between the worlds, bringing the embodiment of myths and legends from the distant other side to the present world.
"Servant Caster Medea, please take care of me, young Master."
When he saw the woman standing in the center of the summoning circle with her head and face hidden under a cloak, and heard her say her real name in a pleasant voice, and felt the connection between the two, Atram clenched his fists excitedly.
Success, the summoning was successful, I got the strongest trump card, and victory will be mine.
However, this good mood did not last long and was ruined by the subsequent blows.
First of all, the established goal was not achieved. Although Medea was a hero associated with dragons, due to the limitations of the times and the burning of the Golden Fleece which served as a catalyst, Medea was unable to exert her ability to control dragons.
The second is Medea's attitude. Just like Kenneth ten years ago, Atram only regards servants as something similar to familiars. So what if they are heroes? They are just strong and have their own will. In the end, they still have to rely on their own magic power as the Master, right
But when he actually summoned the servant and saw its strength, he found that he was wrong, very wrong!
Before Medea made her move, Atram condescended to say that as a magician he was ready to suppress other Masters, and enthusiastically showed Medea the secret techniques of the Galliasta family, which was why he bought a building in Fuyuki City and built a workshop in advance.
That is a primitive magic that uses a price to generate magic power, and this price is the "small source" possessed by life itself, that is, the living sacrifice. By sacrificing the living sacrifice, the "small source" is extracted and refined into magic crystals for its own use. As long as the sacrifice is enough, you can obtain endless magic power.
To this end, Atram purchased a large number of living sacrifices through a human trafficking group in his hometown. In the war-torn Middle East, no one would care if some people disappeared, and this was his trump card for victory.
What he didn't expect was that his greatest reliance and source of self-confidence was actually devalued by his own servants.
"It's only a third-rate magician who would sacrifice his life for a crystal of this level."
Medea said this as she casually waved her hand on the modern altar that Atram had designed himself and was proud of, and produced dozens of times more magic crystals than those using six living sacrifices, with a higher purity and better effect.
"What did you do?" Atram couldn't believe his eyes and screamed, "How can you create 'mana' out of nothing in the furnace?"
"Nothing? For modern magicians like you, you really can't see anything. The technology for generating magic power is still a level, no, a dimension apart."
Medea's tone was very calm, like boiled water, but it sounded so harsh to Atram's ears, it was a completely negative evaluation of his life and his efforts. He struggled and questioned.
"Well, what about the chant? I have put all my efforts into designing this workshop to shorten the chanting time."
"I don't need to chant at all. To me, magic is just a matter of giving an order."
The tone was still calm, but the more it was like this, the worse Atram felt.