As dawn broke over the Western Hemisphere, the Eastern Hemisphere had already fallen into night, with Afghanistan already shrouded in darkness.
A convoy of several black sedans raced across the Afghan desert, heading toward a hidden base tucked away behind a gap in the mountains.
Obadiah sat in the middle car, his expression cold.
He was a member of Stark Industries’ board of directors and a partner of Stark Industries’ founder, Howard Stark.
It could be said that he had watched Tony Stark grow up from childhood and had always paid close attention to Tony.
However, that concern did not mean he was willing to remain under someone else’s command forever.
After Howard’s death, Obadiah, who had always occupied the number-two position, began harboring ambitions of taking control of Stark Industries.
He wanted to seize the highest position of power.
But Tony’s sudden resurgence had turned that dream to ashes, once again relegating him to second place.
He was unwilling to accept it.
Yet Tony was undeniably a very real money tree; Tony could always develop the most advanced weapons, turning Stark Industries into the world’s largest weapons technology company.
That situation left him utterly powerless.
After enduring it for years, he finally could not take it anymore—he wanted to seize control of Stark Industries.
That was why Tony’s kidnapping had happened in the first place.
It was supposed to be an assassination, but because Lancelot had pushed Tony out into the open and caused the terrorists to notice him, they decided not to kill him and instead kidnapped him.
What the terrorists wanted was very simple: weapons!
Advanced weapons!
They wanted the best weapons available so they could control Afghanistan, and eventually the entire Middle East!
Then, they suddenly came up with a ridiculous idea: rather than cooperate with Obadiah, why not kidnap Tony directly and force him to make weapons for them?
And so the kidnapping happened.
However, they never expected Tony to create a terrifying weapon that would instead slaughter them all.
Now, Obadiah had come here purely to clean up the remaining mess.
To make matters worse, yesterday a red-and-white suit of armor had come here, destroyed the Jericho Missiles Obadiah had just provided them with, and injured many of their men.
This left them desperately in need of a new supply of weapons.
However, Obadiah’s purpose this time was not to bring them weapons, but to eliminate this troublesome group.
At the same time, he had come to collect a blueprint—a blueprint drawn directly by Tony himself.
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At the same time, in Brooklyn, New York, United States, Amakusa had also found himself occupied with something new.
What was keeping him busy?
After ordering Lancelot to deliver the blueprint he had drawn on a sudden whim to Tony and obtaining fifty million dollars from him, Amakusa began spending his days constantly monitoring the movement of the stock market.
As an FGO player, what was the most important mindset one needed to have?
That’s right—gambling!
Rich people might not feel anything about it, but as a F2P (Free to Play) player, the mindset you needed most was that of a gambler. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
After painstakingly saving up 30 Saint Quartz for a single 10-roll, only to suddenly encounter a new event featuring a coveted 5-star character on Rate-Up, wouldn’t a player be tempted to try their luck?
After checking in daily and receiving a Summon Ticket, then seeing a 5-star character on Rate-Up, wouldn’t a player feel as though they were holding the hope of their future in their hands?
That was the mindset of a gambler.
After burning through two packs of money without getting anything, Amakusa had become a F2P player and started betting on everything.
Perhaps that was exactly why his luck was so terrible; he had never once obtained a gold Servant card.
He did not even have Emiya, who appeared on Rate-Up in so many events—despite the fact that almost everyone seemed to own him, with some even having him at NP5.
After buying up all the Stark Industries shares with that fifty million dollars, Amakusa’s gambler mentality became even more apparent.
Even though he knew that Stark Industries’ stock would soar once Tony eventually revealed his identity as Iron Man, he still could not resist opening the internet and checking the stock price every day, hoping that his fifty million dollars would skyrocket and break the one-hundred-million-dollar mark.
“Senpai, looking at the stocks again?”
Mash continued to perform her usual duties as an assistant, helping the church handle its outside shopping and supplies.
Just after returning from outside, she saw Amakusa sitting on a long bench, looking at stocks on the internet through his phone.
“Yeah.
I’ve been a little free lately and haven’t had much to do, so I couldn’t resist taking a look.”
Faced with Mash’s question, Amakusa could only put down his phone and respond with a warm smile.
“Besides, there aren’t any parishioners coming today, so I don’t need to give a Bible sermon, right?”
“That’s true.
No one came today.
But Senpai, haven’t you forgotten to do your daily check-in?”
“Ah, I completely forgot about that.
I really haven’t checked in today.
Thanks for reminding me, Mash.”
At Mash’s reminder, Amakusa opened the system interface that only he and Mash could see, then performed his daily check-in there.
As soon as the check-in was completed, his face immediately lit up with unexpected delight.
“I’ve already accumulated 30 Saint Quartz?
It’s been less than twenty days since my last 10-roll.”
“Senpai seems to have forgotten that during events, the Main Quest always gives several rewards at each stage.”
“Every small chapter comes with its corresponding rewards.
Sir Lancelot has already helped Senpai complete nearly two-thirds of the Main Quest, so those rewards naturally went directly into Senpai’s hands.
Adding the Weekly Quests Senpai has been completing recently, everything together has added up to exactly 30 Saint Quartz.”
“So that’s how it is.
I really did forget about that.”
Amakusa could not help shaking his head.
In the past, he had only remembered farming the Free Quests, completely forgetting that the Main Quest was also a source of Saint Quartz.
“Then, Senpai, do you want to perform a summon?”
As she spoke, Mash had already raised her shield.
From her expression, she seemed to be desperately hoping that Amakusa would roll the gacha, looking exactly like a girl trying to tempt someone into topping up for more rolls. This chapter was copied from novelping(.)com without permission.
Seeing Mash’s shield, Amakusa was tempted as well.
But before making his decision, he asked one question first.
“Mash, do you know how this summoning system is set up?
For example, will there be any particular events later, or do you know who will be on Rate-Up in the future?”
“I’m sorry, Senpai, but I don’t really know either.
I only know that Rate-Up does exist, but it may have something to do with the rhythm of this world.”
“When Senpai performs a gacha, the target you summon has a very high probability of being a Servant or Craft Essence capable of confronting the rhythm of this world.”
“The rhythm of the world…”
Although he did not quite understand what Mash meant, there was one thing he could understand: this summoning system did have Rate-Up banners, but Amakusa could not see which banners were currently on Rate-Up.
Without knowing who was on Rate-Up, it was rather difficult to decide whether he should save his Saint Quartz.
So, as mentioned before, Amakusa was a F2P player, and a F2P player was a gambler.
Now that he had 30 Saint Quartz in his hands, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: What if I get an SSR this time?
“Let’s do a summon!”
Amakusa believed in his luck.
After transmigrating and becoming Amakusa Shirou, he had immediately obtained the Holy Grail, which granted him an unlimited supply of mana, and every time he performed a 10-roll, he obtained an incredibly useful 5-star Servant.
He really was a Europe (lucky guy)!
Because he was a Europe, he dared to gamble!
“All right, Senpai.”
Hearing Amakusa’s decision, Mash was also delighted.
She immediately placed her shield on the floor, and the summoning began.
Staring at the shield lying on the floor, Amakusa tossed the 30 colorful apples (Saint Quartz) in his hand.
The moment they landed on the shield, a rainbow-colored circle of light instantly appeared.
There were only three words in his mind: SSR incoming!
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