In a deserted warehouse, stacked with planks, old furniture, and some foul-smelling iron barrels.
Bai Ye waved his hand, sweeping away the dust around him, and found a clear space in the center.
This was an abandoned warehouse. Bai Ye thought it would be a good place for a summoning ritual, as it was unlikely to be discovered by other chosen ones.
Bai Ye set up the summoning ritual on the ground and waited to see what kind of Servant would appear.
Soon…
The magical patterns began to glow, faint at first, then growing more intense, until…
The golden radiance exploded, filling the entire warehouse.
From the golden light, a man in armor strode out.
At that moment, Bai Ye felt a bit blinded.
His armor was made of shimmering gold with black stripes, and it looked incredibly brilliant in the dim warehouse.
The owner of the armor had an extremely handsome face, with features as exquisite as if carved by a chisel. His short golden hair was combed back, giving him a sharp appearance. He wore golden earrings, also appearing to be made of pure gold.
Bai Ye couldn't help but click his tongue twice.
This whole outfit, dripping with gold, was like a nouveau riche's dream. However, he didn't look tacky, nor did he have an air of a newly rich person.
Indeed, as long as one is handsome, everything else falls into place.
As Bai Ye made a sound, the man's gaze fell upon him.
"Mongrel!" the man said disdainfully, looking at Bai Ye. "Are you my master?"
Bai Ye pointed at himself, doubting his ears. What did this fellow just call him?
The man glanced around, showing disgust. "This place is too dirty. It's not fitting for my status. I want somewhere cleaner."
"Hey, I summoned you to fight," Bai Ye said indignantly. "Do you think you're here for a vacation?"
The man stared at Bai Ye. "Mongrel, do you know who you're talking to? You must kneel when facing a king!"
Bai Ye raised his hand and pointed to the magical inscription on his hand. "Do you know who you're talking to? I am the one who can make kings kneel!"
The man immediately became furious. "You dare threaten me?"
Bai Ye said, "Want to try?"
The man sneered. "Three magical crests, meaning you only have three chances to command me. So, are you going to use such precious opportunities for this? Aren't you planning to have me eliminate your enemies?"
"It's fine," Bai Ye said. "Even without you, I can defeat them alone. So, correct your attitude and think before you speak to me, or I can make you kneel three times."
The man's gaze was locked onto Bai Ye.
A moment later, the man suddenly laughed and walked to a tattered sofa, sitting down and resting his arms on the back of it, then crossing his legs.
"Very well, since you say so..." The man looked at Bai Ye. "This king shall watch here and see how you deal with the others. I hope you won't beg me to intervene then."
Bai Ye shrugged indifferently. "As you wish!"
Although he had considered that the summoned Servant might have a bad personality, this one was too awful.
However, Bai Ye felt it didn't matter.
Without a Servant, he could do it himself!
I have a gacha machine, I can cheat!
Thinking this, Bai Ye glanced at the screen. It was exactly time. It was better to rely on oneself than others; the gacha machine was the most reliable.
"Golden Gacha!"
Bai Ye decisively used a God's Stone Fragment. Immediately, the mechanical whirring sound of the gacha machine echoed, and soon, a golden gacha ball rolled out.
Bai Ye casually took out the gacha ball and opened it.
High-Tensile Steel Armor (Item) (Gold): Advanced composite steel material, primarily used as armor plating for the practical mobile suit Zaku I (MS-05).
Bai Ye felt cold sweat trickling down his forehead.
"Um..." Bai Ye turned to the man and rubbed his hands together, smiling obsequiously. "Great King, I feel it would be quite boring for you to come all this way and do nothing, wouldn't it?"
The man tilted his body, propping his face with his hand. "Mongrel, beg me?"
The mocking and taunting tone made Bai Ye's expression stiffen, and he dropped his casual demeanor.
In the next moment, Bai Ye suddenly side-kicked, striking an iron barrel to his side and kicking it towards the man.
Clang!
The man raised his hand sharply, swatting the flying iron barrel away.
"You just wait," Bai Ye said sternly. "See if I can handle this without you."
Bai Ye turned and left directly. Damn it, he couldn't end up being bullied by a Servant!
This guy was, in essence, just a dead person, wasn't he?
"Wait a moment!" the man suddenly called out to Bai Ye, straightening his body. "You're a bit more interesting than I imagined."
As the man spoke, he held up two fingers.
"First, I do not live in such a dirty place. Second, food and wine."
Bai Ye thought for a moment. "Alright!"
Although the man's attitude made Bai Ye very unhappy, these two conditions were not too difficult.
The man stood up. "Let's go. I never want to stay in a place where insects crawl again."
After saying this, the man walked directly towards the warehouse exit.
Bai Ye glanced at his retreating back, then looked at the screen.
After all the fuss with the man, he hadn't had time to check his identity.
Gilgamesh (Servant) (King of Heroes): The king of Mesopotamia in ancient times, the protagonist of humanity's oldest epic, The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest King of Heroes in human history.
"Holy crap!" Bai Ye exclaimed in surprise. "He's that powerful?"
Bai Ye knew Gilgamesh. In human history, he was an extraordinary figure.
The Epic of Gilgamesh was the world's earliest epic, thus its protagonist became the King of Heroes.
And the term "King of Heroes" meant that Gilgamesh was the king of all heroes in this world, because all figures renowned as heroes in transmitted myths could be traced back to Gilgamesh.
After all, no heroic epic predated The Epic of Gilgamesh.
"No wonder he's so arrogant!" Bai Ye pursed his lips. "With such a background, it's undeniable that he has the right to be arrogant."
"Hey, mongrel," Gilgamesh said haughtily, turning around at this moment. "Hurry up, what are you dawdling for?"
"Damn it!"
Bai Ye couldn't help but clench his fists and curse.
When the Holy Grail War ended, if he had the chance, he'd beat the crap out of him, regardless of whether he was the King of Heroes!
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