They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 101 An Invitation, Leaving Luofu Once Again
Looking at the corpses of Dan Shu and the others, Dan Lei lamented their foolish attempt to gain true immortality through abundance.

Suddenly, [Hu]'s gaze fell on Dan Lei for the umpteenth time, but this time it wasn't done secretly.

However, feeling the gazes of those around him, Dan Lei just wanted to look up and curse.

"Look at my ass! We've met face-to-face at least twice! And are you sure this Demonic Body wasn't created under your influence?"

Dan Lei wanted to curse because he knew that [Mutual], to put it nicely, was the Balance Star God, maintaining the balance of the universe.

To put it bluntly, it's a troublemaker. Whenever a concept in the universe stands out on its own, it tries to suppress it, and may even manipulate fate to help a star god of an opposing concept be born.

It might even try to undermine the forces associated with the concept of "rising up" in order to weaken the influence of the Star God.

According to the game's description, in their previous lives, many Honkai Impact 3rd scholars speculated that the Star Gods who fell due to interference from "Mutual" possessed order, reproduction, and pioneering spirit.

Needless to say, the order was disrupted; in the eyes of many, the entire global locust plague was almost a setup prepared for it.

Taizyuros's ascension to the Star God was too smooth; it was truly a sudden enlightenment that made him a god in an instant.

Then this thing swept across the universe, and then it brought out the gluttonous one. The struggle between these two guys made the order maintained by the Star God of Order riddled with holes, greatly weakening its control over the universe, and finally it was devoured by the same kind.

It should be noted that, based on existing research, Tongxie was born during a global locust plague.

Because the development log for the simulated universe clearly states in the chapter on the birth of the Destroyer Star God that...

"From the examples of Hippe and Taiyi, we can see that destinies with similar concepts will collide, just as harmony encompasses order. Thus, when Hippe ascended, he absorbed Taiyi."

However, during the heyday of order, the Tonghe (同协) would most likely not have been able to emerge.

Because at that time, intelligent beings in the universe had to act according to the rules of order.

However, the global locust plague made all of this possible, as intelligent life was forced to band together against the endless swarms of insects, thus giving rise to the concept of a united front.

Subsequently, having lost his usefulness, Taizyuros was surrounded and beaten by the Star Gods, and died under the giant hammer of the Amber King.

After the global locust plague, order vanished, and there was no longer any force in the universe capable of completely suppressing the calamity.

Meanwhile, the Interstellar Peace Corporation began to grow, and a new cosmic order was about to be born.

Thus, the First Imperial War broke out, and the Interstellar Peace Corporation suffered a major blow.

Fortunately, the war ushered in the second golden age of prosperity, the "Chronicle of Blood and Brocade".

However, the subsequent interstellar energy war, the Second Imperial War, and the School Wars all severely impacted the development of the Interstellar Peace Corporation and weakened the company to varying degrees.

During this period, abundance was born, and the Abundant People began to wreak havoc on the universe.

Next came the emergence of the Hunt for Abundance, and the Immortal Ship Alliance began to purge the Abundance people all over the world, while the Star Sea Rangers also began to roam the universe as heroes.

However, as the expansion continues, Interstellar Peace Corporation will eventually recover.

Therefore, destruction was born, and the birth of destruction was very similar to that of Taizyuros, both being a sudden enlightenment and instant ascension.

Furthermore, in the Amber Period of 2147, a stellar core suddenly appeared in the universe, blocking the pioneering stellar orbits and halting countless stellar trains. It is suspected that Akivili disappeared around this time.

With the Star Train no longer in operation, major cosmic powers generally believe that the Pioneer Star God is dead.

Finally, the game's story begins, and in the Lov storyline, the ultimate (or perhaps only a phase) goal of this journey is set: to kill the Destroyer Star God Nanuk.

Okay, in conclusion, although the conclusion may be that of a fictional historian, you could say that this Star Iron Universe is like pressing down a gourd and another pops up. When the universal concept of "positive" rises, "negative" will emerge out of nowhere, and after the "negative" runs rampant, a new "positive" will suddenly rise to eliminate it, and so on in a cycle.

It's no wonder that many people believe that "mutual" is the mastermind behind the universe's transformation.

However, [Mutual] doesn't care what Danlei thinks of it. As long as Danlei comprehends the Way of Balance, even if it doesn't approve of it, it will still cast its gaze upon him.

This can be said to be a common trait of the star gods: they don't care what mortals are actually thinking; as long as they understand, they cast their gaze upon them.

For the Immortal Boat Alliance, the Balanced Star God [Mutual] should belong to the Heavenly Monarch level of Star Gods.

According to the general discussion of the "Ji Shen" chapter of "Yi Jing Kui Ao":
The Master of Fate: governs the life and death of mortals, and is crucial to the rise and fall of civilizations.

The Heavenly Ruler: It is difficult to fathom his good or evil, kindness or power, and his whereabouts are often unknown.

The calamity originates from all evils; if one does not flee from it, one will surely suffer a devastating catastrophe.

However, [Mutual] is also shrouded in mystery for the Celestial Ship. It can be said to be one of the earliest star gods to be born, and it almost never appears in front of mortals. Even archaeological research cannot uncover anything about it. All that is known is that it has only appeared in some super-large cosmic events, but what it did is completely unknown.

In fact, even from the perspective of players from previous generations, if it weren't for the Black Tower simulating the universe and reenacting cosmic history, they would have no idea that it had influenced so many major events in the universe.

Therefore, the title of "XX Heavenly Lord" does not currently exist in the Immortal Boat Alliance.

However, most Destiny Walkers can still sense the power of the Balanced Destiny Path, so the others present knew the moment they glanced over that Dan Lei had been glanced at by the Balanced Star God.

However, Dan Lei still doesn't understand how to use the power of balancing destiny; he only knows that its existence passively regulates the complex energy within his body.

Now, the Star God's formal glimpse has increased the balance of power, but Danlei still doesn't feel much of a difference.

However, the most famous arbitrator among the Equilibrium believers seems to use completely opposing forces to exert powerful combat strength, and the Equilibrium Destiny itself may be a destiny whose auxiliary role outweighs its own combat strength.

Therefore, Dan Lei decided to stop worrying about the balance of fate. After all, no matter what balance [Mutual] wanted to maintain in the universe, his own combat power was the only thing that allowed him to survive in this universe.

However, for others, the gaze of [mutual] once again proves that Dan Lei is a man who is capable of great things.

The three dragon masters looked at Dan Lei with a strange expression at this moment.

They seemed to believe that Danlei's major task was to lead the Ming Clan to rise again. Once the Ming Clan rose again, it would naturally affect other cosmic forces, which would be a momentous matter.

Unfortunately, Dan Lei acted as if nothing had happened, showing no excitement whatsoever after being glanced at by the Star God. Instead, he released a dozen or so ape-like puppets to move the corpses.

These puppets were collected by the Cloud Cavalry after the Battle of Aijihazo, who were cleaning up the battlefield. Originally there were 100,000 puppets, but now there are only a little over 100 left.

However, these hundred or so monkey puppets are enough for chores.

These demonic corpses, secretly possessed by the Medicine King, naturally had to be transported back to the Netherworld Prison. Dan Lei also wanted to try to read their memories to see if he could obtain evidence of the Dragon Masters' collusion, or the Medicine King's secret pill formulas or something similar.

As for capturing the soul, Dan Lei said that once Dan Shu's soul was captured, it would be equivalent to telling the Ten Kings that he knew most of the forbidden drug formulas and the methods for cultivating abundant spirit beasts, which would only cause trouble for himself.

After all, many things are trivial if they are not brought to the forefront, but become major issues once they are.

Taking away these corpses was a rule of the Ten Kings Division, and the Dragon Masters didn't know that Dan Lei could read memories from the corpses, so they naturally wouldn't stop him.

After politely declining the Dragon Masters' invitation to visit the Vidyadhara's internal sanatorium, Dan Lei, along with Xue Yi and more than a dozen demonic corpses, headed straight for the Netherworld Prison.

Upon returning to the Prison, Dan Lei discovered that Han Ya, who had been maintaining order at the Dan Ding Division, had also returned. According to Han Ya, Jing Yuan had ultimately taken control of the scene, meaning the Ten Kings Division, who were known for their fear of ordinary people, no longer needed to be present.

However, now that Dan Lei is back, Han Ya's rest time is over. Next, she will accompany Dan Lei to read the memories of these demonic corpses.

Unfortunately, Danlei's ability to read memories is high-risk, and he needs to be supervised by law enforcement personnel every time he uses it in Luofu.

So, with Han Ya looking so sleepy and wanting to go to bed, she and Dan Lei worked all night long.

It wasn't that Dan Lei was stalling for time and insisted on spending the night with Han Ya, but rather that although these corpses were relatively fresh and had few missing memories, death had resulted in fragmented memories, which even Dan Lei would need a long time to sort through.

Because many of the memories are from daily life, they all need to be removed, otherwise I'm prone to developing a mental breakdown.

Finally, Dan Lei knew almost everything about the pill formulas and also knew a lot about the secret locations where the Medicine King hid his resources.

Danlei plans to reveal some of these details, and then secretly pocket the rest himself.

However, Danlei wouldn't be foolish enough to take these supplies in the near future; he'll definitely wait until things calm down in a few years.

In this way, even if the Ten Kings later find these places by following the clues, they can use the excuse of memory loss after death to cover it up.

Since I didn't take anything, no one can accuse me of deliberately concealing the fact.

Unfortunately, after sorting through all the memories of the corpses, Dan Lei still couldn't find any memory that could directly identify any of the Dragon Masters.

Because the Dragon Master and Dan Shu don't need to show their faces when they cooperate, they use code names to write letters, and they also communicate by sending messages in bottles at fixed times and locations on the beach.

Faced with this primitive physical message-in-a-bottle operation, Dan Lei could only prove from memory that there was a helper in the Ming Clan who possessed the secret teachings of the Medicine King, but he had no evidence whatsoever to identify the Dragon Master.

So, after organizing all his memories and handing them over to Han Ya, Dan Lei could only helplessly return home.

After a good long sleep, Danlei was woken up by a doorbell ringing.

This time, upon examining the jade artifact, it turned out to be a clever bird, not some random person. Judging from the items, it was highly likely that someone had sent it a letter.

Danlei wasn't surprised that someone was writing to him.

Because Danlei and Danzhu had actually been corresponding, but they stopped for three years when he went on a training mission. Now that his deeds have spread throughout the universe, it's normal for her to write to ask about it.

Also, when Danlei and Feixiao parted ways, he promised her that he would keep in touch by writing letters later.

Here, Dan Lei and the other two did not use long-range remote sensing technology because the patent for this technology belongs to Interstellar Peace Company, and all information must go through their network.

Not to mention Danlei, many people are afraid of being monitored by the Interstellar Peace Company, so they communicate by writing letters.

Of course, the envelopes and letter paper of this era were super high-tech, and each family had different ways of keeping things confidential. Whether or not someone else had opened them could be found out with a simple check.

Moreover, the mail is not usually delivered through the Interstellar Peace Company, but rather through some merchants who charge high prices for delivery.

After all, people in this era who need to keep secrets by writing letters are not short of money.

At the same time, reputation is paramount in this industry. If even one letter is opened prematurely, the reputation of that business is ruined.

Danlei and Danzhu sometimes discussed Zhu Ming's "Golden Scales Burning Rhinoceros" method, which could only be done through letters.

Similarly, Feixiao, as a general, should avoid using long-range remote sensing as much as possible, because she is definitely a key target for surveillance.

Therefore, when high-ranking members of the Immortal Ship need to make calls over extremely long distances, they usually use the Yellow Bell system.

At the end of the Starry Sky Martial Arts Ceremony storyline, General Rong Tao Yao Guang of the Jade Palace Immortal Ship communicates with Jing Yuan, Huai Yan, and Fei Xiao through the Yellow Bell System.

So, Danlei happily opened the door and accepted the letter.

Then, Dan Lei realized something was wrong; the outer packaging of the envelope was not the style of the Immortal Boat Alliance at all.

Therefore, Danlei used magic to transform the letter and placed it in the explosion-proof box before opening it.

After removing the outer packaging, an envelope with a strong witchy feel, featuring a black night sky and starry sky pattern, came into view. The sealing wax was even shaped like a witch's hat.

Upon seeing this, Dan Lei vaguely guessed that it was a letter from the other side, so he immediately took it and opened it.

Sure enough, it was an invitation, an invitation to the Black Tower Space Station.

However, the handwriting on the letter was clearly not written by Black Tower himself; the handwriting was too neat and mechanical. It should have been dictated by Black Tower and written by Black Tower's puppet.

It's described as a Black Tower dictation because the letter's content is too direct, roughly meaning, "I'm very interested in the Skarakkabaz spirit you captured, so please come to the Black Tower space station for me to study. The study won't be for nothing; you'll be paid."

However, the specifics of the compensation were not mentioned.

Dan Lei knew that this was Black Tower's style of speaking, especially towards those she didn't know well; she wouldn't consider the feelings of the reader.

Although Black Tower has a conscience, her arrogance is also top-notch in the universe. For someone like Dan Lei, whom she has never even met, this tone is considered polite.

Therefore, Danlei wouldn't hold a grudge against Heita, since he was still planning to make a deal with her.

So, without delay, Dan Lei immediately took the letter and went to Tianbosi to register his departure from Luofu.

Because Danlei had a fast track, Jingyuan, despite his exhaustion, saw Danlei's application to go out and have fun as soon as he arrived at work.

You should know that Jing Yuan had originally planned to give Dan Lei some work today, to have him go to the Construction Department to manage the batch of City Builder materials that he had obtained from the Insect Temple for experiments.

As a result, Danlei pulled this stunt.

However, as the Wisdom Envoy, it was really difficult for Jing Yuan to tell Dan Lei not to go to Black Tower's invitation.

After all, offending an Envoy is no joke, even if she has a good reputation in the universe.

Therefore, Jingyuan, who could only lament that he was destined to be a hard worker, had no choice but to agree to Danlei's request to travel again.

After receiving permission, Dan Lei rewrapped the amber stone containing the remains of the Insect King with a metal that could block scanning, engraved an invisibility rune array on it, and then used magic to carry it straight to the port, jumped onto a merchant ship, and set off.

Dan Lei's hasty departure did not arouse Jing Yuan's suspicion, because Dan Lei had just made a show of himself within the Chiming Clan yesterday, and now many Chiming Clan members wanted to visit him for various reasons, so Dan Lei's quick departure was a normal reaction.

　The discussion of "mutualism" in this chapter is speculative, highly likely to be the work of a fictional historian, and only represents the protagonist's attitude towards it. After all, the protagonist is unlikely to ultimately follow a balanced destiny.

　　The fact that the Black Tower Space Station could receive scams from the Luo Fu Fox people proves that Luo Fu should have long-range remote sensing capabilities, as should the Black Tower Space Station.

　　However, Estella's letters were in paper form, which suggests that Estella's family knew the company was listening to long-range telemetry, hence their use of paper letters for communication.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)