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

Chapter 103 The New Advisor to the Black Tower Space Station

Black Tower asked another crucial question, but this time, Dan Lei didn't back down and answered directly.
"Ms. Black Tower, we asked you to come here in person to ensure your safety."

The reason why there are forces within the Interstellar Peace Corporation that have been preventing the opening of the other amber stone is likely due to past losses, aside from issues of faith.

The Armed Archaeology School of the Erudite Society has explored countless ruins over the years, so it's not surprising that they've obtained a small piece or two of amber fragments of an insect king.

However, there is no information about this in the universe to date, which clearly indicates that someone is deliberately concealing it.

Moreover, I obtained Skarakkabaz's memories and learned that once the fragments of the Insect Emperor are unsealed, their energy will indiscriminately affect everything around them.

Within that ruin, a massive swarm of insects absorbed this energy, but even so, some inorganic matter within the ruin was transformed into insects.

Therefore, if you wish to conduct the relevant experiments, as the envoy, Lady Black Tower, you must be present as the final guarantee.

Your doll can only bear a limited amount of destiny power; if something goes wrong, it will be catastrophic for the entire space station.

I imagine you wouldn't want this space station to turn into a disgusting bug fortress and then wreak havoc on your birthplace.

After saying that, Dan Lei released a crystal insect that he had taken as his familiar from his Devouring Pouch.

After hearing Dan Lei's explanation, the Black Tower Doll took the insect, examined it, and admitted...

“It is indeed an insect I have never seen before. Okay, you have a point. However, you still haven’t said what you want to see Ruan Mei for.”
"Are you afraid that this genius won't be able to figure out your Insect King Amber?"

To this question, Danlei answered seriously as always.

“I have no concerns about Ms. Black Tower’s research capabilities, nor will I restrict how you conduct your research. However, you wouldn’t want to get this for free, would you?”

Upon hearing the word "freebie," the Black Tower doll scoffed and immediately retorted, "..."
"This genius won't take something for nothing from this little guy. Tell me, what do you want?"

Dan Lei simply shook his head and replied...

“Ms. Black Tower, you have misunderstood. I do not want power, money, or strange things.”

Instead, I want a commitment from a genius. However, I think it is more likely that you and Ms. Nguyen May will make that commitment together, which is why I hope you will inform her to join the research.

After all, it's still unknown when the research on the other piece of amber from the remains of the Insect King can officially begin.

Moreover, even if research were possible, the limitations would be significant.

When Black Tower heard Dan Lei openly questioning his abilities, he didn't get angry immediately. Instead, he stared directly at Dan Lei with his puppet.

Dan Lei met her gaze without flinching, clearly showing no intention of backing down.

Seeing Dan Lei persist, the Black Tower puppet asked again.
"Danlei, I admit, you have a lot of guts. I haven't met anyone who directly questions my abilities in a long time. I hope the problems you bring up later aren't a joke."

"Tell me, what exactly do you want me and Nguyen Mai to promise? But think it through before you speak. If it's something trivial, I'll show you just how serious the consequences of mocking geniuses can be."

Despite the overwhelming pressure from the Black Tower, Dan Lei remained composed and dignified.

"I hope that the two geniuses will use their wisdom to promise to solve the reproductive problem of my Vidyadhara tribe, or at least mine, without changing the form of life, without adding extra organs, without causing mutations or changes in gender."

The Black Tower had heard about the problems of the Immortal Boat Clan.

Seeing that Danlei had made this request, Black Tower really didn't dare to say that it could solve it.

Therefore, she answered very truthfully.

"I understand. If that's the problem, no wonder you're looking for Ruan Mei. I'll help you get in touch with her, but whether she comes or not is beyond my control."

"And Danlei, you've made such a difficult request. Aren't you afraid that if I can't fulfill it, I'll just openly steal your Insect King Remains Amber Stone?"

Regarding this issue, Dan Lei certainly cannot directly say things like "I trust you," nor can he say things like "I will retaliate if you steal from me" or "The Immortal Boat Alliance will retaliate."

So Dan Lei simply replied with a smile.

"I'm also taking a gamble, betting that your character is as dazzling as your beauty. After all, in my eyes, if the Pure Beauty Star Goddess Idrila were still alive, you might have already become the Pure Beauty Envoy before becoming the Envoy of Wisdom."

A beautiful and pure messenger must surely have a pure and beautiful heart as well.

Dan Lei was flattering him, but Black Tower clearly appreciated it.

The Black Tower doll proudly puffed out its chest and said...

"You have a good eye. Here's what we'll do: you leave the amber here, and I'll find a safe place to do an initial scan."

Don't worry, I won't conduct any formal research without your permission.

Now, I'll arrange a room for you so you can rest until Nguyen Mai replies.

By the way, I noticed you have some skills in the meteorite belt. Should I arrange a laboratory for you?

Dan Lei did not refuse Hei Ta's kindness. The laboratory accepted it, and then he went directly to the room she arranged to rest. After all, driving the Starship for twenty consecutive hours was quite exhausting.

As for Black Tower, her attention is now entirely focused on the remains of the Insect Emperor, Amber Stone, and she has lost interest even in Skarakabaz's spirit, which was originally her target for finding Dan Lei.

Dan Lei, after not getting a good night's sleep for several days, had a good sleep and then went to check out the laboratory that Black Tower had arranged for him.

The investigation revealed that the Black Tower had granted the laboratory computer access an astonishingly high level, including access to a vast amount of data from the Black Tower space station, as well as Black Tower's research data on energy from his younger days.

It's fair to say that any one of these early research materials from the Black Tower would cause a stir in the relevant academic community.

But for Black Tower, these were just some records from his youth, so he simply put them in the database.

Of course, most of the staff on the Black Tower space station were not qualified to see these things.

Dan Lei can access it, most likely because the Black Tower used this lab before, but the permissions weren't changed, and now it's just been handed over to Dan Lei.

To be honest, Dan Lei wouldn't understand 99% of the information from Black Tower, but if he couldn't understand it, he could learn it. Even if the space station didn't have the most basic reference books, he could download electronic versions from the Interstellar Peace Network.

Going a step further, the clerks on the Black Tower space station also needed it, so it was very complete.

In order to find even a glimpse of genius, Dan Lei adopted the same attitude he had when preparing for the college entrance examination in his previous life and began to study.

However, the learning time passed quickly. Three days later, while Dan Lei was still learning a lot of basic knowledge, the puppet from the Black Tower came looking for him.

However, this time the puppets were not controlled by the Black Tower's consciousness, but by the puppets' automated programs.

The doll barged into the laboratory, walked up to Dan Lei, and said in an unusually nonchalant tone...
“Ms. Heita and Ms. Nguyen Mai have arrived. Please follow me.”

After saying that, he turned and left on his own.

Dan Lei dared not keep those two masters waiting for him any longer, so he immediately got up and followed the puppet.

Soon, in a lounge, Dan Lei officially met the Black Tower for the first time, as well as Ruan Mei, a favorite among simulation universe players.

The two geniuses' outfits are very similar to those in the game.

Black Tower was dressed in a witch's outfit and hat, while Ruan Mei was dressed in classical Eastern attire. Of course, their clothes weren't as revealing as in the game; to be precise, neither of them showed much skin.

The two were eating pastries and drinking afternoon tea.

Moreover, there was a separate serving of pastries and tea on the table, clearly reserved for Danlei.

At the suggestion of the Black Tower doll, Dan Lei didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly, then smiled brightly.

"Should I say I am extremely honored to be sitting at the same table with two geniuses?"

However, let me introduce myself first. My name is Dan Lei, a Luofu Vidyadhara, Ms. Heita, and Ms. Ruan Mei. In principle, this is our first meeting.

It's an honor to meet two geniuses.

Dan Lei is right. Although he had communicated with Heita before, he had never met him in person. It was more like a video call. It's fair to say that it was their first meeting.

However, Black Tower immediately contradicted him after hearing this.
"Come on, you've been here for three days, and I even have the important remains of the Insect King in my hands, but I haven't seen you come to see me even once."

All you do is hole up in the lab looking at basic data; it's clear that geniuses aren't all that special to you.

Black Tower's sarcastic remark made Dan Lei awkwardly take a sip of tea. After offering a brief explanation, he immediately changed the subject.
"Isn't this to gain a deeper understanding of Lady Black Tower's past wisdom? For mortals, even your early wisdom is something I need to study hard to understand even a fraction of?"

"Wow, this black tea is quite unique."

Seeing Dan Lei praising the black tea, Ruan Mei took the initiative to speak up.
"This black tea is one I recently cultivated; I'm glad you like it."

After saying that, Nguyen Mai suddenly reached out to touch Dan Lei's neck.

Danlei instinctively dodged the attack.

Based on the current contact, Nguyen Mai's physical combat ability can be said to be almost non-existent.

When she reached out, Danlei didn't feel the so-called feeling of being suppressed by a powerful being and unable to move at all, so she easily dodged with her slow movements.

However, having reached out and touched nothing, Nguyen Mai began to use her abilities, saying...
"Don't be afraid, this is my work habit. By touching you to open your senses and let the details of life flood your mind, it helps me understand your biological structure."

As Ruan Mei was speaking, Dan Lei suddenly felt his body go numb. However, with the Six Treasures Immortal Thief present and the Abundant Destiny blessing him, the magic power quickly circulated within his body, relieving the numbness.

Therefore, Ruan Mei's second attempt to reach out resulted in empty air, and Dan Lei instead grabbed her wrist.

However, Dan Lei didn't dare to exert too much effort, since he would still have to ask this genius for help to solve the problem later.

However, it's still okay to express your dissatisfaction at this time, otherwise others will think you're easy to bully.

Therefore, Dan Lei said with an unusually serious expression.
“Ms. Nguyen Mai, if you are going to touch my neck, you can say so beforehand instead of just reaching out.”

The neck is such a sensitive area that normal people wouldn't let anyone touch it casually.

Furthermore, putting medicine in food is not a good habit.

Before Ruan Mei could respond to Dan Lei's protest, Hei Ta on the other side began to laugh gloatingly. She said to Ruan Mei...
"Haha, Ruan Mei, I told you, this kid is no ordinary person."

Your probing is completely unnecessary. In some ways, he's a bit like us—not a rule-abiding person.

So you insisted on verifying it yourself, and now you've suffered the consequences, haha.

Ruan Mei's expression remained unchanged upon hearing Hei Ta's taunts; instead, she calmly continued speaking to Dan Lei.

"I understand, you are not a test subject."

However, I didn't put drugs in the food; instead, I added some fragrance to the air in the room.

Also, Danlei, please let go of my hand. It's bothering me to keep holding it like that.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei quickly let go. Ruan Mei's hands were so soft and boneless, and her skin was so beautiful that he forgot to let go.

After letting go, Dan Lei spoke up to ease the awkward situation.
"I'm sorry, it was impolite of me to hold onto a lady's hand."

However, Ms. Nguyen Mai, we were both a bit impolite just now, so how about we call it even?

Nguyen Mai hadn't intended to hold a grudge about what had just happened, so she naturally nodded in agreement.

So Danlei took out a small gift box and handed it to Ruan Mei, saying...
"This is a gift I prepared for our first meeting. I'm sure Ms. Heta has already told Ms. Nguyen Mai about my needs."

The issue of childbirth among the Vidyadhara tribe has troubled our people for countless years, so I prepared gifts before I came.”

Upon seeing the gift box, Black Tower smiled and chimed in.

“Ruan Mei, I think you can accept this gift.”

After all these years, a man actually dared to give me a ring. Just for his audacity, I can accept it.

Moreover, Dan Lei is quite skilled at crafting props; he can turn spatial artifacts into rings with a capacity the size of a medium-sized cargo spaceship's warehouse, which is quite rare.

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mei immediately opened the gift box, inside which a spatial ring made of cyan crystal was quietly placed in an exquisite box.

Ruan Mei quite liked the color scheme, so she ended up buying it.

When Dan Lei saw that Ruan Mei had accepted the gift, he knew that his deal with these two geniuses was done.

As for Heita's claim that he gave a ring to a woman he met for the first time, Dan Lei simply ignored it. After all, these two women were definitely hundreds of years older than him.

Sure enough, Black Tower spoke again at this moment.

"Alright, Ruan Mei, you've discussed it with Dan Lei, so you have no objections to his conditions, right?"

Nguyen Mai nodded and replied.
"I have no objections. The opportunity to freely study the remains of the Insect King is invaluable. I can use my wisdom to promise to do my best to solve Danlei's reproductive problem."

After Nguyen Mai confirmed, Black Tower turned to Dan Lei and said...
"Danlei, I also promise to use my wisdom to do my best to solve your fertility problem."

However, in my opinion, this kind of promise isn't really binding; just doing it is enough for you.

In response to the question about the Black Tower, Dan Lei nodded and replied.
"Yes, that's enough. I believe that with your pride and the wisdom you've sworn to do, you will certainly fulfill your promises."

However, I hope to be able to observe the entire research process on the remains of the Insect King.

But this isn't mandatory; it's simply because I'm a traveler who remembers the path of destiny, and personally documenting this research would greatly benefit my own journey.

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Hei Ta immediately sneered.
"Hmph, what a cheap trick to provoke me. But don't worry, since I've promised you, I will do my best to solve your problem."

As for observing the research process of the insect king's remains, I have no objection as long as you just watch and don't do anything reckless.

After all, you're quite strong and have a steady hand, so you should be able to be a decent assistant.

As for your non-research time, you can just register as an advisor on the space station.

(End of this chapter)