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

Chapter 125 A Century-Old Pact with Geniuses

Dan Lei truly didn't know how to break through the power of the Envoy-level Intelligence Destiny without using Skarakkabaz's power.

To be precise, even if Dan Lei were to use the power of a Commander-level reproductive destiny, he himself, who could only use a little over one-tenth of that power, would still be unable to break through the power of a genuine Commander.

Therefore, Dan Lei felt that unless the Black Tower really didn't want to see him, there must be another way to open this door.

Whether Heita wants to see Danlei is no longer up for debate.

If she really didn't want to see him, he probably wouldn't even be able to get into this tower.

However, Dan Lei used all his means to scan the door and the walls next to it, including the stairs and handrails, but he still couldn't find anything that looked like a switch or doorbell.

Or rather, even if there were, the walls and doors are completely blocked by the thick barrier of the Envoy-level intelligence and destiny power, so I am currently completely unable to detect them.

As for other places, there is really no problem.

Since detection was impossible, Danlei had no choice but to resort to the most foolish and cumbersome method: tapping and probing the area piece by piece.

After testing it, I found that simply tapping on the wall and door did not cause any force to react, and it could still produce normal sounds.

Dan Lei patiently knocked on the gate, which was at least thirty meters high and eighteen meters high, section by section, using his palm as the unit of area.

After knocking for about five hours, just as Dan Lei was about to finish exploring all areas of the gate, the door suddenly opened.

As soon as the door opened, Dan Lei saw Hei Ta looking at him like he was an idiot, and immediately complained angrily.
"I've never seen anyone as stupid as you! Someone actually knocked on every part of the door."

I remember that strange life force within you could be projected outwards for physical interference, so why didn't you just cover it up and then strike it?

Seeing that Heita still had the mood to complain about him, Dan Lei knew that his visit to Heita's house had at least gotten off to a good start, at least he wasn't met with a cold expression.

So Danlei told the truth.

"Isn't it because I'm afraid that using energy for physical interference will be blocked by your destiny power?"

After all, there's a big difference between striking with your hand and striking with energy; the former is for probing, while the latter can easily be mistaken for an attack.

Seeing that Dan Lei had chosen physical punishment for this reason, Hei Ta was even more speechless, and she complained again.
"Heavens, how could I have given myself to such a fool as you? If I don't forbid you from physical blows, why would I forbid you from using energy? Didn't you already discover that I was observing you?"
Wait a minute, Danlei, you're not playing along, are you?

"But you're incredibly lucky."

Upon hearing Heita's words, Dan Lei realized that Heita must have made a bet with Ruan Mei, most likely betting on his actions.

It seems that Black Tower has lost.

Sure enough, before Dan Lei could explain, Ruan Mei walked out of the corridor behind the door with a cold expression and said...
"Black Tower, as I've said before, Dan Lei has always been very lucky. Although he's not an Envoy, it's as if he has a lucky star god supporting him."

The process was entirely wrong, but the result was entirely right. We've witnessed this happen to him more than once in the past fifteen years.

To be honest, Dan Lei was quite happy that Nguyen Mai had come as well.

However, upon closer observation, it becomes clear that although she appears to be speaking up for Danlei, she doesn't even glance at him.

Moreover, she is now in the state that Danlei was most worried about before, which is a cold and indifferent expression.

What made Dan Lei feel even worse was that Ruan Mei turned around and walked into the corridor after she finished speaking, her steps neither fast nor slow.

Dan Lei's biggest fear right now is that the two geniuses don't consider losing their virginity to be a big deal, but in order to make him feel at ease, they will simply disappear into the universe and not be seen for hundreds of years.

After all, he's already lived this long, so as long as he doesn't do anything reckless, the two of them shouldn't kill him.

But the story of Xing Tie is about to begin nine years later. Dan Lei can't even imagine the butterfly effect that would be caused if either of these two geniuses were to be missing.

Fortunately, Black Tower spoke up at this moment.

"Dan Lei, come along. Now that you're here, Ruan Mei and I will listen to what you have to say."

After saying that, Heita quickly followed Nguyen Mai.

Upon seeing this, Dan Lei naturally followed immediately, deliberately walking beside Ruan Mei instead of behind her.

Neither Heita nor Ruan Mei said anything about Dan Lei's behavior. The three of them walked through the corridor and arrived at a living room that was not very big and decorated in a purple-pink color scheme.

Three servings of tea and snacks were already set on the table in the living room, along with three chairs.

After Heita and Ruan Mei took their seats, Dan Lei sat down on the remaining stool and then nervously observed the expressions of the two geniuses.

Dan Lei's nervousness here wasn't because he was sitting at the same table as the two geniuses. Although they had never eaten together at the same table, they had had afternoon tea together at least fifty or sixty times in the past fifteen years.

Danlei was nervous because after sitting down, he realized that he had never seriously pursued a girl in his past lives.

When I sat at the same table with Heita and Ruan Mei, I didn't have any messy thoughts.

Dan Lei knows all too well how difficult it is to catch up with a genius. Even if Dan Lei has become a Star God today, he may not be able to catch up with them.

Because Danlei felt that even if he became a star god, he still wouldn't be able to open the hearts of the two of them.

Here, Danlei might really have to thank Polkakaka. Without her deliberately caused accident, physics would have left Danlei with a place in the hearts of the two geniuses. Danlei had no hope of pursuing the two geniuses at all.

So, after a moment of silence, Danlei felt that as a man, it would be better for him to speak first, and so he said earnestly...
“Black Tower, Nguyen Mai, I’m ready to officially pursue you two.”

Then, Dan Lei noticed that Ruan Mei still had that indifferent expression, while Hei Ta looked at Dan Lei with an expression that said, "How come I didn't realize you were so shameless before?"

A few seconds later, after confirming that Dan Lei did not intend to retract his previous statement, Hei Ta asked directly.
"Danlei, I don't actually have any objections to you pursuing me."

There are countless men in the galaxy who want to pursue me. In all my years, I've encountered quite a few presumptuous men who have confessed their feelings to me.

But you're the first person to so openly tell me that you want to pursue two people at the same time.

And the other one is Nguyen Mai.

"Seriously, you don't think that just because we've taken our virginity to you, we'll treat you differently, do you?"

Dan Lei had anticipated the Black Tower's problem and decisively shook his head.
"How is that possible? Based on my understanding of you, the only reason you didn't kill me after waking up was because you were mindful of our 15 years of cooperation and didn't want Polkakaka's scheme to succeed."

You won't come to want me just because of this accident.

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Hei Ta's expression softened, as if to say, "You know your place," and then he asked...
"If that's the case, then why did you make that declaration just now?"

Dan Lei spoke frankly about this issue.
"To be honest, before today's incident, I wasn't completely without romantic feelings for either of you. Outstanding people naturally attract the opposite sex, and there's no doubt about your excellence. I'm a man too, so being attracted to each other is normal."

However, my rationality overwhelmingly prevailed over my emotions. He told me that you two were like fairies from the heavens, and the only possibility for me to win your hearts was in my dreams.

Therefore, before this, I had been in contact with the two of them as partners and friends.

As long as I don't have those kinds of thoughts about you, I think the only difference between me and you is that we specialize in different fields. Moreover, I am still very young, and in terms of potential, I don't think I am inferior to the two of you. In fact, I may even achieve greater success than the two of you in the future.

Right now, all I need to do is build good relationships with the two of them first.

In this way, if I really end up on par with the two of them in the future, and if I pursue them based on the specific circumstances, I can increase my chances of success by leveraging our years of friendship.

Moreover, I genuinely want to seek your help regarding my fertility issues.

Hei Ta nodded in agreement at Dan Lei's words, and even Ruan Mei's expression softened.

The two of them knew pretty much what Danlei was thinking without even having to guess. After all, they had lived for so many years, and with their intelligence and experience, they were more than capable of seeing through the thoughts of a "newcomer".

Because Danlei has a clear understanding of his own position, and the two of them genuinely believe that Danlei has the potential to stand at the same level as themselves.

In addition, Dan Lei actually provided the two with experimental materials that no other person could provide, and as long as they made some progress in their research, Dan Lei's requests would not be too much of a problem.

Also, Danlei is a really useful assistant.

All of the above factors combined led to the two men giving Dan Lei some preferential treatment.

As the collaboration proved to be genuinely enjoyable, Danlei gradually became a friend to the two geniuses.

After all, Black Tower and Nguyen Mai certainly wouldn't completely cut off any possibility of communicating with a man just because he thinks she's pretty and has even the slightest interest in her.

Finally, Ruan Mei spoke to Dan Lei, saying directly...

"So, because of this accident, you feel you have a chance to pursue us."

However, Dan Lei shook his head again and recited the words he had already prepared.

"Actually, no, I'm just stating my position early."

After all, the two fairies who were originally unattainable had fallen to his side due to the accident.

If you don't pursue them, you're underestimating their charm.

To be honest, what I fear most right now is that because of this accident, one of you will become withdrawn and avoid me, or we will lose contact for decades or even centuries.

So, I'd like to make a bet with you two.

However, before we get to the specifics of gambling, I'd like to ask a question: at least for now, I don't think I'm someone who wouldn't arouse any interest in either of you, right?

If this were a normal woman, and Danlei asked such a direct question, it would be considered that he didn't understand women's hearts. If she hadn't built up enough goodwill, the best outcome would be a "friend zone" card, and she definitely wouldn't get any positive response.

However, Heita and Nguyen Mai clearly cannot be categorized as normal women.

Both of them are more rational than emotional, so Black Tower nodded directly.
“Of course, I only do things that interest me. If I lost interest in you, you wouldn’t have been able to get in here at all.”

Similarly, Nguyen Mai also replied.
"It was a pleasure working with you, and I don't think what happened today was your fault, so it won't lower my opinion of you."

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei immediately laughed.
"That's good. It means my efforts to get here weren't in vain."

So, you two, let's make a bet. In one hundred years—just one hundred years—I will grow to the level you both approve of. Then, you'll marry me.

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Hei Ta looked at Dan Lei with an expression as if he were an idiot, and muttered speechlessly.
"Why should I? Just because you can undergo unknown trials and improve yourself by transcending time? Or because you could have passed the final test with just the simplest knocking, but you complicated it. You did knock on the door, but it was purely by luck."

Black Tower's words immediately hit Dan Lei's biggest secret and explained why she was speechless when she opened the door.

But Danlei remained calm and instead replied...
"Yes, just these two, because they raise questions for you."

You can interpret it as my existence being a question to you, a question about what my secret is.
You are not ordinary girls; you won't demand that your suitors guarantee 100% honesty.

Therefore, the secrets and unknowns surrounding me are, to you, an advantage.

Dan Lei's counterattack was extremely brilliant because Dan Lei's biggest advantage over Black Tower and Ruan Mei was that he had learned about them in advance through the game Star Iron, and many of their innermost thoughts were written in their character stories.

Danlei said that he was asking them questions, which hit the black tower's strike zone. For a moment, the black tower felt that Danlei really understood them and that he had really put his heart into understanding them.

Therefore, Heita cannot deny Danlei's words, because denial is tantamount to deceiving oneself and denying the very foundation upon which one has become a genius.

Therefore, the Black Tower could only change the subject.
"Tch, once I figure out your secret, I'll lose interest in you. Are you sure you want to provoke me like this?"

Here, Danlei answered very affirmatively.
"Yes, this is my only bargaining chip in this emotional game with you, and I have to use it now."

Furthermore, I didn't finish explaining the bet. I only mentioned the circumstances under which I would win. So, what circumstances would constitute a loss for me?

That is, a hundred years from now, you will still feel that I am not good enough for you, or even before a hundred years have passed, you will have lost interest in me from the bottom of your hearts.

When the time comes, all you have to do is say the word, and I'll consider the bet a loss. Whether you want to disappear for a while, block me, or kill me to end it all, it's all up to you.

However, once the bet begins, until you declare me the loser, you are not allowed to disappear or block me. Everything else, just continue as before.

Heita was a little stunned by Danlei's words, because she didn't know what the significance of Danlei's bet was.

With the addition of new rules, the outcome would then be entirely up to him and Nguyen Mai to decide.

However, Black Tower is certain that Dan Lei must have had a reason for doing this today.

Black Tower had realized that in Dan Lei's heart, pursuing him might be secondary; what was important was that he couldn't really disappear for a period of time.

Heita is a rational person; she wouldn't deliberately refuse the bet and then disappear just to see what Danlei would do if she disappeared.

Because of their fifteen years together, she was certain that Danlei wouldn't make baseless accusations.

If their disappearance would have dire consequences, even if it were just Dan Lei's life, Black Tower would not want to see it happen.

After all, in the concept of the Black Tower, once a person is gone, there is no way to resurrect them. The transformation and reincarnation of the enlightened one cannot be considered resurrection.

(End of this chapter)