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

Chapter 127 "Gifts" will be given after business is finished.

Danlei's century-long pact with Heita and Ruan Mei has been finalized. Heita, having lost face twice (betting with Ruan Mei on Danlei's progress in clearing the levels and on the creation of the puppet), is now preparing to study the runes that Danlei has created that can utilize the life force of others.

When she asked Danlei about the underlying principle, Danlei honestly replied that it was magic, but he couldn't explain the specific underlying logic.

After all, if Danlei could explain the most fundamental principles of magic, it would prove that Danlei had at least mastered one of the fundamental rules of energy operation, and he might even be able to ascend directly to the Star God realm.

However, this really annoyed Black Tower, because her own "magic" was just a way to mock those mediocre people who were shallow in knowledge but dared to question her academic theories. As a result, Dan Lei also said that he used magic.

Originally, Dan Lei planned to teach Hei Ta and Ruan Mei magic, because if geniuses learned magic, he would benefit from any ingenious ideas they came up with later.

However, Black Tower's competitive spirit had been piqued, and he was determined to break Danlei's magic himself.

Fortunately, Ruan Mei was still willing to learn, because Dan Lei's magic was also a kind of application of life force, which fell within her professional scope.

Of course, Dan Lei temporarily halted the research into breaking the Black Tower's magic before it even began.

Seeing Dan Lei begging for food from Ruan Mei, Hei wanted to leave.

However, she was quickly stopped by Dan Lei grabbing her shoulder.

If this action had happened before today, Danlei would probably have been sent flying by the Black Tower in the next second.

Even if Danlei had no intention of taking advantage, he would still be punished if he did.

But now, having already benefited from Dan Lei's advances, Black Tower is clearly much more tolerant of physical contact between the two, only rolling its eyes at Dan Lei as it said...
"What! Are you trying to stop me from studying your abilities?"

To this question, Dan Lei simply smiled slightly.
"Don't wrong me. I just felt that now that we've finished talking about the important matters, it's time to give you your gifts."

As you all know, I can now undertake unknown trials, and I've brought back quite a few good things from those trials.

"I already said I wanted to pursue you, how could I come empty-handed?"

Upon hearing this, Black Tower indeed stopped moving, but said rather irritably...
"If you have something good, bring it out sooner rather than later. Don't you know that a genius's time is very precious?"
"And you actually dared to take out items from the trial space and give them to us? Aren't you afraid we'll find your secrets through those items and declare you a failure?"

Dan Lei was completely fearless at this moment. It was just something from another world. Even if the Black Tower used a simulated universe to run through it and completely simulated the universe of Devil High School D×D, the result would only be that Dan Lei went to a world that had no record.

Moreover, Dan Lei has serious doubts about whether the simulated universe based on the Star Iron Universe Solitary Wave Algorithm can actually simulate the small world blocked outside the Amber King Wall.

Therefore, Dan Lei simply brought Hei Ta and Ruan Mei to the experimental table, giving the two geniuses gifts while also giving them something to do, so that Hei Ta wouldn't actually start analyzing everything about himself.

First, Danlei released a bunch of boxes from the two sacs.

Both of these pouches were used to store herbs and for researching medicines.

However, since the topic of giving gifts was being discussed, Danlei first presented genuine gifts.

Find the box containing the Phoenix's Tears, open it, and say...

"First of all, this is a potion called 'Phoenix Tears,' which can grant a person a recovery ability comparable to that of the Blessed One of Abundance for a short period of time."

One bite can heal most of the body's injuries.

Even if an arm or leg is cut off, you can restore it by dripping a drop of liquid onto the cut surface and then reattaching the severed limb.

I have an extraordinary regeneration ability, so I almost never need this thing, because it doesn't solve the problem for enemies who can severely injure me and deplete my energy.

So you can use it for self-defense. After all, no matter how strong you are, your recovery ability is definitely not as good as mine.

If you want to study its ingredients, I suggest the two of you work together on one bottle, because I really only have these two bottles left.

Dan Lei's words were reasonable and well-founded, so Hei Ta and Ruan Mei did not refuse and each accepted a bottle of [Phoenix Tears], exchanging glances.

Dan Lei seemed to see a spark in it, and he estimated that the two bottles of "Phoenix Tears" might be used for research in the future.

However, now that the items have been sent out, how they are used is up to Heita and Ruan Mei, since I have already given them my advice.

So, Dan Lei pretended not to see their eye contact, opened another box, and revealed the fruit pit that was protected by layers of guards.
“Ruan Mei, this fruit pit is for you.”

This is the core of the Golden Apple; it's still alive.

The Golden Apple is a fruit that can rejuvenate you and replenish your vitality, so it should be very useful to you.

You have to plant the trees first.

Let me preface this by saying that I didn't eat this apple; when I received it, there was only a core left.

In fact, even if Dan Lei hadn't said anything, Ruan Mei could have sensed the miracle of life contained within the fruit pit.

However, planting it is not easy. Dan Lei knew nothing about the environment in which the Golden Apple Tree grows, so Ruan Mei had to figure it out on her own.

In fact, Black Tower also really wanted the core of the Golden Apple, since her rejuvenation technique involved the reversal of energy and the flow of time in its basic principles, and the conditions for its realization were extremely demanding.

Unlike this apple, eating one can make you young again.

But Dan Lei had already made it clear that the fruit pit was for Ruan Mei, so Hei Ta couldn't just throw a tantrum and say he wanted it.

He could only watch Dan Lei, thinking to himself that if the next gift wasn't his, or was far inferior to Ruan Mei's, he would show this kid what happens when geniuses are treated differently.

Dan Lei sensed danger from the look in Hei Ta's eyes, quickly opened the box containing Rias and Sona's magical extracts, and took out a red energy storage tube, saying to Hei Ta...
"Black Tower, this is the energy I extracted, which is suspected to be the original form of the Destruction Path."

However, my judgment was limited, and at the time, we lacked the equipment to extract special energy, so I could only extract it to this extent.

See if this works.

Upon hearing that it might be the original form of the Destruction Path energy, Black Tower snatched it without hesitation and opened the energy storage tube to experience it for himself.

Black Tower is not afraid of danger here, because if Dan Lei can restrain energy, there is no reason why she cannot restrain it.

Moreover, there are more than a dozen tubes of energy in this box, so it won't matter if one tube is wasted.

However, after turning on the energy tube and feeling the overflowing destructive energy, Black Tower frowned and looked at Dan Lei with a strange expression.

Dan Lei felt a little numb from being stared at, so he asked...
"Black Tower, did I misidentify the energy? Is this energy actually unrelated to the path of destruction?"

However, at this moment, Black Tower simply shook his head and said...
"No, this energy does indeed have some characteristics that destroy destiny, and it is not extracted from the power of destiny."

However, I sensed residual energy similar to that you have in your body, which is called magic.

Moreover, I can analyze that this residual energy came from a young woman, who seems not to be human.

I said, "Danlei, you don't have another lover outside, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei nearly broke out in a cold sweat. She hadn't expected the Black Tower to be able to deduce the gender and age of the energy's owner through residual magic. She clearly didn't understand magic.

Fortunately, there was really nothing between Danlei and Rias, so Danlei was able to answer without any guilt.
"Oh my god, where did I get a lover from?"

Aside from you, I can name all the women I'm close to right now. You both know Yao Qing's Flying Sky General and Zhu Ming's Dan Zhu; we correspond frequently and have a very good relationship.

Next up are a few colleagues from the Luofu Ten Kings Division, whose names I cannot disclose.

One is no longer human, and the other is a celestial being approaching two thousand years old.

There was also a senior female practitioner and a young fox-person girl who was not yet an adult.

Later on, the relationship between the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce and Tingyun was also quite good.

The remaining women were ordinary friends with whom they had a vested interest: Ms. Emerald and Ms. Toppa from the Strategic Betting Department of Interstellar Peace Corporation.

As for the owner of this magic, I extracted it from her power in one go, almost draining her completely. Do you think we have a close relationship?

After Dan Lei listed a series of female acquaintances, excluding Hei Ta and Ruan Mei, there were no more than ten people in total.

Since neither Heita nor Ruan Mei noticed anything amiss in Dan Lei's expression, Heita stopped pressing Dan Lei about exploiting a certain woman.

After all, Black Tower has done its fair share of exploiting its subordinates' labor, and Dan Lei's wallet had been squeezed quite a bit before.

However, looking at the blue energy tubes inside the box, Black Tower asked again.

"Red represents destruction, so what is this blue one?"

Dan Lei saw Black Tower pick up the blue energy tube and immediately stopped him.

"Don't open the Black Tower yet."

I, in my blue form, did not perceive any special characteristics, but there are legends that this energy is related to characteristics such as lust, and is a primal expression of the destiny of reproduction.

So you'd better not open it.

Upon hearing that it was related to the fate of reproduction, Black Tower immediately put the blue energy tube back into the box, then closed the entire box and said seriously.

“I’m taking all of these. I’ll keep the destructive energy, and I’ll destroy the things related to reproduction. Don’t even think about causing an accident and then going after other women.”

Since Black Tower said that, Dan Lei naturally couldn't refuse, otherwise he would get beaten up.

Anyway, he hadn't figured out anything about Sona's magic extract after studying it for a long time, so he didn't care whether the Black Tower really destroyed it or was secretly researching it.

Danlei nodded and opened all the remaining boxes.

The two unique items have already been divided between Black Tower and Nguyen Mai; what remains are multiples of plant materials and potions.

Dan Lei's portion for himself was already set aside. Everything here is calculated in even numbers, so Hei Ta and Ruan Mei can just split it equally.

However, for Heita and Ruan Mei, most of the things Dan Lei took out were things they had never seen before.

Therefore, they are now basically certain that Dan Lei's so-called trial must have taken them to an unknown planet in the universe that has not yet been connected by star orbits.

The only question is that Dan Lei doesn't seem to possess any trace of the ability to open up a new path, and opening up a new path doesn't grant the ability to instantly travel to and from a place.

This is quite interesting. Even those who are not pioneers can go to unknown planets for trials. It seems that the planet is still quite primitive, but the natives are quite strong.

At this point, Black Tower already suspected that Danlei might have obtained the legendary Immortal Dragon Relic.

Otherwise, how could he capture the soul of the fertility envoy and possess so many things that, even without a bountiful destiny, could grant immortality or extended lifespan?

Moreover, Danlei, who clearly didn't even have a girlfriend before, was obsessed with restoring his ability to reproduce, and even specifically emphasized that he should at least restore his own.

Therefore, Black Tower decided to test Dan Lei again, directly pointing out a flaw that Dan Lei had previously revealed but which Black Tower himself had not pointed out.
"Danlei, I suddenly remembered something."

Since you can change bodies, the new body should be able to reproduce, right? Because you can't create bodies for the Vidyadharas, you can only create human bodies.

So, you had me and Ruan Mei study the remains of the Insect King, could it be that you'd already set your sights on us and had this planned all along?

Danlei remained calm about this issue because the reason was simple.

"You're overthinking it. I haven't studied the remains of the Insect Emperor, and even if I wanted to trick you, I wouldn't have the ability."

Moreover, I am a Vidyadhara, an immortal descendant, how could I possibly abandon my Vidyadhara physical body under non-extreme circumstances?

"Black Tower, if I were to create a 1:1 scale body for you right now, would you be willing to give up your current physical body?"

Upon hearing this, Black Tower decisively replied.

"Of course I wouldn't. I'm so perfect, there's no reason for me to give up any part of myself."

However, at this point in the conversation, Dan Lei suddenly realized something and asked Ruan Mei with some anticipation.
“Ruan Mei, the Black Tower reminded me.”

Although our previous situation was an accident, we were still affected by the Star God-level reproductive destiny power.

So, you guys, um, you know, hungry, do you have that?

Upon hearing this, Heita and Ruan Mei immediately guessed what Dan Lei was asking.

Without hesitation, Black Tower struck Dan Lei on the shin with the end of his staff, muttering a sarcastic remark.
"What are you thinking? How could a genius like me possibly have a child with you right now?"

At this point, Nguyen Mai responded in an academic manner, saying...

"If you're asking about pregnancy, the answer is no."

Because the cocoon did not successfully hatch, the power of destiny that erupted from it was only infinitely close to the level of a Star God, but did not reach the true level of a Star God.

However, Black Tower and I are both normal women, and we have just experienced a great battle. This level of power is enough to affect us.

As for you, based on previous research on your body, unless you yourself comprehend the destiny of reproduction to compensate for the innate defects of the Vidyadhara race.

Relying on external forces requires genuine Star God-level breeding blessings; simply being influenced by Star God-level breeding destinies is unlikely to solve the problem.

Actually, if the experiment is successful and we can reproduce the reproductive destiny of a Star God, we plan to use this power to stimulate your fertility and observe the changes.

Everything goes well, and it might actually solve your problem.

However, now it's all for naught.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei immediately had the urge to strangle Polkakaka.

After all, Dan Lei has been blessed with the envoy-level reproductive destiny for so long, yet he still cannot step into the most basic reproductive destiny, precisely because he lacks the most basic fertility.

Unless Dan Lei has an ascension-level understanding of the reproductive destiny like Liu Ying comprehends destruction, and directly comprehends the power of the destiny that allows him to split and reproduce, it is almost impossible for him to enter the reproductive destiny on his own.

　The author draws upon Norse mythology to explain the effects of the golden apple.

　　After all, Greek mythology doesn't really explain what the actual effect of eating it would be.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)