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

Chapter 144 The first thing he did upon seeing Black Tower was to give her a strong hug.
The search for "Aha" on the Pam train naturally ended in failure.

After being forced to drink two cups of Himeko's coffee by March 7th, and after going through all that trouble, Dan Heng completely turned into a cold-faced little dragon when he saw Dan Lei again, not giving Dan Lei the slightest bit of a friendly look.

There was no other way; Danheng already harbored deep prejudices against his hometown people and clansmen. Danlei immediately made him drink two cups of Himeko's coffee, thus completing the assassination of his tongue.

After Dan Lei caused chaos on the train, it would be strange if Dan Heng were to give Dan Lei a friendly look now.

However, after reviewing Dan Lei's information, Dan Heng was basically certain that Dan Lei was not there to cause him trouble.

Since he really wants to cause trouble for me, I can just start fighting now. With the power of the Commander in hand and the help of two giant dragons, the current combat strength of the train crew is really no match for him.

Of course, if Dan Lei knew what Dan Heng was thinking, he would definitely say that Dan Lei thought too highly of himself.

Although Star Core Essence has not yet joined the train crew, the combat strength of the Star Dome Train Crew is still unknown.

Let's set aside Pam, this "cute pet" who exudes an aura of the underworld when she's angry.

Dan Lei had no idea just how strong Himeko, the navigator, was in combat.

Anyway, Dan Lei doesn't believe Himeko's performance in the game in her previous life, which is her combat power.

After all, the main characters are typically those whose strength is unknown, but who become stronger when facing stronger opponents.

Moreover, as far as I can remember, Himeko didn't seem to be taking the battles very seriously, and she was always using the small satellite in her briefcase for support.

Currently, the only two members of the train crew whose actual strength can be confirmed are Walter and Danheng, who are the apparent combatants.

March 7th is also one of those X-factors whose trump cards are unknown, and whose awakening could potentially kill someone instantly.

Of course, there will be no fighting.

While Pam was turning the train upside down looking for "Aha".

Danlei dutifully cleaned the floor of the observation car.

It has to be said that the Cloud Chant Technique's water control ability is really useful for cleaning. No wonder Dan Heng started cleaning with "Azure Dragon Cleansing the World" after his identity as the Dragon Lord was exposed.

So even after Pam temporarily abandoned the search for "Aha" and instead imposed a full train curfew, Danlei still received a warm welcome.

After all, Danlei brought news from Tiernan, and Pam acknowledged Danlei as a friend of the train, and prepared a sumptuous dinner far exceeding the value of the ticket to thank Danlei.

Of course, this is just one meal. Danlei will be on the train for more than half a month. If he doesn't have to pay extra for the meals afterward, he will only have the set meals that come with his ticket.

As for why the Star Train took so long to return to the Black Tower Space Station, it was mainly because it had received a bunch of transportation contracts.

The journey of pioneering begins simply, but the preparations beforehand are ridiculously extensive.

Moreover, the train crew was in dire need of funds to prepare for the expedition, so they naturally wouldn't miss any opportunity to make money.

However, Danlei doesn't mind having more than half a month.

During my time on the train, I spent my days chatting with the train crew to build rapport.

Danlei spent the rest of his time studying the mask that [Aha] had given him.

However, after studying for more than half a month, Danlei found almost nothing.

During this encounter with [Aha], Danlei did not awaken the Joyful Destiny, nor was he forcibly infused with the power of destiny by [Aha] to become a "Commander".

[Aha] left nothing but the mask for Danlei.

Then there's this mask. Dan Lei studied it for over half a month and only found one characteristic: "Its skin is really thick."

The mask's inner and outer surfaces are covered with a layer of gelatinous material of unknown origin, possessing ridiculously strong defensive and resistant properties.

Dan Lei tried running through the uninhabited asteroid belt while the Star Train was stopped, but the Skarakkabaz pyrolysis death ray couldn't even penetrate its defenses.

Physical attacks were equally ineffective; neither Dan Lei's sword nor Dan Heng's Cloud-Striking Spear could inflict the slightest damage on him.

Of course, apart from this characteristic, Danlei can't detect anything else.

The power of destiny injected into it was completely wasted; it had no effect whatsoever when worn on the face.

Danlei even tried to talk to the mask, and ended up talking to himself for hours like a fool.

[Aha] If you were looking at Danlei through this mask, you'd probably be laughing your head off.

Moreover, this mask cannot be put into the sac, nor can it be thrown away.

Danlei deliberately threw it into the restroom at a certain stop.

As a result, when the Star Train jumped, it automatically returned to Dan Lei.

Moreover, as if in retaliation against Dan Lei, it was covered in an unknown, foul-smelling liquid and rubbed all over Dan Lei.

Danlei was so angry he almost wanted to find a black hole and launch it inside.

However, reason tells Danlei that if this mask is truly something that "Aha" absolutely must keep by his side, shooting into a black hole won't help, and who knows what it might bring out.

Unless Danlei can shoot it directly into the body of the Void Star God [IX], even if it is stuffed into the wound on the chest of the Destruction Star God [Nanook], [Aha] can still make it return to his side with [Nanook]'s golden blood.

So Danlei had no choice but to pinch his nose and wash the mask clean, then find a suitably sized book box, put the mask inside, and clip it to his waist.

As a result, when I woke up the next day, the book box had a new title: "The Bible of Pleasure," and below it was an icon of a laughing mask called "Aha."

This was clearly done by [Aha]. He probably thought that other people would see the title "The Bible of Pleasure," open the book box out of curiosity, and find that there was only a mask inside, which would be quite amusing.

However, Danlei had already given up struggling at this point.

You have no idea what this Pleasure Star God wants to do, so the best way to deal with it is to ignore it for the time being.

【Aha】is still a star god with some sense of propriety. Although he admits that the perverse pleasures similar to Kirei Kotomine's are pleasures, he himself would not do so to someone who does not have such perverse pleasures.

So when he finds that Danlei is no longer entertaining, he will find another target and will not keep bothering Danlei, who is just a mortal, for no reason.

Because there is still a line between joking with the stars and joking with mortals [Aha].

In short, for the better part of the past month, while Pam lived in constant fear that the train might explode at any moment, Danlei spent the rest of his time researching the "Aha" mask, to the point of becoming withdrawn.

Of course, by the time the Star Train arrived at the Black Tower Space Station, Dan Lei had already raised the favorability rating of most of the train crew to friendly.

As for Dan Heng, his attitude shifted from indifference to neutrality. At least he wouldn't avoid him anymore, and he would at least nod and greet him politely when they met.

However, it's possible that after encountering [Aha], he gave Danlei some kind of buff.

As soon as he got off the train, Danlei couldn't hold back anymore.

On the platform, Estella was with Alan, and behind them stood a row of four small black towers.

Four small black towers held up a huge sign that read, "Members attending Mr. Danlei's memorial service, please come this way."

Himeko and San Yueqi, who got off the bus with Dan Lei, looked at him with strange eyes.

Having already become familiar with Dan Lei, March 7th went straight to asking...

"Danlei, is this sign for someone with the same name as you? Is he dead?"

At this point, Dan Lei just wanted to crack open March 7's head to see if she was genuinely stupid or doing it on purpose; it was clearly a prank on her. So, Dan Lei deliberately replied in a prankish manner.

"March, I think I told you that I am a traveler of memories."

One characteristic of memory-based life forms is that they can easily be transformed into meme life forms.

To put it simply, it's a ghost.

So, even if I'm dead, I can still stand here, you know. You've been talking to ghosts every day for the past two weeks.

When Danlei said that, March 7 actually believed him. She poked Danlei's arm and asked curiously.
"Ah! Danlei, are you a ghost? How come you feel no different from a living person?"

Seeing that March 7th was like this, Danlei originally wanted to tease her a little more.

However, Himeko pointed out that Danlei's current behavior might cause him trouble if Black Tower saw it, so she quickly interrupted.
"Danlei, stop teasing Xiaosanyue."

"With the Black Tower adopting this stance, are you sure you want to talk to us here?"

After saying that, Himeko also spoke to March 7th.
"Little March, don't believe everything Danlei says. Although the most well-known group of Memory Path Walkers is the Memory Path Walkers, they are indeed meme lifeforms."

However, it's not uncommon for those who retain their memories to have physical bodies; Danlei is definitely one of those who is still alive.

Himeko's reminder made Danlei realize that it was inappropriate to play around with March 7 here.

I definitely don't have any ulterior motives towards March 7th. She was a character I raised like a daughter in the game.

But Black Tower didn't know that.

Even if a woman rejects a suitor from beginning to end, she will generally still feel a little unhappy if that suitor suddenly changes his target.

So Danlei quickly went to Aista's side, pretending that nothing had happened, and reached out to ask.

"Miss Estella, it's a pleasure to meet you."

So, was this welcoming ceremony arranged by the Black Tower?

After politely shaking hands with Danlei, Aista replied somewhat awkwardly.

"It was arranged by Ms. Black Tower. I tried to dissuade her, but she insisted on making this arrangement."

By the way, this gentleman next to me is Alan, now the head of the space station's defense department. He's here to dock with the Starship train.

It's not surprising that Danlei wasn't part of the "welcoming ceremony" plan.

After all, Black Tower was joking around with itself, so there was no need for outsiders to get involved.

The reason for sending Aista was probably to allow the two to meet as soon as possible, and also to hint to Aista that Danlei's identity was not simple.

Alan came over here, probably because of Estádio's own selfish reasons.

Of all the people on the Black Tower space station in the past five years, only she and Alan were parachuted in, so Estella hoped that Alan could be recognized by Danlei as soon as possible.

Based on the information Aistar has, if Danlei wants to regain control of the space station's defense department, it's likely just a matter of a word from the Black Tower.

At that point, Alan's position will be very awkward.

Fortunately, Aista's worries were unfounded; Danlei had no intention of coveting any position on the space station.

Because as long as he catches up with the Black Tower, he will become the male master of the space station.

So Danlei shook hands with Alan very politely, which was a way of acknowledging his status as the head of the defense department.

Seeing that Danlei didn't show any scrutiny or displeasure towards Alan, Estella breathed a sigh of relief and handed Danlei a badge-like sign, saying...

"Mr. Danlei, Ms. Heita wants you to bring this sign to the usual place to find her."

After saying that, Estella whispered...

"Based on my recent interactions with Ms. Black Tower, she seems to be in a good mood, so there shouldn't be anything serious."

When Danlei saw that Aista had secretly informed him of the news, he immediately thought that this girl was quite helpful, so he returned the favor by taking out the magic sword Notong from his pouch, which was of little use to him.

Danlei handed the sword to Alan and said...

“Alan, the Black Tower Space Station will need your protection from now on. This sword is for you.”

However, I must remind you that although this sword is powerful, it is a demonic sword that places high demands on the user. Do not force yourself to use it if your life force is insufficient.

Because if you can't provide enough energy but still want to launch a powerful attack, this sword will forcibly absorb your life force to attack.

Alan could feel the power of the Demon Sword Notong even without holding it, but the sword was too valuable, so he could only look to Estádio.

Estelle knew that Danlei was returning the favor by gifting her the sword. Although it was a demonic sword, the side effects were actually not so bad, and it was obviously priceless.

Considering that refusing would put Danlei in an awkward position, Estád could only say to Alan...
"Alan, accept this sword. You must use it well to protect the Black Tower Space Station in the future."

Seeing this, Alan respectfully accepted Notong and promised...

“Mr. Danlei, I will definitely use this sword well.”

Seeing this, Danlei smiled and patted Alan on the shoulder, took the badge that read "Danlei Memorial Service Participation Certificate" from Aistar and headed straight for the laboratory where the remains of the Insect King were originally tested.

The "old place" that Black Tower mentioned must be this laboratory where she and Nguyen Mai lost their virginity.

Sure enough, once they arrived at the laboratory, the fourth mirror was quietly waiting for Dan Lei inside.

As mentioned before, the Fourth Mirror dares not utter a word when it sees Dan Lei now. Upon seeing Dan Lei arrive, it immediately opens a wormhole.

Dan Lei, naturally understanding the situation, stepped inside without saying a word.

The next second, Dan Lei arrived once again at the Black Tower's high tower on the edge of the Milky Way.

However, this time Dan Lei came to a room that was entirely white. His black and white ID photo was placed on the altar in the center of the room, with incense burning and offerings laid out.

Hei Ta and Nguyen Mai set up a table in a corner of the room and had afternoon tea.

Upon seeing Dan Lei arrive, Ruan Mei beckoned him to come over quickly, while Hei Ta calmly continued drinking his tea.

So, Danlei walked up without any hesitation, hugged Heita who was still drinking tea, and whispered in her ear...
"Black Tower, it's been five years, I've missed you so much."

Black Tower was completely unaware that Dan Lei would dare to be so bold after only five years, and he even spilled the tea in his hand.

However, she didn't push Danlei away, but instead said...
"Five years have passed, and putting everything else aside, you've certainly grown bolder. Are you really planning to die?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei immediately recited the prepared script.

"Actually, my spirit was corrupted by nothingness, and Huang Quan suggested that I go out and do something fun."

All I can think of is seeing you and Nguyen Mai and giving each other a good hug.

After saying that, Dan Lei stood up and opened his arms to Nguyen Mai.

Nguyen Mai was very generous, after all, it was agreed upon five years ago, and she readily gave him a hug.

(End of this chapter)