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

Chapter 146 [Aha]'s "Tears"

After Dan Lei revealed the name Aozaki Touko to Heita, he did not reveal any further valuable information, no matter how Heita tried to probe him indirectly.

Seeing this, Black Tower quickly steered the conversation back to business. She toyed with the arrow and said calmly...
"Danlei, I don't have time to study this little gadget of the Sea Patrol Ranger for the time being."

The Immortal Boat Alliance is the one in the universe that has studied the Fate of the Hunt the most. I've heard that the Alliance Jade Signs sent out by the Immortal Boat Alliance have similar effects.

So if you want to use this, it would be more appropriate to have your sister Feixiao find someone to research it.

Also, as you just heard, Ruan Meilong's simulated Void Star God needs an upgrade, which will lead to large-scale parameter adjustments for our collaborative project, and we will probably need to go into seclusion for the next few months.

I won't accept any disturbances during this time. Even if the sky falls, you'd better find a way to hold it up for me.

As soon as Heita said this, Danlei knew what was going on.

Before the simulated universe was about to be implemented, a large-scale parameter adjustment was required, and she had to go into seclusion to work on it, a kind of deadly seclusion that she wouldn't emerge from unless the universe exploded.

In the opening scene of Star Iron Game, the space station is attacked by the antimatter legion, but Estád is unable to contact the Black Tower.

The attack ended and the Black Tower appeared; the simulated universe can be tested immediately.

Combining the two events above, it can be basically confirmed that the Black Tower went missing because it landed to simulate the universe.

At such a crucial moment, the Black Tower certainly won't allow outsiders to disturb it.

Dan Lei had already realized that the time Black Tower was in seclusion due to his influence must be the time when the Star Core Hunters were launching an attack on the antimatter legion.

Moreover, Black Tower is right. In the Star Iron Universe, the Immortal Boat Alliance is definitely the one that has studied the Hunting Fate the most.

After all, the Hunting [Lan] has given unlimited access to the Destiny Path power to the Immortal Boat Alliance. The Immortal Boat Alliance is the organization in the universe that has the deepest research on the Hunting Destiny Path, without exception.

Therefore, Dan Lei's decision to have Black Tower research the hunting force was like consulting an internist about a knife wound—the approach was completely wrong.

If Black Tower were free normally, he would have helped with the research out of respect for Dan Lei, but since he's busy now, he naturally declined.

Therefore, Danlei made a high-EQ statement.

"No problem, Black Tower, your health is the most important thing."

There's plenty of time for research in the future, but don't ruin your health for it.

"Oh, and leave the fourth mirror behind. While you're in seclusion, I'll prepare meals and put them in the kitchen every day. Have Little Black Tower come and collect them."

Dan Lei's cooking skills were demonstrated when he worked on the Black Tower Space Station for fifteen years, and he was considered to be on par with Ruan Mei.

Ruan Mei is better at making desserts, while Dan Lei is better at making home-style dishes.

Therefore, Heita did not question Danlei's skills and agreed immediately.

After all, the food made by the Little Black Tower doll on the assembly line, while not bad, must have been something Black Tower wanted to try after eating it for so many years.

Danlei left a fourth mirror here, actually as a precaution.

Although the Fourth Mirror is talkative, it is still very capable.

Based on the Black Tower space station, even without the Black Tower providing power, it can open wormholes in any corner of the star system where Azure Star is located.

In this way, Dan Lei wouldn't have to worry about the enemy using a diversionary tactic, leaving him only able to watch others jump around in front of him without being able to go out and slap them in the face.

After finishing their business, Danlei helped Heita comb his hair. He originally planned to go back to his room on the space station to plan how to minimize the damage caused by the antimatter soldiers' invasion of the space station.

Just as Dan Lei was about to leave, the cover of the "Bible of Pleasure" at his waist suddenly opened, and the mask of "Aha" appeared on its own, floating in front of Black Tower and Dan Lei, shrilly...
"Dan Lei, it's really too much of you to hold your own memorial service without inviting me, your senior. Didn't we agree that we were already friends?"

Upon seeing the mask jump out on its own, Dan Lei immediately realized that this thing was a remote terminal for [Aha]'s consciousness, similar to the Little Black Tower puppet.

No wonder I couldn't get rid of it no matter what I did. Unless I could completely get out of Aha's sight, there was no way I could get rid of it.

This explains why its body is so resilient; it would be strange if it weren't resilient, given that it can withstand the power of the Star God.

However, Danlei really forgot about the [Aha] mask here, and didn't even take it out to show Black Tower.

Or rather, Danlei simply didn't want to think about it, lest [Aha] notice him again.

However, the reality is that [Aha] had been watching him closely, and when he saw something amusing, he jumped out.

Black Tower watched as the mask flew out from Dan Lei's waist, silently put his hat back on, picked up his staff, and asked...

"Danlei, let me ask you something first, you're not the Masked Fool, are you?"

Dan Lei answered decisively.

"Of course not. I met [Aha] on the Starry Sky Train. It claimed to be the senior nameless guest and gave me a cup and a half of Himeko's coffee."

Black Tower knows what kind of coffee Himeko has.

【Aha】Making someone drink this coffee is definitely something he would do.

Then the Black Tower said again
"Danlei, take out the box that I gave you to store your doomed destiny."

Dan Lei also understood the Black Tower, and he immediately realized what the Black Tower was going to do, so he took out another unused box.

Then Black Tower pointed his staff at Aha's mask and said...
"【Aha】, you've trespassed into my house, you can't just leave like that. As compensation, ask me a question, but no jokes allowed."

If you have any questions, leave some of your destiny's energy in this box, but don't burst it.

[Aha] saw that the Black Tower wanted his destiny energy and immediately laughed.
"Haha, Black Tower, you've finally come to your senses! You're finally willing to give up that piece of scrap metal, [Erudite], and become the Masked Fool? I'll take a look at you now."

However, Black Tower roared out a shout.

"Get lost! Idrisla is more likely to come see me! See how I refuse!"

[Aha] Seeing that Heita was still unwilling to play the masked fool, he ran directly to Danlei's side and laughed.
"Haha, Danlei, look, the girl you like has such a fiery temper, your life is bound to be tough from now on."

After all, she held a memorial service for you before you died.

Why don't you join the Masked Fool? I can give you the power of a messenger directly. Even suffering can be joyful; you need the power of pleasure to wash away the bitterness of reality.

However, Danlei grabbed the mask possessed by [Aha] and shoved it into the container, saying indignantly...

"Get out! From the moment you deliberately smeared my body with your unknown excrement, you've been equated with them in my eyes."

My wife asked you to give her some life-altering power, so just do it! Stop with the nonsense!

Danlei calling his wife "wife" without thinking is obvious. As for why he didn't think it through, just look at who he's talking to.

【Aha】 represents freedom of will, and unless a star god with a free destiny appears in the future, this power will inevitably be in his possession.

However, the destiny of "freedom" is a theoretically non-existent destiny, because destiny would bind the star god, so "can a star god who is bound by destiny still be called "free"?" becomes an unsolvable paradox.

Therefore, [Aha]'s willful nature can influence others.

Danlei was also influenced and his wife blurted it out.

After all, Danlei genuinely likes Heita and wants to marry her; there's absolutely no problem with that.

However, Dan Lei didn't notice that after Dan Lei said she was his wife, Hei Ta didn't interrupt or correct him, but instead pretended not to hear. Seeing Dan Lei's resolute words and Hei Ta's lack of the reaction he expected, [Aha] shed sad "tears," but still laughed loudly.
"Haha, [Aha] got rejected, [Aha] is so embarrassed, [Aha] is so embarrassed..."

As he spoke, the voice of "Aha" disappeared, and the mask lay lifeless in the box.

Upon seeing this, Dan Lei immediately took out the mask and put the lid on.

Because there are now two orange "tears" inside, which are the ones that flowed down from in front of [Aha].

Hei Ta looked at the box and said to Dan Lei with some concern.

"I didn't expect that [Aha] would really leave behind his power. This is the true energy of the Star God's destiny."

"Danlei, it looks like he's got his eye on you. You're in for a rough time."

However, Danlei felt that [Aha] was not meant for him, at least not for these two drops of "tears".

Dan Lei then realized that in the future, the Black Tower and Screw Gum would always have a headache because the simulation [Aha] inside would in turn affect the simulated universe.

If the real-life "Aha" discovers its virtual self and tries to create another "Aha" using these two "tears," then things will get really interesting.

Using someone else's hands to create a fake version of yourself to compete with yourself for the position of the God of Pleasure is something that [Aha] is definitely capable of doing.

So Danlei slammed his hand on the box and said seriously to Black Tower.

"Black Tower, there's something wrong with these two tears."

"Among the star gods simulated by Nguyen Mai, there must be 'Aha,' right? If these two tears come into contact with this simulated 'Aha,' granting it some of the divine power of joy, can you imagine what would happen next?"

Black Tower was a genius; she instantly understood Dan Lei's meaning and said regretfully.

"That makes sense, but this is the true power of a star god, so I'm a little unwilling."

Seeing Heita's state, Dan Lei decisively began to comfort him.
Actually, there's no need to feel resentful.

Remember Polkaka's Omniscience Domain? That thing is her nemesis.

When Dan Lei mentioned Polkakaka, Heita's eyes lit up.

The Black Tower now knows in advance that Polkakaka's purpose in hunting down geniuses is to prevent them from expanding the boundaries of knowledge in the future.

Given that she lost her virginity, she naturally wouldn't be like in the game, trying to perfect the simulated universe with her omniscience domain even after being attacked.

The Black Tower now genuinely wanted to get revenge on Polka, so it showed an interested expression and asked...
"Indeed, the chaos of pleasure is the nemesis of the Omniscient Realm, but how do you plan to use it?"
I actually have an Aha mask among my oddities, but it only plays pranks on me.

Whenever I put it outside, it randomly rearranges all the movable objects around it, making a mess of the area.

Therefore, the power of pleasure cannot be exposed. Do you have a way to restrain this power?

To this question, Danlei answered honestly but firmly.

There's nothing we can do for now, but we can find a solution.

But I'm certain that these two tears must stay away from you and Nguyen Mai.

The power of the Star God's destiny is a fatal temptation for you. If you can't resist studying it, I'm afraid something bad will happen.

I can't get rid of this mask; [Aha] can possess me at any time. I don't care about having two more drops of Star God-level Pleasure Fate Power.

Anyway, they seem quite stable; they shouldn't suddenly erupt and kill me.

Looking at Danlei, who was determined to take back Aha's tears, Heita decided to choose to believe him.

Because Black Tower cannot accept any accidents during the landing of the simulated universe, she has invested a huge amount of resources and effort into it. If there is no gain, it will be a direct loss, and she will feel heartbroken for a very long time.

So, Danlei put the [Aha] mask back into the book box, picked up the box containing the Star God's Joyful Fate Energy "Tears" and left, deciding to take it back to the space station first.

Forget about retrieving those two "tears" back into the Devouring Pouch; such creations of the Star God cannot be stored in spatial equipment.

So, Danlei thought about it and decided to get a sword case to carry on his back, and put the box he was holding directly into the hidden compartment of the sword case.

Otherwise, if anyone saw Danlei carrying this box around, even a fool would know that the contents inside were not simple.

However, Danlei doesn't plan to build the sword case right now.

After the Black Tower Space Station incident, Dan Lei has no intention of getting involved in the development of the Star Train Yalilo VI.

Dan Lei's standards have risen; he has no interest in Yalilo VI, the planet that serves as a starting point for pioneers.

Dan Lei stated, "There's absolutely no point in me getting involved on a planet that doesn't even have Commander-level enemies."

Therefore, let's leave the exploration of Yalilo VI to Xinghe Jing, Sanyueqi, and Danheng.

As for the star core, Dan Lei had no way to utilize its energy, nor did he know how to seal it, so naturally he had no interest in it.

During the time the train crew was on Yalilo VI, Dan Lei planned to give the fourth mirror some energy so that it could send him to the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship.

With the Jade Sign, a trial pass issued by the Immortal Ship Alliance, Dan Lei does not need to notify other Immortal Ships in advance; he only needs to report upon arrival.

The people of Danzhu lived in Zhuming, so Danlei didn't have any problems being unfamiliar with the place.

Zhu Luo did not give all of his remains to Ruan Mei.

Danlei, who had attacked the space station, was also preparing to find a way to leave it with a complete corpse.

The Doomsday Beast used a lot of materials from the Twilight Ancient Beast, and Dan Lei plans to harvest these materials.

Given Dan Lei's current status, he would definitely be able to meet General Huai Yan if he went to Zhu Ming.

The start of the story is fast approaching, and the old general must have been rehired.

After meeting General Huaiyan, Danlei planned to use these top-quality materials, along with the special metals from the High School DxD world, to see if he could ask him to forge a flying sword.

Dan Lei had no idea how the battle between him and Huanlong would ultimately unfold.

Dan Lei only knew that the stronger his weapon was, the better, before fighting her.

Keep in mind that even though Dan Lei has a lot of weapons, whether [King Albion] and [Hepar] can actually harm the Envoy remains to be seen.

But now Danlei can only find the messenger...

There's no need to ask about the underworld; this isn't how you seek death.

Black Tower himself wouldn't be willing to use it for testing.

As for the generals of the Immortal Ships, we could try them out under the guise of friendly sparring.

However, General Huaiyan is old, and Feixiao is already in poor health. Jingyuan will definitely take advantage of this and use the excuse of recuperating and resting to force himself to participate in Luofu affairs.

Therefore, none of them are suitable. To be on the safe side, we should make another weapon that can definitely kill a Commander-level enemy.

(End of this chapter)