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

Chapter 147 Honkai Impact: Star Railway is officially "launched"!

After Danlei returned to his room at the Black Tower Space Station with [Aha]'s tears, he shoved the thing under the bed and then ignored it.

The joy energy crystal created by [Aha] is really going to explode, it doesn't matter where Danlei puts it, since he can't stop it from exploding with his current level of skill.

As for theft, no petty thief on the Black Tower space station has ever dared to steal anything from its own rooms.

Dan Lei had set up a barrier in the room. He wasn't afraid of things like Wuwubo, as the barrier contained special items to deal with spirits.

Even if someone is teleported into the room via the teleportation toilet, they will be immediately stunned by the defensive barrier.

Unless the one who was brought in is a Star Core Hunter.

However, once the Star Core Hunters enter, they won't be able to evade other warning measures.

After all, the Ether editor doesn't handle magic, so the two are not part of the same system.

As for the rest, they are better at brute-force attacks.

Moreover, why would a Star Core Hunter steal Aha's tears? If this thing isn't handled properly, they'll definitely be the ones who suffer.

Even if you can see the script at the end, it's useless.

Unless other star god-level forces intervene, the chaos inherent in the power of [Aha] will disrupt everything that is set in stone.

After settling the power of [Aha], Danlei picked up his phone and contacted Estella directly.
"Miss Estella, do you have any reservations for the Star Train's visits over the next few months?"

Estella replied to the message almost instantly after receiving it.

"Mr. Danlei, didn't you know? Ms. Black Tower has granted permanent residency permission to the Starry Sky Train."

"The Star Train only needs to inform us of the port location upon arrival at the Black Tower Space Station; no reservations are required."

Estelle's explanation does explain why the Star Train can come and go as it pleases at the Black Tower Space Station.

This is Black Tower's territory after all, and she generally wouldn't allow others to act so casually.

As for why they let things go so freely, Dan Lei could guess.

I remember in the game's simulation of the universe, in the development log 2 about pleasure [Aha], there was a passage that said, "After befriending the Star Train, I obtained a large amount of extremely valuable information from their think tank, including close contact intelligence on several Star Gods such as Kripper, the Last King, Taiyi, and Hipe."

It seems that the Star Train's think tank has provided a lot of important data for the simulated universe.

Given the Black Tower's emphasis on the simulated universe, it's not surprising that it grants the Star Train the privilege of stopping at will.

However, Danlei's request for a reservation for the Star Train from Aista was actually intended to deduce the arrival time of the Star Core Hunters based on the Star Train's arrival time.

From the perspective of the Black Tower Space Station, this time has now become random, so Dan Lei can only go find the real deal.

Actually, given Danlei's current relationship with the train crew, it would be quite awkward to directly ask them when they would arrive.

To put it bluntly, Danlei's relationship with the train crew was only a brief ride together. He mainly gained favor with them through Tiernan's letter, and they became friends.

However, for the sake of his old friends at the Black Tower Space Station, Dan Lei had no choice but to swallow his pride and send messages to Himeko.

Dan Lei remembers that in the original storyline, the Starry Sky Train arrived at the space station to deliver a relic that the Black Tower had entrusted to the train to find.

But after Dan Lei left the Black Tower, she announced that she was going into seclusion, and then Ruan Mei also notified Dan Lei by phone that she was also going into seclusion.

Therefore, Dan Lei couldn't ask Black Tower about the details of the relics; he could only try to find a topic to discuss.
"Miss Himeko, during our last trip, you told me that the Star Train was about to resume its pioneering journey."

Could I possibly find out when the train will officially depart?

After the message was sent, it disappeared without a trace. Obviously, Himeko might be busy right now, or the Star Train might be in a transition and unable to receive the message.

Faced with this situation, asking questions in quick succession would seem a bit contrived, so Danlei put down his phone and went to write a letter first.

I definitely need to tell Danzhu before I go to Zhu Mingxianzhou, otherwise this hot-tempered older sister will definitely punch herself a few times to express her gratitude after her surprise.

Danzhu's punches are not easy to withstand, and Danlei has no masochistic tendencies and has no interest in being beaten up.

Just as they had agreed beforehand, Ji Zi replied to Dan Lei's message as soon as he finished writing it.
"Sorry, Danlei, the train just encountered a group of star beasts, and Walter and Danheng just drove them away."

You asked about the departure time for the pioneering journey; that's still uncertain. It definitely won't depart until all time-sensitive tasks are completed.

Seeing Ji Zi's words and looking at the letter in his hand, Dan Lei readily agreed.
"I see. I was thinking that if it's not too early for you to restart your exploration journey, I have a letter I would like to ask you to send to Zhu Mingxianzhou."

Himeko, seeing that Danlei was only talking about something as trivial as sending a letter, immediately replied...
"I'm sorry, Danlei, we are temporarily unable to accept time-sensitive requests such as mailing letters."

The main task of the Star Train at this stage is still to clear up past commissions.

However, an instrument that Black Tower had previously commissioned us to find was recently located.

In about two months, we'll complete other missions along the way and then come to the Black Tower Space Station to deliver supplies.

I'll treat you to coffee then.

Himeko invited Danlei for coffee because she felt a little embarrassed to refuse his request.

Since Danlei had previously established a persona of liking Himeko's coffee, there was no way he could refuse this coffee.

However, without [Aha] interfering, Danlei could cheat, and Himeko had just inadvertently revealed what he most wanted to know, so he calmly replied...
"Okay, I'll prepare some small cakes. March loves them the most. I'll invite her along."

"Mr. Walter and Mr. Danheng, please come along if you'd like."

Himeko would definitely answer "no problem" to Danlei's invitation, but the other members of the Starry Sky Train crew had no idea that Danlei was about to trick them again.

However, for Dan Lei, knowing that the Starry Sky Train would probably return with the relics that the Black Tower wanted in about two months made things much easier.

After handing the letter to Alan and asking him to help send it to Zhu Mingxianzhou via the space station, he...

Danlei sent another message to Loretta.

"Ms. Loretta, something has happened to me. I may need to go to the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship in two months. How about we change our meeting place?"

Dan Lei is using a feigned retreat as a tactic, deliberately suggesting that the meeting place be changed.

Sea rangers, especially legendary sea rangers like Loretta with a certain reputation, avoid the Immortal Ship Alliance like the plague.

Unless she retires, any non-battlefield contact between Loretta and the Immortal Boat Alliance could easily be interpreted by other factions as the Immortal Boat Alliance preparing to annex the Sea Patrol Rangers.

If she had an official identity, she wouldn't be a wanderer anymore, so Loretta would definitely refuse.

Of course, even if he agrees, Dan Lei won't lose anything. The Immortal Boat Alliance will definitely reward him for helping to connect with the representatives of the Sea Patrol Rangers.

Just as Dan Lei had predicted, Loretta promptly declined when she heard that she was going to the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship.
"Danlei, you're not going to Zhu Mingxianzhou for another two months, right?"

There's no need to change locations. I can get to the Black Tower Space Station within two months, don't worry.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Dan Lei naturally didn't say anything more and simply replied...
"Okay, nothing else changes. I'll wait for you at the space station." So, how Loretta gets here within two months is up to her.

So, over the next two months, Danlei began upgrading the security of the space station.

First, we need a planetary-level near-Earth satellite defense system from Interstellar Peace Corporation, and based on the fastest timeframe provided by Toppa, it needs to be delivered and installed within a month.

Danlei paid for this system himself; he only needed to tell Aista about the issue of installing the system on the space station.

The Black Tower has handed over the routine affairs of the space station to Estáe for full management. Except for a few secret experimental areas, which she has no authority over, she can manage everything else with just a word.

Estella had actually wanted to upgrade the space station's security system for a long time, but her card was managed by Alan to prevent her from spending money recklessly.

Therefore, with the amount of money controlled by Alan, Estádio definitely wouldn't have enough to buy a near-Earth satellite defense system after all the buying and selling.

But now that Danlei is paying for it, Alan has no reason to stop him, neither morally nor logically.

Estelle then used her family's power to arrange the purchase, transportation, and installation of the entire system within half a month.

All I can say is that Estádio truly lives up to Toppa's assessment of her as an incredibly wealthy woman, saying, "You would never guess just how rich this young lady is, absolutely!"

Her family's connections within the Interstellar Peace Corporation were able to operate twice as fast as Toppa had promised, demonstrating the immense power her family wielded within the company.

Of course, Dan Lei didn't expect the system he bought to stop the antimatter legion from invading the space station.

With Silver Wolf around, this system will definitely be paralyzed on the spot during an invasion.

Dan Lei bought this system so that after Kafka and Silver Wolf retreated, he could use it to quickly clear out the antimatter legion phantoms wandering around the space station, thus reducing the number of waves of attacks on the space station.

Of course, while purchasing external defense systems, Danlei was also busy internally.

Danlei created a large number of basketball-sized and beetle-like puppets within two months.

These puppets are all security robots with only one function: to release wind-based binding magic and forcibly control targets by spraying out wind belts.

Dan Lei tested Alan here, and three beetles were enough to control a fateful traveler like Alan.

If replaced with a phantom soldier, a maximum of two ordinary phantom soldier raiders can keep it in place, and even one can significantly slow its pace, turning it into a snail's pace.

Here, Danlei does not create lethal puppets, firstly because he is afraid of accidentally injuring escaped staff members.

Secondly, there is a risk of accidentally damaging equipment inside the space station.

This time, the antimatter legion didn't launch a large-scale attack on the internal structures of the Black Tower space station; instead, they were wandering around searching for something.

Dan Lei strongly suspected that Silver Wolf had used the fluctuations of the star core to lure the antimatter legion over.

So these guys have been searching for the Star Core, and haven't specifically gone looking for people to kill, otherwise only a few people would have died in the Black Tower Space Station game.

Danlei's security dummy setup certainly couldn't result in him destroying more things than the intruders.

Moreover, these non-lethal puppets, whose attack methods rely entirely on control, are more likely to pass Estádio's review.

This young lady always handles official business strictly by the book.

If the puppet created by Danlei does not meet her expectations, she will not care whether Danlei is a "male lover" of the Black Tower (a rumor circulating among the women on the space station), and will simply reject it.

Two months is a very short time for Danlei; it can be said to have passed in the blink of an eye.

Loretta went to great lengths to avoid going to the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship, even overloading and destroying two second-hand space warp devices, and arrived at the Black Tower Space Station within two months, earlier than the Starry Sky Train crew.

Estelle gave this legendary seafaring ranger a hero's welcome.

A ceremony for the handover of the relics was also arranged, and a reporter from Interstellar Peace Corporation was prepared to permanently record this moment.

However, everything that followed was just like a pre-arranged script, full of drama.

During the handover ceremony, Dan Lei selected several small but iconic items and personally handed them over to Loretta.

Furthermore, participants will be organized to watch the video of the great battle recorded in the damaged mech.

As a result, just as Danlei finished the handover ceremony, a piercing red alarm suddenly sounded on the space station.

Estelle immediately contacted the central control room of the main control module using her secret line and asked in a low voice.

"What happened? Why did the highest red alert sound on the space station?"

The monitor on the other end was clearly flustered and said excitedly.
"The satellite defense system has detected a large antimatter army heading straight for the space station."

No, the antimatter legion is chasing after the Star Train!!
"Oh no! The space station system has been hacked! The satellite defense system has suddenly gone offline and shut down! The main system has been compromised! So fast, the external firewall was breached in an instant, space... *zzzzzz*."

As Aista lost contact with the central control room, the lights in the handover ceremony venue went out instantly, and the emergency lights in the room turned on. The dim atmosphere instantly doubled the fear of the staff and reporters who were frightened by the red warning.

Fortunately, no one else heard Estelle's conversation with the central control room; people were just chattering about what had happened.

Dan Lei was also unaware of the specifics of what was happening, but it was obvious that the Star Iron storyline had officially begun.

So Danlei decisively shouted...

"Everyone, be quiet!!"

With Dan Lei's strength and the space station's prestige, the room fell silent instantly after he uttered that word.

Then Danlei immediately began to give instructions.
"Station Chief Estella, I will use a secret technique to teleport you back to the main control module. You must immediately find out what happened and then organize the staff to take refuge."

Ms. Loretta, the space station is under a red alert; this is definitely not a trivial matter.

Please have your men escort the staff member and reporter in this room to safety.

I need to go outside and see what's going on.

Section Chief Alan, activate the emergency plan! Defense Section, get to work! If there's even a single casualty on the space station in this incident, I will hold you solely responsible!

Danlei has directly overstepped his authority here, and even exceeded the authority of the Black Tower, by starting to give orders to Aista.

However, Dan Lei here used a hint of magic, enhancing his memory destiny.

Coupled with Dan Lei's already considerable prestige, everyone felt they had found a pillar of support, and no one would object.

So, Dan Lei waved his hand and swapped Aistar back into the main control room. The target of the swap was Sheila, the android created by Clerk Gunn.

Sheila spends almost all her working hours in the main control room. Danlei had already placed an imprint on her, so he could replace her with other targets at any time.

After finishing, Danlei nodded to Loretta and Alan, and used his mental connection to establish a temporary consciousness communication with the fourth mirror, instructing it to open a wormhole behind him, instantly transporting him to the universe outside the space station.

(End of this chapter)