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

Chapter 156 The Unyielding Silver Wolf
Danlei's words to Xing marked the end of this battle for Xing's mother.

Because Danlei is right, instead of everyone fighting over her, it's better to let Xing choose for herself. Although she has lost her memory, she is not completely incapable of taking care of herself.

Moreover, she had already smashed the heads of dozens of the Antimatter Legion's dummy soldiers with a baseball bat, so she had a certain ability to protect herself when traveling alone in the universe.

Therefore, the discussion has come to an end.

Dan Lei kept his promise and did not take back Kafka's coat from Xing.

After all, it's quite strange for Dan Lei, a grown man, to collect a woman's dress, even if the dress is considered a trophy.

As for the Star Train, as Dan Lei said at the meeting, the train crew will stay at the Black Tower Space Station for a while longer.

The final supply before the start of the expedition was not yet completed.

In addition, train crew members also need to take advantage of the precious stop time to buy some personal items.

Once the exploration journey begins, whether it's repairing star orbits or exploring new planets, these are theoretically places that the Interstellar Peace Corporation's logistics network cannot reach in a short period of time.

If the new planet has no civilization or its civilization is destroyed, there will be no way to replenish many items.

As for Xing, she was free to move around on the space station during this time. The Black Tower had Estella provide her with temporary accommodation and all the necessities.

After leaving the conference room, Dan Lei went straight to Black Tower's office. Sure enough, Black Tower's main body had not returned to the tower and was still here debugging the simulated universe.

Black Tower wasn't surprised to see Dan Lei come straight over.

Because Heita could tell that Danlei had some reservations about Xing's situation during the meeting, he waited here, showing that the two had a certain level of understanding.

After Dan Lei entered and the door closed, Hei Ta immediately asked...

"Danlei, tell me, what's so special about that girl named Xing? You had something to say earlier, didn't you?"

Dan Lei was indeed preparing to reveal some of Xing's special characteristics to Heita. After all, the simulation universe test couldn't be done by him alone; Xing, the simulation universe test specialist, couldn't escape.

So Danlei found a stool, sat down, and said...

"Actually, I know a little about the situation of that star core."

"After all, I've been here for almost twenty years. You haven't hidden anything from me about this star core; you even shared the experimental data you used to research it with me."

Upon hearing this, Black Tower's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Dan Lei.

"So, do you know why this little girl, Xing, can contain the star core?"

Dan Lei nodded and answered seriously.

"I can probably guess."

I arrived at the last minute when the star core erupted on the port platform and experienced its power up close.

Compared to your previous experimental data, the stability of the stellar core power has been qualitatively improved.

However, I don't think this is simply a matter of astral constitution.

Do you remember when you wanted to try to neutralize this star core and use it as a sustainable energy source?

The experiment failed. Although the erosion ability of the star core decreased slightly, it was far from being harmless.

So you built this space station and sealed this star's core layer by layer.

Hei Ta naturally understood what Dan Lei meant and continued to ask.
"You mean that my experiment was actually successful, or that it was very close to success?"

The Star Core Hunters have found a way to complete the final step, so can stars contain star cores?

Dan Lei answered affirmatively.
"That should be true, but it's also true that Xing's physique is special. That's a star core, and it's impossible for just anyone to seal it inside his body."

Moreover, it's not yet clear whether Xingneng can utilize the power of the star core. If she merely exists as a sealing container, then her significance is not great.

After all, most people's bodies aren't as sturdy as a multi-layered safe.

Therefore, the Star Core Hunters must have paid a heavy price to cultivate Stars.

Dan Lei's words raised another question in Hei Ta's mind, and she asked again.

"This is interesting. The Star Core Hunters went to great lengths, even risking offending me to lure the Antimatter Legion into attacking the space station to steal the Star Core."

They just left the finished product there. What were they after?

Danlei couldn't answer that question, and simply shrugged.
"I don't know about that. Star Core Hunters hunt star cores throughout the universe."

No one knows where those star cores they stole ended up or what they did with them.

There are completely unfounded rumors that they are collecting star cores to make star core bombs, which are intended to blow up Pierpoint.

Anyway, I think it's not a big problem for the Star Train to take the stars away.

The Star Core Hunters will definitely make trouble around her. If she stays on the space station, she'll cause trouble every three days and every month. Black Tower, you can stop your experiments and just keep dealing with them all the time.

I've heard that the Star Core Hunter team includes a Last Walker who can travel to the future and travel back in time to know what's to come.

An opponent like that is troublesome just to think about.

Hei Ta deeply agreed with Dan Lei's words and nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, this genius still has to uncover the secrets of the universe, and has no interest in catching mice every day."

"Let's send this bait, which will only attract mice, away."

However, Dan Lei then revealed the unscrupulous boss's smile.
"Even though it was sent out, the space station has suffered considerable losses, including the loss of the star core. I suppose you're not planning to get that strange baseball bat back."

We can't let all this stuff go to waste; we need to get Xing to work hard and pay off the debt.

"To test the simulated universe, add another one; Xing would be perfect."

Black Tower had no objection to Dan Lei's suggestion and agreed.
"Okay, but your entry into the simulated universe is too noisy, and you can't enter until I resolve the safety issues caused by the Star Gods fighting."

I do need someone to test and simulate the universe step by step to advance the research.

However, since you're not testing the simulated universe, what are you planning to do during this time?

In response to this question, Danlei answered according to the pre-arranged plan.
"I will stay on the space station for a while longer. Once I confirm that the antimatter legion inside has been completely eliminated and the space station has been repaired, I will prepare to set off for the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship."

I plan to go there to order a flying sword and purchase some weapons to prepare for future operations.

Black Tower knew that Dan Lei couldn't stay on the space station forever.

For Dan Lei, constantly traveling to various parts of the universe to hone his skills is essential.

He's not a genius; it's difficult to improve oneself by working in isolation.

To achieve his ultimate goal of becoming a god, Danlei must experience enough things and temper himself in the mortal world so that he can comprehend his own philosophy.

So the Black Tower simply said...

"Just think about what you're going to do next."

Unless there are special circumstances, I will leave the fourth mirror in the same place.

Once I'm done here, I'll head back to the tower.

The Black Tower's meaning is very clear: it's saying, "My door is open for you; you can do whatever you want with it."

Dan Lei naturally understood the hint.

For the next few days, Dan Lei spent his days on the space station and his nights at Black Tower's place. Of course, don't get the wrong idea, Dan Lei didn't do anything shameless with Black Tower.

Black Tower will not let Dan Lei succeed until he is truly on their side.

According to the Black Tower, "You are not as intelligent as me, nor are you as strong in combat, so why should you have me?"

So the two of them just had dinner together, chatted about gossip, held hands, and strolled around after dinner to digest.

Moreover, these good days didn't last long before new troubles arose.

This trouble has little to do with the stars.

These past few days, she's been putting her innate working-class talent to good use, helping the space station's staff handle various requests.

Of course, in reality, there is no Star Jade. This thing is an extremely rare gem in the universe, and because it is a very high-quality imaginary energy conductor and storage medium, it is a strategic resource.

Dan Lei didn't have a single one. If he really wanted one, he could get a few very small pieces, and they would be extremely expensive.

Therefore, the rewards for commissioning at the Star Processing Space Station are mostly credits and small inventions by the staff.

Moreover, the test star in the simulated universe did not escape either.

However, the rewards from the Black Tower weren't stingy, so Xing didn't complain much.

It's important to know that the simulated universe actually has a mental time chamber function, and the experience gained from fighting inside it will be fed back to the main body.

Moreover, due to its extreme realism, the battles and events in the simulated universe can even, to some extent, fulfill one's destiny.

Anyway, Xing's savings grew rapidly due to her hard work, soon surpassing those of March 7, who had little income but loved to shop.

Their combat power also increased rapidly, quickly approaching Danheng's untransformed state, and March 7 once again became the weakest member of the train crew in terms of combat power.

However, Dan Lei only found out about this trouble because Xing came looking for him.

Danlei has been preparing gifts for his trip to Zhuming these past few days, so he often asks Aista, who has finished her work, for advice.

After all, he's a shopping expert and the child of a high-ranking family in the Interstellar Peace Company.

Aista knows everything about the Star Peace Network: what's good, what's in each module, and so on.

For example, the time Xing came to visit, Danlei was asking Aistar which kind of natural incense to buy.

However, Xing came looking for them, and that pleasant shopping conversation came to an end.

Xing, accompanied by a clerk, hurriedly approached Danlei and Aisda, and immediately began to speak.
"Danlei, I need your help."

Dan Lei first took two bottles of Calcein from the side and handed them to her and the clerk behind her, then said...

"Don't rush, have a sip of water and tell me slowly."

Xing was clearly thirsty, so he picked up the Kalibai and gulped it down in one go, then said something surprising.

"Dan Lei, the Star Core Hunters are back!"

Upon hearing Xing's words, Estella excitedly stood up and asked...

"What! The Star Core Hunters are here again! Why didn't I know? What's going on? We have important guests arriving at the space station tomorrow, we can't afford any trouble now!"

The distinguished guest that Estella is referring to here is Ros Goom.

Dan Lei knew about this. Because of the previous accident, Black Tower wanted to try to resolve the problem of the Star Gods fighting in the simulated universe by isolating them.

However, both Nguyen Mai and Slughum raised objections on this issue.

These past two days, Heita has been complaining to Danlei about this every day, saying that it's outrageous that the two of them oppose it but don't offer any solutions.

So, having reached no conclusion through online discussions, ScrewGum decided to meet in person. He was unusually interested in Danlei and specifically requested to meet him.

Therefore, when Dan Lei heard the words "The Star Core Hunters are back," his first reaction was that Silver Wolf had come to cause trouble.

The arrival of Screwgoom signifies that the events of the "Punklord Spirit" quest are about to begin.

Sure enough, as soon as Estádio asked, the clerk behind Hoshino answered.
"No, no.

Mr. Danlei, Station Master Estád, and the Star Core Hunter did not actually return to the space station.

Miss Xing was referring to the daily cyberattacks we've been receiving lately, and the unusual graffiti on the space station.

Upon hearing that the space station was under constant cyberattacks, Dan Lei inquired, "Was this part in the original storyline?" and then asked...
"I remember your name is Leonard, right? You're the cybersecurity engineer on the space station."

"Explain yourself clearly, what's going on with the cyberattacks the space station suffers from every day?"

When Dan Lei asked this question, Leonard first glanced at Estádio, and after she nodded in agreement, he said...
"Yes, Mr. Dan Lei, I am Leonard. It is an honor that you remember me."

The cyberattacks actually began the day after the space station was attacked.

The space station seems to be targeted by a super hacker who attacks it at random times every day. After infiltrating, the hacker doesn't cause any damage; it just browses the monitoring network and then leaves.

I am of limited knowledge and ability, and despite trying my best, I was unable to catch this hacker or stop his intrusion.

However, we suspect the intruder is Silver Wolf, the super hacker from Punk Lord in Starcore Hunter. To my shame, I'm getting wrecked by her every single day now.

Once, I thought I had successfully discovered her whereabouts and planned to follow the clues to find out her background, but I was outmaneuvered and fell into her trap.

This led her to hack into my device, send spam messages to a bunch of people, and create a game for the entire space station, telling everyone that some idiot named Leonard had caused a huge disaster.

Thankfully, Ms. Black Tower was incredibly kind and allowed me to continue working. She even arranged for me to clean up the indelible data graffiti on the wall to lift my spirits. It was truly a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei felt there wasn't a major problem. Although there were some differences in the details, such as Silver Wolf's more frequent invasions of the space station, the overall plot remained largely unchanged.

As for what Silver Wolf wanted to do by hacking into the monitoring system, it's obvious without even guessing—he definitely wanted to find something on her to get revenge for spanking her.

However, Danlei hasn't been on the space station at night lately, and she's been very disciplined during the day, so she's been unable to accomplish anything these past few days.

So Danlei asked
"If that's the case, there's basically nothing I can do to help."

My knowledge of cybersecurity is limited, and I cannot help you defend against Silver Wolf's cyberattacks.

Leonard from Starbang responded to this question, stating frankly...

"Actually, I asked Danlei for your help not to deal with Silver Wolf."

Rather, it was during one of her most recent attacks that she attracted several computing power worms to invade the space station's network.

Leonard has now successfully trapped these computing power worms inside a server and cut off the server's network.

However, that server is a very important core server for the space station.

Prolonged disconnection can cause many problems, and simply discarding the device is even more troublesome.

So we want you, Danlei, to use the insect king's soul to trick these computing power gnats out of the server by utilizing the insect swarm's communication methods.

Leonard told me that these insects can materialize and leave the data space.

　The author places the Punk Lord Spirit quest before the train departs based on the assumption that Alan initially sought the star to thank him for saving him earlier.

　　Furthermore, the story of Arillow VI spans a considerable period of time, and it's illogical that the space station hasn't finished cleaning up the mess from the attack after such a long time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)