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

Chapter 159 The Silver Wolf Who Tried and Stumbled Again Where He Fell Down
The argument between the Black Tower and Screw Goom wasn't entirely fake.

However, normally, such arguments would definitely be private. How could someone as proud as Heita possibly lose face in front of Danlei and others?

The others here refer to Xing and Leonard at the door. Black Tower's voice suddenly grew louder, which was Dan Lei's sense of when the two of them arrived at the door.

Moreover, the soundproofing field in this room wasn't activated at all; otherwise, even if the Black Tower was playing with bombs in the office, no one outside would hear it.

As for why Star and Leonard didn't come in like in the game's storyline...

Because reality is not a game, the two geniuses and Dan Lei secretly discussed matters in the office.

If an ordinary clerk and an outsider both know a little about the rules, they wouldn't just barge in like they're breaking into an empty house.

Moreover, Danlei left Xila at the door, so even if the two of them tried to barge in, she would stop them.

As for the cameras, Dan Lei is certain that Silver Wolf watched the entire argument.

She hacked into the space station's monitoring system every day, and was always caught.

The space station's cybersecurity department is probably complacent now; without warning, they won't bother to check the monitoring system.

As for the back door she left in this office, it's for later use to enter the simulated universe, and she probably won't risk using it now.

Since the Black Tower is sitting directly facing the camera, even if you can't hear anything, you can easily analyze what the Black Tower is saying using lip-reading software.

Therefore, Black Tower is not worried that Silver Wolf doesn't know what the three of them are discussing.

Black Tower stormed out of the office, and that was the end of that scene.

However, Screw Gum was clearly still a bit unsatisfied and said to Dan Lei...

"Danlei, I think Black Tower needs your comfort right now."

Dan Lei knew that Screw Gum was going to trick Xing and Leonard at the door, so he deliberately acted like he had some issues with Screw Gum and left Black Tower's office with a cold face.

Of course, once outside, Dan Lei randomly found a room without cameras, moved a small Black Tower doll inside, and then pretended he didn't know about the Black Tower's plan, saying to the doll...
"Black Tower, stop acting and come out. Tell me who you're trying to trap with this whole charade. I can't think of any opponent who would require two geniuses to work together to set a trap."

As soon as Dan Lei finished speaking, the Black Tower puppet in front of her instantly came to life. She showed an expression of complete unsurprise and said...
"Tch, I knew I hadn't fooled you. I think I acted pretty well."

Upon hearing Heita's comment, Dan Lei was speechless and retorted.
"Black Tower, although I am not a genius, I am not a fool either."

As far as I know you are concerned, there's no way you would argue with Screws in front of me like that, especially not walk away in a huff.

Because if you really argue with Screwbug, he'll be the one who gets kicked out.

Dan Lei explained it this way, and Hei Ta immediately put his hands on his hips and said smugly.
"That's right, don't you even think about what this place is called?"

"If he argues with me on my own turf, of course he should leave."

Seeing this, Dan Lei decisively poured cold water down the channel.

"But the cameras in your office suddenly started working, and the soundproofing field wasn't turned on—these are all flaws."

Upon hearing these two flaws, Black Tower nonchalantly replied...
"Oh, so that's where the problem lies. Then it's all right. That confident little girl probably still thinks these are all her own creations."

I didn't turn off the soundproofing field; someone deliberately wanted the sound to travel outside so that external recording equipment could hear the conversation inside.

As for cameras, you probably already know what they're for without me explaining.

So, guess again, who are we planning to target?

Having said that, Danlei no longer needed to play dumb, so he put on an even more speechless expression and retorted...

"You guys aren't really going to deal with Silver Wolf, are you?"

Two members of the Genius Club have teamed up to set a trap. One of them is a Commander, and the other is an Omnic Emperor. With this kind of lineup, I would believe you if you said you were planning to assassinate a Star God.

Even at the very least, it would be dealing with an opponent of the level of an envoy like the Great Lord of Annihilation.

So you only prepared to deal with one Star Core Hunter.

I don't know whether to praise Silver Wolf for being so powerful or pity her for being so unlucky.

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Hei Ta immediately retorted with a serious expression.
"Danlei, don't underestimate that little guy."

In reality, she may be far from being your match.

But in cyberspace, she's a super expert who can make me and Screws team up to take her down.

"The internet is the natural domain of punk hackers; you'd better remember that, or you'll regret it later."

Danlei knew how strong Yinlang was online, but because he wasn't very good at it, he couldn't really feel how strong she was.

However, given Black Tower's serious reminder, Dan Lei still replied with a solemn expression.
"Understood, I will be careful."

Seeing that Dan Lei had given a genuine reply, Hei Ta nodded in satisfaction.

She wasn't worried that Danlei would ignore her words.

Having known Danlei for so long, Heita acknowledges that Danlei is quite reliable in his actions.

Moreover, Danlei is very lucky; he always manages to turn crises into opportunities and become the biggest winner.

Because the Black Tower has known about several crises involving Danlei, and the results have actually been quite good.

During the Battle of Egihazo, Danlei captured the soul of the Commander Bug, making himself one of the strongest beings below the Commander level in the universe.

Moreover, Dan Lei stole the remains of the Insect Emperor right under the noses of the two major powers, thus establishing a connection between himself and Ruan Mei.

Polkakaka's attack, by a twist of fate, resulted in him and Nguyen Mai having their first time together. Moreover, things have progressed to the point where he is clearly wavering. It's possible that the century-long pact will actually have the last laugh.

During his journey through the land shrouded in the shadows of nothingness, this guy not only met a Void Commander with exaggerated combat power, but also retrieved Zhu Luo's mutated skeleton.

The Void Envoy was fooled by Dan Lei and worked like a laborer for half a day, but in the end, Dan Lei took all the benefits.

All Danlei contributed to this trip, besides his time, was some inexpensive food and fruit.

Furthermore, now that Black Tower has confirmed that Dan Lei has at least the powerful backer of the Memory Star God [Fu Li], they are not too worried about Dan Lei's safety.

However, the next second, Dan Lei started causing trouble.

Normally, I can hardly help in battles in cyberspace, but yesterday I obtained two computing power stingers.

It's important to understand that the computing power worms controlled by humans and the computing power worms that run rampant on instinct are not even in the same league in cyberspace.

So Danlei said
"Black Tower, when you set a trap for Silver Wolf later, I want to participate too."

I acquired two computing power worms yesterday and have already brought them under control.

I can try to have it reverse-engineer the data stream to find the location of the Silver Wolf's output device.

You'll have to open the door for me then. I can't do anything about him in the online world, so I've decided to teach her a lesson again through the internet.

"Don't worry, I won't fight the Star Core Hunter to the death. Five minutes, open the door and pull me back in five minutes."

Black Tower nodded in agreement with Dan Lei's idea and then said...

"That's fine too. I would find it troublesome to run out and teach this little guy a lesson."

If it weren't for her relentless provocations these past few days, I wouldn't have bothered arguing with her about the intrusion into the space station.

But are you sure your two computing power worms won't cause trouble once they enter the simulated universe?

The computing power within this system is a supreme delicacy for them.

Dan Lei answered this question with a very affirmative answer.
"Don't worry, even if you put the Bo Shi Zun's computing power in front of them, they won't budge without my command. You know, I've always controlled the soul, never the body."

Seeing Dan Lei's words, Heita didn't refute them.

After all, the Memory Star God, who is the strongest soul player in the universe, is Dan Lei's backer. On the issue of souls, Black Tower really can't refute Dan Lei's claims.

So, Black Tower gave Danlei a few more instructions and then contacted Screw Gum, telling him that the shuttle bus for the simulated universe needed to add one more person.

Screw Gum knew that Black Tower's words were a notification, not a discussion, so he did not object.

So Danlei returned to the Black Tower office a few minutes later.

Xing and Leonard had no objection to Dan Lei joining the team searching for the "Punk Lord Spirit" cartridge.

After all, the former doesn't care about having one more person, while the latter isn't qualified to enter the simulated universe and can only help monitor the space station for any abnormal data streams.

However, before taking Danlei into the simulated universe, Screwgoom reminded him...

"Danlei, just as Black Tower said, I am also aware of your experience when you entered the simulated universe last time."

Therefore, if there is any fighting upon entering, you'd better not engage.

Dan Lei nodded, but still said...

"Actually, the Black Tower means the same thing."

However, she added at the end, "She asked me to tell you."

The cold iron, if Dan Lei were to make a move, would allow you to personally experience everything that Dan Lei felt back then.

I hope that you will continue to support the Star God's activities until a solution is found.

Here, Danlei is completely repeating Black Tower's words.

After hearing this, ScrewGumm agreed.
"What the Black Tower said is actually true. Perhaps I should experience this kind of scenario before making a judgment."

I once heard a saying: "You don't know how difficult something is until you've experienced it." Logically, understanding the difficulty and complexity of something requires practice.

However, with the stars around today, it's best we don't do anything so dangerous.

Dan Lei noticed that Luo Sigumu was repeatedly emphasizing the issue of making a move, indicating that he really wanted a clear answer.

Since Dan Lei wasn't interested in the battles that followed in the story, he said in a joking tone...

"Understood. If we encounter any battles later, I'll hide behind you, Sluggum."

As the developer of this simulated universe, I'm sure you can protect me.

Even if all else fails, I can still use you as a shield.

Screw Gum didn't mind Dan Lei's joke at all, and even laughed along.
"Please don't be so polite. Damaged parts of an intelligent machine's body can be replaced. From that perspective, I am indeed more suitable for taking damage."

Danlei and Luosigumu dispelled the previous tension with a joke.

Then, just like in the story, the three of them entered the simulated universe through a special passage opened by Screwgoom.

The reason why Screwgoom needs to enter here is actually to prevent Silver Wolf from entering the real simulated universe.

The area the three have entered should actually be called a "simulated universe," a virtual machine created from a simulated universe. It's similar to installing a virtual machine on a computer, and then installing another virtual machine inside that virtual machine. (Nested virtualization)
Of course, as soon as they entered the simulated universe and the phantom of the Silver Wolf appeared, Dan Lei released a computing power stinger and secretly sneaked back through the data stream of this phantom.

Screw Gumu noticed Dan Lei's little tricks. After observing and calculating, he discovered that the computing power worm was controlled by Dan Lei. He then decided to pretend that he had not noticed anything.

The activities of computing power worms in cyberspace are actually very secretive. Generally speaking, they are only discovered when they start consuming computing power.

At this moment, Dan Lei's computing power worm has gained two more strategists behind him: Dan Lei and Black Tower.

Danlei's role as a strategist here can be ignored, but it's a different story for Black Tower.

If a computing power worm possesses the intelligence of the Black Tower, how could the protective measures Silver Wolf prepared for those mindless computing power worms possibly stop it? In fact, those firewalls couldn't even detect computing power worms.

However, this process obviously takes some time.

Danlei's simulation of the universe's subsequent journey is almost identical to that in the game, so I won't repeat it here.

Changes will only occur when the final showdown takes place.

After Screwgoom first announced that Silver Wolf could leave directly, Silver Wolf didn't react with surprise like in the game, but instead said...
"That won't do. I need to fight more than just you on this trip."

After saying that, he turned to Danlei and said...

"I've noticed that you seem to be restricted in your actions within this space."

In many of the previous battles, you hid at the very back.

However, I have a big gift for you, so be prepared!

After Silver Wolf finished speaking, a large amount of data suddenly began to converge in this nested simulated universe, eventually transforming into a gigantic black dragon at least a hundred meters long.

After the dragon appeared, the silver wolf said triumphantly.

"Danlei, this is the dead dragon [Tifeng] that I reconstructed based on the description of the Infino people, a subspecies of dragon veins. Using a dead dragon to beat you up is very appropriate, isn't it?"

Upon seeing this, Screwgoom immediately issued a warning.

“Miss Silver Wolf, Dan Lei is a guest I brought. If you insist on hurting him, I will have to take action.”

Screw's words clearly had no effect on Silver Wolf, and she immediately said excitedly...

"Come on! Let's get started! I only have one request: let me have some fun."

However, Dan Lei then spoke to the Black Tower via secret communication.

"Black Tower, I will release a portion of my memories. Use these memories to create corresponding data for me."

After saying that, Danlei emerged from a portion of his memories.

At the computational speed of simulating the universe, this amount of memory generates the corresponding data in less than a second.

So Danlei stepped forward, stopping Screwgum from issuing a second warning, and gave him a look that showed he believed in him before saying...

"Silver Wolf, I admit, the online world is your domain."

But yesterday, you just gave me what I could use to fight back against you in the online world.

After saying that, Dan Lei released the remaining computing power stinger and injected the data given by the Black Tower into its body.

As mentioned before, computing power worms are highly malleable in cyberspace, and under Dan Lei's control, they can transform into more forms through data.

Moreover, Black Tower, based on Dan Lei's memories, maliciously added its own AI voiceover.

Then, a calm, black tower voice echoed through the space.
"The Ultimate Evolution of the Computational Power Stinger—Ancient Beetle Beast!!!"

　Leonard: I probably won't be able to go with you. But I'll stay in the office and help Mr. Screwgoom monitor the data flow within the system. I'm so nervous; this is my first time working on such a large project.

　　The author believes that Leonard's line in the game indicates he couldn't possibly be monitoring a data stream from a simulated universe.

　　Because it's impossible to grant him, a junior staff member, access to the simulated universe's data streams; this is tantamount to temporarily adding him to the simulated universe project.
　　The soundproof field is a patch added by the author.

　　Because the soundproofing of the Black Tower space station is so ridiculous, the sound of entering the password outside the door can be heard very clearly inside.

　　Even the author's old, dilapidated house, which he had lived in for over sixty years and was renovated, wasn't this outrageous.

　　This is supposed to be a space station used for research? That's just outrageous.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)