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

Chapter 166 The Invitation of "Lord Yan Ting"

After Jingyuan hung up the phone, Danlei also looked like he had a headache.

Because Dan Lei had already realized one thing: he had underestimated the value of weapons that could counter the restorative power of Abundant Beasts.

In the game, Star Iron Universe repeatedly demonstrates how incredibly difficult it is for the regenerative abilities of the Abundant Creatures to deal with. Rare and exotic beasts like the Abundant Xuan Deer, created by the people of the Immortal Ship of the old era, are practically indestructible with the support of the [Jianmu] energy.

In reality, however, as the frontline force against the Abundant People, the Immortal Boat Alliance has many ways to counter their resilience.

Because the vast majority of the people of Fengrao do not have such exaggerated recovery ability, if they are really cut to a vital spot by the Cloud Cavalry, they will still die.

After all, there's no time to devour flesh and blood to heal injuries on the battlefield.

Moreover, if you encounter a powerful weapon like Zhu Minghuo, your body will be charred beyond repair.

For the Immortal Boat Alliance, the only enemies that truly need to counter the recovery power are at least as formidable as Hu Lei.

However, Hu Lei was deliberately spared by the Immortal Boat Alliance. During the storyline where Ling Sha and Jing Yuan were searching for clues in the You Prison, the two clearly stated that the so-called immortality was just a title, and there was nothing truly immortal in the world.

After all, even the Star Gods can die, and the Immortal [Dragon] has fallen, let alone the wretched creatures who are merely blessed by the Abundant Star God.

Take the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship for example. They have a rule that they can use the stellar-level flames of the [Suihuang] star to throw the abundant, unkillable creatures into the calamity fire to burn them.

To put it bluntly, given the current intelligence capabilities of the Immortal Ship Alliance, even if they really wanted to kill the [Origin Immortal] detained by the Ten Kings Division, they could simply throw him into a black hole.

Even if ordinary black holes aren't enough, Dan Lei said he could summon Huang Quan.

Anyway, Dan Lei doesn't believe that this [Origin Immortal], who can be hypnotized by calming gas, is more difficult to deal with than the Void Shadow.

As for Shuhu, his true form was killed by the small black hole created by Bai Heng. How could he possibly contend with a real black hole?

Similarly, although Blade says he wants to die, he still has an obsession with it; otherwise, he could just jump into a black hole.

Of course, the [Suihuang] can also be solved in the same way, but transporting the [Suihuang] into the black hole would probably require sacrificing the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship.

Therefore, Dan Lei previously believed that the Immortal Boat Alliance would pay attention to weapons that could counter the undead, but not to them.

Only then did he readily agree to let Yun Li take Hepar to test the sword.

However, through his conversation with Jingyuan, Danlei realized the flaws in his logic.

The Immortal Boat Alliance does indeed have many methods to kill those high-level, abundant monsters, but these require a great deal of commotion and cannot be used casually on the battlefield.

Moreover, it is inconvenient to eat flesh and blood to heal injuries on the battlefield, but the wealthy people who retreated and fled did not have this problem.

If immortality weapons were mass-produced, the wounds suffered by the Bountiful People on the battlefield would become irreversible, and their battles against the Beast Ships of the Buliren would be much easier.

Furthermore, the emergence of weapons that can counteract immortality will directly undermine the confidence of the wealthy people, who are mainly composed of Buli people. Without their proud regenerative abilities, it is questionable whether these guys will still be as fearless in battle as they are now.

Most importantly, if Luo Fu had actually had a weapon that could limit its regenerative abilities during the sudden battle, the fight would not have been so brutal.

Therefore, before this weapon was mass-produced, all the Celestial Ships actually wanted to keep Hepar in their own home.

Sure enough, just as Jingyuan hung up the phone, Feixiao called.

This one was even more direct, not mentioning Herpal at all, and directly sending Danlei to Artmodes to help him conquer the evil creatures.

This was clearly Jiaoqiu's scheme. Danlei estimated that if he really went, he wouldn't be able to get away easily.

Feixiao will definitely fight one battle and then immediately fight another, endlessly replenishing his support.

Therefore, Dan Lei politely declined, saying that he needed to wait for Huai Yan to forge the weapon for him.

After Feixiao hung up the phone, thankfully no other calls came in.

They weren't familiar with the other few immortal boats and Dan Lei, and they wanted to find their private jade fortune numbers, but they couldn't find them in a short time.

Because Jingyuan and Feixiao definitely don't want to add more competitors, they will keep it a secret for you.

You said that General Yao Guang of Yuque could calculate Dan Lei's number?
She should also be able to foresee that Yuque has no chance of winning in this battle.

However, given that things had escalated to this point, Danlei had no choice but to take action.

Because he was unfamiliar with Zhu Mingxianzhou, Dan Lei had no idea where the Netherworld Prison was, so he could only contact Dan Zhu to help him find it.

Upon hearing that Dan Lei was going to the Prison of Imprisonment, Dan Zhu rushed over in a panic. After hearing the whole story, she immediately took her incense burner-shaped walking stick and started poking Dan Lei's chest repeatedly, scolding him.

"In the future, before you take something out, do you dare to discuss it with me first?"

"Two heads are better than one, don't you understand? And show me that dragon-slaying sword you used to make."

Danzhu wanted to see Ascalon, so Danlei brought it out.

As soon as the sword was drawn, Dan Lei felt Dan Zhu tremble.

This result was not unexpected, because Dan Lei would instinctively become tense when he first saw this sword.

Danzhu is far inferior to me in strength, so it's normal for him to be afraid.

So Danlei immediately sheathed his sword, and Danzhu stopped trembling, then said with some lingering fear.
"This sword is terrifying, Danlei. You must never use it in front of your own kind again."

Others who know the true terror of this sword will do everything in their power to make you destroy it.

Dan Lei nodded in agreement with Dan Zhu's suggestion.

In Danlei's view, unless a certain dragon lord of the Wisdom Clan insists on becoming his enemy in the future, Ascalon will never be of any use to the Wisdom Clan.

After all, he had plenty of ways to deal with those below the Dragon Lord level, so there was no need to use such a special attack weapon.

Seeing that Danlei nodded, Danzhu stopped worrying about the Ascalon issue.

Because dragons, as top-level creatures that have almost disappeared from the universe, are the best unit of measurement for those merchants who sell counterfeit and shoddy weapons.

Therefore, weapons that claim to be able to slay dragons are everywhere in the universe, and the Vidyadharas have long been desensitized to this term.

As long as they haven't seen Ascalon, even if someone says that Danlei has a sword specifically for slaying dragons, the Vidyadharas won't be afraid. They'll probably even use it as a topic of conversation to tease each other.

So, Danzhu had Danlei put away the remaining demon swords and then went directly to Zhu Mingyou Prison.

Upon arriving at the Prison of Imprisonment, Dan Lei found a familiar feeling on the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship for the first time.

It can only be said that the six Immortal Ships of the Immortal Ship Alliance each have their own characteristics, but only the Prison of the Netherworld has the same atmosphere no matter how the decorations change.

However, Zhu Ming's prison, Dan Lei, can no longer run around like he would at home.

After explaining the situation to the guards at the entrance, she looked at Dan Lei with surprise for a long time, but still let him in. As soon as he entered the prison, the jailer from Zhu Mingxian Boat came out to greet Dan Lei.

Her attitude was fairly good, but she didn't budge on the issue of Herpal, and directly told Danlei...
“Miss Yun Li, you may take her away. We have confirmed that Herpal is not her weapon, and the suspicion of carrying dangerous items has been cleared.”

I've already had someone bring her over.

However, since Hepar is a weapon that poses a serious threat to the Celestial Ship people, it must be handed over to the Ten Kings Seal.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei almost burst out laughing, remarking that Zhu Mingyou really knew how to find excuses for imprisonment.

This Herpal was defined by the Alliance as a weapon against the Abundant Beasts, but here it was directly detained on the grounds that it posed a serious threat to the Celestial Race of the Immortal Ship.

However, Dan Lei really couldn't question the prison warden's statement, because the Celestial Race of the Immortal Ship was originally the strongest and most abundant people.

Hepar can indeed disable the Celestials' abnormal regenerative abilities.

However, facing the shameless Zhu Ming, the prison warden, Dan Lei retorted with a question.

"Your Excellency, do you mean that Herpal is a dangerous item, and therefore I should be imprisoned for carrying dangerous items?"

Dan Lei said this intentionally, because Zhu Mingyou Prison would never dare to imprison him.

To put it bluntly, the definition of Hepar as a dangerous item is problematic. Danlei, as the hero who brought back the weapon, was arrested for trying to retrieve it, and the jailer in front of him will definitely be convicted of abusing his power.

Therefore, Zhu Mingyou, the prison warden, simply smiled and replied to Dan Lei's question.

"Mr. Danlei, you are joking. You are not carrying any dangerous items and do not need to be imprisoned."

Regarding the issue of carrying it before, since it wasn't classified as a dangerous item at that time, you cannot be held responsible.

Well, now that the other side has said that, Dan Lei realizes that the person in charge of prison really did get the job for nothing; she actually managed to complete the logical loop within the rules.

At this moment, Yun Li was also brought over by a messenger from the underworld.

However, upon seeing Dan Lei, she looked embarrassed, but still mustered her courage and walked up to him to apologize.
"Danlei, I'm sorry, I lost your sword."

The people from the Ten Kings Bureau refused to return it to me no matter what they said.

"Don't worry, I'll go find Grandpa as soon as I get out, and I'll definitely get your sword back."

Seeing that Yun Li's apology was so sincere, Dan Lei naturally wouldn't make things difficult for her, but instead smiled and said...
"Yun Li, there's no need to apologize. This accident wasn't your fault."

Moreover, some people seriously underestimate me. My weapons are not something that can be taken away so easily.

Actually, Danlei can directly reclaim Hepar. Don't forget, weapons brought out from another world are all preserved in the form of concept costumes.

Therefore, as long as Hepar is not too far from Danlei and there is no special seal, Danlei can control it to transform back into a Concept Craft Essence and instantly return to the Holy Grail space.

It was obvious that the Ten Kings of Zhu Ming could not truly seal Hepar, so with a thought from Dan Lei, it transformed back into a conceptual costume, circled the Holy Grail space, and reappeared in Dan Lei's hand as a weapon.

To onlookers, it appeared as if Dan Lei had used spatial abilities to summon his weapon back to his hand from a distance.

Then, Danlei, holding Hepar, asked the jailer in front of him again.

"Your Honor, now that the weapon is back in my hands, are you going to detain me for carrying dangerous items?"

Dan Lei's words put the warden of Zhu Mingyou Prison in a very difficult position; detaining Dan Lei was definitely not an option.

Dan Lei is not one of Zhu Mingxianzhou's people, so the reason for his detention must be formal and correct; otherwise, if things get out of hand, he will definitely be the one to suffer.

The trouble here includes resisting arrest. If Dan Lei resists arrest now and fights his way out, as long as no one dies, the Ten Kings of Zhu Ming probably won't even dare to file a complaint.

Because he himself violated the law by changing the definition of meritorious service to carrying dangerous items.

If it's just confiscating weapons, the jailer will at most receive some internal punishment, which she thinks is still worthwhile.

But if he were to cause a major incident, he would have to go directly from being a jailer to a prisoner, which was unacceptable.

Faced with the choice between saving face and substance, the prison warden decisively chose substance, and laughed directly.
"Dangerous items? What dangerous items? I didn't see any."

Seeing that the prison warden had backed down, Dan Lei naturally seized the opportunity and smiled in return.

"I see. It seems I misunderstood. In that case, we'll take our leave."

Seeing that Dan Lei also chose to downplay the matter, the prison warden breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as he escorted Dan Lei out of the prison.

The following week, Danlei's life was peaceful.

He spends his days designing blueprints, teasing Yunli, enjoying Zhu Ming cuisine with Yunli at noon, and freeloading off Dan Zhu for dinner in the evening. He lives a very comfortable life.

However, beneath the calm surface of daily life, turbulent currents are brewing on Zhu Mingxianzhou.

Huaiyan knew that Danlei would absolutely not leave Zhuming before his weapon was finished.

Moreover, the old man knew very well that if the alliance wanted to study why Hepar could suppress the regenerative abilities of living beings, they would definitely have to look beyond Zhu Ming.

Even if Dan Lei runs back to Luofu later, as long as Hepar submits the research, he will eventually return to the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship.

Unless the alliance allows him to retire for the Nth time, find someone to replace General Zhu Ming, and then arrange for him to go to the Luofu Construction Bureau for research.

Therefore, Huaiyan directly announced that he would begin his seclusion, and that general affairs would be temporarily handled by his assistant in conjunction with the highest-ranking officials of the Six Departments. (The Cloud Cavalry's affairs would be managed by the Chief Strategist.)
This has been a long-standing characteristic of the Ming Dynasty. Although Huaiyan did not concurrently serve as the Director of the Construction Bureau, as a member of the "Hundred Metallurgical Works," even if he was no longer a general, his power in the Construction Bureau was greater than that of the Director of the Construction Bureau.

Therefore, when Huaiyan was a general, he often went into seclusion if there was no war.

Moreover, half a year of seclusion is just a blink of an eye for a long-lived species, not to mention that Huaiyan is the longest-lived person in the Immortal Boat Alliance.

However, as soon as Huaiyan went into seclusion, many rats immediately felt that an opportunity had come, and the Earth Balance Division and the Ten Kings Division immediately became busy.

It should be noted that Zhu Ming had plenty of weapons, so the number of people reselling weapons suddenly increased, and they would often engage in small-scale skirmishes with the Yunqi Army and the Ten Kings Division.

But these things are actually none of Dan Lei's business. The increased patrols of the Yunqi Army around Zhu Ming's Immortal Ship will not require Dan Lei to be summoned. Dan Lei can continue to leisurely design puppets.

However, one day, an uninvited guest suddenly requested to meet Danlei's workshop.

The person who came was the same woman who had been so frightened by Drag at the dock that day that she had fallen to the ground. Based on the application, Danlei learned her name: Jidu.

Regarding this name, Danlei can only say that the person is just as their name suggests. The wise elder who named her truly had a discerning eye, seeing her potential even at zero years old.

However, she requested the meeting under the pretext of delivering a message to Lord Yan Ting, so Dan Lei couldn't refuse and could only leave the workshop to meet her in the outer hall of the Flame Wheel Forging Palace.

During this meeting, Ji Du was very respectful, bowing upon meeting him.
"Mr. Danlei, my master, Yantingjun, has important matters to discuss and has specially instructed me to come and invite you. I earnestly hope that you can spare some time to come and have a chat."

(End of this chapter)