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

Chapter 334 Star Train Crew: "Let's Go Destroy the Holy Grail!"

After leaving the Huichangshi, Dan Lei immediately went to find the Black Swan.

The robin assassination is completely different from the game's storyline. Dan Lei must confirm whether Xing's experience in the Dream of the Child is similar to that in the game.

The search for the Black Swan went smoothly; Danlei had already sent Draig and Albion to find her when he went to the Hue-Chang-Shi.

After Danlei disembarked, Black Swan was still with the train crew, because, just like in the game, she was revealing to the crew that the Pinocchio Dream was crumbling.

Pinocchio is now beset by internal troubles, with the missing Chadwick and the looming threat of the Interstellar Peace Corporation. It is no exaggeration to describe it as facing both internal and external threats.

In this Holy Grail War, there have been very few direct confrontations between Heroic Spirits, and things have already escalated to the point of interstellar war.

Therefore, the memory-keepers in Pinocone have begun preparations. They have started urgently collecting various memories of Pinocone to prevent many memories from being permanently lost after the Interstellar Peace Corporation destroys the place.

However, for Pinocchio today, information about the watchmakers is one of the most important memories.

The reason Black Swan needs to maintain a good relationship with the train crew is that, nowadays, the only company in Pinocchio that is still interested in and willing to investigate the watchmaker's legacy is the Starry Sky Train Crew.

So when Danlei met with the two sides, they were still exchanging information and discussing the current situation of Pinocchio in a private room at the Daydream Hotel in the dream world.

Of course, both Draig and Albion were listening in, so Dan Lei knew everything they were talking about.

As soon as Dan Lei arrived and sat down, Ji Zi asked without any politeness.
"Danlei, what exactly happened in this Holy Grail War? Can you tell me?"

In response to this question, Dan Lei simply took out his phone and used it as a projector, saying...
"Actually, the current situation on the Holy Grail battlefield isn't too outrageous in my eyes."

Summoning heroes from history will naturally bring out past grudges.

The fact that they've gone on such a massive scale is purely because Interstellar Peace Corporation and the five major Pinocchio groups have gone too far, daring to persecute even geniuses.

Therefore, the spirit Chadwick became the source of all the events.

His actions brought the conflict between Interstellar Peace Corporation and the five major Pinocchio groups into the open.

After saying that, Danlei began to manipulate the projection, and the figures of Masters such as Star, Portio, Fireworks, Sunday, Robin, and Welt appeared on it.

At the same time, images of the Heroic Spirits that appeared at this moment also appeared on it, and the Heroic Spirits with clear information were matched one by one.

Then Dan Lei said
"Alright, since everyone thinks the Pinocchio incident was caused by the Holy Grail War, let's talk about how to end this war quickly."

After saying that, Danlei first separated himself and Artoria and put them aside, saying...
"First of all, I personally have no intention of making a wish with the Holy Grail. Artoria's wish is quite simple. I can fulfill it by borrowing a little of the Holy Grail's miraculous power, which will not affect the victor's wish."

Therefore, whoever ends up in the end, as long as their wishes aren't too outrageous, I won't interfere.

Then, Danlei put aside Star, Walter, Firefly (Star had already announced its wish), Sunday, and Robin, and said again...
"There are five of them here, and I now know for certain that their wishes are harmless to others."

Don't ask me about Sunday's and the robin's specific wishes; I certainly don't have any bad intentions.

Here, Danlei is covering for Sunday. Sunday himself doesn't pray for the Holy Grail; his wish is for order to come.

Fortunately, Sunday's reputation was pretty good, especially the robin, who added a lot of credibility points to his brother, so no one raised any questions.

Then, Danlei put Hanabi and Chadwick aside and said...
"These two, almost certainly, have wishes that will affect others. If they really go all the way, I will step in to stop them."

The remaining ones, placed in the center, are Portio and Lancer, Archer (whose Master and Servant are both unknown, though Dan Lei knows Archer's identity for now), and Assassin (whose Master is also unknown).

Dan Lei pointed at these people and said

"This is a combination whose wishes are completely unknown."

Moreover, Archer is alright; I can guess who his Master is. But Assassin's Master is still unclear, which is very troublesome.

Danlei lied here because, since Assassin is mixed with Mianmian, Danlei could directly guess that the Master is Galah.

As for Archer, everyone else has an identity except for Sandstone, so Archer's Master identity is self-evident.

Because Danlei felt guilty, he immediately turned the robin and firefly red after saying this, and then said...
"Currently, there are two Masters who have been clearly attacked and are suspected of being dead: Robin and Firefly."

However, I have doubts about their deaths, because I sensed the Holy Grail and no Heroic Spirits have returned defeated.

Dan Lei's words made Xing's eyes light up, and he immediately said...
"Danlei, you mean, Liuying is still alive?"

Dan Lei shook his head slightly, but said with certainty...

"I mean that no Heroic Spirits have returned to the Holy Grail yet, not that the Master is not dead."

We don't know what kind of Heroic Spirit Liu Ying is yet. Perhaps this Heroic Spirit has special skills that allow him to operate for a long time without a Master.

As for the robin, normally she would return to reality after being killed, but now that she is unconscious, it seems very strange.

He's going crazy on Sunday; in his investigation of the murderer, he's even started interrogating me using the powers of his heroic spirit.

Although I gave him a little lesson, it has proven that he has started investigating without any scruples.

"Gentlemen, if you are found on Sunday, I suggest you cooperate with the investigation. His heroic spirit is extremely powerful, enough to confront me head-on."

Danlei asked the Starry Sky Train to cooperate with any possible follow-up investigations on Sunday, and they had no objections.

After all, the train crew had absolutely nothing to do with the robin's death; Xing didn't even see any footage of the robin before its death.

Therefore, the train crew was simply cooperating with the investigation and remained calm.

However, after Dan Lei finished speaking, Ji Zi suddenly spoke up.

"Danlei, after discussion, we found an even more effective way to stop Chadwick from firing imaginary collapse pulses."

That is, to directly stop or destroy the Holy Grail, thus ending this Holy Grail War prematurely.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that since he had already summoned Artoria as a Rider, why did this Saber still want to cleave the Holy Grail?
Is it possible that Saber's class is inherently incompatible with the Holy Grail?
To dispel Himeko's dangerous idea, Dan Lei shook his head and said directly.

"Don't even think about it. Why do you think the Holy Grail can help all Masters bear the power needed to summon Servants, without the Servants' strength being reduced in any way?"
Even the imaginary number collapse pulse can be recreated as a Noble Phantasm, so how much power do you think the Holy Grail contains right now?

To put it simply, the five major families of Pinocchio have connected all of Pinocchio's power of destiny to the Holy Grail. Without the cooperation of the five major families, I simply couldn't shut it down.

As for violent destruction, just say so if you want to blow up an even larger Memory Domain Hole in the Asdena system.

Anyone who suggests violently destroying the Holy Grail should be treated as a mysterious force causing trouble.

As soon as Dan Lei finished speaking, the entire train crew turned their attention to the black swan.

Upon seeing this, Dan Lei immediately covered his head, indicating that the black swan event had finally landed on his head.

So Danlei said with a headache.
"So, the Black Swan was your bad idea?"

How could you think that a crystallized energy containing miracles could be destroyed by violence?

Even a battery can explode if you swing it around carelessly.

If you really want to chop something up, why don't you chop up a black hole?!

The black hole Dan Lei was referring to was naturally the memory black hole, which made the black swan look quite embarrassed.

She had only suggested one possibility for stopping the Holy Grail War; she hadn't really thought that far ahead. So, the Black Swan mysteriously produced a card and said...

"There are many possibilities for the future, and I am just providing one option."

Clearly, this option is not suitable.

After saying that, Black Swan destroyed the card in her hand, as if to admit her mistake.

Seeing this, Dan Lei didn't make things too difficult for Black Swan. It was already a well-known fact among players that she would often make crucial decisions when she blindly initiated team fights, so they were used to it.

This person is a typical example of someone who only has a superficial understanding and is just dabbling in things. The description of the light cone in "Weaving the Thread of Fate" is very clear.

Black Swan spends her time sorting, combining, shuffling, and drawing cards, simulating the various possibilities of the hand of fate manipulating people, searching for the true trajectory beneath the chaotic appearance.

It can only be said that, despite lacking the power of finality and the computational ability of intellect, it insists on integrating known information to predict the future in this way.

Therefore, Dan Lei returned to the topic of the Holy Grail War and said...

"In short, to end the Holy Grail War early, all you need to do is defeat the six Heroic Spirits."

Eleven Heroic Spirits have now been confirmed, and defeating six of them should not be difficult.

However, my immediate priority is to find Chadwick, the one who came up with the terrible idea. How about I leave this to you?

Black swans, knowing they are in the wrong, naturally dare not object.

Because after careful consideration, she realized that the Holy Grail was sponsored by Dan Lei to the family, and there must be a purpose behind it.

Now, telling him in front of him that he wants to destroy the Holy Grail is really like throwing a bowl at a cook.

Just then, Xing's phone rang, and Silver Wolf chose an extremely catchy voice as its ringtone.
"What happened—what happened—what happened—" (Kamen Rider Levi's third rider transformation sound effect)
Upon hearing such a jarring sound, Xing quickly took out her phone to check. As soon as she opened it, a chibi version of Silver Wolf popped up and said...
"Ahem, can you hear me? Star Train, long time no see—is Pinocchio fun?"

I know that you are all investigating the visions of Pinocchio and the truth about the Holy Grail War.

To be honest, we are very happy to see this happen.

The deeper your investigation goes, the greater your chance of uncovering the truth about dreams and the Holy Grail.

Danlei and his family are hiding something, aren't they?
We also obtained firsthand intelligence.

Now, I've decided to generously share it with you all.

Unfortunately, the wonderful holiday is coming to an end.

Enter this code into your Dream Pool, the device used for dreaming, and check out the hidden map! The location coordinates are all packaged for you; just copy it with one click.

That's Pinocchio's deep dream; you can find clues about Chadwick there.

Oh, right, Sam's over there too. He's a simple guy who likes fair and square competition, so he'll definitely get along with you guys.

I hope you won't be overwhelmed by his enthusiasm!

Oh, by the way, now all the forces in Pinocchio are getting involved.

"Unknown visitor, don't fall too far behind!"

After saying that, the phone automatically shut down.

Silver Wolf's move really put Dan Lei in a difficult position. Faced with the stares of others, Dan Lei could only bite the bullet and say...
“I’ve never hidden the fact that I came to Pinocchio for other purposes, have I?”

Seeing that Danlei still didn't want to reveal what he was hiding, Himeko and Welt didn't ask any further questions.

Because the two of them knew that if someone clearly said they didn't want to talk about something, then they shouldn't ask. Everyone has secrets and has no obligation to reveal them to all their friends. Asking too much would mean losing a friend altogether.

Even Xing knows this principle, so she just stood there and acted silly.

"Sister Himeko, I want to buy a new phone! This phone is unusable; the Star Core Hunter can hack into it whenever it wants!"

Himeko naturally understood what Hoshi meant, so she decisively began to comfort her.

After Himeko comforted Hoshi for a while, Welt steered the conversation back on track and asked...

"So, should we use that code? Danlei, what's your opinion?"

Regarding this question, Dan Lei said fiercely.

"My opinion is that next time I run into Silver Wolf, I will definitely spank her again."

Her actions just now were absolutely intentional. She must have known I was right next to you, and she came here on purpose to sow discord.

"Alright, I won't participate in the rest of the discussion. You guys continue. I need to go back to the dream world to gather my teammates. Now that everyone's taking action, I naturally need to too."

After saying that, Dan Lei turned around and left the private room with his men.

After Danlei left, March 7th asked a little fearfully.
"Um, shouldn't we go apologize to Danlei? I think he's angry."

Himeko immediately shook her head.

“It’s not appropriate. I’m no longer sure if Dan Lei is on our side at Pinocone.”

Upon hearing Himeko's words on March 7th, he immediately became somewhat excited and said...
"How could that be? Danlei has no reason to side with the family, does he?"

Walter answered this question directly.
"Indeed, Danlei has no reason to side with the family."

However, it is undeniable that he initiated the Holy Grail War.

Even though things had escalated to the point of being almost out of control, he still didn't stop thinking about the Holy Grail War, but instead tried to persuade us to complete the Holy Grail ritual.

Clearly, completing the ceremony was important to him, but he never explained why.

We can understand this as meaning that the secret is very important and he cannot tell us.

But this also proves that, even we cannot be trusted when it comes to this secret.

Walter actually left out half a sentence here.

That is, trust is mutual. Since Danlei does not give the train crew complete trust, the reverse is also true.

However, it would be a bit unpleasant to say this out loud, so Walter didn't say it in front of the Black Swan.

After Walter finished speaking, Himeko, seeing the tense atmosphere, immediately laughed.

"There's no need for everyone to act like this. There's no evidence yet that Danlei would stand against us."

In short, let's go check out the hidden map that Silver Wolf mentioned.

She said that if we can find clues about Chadwick, we can't let it go.

Also, Miss Black Swan, the train crew is willing to cooperate with you. We need a suitable guide in the Memory Realm.

(End of this chapter)