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

Chapter 336 Where the King's sword points, our hearts follow!
Dan Lei's words, "I'm going to kill Sha Jin," immediately startled everyone around him.

Archer immediately summoned his black and white twin blades to protect Sand Gold.

All I can say is that this adult Shirou Emiya has been thoroughly influenced by Rin Tohsaka, even picking up some of her tsundere traits.

Despite his various complaints about Sand Gold, he actually respects Sand Gold as a master.

According to him, alluvial gold is often presented with grandiose talk and ornate decorations, but its true nature is a childlike persistence.

Archer drew his sword in a wary stance, while Danlei's team was completely bewildered.

Huang Quan was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise.

"Dan Lei, why do you want me to kill this man?"

However, Sandstone answered this question faster than Danlei.
"It must be some kind of power of yours that makes Danlei feel that I am useful."

After all, if Dan Lei really wanted to kill me, there was no need to trouble this young lady.

When asked about the answer regarding placer gold, Danlei simply shook his head and said...
"Then you're wrong. I have a safer and more comfortable way to get you to where you need to go."

But I think you don't value your life enough. Do you even remember how many times you've gambled your life in your life?

So, I'm going to let you experience death firsthand. I think this will make you think more deeply about things next time you risk your life.

"Huang Quan, make your move. Be gentle, but be quick. This dream world is already on the verge of collapse; your power will easily shatter it."

Seeing Danlei and Shajin say this, Huang Quan gripped the hilt of his sword, ready to draw it.

After all, if you're not afraid to cut down gold dust, then you have nothing to be afraid of as someone who cuts down people.

In the blink of an eye, a blood-red blade flashed across the gold dust, and the man vanished without a trace.

No matter how much one experiences on the border between life and death in the underworld, not even a second will pass in reality.

So Danlei calmly opened a portal and said to Archer...
“Alright, Archer, come with us. Let’s go ask your master, who just died once, what he thinks about death.”

After saying that, Dan Lei walked into the portal.

After crossing the portal, Dan Lei found himself in the narrow alley where the abandoned station on Liumeng Reef was located.

Meanwhile, Sand Gold lay dead on the railway tracks at the station.

After everyone had crossed the portal, Dan Lei spoke to the gold dust on the railway tracks.
"Gold Sand, if you're awake, hurry up and climb up, or I'll have Huang Quan slash you again."

Upon hearing this, Sand Gold immediately leaped up.

This time, Huang Quan's attack on him wasn't like the one in the game where he had to directly counter Sand Gold's attacks, so he was very careful.

The blow killed him and pierced through the dream, but did not cause any damage to the dream itself.

In the game, Sand Gold needed the help of Silver Branch to escape unscathed, but that's no longer necessary.

After getting up, Sand Gold realized that he was indeed no longer at the Pinocchio 12 o'clock position, and immediately protested loudly to Dan Lei.

"Is it really necessary? Are you sure it's really necessary?"
I thought experiencing death would be something that would pass by in the blink of an eye.

As a result, you gave me a complete review of my past experiences.

Also, you really put me on the edge of life and death; when you said I'd die once, you really meant it!

In response to the protests regarding the gold deposits, Danlei simply smiled and said...
"Of course you have to really die once, otherwise how can you, a gambler, learn a lesson?"

Moreover, having Huang Quan cut you once can remove all possible marks from your body.

I don't have the time to investigate whether the machine you're using to enter dreams has any backdoors, so the easiest solution is to solve it once and for all.

Dan Lei mentioned Huang Quan again, and Huang Quan, who had already jumped onto the train station, suddenly felt a chill and looked at him, saying...
"So, this sir is your trump card this time? You really know how to hide it. As expected, the rumors about you in the universe are not unfounded."

Danlei knew that Shajin was definitely referring to the rumor that the woman next to him was either an envoy or a genius.

However, Dan Lei really couldn't refute anything at this moment.

So Danlei could only hook onto the gold dust and say...
"Many things are better left unsaid. Don't make any comments about me, your colleague, while we're in Pinocchio, understand?"

Sand Gold naturally knew what Dan Lei meant: a fictitious envoy. Dan Lei had brought her in to deal with the family, so she naturally wouldn't expose him.

Seeing Sha Jin nod frantically, Dan Lei looked in the direction where the railway tracks extended outwards from the station and immediately laughed.
"It seems that the Star Train crew found Dr. Chadwick before us, and they've already started fighting."

Let's go, let's go take a look.

Following the direction Dan Lei was looking, Artoria and Archer did indeed sense the fluctuations of battle over there.

However, Artoria looked at Danlei suddenly summoning the Bountiful Black Deer and asked in surprise.

"Danlei, why did you summon this deer? Aren't you going to stop Draig and Albion from leading us there?"

To this question, Dan Lei answered decisively.
"Don't joke around, that's the domain of geniuses."

I don't believe that the spirit Chadwick did absolutely nothing around his makeshift laboratory.

Having become a heroic spirit, he must possess a strong ability to build fortifications.

The weapons he knew in the past may all be reproduced.

The amount of knowledge a genius possesses is beyond our comprehension, so attempting to break through unobstructed air is practically suicidal.

If Chadwick were to unleash an imaginary number collapse pulse on us with a Command Spell, none of us except for Yomi and me would survive.

Therefore, we could only go by staying close to the ground.

Artoria, you ride East Starlion, Draeg, and Albion miniaturized to follow us.

The underworld goes to the back of East Starlion.

"Gold Dust, you'll ride the deer with me. As for Archer, you can keep up even on foot."

Dan Lei's words were met with no objection from Sha Jin and Huang Quan, who both knew the weight of the word "genius."

Archer, seeing that his master had betrayed him and jumped onto the deer's back, could only smile wryly and say...
“No problem, I can also use Eagle Eye to help you scout out the opponent’s formation.”

Danlei immediately poured cold water on Archer's good intentions, saying...
"No, Archer, if you don't want to leave now, then don't show your face."

Let's get closer and see what's going on with the fighting over there before we move on.

After saying that, Dan Lei casually used his memory to create two harmonious doves, which would serve as eyes in the sky to explore the road ahead for him.

Birds capable of flying over the atmosphere are extremely fast, so they quickly reached the area where the battle was taking place.

Through the perspective of the Harmonious Pigeon, Dan Lei confirmed that the battle was indeed a fight between the Star Train crew led by the Black Swan and the creation of the Heroic Spirit Chadwick.

Because Pinocchio's original Dream Theatre and Memories don't have Gundam designs.

It's unclear what Chadwick, the Heroic Spirit, referenced when creating the mechanical guardians using the technology in his mind (the Memory Spirit Competition on Avalon), but Dan Lei has a strong sense of déjà vu with these machines. In any case, in Dan Lei's view, the mechanical puppets currently battling the Star Train crew are all "MS" shrunk to about ten times their original size.

However, these monsters only resemble Gundams in appearance; in essence, they are formed from memory matter.

Therefore, their weapons are extremely powerful; handheld portable positron cannons are considered basic, as they are geniuses in the application theory of imaginary numbers and orbital mechanics.

These mechanical golems are fully loaded with various imaginary cannons and electromagnetic weapons.

In other words, the Starry Sky Train crew is no pushover either. Although they are missing Dan Heng in the front row, Ying and the Heroic Spirit Himeko are clearly stronger than Dan Heng in his normal form.

Yingshou's six elemental powers are ever-changing, and he is also quite experienced in dealing with various enemy machines, especially attacks on cannon holes. It's as if he has been specially trained, and he hits every time.

Himeko wields Honkai power with ease, and with her knowledge forming a shield, she can even withstand the Imaginary Quantity Cannon.

However, the opposing mechanical golems were simply too numerous, and even with Walter providing additional AOE attacks, their advance was still very slow.

Because there are two or three people slacking off in this team.

Limited by his own strength, March 7th could only provide shields for everyone and occasionally use ice arrows to try and freeze the enemies.

Black Swan was almost entirely passive, occasionally throwing cards to provide some firepower support, and focusing most of its energy on recording the battlefield.

Paimon's cheers were very loud; it would have been even better if she hadn't been hiding behind March 7th.

Now that it was confirmed that the position ahead was indeed built by the Heroic Spirit Chadwick, Dan Lei decisively changed his strategy and said to the others...

"We can now confirm that the position ahead belongs to the Heroic Spirit Chadwick."

As I said before, it would be foolish to launch a direct assault on the stronghold built by a genius; therefore, we must outsmart them.

Danlei would normally say this without any problem, but saying it now prompted Shajin to ask directly.
"Dan Lei, are you sure you want to outsmart a genius?"
I think the most efficient way is for you two messengers to just charge in, cutting down anything that gets in your way.

Faced with the distrust of the gold mine owner, Danlei didn't want to explain further and simply said...
"Do you understand genius, or do I understand genius?"

Stop arguing. You, Archer, and Artoria will launch a feint attack on Chadwick's base from different directions on the train.

"It would be much more efficient for me and Huang Quan to sneak in and behead him."

Faced with Danlei's question, "Do you understand genius, or do I understand genius?", Shajin was speechless.

There's no way around it; this man has two genius girlfriends. In the entire universe, apart from the genius himself, no one dares to say they understand geniuses better than him.

Seeing that Sand Gold remained silent, Dan Lei led the team away, leaving Sand Gold, Archer, and Artoria in an abandoned memory refinery. Then, Dan Lei retrieved all the memory spirits and familiars, and took Huang Quan to a more distant location.

Afterwards, Dan Lei returned to reality, held the Immortal-Trapping Sword in his arms, and entered the dream world.

Dan Lei brought the Immortal-Trapping Sword into the dream world for a simple reason: he wanted to use the Omniscience Domain, which is specifically designed for geniuses, to break through all the defenses of the Heroic Spirit Chadwick.

Of course, Danlei still cannot use the Omniscient Domain like Polkakaka, but with the help of many memory spirits, he can still use the Omniscient Domain to sense the location of the mechanisms set up by the Heroic Spirit Chadwick.

Once the location of the protective and detection mechanisms is determined, Dan Lei can easily infiltrate them by using invisibility and Huang Quan's power of nothingness.

After finally finding the Heroic Spirit Chadwick and Dr. Chadwick himself, the two of them had no chance to resist against two Commanders with maxed-out combat attributes.

We'll leave Danlei and Huangquan's infiltration process aside for now and return to the scene with Sand Gold.

After Danlei left with Huang Quan, Archer looked at the distant buildings and asked Artoria a question.
"Knight King, tell me, how do you plan to fight this feint attack?"

Regarding this question, Artoria pointed to the Memory Domain Memes wandering around the Memory Essence Refinery and said...

"First, we need some soldiers."

Archer looked at the various "demons and monsters" that Artoria was pointing at and said bluntly...

"That thing, which is called Memory Domain Meme here, is not suitable for recruiting soldiers at all."

In response to Archer's questioning, Artoria simply said dismissively...
"Dan Lei said that the memory realm memes in this dream can all be communicated."

Since they can communicate, they can naturally become soldiers.

Archer, just you wait.

After saying that, Artoria took out the various foods and Suleda that Danlei had bought for her to satisfy her cravings, and headed towards the Memory Domain Memes in the Memory Essence Refinery.

What happened next was a bit mind-blowing for Archer.

In short, the Knight King used food and drinks to persuade the Memories of the Memory Realm.

Under the influence of her leadership qualities, which had already been promoted to A-rank Rider, these memory domain memes were quickly persuaded by Artoria.

Furthermore, these Memory Realm Memes also summoned all the wild Memory Realm Memes from the surrounding area.

Before long, Artoria gained thousands of Memoir soldiers from the Memory Realm who shouted, "Where our king's sword points, our hearts follow!"

Archer was stunned, wondering if the Artoria he knew was a fake.

Does Artoria, who intended to rewrite her own history with the Holy Grail and was abandoned by everyone in the epic, possess such strong leadership qualities?

Just as Archer was beginning to doubt himself, Sand Gold delivered another blow, looking at the Memories of the Memory Realm who were now radiating fanaticism, and sighed...
"It seems this one really is a king."

I've seen quite a few self-proclaimed kings in the universe.

Those people include administrators of a region on a planet, as well as supreme leaders who directly govern an entire galaxy.

But these people often only know political tactics and are good at talking.

People like him, who can so easily lead the masses, are few and far between.

"If she were alive, I'd contact Jade right now to bring her into the company and recommend her as one of the new Stoneheart Ten. She's a born leader, a natural-born commander of an army."

Archer could only remain silent in the face of Sand Gold's praise. He now genuinely doubted whether the Artoria he summoned back then, and the Artoria he fought back in the past, were all versions of the Knight King from unofficial histories.

However, Archer had no time for sentimentality. After recruiting soldiers, Artoria returned with her army in a grand procession.

Then, riding on the East Starlion, she spoke to Sand Gold and Archer.
"Next, I will lead the charge and draw out all the enemy's firing positions."

Archer, you're in charge of sniping all the firing positions.

"Gold dust, Danlei told me you can add shields to friendly forces. Dare you charge alongside me?"

Upon receiving Artoria's invitation, Sand Gold felt a flame of youth rising within him, and so he gave a gentlemanly bow and said...
"Now I wish, Your Majesty."

Seeing that Sand Gold was willing to charge alongside her, Artoria immediately summoned a [Raging Shell Shedding] (Amethyst Dinosaur) and said...

"I give you this soldier; it will become your mount."

At the same time, I bestow upon you the title of knight, Gold-Sand Knight, to accompany me and charge into battle against the enemy!

(End of this chapter)