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

Chapter 367 The Grammer Cavalry, now completely annihilated.
When Jade called, there was no need to guess; I knew she was testing my attitude towards Pinocchio.

The embryo of the Star God Philosophy—Dan Lei, having devoured this thing, has essentially found the gateway to becoming a Star God. Although he hasn't stepped inside yet, he is far stronger than the Destiny Walkers who can't find any other gateway in the universe.

Actually, Heita and Nguyen May had been urging him to go back soon, but Dan Lei made an excuse that Pinocchio still had some finishing work to do and he couldn't go back for the time being.

The two women weren't sure if Danlei had finished up any work, but they knew that Danlei had been very involved in the Pinocchio incident, from instigating the Holy Grail War to devouring the fetus of the Philosophy of Order, and finally bringing together the five planetary gods, allowing [Erudite] to regain a few minutes of calculation.

So, there will definitely be a mess. If Danlei wants to stay a few more days, let him stay. Anyway, the two of them need to make some preparations.

Dan Lei did not refuse Jade's invitation, because if he did not make things clear to her, she would inevitably keep testing his attitude in order to get him into Pinocchio, which would be too troublesome.

Soon, Danlei met Emerald, Toppa, and Sand Gold in the luxurious reception room of the Daydream Hotel in reality.

When Emerald saw Danlei enter, she warmly came up to hug him and said...

"Congratulations, Lord Danlei, on taking a crucial step toward becoming a Star God. In the future, I hope you will mentor us mortal friends."

Dan Lei accepted all the compliments from the jade with a smile, and after the hug, he said with formulaic humility...

"It's not that exaggerated. It's just a concept in the nascent stage of the philosophy of order, and it cannot change my essence."

Becoming a Star God relies more on enlightenment. If you can't understand it, even if your physical form is similar to that of a Star God, you're just imitating a cat.

Furthermore, we're so familiar with each other, there's no need for you to address me as "Your Excellency." Do you really expect me to call you "Ms. Emerald"?

Dan Lei's words were purely out of laziness; he had a solid bond of interest with the Emerald Trio in the Strategic Investment Department, so there was no need to make things too serious.

But these words had another meaning in the eyes of Sand Gold and Toppa. However, the two just looked at each other helplessly and kept their thoughts to themselves.

Danlei noticed the subtle interaction between Sand Gold and Topa, but too lazy to guess what they were talking about, he simply said to Sand Gold...
"As for you, Sand Gold, you were quite active in this Holy Grail War. You'll probably get a promotion when you get back."

"Then I must congratulate you! Every step up after P44 in the Interstellar Peace Corporation is a leap forward. You're currently P45; one more level and you'll be on par with Emerald."

As they were talking, Danlei picked up the wine glass that Toppa had already filled for him and clinked it against Sand Gold's glass.

Dan Lei's claim that Sand Gold would be promoted is pure speculation. He didn't break the sand gold this time, so he shouldn't be held responsible. He also opened a gap in the Pinocchio negotiations and prevented Chadwick from attacking Pierpoint. These two achievements make a promotion well-deserved.

However, after finishing his drink, Sand Gold shook his head and said...

"Danlei, you still don't understand the company's promotion system."

My achievements this time are not enough to warrant a promotion.

If a P46 position becomes available in the department later, I will have a better chance of competing for it.

Moreover, once I'm promoted to P46, I'll start leading a team.

"Given my style of doing things, who would want to gamble their life with me every day?"

Danlei couldn't refute Shajin's words. This guy always had "all or nothing" on his lips, and seemed ready to fight to the death at the drop of a hat.

Although the gold miner never cheated his subordinates, others didn't know that.

Generally speaking, no one would risk their life to fight someone at the level of placer gold, as placer gold is indeed too unique.

So, Dan Lei said casually.
"It seems that we are the same. We seem to have obtained something amazing, but in reality we are still standing still, just with a little more foundation."

Dan Lei's words repeatedly implied that he had not gained much from this devouring of the embryo of the philosophy of order, and Emerald, Sand Gold, and Toppa all understood this.

However, none of the three believed it.

Sand Gold had already informed Emerald and Toppa. The projection of the Balance Star God [Mutual] merged into Dan Lei's body, enabling him to advance to the Balance Envoy level, which he witnessed firsthand.

Danlei is now a dual commander of the Hunting and Balanced forces.

It is extremely rare for a person to gain the favor of two star gods.

Moreover, Danlei himself follows his own understanding of the path to immortality, rather than actually walking the path of hunting and balance.

In other words, the envoy has never cared whether you are a destined traveler or not; it only judges based on the Star God's judgment. The Interstellar Peace Company itself has a guardian envoy who does not believe in protection. Otherwise, Sand Gold would have spoken out for other hunters and balance travelers.

However, since Danlei repeatedly pointed out that the embryonic form of the philosophy of order was not very useful, the three of them wisely stopped asking and instead got to the point.

Emerald sat down next to Danlei as a sign of closeness and asked...
"Danlei, you should know the purpose of my visit to Pinocone this time. I'll just ask some questions directly."

Do you ever consider having a certain degree of influence or even complete control over the discourse at Pinocchio?

Regarding this issue, Dan Lei, who had no interest in Pinocchio itself, didn't even consider pulling the strings and simply stated...

"No, you can do whatever you want."

However, you'll have to leave Sunday to me. After all, he's my business partner. Two days is enough; I'm going to let him out.

So don't make a fuss about him, and don't use him as a bargaining chip.

This is my stance; you can state it directly to others.

When Jade saw Danlei's request that it be a Sunday, he naturally had no objection.

These days, Sundays are like a plucked free-range chicken to Jade, posing absolutely no threat.

That is to say, the robin is now the head of the oak family, otherwise Sunday would not be very valuable.

Since Danlei wants him, we should give him this much face.

With no conflict of interest, the three of them relaxed considerably and spent the rest of the time chatting happily with Dan Lei.

Afterwards, Dan Lei left the VIP room reeking of alcohol and perfume.

Then, after taking only a few steps, "Black Tower" blocked Dan Lei's path, angrily raising his staff and saying...
"So that's why you didn't come back. You were indulging in a life of debauchery at Pinocchio. Aren't you going to explain?"

Dan Lei didn't hold back against this obviously fake Black Tower. Without a word, he flashed forward, grabbed both her wrists, pulled her around the waist, and pinned her against the wall, saying...

"Fireworks, the acting is too fake."

If Black Tower is really angry that I'm out partying, it will definitely unleash its ultimate move to show its attitude.

They won't waste any words with me.

Also, you didn't pad it enough. Even though the Black Tower is slender, it's still significantly stronger than yours.

After Danlei finished speaking, Huahuo immediately reverted to her original form, then raised her leg and delivered a groin kick, saying...
"Little Golden Dragon, since you recognized me from the beginning, can I take that as you taking advantage of me again?"

The word "again" in "Fireworks" is correct, because back in the Avalon Star God War era, the fake Xinku tricked Danlei and Fireworks had already been taken advantage of once.

That time, Danlei openly and honestly spanked Director Hua's butt.

However, Dan Lei felt no psychological pressure at all about taking advantage of the fireworks.

The blame lies with the Masked Fool, who, in the Black Tower and Ruan Mei's world, is so trustworthy that even scanning a shared bicycle requires a deposit.

Moreover, they know Danlei, and Danlei would never really provoke such a troublesome being as the Fool. Having an "Aha" constantly watching him is already enough of a headache for Danlei.

So, Danlei put down the fireworks, dodged the groin kick with a backflip, and said nonchalantly.
"You yourself said it again. Practice makes perfect, and once you get used to it, you'll be fine." Seeing Danlei's shamelessness, Huahuo thought that this guy truly deserved to be the focus of Lezi God's observation—a born fool.

However, Hanabi is quite helpless when facing Danlei. Every time she tries to trick him, she gets exposed.

Illusions combined with acting skills are ineffective against him and can be easily seen through.

He can't beat her in a fight, and he can't break her defenses with insults either; she's truly his nemesis.

So Hanabi didn't bother with any more words and directly raised her little pistol to fire several shots at Danlei to vent her anger.

Since Hanabi didn't use her Fate Power when she fired the shot, Dan Lei didn't believe she was attacking him.

Danlei then performed a demonstration of catching a bullet with his bare hands on the spot.

Sure enough, there was a coordinate engraved on the bullet; she was there to deliver a message.

After running out of bullets, Hanabi seemed much happier and waved her hand, saying...

"Alright, Little Golden Dragon, I've delivered the message."

Seriously, we've lost out big time this time. You've taken advantage of us again.

Oh, and be gentle with the girl you're meeting this time, she's not as easy to bully as I am.

After saying that, Hanabi hopped and skipped away from the corridor.

Danlei knew who was inviting him after a little thought, even if the firework carried the message.

Two people are known to have collaborated with Hanabi: Emerald and Silver Wolf.

Jade has just finished talking to me, so she definitely won't give me coordinates to arrange a second meeting.

After all, she and he didn't have any intimate relationship in private.

The one who could send the message through Hanabi is most likely Ginrou.

Dan Lei's current phone is protected by an information firewall jointly built by Black Tower and Screw Gum, so Silver Wolf won't be able to hack it so easily.

Therefore, she had no choice but to ask Hanabi to help deliver the message.

Silver Wolf wouldn't ask me out for no reason; she must be doing so on behalf of the Star Core Hunter.

This coordinate is a real-world coordinate in Pinocchio, and it's in the wild.

However, navigating the Pinocchio in reality was not difficult for Dan Lei.

Danlei quickly reached the coordinate point.

This was likely one of the early bases of the Interstellar Peace Corporation in Pinocene.

It's now completely abandoned and in a terrible state.

However, Danlei found Liuying in the plaza of the stronghold.

She was at that moment observing a moment of silence in front of a tombstone.

Dan Lei approached and saw that the tombstone read "The resting place of the heroic spirits of the Grammer Cavalry".

So Danlei didn't approach, but waited silently until Liuying finished her moment of silence before walking closer and saying...

"I never expected that you would erect a monument for the Grammer Cavalry here."

So, this is your third death?

Liu Ying smiled and said
"The Grammer Cavalry was a tragedy, yet Miss Artoria suggested that I erect a monument for them during the battle."

Regardless of the significance of the process, Grammer's fighting spirit and contribution in eliminating a portion of the insect swarm are still commendable.

Moreover, I have now been reborn, and the last Grammer Knight in the universe, AR-26710, has completely passed away.

As a newcomer, I naturally want to erect a monument for my past self and my companions.

My pilot's suit and SAM armor were left in the grave; consider it a cenotaph.

Actually, I didn't expect that Elio's third death in the script referred to this.

However, for the Grammer Ironclad Firefly, who suffered from entropy loss, she was indeed dead.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei immediately wanted to ask, "You've put the SAM armor inside, what will you wear from now on? Are you planning to fight hand-to-hand with others?"

However, Liu Ying anticipated Dan Lei's question and spoke before Dan Lei could even open his mouth.
"You don't need to worry about not having any armor to wear after I bury the Sam armor."

When Silver Wolf collaborated with Dr. Chadwick, a Heroic Spirit, Dr. Chadwick redesigned an upgraded version of the Sam Armor for me.

Kafka and his team finished manufacturing the armor and delivered it over the past two days.

Its armor appearance is only slightly different from the SAM armor, and its model is Firefly Type I Assault Armor - SAM MKII.

"This model name was assigned by Silver Wolf. She said that since we've been reborn, we shouldn't continue using the Firefly Armor name."

When Dan Lei heard what Liu Ying said, he knew that Elio had really seen Liu Ying's rebirth, so he arranged her new armor in the script.

So, Danlei sighed.
"You Star Core Hunters are quite wealthy, having completed a new suit of armor with such ingenious design in just two days."

To this question, Liu Ying shook her head directly.
"It can't be said that we're rich. After completing a mission, Elio never withheld any of the money we were owed."

However, we already have many expenses: Kafka's expensive coat, Blade's constantly needing new clothes and straps, Silver Wolf's game console and in-game purchases, and the daily maintenance of my armor.

In addition, we often encounter unexpected situations, so being short of funds is a daily occurrence.

I remember once, on the beach, a few of us emptied our pockets and managed to scrape together enough credits to buy a dozen orange sodas from a beach vendor.

When Liu Ying said that, Dan Lei understood: Star Core Hunters were all spendthrifts.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Putting aside everything else, Kafka's coat is definitely expensive, and the maintenance costs for Silver Wolf computers must be extremely high for an individual.

No wonder she agreed so quickly when I offered to make her a coat out of dragon hide so she could take on an extra quest.

Because dragon skin is not only rare, but also sturdy and durable, it is also much easier to maintain.

As for Silver Wolf, she must have taken on outside jobs, otherwise she couldn't afford to maintain the supercomputer. Compared to the cost of computer maintenance, her spending on in-game purchases is just a drop in the bucket.

Strictly speaking, Blade should be the richest Star Core Hunter because he has the lowest daily needs and can theoretically save more money.

But Firefly also said that Star Core Hunters often encounter unexpected situations that require money. It's easy to guess that these unexpected situations are most likely caused by Blade and Firefly, those two destructive men.

No wonder she looked distressed when Xinghua Guangliuying treated her to credits in the game.

So, Danlei directly transferred 100,000 credits to Liuying via his mobile phone, and said...
"Consider this money as a celebration of your new life. Go and eat something you like."

(End of this chapter)