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

Chapter 369 Dan Heng: "I advise you not to resurrect the immortals."

On Sunday, when Danlei told me that he was being relocated for reform, my first thought was that Danlei was giving me work to do in exchange for my freedom.

This explains why he came to save himself even when no one pleaded for him.

By this time, Sunday's limbs had recovered to a state similar to when they were numb from squatting on the toilet, so he forced himself to get up.

"What do you need me to do? If it goes against morality, then don't say anything. I'd rather stay locked up."

Sunday now wants to project an image of nobility, even while imprisoned.

However, with his leg partially numb, even though he tried his best to stand up straight, he still gave people the impression that he was so fragile that he could be pushed over at any moment.

Fortunately, Danlei didn't intend to shatter Sunday's fragile pride with a gentle push, but instead said...
"You're overthinking it. To put it bluntly, even if you wanted to do something for me now, I wouldn't dare let you."

I just don't want to see someone with potential end up in jail.

If you think I'm only doing this for personal gain, then consider this my way of saving you out of a tiny bit of guilt I feel for having wronged you.

Danlei's meaning was very clear: if you make me work on Sunday, you're bound to try and sabotage me.

I only saved you because of the friendship we had built up from our previous collaboration.

Having said all that, Sunday knew there was no point in asking any further questions, so he decided to deal with it as it came.

So on Sunday, he asked again...
"Alright, let me ask you another question. What are your plans for the future?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei realized that Sunday still had ulterior motives.

Dan Lei was too lazy to explain. Some things are more effective and faster proven by reality, so he said...
"Come with me to see the opening ceremony of this Harmonious Music Festival, and then I will rescue your physical body in reality, after which you will be free."

You need to continue your transformation in the cosmos, witness the lives of people among the stars, and then think carefully about how to proceed in the future.

However, your warrant for arrest will not be lifted. Although I was the one who brought you away, you will still have to bear the responsibility of escaping from prison.

So, you should have the ability to change your appearance, right?

Dan Lei's question was a rhetorical one. He didn't know if the power of harmony could change one's appearance in the real world, but in the Pinocchio dream world, where everyone's essence is memory, it's not difficult to deceive people's vision in dreams through modulation.

With Sunday's abilities, it could even conceal itself to the point that a robin wouldn't recognize it at first glance, let alone anyone else.

However, when Sunday heard that Danlei was going to take him to see the opening ceremony of the Harmonious Music Ceremony, he immediately became a little timid and said with a gloomy face.
"I think I'll skip the Harmonious Music Ceremony..."

However, Danlei wasn't going to give Sunday the choice, and directly patted him on the back and said...

"What are you so cowardly about? Do you think you're not worthy to see a robin because of your current status? Your sister will be heartbroken if she finds out that her own brother thinks she's a vain person."

Furthermore, what gives you the right to refuse me?

Dan Lei's words effectively blocked all of Sunday's escape routes. Sunday gave Dan Lei a deep look and could only indicate that he would follow the arrangement.

Needless to say, on Sunday, he used tuning to make himself appear to outsiders as a machine, and then left the prison openly and legitimately with Dan Lei.

Of course, Don Wyatt also informed the other four major families about Sunday's prison break, without mentioning how the breakout would take place, and the prison issued a gag order.

However, the four major families of Pinocchio all have spies planted in each other's pockets. The prison guard even sent Dan Lei's photo to the group chat. Except for the Oak family, which is currently in such a state of internal chaos that its intelligence system is no longer functioning, the heads of the other families knew immediately that it was Dan Lei who had saved the person.

In short, Sunday's escape could not be discussed openly, and the heads of the families had different ideas about whether to recapture Sunday.

After Danlei and Sunday left the prison, Danlei went straight to the Huichangshi Ship and saw Xing and Danheng standing in a circle of balloons as soon as he stepped out.

Xing scratched the back of his head and muttered to himself.

Which one should we destroy?
One two three four five...

Dan Heng attacked a feint...

Dan Heng looked at the neurotic Xing with a headache and complained.
"Don't change the lyrics without permission!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Liu Ying was craning her neck to look at Xing.

Clearly, she wanted to talk to Xing alone, but without Danheng, whom she completely trusted, by Xing's side, she felt it wasn't appropriate.

So, Dan Lei walked straight up to Dan Heng and Xing and asked...
"Hey, what are you two doing? Playing with balloons?"

Dan Lei suddenly appeared, but Xing showed no signs of nervousness and spoke as usual.

"Danlei, help me take a look. I think there's a paper bird hidden in one of these balloons. I need to find it in one shot to catch it."

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei immediately smiled and said...
"That's easy. Just ask Danheng to borrow Jiyun, hold the gun by the bottom and turn it around, and all these balloons will pop at the same time."

Upon hearing this, Xing immediately clapped his hands and said...

"That's right, Danheng, lend me Jiyun, I must catch this naughty origami bird!"

Dan Heng could no longer bear to look directly at the stars and refused.
"I refuse. I'm afraid you might accidentally throw Jiyun out. Even if it doesn't hit anyone, we'll still have to pay for the damage to the tables, chairs, and decorations."

After saying that, Dan Heng said seriously to Dan Lei

"And you, can you please stop giving bad advice and corrupting Xing?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei pointed to himself, implying that Xing needed him to teach her bad habits.
From the voice lines in the game, we can tell that her sassiness and neuroticism are innate, and she was like this even during her time as a Star Core Hunter.

The phrase "You look so energetic, just like before" proves that Xing was like this during his time as a Star Core Hunter.

All I can say is that this child is spoiled by his mother. He was spoiled by Kafka in Star Core Hunter and by Himeko in Star Train.

However, in order to get Dan Heng away, Dan Lei directly followed up on this topic and said to him...
"Come on, let's go over there and talk about how I taught the bad star."

Dan Heng naturally knew that Dan Lei wouldn't be talking about such trivial matters in a private chat, so he summoned Ji Yun and handed it to Xing, saying...

"Be careful, don't actually drop it."

Upon seeing this, Dan Lei immediately stated that he would retract his previous statement.

The current state of Hoshino isn't just Himeko's problem; the entire Hoshino Train crew is at fault!!

However, Danlei still spoke to Sunday behind him.
"I need to talk to my friend alone. How about you come over to the bar and have a drink to relax?"

Knowing that Danlei and Danheng would definitely avoid talking to her on Sunday, she naturally nodded and then walked to the bar.

After Sunday left, Danheng pointed at "her" with a puzzled expression and asked...

"Danlei, who is this?"

Dan Lei pulled Dan Heng along as they walked and talked.

"The entourage arranged for me by the Iris family, as you know, this incident has caused quite a stir."

Now they're using the excuse that I need an official person by my side to help me deal with all sorts of unexpected events and troubles.

Given the current situation, I couldn't very well refuse. Fortunately, although this person was a bit cold and had some minor issues with their thinking, they were sensible enough to accept me as a companion.

As they spoke, the two reached the ship's side.

Dan Lei hadn't called Dan Heng over here alone; he wouldn't force a topic if there wasn't one. He asked in a low voice...

"Let me find out if Starry Sky Train has blacklisted me after this incident."

Upon hearing this, Dan Heng felt a sense of relief and found it amusing, and smiled at Dan Lei.

"So you do know that plotting against us will get you blacklisted. I thought you'd show no mercy for the sake of the embryo of the philosophy of order."

Regarding the matter of scheming, Dan Lei vehemently denied it, issuing a triple denial.

"No, I didn't. Don't talk nonsense. I only schemed against the Oak family. The Star Train was never part of my plan."

God knows that your search for a watchmaker's legacy will lead you to a head-on clash with the oak family.

I have done everything I could to avoid conflict.

Dan Heng did not refute Dan Lei's words; from his perspective, it was indeed the truth.

Now that the truth about the watchmaker's legacy has come to light, Dan Lei could not have foreseen that the Starry Sky Train team would investigate the legacy and discover the Star Core. The Star Core issue then implicated the forces of order, and the two sides subsequently clashed due to their conflicting ideologies regarding destiny.

However, while Dan Lei could claim he didn't know the Star Train would eventually become hostile to the forces of Order, he couldn't deny the Holy Grail War.

So Danheng said with a serious expression.

"You really can't predict our conflict with the Oak family, and you can't scheme against us."

But we can't deny the Holy Grail War, can we? You were the one who encouraged us to participate in it.

And they even made such a terrible joke.

However, Danlei already had a plan for the Holy Grail War, and upon hearing Danheng's words, he immediately cried out that he was innocent.
"In all honesty, Danheng, I encouraged the Starry Sky Train crew to participate in the Holy Grail War just because you've already arrived in Pinocchio, so if there's a chance, why not take some benefits before you leave?"

I have fulfilled the wish of the victor in the Holy Grail War as promised.

Himeko's situation was an accident. Who knew that when your train crew recruited a Heroic Spirit, the Heroic Spirit would refuse to appear, turning Himeko into a Demi-Servant.

As for the fact that Himeko's body would perish upon defeat, that's true; the only difference is that it wasn't mentioned that in Pinocchio, bodily perishing doesn't count as death..."

Dan Heng found it amusing to see Dan Lei lose confidence as he spoke.

In fact, everyone on the train knew that Danlei's actions were purely because he didn't want Himeko to use her Noble Phantasm "The Last Lesson" casually.

Given Himeko's personality, if she knew that this thing could give the rest of the train crew a spiritual uplift without any cost, she would definitely have used it without hesitation.

Since no one would die, Welt wasn't particularly obsessed with the Holy Grail.

Moreover, the Star Train is part of the same family, and there is little difference between Walter Victory and Star Victory.

Even after Xing won the battle, he used the wishing opportunity to save Liu Ying, and Walter had no objection.

According to Walter, the survival of life is definitely more important than returning home, and Xing did nothing wrong.

Of course, Xing definitely didn't want Walter to get off the train so early, and Walter himself was also struggling with whether to end the adventure and go home now.

In fact, Walter's best option was for the Star Train to drive directly to Earth to let them know it was safe, bring Earth into the interstellar peace network and bring about a leap forward, while he, Tesla, and Joyce continued their pioneering journey with the train crew.

After Dan Lei realized he lacked confidence, Dan Heng crossed his arms and said...
"After this incident, Himeko and Walter were very angry and needed to be appeased with high-grade coffee beans and mechanical models sold by Pierpoint."

March 7th and Xing are also very angry, and it takes a new outfit from Pinocchio and a golden trash can to appease them.

I'm also very angry, and I need to ask one question to appease her.

Dan Heng's words essentially meant that the Starry Sky Train crew wasn't angry with Dan Lei, but he felt it would be better for Dan Lei to bring some gifts and apologize in person.

The things he mentioned were most likely items that the train crew members wanted to buy but couldn't due to financial constraints.

However, this amount of money is nothing to Danlei, so I'm just sharing it for his reference.

As for himself, he must want to ask questions related to immortality.

So, Danlei silently noted down the gifts he wanted to buy, and then asked...

"You need to ask a question to appease me? Go ahead and ask, but I can't guarantee the answer."

After all, there are some things you won't do yourself any good if you know them.

Dan Heng nodded. He also understood that before one's own strength reached the required level, knowing certain things was tantamount to harming oneself.

However, he still asked very seriously.
"Dan Lei, do you really want to resurrect the Immortal Star God?"

Regarding this question, Danlei felt he could answer, and directly shook his head.

"No, I never thought about resurrecting the immortal [Dragon]."

To put it bluntly, no matter how the Immortal Dragon died, his death signifies that his original immortal destiny is no longer compatible with the present.

Therefore, I intend to recreate the path to immortality, elevating the concept of immortality by standing on the shoulders of existing immortals, and then achieving immortality myself.

As Dan Lei spoke, he summoned his Yang Control Pearl and used the [Suihuang] Source Fire to condense a fire dragon that coiled around the pearl.

At the same time, Dan Lei deliberately released a trace of the concept of order philosophy, making Dan Heng think that Dan Lei's current state was exactly the same as the star god that appeared in the sky above Pinocene before.

Therefore, Dan Heng believed Dan Lei's words and remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"I understand. I was originally going to advise you not to be so fixated on resurrecting the immortal star god, but to just focus on solving the problem of the propagation of the Ming race."

But now it seems I was narrow-minded; I never imagined your goals were so high.

I wouldn't even dare to dream of becoming a new immortal star god.

Now, all I can say is, I wish you success.

Dan Lei nodded in response.
"Thank you, but I'm not really confident about succeeding. There are too many secrets about becoming a Star God. I still don't know what the key to becoming a Star God is besides enlightenment."

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Dan Heng suddenly became serious and said...

"However, while I wish you success, if you go to extremes in your pursuit of immortality and begin to endanger the lives of others..."

Even knowing I'm outmatched, I'll do everything in my power to stop you.

Dan Heng's words were indeed a bit presumptuous, but Dan Lei wasn't angry. He simply patted him on the shoulder and said...
"This is none of your business. Do you really think that so many forces in the universe will just watch me mess around?"
Don't put unnecessary pressure on yourself; learn to live a more relaxed life.

Furthermore, don't keep the idea of ​​resurrecting the immortal to yourself. If other enlightened beings heard you say this, they would definitely point their fingers at you and call you a traitor.

(End of this chapter)