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

Chapter 462 Connected with Aglaia

Danlei's words stunned Aglaia.

She was stunned not because she was shocked that Danlei could read information from the water.

When Aglaia was young, during the time when Caesar ruled Ohma, she had seen the Sword-Banner Lord Heather converse with a fish.

Even now, Aglaia cannot confirm whether Hathaway is truly talking to the fish or merely talking to herself.

However, since Heather is a princess of the Siren race, Aglaia tacitly acknowledges her ability to communicate with fish.

To Aglaia's surprise, the water in Danlei's hands was freshly scooped from the bathhouse.

Although the water in the bath is flowing, the water flowing over Danlei's location will inevitably pass through his body.

In a way, this is Aglaia's bathwater.

Oh, right, we should also add Xi Lian, who's playing in the water nearby.

However, Aglaia's surprise stemmed from her lack of knowledge about the customs of the Vidyadhara race.

This does not mean that the Vidyadharas have the habit of drinking bathwater.

Rather, it means that the Vidyadharas live collectively underwater, and it is impossible for them not to get seawater in their mouths while living underwater.

There's a scene in the game where a person with the vision goes underwater to eat a boxed lunch, then carelessly throws the lunchbox away and gets yelled at for polluting the surrounding seawater.

Therefore, Danlei really doesn't mind if someone else has touched the water in his mouth.

Because if you care about that, then don't live underwater. How can you be sure that the seawater around you hasn't flowed over other people's bodies?

Of course, Danlei's so-called ability to know the story of water is essentially just extracting the memory essence from the water, without actually drinking it.

In Onfaros, a world composed of data and memory, Danlei, who carries a supercomputer with him, can read information more clearly by combining it with his ability to remember destiny.

For example, right now, when Danlei scoops up the water, he can read the information inside.

Then, Danlei silently let go of his hand, allowing the water to flow back into the bath.

The reason for doing this is simple: after Danlei read the memories of water, he excluded the useless memories in the water purification and heating pipes, leaving only the memories that flowed through Aglaia's body.

This memory almost entirely describes how smooth and delicate Aglaia's body was, beyond words.

Of course, feeling embarrassed, Dan Lei still smiled and said while letting the water flow down.
"Miss Aglaia, I was just introducing one of my little abilities. You don't really think I want to drink water that you've soaked in, do you?"

Even if you say that soaking the body of a romantic demigod in water can make the water have medicinal properties, it still won't be as effective as the bathing I do.

After all, my body tissues are now truly medicine.

After saying that, Danlei sat down in the pool.

Dan Lei was telling the truth, but he was referring to the immortal body that remains in reality.

That body is now truly Tang Sanzang's flesh; not to mention blood and flesh, even a scrap of skin could be used as ginseng.

This is the immortal dragon body capable of traversing the universe.

In fact, the Twilight Beasts also have similar effects. To this day, their remaining remains can only be called fossils, but they are still top-tier materials for weapon crafting and biological experiments.

Of course, if an ordinary person comes into contact with Dan Lei's cells, they are more likely to turn into a monster, because the power of immortality is not so easy to absorb.

Aglaia breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Danlei enter the bath and sit down.

If Danlei had actually drunk the bathwater, Aglaia wouldn't know how to respond.

After all, accidentally drinking a sip of bath water while playing around is a completely different matter from intentionally drinking it.

Aglaia couldn't very well ask if the bath water was fresh or not.

So, after Danlei sat down opposite her in the bathtub, Aglaia composed herself, whose mood had been disturbed by Danlei's antics, and forced a smile, saying...

"Your Excellency Danlei, you can relax in the bath. Tension will make the water stiff."

Also, are you satisfied with the current water temperature?

Aglaia is really overthinking this. Danlei won't be nervous in the water. As I said before, the water is the home ground of the Vidyadharas.

Although the water in this bath is a bit scarce, being in the water naturally brings peace of mind to those who practice Vidyadhara.

As for the water temperature, Dan Lei said he didn't care. He could handle it whether it was cold, warm, or scorching hot. Even as a data entity, Dan Lei wouldn't freeze or scald to death.

Therefore, Dan Lei slightly used the Cloud Chanting Technique of the Brightness Realm to create a small vortex of water around himself, without affecting other areas, and then said...

"Miss Aglaia, please rest assured, my clan has a natural love for water, and I am very satisfied with the water temperature."

Seeing this, Aglaia nodded, and then began to persuade him.
"Mr. Danlei, I believe that clothing is a barrier, concealing a person's body and mind."

Therefore, I chose the bathroom as the place for our conversation. Here, we can let down our guard, and the flowing water will bring us closer.

Then we can speak freely.

For example, you can sit next to me; there's no need to feel like we're facing each other.

Danlei isn't like Xing; he won't be led by the nose by Aglaia and end up being interrogated without even realizing it.

Finally, Xing unilaterally agreed to Aglaia's request without making any demands on her.

To put it bluntly, when Xinghe Danheng first arrived in Onfaros, even if the expansion required communication with local forces, they had no obligation to fight for the Golden Clan.

Aglaia should be treated with respect for the two acts of assistance she provided: helping to escort civilians to Ohma upon landing and assisting in the defense when Nikador led his puppet army to attack Ohma.

However, Xing lacked experience in communicating with local forces, and his attempts to appear easy to talk to only resulted in constant probing.

Although Aglaia's probing was justified, and from her perspective, it was justified to do so.

However, Aglaia's overly assertive attitude caused dissatisfaction among many players at the time.

Therefore, from the moment Danlei entered Ohmma, he began to demonstrate his strength and domineering nature.

Forcibly taking Xiaodie as a tour guide to visit Ohma was a signal to Aglaia.

This implies that they are not so easily persuaded and will not follow all of your arrangements.

Even now, Dan Lei remains the same. Faced with Aglaia's invitation to approach, Dan Lei didn't budge at all, simply smiling and saying...
"Miss Aglaia, clothing is a barrier, but also a form of protection."

I'm new here, and I haven't even arrived in Ohma yet, when your Necro-Titan Cephall gave me a prophecy that seems quite inexplicable to me.

To be honest, when you come to a new place, it is a basic courtesy to follow the local customs.

Therefore, I can overlook the fact that your 'god' gave me such a prophetic statement.

But my relationship with Miss Aglaia is clearly not at the point where you would remove your clothes and show each other your whole body.

To put it bluntly, Miss Aglaia, you put it nicely, but by covering yourself up so thoroughly, aren't you just showing your wariness and suspicion towards me?

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Aglaia immediately realized how difficult Dan Lei was to deal with.

Compared to Danlei, Xinghe and Danheng are simply innocent and pure.

After all, the former is full of enthusiasm, while the latter, although thoughtful and shrewd, is unwilling to put his ideas into practice.

Unlike Danlei, he practically said outright that the Titans here are all natives and have no right to make predictions for themselves.

So Aglaia became serious and asked quite bluntly.

"Can I interpret your words just now as meaning that Lord Danlei is not prepared to open his heart to us Golden Descendants?"

Danlei didn't back down at all when it came to Aglaia's question, and answered bluntly.

"The Golden Clan hasn't opened their hearts to me, so why should I tell them everything?" The words froze for a moment.

As is customary, Aglaia should be hinting at some threat.

But she knew that ordinary threats would be useless against Danlei; if she spoke too harshly, the conversation would end badly.

If Danlei refuses to attend the following banquet, the rumor that the Golden Descendant and Cephalos, who were prophesied to be setting sail again with Onphalos, have broken ties with the Dragon God will surely spread throughout the city with the help of the Senate.

At that time, the situation will be quite unfavorable for both myself and the journey to pursue the fire.

It's important to know that Kephale's prophecy about Danle can actually be interpreted in two ways.

One possibility is that Danlei quickly completes his journey to the stars, thus ending the journey and restarting his destiny. With Danlei's help, Onfaros sets sail for the stars.

Another possibility is that the journey to the fire ends there, and Danle then rules Onpharos, restarting the cycle of destiny, and he leads Onpharos to the stars.

For Aglaia, regardless of the interpretation of the prophecy, it is crucial to understand what kind of person Danlei is, without assuming that the prophecy is fabricated by someone else.

Therefore, it would be unwise to directly enter hostile mode with Danlei now.

Aglaia knew her time was running out, and little of her humanity remained.

If the two become enemies, then I will be unable to properly assess Dan Lei as a person.

Therefore, Aglaia conceded and nodded in agreement.
"You're right, trust is mutual. If I can't be honest with you, you certainly won't be either."

However, trust takes time to build, and right now, we clearly don't have that much time.

Therefore, please allow Meneta's golden thread to entwine us, for it can detect the slightest wavering, so that we may not be able to lie to each other.

We each ask the other a question; that way, we can temporarily trust each other.

Aglaia's path dependence has led to the re-emergence of the lie detector gold thread, leaving Dan Lei speechless.

However, Dan Lei did not refuse, but said
"Alright, bring out your golden thread."

Aglaia nodded and raised her right hand, saying...

"Please raise your forearm, palm facing forward, fingers slightly spread."

Danlei raised his right arm and opened his right palm as Aglaia instructed.

In an instant, a golden thread shot out from Aglaia's ring finger and wrapped around it.

Then, Danlei's mental defenses issued a warning, indicating that his mind had just been attacked.

However, this attack was relatively weak and was a data attack, so it was directly blocked by the mental defense algorithm of the Super God Universe.

This makes sense, though. Aglaia's golden threads can bind others, and once entangled, even a Titan cannot break free for a while.

The strength of the threads themselves is clearly insufficient to bind the Titan. Their essence is a combination of data and mental attacks, preventing the bound entity from fully utilizing its power and thus making it unable to break free.

But Dan Lei completely countered this golden thread, so connecting it was as good as not connecting it at all.

Danlei believes that Aglaia definitely has a way of lying when connecting the gold thread. This is her right. Using this trick to tell each other the truth is a typical case of being both the referee and the player, which is impossible to be fair.

Therefore, Danlei was too lazy to argue with Aglaia. He agreed to the golden thread connection in order to destroy her idea of ​​testing and controlling his actions.

So, as soon as the golden thread was connected, Dan Lei said without hesitation...

"The star is actually a man who entered a woman's body."

Upon hearing this, Aglaia was immediately shocked, because the gold thread did not sway at all, proving that Danlei was telling the truth.

However, Danlei quickly added...

"I want to pin Aglaia down by the pool and spank her."

Ai Li had a long, curvaceous figure.

Bai'e and Wan Di will determine the final winner through their culinary skills.

Onphalus is doomed sooner or later.

As soon as he said those words, even a fool would know that Dan Lei was talking nonsense.

Dan Lei practically said outright that Aglaia's gold thread was of no use to him whatsoever.

Therefore, Aglaia silently withdrew the gold thread and fell silent, no longer speaking.

Seeing this, Dan Lei stood up and said
"Miss Aglaia, don't try to test or control me. I am a man you cannot control."

Your bathroom is really nice; I hope I'll have the chance to come again sometime.

But let's stop here for today.

I hope that next time I come here, you can truly put aside your barriers and open your heart to communicate with me.

After saying that, Dan Lei said to Xi Lian
"Aili, you've had enough of watching the show and playing in the water, right? Let's change our clothes and go. We're going to have a big meal next."

As he spoke, Dan Lei headed straight for the locker room.

Dan Lei's last sentence, seemingly addressed to Xi Lian, was actually meant for Aglaia.

Going to a big meal signifies that Danlei will attend the upcoming banquet.

In that case, at least on the surface, Danlei and Huang Jinyi's relationship has not soured.

In other words, Dan Lei is implying that he has no intention of directly opposing the Golden Clan, at least not now.

After Aglaia figured it out, she sighed softly.

She had already sensed that Danlei's appearance had shaken her control over Ohmma.

Now, many people on the streets are discussing Kephat's new prophecy.

The members of the Senate openly began to proclaim that Cephale had issued a prophecy to end the fire-chasing journey.

Therefore, it's fortunate that Danlei is still willing to give me face.

So Aglaia got up and went to another dressing room to change into her banquet dress. In front of outsiders, she had to pretend to be very close to Danlei.

After Dan Lei changed into his banquet attire (prepared by Heita) and waited for Xi Lian to say "okay," he went outside and was greeted by two beautifully dressed women, one older and one younger.

There's no shortage of women's dresses here in Aglaia, so Xilian is now a beautiful little princess.

Aglaia can only be described as a magnificent queen.

However, after leaving the house, Aglaia took the place of Danlei's female companion.

She casually hooked her arm around Danlei's to show affection.

Danlei didn't refuse. With such a beautiful woman like Aglaia willing to be his companion, what was there to complain about?

I can't very well let a star be my date.

She was wearing a dress and hooking herself up; just thinking about it made the hairs on the back of Danlei stand up again.

You mean Xi Lian? With her size, she's only fit to be a daughter.

Once she is possessed by a spirit and transforms into her adult form, she cannot change her clothes.

　Damn, I forgot to set a timer after I finished writing last night. Luckily, I didn't wake up at midnight...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)