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

Chapter 471 An Experiment in World Operation

As soon as the Golden Bloods threw away their weapons, Dan Lei, who had been watching their situation closely, smiled.

That's more like it. Who are you trying to impress by opening the Hundred Realms Gate with such a show? I'm not buying it.

Now that Bai E and the Golden Descendants had displayed a peaceful stance, Dan Lei decided not to keep up appearances any longer. He teleported to the upper level of the hall, casually leaned against the railing, and looked down at the crowd below.
"Why didn't you do this earlier? You could have just talked it out, but you had to show off and even drag Dan Heng into it as a middleman. Do you really think I have no temper?"
Aglaia, I've been looking through your history books these past few days, and they record that you once served under a tyrannical ruler named Kerudela.

Therefore, you should know some of the characteristics of a monarch.

I don't consider myself a tyrant, but I'm not so easygoing as to tolerate others' disrespect, especially on my own turf.

When Danlei brought up Krydella, Aglaia really didn't know what to say.

Krydella showed no mercy to her enemies and ruled her own household with absolute authority. Her personal charisma was only visible to those she trusted and was close to.

However, she personally destroyed five hundred loyal Golden Descendants, and no one knows why she did so.

Compared to Crydella, Danlei is much gentler.

If it were Kerudela, knowing who the owner of this place was, how dare they silently enter the royal city? Such provocation would be met with imprisonment as the lightest punishment.

Aglaia remained silent, while Bai Er, seeing Dan Lei appear, flashed a sunny, boyish smile and chuckled.
"Dan Lei, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, what about the people here..."

Dan Lei understood Bai E's meaning, so he waved his hand, and all the demonic puppets in the hall were removed.

After finishing, Dan Lei jumped off the platform and said to the Golden Descendants.
"Put your weapons away. If you take them out again here later, it will prove that you are ready to fight me, and I will not give you another chance."

"After you've put it away, come with me. I'll personally show you this Immortal Palace of mine."

After saying that, Dan Lei led the way and left the main hall.

Seeing this, the Golden Descendants quickly put away their weapons and followed Danlei's steps.

The Temple of Immortality at this time, in terms of decoration, far surpassed the heyday of the Eye of Dawn and Dusk. With an artificial sun as "natural light," the entire fortress resembled an exquisite aerial garden.

Moreover, Danlei's magical puppets look exactly like people, and with them filling the space, this place at least looks lively.

Bai'er was clearly curious about why there were so many people here. You see, now the city-states on the surface have been destroyed, leaving only Ohma. There are very few refugees still in the wild, and they are not numerous and are living in constant fear.

From Bai Er's perspective, it's hard to imagine where Dan Lei gathered so many people from.

So he asked curiously

"Danlei, which city-state's refugees did you recruit? Besides Ohma, where else can you find so many people?"

Dan Lei didn't try to fool Bai E about his problem; he told him the truth.

“These people are not refugees. The vast majority of life in this fortress, including small animals, was created by me. Danheng should have told you that I can create life.”

Danheng described Danlei's great power to the Golden Descendants, but to create life out of thin air, you are the Kefal from outside the world?
Seeing the incredulous looks on the faces of the Golden Descendants, Dan Lei, who had just reached the central corridor, stopped in his tracks.

Then, looking at Aglaia, he smiled with a wicked grin.
"You don't believe me? Then I'll demonstrate it for you."

Take Aglaia as an example.

As soon as Dan Lei finished speaking, Aglaia suddenly felt a chill, as if someone had touched her inside and out.

Aglaia was right; Danlei had just forcibly scanned her data with Immortal One.

After finishing, Danlei began building the model in front of everyone. With a casual wave of his hand, a data copy of Aglaia appeared in front of them.

From the perspective of the Golden Clan, Dan Lei simply raised his hand, and an unknown energy flashed in front of him, quickly coalescing into a woman who looked exactly like Aglaia, except that she was wearing a golden robe.

With the physical data, Dan Lei could simply inject a maid's mental data template. Soon, the Aglaia clone in front of him opened its eyes, bowed to Dan Lei, and said...
"Master, please give your orders."

Dan Lei's behavior was purely disgusting to Aglaia, which meant that Aglaia's humanity had really almost disappeared. If it weren't for Sai Feier, she could still keep her composure, only frowning and not saying anything.

Seeing this, Dan Lei directly said to Feng Jin
“Feng Jin, you can check if the Aglaia I created is exactly the same as the real person.”

Seeing this, Feng Jin naturally ran seriously to the replica of Aglaia and inspected it thoroughly, but in the end she laughed.
"In terms of body alone, this clone is indeed exactly the same as Ms. Aglaia, with the physical details being replicated very accurately."

However, she didn't possess Lady Aglaia's powers; she was just an ordinary person, and her reactions to subtle touches were different.

Feng Jin was right; Dan Lei was simply copying Aglaia's body data.

Dan Lei waved his hand again, and Aglaia's clone instantly turned into specks of light and disappeared. Then Dan Lei continued...
"Feng Jin's judgment is correct: the body can be created, and life can be given."

But your spirit and wisdom are unique; I cannot replicate your personality and abilities 1:1.

So at least you don't have to worry about me replacing you with this hand.

Dan Lei was being modest; it's not impossible to replicate an exact replica of Aglaia.

If Aglaia's memories are completely copied and then embedded into a copied body, then the non-demigod Aglaia will be perfectly replicated.

Seeing that Dan Lei had conjured up a living person as if he were clay, and then casually dismissed him, Bai E and the others fell silent.

If life can be created at will, then whether life still has value for the creator is a philosophical question.

Bai E and the others couldn't accuse Dan Lei of anything, but they did sense a coldness called "divinity".

So, the Golden Descendants remained silent for the rest of the journey until Danlei led them into a huge "screening room".

Okay, this is the hall where the Celestial Phenomenon Painting was located, which has been converted into a projection screen.

Dan Lei said this without any hesitation.

"This hall was originally the location of the celestial mural of the Eye of Dawn and Dusk. I renovated it and turned it into a large screening room, which is also a good meeting place. Let's talk here today."

After speaking, Dan Lei sat down at the control panel where the Celestial Phenomenon Painting had been placed and addressed the others.

"Please choose a seat you like. This meeting will be recorded by Ariel."

After Dan Lei finished speaking, Xi Lian, who had been sitting on the edge of the control panel at some point, stood up formally and bowed to everyone.

Seeing this, the Golden Descendants skillfully found a spot nearby.

After everyone was seated, Dan Lei gave Xi Lian a look, then stood up again and announced...

"Gentlemen, the topic of this meeting between the Temple of Immortality and Ohma is the [World Operation Experiment]. Do you have any objections?" Xi Lian's mention of the World Operation Experiment stunned all the Golden Blood present. Knowing Aglaia's dissatisfaction with Danlei, Bai E immediately signaled for permission to speak, and after receiving permission (the rest will not be repeated), he said...

"Danlei, could you explain what the World Operation Experiment is?"

Bai E's request was reasonable. Dan Lei stood up, opened the Celestial Phenomenon Painting, displayed the Twelve Titan Compasses, and then said...
"I know that you came to me today for two reasons: one is to get back the spark of the sky, and the other is about the contract with Saifeier."

Let me state my position first: the spark in the sky relates to the world operation experiment I'm proposing now, which I'll elaborate on later.

Saifeier's contract is not a matter between the Temple of Immortality and Ohma, and will not be discussed here. If there are any objections, please bring your elders or family members to talk to me privately.

Can you accept this explanation?

Bai E certainly wouldn't object to Dan Lei's statement. As for the issue of the spark in the sky, it didn't matter whether Dan Lei was willing to discuss it or whether it was placed in a special topic or the so-called world operation experiment.

However, Aglaia definitely had objections to Saifei's question, so she stood up and said...
“I have objections to the arrangement for Seifer. As a golden descendant of Ohma and a demigod of Onpharos, her fate is closely related to that of Onpharos and is not a private matter.”

Aglaia's explanation was full of loopholes and could only fool those who didn't know Saifeier, but Danlei knew this little wildcat very well.

Dan Lei simply shook his head.

“Aglaia, as far as I know, Miss Seifer has not lived in Ohma for nearly a thousand years, and each time she comes back, it is only for a brief visit.”

Moreover, because of the All-World Gem incident, she was suspected by the Senate of being a thief and has been secretly wanted ever since.

By any measure, she cannot be considered to belong to Ohma.

Unless, she has a compelling reason to leave Ohma.

Miss Serfy, how do you view your own identity?

Dan Lei's words sent chills down Sai Fei'er's spine; she realized that Dan Lei was using the matter of Dawn Machinery to threaten her.

Therefore, Saifei could only turn her head away, not daring to look at Aglaia, and said...
“I am the freest wind of Onphalus, and naturally I do not belong to any city-state.”

At this moment, Aglaia didn't need the gold thread to see through Saifei'er's guilty conscience and insincerity, so she said to her very firmly...

"Sefaria, don't be afraid. No matter what happens, I will stand firmly behind you and make a way out for you."

Sai Fei'er was well aware of Aglaia's true feelings, but there were some things she could only bear in silence.

So Saifeier didn't respond at all; she just drooped her ears and tail and started counting the floor tiles.

Seeing this, Aglaia sensed that Saifeier seemed to have something difficult to say, so she could only sit down silently and ask her in detail later.

Seeing that Aglaia was no longer bothered by Saifeier's matter, Danlei decisively and quickly skipped over her protests and went straight to the point.

"Alright, since there are no objections, let me first talk about my discoveries in Onfaros over the past few days."

After he finished speaking, the twelve Titan compasses displayed on the celestial mural showed that, below the powers they represented, more than half of the powers had an additional line of small characters.

Sky—preservation, death—balance, path—harmony, romance—pure beauty, trickery—joy, years—memory, strife—hunting, reason—knowledge.

Dan Lei gave everyone about ten seconds to see what was displayed, and then said...

"As you all know, I, like Xing and Danheng, come from beyond the heavens."

Therefore, we know some extraterrestrial knowledge that the Onphalus people have never known since ancient times.

As for destiny and the Star God, I'm sure Xing and Danheng have already told you about them.

However, they are not academic researchers, and their understanding of destiny is not very good; they are more of a pragmatist.

As for me, I believe my understanding of fate can be described as profound.

Dan Heng was speechless at Dan Lei's words. As the mortal who was recognized as the closest to the Star God in the universe, Dan Lei said that his understanding of destiny was only profound. Then all the scholars in the universe who studied destiny except for geniuses could only call themselves superficial.

Of the remaining people, those who are destined to follow the path have entered the realm of destiny, while those who are not destined to follow the path are completely ignorant.

However, Dan Heng immediately understood what Dan Lei was trying to say, and he stood up and asked...

"Danlei, do you mean that the powers of the Twelve Titans of Onpharos are actually a simulation of destiny, and what you are showing now is a confirmed correspondence between powers and destiny?"

Dan Heng's question effectively opened up Dan Lei's mind, and it was also a question that the Golden Descendants had. So Dan Lei began to explain.
"Yes, actually, from the moment I met Tibo and the others, I could feel the connection between their power and the power of harmony."

After arriving in Ohm, Xia Die's condition further confirmed my suspicions.

However, the crucial evidence still comes from this spark in the sky.

After saying that, Dan Lei displayed the fire in the sky, and then continued...

"Through analysis and research of this spark, I am convinced that it contains a powerful protective force."

It is now generally accepted that Onphalus's twelve Titan powers correspond to twelve Destiny powers.

However, I still need to compare and collect information to determine which powers correspond to which.

Then, Saifeier delivered herself to his door.

After interacting with her, I determined that the trickery corresponded to a path of pleasure. I then went to the Tree Garden's library to research the information. By comparing her behavior and considering my feelings when I met the various demigods, I was able to basically guess the corresponding destiny.

Upon hearing Danlei's words, Aglaia immediately pressed for an answer.

"Dan Lei, this is just your research. Can you be sure your judgment is correct based on the verification of just one spark?"

In response to this question, Dan Lei said quite seriously.
"I proposed the World Operation Experiment precisely to verify my ideas."

To verify the relationship between destiny and Titan power, the first step of the experiment is for Tibo and the other two, along with the residents of Ohmar, to cooperate with me and sing the Harmonious Melody in Ohmar. If all goes well, Tibo and the others' demigod power will be replenished, and there will be no limit to the number of times they can open the Gate of a Hundred Worlds.

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