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

Chapter 479 Lai Gushi, who only cares about the head and not the butt

Let's rewind a bit, to the time when Lai Gushi had just left Danlei.

Outside of Onfaros' world, the external botnet data space, which was almost completely destroyed by Danlei's computing power-driven stinging insects, has been rebuilt.

When the spirits of Black Tower, Screw Gum, and Ruan Mei broke through Onfaros from the Star Train, they, like Dan Lei, entered this zombie cyberspace.

At this moment, the image displayed in this space is no longer the center of the cosmic vortex, but a slice of the Citizens' Assembly.

The image of Bai Er giving a passionate speech in the center of the square is frozen in space as a memory projection, with the projection of Dan Lei watching from the side also included.

However, just as the three members of the Black Tower were observing this space and looking for an opportunity to break through, a voice suddenly came.

"I'm very sorry, esteemed sir and madam, it seems you cannot proceed any further."

This time, Lai Gushi's sudden words did not startle Black Tower and the others.

Knowing that the opponent is Zandalichi Kuwabara, and that you are attacking his territory, isn't it normal for him to sneak up on you without you even noticing?

However, when the three of them looked in the direction of the sound, the true form of Screw Gum inside the Starry Sky Train suddenly made a small "click".

Clearly, his thought process was severely disrupted.

Of course, this was not the case that the Legacy took the initiative and used the Iron Tomb program to launch a preemptive attack on Screwgoom, who was an Omnic.

Rather, he saw that the three from the Black Tower were using data clones, not his real body.

Since he was a data clone, he was still influenced by the bird wallpaper and came out dressed as a maid.

None of the three members of the Black Tower expected Zandal Ikuwahara to appear in this form, and they were immediately subjected to some indescribable mental shock.

Upon seeing the person, Black Tower immediately covered his face and complained.
"I was wondering why the Genius Club was full of weirdos with strange hobbies. It turns out that so-called geniuses are just a group of people with quirks from birth."

None of the other three geniuses present refuted Black Tower's words.

Because everyone really does have some special little hobbies.

For example, Screw Gum, who is more human-like than most people in public, has a penchant for naming his collection after various poisonous plants.

As the emperor of Screwstar, he possesses several planetary super fortress weapons, and these are only a small part of his "garden," so you can find almost every known poisonous flower named after him in his fleet.

Nguyen Mai's hobbies are perfectly normal; she enjoys theater and pastries, which are very common interests.

Her problem lies in the creatures she creates through experiments. Like a genius who loves to mix poison, the creatures she creates, like the cat-shaped cake, are among the very few that are watchable. The vast majority could be put directly into a horror movie as the final boss.

As for Black Tower, you can tell just by looking at her outfit. She runs around in a witch's outfit. If she's not a genius, she's just a girl with severe chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

Therefore, when everyone discovered that Zandalichi Kuwahara was a cross-dresser, although they were mentally shocked, they recovered relatively quickly.

After recovering, Screwgoom maintained his polite demeanor. As the eldest member of the trio, he stepped in front of the two ladies and politely bowed.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency. As fellow sufferers under the gaze of the [Erudite], please forgive the three of us for our rude intrusion into Your Excellency's testing ground."

Screw Gum didn't immediately confront him, because he didn't know if the other side knew that Dan Lei could transmit information through a nebula-level computer.

Revealing information indiscriminately could hinder Danlei's activities within the Scepter System.

Black Tower is the same in this respect. His previous complaint was just to emphasize the genius. Since everyone had fought each other, it was an unspoken understanding that they could confirm that the other was a genius.

Facing a genius, and with three opponents joining forces, Ragushi was quite cautious.

He wasn't sure how much information the other person had about Onfaros, so he returned the greeting and said...
"The arrival of the two ladies was within my expectations, but it still brought a pleasant surprise."

On the contrary, I failed to make adequate preparations to entertain you with the courtesy befitting your status.

I sincerely apologize for this.

The arrival of Heita and Ruan Mei was something Gu Shi had naturally anticipated. After all, Dan Lei had come, so how far away could his two wives be?

The arrival of Screw Gum was somewhat unexpected for him.

Although Lai Gushi was not a recluse who was oblivious to the affairs of the universe, it was impossible for him to know all the details.

For example, he didn't know how extensive the network of connections this exceptional genius, Black Tower, had.

His understanding of genius was still limited to a group of aloof, withdrawn individuals who rarely communicated with others.

That's why he was so surprised that Dan Lei was able to win over two genius wives.

Black Tower had very limited patience for the two omnics, so she was prepared to start digging up the secrets of the Ancient Ones while trying not to reveal Dan Lei's situation, so that he would voluntarily show himself in the shell of the Scepter Firewall and give her a chance to strike directly.

So, Black Tower deliberately feigned impatience and interrupted.
"Alright, Screw Gum, what do you have to say to this mechanical guy?"

A surviving imperial scepter, still using a fourteen-line algebraic formula in conjunction with a memory-based encryption environment.

His identity is practically obvious.

So, what's your name now? What's your role?

Lai Gushi was not surprised that the Black Tower could guess his true identity, because the fact that a genius would insist on using fourteen-line algebra to construct a program was too obvious. If Dan Lei could guess it, other geniuses could not possibly not guess it.

However, Lai Gushi still introduced himself.

"I have had many identities, and I will have many more in the future."

But if you simply need a name, feel free to use my usual pseudonym, Lucourgos, or Lycurgus.

Upon hearing this, Black Tower didn't dwell on the fact that the other party was still using the name "Gushi" at this point, after all, she respected the other party's decision to give up their old identity.

Therefore, Black Tower simply stated forcefully at this moment.

"Alright, Lagushi, you should know why we're here, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lai Gushi decisively avoided the main issue and nodded.

"Of course I know, but Lord Danlei is not trapped in the scepter system by me."

He simply didn't want to come out.

If he decides to leave, I will fully cooperate and respectfully see him off from the system.

This includes the two nameless travelers who are currently exploring this area, and everyone he wants to take with him.

Lai Gushi's words were absolutely true. If Danlei was willing to leave, he would definitely send him off with gongs, drums, and fireworks all the way.

If possible, he hoped that Danlei could take Xing and Danheng with him.

As for the Golden Descendants, they are all electrical signal data. If Danlei wants to take away the electrical signals from a cycle, he can take them away. Anyway, it won't affect the birth of the Iron Tomb.

Seeing that Lai Gushi was completely avoiding the main point, Hei Ta slammed his staff on the floor and said solemnly.

"Senior, you'd better stop beating around the bush."

Thanks to your current allies, the Iron Tomb code you scattered outside has been used by them to attack the Luo Fu Immortal Ship. Therefore, we have already conducted some preliminary research on the Iron Tomb's equations.

By comparing the two, we can be certain that the Iron Tomb is inside this scepter, and your laboratory is the Iron Tomb itself!

Upon hearing this, Lai Gushi remained silent for a few seconds, but still explained...
"I apologize, please forgive me for misjudging the purpose of your visit."

As you said, I used my scepter to give birth to the Iron Tomb of the Extinction Lord.

But this does not mean that I have formed an alliance with the other Extinction Lords.

I have no interest in pure destruction; what I want to destroy are the boundaries of knowledge that hinder our exploration of the truths of the universe.

Upon hearing this, Rosgoo couldn't take it anymore and firmly replied...

"I'm very sorry, but I cannot agree with your point of view."

The Iron Tomb's program is extremely dangerous and will surely trigger the third omnic crisis in the world.

I cannot accept sacrificing countless organic and inorganic lives in order to break down the boundaries of knowledge.

I deeply regret that you insist on your current position.

Logic: The Iron Tomb cannot be created; it must be destroyed in its infancy.

Lai Gushi didn't refute this. Dan Lei's path of destiny was one where people who broke their fixed fates didn't support his plan, so it was normal for Luo Sigumu not to support it.

Therefore, Lucas uttered his most classic threatening words.

"Please believe me, Screw Gum."

At this moment, you are not the only one who feels deep regret.

From the moment our conversation began, you and the Black Tower have never stopped attacking the Scepter Firewall's data.

Clearly, you've brought over a supercomputer that's practically a scepter.

However, have you considered that your current actions will only lead to the premature birth of the Iron Tomb?

Your actions are like forcibly performing a cesarean section, resulting in the birth of a premature baby who is already largely developed.

If you break open the womb chamber of the Iron Tomb now, allowing it to appear in the human world ahead of time.

My experiment may fail, but I assure you with my dignity that, in extreme circumstances, our destruction is mutually assured of safety.

Upon hearing the phrase "Our destruction is mutually guaranteed," the Black Tower instantly laughed in anger.

The Black Tower can accept failure and will humbly admit its mistakes.

But what she can't accept the most is being provoked by others.

Lai Gushi's words had stepped on a landmine. A clock blade appeared out of thin air above Lai Gushi and instantly cleaved his android body into pieces.

Then Black Tower said to Screw Goom and Nguyen Mai
"Gentlemen, let's get serious. I'd like to know how our predecessors managed to ensure mutual destruction when the energy within the Scepter System is chaotic and we are attacking from the outside."

When the Black Tower suddenly attacked Laigus, neither Sluggum nor Ruan Mei said anything. They both knew that the Laigus that had just appeared was a data entity, not the real Laigus at all.

Therefore, the three of them almost instantly dismantled the botnet's data space and began to attack and defend against the real firewall.

Just as Dan Lei had predicted, Lai Gu Shi was busy with the attack of the three geniuses. He had to use fourteen-line algebra formulas in conjunction with the firewall to block the attack, and he also had to coordinate the energy pipelines that had gone berserk due to the sudden intervention of the Harmonious Fate Path. He was so busy that he didn't have time to see if Dan Lei was up to any more tricks inside Onfaros.

Due to the inconsistency between internal and external time flow rates, when Legus received the high-risk operation alarm from δ-me13, it was caught in a dilemma and in a state of chaos.

Therefore, he could only watch as Danlei accomplished his goal, embedding the virtual machine built with external computing power into the δ-me13 program.

If Lai Gushi still couldn't guess that Dan Lei was actually connected to a supercomputer and had entered the system with extra computing power, he wouldn't deserve to be called a genius.

However, when he tried to use administrator privileges to delete the forcibly created virtual machine, the question "Why can birds fly?" popped up again.

Faced with Danlei's tactic of relying on a single trick to succeed, Lai Gushi was quite helpless.

Thus, facing attacks from the front and from behind, the "butt" was attacked from three sides.

Lai Gushi decided to do something outrageous.

The attacks of the three Black Tower members were redirected to the virtual machine created by Dan Lei, allowing "Why Can Birds Fly?" to block the Black Tower members' offensive first.

At worst, it would allow Danlei and Heita, who were inside, to make contact, which would temporarily slow down Heita's offensive and allow him to focus on dealing with the internal energy pipeline problem.

It can only be said that Ragus truly cherishes his "second child," preferring to allow the Black Tower and its allies to enter smoothly rather than risk any problems arising from the conflict between the four destinies in the Iron Tomb.

Of course, he knew that even if he didn't do it, with the Black Tower trio's skills, it was only a matter of time before they squeezed into the Scepter program.

To describe Lai Gushi's current actions in a personified way, it would be equivalent to him turning around and deliberately sticking out his "buttocks" to face the front.

By combining frontal attacks with attacks that penetrate the "buttocks," one can allow others to penetrate deeper into oneself.

He, on the other hand, dealt with the attacks from behind.

However, Lai Gushi's strategy of sacrificing his "buttocks" to save his "pregnancy" was successful.

When the Black Tower trio's attack encountered the familiar question, "Why can birds fly?"

The three men stopped attacking at the same time.

Meanwhile, Dan Lei, in the Hall of Immortals, also learned through Immortal One that the data bodies of the three Black Tower members had come to his door, so he quickly let them in.

Upon entering the Hall of Immortality, the internal and external time became synchronized, and Black Tower and the others immediately learned of Dan Lei's actions inside.

Hei Ta ignored the two beauties, one large and one small, lying on the bed in Dan Lei's room (Dan Lei, to save time, copied Feng Jin's data and performed the subsequent operations directly in the room), and smiled at Dan Lei.
"Huh? You actually used Immortal One to directly insert a virtual machine into the Scepter System. This absurd operation actually succeeded."

Furthermore, these twelve Titan fire seeds are such a huge flaw! It seems that the first genius who created [Erudite] has never changed from beginning to end.

The machines he created always seemed to surprise him with little delights beyond his control.

In contrast to Black Tower, which first determined what Danlei had done within the Scepter program after confirming that Danlei appeared to be unharmed.

Ruan Mei walked directly up to Dan Lei, looked him up and down, and then said...
“It’s too dangerous to leave the body outside alone. This place is now in the hands of Screws. You get out of this broken scepter right now.”

No objections, no excuses, act immediately.

Dan Lei knew immediately that Ruan Mei was serious and a little angry, so he quickly pulled her aside, pressed his forehead against hers, and directly used memory contact to privately chat.
"No, I have a feeling that this place might be my place of ascension. This kind of inexplicable feeling is hard to explain, but you have to believe me."

　Due to the manipulation of the Long Night Moon, a certain period of Onfaros' history was left blank and unrecognizable during the first cycle experienced by the Trail Blazers.

　　Therefore, Lai Gushi also forgot about his role in intercepting March 7th.

　　All that is known is that Onpharos experienced inexplicable data loss during this reincarnation.

　　This memory was only recorded again after the 33550337th infinite loop, thanks to the Pioneer's upload to the "Nameless Titan Tomb".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)