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

Chapter 503 The Divine Tree Garden, simultaneously targeted by Danlei Keludela

Dan Lei is truly impressed by Gioria's logic in acknowledging his father.

This is why Danheng and Xing are currently living a "shameless" life in the Ai Li Secret Pavilion (which they are not actually doing), and are outside of Gioria's sensing range.

If he were here, Gioria might mistake him for his older brother and gain another "rebellious son".

However, it seems that the Titans all follow this logic when recognizing their parents. Eulonis sensed the power of [Flori] and immediately called him Father, while Janus called [Hippe] Mother.

It makes sense for Gioria to call himself "Dad".

So, Danlei got tired of discussing their parents' issues with Gioria and went straight to the point.

"Alright, Gioria, calling me dad won't solve your problem."

The reason you feel pain, itching, and discomfort is quite simple.

Because the Kuroshio Current has already begun to erode this land, and these are only the initial symptoms.

As the Black Tide gradually invades, your symptoms will only worsen.

Upon hearing this, Gioria was immediately jolted, and at the same time, he caused another massive earthquake in Onpharos and cried out to Danlei for help.

"Father, please save me."

Dan Lei was speechless. Wasn't Gioria supposed to be very patient in the previous cycle?
The spread of the Black Tide in this cycle is much slower than in the previous cycle. At most, the extent to which Georia is being eroded by the Black Tide is skin ulceration.

You know, if it were in another cycle, it would be at least in a terminal state by now.

In another fifty years or so, Georia will be driven to the brink of death and madness by the Kuroshio Current.

So Danlei slapped its head and scolded it.

"It's just a minor cut, so bear with it and don't move it."

"How can someone as big as you be so intolerant?"

Faced with Dan Lei's reprimand, Gioria appeared extremely aggrieved, her voice trembling with tears as she spoke.

"Father, before I woke up this time, I couldn't sense my fellow human beings at all, so I could only endure whatever happened."

But I can feel your presence now, and I can't hold back anymore, sob sob sob.

Dan Lei could understand what Gioria was saying.

Every civilization in the universe has its share of taciturn and introverted individuals.

Many of these people are simply passive when they are bullied, and unless they confide in someone they trust very much, these extreme individuals can endure until their physical limits are reached before finally exploding in one go.

Clearly, Georia was a Titan who felt he had no kindred spirits, so he had no one to confide in and could only silently endure.

Then, when I woke up this time, I found that I had someone of the same kind, and a very powerful one at that, so I immediately got excited and started to act cute whenever I had a minor ailment.

After all, among the twelve Titans of Onpharos, it is clear that only the demigod corresponding to Georia is an Earth Beast. Presumably, in the previous normal cycle before the Eternal Cycle began in Bai'e, it was also an Earth Beast that received the Earth Fire.

It's easy to understand why the Earth Beasts don't consider themselves to be the same species as humans.

Thinking about the endless suffering that Georia would have to endure because of the Black Tide, Dan Lei felt a little sorry for it.

Regardless of how it was simulated, it is still a creation of the immortal destiny.

So Danlei said to Gioria
"The Black Tide is like a malignant tumor that clings to the bone; it will slowly devour the entire land. Even if I heal the damaged area for you now, it won't solve the problem."

Therefore, if you don't want to suffer the torment of the Black Tide devouring your body, there's only one way: put yourself in a life-or-death situation and you will survive.

Upon hearing Danlei say that there was a solution to his problem, Gioria immediately exclaimed excitedly.
"Father, what does it mean to put yourself in a life-or-death situation and then live?"

Danlei had become somewhat desensitized to the word "father" by this point, and answered directly...
"I will grant you a unique molting and rebirth technique of our immortal race."

The area of ​​your body currently contaminated by the Kuroshio Current is not large. As long as these areas are removed, and you molt and regenerate, you can transform back into a dragon egg.

When you hatch from the dragon egg again, you will be in perfect condition and will no longer bear the responsibilities of the Titans.

Of course, after you shed your scales and are reborn, your Titan power will also disappear along with the loss of your responsibilities.

The advantage is that once you're free from responsibility, you're free to roam the land at will, without having to close your eyes and sleep for hundreds of years at a time.

Gioria was already bored out of her mind, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten up and caused trouble as soon as she sensed Dan Lei's presence, just to get Dan Lei's attention.

Therefore, he had no doubt about whether Dan Lei's method was correct, and said without hesitation...

“Alright, I will listen to my father. I will shed my scales and be reborn as a dragon egg to live a new life.”

Gioria agreed to his plan, and Dan Lei naturally didn't try to persuade him further.

Once Georia sheds its scales and is reborn, it is as if it is dead, and the spark of the earth will be obtained.

Moreover, since he did not resist the molting and rebirth, he should not cause a super earthquake in Onpharos like in the previous cycle, which shattered the earth and caused rivers to change course and be swept away.

Therefore, Danlei directly loaded the data scheme of the Ming Dynasty's molting and rebirth into Gioria's data body.

Shedding scales and rebirth is one of the basic abilities of the immortal dragon race. Georia's body was modeled and shaped using immortal power, so it was perfectly compatible with the ability to shed scales and rebirth.

Once the ability has been implanted, the remaining steps are simple.

Georia's body was large enough that only the part closest to the coast was eroded by the Kuroshio Current. It told Danlei the location, and when Danlei arrived, it parted the earth so that Danlei could go down and cut off the contaminated part.

In short, after more than three days of turmoil, Dan Lei transformed into a dragon and returned to Janusapolis with a giant egg in his hand, about the size of the Eye of Dawn Fortress.

The giant egg was placed in the valley behind Janusapolis, making it a neighbor of Tarantun.

Subsequently, news of Gioria's situation spread throughout the world via the priests of Janusapolis.

The Black Tide disaster finally caught the attention of the inhabitants of the Onpharos interior after the death of the Earth Titan.

Furthermore, Orenos, Odrisian, Icaria, and Handak, four agricultural city-states once protected by the Earth Titans, saw their guardians taken by the Dragon God to Janusapolis to await rebirth.

They chose to join the Dragon God Alliance without hesitation.

Also joining were some of the mountain people who had been forced out of the mountains by the "Mountain Pioneer" Geocleus.

And a large herd of earth beasts that actively migrated to the Janusapolis Mountains to guard the Georia dragon eggs.

This led to a surge in the power of the Dragon God Alliance.

However, at this moment, life was not easy for Krydira in Ohma. The earthquake had caused heavy losses to the Ohma Alliance's army, and all the city-states under its command were destroyed by the earthquake and urgently needed disaster relief.

Even though Janusapolis and Suspended Peak did not take advantage of the chaos, and the former even provided a lot of emergency supplies to the surrounding city-states, the forces of the Ohma Alliance still needed to be dispersed to various city-states to resist the refugees from other city-states who had no choice but to become bandits due to displacement.

Moreover, the subsequent reconstruction of the allied city-states will also require the assistance of the military.

This has led to a void in Ohma, which was almost undamaged by the earthquake disaster thanks to the protection of Kefal, during the years of reconstruction.

Thus, the second siege of Ohma in the year 3910 of the Light Calendar occurred as usual. Since Krydira had not completely seized control of Ohma after the first siege, she retained some of the powers of the surrendered elders in order to temporarily stabilize the political situation.

However, it is a well-known fact that the elders of Ohmma are ungrateful wolves.

Therefore, the elders who were dissatisfied with Krydela's weakening of their power had long harbored rebellious intentions.

Taking advantage of Ohma's shortage of troops, Kerudela was unable to keep a constant watch on them.

These elders kept their own private armies within Dawn Cloudcliff and maintained close ties with the enemy states of the Ohma Alliance. Finally, in 3910 of the Light Calendar, they joined forces with the resurgent Corinthian army to launch a coup.

Fortunately, Krydella never truly let down her guard against these elders.

After recovering from the earthquake and rebuilding the city-state, Ohma attracted a large number of artisans from various city-states as well as a small number of mountain people.

In addition, a large amount of building materials were piled up in the marble market.

On the day the Senate launched the coup, Cerrudela gave the order, and thousands of craftsmen built two high walls overnight. The inner wall trapped the Dawn Cloud Cliffs' army, while the outer wall defended against Corinth's army. This siege was known as the Second Siege of Ohma.

In this battle, all of Cerlydella's generals were away, and she personally commanded the personal guard left behind in Ohma. Together with the residents and artisans in the city who supported Cerlydella, they managed to hold off the Corinthian army's fierce attack for a month.

Meanwhile, the Senate's rebels were also trapped at Dawn Cloud Cliff for a month.

Ohma was already short of food, and no matter how much the senators in the Senate secretly hoarded supplies, the storage space at Dawn Cloudcliff itself had a limited upper limit.

Moreover, the elders also needed to make room to raise their own private armies, which made the supplies that could be stored in advance even more scarce.

One month is the limit of what Dawn Cloud Cliff can sustain.

Later on, even the senators themselves had to go up the mountain to find insects to eat, and the army ran out of food.

With the army running out of food, it goes without saying what will happen next.

The veterans, starving to the point of acid reflux, had no choice but to surrender, otherwise cannibalism would begin on the mountain.

This time, Cerberus will show no mercy to the Senate. According to the intelligence Danlei received, on the day the Senate army surrendered, she executed all the senators and their families, and hung their bodies on the outer wall blocking the Corinthian army, telling the Corinthian army on the other side that their inside man had been wiped out.

Meanwhile, the Ohma Alliance forces, scattered across various city-states, did not return directly to Ohma after regrouping.

[The Lord of the Broken Blade] Rabinus led his army to directly cut off the Corinthian army's food supply line.

【Donglin Jue】Seneca led an army on a detour, relying on plundering villages and towns along the way for supplies, and directly attacked the capital of Corinth.

Collins deployed all his forces to capture the wealthy city of Ohm, leaving only a few young, privileged soldiers to defend the capital.

Facing Seneca, who was comparable to a tiger in winter, he had absolutely no ability to resist.

Faced with a surprise attack, the Kerudela Royal Guard in Ohma held out for a month using the makeshift walls.

The army of the capital city of Corinth breached the city walls in less than fifteen minutes.

Seneca led his army into the capital of Corinth. The Corinthian tyrant, trying to escape the army's search, jumped out of a window, but overestimated his physical abilities and fell to his death, becoming a complete clown.

A week later, news reached Ohmma that the Corinthian tyrant had jumped out of a window and died. The Corinthian army was cut off from supplies, morale collapsed, and they ultimately surrendered without a fight.

However, after this battle, Ohmma was also forced to the brink of life and death.

Don't forget, during the month-long siege, Ohmma itself was also running out of food.

Even with decades of favorable weather and abundant harvests, Ohmma had a considerable food reserve, which was still completely depleted after a month of consumption throughout the city.

Especially after the surrender of the Elders' Army and the Corinthian Army, it was impossible to kill all the legions on both sides. Even if they became prisoners of war, they still needed to be fed.

Faced with a granary where the floor was cleaner than a face, no matter how cunning Krydela was, she couldn't conjure up any more grain.

So she had no choice but to take the various gold and silver antiques and valuable furniture that she had confiscated from the Senate’s house, have Tinin open the door, and personally go to Janusapolis to borrow a shop from an Ohma merchant to sell them off in public.

Then they exchanged the money they earned directly for rice and flour.

The current manager of Ohma is selling furniture and antiques on the streets of Janusapolis, a move that really opened Dan Lei's eyes.

In other words, rice and flour are considered essential commodities in Janusapolis, and the government sets price caps for them.

Otherwise, with Krydella's high-profile actions, grain prices in Janusapolis could skyrocket within half a day.

However, Danlei did not stop Kerudela from selling antiques on the street.

The rules within Janusapolis were all specified by Navelai, a government robot he created, and Danlei himself had to abide by them.

At least last time, Danlei was caught littering (using bamboo skewers) by those idle old ladies who patrolled the streets every day, and he actually paid the fine.

Therefore, as long as Kerudela doesn't break the rules, Danlei can only be dragged along by her to sell things.

Fortunately, the farce ended after two days.

There are truly many wealthy people in Janusapolis nowadays. With Elder Ohm's collection and Kerudela's guarantee of authenticity, they are very interested in these luxury items.

Krydella made a fortune in two days, buying up all the grain in the city of Janusapolis at the highest price.

Then Kerudela had Tinin open the gate and transport the grain back to Ohma.

In other words, after the four major agricultural city-states of Orenos, Odrisian, Icaria, and Handak joined the Dragon God Alliance, Janusapolis City never lacked food. Once the market was sold out, they could simply move another batch out of the warehouse.

Otherwise, if we let Krydela do as she pleases, prices in Janusapolis will definitely fluctuate wildly.

Fortunately, it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost. After realizing the loopholes in the existing policy, Navette patched them up that very day.

From now on, large-scale sales of daily necessities in Janusapolis will require government approval; the market will no longer be allowed to trade freely.

Meanwhile, Danlei also asked Tibo to inform all her clones that helping to transport military supplies also counts as an act of war, and Tibos cannot help with that.

Crydella thought Janusapolis wouldn't stop her, but she could only carry the things she bought herself.

After Krydella learned that Danlei and Janusapolis had patched the loophole, she didn't come back on the third day.

Otherwise, she would have replaced all of Ohma's inedible luxuries with grain.

Anyway, these things don't affect life at all; they serve no other purpose than looking nice and showing off.

Why not sell them all and use the proceeds for military rations?

Fortunately, the food I bought a couple of days ago is enough for Ohmma to eat for more than ten days.

Since Janusapolis could no longer buy food, Krydela turned her attention to the Divine Tree Garden.

That place had always been far from the ravages of war and was one of the three richest city-states in Onphalus.

At the same time, Dan Lei, who had obtained the fire seed from the earth and had almost finished his research, also turned his attention to the Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden.

Dan Lei felt that with the spark of the earth present, it would be easier to dig a hole under the Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden, without worrying about him instantly killing the sacred tree that Cesis had transformed into with a single powerful attack.

(End of this chapter)