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

Chapter 50: The Learned Scholar Doesn't Understand Earth's Veins (Seeking recommendations and further reading)

In a tavern in Ejihazo, the largest oasis on the equator, Danlei is complaining to his unreliable guide.

"Hey Ashley, we've been at the equator for almost half a year now, and I've even found all the local maps for you. Have you found your way home yet? I can't really take you all the way around the equator to find your way home, can I?"

Ashley was embarrassed. She had known Dan Lei for half a year and was truly grateful to the "adult" who had saved her from dire straits and provided her with food and clothing. However, it was normal for many landmarks to change or even disappear after a sandstorm, as it was inherently difficult to find one in the desert.

So Ashley could only awkwardly reply

"Lord Danlei, with just these maps, I really can't find my home..."

I remember that the guests from outer space erected a metal pillar that soared into the sky near the tribe.

But all of these pillars were dismantled and taken away when they left, so there are no particularly noticeable landmarks now.

Danlei was really having a headache at this point. He was already considering whether to release Ashley to a local tribe and then set up his own base in a large oasis near the equator.

Although he has plenty of time, he has been in Egihazo for half a year, and the Holy Grail can only absorb a little bit of ley line energy using the accessory made from Nezuko's hair, which is contrary to his original intention.

However, just as Dan Lei was having a headache, a weasel-faced interstellar refugee suddenly approached, but didn't dare get too close, only saying from a distance...

"Butcher, I just overheard you talking about the detection devices that Interstellar Peace Corporation previously installed on this planet. I have intelligence on them. Are you interested?"

"Butcher" is the nickname given to Dan Lei by the people of this oasis, because Dan Lei kills people without hesitation, and he slaughters entire groups of them without any reason.

Of course, this was intentional on Dan Lei's part, because he knew that reasoning with these guys who were similar to space pirates was a waste of time. The most effortless way was to fight your way through until no one dared to provoke you anymore.

Right now, in this oasis, as long as I don't go to the headquarters of those gangs, no one dares to stop me, and I can exchange materials with merchants without anyone making things difficult for me.

So, Dan Lei flicked his magic thread, binding the interstellar refugee in mid-air. Then he pulled out a thick wad of credits (loot from wiping out a gang) and asked...
"If the intelligence is useful, this money is yours. If it's useless, you'll be the unicorn's dinner tonight."

This interstellar migrant had already made some preparations before daring to speak to Danlei, because he discovered that Danlei was the kind of person who wouldn't bother with you unless you provoked him.

So he immediately shouted.

"My boss has the plans for the Interstellar Peace Corporation to deploy probes in Ajihazo."

This thing is completely useless now. It was auctioned off by the Interstellar Peace Corporation as a gimmick to declassify documents, which is why it was leaked.

My boss got his hands on this. If you're interested, I can help you get started.

My boss isn't on this planet. If I die, you won't get the data!

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei untied the guy, took out a pill from his pocket and shot it into the guy's mouth, then gave him one-third of his credits and said...

"Consider this money as a delivery fee. What I gave you is a poison that takes effect intermittently, causing unbearable itching all over your body when it takes effect. You'll experience its effects in about an hour."

Then, it will flare up about once a day until it kills you in three days.

"Once this is settled, I'll give you the antidote. Otherwise, consider this money your funeral expenses."

Dan Lei wasn't lying here; the poison pills in his pocket were all concocted by him in Luofu, using only medicinal herbs from Luofu.

It's safe to say that even if this interstellar refugee finds the Interstellar Peace Corporation, getting an antidote won't be easy; if he can't handle it, he's doomed.

However, this fits Dan Lei's current persona perfectly, so this guy grabbed the money Dan Lei gave him and ran off, probably expecting to bring good news soon. Sure enough, less than a day later, he returned with what Dan Lei wanted, clearly having suffered a beating, but he should have convinced his boss.

Therefore, Dan Lei didn't make things too difficult for him. After confirming that the information was correct, he gave him the money and the antidote and let him go.

Upon receiving the probe planning diagrams from Interstellar Peace Corporation, Dan Lei immediately began studying them.

Upon seeing the planning map, Dan Lei's first reaction was that the group of learned members who came to Aijihazo probably only understood science and not planetary geomancy.

Okay, in the Star Iron Universe, ley line science is actually a science, and the Armed Archaeology School of the Erudite Society has studied this stuff.

They cannot explore the most dangerous relics in the universe by force alone.

If they destroy the ruins without finding any treasures, what's the point of exploring them? This is nothing short of pure destruction of cultural relics.

In any case, judging from the planning map, the Bo Shi Society placed the planetary probes directly in a row on the planet Egihazo for scanning, without modifying their positions according to the specific energy flow of the ley lines.

However, this made it easier for Ashley to find her hometown.

Because the topographic map around each probe is marked in this data, you can find Ashley's hometown by looking at these hundreds of probes around the equator.

Here, Ashley really wanted to go home, and in just half a day, she found her hometown on the topographic map.

Then, Dan Lei stared speechlessly at the coordinates that were almost on the other side of the planet. He could only spend money to take Ashley directly to the other side of the planet from space.

All I can say is that these interstellar migrants are pretty wild, daring to even transport unicorns.

Moreover, this unicorn, which had become Dan Lei's familiar, could be put to sleep by Dan Lei's command; otherwise, Dan Lei would have to abandon the familiar and ultimately make use of it by refining it into a life crystal.

Fortunately, the rest of the process went very smoothly.

After disembarking from the spaceship, Ashley ran into her uncle who worked at the airport, and happily welcomed Danlei back to the tribe.

Then, Danlei saw in this tribe the real evidence that had convinced the Erudite Society to wreak havoc on this planet.

A helmet, a helmet made from the carapace of a sub-scorpion.

To be fair, the shells of insect swarms are not particularly rare in the universe, after all, insect swarms are still one of the natural disasters in the universe at this time.

The calamities brought by the bountiful people all followed the swarm of insects.

After all, when you encounter a swarm of insects, there's almost no chance of negotiation; if you can't escape, you can only fight.

Moreover, the swarms of insects usually appear in large numbers, and they can sweep through one or two planets as easily as playing a game.

However, the Interstellar Peace Corporation had already investigated the area of ​​Aegisazzo, and found no trace of insect swarm activity in the surrounding star system for hundreds of Amber Ages.

It's important to know that hibernating insects don't act alone; they always appear in groups of other insects.

As for the claim that this item originally fell from space into the hands of the local people, according to Ashley's parents, similar items were possessed by the older tribes of Ajihazo.

(End of this chapter)