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

Chapter 546 Extra (11) Demuse: "Does reading memories require a price?"

Danlei is starting to understand Lai Gushi better now.

When he possessed the body of [Venerable Master], he preserved its soul, so he did not die after the Onpharos incident.

After exchanging a few words with Screwgoom, Laigushi obtained a worn-out mechanical body from him and then silently disappeared into the universe.

He didn't contemplate suicide because he knew he was still alive because Danlei didn't want to die and wanted to see what changes his fully awakened self would bring to the universe.

Danlei has now become a Star God, and Laigushi knows that the will of a Star God is hard to defy.

Moreover, as the Star God of Change, Danlei does not restrict his actions.

Therefore, after Lycus disappeared, both the Onfaros and the train crew thought he was dead.

However, after Dan Lei achieved immortality through change, the way of change clearly influenced him.

In the past, seeing the current state of Teyvat, Danlei would definitely have sent a clone in to cause trouble.

Given Danlei's personality, how could he not go on stage and experience such a big stage as Teyvat?

But now that he knows the purpose behind the Immortal [Dragon]'s creation of Teyvat, Danlei cannot directly change the outcome of the experiment.

It's pointless to forcibly alter part of the Void Power with the power of the Star God. The Void Star God is right there, and Dan Lei can't compete with that guy's energy intensity.

It can be said that even if all the energy of all the Star Gods were combined, they would still be no match for the Void [IX].

The idea that nothingness [IX] can destroy a galaxy with a yawn is no exaggeration.

Fortunately, this thing doesn't yawn.

It can be said that there is only one way for Nanuk to destroy the Void Destiny.

That means that it has already destroyed other destinies in fact, and the power to destroy destinies has reached its peak.

Then, the Destruction Path can be destroyed by mutual destruction, thus destroying the Void Destruction Path.

With the destruction of the last two paths, the entropy of the universe will be reduced to zero. All that remains is for a new world to grow from the "corpse" of the old world until the next critical point is reached, at which point the next destructive star god will appear and attempt to reduce the entropy of the universe to zero again.

Therefore, Danlei is now in the same situation as Lygus, who was observing Onphalus back then.

I won't really interfere with Teyvat's fate. If it is truly destroyed by the Void, Danlei will only rescue the Star Train and a few people who are of interest to him, and won't do anything else.

Life on Teyvat is now simply a matter of dying.

The demise of life on a planet cannot shake the divinity of the Star God. The human avatar acting in Dan Lei's original form may be moved, but the emotions of the immortal [I] body will never fluctuate.

Since the planetary memory has already been extracted, finding a place to create another Teyvat and conduct a second Void Confrontation experiment is just a piece of cake for Immortal [I].

Therefore, the planet Teyvat is destined to be unable to receive direct help from Danlei.

The scene shifts back to the secret base of the Northern Continent intelligence network.

After Aberdo proposed the plan, everyone worked out a plan around it.

It's important to understand that theory is one thing, and practice is another.

To convert the Abyssal Power of the Moon Hunters into Light Force, we must first analyze the nature of this power and its origin.

This part was resolved by the local forces of Nordcale in cooperation with the Knights of Favonius.

Nefer took on the task of finding out the Moon Hunters' past and understanding their obsessions.

Of course, the efforts of Lauma and Yakoda were indispensable in getting Nefer to take on the work.

At this moment, Nefert seemed like a strong, independent woman who couldn't do anything about her husband and daughter. She gave in after the two men pleaded with her for a few words.

However, Hoshi and March 7th saw Nefer's behavior as tsundere, thinking that she just wanted Lauma and Yakoda to coax her.

As for Aino, she said that she had already had Inef scan the Moon Goddess's lunar energy aura, which could be used to create bait to make the Moon Hunters think that there was a large amount of lunar energy at the location of the bait.

Then, everyone can use these decoys to ambush the Moon Hunters.

This way, we can not only get some "fresh" fragments from him, but also determine his current strength.

Most importantly, after this happens a few times, the Moon Hunters will definitely be wary of the strong lunar force, fearing it might be another trap.

Therefore, Aino took the initiative to invite Walter and Danheng to participate in this part of the plan.

Walter's gravitational black hole and the Danheng tsunami left a deep impression on Aino.

Ineff had no objection to this, because faced with the two men's powers, she simply transformed into a praise robot who could only say "So powerful, amazing," indicating that with these two big shots around, she was not worried about Aino's safety.

Walter and Danheng naturally did not refuse Aino's invitation.

As the two strongest members of the train crew, who are not the ones hiding their true strength, it was within their duties to probe the enemy's capabilities.

Philins, a high-combat-power unit, naturally joined this team as well.

As for the research conducted after obtaining the "fresh" fragments of the Moon Hunters, Abedo was naturally in charge.

As for the train crew, Himeko personally participated in the research.

The current train crew doesn't actually have any experts who study destiny energy; Himeko is more skilled in mechanical processing.

However, among the short, the tallest is the best. As a friend of the Black Tower, Himeko's knowledge is quite extensive, so she's not completely helpless.

Furthermore, Himeko was very curious about the technique that could convert the power of nothingness.

On Avalon, she had already been exposed to magic and was not completely ignorant of alchemy.

The Moon Hunters' initial task was mainly reconnaissance.

However, the alliance also has its own problems. For example, Columbia, as the carrier of the transformed power, cannot be in a weakened state.

Putting aside the issue of power bearing capacity, Columbia will ultimately have to face the Moon Hunters head-on. If she is too weak, she will be instantly killed by the Moon Hunters. Even if Abedo's spell succeeds, no one will be able to eliminate the Moon Hunters.

Because other Teyvat natives simply cannot withstand such a massive lunar torque.

Among the train crew, none of them dared to casually put this energy, converted from the power of nothingness, into their own bodies.

She can bear the weight of Ying, but she can't use it properly.

Since Nata, Ying has absorbed a considerable amount of abyssal power, and now she still has a piece of Eternal Moon Essence within her body.

But she can hardly use these two powers in combat.

I understand that you say the power of the abyss is dangerous and cannot be used.

However, the power of the Moon in Ying's hands is like a primitive man wielding a sniper rifle—it can only be used to smash people, proving that Ying's abilities are limited.

It's worth noting that when they descended upon Pinocchio in their Heroic Spirit form, with Hikari and Hanabi combining, they encountered no obstacles in using the power of the Joyful Fate.

The use of elemental forces is also much more flexible than it is now.

In terms of combat skills and experience, Ying is absolutely not lacking.

The inability to properly utilize the various powers within the body must be due to restrictions.

It's similar to how Orochimaru applied an additional Five Elements seal to Naruto's Four Symbols Seal during the Chunin Exams.

This limitation prevents Luminous from utilizing her internal energy to unleash the full combat power expected of an Adventist. After all, compared to the first three Adventists of Teyvat, Luminous's power is far too weak.

The first descendant was Phanes, now known as the "Primordial God" by humans, whose power needs no further explanation.

Although little is known about the Second Adventist, it is known that "he" collaborated with Phanes and used the remains of the Third Adventist to create the Heart of God.

The fact that they could cooperate with Fanes proves in itself that the Second Descendant's power is not much weaker than Fanes'.

As for the Third Descendant, he tricked the eldest sister of the angels and led the angel race to rebel against the laws of nature. After his defeat, his remains were even made into the Heart of God. It is illogical to say that he had no power.

Moreover, the suppression of Ying's strength must have been imposed on her while she was still in the hibernation pod of her spaceship after arriving in Teyvat.

Five hundred years ago, when Ying and Kong were at their "complete" power, the two of them, even when they joined forces, not only failed to defeat a Kong ruler, but were also killed in the process.

This combat performance is a disgrace to the Teyvat Descendants.

However, Ying's problem definitely involves the principles of nature, and most of the people present did not even notice the problem with her, let alone solve it.

Therefore, Columbia took the initiative to propose to retrieve the lunar marrow of the Rainbow Moon.

In this way, as the newly born Frost Moon Goddess, she can use the two pieces of lunar marrow to restore her own power.

Normally, Xing and March 7, who had not yet been assigned any tasks by the train crew, should have joined the search for the Rainbow Moon Essence.

However, Columbia insisted that once the fourth seat of the Fools' Enforcers, the [Servant] Arecino, arrived, she, Ying, and Arecino would go to find the Rainbow Moon Essence.

Because the lunar marrow was related to the secrets of March, Columbia insisted on not bringing anyone else, so no one forced her to go.

Anyway, the bait plan will attract the attention of the Moon Hunters.

As long as the main body of the Moon Hunters doesn't attack Colombia, and the number of ordinary Wild Hunt members isn't too overwhelming, Ying can easily handle them all by herself.

So, with nothing else to do, Hoshi and March 7th had no choice but to join Nefer's investigation team.

Nefer was happy to have two "young" girls who seemed to have no hidden agendas on her side (their real ages were unknown), and readily agreed to their addition.

Then, as planned, everyone split into four groups and started their own actions.

The actions of the other three squads will not be discussed for now.

On Xing's side, she and March 7 were taken directly into the Secret Chamber by Nefer.

Upon entering, March 7, who loves cute things, immediately set her sights on Asheru, the black cat who serves as the receptionist, and grabbed him in her arms for a good rub.

Cats are creatures that are very resistant to strangers.

If you forcefully hug Asheru on March 7th, you will definitely get scratched.

However, those born on March 7th are protected by the power of destiny, and their skin is exceptionally resilient.

Asheru is just an ordinary cat in its normal state; scratching it won't break its defenses.

Moreover, its intuition was clearly stronger than that of ordinary cats. After vaguely sensing that March 7th was someone it couldn't afford to mess with, it decisively backed down and let itself be petted.

Nefer didn't react much to the fact that her cat was being abused.

As extraterrestrial visitors, Xing and March 7 possess a wealth of secrets that Nefer wants to know.

Moreover, March 7th clearly adored Asheru and did not harm her, so Nefer naturally pretended not to see Asheru's pleading eyes.

During the cat-petting event on March 7th, Nefer opened the door next to the counter of the Secret House and led everyone into a room filled with candles and incense.

On the central table sits an exquisite box that is clearly no ordinary object.

As the tribe's high priestess, Lauma quickly realized the method Nefer used to explore the Moon Hunters' past, and immediately asked in confusion...

"Is this how you investigate the Moon Hunters' past? It looks like some kind of ritual."

In Teyvat, it's not unusual to explore a person's past through rituals.

Mona's water divination is a type of ritual.

After Faneus transformed Teyvat, everything about all living beings was recorded in the World Tree of the Leylines.

It is not impossible to extract a person's past through a special ritual.

Moreover, although Teyvat does not have the concept of memory matter, some people have already used it without knowing that memory matter exists.

The Dragon King Ruoduo possesses the power to read the memories of stones; the memories of stones are actually the memory substances within the stones.

In response to Lauma's question, Nefer replied with a smile.

"A keen eye. However, it's completely different from the ritual you performed with the Frostmoon Children."

Nefer had intended to keep her in suspense until the ceremony began, then surprise Lauma and let her see her true self.

However, a flash of pink light suddenly appeared in front of her, and Mimi ran out on her own.

She looked at the exquisite box on the table and said with delight.
"Huh? Teyvat also has items that can read planetary memories?"

Upon hearing a new word, Nefer didn't bother to find out how "Mimi" came about, and directly asked...
"Planetary memory? Pink... Little bunny, what is this planetary memory you're talking about?"

Seeing that she had been mistaken for a rabbit for the nth time, Mimi got tired of explaining, transformed into her girl form, and then said...
"My name is Demuse, and I am a partner of the stars."

You can think of it as me being born alongside the stars, their closest companions.

As for memory quality…

Seeing that Nefer had no idea what memory matter was, Demogue could only give her a simple explanation.

The information presented was all known to the major powers of the universe, and it described several well-known races based on memory matter, without revealing anything more secretive.

However, this information was enough to amaze Nefer.

She marveled at the vastness of the universe, noting that even meme creatures existed.

After expressing her feelings, Nefer suddenly remembered something and abruptly asked Demogue a question.
"Miss Demogue, since you can tell at a glance that this box's function is to read memory, do you know how it works?"

Demogue didn't know why Nefer asked that question. He picked up the box, looked at it, and then easily opened it to Nefer's shocked gaze.

Then Demogue replied with a smile.
"I don't really understand the Teyvat memory reading technology."

However, I am quite sensitive to the flow of memory matter.

Based on the traces of memory flowing through this box, the box should be used to place something that can directly anchor the target object.

"It doesn't matter if it can't fit everything; at least a portion must be inside the box. Then, initiate the corresponding ritual, anchor the target using the anchoring object, and then sift out the corresponding memories from the planet's memory matter for reading."

Upon hearing this, Nefer smiled and continued to ask...
What will be the cost of doing this?

This question startled Demogue, who then looked at Nefer with a puzzled expression and asked...

"The price? What price? As long as you master the technique, reading memories using the power of destiny only requires consuming the power of destiny."

If the energy expenditure exceeds one's own capacity, it will damage one's mental strength.

But that's not a cost, it's an operational issue.

(End of this chapter)