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

Chapter 552 Extra Chapter (Sixteen): The Dragon King of Ancient Rock

After Rauma agreed to go find Nefer herself, she immediately turned and left.

She said the men here were not gentlemen at all, and insisted on pushing the errands onto one of the ladies.

However, after Lauma left, the two men who had been bullying her still tried to defend themselves.

Falgar spoke directly to Philin.

“Miss Lauma really went, and she didn’t condemn you.”

I admire that very much, my friend.

Philinus didn't mind that Falgar was shifting the blame to him; he simply commented...

“My dear Miss Lauma will eventually understand that the wisdom of life is to gracefully appear when others should bear the responsibility, and to selectively appear when it is up to you to bear what you are capable of bearing.”

Philin's words resonated with Walter, who had to deal with all sorts of women every day back on Earth.

They have different personalities, and their ages range from those of people from the last era to those of only teenagers. Their temperaments and body types are extremely random.

In short, Walter and this group of very unique women saved the world and spent a long time together.

He really knows how to get along with women, and he's long since lost his mystique.

So, as soon as Philins finished speaking, Walter picked up where he left off.

"Or pretend you didn't show up, or even hide your presence."

Philinus naturally agreed with Walter's words, and he nodded.

"Yes, you are indeed a wise person."

However, their conversation immediately drew criticism from March 7th, who quietly said to Xing...

"So, when Uncle Yang isn't on a mission, he's always elusive, deliberately avoiding us?"

The question about March 7th was half-joking and half-serious, but Xing's response was surprising:

I don't think so. Uncle Yang is basically always researching information whenever he goes out alone.

I think it's because he explained to us that the various factions had failed so many times, so he spends all his free time at the library.

Xing wasn't lying. Welt hasn't been in the Star Iron Universe for very long, and there are many things he doesn't know.

However, he also liked to teach others, so he often gave out incorrect information.

There are several typical cases.

After Xing met the messenger on the train, Walter said directly, "It seems the rumors are true. The messengers of memory have no physical form and only allow those who want to be seen to find them."

This statement once led Xing to believe that those who remember are all messengers, until he encountered the simulated [Floating Dawn] while fighting a global locust plague in the simulated universe, and was debunked by the Black Tower.

Later, Walter also said, "Fortunately, at least one law is certain: the Star God can and can only act according to the core of its power, and we will never have to worry about Harmony stirring up a storm that will overturn the galaxy."

It is important to know that after Dan Lei became the Star God, he learned that the Star Core was actually the Cancer of Harmony, and he later told the Star God about it.

Walter was slapped in the face.

Xing and March 7 were talking in a whisper, but everyone present was an expert. Apart from the two little girls, as long as you didn't block out sound waves, you could hear even the quietest whispers from the others.

Walter blushed with embarrassment and couldn't refute it.

Fortunately, the person who heard this decisively said that it was best not to speak at this time, and to pretend that they had not heard Xing and March 7's conversation.

However, Walter didn't want Xing and March 7 to continue discussing this topic, so after his initial awkwardness, he decisively interrupted.

"In March, since you're free now, why don't you take a group photo with everyone individually?"

Every time she arrives at a new place on March 7th, she takes a separate photo with each of her newly acquainted friends; it's her tradition.

However, March 7th shook his head directly at this point.

"Uncle Yang, this place won't do. We definitely need to find a better spot for a solo photo."

But you reminded me, this place definitely needs a photo taken to remember the occasion.

After saying that, March 7th ran to the door and asked Falgar to move around so he could take a picture of the tactics board and sandbox as a souvenir.

Walter didn't care that March 7th didn't heed his advice, because he had already achieved his goal.

After taking the photos, on March 7th, while reviewing the pictures, Aino became interested in the camera and wanted to see the construction of this alien photo-taking device.

March 7th will definitely not allow Aino to disassemble his camera.

So she used photos she had taken on other planets to attract Aino's attention.

As a result, the next second, all the women, including Columbia and Arecino, crowded around March 7.

This camera is full of landscape photos of other planets, including one of Danlei ascending to become a star god and turning the Iron Tomb into a giant sword of molten iron to cut through the space of destruction.

March 7th is never stingy with sharing her travel experiences, so for each photo she takes, she will briefly describe which planet it is on and what background it is taken against.

Xing will also add to the discussion from the side.

What they were saying made Falga and Philins itch with curiosity, and they also wanted to go over and see the photos.

However, the screen behind the camera on March 7th was only so big, and the heads of several women took up all the space that could be directly seen.

Falgar and Philin were so carefree that they pushed aside one of the heads and stuck their own heads in.

Fortunately, not long after, Lauma and Nefer returned, as did the research team led by Abedo and Himeko.

With everyone present, the photo appreciation event had to be temporarily adjourned.

Everyone knows that the photos are in the camera and can be viewed anytime.

The problem of the Moon Hunters must be addressed as a priority.

Fortunately, the Abedo team brought back good news.

Although Abedo didn't give a guarantee, his research on converting the power of the Moon Hunters had clearly made a breakthrough, and he had even started asking Nordkalai if they had any special energy amplifiers.

This energy amplifier needs to be custom-made; you definitely can't find it in Nordkalai right now.

So the all-powerful Nefert took on the job.

She plans to ask some friends to order it from another country, saying it can be done in two days.

Of course, the group couldn't just sit and drink and wait these two days. They had a special mission: to dig out the mountain where the Moon Hunter fragments were located, under the siege of countless wild hunters.

Digging a mountain sounds like something Yu Gong would do.

But in Teyvat, this kind of thing has happened before.

It has been confirmed by Flurry that Wendy used the wind to blow away the mountains of Mondstadt, turning the mountainous terrain into a plain. The mountains she blew away also formed the Golden Apple Islands in the outer sea.

Of course, a mountain completely polluted by the abyss is not the same as the mountain that Wendy blew away.

The power of the abyss will erase elemental forces.

A single elemental force is only a part of the power of the Light Realm. Even if Venti could add some of Ishtar's power, the Abyss power would still dominate the erasure ratio. It can be said that even if Venti at his peak were summoned, he wouldn't be able to blow away this mountain corrupted by the Abyss power of the Moon Hunters.

However, what elemental forces cannot do, imaginary energy can.

Although imaginary energy is easily corrupted by variants of the void power of the abyss.

However, it is not afraid of erosion when it is used for destruction.

It's only because Teyvat sent the Star Train crew that they arrived. If it were the armed archaeological team from the Armed Archaeology School of the Academy of Knowledge who came today, they could have moved a mountain that was severely polluted by the Void in no time with their large machinery.

After all, for the Star Iron Universe, planetary-level ecological transformation is not a particularly difficult technology.

Let alone a powerful force like the Academy of Broad Knowledge, almost any civilization, strong or weak, that independently ventures out of its star system possesses some knowledge of it.

Of course, the above refers to ordinary planets.

If you encounter a planet contaminated by nothingness, a planet whose surface has been destroyed, a planet contaminated by a star's core, or a planet with special rules created by some great gods, these planets belong to special cases.

Furthermore, the planets polluted by pollutants that are currently difficult to clean up due to the reckless industrial development of those interstellar peace companies are not actually beyond saving.

However, the Interstellar Peace Corporation is profit-driven, and the funds available for saving these planets are limited. As a result, some planets have had their environments restored, while others have failed.

After all, the star hunters in the Star Iron Universe can drag black holes around, and the fireworks masters can even "blast" stars into the sky to watch the cosmic fireworks formed by supernova explosions up close.

For Teyvat, the most ingenious aspect of the transformation of the heavens is actually the weaving of the destinies of all living beings.

Even Onphalus couldn't do this.

In the thirty million eternal cycles of reincarnation, even if an ordinary person in Onpharos only runs through the data once, because the simulated humans are too realistic, the details of each person's actions, even the time of birth and death, will change with each reincarnation.

The closest Star Iron came to controlling everyone's fate was on Sunday in Pinocchio, when he wove the dream of Taiyi as a half-step Order Star God.

In Taiyi's dream, Sunday can indeed bind the behavior and fate of those who are trapped in it.

However, even a half-step Star God, a person with a firm will can still perceive the problem and fight against it with their own power, attempting to shake fate.

Of course, the same applies to Teyvat.

Most strong people who realize that their fate is bound will try to break free from it and become transcendent.

It can only be said that the extreme order practitioners do similar things and face similar problems.

In short, regardless of fate, when dealing with small-scale nihilistic pollution, instead of trying to purify it, simply throwing it into the universe and utilizing technology based on natural laws is more convenient than directly using imaginary energy.

The Star Train certainly doesn't carry large gravity generators, large space cutters, or other equipment to directly sculpt planetary surfaces.

However, the cane in Walter's hand was created in imitation of the Star of Eden, and its ability is essentially to manipulate gravity.

When attacking, Walter generally prefers to use gravity suppression to create a pseudo-black hole.

When used as an aid, it can also reduce its own gravity, allowing for faster speed and greater flexibility within the planet.

With Walter's strength, reducing the gravity of a mountain to the level of a feather in a short period of time is not difficult.

After all, Walter didn't need to directly apply his abilities to the rock layers contaminated by the abyss; he could have simply left an uncorroded layer as a barrier.

Moreover, others will use elemental power to fight against the ever-spreading abyssal power.

Therefore, as soon as the meeting ended, everyone immediately began to take action.

It sounds difficult to physically excavate a mountain, but with Dan Heng involved, it's actually not that hard.

Dan Heng immediately transformed into his Tenghuang form and began to sense the mountain that had been contaminated by the Moon Hunters, to see how much of it needed to be excavated.

Then he discovered that beneath Teyvat, there seemed to be a vast amount of power resembling the Abyss.

To use an imperfect analogy, this is like the stage in the fable of Duke Huan of Cai, who refused to seek medical treatment because he was ashamed of his illness, when Bian Que said to Duke Huan, "Your illness is only in the skin."

At this point, Teyvat appeared normal on the surface, and the Abyss Catastrophe had not spread widely.

Fortunately, Teyvat is protected by ley lines, and the Nordkale region also has additional lunar torque.

Underground, the ley lines and lunar torque both seal the abyssal power from the depths, preventing the Wild Hunt on the surface from directly connecting to the abyssal power below.

However, when Danheng Tenghuang's earth power came into contact with the earth veins, he suddenly sensed a faint consciousness.

A huge rock dragon with a slightly obese body instantly appeared before Dan Heng's eyes.

However, the illusion came and went quickly. Yanlong gave Danheng a soft snort and then disappeared.

However, at the same time, large-scale earthquakes occurred in both Nordkalai and Liyue.

Upon realizing that his actions had triggered an earthquake, Danheng immediately manipulated the earth's immortal power to soothe it.

Teyvat was a planet created by the Immortals, so there was no problem with Danheng's Immortal power merging into the planet, and the earthquake in Nordkare subsided instantly.

However, Dan Heng could clearly feel that something deep in the southeast of the earth was calling to him, firmly and continuously calling him to the past.

In Liyue, the earthquake triggered by the ground tremor had just begun, and a certain guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth, sensing the changes in the earth, instantly froze.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the teahouse where the storytelling was taking place without anyone noticing.

On Mount Hulao, Zhongli appeared in the form of an emperor, and with a slight downward press of his palm, the earthquake in the Liyue region was instantly suppressed.

The next second, True Lord Li Shui Die Shan flew to Zhong Li's side in the form of a crane and said...
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is nothing unusual about the seal of the Dragon King Ruoduo."

This unusual earthquake does not appear to be caused by the reawakening of the Naga King, who is attempting to break free from his seal.

After listening, Zhongli nodded, looked in the northwest direction, and slowly said...
"Thank you for your hard work. I am aware of the situation."

This earthquake was likely caused by someone triggering the power of the Ancient Rock Dragon in Rhodo.

As Ratna fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion, her power remained within the earth.

Unexpectedly, there is someone in the world who can invoke the power of the Ancient Dragon of Rock.

It seems our old friend is about to temporarily awaken again. Let's keep a close eye on the seal's progress.

After Zhongli finished speaking, he looked at the Fulong Tree below the mountain with a nostalgic expression and said nothing more.

When the Emperor spoke, the True Lord of the Water and Mountains had no reason to disobey. He bowed his head and obeyed the order, then retreated behind Zhongli to accompany him to look at the Fulong Tree below the mountain.

That very night, Ningguang, the Tianquan star among the seven stars of Liyue, received a dream from the Emperor, instructing her to send someone to Nordkare in the northwest to investigate the anomaly.

In fact, Yelan had just returned from Nordkalai not long ago.

However, she was unlucky; by the time the Star Train arrived in Nordkalai, she had already taken a ship back to Liyue.

The Star Train took just over a day to reach Nordkalé, and we also made a stop in Mondstadt in between.

Therefore, Yelan is more concerned about the flying train appearing in Mondstadt.

Fortunately, Liyue still has people in Nordekalai, and Yanfei is still in Naxia Town.

However, with her limited connections in Nordkal, she couldn't find Ying, who was wandering around outside.

She was very young among the immortals and her strength was average, so she dared not venture into the wilderness alone and was trapped in Naxia Town.

　The simulated universe, [Floating Li], is real because the star gods within it are all creations nurtured by Ruan Mei using her destiny.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)