Chapter 2599 / Chapter 2600

If it weren't for the fact that Chen Li was standing in front of Pearl, Baiheng would have seriously doubted the accuracy of Pearl's identity.

You're telling me an Intelligent Machines can make this level of physical contact? And without batting an eye? Without even blushing?

This is so strange!

The ninth carriage returned to silence.

After Baiheng's footsteps completely disappeared, Pearl slowly took two steps back, creating a just-right distance between herself and Chen Li.

"Now that Miss Jingliu's crisis has been resolved, if she wants to cover up the traces, she must find Baiheng and explain as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Miss Jingliu Baiheng overthinks things, it may be difficult for Miss Jingliu to maintain her image as a master in front of Baiheng in the future." Pearl clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, her expression regaining its composure and rationality, and analyzed to Chen Li.

"Ah, oh... thank you." Hearing Pearl's words, Chen Li, who had come back to his senses, nodded, but his tone was more unnatural than before.

"But my lord, you seemed lost in thought just now. Were you thinking about something else?" Pearl shook her head slightly, then tilted her head slightly, her calm eyes looking at Chen Li with a hint of scrutiny.

"Uh... sorry, I thought..." Chen Li began somewhat awkwardly, about to explain something.

The next moment, Pearl reached out her hand, and her finger, which clearly showed signs of mechanical construction, gently touched Chen Li 'Chen Li lips, stopping him from finishing his words.

"My lord need not explain everything to me. It is sufficient for you to understand it yourself," Pearl said coolly and succinctly.

Pearl's fingers lingered on Chen Li's lips for less than a second before being withdrawn, but the cool touch remained for a moment.

Chen Li was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Pearl with a hint of heartfelt satisfaction.

Pearl is truly a brilliant strategist.

Just as Chen Li was about to say something more, Pearl spoke first.

"My lord, you should go and check on the situation of the Holy Grail War. This is a late-night battle report that I compiled based on the information dictated by World-Painting. You may take a look at it." Pearl took out a neatly formatted document from her bosom and handed it to Chen Li with both hands.

Chen Li took the report and glanced at it, finding that the content was indeed well-organized and the analysis detailed, clearly the work of a master.

"However, this briefing only comes from the information exchange between World-Painting and Feiying, and may not be comprehensive. We need to consider the opinions of all parties to make an accurate judgment. Unfortunately, I don't have any other channels to obtain information." Pearl tilted her head slightly, her tone tinged with regret.

Upon hearing this, Chen Li paused for a moment, then took out a terminal from his pocket and handed it to Pearl.

"Oh, that was my oversight. Here, this is the Friends Circle Terminal, it's already fully activated," Chen Li said somewhat embarrassedly.

In fact, Chen Li had already granted Pearl and Feiying temporary access to the full support character list, but he just hadn't distributed it to the Friends Circle Terminal yet.

It wasn't that Chen Li didn't want to give it, but rather that Pearl Chen Li unwilling to acknowledge certain things.

For Zhenzhu, who had always considered herself "the lord's strategist" but had never actually confessed her Pearl, the meaning behind receiving this terminal was far more profound than the terminal itself.

If Chen Li is merely his lord, then there are still many possibilities between Chen Li. But if Chen Li is Miraculous Forger, then that's a different story...

"It's not my lord's fault. I was just deceiving myself... In the end, it's still my problem. I should thank my lord for being so forgiving." Pearl put the terminal into her bosom, lowered her head slightly, and spoke softly.

"What about Feiying..." Chen Li watched as Pearl accepted the Friends Circle Terminal, breathed a slight sigh of relief, hesitated for a moment, and then asked.

"Your Majesty can decide for yourself whether to grant access to the Friends Circle Terminal," Pearl replied without changing her expression.

"Oh, I see. You mean we shouldn't send it yet." Chen Li nodded knowingly.

Alas, poor Feiying, she was kept in the dark the whole time.

"Then I'll go to the Parlor Car to check the report, and then summarize the situation on all sides," Chen Li said, waving the battle report in his hand and taking two steps toward the car door.

"Okay, go ahead." Pearl nodded.

"Hey, aren't you coming along?" Chen Li turned around and looked at Pearl with some surprise.

"Standing in this carriage, you can take in the entire panoramic view of the Duality Paradise through the porthole, and even catch a glimpse of the battle at New Penacony below. It's quite a rare vantage point." Pearl shook her head slightly and turned to look at the scenery outside the porthole, which was gilded by the morning light.

"Alright, I'll go now." Chen Li waved and turned to walk towards the cabin door.

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Although he was a little puzzled that Pearl hadn't gotten tired of the scenery after looking at it for so long last night, Chen Li didn't ask any further questions, considering that it was just sunrise and the Duality Paradise under the morning light and the night were indeed two completely different pictures.

Pearl must have had her own reasons for doing this.

"Wait." Just as Chen Li was about to reach the cabin door, Pearl suddenly called out to him.

Chen Li paused, turned around, and saw Pearl take a camera out of her bosom and hand it to Chen Li.

"Please trouble you, my lord, to return this camera to Miss March 7th," Pearl said.

"Isn't this Little March's candid camera? How did it end up in your hands?" Chen Li stared at the familiar camera in front of him for a moment, then took it and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Because last night, this camera was placed above the door frame between the eighth and ninth carriages, and time-lapse mode was activated, which prevented some people with ulterior motives from entering the ninth carriage. Anyone who steps into the eighth carriage will be frozen in place by the camera's capture effect, unable to move," Pearl explained unhurriedly.

"So that's how it was solved... That's amazing." Chen Li looked down at the seemingly ordinary camera in his hand, his tone filled with genuine admiration.

By using a single camera to seal off the entire train carriage, an impenetrable defense was created without firing a single shot. This method of achieving one's goal by exploiting loopholes in the rules, rather than relying on brute force, truly demonstrates the skill of a strategist.

"At first, I was just doing my best and leaving the Schicksal. But later I heard from Vita that because of the 'LONELY LONELY LONELY LONELY LONELY LONELY' video, they couldn't do anything to hurt March 7th, so this camera performed far beyond expectations," Pearl added, tilting her head slightly and speaking calmly.

"Vita? She came last night?" Chen Li stroked his chin, pausing in his movements.

"That's right." Pearl nodded.

"I knew this guy would come." Chen Li sighed helplessly.

However, while feeling helpless, Chen Li also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This at least shows that Vita didn't skip the Night Raid because she caused any trouble in the Holy Grail War.

It was simply blocked by Pearl's camera defenses.

This is a good thing.

"It seems that the lord and Miss Vita have a somewhat ill-fated relationship." Pearl looked at Chen Li's subtle expression and the corners of her mouth curled up almost imperceptibly.

"It's not exactly a tragic fate, um... it's just... it's just... ah, never mind. I'm going to the Parlor Car now, see you later." Chen Li opened his mouth, but found that he really couldn't find a suitable word to define his relationship with Vita, so he simply waved his hand and gave up struggling.

"Okay, see you later." Pearl gave a slight bow.

"But before I leave... let me ask you something. If you had a choice, what kind of Miraculous Item would you like?" Chen Li turned around, took a step, then suddenly stopped, turned back to look at Pearl, and asked.

Pearl paused slightly upon hearing this, then raised her hand to pinch her chin and began to think seriously.

"Hmm... Miraculous Item? If I had to say, I'd hope it's a Miraculous Item related to art and essence." Pearl pondered for a moment before slowly speaking, but then added:

"But the highest priority is Miraculous Item that can bring convenience to the lord when used. Otherwise, if it only brings me convenience, then the Miraculous Item is worthless."

Pearl knew exactly what Chen Li to do when he asked her, but Pearl didn't refuse.

What's that saying again? If you don't want Miraculous Item, plenty of other people will.

If someone is destined to possess Miraculous Item, why can't it be oneself?

Pearl was absolutely confident in her loyalty to Chen Li, but she couldn't guarantee that others would remain devoted after obtaining the Miraculous Item.

It is better to entrust a Miraculous Item to someone who will see Miraculous Item as proof of the lord's trust than to someone who may only use it as a tool.

"I see... I understand." Chen Li nodded thoughtfully.

Surprisingly, Chen Li actually had the materials to craft this type of Miraculous Item.

Moreover, once it was created, it did indeed help Chen Li himself.

[World-Painting] This Miracle Card can create Plane Spheres and connect many worlds through connecting ropes.

However, after the introduction of [Emperor's Proof], this Miracle Card's function of connecting the worlds became somewhat lackluster.

However, this Miracle Card was of great help to Chen Li himself.

The Attribute Points gained from taking a bite of a Plane Sphere using [Gourmet Cells] are enough to give an ordinary person with no strength to kill a chicken the power to beat up the entire world.

Although Chen Li already has a lot of Attribute Points, well... who would complain about having too many Attribute Points?

If this Miracle Card is crafted into Miraculous Item, the Miracle Card resummoned using [Fictional Historian] counts as one, the Miraculous Item crafted counts as one, and the Miraculous Item projected counts as one... This is equivalent to Chen Li having the effect of three [World-Painting] Miracle Cards at the same time, and also having others help him grind for them.

Why not?

Moreover, when crafting Miraculous Item in the Paradise, a Genius Little Trash, one grade lower than the Miraculous Item being crafted, will be randomly generated. This opportunity cannot be wasted.

Thinking of this, Chen Li raised his hand and made a loose clenching motion in mid-air.

With a very soft buzzing sound, a Miracle Card emitting a strange luster appeared out of thin air in Chen Li's palm.

"Here you go. Take this and familiarize yourself with it first." Chen Li handed the Miracle Card to Pearl and said casually.

With some confusion, Pearl reached out and took the Miracle Card, then subconsciously looked down at it.

"Ei... Shi?" Upon seeing the name and effect on this Miracle Card, Pearl's eyes widened slightly, and a rare, undisguised shock appeared in her usually calm eyes.

"Hmm!" Chen Li was very satisfied with Pearl's reaction.

This was the first time Chen Li had ever seen such a surprised expression on Pearl's face.

For an Intelligent Machines strategist who usually maintains a composed demeanor, the fact that Pearl could display such an almost uncharacteristic expression speaks volumes about what this Miracle Card means to her.

"My lord, this is..." Pearl raised her head, her eyes filled with disbelief as she looked at Chen Li, her voice slightly higher than usual.

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. This is just raw material, not Miraculous Item yet. But you can use it to familiarize yourself with it first, so you'll be able to get the hang of it faster once the Miraculous Item is crafted," Chen Li said calmly, his hands in his pockets.

Chen Li is now gradually experiencing the joy that Nanook felt back then.

How should I put it? Instead of painstakingly selecting the best from countless geniuses and cultivating trusted confidants from scratch, it's better to just poach people from other people's teams.

Training your Emanator too much trouble. Wouldn't it be much faster to just poach Emanator from other Path to be your Emanator?

In Chen Li's view, whether it was the eighteen Aeon, the Emanator under their command, or any outstanding individuals who could stand out in their respective Path... they were all quite suitable candidates to Artifact Wielder.

"I will." Pearl took a deep breath, slowly suppressing the excitement surging in her heart, and her expression returned to its usual calm, but the hand holding the Miracle Card tightened slightly.

"Then I really have to go this time. Bye-bye." Chen Li waved to Pearl and then turned around and walked towards the carriage door.

As Pearl watched Chen Li's figure gradually disappear from sight as the carriage door closed, a subtle smile slowly appeared on her lips.

It seems that his Family Head's trust in him has increased once again.

I suppose it's not far off when I'll be able to deceive the emperor and commit treason.

As Chen Li left the ninth carriage, he looked down at the battle report that Pearl had summarized for him.

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The report is laid out very clearly, with distinct items, and even includes a credibility rating for the source at key information points.

With her own abilities, Pearl was able to compile a report of this quality based solely on the oral information provided by World-Painting and Feiying. She truly deserves the title of "strategist".

But when Chen Li's gaze fell on the first item in the briefing, his fingers, which were flipping through the report, suddenly stopped, his expression froze, and he stopped in his tracks.

"What do you mean... ' World-Painting and Mikhail collided using the Astral Express projection, with World-Painting slightly winning and Mikhail being killed by the Astral Express '? Is that correct?" Looking at the report in front of him, Chen Li's tone was filled with disbelief.

How did these two start fighting?

Shouldn't we, both being Nameless Guest, cooperate against our common enemy?

It couldn't have been out of curiosity about whose train would hurt more when it hit someone, could it?

Hey Chovy, if you want to test the power, why don't you crash into someone else?!

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"I couldn't help it... After they met, I don't know what they talked about behind my back, and then they just bumped into each other while chanting slogans about friendship and Bonds." Feiying scratched her head and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Listening to Feiying's explanation, Chen Li rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

That's how the Nameless Guest are.

When there is danger, they are the strongest support. But when there is no danger... they are the danger.

That's true, but this is the Holy Grail War.

Do these people really realize how many people would envy someone in the midst of such a chaotic Holy Grail War —someone with the same Path, the same allies, and absolutely no chance of betrayal?

Others would rack their brains to find a reliable ally, but you guys, the first thing you do when you meet isn't to form an alliance, but to clash with each other.

"Don't worry, Chen Li. I think this is quite in line with the way the Nameless Guest behave." Pom-Pom walked over from the side with her short legs, looked up at Chen Li and said.

"Yes, yes, that's right." Feiying nodded repeatedly from the side.

"Besides, it's just the Holy Grail War. Anyway, we're just Heroic Spirits during this time, and we don't have any intention of winning the Holy Grail, so we might as well have some fun, Pam." Pom-Pom waved her little hand, looking like an optimist.

"Alright, no need to comfort me, I understand. My Path of Trailblaze was crooked from the start." Chen Li waved his hand weakly.

After all, how could a proper Aeon possibly hang out with Aha?

It can only be said that whether one's Path of Trailblaze or Path of Joy, the ancestral graves are not quite normal.