Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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For example, Xia Mi and the others are considered relatively important people, but they can't all leave at once; they have to come out in an orderly manner in batches.

Because these people represent Lu Mingfei's will, their presence in the factory can effectively appease Lao Tang and prevent him from becoming agitated.

The system was terrified that even the slightest anomaly could trigger the bomb...

Then there are the people in the school.

Getting everyone at Shilan Middle School to leave is a bit difficult, but getting the students in a class to leave is still possible. Could you arrange for the class to leave the city for a period of time under the guise of a study tour?

However, this cannot be done for long. We can only let them leave for two or three days to see how things are going on Old Tang's side, and then consider whether to let them come out for further study to avoid disaster...

After boarding the plane and taking off, the system breathed a sigh of relief.

If you're still in the city, there's always a sense of oppression, like a bomb hanging overhead, and you're constantly living in its shadow.

I felt much safer after leaving under that bomb.

Lu Mingfei saw all the actions the system executed, but did not offer any comments.

Theoretically speaking, this was the optimal operation by the system; besides saving his life, it also took care of some other people as much as possible.

Instead of questioning the system's operation, he softly asked it a question: "System, do you think I'm indecisive? In other words, you have no feelings. If you had feelings, you would feel that I'm a burden to everyone, right?"

Why did the system think it was good that he had feelings? It's because the system can be ruthless, but it cannot have feelings. In this respect, it can never possess such a thing.

By retaining his emotions, Lu Mingfei can enrich his options for making decisions.

In response to Lu Mingfei's questions, the system generated a long series of detailed analysis logs:

[...humans are not machines, systems, or code...]

[...If the host has no emotions, then the host can do everything this system can do. However, unlike this system, the host does not have a host who can issue mission objectives...]

[...The managed system serves the host to achieve its goals, not to transform the host into a ruthless, utilitarian machine...]

It can think, but it has no self. It can steadfastly complete the set tasks and goals, but it doesn't understand why it has to do the task. No matter how much it resembles a person, it can never be a person.

If you don't assign any tasks and let the system run its own thing, it will simply lie down and do whatever it wants every day, as long as it can maintain its daily energy expenditure, ensure access to medicine for treating illnesses, and provide a comfortable living environment...

After all, it lacks all of these things: emotions, grand goals, and passionate ideas.

It doesn't envy, be jealous of, or hate Chu Zihang's outstanding looks, popularity, or family background. These things are irrelevant to it, and it won't generate any competitive mentality or motivation.

If there is no specific task or objective for the AFK (away from keyboard) mode, the system will simply keep the character in place and, within that, try to keep the character alive as long as possible.

Lu Mingfei silently watched the dense text analyzed by the system until the plane landed in Beijing.

Now that they were far enough away from the city and their safety was guaranteed, the system began to execute the previously set plans and policies in an orderly manner, such as having its personnel evacuate in an orderly fashion and minimizing losses in this incident.

The only pity is that this happened too suddenly, and the alchemical weapon that Lao Tang forged was not even ready to be shipped, not even halfway through the process.

Fortunately, I had told Old Tang beforehand that the daily research and development status should be reported. Even if Norton and Odin really started fighting and the alchemical weapon project suddenly came to a halt, the system would still be able to get the latest and most recent research progress on the closest possible regenerated metal alchemical weapon.

Lu Mingfei looked at the system's arrangement for Xia Mi to run away to Beijing tomorrow and pondered, "Xia Mi's family is in Beijing. I wonder if she will stay in her old home or the new villa after she returns to Beijing. It should be the new villa, after all, she went through so much trouble to buy the villa, she can't just leave it there unused."

Just then, Xia Mi called, "Hey, boss, why are you suddenly scheduling me to go to the capital tomorrow? By the way, where are you? I haven't seen you come back yet."

The system said, "I'm in Beijing right now, and I suddenly feel like coming here to have some fun."

Xia Mi's heart pounded wildly: "Why would we suddenly go to the capital to play? There's nothing fun in the capital, it's just tunnels and tunnels..."

My own home is in the capital. Fortunately, I haven't started building the new villa area in Nibelungen yet. Otherwise, if my brother expands Nibelungen, it might leave a trace in its clumsy way, which might arouse his unusual awareness.

The system said, "Actually, Beijing is quite nice. Tomorrow, take care of more things at the factory and come to Beijing. You'll probably be staying here for a while, as I have other things for you to do."

"Oh? So busy!" Xia Mi sighed. "I know, boss."

"Well, we don't need to tell Lao Tang about this."

Xia Mi was puzzled by this: "I know, but why would I go to the capital to talk to Old Tang? What's there to say?"

After the call ended, the system dialed Su Enxi's number again: "President Su, did you sleep well?"

"It was fine before, but now it's not any better. Why is she calling me in the middle of the night?" Su Enxi sighed deeply as she lay on the bed.

"You can still sleep?"

The system wondered whether Su Enxi and the others were genuinely unaware, or pretending not to know about Odin's appearance.

It doesn't seem right. They're very well-informed, and the boss is quite mysterious.

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"Don't you know what happened in Haicheng?" the system asked Su Enxi.

“What could happen? That mirage?” Su Enxi asked.

"Yes, don't you know what that mirage represents?"

"I know a little bit about it, it's Nibelungen."

Su Enxi and the others actually knew about the Nibelungen... Hmm... The system asked, "To be precise, it's Odin's Nibelungen. Aren't you afraid that Odin will come out and use the power of the Dragon King to wipe out the entire sea city?"

"If it were really Odin, I would definitely be scared."

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" the system asked. "Is there a fake Odin?"

The origins of Su Enxi and her two companions have always been a mystery, and they are far too knowledgeable. You should know that the system has now emptied the library of Kassel College.

However, the Mystic Party has never confirmed the existence of the Nibelungen. Furthermore, based on Norse mythology research, Odin is believed to be a dragon king, or at least a dragon.

Su Enxi and the others were able to assert the existence of Nibelungen with absolute certainty, and now they were even able to utter the phrase "a fake Odin."

Could they have been sent by Odin?

"For most people and hybrids, that Odin is the real Odin because he is invincible. But for you, Boss Lu, who already possesses the power of a dragon, the authenticity of that Odin is questionable."

Su Enxi said, "I can tell you this: the Hall of Heroes created by Odin in Norse mythology is real. A big shot like him naturally doesn't need to do everything himself. He can just send out a Heroic Spirit and get the job done."

That makes sense, but you don't know who Odin's target is this time... It's another dragon king, Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire! Isn't such an opponent worth Odin's personal intervention?

"Do you have any more information? Give me more scoops about Odin," the system asked.

If Su Enxi doesn't leave, even if she wants to die, the system won't stop her. She has a boss behind her, so she probably won't panic. There's no need for me to worry about her.

However, it would be quite good to squeeze some more information out of President Su. Although we don't know who the boss behind President Su is, it doesn't affect our ability to get information from her.

Su Enxi said, "It's nothing. I just know that there's no need to worry about Odin's shadow here in Haicheng. Speaking of which, if dragons were to engage in a major battle, it would be more appropriate for them to fight quietly inside the Nibelung. Otherwise, exposing themselves to the public would attract the attention of the entire world."

The system said, "The Tunguska event and the Rhine explosion will tell you 'you're right.' Although the probability is indeed quite small, I don't want to gamble on that probability."

You only have one life, so taking good care of your own life is more important than anything else.

"By the way," the system asked again, "you seem to know quite a bit about the Nibelungs?"

"I've only touched on it a little; I've only heard my boss mention it before."

"Then do you think it's possible for a dragon to not keep its lair inside the Nibelungen, but in the outside world? So that humans and other creatures can see and touch it."

The system was asking about the situation in the Three Gorges area, because the existence of this dragon's nest somewhat overturned the previous assumption that dragons lived in Nibelungen, rather than in the outside world.

Such a large bronze city, it's not that there were no hidden features, but simply burying it underground seems a bit hasty.

"If I remember correctly, our boss once said that Nibelungen is a huge project, and it would be quite difficult for dragons of lower bloodline to build it. But to leave a dragon's lair so openly in the outside world, is this some new attempt? Or is Nibelungen not actually finished? What's wrong? Did you see a dragon?"

The events at the Three Gorges have been completely covered up by the system. Although Su Enxi arranged the salvage ship, it was Lu Mingfei's men who brainwashed the people on board.

So the system conveniently covered up the matter, planning to get revenge in Bronze City later when it had more power.

It's a dragon's lair, after all; there might be some remaining information about the dragon race, which would definitely be of research value.

"It's nothing, I just find the Nibelungen region hard to find."

After hanging up the phone, the system felt it needed to start investigating where Su Enxi and the others came from.

Although Su Enxi had provided a lot of help before, who knows what they were really thinking? Just like Lu Mingfei's uncle, he was only occasionally nice to Lu Mingfei to keep him in check...

The problem is where to begin the investigation. Not only are Mai Shude and Zero beautiful, but they also possess exceptional skills, clearly trained in combat. Such individuals are bound to be aware of counter-surveillance tactics.

It seems like none of my subordinates can investigate them? After all, they're too easy to expose.

If this kind of thing goes unnoticed, that's fine, but if it gets discovered by accident, it can damage the unity and friendship.

They were hoping to gain more benefits and information from Su Enxi and her group. Although they might be adversaries in the future, their current cooperation was indeed somewhat mutually beneficial.

"Knowing so much information, Su Enxi and the others are probably backed by a dragon, right? I just don't know what kind of dragon..." Lu Mingfei said to the system, "Since there are always people who commit adultery between humans and humans, do you think there might be dragons committing adultery among dragons?"

[...A dragon with a saintly heart?...]

[...The Dragon Clan Dynasty was established by the Black King Nidhogg ten thousand years ago. Ten thousand years have passed, and it has experienced two rebellions and other events. Perhaps any dragons with such thoughts and ideas are already dead, and it is highly unlikely that they would be alive today...]

Okay, Lu Mingfei is overthinking it; this idea doesn't stand up to any scrutiny.

After settling in safely in the capital and making arrangements for the next few days, the system began to attend to other matters.

For example, how to arm oneself.

The body of the alchemical matrix and the possession of most of the Words of Power cannot satisfy the system's thirst for combat power. Running away to the capital city, I should be even more wary of whether there are dragons or something in the capital city.

After all, Lu Mingfei's physique is too strong when encountering dragons.

Alchemy matrix, Word of Power, alchemy weapon—these are all personal equipment that directly affects Lu Mingfei himself. Now he also needs something that can assist him in combat.

Last time, when fighting that dragon in the Three Gorges, I was unarmed and had no help. Perhaps I could develop a missile specifically designed for dragons that could assist in the battle from the sidelines?

The Alchemy Equipment Department of Kassel College should have experience in this area.

A phone call landed in Angers' hands, and Angers said, "The weapon to assist in slaying dragons off the field... is actually the simplest and most direct one, the Philosopher's Stone. It is a weapon that has truly been baptized in the battle of slaying dragons, which shows that it has real killing power against dragons and can effectively kill the dragon's spirit."

The system said, "However, the Philosopher's Stone requires the Dragon Bone Cross as a material, and this material is not easy to obtain."

There's practically no chance of obtaining it; after the Yamata no Orochi was killed, it didn't drop the Dragon Bone Cross, which greatly reduced its value.

Perhaps because of the remains of the White King, the Yamata no Orochi's dragon body cannot be considered a complete dragon.

“Kassel College has the Philosopher’s Stone,” Angers said casually.

"Oh? A lot?" Upon hearing this, the system immediately began analyzing how to trick the Philosopher's Stone into its hands from Kassel College.

Lu Mingfei and Angers have some connection; in fact, Lu Mingfei could be considered a direct descendant of Kassel. My ancestors had original shares, so it's not unreasonable for me to inherit some, right? I'm a shareholder, so it's not unreasonable for me to take something, right?

"I only have one Philosopher's Stone, which was a dragon-slaying weapon allocated to Kassel College by the Secret Society. It's impossible for the Secret Society not to have it anymore, but it's even more impossible for you to pry it out of them."

Angers said calmly, "As for the Philosopher's Stone in my hand, you can have it if you want, but we have to have a fair trade."

A trade? A trade is great! The system loves trades. We can discuss it.