Dragon Raja: Starting with Deadpool, Evolving Through Devouring

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"I'm also looking forward to university life!"

Beowulf readily agreed to Cao Han's request, while Lilith also wore an expectant expression.

None of the many families in the Secret Service were unfamiliar with Kassel College.

If this incident hadn't happened, given the ideological differences between Beowulf and Angers, there would have been absolutely no possibility of him allowing his most valued heir, Lilith, to enter the Kassel College.

Dragon blood grants hybrids physical abilities far superior to ordinary people, as well as supernatural powers like the power of words, while intelligence is innate.

Even at Kassel College, there are many students with excellent bloodlines but terrible academic performance.

Lilith, on the other hand, did not have this problem. From childhood to adulthood, she was a representative of all-round development in "morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor".

Cao Han nodded, indicating that it was a deal. Lilith would be a freshman at Kassel College in the new academic year, and she would have another identity besides Miss Beowulf.

In fact, at this point, the main purpose of his trip to the Beowulf family was considered to have come to an end.

After Lilith took her leave, Beowulf's smile vanished, replaced by an extremely serious expression. "Personally, I don't object to Lilith being with you..."

Political marriages between people of equal social standing are commonplace in our families. For us mixed-race people, the key to long-term prosperity is to maintain the purity of our dragon bloodline!

Whether it's bloodline or ability, you're an absolutely perfect match!

The conversation was moving a bit too fast, and the topic suddenly veered so far that Cao Han was a little caught off guard. Beowulf's words also caught him off guard; how did the conversation suddenly turn to this? "We're still so young..."

"Being young is great, because it's easier to do impulsive things when you're young. Don't think that just because I'm an old man, I'm really old-fashioned. I won't object to puppy love or anything like that, but there's one thing I still have to remind you of."

Cao Han was taken aback and asked, "What?"

"Please, please, please don't let anyone die!"

Cao Han: ......

In his previous life, Cao Han, a "5G surfing expert," almost instantly understood Beowulf's hidden meaning: "Don't cause a death" actually meant "Don't get pregnant."

Cao Han, his face darkening, watched as Beowulf uttered such disrespectful and vulgar words in a serious tone, and nearly lost control, spilling his tea on the other man's face.

He then replied helplessly, "Senior, you're overthinking it. I have no such feelings for Lilith."

However, his words seemed to touch a nerve with Beowulf, who glared at Cao Han angrily like a Sichuan opera face-changing act and said, "Are you saying that Lilith isn't pretty?"

"No, that's not it." Cao Han waved his hands repeatedly.

Even by Eastern standards of beauty, Lilith is an absolute beauty.

"So you think Lilith isn't good enough for you?"

"nor."

"Then why do you look like you don't want to!"

Beowulf certainly had reason to be angry. In his view, since the two had already entered into a subordination contract, the safest course of action would be to take their relationship a step further and become lovers.

"Kid, I wasn't joking just now. I could tell from the blood that flowed when you made the contract that you're no ordinary hybrid. Plus, Lilith's bloodline is also very close to S-rank. If something really happened between the two of you and you didn't take proper precautions..."

If offspring are actually born... an unstable bloodline would be very dangerous!

Cao Han couldn't help but sigh. He wasn't some stubborn old fogey after all; even his explanations were useless. He could only offer a perfunctory reply:

"Alright, alright~ You're the senior, you decide."

No matter how you look at it, you've essentially abducted someone's most beloved great-granddaughter, so verbally agreeing to it won't hurt you much.

"Now that we've finished discussing official business, let's talk about something else. Cao Han, what are your thoughts on Kassel College and its Board of Trustees, which represents the highest level of power?"

Faced with Beowulf's sudden and seemingly profound question, Cao Han pondered for a moment before calmly replying, "In my hometown, there's a saying: 'Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked!'"

In my view, the current state of the Secret Party is that it's a bunch of people with different agendas crowding around the banner of 'dragon slaying,' waving their flags and shouting slogans. It's hard to say who's truly willing to go all out."

Cao Han saw it clearly: the board of directors would not worship him just because he had killed the next generation of the species and the White King. They only valued the immense worth behind his strength and even, if possible, would support a compliant puppet to replace the current leader, Principal Angers.

Their ingrained mindset makes them always feel that the power of an individual can never match the power of the collective.

Perhaps they will realize this when they witness firsthand the astonishing power displayed by the four supreme dragon kings.

"Hahahaha, what you said makes sense."

Beowulf let out a hearty laugh. He wholeheartedly agreed with Cao Han's point of view and felt genuine disdain for the families that made up the board of directors. "They're just a bunch of politicians who only know how to talk big behind the scenes!"

They thought they could control everything, but in reality, they were just children's toys in the face of the power held by the Dragon Kings, not worth mentioning.

Back when I was in the action team fighting against the dragons…

As they talked, they couldn't help but reminisce about the days when they were still in the Secret Service's action team, which is one of the reasons why the old Secret Service families and the emerging board families don't get along very well.

The old secret society families look down on the emerging board families for not having the courage to face the pure-blooded dragons.

The emerging board families believe that the old secret society families' method of directly confronting the dragons is outdated.

The best example is the equipment department at Kassel College, where billions of dollars are spent every year researching weapons that can be used to slay dragons.

Friga bullets are one of the most representative products of this technology.

The paralyzing effect, which works even on pure-blooded dragons, greatly reduces the casualty rate for the execution specialists when carrying out missions. The only problem is that when facing pure-blooded dragons, they need to avoid their hard scales and aim for vital areas.

This is one of the reasons why the alchemical bullet that Cao Han displayed at the previous board meeting attracted so much attention.

If the armor-piercing alchemy array above could be replicated, it would mean that many of the modern weapons produced by the equipment department would be able to harm the dragon race.

To put it bluntly, this is a silent confrontation between the old and the new.

Currently, it is clear that the emerging families have gained an absolute advantage; otherwise, the school board would not be left with only Principal Angers, representing the Kassel family.

"Lilith's awakening is definitely something to celebrate for our Beowulf family. We hope you can grace us with your presence at the banquet tomorrow night."

"The banquet tomorrow night? Uh..."

Mixed-race families and forces of all sizes exist in different countries and regions around the world, but in London, England, the Beowulf family is the absolute power behind the scenes.

For a family power, the overall strength determines the scope of influence, while top-tier combat power determines your say.

Because of the tradition of newborn babies needing to consume dragon blood crystals, the entire Beowulf family has awakened the strength of a hybrid race. In terms of top combat power, apart from the current Beowulf, the only one who can be considered top-tier is Lilith Beowulf.

The fact that Lilith, a leading figure of the new generation, fell into a coma was a significant blow to the entire family.

Now that he has not only woken up again, but also benefited from the blessing of Cao Han's bloodline, which has increased his strength, he naturally wants to hold a banquet to make a big fuss about it.

The main purpose was to flex the muscles of the Beowulf family and nip any unwarranted ambitions of the mixed-race forces and families below in the bud.

Inviting Cao Han to the banquet was also somewhat of a way of "showing off" the close relationship between the two parties.

As news from Kassel College continues to circulate, the name "Cao Han" is no longer unknown in the global mixed-race community.

The reason for the killing of the White King is that no strong, substantial evidence could be presented. Otherwise, the news would have caused a huge uproar in the entire hybrid world in no time.

You must know that he was the high and mighty White Emperor!

The White Emperor, who was second only to the emperor, was killed. How could this not be exhilarating!

Just as Cao Han was racking his brains for an excuse to decline the dinner invitation, an untimely retro bell suddenly rang.

"Hmph! That old geezer~"

Beowulf took out his phone and was furious when he saw "Hilbert Ron Anjou" on the caller ID. Why did he have to call right after he sent the invitation?

"Hey~ you'd better give me a reason for bothering me."

"What reason is that? Besides, I'm not looking for you, old man. I'm looking for Cao Han. Give him the phone." Angers naturally heard the displeasure in Beowulf's tone, but he was even more reckless than Beowulf.

"You...wait!"

Beowulf was about to explode, but then he remembered that Cao Han was able to come to the family thanks to him, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger and hand the phone to Cao Han on the other end, "It's your principal calling, he's looking for you."

Cao Han was taken aback for a moment, but he still naturally took the phone and put it to his ear, saying, "Hello, Principal Angers."

"I'm calling you this time because there's an emergency. Your advisor, Schneider, was supposed to contact you, but he couldn't reach you, so he transferred the call to me."

Upon hearing Principal Angers' explanation, Cao Han belatedly took out his phone from his pocket and saw that it had automatically shut down due to a dead battery.

No wonder he said his mentor, Schneider, couldn't contact him.

"I didn't notice when my phone was turned off."

"I heard from Schneider that there might be an emergency that might require your help. You should quickly charge your phone and contact him."

It wasn't that Angers didn't want to tell Cao Han the specifics of the emergency, but rather that he himself was also unaware of it at the moment.

After Schneider contacted him, he immediately stated his purpose: there was an emergency and he needed to find Cao Han, but he couldn't reach him, so he had no choice but to ask Angers for help.

Schneider learned from his student Lucy Pallas that Cao Han had returned to the school and then immediately boarded the principal's private plane to attend a board meeting.

"Principal Angers, how are things going on your end?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a slightly salty sea breeze brushed against Hilbert Jean Angers' hair. Before him stretched an endless expanse of azure ocean, beneath his feet was the flagship of the American Seventh Fleet, and all around him were escort ships.

On the deck not far behind it, an object whose enormous size could be discerned from its outline was covered by an equally enormous canvas.

With a significant investment of manpower and resources, the entire floor of the secret chamber beneath the church, extending up to 10 meters deep, was cut away and removed, naturally including the body of the next-generation dragon and the "Spear of Longinus".

To prevent any accidents, Principal Angers personally oversaw the transportation.

Based on the current speed, the fleet should be able to reach the nearest port to the academy in three to four days at the fastest, at which point they will switch to another mode of transport.

With Angers, the "legendary dragon slayer," around, it's unlikely that any petty person would be so foolish as to do such a thing.

As for Paul Fisher's fate, he won't be in mortal danger until he's squeezed dry of his last drop of value; at most, he'll suffer physical pain.

Such hybrid "living fossils" know all sorts of secrets incredibly quickly; even a seemingly insignificant piece of information might play a huge role.

Angers decided to take the person back to the school so Professor Masafumi Tomiyama could see if hypnosis could be used to treat him...

"I'm actually having a run of bad luck. You've been stealing all the limelight lately," Angers said with a lighthearted laugh.

"There will be an opportunity for you, Principal, to dance."

"Hahaha, I can wait! Let's continue our chat when you get back to school and we sit down for afternoon tea together."

Angers implied that Cao Han should prioritize business and contact von Schneider first.

"it is good."

Cao Han didn't stand on ceremony with Beowulf and left without saying a word to get the charger from his Bugatti.

The moment the phone was plugged in and turned back on, more than twenty missed calls immediately popped up on the screen, most of them from the mentor von Schneider, and the rest from Chen Hao and Chu Zihang.

The most unexpected one was Chu Tianjiao, who was caught in the middle.

Since Cao Han joined Kassel College, Chu Tianjiao seems to have returned to his usual low profile and never takes the initiative to contact him.