Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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"Damn it, Lu Mingfei, any progress on your end? The pressure inside Mount Fuji has gone out of control! We could run the pressure index test for a month before, but now it can only be done for three days at most! Has the White King's remains entered the final stage of recovery?"

The system glanced at Angers, who was also on the phone, and roughly guessed what was being discussed on his call...

When Angers learned of the report over the phone, he was also shocked, then glanced at Lu Mingfei, who was also making a phone call.

But he found that Lu Mingfei had already been watching him... Lu Mingfei knew the news no later than he did? This guy seems to know quite a bit about Japan?

The internal pressure of Mount Fuji is soaring. Does that mean the remains of the White King have returned to their place?

An hour ago, the pressure index inside Mount Fuji surged again, leaving researchers monitoring the volcano bewildered.

The rapidly rising pressure index made them feel terrified. They quickly checked for errors again, hoping it was just a malfunction of the equipment... But an hour later, they were somewhat desperate. According to their investigation and retesting, their equipment was fine; the problem was the pressure inside the Mount Fuji volcano!

It felt as if someone had suddenly pushed the inside of the volcano, causing the internal pressure index to fluctuate wildly... Once they confirmed that it was not due to human error or mechanical failure, they immediately reported the news.

The news quickly reached Su Enxi, the Snake Clan, and Kassel College...

Chapter 154 What is a Genius?

The rain intensified, and a silver lightning bolt illuminated the sky, revealing Yuan Zhisheng's disheveled and soaked appearance.

Given his status, someone would surely hold an umbrella for him in a non-combat situation, but he couldn't wait for the umbrella to open and ran into the abandoned middle school.

After the incident involving Tachibana Masamune, Genjiro did not remain at Genji Heavy Industries, but the contents of the surveillance footage were indeed somewhat unexpected...

The men that the king brought were indeed very capable; they dealt with the guards stationed around Tachibana Masamune cleanly and efficiently.

These people were all elite hybrids from the Snake Clan, but they couldn't even last a single move against the opponent before being cleanly and swiftly killed, without even having time to send out a signal.

Of course, that's not the point. The point is that the person in the surveillance footage does indeed have a resemblance of more than 5 points to Genji.

In a well-lit environment, even someone very familiar with Genjiro would likely find it difficult to immediately distinguish between the two.

"Who exactly is this person?" Uesugi grew increasingly anxious as he looked closer, more and more convinced that this was his child...

Genjiro remained silent for a long while: "It should be the Dragon King, the number two figure in the Demon Clan..."

“I mean, this person’s identity…” Uesugi Kotsu turned to Genji and asked, “Have you seen this child before?”

"I feel like I've seen him before..."

Genji immediately drove off into the mountains without looking back, returning to the place where he grew up—Shikari Town.

He and his younger brother, Genjiro, were fostered and raised here. Later, Tachibana Masamune came and took Genjiro away, while Genjiro was left in the mountains.

When Genjiro returned to this place, it was time for him to carry out a mission.

The frequent disappearances of young girls in the town caused widespread panic. The local police suppressed the news and prevented it from spreading, but they couldn't keep it from the locals.

The Snake-Headed Eight Families believed that a demon was causing trouble, so they sent Genjiro back to investigate... Genjiro successfully completed his mission and plunged the knife into Genjiro's body in the Shikatri Town Middle School, which he knew well.

At the time, Genji was turning the young girls he had hunted into lifelike wax figures, and these girls were all acquaintances of Genji and Genji.

This is the true meaning of exploiting loyal customers.

Unlocking the chains of the well, he returned to the unforgettable basement, only to find that it was completely different from what he remembered.

In particular, the missing sword and the corpse... At the time, Genji had no intention of dealing with Genji. After killing the demon, he staggered away from the place and then called the Snake Clan to block and seal off the place.

However, the current situation indicates that others have been active here after him.

Uesugi Koshi and the crows arrived a step later than Genji.

Uesugi had an impression of this place and also some impression of this school. Inuyama He had told him about Genjiro's development path.

“Yuan Zhinü is not dead, he has returned.” Yuan Zhisheng turned to look at the four of them, his face expressionless.

In fact, Uesugi Koshi and the others didn't know much about Genjiro. In fact, only Uesugi Koshi knew the name. The three of them didn't know that their Genjiro patriarch had a record of killing his younger brother with his own hands.

Uesugi Koshi hesitated, wanting to speak but then stopping himself. He had initially thought that the fact that his dead son was still alive was both good news and bad news.

Genjiro "killed" Genjiro, and after so many years in the Oni Clan, he never thought of looking for Genjiro, the apparent head of the Snake-Headed Eight Families... This doesn't seem like a sign of wanting to reconcile, not to mention that the other party is with the King, so who knows what the other party is really thinking?

"Jingle Bell!"

Yuan Zhisheng's phone rang; it was Angers calling.

After he answered the phone, Angers didn't say a word of nonsense, he simply said, "Come back."

The fewer words, the bigger the matter.

Yuan Zhisheng coldly put his phone back in his pocket, then walked away without looking back and got back into his car.

After finishing his call with Yuan Zhisheng, Angers looked up at Lu Mingfei and asked, "So what are your plans now?"

The system statement seemed to be carefully crafted: "If the White King's remains have already suffered severe damage, with the combined strength of the Serpent Clan and Kassel College, they will definitely be able to surround and kill the King General and the White King's remains."

If that's all there is to it, then it doesn't matter whether I intervene or not; you can handle things on your own. What I'm truly concerned about is what the King's trump card is. He seems to know all of this, yet he still ignores your actions, as if…”

Angers chimed in, "He's got it figured out he'll be the ultimate winner."

Angers stroked his chin and continued, "After I learned about Herzog, I immediately sent people to Siberia to investigate that nameless port. They searched for two days to find places that matched the port, but they didn't find any remaining architectural remains."

"Search again?" The system picked up on a strange word.

“Yes, it’s about searching again.” Angze nodded and said, “Actually, something did happen on that land. On the night of the collapse of the Soviet Union, December 25, 1991, a violent explosion occurred in the permafrost zone of the Arctic Circle, at an ice-covered port north of Verkhoyansk. The fighter jets that went to investigate encountered an attack by a mysterious creature. However, the authorities blocked the relevant information and denied the occurrence and existence of this event… At that chaotic time, Kassel College failed to investigate the matter effectively and immediately. When they went back to investigate later, they couldn’t find anything, and the matter was left unresolved.”

Then, two days ago, Angers restarted its investigation of the area, but still found nothing...

“This king’s future is too mysterious. The information you have may be false. Just like a true master liar, his lies are only nine parts truth and one part falsehood. He may even simply rearrange the combination of events to cover his tracks completely…” At this point, Angers sighed, “In the end, it was too late. I should have made a move against Tachibana Masamune sooner. Opportunity knocks but once.”

Tachibana Masamune, one of the few people in the know, was very important. However, after Angers arrived in Japan, he was busy pursuing the White King and needed to use the Snake-Headed Eight Families to share the risks and pressures, so he postponed the matter of Tachibana Masamune and did not press Genjiro step by step.

But now that he's come to his senses, Tachibana Masamune is nowhere to be found.

The system silently recorded Angers' carelessness and failure, reminding itself never to be soft-hearted in important matters.

However, neither it nor Angers could figure out where the king's confidence came from.

But having learned his lesson once, Angers decided to be tougher this time and not hesitate any longer. After thinking for a moment, he said, "This time I plan to take the initiative and at least seize control of the Red Well."

Taking the Red Well is risky. If we manage to take it and continue the King's plan, we will inevitably have to deal with the White King's Sacred Remains right in front of us.

However, Angers is not a meticulous system or a Genji who would consider casualties. His goal is to slay the dragon. Kassel College has been training its troops for a thousand days to use them for one day. These sacrifices are necessary.

Otherwise, if the White King's remains fall into the hands of the King General, the resulting harm will likely be even greater.

Upon hearing that a direct confrontation was imminent, the system quickly deflected responsibility, saying, "I don't have many people to support you, Principal, so you can't count on me for this."

If it had three thousand or thirty thousand people at its disposal, the system certainly wouldn't act this way. After all, in its eyes, these people are just consumables to be used for slaying dragons.

But these consumables are still quite precious right now. Why force your way in when others are already taking the lead? Aren't Kassel College and the Snake Clan also consumables for dragon slaying? Anyway, we don't really expect them to succeed in slaying the dragon, so it's not a pity if they fall on the path of dragon slaying...

Kassel College and the Snake Clan are large and powerful; even if half of their 1000 members die, they still have 500 left—a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Lu Mingfei, on the other hand, only has a handful of men; losing even a few more wouldn't be easy to replace… Three thousand men have their own strategies, and a few dozen men have theirs; careful planning is essential.

When Lu Mingfei saw this, he couldn't help but gasp.

Where's the promised heroic dragon-slaying? All I see is scheming and plotting.

Upon receiving the news from the king, Angers smiled at the system's words and made no accusations.

The saying goes, "Everyone has their own role to play, and that's enough." Lu Mingfei has already done his part to obtain such valuable and accurate information.

With the discussion nearly over, it was time for the system to return to experiment with the alchemy matrix.

But before it left, Angers suddenly asked Lu Mingfei, "Would you be interested in joining our Kassel College?"

"Will you take over your position as principal?" the system immediately asked.

Angers simply explained this by saying, "If you do things well, you may become a principal. People are always more willing to follow in the footsteps of the strong and walk on the right path."

"Never mind then." The system shook its head, choosing to refuse the olive branch extended by Angers.

Unless one can personally steer the dragon-slaying machine that is Kassel College, it's more worthwhile to slowly cultivate one's own small power. After all, the foundation has already been laid, and with steady development, Kassel College? My sword might not be at a disadvantage either...

As for the twists and turns on the road to development, as long as super events like the White King's Sacred Remains that affect the Dragon King occur frequently, the system is confident that it can rapidly expand its power. Give it a few years, and it can restore Lu Mingfei to a super power!

Angers smiled and said, "Actually, with your talent, you have a very good chance. Why don't you reconsider? I'm not immortal; I'll retire eventually. By then, you'll be young and strong, and you'll be able to show your talent. There's a high probability that you'll be able to take over Kassel College. It's just a matter of time."

His high regard for Lu Mingfei surprised those around him.

There were practically no members of the Snake Clan in this large room; they were all from the Kassel College, which is why they were surprised to hear Principal Angers' words.

Principal Angers seems to have high hopes for this young man? He's even offering the position of principal as a pie in the sky.

The key point is that Angers is not the kind of unscrupulous capitalist who only makes empty promises. On the contrary, Angers is not a person who is keen on making empty promises. He is a pragmatic doer.

"How long will that take?" the system asked.

This made the remaining people look at each other even more bewildered. Dude, you don't really intend to, really think you can take over, do you?

“If the timing, location, and people are all right, you can let me retire in four or five years,” Angers said.

"Never mind then." The system gently waved its hand in refusal.

The other party's words were very tempting. If a young, enthusiastic person heard these words, they might think they had met a mentor.

However, empty promises have no effect on the system. In four or five years, the system can develop step by step and cultivate a large force that can be completely controlled.

Surely the Dragon King can't keep targeting Lu Mingfei's repeated resurrections, right? After all, the Dragon King isn't some random cabbage on the roadside.

Despite being repeatedly and sincerely invited but refused, Angers was not annoyed. He simply said, "If you are interested, the doors of the Kassel College are always open to you."

"Thank you for your appreciation."

Watching Lu Mingfei's departing figure, Angers stubbed out his nearly finished cigar.

Fingel remained polite until Lu Mingfei had completely disappeared before approaching Angers and asking, "Hey Principal, who's this young man? Is he that impressive? Even you've considered handing over the principal's position to him? Or... what do you think of me?"

“You?” Glancing at Fenrir, Angers said, “If we hand over the position of principal to you, will Kassel College still be able to slay dragons with peace of mind?”

"Who was that boy just now?" Caesar also came over. Angers' admiration for the boy was self-evident, which aroused the curiosity of Caesar, the heir on whom the Gattuso family had placed high hopes.

“A genius,” Angers explained to him.

"How talented is he?" Fingel pressed, keeping up with President Caesar's pace. "He seems even younger than us? How does he compare to you, Principal? He can't possibly be more talented than you, can he?"

Angers didn't directly state how talented Lu Mingfei was, but simply told them a story: "You are a 70-year-old university professor of mathematics. You showed your talent from the moment you came into contact with mathematics as a child, and then spent your whole life dealing with mathematics, until one day, a man named Gauss appeared in front of you."

Angers didn't continue, but those present weren't fools; they immediately grasped the essence of the little story.

How can you tell if someone has mathematical talent? You can tell directly that they don't, with an accuracy rate of up to 99%. If someone can be a university professor of mathematics, they definitely have talent, and having studied mathematics for decades, they also have strong capabilities.

But these things that people are so proud of are probably no better than paper in front of Gauss. The things you've been proud of for most of your life are nothing in front of him.

"hiss!"