Dragon Clan: Thought So Far

Chapter 345 336. Long Yuan (2) Old Friend

"I'm going out for a walk. You stay here and keep an eye on the progress of the construction." Lu Mingfei put on a baseball cap and pulled down the brim. He held an unlit cigarette in his mouth and waved to Christina, who was standing under a huge black umbrella and chatting with Masahiko Sakurai. Christina made an OK gesture.

He then put on a coat provided by the institute.

This coat is somewhat similar to the military coats that the uncles who worked in the factory in the family compound in the last century loved to wear. Although it is not so fashionable, the warmth-keeping effect is really first-class. Even in this forest with howling mountain winds, you will not lose temperature.

Originally, President Lu was a beast in human form. If he was taken out for a walk, he would be a man who could be called the flower of Kassel Academy together with Caesar Chu Zihang. But now, after wearing a military coat, his temperament that he had cultivated for many years immediately collapsed a lot. In addition, the disguise technique turned him into an unremarkable square-faced man. He looked like those old farmers in northern Shaanxi who were keen on strolling in the alleys at the entrance of the village.

This place is too close to Hongjing. Lu Mingfei can see the part of the magnificent underground building protruding from the surface as long as he looks up.

He felt that he should really go in and take a look. If he didn't see it with his own eyes, he would feel suffocated, as if there was a thorn in his heart.

Snowflakes piled up on his shoulders and head. This guy lowered his head to light a cigarette, took a deep breath, and rushed into the blizzard.

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Chu Zihang tapped his chest silently. He could feel his heart still beating strongly in his chest.

The top-secret "Hundred-Headed Dragon Ladon Project" has been used on him. It is not an experiment to transform the human body using alchemy and genetics, but an ancient ritual.

There are hundreds of thousands or millions of hybrids in the world. Among them, A-level hybrids are not rare in the huge base. What is really rare is the natural S-level like Lu Mingfei.

But even so, S-level is not untraceable. In the past few decades, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Korean Peninsula, dozens of excellent S-levels have appeared in the entire Asian, African and European continents. Most of these people have become the pioneers of the dragon-slaying cause, some have been hidden by their families, and some have been included in the gray list of the executive department to perform top-secret tasks.

But in fact, S-level is not the rarest type of hybrid.

The truly rare and even legendary ones are the dual-word spirits.

The so-called word spirit is actually the holy words recited in dragon characters. These words can directly command the world to complete a certain predetermined task, like a program that has been compiled on a computer.

A hybrid can only use one program. This is a restriction set by the ancient emperor for his slaves, which can also be called a gene lock to ensure his rule.

However, genes always mutate during reproduction. The double helix structure of DNA of some hybrids broke through the gene lock cast by the Black King himself over a long period of time, making them aliens with dual language spirits.

Such aliens do exist in history, such as the super hybrid Yi, also known as Dayi, who was recorded in the Eastern Dragon Chronicles and killed nine pure-blooded dragons with bows and arrows in ancient times.

"Huainanzi·Ben Jingxun" says that Dayi shot the sun, "When it came to the time of Yao, ten suns came out at the same time, burning crops, killing plants and trees, and the people had nothing to eat. Yali, Zaochi, Jiuying, Dafeng, Fengxi and Xiushe were all harmful to the people. Yao ordered Yi to kill Zaochi in the fields of Chouhua, kill Jiuying on the evil water, capture Dafeng in the swamp of Qingqiu, shoot ten suns from above and kill Yali from below, cut off Xiushe in Dongting, and capture Fengxi in Mulberry Forest. All the people were happy and made Yao the emperor."

Tang Dynasty Cheng Xuanying's "Classic of Mountains and Seas·Autumn Water" quoted "Classic of Mountains and Seas": "Yi shot nine suns, and they fell into Wojiao."

Today, Chinese dragon research experts have deduced from various documents and alchemical utensils in ancient times, as well as the corpses of princes who were killed by Dayi and buried in Shandong, that Dayi's words should be "holy judgment" and "black sun".

The Holy Judge asked Dayi to use the alchemical bow to shoot down the giant dragon that was causing cholera in the world. The dragon and Dayi fought in the fertile plains. Then the ancient dragon slayer used the black sun to kill nine princes and earls on the earth. The extreme high temperature and the power of destroying everything turned the land into charred black, so it "fell into charred fertile land".

This is already a very old legend. Since the fifteenth century, there has been no super hybrid with two words in the world, at least not in the records of the academy.

The reason why the descendants of the dragon clan can really surpass other species has never been their strong bodies, but the power of words that transcend rules and everything.

The academy has been pursuing to push this power to the limit, such as the ancient alchemical matrix of the Night Watchman that can expand the domain and effect of the words.

The so-called "Ladon Plan" is actually an evil ritual that uses the alchemical matrix to connect the spirit of one person with the spirit of another, but there is an absolute primary and secondary relationship between them.

After Chu Zihang accepted this plan, he could activate the alchemical matrix when necessary, and then the frozen Japanese in the iron coffin would wake up from his slumber.

The blood of the sacrificed person would begin to burn, his golden eyes would ignite from silence, and the words would be recited in the most high-pitched and life-exhausting way.

Then the alchemical matrix of the night watchman will transfer this power to another alchemical matrix imprinted in Chu Zihang's bones and blood. All the dragon characters of time zero recited by Fujiwara Nobunosuke with his life will appear in Chu Zihang's mind. He doesn't need to pay anything, just follow the recitation, and the field of time zero will be used by him.

But this power is really disgusting. Chu Zihang feels like Hannibal, the man-eating maniac, eating Fujiwara Nobunosuke who was imprisoned in the iron coffin and could not resist, and thus gain the power of that person...

"Zero has been disconnected from our connection channel. What happened?" Caesar frowned and whispered. He put down the crystal white crab legs in his hand, and his ice-blue eyes suddenly looked at the Trieste, which had been put into the sea for a depth test and then hoisted up again, and his voice became serious.

That junior Russian girl always likes to run around, but this is above the Japanese Trench. Under their oil tanker is eight kilometers of deep sea water, and the zombie army of the Age of Gods may still be sleeping on the seabed!

Chu Zihang came back to his senses, he slowly exhaled, and threw away those weird thoughts in his mind.

According to the principal, Fujiwara Nobunosuke is an elite cultivated by the Gattuso family and controlled by Mr. Frost.

But in fact, Ange knows Frost. Although this guy has criticized Ange openly and secretly, he is definitely not a madman who would send assassins to attack Sleipnir directly at Haneda Airport.

Let alone whether such an assassination can succeed, the trouble that Fujiwara Nobunosuke will bring to the Gattuso family after being exposed is enough to keep Frost busy.

In other words, this guy may actually be controlled by a big man in the dark, and that big man can even place spies in an organization like the Gattuso family with strict class and rich wealth.

Since he wants to assassinate Ange, then this guy must stand on the opposite side of the academy.

Ange hopes that Chu Zihang will not be entangled in whether he has drawn the blood of an innocent person when using the word spirit of time zero.

Because there are no innocents in this war.

"Zero. Razumovskaya. Romanova, a sophomore at Kassel College, was originally scheduled to participate in Operation Abyss on November 16, 2010, and was assigned to the Maritime Special Operations Team." The blue-haired girl appeared beside the fire, her skirt slightly lifted, her long hair curled like seaweed with delicate curls at the ends, her chin was small and pointed, her eyebrows raised, and her eyes flashed with bright, human light.

"127 minutes ago, Commissioner Zero. Romanova temporarily changed her schedule and went to Yamanashi Prefecture to perform an infiltration mission." EVA said with a smile,

"One of our school directors made the decision to transfer the lovely Miss Zero from Operation Abyss to the True Red Earth mission."

Caesar and Chu Zihang looked at each other, and both saw shock in each other's eyes.

Generally speaking, a single board of directors cannot directly intervene in the operation of the academy and the ongoing military operations. Even if the Gattuso family wants to terminate an action that may threaten Caesar, they must first convene a board of directors, obtain the support of the majority, and then summon the principal, vice principal and executive director, and they will transfer Caesar back to the academy from the edge of danger.

But the mysterious school director did not seem to go through these procedures.

"Am I qualified to know who that school director is with my authority?" Caesar asked.

He did not really think that this mission could not be carried out without Zero. After all, no matter how outstanding the Russian girl was, she was only A-level. Today, there were so many heroes here that it was not an exaggeration to say that there were so many A-level people.

It was just that Caesar was very curious about which big man made such a seemingly meaningless decision, and which school director could do something that even the Gattuso family could hardly do openly.

"Sorry, that school director does not want others to know his identity." EVA smiled and declined Caesar.

Compared to her casual and even unrestrained behavior in front of Lu Mingfei, EVA senior can still maintain the image of a cool artificial intelligence in front of other people.

"Actually, I think Zero is interested in Lu Mingfei." In order to make it easier to deal with the roasted lamb leg sent to her, Su Si gathered her long hair on top of her head with one hand, revealing her slender and white neck.

Her eyes were slightly raised, her long eyebrows were also slightly raised, and she looked at Chu Zihang and blinked.

"In the academy, it seems that no one wants to get close to Zero. Even girls who want to get close to her will be rejected. Many people call her the Queen of Vacuum." The gossip fire that suddenly burned in Su Si's heart was so hot that Chu Zihang, who seemed absent-minded, was actually listening with his ears erect for fear that he would miss a word.

"Teacher Masashi Toyama told me that she has a serious mental cleanliness." Caesar shrugged, "This is normal. I used to have it too, but my cleanliness is only for men."

How can the noble son of the Gattuso family refuse the affectionate embrace of any woman?

When a girl gathers up the courage to show up in front of you with flowers in her hands and a shy face, Caesar Gattuso should take her into his arms, invite her to a luxurious banquet, and give her a Cartier necklace.

Even if the girl is actually a dinosaur girl, you can only accept it with pleasure.

"But have you seen the posts about Ling and Lu Mingfei on the Night Watch forum? Some people see them foraging together late at night in the cafeteria almost every day." Susie was eating lamb legs while excitedly sharing gossip between girls with Master Gattuso and her killer boyfriend, although she thought Chu Zihang should not be interested in such things at all.

"You said the word foraging, which reminds me of an owl..." Caesar said.

"Or a weasel." Chu Zihang drank expressionlessly, with a tuna that he had not finished eating in front of him.

Susie was stunned, not knowing why she couldn't keep up with the brain circuits of these two people.

"I mean, Lu Mingfei is the only one who is treated specially by Ling." She suddenly grabbed Chu Zihang's left hand and held it in her arms like a little girl, "Don't you know what it means for a girl to treat someone more specially than others?"

Caesar showed a look of understanding on his face, but Chu Zihang's fingers trembled slightly and his expression became serious.

The president was about to speak up and suddenly shut up.

Deafening whistles suddenly blew from three tankers at the same time, the deck vibrated slightly, and everyone in the wind and snow stopped in shock and looked around.

But the executive department is worthy of being the executive department. Although the killers were shocked, they tightened their weapons at the first time.

"Bad news, gentlemen." EVA, who had just disappeared, suddenly appeared again. This time, the blue girl showed a solemn face, and inexplicably had some military temperament.

Caesar and Chu Zihang looked at each other and stood up at the same time.

"The mission has been advanced. You still have 80 minutes to prepare for the dive." EVA said, "I know you have all written your suicide notes, so you can talk to your most important people next, or enjoy the breakfast in front of you, but I don't recommend you to eat it freely."

"Why?" Susie tilted her head and looked curiously at the artificial intelligence that was said to be a real soul.

"Because there is no toilet on the Trieste, if you have diarrhea, you can only solve it on the spot." EVA showed a playful expression, "In addition, I have to remind you that the equipment department has not installed... air purification equipment on this submersible."

Caesar's face darkened.

Chu Zihang's face turned pale.

The two of them obviously remembered something at the same time. They had just stuffed roast lamb and blue lobster sashimi into their stomachs, as well as a super large portion of tuna.

"What happened?" Caesar asked coldly.

He was now considering inducing vomiting.

"I have no right to tell you any details. Someone will communicate with you next." EVA refused very straightforwardly.

Caesar looked embarrassed. It was obvious that Master Gattuso was not good at "being rejected".

Then again, Caesar really hated the class system of the academy... to the core.

People like him were born to be proud to stand on the top of the world and overlook everything. At any stage of Caesar's growth, he should be the most important and the best one. In fact, until the day Lu Mingfei entered Kassel College, Caesar's life was just as he wished.

Even in Kassel College, where elites gathered and little dragons gathered everywhere, his class was A-level, which could stand out from the crowd. Although he sometimes didn't want to admit it, the family behind him who occupied the school board seat also made Caesar feel like a fish in water in the college.

But since Lu Mingfei joined the college system, Caesar felt that his life began to become disillusioned.

First, he lost the day of freedom representing honor in the case of joining forces with the Lionheart Society, and then it was no surprise that he saw the former high-ranking flower little witch Nono actively pursue Lu Mingfei, and later he was hit hard from many directions countless times.

In the final analysis, when the authority is open to oneself, it is a very cool tool for pretending to be cool, but once he is blocked outside the door, it is a damn class barrier.

At the same time when EVA disappeared again, the hissing sound of electricity came from Caesar and Chu Zihang's headphones.

The technical team is testing the communication channel. The Trieste, the North American headquarters, the principal's Sleipnir, and the three modified tankers that are currently serving as temporary water battle platforms will all be assigned to different encrypted channels.

Given that the academy does not want a passing fisherman to accidentally hear someone shouting "hurry up and throw a nuclear bomb into the trench" on the radio, it is obviously necessary to encrypt the communication channel.

At the same time, this is also a signal that the mission is about to begin. Susie is trying to swallow the fragrant roasted lamb leg while she still has time, while Caesar and Chu Zihang subconsciously touch their weapons.

Caesar still brought his Desert Eagle and the hunting knife named Dick Tudo.

The reason for bringing a gun is that Frost is rich and powerful, and he did not even investigate where the two bullets made from the Philosopher's Stone went. It was only after learning that Caesar did not have this thing that he immediately applied to the elders for the third and fourth Philosopher's Stone bullets code-named "Burning Blood".

These bullets are filled with impure impurities, which are composed of the fire element in the Norton dragon bones.

Even eight kilometers underwater, the majesty of the King of Bronze and Fire can still be asserted. If he really encounters an awakened god, Norton's residual power will make him regret being born in this world.

Chu Zihang, as always, only brought his Murasame.

Both of them pressed the wireless earplugs on their right ears. At this time, the wind direction on the sea suddenly changed. The wild snow that was originally falling straight down was now hitting their faces like arrows shot from afar.

The flames that rose after the fruit charcoal in the stove burned flickered, as if they would go out at any time.

Susie shuddered slightly, wrapped herself tightly with her coat, and then quietly hid behind Chu Zihang

"Are my student union president and Lionheart Club president okay?"

Anger's cheerful voice sounded from the other end of the earplug, "I am now hovering above Tokyo Bay and can appear in the airspace of the Sea of ​​Japan at any time."

"Principal, are you still on Sleipnir?" Caesar hesitated and asked.

"This is my Air Force Two. The war has already begun. The leader must always be on guard against being assassinated." Ange said.

Caesar and Chu Zihang were silent for a while.

"Just kidding. If there is a real war, I will not watch my students go to the battlefield alone." Ange's tone gradually stabilized.

Caesar complimented: "I know that you are not that kind of person, principal."

"It's so boring to just watch. The vice principal will ask me to buy a few boxes of beer and some fried chicken." The principal said.

"Principal, have you found that you and Lu Mingfei are a bit similar?" Chu Zihang said.

"Really?" Ange expressed his shock.

"Actually, I think he is more like Finger..." Caesar made his own evaluation.

"Okay, okay, I was just joking. When the war comes, of course you young people will run for your lives, and old guys like me will stay and fight. Young people have hope, young people are energetic, and young people have the motivation for revenge..." Angers sighed, "I want to tell you that Operation Jiyuan is about to begin. We have to advance the plan because the commissioner of the Executive Department who is carrying out the mission in Long Island has discovered that the power of the Eight Snake Families is also at work within the US military stationed in Japan. The channel management in this sea area is too bizarre and will soon be noticed by those people. In addition, we have mobilized an entire helicopter flight squadron to conduct military exercises here. If the headquarters of the Japanese army really gets the news and finds something unusual, they will not sit idly by." "My father has some friends working in the Pentagon. Maybe we can buy off the people in the headquarters." Caesar made a constructive suggestion that even class enemies could hardly imagine. The other side of the radio obviously fell into silence for a few seconds. "Your father's network of connections is really amazing..." Angers said, "But let's not use it for now. I'll use this favor when I want to borrow an aircraft carrier fleet."

"I want to tell you not to act on impulse and always put your life first." Angers said, "This is an era where even gods can't turn the tide."

Caesar and Chu Zihang looked at each other, both with serious faces.

"I wonder if there is really a god awakening in this sea, and he is just waiting to hatch silently. The first thing he does after hatching is to destroy the world..." Caesar said faintly. He looked up at the gray sky, where the sea of ​​clouds and the ocean connected like a gray line. The grand sense of mission that came to his face made Caesar feel a little excited.

"Are you thinking about this too?" he asked.

"No, I just want to go to the bathroom so that I won't be able to help it in the cabin later." Chu Zihang said.

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The engineering elevator roared down, and it was pitch black below the wellhead. Only the artificial light source of deep red was flickering in the darkness. With the dim light, Lu Mingfei could see the snow falling straight down.

Just now, he squatted outside the elevator, with snow piled on his shoulders, frowning fiercely, smoking one cigarette after another, and then another one after another, until the cigarette box was empty, and finally he mustered up the courage to step into the elevator he had stepped into before.

For many years, Lu Mingfei even thought that he would never come back here again.

Red Well, Red Well.

The place that left him with nightmares and made fate completely break his spine.

Countless times he had stood at the wellhead in his dreams and watched everything happen. Even though he later had such a powerful force, he was still timid and cowardly.

He was still afraid of the past reappearing.

As the elevator went down, Lu Mingfei slowly raised his head and saw a white frenzy falling from the wellhead, as if it was sealed by ice and snow.

"Senior sister, are you listening?" he asked.

A few seconds later, Nuo Nuo's voice sounded, "I'm here," she said.

"I'm back to Hongjing." Lu Mingfei's voice was very soft. He squatted down and curled up, just like he curled up beside the pale and shriveled corpse many years ago.

Lu Mingfei quietly watched the well wall rise in front of him, showing neither sadness nor anger, but just quietly letting the ice and snow fall on his head and body. The melted snow water froze his bones.

Nuonuo's breathing stagnated slightly, and she sighed slowly. The great fatigue and weakness pulled her into the abyss just like when she faced Odin again last year.

Only the girl's breathing remained in the communication, distant and deep.

Like the wind.

Like... a distant sad song.

"Don't blame your past self anymore, Junior Brother." Nuonuo said. She and Lu Mingfei were separated by the wind and snow. One was curled up in the corner of the helicopter in the gray-white clouds, and the other was curled up in the engineering elevator going down the deep water storage well. They didn't face each other, but made similar movements.

"He was standing alone in the fog at that time, and he was also very confused..." Nuonuo said.