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“Actually, Odin’s lair, his home, is right here. This city has always been under Odin’s nose,” the system said. “Odin once pulled one of my people into his home, but he managed to escape, which confirmed Odin’s existence for us.”
"Have we been living under the Dragon King's nose all this time?"
Old Tang felt like his heart was about to stop. What was the Dragon King?! One of the most powerful creatures in the world!
The system nodded: "That's right, but the Dragon King isn't interested in ordinary creatures. If the Dragon King isn't interested in you, it doesn't matter if you jump around at his feet. On the contrary, because this Dragon King is standing here, other dragons don't dare to come..."
Unless the ants at your feet bite you or crawl onto your feet, you tend to ignore them. In fact, you often don't even notice the ants at your feet unless you specifically look around.
Old Tang, however, was somewhat dazed, because the Dragon King had come specifically for him! He was just an ordinary creature that the Dragon King was interested in!
Is it too late for me to run away now? This thought subconsciously popped into Old Tang's mind.
The system caught a glimpse of his expression and immediately understood what he was thinking: "He's interested in you right now. If you run away, he might not let you go unless someone else stops him and makes him feel that the risks outweigh the benefits."
ohh~
When Old Tang heard this, his heart sank completely. It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, chilling him to the bone, even his toes felt icy cold.
"Boss, help me! I'm your most dedicated employee!"
He knelt down before Lu Mingfei with a sudden thud, after all, the most powerful person he knew was his boss.
Although the system blocked information about the battle at the Three Gorges Dam from the outside world and prohibited discussion internally, Old Tang, as the chief alchemist, was qualified to retrieve relevant documents from the archive.
So he knew his boss's record of not being at a disadvantage in the fierce battle against the dragon! In a word—fierce!
"I will definitely save you, don't worry, I'm trying to figure something out." The system nodded.
Old Tang swallowed hard and asked, "Then, boss, can you watch me sleep tonight?"
He felt really uneasy without his boss watching him. He had a feeling that Odin would snatch his soul in his dream, grab him, and refine him in an instant!
The system shook its head: "I need to think about Odin tonight, but I can have someone watch you while you sleep. If anything seems wrong, they'll wake you up immediately. If the problem persists, I'll come right over."
"Okay..." Old Tang felt his legs go weak and he was a little unsure of what to do.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely find a way to help you solve this problem." The system patted his shoulder reassuringly, "I won't abandon a partner like you."
"Mmm." Old Tang nodded with difficulty.
"Go back to the lab and develop my alchemical equipment. I'm counting on your alchemical equipment to unleash its power and slay the dragon."
"Uh-huh."
When the topic of alchemical equipment came up, Old Tang nodded vigorously, as if he had regained his strength.
My boss fought a dragon in the Three Gorges area, but he was at a disadvantage because he didn't have a powerful enough weapon. Fighting a tough dragon with bare hands is bound to be a disadvantage. If he had a powerful and suitable weapon, wouldn't he be able to challenge Odin?
He felt he had grasped another glimmer of hope and hurriedly ran back to the lab to continue his research.
As soon as Lao Tang left, the system didn't. Instead, it was discussing with Lu Mingfei whether to bring out the little devil to gather more intelligence.
Even if Odin knows about Lu Mingze, it doesn't prevent Lu Mingze from having the most knowledge about human affairs. Therefore, if Odin is to be targeted, Lu Mingze is the only source of information...
"I know." Lu Mingfei immediately logged in, took control of his body, and then softly called out the little devil's name: "Lu Mingze, Lu Mingze!"
The little devil suddenly appeared in front of him, hopping and skipping: "Brother, I'm here! What do you want? Are we going to fight Odin? I have a promotion here, if the mission objective is to kill Odin, there's a chance you can get it for free!"
"What are the odds?" As soon as Lu Mingfei heard there was a chance of getting it for free, he immediately asked about it. Getting it for free would be the best!
"Fifty-fifty!" the little devil said.
"What are the criteria for determining this?" Lu Mingfei immediately inquired about the details: "If I use that Dragon King trial card from before, will it trigger a free order?"
"Of course." The little devil chuckled, like a salesperson ready to open for business.
Take a day off
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I'm currently going through the process of quitting my job. The work is quite easy, but the monthly salary of 3500 is a bit too much for me. After quitting, I can double my update frequency, but I'm hesitating whether to finish this book first or start writing two new books simultaneously (I already have some ideas for the new book, which is also a Dragon Raja fanfic).
Chapter 190 Fleeing to the Capital
Unlike Lu Mingfei, who was constantly eyeing the Dragon King experience card and itching to experience the Dragon King's power.
The system silently made an analysis: [...giving up half the probability of one-quarter of the body to fight Odin, and Odin isn't even targeting the host, so from a cost perspective, it's not worth it...]
This dampened Lu Mingfei's enthusiasm. Right, Odin was after Tang Sanzang, not him. He wasn't really at the point where he needed to risk his life...
What about Old Tang? Lu Mingfei felt a pang of pity when he recalled Old Tang's eyes, which held an intense will to survive.
This is currently my strongest and most trusted general! His alchemical talent is off the charts. With some more training and development, who knows what kind of alchemical master he might become?
He then asked, "What exactly is Old Tang's relationship with Norton, and why is he being targeted by Norton for this? Also, what are the trigger conditions for getting a free meal against Odin? Or is it entirely up to you whether or not it's free?"
I'm looking for the Little Devil to ask him questions, not to make a deal with him. I need to figure out the relationship between Old Tang and Norton first.
"What exactly is the relationship between Old Tang and Norton?" Lu Mingze chuckled, then said in a deep voice, "What if I said Old Tang is Norton?"
Lu Mingfei immediately felt a chill run down his spine. Old Tang really was Norton?
No wonder the little devil said before that he couldn't escape, and that wherever he went, the Dragon King would follow.
"As for the conditions for getting Odin's free meal, they will be determined based on the actual situation. It's not that I'm trying to mess with you, brother."
The little devil held up two fingers and said:
"Condition 1: No charge if Odin is not killed."
"Condition Two: The one killed is not Odin himself, but one of his clones or puppets."
If you don't kill him, or if you don't kill Odin himself, you can get a free meal. It sounds pretty good... But Lu Mingfei glanced at the little devil's face. No matter how cute he was, it couldn't hide his devilish nature.
So he asked, "Do you know if that is Odin himself?"
The little devil probably even knows whether he can kill Odin.
The probability of getting a free order seems to be determined based on the actual situation, but in reality, they already knew the outcome. If they already knew the outcome, why would they open the market? If they didn't want to make some money, did they want to lose some money?
So there must be something fishy going on here, the best thing to do is to run away! Lu Mingfei firmly believed this.
To this question, the little devil smiled slightly and said, "Brother, you guess."
It was another guessing game. Lu Mingfei casually said, "Then pretend I didn't ask."
Then he looked at the system analysis:
[...If Norton is Donald Trump, then why would Donald Trump willingly submit to be the host's employee?...]
[...If Old Tang were Norton, could we extract any value from this Bronze and Fire King?...]
[...If we kill Old Tang directly, can we also kill Norton in the process?...]
The system is analyzing Lao Tang's situation. The Little Devil's words are not guaranteed to be true, but they have enough credibility. The only concern is that he might fall into some trap.
If killing Old Tang would kill Norton, then this would be the closest Lu Mingfei has ever come to killing the Dragon King, and also the easiest one.
However, there is a question here: [...If the host's strength can easily kill Don Quixote and end the reign of the Bronze and Fire King, then Odin's strength could probably also emerge from Nibelungen undetected and kill Don Quixote directly...]
If Odin wanted to kill Don Quixote, why didn't he just do it directly? Instead, he entered a dream, directed Gungnir's spear at Don Quixote, and then pointed at Don Quixote, saying, "He is Norton."
There are probably some pitfalls with Old Tang and Norton too!
Although he had many questions, Lu Mingfei understood that this was a real hot potato, and he didn't know how to handle it.
The little devil's figure disappeared, leaving Lu Mingfei deep in thought.
The system silently logged in, activated Time Zero, and slowed down the flow of time within itself, striving to gain as much time as possible to think.
But no matter how Lu Mingfei looked at those system analyses, there was only one word between the lines—run!
Should they stay by Norton's side instead of running away? Or should they stay by both Norton and Odin's side, waiting for the two dragon kings to start a battle, and then get caught in the crossfire of that battle?
It looks like a deadly situation, so we shouldn't stay here any longer. We should just run and make sure we're safe first.
But how should this be arranged? Taking Old Tang with him is impossible; that would be like having a dragon king following you around, no matter where you run to...
"System, I'm actually a little reluctant to let these two dragon kings fight here. What should I do?" Lu Mingfei said softly, "There are many people in this city, and many of them are people I know."
During the system analysis, the worst-case scenario still occurred—Lu Mingfei didn't want to run away.
This is quite different from the White King's rampage in Japan. Lu Mingfei doesn't care much about the deaths of Japanese people; preserving his own life is more important. Moreover, he has enough information about the White King and is confident in his ability to deal with him.
But now, they are facing Norton and Don Quixote, whose situations are unknown, and Odin, who rules Nibelungen. They have very little, extremely little, information about these two dragon kings...
[...If things really come to that, with the Dragon King experience card, escaping shouldn't be a problem...]
The problem lies in whether the sudden appearance of a third-party dragon king's power will attract the attention of Norton and Odin, potentially leading to a situation where the two join forces to eliminate the third party first...
This situation is truly difficult for the system, because no matter how the system analyzes it, it boils down to one word—danger!
Ultimately, their strength is still too weak; they might not even be able to protect themselves. They're risking their lives walking a tightrope, which is no fun at all, and they can't play with it at all.
Lu Mingfei remained silent, knowing his own thoughts were extremely irrational... Should he fight or run? He lacked the courage to make a decision, pinning his hopes on Norton and Odin not fighting, at least not here.
However, he did not have the power to make the decision. After a moment of silence, he handed over full control to the system.
Since you can't make the decision yourself, just leave it to the system. At least the system won't make a move that leads to complete failure.
The authorized system did not hesitate at all; its first action was to have Lu Mingfei run away.
Running away? Where to? Settling in a nearby city and then seeing how things go?
That won't do. If the host knew how dire the situation was, he might really be tempted to use the Dragon King Experience Card to try and mediate the fight.
From the system's perspective, Lu Mingfei's life is the most precious thing. However, the system cannot fully represent Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei is a human being, a person with feelings, and may still value certain things above his own life.
Since this system is fully responsible for operation, it is natural to prevent Lu Ming from engaging in micro-management.
The system called Su Enxi: "President Su, is your private jet at this airport?"
"Yes, it's parked near the airport. Where are you going?"
"I'm planning a trip to the capital." After replying, the system asked, "Where are you now?"
"I'm at the hotel, what's up?" Su Enxi replied, typing on the keyboard with one hand and holding her phone with the other.
"It's nothing." The system hung up the phone and immediately drove to the airport, while also arranging things for other people on the way.
First of all, Lao Tang will definitely have to send someone to keep an eye on him, or at least appease him.
Secondly, there's the arrangement for those people Lu Mingfei cares about.