Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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After all, Odin is the Dragon King. If even one Dragon King finds him troublesome, then it must be another Dragon King!

And this dragon king actually brought something that other dragon kings wanted here?

"What is that?" Lu Mingfei pressed.

"That's something you absolutely shouldn't miss if you pass by! But this thing is hotter than a hot potato; it's practically a piece of bronze that's been heated to a red-hot temperature. Even if I were to take action, it would take a lot of effort to get it." Lu Mingze continued speaking in riddles.

Lu Mingfei was somewhat convinced.

The system is good; it doesn't play games with him or try to deceive him.

The system asked, "What exactly is it?"

The little devil's smile vanished as he realized Lu Mingfei had changed his number. He frowned and said to the system, "Let my brother come."

He still had no idea where this thing came from, and he had no idea what it was. His brother was unwilling to tell him about it...

After logging off, Lu Mingfei looked at the system analysis and recited it verbatim, asking, "There shouldn't be many things in this world that could excite someone of Odin's level. After all, he is already in a very, very high position. Ordinary things are of no use to him, not worth his effort, and not worth having an opponent he can be wary of carry around."

"Has that thing left our city yet?"

In the world of dragons, just how many things could possibly tempt even the Dragon King? Lu Mingfei and the system weren't entirely sure, since they had only glimpsed a corner of the dragon world from the perspective of a human-hybrid.

Anyway, something like that must be incredibly precious.

Of course, Lu Mingfei and the system weren't trying to steal this thing that was as hot as red-hot bronze; the main reason was that it was a bit scary in their city!

Odin and his opponent, the two dragon kings, could break out into a great dragon king war at any moment because of this thing, which is very dangerous and even a bit creepy.

A battle between the Dragon Kings—wouldn't that require the unleashing of world-destroying incantations?

The little devil slowly shook his head at Lu Mingfei's question and said, "That thing hasn't left here. But speaking of which, Odin's guest has been here for a while now, and I reckon he'll be staying for quite some time to come."

That dragon king has been staying at his store for some time now, and he's going to stay in their city for a long time to come.

Lu Mingfei's eyelids twitched uncontrollably. What the hell? Was this some kind of auspicious place? Odin came here and created a Nepomura, and another dragon king also arrived with something and quietly took up residence here...

How can you stay here?

"...It doesn't seem so safe here anymore. Perhaps we should consider moving our base and leaving to avoid being caught in the crossfire of the battle between the two dragon kings..."

The system is trying to run away.

That unknown dragon king has been here for a while, and it's been quiet all along, just like Odin. I know you're here, but you've been keeping quiet. Everyone's happy.

But now Odin has discovered the other party, and last night he even opened the door to invite them in, which means that both sides have made their intentions clear.

So what follows is a standoff between the two dragon kings. Not all standoffs are cold wars; a standoff between the two sides can easily escalate into a hot war...

Lu Mingfei was also concerned about this issue and asked the almost omniscient little devil, "When will they start fighting?"

"They might start fighting at any moment, or they might never start. No matter who moves first, it will lead to a major battle. But don't worry, brother. Even if they start fighting here, I'll cover you, and you'll be safe and sound."

I don't need your cover. Can't I just stay safe and sound forever?

Lu Mingfei said sincerely, "Do you know which place is safer? I want to go out and hide for a while, and come back after they've finished fighting or left here."

Upon hearing this topic, the little devil immediately gave a meaningful look: "There are plenty of safe places. Where in the world are there so many Dragon Kings? Brother, you can choose any city to settle in and there's a 99.99% chance of avoiding a place where there might be a Dragon King. But avoiding places where there are Dragon Kings doesn't mean that Dragon Kings won't come knocking on your door. What if a Dragon King is following you around?"

Chapter 188 Odin's Abyss

The little devil left without a sound, as if it had never existed, leaving Lu Mingfei with a chill down his spine and the system lost in silent analysis.

"This……"

Lu Mingfei was speechless for a moment. After all, if the Dragon King was following him around, there was no point in running to the ends of the earth.

[...Could it be that Dao Mingze is reminding the host that there is a Dragon King beside the host?...]

Upon seeing this analysis, Lu Mingfei retorted, "I think that little devil is more like the Dragon King. He's the only one who keeps bothering me... But why would the Dragon King be following me around like that? What do I have right now, besides the system and you, that they would even want?"

He had nothing but the system. Before he truly understood the "dragon," he was arrogant and proud. After gaining a deeper understanding of the dragon, he felt that he was now somewhat like a nobody on the street.

[...Perhaps it's because of the host's achievement of slaying the White King? That's why it attracted the Dragon King's attention?...]

"Is the Dragon King's intelligence gathering really that bad? With the White King in its juvenile state, it can't even use its Word of Power. It's just a punching bag. Who can't kill it? Let alone someone like Erii in her dragon form or Angers, I reckon even someone like the Genji brothers could cut it down. It's just that they arranged a blood sacrifice for the Dragon King, and this is what they got. It really lowers its status."

Orochi is just a tank build that makes it incredibly durable; it doesn't even have high enough resistances. Any player with decent sustain can easily defeat it.

Compared to the dragon in the Three Gorges, it's nothing. That dragon could probably tear the Yamata no Orochi apart.

"Forget it, I can't figure it out..." Lu Mingfei gave up on his own thinking.

Anyway, the system can think and analyze for him, so why should he bother to think about it now? It's not like the Dragon King is right in front of him, and we've already reached a very critical moment.

The morning mirage in Nibelungen did not have much impact on the lives of the citizens; those who needed to go to school went to school, and those who needed to go to work went to work.

At school, the students did have a little discussion about the mirage that morning, after all, they were all quite young and hadn't seen much of the world.

As for Lu Mingfei, a prominent figure on campus, he naturally didn't have to worry about anyone bringing up this topic with him.

Chen Wenwen glanced at the crowd discussing around him but didn't join in, while Xiao Tiannv seemed to be having a great time in the crowd.

"When I woke up, the mirage had already disappeared."

"Who isn't? I heard it appeared around 5 a.m. and disappeared around 6 a.m. We didn't get up until after 7 a.m.... and it was long gone."

"Did you guys notice that the mirage-like image looks a bit like a building in our city? The more I look at the photo, the more it resembles it."

"Yes, I feel the same way."

"That's because mirages are based on the refraction of light..."

"..."

It's not that no one has noticed that the mirage looks a lot like their city, and this happens to fit the scientific explanation...

A student who had seen Lu Mingfei jogging in the morning asked, "Lu Mingfei, I remember you get up to run in the morning, right? Have you seen me?"

“I did see it,” the system said. “However, when I got up for my morning run, it had almost disappeared, so all I saw was a faint shadow.”

Su Xiaoqiang said, "Did you take a picture? Send it to me later, okay?"

The system simply shook its head and casually said, "Nothing was filmed. I don't see anything worth filming."

“I heard from my dad that mirages may appear once every few years, and they mainly appear when it rains.”

"..."

Lu Mingfei was surrounded by a group of students discussing the matter. The system answered other people's questions but did not give special consideration to any particular student's answer, such as Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao.

It mainly talks to the target person in private, but the system is starting to get a little impatient.

If Lu Mingfei were to suddenly confess his feelings to a female classmate now, even if she were a pretty and outstanding girl like Chen Wenwen, Su Xiaoqiang, or Liu Miaomiao who were already quite popular at school, she would most likely not be rejected.

But this relationship is too easy to be made public... The system has been trying to figure out their thoughts, thinking it's time to take the initiative.

Then, to everyone's dismay, Lu Mingfei's top lieutenant, Chu Zihang, became a formidable enemy... because Lu Mingfei's dominance in the school wasn't absolute; Chu Zihang was still there.

The two have somewhat similar styles, except that Lu Mingfei is nowhere near as cold as Chu Zihang, but some girls just like the ultimate iceberg.

Having a substitute isn't a big deal, the main issue is that Chu Zihang's starting advantage is just too great, while Lu Mingfei's reign is too short... This means that girls aren't exactly head over heels for Lu Mingfei, but can easily hook a fish with a flick of their finger...

Chu Zihang is such an eyesore, what should I do? He still has a long time before he goes to university...

It's really hard to achieve quick success. In order to juggle multiple projects, the system can only settle down and proceed steadily.

……

After school in the evening, the system went to the factory to supervise the work as usual.

When we arrived at the factory and entered the laboratory, we saw that Lao Tang wasn't doing the experiments himself; he was mainly directing others to conduct them.

Upon seeing the boss approach, Old Tang asked, "Boss, I heard they were all discussing that mirage from this morning? You even made a phone call to ask about it. What's that mirage related to?"

"Didn't you get up quite early this morning? Didn't you see?" the system asked.

"I didn't see it. I don't need to look up at the sky when I come from the dormitory to the lab." Old Tang scratched his head. "I went straight into the lab and then I heard them discussing this, and that's how I found out about it."

"Yes, that mirage is indeed not that simple." The system nodded. "It involves some other, more important matters."

"oh oh."

Old Tang nodded, and seeing that it didn't explain what it involved or how important it was, he didn't press further. Instead, he went on to describe the progress of today's experiment in detail.

The system listens and silently comprehends and digests this knowledge.

Compared to figuring it out slowly on my own, copying the answer is much faster! More importantly, Old Tang's answer has a certain feeling of going straight to the top... That's brilliant.

By then, Lao Tang will have built a process machine capable of mass-producing recycled metals, and the system will have gained a direct understanding of the principles of recycled metals, further increasing its capital for slaying dragons.

After digesting the progress information explained by Lao Tang, Lu Mingfei went home, leaving Lao Tang and his assistants to work through the night in the lab.

Back home, Xia Mi and Pan Pan snuggled on the sofa watching horror TV together. When she saw him come back, Xia Mi said, "The food is in the microwave, can you heat it up?"

"Okay." Lu Mingfei responded, went to heat up the food in the microwave, and started eating.

Xia Mi asked, "Boss, should we keep watch tonight? Although the information we received indicates that the mirage won't appear continuously, what if we can gather some clues? The weather doesn't look too good tonight; it feels like it's going to rain in the middle of the night again."

“If someone’s keeping an eye on things, I’ll keep an eye on things too,” Lu Mingfei said. “If you have the energy to stay up all night keeping an eye on things, you can do that too, and I’ll give you a bonus.”

Xia Mi said, "There's a bonus? Then I'll have to stay up all night keeping an eye on it."

“Mm.” Lu Mingfei nodded.

After learning from the little devil that two dragon kings were confronting each other in their city, the system decided to keep a close eye on the situation in the city for the time being.

As darkness fell, a continuous spring rain began to fall outside. Xia Mi and Lu Mingfei stood on the balcony, glancing up at the dark sky every now and then.

Xia Mi asked Lu Mingfei, "What kind of guest do you think Odin opened the door to welcome?"

While looking down at his phone, Lu Mingfei said, "I don't know. Our knowledge of the Nibelungs is really too limited. Today I sent a message to Angers to ask about the Nibelungs."

"What did he say?" Xia Mi asked immediately.

"He didn't know much about Nibelungen either, so he suggested I ask Uesugi Kotetsu if he had any impression of Nibelungen. Then he went to ask the vice principal of their Kassel College, who was also the chief alchemist of their Secret Society, Flamel."

"Flame also tried to find Nibelungen and this unproven land of the dead, but he traveled to almost half of the earth and only got a few bits of information. He couldn't prove the existence of Nibelungen at all, and he wasted many years of his time."

"Our city, Nibelungen, is now arguably the only verifiable dead kingdom..."

"Who are you chatting with?" Xia Mi noticed that he was constantly looking down at his phone and couldn't help but lean over to look at his screen.

Lu Mingfei finally looked up and said, "Eri said she finished visiting Mount Tai today and is on her way back now. Her dad is driving, so she's been texting me."

"Oh, did you tell her and Uesugi Koshi about the Nibelungen in our city? And that it was activated once yesterday?" Natsumi asked him.