blogombal Chapter 68 Lu Mingze's Stubbornness
Chapter 68 Lu Mingze's Stubbornness
"Principal, what is the significance of dissecting dragon skeletons for research purposes?"
A researcher raised his hand.
The principal smiled. "On one hand, we need to confirm whether dragons are actually reptiles. Although we've always agreed that dragons are highly intelligent lizards with supernatural abilities, there's no research data to refer to, except for the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game rulebook..."
The researchers all laughed.
"On the other hand, the skeletons of adult dragons are helpful in studying their evolutionary history. We still cannot be certain whether dragons are a species that evolved from ancient reptiles, or whether they are an alien species, or... whether evolution is simply wrong."
The principal rubbed his hands together. "This is an exciting thing. After acknowledging that dragons did exist in history, many things we once thought were true will have to be rewritten."
"Are there any living organisms left in the brass jar?" Another researcher raised their hand.
"It cannot be determined. This brass jar was cast around 33 AD, and it is difficult to say who cast it."
This is a urn containing the remains of Li Xiong, a minister of Gongsun Shu, the ruler of southwestern China at the time.
It was this person who persuaded Gongsun Shu to declare himself emperor and showed him the miracle of "a dragon emerging from the palace gates," thus enabling Gongsun Shu to become emperor and adopt the reign title "Longxing."
Furthermore, Li Xiong believed that according to Chinese elemental theory, Gongsun Shu represented the West and belonged to the element of "metal".
He even made a strange prophecy, "Eight sons, twelve years," which was an ominous sign. "Eight sons" is the Chinese character for "grandson," and "twelve years" means that Gongsun Shu's reign as emperor would only last twelve years.
Sure enough, twelve years later, Gongsun Shu died at the hands of another Chinese ruler, Liu Xiu.
As for Li Xiong, although he once served as an important official such as Grand Minister of Works, history does not record his fate.
Was he buried there?
"It is sealed inside."
The principal stared at the bronze pot.
"That bronze pot was both a coffin that the Dragon King Norton forged for himself and a cage that imprisoned him."
He was placed in this cage, housed in a huge bronze city he had cast himself, to prevent him from being discovered by outsiders.
It is both a seal and a protection.
But Norton probably never imagined that a thousand years later, an S-class student from Kassel College would disrupt his plans, shatter his powerful dragon servant, annihilate the endless sea of merfolk, defeat the massive corpse guardian, and finally take his coffin.
I can't imagine how many people we would have to sacrifice to get this jar without Su An.
Without Su An, many of our people would have died; at the very least, Ye Sheng and Ya Ji would have perished.
Respect to the meritorious official Su An!
"Homage to the meritorious hero Su An!" "Homage to the meritorious hero Su An!!" "Homage to the meritorious hero Su An!!"
Angers was the first to applaud, and the researchers followed suit with enthusiastic applause.
Thunderous applause echoed repeatedly in the small space, a testament to the respect shown to Su An.
The applause gradually subsided, and Angers raised his hand to signal, "Alright, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to open the copper pot!"
"How do we open the copper pot?"
"In terms of its actual material composition, that jar is not made of copper, or even metal, although it looks like it. It is cast from some kind of alchemical material, the composition of which is unknown."
The elemental theory of the dragon race consists of four basic elements: earth, water, wind, and fire, plus a fifth, the great power that permeates everything: spirit. The Dragon King Norton is the King of Fire and also the King of Metal; both fire and metal are vital forces that awaken him.
Therefore, whatever is sealing him absolutely cannot be metal. We designed this quartz glass cavity to house him for the same reason; he is currently in a low-temperature environment, completely devoid of metal, and a uniform, strong magnetic field keeps him suspended.
The principal was full of confidence: "This is absolute safety in a scientific sense."
Another round of enthusiastic applause.
"We must not repeat the mistakes of a hundred years ago," the principal said in a low voice.
The researchers did not understand what he meant and continued to applaud.
The scientists in the Interdisciplinary Research Department of Kassel College felt extremely honored to be invited as the elite of the elite to participate in this epoch-making dissection and witness a great moment in the history of science. Everyone was incredibly excited.
"Excuse me, Principal, what happened to the crack on the bronze pot?" Someone noticed that the upper part of the bronze pot was cracked, and the black crack extended into the inside of the pot.
"It's possible that Professor Mans from the Executive Department used 'Gray Tin Solution' on him. This is a liquid we obtained from an ancient Egyptian tomb, and it's the only liquid that can melt this alchemical material so far." The principal hesitated for a moment, "Perhaps we should first initiate an MRI scan on it."
The MRI scan started immediately, and the three-dimensional reconstruction results were displayed on the huge screen. In an instant, everyone's expression changed.
A chill ran through everyone, and they realized they had been too optimistic.
"Two chambers..." someone whispered.
"An empty cavity..." someone else said.
The internal structure of the bronze pot was clearly visible. The inside of the pot was divided into two halves. One half contained what appeared to be a human skeleton, while the other half was completely empty.
That disturbing crack was located right above the cavity!
"Something... escaped from inside!" Someone's voice began to tremble.
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Inside the church, amidst the raging flames, a smartly dressed young boy in a suit slowly walked toward a body that had been cut in two.
His suit was exceptionally well-made, with a notched lapel, single-breasted design, and exquisite wool weaving craftsmanship.
Strangely, the little boy seemed to possess some kind of immense magic, and the raging flames parted to create a path as he walked.
The flames seemed to be his subordinates, fawningly making room for their master and never burning him.
The boy squatted down, his young face full of helplessness and sighs.
"Training employees is hard work, and if you fire them all, it will be very difficult for me as the boss."
These days, it's hard to find talent capable of slaying dragons. Once an employee is gone, who knows when you'll be able to replace them? Plus, you still have to pay social security and other social insurance contributions...
The boy kept rambling on, but there wasn't much sadness in his eyes, even though what he saw before him was a human body split in two, and vertically at that.
Su An raised her eyebrows in confusion. "I feel like I've seen you somewhere before?"
The boy bowed slightly. "Yes, we met when you were in a state of confusion."
Su An felt a familiar punch coming from his fist: "You've been beaten up by me before?"
"What do you mean 'beaten up'! It was a draw! If it weren't for my good-for-nothing brother dragging me down, I would have already..."
"What do you mean, 'already'?" Su An asked.
"I've been saying this for a long time..." Lu Mingze was stunned before he could finish speaking.
The towering flames engulfed everything in his vision; the flames came from a katana that was constantly approaching.
The katana, fiery red and long, simple yet elegant, was gripped by its master as he thrust it forward.
With raging flames and an unbridled, destructive intent, they charged toward Lu Mingze.
"You have no sportsmanship," Lu Mingze muttered. "They've come with ill intentions."
"You are the one who came."