Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 265 Timed Nuclear Bomb
"Baidi City is located at the western entrance of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. It faces the Qutang Gorge to the east, faces Baiyan Mountain across the river to the south, borders Fengjie County to the west, and is backed by Jigong Mountain to the north..."

The phone screen glowed coldly. The moon, which hadn't appeared for several days, finally showed itself after the clouds dispersed. A gentle breeze rustled the shadows of the trees, mingling with the sound of someone reading documents word by word, and falling on the face of the boy by the window.

Lu Mingfei looked up, clearly somewhat bewildered.

"Although my geography isn't very good, I don't think this Baidi City could be the one Old Tang was talking about, right? At least... it definitely can't be some kind of bronze city?"

A city entirely cast in bronze! Heaven knows how much bronze that would have taken. If it were known to the public, it would be a "wonder" on par with the Great Wall, and should be famous all over the world. How could I not have even heard of it?

"That's the Three Gorges."

Chu Zihang walked over carrying two white plastic bags.

He didn't go home either, choosing to stay at the hospital with Lu Mingfei. Because they needed to prevent Old Tang from having an unexpected awakening, Lu Mingfei couldn't be said to be "never leaving his side"... at least it wasn't convenient to leave the hospital, so Chu Zihang took over the task of taking care of him.

Anyway, even if I don't stay at the hospital, I'll be assigned to do other things.

With such a big incident, it's likely that every mixed-race person currently employed will have a hard time sleeping tonight. Ye Sheng has fully embraced his role as the temporary commander of the external cooperation branch and perfectly adjusted the machine to full power operation.

He is truly gifted in this area; his previous role as an executive officer was a waste of his talent.

"So?" Lu Mingfei didn't quite understand.

"When you think of the Three Gorges, what comes to mind first?" Chu Zihang asked patiently.

"The Three Gorges Dam!" Lu Mingfei blurted out without hesitation.

If we were to rank the "wonderful sights" on Earth, this would definitely be among the top. And if we were to place it within a dam, it would undoubtedly be number one.

"Yes."

Chu Zihang handed Lu Mingfei a plastic bag containing a steaming plate of braised pork intestines in a plastic box. "After the Three Gorges Dam was built, the water level of the Yangtze River rose, and many riverside buildings were inevitably submerged."

"So this bronze city really existed?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback.

"The White Emperor City did exist. Did you know that Wang Mang usurped the Han throne?"

"Although I'm bad at history, I still have a deep impression of that guy who was suspected of being a time traveler..." Lu Mingfei nodded.

"At that time, a man named Gongsun Shu was appointed as the governor of Shu Commandery. In the first year of Jianwu, Gongsun Shu declared himself emperor in Shu, establishing the state of Chengjia and adopting the reign title Longxing. He was the founder of Baidi City."

"The reign title is Longxing..."

Lu Mingfei scratched his head. "So bold? Old Tang doesn't seem like such a daring person."

"No, according to the information retrieved from Norma and Nuwa's database, Gongsun Shu, who proclaimed himself emperor, was not the Dragon King. The real King of Bronze and Fire was Norton behind him. Before Gongsun Shu became emperor, he saw a dragon rise from a well and lie in front of his residence. Historical records describe this as 'a dragon emerging from in front of the palace,' which Gongsun Shu regarded as an auspicious omen."

“I used to think that these ‘natural phenomena’ were just politically correct things that happened after the big shots actually accomplished their goals…”

Lu Mingfei lifted the lid, picked up a piece of braised large intestine, stuffed it into his mouth, and muttered as he savored the rich, fragrant oil bursting in his mouth.

"But when I think about the fact that 'Emperor Gaozu slaying the white snake' was real, these things don't seem so unacceptable."

"When too many people witness an event, it's impossible to completely control it. Moreover, memory is a very strange thing. Even after the event has been filtered or modified in memory, some people will still have some impressions. They might recall some fragments in their dreams, thus leaving behind some legends."

Chu Zihang was also eating braised pork intestines. It was late, and the night market stalls only had fried rice and grilled skewers… Fried rice wasn't high in calories, and the skewers were too small, so he preferred the braised pork intestines he was used to – quick and easy. For mixed-race people like them, high calorie intake wasn't a problem; they could burn it off quickly with their exercise. The real issue was insufficient calorie intake.

"So that's why Baidi City is now flooded..."

"The well-known Baidi City was not completely submerged. The main building, Baidi Temple, is still magnificent. Only some ruins, such as the Water Eight Trigrams Formation, were permanently swallowed up by the rising water level."

Chu Zihang shook his head, "Moreover, no matter how bold Gongsun Shu is, he would never allow the Dragon King to cast the Bronze City in front of everyone. This would definitely lead to the Dragon Slaying Clan's encirclement and annihilation, although in the end he could not avoid this fate... In short, the Bronze City cast by Norton is very likely to be hidden."

“Nibelungen?” Lu Mingfei said the word subconsciously.

By now, he was no stranger to Nibelungen. He had encountered it twice in a row yesterday and today. This legendary "land of the dead" was not rare, but rather it rarely opened its doors to people. It was the "home" of the dragons. Put yourself in their shoes, who would leave their doors wide open to welcome other people to visit and disturb them all year round? Let alone guys who wanted to slay dragons!

Only such an independent space could conceal such a magnificent spectacle, right?
"Thinking about it this way, these Dragon Kings really are amazing..." Lu Mingfei remarked.

"After all, it's the first generation of the species." Chu Zihang looked out the window.

Lu Mingfei subconsciously followed his gaze.

What came into view was a clear, cloudless night sky.

Since the incident at the art center temporarily subsided, the torrential rain gradually stopped and dissipated. The cold air from the north finally broke through the invisible barrier and arrived, carrying away the last remaining moisture.

It seems that beings at the level of the first-generation Dragon King truly possess world-destroying power, just look at the weather covering this entire city...

This was created slowly because the other party didn't want to reveal their intentions. If they wanted to create an impact quickly, I wonder how far they could go even if they tried their best.
“However, you are also very strong.” Chu Zihang turned his head again.

"Pfft! Cough...cough cough!"

Lu Mingfei almost spat it all out, but he managed to hold it in, though he still choked and coughed.

"Senior brother, saying things like that can scare people to death..." He took the paper and water cup that Chu Zihang handed him, wiped himself down and took a sip of water, finally calming down, and said quietly.

"sorry."

"There's nothing to apologize for, but... sigh... it's all tears when I think about it."

Lu Mingfei waved his hand, forcibly changing the subject, "Senior brother, now that we've determined the approximate location, do you know when we're planning to set off?"

"tomorrow."

"Oh, so it's tomorrow. I thought it was... wait, tomorrow?!" Lu Mingfei realized halfway through his sentence.

"Wow, that's incredibly efficient! Doesn't it require a series of steps like investigation, trap elimination, and entrance exploration? Just thinking about it is complicated enough, how could it be completed so quickly?"

"Special cases are handled specially."

Chu Zihang pointed to the ward separated by a wall.

"That's a time bomb, we definitely need to deal with it as soon as possible. We can't keep you here forever. Now that the main target is here with us, maybe bringing him to the site will change things."

(End of this chapter)