Dragon Clan: I am Lu Mingfei, the Intelligence Strategist, the God of Concepts!

Chapter 150 Anti-Demon Ninja... and Computer Expert Tachibana Masamune

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang's call lasted longer.

Compared to Lu Mingfei, the things that Nuwa and Nuwa mostly talked about were related to hybrid races or dragons.

Zero can basically understand everything.

But when it came to talking to Su Xiaoqiang,

Aside from the initial awkwardness, which was quite rewarding for Zero, the subsequent chat content suddenly became rather bland.

Su Xiaoqiang knew very little about the Dragon Clan world, nor was he aware of the exorbitant bounties on the Hunter's Website.

But neither Lu Mingfei, nor Nuwa, nor even Su Jiannan, who might have glimpsed a few clues, would specifically tell her this.

During the video call, the two just chatted about very ordinary things.

"How's the weather in Binhai? It rained yesterday, but it'll be sunny all week."

"I'm in Osaka now. The cherry blossoms here are quite nice, and there are also snacks in Dotonbori, such as okonomiyaki, kushikatsu, takoyaki, etc. I know that this city is often featured in Detective Conan, and I would like to visit it if I have the chance."

"How's school lately? There are still two months until the college entrance exam, and the atmosphere is getting stronger. But I'm not cut out for studying, and it'll be hard for me to get into a good university. They tell me not to worry, just get a degree and inherit a fortune. But I'm still very serious about school and don't want to affect them."

"How's Uncle's business? With the help of Sister Nuwa's people, my dad's business has been booming lately."

Besides Lu Mingfei,

Su Xiaoqiang would also take the initiative to share her life with Lu Mingfei and inquire about his itinerary in Japan.

"I've finished watching the 'Tokyo Love Story' you recommended—as well as 'Love Generation' and 'Long Vacation,' which are also great dramas from the same era, but I still like 'Tokyo Love Story' the most."

"A really delicious Cantonese restaurant recently opened in Binhai Building—let's go together next time I come back. Oh, by the way, is that roast pork restaurant still there? —Yes, it is."

"However, the barbecue shop on the snack street closed down and became a lamb stew shop instead—it's good that the braised pork intestine shop didn't close down."

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang kept chatting about this and that.

They're all just random, aimless things.

Their topics jump around so much that it's impossible to keep up with their conversation.

Zero was having a hard time listening.

This was a brainwave unique to the two of them, like gears that had been worn in for a long time. The length of every sentence, the tone, and even the hidden meanings within them were all accumulated bit by bit from their past lives. They were perfectly in sync, and it was difficult for outsiders to get a word in edgewise. But Zero wasn't the first person to have this feeling; Nuwa had experienced it as well.

After all, they lived together for three whole years, the most memorable three years of high school in one's life. Although the data shows that Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei were just bickering rivals before, there might have been some hidden feelings between them. Whether it was the boss or Zero, such feelings were hard to turn into reality. Su Xiaoqiang was naturally proud, and without external help, she probably wouldn't even realize her own feelings. Even if she did realize them, she would never be able to bring herself to do it. As for Lu Mingfei, needless to say, he only had eyes for the white dress.

But in reality, an external force came, and an accident really happened. The 'γ' line in the script jumped to the 'α' line.

The video and audio lasted for an hour and a half.

Lu Mingfei wore a calm, faint smile throughout.

Meanwhile, the girl on the other end of the video was also occasionally giggling.

Perhaps from their mundane conversation, the two suddenly touched upon a unique point.

The two of them laughed so hard they were doubled over.

Zero didn't notice anything unusual about any of the conversations, and his expression didn't reveal the slightest clue.

Logically speaking, she should be unwilling and resentful.

She was clearly the first to arrive, but now she's the last, yet you can hardly see any sign of frustration on her face.

He simply stood aside, meticulously learning the intricacies of the process.

Her Word of Power is 'Mirror Eye', which grants her an innate and extremely strong learning ability. At the age of three, she was able to independently disassemble a broken radio. During the disassembly process, she mastered the working principles of all the components inside, eliminated 7% of the damaged and redundant parts, and used the remaining 93% of the parts to assemble a radio that could work properly.

Later, Zero signed a 'Contract of Fate' and inherited a portion of 'blood', which enhanced her learning ability to an unprecedented level.

It can be described entirely by the word 'copy'.

With its superior analytical capabilities, it can perfectly analyze and perfectly replicate. If applied to the words of power of low-level hybrid races, the power of the replicated version can even surpass that of the original.

Just as 'Heavenly Evolution' struggles to fully comprehend human emotions, it is equally difficult for 'Mirror Eye' to perfectly replicate a certain feeling onto itself.

Then... let's start from scratch.

Whether it's Nuwa or Su Xiaoqiang, their two completely different modes of communication seem to reflect two different sides of Lu Mingfei.

Zero gained a lot today.

But she has her own path to walk, and she has to learn and figure out many things slowly.

They may not be enemies, but ultimately it is still necessary to know oneself and one's enemy.

……

Night falls in Tokyo.

Genji Heavy Industries, a black skyscraper, a steel behemoth standing in Shinjuku.

Floors 1 to 20 are ordinary office buildings. As a legitimate company, 'Genji Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.', it carries out the overall management of the underworld organization, including but not limited to mediating conflicts, collecting management fees, and providing medical care and elderly care through a foundation. These are all legitimate business activities.

The area above the 20th floor is the internal office area of ​​the Snake Clan, which is simply the place where the hybrids of the eight major families work, and is called the Inner District.

Thanks to its gangster nature, access to the Genji Heavy Industries building is always strictly controlled. Access to every floor and area in the inner district requires a key card, and heavily armed guards are everywhere. Any slight deviation will result in questioning.

In the past, any thugs who dared to challenge the authority of the family would not even be able to get past the lobby on the first floor, let alone break into the building and cause damage.

The twentieth floor is another watershed.

Simply put, those above you are people you can't afford to offend, and those below you are people who just try their best to live.

19: 15.

It was the time when the patrol guards were changing shifts.

'Crack--'

On the twenty-first floor, the metal mesh of the ventilation openings on the ceiling was removed.

The first thing to pop out was a pair of breathtakingly beautiful legs encased in a tight-fitting black combat suit, followed by a hot ninja with an anime-worthy figure who squeezed out of the ventilation duct.

This image is quite impactful.
The only two regrets are that the face that should have been breathtaking was hidden behind a mask... Even so, the figure was so breathtaking that the face could be overlooked;
Furthermore, the 'Mingzhao' domain shrouded her in an imperceptible black aura, making her invisible to the outside world.

Jiude Mai rolled over and fell down.

It landed silently, as if it had cat-like paw pads on its feet.

"Infiltration successful."

Mai Shude's pale jawline, hidden beneath the mask, twitched slightly, and her crimson eyes lifted as she looked around.

Although Genji Heavy Industries is like a morning street or her own backyard to her, which she can enter whenever she wants, she still needs to do a good job of necessary precautions and preparations.

Just like this mask, which has the effect of filtering the air, she was teased by that old woman with a foul mouth. Although she was always confident and didn't care, and even had to retort, she had watched a lot of movies when she was bored, and knew how some classic plots usually unfolded.

This is especially true for a beautiful female ninja like herself who always ventures deep into enemy territory alone.

Invisibility is a great skill, but invisibility does not equate to invincibility.

Osaka, hundreds of kilometers away,

Potato Chip Girl is having a live chat with her.

"Long-legged girl, have you ever considered wearing a bra binder next time?"

This time it was an infiltration mission. Chip Girl stopped eating potato chips because the noise was too loud, so she switched to chewing gum. Her first words were full of the air of a female hooligan.

"It must be very troublesome to squeeze around in such a narrow space every time."

"Shut up."

Mai Shude retorted over the radio, saying that no one knew how she could speak so clearly and charmingly without opening her mouth; her mature voice could easily find a place in a voice chat room.

"You can't fix your elementary school-aged body, so you're trying to weaken me?"

"Like a dog biting Lü Dongbin," the potato chip girl mumbled, glancing down at her chest and legs.

"Although I can't compare to you, I'm not exactly a primary school student, okay? If I'm considered a primary school student, then all the college students should be riding BabyBuses... Oh, I know who you're alluding to, but the person is asleep right now, and when they're lying on the bed, they do look smaller."

A "tsk" came from the speakers.

They clearly didn't take the potato chip girl's words seriously, or perhaps they were reminded of something happy... Of course, the ridicule was genuine.

It's as if that little girl can win just by gathering her forces.

In terms of absolute age, the long-legged girl is probably the youngest of the three.

But in terms of numbers, she easily outperforms the two 'older sisters', one older and one younger.

Lu Mingfei, who was behind him, felt ashamed upon hearing this.

I thought to myself, this topic is definitely too much for a girls' dormitory... but have you considered that there might be a man listening in the middle of it?
I spent the whole day at the hotel today.

I stayed in Osaka the whole time and didn't go out.

In the morning, I spoke on the phone with Nuwa and Su Xiaoqiang, and then played games with the latter for a while, probably for three or four hours in total, continuing until the afternoon.

Throughout this time, Zero remained silent, like a stone lion standing by.

Lu Mingfei sensed something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

The other person seemed to be more than just protecting him or monitoring him; it was more like they were learning from him… Their calm, lake-like gaze occasionally revealed a thoughtful glint, as if they were deducing something in their mind. They would tilt their head when they got tired of standing, staring at the screen like a kitten looking at its reflection in a mirror.

What is she studying?
Lu Mingfei didn't dare to think too deeply about it. He might have seen some signs, but he didn't dare to think about it further.

In the afternoon, after learning about Potato Chip Girl's specific arrangements, Lu Mingfei simply got a PS3 and continued to stay in the hotel playing games.

I saw that the account 'SakurA1000' was online.

An anonymous little monster girl immediately sent a challenge.

The invitation was so swift and urgent that it felt like an eternity had passed since they last met.

Lu Mingfei chose to refuse.

Although he was the only friend on the account, he didn't plan to spend the long afternoon immersed in Street Fighter. Instead, he wanted to experience other games, so he specifically asked for discs of games like God of War 2 and Yakuza: Kenzan.

'Eri's PSN' had a bit of the spirit of Liu Bei's three visits to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage, and sent several more invitations. Lu Mingfei refused them all without exception, and then went offline invisibly under her watchful eyes.

Seeing this, Zero thoughtfully made a note again.

Lu Mingfei likes playing games. But he won't play games with just anyone.

Just like Lu Mingfei was willing to happily play children's games like Bubble Fighter with Su Xiaoqiang, and even played a 2v2 StarCraft match for a while, he chose to ignore the invitation from a stranger like 'Eri's PSN'...

Although the name Erii reminded Zero of a certain head of the Snake Clan who had remained hidden from the world's sight for many years, she naturally wouldn't offer any advice.

On the contrary, it even indicated that—

Can you teach me how to play games?

"This……"

Lu Mingfei can refuse a stranger he has only met once on the internet without any psychological pressure.

But if it's zero...

Okay, actually it was only the first day I met Zero.

However, perhaps out of some sense of compensation, Lu Mingfei felt that Ling was quite tired watching him talk on the phone with Nuwa and Su Xiaoqiang for three or four hours.

Lu Mingfei then summoned another set of PS3 controllers and discs.

He didn't dare ask how to solve the safety hazard if we were both playing games, or if we'd rely on the girl next door who sells potato chips.

To cater to the girl's gaming preferences, Lu Mingfei first taught Ling how to play "Super Mario Galaxy".

But soon, Zero stated quite directly that he didn't want to play jumping games, but wanted to play action games or shooting games.

Lu Mingfei was very pleased, remembering that there was a two-player co-op "Survival Mission" in Metal Gear Solid 3: Survival and a two-player "Titan Challenge" mode in God of War 2, both of which were ready to be loaded.

He immediately switched channels.

It must be said that Zero has amazing gaming talent.

It's clear that this is indeed her first time playing a game.

Lu Mingfei rarely saw such a talented girl. Her learning ability was superb. She grasped all kinds of operations at a glance. With just a little prompting, she could keep up with his pace. In less than half an hour, the awkwardness between them was gone, replaced by a tacit understanding that had been cultivated over a long period of time.

Before he knew it, he and Zero were engrossed in the game, battling it out until the sun set outside the window.

In the evening, Zero finally felt tired and suggested that she go to sleep.

Yesterday I traveled continuously and even entered the 'Dragon Bone State' once. Today I guarded the area all day, which is extremely exhausting.

Lu Mingfei quickly said, "You should have rested long ago."

Having spent the afternoon playing games with his perfect gaming partner, Lu Mingfei should have had a great time, at least a pleasant smile remained on his face.

Zero's face remained expressionless, as if everything was as it should be, and he simply responded with a faint murmur.

A moment later, a rustling sound came from behind.

Lu Mingfei turned his head casually and was almost dumbfounded.

When Zero says he's taking a break, he really means it.
I need to go to bed.

She took off her clothes, her white dress neatly folded at the foot of the bed. She wrapped herself up tightly with a rather familiar blanket and lay down on the bed where Lu Mingfei had slept, right in the dent of the sheet.

Lu Mingfei didn't dare to utter a sound, but he couldn't help but look back twice.

Zero fell asleep quickly, and within seconds, soft breathing could be heard.

She fell asleep.

She nestled there like a quiet little kitten.

The lights were off, and the setting sun shone through the cracks in the window onto her eyelashes, making everything seem transparent.

……

"Coming."

After nearly half an hour of silence, Mai Shude's voice came through the earpiece again.

She didn't have the access card for the Snake Clan.

Even if you have one, you can't use it. Every use leaves a trace. You can only sneak around during the time when you're off work or handing over duties, like a ghostly phantom, following behind a group of seemingly oblivious staff members of the Snake Clan, through a series of closed glass gates.

It took Mai Shude 20 minutes to get from the 21st floor to the 30th floor, which was the most difficult and troublesome part of infiltrating Genji Heavy Industries.

Starting from the thirtieth floor, the management level suddenly becomes much more relaxed; to be precise, the 'technological management' component diminishes considerably. This is a floor with a strong Japanese style. Before sunset, many elderly people dressed in kimonos would sit around on the tatami mats every day, drinking tea and whispering among themselves.

This floor is known as the Strategic Department within the Sheqi Hachike family, and is also jokingly referred to as the 'Elderly Activity Center'.

The elderly men used to be leaders of yakuza gangs. Now, there are fewer and fewer things that require their presence, but as long as they are here, the building's position in the Japanese underworld will be more secure. What they usually do is drink tea and read newspapers.

Of course, older people have limited ability to accept new things, so it is unrealistic to isolate this area using technological means.

Previously, the Miyamoto family's 'Ganryu Research Institute' tried to install the same protective measures as downstairs for the safety of the elderly. As a result, they put a transparent glass door there, and the next day, half of the people had a big bump on their head. It was fortunate that there was only one glass door. If there had been two doors, the whole floor would have been empty the next day, and all those old men and women would have been locked outside. Getting them to swipe their cards or use facial recognition would have been harder than getting to heaven.

Later, unable to withstand the pressure, they simply removed all the facilities.

Let the elderly use the VIP elevator, and focus security efforts on the ground floor and the elevator shaft.

This made things so convenient for Mai Shude. Once she opened the gates of the underworld, she didn't care about anyone. She slipped into the emergency escape route from the 30th floor and arrived at the 50th floor in no time.

There are still two floors to go before reaching our destination.

She paused for a moment.

Before me stood a heavy alloy gate.

Even the most secure passageways can become less 'secure' at times; each alloy door can form a metal cage, ruthlessly suppressing those inside.

"The entire Genji Heavy Industries complex is encased in a black glass curtain wall. It has sixty-six floors in total, and its cross-section is extremely large. It looks like an iron monument or a huge iron coffin. The glass curtain wall is no longer transparent above the thirtieth floor, and no one knows what is hidden on each floor," said Potato Chip Girl.

Lu Mingfei felt uneasy listening to this.

He hesitated for a long time, wanting to speak but ultimately couldn't stop.

"Won't doing this cause any problems?" he sighed.

The sound was steadily transmitted into the microphone.

"Hey, Rabbit is concerned about me!"

Immediately, the cheerful voice of Mai Shude came from the speakers.

Of course she knew that besides Chip Girl, Little White Rabbit was also in charge at the Osaka command center.

I heard that the little white rabbit is growing brains lately. Although compared to the former, he can only play the role of a mascot and it is difficult for him to provide any theoretical support, just like the cheerleaders in the tennis club, it does not stop Mai Shutoku from cracking a few jokes.

"It's just a small task, easy peasy~ no need to make it so serious." Mai Shude said, drawing out her words.

At the same time, a faint scraping sound came from the headset, indicating that she had probably crawled into another pipe.

Lu Mingfei sighed helplessly.

The so-called professional team sometimes really gives people a feeling of unreliability.

He originally thought he was going to Tokyo today to discuss with Mai Shutoku, who was there all the time, how to work together to defeat Princess Kaguya.

But the reasons why Chip Girl chose to stick to her guns were even more compelling.

First, we are a professional team, we don't need so many people.

Second, Osaka is the main base of the Oni Clan, so there's no need to rush to Tokyo. If we go through all that trouble only to find out that the King is actually still in Osaka, wouldn't that be foolish?

Running back and forth like this would make Chip Girl feel like her intelligence was being rubbed into the ground.

She can accept you using force to pin her down and humiliate her, but she absolutely cannot accept having her intelligence insulted.

Efficiency is very important.

"Don't worry, Mai is a Taimanin. She's the strongest Taimanin, and no infiltration mission can stump her," Chip Girl reassured her.

"Hey! This sounds even more dangerous!" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but complain.

The result was this comment, which was neither entirely complimentary nor sarcastic, but definitely carried a negative connotation.

Across from her, Mai Shude, seemingly unconcerned, whistled and said:

"Don't worry, I'm the strongest!"

Lu Mingfei felt even more exhausted. He had never seen such a tactic of deliberately planting a flag when it was already known to be a flag.

He suddenly realized that among the three nannies, Zero was indeed the most normal.

What the hell are these two older women?!

However, he calmed down and stopped saying anything about "shaking morale and deserving execution."

Anyway, the potato chip girl already said so.

Mai Shude's primary task was to investigate Princess Kaguya's server room environment and the surrounding defenses. If the enemy was unprepared, she would naturally launch a feint attack followed by a full-scale assault. She would then gather the results from the rear and begin studying Herzog.

However, if you really don't know where to start, there's no need to force it. It's never too late to plan before acting, since dealing with the hunter website issue also takes time.

Lu Mingfei originally wanted to say that he could do this too, that his intelligence network was still sharp and could even see the entire structure of Genji Heavy Industries, but then he thought about the dwindling number of times he could use the [deep intelligence extraction privileges] and the ever-growing experience gap for upgrades...

Well, it's fine to rest at the hotel for a while and play games with Zero.

Trust the professional team, then let's put Mai through the hardship.

Suddenly, Mai Shude's voice stopped in the earpiece and switched to 'silent' mode.

"Have you encountered a problem?"

Lu Mingfei's expression tightened slightly.

Chip Girl, on the other hand, was still casually chewing her gum, while writing and drawing on her tablet. She was even multitasking with her work!
"Don't worry."

A moment later, the channel reopened.

Sure enough, Mai Shude's cheerful voice came through the microphone.

"Tsk tsk, guess what I just saw? Tachibana Masamune actually came out of the server room!"

"I never imagined that the patriarch of the Snake Clan would be a computer expert!"

(End of this chapter)