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

Chapter 193 Night Food Plains and Mental One-Way Valve
"Yo no Shihara?"

Lu Mingfei repeated this title.

“Myth says that after Izanagi had three children, he ordered Amaterasu to guard Takamagahara, Susanoo to guard the sea frontier, and gave Tsukuyomi the place to govern, which is called the Night Eater Plain,” Uesugi Etsu said.

"That is the land of night, a world without light. Those who have heard myths will remember Takamagahara, because it is the abode of the gods and the place where the sun rises. People do not care about the land of night, but in the Dragon Clan civilization, the dead are often more worthy of attention."

After a moment of silence, Uesugi Koshi revealed a secret: "The so-called Night Eater Plain is the kingdom of the dead. Some people also call it Nibelungen. It is a mirror image of Takamagahara, the Nibelungen under the rule of the White King, but unlike Takamagahara which sank into the sea trench, it still stands on the land of Japan."

“Its existence is almost eternal; it is merely dormant, waiting to be unlocked. And its gateway... may be right beneath our feet.” Uesugi Kotsushi pointed to the ground.

"Tokyo?" Lu Mingfei was slightly taken aback.

Even Genjiro quickly finished his noodles, his expression serious.

The information stored in the "Night Food Plains" document at Genji Heavy Industries was merely a conjecture about this country; the true secrets had long since vanished with the fire set by Uesugi Echizen back then... Of course, they were also stored in his mind.

"You mean there's a Nibelungen in Tokyo?"

“Tokyo is not a particularly old city. It was once the residence of the powerful Edo family until 1457 when a man named Ota Dokan built a castle here. He was a retainer of the Uesugi clan and a descendant of the Hebi-hachi family.”

"People discovered the ruins of the Night Eater Plain on this land, which is also the former site of Takamagahara. Originally, it was planned that this land would be permanently placed under the control of the clan," said Uesugi Koshi.
"But subsequent historical developments exceeded expectations. The Hojo clan, supported by the Eight Hermitages, was defeated in the war, and Tokugawa Ieyasu won the Battle of Sekigahara. He seized Edo and made it the center of the shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration, it further became the capital of Japan. It became increasingly prosperous and replaced Kyoto as the new center of Japan, but the city was built on the exit of the Night Eater Plain."

"It's too late for us to correct this mistake; we have no choice but to move the entire family to Tokyo."

"Are there...living things inside?" Genji asked in a low voice.

"Yes, in ancient Japan, the mixed-race people lived in Takamagahara. They imprisoned criminals and mixed-race people who were completely corrupted by dragon blood in the Night Eater Plain. Like Takamagahara, the Night Eater Plain was also given the attribute of 'eternity'. It was a paradise for criminals, where they suffered eternal torment in a dark and sunless place. But if one day the gates of the Night Eater Plain were to open, hunters would cross the border and hunt to their heart's content in the bustling city, enjoying the blood and flesh of the living."

"It sounds somewhat similar to Norse mythology."

Lu Mingfei pondered for a moment, “In the twilight of the gods, the sea was torn open, and a great ship made of the fingernails of the dead rose from the sea, filled with the dead. It was the army of the land of the dead waging war against the living.”

"It's all just the history of the dragon race... So do you understand? If the damage caused by the tsunami is 10, then once the Night Eater Plain is opened, the loss will be at least 100, or even 1000. That would be a catastrophe for the entire Japan, and if not handled properly, it could even affect the entire world."

"According to past practice, the abdicated emperor will be naturally responsible for guarding the Night Eater Plains to prevent the dead from suddenly awakening one day and wielding their claws against the human world."

"It may sound unbelievable, but it's all true."

Uesugi sighed and took a stack of medical reports from the ramen cart.
"This is my medical examination report. I don't know if you can understand it. I am the last emperor of the Snake Clan... well, the last emperor born naturally... You should all know what kind of monster an emperor is. I'm not even ninety years old yet. Logically speaking, I should be at the age of striving."

"But starting thirty years ago, all my organs began to fail inexplicably, and my brain nerves and blood vessels also began to close. This systemic failure has lasted for a full thirty years."

"This phenomenon is recorded in the ancient books of the Snake Clan. Although the gate to the Night Eater Plain has not been fully opened, my body is still being eroded by the Kingdom of Death."

Uesugi said, "I estimate that in another five or ten years, I will die of old age. I should have bought a plane ticket to France and China back then, to see the convent where my mother lived, to die there, to have my funeral, and to lie in my coffin listening to them sing a requiem mass for me."

"But sometimes I feel reluctant. My mother taught me so much. Those old bastards from the Snake Clan are scoundrels. I am burdened with sins. Should I continue to disobey my mother's teachings?"

The group fell silent after finishing their ramen.

He silently looked at Uesugi Kotsugu, as if he were getting to know the old man all over again.

Uesugi chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Okay, I have to admit, I'm not that noble. I've been in Japan for too long, all my friends in France have grown old and died, and I've long since become a thoroughly Japanese person. I don't dare to follow in her footsteps, afraid that she would be disappointed..."

"So, what are the conditions for opening the Night Eater Plains?"

Lu Mingfei suddenly asked.

"I don't know," Uesugi Kotsu gave a frank and excellent answer.

"If I had known, I would have sneaked into that hellhole and blown those bastards up! If I could die a glorious death, perhaps I could face my father and mother in the afterlife."

Uesugi Kotsuki suddenly changed the subject, "Hehe, are you interested in this place?"

"I mainly wanted to see what a marinated, aged zombie looks like, and also to see the Eternal Kingdom you mentioned... Well, I'm a rather curious person." Lu Mingfei chuckled.

To be honest, the existence of the Night Eater Plains was somewhat unexpected to him.

Inside a Nibelungen, crawling with dead high-ranking hybrids, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but think of the 'Hall of Heroes' by the sea...

It's definitely a great place!
Herzog's Deadpool base is like comparing a dinosaur egg to a quail egg.

Speaking of which, these dragon kings seem to be keen on cultivating their subordinates.

Is this right?
Moreover, Lu Mingfei strongly suspects...

Uesugi Koshi or the Snake-Hachi family may have blocked the wrong door.

Because he had tried to activate the "deep intelligence extraction permission" in Genji Heavy Industries and in this alley.

No information was obtained regarding the 'Night Eater Plains'.

Of course, this is perfectly reasonable, as Tokyo is a very large city.

"Alright, although I don't know how to enter the Night Eater Plain, the ancestors of the Snake Clan did put in a lot of effort to study it."

Uesugi continued.

"First of all, Night Eater Plain was built too long ago. From the beginning, it was a prison that only allowed entry and not exit. According to the speculation in the ancient books, there are only three situations that can open this gate."

"Which three?"

"The first possibility is that the White King's resurgence will open up her kingdom, which will serve as her granary and a source of soldiers."

"The second method is to gather the blood of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo, and drip their blood at the core of the alchemical matrix in the Night Eater Plain. This should be able to open the door."

Uesugi Koshi said, "This is a backup plan prepared by Izanagi."

Records from the Sheqi Eight Families.

Royal-level hybrids have a chance to inherit the will of the three high priests, symbolizing the spirit of human hybrids' resistance against their dragon ancestors. This is not just an empty slogan, but a real inheritance of some of the abilities of the three super hybrids.

The intelligence panel displays three special 'bloodline imprints'.

For example, Tsukuyomi, in history, has released super-powerful words of incantation under the moonlight on several occasions, with a significant increase in range and lethality.

This generation has seen the rare emergence of several royal-level hybrids.

Uesugi Kotsuki inherited Amaterasu no Mikoto, while Uesugi Erii inherited Tsukuyomi no Mikoto.

But Susanoo is still missing...

It seems that this is something that is innate; if you are not born with it, you are unlikely to develop it later in life.

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and continued to ask, "What about a third possibility?" "Legend has it that there was a great being who was born with the ability to open all the Nibelung gates in the world."

"Who?"

Uesugi Kotsushi shrugged: "I don't know about that. That person's name has been lost, but I don't think it's a good thing. It probably symbolizes the return of a mythical era on par with the White King."

"Ok."

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and could only nod.

He continued reading the materials that Yuan Zhisheng had brought, and asked Master Yue directly about anything he didn't understand.

Few would expect that the ramen stall at the back gate of Southeast University would be discussing such high-level topics.

Both of them ran away from home, but this old guy made a much bigger fuss than his daughter. Back then, he managed to burn through layers of the secrets passed down from ancient times by the Snake-Gi-Hachi family.

Most of the ancient materials of the Snake-Headed Eight Families that we know today were pieced together by later priests through painstaking efforts, or are simply some unimportant documents.

And this old Deng was very cunning; he had read through all those documents long ago.

Soon, Lu Mingfei noticed a key piece of information.

"Master Yue, what does the phrase 'The bloodline of the White King can maintain absolute unity at the spiritual level' mean?"

Lu Mingfei pointed to a page in a booklet.

"It means exactly what it says: the mental state of the White King's descendants is very stable. Simply put, there is no clear distinction between 'human personality' and 'dragon personality'."

Uesugi explained, "However, the 'White King's Bloodline' here specifically refers to the 'Emperor'. Since ancient times, emperors have had an astonishingly high proportion of dragon blood, but their bloodline is stable, and their spirit is also stable. There has never been a situation where the dragon blood goes out of control. This trait is also inherited from that White King."

Lu Mingfei was genuinely taken aback this time.

Is there no distinction between 'dragon personality' and 'human personality'?

Does this mean that the human aspect and the dragon aspect of the emperors' personalities are naturally integrated?
Lu Mingfei looked at Genjiro and Genjiro with suspicion... as well as Uesugi Kotetsu and Uesugi Erii.

The former all lowered their heads, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Clearly, they have now witnessed what true power a 'Emperor' should possess.
Take their biological father, for example.

Uesugi Kotsugi far surpasses them in both physical strength and the power of his words.

This matter is also recorded in the records of the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

Yuan Zhisheng had always known this.

According to the records of the family priests, the previous emperor's abilities should have surpassed his by ten times.

Just like 'Royal Power' and 'Dream Eater' are both ranked in the early 90s in the Word Power Periodic Table, which is about the same as 'King Flame', while the father and sister's 'Black Sun' and 'Judgment' are ranked in the 110th and 111th places respectively, it's like the difference between mortals and gods.

What's even more embarrassing is that just a few days ago, the two brothers had specifically discussed the issue of "words of power" with Chu Zihang, the contemporary president of the Lionheart Society from the Secret Party.

After some discussion and experimentation.

Yuan Zhisheng was shocked to discover that Chu Zihang's control over Jun Yan was unparalleled!

Not only was it incredibly powerful, but even though it was a Word of Power close to the 'Royal Power' sequence, Chu Zihang used 'Monarch Flame' as if he had no burden at all.

Once in the 'Bloodlust' state, one can instantly unleash the Sovereign Flame.

This is absolutely terrifying!
As a result, Yuan Zhisheng became increasingly cautious about Chu Zihang.

As expected of the man whom Lu Jun sincerely called 'Senior Brother,' he was truly unfathomable.

Now they understand that they, as brothers, can only be called 'false emperors'.

"Eri's bloodline is unstable, mainly because she was contaminated by the blood of an ancient dragon during her embryonic period. This instability in her bloodline has, in turn, affected her mental state."

Uesugi Kotsu sighed softly, his eyes filled with pity as he looked at his daughter: "So every time her bloodline was about to go berserk before, she only felt pain."

"It hasn't hurt for a long time." Erii blinked and held up her notebook.

"Brain pontine transection surgery... No wonder."

A look of realization dawned on Lu Mingfei's face.

"How to say?"

Uesugi Kotsuki suddenly became somewhat anxious.

Having had his three children undergo brain pontine transection surgery and then being controlled by the sound of a wooden clapper, this former underworld tyrant could not accept such a thing and had been searching through ancient texts for a solution.

Genjiro, Genjiro, and Erii Uesugi were each given a detailed examination of their brain regions.

On the surface, there were no obvious abnormalities in the brain regions of the three individuals.

This is also to be expected.

After all, Erii used to have to undergo a full set of check-ups every week due to her health condition, but nothing was ever found. However, after testing, she was able to react to the sound of the clapper.

And her situation is different from that of her two older brothers.

During the pontine transection surgery, Herzog inserted alchemical circuits with 'one-way mind-blocking effects' into the white matter regions of their brain lobes.

The powerful self-healing ability provided by the royal blood produced an effect similar to an rejection reaction.

But the dragon runes on the circuit were engraved inside their brains.

This is equivalent to creating a mental one-way valve.

Since then,

Genji possesses power in the 'good' aspect, while Genji possesses power in the 'evil' aspect.

The two sides of Erii, separated by the pontine transection surgery, seem to have no distinction between good and evil, only the difference between whether or not they possess power.

Now, Uesugi Kotsu's explanation...

Finally, Lu Mingfei fully understood the reason... He almost thought there were other alchemy and ruthless tasks involved.

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll take a look at this later. It shouldn't be a big problem."

(End of this chapter)