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

Chapter 206 Angers' Call, The Past of the Eight Princes, Reputation and Combat Power (9k)

The brief onboarding training has ended.
Lu Mingfei immediately sent Xia Mi away.

The presence of an unauthorized person in the room was somewhat interfering with his interaction with his alchemy assistant.

In order to deal with the matter of the Dragon King these past two days, I specially arranged for Su Xiaoqiang and the others to go on a trip to the surrounding area to relax.

Anyway, the Queen of the Earth and Mountains doesn't have high requirements for her working environment; she can be made to work in any single room.

Of course... dispatching Xia Mi upstairs was also a way to create space for Senior Brother Chu to fight one-on-one.

In the next period of time,
With the help of Herzog's experimental data
Lu Mingfei has already done a very thorough study of the disciplines of classical alchemy, alchemical materials science, and living alchemy.

In particular, the living alchemical puppet technique derived from living alchemy, as mentioned by Genjiro before, involves living spirit alchemy, which no human hybrid can master. It is destined to be accompanied by bloodshed and brutality. Many experts and scholars believe that this is a technology exclusive to dragons and strictly prohibit human alchemists from conducting inhumane experiments.

In the orthodox sequence.

This also falls under the category of 'forbidden techniques'.

But who can stop Lu Mingfei because of his extraordinary status?

They would even proactively provide him with materials such as bones, blood, and horns, allowing him to conduct research freely.

"To contaminate living people with dragon blood and transform them into first to third generation shadow warriors is indeed unscrupulous and not very effective. If one's own strength is sufficient, why hide one's true nature?"

Lu Mingfei let out a long breath and stared at the various semi-finished alchemical matrices that had been packaged on the workbench. Dozens of things that looked like biological science but were actually full of alchemical components were lined up one after another.

"Only by modifying, upgrading, refining, and strengthening Deadpool to obtain a higher-level Shadow Warrior can he be of help to me."

It's hard to imagine that Herzog, with absolutely no knowledge of alchemy and almost no understanding of dragon runes, could have handcrafted the core components of the Shadow Warrior using modern, purely scientific instruments.

Even with Comrade Odin guiding the work day and night, it is enough to show that this mad scientist possesses exceptional talent and execution ability.

At this moment, on the workbench in front of Lu Mingfei was a Deadpool-style bunny, its fur and face completely covered with scales, its snow-white fur covered with charred black filth, injected with an anesthetic and sedative based on Frigga's reagent, and firmly bound with corrosion-resistant, high-strength fiberglass ropes.

This is precisely the result of today's experiment.

"Okay, it's not that difficult. If you follow this process, even a rabbit can receive the bloodline blessing. If you separate your consciousness into the rabbit, you can inherit this dragon rune sense."

"From this perspective, Herzog's gradual advancement from the first-generation Shadow Warrior to the fifth-generation Shadow Warrior is equivalent to taking a step closer to the world of dragons with each technological advancement. His bloodline has changed from D-level to C-level to B-level. His physical bloodline and spiritual essence have remained the same, but his sensitivity to dragon runes has been upgraded."

"In a sense, this can be considered a 'path to godhood' that ordinary people can take."

Lu Mingfei picked up the tools to give Deadpool Rabbit a final release.

He kept talking to himself.

Realizing the importance of the Dragon Script and the rules it represents, Lu Mingfei plans to use Shadow Warrior technology to split his consciousness into a high-level Shadow Warrior clone, allowing the alchemical puppet and himself to think collaboratively in multiple directions.

The direction of the Shadow Warrior technique is not wrong.

As the saying goes, sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood. When multiple thoughts are interconnected, the thinking speeds up exponentially, turning the human brain into a supercomputer. This not only greatly improves efficiency in alchemy research, but more importantly, it helps in comprehending dragon runes.

According to Lu Mingfei's deduction, if multiple sufficiently high-level Shadow Warriors collaborated and worked together to refine their understanding, they might be able to completely grasp all the rules contained within a single Dragon Rune within a month or even a week.

Furthermore, Lu Mingfei is well aware of his uniqueness. He does not seem to be bound by 'bloodline' and 'resonance'. As long as he can truly understand this dragon rune, it is equivalent to being able to use the incantations it represents, not just those presented on the incantation periodic table.

Any dragon script, any rule, can be transformed into his power of words.

A more refined form of the power of words.

Perhaps this is the true wonder of the consciousness segmentation method.

……

After patting the 'Leviathan' corpse that was about to be transformed, Lu Mingfei stood up, ready to rest and adjust his state.

"What are you doing, little fairy? Tsk... slacking off again."

Lu Mingfei grinned and approached his assistant, only to find that Su Xiaoqiang, buried among alchemical texts, was actually playing on her phone.

"Hmph, isn't it normal to balance work and rest? Come and have some fruit."

Su Xiaoqiang rolled her eyes at Lu Mingfei, gently twisted her body, but did not break free from the hand that was tucking into her hair.

Since returning from Japan, this guy seems to have suddenly developed a liking for touching girls' hair... Not just hers, but every time he meets Sister Nuwa in private, if she doesn't have a hairpin in her hair, he'll reach in and rub it all over her. And Erii, he does it like petting a cat, I don't know where he learned it from.

However, Su Xiaoqiang was not opposed to it. In fact, she had a strange feeling that if she refused, Lu Mingfei would not masturbate her next time, but instead masturbate other people, such as that Zero. Wouldn't that be a ghost?

"What are you talking about?"

Lu Mingfei, unaware of Su Xiaoqiang's deep thoughts, took the grapes washed by her delicate hands and fed them to her.

It was noticed that Su Xiaoqiang's phone clearly displayed a QQ group.

This is clearly a gossip group created by this group of girls.

"Let me see what kind of juicy gossip it is this time."

"Hehe, let's eat together."

Su Xiaoqiang placed her phone flat on the table; the group chat was buzzing with excitement.

Lu Mingfei slid up a little.

What comes into view is a long string of blue text on a white background, sent by Su Xiaoqiang.

"I didn't attend Shilan Middle School, so I've never heard of this person. But then again, wasn't it said he had a rumored girlfriend at Kassel College? Anyone in the know, please tell us! @诺某（努力学习巫女版）"

For a long time,

The profile picture, labeled 'Nobody (Striving to Learn the Witch Version)', displayed a screenshot from the Night Watchers forum:
"First of all, I must declare that the rumored girlfriend is completely fabricated. Even if there were an affair, the person involved wouldn't be me, but my roommate. She also has the surname Su. You two might have been from the same family five hundred years ago. @Su Qian who wants to die, @Su Xiaoqiang who is seriously learning to cook"

Snake Spirit Sister: "I think your previous judgment of this guy was completely wrong. This isn't a Sigma guy at all, but a pure STEM guy. You know what a STEM guy is? According to a popular theory online these days..."

"No way, absolutely impossible."

Su Xiaoqiang, who was seriously learning to cook, immediately denied it, "Chu Zihang's character in Shilan and Kassel is completely consistent. I have checked this with Nuo. There is just a slight bug now... but it is still within the reasonable range. In short, it will definitely not suddenly become the kind you are talking about."

“I used to have a friend at Shilan High School… We can’t let her become a complete clown, can we? And it’s not just her, you have no idea how popular Chu Zihang is at Shilan!”

"It's also very popular at Kassel College," said Mr. Nuo.

At this time,

'Eri's Gossip Account' chimed in timidly, "Xia Mi is a good person, and Chu Zihang's desserts are delicious too."

Her Chinese is already excellent.

……

Lu Mingfei put down his phone and couldn't help but cover his face, "So you guys are gossiping about our senior brother?"

"Yup!"

Su Xiaoqiang said matter-of-factly.

"Don't you think there's something fishy about Chu Zihang and Xia Mi, the freshman who arrived at the orthodox academy early? They might be having an affair!"

"Haha, I didn't really notice that."

Lu Mingfei glanced guiltily at the number of people in the group chat... There were actually 8 people in the gossip group?

Damn it, where have these people gone?
"Who is Susie who wants to die? Why are there eight people in this group?"

"They're also exchange students sent from Kassel College. Isn't it normal for girls to make friends? Some of them are our intelligence agents, you don't know them."

Su Xiaoqiang noticed Lu Mingfei's gaze and snorted in dissatisfaction.

Lu Mingfei didn't dare to say anything more.

He noticed that a user named "Ms. Zero" with a verified online ID had also joined the chat.

As long as we don't exclude each other, everything is fine.

"Hey, have you looked at Xia Mi's information? She's really weird."

Su Xiaoqiang poked Lu Mingfei's waist.

Lu Mingfei said awkwardly, "What's strange about it? I've been busy with research lately."

"Hey! Well, I really have to tell you about it!"

Su Xiaoqiang immediately became excited.

"This girl seems to have attended Shilan Middle School, but it's strange that I have no recollection of such a beautiful girl."

“Ahem… because you only came to Shilan in high school, you mentioned it yourself in the group chat,” Lu Mingfei said.

"No, but the main point is, if this person existed before, why did Liu Miaomiao never mention him to me? And who else... Do you remember Xia Mi from before?"

Su Xiaoqiang frowned, looking like Watson had discovered a blind spot.

In fact, ever since Chu Zihang brought Xia Mi to the orthodox academy to register that day, he had already been in the sight of many people with ulterior motives. But after a few days of silence, Chu Zihang actually launched what seemed to be an offensive called 'pursuit' towards this junior.

They treated me to meals and made desserts.

For a normal boy, this would be perfectly reasonable—after all, chasing girls… But this is Chu Zihang! The unattainable beauty of Shilan Middle School and Kassel College, a sacred and inviolable snow lotus.

How can I take the initiative to show affection to a girl?
What about all the hard work of our families before?
The relevant personnel immediately formed an investigation (crossed out) gossip group to conduct multi-dimensional discussions. In particular, considering that there was an insider in a high-rise building across the sea who was serving time for Erii, they immediately pulled him into the group chat as well, thus gaining firsthand access to resources from Kassel College and bringing in another victim.

"I guess girls change a lot as they grow up. I wasn't good-looking before, so you don't remember me."

Lu Mingfei gave a perfunctory mention. He hadn't remembered it before, but now, with a deeper understanding of the core dragon runes of 'Word of Power: Senluo', he remembered that Xia Mi had used the power of the relevant dragon runes to exert a collective memory influence, producing an effect similar to 'Word of Power: Hypnosis'.

While chewing on grapes, Lu Mingfei continued to scroll through their chat history. To be fair, Comrade Lao Wa's acting skills were quite good. She participated in the gossip and interaction throughout, pretending to be crazy and not revealing any of Xia Mi's secrets.

"how come!"

Su Xiaoqiang was dissatisfied with Lu Mingfei's attitude. She gritted her teeth and poked Lu Mingfei's waist hard.

"So you mean Chu Zihang is obsessed with looks? Because Xia Mi has grown up and become prettier, he turned around and started pursuing her? Isn't that pure nonsense? Don't you have any trust in your senior brother?"

It's normal for both boys and girls to be attracted to good looks, but Chu Zihang is a perpetually aloof guy, so why would he be melted by mere good looks...? We should also consider his 'inner qualities'!

It might not be nonsense... It might not be that Chu Zihang is obsessed with looks... It might not be that Chu Zihang isn't obsessed with looks.

Lu Mingfei chuckled, but didn't offer any special explanation for the two of them.

I really didn't expect that.

After being enlightened, my senior brother, that guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually knew to invite girls to dinner?
He even made desserts for Xia Mi?

Gee, that’s interesting.

……

Lu Mingfei couldn't resist Su Xiaoqiang's insistence and was dragged to the weapon-refining pavilion.

Su Xiaoqiang said he would take him to see the freshman's demeanor.

The formal schools would naturally welcome a studious and outstanding student like Xia Mi.

According to the intelligence, Xia Mi has chosen alchemy as her major and has recently been assigned a separate room to independently study courses related to magical mechanical design, alchemical engineering, and alchemical chemistry. The textbooks are modified based on those from Kassel College and are rich in orthodox theories of weapon crafting, talisman making, external alchemy, and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

"Greetings, senior brothers and sisters!"

Before Su Xiaoqiang could even wave, Xia Mi saw the two of them in the private 'study room'. Her bright, sparkling eyes instantly focused, and she jumped out of her seat while waving, looking very sunny and cheerful.

Of course I'm happy to have made money.

"Look at her, so lively and cheerful, what a wonderful girl!" Su Xiaoqiang said with a friendly smile.

"She's just average, not as pretty as you."

Lu Mingfei clung to Su Xiaoqiang with a grin and refused to let go.

He was absolutely sincere when he said that. Xia Mi locked her true form into 'human' for some ulterior motive. This seemingly flawless face was actually sculpted inch by inch.

In the past, every time this King of Earth and Mountains revived, he probably didn't do anything worthwhile; he just spent his time researching what kind of face was the most beautiful and most likely to attract the opposite sex.

That's really too sinister.

Su Xiaoqiang rolled her eyes at Lu Mingfei, quite pleased with his attitude.

Naturally, she wouldn't try to get rid of Lu Mingfei in front of Xia Mi.

She came here with a sense of asserting her dominance; in her eyes, her boyfriend will always be the best.

While the two were whispering to each other, Xia Mi ran over and bowed like an energetic girl from a Japanese anime: "Greetings, senior brothers and sisters! May you live a long and happy life together! May you have a son soon!"

"You're such a good girl, junior. Remember to say that next time you see other senior girls."

Su Xiaoqiang smiled and handed over a box of handmade cookies, some with cheese flavor and some with cranberry flavor. They were all made by her own hands. Her dessert-making skills had improved by leaps and bounds recently. She probably knew that she was not cut out for alchemy, so she was preparing to open a coffee shop in advance.

"The other senior sisters?"

Xia Mi's ingratiating expression had a touch of just the right amount of confusion.

"Take it, hold it."

Su Xiaoqiang smiled and didn't say anything more, glancing at Lu Mingfei, who looked embarrassed.

"Hey, okay!"

Xia Mi also glanced at Lu Mingfei, her innocent and cute eyes revealing a fierce glint.

You scoundrel, how dare you show your face in front of me!

……

After a brief and friendly exchange between the senior and junior students, Su Xiaoqiang didn't bother them any further.

Xia Mi stopped acting and directly confronted Lu Mingfei, whose scheme had been exposed.

"Lu Mingfei, is this how you treat your allies?"

"What's wrong with me?"

Lu Mingfei tried to feign madness to get away with it.

"Are you still pretending?"

Xia Mi spoke slowly and deliberately, barely suppressing her anger through clenched teeth: "Chu Zihang, why did you suddenly start pursuing me?!"

"Huh? I don't know."

Lu Mingfei shrugged guiltily, "But you used the word 'bubble' in a very subtle way."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Xia Mi was very angry, she was really angry. That day, Chu Zihang suddenly found her on QQ and said, "Xia Mi, don't you remember me?"

She was almost scared out of her wits.

Then Chu Zihang added, "We were classmates in junior high school and went to the aquarium together. You probably don't remember."

Xia Mi finally realized what was going on. Of course she remembered, but Chu Zihang shouldn't remember! She had clearly sealed this little brat's memories, so how did he suddenly remember them?

Small fry certainly don't have that ability.

Later, the little fish even tried to invite her to dinner, but after observing for a while, she realized that someone had secretly tampered with her and broken her seal!
Who else could it be?

Who else could it be but Lu Mingfei!
Xia Mi grew angrier the more she thought about it, and raised her fist to throw at him: "Are you a dog?! I'll fight you to the death!"

"Greetings, Senior Brother Chu!"

Lu Mingfei neither dodged nor flinched, but suddenly stopped and stared straight at Xia Mi's back.

“…Huh?”

Xia Mi immediately froze, her raised fist now open, and she casually smoothed her hair.

In 0.1 seconds, a sweet smile appeared on her face, but when she turned her head, there was no one there. Lu Mingfei smiled: "..."

"Ow—!"

……

"Alright, alright, I'm talking to you about something important."

Lu Mingfei held down the flailing Xia Mi, "Angers called earlier."

Angers?

Xia Mi stopped what she was doing and paused for a moment, slightly taken aback.

Xia Mi certainly remembered Hilbert Jean Angers, the principal of Kassel College, after all, she had once considered Kassel College as her first choice.

But... why are you telling me this?

Could it be that Angers has offered me an unimaginably high scholarship? Are they preparing to recruit talented individuals?
Xia Mi looked suspicious.

Lu Mingfei gave a general retelling of the details.

Since arranging for Professor Guderian to walk right into the trap at the coast, Lu Mingfei tried to contact Angers in the following days, but failed repeatedly, so he simply stopped bothering with him.

Nearly two months later, as the first batch of new students were about to register at the school, Angers, who had been out of contact for a long time, suddenly called Nuwa.

The call came through the Kassel College's official telephone line. The gist of it was to celebrate the successful opening of the orthodox school, and to extend congratulations on behalf of the entire Secret Service. The wording was very formulaic, as if you could see the other party's almost robotic smile from thousands of kilometers away.

"Damn it, they didn't mention me?"

Xia Mi looked resentful. "Don't you know what kind of miserable life I went through in the orthodox school?"

"Are you awake...?"

After thinking it over, Lu Mingfei decided to reveal some key information to this ally.

"According to reliable intelligence, this Principal Angers may have an inseparable connection with the King of the Sky and the Wind."

Lu Mingfei's tone was serious and earnest.

When this was mentioned, Xia Mi's smile gradually faded, and she became serious.

"How to say?"

"Angers...may be the egg of the King of the Sky and the Wind!"

Lu Mingfei's expression was somber and solemn as he spoke slowly and deliberately, as if he were sharing the greatest secret in the world with her.

Then he stared intently at Xia Mi's expression.

However, I didn't see much shock on the other person's face.

"That's it?" Xia Mi tilted her head.

"Ok?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment. "What do you mean?"

Xia Mi suddenly burst out laughing, "So what if it's an egg? I thought it was something serious."

"No, girl, is this something you should really say?"

Now it was Lu Mingfei's turn to be shocked. King of the Earth and Mountains! Are you even awake?!
"Hey! It's nothing."

Xia Mi waved her hand dismissively, "Isn't Chu Zihang also my egg? Have you seen how he is? Your understanding of eggs is still too shallow."

“I’m telling you that before the cocooning, there is no connection between the egg and the Dragon King itself. You can think of it as a protective measure. The Dragon King cannot make any contact or influence anything through the ‘egg’ layer. So either Principal Angers has already become the King of the Sky and Wind, or he is still a genuine human hybrid. You want to ask me if he is trustworthy, right? I’ve heard of his reputation. He’s from the Iron-Blooded Dragon Slayer faction, so there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

Lu Mingfei raised his hand slightly, "From your perspective, the Iron-Blooded Dragon-Slaying Faction should have a lot of problems, and many people think Angers is a moderate..."

However, Xia Mi's words did answer some of his questions.

So if Angers didn't have a problem from the beginning, then he most likely won't have any problems...

If you have no problem, why do you have to be the riddle-solver? I can't get through on the phone, and you don't reply to messages!
Riddlers are a sign of bad civilization!

"Anyway, if I remember correctly, Angers' Word of Power is 'Time Zero,' which is a Word of Power from the lineage of the King of the Sky and the Wind, which means he is very suitable to be the cocoon of the King of the Wind... Oh, by the way, would you like some snacks?"

Xia Mi suddenly smiled happily, as if she had just remembered something, and took out some snacks from her canvas bag, or more accurately, French bread rolls.

"You must have made hundreds of thousands in just a few days, right? And you're eating such affordable snacks? And you're even treating me to some?"

There's actually a saying that cocoons are suitable for this?
Then why did you turn Chu Zihang, who possesses fire-based incantations, into your cocoon, the King of Earth and Mountains...?

Lu Mingfei's expression was unfriendly, but he still took a small bread, tore it open, and stuffed it into his mouth. "I want to eat egg tarts, egg tarts made by Chu Zihang."

"No, I ate them all!"

Xia Mi shook her head cheerfully, "Besides, to be precise, based on a unit price of one thousand yuan, I have already paid off the debt for building damage. I didn't earn hundreds of thousands, just tens of thousands. I don't want to work for you for the time being."

"You have to keep paying my scholarship as usual, otherwise, given my grades, it will definitely be seen as a cover-up!"

Lu Mingfei was speechless. He could only express his admiration for this Dragon King who, despite possessing the innate divine body of a bull or horse, always squandered his talent.

"But why do you think that Angers being the egg of the King of the Sky and Wind isn't a big problem?"

"Do you remember the information we exchanged last time?" Xia Mi asked in return.

“Well, you said you weren’t really sure who Odin was, that he could be the king of the sea and water, or the king of the sky and wind, and that you were investigating the truth.”

Lu Mingfei said calmly.

Xia Mi continued, "But you claim that Odin is unlikely to be the king of the sea and water."

"Yes."

Lu Mingfei nodded.

This was the information they had each confirmed according to their blood oath last time.

To Lu Mingfei's surprise, the four kings were clearly brothers and sisters, but they were not very familiar with each other, especially after the Dragon Clan era. Over the long years, they had put on different 'identities' one after another, and apart from the Dragon King himself, few people knew the 'identities' represented by each title.

Like 'Jormungandr' and 'Fenrir' from Norse mythology, these are simply names that the brother and sister, the kings of the earth and mountains, prefer.

It stems from their own choice.

In Celtic and Hebrew mythology, they also have many other titles, some of which are completely unrelated to their actual powers.

Those titles can all be used as names.

It is not limited to Norse mythology.

Just like the other pair of brothers, the Bronze and Fire Kings, who were not named after any mythological figures.

"A name is not important; a person's true identity often stems from the labels others attach to them."

This was a statement that Lu Mingfei agreed with at the time.

Xia Mi also expressed her approval... although she had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

But without a doubt, the King of the Sky and the Wind is the most mysterious Dragon King, and there has never been any news of his awakening in thousands of years of history.

This is completely different from the King of Bronze and Fire and the King of Earth and Mountains, who awakened and fell into slumber many times.

Lu Mingfei noticed that Xia Mi seemed very interested in Odin's true identity, so he used this to earn back the chance to answer the question: "Odin is unlikely to be the king of the sea and water."

His inference is certainly based on reason.

It is known that all four kings are twins, and that Leviathan, who was killed once, is the king of the sea and water.

Therefore, Odin, who is hiding behind the scenes, is most likely not the king of the sea and water.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to kill his own brother so inexplicably. Back at the Chen family manor, even Lu Mingfei had powerful outside support like Potato Chip Girl and Wine Virtue Mai, and in the end, he was just a hair's breadth away from victory...

Wouldn't it be better to lend a hand and help your own brother get away safely?

"Although I have enough information to know that Odin cannot be the King of Bronze and Fire... why are you so certain?"

Lu Mingfei's expression was somewhat strange.

"Do you think it's because throughout history, the vast majority of news has been about the awakening of the King of Bronze and Fire and our King of Earth and Mountains?"

Xia Mi's face instantly darkened.

"Uh...the defeated side?" A thought flashed through Lu Mingfei's mind.

"Humph."

Xia Mi snorted coldly, not admitting it, but her expression was clearly not good.

Lu Mingfei suppressed a laugh: "Uh... it's not exactly intelligence sharing, but you can give me a general overview of what happened back then, embellish as you like."

"Is there any need to embellish it?"

Xia Mi was furious. "They only managed to defeat the four of us because they used some underhanded tricks!"

"The four of you? So it was 2 against 2?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, then suddenly remembered the records in orthodox literature.

After losing the Black Emperor, the four dragon monarchs began vying for the supreme throne. During this time, the dragon kings suffered heavy losses in internal strife, and ultimately the world fell into the hands of humans, with the dragons gradually fading from the stage of history.

It is more of an inference than a record.

But this inference is reasonable.
The dragon race once possessed a splendid and glorious civilization; they enslaved humans and built magnificent cities.

The ancient texts say that the King of Bronze and Fire lived in the northern ice plains and forged a towering bronze palace, as high as a mountain, and the famous Copper Pillar that the Black King nailed the White King to the top. The huge pillar recorded the Black King's long history of war. They also built a sacred path that spanned the ocean. According to calculations, the sacred path was 400 meters wide, which was a huge project than any highway today.

Even after the Black King's death, with the four monarchs at their peak standing side by side, humanity still had no chance. Yet, in the end, it was humanity that stepped onto the stage of history.

Regardless of the immense power unleashed by humanity as a whole or as individuals, historians believe that there must have been a global internal conflict among the dragons, which provided humanity with an opportunity.

“I can tell you the truth, Constantine and I also signed a blood oath!”

Xia Mi ground her teeth, which was a tacit admission.

Lu Mingfei knew this name; Constantine was another King of Bronze and Fire, Norton's brother.

"But that doesn't make sense. If I remember correctly, aren't Constantine and Norton the alchemy masters second only to the Black King? They inherited the power of fire and spirit, and mastered alchemy in the Seven Kingdoms. How could they have been defeated?"

Lu Mingfei didn't quite understand.

In theory, each pair of twins on the throne wields the power of an element. In terms of power and strength, if we disregard the interaction between elements, the four monarchs would be evenly matched. However, on this basis, Norton and Constantine possess alchemy that completely surpasses that of the other six dragon kings!
This is the pair with the strongest alchemy among the four monarchs designated by the system database.

Battles between Dragon Kings mostly rely on bloody, hand-to-hand combat. Without the means to unleash ultimate divine incantations, incomplete divine incantations or other incantations are often insufficient to determine victory or defeat. The outcome depends on who has a deeper understanding of the rules, whose Dragon Heart is purer, and... whose equipment is superior!

The brothers, the Kings of Bronze and Fire, are able to create unparalleled dragon-slaying weapons thanks to their understanding of alchemy! And the siblings, the Kings of Earth and Mountains, as allies, wouldn't it be reasonable for them to share some of their weapons and equipment?
In the final showdown, having the advantage of alchemical equipment made victory a foregone conclusion.

But they still lost!?

why?
"You know nothing!"

Noticing the suspicion in Lu Mingfei's eyes, Xia Mi almost fainted from anger.

"In close combat, my brother and I have a great advantage. We control the power of the earth and possess the strongest power. As long as we hit the enemy's weak 'eye,' we can guide the stress to converge and destroy any physical entity. Even the Dragon King cannot withstand my punch!"

Xia Mi angrily waved her fist.

"And then?" Lu Mingfei looked completely bewildered. "Didn't you miss at all?"

"..."

Xia Mi gritted her teeth and said, "Just don't worry about it! Just be careful of the Sky King and the Wind King! They're not that simple! The same goes for the Ocean King and the Water King. Don't think you're invincible just because you killed a Leviathan. The Water King's sister is a hundred times stronger than her brother!"

"Partnering with me is your best choice!"

"..."

Lu Mingfei seemed to understand something.

Could it be that the 4v4 format actually turned out to be harder than 2v6?
"Where were your secondary species back then? Didn't they offer any help? Logically speaking, the King of Bronze and Fire, who possesses alchemy, should have had a strong and well-equipped army, right? Does that mean that during the peak of your primary species' battles, the secondary species weren't even qualified to glance at them?"

Xia Mi waved her hand dismissively, "Don't even mention it, that Norton guy is no normal person at all."

"Norton is widely recognized as the most tyrannical monarch. This guy is most like the Black King. He is capricious, tyrannical, and bloodthirsty, and his infamy is widespread. Very few of his subordinates are willing to serve this notorious guy. Constantine is a bit more normal, but he listens to his brother in everything and has never considered seriously cultivating a few capable subordinates."

"how about you?"

"True strength lies in the absence of subordinates!"

"understood."

Lu Mingfei silently covered his face. At this moment, he finally understood why Old Tang had a paper dragon combat power of '1001' without doing anything, while Jormungandr, who had clearly awakened and could probably make Genji cry out with one punch, only had a paper dragon combat power of over 800, thanks to his control over power.

One factor is probably 'reputation and combat power'.

Old Tang's predecessor, Norton, was infamous; even dragon children would stop crying at the mere mention of his name, with only the word 'fear' etched deep into their genes. Jormungandr, on the other hand, might have a less than stellar reputation.

Even during the Dragon Age, few dragons were willing to join them.

Seeing that Xia Mi was playing with increasing enthusiasm, clearly showing a tendency to play endlessly like a river, Lu Mingfei quickly waved his hand.

"Stop...stop, strong one, can I ask you something?"

"You said."

Xia Mi whistled, clearly in a good mood.

After a short while, Lu Mingfei gave a general explanation of the problems with the 'Consciousness Segmentation Method'.

"Specialized in thought segmentation?" Xia Mi raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm, do you think it's feasible?"

"It sounds like a good direction, but I'll just mention one point: we must maintain the unity of body, mind, and soul, and it's best to focus on quality rather than quantity."

Xia Mi thought for a moment and said, "Otherwise, monsters with disordered consciousness might be born."

"I thought you were some kind of delusional monster..."

Lu Mingfei almost said those words.

Xia Mi added, "Furthermore, even if the puppet is of high quality, it absolutely cannot be divided into too many parts, otherwise the overall mental strength will decrease. It's like unfolding a stack of folded cardboard into cheap toilet paper, which will tear easily with a slight poke. The core of human hybrids lies in 'spirit'. Even though most people cannot actively call upon the power of their spirit, if their 'spirit' becomes fragile or damaged, the harm will be immediate."

Lu Mingfei nodded; this was roughly what he had expected.

As expected, once her 'Xia Mi' disguise is torn away, Jormungandr, the king of the earth and mountains, even if he is not very strong, still has some knowledge.

"Well, we're all allies. Do you need this technology? I can teach you for free."

Lu Mingfei offered this friendly reminder.

After all, having signed a blood oath with Xia Mi, it wouldn't be a bad thing for her to become stronger.

"This……"

Xia Mi hesitated for a moment. Actually, she wanted to try it, but the main problem was that she had injected a little too much primordial spiritual power into the core. Making another cut might affect the stability of her spirit, which would be counterproductive.

"No need, I'm smart enough."

"Ok."

Lu Mingfei nodded, not pressing the matter further.

Angers had mentioned on the phone that he would come to visit when the new students officially started their registration at the end of the month.

Lu Mingfei planned to finalize the issues regarding the consciousness segmentation method and the shadow warrior before that.

(End of this chapter)