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

Chapter 224 The Second King of the Ocean and Water

One week later, Alexandria, Egypt.

The Evrima is docked next to a modern port, with crew members coming and going to replenish the yacht's supplies.

"See you next time, friends, have a safe trip, I'll miss you all."

Goodbye, Miss Charlotte.

"goodbye……"

Su Xiaoqiang and Ling, who were about to disembark to make purchases, also bid a final, warm farewell to Charlotte.

On the shore, Charlotte's pale golden hair fluttered in the wind.

She adjusted her hat, her lake-blue eyes brimming with tears.
Wearing beach shorts and a shirt, Lu Mingfei leaned against the railing, watching this scene, and couldn't help but feel emotional.

She's such a sentimental girl.

It has to be said that Chip Girl's theory is too advanced.

Aside from the staff who spend most of their time on the deck of the enormous luxury yacht, the only other living people they could interact with were Lu Mingfei, Su Xiaoqiang, and three others.

Faced with their warm hospitality, Charlotte, as a true noblewoman, could not, out of politeness or morality, put on an aloof and unapproachable demeanor.

Moreover, these girls are no less impressive than her in terms of social standing, and their speech is also very measured.

Just try your best to forget the songs that always drift on the sea breeze at night...

This isn't difficult, since everyone looks normal during the day.

Ultimately, after spending several days together on the ship, Charlotte came to regard Su Xiaoqiang and the others as true friends.

Sometimes we swim together in the sun deck pool, sometimes we cook together, sometimes we try fishing, sometimes we lie on beach chairs in our swimsuits and apply sunscreen to each other, and sometimes we even play mahjong...

Indeed, this luxury yacht is equipped with all kinds of entertainment facilities.

And the ancient Chinese game of strategy naturally reveals its inherent magic.

Charlotte had never been exposed to these things before. However, everyone was happy to teach her, and after a couple of rounds, the noblewoman quickly became immersed in the fun of mahjong.

But the only thing Charlotte couldn't understand was...

Some afternoons, the goddess would lead everyone into a jazz dance hall that had been converted into an arcade to play games.

—The potato chip vendor understands the needs of netizens and has already prepared various PCs and consoles.
But at this point, everyone was being very polite, and no one was willing to teach her anymore.

Even Erii, who is always kind and warm-hearted, is like that.

So, Charlotte, who was clueless, could only figure out these games on her own.

But playing alone is no fun, and since she doesn't know how to play, she can't enjoy it at all. So she politely skipped that part and, taking advantage of the good weather, went to the sunshade on the deck to study her alchemy notes.

At this moment on the shore,

Charlotte turned her head again, looking towards Lu Mingfei, gently lifted her skirt, curtsied, and parted her lips slightly.

"Mr. Lu, see you in September."

Lu Mingfei understood her lip movements and smiled, waving back.

"Okay, see you in September, Miss Charlotte."

……

"Finally gone."

Lu Mingfei returned to the deck, rubbed his cheeks vigorously, and then stretched comfortably.

"What, Charlotte is such a beautiful young girl, is she in your way by being on the ship?"

The voice of Nuwa, half yin and half yang, came from behind.
"...Well, it's not that bad. It's just that this aristocratic girl is too polite. She's always so courteous, making it very difficult to talk to her. She calls me 'sir' and 'madam,' and even in informal settings, she has to remove her hat and bow. It's just torture to ignore her..."

Lu Mingfei shook his head repeatedly.

Although his lifestyle has become increasingly upscale, he is still, at heart, the same grassroots youth who sits in a shady internet cafe sipping a nutritional drink and occasionally grabs a couple of skewers of braised intestines at a food street.

Paying attention to etiquette occasionally is fine, but trying to integrate it into every aspect of life is just too tiring.

"I wonder if old European nobles like Gottingen and Laurent also have to be gentlemen at home..." Lu Mingfei sighed.

"Tsk, isn't this the same everywhere? You forgot that at home, they also call you 'sir' and have to bow to you."

Nuwa swayed her snake tail, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons as she smiled, looking very pleased with herself.

"Besides, Charlotte was just being polite to you, which means she's not very familiar with you... When she plays mahjong with us, she can really relax and have fun!"

"Hehehe." Lu Mingfei chuckled. "I hope you guys have fun."

The two walked up to the upper deck of the yacht.

During this week, Lu Mingfei also got a lot of important things done. The sea view was stunning at first glance, but after a while, it naturally became monotonous. Moreover, Lu Mingfei wasn't very interested in mahjong—mainly because there weren't enough seats available, and having Charlotte as a substitute was already enough.

So, after being forced to rest for two or three days, Lu Mingfei went to the room that had been set up separately on the sixth floor.

Get back to work.

Based on Erii's physical data, a rigorous alchemical matrix was deduced, hoping to completely expel the impure ancient dragon blood from her body in the gentlest way.

The plan has been completed and is now ready for practical implementation.

After tidying up all the equipment and tools, we went back upstairs.
in the room.

Erii, already used to it, stripped herself down to her underwear and lay obediently on the bed, her dark red hair spread across the white sheets, waiting for Sakura to come over.

Including the first time in Porto and the two times on the yacht, Lu Mingfei has already measured Erii's bio-alchemy level data three times.

Driven by a potentially despicable motive, Lu Mingfei had always felt that measuring Erii's data wasn't particularly meaningful.

However, Erii really liked Sakura's massage, and just to be on the safe side, Lu Mingfei also fulfilled the girl's little wish, taking multiple measurements to reduce experimental errors.

However, this time the situation is different.

Looking at the girl lying on the bed, blinking at him, Lu Mingfei glanced back at the goddess Nuwa, who was acting as a nurse.

“Eri, this time we are officially inscribing the alchemical matrix on your body. There can be no concealment, so…”

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then said, "They all need to take them off."

"Hmph." Nuwa's eyes darted around, and she didn't say anything more.
The smooth snake tail twitched slightly on the carpet.

Erii blinked again; she understood. A flicker of light seemed to rise in her crimson eyes, and she, like Sakura, glanced at the uneasy Nuwa beside her.

Then, with no change in expression, he reached out and touched his smooth back.

What kind of look is that from Erii...?

Nuwa's round little face twitched, and she suddenly felt that sometimes children don't necessarily understand nothing.

But Erii has already begun to take action.

Nuwa shut her mouth and compared herself to the slender female body in front of her. She realized that only by learning to dance ballet and standing her tail tip completely upright on the ground could she reach the same height as Erii.

……

Two hours later, the structure of the left leg was completed.

Mysterious and enigmatic, like transparent lines, run from the toes upwards to the top, connecting the inner and outer sides.

Only Lu Mingfei, Erii, and Nuwa were in the room.

Nuwa couldn't stop sweating. She felt even more nervous than Erii. Her Word of Power was 'Empress Nuwa', a special Word of Power outside the Word of Power sequence list, which had effects similar to healing and suppression.

But it turns out that they don't seem to need her here.

Lu Mingfei's hands were very steady, and Erii was even more as steady as Mount Tai. Nuwa saw what a true strong person was like, never complaining, and also felt the embarrassment that Su Xiaoqiang had experienced some time ago.

To avoid disrupting the lines that were not yet fully extended into the body when drawn on the surface, the long, slender legs that had already been depicted were not covered with towels or other coverings.

Lu Mingfei took a sip of ice water to cool down, rested for a moment, and then earnestly gave his instructions.
"Just like before, if it hurts, you must tell me, and I can adjust accordingly."

On the bed, Erii let out a soft breath and shook her head.

The needle-like pen tip, coated with various alchemical materials, would sometimes glide across the skin, sometimes piercing it to varying depths. Naturally, it was very painful, but as long as Sakura was by her side, it wouldn't hurt.

"Alright then... Don't worry, you'll be completely healthy after this is over."

Lu Mingfei gently touched her forehead, took Erii's hand, and began to inscribe a matrix on her right leg.

Compared to Ayton Göttingen, who was corrupted by the Philosopher's Stone later in life,
Erii's problem is far more serious.

She was contaminated by dragon blood from the embryonic stage. The high concentration of dragon blood accompanied her growth and development, invading every blood vessel, every part of her skin, and every corner of her internal organs.

The toxicity of dragon blood itself, as well as the 'spiritual influence' it contains, caused Erii, who was originally a 'royal' with a stable bloodline, to exhibit many 'demon' characteristics.

Anyone who comes will say, "His illness is terminal."

To safely and completely eradicate such complex dragon blood contamination, only Norton's guidance, combined with Nicholas's experience, and the mutual trust between Lu Mingfei and Erii, can achieve this.

The second, the third, the fourth...

Fortunately, after numerous tests and preparations by many people, Lu Mingfei is no longer surprised by seeing a girl's body and can now calmly and steadily put all the ideas in his mind into practice.

This continued until evening, as the alchemical matrices covering Erii's lower body intertwined to form a tree-shaped pattern.

It wasn't just a general framework, but encompassed all the details; a series of matrix groups gradually took shape on the smooth, slender thighs, radiating a faint glow.

Once fully activated, a series of 'valve' will form within Erii's blood vessels.
It separates the dangerous dragon blood from normal blood.

"Eri, are you tired?"

Inside, the air conditioning keeps the temperature within a comfortable range.

Erii had remained motionless on the bed like a meditating monk, but upon hearing Lu Mingfei's words, she immediately opened her eyes, shifted slightly, and then grabbed the small notebook beside her pillow.

"It's very comfortable, not tiring at all."

Erii's face was pale with a hint of blood.

Being able to tolerate pain doesn't mean being immune to it. It's just that the needles were inserted along certain meridians, causing a tingling and itchy sensation in addition to the pain. The matrix drawing was different from previous massages.
It left her feeling somewhat uncertain and expectant.

It seems I've found a bit of that feeling between Sister Su and Sister Snake.

Even the pain has faded, and I'm still a little sleepy.

"Then continue."

Lu Mingfei wiped the sweat from his forehead, intending to finish the job in one go.

He immediately turned to look at Nuwa, who was assisting him from the side.

"Why don't you call Zero and Little Fairy to take over for a while?"

"……it is good."

Nuwa nodded stiffly, then slowly twisted her body and swam out of the room.

Su Xiaoqiang and Ling had already finished their shopping and returned to their respective rooms on the Evrima.
But they didn't come over to bother us.

They knew beforehand that after Miss Charlotte left today, Lu Mingfei planned to begin treatment for Erii.

Soon, Nuwa arrived with Su Xiaoqiang and Ling.

Assist with replenishing materials and repair/maintenance.

After the training at the Weapon Refining Pavilion, Su Xiaoqiang had long since become a qualified 'alchemy assistant'. Upon seeing Erii's appearance, her expression was serious, but she stiffened slightly... Lu Mingfei was actually serious?

Does that mean I'm next?
Ling's gaze lingered for a moment before she silently looked away and quietly stood guard beside him.

But his mind was on other things—

……

The work of drawing the alchemical matrix continued until the early hours of the following day.

Even with Lu Mingfei's strong mental fortitude, he felt tired after such a long and intense period of work. In fact, his mental state was still okay, but his eyes and hands felt a little sore.

At first, he was able to float in mid-air to help Erii draw the matrix, but later, in order to maintain stability, Lu Mingfei's hands could only rely on Erii's smooth body for support and relay, but it was still easy to slip.

What started as a 'team building' activity between Nuwa and her two companions evolved into a true three-shift system.

On the contrary, Erii had unknowingly fallen asleep, her delicate nostrils flaring as she breathed rhythmically and slowly.

"call--"

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief; it was finally finished.

He roused himself once more and activated the alchemical matrix that ran through Erii's entire body.

A faint, soft light flashed across Erii's body, then seeped into her as if it were alive.

Sensing the gradual changes taking place in her body, Erii's eyelashes fluttered, and she awoke from her light sleep.

"Has Sakura completely healed me?" Erii wrote in the small notebook beside her pillow. She felt changes within her body, but wasn't sure.

So, he remained obediently lying in bed without moving.

"There's one last step... Get up first."

Lu Mingfei shook his head, thought for a moment, and then helped her up from the bed.

Erii was slightly stunned. She lowered her head and, following the direction of Lu Mingfei's finger, saw strange bags hanging from her arms, thighs, chest, and lower abdomen.

"..."

Erii poked it with her finger.

Looking up blankly, she saw the same unbearable gazes of her three older sisters.

"Cough cough, don't take them off."

Lu Mingfei said seriously, "In order to avoid drastic changes in your blood composition that could harm your body, and to prevent any omissions, I ultimately designed a regionalized centralized plan..."

"In short, over the next month, the foreign dragon blood in your body will continuously gather throughout your body, then be filtered and discharged into these small bags... This is an ongoing process, so whether you are taking a bath or swimming, do not remove them... and do not pull or pinch them," Lu Mingfei warned.

Erii nodded vigorously.

She lowered her hand, her eyes shining as she looked at Lu Mingfei, obediently indicating that she could do it.

Lu Mingfei patted her head, indicating... to get dressed first.

The little bags he designed may look a little strange, but they are actually very sturdy and won't break easily. They won't affect Erii's daily life at all, and you can't tell anything when she wears clothes.

At this moment, a dark blue-black liquid could be seen flowing out of Erii's body along thin threads.

……

Charlotte's departure was just a minor incident; the wonderful life on the ship continued, only occasionally shrouded in dark clouds.

"So the current situation is that Her Highness the Princess's prediction came true, and she laid the groundwork... but it just hasn't come to fruition yet?"

In the online chat, the potato chip vendor, after failing to inspect the results, expressed his astonishment.

"Tsk tsk, your friend is really pitiful."

Snake Spirit Sister: "..."

0:"……"

Su Xiaoqiang, who was seriously learning to cook: "..."

Hui Liyi's melon-eating number: "?"

At this point, they noticed that morale was somewhat low.

The long-legged heron quickly offered some words of comfort: "Hehe, it's not like some old lady is going to have a meltdown!"

"...I have far more sophisticated pleasures! You know nothing!"

The girl who had been laughing and joking just moments before suddenly froze, and quickly typed:
"Besides, this was the plan you proposed, Long Legs. Now that it's not working, why drag someone like me into it? I'd like to ask you, do you even know anything about relationships?"

Long-legged heron: "(Smiling face) So you've always thought I was bragging?"

The barbecue-flavored potato chips replied hesitantly, "Hehe, how many boyfriends have you had? It's all just talk. Who knows what you're doing all day! Anyway, we newbies are easy to fool."

The long-legged heron gritted its teeth: "Fine, fine, I'll definitely take pictures next time..."

Snake Spirit Sister: "Stop, stop, stop, stop! Don't spread this kind of harmful information!"

After finishing typing, Nuwa turned to look at her comrades in the pool and continued, "In short, our friend is currently facing a predicament, and the core issue is how to solve it!"

The long-legged heron calmed down and analyzed the situation rationally: "Let me ask you, where is your friend now?"

Snake Spirit Sister: "First base... third base."

0: "Yes, 13."

Su Xiaoqiang, who was earnestly learning to cook, hesitated for a moment, then said, "One, two, three."

Hui Liyi's melon-eating number: "?"

0. Snake Spirit Sister: "?"

Beside the pool, Ling and Nuwa cast strange glances at Su Xiaoqiang.

Good heavens... it turns out this guy had already run away.

Erii, meanwhile, touched the small bag hanging close to the inside of her swimsuit, looking puzzled.

What are the sisters talking about? I don't understand at all.

Is it because my Chinese is not good enough yet?
Su Xiaoqiang decisively chose to plunge herself into the pool to cool down her burning skin.

In fact, ever since they completed the matrix depiction for Erii that day, the four girls have tacitly stopped knocking on Lu Mingfei's door at night.

This guy is really outrageous.

We looked and touched, and we were incredibly proactive for the first 90% of the time, with the other girls being very cooperative. But in the end, we still backed down at the last minute... What does that mean? Don't we have any pride?

After trying several rounds, I figured there might be something wrong with the method, so I decided to stop torturing myself.

That way I won't have to take a cold shower every time I go back.

The reason Su Xiaoqiang was one step ahead actually stemmed from an earlier time... back then, the core group chat only consisted of her, Nuwa, and Lu Mingfei.

However, since Su Xiaoqiang's trip to Japan, the relationship between the two sides has shown a subtle downward trend, and this applies not only to Su Xiaoqiang but also to Nuwa.

Just like Lu Mingfei... he's been avoiding them a bit.

I initially thought it was just that the scoundrel had gotten tired of her, but I later found out that Zero and Erii didn't receive any special treatment.

At this moment, in the group chat...

Nuo popped up with a question: "Isn't that great? Why rush into it? Can't we take it slow?"

"...That's not how it works, oh well, you wouldn't understand."

The long-legged heron silently typed a few words.

"6." Nuo wisely continued to lurk. Strictly speaking, she was currently at best a near-first base player, far less of a 'friend' than the group members.

"So, the core problem now is the inability to reach the final explosion?" Potato Chips summarized the problem.

"My friend said it's very agonizing and torturous," the snake spirit sister typed sadly.

"Well... based on my understanding of men, they can generally only be penetrated."

The long-legged heron pondered for a moment and asked, "If your friends are beautiful enough, have good figures, and are in love, then it can only mean that the other party has some concerns."

"concern?"

By the poolside at the Sunshine Overtime Workshop, the girls exchanged glances, each seeing the confusion in the other's eyes.

The sisters have treated him so well, what could this scoundrel possibly have to worry about?
After a while,
"So, what's the long-legged teacher's suggestion?"

Su Xiaoqiang tentatively typed.

On the screen, it was as if someone had gone through a mental struggle, or as if they had watched a 30-second commercial.

News of the long-legged heron has finally surfaced.

Don't treat him like a human being.

"Just go for it."

……

The group chat gradually quieted down, and the long-legged heron once again provided a set of "Rang" secrets, strictly precise down to every action and every word... It did seem to be very insightful.

"So, who will operate it?"

Beside the pool, the girls looked at each other in bewilderment.

The answer seems self-evident.

Everyone's gaze, including Erii's, focused on Su Xiaoqiang.

"Uh, me?"

Su Xiaoqiang, her face flushed red again, plunged headfirst into the water, muttering, "This is just too much..."

But before they could react,
It was then pulled out by Nuwa.

"Don't run away, it's no use." Nuwa said with a serious face, "It can only be you."

As she spoke, Nuwa's tail swayed.

Actually, she was somewhat tempted to act recklessly, but unfortunately, she was now a snake, and that scoundrel only knew how to rub the tip of her tail!

“Yes, it can only be you,” Zero said solemnly.

She didn't oppose this, but she never encouraged it either. Just now in the group chat, Zero understood the unspoken message from Mai and the others… and now the chat window was flashing with messages again.
It turned out that Chip Girl and Mai Shude were bombarding the nanny's internal group with messages:
"Hey, you clueless girl, did Little Rabbit touch you? You're not behaving yourself, are you? How did you touch me? Where did you touch me? What was the scene? What were you wearing? How did it feel? Did it hurt? Was it hot? Was it comfortable?"

Ling silently closed her phone, ignoring them.

She mimicked Su Xiaoqiang, submerging her entire body underwater, leaving only her head above water, her platinum blonde hair blooming on the surface like flower petals.

"This……"

Su Xiaoqiang looked at Erii for help.

Never mind, this girl is still playing with the little bag she's carrying.

"Oh well!"

Su Xiaoqiang gritted her teeth and finally mustered some of the courage to face death.

Perfect timing! The perfect opportunity is about to arise.

There was absolutely no reason for Lu Mingfei to run away!
……

Inside the temporary alchemy laboratory on the sixth floor of the Evrima.

Lu Mingfei was unaware that a shocking conspiracy was about to unfold against him.

"This is the blood of the first generation... it's actually the king of the ocean and water!"

He was carrying a small, transparent bag about the size of a thumb, filled with a dark blue-black liquid that exuded a strong aura of water.

It was dragon blood filtered from Erii's left calf area.

This made Lu Mingfei sense a hint of... shared origins.

"According to Herzog's notes, the doctor used Uesugi Kotsu's genes to artificially create three royal-level hybrid embryos, named with Greek letters. But what truly contaminated Erii's embryo was the work of that mysterious Bondarev."

Herzog was not clear about the specific events that occurred during that period, only gleaning glimpses from Bondarev's notes... which may not be entirely reliable.

Lu Mingfei fell into deep thought.

"If I'm not mistaken, Bondarev is closely associated with Odin and the Holy Palace Medical Society. And according to Zero, there was a 'black serpent' in Black Swan Harbor that existed between reality and Nibelungen."

"The corpse of that 'black serpent' was later taken away by Bondarev... So the 'black serpent' was a first-generation species? And the king of the ocean and water?"

Lu Mingfei had dealings with Leviathan, the king of the ocean and water.

Based on the timeline, the 'Black Serpent' could only be the twin son of the King of the Ocean and the King of Water.

The second king of the ocean and water.

He was hailed by Jormungandr as one of the best among the first generation of creatures... although it seems that everyone is considered a top performer by a certain dragon.

However, this makes it happen to share the same origin as the Philosopher's Stone gifted by the Göttingen family.

The Philosopher's Stone extracted from the corpse of 'Honduras,' a second-generation species of the Ocean and Water King lineage, combined with the blood of the Dragon King of the same lineage... can minimize the rejection.

But I have a feeling that something incredible will be created...

"Number two!"

Lu Mingfei suddenly spoke.

At this moment, the 'life puppet' that had been dormant in the corner of the laboratory emerged.
He carried a large pile of alchemical manuscripts, which contained various deduction and design diagrams.

This thing came from the yacht in Porto, and in all these days, it hasn't even stepped out of this door.

In a sense, Lu Mingfei is quite ruthless to himself.

Let's have a simple exchange of ideas.

The innate alchemical saint body, named 'Shadow Warrior No. 2', temporarily put aside its work.

Together with Lu Mingfei himself, based on the characteristics of the dragon race of the Ocean and Water King lineage,
They began to refine the bloodline modification matrix for Su Xiaoqiang.

(End of this chapter)