Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 243 Rules
Chu Zihang briefly summarized what happened on the overpass on that rainy night seven years ago in a slightly heavy tone: those scenes beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, strange creatures, eight-legged celestial horses, and mythological figures.

Lu Mingfei listened quietly, his lazy expression vanishing completely, replaced by a thoughtful look.

He stroked his chin, his eyes sharp:
“From your description, senior brother, something’s not right about that place. This eerie sense of space and the inexplicable entrance... it sounds like something.”

Chu Zihang immediately took over, his voice low and deep:

“Nibelungen. I later consulted a lot of materials and also speculated on this possibility.”

"Yes, Nibelungen."

Lu Mingfei nodded:
"A separate space constructed by dragons using alchemy, a land of the dead. But..."

He changed the subject and looked at Chu Zihang:
"As far as I know, there are almost no records of living people entering the Nibelungen and coming out alive, let alone someone like you... being 'sent out'."

Chu Zihang remained silent, which was the source of his confusion and pain over the years.

He went in, he witnessed it, he might even be the only eyewitness, but he survived, while his father disappeared.

Lu Mingfei looked at Chu Zihang's tightly pursed lips and continued:
"In fact, Norton's bronze city, if I'm not mistaken, is itself a giant Nibelungen."

Chu Zihang's golden eyes flickered slightly.

He was unaware of this information.

This is top secret. Everyone involved in "Project Bronze" is forbidden from revealing any information related to it. Mission briefings are sealed at the highest level.

But Lu Mingfei clearly didn't care much.

“I’ve been there,” Lu Mingfei said calmly. “It’s thousands of meters underwater. The space there is unbelievably vast. The scale and structure of that bronze city cannot be explained by normal physical rules.”

It shouldn't have existed, and could never have existed, in that form underwater in the real world. It was a complete Nibelungen forcibly embedded into reality.

He paused, then looked at Chu Zihang:

"So, your guess about Nibelungen is probably correct. The elevated road where your father encountered Odin, at some specific moment, for some reason we don't yet understand, overlapped with or connected to Odin's Nibelungen."

“However,” Lu Mingfei’s voice lowered as he pointed out the most crucial issue, “Norton’s Nibelungen collapsed after his death.”

This creature named 'Odin' is clearly a high-ranking dragon, and is very likely one of the four great sovereigns.

His Nibelungen lineage is clearly still intact and active. The school board's level of attention to this file, which may be related to your father's case, is ridiculously high…

Perhaps they're not just investigating the past; maybe they're worried that the Nibelungen will reappear? Or perhaps they're wondering, how could you go in and come out?

Chu Zihang's pupils suddenly contracted.

Lu Mingfei continued:
“Nibelungen is clearly a realm that operates according to specific rules, and the master of the realm does not allow ‘guests’ to enter at will. Norton’s Bronze City uses living beings as one of its barriers, but what about Odin’s realm? What are its ‘rules’? And what is its ‘ticket’?”

Lu Mingfei's words instantly opened up a direction he had never thought of, or dared not think about deeply.

He is not a tragic orphan; he may be living evidence of a connection with that terrifying entity and its domain.
Lu Mingfei took a step and glanced at the Chicago sky outside the window.

“Your father, he clearly knows something. He's from Kassel College, so it's possible there are others in the higher-ups who know this information too.” “The Board of Trustees…” Chu Zihang’s voice became somewhat hoarse, “They want to know the 'rules'?”

"Or, they're afraid the rule will be triggered."

Lu Mingfei's eyes were deep and profound:
"A Nibelungen, possibly controlled by a monarch-level dragon, may have its entrance reopened under certain conditions."

This was both an immeasurable threat and an irresistible temptation for them.

He turned around to face Chu Zihang again, and that slightly arrogant smile reappeared on his face:
"So, senior brother, it seems we'll be quite busy after our amusement park trip. Not only do we need to find out what good things your old man left behind, but we also need to figure out how to greet a Norse god."

Chu Zihang looked at Lu Mingfei, noticing the keen interest in his eyes, as if exploring Nibelungen was just a slightly more exciting adventure for him.

That emotion infected him, pulling him slightly out of his pain.

"it is good."

He said only one word.
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Six Flags Roller Coaster Amusement Park.

This amusement park, which focuses on "thrills and excitement," is filled with roller coasters. Rows of cars speed along crisscrossing tracks in the sky, with screams echoing everywhere. These steel behemoths carry passengers plunging, twisting, and soaring into the clouds.

In the queuing area, Xia Mi stood on tiptoe, her eyes shining brightly, pointing to the terrifying drop that was almost perpendicular to the ground:
"Senior brother! That one! Let's play that first!"

Lu Mingfei followed his fingertip and his Adam's apple bobbed unconsciously.

He glanced at Chu Zihang and Su Qian beside him. A hint of hesitation flashed across Su Qian's face, but Chu Zihang simply looked up calmly at the dazzling height, his face expressionless.

The dark steel tracks, like a giant, twisting serpent, rose steeply into the air, about 50 stories high, before abruptly plunging downwards. A roller coaster, accompanied by the screams of its riders, reached its highest point, then slowed to its lowest speed, only to be met with a precipice-like plunge. The riders held their breath, afraid to scream, watching the cliff slowly approach, like men on a guillotine awaiting the falling blade.

"The Serpent of the Midgard, the world's fastest roller coaster, is 150 meters high and has a top speed of 250 kilometers per hour."

An aged voice sounded beside them.

All four of them turned to look.

The silver-haired old man smiled at them, holding an oversized cotton candy in his hand, completely out of character for him.

"School... principal?"

The group was all taken aback, but Lu Mingfei seemed to have expected it.

“I messaged the principal,” Lu Mingfei shrugged, “to ask him some questions. I didn’t expect him to still be in Chicago, so I asked him if he wanted to come to the amusement park with us. I didn’t expect him to actually come.”

"Hahaha!"

Angers laughed heartily and said with a touch of humor:
“I saw some old friends the other day, and they always think I’m old, but I feel like I’m still young! That’s what happens when you’re with old people. You can only forget your age by hanging out with young people more often.”

The 130-year-old gentleman winked at Lu Mingfei:

"I don't have enough new experiences in my life, so I have to find some fun to keep going and try some trendy things, right?"

(End of this chapter)