"I'm in the Dragon Clan, what the heck is the Naruto Counterattack System?"

Chapter 68 The Current Status of Hybrids at Home and Abroad, and a Unique Leader

"The destruction of opium at Humen occurred in June 1839, during the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing government appointed Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu to centrally destroy the opium, an event that later became the catalyst for the First Opium War."

"However, as everyone should know, for thousands of years, the dragon race has been the pioneers of this world. They have always remained hidden in the shadows of human history. So, does anyone know what the connection is between the burning of opium at Humen and the dragon race?"

In a classroom at Kyoto Junior High School, the teacher wrote "surface" and "inner layer" on the blackboard with chalk and looked at the students below who were full of curiosity.

Her gaze swept over a boy with an expectant look on his face. Knowing that this brat was from the Lin family, she simply moved past him and looked at the girl in front of her.

The girl wore a white tank top, covered by a blue striped short-sleeved shirt, and paired with tight-fitting jeans. Her long, dark red hair resembled wine, making her stand out even in this special class.

"Chen Motong, answer this."

The teacher called out the girl's name, causing her to look up from where she had been keeping her head down, seemingly lost in thought, and see the teacher's serious expression.

"Lin Zexu, the burning of opium at Humen." The boy surnamed Lin sitting behind her clearly liked her. Noticing that she wasn't paying attention, he leaned over and whispered a reminder.

"Lin Cheng."

The teacher's stern voice made Lin Cheng tremble, and he quickly sat up straight, no longer daring to speak.

"The British East India Company at that time was actually using the opium trade as a cover to go deep into the Chinese interior to search for the remains of the dragon race. They obtained the bones of a second-generation dragon and were preparing to transport them back to Britain, but Lin Zexu discovered them."

Chen Motong said calmly, "He comes from the Lin family, a family of dragon slayers. He knew the consequences of exposing the dragon bones to the King of England, so he took advantage of the strict ban on smoking to find the dragon bones and destroyed them with a large amount of lime mixed with secret medicine..."

Seeing that she had answered correctly, the teacher sighed and said in a gentler tone, "Sit down, Nuonuo, don't let your mind wander."

After saying that, he turned around and wrote on the blackboard. Chen Motong nodded as well. The sterling silver four-leaf clover pendant on his earlobe swayed, and the sparkling diamonds were dazzling. The only sound in the silent classroom was the rustling sound.

Dragon genealogy is probably the most interesting course for students. It feels like listening to untold gossip and stories, especially since many of these students come from aristocratic families.

Just like that student named Lin Cheng, Chinese history is, to some extent, the history of their ancestors' struggles, and mixed-race families also take pride in their family.

There was only one outlier.

Chen Motong, one of the fifty-five heirs of the Chen family, makes no attempt to hide his deep hatred for the Chen family and even refuses to let anyone call him by his name.

Her silence just now wasn't because she wasn't paying attention in class; it was simply because the teacher called her name, so she chose not to respond.

This was just self-deception and a temporary expedient. She wanted to get away from this place that she hated and fly to a place where the Chen family could not reach her, so she transferred to the preparatory class at Kassel College.

Various regions will select high school students with special ancestry to enter preparatory classes and arrange 3E exams for them in advance.

If one's lineage is outstanding enough, they can directly enter the main campus after graduation and study in Illinois, USA.

If they fail, the Gate of Kassel will enter the closing procedure, and they will be treated as ordinary students for their graduation exams. This is specifically for students who have awakened their bloodline and are qualified for admission but have not yet reached their senior year of high school.

As for what she was doing just now...

Chen Motong looked down at the phone resting on her lap; the screen displayed the "Night Watchers Forum".

"Student exchange program?" A hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes. "Who gave those old guys the confidence?"

With frequent dragon-related incidents occurring in various regions, the awakening of the dragon race is inevitable.

Those old guys used to just stay in their own little plot of land, neither expanding outwards nor letting others in to reap the benefits.

It's not that we don't want to expand, it's that we really can't.

The number of mid-level mixed-blood combatants under the command of the orthodox families and aristocratic families is indeed greater than that of the Kassel College, which adheres to elite education, and their efficiency in suppressing mixed-bloods and Deadpools is also higher than that of the college.

With the current level of human technology, large weapons can already harm dragons, and we can rival the power of dragons through technology.

A single nuclear bomb would severely injure even the Dragon King.

But you can't exactly take nuclear weapons and an army to other countries to slay dragons, can you?

Moreover, at least several princes, second only to the first generation, lie dormant within China's borders.

There are even more third-generation and fourth-generation species.

It's important to understand that these dragons possess intelligence; they won't foolishly stand in uninhabited areas waiting for missiles to fall on their heads. Instead, they will choose to infiltrate human society.

With that nuclear bomb, humanity didn't die at the hands of the Dragon King, but instead died at their own hands.

Just like the Kassel College ten years ago, which was also a mysterious military fortress, their complete annihilation back then has long proven that even a well-trained mixed-race army has too many limitations.

In Chen Motong's view, as long as the war between humans and dragons doesn't escalate into a full-blown racial war,

As long as secrecy remains required, the role of a dragon-slaying leader and his fighting force far surpasses that of a hybrid army.

With the strength of a small group, and under the condition of secrecy, they silently killed the Dragon King in order to maintain the stability of human order.

That's the current trend.

The old folks must have realized this too, but let alone whether there are any geniuses like this among the younger generation of the aristocratic families, even if a peerless genius does emerge, he will most likely be shot dozens of times and die by accidental drowning.

Because powerful families are wary of each other and compete with each other, they will never allow any one family to become dominant. This means that they can never cooperate and concentrate all their resources on a particular family.

It can suppress any hybrid and Deadpool, but cannot kill the Dragon King silently; it can ensure domestic stability, but cannot extend its reach abroad; it can only maintain this awkward situation of being confined to its own small territory, neither here nor there.

so·-

"Why?" Chen Motong frowned. "The fact that they dared to let people from Kassel College in means those old guys have some backing. What gave them that confidence?"

This so-called student exchange program is merely a name for "exchange"; in reality, it's a power grab to seize the "discourse power."

It wasn't through technological prowess or military strength, but through a few unparalleled geniuses, powerful dragon slayers whom even dragon kings feared.

However, Chen Motong had already considered one possibility.

"Is it possible that among ordinary people with no background or family connections, a genius has emerged who surpasses all the scions of aristocratic families?" This thought popped into Chen Motong's mind, but she quickly dismissed it.

Only an absolutely neutral and pure genius hybrid would prompt several aristocratic families to collaborate and dedicate all their resources to nurturing him.

However, this situation is almost impossible in this country, because the combination of a high-blooded mixed-race person and a low-blooded mixed-race person will only dilute the bloodline and produce a mixed-race person with even worse talent.

This is why aristocratic families never marry ordinary people. Even if someone has an illegitimate child outside the family, the child will be brought back to the family after the bloodline awakens. Bloodlines of grade B and above have been monopolized by aristocratic families. How could there be a super genius with a "clean" background?

Chen Motong knew this all too well, because she was the product of successful artificial insemination.

Only after confirming that she possessed A-grade bloodline was she taken back to the family by that man.

Therefore, if a genius unrelated to a noble family were to emerge from among the common people, the noble family's first thought would probably be to regard that person as the Dragon King.

Aside from the "Dragon King" hidden among humans, it's impossible for such a genius to emerge from the common people.

Absolutely, absolutely impossible.

"I can't figure it out."

The push had stalled here, and Chen Motong had no idea why. She touched the ends of her hair in frustration.

But just then, there was a knock on the classroom door.

Knock immediately.

The teacher on the podium turned to look at the door and saw a kind-smiling old man.

After a moment of surprise, he subconsciously looked at Chen Motong and said, "Nono, I'm here to see you."

Chen Motong lowered his eyelids, concealing the gloom in his pupils, and got up from his seat in the classroom, where he saw the old man outside the door.

"Your third brother is dead."

The old man wore a fake smile, but his tone was utterly indifferent and flat, as if the dead were just a cat or a dog. He continued, "Next, you will be going to the Third Military Region for intensive training as an exchange student from Kassel College."

Although he had no feelings for that so-called Third Brother, Chen Motong still felt a sense of disgust upon hearing his cold tone.

"You had no choice." Seemingly sensing her thoughts, the old woman smiled kindly. "The master said that you are her most beloved and outstanding daughter, which is why she was willing to take care of that woman."

Despite the warm light streaming in from the corridor window, Chen Motong felt a chill creep into her heart, causing her body to tremble involuntarily.