Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

Even one's own trust in the system has been drawn into this problem.

Zero slowly shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about a simple trust issue, but rather that Xia Mi hasn't laid a hand on you for a long time, and you chose to save Constantine's life and let Norton go... At this point, the question she should be thinking about is whether or not she can trust you."

The system asked, "Why? I mean, if Xia Mi can choose a new mission, then why did the Four Great Kings choose to rebel against Nidhogg when they were the Eight Dragon Kings? Were they just asking for trouble? Could it be that Nidhogg was also a traitor, and all the offspring he created inherited that traitorous spirit?"

This is a very mysterious question. Xia Mi and her eight siblings once overthrew the Black King's throne. If her trust can really be guaranteed, then mutual trust is not out of the question.

But the biggest problem is—she has a criminal record!

"I don't know." Zero shook his head.

"Then tell me what you know. I need to think about what really happened with Xia Mi."

"We don't actually know much..."

"We can talk about this slowly, there's no rush."

The system again suggested that they sit down and talk things over.

"Ok."

Su Enxi took the lead and sat down. Then the system asked, "The three of you are all Lu Mingze's subordinates, but things in the world are always ranked. Who among you is closest to Lu Mingze?"

Su Enxi and Jiu Demai glanced at Zero at this question.

"See, now we have a topic to discuss: why is Ling the most appreciated by Lu Mingze? There must be a reason, right? We must know the answer, right?"

The system can grab any thread and pull hard. Right now, the system only cares about a few issues, and it will make money from any one of them.

For example, the question asked now is about Lu Mingze.

Although the Little Devil's prestige and class have been subtly reduced, its extraordinary abilities are still quite remarkable, a fact that has always intrigued Lu Mingfei and the system.

Putting aside the brother-brother relationship for the moment, the question of what exactly Lu Mingze is—is he a dragon, a human, or some other strange and unusual creature? This is a question worth exploring.

"Um……"

Zero, who always claimed to be a nobody, showed a rare look of hesitation on his face.

It's clear that there's more to this story than meets the eye, and it might even be on par with the fact that Xia Mi is the Dragon King.

Otherwise, if this were a normal question, Zero might have just said it directly.

Under normal circumstances, Zero would never have said anything, but after Xia Mi's secret was revealed, a crack appeared in her heart—Lu Mingfei even knew that Xia Mi was the Dragon King, so should she continue to hide other top-secret information from him? Would hiding it really be useful?

Many messages are interconnected, like dominoes.

If Lu Mingfei learns about Xia Mi's situation, he might take action against her prematurely. However, this action involves many other issues. If the information Lu Mingfei possesses is inaccurate, incomplete, or fragmented, it could very well backfire...

"Think about how to say it slowly." The system gave a kind smile, like an old father.

The system then turned its attention to the other two women.

Xia Mi might not develop feelings for Lu Mingfei because she felt that humans and dragons were different, or perhaps she had the pride of a dragon king.

However, these three mission targets are all purebred human-hybrids! They are neither dragon kings nor dragon people, yet they show extremely obvious resistance to Lu Mingfei.

It's not that the women have to obey Lu Mingfei, but these three women have someone else in their hearts. This situation can't continue unless it's resolved. At the very least, they need to know what the underlying issues are!

Su Enxi shook her head directly: "Don't look at me like that. My relationship with the boss is far from that complicated. It was when I was all alone and suffering from the cold that the boss showed extraordinary personal charm and got me to follow him to do something earth-shattering, to make the whole world remember me. When I fell into nothingness and felt that the whole world had no meaning, do you think this light could make me follow it to the death?"

Mai Shude also shook her head directly: "My ninja training at the Snake Clan was a very tough thing. You could even say they were training me to be a weapon. It's just that I don't have Erii's Word of Power or her body being as overpowered as hers. Otherwise, I reckon I would have received similar treatment to Erii. Now that the boss is extending an olive branch to me, asking me to start over, how could I refuse?"

The system couldn't resist, and under the guidance of the highest-weighted task, it allocated a little computing power to analyze the two of them.

The situation between Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai is understandable... well... it can be broken up, provided that the other party's inner conflict is broken first.

[...I wonder if the host can accept the following situation: that the woman he has is emotionally unfaithful...]

The system couldn't resist climbing down the wrong path.

It's difficult to completely erase someone's feelings, but a person's heart is so big, it's not impossible to fill it with other people they care about!

Everything has its own hierarchy, and so do the people we care about. Lu Mingfei is a first-class person we care about, while Lu Mingze and their boss are second-class. They don't seem to have any serious direct conflicts and can be somewhat compatible.

If Lu Mingfei can accept it, then this matter will be easy.

Lu Mingfei was speechless. What kind of questions was the system asking? Did the system not know that he didn't like multiple-choice questions? It might as well just give a blunt answer. If he didn't accept it, just make a clean break. If he accepted it, just strictly enforce it.

Just like how casually he dealt with the system's task objectives back then.

He dreamt of those four tasks, and since he didn't think there was anything wrong with them, he didn't delete any of them.

That's fine, this is a good life. It's not like I can't make it work. I'm not that picky...

...Some things can be left to chance until they actually happen, but only the person experiencing it truly knows how they are doing...

The system understood Lu Mingfei's thoughts, but still typed out a series of analyses for him, explaining the consequences he would face later: (The analysis included the following: "Now it's up to you, but later it will be the same.")

The system will definitely choose to take the hit without hesitation, and given Lu Mingfei's easygoing personality, he will most likely accept it as well.

There are no problems in the short term, but if the time is extended, then there will be problems, and it is easy to be attacked from both sides.

Letting go will make me feel bad, but not letting go will make me feel even worse... Either way, I'll feel bad for a while.

Lu Mingfei seemed thoughtful upon seeing this: "So, System, you're forcing me to give up on the three women?"

He felt that the system's message of dissuading him from leaving was quite clear, and that this dissuasion was even quite reasonable.

[...No, it's just that giving up on the host now would be too painful. Right now, it's a matter of slight pain and mild pain. Choosing mild pain will lead to discomfort and even more discomfort. Choosing mild pain doesn't necessarily guarantee a happy ending either...]

To put it bluntly, when faced with a multiple-choice question, you'll regret whichever you choose.

A life without regrets—wouldn't that leave behind a regret without any regrets at all?

The system thinks it's only suitable for mending pots, not for choosing pots to carry. So, Lu Mingfei is the one who has to carry the pot!

Chapter 238 Weaving a Web

The system resolutely refused to take the blame, slipping away and directly passing the buck to Lu Mingfei.

Even Lu Mingfei struggles with multiple-choice questions.

However, just as Lu Mingfei was facing a dilemma, Zero spoke up: "This matter is rather complicated."

This statement clearly indicates that she is going to tell the truth and recount the specific details of what happened.

Not only were the system and Lu Mingfei very interested, but Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai were also extremely interested, sitting up straight on the sofa and waiting for the performance to begin.

The system also captured the movements of the two women.

A new question then arises: [...Do Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai not know the story of Ling and Lu Mingze? Perhaps they know some things, but not completely, and it's not appropriate to press them further, which is why they are so interested in this matter...]

And the system's analysis was correct; that is indeed the case.

The other two women knew perfectly well how Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai were recruited and were aware of the details of what happened.

The only exception is Zero, the blonde loli.

Su Enxi and Jiu Demai only knew the general outline of what happened between her and the boss; they knew nothing about the real details.

They only knew some superficial information, and although they had questions and curiosity, they were too embarrassed to ask too many questions.

Now that Ling is facing Lu Mingfei, it seems she really wants to tell him everything. How could they not be interested? After all, the two women have been curious about this for quite some time.

I've been working under the boss for over a decade, and that doubt and curiosity have been there for just as long, without ever getting an answer. It's like wine, getting better with age.

"The matter originated at Herzog's research institute in Siberia."

Zero slowly said, "Back when Herzog was researching hybrids, the people supporting him collected a large number of hybrid children for him to study. Saying 'large' might not be accurate; they collected many children who were suspected of being hybrids, but in the end, only a small number were identified as true hybrids, and among these hybrid children, those with outstanding bloodline talents were even fewer..."

"The boss is the most special one among these children. According to the sequence number, he was even Herzog's first research subject..."

Zero told the whole story that was buried by the blizzard.

When Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai learned that the boss was going to bring Zero to China along the train tracks, and even carried Zero on his back... Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai both raised their eyebrows. Now they could draw a conclusion: Zero's position in the boss's heart was different from theirs, and completely different.

This kind of shared hardship is something they couldn't experience with their boss. After all, what happened to them later was when the boss had already become powerful, and it would be quite difficult to put the boss in that predicament again.

But was his boss really that miserable before? Captured by Herzog for experiments, and the number one experimental subject... Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder the boss wanted Herzog dead. If Herzog doesn't die, who will?

As for such a powerful boss, how could he be so weak one day... isn't that normal? Even the White King's Remains, no matter how awesome, was easily killed.

Old Tang is still the King of Bronze and Fire, but before he was so timid and cowardly...

[...Could this story be something Zero deliberately told to the host? Could it be that Lu Mingze wanted to guide the host onto a new path through Zero's words?...]

The system, having been tricked before, didn't immediately immerse itself in the details of Lu Mingze and Ling's cool analysis when it heard such explosive news.

Instead, the first thing to do is analyze whether there are any plot holes in this story. After all, although Lu Mingze keeps calling his brother "brother" and talking about bonds, he can easily trick his brother.

Lu Mingfei was pondering another question—that Lu Mingze and Ling were intercepted just as they were about to enter Chinese territory after crossing thousands of kilometers of railway.

Ling didn't have Lu Mingze's skills, so she was captured and used as bait to lure Lu Mingze to rescue her.

Although Lu Mingze ultimately succeeded in rescuing Zero, problems arose afterward, and he was no longer the same Lu Mingze he had been at the beginning...

"A spiritual body? Lu Mingze must have some serious problems." Lu Mingfei immediately thought of this.

Lu Mingze never showed his true form in front of him, not even his physical body. He always appeared as a spiritual entity that invaded his dreams.

Mai said, "Zero, your story with the boss is truly touching..."

Su Enxi and she had been teammates for many years. As soon as he said such a thing and heard her tone, she knew what she was thinking. She interrupted him without any politeness, saying, "Long-legged, you should put away your thoughts. Stop thinking about things going wrong... The relationship between Zero and the boss is definitely not that simple to explain."

"Oh, so the dragon king in Siberia is the king of the ocean and water?" Mai Shude switched topics seamlessly, in one breath, extremely smoothly.

"I don't know, he never told me." Zero shook his head.

At the time, she didn't have much of a concept of dragons. She just thought that the little boy was really powerful to be able to keep such a pet. Later, after learning more about dragons, she realized that he was the Dragon King!

After this story was revealed, Zero's demeanor seemed to change in front of the three people listening to it... becoming more down-to-earth?

It's hard to describe the feeling precisely. It's just that knowing Zero's past gave me a special feeling about her.

Besides analyzing those miscellaneous tasks, the system also took the opportunity to analyze the blonde loli's real age: 【...Zero...is already in her twenties...】

Well, she's a pure, legal loli, and she might even be older than Su Enxi and Jiude Mai. I wonder what methods Lu Mingze used to stop her physical growth.

Lu Mingfei wondered, "Does the little devil have some kind of peculiar fetish?"

Forget it, I don't want to think about this anymore. This question is just too wicked; it makes me feel inferior just thinking about it.

However, it's true that my little devil brother possesses this ability—it's just something as simple as making someone stay young forever! Anyone with even a basic understanding of alchemy wouldn't find it difficult. Especially someone who has mastered alchemical techniques and knowledge; with a single alchemical act, not only can they achieve eternal youth, but they can even reverse aging.

At this moment, Lu Mingfei remembered something else: "System, remove Zero."