Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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"Yeah." Eriyi nodded.

"So you've been living on your own all this time? Why didn't he take you with him?" Lu Mingfei felt a little strange. Uesugi Yue cherished his daughter so much, how could he let her live alone?

Is this reasonable?

"I don't know, but Erii can already take care of herself." Erii didn't ask Uesugi Koshi about this.

"Oh."

Lu Mingfei and the two girls were building blocks together, pondering the story of Uesugi Etsu's journey to the capital to find his uncle.

Given Sugimoto's temper, if it were his uncle's side, and someone said anything bad about his mother, wouldn't they immediately start fighting?

……

As soon as Xia Mi entered the laboratory, she asked, "Old Tang, how's the experiment going?"

Hearing this, Old Tang couldn't help but turn around and complain: "You asked this question less than 24 hours ago, what kind of progress could I possibly have? Didn't you also look into it and ask about the situation last night? Do you have any thoughts?"

The lack of progress was driving Old Tang crazy, but this was something that couldn't be rushed. Asking ordinary people wouldn't help; they could only do odd jobs for him. The only ones who could help him were geniuses.

Well, although Xia Mi is a genius in terms of bloodline, she is not a genius in the field of alchemy research. After studying and pondering for so long, she only understands a little bit of basic alchemy... She really has no talent for alchemy at all, and has put all her talent points into Word Power.

"An experiment isn't like doing addition and subtraction. You have to add and subtract one by one honestly without any big fluctuations. What if you suddenly have a flash of inspiration and break through a barrier or limit?"

Xia Mi came to my side and picked up the small book "The Origin of Alchemy" to read.

Without turning his head, Old Tang said, "Let's talk about it when I have a flash of inspiration."

"Then hurry up and have a flash of inspiration."

"Hmm...? Why are you so concerned about this?" Old Tang suddenly realized something was wrong. Xia Mi was in charge of the smelting factory and would occasionally come to ask about the progress of his alchemy, but never like this, as if she cared about this matter very much.

“Brother, you’re researching a revolutionary technology. Although I don’t know much about alchemy, that doesn’t stop me from being interested in the birth of such a revolutionary technology.” Xia Mi closed the small book in her hand and said, “Just like the first industrial revolution in human history, it makes people’s blood boil just by hearing about it. I will be a witness to this great revolution, or even a participant, or even a promoter of it.”

"If humanity uses this technology to turn the tide and have the last laugh, then my name will be like the moon in the night sky—oh no, you are the moon, and I am just a brighter star. Anyway, I will be remembered in history."

Old Tang didn't quite understand Xia Mi's words, and couldn't even empathize with them.

Influenced by the American "happy education" system, he was unfamiliar with the Industrial Revolution... He only knew that Britain initiated the Industrial Revolution, which propelled the progress of human history and was a significant milestone in human history.

It's very inspiring, but I don't know what's inspiring about it.

Old Tang didn't pay attention to what she said, but Xia Mi came over and said, "Last night I looked through your research materials and learned about your research progress and direction, and suddenly a bold idea came to me."

"What bold idea?"

Xia Mi said, "All of our human research on bloodlines is basically based on the premise that the human body itself possesses a bloodline, or that it has already integrated bloodlines. Have you ever considered a direction where we first create a creature that has integrated bloodlines, and then study the bloodlines?"

Old Tang understood her words and looked at her in surprise, saying, "Huh? No, sister, I can understand your excitement when you thought of this research direction, but our lives are also lives. Is this something that humans can research?"

Xia Mi's words were to suggest that he change the source of his research materials.

Whether it's a hybrid or a lab rat, they are all studied after the bloodlines have been integrated. These materials all come from bloodlines that existed before they were formed; the bloodlines they contain belong to those that came later.

Xia Mi's idea is that bloodline comes first, then form... Theoretically speaking, her thinking is not wrong, and it may even be a path to heaven, completely breaking down the last boundary between humans and dragons.

But if Xia Mi could come up with this idea, why couldn't he? Didn't the alchemists and researchers of the past come up with it?

It's simply impossible to achieve!

Neither alchemical techniques nor human technology can achieve this.

Herzog's gene-editing technology also involves taking human genes first and then editing and modifying them... rather than taking dragon genes and turning them into little dragons.

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't," Xia Mi said cryptically. "Chu Tianjiao might have been trained by Odin using this technology. Could we try to bring Chu Tianjiao over and use some of his essence for in-vitro fertilization or something? If we can successfully fuse them, maybe we'll have succeeded in this step. Then we can work backwards to figure out the method of retraining Chu Tianjiao's body and perfectly fuse this power?"

Old Tang didn't refute this, but fell silent and frowned.

Chu Tianjiao still had human form, but he possessed the ultimate power of dragon blood. As long as he maintained his human form, it would be impossible for him to surpass this limit.

No humanoid creature can surpass this limit.

However, given the technology that humans currently possess, this near-perfect fusion is something that humans cannot achieve through biotechnology and alchemy.

But how should I put it... Chu Tianjiao was created by Odin, and the technology Odin used was definitely different from theirs.

There might even be a fundamental difference. If we can really get some relevant information or traces from Chu Tianjiao, we might be able to cross the river by feeling Odin.

Without hesitation, Lao Tang took out his phone and started dialing: "I'll report to the boss right now and bring Chu Tianjiao over to do the experiment."

Chapter 226 The One and Only Brother

When Chu Tianjiao was brought to the laboratory, even after learning what he was about to face, he was still unsure whether his dangerous intuition about Xia Mi stemmed from this...

After all, Xia Mi did indeed harbor malice towards him, but it seems that this experiment was never intended to be launched before?

Could it be that this girl had been plotting against him ever since she learned his identity?

What the hell... what does it mean to be someone a girl longs for?

Chu Zihang was not surprised at all that his father would be sent to the laboratory. His father's legendary experiences were already worthy of being studied in the laboratory, so it was normal for him to undergo some strange research as well.

And this lab belonged to his boss, Lu Mingfei, so he had no reason to object.

After all, this junior from high school had not only tried his best to help him, but it was also the other person who pulled his father out of the Nibelungen that had collapsed under Odin.

"Son, I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always feel like that girl named Xia Mi is looking at me a little strange?"

Chu Tianjiao whispered to her son, "Does he have a crush on me and is trying to get my attention this way?"

"Dad, don't say things like that..." Chu Zihang was speechless when he heard this. He suddenly realized that his father seemed to be extremely narcissistic.

He once asked a psychiatrist or psychologist whether a person who suddenly loses their memory would reveal their original personality during sex.

The doctor did not give a definitive answer to this question, only saying that there was a high probability and likelihood of it.

Personality is, to some extent, innate. If someone is inherently extremely cautious and careful, then even after losing their memory, they will adhere to the principle of acting cautiously, silently gathering enough information, and then presenting the image that others want them to have.

Is it possible for Chu Tianjiao to do this? Chu Zihang wasn't entirely sure either. After all, Chu Tianjiao had a terrible past record. How could such a super mixed-race person perfectly portray an incompetent husband and a cowardly father...? And yet, no one had found it strange at all...

Is it possible that Chu Tianjiao was born with the talent to act?

When his son said he didn't want to discuss Xia Mi anymore, Chu Tianjiao stopped talking about Xia Mi and changed the subject to the experiment: "From what they're saying, it seems like they're going to help me create another son? So you'll have a younger brother then?"

"Um... no, they just want to check your lineage, to see if it's innate or acquired after Odin's special modifications."

Old Tang and Xia Mi had also told Chu Zihang about the purpose of this experiment. They would leave the later steps aside for now and find a way to determine whether the modified bloodline in Chu Tianjiao's body was innate or acquired, and whether it had been perfectly integrated in a seamless and ingenious way.

Now, Chu Zihang needs to explain these things to Chu Tianjiao.

After hearing this, Chu Tianjiao had nothing to say, but he said, "Son, I just feel that their research technology and direction seem to have some kind of flaw?"

"What flaw?"

"I don't know, I can't remember." Chu Tianjiao shook his head decisively. "It just feels a bit unreasonable, but I don't know exactly what's unreasonable or where. I just have this feeling."

……

Xia Mi and Lao Tang were working on a new research direction, including studying Chu Tianjiao, so naturally they consulted Lu Mingfei first.

The system did not refuse, but simply analyzed the possible outcomes of each step of the experiment.

If the entire plan is realized, then naturally it will be possible to seize the power of the Dragon King through the Dragon King's Bone Cross and bestow it upon mankind, thereby recreating the Dragon King, and even using this technology to create more dragon soldiers.

However, if the subsequent technology cannot be cracked, only Chu Tianjiao's identity will be confirmed...

[...If it can be confirmed that Chu Tianjiao's bloodline is something like an innate one, with dragon blood dominating first, followed by human blood mixing in, then it seems that Constantine's royal power could be directly bestowed upon him?...]

Is it appropriate to give the stolen Bronze and Fire King's throne to Chu Tianjiao?

The system felt it was acceptable to give the gifts to Xia Mi, Chu Zihang, and Panpan, all trusted confidants. However, giving them to Chu Tianjiao, whom it had only recently rescued, was questionable. Putting aside the question of whether the host would feel cheated or distrustful from a human perspective, even the system itself didn't trust Chu Tianjiao.

After all, Chu Tianjiao only has amnesia. What if, after the Dragon King's power is given to Chu Tianjiao, Chu Tianjiao remembers all his past memories, takes the power of the king, and leaves to join his old master?

It's difficult... The system can only wait, hoping that this research direction can be successfully and directly opened up.

Upon hearing that Xia Mi had proposed this research direction, Lu Mingfei was somewhat surprised: "Xia Mi has this kind of wisdom?"

The system, however, felt this made perfect sense: "[...Xia Mi wasn't stupid to begin with, and many world-changing inventions weren't entirely created by geniuses, but rather by the flashes of inspiration from mediocre individuals, coupled with sufficient practical skills...]"

[...Moreover, the first step of the experiment hasn't even been determined yet. Besides, this idea isn't new; it's just that previous researchers didn't have a heavyweight research subject like Chu Tianjiao, so they could only think about it but couldn't do anything about it...]

"Okay." Lu Mingfei just felt a little uncomfortable that Xia Mi had suddenly become a super genius.

Xia Mi's previous performance was commendable in all aspects, and she could be considered a genius, but she was definitely not at the level of a genius who could change the world.

When he arrived at the lab, he saw Xia Mi and Lao Tang whispering to each other behind each other's backs.

He walked over and asked, "What are you discussing? Why are you being so cautious?"

"Boss, you're here." Xia Mi turned to him and said, "We were discussing how to extract Odin's technology from Chu Tianjiao. Also, changing Chu Tianjiao's form is a big problem. Right now, Chu Tianjiao's framework is still humanoid, and it's difficult to switch to dragon form for further confirmation. We don't have any clue."

Lu Mingfei was somewhat surprised to hear this: "It's already confirmed? Chu Tianjiao's bloodline genes are dragon-shaped?"

“Yes, the data was just printed out, it’s still warm.” Xia Mi handed the warm A4 paper, which smelled of ink, to Lu Mingfei. “I was just about to discuss my thoughts when I called you.”

Lu Mingfei didn't quite understand what was on it, so he glanced at it and casually put it aside: "Looks like I came at just the right time, saving me the phone bill."

"Let's put aside the phone bill for now. Our problem now is how to replicate the technology on Chu Tianjiao's body, and also how to try to restore the dragon shape on Chu Tianjiao's body... Old Tang and I have no solutions to these two problems, and we can't even be sure of what methods Odin used to modify Chu Tianjiao's bloodline."

"Hmm..." As soon as Lu Mingfei heard that they had embarked on the right path, he immediately began to call out to the little devil: "Lu Mingze."

That little devil has a lot of pitfalls; you can easily fall into one if you're not careful. But he also has a lot of things under his control... And when will Constantine finally be done? Without Constantine, there's no way to control Norton.

"elder brother."

Lu Mingze appeared directly in the laboratory, and everyone's movements stopped at that moment, as if even the air stopped flowing, like a time freeze unique to Japanese action movies.

Lu Mingfei glanced at Lu Mingze, whose complexion had returned to its usual rosy hue, and asked, "Has Constantine's matter been settled?"

Lu Mingze shook his head decisively and said, "No, it hasn't been that long. It will take quite a while. Brother, you need to wait patiently for a little while."

"Alright then, also, Old Tang and Xia Mi have confirmed that Chu Tianjiao's bloodline is a dragon-shaped bloodline gene. What technology did Odin use to achieve this?"

"alchemy."

"Alchemy? Alchemy has this ability?" Lu Mingfei was somewhat surprised.

Lu Mingze said, "The ancients never imagined the technological changes and productivity brought about by science, so they naturally couldn't imagine the benefits that science would bring. The alchemy that mankind has now is just like the technology and productivity that the ancients had. It is a completely different world from true and complete alchemy."

"Is alchemy that advanced?"

"That's how advanced it is. Alchemy has reached its peak and limit, and it's on the same level as the Dragon King. Even the Dragon King only uses alchemy."

"Hiss..." Lu Mingfei gasped, "Why didn't you feel this when you gave that Dragon King experience card before?"