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He glanced at Lu Mingfei, whose eyes were completely calm, and said, "The White King has been revived in Japan, and no dragon dares to approach or offend him. But now that things are over, they may be sneaking towards Japan."
"I'm doing this for your own good; otherwise, you might have difficulty even leaving Japan."
Is there any chance that what Angers is talking about is true?
From a systems analysis perspective, yes, and it is indeed very significant.
The White King isn't the first dragon to be resurrected. There must be other dragons active on Earth. After all, resurrecting the White King after sinking the Lenin is something no ordinary person could do.
The power of the White King is indeed like a hot potato, making it difficult to handle. Unless one immediately seizes and obtains the power of the White King, it is better to destroy it directly to avoid it falling into the hands of others and strengthening some inexplicable opponents.
However, the system is really craving the power of the White King. There are probably few things in the whole world more precious than the White King's sacred remains.
But they really can't keep it. Holding onto this thing, unless they can hide at the ends of the earth like Lu Mingfei's parents, it's too easy for dragons to come knocking on their door. Besides, they can't go back to the city Lu Mingfei and his group are in; Odin's Nibelungen is there…
Lu Mingfei spoke up, interrupting the system's analysis: "System, let's destroy this White King's Remains. It's too troublesome to keep it. We can't immediately convert it into cash, and there are endless risks involved. No matter how good something is, we need to be alive to enjoy it."
Compared to the benefits brought by the White King's remains, he was more afraid of losing control of it, causing it to fall into the wrong hands and lead to bloodshed... The area around the Red Well was littered with corpses, and he didn't want anyone else to die, even if those who died thought they had died a worthy death.
But their deaths were almost meaningless; in Lu Mingfei's view, they were truly not worth it.
[...Host has decided to destroy the White King's remains, received...]
"Then name your price," the system said to Angers.
Lu Ming's insistence on destroying the White King's remains does not prevent the system from squeezing some profits out of Angers and the Secret Society.
Angers breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What do you want?"
Money can't buy the White King's Relic, a priceless treasure, but it can buy the White King's Relic to death, and it can even use other people's money to do its own thing.
What do you want? The system analyzed it.
Money? Not too bad...
After a moment of analysis, the system said, "Dragon runes. I need a lot of dragon runes. There should be many dragon rune-related items in Kassel College."
Human power is still too weak; we must use the power of the dragons to defeat them.
“Okay, but the state of the White King’s remains determines the price I can offer…” Angers began to pull the strings.
The state of the White King's death—whether it's pulverizing his bones and scattering them to ashes or leaving his remains—has its own value. Therefore, the White King's death has two different prices.
The negotiations between the system and Angers will not last long, because delays could lead to unforeseen changes, and neither side wants to waste time on this.
"Brother, you've become a dragon-slaying hero!"
The little devil had somehow created another dream for Lu Mingfei, silently dragging him into it.
"What do you want from me? Do you also want the White King's remains?" Lu Mingfei was wary of the little devil who had suddenly appeared at this time, and he had a feeling that the other party was also after the White King's remains.
"Brother, don't be so hostile towards them! It will make them very sad!" The little devil pretended to be very sad, but Lu Mingfei remained unmoved.
He could only say, "But brother, you're only half right. I actually did the same thing as Angers, I also bought it to die."
The death of the White King's remains can be doubled? Then it seems the White King's remains truly deserved to die! Lu Mingfei immediately asked, "What are your thoughts? What price are you willing to offer?"
"The guy inside my brother's body wants to leave behind his remains, but I'm going to buy the White King's remains and have them reduced to ashes."
The little devil said, "As for the price, brother, you've already made a fortune off Angers, so you can't make even more money off me. I can only give you a recovery medicine to help you recover your body."
To recover?
Lu Mingfei's body was indeed formidable when his Word of Power was activated, allowing him to hold his own against Erii in her Dragon Bone form. However, once the Word of Power was removed... his normal human body didn't have the recovery ability of a hybrid, so he would probably have to stay in the hospital for quite some time.
The system also desperately wanted to study more dragon script and dragon alchemy, attempting to break through the shackles of Lu Mingfei's body through alchemy.
This recovery medicine wasn't exactly a huge profit, but it was very timely and came at just the right time.
However, this did not stop Lu Mingfei from wanting to knock again... Lu Mingfei suddenly became vigilant and looked at the little devil, asking, "If I recover my body now, will there be another fierce battle next?"
"Probably not," the little devil shook his head. "Where would you get so many dragons for your brother to fight?"
"I need two doses of the recovery medicine," Lu Mingfei said.
"Okay, but you're too greedy, brother. Greed is a bottomless pit, so you need to be careful." The little devil stroked his chin and said, "Only I would be so good to you, brother. If I were to give it to someone else, I bet they would be after something from you."
You talk like you're a good person, but aren't you also after my body?
Lu Mingfei communicated with the system and got it to agree to Angers' condition of reducing the White King's remains to ashes.
Then, he couldn't help but ask the little devil, "By the way, do you know how Herzog controls Erii and the others through the sound of the clapper?"
"I roughly understand some of the principles," the little devil said, stroking his chin. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have completely forgotten about Herzog. Can I buy him?"
"No way!" Lu Mingfei immediately rejected this possibility.
"Then I'll buy his death?" the little devil said with a grin. "The price is that he uses the sound of the clapper to control Erii and the others' secrets..."
Lu Mingfei immediately interjected, "He's in our hands, so we'll definitely be able to figure out this secret. Herzog can even mass-produce the Royal Blood Army, so he's extremely valuable alive."
"Brother, why are you in such a hurry?" the little devil said unhurriedly. "What I just said was only the basics. There are other things I haven't mentioned yet."
"What do you say."
Lu Mingfei suddenly felt something was off. Why did this little devil seem to be doing all legitimate business? Was it because he couldn't get the right to trade bodies from him?
"Money can buy many things, but there are still many things that cannot be bought, such as the White King's Remains and the secrets of Dragon King-level Words of Power."
"You mean the Dragon King's authority? Can you get it for me?"
Lu Mingfei glanced at the "Word of Power: Myriad Manifestations" that the system was still analyzing. This Word of Power was like a tough bone to crack; the system had been trying to chew it for a long time without making any progress.
He and the system wondered if this Word of Power was special, perhaps requiring the legendary authority of the Dragon King.
If the little devil can provide this thing, then Herzog's life isn't out of the question.
"This thing isn't so easy to get. Brother Dragon King's Authority might have been able to get it, but it's gone now," the little devil said, shrugging.
"???"
Lu Mingfei suddenly realized what was happening.
The system outside and Angers had already captured the White King's remains and quickly turned them to ash using various incantations.
This most powerful parasite in history has been completely reduced to ashes.
The system originally intended to keep the corpse to extract some blood for research, but due to the higher prices from Angers outside and the little devils inside, Lu Mingfei compromised...
"You fool me?"
I was just thinking that this little devil was starting a legitimate business, but now I see that he really is a devil, and you can't believe a word he says!
And could Angers be on the same side as this little devil? Having learned his lesson, Lu Mingfei immediately became suspicious.
After all, both sides, working together from the inside and outside, did not want the White King's remains to leave any trace.
"Brother, don't worry. It's good to have this, but you don't need it at all. Besides, you might not be able to figure it out even if you have it."
Taking them back would only benefit Xia Mi and Norton for nothing. Brother, you're a dragon slayer, yet you keep two dragons at home, do you even realize that...?
The little devil couldn't bear to see her brother suffer any loss, so she gestured for Lu Mingfei to calm down: "I could have chosen not to tell my brother, but out of love for him, I did."
"This was originally mine. Tell me, how are you going to compensate me?"
"Herzog's death, the secret of the clapper sound and the explanation of the Dragon King's authority, along with a theory of the element of words."
"An explanation of the Dragon King's authority? A theory of the power of words and elements? Is this going to be an explanation of the power-hungry dog war?"
When the two trial domains were vying for control of all elements within their domains, the system analyzed that this thing was nothing more than a power-hungry dog and a hacker information war.
It's all about permissions and the information on how elements communicate and control each other.
But the little devil hadn't finished speaking: "And give my brother a Dragon King experience card."
A Dragon King trial card? There's such a thing? Is it real?
This involves the power of the esteemed Dragon King. With a thought, Lu Mingfei remained vigilant towards the little devil and immediately began communicating with the system.
The system analyzed the Dragon King trial card and felt that the Little Devil probably wasn't lying. However, the Little Devil would use tricks to achieve his goals, such as tricking Lu Mingfei into destroying the White King's relics...
Furthermore, he has a history of tricking Lu Mingfei into going to the front lines by giving him gifts...
By the way, the Dragon Blood Crystal was obtained by Mai and her friends. Without the Dragon Blood Crystal to restore mana, and knowing that Erii was out of control in the Red Well, the system would never have entered it. Could Mai and her two friends be in cahoots with the little devil?
Anyway, this Dragon King trial card is definitely for fighting the Dragon King.
"But what if I take the benefits and then stay at home instead of running around outside?" Lu Mingfei had just raised this thought when he immediately suppressed it. Other dragon kings didn't dare to run wild in their city, wasn't that because of Odin?
If there are no other dragon kings, then Odin is the most dangerous.
Lu Mingfei suddenly gasped: "Is this thing meant to be used against Odin? Did he foresee Odin coming to attack me, or is he rushing Odin to attack me?"
[...Judging from the secretive and furtive behavior of this little devil "Lu Mingze," it's highly likely that he's trying to drive Odin away and lure him to his host...]
[...It is recommended that the host move directly...]
Lu Mingfei still trusted the system more. Although both the little devil and the system were of unknown origin, the little devil coveted his body! The system, on the other hand, helped him with learning, working, and planning for free…
Just as the system and Lu Mingfei were having a frantic, secret conversation, Little Magic Box said again, "You're not worried about Odin, are you? Actually, that Odin is alright. He only attacks his mission targets. You're not his mission target, so he won't do anything to you."
"Brother, don't you want to experience the power of a Dragon King?"
"Doesn't my brother want an invincible card?"
[...The other side was willing to offer something so valuable to buy Herzog's life. What exactly did Herzog know? What was his true worth?...]
Lu Mingfei's gaze sharpened upon seeing this, and he said, "Fine, your stuff is quite good, but the fact that you're willing to pay such a high price to kill Herzog proves that Herzog's value is even higher, or at least not lower, while he's alive."
Lu Mingfei's words were exactly what the little devil expected. There is no absolute equality in trading; you either lose or you win, it's just a matter of degree, there is absolutely no third possibility.
He said slowly, "Brother, you're right. But you might have forgotten another possibility: what if I were an intermediary who took on someone else's mission to kill Herzog?"
Is Little Devil also a middleman in many-to-many transactions? Chu Zihang is quite eager for power. Could he earn a referral fee by introducing Little Devil to Chu Zihang?
Lu Mingfei seemed to see an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
The little devil understood Lu Mingfei's thoughts and said with a smile, "I don't just look at anyone. With a body as good as yours, brother, I only need a quarter of it to kill a dragon king for you."
Well, Senior Chu Zihang has sadly missed a chance to get revenge.
Should he sell Herzog's life? Lu Mingfei pondered this with the system, a little unsure of what to do.
In terms of absolute value assessment, both the system and Lu Mingfei want to sell.
[...Herzog's value in mass-producing the Royal Blood Army is actually not something the host can see being used for. Herzog's real problem is the control of people by the Bangzi Voice...]
The problem is that the person proposing the deal is a little devil, so we have to be very careful. It's too easy to fall into a trap when dealing with this little devil.
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