Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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Xia Mi's eyes widened, and she nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, yes! That's the sound. As soon as you said those two sounds, it was as if the braid on my head was removed, but the braid in my heart is still there. I want to kneel down before you."

Lu Mingfei suspected that the beautiful girl was lying to him, and said, "Do you remember your voice? Can you imitate it and say it to me?"

“You should remember.” Xia Mi’s expression was solemn as she spoke to Lu Mingfei, “The Emperor.”

Lu Mingfei really suspected that the pretty girl was lying to him. He felt nothing when he heard her voice; he only thought that her clear, melodious voice, like that of a lark, was quite pleasant.

"I don't feel anything." Lu Mingfei shook his head, then noticed that after the system finished updating, it continued to analyze something, with the system logs refreshing rapidly.

This made him worried; he hoped the system wouldn't crash again, that would be terrifying.

"Really not?" Xia Mi frowned and said, "Does it only work if you say so? Or am I destined to be a servant?"

"That shouldn't be the case." Lu Mingfei suspected it was because Xia Mi hadn't mastered the two dragon runes.

But this dragon rune is pretty awesome. You only need to say it to others. If it doesn't only work on Xia Mi, but works on everyone, then it can be used as a verbal persuasion technique during fights to influence other people's mentality and actions...

Lu Mingfei was thinking that he should find someone to test the effects of the two dragon runes.

Lu Mingfei glanced at the system, which was still coolly analyzing and rapidly refreshing its logs, and stopped scrolling through the logs to read the contents.

The characters on it were not Chinese characters, but strange script similar to dragon script, but Lu Mingfei understood them at a glance.

[...Praise be to my king's awakening! Destruction is rebirth!...]

The black dragon stood atop a towering bronze pillar, its serene, divine gaze looking down upon its subjects.

Before the endless, dark sea of ​​dragons stood eight bronze pillars, none as tall as the one beneath the black dragon's feet. Above these eight pillars stood eight dragons of varying sizes, all of which, like the giant dragon below, were bowing in worship toward the large bronze pillar beneath the black dragon's feet.

Lu Mingfei immediately understood; this was the true meaning of the Dragon Script "Emperor"!

But only dragons worship here. Lu Mingfei looked around and saw only a vast expanse of dragons; there were no other creatures.

"What came to mind?" Xia Mi's voice rang out.

Lu Mingfei snapped out of his reverie at the sight of ten thousand dragons paying homage and said, "I was wondering if only certain people would feel the same way about this 'emperor'?"

Only dragons would pay homage to their emperor. How does a dragon convey this feeling?

The system was unaware that the system logs had stopped refreshing, indicating that it had successfully acquired the effect of the "Emperor" ability.

This ability is only effective against dragons and can intimidate them.

Chapter 16 Who is the real fairy in disguise?

"Specific person? What specific person?" Xia Mi looked down at her small frame, seemingly wondering what that specific person meant.

Lu Mingfei hesitated slightly.

How can I explain this? Only dragons would pay homage? What kind of relationship might you have with dragons?

Xia Mi, this gentle girl, doesn't have horns on her head or a tail on her back. She can't possibly be a demon in human form like in novels, right? Although her near-perfect appearance makes her stand out from normal people with some flaws, is it wrong to be beautiful...?

Lu Mingfei suddenly looked at Xia Mi with surprise.

Having read many system analysis logs, he was somewhat influenced by them. He learned to analyze things calmly and rationally from all aspects before making a decision, rather than making a hasty decision based on a momentary impulse and strong personal subjectivity.

The existence of extraordinary powers in this world has shattered his ordinary worldview. Since there are extraordinary powers, there might be monsters. And if there might be monsters, then Xia Mi might be a monster in disguise!

He looked at Xia Mi with a slightly suspicious gaze. Xia Mi saw his scrutinizing eyes and looked at herself with some insecurity.

Lu Mingfei immediately withdrew his somewhat impolite gaze, calmly accepted the milk tea offered by the milk tea girl, took a sip through the straw, and after thinking for a moment, asked, "Xia Mi, do you think it's possible for dragons to exist in this world?"

"What kind of dragon?" Xia Mi asked him, puzzled.

“It’s the kind of winged Western dragon you just mentioned.” Lu Mingfei picked up the pen and notebook Xia Mi had placed on the table and turned to a new page.

Although he really wanted to draw a proper dragon like the one he saw, he simply didn't have the skill, and even his simple sketches of the dragon were rather unsightly.

But you can still make out the general shape.

Xia Mi looked at Lu Mingfei in surprise.

But her eyes held more of a "You really believe it?" look of surprise, like she was looking at a child who believed Ultraman really existed.

"Hehe." Xia Mi's surprise was only momentary, disappearing in less than a second. Then she smiled and said, "I don't believe that dragons really exist in the world unless you can provide evidence."

Lu Mingfei hesitated again. If Xia Mi might be a fairy in disguise, was there another possibility? Was I the fairy in disguise, just unaware of it?

"I was just saying it offhand." The system came online, mimicking Lu Mingfei's habit. "It just suddenly occurred to me that the world is so big, it's not impossible for dragons to exist. Our ancestors couldn't have chosen an animal they'd never seen before as their totem for no reason, could they?"

"The world is so big, dragons don't exist. Our ancestors imagined them out of thin air. Isn't it normal for dragons to look like that?"

"You're right."

The system slurped up the milk tea and then precisely tossed the empty cup into a trash can three meters away.

At this moment, Xia Mi said to him, "It's getting dark. Why don't you go back and write your novel? You can earn 2000 yuan a day by updating it."

She didn't dare to delay Lu Mingfei's daily earnings of 2000 yuan too much. In 2007, this was a huge sum of money, considering that an ordinary worker's monthly salary was only 2000 yuan.

"I have five days' worth of drafts saved up, and I don't write novels at home; I type them all on computers in internet cafes," the system said calmly. "I'm staying at my uncle and aunt's house. Their relationship with our family is so-so. If they knew I could earn so much money every month, who knows what kind of trouble they would cause."

"Your relationship isn't that great, yet your parents still send you to stay at your uncle and aunt's house?" Xia Mi asked curiously, "Where are your parents?"

"He's been working abroad for many years and said he'd save money to buy me a house and a car for our wedding."

This is truly a sad story. Xia Mi stopped asking about Lu Mingfei's parents and instead asked, "Is the relationship between your family and your uncle's family really that tense? Your nephew earns so much money every day and has made something of himself. Shouldn't a normal person be happy? Is he really your uncle?"

"Have you ever heard of someone who's afraid of their relatives suffering, yet also afraid of their relatives living well? My aunt is that kind of person."

The system simply stated: "My uncle is just a junior staff member in a small unit, while my father went to study at a university in the United States and met my mother, who is of Chinese descent, there."

After graduation, they returned to China, got married, worked, and had me. However, they couldn't earn much money working at the geological research institute, so a few years ago they went abroad and left me with my uncle. Now they send hundreds of thousands of yuan back to my uncle every year for foster care.

They must have made a lot of money, but in their reply to me, they said that housing prices and the cost of living have been rising continuously, so they want to earn as much as possible while they are still young and capable, ideally enough to cover my future expenses and their retirement.

"Students studying at American universities back then were really impressive." Xia Mi praised Lu Mingfei's parents, then asked gossipily, "Your parents send hundreds of thousands of yuan to your uncle's family every year. If you didn't pay the sponsorship fee when you studied at Shilan Middle School, the highest tuition fee should only be around 100,000 yuan a year. After deducting your living expenses and pocket money, the rest all went into your aunt's family's pocket?"

"Hmm." The system actually wanted to say that there was no allowance, only simple meals and accommodation, and two or three sets of clothes per year, but that would be too much of a deliberate attempt to play the victim.

Anyway, his situation wasn't a secret at school, and Xia Mi would know how miserable he was after asking around.

"Then their family must be able to pocket at least tens of thousands of yuan every year?" Xia Mi asked.

Although the range of several hundred thousand is very large, it is generally only called several hundred thousand when it is over twenty or thirty. Lu Mingfei lives with his uncle and aunt, and his clothes and shoes are not brand-name products. Under normal circumstances, his allowance is not much, and his normal expenses are at most 15.

If we calculate based on an annual donation of 300,000 yuan, then taking care of Lu Mingfei's uncle and aunt would earn 150,000 yuan a year...

"Hmm." The system nodded.

"Wow, you're a young master!" Xia Mi exclaimed in surprise. "A nanny in Beijing only earns a few thousand a month, and a good nanny can earn a hundred thousand a year. Your parents are paying for a nanny to take care of you."

“I would rather they hire a nanny.”

Xia Mi could tell that the other party harbored some resentment towards his uncle and aunt. Thinking about it, it made sense. According to Lu Mingfei, his aunt was a jealous woman, and Lu Mingfei, living under someone else's roof, probably wouldn't have a good life.

She comforted him, saying, "In your eyes, your uncle and aunt aren't very good to you, but in your father's eyes, they are his brother and sister-in-law."

They're going abroad, and you're staying in China to study; someone will need to take care of you. Even hiring a high-priced nanny might not be reassuring. Nanny culture is more prevalent overseas, and they know the true nature of the situation. No matter what your uncle and aunt are like, they won't kill you. Besides, it's better to keep the money for your own family than to let outsiders earn it.”

"You see things very clearly." The system forced a smile.

Chapter 17 Who is the Hunter?

After paying for the milk tea, Xia Mi went back to school. Taking advantage of the pleasant weather, the system did some physical exercise, and then, covered in sweat, went to an internet cafe to publish new chapters and write.

Lu Mingfei wasn't preoccupied with the beautiful girl; instead, he was reviewing the system update analysis logs and recalling whether there had been any intervention from supernatural forces during the gameplay demonstration in his dream.

Lu Mingfei couldn't remember the latter, and the auto-play system was designed around him. At that time, he didn't even know that superpowers existed in the world, which might have led to the absence of any superpower events during the actual demonstration.

As for the former, he was somewhat puzzled by the system's interpretation of "emperor".

The system completed the meaning of the two dragon characters "Emperor" not by deducing from Lu Mingfei's understanding of dragon characters, but by directly applying the two dragon characters "Emperor" within Lu Mingfei's body, and then using the system's powerful analytical capabilities to deduce and complete the meaning step by step.

He saw the black dragon twice because the system was using his body to apply and interpret the dragon runes.

Lu Mingfei asked the system, "System, what impact will the insertion of the Dragon Script Library and the superpower module have on your future plans?"

When the system was originally version 1.0.1, there was a general plan, and the addition of patch 1.0.2 did not affect the original plan.

However, the major update in version 2.0.2 is different; the emergence of superpowers will lead to even more things happening.

Not to mention that Xia Mi could actually distinguish between the account controlled by Lu Mingfei himself and the account controlled by the system. This left not only Lu Mingfei but also the system somewhat bewildered.

The term "emperor" is only effective with dragons, or perhaps it's only effective with dragons? Or is it only effective when spoken to dragons?

The latter is about Xia Mi's connection to dragons; perhaps she's a little dragon-person? This could lead to a situation where even a little dragon-person could distinguish Lu Mingfei from the system, which is very troublesome. If someone investigates further, Lu Mingfei is in danger!

The former is even more complicated.

[...will definitely have some impact, whether good or bad...]

Unlike the worried Lu Mingfei, the system remained completely calm, dealing with problems as they arose. If the situation was bad, it would find a solution; if it was good, then everyone would be happy.

Anyway, neither the system nor Lu Mingfei knew much about dragon patterns and superpowers, so the system wasn't overly worried about it.

The system is very pragmatic; it only wants to handle the things it can do right now.

For example, earning his first real pot of gold, achieving all the goals and objectives at school, developing a lean and muscular physique, and making Lu Mingfei even more handsome, stronger, and more charming.

Saving the world is a distant goal for Lu Mingfei, who is currently just a small fry. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Lu Mingfei is still a short man, and it's not his turn to stand up for the world.

The system's words made a lot of sense, so Lu Mingfei didn't pay much attention to it.

……

"Can humans decipher dragon script?" Xia Mi returned to her dormitory, falling into self-doubt.

Although Lu Mingfei is not a hybrid, she wasn't so sure if he might be a dragon that was hiding well.

If she weren't in this city, she might not have paid much attention to Lu Mingfei, but since the strange Lu Mingfei was in this city, she immediately suspected that he was a colleague.

There is only one Chu Zihang. If the other party is truly a competitor, the probability of them double-crossing each other is greater than the probability of them splitting the spoils equally.

"Who exactly is playing Lu Mingfei?" Xia Mi certainly didn't believe that Lu Mingfei, who deciphered the dragon script, was human.

She offered the dragon script as bait, but Lu Mingfei directly asked her if she believed dragons existed in the world.

The two were like opponents in a ring, cautiously probing and feinting attacks at each other.

While it's true that striking first gives you an advantage, who knows if making the first move might alert other people watching this place?

Once there is one, there will be two, and once there are two, there will be three. They are like hunters in the forest with their rifles, carefully hiding in the shadows. Once they are exposed to others, they will attract the bullets of all the hunters in the shadows.