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"Yes, the tragedy that happened in Greenland back then has always been a nightmare that he can't get rid of. Even if Schneider and I disagree, I believe he will still resolutely board the icebreaker that is about to set sail."
Furthermore, after the Nibelungen Project upgrade, Fingel's current strength won't be a burden to you. Besides, they won't be the direct combat personnel when facing a Dragon King-level target.
Done.
Angers took out a tablet, opened the photo album, and turned it towards Cao Han.
The photo shows a huge icebreaker, a former Soviet research vessel that, after being decommissioned, was acquired by the eccentric patriarch of the Gattuso family, Pompeii Gattuso, and became one of his many collections.
However, because this ship is quite old, there are still many areas that require temporary maintenance and upgrades, and even the propulsion system needs some minor reinforcement. Our equipment department members have been working around the clock to complete these tasks.
According to the established plan.
This nuclear-powered icebreaker will take the entire executive team, including Cao Han and Finger, to the farthest reaches of the Arctic Circle. However, due to the harsh local climate and the fact that the permafrost is not to be underestimated, they will have to rely on primitive methods to proceed from there.
As Angers slowly explained the contents of the "Greenland Ice Sea Final Plan 2.0" formulated by the Executive Department, Cao Han nodded in approval from time to time.
"May I ask what kind of primitive method it is? It's not like you're using two legs, is it?"
"Of course not! Although the temperature in the far north is continuously dropping due to the influence of elemental turbulence, we have still managed to contact some excellent Inuit people in advance to serve as your guides."
Then you'll be able to experience the fun of being 'Santa Claus' too.
"Principal, are you talking about reindeer pulling sleds?"
"Bingo! It is a sled, but instead of reindeer, it is pulled by a group of cute little guys. I believe you will love it."
With Kassel College operating at full speed, it was only the tip of the iceberg that began to reveal its strength to Cao Han.
Chapter 177 Countdown to Departure: One Day
"The Honorary Board Member Customized Platinum Card offers secondary privileges, allowing access to or mobilization of all resources within the Party's authorized scope. Funds can be overdrawn without limit, and the bank will send a statement to each board member's desktop every quarter, ensuring someone will foot the bill for you."
Angers took a box with the Kassel College emblem and World Tree symbol printed on its surface from one of the drawers, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Cao Han to introduce it.
Upon hearing this, Cao Han took the box, opened it, and his eyes lit up.
"So, does that mean I can also have my own private jet like you, Principal, and have the equipment department upgrade and modify it according to my needs?"
"completely fine."
Angers immediately took charge of these "external things," showing that Cao Han didn't need to worry about them personally. After the Equipment Department finished its work on the nuclear-powered icebreaker, he would personally supervise the Equipment Department to complete these trivial matters.
"Speaking of which, I just remembered that the External Relations Department said that the Beowulf family brought a Bugatti supercar to the school, with the words 'Everyone is you' written on it."
“It’s mine, it’s mine. I saw it on the way to the Beowulf family and bought it on a whim.”
"You can go to the External Relations Department to sign your name and then pick up your car from the temporary storage area."
"ojbk!"
The principal of Angers suddenly asked another strange question: "Do you have a favorite theme color?"
Theme color?
I! ?
"Does it matter?"
"Based on my experience, I suggest you choose a theme color you like, instead of letting those bomb fanatics with peculiar aesthetics in the equipment department do whatever they want."
If I had to choose, I'd pick black, white, and gray.
After saying that, Cao Han got up to go back to his dormitory, waiting for everything to be ready before setting off.
To be fair, the evolution points he gained from killing two second-generation creatures were only 100,000. Back when he was still Deadpool, he would have evolved several times in a row.
But for Cao Han now, it is indeed a bit boring.
This time, the starting target is Leviathan, the first-generation dragon king, with a small chance of two. Before even setting off, Cao Han was already itching to get started and looking forward to fighting Leviathan as soon as possible.
Even a fleeting glimpse of its enormous size emerging from the water in a photograph is enough to instill a profound sense of dread and immense pressure.
With a little modification, it might even look like a moving island from the sky!
Leviathan is also sometimes translated as Leviathan.
The word "Leviathan" means crack or fissure and is a sea monster in the Bible that symbolizes evil; it is usually described as a whale.
In Christianity, Leviathan became a synonym for "devil" and was associated with "envy," one of the seven deadly sins.
This information can be obtained with just a simple online search.
Art originates from life, but often transcends it!
Ordinary people, kept in the dark, might mistakenly believe that these mythical beasts are all figments of human imagination. In fact, they are not entirely figments of imagination, but rather artistic embellishments by the authors of the dragon race that once existed.
The same name Leviathan, in Hebrew mythology, refers to a serpent monster influenced by Tiamat, and its name also means "something coiled up." As its name suggests, it is a gigantic serpent capable of coiling around the earth.
The seemingly contradictory mythological accounts would not be interpreted this way if one understood that the four Dragon Kings were twins of power and authority.
Whether it's the beluga whale that appeared in the Greenland waters, or the black snake that died in the ice harbor under the control of the little devil Lu Mingze.
They are all Leviathans, the kings of the sea and water!
If beluga whales truly survived from the era of dragon rule to the present day...
"Tsk tsk tsk~"
It's unimaginable how powerful he would be after such a long period of accumulation; he might become another formidable opponent like Odin.
The speculation is entirely reasonable and well-founded.
Otherwise, why would Odin have revealed information about Leviathan to Kassel College back then, intentionally using Kassel College as cannon fodder to implicate Leviathan?
However, it is the "unknown" that makes people look forward to it.
The moment Cao Han opened the door to the principal's office, Principal Angers' leisurely voice came from behind: "If I am already the sun at dusk in the afternoon, I can only choose to burn out my last rays of light before the curtain falls."
Fingel is like the dawn at five or six in the morning. He should be embracing the bright future, not wallowing in the past and never recovering!
If circumstances allow, I would like to ask Cao Han, as an elder, if you can help this child, Fingel.
"Fingal is a member of my Monster Hunter Association, and as its president, I would have done this even if you hadn't said so, Principal!"
Cao Han waved his hand and left gracefully.
He had already made his decision when Fingel told him that he had detected traces of Leviathan in the Arctic, but not because of Principal Angers's heartfelt request, but because it was his responsibility as the president.
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"Boss!"
Cao Han had barely returned to his dorm room, and before he could even sit down, Fingel, who was sitting across from him, had already come over after smelling the smell.
One look at his disheveled appearance and the dirt around his eyes, and you could tell he had just gotten up and hadn't even had time to wash up before rushing over.
"What urgent matter can't wait for you to tidy yourself up first?"
Cao Han distanced himself from Finger with a look of disgust. Although he didn't have any obsessive-compulsive disorder or germophobia, sometimes having too good eyesight wasn't necessarily a good thing.
"Someone on the Night Watchers forum has already leaked news that you went to the principal's office again and had afternoon tea with Principal Angers."
Everyone is speculating whether this is a signal that the 'Dragon Slaying War' is about to begin, but despite the various opinions, no one can provide any conclusive evidence.
Therefore, as soon as I heard the door open, I knew it was you, Boss, and I rushed over without stopping.
understood!
This is someone using their old tricks to ask him for news!
"That's roughly the gist of it. The equipment department is still working hard to upgrade and modify that nuclear-powered icebreaker. We'll need to set off to board it as early as tomorrow or the day after." Cao Han naturally didn't tell Angers everything he had said.
"So fast!?"
A look of surprise appeared on Fingel's face. He thought he would have at least three to five days to adapt to his sudden increase in strength, but he did not expect that the departure date was already imminent.
"Fast? How fast?"
For Cao Han, a good night's sleep last night and a natural wake-up today was enough to restore his energy to its best state, and he is currently in a state where he can set off at any time.
"By the way, Fingel, you should have received it by now, right?"
"What did you receive?"
"A notification from Norma to your Executive Department."
Upon hearing this, Fingel's expression darkened and became extremely solemn. "We received it half an hour ago. This time, the combat team facing the first generation of Dragon King will consist of just the two of us!"
"Um, I was originally thinking of adding the senior's name as well..."
Upon hearing this, Fingel jumped up instantly, hurriedly stopping him, "No, no, no, please don't!"
His agitation was partly due to stress response.
This moment is so similar to the moment that happened to him back then. When he was chosen to go to the Greenland Sea to carry out that mission, he also patted his chest and made the same promise to Eva, full of confidence.
Looking back now...
Those actions were practically flirting with death, constantly setting one flag after another, stacking up all the "certain death" debuffs.
In anime, even if the protagonist sets a flag like this, unexpected things will happen in the subsequent actions or missions.
Not to mention that Fingel was never a main character from beginning to end!
"Don't rush me. I didn't say I wanted my senior to join our combat team. I plan to have her work as a logistics staff member, just like Professor Schneider."
According to the unanimous decision of the Supreme Decision-Making Committee at its final meeting the day before yesterday, this dragon-slaying mission has been designated as an SSS-level mission of the highest difficulty.
Even just having my name mentioned in this mission, without earning a single elective credit in my four years of university, would be enough to graduate smoothly from Kassel College.
Cao Han hadn't forgotten that Lucy Pallas and Finger both belonged to the category of those who had difficulty graduating.
The former is a case of having both strengths and weaknesses. Required courses can be passed with difficulty if you encounter a lenient professor, but elective courses are not so lucky. In the end, you have to find other ways to obtain the credits and GPA required for graduation.
Because it has been designated as the highest difficulty SSS-level mission, the mission's authority has naturally increased accordingly.
At least Fingel wasn't secretly using the backdoor access left by Norma's war personality "EVA" to be unable to access the detailed mission plan before the mission officially began.
The number of people who have seen the entire Secret Party, apart from those involved in devising the Dragon Slaying Plan, can be easily counted on one hand.
"The YAMAL, the world's largest icebreaker, belongs to Russia. Its two heavy water nuclear reactors provide it with almost inexhaustible power, and its thick armored bow can easily smash through icebergs up to six meters high. Among all the world's icebreakers, apart from a few military behemoths whose identities cannot be disclosed, only the YAMAL has ever sailed to the North Pole."
Originally built during the Soviet era, the YAMAL was intended as a research vessel, but the Soviet Union soon collapsed, and the strategic goal of advancing into the Arctic was postponed. As a result, it was eventually put into civilian use and became a floating five-star hotel in the Arctic Ocean.
Many tourists spend a fortune to board the Yamal around Christmas time, because legend has it that Santa Claus lives in the North Pole, and tickets for the "Christmas Journey" sell out every year...