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The doctor was talking about serious business, and the system paused in its steps.
"Based on the previous pattern, Miss Erii should be washing her blood the day after tomorrow. It seems that Miss Erii has some plans for the day after tomorrow."
"Eri ran away from home the day before yesterday, which was too scary, so we had her blood cleansed in advance. It's basically taking her out for a walk to calm her down."
“She definitely needs some reassurance. Based on past experience, Ms. Erii would most likely be very happy if she knew she could go out, but when I examined her today, I didn’t see any happiness on her face…”
More of these kinds of messages!
The system listened intently, not wanting to miss a single word.
"I wonder who is stronger, the young master or Miss Erii? One is Amaterasu, and the other is Tsukuyomi. It's just a pity that Miss Erii's bloodline is unstable."
"Sigh, you know our bloodline, but if we're just comparing the effects of our words, Erii-san is definitely more powerful!"
"Shh! Are you out of your mind?! Is this something you can say?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it was a slip of the tongue."
The two doctors' conversation seemed to have inadvertently touched on some taboo subject, and came to an abrupt end.
But that is also the most crucial issue—Eri Uesugi's Word of Power!
Unfortunately, the system waited a few more minutes, but the two doctors still didn't continue their conversation. With its stamina nearing its limit, the system could only retreat to the fire escape stairwell to catch its breath.
[…Eri Uesugi left Genji Heavy Industries the day before yesterday; it was a case of running away from home…]
To some extent, this suggests she does indeed yearn for freedom, because in the past, she would be very happy when she learned she could go out and play!
Perhaps it was the experience of successfully running away from home that greatly diminished her interest in this trip...
Minamoto no Chisei is the young lord of the Snake-Headed Eight Families and is 'Amaterasu no Mikoto', while Uesugi Erii is 'Tsukuyomi no Mikoto'...
Because ancient myths are more or less related to dragons, the system had actually read through Japanese mythology before coming to Japan.
However, Japanese mythology is particularly chaotic. Although it has a systematic beginning and development, some of it is too mythical, starting with the brother-sister couple Izanagi and Izanami... In short, it has little reference value.
However, Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi are recorded, and there should also be a Susanoo to pair with these two.
Minamoto no Chisei is Amaterasu no Mikoto, and Uesugi Erii is Tsukuyomi no Mikoto. Both of them have one thing in common: they are the heads of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and moreover, they are the three upper families!
The Snake-Headed Eight Families consist of eight clans, and theoretically they should be equal, but in reality, this is not the case.
The family information provided by Su Enxi indicates that the eight surnames are ranked in order of importance and hierarchy.
The top three are: Minamoto, Tachibana, and Uesugi.
If we look at it that way, Susanoo-no-Mikoto should be the current patriarch, Tachibana Masamune...
Lu Mingfei remembered something and said to the system: "Before Tachibana Masamune took office, Inuyama He was the head of the Kassel Japan branch, and theoretically the highest-ranking person among the Japanese mixed-race, but he didn't seem to be the patriarch."
And will the next patriarch be Genji, who is known as the young master?
[...So, it seems there are prerequisites for becoming the head of one of the Snake-Headed Eight Families?...]
Why didn't Inuyama He take the position of patriarch, which is similar to a clan leader? Was it because he sided with Kassel College, or because he wasn't a member of the "direct line"? ...
The system performs high-speed analysis and continuously captures key information.
Finally, it arrived at a conclusion with a probability of more than 50%: [...the upper three and lower five families of the Snake Clan might have some difference, perhaps similar to the relationship between a collateral branch and a main branch...and the difference might be...bloodline!]
Mixed-race people are different from ordinary people; they emphasize their bloodline!
In ordinary human society, the distinction between legitimate sons and eldest sons in inheritance is based on birth status. The firstborn son is the eldest son, and the son born to the principal wife is the legitimate son, which is easy to distinguish.
It is also a good way to ensure the stable succession of the family business, since the eldest son and the legitimate heir are easily distinguishable, and determining the right of succession can reduce internal strife within the family.
Regardless of primogeniture, if the most capable person is chosen... the struggle for the crown prince is just like that. This matter won't end until someone else is killed.
Hybrids don't have this worry. The quality of their bloodline is obvious to everyone. A low-level bloodline awakened incantation cannot impersonate a high-level or even top-level incantation. This is determined by the purity of the bloodline.
The new question is...
How can the purity of bloodlines be maintained between the top three families and the bottom five families? What level of bloodline purity is required to match the status of the top three families?
As bloodlines are diluted through reproduction, the purity of the bloodline will gradually decrease; this is something that cannot be avoided...
Upon seeing this analysis, Lu Mingfei silently reminded him, "The beginning of Japanese mythology is about a pair of brothers, a man and a woman, and a married couple..."
The Japanese emperor is becoming more and more Tang-like, isn't that because of this...? Inbreeding can cause a lot of problems. I just don't know if the powerful dragon blood can grant creatures immunity to such drawbacks?
However, it seems that neither Amaterasu nor Genjiro has any of the outward appearances of Tang, and they are all handsome men and beautiful women.
But that's not what the system needs to consider. What it's figuring out now is what kind of spiritual power the bloodlines of the three upper families can awaken.
Based on the conversation between the two doctors, it can be inferred that Uesugi Erii's Word of Power is definitely stronger than Genji's! And it's highly likely that it's not just a little bit stronger.
If the top three guarantees are based on the Super Word Power, then the one that is undoubtedly even more powerful than the Super Word Power... is most likely a Dragon King-level Word Power!
Unless Genjiro's Word of Power is a purely auxiliary Word of Power like the one that uses heaven and earth as a furnace, and the two doctors are comparing their destructive power.
Dragon King-level Word of Power... The system is even more eager.
Each Dragon King-level Word of Power is a nuclear weapon. Lu Mingfei currently has quite a few Words of Power, but he lacks this kind of game-changing move.
The upgraded Supreme has insufficient direct lethality, but its advantage is that it has an extremely wide coverage area, and can completely arrive before the opponent. However, it cannot ultimately deliver a decisive blow.
……
Having received the reply, Chu Zihang and Sakurai Akira were now certain that there was definitely something wrong with Genji Heavy Industries.
Maruyama Construction Company was in charge of both the Iron Dome and Genji Heavy Industries. With two projects in hand, they could do whatever they wanted. As long as they were willing to spend money and effort, it would be too easy to run the pipes from the Iron Dome to the Genji Heavy Industries.
However, they did not act rashly.
The family shrine may just be a decoration, a spiritual sustenance, but the Genji Heavy Industries was truly an important place for the Snake-Headed Eight Families, especially since they went to great lengths to connect it to the Tokyo Bay pipeline.
It doesn't look like something meant for serious use.
The two of them carefully felt their way through the sewers, trying to find a way to penetrate them.
In order to better complete their mission, the two plunged into the stinking ditch without hesitation.
Of course, you'll definitely need to wear some waterproof diving gear.
Having lived in a privileged environment for a long time, Chu Zihang did not hesitate at all when it came to the stinking ditch. This inspired Sakurai Akira to follow suit and plunge into it without hesitation.
The two managed to emerge from a drainage pipe in a basement well and cautiously surveyed their surroundings.
However, this is Genji Heavy Industries' regular parking basement, not a secret basement level further down.
However, there were no cameras in the basement, so the two of them were able to find their way around relatively easily.
After coming out, Chu Zihang pondered silently: If the Snake Clan had built such a hidden basement, what would they have used it for?
Akira Sakurai drew a rough map of the underground parking garage, mainly showing the elevators, stairs, and ventilation ducts.
A secret basement dozens of meters underground must have a way down and the need for ventilation.
They could try going down through the ventilation ducts from the blower room in the basement...
"If we're using ships, we'll definitely need a dock below. The cargo that the dock will be handling might not be small, so we'll need to use cargo elevators..."
After roughly guessing and marking most of the marks, Sakurai Akira looked at Senior Chu, who was still thinking.
"Senior Chu, this is my plan and speculation. Please take a look."
"Hmm." Chu Zihang took the analysis handed to him by Sakurai Akira.
I also asked him, "If you built such a secret basement, what would you most likely use it for?"
"doing what?"
Sakurai Akira pondered for a moment, "It must be related to dragon blood, something that can't be known by outsiders, and the kind of secret that even keeping it in the building upstairs wouldn't feel safe."
Chapter 98 The Keeper of Death
There was simply no more energy left to explore the 21st floor, so the system had to go out and eat something to recover its strength.
After leaving Genji Heavy Industries and deactivating the Dark Illumination, I turned on my phone and found an email that Chu Zihang had sent me earlier.
"The basement of Genji Heavy Industries was expanded and deepened, and connected to the drainage system of the Tokyo metropolitan area, so that goods and other items could be transported directly in via small submarines through the outlet of Tokyo Bay."
[...The basement of Genji Heavy Industries also has problems...]
Another problem has emerged. After a systematic analysis, it seems we also need to check the sewers. But before that, whether we should plan to visit Senso-ji Temple... depends on the difficulty of infiltrating it.
[...Eri's trip to Senso-ji Temple was preemptively planned by the Snake Clan, so it might not be so easy to carry out...]
After analyzing the system, I decided to check the sewers, so I sent an email to Chu Zihang and the others.
Lu Mingfei: "I'll come find you later."
Chu Zihang quickly replied, "Received."
Then I sent him a route map.
After quickly finding a convenience store to buy something to eat to fill his hungry stomach, the system then went into the sewers.
"It's been confirmed that the Tokyo metropolitan area's drainage system is connected to this area, right?"
"Correct."
The three men crouched in the sewer, flashlights in hand, discussing how to sneak in.
"We have already located the fire room and ventilation room on the third basement level. There are two ventilation ducts that should lead down there."
Chu Zihang said, "What we're hesitating about now is whether or not to sneak in. But if there's a dock down there, there's a very high chance someone will be guarding it. We're not familiar with stealth."
Ventilation ducts are often made of thin aluminum or iron sheets, which make a crisp sound when subjected to even the slightest force. They move forward silently, like in the movies, which is extremely difficult.
Not to mention that this ventilation duct goes straight down below.
In fact, some Words of Power are particularly suitable for this situation, even more so than the Netherworld Light. For example, Words of Power: Vacuum Serpent and Words of Power: Kamaitachi. If you have Words of Power that explore the senses, once you've determined this point, you can start exploring.
Unfortunately not.
The system has already extracted all the Words of Power from Su Enxi's mixed-race squad, and there are indeed no such Words of Power.
But it's not entirely impossible.
One of her subordinates possessed the Word of Power "Dustless Land".
After discussing for a while, seeing the weariness on their faces, the system asked, "Have you two not slept for the past two days?"
Chu Zihang and Sakurai Akira both nodded.