Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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Lu Mingfei wasn't sure, and neither was the system, but based on current speculation, the possibility was not small.

Otherwise, why would the Snake-Headed Eight Families appoint Uesugi Erii, whose bloodline might be questionable, as the head of the Uesugi family? Is Uesugi Erii the only one left in the Uesugi family?

"That's highly likely. Bloodline chaos isn't necessarily beyond saving, unless the bloodline within the hybrid is too powerful. If Erii possesses a Dragon King-level world-destroying power, ordinary methods indeed won't be able to cure her..."

Dragon King-level Words of Power represent the bloodline of the first-generation Dragon King, and are definitely different from the second-generation, third-generation, and so on...

"Hiss!" Xia Mi gasped upon hearing his words, then said, "I just came here casually, and I didn't expect to witness such a spectacle on my very first day!"

"really……"

Lu Mingfei didn't say much; he was looking at the system's analysis logs.

[...Could the Living Alchemy Matrix technology solve Erii's problem?...]

After Erii ran away, she faced the intersection and wept. Was she subjected to the same kind of severe confinement as Sakurai Akira? ...

If Erii were also subjected to severe imprisonment, would granting her freedom win her back? ...

If Erii possesses a world-destroying power at the Dragon King level...

After analyzing everything, the system made a firm conclusion: I must have her! I absolutely must have her!

A Dragon King-level world-destroying spirit is enough to make the system value her, not to mention that Erii is an important figure in the Snake Clan. Once you obtain her, the value of the resources she brings is immeasurable.

The idea of ​​swallowing up the Snake-Headed Eight Families might be easier to realize now. After all, marrying Erii would make her half a member of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and taking control of the family would be more legitimate and without obstacles.

As for the analysis that he married Erii, isn't that a bit arbitrary...? Japan's marriage registration information isn't linked to that of other countries...

After some system analysis, Xia Mi suddenly seemed a bit of a nuisance. If she had come alone, she might have been able to sneak in using the Netherworld Light and secretly have a secret romance with the head of the Uesugi family...

However, it's not impossible. Xia Mi was thinking of coming here for sightseeing, right? Let's give her more free time to explore at her leisure...

Xia Mi was unaware that the system had temporarily demoted her importance level. She was busy figuring out how to get rid of her and secretly do something big...

She excitedly told Lu Mingfei about the possibilities that Erii's situation might bring.

"If your alchemy can suppress the dragon blood in Erii's body, wouldn't we be able to take off immediately? If we can trick her into joining our company, we'll have an incredibly powerful ally!"

"Boss, why aren't you saying anything!"

"..."

Xia Mi kept talking to him about it.

Lu Mingfei frowned and said to her, "Your idea is good, but it's difficult to implement. Uesugi Erii is not an ordinary dangerous hybrid. Just based on her status as the head of the Snake-Headed Eight Family, touching her would very likely cause a major upheaval within the Snake-Headed Eight Family."

"What about direct contact?" Xia Mi asked. "Isn't Sister Su on good terms with the Snake-Headed Eight Family?"

"That's just a business relationship. The true foundation of the Snake Clan lies in their bloodline. They can find ways to operate without funds, but if their roots are threatened, they will definitely not be willing to back down."

The power of mixed-race individuals is fundamental; commercial matters are merely a byproduct of wealth.

Having suddenly witnessed this grand spectacle, Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi did not linger at Genji Heavy Industries. Instead, they quickly returned to the hotel to discuss the matter and inquire about the detailed intelligence from Su Enxi.

Su Enxi sat with her legs crossed in the hotel, talking on the phone with Lu Mingfei: "Uesugi Erii? There's really nothing wrong with her. She can be said to be the most mysterious head of the Snake Clan."

I only obtained that headshot of hers from several years ago by chance. If I hadn't casually investigated the Snake Clan while making a large investment in them back then, I probably wouldn't even be able to produce that headshot now.

"When you invested in Japan before, didn't they give you a proper welcome?"

"You've seen the situation of the Snake-Headed Eight Families before. They seem unified, but there are many factions within them, and each family head has his own private business. The person who received me back then was Fuma Kotaro. He was in charge of the family business, which is equivalent to CEO. Isn't that serious enough?"

By the way, I didn't find any new information about the Snake Clan, but I did find out about the financial situation of the Demon Clan.

"The Fierce Ghosts?"

Speaking of that force that opposes the Snake Clan and consists entirely of dangerous hybrids, the system couldn't help but pay attention.

The main purpose of this trip to Japan is to find out about the Snake-Headed Eight Families. The secondary mission is to get rid of the dangerous mixed-race group at the Aoyama Love School. Another secondary mission is to see if we can get in touch with the Demon Clan first.

Akira Sakurai's influence is limited to the Aoyama Love School. If he deals with the dangerous hybrids at the Aoyama Love School, it will be much smoother to come back and recruit the Demon Clan.

"Correct."

Su Enxi patted Panpan's little head, who had come over to listen as soon as she heard Lu Mingfei's voice, and said, "The Fierce Ghost Clan is an organization composed of dangerous hybrids. Most of their business involves robbing the gray products of the Snake Clan and engaging in their own illegal black market business."

However, after making money, they channeled some of it into legitimate industries, though the returns in those industries were rather uncertain, which was rather strange.

"What industries have they invested in?" the system asked.

Although the Fierce Ghost Clan and the Snake Clan share the same origin, most of these desperados have not touched the core secrets of their clans and are not of high informational value. In the system's view, these are the most valuable individuals.

It's normal for them to band together and fight back when their family is hunting them down; it's also normal for them to invest in the medical industry and want to treat themselves through modern technology... But Su Enxi revealed an industry that the system hadn't even analyzed.

Su Enxi told him, "The Ghost Clan seems to value deep-sea exploration extremely much. Japan has three leading deep-sea exploration research institutes, and they have invested in all of them."

"Deep-sea exploration???"

Lu Mingfei was somewhat bewildered, while the system was also analyzing the significance of the Ghost Clan's research on deep-sea exploration.

What is it about the deep sea that they value so much? This isn't just a random bet; they bet on all three, clearly a high-stakes move.

Could it be that all members of the Ghost Clan enjoy exploring the ocean depths? Perhaps they don't have much time left, so they want to see the world?

“Yes, we mainly study the situation on the other side of the Japan Trench,” Su Enxi said. “I now suspect that there might be something in the Japan Trench that is attracting them.”

However, the Snake Clan is not very enthusiastic about this and has not invested in it.

Of course, the Snake Clan has its own research institute, so it's possible they conduct research there.

"Since they mainly study the Japan Trench, could it be that someone in the Demon Clan knows the internal secrets of the Snake-Headed Eight Families?"

The system felt it was time to make contact with the Fierce Ghosts ahead of schedule.

However, this means that time is tight and the task is heavy.

[...As a dangerous hybrid, joining the Demon Clan might not be a problem for Sakurai Akira. The only question is, who killed those people in the smuggling organization?...]

If this doubt is not resolved, rashly allowing Sakurai Akira to join in could easily lead to his downfall.

"I don't know about that; that's all I know for now."

"Ok."

After hanging up the phone with Su Enxi, Lu Mingfei felt that there was a lot to do on this trip to Japan, and every little thing he did revealed a major event.

He didn't hide his conversation with Su Enxi from Xia Mi, so Xia Mi also knew what they were talking about. She was whispering about the Ghost Clan.

"The Demon Clan is researching the Japan Trench... the Japan Trench..." Suddenly, Xia Mi seemed to understand something: "Hmm?"

If the White King had not died, he could have remained in hiding for so many years. I'm afraid that was not something the White King wanted.

Xia Mi glanced at Lu Mingfei, who was deep in thought, as if she had seen through everything.

After the Dragon King transforms into an egg and enters a period of dormancy, it needs not only time but also sufficient nutrients to revive.

Forcing an egg to hatch without sufficient nutrients could be fatal to the fragile dragon's body. It's better to remain a dormant egg, slowly absorbing nutrients from the environment, at least hiding from external threats.

The Japan Trench, at a depth of several thousand meters, was the world's deepest trench before the Mariana Trench was explored.

That environment was both safe and barren, with no threats and no nutrients.

If the White King places the eggs at the bottom of the trench, they will indeed need to remain dormant for a very long time to accumulate enough nutrients to hatch the dragon.

But how did Norton know? How come I didn't know about this?

Xia Mi had many doubts, but she did not push Lu Mingfei to do this.

Since they've already made preparations, I can just slowly prepare to abscond with the money.

"Could the matter of the Demon Clan be related to the White King? The secret of the Snake Clan must be the White King's affair," Lu Mingfei asked the system.

After much thought, this is the only possibility: the Japanese side is dominated by the White King's bloodline, and the Snake-Headed Eight Families are trying to hide it. Besides the unstable bloodline, they probably want to monopolize the White King's treasure.

The White King's treasure is enough for them to provide sufficient explanation for the concealment of the White King's bloodline.

There is a very high probability that...

That's the same analysis from the system's side.

But if that's the case, then there are several paths ahead.

Either approach the Snake Clan or the Demon Clan to handle this, or ditch them and secretly investigate on your own, or...

But that's the White King!

The other pole of the mighty Black and White Kingdom era brings far greater oppression than that of an ordinary Dragon King. The White King might just casually do something to take Lu Mingfei's life, so it would be too dangerous for him to go alone.

Chapter 93 Exploring Genji Heavy Industry

We must use cannon fodder. When it comes to something like the White King, what's the difference between personally risking your life to do it and sending yourself to your death?

There are just too many things to do right now, and the system needs to sort out the priorities.

[...Targets include: 1. Uesugi Erii (Dragon King-level Dangerous Word of Power), 2. The dangerous hybrids at Aoyama Love School (their foundation of power; only those with their own strength can negotiate), 3. The secrets of the Japan Trench explored by the Oni Clan, 4. The bottom line and attitude of the Snake-Headed Eight Families...]

After outlining the tasks, the system made some adjustments to the weights of each objective.

Erii Uesugi is important, Aoyama Love School is important, and the secret of the Japan Trench that the Demon Clan is exploring is of paramount importance... However, two of these three things are directly related to the seemingly least important fourth thing—the problem of the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

No matter how they operate, the Snake Clan can't get around this hurdle. This seemingly unimportant event is actually the precursor to an important one!

Completing this task will make the next two tasks much easier, while failing to complete it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of those tasks.

“But we don’t have any channels to contact the Snake Clan,” Lu Mingfei said.

"...Making contact with the Snake-Headed Eight Families is easy; dangerous hybrids roam all over Japan. Taking out one or two will always lead to contact with the Snake-Headed Eight Families..."

However, access to high-profile information is very difficult...

Those dangerous hybrids who roam around outside have blood on their hands to some extent, so killing them is no big deal for the system.

The system values ​​the clean-cut, dangerous hybrids it has on hand. They possess great power but do not kill, which is enough to show that they are honest people. Honest people are easier to control, and that is the kind of dragon-slaying assistance the system needs.

However, obtaining access to the secrets and information of the Snake Clan is indeed a challenge... The system is confident that it can succeed by spending several years slowly laying the groundwork, but it seems somewhat wasteful in terms of time efficiency...

……

The shrine gates opened, and a man dressed in a black kimono, white socks and wooden clogs, with a long Japanese sword at his waist, frowned and asked, "What brings you here?"

The man was dressed very formally, wearing a black kimono with black patterns, which is the formal kimono attire for Japanese men. It was not surprising to see such attire in this classical shrine, just as it would be like a Taoist priest walking out of a Taoist temple.

What was abnormal was that the two guys the man caught were the only two people outside the shrine, circling around twice, wearing hats and masks in broad daylight, like thieves scouting the place, as if they would climb over the wall and sneak in at any moment... The man saw all of this clearly in the monitoring room.

Seeing that they had no intention of leaving the area, he came out to shoo them away.