Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before Dragon Slaying

Chapter 1123 Footprints of History (Two in One, please subscribe!!!)

Xia Mi looked at Lu Mingfei, and then at Chu Zihang. It didn't take intuition to tell anyone with a discerning eye that something was wrong with these two people. Their reactions were a bit too extreme, just when they heard the name of the ship "Yamal".

Lu Mingfei gave Chu Zihang a look, then looked at Xia Mi and said, "We also have something to tell you, but Junior Sister, please finish what you want to say first, otherwise it will make things confusing if you interrupt us."

Xia Mi glanced at Chu Zihang, then looked at Lu Mingfei deeply and nodded.

"The Yamal was an icebreaker belonging to the former Soviet fleet. After it was retired, it was bought by an Argentine businessman about 20 years ago and used as an Arctic sightseeing ship. It was famous for its expensive tickets and luxurious services." Xia Mi said, "But the reason why the Yamal was so popular at that time was that it was actually a mobile giant casino on the sea. Because it is on the high seas, the laws of various countries have extremely limited constraints on it. On the ship, you can experience better and freer services than ordinary casinos. This was the news circulated among the rich at that time. Of course, it is no longer a secret now."

Lu Mingfei just nodded and said nothing. He had already learned the secret about the 'Yamal' from Chu Tianjiao. What Xia Mi described was basically the same as what Chu Tianjiao had said before.

"And there is another point worth noting." Xia Mi said, "The Yamal is the ship that was suspected to have encountered the Nibelung more than 20 years ago. According to legend, witnesses saw traversable icebergs and islands hidden under the sea on the ship. Dozens of people were missing, including tourists, waiters, experienced sailors, and even the captain of the Yamal."

"After what happened more than 20 years ago, governments around the world tried to block the news, but rumors still spread. The crew members who once belonged to the Yamal were controlled by various governments, and the Yamal was reclaimed by the Russian government for multiple crimes such as money laundering, gambling and human trafficking." Xia Mi paused, "This is the first time in many years that the Yamal has been put into use again, and its destination is still the Arctic Circle. It seems like fate."

When Xia Mi paused, she would occasionally look towards Lu Mingfei, but Lu Mingfei never reacted, as if he didn't notice Xia Mi's gaze.

"Since the 'Yamal' has been recovered by the Russian government, how can you convince them to put it into use again?" Chu Zihang spoke and asked Xia Mi.

"This is the arrangement of the academy." Xia Mi explained to Chu Zihang, "When my senior brothers and sisters and I arrived in Greenland, specialists from the Russian and North American branches had already come to contact us. They informed us that when the mission time came, we should go to the port, and the icebreaker named 'Yamal' would come to pick us up."

"I guess the Russian military also has a specialist lurking in the executive department." Lu Mingfei nodded and said, "The academy still has connections and financial resources. A giant icebreaker that was recycled by the government can be lent to them at will."

"As far as I know, the Yamal didn't seem to be borrowed by the academy from the Russian government." Xia Mi corrected, "It should have been purchased."

"Bought it?" Lu Mingfei stared, "Has the school gone crazy? This is not the way to spend money, right?"

"Maybe they think this is a ship that was once related to dragons." Xia Mi said, "You know the style of the secret party. They are not short of money, and they will not let go of anything related to dragons. Those guys will not allow anything that has come into contact with dragons to be in the hands of ordinary people."

"But after so many years, even if there were any clues about dragons on this ship, they should have been thoroughly searched by the Russian government." Chu Zihang added, "We can't get any effective clues about dragons by relying on this icebreaker alone."

"We didn't expect to get anything useful from this ship. We are different from the adventurers who go to the Arctic Circle to try their luck. From the beginning, Lao Tang and I have been targeting Nibelungen, the lair of the King of Sky and Wind." Xia Mi said, "But to be on the safe side, Lao Tang and I still did a simple check of the Yamal. Nothing was left on the ship, including the real captain's room on the eleventh floor."

"That's not right." Old Tang suddenly interrupted Xia Mi, "Didn't we find something in the captain's room? Why didn't you tell Mingming and the others?"

Xia Mi was silent for a while, then looked at Old Tang and asked, "Do you think that's a thing?"

"What do you mean?" Lu Mingfei looked at Xia Mi, "What did you find in the captain's room?"

"It's nothing, just a symbol." Xia Mi gestured in the air twice with her hands. "There are several swastikas hidden behind the bookshelf and in the ceiling of the captain's room. That's the symbol of the German Nei Zun. Maybe the former captain of this ship was a believer in Nei Zun. But we didn't follow up on this information and conduct an in-depth investigation, so I don't think there's any need to talk about it."

"I see." Lu Mingfei nodded. He couldn't help but recall the old guy named Vincent that Chu Tianjiao mentioned.

It seems that Xia Mi and the others entered the room that once belonged to Vincent. That old guy was the real captain of the 'Yamal' and also an active and fanatical remnant of the Necromancer. It was not surprising that there were several Necromancer swastikas engraved in his room. After all, that madman even hid the body of the Führer in his room.

"The academy's preparations this time are actually quite comprehensive. In addition to the 'Yamal', they also hired several crew members who once belonged to the 'Yamal'." Xia Mi continued, "Those crew members were originally supposed to serve their sentences in various countries, but in fact, not long after the incident that year, most of them were indeed imprisoned, but they were soon secretly bailed out because they were all retired special forces and had a wide social circle. Some politicians and upper-class dignitaries were willing to spend money and use their connections to win them over to their camp." Lu Mingfei nodded silently. This point basically coincided with Chu Tianjiao's narration. However, what Lu Mingfei did not expect was that the academy's network of relationships was more extensive than he had imagined. They were able to find several crew members who once belonged to the 'Yamal' to escort this mission. This also shows how much importance the academy attaches to this mission.

"When the agreed mission time came and we boarded the ship, the original crew of the 'Yamal' curiously asked us why there were only two left when there were supposed to be eight people," said Xia Mi.

"How did you answer them?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

"She didn't answer a shit, she pushed me forward and told me to beat them up." Old Tang couldn't help but complain, "I couldn't get over her at the time, so I had to fight her. While I was beating them up, she kept saying that I just had to do my job well, and that no matter how many people there were, I would not reduce their promised compensation by a cent, and that I shouldn't ask questions that I shouldn't ask."

"Isn't that the truth? When did you not see the way that crew member looked at me when he asked me? It was as if he was not asking how many people I had, but whether I was willing to go to his room and have a drink with him." Xia Mi showed a disgusted expression, "What better way to deal with such a person than with a strong fist to shut him up?"

"Those guys..." Lu Mingfei sighed. He didn't know if there were such bad people among the original crew of the 'Yamal'. Although he didn't think these retired special forces were good things, at least Sasha, the brave and loyal Russian man described by Chu Tianjiao, made him feel deeply sorry.

But so many years have passed, and even Chu Tianjiao doesn't know Sasha's current situation, let alone Lu Mingfei, let alone the other crew members... Even if they were once brave and loyal people, so much time has passed. Such a long time is enough to completely corrode a person's spirit, not to mention that most of their former comrades and captains are no longer around.

"Old Tang's intimidation was quite effective. During the few days of sailing, the crew members were very well behaved. They stayed quietly at their posts or in the bar, but rarely went to the deck. Maybe they had sailed for too long and were a little tired of this sea." Xia Mi said, "It took about five days to get from Greenland to the center of the Arctic Circle. The air temperature dropped very quickly. We saw towering icebergs rising from the sea, and there were more and more floating ice on the sea. However, for a behemoth like the 'Yamal', it was not a big obstacle."

"The 'Yamal' is really awesome." Old Tang couldn't help but sigh. Obviously, with his rich experience as a hunter, it was not uncommon for him to have the opportunity to board such a giant ship.

"Five days later, we successfully arrived at the center of the Arctic Circle. During this time, Lao Tang and I tried to negotiate with the crew members to find out the details of what happened more than 20 years ago. These crew members were eyewitnesses, and the information we get from them should be more real and useful." Xia Mi said, "But those guys are very secretive about what happened more than 20 years ago. I don't know if it was because Lao Tang and I were too tough that left a bad impression on them and made them unwilling to cooperate with us, or if the incident more than 20 years ago really left an indelible psychological shadow in their hearts, making them unwilling to mention it until now."

"One night five days later, when Lao Tang and I were standing on the bench gazing at the scenery of the Arctic, a crew member finally came up to us and stood with us. I could see that he was struggling and hesitant, as if he was struggling over whether to talk about something he wanted to forget." Xia Mi said, "Finally he spoke, and his first words were to ask Lao Tang and me if we were people with special 'divine powers'."

"'Divine power'..." Lu Mingfei murmured this word. The same word also appeared in Chu Tianjiao's narration.

"At that time, Old Tang and I looked at each other and roughly knew that the guy was talking about the Word Spirit." Xia Mi continued, "But judging from his appearance, he should not be a half-blood. In fact, he was a witness to the Nibelungen Incident. He knew that it was not surprising that there were people with special abilities in this world, but maybe the silence of Old Tang and I scared him a little. He took the initiative to tell us that more than 20 years ago, a man with 'divine power' had boarded this ship, the 'Yamal'."

Lu Mingfei looked at Chu Zihang again. More than 20 years ago, they were former crew members, and they were men with "supernatural powers"... everything seemed to correspond to Chu Tianjiao's experience.

So many years have passed, Xia Mi and Lao Tang also set foot in the footsteps that Chu Tianjiao once walked, and met the people he met that year... Somehow, the gears of history seemed to have turned to the same node again. Destiny is really a magical thing.

"That crew member told us that on the eve of the incident that happened to the Yamal more than 20 years ago, that magical man was on a killing spree in their casino and was finally invited to the captain's room on the 11th floor. He won a huge sum of 100,000 US dollars from this ship. At that time, 100,000 US dollars could even buy one-tenth of the United States. Even if the entire Yamal was mortgaged, it would not be enough to pay for it." Xia relayed the crew member's words, "He said that he was just a follower under the captain's command and had no authority to know the inside story of the gambling game that year. But later some crew members said that the man really had magical and terrifying powers. He could disappear suddenly like a ghost and appear suddenly like a ghost. When he appeared, he could easily take the life of anyone he wanted to kill."

"The captain's henchman?" Lu Mingfei was stunned and asked subconsciously, "He is Vincent... No, if he is the captain's henchman, how come he has no authority to access what happened back then? Not all sailors are qualified to be the captain's henchman, right?"

"Oh, I also raised doubts about this matter. The explanation he gave was that there were two captains on the 'Yamal', and he was the acting captain's follower. He only knew that the real captain's room was on the eleventh floor, but he had never been there from beginning to end, and he had never seen the appearance of the real captain." Xia Mi explained, "Where was I just now? Oh, yes, the man with 'divine power'. Anyway, that guy may have heard some rumors and spread the word that the man was very evil, but killing someone without anyone knowing is something that many word spirits can do."

Lu Mingfei was actually secretly complaining in his heart. He thought to himself, "Sister, you are the Dragon King, so you must think this is a trivial trick, but the people on the 'Yamal' are all ordinary people. It's not surprising that Chu Tianjiao, who is considered to be the top hybrid among a group of ordinary people, is worshipped as a god."

"In short, that guy knows nothing about the real captain and the man from that year." Xia Mi said, "He only knows that not long after the gambling game ended, they encountered a terrible incident and the two men disappeared from then on."

"Along with the captain and that man, the acting captain and the captain's most experienced and senior sailors also disappeared." Xia Mi said, "Almost all of those people disappeared completely in that incident, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth."