Dragon Raja: The Divine Man Lu Mingfei

Chapter 79 Freedom, One Day

After Xia Mi and Su Xiaoqiang finished examining the dragon scales, Masashi Tomiyama stepped forward and opened the second black briefcase. A cylindrical glass bottle covered with shock-absorbing cotton was carefully taken out, placed on the oak table, and pushed in front of the three of them.

A pale yellow formalin solution was soaking in a transparent glass bottle. Floating quietly in the solution was a baby dragon the size of a pet cat. Its dark red scales still had the softness of newborn flesh, and its tiny claws were curled up beside its belly.

"This is the second piece of evidence." Masafumi Toyama explained that this is a red dragon cub, which was discovered in India in 1796. According to research, the red dragon cub was swallowed by a giant python shortly after hatching, and the python was later killed by local farmers, which led to the discovery of its existence.

"Wow, what a unique little thing!" Xia Mi squinted and leaned closer, exclaiming in amazement, but in her heart she was thinking that it was a disgrace to dragons to be eaten by a snake!

"He seems kind of cute..." Su Xiaoqiang leaned closer to observe him more closely.

Just then, the red dragon cub in the glass bottle twitched its eyelids slightly, then suddenly opened them, its vertical pupils instantly igniting with the iconic golden dragon eyes. Its body convulsed, and it stretched its neck as if to roar. This commotion instantly attracted Lu Mingfei and the husky lying in the corner, and the two of them looked over at the same time.

The red dragon cub, which was about to breathe on the water, suddenly felt two gazes from ancient times locked onto it. The fear from the depths of its bloodline instantly seized its little heart. It froze, the light in its golden eyes went out, and it didn't even dare to move its eyelids. It obediently sank back into the solution, just like before, as if the previous moment was just everyone's illusion.

The husky's eyes lit up, as if it had seen food delivered to its mouth. It ran to the table in three strides, put its paws on the table, stuck out its tongue, drooled, and made hissing noises. Lu Mingfei immediately kicked it again: "Get lost! This isn't for you to eat!"

The husky instantly wilted and could only obediently return to the corner and lie down quietly.

Professor Guderian and Masafumi Tomiyama exchanged a glance, both somewhat incredulous.

"You saw it too, didn't you?" Professor Guderian spoke first.

Masashi Tomiyama, his face pale, nodded in response: "Yeah... but I really didn't know it would wake up at this time!"

Didn't those people at the archives say its awakening date is 2077? Their random labeling is going to kill us!

"That's not right. The awakening date was calculated by Manstein and me together, so it shouldn't be wrong—unless—" Professor Guderian frowned and pondered for a long time, then suddenly raised his voice, "It's bloodline summoning! There's extremely pure dragon blood here, and it's awakened it!"

The two of them immediately launched into a lively discussion about the issue, completely forgetting about the original introduction process.

Lu Mingfei was too lazy to listen to their endless speculations, so he turned to Fingel, who had been squatting on the side doing nothing since earlier, and said: "Bro, I have a question for you."

Fingel greeted him with a smile: "Junior brother, ask away. I will answer everything I know without reservation. I will tell you everything I know."

"I'm just asking, how much longer until we get to Kassel?"

"It's not far now, we'll arrive in about half an hour," Fingel answered honestly.

"It's alright, get me a room, I need to rest for a bit," Lu Mingfei requested directly.

"No, junior brother, do you think this is a hotel? You even gave me a private room?" Fingel complained, but still stood up and led Lu Mingfei towards the empty carriage ahead. Xia Mi and Su Xiaoqiang followed along. Fingel had originally wanted to go in and have a cup of tea, but as soon as he reached the door, Xia Mi pushed him out, and with a "click," the carriage door locked from the inside.

Fingel stood outside the door, rubbing his nose. At first, he was puzzled. It was just a rest stop, why bother locking the door? He wasn't going to fight Lu Mingfei for a seat. But a few seconds later, he suddenly remembered the knowing look on Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi's faces before he entered, and instantly realized what was going on. He couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, Lu Mingfei, you're really treating this train like a hotel!"

Fingel walked back to the private room where Professor Guderian and Masashi Tomiyama were. Their discussion had long since ended. Professor Guderian looked up and saw him come in, and casually asked, "Fingel, where are Mingfei and the others? Why didn't they come back with you?"

"They said they were tired and asked for an empty carriage to rest. I advise you two not to disturb them, or you'll have to bear the consequences."

Fingel said this through gritted teeth.

Professor Guderian and Masafumi Tomiyama exchanged a glance, immediately understanding the meaning behind the words. They smiled knowingly and didn't ask any further questions.

Just like that, half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and train CC1000 finally arrived at the dedicated platform of Kassel College. Finger reluctantly went to knock on the door of Lu Mingfei's carriage. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He felt like a little eunuch going to pay his respects to the emperor and empress, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

The door opened, and Lu Mingfei, Xia Mi, and Su Xiaoqiang walked out of the carriage together, all with rosy cheeks, clearly having had a good rest. Only Su Xiaoqiang's ears were still flushed, and she walked somewhat awkwardly. Her heart was still pounding; she never imagined that the first time she would share someone she liked with someone else would be on a moving train, which made her feel both absurd and thrilled.

After getting off the train, there was already someone waiting on the platform. The person was wearing a wine-red tight-fitting combat uniform, which made her broad shoulders and narrow waist look neat and tidy. Her waist-length dark red hair was tied into a high ponytail, and the ends of her hair swayed gently in the wind, making her already bright and flamboyant temperament even more dashing and eye-catching—it was Nono.

Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up when he saw Nuonuo dressed like this, and he went up to her and gave her a bear hug. "Long time no see, Nuonuo."

"Didn't you just come to see me a few days ago? And you're hugging me too tightly..." Nuonuo was about to forcefully break free from Lu Mingfei's embrace when she suddenly sensed something was wrong. Her nose twitched, and she looked at Xia Mi and Su Xiaoqiang behind Lu Mingfei. "Wait! Lu Mingfei, you were just in the car..."

"Let's not talk about that for now. I didn't expect you to understand me so well, Nuonuo. Are you dressed like this to torture a female spy?" Lu Mingfei released Nuonuo, looked her up and down, and then gave a satisfied sigh.

"Stop overthinking! I'm dressed like this because today happens to be the academy's free day!" Nono patted his wrinkled shoulder with disdain and pushed him half a step away.

"Freedom, for a day?" Lu Mingfei frowned in confusion at first, then suddenly realized, "Wow, is Kassel really this open? They're blatantly partying in broad daylight! No way, how can I miss out on this kind of event? As the principal, I have to give them a good talking-to!"

Upon hearing this punctuation, Nono instantly realized that Lu Mingfei had definitely misunderstood something. She quickly grabbed Lu Mingfei and explained the true meaning of Freedom Day to him—simply put, it is an annual large-scale simulated combat competition led by students and approved by the school. It is mainly participated in by the two major clubs in the college, and they fight using specially made non-lethal alchemical ammunition. The winners will receive generous rewards.

"Tch, it's just Mortal Kombat, it doesn't feel as good as free fighting, boring." After this explanation, Lu Mingfei immediately lost interest.