Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

But it's all worth it!

Because poverty limited his imagination, this was a scenery that Lu Mingfei, who had lived in a small coastal town in the south since childhood, had never seen.

"It's true that quite a few nobles would try to get their children into our school. There are even relatives of the British royal family studying here. However, Cassel College doesn't belong to any private fiefdom; it belongs to the entire secret party."

Professor Guderian placed his palm under the porthole screen, as if dragging up the entire building complex.

His voice was high and majestic, echoing between the carriage and the mountains.

"Student Lu Mingfei, welcome to the home of mixed-bloods—Cassell Academy!"

……

The first thing you see when you enter Kassel is a large area of ​​medieval European-style buildings, mainly Gothic, with a small amount of Baroque style as embellishment.

The iconic slender columns of Gothic architecture support the pointed dome. Each building is very magnificent, and the long windows with stained glass reflect the sunlight into colorful colors.

The portrait sculptures on the Baroque-style dome are so delicately carved that they can be auctioned off as valuable exhibits to European art collectors.

Green lawns line the crimson cobblestone road, and the lush greenery is refreshing. Melodious bell sounds float from the drum tower in the distance, and white doves take off and land on the top of the church in the distance. Occasionally, exotic students talk and laugh as they walk through Odin Square.

"The white pigeons raised in the college are called feral pigeons. They are descendants of rock pigeons. They originally lived on cliffs by the sea, so building nests on church roofs, telephone poles, etc. is a piece of cake for them. Moreover, they are not afraid of noise, are not picky about food, and can adapt to life here very well." Professor Guderian introduced while looking at Lu Mingfei meaningfully.

What this means is that even pigeons can stay comfortably in Kassel Academy. Ming Fei, you are an "S" level, so you will definitely have no problem!

"But the pigeons at Kassel College never symbolize peace," Chu Zihang said calmly. "Whenever someone leaves, pigeons fly from the church. They symbolize mourning."

Lu Mingfei turned his head and looked at Chu Zihang. The big boy looked at the flying white doves bathed in the sun, and endless sorrow flowed in his kingly pupils.

Lu Mingfei knew who his senior brother was missing—his father, Chu Tianjiao, whom he had always despised but deeply loved.

Lu Mingfei also knew where Chu Zihang's strength and loneliness came from.

The boy left himself on that rainy night, years of hard work and silence just to wield the knife against "God". In every silent and deserted night, there is always a sentence that echoes by his pillow and cannot be shaken off...

If only I hadn't run away...

If only I hadn’t run away!

"Brother!" Lu Mingfei called softly. Chu Zihang came back to his senses and looked at him. "Everyone has their own thorns that they need to cross. The thorns are densely covered with barbs, which usually prick people and cause them to suffer. But only when we cross that thorn can we be considered to have grown up in the true sense."

"Brother, I want the dove of Kassel Academy to hold an olive branch in its beak as a symbol of peace."

Chu Zihang looked at Lu Mingfei's gentle yet resolute expression, he smiled lightly at himself and put away his shy attitude.

"Okay!" Chu Zihang nodded heavily.

"That's great..." Professor Guderian looked at the two people standing side by side. Just as he was about to sigh at the young people's youth and vigor, he was almost scared to fall by Finkel beside him.

"That's great!" Finger slapped his thigh fiercely. "I'm Lu Mingfei's good senior, and Chu Zihang is also Lu Mingfei's good senior. If you round it off, Chu Zihang and I are practically brothers!"

"I've already thought of the title for this issue of campus news!" Finkel took out a small notebook and scribbled on it.

"S-class super rookie Lu Mingfei and Lionheart Guild President Chu Zihang join forces with Finkel, and the strongest trio of Kassel Academy is born!" Finkel read out loud the title he had just chosen with great satisfaction.

"Professor, do you think this title is shocking enough? Is there any gimmick?" Finkel took out a camera from somewhere and motioned to Professor Guderian to take a photo of him with Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang who were standing side by side in front of him.

"It's shocking, it'll shock me for a hundred years!" Professor Guderian sneered disdainfully, unmoved. "Even if you replace 'Fingal' with 'a dog' or 'a mule' in your title, it's still shocking and full of gimmicks!"

"That's a bit insulting, Professor!" Finkel shouted in dissatisfaction.

"If you repeat a grade this year, it will be eight years. If you repeat a grade next year, it will be nine years. The year after next..." Professor Guderian counted on his fingers, his light words full of threats.

"I promise that I am definitely a qualified mule!" After hearing the fatal threat about "graduation", Finkel almost wanted to get down on all fours to prove his worth.

"Then stop joking around here and help your junior carry his luggage to the dormitory." Professor Guderian waved his hand.

"Hey, the college has made me such a strong mule, I must play a role, right?" After hearing the master's order, the animal complained for a few times but still had to pull the mill obediently. Fingle happily carried Lu Mingfei's bags and ran away without stopping.

"I'm going back to the Lionheart Club first." Chu Zihang said hello to Lu Mingfei, "I'll keep an eye on the results of your '3E' exam."

"Thank you, senior brother, for coming to pick me up!" Lu Mingfei waved towards Chu Zihang.

The mule and the lion left, leaving only Lu Mingfei and Professor Guderian behind.

"Mingfei," Professor Guderian said seriously, "Although you believe in the existence of 'dragons', according to the established procedures instructed by the principal, I still have to show you something mysterious."

“Absolutely stunning stuff!”

Lu Mingfei tilted his head. Although he had a rough idea of ​​what Professor Guderian was going to show him, the old man's cadenced tone coupled with his unconcealed excitement...

Looks like a weird uncle!

Chapter 25 Dragon Bone

"Professor, if I didn't know you well, you would look like a criminal who kidnapped underage boys."

Lu Mingfei followed Professor Guderian, whose face was so excited that it even looked a little vulgar, and rolled his eyes wildly.

The main thing is that he couldn't figure out what this little old man was laughing at.

According to the story in the dream, wouldn't they then go to see a little red dragon cub? Is that something worth getting excited about?

If Professor Guderian had enough psychological endurance, Lu Mingfei really wanted to take the old man who had devoted half his life to studying dragons to the Nibelungen under the BJ subway station to see what his reaction would be when he saw the humanoid Tyrannosaurus Chu Zihang fighting heroically with the majestic King of the Earth and Mountains?

But with this old man's bloodline, if he gets close to a battlefield of that level, his heart will explode like fireworks in the night sky, right?

What a pity, Professor Guderian. For your own safety, it would be better for me to pretend to be excited and accompany you to see the poor little red dragon.

"Originally, we were going to show you a dragon scale and a red dragon cub captured from India, but the principal felt that those things were not important enough for you who is 'S' level, so he designated something else that would be shocking enough to convince you." Professor Guderian said excitedly as he led Lu Mingfei.

"Isn't that a red dragon cub? What is that?" Lu Mingfei was also stunned. If a real little dragon wasn't enough, then what would be enough?

Could it be that Principal Ange is going to burst into blood and transform himself into a human-sized dragon for the viewing audience?

"It's a confidential item related to the 'dragon' that has never been shown to students. It's all thanks to you, Lu Mingfei, that I have the opportunity to see it this time!" Professor Guderian patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder and smiled mysteriously.

Just as Lu Mingfei was guessing what this heavyweight exhibit was, Professor Guderian in front of him had already stopped.

"Here we are."

It turned out that the two of them had already walked to the front of an ancient building, which was covered with green ivy. The dark entrance was like the bloody mouth of a dragon. An Asian man carrying a black box had been standing at the door waiting for a long time.

"Hello, Professor Guderian. Is this Lu Mingfei, the 'S'-ranked newcomer that even the principal praised highly?" The Asian man bowed slightly to Professor Guderian, speaking fluent Chinese.

"That's right, thank you for your help, Professor Masashi Toyama." Professor Guderian nodded.

Masashi Toyama looked Lu Mingfei over, bowed, and introduced himself. "My name is Masashi Toyama, I'm Japanese, and I'm a psychological counselor at Kassel College. If you have any psychological problems, please feel free to consult me. Of course, I hope that such cases will occur as rarely as possible."

Lu Mingfei didn't bow. He simply nodded slightly to Toyama Masashi and asked, "So the thing Professor Guderian said would shock my mother for a hundred years is hidden in that black box?"

Lu Mingfei nodded his chin towards the black suitcase in Toyama Masashi's hand.

The edge of the box was wrapped with silver metal edging, which looked quite sturdy. Masashi Toyama was wearing a black fiber glove on the hand holding the box, which looked quite solemn.

"This small box can't hold such a huge and shocking thing!" Masashi Toyama sighed as he led the two of them deeper into the building.

"Originally, this item was sealed in an ice vault. However, even with the principal's authorization, Professor Guderian and I were not qualified to enter the vault. So, for your sake, the principal ordered it to be moved to Area 51, which is the building we are standing in."

Masashi Toyama's voice echoed in the empty stone-walled corridor.

The air in the building was a little humid. Rows of kerosene lamps were hung on the walls on both sides, and the candlelight flickered in the darkness, as if guiding Lu Mingfei and the others to another world.

A world where no one cares.

"Here we are."

Looking from the outside, the building is not majestic but definitely tall enough. It is conceivable that the interior would be very spacious if it were not divided into many areas.

However, when he walked to the center, Lu Mingfei discovered that the roof of the building was actually very low, so low that it made people feel depressed.

When Masashi Toyama was unpacking the suitcase, Lu Mingfei finally understood why he was wearing fiber gloves, because the unpacking steps of the black suitcase were very complicated. Not only did it require fingerprints and passwords, but if one accidentally triggered the dangerous mechanism, he would most likely end up with one arm for the rest of his life!

With a "clang", the box popped open. After the foam and partitions were removed, a black magnetic card lay quietly inside.

"If you told me there was a billion US dollars in this card, I swear I would be shocked!" Lu Mingfei joked with a smile.

"Don't be anxious, this thing is much more exciting than ten billion US dollars." Masashi Toyama fumbled on the wall with the black card in his hand. The mechanism on the stone wall was triggered and a groove popped out. Masashi Toyama inserted the black card into it.

In an instant, the entire building was brightly lit.

“诺玛为您服务，权限身份识别：希尔伯特·让·昂热，最高权限。虹膜识别：富山雅史。权限授予时间截止至2009年10月1日0点00分00秒，是否开启51区龙骨标本展示。”

A female voice suddenly sounded in the building. Lu Mingfei knew it was Norma, the college's public secretary, whose real body was a huge supercomputer stored underground.

After Masashi Toyama answered "yes", the entire building began to shake violently, and the huge noise seemed to be able to pierce people's eardrums.

"Earthquake?" Lu Mingfei frowned.

The building called "Area 51" has a very complicated route and many metal sensor doors. If an earthquake really occurs, it will be very disadvantageous for them who are in an absolutely enclosed space.

No, it's not an earthquake, it's...

A huge rumbling sound came from above his head. Lu Mingfei looked up in response, and then his pupils suddenly shrank into a point because of shock.

The low ceiling of the building began to shrink into the stone wall, revealing the true hideousness hidden above the building.

At the dome.

A huge black shadow loomed above. It was a gigantic skeleton pulled by a steel cable, with huge bony wings extending behind it. Its claws were sharp and deadly. On top of the hideous skull, the empty eye sockets seemed to be staring at Lu Mingfei below.

Lu Mingfei suddenly thought of a sentence for no reason.

When you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares back at you.

"Is this... a dragon bone?" Lu Mingfei murmured in a low voice.

"Of course, brother. It's a genuine red dragon. All those with noble enough bloodlines are not bound by death..."

"For them, every death is a long sleep of a hundred years."

Someone whispered in the darkness.

Chapter 26 Power and Strength

The originally bright lights dimmed, and the figures of Professor Guderian and Teacher Masashi Toyama disappeared. Except for the huge skeleton above their heads, there was no one around.

The sudden sound floated in the empty building, like a ghost that did not exist at all.

"Stop playing tricks, Lu Mingze, and come out." Lu Mingfei immediately revealed the identity of the owner of the voice.

"Boring, boring! Bro, you're so boring, it's not fun at all!"

Lu Mingze walked out from the corner groaning and complaining. This time he was wearing a black windbreaker, a top hat, and holding a big black umbrella in his hand, like a French gentleman wandering along the Seine on a rainy day.

But this is indoors, it's not raining, and there's no Seine River, so the black umbrella in Lu Mingze's hand looks very abrupt and eye-catching.

"You mean, this thing looks like it's dried up and only its skeleton is left, but it's actually not dead yet?" Lu Mingfei asked in confusion, pointing at the huge black shadow above his head.

"Of course, brother. There is a kind of life in the world that dies only to return. That life is the dragon!"

"If you don't believe it, just tell it 'Don't die, come back to life'." Lu Mingze had a faint smile on his face, and a hint of mischief flashed in his eyes.

The devil's smile!

Whoever gets fooled is a fool!

"Well, I don't believe it, and I won't tell you. What can you do to me?" Lu Mingfei crossed his arms, looked at Lu Mingze with a squint, and said with a sneer.

"Brotherly love is something that disappears just like that! Has the most basic trust between people disappeared, brother?" Lu Mingze frowned and shouted aggrievedly.

Lu Mingfei was stunned. Looking at Lu Mingze's aggrieved look, he suddenly thought of the scene in his dream on the CC1000 train.

The boy was nailed to a high cross, with tens of thousands of people criticizing him and flames burning his body, causing him excruciating pain.

But he still tried to force a smile and said to himself:

"It's okay, brother. I feel much better this time because you're here!"

The boy was obviously in so much pain, both physically and mentally, but he still forced a smile, not wanting to make his brother sad.

Lu Mingfei felt as if all this had really happened, but he had just forgotten it temporarily, so he reached out and touched Lu Mingze's childish little face, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes for no reason.

"Brother, have you thought it through? Do you want to exchange with me?" Lu Mingze rubbed Lu Mingfei's hand with his little face and asked expectantly.

"No exchange." Lu Mingfei refused softly.

He knew what Lu Mingze meant by "exchange".

Something for nothing——exchanging something important for emptiness.

According to the little devil, what would be exchanged would be a quarter of Lu Mingfei's life, and what he could get in return was almost anything he wanted in the world.

But Lu Mingfei subconsciously felt that it was not that simple.