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

Manstein was stunned by his old friend's words. His shiny bald head reflected the light from the dome, but there was no light in his eyes. Unbearable memories flooded him like a tide.

"They are indeed two little lunatics, their minds are filled with filth worse than excrement!"

"Slap him in the face, knock out his teeth, and make sure he can't utter such filthy words again!"

"Hurry up and get over here. Today's willpower test isn't finished yet! 1000 minus 7?"

"993...986...979..."

The boy, covered in dust and blood, sat on the torture chair. Someone was standing behind him with huge tweezers and scissors. Every time he answered incorrectly, a nail would be pulled out. His hands and feet were soaked red with blood, and tears and snot mixed on his face blurred his vision.

At that time, he didn't even know which was better, living a lingering life or resolutely dying. He longed for something deep in his blood to wake up quickly and lead him away from this inhuman hell...

Even if it means selling your soul to the devil!

……

No one could sneak into the basement of the library at midnight.

The security system here is controlled by Norma, the world's most advanced artificial intelligence. The red light of the access control flashes continuously at a fixed frequency 24 hours a day. Norma's electronic eyes monitor every private corner of Kassel College.

Norma's central mainframe is placed on the first to sixth underground floors. If it were moved to the ground, this supercomputer would be the size of an apartment building in an ordinary residential area!

Layers of identity verification systems and airtight infrared laser scanners can block all bad actors. Even C4 explosives cannot damage the indestructible alloy plate outer wall here.

But tonight, there were slight noises coming from the basement of the library, like mice whispering in a dark corner, and someone was tiptoeing towards them.

The infrared laser scan detected a burly figure, but the camera always displayed "unidentified person's identity". The red light flashed at a higher frequency, and the alarm system was on the verge of being triggered.

The black magnetic card slid across the card slot in the darkness, and the alarm and infrared system that were about to sound were instantly extinguished. Nine metal doors opened one after another, and a path leading directly to the central host appeared.

The security system was completely dormant, and the uninvited guest walked slowly forward on the cold floor tiles as if he was in an empty space.

Chapter 34 Two Lies

"Norma's in trouble!"

Manstein's watch issued an early warning. His watch was a terminal monitor that could monitor the host status at all times. The green flash and vibration indicated that the security system had entered sleep mode.

But the security system shouldn't be in hibernation at this time!

To be precise, Norma's security system runs 24 hours a day and never sleeps!

"Executive Department? Send someone to the library!" Manstein quickly entered the elevator while talking on the phone.

Professor Guderian stuffed the Ice Sea Fragment back into the glass jar and put it back on the bookshelf, then squeezed into the elevator behind his old friend.

The button for the first floor lit up, and the elevator carried the two people down quickly.

There was a hurried knock on the door in the hall, and Manstein walked quickly to open the door after getting out of the elevator.

The cool night breeze brought moonlight into the hall. A cold and thin figure stood at the door. He was wearing a black windbreaker and a pair of leather combat boots. He looked like an American warlord from the 1960s.

"Professor Mans, please come here in person." Manstein bowed slightly.

Guderian on the side seemed a little embarrassed.

Mans Rundstedt, one of the absolute decision-makers in the executive department and the captain of the tugboat "Moniach", has carried out countless high-level tasks with a very high degree of completion. He is the mentor of Ye Sheng, Jiude Aki and Nono. He is known for his strictness in the academy and is known as the "exam maniac". The combination of roll call and in-class quizzes in every class has led to a very high failure rate.

Not only students, but also few professors are not afraid of him.

"It's my job." The middle-aged man called Mance nodded. "Why did Norma's security system go dormant?"

"It's not clear yet. The surveillance system and infrared system didn't capture any trace of the intruder. I guess it's very likely that Norma turned off the security system on her own." Manstein subconsciously avoided Professor Mans's sharp gaze.

"Shut down on its own? It's possible. After all, no one has yet been able to break through the layers of defense and reach the central control room. Unless they are a Dragon King-level enemy, but that kind of enemy obviously wouldn't act so stealthily. So only the scenario you describe is acceptable."

"Norma, why did you turn off the security system?"

Mance asked loudly, his deep voice echoing in the empty hall.

When Mans asked this question, all the lights in the hall suddenly lit up in an instant, as if countless miniature suns were lit at the same time, illuminating every corner of the library.

Dozens of rows of carved cherry wood bookshelves display tens of thousands of reference books. The green-shaded table lamps on the library seats emit a gentle glow, driving away the darkness of the night without a trace.

However, apart from the three figures in the center of the hall, the entire library was empty.

"Good evening, Professor Manns, Professor Manstein, and Professor Guderian. I'm currently performing a self-diagnosis and removal of Trojans and viruses. The security system will be fully engaged in detecting virtual terminals, and the external real-world defense system must give way."

An elegant female voice rang out in the hall.

"Your isolation system and firewall should be world-class. Is it necessary to perform self-inspections late at night?" asked Professor Mans.

"If it is necessary, sir, we should do it late at night when no one is around so as not to affect the normal order during the day." Norma replied.

"But when the security system stops working, your defense is at its weakest. This kind of thing should be done under supervision." Professor Mans frowned slightly.

"I don't think dragons have such a precise understanding and control of high technology, let alone the world's most advanced technology."

"We must never be careless when facing dragons. They are far more powerful and cunning than we imagine!" Professor Mans emphasized. "How long will it take for this self-examination?"

"Phase one has been completed, the system has been rebooted, and the test results show no abnormalities," Norma replied. "I apologize for disturbing you all so late at night."

"It's alright. System security is more important. The next phase of testing is best conducted under supervision." Mans shook his head slightly, not feeling the trip wasted. "It's late, we should leave. Good night, ma'am."

"Have a wonderful evening, good night, gentlemen."

The lights in the hall suddenly went out, leaving only a few warm yellow floor lamps pointing the way to the library door.

Mans led the way out, with Manstein and Guderian following behind him like elementary school students. When they reached the door, Mans suddenly turned back as if he had thought of something, staring at the two of them with eyes like a hawk.

"When I entered, I checked the access log. It showed that you two had been staying on the top floor of the library. If I remember correctly, that should be the ancient books area where highly confidential documents are stored. I'm curious what profound academic questions could have you two so absorbed in researching in the dead of night?"

Mans's eyes were the epitome of fierceness. Under his solemn and frosty gaze, Guderian felt a chill down his spine and shrank his neck.

He quietly glanced at Manstein beside him and found that his always majestic old friend was not much better than him. Manstein's eyes dodged and his lips were tightly pursed.

Guderian knew that this was a sign of his old friend's excessive nervousness, just like him scratching his head.

"If you don't have a sufficiently reasonable explanation, I will report this to Professor von Schneider and President Ange of our Executive Department. At that time, I will no longer be able to control how the academy characterizes your behavior."

Mans is obviously not someone who can be easily fooled. His academic research level is higher than Manstein and slightly lower than Guderian, but in terms of vision and ability, even if the two of them are combined, they are not as good as him alone!

"Unknown bloodline." Manstein suddenly said in a deep voice.

"It's over! Lu Mingfei is going to become a silverback gorilla for research." Guderian opened his mouth but couldn't say a word. His mind was a mess.

"Unknown bloodline?"

Mans repeated it in a low voice, his eyes slightly narrowed. He didn't know what Manstein was talking about, but it was obvious that the word "unknown bloodline" had successfully piqued his interest.

"I have a very bold idea." Manstein leaned over to Mans' ear and lowered his voice.

"As we all know, in Norse mythology, the Black King has many enemies. From Odin to the White King, each of his rivals is incredibly powerful and covets his throne. So, do these so-called 'gods' also leave behind descendants? Just like us, the descendants of the Black King, do. If we could find these descendants and unite them, what a powerful force that would be!"

"Unite all the bloodlines?" Mans widened his eyes, obviously shocked by Manstein's earth-shattering and bold statement.

Guderian was almost frightened to death after hearing this. He looked at his old friend's relatively calm face, his heart beating so violently that it was already in his throat.

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Chapter 35 Prejudice

"As for how we can convince other vampires to join us... that's a matter for another time..."

Manstein was speechless for a moment and tried to get away with it.

"Totally feasible!" Mans's sudden strange cry echoed in the dark library hall, almost giving the other two old men a heart attack.

"Have you thought of something?" Manstein asked tremblingly, holding his chest.

"We don't need to deliberately convince the other vampires to join us. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my ally! The relationships between Odin, the White King, and the Four Kings are intricately intertwined, and the Black King is the common enemy of all species. We can simply let those giant reptiles fight it out, and then reap the benefits!"

Manstein's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He really couldn't understand how a casual remark he made up could make Manstein think of it to this extent?

It is a great loss for China's Lenovo Group that they did not invite you to be their spokesperson!

"I think this idea is worth further research!" Professor Mans frowned, his brows furrowed as he became more and more absorbed in the topic. "If we delve deeper into this, this hypothesis could very well become a real topic, or even a course! It could specifically explore the potential for causing conflict within the dragon race and between different species!"

"Excellent!" Manstein applauded. "As expected of you, Professor Mans. Would you like to be the first to propose this topic? Or perhaps we should simply call this topic 'Mans's Conjecture'? What do you think?"

"No, no, no, that's not necessary." Mans waved his hand quickly. "This project is also based on your conjecture. I'm just adding the icing on the cake. The three of us can share this achievement."

"That's great. Why don't we make an appointment another day to finalize the structure and sub-arguments of this topic!" Manstein looked impatient.

"No problem, I'm looking forward to it!" Mans was also excited. "If the research shows that this topic is feasible enough, it will be a milestone discovery for the Secret Party in its fight against the Dragon Clan! Indeed, this topic is indeed worth studying all night long!"

Mance muttered to himself as he walked away until he disappeared into the dark forest of the academy.

"Will other bloodlines also stand on the side of the secret party?" Guderian asked.

"...This is just to deal with Professor Mans's deception! Do you understand deception? It's all to protect your precious student, Lu Mingfei!" Manstein said angrily, "How else can you explain turning the ancient book section, where confidential documents are stored, upside down late at night?"

"But I think it would be very beneficial for us to let other powerful guys fight each other first..." Guderian scratched his head.

"Can you please stop being so naive, old man?" Manstein shouted. "That's Odin, the Almighty God! And the Dragon Kings, the ancestor of all reptiles! They're not just a bunch of uncivilized apes. Do you think you can just gossip them and they'll fight to the death and let you take advantage?"

"Okay, you're right, but..."

"No buts!" Manstein interrupted ruthlessly. "I've made up all this ridiculous nonsense just to give Lu Mingfei a chance. Just wait quietly for the results of tomorrow's '3E' exam. I hope the answer is what we want to see!"

“What if the results aren’t ideal?”

"Then there will be no place for him at Kassel Academy. Not only the academy, but the whole world will be his purgatory!" Manstein said in a heavy tone.

"He will be treated as an alien, a monster who doesn't fit in with us. Even if he manages to escape the academy, his name will be number one on the Executive Department's wanted list. What awaits him will be endless arrests and hunts!"

"I should know..." Guderian sighed deeply, "But Mingfei is really a very sensible and good child. I hope that child can live a good life more than anyone else..."

This was the nth time that Professor Guderian had expressed his care and love for Lu Mingfei tonight.

"I understand." Manstein patted his old friend's shoulder. "Although I have never met that child, from your description, I know that there is a light hidden in that child's heart, and that is his love for this world."

The world kisses me with loneliness, but I respond with praise!

Thinking of this, Guderian almost burst into tears.

"That's enough. You're an old man who's used to the ways of the world. You shouldn't be so pretentious so late at night," Manstein said. "If there's anything that shouldn't exist in this world, it's discrimination and injustice. Sensible children are always innocent!"

After saying this, Manstein turned and left. Guderian looked at his old friend's back as he disappeared into the darkness, and felt inexplicably heavy.

"But the prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain. No matter how hard you try, you can't move it!"

When locking the door, Guderian took a last glance at the hall through the crack of the door. It seemed that Norma still hadn't turned off the floor lamps that formed the light path?

But wouldn't the library cut off all lights when no one was there? Could it be that some unknown person was hiding in a corner of the huge library late at night and hadn't left yet?

No, there shouldn't be anyone...

He didn't want to think about it. It was late at night and he was a little tired...

……

Forty meters underground in the library is the darkroom where the Norma central mainframe is placed.

A burly figure was huddled on a small stool. The faint light from the host screen was not enough to illuminate his appearance, and most of his face was huddled in the dark shadows.

"I hope I can have a more luxurious chair next time I come. This small stool is so tight that it's hard to even put half of my butt on it!" said the person on the stool with a smile.

"There won't be a next time." Norma's voice rang out.

"The reason I gave this time was self-examination. This kind of testing can't be too frequent, and it's not allowed late at night. If there is a next time, it will probably be more than 20 years later."

"You know, I just missed her so much that I came to see her."

The man on the bench leaned forward slightly, his long hair tied into a ponytail at the back of his head, and his chin was covered with iron-blue stubble from a recent shaved beard. He spoke as gently as possible, but he still couldn't hide the sadness in his deepest heart.

"Enter the EVA personality activation program."

"Even as a supercomputer, I can't figure out what you want? The girl from the past? Or the Eva from now?"

After Norma finished her last sentence, the huge screen of the central host computer went out with the last glimmer of light.

Red and green interwoven dots of light began to jump and flash, and trillions of algorithms and data madly poured into the supercomputer.

Those complex programs are written to create a personality.

The main unit was overloaded, with more than a dozen fans running at the same time. The huge noise was like thousands of drones flapping their wings at the same time in my ears.

The light spots jumped and flew in frequency to form beams, and the frequency of the flashing indicator lights increased at multiple times. In the dim basement, it seemed as if there was a tango dance troupe composed of light spots and a jazz symphony orchestra played by machines.

When this rhythm reached a critical point on the verge of madness, all the lights in the basement went out in an instant, leaving only darkness and deathly silence enveloping the surroundings.

A beam of light suddenly shone down from the dome and landed in front of the man on the small stool. A translucent girl was born from "nothingness".