Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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Erii didn't interrupt. Her bloodline had gone out of control again, and she had been forced back into her monster form. Speaking would cause accidents to happen to those around her.

“It has nothing to do with him; it’s all part of my plan.” Genji’s tone remained calm: “The Snake Clan could have temporarily suppressed Erii’s bloodline.”

She's your sister!

Uesugi Koshi stared wide-eyed. He agreed to Genjiro's plan for two reasons: first, he wanted to get closer to Genjiro, and second, he genuinely hadn't expected Erii's problem to be so serious.

After all, Erii was a very healthy girl in his eyes, but in just one hour, her appearance changed drastically, and she looked like she had died even earlier than him, an old man with failing organs.

He couldn't bear to look at Erii, who was sitting alone in the corner silently peeling off her scales.

Although they had only known each other for a few days, he should theoretically treat them equally, but he did indeed favor Erii more, since Erii was willing to call him father.

"I won't let anything happen to Erii," Genji could only emphasize, adding that everything was in the plan.

"What if something unexpected happens?" Uesugi Kotsu pressed. "You care about the Snake-Headed Hachike family, you think about the whole world, you want to kill the White King, but have you asked Erii's opinion?"

He now hated the Serpent Clan even more. They had already ruined his life, and now they wanted to ruin his children too. He truly didn't understand what the Serpent Clan had given Genjiro that made him like this.

If something unexpected happens... if something unexpected happens, he'll die too. He won't live alone... But Yuan Zhisheng didn't know how to accurately express his meaning.

Seeing her brother and father about to start arguing, Uesugi Erii, unable to speak, could only reach out and tug at Uesugi Kotsugi's sleeve.

Uesugi Kotsugi turned around and looked at his daughter's calm eyes. He immediately calmed down and swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Some words are indeed unspeakable. He has already experienced the pain of words that are like sharp blades piercing his heart. Now, should he also stab his own son in the heart?

The helicopter landed on the roof of Genji Heavy Industries, where medical personnel who were already prepared immediately took Erii off the helicopter and brought her for treatment.

After Uesugi Koshi got off, he found that Genjiro hadn't come down. The helicopter restarted and flew into the dark, rainy night.

He didn't know what Genji was going to do; he just watched the black helicopter gradually disappear into the night sky.

Genjiro is actually very busy. He is now the head of the Snake-Headed Eight Families. Although the Snake-Headed Eight Families have let down Uesugi Kotsuki, they seem to have never let down Genjiro… Uesugi Kotsuki suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, feeling that he was really old and could do nothing.

He was no better at fighting enemies than his daughter, and no better at management than his son. He should have had a lifetime of fame with the royal blood beneath his body, but in the end, he was just a loser who couldn't do anything right.

This royal bloodline has suffered terribly under his influence.

……

Genjiro left Genji Heavy Industries by helicopter not to continue working for the Snake Clan, but to pick up Lu Mingfei and the others.

Cars can't travel as fast as helicopters.

Although Erii had already been taken away for treatment, it wouldn't have mattered if Lu Mingfei arrived a little late. However, Genji still hoped that Lu Mingfei could return to Genji Heavy Industries as soon as possible and return to Erii's side.

Only Lu Mingfei can save Erii; Erii is safe only with Lu Mingfei by her side.

"Lu Mingfei, where are you?"

"We're almost in Tokyo, in Kanagawa Prefecture..."

After hanging up the phone to ask Lu Mingfei for their location, Yuan Zhisheng lit a mellow Seven Stars cigarette and squinted his eyes, feeling slightly annoyed.

It seems the Snake-Headed Eight Family didn't give him much. He possessed very little within the Snake-Headed Eight Family, except for power. He firmly believed that he would obtain what he wanted on his own without the Snake-Headed Eight Family.

He has this confidence because he has always been the best among his peers.

Therefore, he doesn't need to thank the Snake Clan. What he really needs to thank is his adoptive father in the remote mountain village, who persisted in providing him and Genjiro with food during those years when there was no child support.

As for what the adoptive father said while drunk, it is understandable. He supported the Genji brothers but did not receive corresponding compensation. What could he do if he felt resentful? In the end, he did not abandon them to fend for themselves.

But why would he risk his life for the Hebi-Hachi family...? He did it so that he could be worthy of the Hebi-Hachi family members who died fighting above the Japan Trench.

Even with the alliance of Kassel College, the battle at sea was still fierce, with heavy losses. Otherwise, Erii wouldn't have been sent to clean up the mess.

Those were people who risked their lives to believe in Genjiro, believing that he, Amaterasu, could lead the Snake-Headed Eight Families out of their doom...

The landing of the helicopter interrupted his thoughts.

Lu Mingfei led his men up and saw Yuan Zhisheng. He asked, "Is Erii alright?"

"I'm receiving temporary treatment at Genji Heavy Industries," Genji said. "I'll leave the rest to you, Mr. Lu."

Lu-kun? Didn't you always call me by my name before? That's strange…

"Mm." Lu Mingfei nodded slightly and led the others to sit down.

The helicopter started up, heading through Tokyo back to the roof of Genji Heavy Industries.

Yuan Zhisheng sat there without saying a word, but the patriarch, whose clothes and hair were all wet, looked rather disheveled.

"How's the White King's remains going?" Lu Mingfei asked him.

"They've most likely escaped."

"So what are you planning to do next?"

“Keep finding it, kill it.” Genji said succinctly.

Lu Mingfei remained silent; in truth, there was nothing to say.

Just like Xia Mi said, it's just another dragon king that has been revived. It's not like it hasn't been revived before, and the earth still keeps spinning.

But Yuan Zhisheng was looking at Lu Mingfei.

He was confident in himself, but the boy in front of him was equally fierce.

Moreover, compared to himself, the other party is truly capable of saving dangerous hybrids.

It's safe to say the other side was responsible for the incident at the Aoyama Charity School. The operation in Osaka concluded successfully, resulting in the capture of some prisoners. After extracting their information, they learned of Sakurai Akira's existence… especially after the attack by the Snake-Headed Eight Families and the sudden defection of Sakurai Kogure, the highest-ranking leader at the new headquarters…

Feeling a gaze on him from the side, Lu Mingfei turned his head and met Yuan Zhisheng's eyes.

"What's wrong?" Lu Mingfei asked.

After a moment of silence, Genji asked, "Who are you?"

This inexplicable question made Lu Mingfei subconsciously touch his face. He thought that because he was wearing makeup, the other person hadn't recognized him.

But there isn't any. Could it be that someone is using their own name to cause trouble for Genjiro?

"Is someone using my name to cause trouble?"

“No.” Genji shook his head slightly, then stopped discussing the matter and asked instead, “You sold the information about the White King’s remains to Principal Angers, didn’t you?”

He'd been discovered, and the other party had even asked about it... Before he could reply, Genji stared into his eyes and said, "Remember to share half of the benefits with Erii."

"Uh-huh?"

Lu Mingfei felt somewhat bewildered. Although he hadn't said much, why did he sense a sense of being entrusted with a future life by the White Emperor City? Did the other party also know that Erii was the White King's best host?

Lu Mingfei didn't dare to readily agree to such a puzzling question, and cautiously asked, "What do you mean by that?"

“Eri tells you the information, and you resell it to Angers. Surely Angers won’t get nothing in return.”

“Emmm…” Lu Mingfei said, “Actually, my family and Angers are old friends. We’ve known each other since my great-great-grandfather’s generation. My great-great-grandfather was one of the core members of the Lionheart Society of the Secret Society, but he later died in battle at the Kassel Manor…”

The lack of mention of a junior relationship was enough to silence Genjiro. It turned out to be an old acquaintance; no wonder the news spread so quickly.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Originally, I wanted Erii to go abroad after this mission was over, but I don't trust anyone else. She's too naive."

"So you trust me?"

"I was relatively at ease before because you were willing to save those dangerous hybrids, so I felt you couldn't be too bad. But I'm not so at ease tonight."

"Why?" Lu Mingfei was puzzled. He hadn't done anything all evening, so why was he so worried about entrusting Erii to him...?

Pshaw, wait a minute, how could Genjiro be so sure that he would accept Erii?

Do you know how confident you are? How is forcibly arranging things for Erii any different from her previous life?

Genjiro spoke as if chatting with a regular friend: "Because you're going to slay a dragon, that's too dangerous."

The alchemical creations of the Corpse Guardians are no weaker than the Deadpools, and can even rival high-level Deadpools. If Erii hadn't descended like a divine warrior, the Corpse Guardian army that surfaced from the sea would have been enough to give the Snake Clan and Kassel College a run for their money.

Although they drank quite a bit, the casualties were still heavy, with more than half of them killed or wounded, but at least they didn't have to fight to the last man.

The simple phrase "more than half dead or injured" represents more than a thousand people and more than a thousand lives.

Even if they never retreated a single step, and even if they died in battle they had no regrets, whose children, whose partners, whose parents were they?

Slaying a dragon requires sacrifice.

“Because I want to slay the dragon…” Lu Mingfei was speechless upon hearing this answer.

Do you expect me to slay dragons if I don't do it myself?

The Kassel College, a benchmark for dragon slaying, and the Secret Party are both embroiled in internal strife. It's estimated that Angers is keeping things under control, otherwise they would have broken apart long ago.

These powerful forces are indeed strong, but they are chaotic, riddled with internal factions. It's questionable how much of their true strength they can actually unleash when slaying the dragon.

"By the way, was there any traitor within your team during this joint operation?"

"No." Yuan Zhisheng answered Lu Mingfei's question, feeling that the other party's question... still valued slaying the dragon more.

If he can use his younger sister Erii as a tool, then the other party, who has no relation to Erii, would definitely need to use her if necessary...

But who else can Erii be entrusted with? After all, there are very few people who can take care of Erii's body.

"Ugh……"

Yuan Zhisheng sighed, a look of worry appearing on his face.

If the crows saw this, they would be very surprised, because they had followed him for so long and had never seen such an expression on his face.

Yuan Zhisheng suddenly asked Lu Mingfei, "How much do you think people are willing to pay for justice?"

Actually, he wasn't really asking Lu Mingfei that question; he was asking himself.

Upon hearing these somewhat profound words, Lu Mingfei subconsciously glanced at the system's analysis log.

The price paid is usually something one possesses, including but not limited to money, self-respect, and feelings.

[...The actual monetary value can be calculated, and when people hesitate, that's roughly the bottom line...]

[...but things without actual monetary value are difficult to calculate...]

The system analysis aligns with Lu Mingfei's stereotypes about systems.

It doesn't just calculate money; it also objectifies people and emotions. Take Lu Mingfei as an example. These things without actual monetary value include: Chu Zihang, with whom he has a good relationship and high hopes, including Chu Zihang's trust in Lu Mingfei; Xia Mi, who has feelings for him, including Xia Mi's trust in Lu Mingfei… and even parental affection…

In fact, Lu Mingfei couldn't bear to watch anymore when he saw the material value, because he wasn't the kind of person who would use people to make money. What kept him watching was that he realized he didn't seem to have much that he couldn't bear to part with.

The system performed calculations on things that were not of actual monetary value, and the algorithm, which should have been extremely complex, was surprisingly simple.

Besides the few things that Lu Mingfei doesn't care about, there's another bug-level thing—the little devil Lu Mingze.