Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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But when it comes to emotions and such... she doesn't quite understand them.

"Never mind, forget I asked." Lu Mingfei shook his head. Erii wasn't the kind of person who could give a detailed answer to this kind of question, and besides, it was just a guess on his part.

"Oh." Erii nodded gently, not pressing the question further, but instead asked, "Are you going back to China?"

"I'll be staying in Japan for a while, but not too long," Lu Mingfei said. "Why?"

“I heard from my father that you want the Snake-Headed Eight Family.”

Hmm... Uesugi Kotsushi, that old man, he's pretty quick to sell his own information, probably to attract Erii's attention.

However, I never said such a thing directly. It was just that the system had this expectation and prospect, and I only talked about it briefly with Uesugi Koshi. It can't be confirmed.

Lu Mingfei quickly denied it, saying, "Don't listen to your dad's nonsense. Your dad just wants someone to take over the Snake-Headed Eight Families and free your brother, Genjiro. Otherwise, your brother would be busy with the Snake-Headed Eight Families all day and wouldn't have time to spend with you."

"So that's it..."

Erii seemed to understand the key point: Genji was really busy, with many things to do every day. If he didn't have these things to do, he wouldn't be so busy and would have time to spend with them.

……

“Mr. Uesugi Kotsugi, I think Erii’s gaze towards Lu Mingfei is a little strange.” Genji touched her chin and said casually, “Could it be that my sister’s heart has really been stolen by Lu Mingfei? When Lu Mingfei goes back to China, will she cry and make a fuss to go with him?”

“Absolutely impossible!” Uesugi Kotetsu was immediately displeased upon hearing this. “That’s because Erii is young and ignorant. She’s still too naive. She’ll understand when she grows up.”

"I hope so." A hint of worry appeared on Yuan Zhinv's face as she said, "For a girl, facing a boy who has saved her from danger time and time again is like the Chinese saying, 'The Monkey King comes to her rescue on a colorful cloud'?"

"By the way, it seems like you don't object to this, brother?"

He even dragged himself into it. Genji looked up and sensed that something was wrong with his younger brother. He glanced at Uesugi Kotsugi, who was silent but already getting angry, and said nothing.

He had cleared up the misunderstanding with his younger brother, Genjiro, but it seemed he had fallen into another vortex. How annoying... What he missed most was when he first returned to Japan and became an ordinary officer in the Executive Bureau.

When there was no work, he would play games with Erii; when there was work, he would do it, which was nothing more than slashing Deadpool and Oni, requiring absolutely no brainpower. Unlike now, Erii has her own happiness, while he has the heavy responsibility of carrying the burden of the Snake-Headed Eight Families... Life is becoming increasingly unhappy, so tiring.

The alloy gate remained closed. Yuan Zhisheng had something to do, so he left to get back to work.

"Don't the Snake Clan have a suitable successor?" Minamoto no Chizuru asked Uesugi Kotsugu.

"Who can't take the position? As long as they can lead the Snake Clan, that's fine. The three clans' bloodlines leading to the position of patriarch is just a stereotype of trust. But without this thing, it's really hard to manage them. They're prone to distrusting them from the bottom of their hearts."

Uesugi Echizen was quite disdainful of the rule that only members of the three upper families could become heads of families. Although having royal blood could increase the faith of those below, not having royal blood did not prevent one from leading the Snake-Headed Eight Families on the right path toward glory.

However, it's difficult for the already ingrained stereotypes of the Snake-Headed Eight Families to change their minds. The problem is that the Snake-Headed Eight Families didn't suffer enough casualties this time. If more members died, there would be less opposition, making it easier to change their thinking...

“My brother is just too rigid. He always thinks he’s very strong and that he should take on the responsibility of the Snake Clan. He risked his life in this operation and paid such a high price, but it didn’t lessen his sense of responsibility. On the contrary, the fact that so many people died increased his sense of responsibility…”

Genjiro was speechless about this, but it fit his stereotype of Genjiro, who had always been a manly figure since childhood.

But brother, you owe Lu Mingfei so much, how are you going to repay it?

When Yuan Zhinv thought about this question, she suddenly wanted to laugh.

It's not bad that Erii Uesugi stayed in Japan; the family is reunited and happy. But it would be much better if she went with Lu Mingfei to slay dragons! Possessing such a powerful weapon as the Word of Power: Judgment, it would be a real shame if she didn't join Lu Mingfei on a spectacular dragon-slaying adventure, wouldn't it?

Brother, just let me take care of you!

"what happened?"

Uesugi saw the slight upturn of Genji's lips and wondered what his youngest son was so happy about.

"It's nothing, I just remembered some happy things." Yuan Zhinu waved her hand.

"Oh." Uesugi Yue looked at the alloy door and said with some melancholy, "That kid Lu Mingfei has been inside for 5 hours already, why isn't he done yet?"

"Didn't it take quite a while before?" Yuan Zhinü didn't seem to have any particular thoughts.

Lu Mingfei's treatment had actually ended, but she and Erii had taken the time to play games in the room, which was why they hadn't come out yet.

They only came out after Lu Mingfei got hungry, 12 hours after he went in.

The members of the Alchemy Equipment Department of Kassel College outside had long since scattered, and even Genji couldn't stand the loneliness and ran off to find her brother, leaving only Uesugi Kotsugi still waiting.

"You're finally out," Uesugi said, sounding almost like a complaint, but then he thought it might be a bit inappropriate, so he added, "Have you eaten?"

"I was just about to come out for dinner." The system message said, "Have you been waiting outside for a long time?"

"It was only half a day, not long." Uesugi Yue felt that Lu Mingfei seemed alright, knowing that he could tell her how hard it had been for him to wait outside.

He went to his daughter and said, "Eri, what would you like to eat? I'll have someone bring it to you."

"Let's go back and eat." Erii didn't really like staying here.

"Okay, okay, let's go back and eat. We can order first." Uesugi Yue took out his phone and dialed the restaurant's number.

In Tokyo, restaurants and other businesses haven't resumed operations yet due to disaster relief efforts. However, in areas farther from the coastline and volcanic clusters, residents' lives are still functioning normally; it just takes some time for supplies to arrive.

As for the extravagant lifestyle of the original high-ranking members of the Snake Clan, it has been cut off in the past two days by Genjiro, who has been raising money from all over the place.

Basic living is no problem, but enjoying life is a bit difficult, as it's mostly out of our own pockets, and Genjiro has taken a significant portion of it...

After Erii finished announcing the dishes, she turned to Lu Mingfei, who was looking down at his phone, and asked softly, "Lu Mingfei, what do you want to eat?"

"Me? I can just eat what you ordered." The system didn't even look up.

It was looking at the breakdown of the bills compiled by Su Enxi. Excluding the money that had been borrowed and needed to be repaid, Lu Mingfei's profit from this trip was roughly 30 billion US dollars.

If you need money urgently, the discount rate for some assets may be even lower.

Aside from the $5 million that was agreed to be lent to Yuan Zhisheng, there are still several hundred million in working capital.

This is still after the losses of Japanese assets following the disaster. If some assets hadn't been sold off so quickly, and the Japanese economy had recovered to its pre-disaster level, the $10 billion club would have welcomed a new member.

Upon seeing the earnings, the system began to allocate the funds. Lu Mingfei, upon seeing these earnings, pondered that it was indeed easy for wealthy people to make money; it was practically like picking up money off the ground.

If it weren't for Su Enxi's help in arranging initial funding before the disaster, Lu Mingfei's earnings from this trip might have been reduced to a fraction of what he would have earned after the initial 100 million.

But it's only three billion US dollars... Lu Mingfei has never fought such a high-stakes battle in his life. The plans he made before can now be implemented, and he also has the manpower at his disposal...

"What are your plans for this money?" Su Enxi asked Lu Mingfei about his plans after becoming rich.

The system replied: "We are preparing to start a lean internet company, and will deploy personnel from the head office to local branches to expand our workforce across various regions."

In addition to managing local branches, the head office staff are also responsible for collecting information on local dragon-related incidents. This ensures that they can immediately arrive at the scene to handle any issues that arise. This is a policy established beforehand, as the company does not tolerate idlers.

"Oh, I thought you were just looking to make money. If that's the case, finance or something similar would be more suitable. Just leave it to me to manage. The annual return will be no less than 15%. If you're going to focus on real assets, then never mind what I said."

"By the way, what kind of company do you want to start? Do you need investment? I can easily help you raise ten or eight hundred million US dollars. No matter how much money you have, it won't last long. When the company grows big, there will be local forces blocking it. After all, if you take a bite more, they will take a bite less. You need to learn to use other people's money to do your own thing, and to be bound to local forces and advance and retreat together."

Su Enxi didn't ask Lu Ming what direction he wanted to take, but she immediately mentioned ten or eight hundred million US dollars.

The system replied as if jokingly: "If possible, I need five billion US dollars to crush Genjiro and make him outsource the management of the Snake Clan to me."

Genjiro has already sold off the dangerous, burdensome hybrids of his family to Lu Mingfei, proving that Genjiro isn't an unwavering defender of justice. So, can he push his luck? What about the people from the Snake Clan who were outsourced...?

Outsourcing is not uncommon in Japan. In fact, after the bursting of the financial bubble, the Japanese government encouraged Japanese companies to change their lifetime employment system and instead use the less troublesome temporary workers—that is, outsourcing.

The relationship between the Snake-Headed Eight Families and their members is similar to a lifetime employment system, which increases the cohesion among the members of the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

But right now, none of the Snake Clan can pay wages. You'll have to make do for a few years and work part-time with Lu Mingfei in China to help the clan earn some money. Once we have enough, I'll redeem you immediately...

The powerful Snake Clan cannot be easily subdued overnight, but it can be softened. In a few years, Erii will mature and get together with Lu Mingfei. As the saying goes, a son-in-law is like half a son... Lu Mingfei's Snake Clan will naturally fall into place.

When Lu Mingfei bought the ghost earlier, he was somewhat speechless when he saw the system's analysis of taking an inch and then a mile, and proceeding step by step.

But the system is not wrong either. People's thoughts are constantly changing. For example, at one point, people might say: "No one will love you more than I do."

But afterwards, the attitude is quite different.

Aside from the system, Lu Mingfei felt that no one could be more certain than the system. In fact, he tacitly accepted the system's prediction because it was indeed reasonable.

"Really?" Su Enxi replied with some surprise, "It's not like I can't come up with fifty billion US dollars. I've made quite a bit of money by hitching a ride with you. I can lend you money without interest, how about five years or ten years?"

Even without Lu Mingfei's decisive victory in slaying the dragon, Su Enxi could have reaped considerable profits in Japan before and during the disaster, just like international funds, but certainly not as much as she had by firmly believing that the White King's revival would be suppressed.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, the problems Japan faced at that time would have had a considerable probability of causing land submersion, and would have caused enormous losses.

Instead of what we see now, which looks impressive but is actually just intimidating, the actual losses will be much smaller than expected.

It's just five billion US dollars, which was originally earned by Lu Mingfei. Maybe in the end, it will go to Lu Mingfei anyway. She doesn't care at all when it comes to spending it on Lu Mingfei.

A five-billion-dollar interest-free loan... After analyzing the system, all I can say is: a timely help!

It didn't stand on ceremony and immediately replied, "Thank you then."

With five billion US dollars about to arrive, and a large sum of money in hand, the system felt there was no need to be polite. It could directly ask Yuan Zhisheng how many people he could package and send to Lu Mingfei.

Chapter 167 Lu Mingfei's Business Plan (End of Japan Chapter)

The Snake-Headed Eight Families held a family meeting. The seven family heads sat at the top, and the person in the middle was Genjiro, who had recently become the family head. Genjiro had dropped the "Acting" title of the family head and had become the official family head.

This meeting was his first since he officially took over the family business.

"Reporting to the head of the household, everyone who is participating in the meeting... has arrived!"

"Now let's begin the meeting." Genjiro said slowly, "Gentlemen, the thousand-year-old entanglement between the Snake Clan and the White King has come to a complete end."

No one spoke; everyone sat upright without making a sound. However, their gazes toward Genjiro did show a greater degree of approval.

The price of ending this destiny was high, but few of those who survived regretted it.

"The compensation for the dead and wounded has been fully distributed. I, Yuan Zhisheng, will not let down anyone who has shed blood for the family..."

No one questioned Genjiro's words. In fact, after the incident, seeing the aftermath, they were already prepared to tighten their belts and help the families of their fallen comrades.

These people had a general idea of ​​the scale of the Sheqi family's businesses and their income and expenditure. The Japanese economy had already been hit hard, and families that relied on the Japanese economic environment could not possibly come up with enough money.

However, the family simply took out their money and paid for everyone's share in one go...

Having finished his discussion on enhancing loyalty and a sense of belonging, Genji added, "However, the family is now riddled with problems and simply cannot afford to pay the company's employees and family members their full salaries any longer..."

Fuma Kotaro immediately stepped forward: "Headmaster! I, Fuma Kotaro, hereby declare that I wish to forgo all salary and family dividends for the next five years! I will stand with the family through this difficult time!"

Once he stood up, others followed suit, saying, "Me too!"

"Head of the family..."

"Wait a moment." Yuan Zhisheng gestured for them to calm down, and after the meeting room quieted down, he said, "The money is necessary. What will you eat and drink without it? The family would never do such a thing..."

……

"Hmm?" Angers looked puzzled, shifting his gaze from the document to Genjiro's face.

"Would you like to see what you wrote?"

"What do you mean by saying that the Snake Clan has a total of 557 Japanese mixed-race individuals, and that 57 of them are from the Japanese branch of Kassel College?"