Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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"I come here occasionally. The food is cheap and delicious, but because I'm naturally beautiful, the owners have a strong impression of me."

Xia Mi lowered her voice and said, "I've never brought any other guys to eat barbecue before. I bet rumors will be flying everywhere tomorrow, saying I'm dating someone, or that you and the owner are a couple or something..."

“You’ve always been all alone, and then suddenly you take me out for barbecue late at night, and you even pay for it. It’s no wonder they’re misunderstanding,” Lu Mingfei said.

"Hmm?" Xia Mi lowered her voice, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Isn't it you who's going to pay later, boss? How can I, as an employee, pay when we're out eating with the boss? Wouldn't that be slapping you in the face?"

“We’re classmates now!” Lu Mingfei said in a low voice, “Isn’t this a guest at your house? You’re the host, so you should be the one treating us.”

"Damn it, boss, don't mess with me! I'm broke. If I were treating, I'd just cut the price down to half a set right now..."

"If it doesn't work, then split the cost."

"No way! It has to be you, boss, who treats us to show your generosity! You're a man destined for great things, a man who's going to slay dragons and save the world. You can't be so stingy!"

"..."

The barbecue restaurant owner glanced at the man and woman whispering to each other with their heads down, smiled, and said nothing.

Xia Mi is such a beautiful girl, and she's also so outgoing and lively. It's perfectly normal for her to fall in love so early.

However, she has always been quite clever and quick-witted. Some people wanted their children to have more contact with Xia Mi, but she saw through their intentions and kept her distance.

As for this boy... compared to Xia Mi, he's not as good-looking, but he seems quite honest.

"Alright, it's on me." After negotiating with Xia Mi to no avail, Lu Mingfei could only regretfully offer to treat her.

After Xia Mi convinced the shopkeeper to pay, she wondered if she should take some back to Fenrir; what she had, her brother should have too…

However, her brother wasn't interested in barbecues or anything like that, and going back to Nibelungen at this juncture would be too conspicuous.

After the owner finished grilling and there were no more customers, he sat down and asked Lu Mingfei, starting to inquire about his family background: "What does this student's family do?"

“My parents both work abroad,” Lu Mingfei said casually.

"Do your parents work abroad? Do your grandparents take care of you?"

“No, he takes care of himself.” Xia Mi jumped in to make her presence known.

They finished their barbecue quickly while chatting, and after Lu Mingfei paid the bill, the two of them slipped away.

"Sigh, I really envy you, boss. You can earn money with your own hands, and your parents can send you money back on time..."

Xia Mi said, "Even if you don't slay dragons, you can live off this money. But there's some truth to that. People who are not busy making a living can think about more things."

What could Lu Mingfei say? He could only nod. After all, Xia Mi's parents were really gone. He couldn't even compare to her in terms of misery. She couldn't even lie down and relax if she wanted to.

How did you live alone when you were a child?

"I had some spare money, plus meals from various families. The neighbors have been quite kind to me, a little kid." Xia Mi and Lu Mingfei walked down the dimly lit street. Xia Mi said, "By the way, boss, I think Old Tang seems to be acting strangely. What happened to him?"

"I didn't bring up the job details myself."

Lu Mingfei first confirmed his identity before speaking, "This matter is rather complicated, and you can't get involved, so you don't need to know."

The fact that Old Tang was identified by Odin as Norton is too likely to cause a huge uproar. Having a dragon king certified by the dragon king by his side all this time... there's absolutely no reason to tell anyone.

Xia Mi knew, but there was nothing she could do. So she simply decided not to know. Knowing too much can only cause trouble.

"Is this all quite complicated?" Xia Mi raised an eyebrow. "Could it be related to Odin? Otherwise, why didn't you tell him about our trip?"

It's reasonable for them to run away after Odin appeared, but logically, Lu Mingfei should have taken this core alchemist with him. However, the actual situation was somewhat concealed.

"Knowing too much won't do you any good; it will only add pressure to yourself."

Lu Mingfei waved his hand and said, "Our main task now is dealing with the Three Gorges area. As for Odin, Kassel College will step in and try to find out what's going on for us."

"Oh."

Xia Mi didn't ask any more questions, but she had already begun to plot against Old Tang, who was now involved with Odin...

After setting his sights on Chu Zihang's father, Odin has now set his sights on Old Tang, who also possesses something that Odin desires.

Could it be that Norton planted this on Old Tang? He wanted to lure Odin out, but now that Odin is out, why is Lu Mingfei still running so far away?

Could it be that I've been excluded from the plan by Lu Mingfei?

After wandering around for a couple of hours and having a quick late-night snack by the roadside, Lu Mingfei finally left.

After he left, Xia Mi returned to her small room and began to ponder slowly.

Chapter 194 System: It's no use not taking the wrong path

If it weren't for the fact that she had already come all the way to the capital, right under Lu Mingfei's nose, Xia Mi would definitely have gone to study Old Tang more carefully.

But since we're already here, we can only speculate.

The first thing to guess is whether Odin was lured out by a hook placed by Norton, also known as Luminf.

The second thing to guess is whether Odin, appearing and disappearing, has seen through or discerned the illogical aspects of the bait that Lu Mingfei has placed.

Old Tang... a super alchemical genius, his alchemical talent rivals that of the dragons of the Bronze and Fire King lineage, quite suspicious.

This isn't Xia Mi looking down on humans; rather, she already thinks highly of humans because she didn't conduct a direct and extensive investigation of Lao Tang.

Humans have been subservient to dragons since the establishment of the dragon dynasty, much like humans riding horses into battle.

Anyway, humans still have some skills, and maybe one day a super genius will emerge. Xia Mi, who experienced the golden age of the Dragon Clan Dynasty, has seen human geniuses rise like comets.

With Lu Mingfei's presence, Xia Mi didn't suspect Lao Tang too much at first. She just secretly observed him to see how Lu Mingfei would arrange and manipulate Lao Tang.

It's a pity I didn't see it...

Xia Mi frowned. The Sky King and the Wind King, and the Bronze King and the Fire King, were playing chess, and he, the Earth King, knew nothing about it? Wasn't this looking down on dragons? Believe it or not, I'll unleash a dragon to bite you?

Fenrir, go!

After clearing her mind of random thoughts, Xia Mi began to seriously consider the problem.

With Odin and Norton locked in a fierce battle, she'll definitely get involved. If she's lucky, she might even benefit from their conflict and acquire two Dragonbone Crosses!

I'll have one for myself and one for Fenrir then, how wonderful!

……

The system is analyzing how to take down that damned Xia Mi.

As the initial key target, Xia Mi's lack of movement was quite annoying to the system. Now that it has brought her to the capital, it has sent the troublesome Panpan, Chu Zihang, and others to other places.

Now, there are only the two of them left in the capital. If they don't restart the plan now, when will they?

Take advantage of this lull and go all out. If you still can't win him over, Xia Mi, you should just get back to work and wait until Lu Mingfei is completely shining before you start throwing yourself at him. Maybe then Lu Mingfei will even be picky...

Seeing this, Lu Mingfei couldn't hold back any longer and quickly interrupted the system analysis, saying, "Stop, system. Why don't you finish dealing with the immediate issue first, and then consider this more advanced matter?"

They were picky about Xia Mi and had their own ideas.

However, the system also analyzed that Xia Mi's various behaviors were understandable.

After all, she was an orphan who grew up alone, so many people had designs on her. The fact that she has survived unscathed to this day, with such an outgoing personality and still so lively and happy every day, clearly shows that she is extremely intelligent.

This is an extremely difficult opponent! Opening their heart will likely be incredibly challenging.

[...We also need to consider her sense of security, such as whether she feels neglected while the host saves the world...]

She's so smart, how could she not understand that loving you is real, but only loving you is a lie?

Fortunately, the system and Lu Mingfei had behaved in a conventional and steady manner, without showing any obvious tendency to be a "central air conditioner" (i.e., someone who is nice to everyone).

[...Xia Mi's greed for money is understandable, because she was poor since childhood. With money, she can do what she likes without any survival pressure. Money is one of her sources of security...]

[...And although Xia Mi likes money, she is not simply a gold digger. She still has a clear self-awareness and does not blindly pursue money...]

sense of security?

That's understandable, but how should I give it to her? Lu Mingfei scratched his head.

He had been living a difficult life before, feeling insecure. It was only after the system arrived that he felt safe.

As long as the system is there, he doesn't need to panic at all, but he can't give the system to a subsystem like Xia Mi. Besides, hasn't he acted reliable enough?

He slew dragons as he pleased, and started a company just like that. He was self-reliant and made his own way.

Isn't this safe enough?

Am I supposed to tell her something like, "I'll love you for the rest of my life," that's just empty talk? If she couldn't tell the difference, she would have been fooled long ago.

The system's analysis path was similar to that of Lu Mingfei, but soon, the system took a different approach:

[...Perhaps it's because the host is so dazzling that she feels unworthy of her? And since the host has always acted so honestly, as if she doesn't have much interest in her, she doesn't dare to take the initiative to get closer...]

Oh, so it was because I was too strong that I put psychological pressure on her! Lu Mingfei understood.

"Women love bad boys, and a fun life is always a source of happiness, no matter what the fun comes from..."

After analyzing the system, it felt that it couldn't stay serious any longer. After all, it had been serious for so long and Xia Mi hadn't given any feedback. It was necessary to change tactics flexibly!

Must win!

……

The next day, Xia Mi was called out by Lu Mingfei to have breakfast.

The system stated, "The current situation is that we plan to deploy 100 people to the Three Gorges Dam project."

"100 people? Isn't that a bit too few?" Xia Mi said, "Kassel College and the Snake Clan have gone all out to besiege the Yamata no Orochi, and we're only sending 100 people? Isn't that a bit too ridiculous?"

"No matter how many ordinary hybrids there are, they won't provide much support for a battlefield of this level. This isn't a large-scale war that requires cannon fodder to fill the gaps." The system shook its head and said, "The key is Bronze City. We need to explore Bronze City first to see if there's anything of sufficient value."

“That makes sense.” Xia Mi nodded while eating. “So who goes into the water? Do I need to formulate the battle plan? But based on what you said before, boss, I need to set up a sniper rifle to aim at that dragon. I can’t monitor the entire battle situation. My suggestion is to let Chu Zihang take charge.”

"Hmm." The system nodded, smiled and said, "You have to be accurate when the time comes. I'll definitely get hurt if I suppress that dragon and give you a chance. My life is in your hands. It will be troublesome if you miss. Wasting bullets is nothing, but being seriously injured will make people worry."

"I definitely won't miss the opportunity."

Xia Mi smiled and said, "I am indeed quite worried. After all, you have thousands of people working under you who are counting on you to pay their salaries, especially me, a high-level employee. What would I do if you didn't pay my salary? I wouldn't even be able to pay the mortgage on my big house."

"To increase your chances of seizing the opportunity, I'm going to give you an alchemy matrix first," the system said.

Xia Mi didn't care what the alchemy matrix would do, but asked, "What alchemy matrix? Enhancement or something?"

"Word of Power - Time Spirit," the system said. "At the same time, we also need to strengthen your bloodline to maximize the use of Word of Power."

While the system has strong learning abilities in incantations, it is far less adept at advancing and strengthening incantations than these hybrids.

All they need to do is continuously strengthen their bloodline; the stronger the bloodline, the better the power and effect of their incantations.