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In Russia, a Slavic country, men always smoke when they are thinking or talking about important matters in life until they find a solution to the problem.
Perhaps for this reason, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but want to put the cigarette in his mouth just by sitting here.
Qiao Weini brought a cardboard box from the kitchen, filled it with water, and threw the cigarette butts into the water to submerge them.
Soon the room was filled with the smell of cigarette smoke.
Lu Lincheng spoke slowly, as if he was thinking about what to say next after every sentence. He stared at Lu Mingfei's eyebrows for a long time, and his deep eye sockets were impossible to see clearly in the shadows.
"Not many people know about our branch. They are all big names in the world of hybrids. The school board calls us the Doomsday Cult because we believe that humans will eventually lose in the war between humans and dragons, and the price of failure is to lose everything we have now." Lu Lincheng drank whiskey one after another. He was indeed an S-level hybrid certified by the academy. He had an amazing alcohol tolerance and could drink a thousand glasses without getting drunk.
"In order to cope with this possible future, the Doomsday Faction used the wealth obtained from all over the world to build 12 shelters in the most secret corners of the world. The Safe Haven is the most indestructible one among them."
"Because you are hiding in the Nibelung, right? Even if 100 nuclear bombs fall on northern Siberia, the lichens, mosses and vegetation will be burned by shock waves and flames, and thousands of miles of frozen soil will be dyed into an endless scorched earth in an instant, the years will be peaceful here, and the end of the world will also be the end of the world." Lu Mingfei said softly.
"It seems that you have already deeply understood the world of dragons... Yes, that's right. In fact, we believe that this is the first time in human history that a Nibelung independent of the real world has been truly controlled, except for Xirang. It is almost impossible for people who are born with the mark to break in."
In fact, this is not the case. Even apart from the Xirang controlled by Lord Wa, Lu Mingfei had seen a small Nibelung created directly by Herzog in the basement of Genji Heavy Industries in Tokyo.
"I came in, and so did my friends. Even one of them was just an ordinary old man without any dragon blood in his body." He decided to undermine his father's confidence.
Lu Lincheng looked a little embarrassed. He scratched his brow and said, "You are an exception. I think it's because you and your friends have entered another similar space. You also carry the mark of the dragon civilization... After all, the safe haven is controlled by alchemical creatures rather than directly controlled by a god. It's like asking artificial intelligence to complete human work. No matter how efficient it is, there will always be places where it cannot be achieved. Maybe mark recognition is the flaw of the safe haven. We will arrange researchers to tackle this issue in the future."
"If the war finally breaks out and dragons defeat humans and become the masters of this world again, then there is no doubt that the kingdoms built by the gods will spread all over the world after the new era arrives." The heating in the room was turned on a little too high. Lu Mingfei couldn't help but take off his coat and leave only a shirt. He unbuttoned the two buttons on his shirt to reveal his two strong and toned upper chest muscles.
"The facts have proven to us many times that those hidden among politicians and businessmen of various countries are definitely not high-level hybrids. Those pure-blooded dragons that crawled out of their graves also use this identity as their best protection to hide in the human world... I know that many hybrid organizations are formed by ambition. They believe that as long as they defeat dragons in war, they can become the masters of the new world, replace the position of the dragon clan, and become the new dragon clan of the new era. But the Nibelungen has not yet revived, and Ragnarok has not yet arrived. If all this happens as expected, will the hybrids really have even a slight chance of winning?"
Lu Lincheng didn’t know how to answer this question, or maybe he didn’t want to dwell on it, so he just frowned and smoked a long cigarette fiercely.
"The White King's prophecy describes the day when she will reign over the entire world in victory. The White Emperor will sit on a sedan chair carried by hundreds of people, crossing the ocean and Europe to the red plateau at the end of the earth. Servants dressed in bronze and gold will raise long banners for her that cover the sky. The blood of the enemies will splash onto those long banners that soar into the sky, and it will take three full days for them to flow into the land. Wherever she goes, she will build cities with the bones of her enemies as the foundation. All the cities will be connected into an indestructible giant wall. From then on, the south of the giant wall will be her imperial capital, and all the conquered races will be exiled to the north of the giant wall." Lu Mingfei leaned forward slightly, and his speech became faster and faster.
"The arrival of the Holy Empire of the Black Supreme will be even worse than what is described in the White King's prophecy. After the dragons return to the peak of this world, they will not give humans another chance. They have already experienced betrayal once and felt the sorrow of being abandoned. This time, they will use politics, economy, and military to make billions of humans completely become their subjects. They will worship dragons in bronze temples all day long and do everything they can to satisfy the dragons' desires."
"The latest excavated Ice Sea Fragments record that some of the first-generation species have the ability to build the Nibelungen, which also means that when the Holy Empire descends, the number of humans carrying the mark will increase exponentially. Today, there may be only a few people who have the honor of entering the Kingdom of the Dead, but after the war, such people will be as numerous as mountains and seas." Lu Mingfei had a blank expression. This time it was his turn to look at Lu Lincheng's eyebrows. The middle-aged man's expression at this time was as solemn as a newcomer who stepped into the field of power. Silent fear and tension burst out from his whole body.
"Your safe haven doesn't even have a solid outer wall. There may be some underground facilities that can barely be considered civil air defense projects, but can it really shoulder the responsibility of continuing human civilization? Especially after a huge country with millions of active soldiers and a torrent of steel has fallen, Dad, do you still have the confidence to escape the double siege from alchemy and technology?"
He began to appear a little aggressive, and the negotiation skills he learned in the student union were finally put into practice.
"Son, look, some things have to be done by someone. When Tan Sitong went to his death in 1898, didn't he know that even if he shed blood, the revolution would not succeed?" Lu Lincheng's mouth was full of strong alcohol when he spoke. His expression relaxed for a moment, like a bearded prisoner, but only a moment later, the man's facial features became hard again.
"In the future that the doomsdayers imagine may come, the era of human defeat ends, the ambitious get what they want and can kneel before God and lick their toes, the cowardly grovel and serve as slaves for thousands of years and generations, and the human soul and dignity should always fight tenaciously."
Lu Mingfei was almost laughing out of anger.
"Can deserters also talk about soul and dignity?"
"We are not deserters." Lu Lincheng said, "We are the sparks."
This fairly formal conversation seemed to have come to a standstill here, as neither Lu Mingfei nor Lu Lincheng were willing to admit defeat.
Perhaps influenced by Ange, although Lu Mingfei did not oppose the practices of the Doomsday faction, he despised its philosophy.
But arguing about who was right and who was wrong was not Lu Mingfei's purpose. He sneered and filled both of their glasses with vodka again.
Wide-mouthed glasses clinked in the air above the table, and beer foam overflowed.
"I was fostered in my uncle's house in 03, so you have lived here for eight years, right, Mr. Spark?" Lu Mingfei asked.
He was abandoned at his uncle's house and suffered from cold violence, extreme humiliation, malice from his aunt, and loneliness with no one to support him. All of this started in 03.
At the end of a time so long that even Lu Mingfei almost forgot what his parents looked like, fate actually made them reunite here.
Even though everyone might have ulterior motives, even though Lu Lincheng might even regard Lu Mingfei as a monster, he still had to find out clearly.
"Before we went home, we saw many young people on the road. I guess most of the older members of the safe haven are excellent academic masters, and the young people are the most talented hybrids... This should not only be a shelter, but also a super university that can even crush Harvard and MIT in the field of academics, right?"
"We have an expert building, which is full of precious old guys. You can even see some Nobel Prize winners who are declared dead. They serve as mentors for young people, extend their lifespans through alchemy and genetic science, and pass on as much knowledge as possible to the new generation." Lu Lincheng nodded. He seemed to have guessed what Lu Mingfei was going to say next. He suddenly sat up straight, like a student waiting for the teacher to question him in class.
Lu Mingfei chuckled. “The safe haven has an independent ecosystem and the best education system, and has been able to operate independently of the outside world for thousands of years. Are you planning to throw me out there and hide here for the rest of your life?” he asked softly.
At this time, the wind and snow started again. The glass of the suite made a crackling sound as if it was slapped by a pair of hands. The sizzling sound of oil in a hot pan came from the kitchen, but there was deathly silence between the father and son.
When other children were able to grow up under the care of their parents, he could only go home early from school every day to help with housework in exchange for a smile from his aunt; when a typhoon and heavy rain swept the city, the parking lot of Shilan Middle School was always crowded with cars coming to pick up students from school. The horns sounded as dense as bees, and in the headlights that cut against each other, Lu Mingfei could only run two kilometers through the sea, rain and wind to get back to the downstairs of his uncle's house, and he had to be careful not to wet the floor that his aunt had just mopped with rain on his body; when his cousin could eat sweet and sour pork ribs and Kung Pao chicken and drink iced cola and watch TV, Lu Mingfei could only count the spicy cabbage and blackened ginger slices on the bowl to go with his meal.
He has suffered so much injustice and experienced so much hardship, but all the injustice and all the hardship could have been avoided.
He could have grown up safely, healthily and happily like any other child; he could have been as confident as Caesar and as outstanding as Chu Zihang. But if the intersection of world lines had not allowed him to obtain the memories of Lu Mingfei in another world, he would still be that poor kid who was inferior and cowardly because of the misfortunes of his youth.
"The school board is looking for you, but your mother and I trust you. When you appeared in front of our law enforcement team, the committee members of the safe haven decided to arrest you. We tried our best to stop this from happening." Lu Lincheng said.
"You are valued by the elders and Ange. The president of the student union and the president of the Lionheart Club are even willing to help you fight against the power of the secret party. I believe they have good vision. You are a hero who slays dragons and the hope of mankind. You should know a truth by nature when shouldering so many responsibilities."
"What's the point?"
"All sacrifices are worth it for the continuation of civilization." Lu Lincheng lit a cigarette.
“But you can even raise guinea fowl in the safe haven, but you don’t have room to raise a child?” Lu Mingfei sneered.
Lu Lincheng was stunned.
"Or am I just an accident? Everything I know about your and mom's bravery when I was born was a lie made up to get me to step onto the battlefield of slaying dragons." Lu Mingfei asked.
During the brief silence, the girl's voice rang in Lu Mingfei's ears:
"His demeanor is too stiff, he doesn't look like a real human being. In addition, according to my database, Lu Lincheng's Word Spirit is a natural evolution that can passively develop the brain, but this guy looks too slow."
As the Dragon King, it was still easy for Eva to hide from the Nibelungen's inspection even if she obtained the crown later.
Lu Mingfei nodded quietly.
But if you say that the Lu Lincheng in front of him is not himself, he can handle Lu Mingfei's questions so perfectly when they meet again.
"I--" Lu Lincheng's voice became louder. Fortunately, someone knocked on the door of the suite at this time.
Lu Mingfei's ears moved.
There was only one sound of footsteps.
Is it zero?
He and Lu Lincheng stood up at the same time.
After seeing Lu Mingfei's actions, the middle-aged man immediately sat back down and took a few seconds to clean up the mess on the table.
The person who appeared at the door was a tall girl. Although she had a Belarusian face and features, her features were as delicate as a Chinese. At first glance, she looked like a porcelain doll, with bright golden hair tied into a small bun on top of her head.
Her pupils were a deep blue, her skin was smoother than snow, and there was not a single part of her body that was not attractive.
Perhaps because she was a little surprised to see a strange face for the first time, the girl was stunned for a moment, and then she smiled brightly after a while.
"Hello, I'm Khorkina." She opened her arms and hugged Lu Mingfei, kissing him on the cheek.
But Lu Mingfei's mind exploded with a bang.
The name Khorkina...
Is he one of the children used as experimental specimens in Black Swan Harbor?
Chapter 605 Khorkina (Thanks to the leader of the reward, 'Hongchen Xiao Wukong'!)
"Teacher Weini, we have re-run control experiments and calibrated the data you left behind, but there is still a big difference. We have to start over again." In the kitchen, Khorkina and Lu Mingfei helped Qiao Weini together, while Lu Lincheng cleaned up the mess in the suite and turned on the ventilation system to get rid of the smell of cigarettes and alcohol in the room.
This girl, who had appeared many times in Her Royal Highness the Princess' description of Black Swan Harbor, was actually a master's student majoring in bioengineering and biotechnology research from Lomonosov Moscow State University when she was in the safe haven.
Khorkina said that she entered the safe haven about three years ago, and Lu Mingfei entered Kassel College at about the same time.
Eva checked the population archives of Moscow and St. Petersburg, the admission information of Moscow University and the system database of the safe haven, and was able to fully verify Khorkina's statement.
After being selected to enter the safe haven, the committee performed a bloodline awakening ceremony for her, which was just like what the academy did in the 3E exam, gathering new members together to listen to the words of the Emperor recorded in the ancient alchemy facilities and recited by the Black King himself.
After the ceremony, the committee reassigned a mentor for Khorkina, who was Qiao Weini.
"The control group has already consumed a lot. If this continues, we will have to reapply for resource allocation." Qiao Weini frowned. Although she was already a middle-aged woman in her thirties or forties, she was a mixed-race after all. Standing next to the slender and lively Khorkina, she looked more like a sister.
Lu Mingfei seldom participated in academic experiments in the academy. Even if he had to earn credits in this way, Angers or Schneider would replace them with internship tasks in the executive department.
So in a sense he is a fighter while Qiao Weini and Khorkina belong to the R&D department.
He had no say in the professional field and could only honestly clean up a sea bass that was still alive and kicking not long ago.
"It shouldn't be a big problem with the Secretary-General here." Khorkina was very optimistic. Although she was a head shorter than Lu Mingfei when she stood next to him, her two long legs seemed to be almost the same length as a man's. She was also a long-legged girl like Jiude Mai.
Thinking of Jiude Mai, Lu Mingfei's eyes flickered.
Before entering the safe haven, Lu Lincheng suggested handing Jiude Mai over to the shelter's medical department for care, but was rejected by Lu Mingfei.
Jiude Mai's external injuries had long been healed, but only Lu Mingfei knew that the reason she was still in a coma was because of the genetic contamination caused by long-term close contact with the Black King's bone blood from another world line.
Fortunately, Li Wu Yue's fetal blood is still flowing in her body. As the first generation created by Nidhogg himself, Li Wu Yue has a certain purification effect.
The pollution is not serious. As long as she waits for a while, Jiude Mai will wake up on her own.
The Black King's bone blood obtained from the Yamal in another world line had already been "processed" at this time.
It is placed between reality and fantasy. It is the burial ground that Jörmungandr forged for himself, the kingdom of the dead established with the purest spirit, and the throne of thorns that allows the king to be resurrected.
A small Nibelung that is completely dependent on Lu Mingfei and based on Lu Mingfei's body.
The degree of compatibility between the Black King's bone blood and the spirit of the first generation is terrifyingly high. As long as the embryonic development is completed, Xia Mi will be able to be reborn immediately.
This process won't take too long, because there won't be any accidents if it happens in the Nibelungen.
"How did you convince your uncle and aunt when you chose to enter the safe haven?" Lu Mingfei suddenly asked.
Khorkina rolled up her sleeves to reveal her jade-like wrists, wiped the non-existent sweat from her forehead, and brushed aside a few scattered hairs. She thought for a moment, "My last name is Pugacheva, after the director of the orphanage. When the committee asked me to sign the contract, I donated a huge sum of money to the orphanage that raised me."
orphan.
Lu Mingfei remained calm.
There are too many doubts.
"Little Khorkina was a girl that the boys regarded as a treasure before she entered the safe haven. She was not only an academic genius, but also the most stunning high-class flower in Moscow University." Qiao Weini used tongs to pick up two pieces of fried fish meat from the frying pan on the side, which were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and put them on plates for Khorkina and Lu Mingfei to taste. When she looked at the girl, her eyes were filled with admiration and regret.
"Khorkina is one of the most beautiful women in the safe haven. It seems that Mingfei, you will soon become the public enemy of the boys."
"I am not unfamiliar with becoming the public enemy of a certain group." Lu Mingfei smiled and responded calmly to Khorkina's slightly shy look.
The night he passed the interview at Kassel College, the only S-level title in the contemporary era spread like wildfire through the Night Watcher Forum. The post was pinned to the top of the hot list in a second, and Lu Mingfei's biography appeared in the post as a hyperlink under his name. After reading the information, everyone felt that this guy was just a fame seeker, but the honor that should not belong to him fell firmly on the head of such a loser. Everyone was waiting to step on Lu Mingfei's head after the 3E exam, and he was met with hostile eyes wherever he went.
The Freedom Day Student Union and the Lionheart Society both regard Lu Mingfei as their biggest enemy, and almost all the elite undergraduate students in the college come out.
At the beginning of his trip to Japan, the Yaki Hachika and the Menggui clan regarded him as a scourge. From Minamoto no Chisei to Sakurai Komaku, everyone regarded him as the public enemy of the White King's descendants.
Then came the journey to Xirang and the great escape...