Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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Old Tang paused for a moment when he heard the question, and did not give a direct answer.

Constantine continued, "It's impossible for my brother to have remained unconscious for so long, especially with me right here. Clearly, he suffered some severe injury, causing him to fall into a deep sleep again. This deep sleep will subtly affect the body, and at a silent speed, it will reawaken within your soul. This passive awakening is different from active awakening; during my brother's passive awakening, he will unconsciously and completely merge with your personality."

Old Tang was shocked when he heard this: "Ah!? What am I going to do? If your brother comes back, won't I die?"

If Norton were to be resurrected, he would undoubtedly extinguish his human personality without hesitation.

After all, the mind is a difficult realm for humans to explore, but it is a real realm for dragons. Manipulating the mind is a piece of cake for dragons!

Once the dragon awakens within him, it would be incredibly easy to extinguish his human personality!

Constantine shook his head: "We must find a way to make your brother revive on his own initiative in advance, otherwise you will definitely be devoured by your brother during his gradual revival."

It looked at Lu Mingfei with innocent and clear eyes.

When Lu Mingfei saw that look, he couldn't help but complain: Dude, this is your Dragon's specialty, why are you looking at me like that?

The system asked, "What should I do?"

“By fusing high-purity dragon blood into his body, we can actively recharge his brother and restore his strength, allowing him to awaken on his own,” Constantine said.

"Hmm." The system nodded: "High-purity dragon blood is available, but there are still some minor technical difficulties in completely fusing it."

Transforming Old Tang into a hybrid would be simple, but that kind of transformation would be too wasteful of dragon blood. After all, the amount of dragon blood needed to revive Norton would be enormous, since Norton had exhausted himself fighting Odin before.

Constantine is no longer a true Dragon King. Although he possesses the memories of a Dragon King, he only has the body of an ordinary human and is unable to effectively utilize the abilities of a dragon.

Constantine said, "I have a solution that can directly allow his body to perfectly fuse with dragon blood and awaken his bloodline."

The system nodded: "Then you speak."

Old Tang and Lu Mingfei watched the system and Canson Dante interact without saying a word or actively interrupting or complaining.

Old Tang knew that his fate was now in the hands of heaven, not his own.

Lu Mingfei was just thinking about Constantine. After all, judging from Constantine's current behavior, the kid wasn't naive at all. He didn't seem to be the kind of person Constantine described, where the Dragon King's twins were a dragon split in two.

Seeing Lu Mingfei's confusion, the system analyzed and explained: "...Intelligence is intelligence, and personality is personality. No matter how successful a person is, it doesn't stop them from having those playful thoughts deep down, like catching fish, hunting..."

Constantine seems to be a normal child so far, because he has never shown any interest in playing.

If we wait for Norton to come out, Constantine might relax and start to unleash his true nature—provided that Constantine didn't lie to Lu Mingfei before.

However, it's not advisable, since deceiving Lu Mingfei in this situation wouldn't make much sense.

"By the way," the system suddenly asked Constantine, "Next, check if there are any suspicious targets around me."

“Suspicious target?” Constantine looked at him with some doubt.

The system explained, "I've always suspected that there's a dragon following me, maybe even the Dragon King, but I'm never quite sure who it is or what role it plays."

“Oh, oh.” Constantine nodded repeatedly, then said, “Once you recover, we’ll see who runs away. I’ve lost the Dragon King’s bloodline and authority, so my perception in that area is very vague, and I can’t find them accurately. But once you recover, you can use your keen eyes to find out who the potential Dragon King might be. When they realize you’ve recovered, they’ll definitely run away without hesitation.”

"What are the chances of this search being successful? Is it accurate?" the system asked.

There have been quite a few dragon kings who have been framed in the last 100 years. Old Tang had Norton's egg lingering on him, and Odin caught him and dragged him out, which led to a great battle.

The same goes for the Dragon King in the Greenland Sea; it was directly exposed online, and people from Kassel College went there to "touch" it.

The White King's remains and the Siberian Dragon King were in similar situations. Before they even woke up, they were targeted by other dragons and tricked, ending up in a miserable state.

Constantine shook his head: "It's actually quite difficult for two Dragon Kings to find each other. The main problem is that if you don't see it with your own eyes, it's hard to be sure if the other person is a Dragon King or even if they exist there. But if you see them, there's a high probability that you can confirm it directly... However, it might be very dangerous for two Dragon Kings to deal with each other directly. After all, if you can recognize the other person, they can also recognize you. The risk of them fighting directly is too great. So even if they discover something unusual about the other person from afar, they won't expose it directly. The risk of injury from fighting is just too great... If you want more specific information, you'll have to wake up my brother and ask me again. I'm not too concerned about these things."

"I see..." The system nodded slightly.

Actually, what Constantine has said so far is enough. Of course, it would be better to wake Norton up and have him work with them.

"When your brother wakes up, how will you persuade him?"

Constantine looked at Lu Mingfei upon hearing this and said, "Hmm... I'll try to persuade my brother, but you'd better hide my Dragon Bone Cross well, otherwise my brother might easily become greedy for it and want to get it back for me."

Constantine was straightforward and honest, saying whatever came to mind.

……

Xia Mi was bored and studying on her own in the classroom.

After all, the learning pace is already very fast. If she pushes herself a little harder, she will most likely be able to get into Tsinghua or Peking University if she takes the college entrance examination this year.

Since she had nothing better to do, she suddenly started thinking about Xiao Ding, who had gone to Lu Mingfei's house that morning.

The main problem is that nobody knows who this Xiao Ding is, that he actually let someone stay at Lu Mingfei's house.

After school, she rushed home, hoping to get some information out of Xiao Ding.

After all, Xiao Ding's eyes were quite clear, and at first glance he looked like a well-behaved child who would definitely not lie.

However, when she got home, she found that there was no one at Lu Mingfei's house across the hall... Could they have gone to the lab?

Should we take the child straight to the lab? Or should we try to find a way to settle the other person in?

Scratching her head, she decided to go check out the lab, since there was work to be done there and she needed to check on the progress.

For Constantine's Dragon Bone Cross!

Then she went to the smelter and was surprised to find Lu Mingfei with Xiao Ding and Lao Tang together.

What the hell?

Xia Mi suddenly had a bad feeling. After all, not just anyone can come to the laboratory... Just who is this Xiao Ding?

Ding... Constantine? No way? Lu Mingfei already looted the Dragon Bone Cross, and then resurrected him? Could it be that Lu Mingfei wants to unite with the twin kings of Bronze and Fire?

Hmm... I can talk too, I can love humans too?

Now that they were already inside the lab, Xia Mi couldn't very well sneak out again, as that would be too conspicuous.

She walked over and asked curiously, "Huh? What brings Xiao Ding to the lab? Another alchemy master? Is he here to assist you with your experiments, boss?"

"Mmm." The system nodded without hesitation.

In the past, the system might have simply revealed the story of Xiao Ding and Lao Tang, but now that it knows Lu Mingfei has a dragon king by his side, things are different.

He seems to think everyone looks a bit like the Dragon King... so it's best not to say certain things to avoid unnecessary complications.

Once Norton wakes up, all the problems will be solved.

Xia Mi thought to herself, "Wow, he really knows alchemy?"

She looked at the little boy with curiosity and asked, "What kind of alchemy is Xiao Ding good at?"

"I know a little bit about all sorts of alchemy," Constantine said with an innocent smile. "Hello, Sister Xia Mi, have you eaten?"

"No."

Chapter 235 The Dangerous Vacuum Period

When discussing other matters, Constantine's smile was completely natural, perfectly matching the age that his body size should indicate.

If someone who doesn't understand the Dragon Kings saw this, they would probably think the child is perfectly normal. After all, which Dragon King isn't an ancient monster that has existed for thousands or tens of thousands of years? It would be too absurd if he could maintain such innocence.

But the problem is that Xia Mi understands the Dragon King too well, after all, she herself is taking care of a problem child dragon who has lived for thousands or tens of thousands of years!

The more Xia Mi thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, and the more she felt something was wrong, the more she wanted to run away.

After all, Constantine has been resurrected, so wouldn't the Dragon King's Dragon Bone Cross be gone?! Even if the Dragon King's Dragon Bone Cross comes later, it probably won't be his turn... Without the Dragon King's Dragon Bone Cross, what am I still doing here?

No, although the twins of the Bronze and Fire Kings are very powerful and important, this precisely proves that they do not need the Dragon King's Dragon Bone Cross.

But I've been with Lu Mingfei from the very beginning! A true hero who rose to power through bloodshed. If Lu Mingfei wants to create another Dragon King, to balance the Bronze and Fire Kings, then his old hands should be his first priority...

Xia Mi's mind became increasingly chaotic as she thought about it.

After all, who would want to die when they can live? Even with such a bitter fate, she still struggled to stay alive.

Even if I were to die, I'd at least choose a way to die meaningfully, right? For example, helping my brother complete the Dragon King's ultimate evolution. I can't just give away my dragon bone cross to another dragon, can I?

Although she was conflicted inside, her expression remained unchanged, and she continued to chat and laugh with Constantine.

It's difficult for a normal person to hide all their true thoughts, but she's not normal. Although she doesn't fully understand humanity, she's not so incapable of even this much.

She smiled and turned to Lu Mingfei, saying, "Boss, you've already recruited two super child laborers. The title of 'heartless capitalist' is no longer acceptable for you."

The system gestured downwards, indicating to keep a low profile, and said, "There's no need to say such things. Just know it. Besides, child labor or not, we're all fighting for the great cause of humanity, aren't we?"

Xia Mi put on a happy expression and said, "That's right, boss, you're absolutely right."

After Constantine was taken away by Xia Mi to chat, the system said to Old Tang, "I suspect there's a dragon king lurking around me right now, and I'm not talking about you."

"Huh?" Old Tang was taken aback.

Although my boss can be quite paranoid at times, well, I was indeed a dragon king lurking beside him before, though I didn't know I was a dragon king at the time, and neither did my boss. They only found out after something happened...

But besides myself, there's another one?!

What kind of "Charming Dragon Man" is this... Ugh, the boss doesn't seem like a simple person either! Did he give himself away in some way, which is why they came knocking on his door?

He touched his head and scratched his hair, feeling relieved that he hadn't gone bald after working overtime for so long.

Then he immediately continued thinking about the problem his boss was facing—the boss also had the Dragon King by his side.

The system asked, "Besides me, who have the most contact with you?"

There's another dragon king lurking nearby. How to put it... the dragon king certainly didn't come to my side for no reason. There must be something to gain, or some purpose, like another dragon king.

Currently, the people most closely associated with the Dragon King are Lu Mingfei, Lao Tang, Chu Tianjiao, and Chu Zihang.

Chu Zihang is considered an abandoned child in this version, as it has been too long since he last encountered the Dragon King.

The new version of the Dragon King's contact is Old Tang and Chu Tianjiao. If the other party is after this, they will likely approach these two people stealthily.

"Besides you, boss, who else do I interact with the most?" After searching for the answer, Lao Tang replied, "I spend most of my time in the lab. Should we exclude those lab assistants?"

The people he interacts with most are definitely his research assistants in the lab.

The system pondered for a moment and said, "Let's leave that aside, what about lab assistants?"

The assistants in the lab were all brought in directly from the Snake Clan. They were people who had actually been exposed to alchemy, not just those who had read about it in books.

The probability of this group being among them is actually not very high, unless the other party came specifically for Lao Tang from the beginning?

Old Tang said, "Aside from the lab assistant, I don't have much contact with people. They are mainly some employees in the smelter, such as Panpan and Xia Mi who are in charge of the smelter's work... and Xiao Yuan, whom I met outside."

The employees at the smelter, Xiaoyuan.

"Anything else?" the system pressed.