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Upon receiving this message, the system's first step was to inquire about Erii's detailed information regarding the incident, such as the exact timeframe and location of the White King's impending revival.
Next, we analyzed the matter of the White King.
According to the records of the dragon race, the White Emperor was the second dragon after the Black King during the era of black and white kingship, and his status far surpassed that of the current four thrones and eight dragon kings.
But the White King was executed by the Black King! The strongest dragon king tried to execute the second-in-command, but failed?
How can we successfully kill the White King?
Secondly, we need to analyze whether the Snake-Headed Eight Families have been hiding something about the White King all these years.
I thought it was about hiding the White King's bloodline, but it turns out it's about hiding the White King himself? It's like suspecting someone's box contains gold, only to find a nuclear bomb inside?
Lu Mingfei pulled the car over to the side of the road, turned around and asked the girl, "What's going on with the White King's resurrection? Is it top secret information from your Snake Clan?"
Because of the system's abilities, he had also thought about becoming a hero who saves the world, but he didn't expect that the bosses would appear in a different order!
Why would you start by taking down the second-biggest boss?
Fighting dragons is fine, but he hasn't even fought ordinary monsters like Deadpool, or elite monsters like ordinary fourth or fifth generation creatures! This... he's already slaying bosses right from the start. If this were a game, the game's designers must have shit for brains!
Erii knew a bit about her family's affairs. As the head of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, she couldn't possibly miss some important family meetings.
She began to write rapidly, her head bowed...
Lu Mingfei asked her this question, and she actually intended to tell him the top secrets of the Snake Clan...
Lu Mingfei then said, "Forget it, let's go back first. Deal with your bloodline issue first, then we can talk about this matter slowly and clearly."
Erii stopped writing and nodded.
Applying an alchemical matrix to Erii's body isn't actually a very complicated task; Lu Mingfei and the system have already mastered it.
"Should we give her anesthesia?" Lu Mingfei asked the system.
Erii can endure the pain, but you can't keep her in that pain forever. Just because she doesn't complain doesn't mean she can ignore the pain.
It simply replicates previously successful procedures, and theoretically, there's no need for patients to provide feedback or make timely modifications to the treatment.
[...Given Erii's constitution, it's difficult to calculate the appropriate amount of anesthetic for her...]
The system also wanted to treat her better in a humane way, but Erii's human body, which looked quite good, contained nothing but dragon blood.
For these little dragons, what constitutes an appropriate dose of anesthetic? Rhino-level or elephant-level veterinary anesthetic? They might not even be able to withstand a massive dose...
Lu Mingfei took a look and realized that this was indeed the case.
He took Erii back to Su Enxi's big house, opened a room, and said to her, "You can stay here for now."
Erika nodded.
Although Su Enxi's house is big enough, it's impossible to squeeze 13 people in; that would be too crowded. Since there are other options, the system arranged for Sakurai Akira and the others to leave, and also sent Chu Zihang out.
After all, Erii is coming, and I'm not comfortable leaving her outside. Besides, it's not appropriate for this half-mad girl to live with another man.
Xia Mi looked curiously at the thing wrapped in a bed sheet behind her and asked, "Eri, what are you carrying?"
Erii put the items down and wrote, "These are all Erii's toys."
"Oh, oh." Xia Mi nodded, noticing toys such as little yellow ducks and some toy figurines.
After telling Xia Mi to chat with Erii, Lu Mingfei went into his room and sent a text message to Su Enxi.
Lu Mingfei: "I need more detailed information about the White King."
Su Enxi didn't reply immediately. It was the middle of the night, and it was normal that she was asleep and didn't see the message.
But a few minutes later, they replied.
Su Enxi: "I sent it to your email. See the attachment."
Lu Mingfei typed a thank you message: "Thank you for your hard work."
Su Enxi: "It's not hard work, I'm going to sleep now."
Lu Mingfei: "I just received some news that might be related to you."
Su Enxi: "? What's wrong?"
Lu Mingfei: "Some people say that Bai Wang is about to recover in Japan, and you might want to consider exiting your assets in Japan first."
Back at the hotel, Su Enxi felt much better. She rubbed her eyes and, after confirming she wasn't seeing things, sent a message: "White King?!"
P.S.: I'll consider this a day off. I've been feeling a bit dizzy lately, and the doctor said it's because I've been staying up late and my endocrine system is imbalanced. I should get more rest; these days, diseases like stroke, which are common in older people, are increasingly affecting younger people.
Chapter 124 Old Tang: Alchemy isn't that difficult!
Su Enxi was shocked. Instead of sending any more text messages, she made a phone call and immediately asked Lu Mingfei, "What impact might the White King's resurgence have on Japan? How long will it last? Is there any hope?"
"I don't know," Lu Mingfei said. "We've only received this information so far. The exact time for the White King's recovery is still uncertain. I'm just letting you know in advance that if anything unusual happens in Japan, you should withdraw your investment and run away as soon as possible."
After a moment of silence, someone said, "Let me know if you have any specific information, and I'll take stock of our assets in Japan."
Although I haven't counted the exact amount, it's definitely over a hundred billion dollars. Young Master Lu, you must let me know if you have any news. We've been cooperating for so long..."
"Yes, I will," Lu Mingfei replied.
After recovering from the shock of the news of the White King's resurgence, Su Enxi said to Lu Mingfei in a soft and gentle tone, "Young Master Lu, if the news is true, this is a great opportunity to reap the benefits of Japanese assets."
But finance is all about information warfare. Receiving accurate information even one second later than others can result in huge losses. If you have any information, please be sure to tell me! I won't leave you out of the profits!
Lu Mingfei frowned, moved the phone away from his ear. Su Enxi's tone was too much; even he couldn't understand it.
The system, upon hearing this, thought it made sense. It was a disaster for Japan, but it might be an opportunity for others.
The Dragon King has certainly stirred up trouble in the world before, but aren't humans still at the top of the Earth's food chain? If we can suppress it in the end, the panic caused before the White King's resurgence will be a great opportunity to reap the rewards... We could make a fortune just by shorting Japanese stocks!
If we catch this wave, it will be worth at least five years' worth of losses for the system in the stock market!
The tasks of the rich are easily within their grasp!
Looking at the system's analysis log, Lu Mingfei frowned and said, "But can we suppress the White King's resurgence?"
Although dragons are very strong, they are not without their flaws; otherwise, they wouldn't have ceded the world stage to humans...
…In the myths of civilizations around the world, legends of vaporizing a person in an instant are rare, but now humans have easily achieved it…
Humans are not without a chance against dragons. If a dragon dynasty rises from the ground, the system can disregard its statement, but if it's just the resurrection of the White King, there's still a chance to fight.
The most important thing now is to ensure that Erii can communicate smoothly and to get the specific details of the news from her as soon as possible.
Erii, wearing a little yellow duck on her head, was soaking in the bathtub, unaware that the system had already "objectified" her, treating her like a cash cow...
After soaking for half an hour, she changed her clothes and came out, picking up a hairdryer to dry her hair.
The system patiently waited with its alchemy equipment, while Xia Mi had no interest in it. Given that she had only just begun learning alchemy a month ago, observing this living alchemy matrix would be like reading a book written in a foreign language; there was simply no need for her to observe it.
The Uesugi family head's disappearance once again alarmed the family's higher-ups, but this time they did not frantically search for him as they had before.
After discussing it with Uesugi Koshi, Genji stopped paying much attention to the matter.
In the two days since Erii returned, Genjiro and Uesugi Koshi have mainly been exchanging their views on the White King.
Uesugi Kotsuki is determined to run away. The ancient Snake-Headed Eight Families were so powerful, yet they were rendered powerless by the resurrection of the White King. How can the current Snake-Headed Eight Families possibly fight back?
At first, Genjiro didn't understand his resolute avoidance of responsibility, but after hearing Uesugi Kotsu's story, he fell silent and came to understand.
Because Uesugi Etsu felt absolutely no sense of belonging to the ancient dragon-blooded Hebi family, their fate—whether they lived or died—was none of his concern. The fact that he didn't seize the opportunity to kick them while they were down was a testament to his good judgment.
Otherwise, if the matter of the White King were exposed, he could definitely take severe revenge on the Snake-Headed Eight Families... However, considering that this might lead to the White King's resurrection, Uesugi Koshi ultimately did not perform such anthropomorphic behavior.
Now that someone is going to make a move against the White King, it's a foregone conclusion that the White King has been alerted. If we don't run away, are we just waiting to be buried with Japan?
The last time the White King revived, Honshu Island in Japan almost sank. The leaders of the ancient Serpent King family used a scheme and the emperor's decree to build a coffin, which also shook off a peninsula. Only then did they manage to slide the newly revived White King into the Japan Trench, thus saving Japan from disaster.
Uesugi Kotsushi did not avoid Erii with these thoughts, and even hoped that his daughter would understand the seriousness of the matter and persuade her stubborn brother.
As a result, Genjiro understood Erii and did not interfere in her affairs, and Erii also tacitly refrained from interfering in Genjiro's affairs.
However, when Erii learned of this information, it ultimately benefited Lu Mingfei.
After spending a day and a half setting up the alchemy matrix, Erii was able to speak.
After hearing what Uesugi Kotsugu had said, Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi exchanged a glance and gasped.
"A super hybrid like Uesugi Kotsugi is an emperor. The bloodlines of the top three of the eight ancient Serpent Clans have not degenerated. The imperial blood is so concentrated that it almost sent all the emperors to their deaths. Only then was the newly revived White King brought down..."
Xia Mi counted on her fingers and realized that the White King was truly formidable, having just been revived and already taking on so many human super hybrids head-on.
The dragon race has never lacked "strong ones," because the weak ones have all perished on their way to death.
The weakest point for dragons is when they haven't fully grown and matured. If they can't survive that, they die; if they do, they enter their prime.
Dragons in their prime are the most abundant "strong" at the top of Earth's food chain among the dragon race.
The White King had just been revived, and at the time when the Dragon Clan was at its weakest, he fiercely attacked a group of emperors from the Serpent Clan. No wonder he is the White King; he is indeed fierce.
Erii gently shook her head and said, "Father said that the White King's revival requires the support of royal blood. Only by fusing with royal blood can one become the White King; otherwise, he is just a piece of withered bone..."
"Oh."
Xia Mi understood. So that's how it is. It's like using the royal blood of the Snake Clan as a sacrificial offering for fusion, directly inheriting the White King's bloodline and passing through the weakest period.
However, only the White King could come up with this method; ordinary Dragon Kings simply couldn't replicate it.
The "royal blood" that can be inherited through bloodlines exceeds the safe bloodline ratio of the human body. Even if there is no human blood in the entire body, it will not go out of control. Theoretically speaking, they are clearly humanoid dragons. Under the human skin are all small dragons. This is simply a completely new species.
This method was indeed powerful, but unfortunately, the White King learned a lesson from the wickedness of human nature. The Snake Clan took the benefits but did nothing for the dragon. Instead, they dug a "Well of Hidden Remains" to suppress the White King's backup plan, the "Sacred Remains of the White King".
They finally managed to revive once with great difficulty, but the ancient Serpent Clan also managed to suppress them successfully.
"Doesn't that mean the White King is still very weak? Or maybe it hasn't even woken up yet?" Xia Mi said, stroking her chin thoughtfully. "Otherwise, why would it stay obediently at the bottom of the Japan Trench?"
The system nodded: "It should be, but not having an accurate location is one thing, the depth of the Japan Trench is really too deep, which is also a problem."
Xia Mi nodded in deep agreement: "Indeed, it is extremely difficult to accurately find the traces of the White King's remains at the bottom of an 8-meter-deep trench."
The exact location of the Abyss, the site of the White King's remains, was not mentioned by Uesugi Kotsu to Erii, but he did mention the special nature of the Abyss in an attempt to dissuade Genji from killing the White King.
Erii then added softly, "The place where the White King is located is cursed. My father said that the Snake Clan had tried to retrieve the White King's remains before, but anyone who got close never returned."
Upon hearing this, Xia Mi said, "It's a pity we don't know the exact extent of the damage, otherwise we could drop a giant nuclear bomb and cover the entire area..."
The system shook its head, rejecting the idea: "Japan's landmass is not suitable for nuclear bombs. A massive nuclear explosion could cause a landslide-like event, causing Japan to slide into the Japan Trench. Most importantly, if the nuclear bomb's kill radius is reduced due to the high pressure under the seabed, resulting in the White King not being killed, it would be a huge loss."
Putting money aside for now, we don't necessarily have to make that quick buck from Japan, but if the White King, who was sleeping, is blown up like this, it will be hard to find him again once he wakes up and runs away.
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