Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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Lu Mingfei: "Okay, I'll see how I can arrange it for you."

The system opened its email and found a relatively complete derivation of the recycled metal smelting process. Old Tang had even written out the phased requirements, suggesting that later phases could be delayed and that preliminary work on earlier phases could be arranged first...

It's easy to arrange manpower for him. For the first phase of the work, we'll issue orders to prepare the materials. Lu Mingfei can take some time tonight to open the Heaven and Earth Furnace and make it for Lao Tang.

It would take a considerable amount of time to inscribe an alchemical matrix for Old Tang, and currently, among Lu Mingfei's people, only Lu Mingfei himself is capable of doing so.

However, Lao Tang also made arrangements for this...

The entire plan was set up extremely reasonably, flowed smoothly and fit perfectly, and almost no time was wasted.

"Old Tang was having a great time on vacation the other day, turns out he was setting up plans," Lu Mingfei said.

[...In terms of the plan's completeness, yes...]

[...This proves that Lao Tang is extremely concerned about this matter. Once this plan starts, it is foreseeable that he will have almost no free time for the next two months. He has not spent much time on vacation...]

Is it because of money? Or because of appreciation...?

The system analysis wasn't very clear, since we were communicating through a screen and we couldn't see what Lao Tang's expression was like.

However, this is not a very important matter, as long as Lao Tang can do his job well! As long as he is not thinking about how to harm his boss Lu Mingfei, then what he is thinking is not a very important matter.

The system delegated the material requirements and site selection to the staff below, instructing them to make the arrangements tonight.

Now that Lu Mingfei's forces have also grown stronger, he no longer needs to rely on Su Enxi's people or go to her for everything.

After school, Lu Mingfei didn't linger for a moment. He immediately slipped away, took Xia Mi, and left Shilan Middle School by car.

"Boss, you seem to be in a hurry? Is there something you need me to do?" Xia Mi asked the driving system as she fastened her seatbelt.

“Yes, you and Panpan will be working together on something. I’m planning to give Panpan some work to train her. Although she’s quite smart, she’s still too young and her thinking is a bit immature, so I’ll need to guide her a bit,” the system said, showing no remorse or awkwardness about using child labor.

This is to train Panpan! As a gifted girl, with great power comes great responsibility!

"Oh, I understand." Xia Mi nodded and asked, "Then what do Panpan and I need to do?"

"To help Lao Tang build a large smelting furnace metal smelting plant to research metal alchemy, I'm bringing you here today to familiarize you with the place."

"A large-scale smelting furnace metal smelting plant?" Xia Mi was puzzled when she heard the name. "Is it for preparing to make alchemical weapons? But it doesn't seem like it would be necessary to build a smelting plant, does it?"

This factory sounds pretty big. If they can't handle it, wouldn't it be better to use the heavens and earth as a furnace and the Samadhi Fire to produce alchemical metals that meet the requirements? Why bother building a huge factory?

Is this something that can be researched simply by building a large factory?

"Old Tang deduced a path of metal alchemy belonging to mankind, standardizing, replicating, and mass-producing the alchemical process, no longer relying solely on alchemists. However, this requires a lot of experimentation and repeated smelting. One furnace is not enough. Using heaven and earth as a furnace and the Samadhi Fire to smelt directly is also not feasible, because it is impossible to grasp the details of the metal's transformation. This is crucial in regenerated metals, as it is the detail that determines the properties of regenerated metals."

According to Lao Tang's calculations, recycled metals do not have high requirements for basic alchemical metal materials; basically, you can start by just grabbing a piece of iron.

Because recycled metals are already the most advanced metals, the only difference lies in their designed functions and effects; the basic materials have almost no impact on them.

Then, because the attributes and functions of the alchemical metal weapons customized by the system are different, multiple production lines need to be running simultaneously...

"How did Old Tang figure that out?" Xia Mi scratched her head, seemingly puzzled.

It's not because I understand it well, it's just that I have a sharp mind, I think a lot, and then I find that the more I think, the more I realize...

"I don't know, I might have to ask him."

The system told her it didn't know, but in reality, it had roughly deduced how Lao Tang planned and set things up based on that plan diagram.

Old Tang most likely conceived the idea by working backwards, starting with the final product's effect and then working his way up step by step—first building the roof, drawing conclusions, and then exploring the solution step by step...

However, it's impossible to see any problems with Lao Tang's theoretical planning system. Lao Tang hasn't made any mistakes in setting up the basic issues. It's the more advanced levels that involve the system's knowledge blind spots.

Old Tang took a drag of his cigarette, the burning sensation instantly making him feel more alert. He immediately leaned on the table to continue calculating some details of the plan.

Although the recycled metals the boss needed were hard to come by, he always felt that he had endless knowledge in his mind, and that as long as he was willing to dig, he could find a way out.

His mind was itching, and Old Tang felt he understood! After writing down what he had thought of, he quickly lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

He's so sleepy...

However, as soon as he closed his eyes, he seemed to have thought of something again, so he quickly sat up and took out a pen to write it down.

After all that, he almost unlocked the achievement of being too tired to sleep.

Finally, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep. Now he didn't want to think about anything else, he just wanted to sleep.

When he woke up the next day, he stretched, brushed his teeth and washed his face, and then glanced at his phone.

Lu Mingfei: "The smelting furnace has been built, and the manpower has been arranged for you. The second phase of the project is under construction. Theoretically, it will proceed step by step according to your plan. The address is xxx..."

"Have you got everything sorted out with Boss Lu?" Old Tang replied, "Received, Boss Lu, I'm on my way now."

He put his phone in his pocket and quickly drove to the factory. For the next while, he would most likely be living in the lab again.

He doesn't need to pack his personal belongings; someone will arrange brand new ones for him when he gets there.

When he arrived at the address, the construction company was fencing off the area in preparation for construction. However, someone came out to pick him up, so he didn't have to worry about being turned away by security guards.

"Mr. Tang, I am your assistant for this project. You are the highest-ranking person in charge and in charge of this project. Boss Lu is already waiting for you inside."

"Oh." Old Tang nodded, then suddenly thought of something, "Then can I bring in a capable assistant?"

"of course can!"

Chapter 184 Children with Intellectual Disabilities Have Lots of Joy

"Old Tang is living in the lab again. Hmm, why did I say 'again'?" Lu Mingfei stroked his chin.

I didn't force Lao Tang to work overtime! It was his own choice!

Thinking about it this way made him feel much better.

His mindset is somewhat contradictory now. When he was poor, he wanted to exploit more of his labor force and make his employees, like Xia Mi, do more work. Now that he has money, he can't stand seeing others living such a hard life.

"Brother, I'm here again." The little devil suddenly appeared in his world without any prior notice.

Upon seeing this little devil, Lu Mingfei immediately felt tense, mainly because the appearance of this little devil was never a good thing.

And I'm right under Odin's nose, could it be that Odin is about to attack?

"No enemies, relax. I'm just here to chat with my brother and build rapport with the customers." The little devil wore an elegant, aristocratic smile that was as warm as a spring breeze.

"What kind of feelings do we have?" Lu Mingfei frowned. He disliked this little devil who wanted his life and pushed him to slay the dragon from the bottom of his heart.

"I heard that my brother has been researching top-tier weapons recently. I have access to a source for top-tier weapons that can kill dragon kings!"

"No need, thank you. I can have my men develop it slowly. You can tell this news to those who really need it, such as Angers. I believe Angers will be very interested."

Lu Mingfei immediately waved his hand, not because he didn't need to say anything more, but because he directly refused.

A top-tier weapon capable of killing a dragon king, and a complete set at that—such a valuable item sounds risky! It's probably right under the dragon king's nose.

Having witnessed the formidable nature of the dragon in the Three Gorges, he gained a profound understanding of his own insignificance.

His life was more important. After all, even if all dragons in the world were to resurrect and overthrow the human-ruled order on Earth, he couldn't possibly withstand it!

Let whoever is taller carry the load; I'm definitely not tall enough to hold up the sky right now.

"Hey? Brother, don't you have any ambitions at all?" The little devil shrugged helplessly at his decisive rejection.

“It’s unacceptable to have ambitions that are too high for your abilities. Don’t forget that I’m just a high school student with limited capabilities. Let’s leave the responsibility of saving the world to someone else for now.” Lu Mingfei waved his hand again.

“Hmm…” The little devil pondered for a moment, then, regardless of whether Lu Mingfei was listening or not, said, “Brother, your subordinate Old Tang is indeed highly talented in alchemy, but regenerated metals are not so easy to research, and there are differences between regenerated metals. Just like you got 100 points on your exam, it’s because the maximum score is only 100 points.”

"Regarding the recycled metal material, I estimate that it will take Old Tang a year and a half to research it. Then, it will take another year and a half to give the recycled metal the corresponding properties. At this stage, it can kill ordinary pure-blooded dragons, but it is far from enough to kill the Dragon King. The next step requires the most advanced alchemy. Among dragons, there are very few that have reached this level."

"Let's assume that Old Tang has a high level of talent, comparable to top-tier dragons. But he wasn't born with this knowledge; he needs time to do research, and right now, time is the most precious thing."

"Whose time will come is still uncertain." Lu Mingfei picked his ear and said, "I won't stop you from slaying the dragon. With your supernatural powers, taking the head of a mere dragon king is surely a piece of cake, right?"

The system also felt that the existence of this little devil was somewhat outrageous, just like the system's origin, and was somewhat beyond the normal worldview.

Of course, this is based on the fact that Lu Mingfei's understanding of dragons is not accurate enough, because his vision is limited to the level of hybrids. He is not familiar with the power and authority of the Dragon King, or the even more noble Black King.

Just like in the Three Gorges, he first discovered how incredibly difficult it was to slay a dragon; these creatures were simply not comparable to humans.

"My power is immense, but it all comes at a price. My true nature is that of a devil. To gain something, you must at least pay an equal price on the scales."

The little devil revealed an innocent expression: "In this world, the only one who can wipe out the dragon race and afford the price is you, brother. So, brother, you are my super VIP!"

“The customer is always right.” Lu Mingfei frowned and said, “You can’t really just be chatting with me. Besides that so-called Dragon King-level weapon, is there anything else? If not, you can leave now, or I’ll complain about you and give you a bad review.”

"Actually, there is, but you don't seem very happy, so let's forget about it. It's not urgent, we can talk about it next time." The little devil disappeared as if he had never been there.

Lu Mingfei jumped up and down a couple of times and said to the system, "System, this little devil's dream is so realistic that it's impossible to tell the difference between reality and illusion. Do you think it's possible that the real world I live in is also a dream woven by this little devil?"

The system analyzed: [[...Theoretically, this is possible, but the probability is extremely low. If the other party truly possesses this ability, then the host has no choice but to accept being toyed with...]]

……

In the dimly lit subway tunnel, without any lights, the girl in white walked effortlessly along the tracks carrying two large bags full of snacks.

Two large bags of snacks were slung over her shoulders, almost completely engulfing her, especially since she was walking in such a dark tunnel. Anyone who saw her would worry that she might lose her balance and fall.

However, the girl still made it through the long, dark tunnel without any obstacles, and finally arrived at the desolate subway maintenance station.

There was only one large lamp shining alone, but in the face of the vast dark space, the light it emitted was pale and weak, and there were still large areas of darkness opposite that made it impossible to see what was inside.

"Snapped!"

The girl casually tossed a large bag of snacks on the ground, then walked to the wall and turned on all the lights.

This extremely spacious subway terminal and maintenance depot suddenly became brighter, but it also looked even more desolate, almost barren, and there was an enormous object looming against the wall on the other side...

"After living like this for so long, I'm not used to living without the lights on anymore," Xia Mi murmured to herself. After a moment of silence, she turned her indifferent gaze to the enormous, curled-up creature at the foot of the opposite wall.

The enormous thing seemed to be fast asleep, its massive body emitting only barely audible snores.

Xia Mi frowned. She knew this wasn't the other person's true nature, but rather that the other person was imitating how she looked when she was sleeping!

She pulled a bag of potato chips from the large snack bag and then gently tore it open.

"Tear~"

The crisp sound echoed in the vast space. The sleeping behemoth seemed to perk up upon hearing the sound, immediately becoming wide awake and raising its ferocious head from its curled-up position.

Its bright, golden eyes, shining like light bulbs, stared at the girl—at the potato chips in her hand.

Xia Mi took out a few potato chips from the packaging bag and scattered them out like feeding fish.

A black shadow, swift as lightning, caught the potato chip and quickly retreated back into the dragon's mouth. Then, the sound of the potato chip breaking could be heard.

"Sister, you're finally back!" the giant creature uttered in human language, its words tinged with excitement.