" I know you're going to say something scary. I also don't think it's so easy to give me such a high scholarship to trick me into coming to the United States," Lu Mingfei said." I've already come to my senses these days.”
"I mean, the academy requires every student to take the qualification examination. According to the school rules, if you don't announce the examination, you can't be admitted. Your scholarship won't take effect for the time being.”
"Qualification examination?" Lu Mingfei said," It's really scary." Actually, he had guessed that Professor Guderian was going to reveal today's big secret in front of him. Even if he told him that his parents were superhumans and that he was actually the second generation of superhumans, he wouldn't find it strange. In Kassel Academy, it seemed like anything was possible. However, Professor Guderian only told him about the academy's system.
"There's a confidentiality agreement here.”Professor Guderian handed over a document.
Facing the strange document written in a mixture of English and Latino, Lu Mingfei signed it with trembling hands. The express train he was on was now heading to the mysterious Kassel Academy at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour. It was just a road pointed out by his parents. What else could he refuse? He couldn't just stand up and scream,""I want to go home, I want to go home!"
"Then, our orientation will officially begin.”Professor Guderian said very seriously," As a formal university registered in the United States Department of Education, Kassel College has always been committed to providing high-quality advanced education to students with special talents and abilities. It provides them with a variety of possibilities and recommendations for jobs.”
" Our education system is four years. Except for geniuses like Fingel, 32% of the new students graduate successfully every year. All students have to live on campus. It's a classical closed education. When you graduate, we will issue you an official academic certificate. However, I'm sorry to say that your degree certificate from our school can't help you find a corresponding major in other universities. Therefore, if you want to study for a master's or a doctor's degree, you can only choose to study at our school.”
"Wouldn't that be the end of the road?”Lu Mingfei said.
"This is because Kassel Academy's subject setting is a little biased.”Professor Guderian crossed his hands and twirled his index fingers.
"Biased?" Lu Mingfei didn't understand.
"In fact, there is only one research subject in the entire academy.”Professor Guderian stood up and took off the canvas on the oil painting behind him.
It was a very beautiful painting. Under the blue sky, a black dragon was rising from the depths of the pile of corpses. Its wings were covered with the bones of the dead. Behind its huge membrane wings was a huge tree. The dead branches extended in all directions, weaving into a dense net, just like the ones Lu Mingfei saw on the computer.
Lu Mingfei felt like there were ten thousand bees buzzing in his head." Dragon?”
"To be more precise, Dragon Emperor Nehogg. According to the Norse Mythology, the Old Aladdin, during the Twilight of the Gods, this big guy will bite off the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil. After that, the world will be destroyed.”Professor Guderian pointed at his bookshelf and said," Kassel College studies dragons. Of course, you can choose alchemy engineering, magical mechanical design, dragon bloodline theory, and so on. But in the end, our goal is..."
"Dragon slaying!" he paused.
Lu Mingfei was so shocked that his legs went weak. Then, his consciousness went dark. There was a loud bang that sounded like the sky was falling and the earth was shattering. The entire train shook and all the lights flickered and went out. It was as if those two words were a curse that woke up the king who was sleeping in the darkness.
In the terrifying darkness, a pair of doomsday-like golden eyes slowly opened.
Experiment on Specimens (Part 1)
When she woke up, Lu Mingfei was in a classically decorated study. He was lying on a leather bench. There was a lotus-shaped crystal chandelier on top of his head and bookshelves all around him.
Lu Mingfei sat up and looked around. The professor was dozing off by the desk.
"You're awake? Lu Mingfei's voice woke Professor Guderian up. He lifted his messy head from the table. "Where is this place?"
Did we fail? I thought the train had crashed into a mountain.”Lu Mingfei still had lingering fear.
We've already reached Kassel College Road, and the journey has been smooth. How could we have crashed into a mountain? It was because you were too frightened during the entrance tutoring session and directly asked to go over, so you were carried off the train..." Professor Guderian said," Students who have received orientation guidance in the past were also quite surprised, but your reaction is really unprecedented."
I'm not overreacting, I'm just…Fine, I just ran out of money. I slept at the train station for three days straight and only ate three sandwiches during that time. Lu Mingfei suddenly raised his voice.'But you said' dragon 'on the train? Is the noble university I went to study abroad a training school for dragon slayers?' Please!"
" Are you that afraid of dragons?" Gordian shrugged.”
"I just think you're crazy, Professor. The way you talked to me just now…Have you seen 'Terminator'?”Lu Mingfei shook his head.
"I have. It's the work that made the governor of California famous.”Gordian didn't understand.
" It's like when John Connor's mother told the police at the police station that she saw a robot that came back from time travel. He came from an era when humans were almost extinct. The robot was shooting around with a laser rifle..." Lu Mingfei nodded." So... the police thought she was crazy..."
"Do you think I'm crazy?”
"Or I did it."
" Well, we have prepared some proof for the new students. Some of them have poor perception..." Professor Guderian clapped his hands.
The door to the study opened, and a middle-aged man with the words " I'm Japanese " written on his face walked in quickly. There was a black suitcase in each of his hands, and the silver metal edges looked quite sturdy and reliable. After he placed the two suitcases on the table, he bowed respectfully to Lu Mingfei and introduced himself in fluent Chinese." My name is Masashi Tomiyama, a psychological counselor at Kassel Academy. It's a pleasure to meet our'S 'grade freshmen. It's been more than 40 years since we've had an'S' grade freshman.”
" I'm very happy. Can I ask what kind of person that'S 'grade freshman from 40 years ago was? A peerless dragon-slaying expert?" Lu Mingfei had already gotten used to using these people's train of thought to speak.
"Maybe he had a chance, but he committed suicide by swallowing a gun in his second year of university, so there's no more news.”Masashi Toyama was very frank.
"Suicide by swallowing a spear?"
" Because his grades were too good and his mind was very sharp, he fell into some philosophical dilemma when he was studying the dragon code. He couldn't get out of it for a while and swallowed a gun. Later on, we added a psychology instructor.”Masashi Toyama said.
" That's great." Lu Mingfei felt a little relaxed." Professor Guderian just said that I'm slow.”
"But you have potential! My dear student!" Professor Salderian happily gave Lu Mingfei and Masashi Tomiyama a thumbs up, obviously implying that he was the best student. Lu Mingfei had no idea what he was so happy about.
"We brought two pieces of evidence that prove that dragons do exist in this world. These two pieces are very high-level cultural relics. We specially borrowed them from the academy's archives.”Masashi Tomiyama opened the first suitcase with his password and fingerprint. Inside the suitcase was black foam. After removing the layers of foam, Lu Mingfei saw a piece of black scale. It was about the size of half a palm and was in the shape of a perfect shield. The surface was so smooth that it looked like it had been newly oiled. The texture was clearly visible under the oil.
"Give it a squeeze." Masashi Toyama encouraged.
Lu Mingfei carefully picked up the scale. He felt that it was fake. It felt like steel, cold and tough, but very light. At this moment, Masashi Tomiyama grabbed his hand and stuffed something cold into his palm. Lu Mingfei was terrified. It was actually a pistol.
"Walter's PPK pistol, caliber 7.65mm, initial speed 280m/s, effective range 50m. The guys in the equipment department made some improvements to it. Now, you can try to use it to shoot at that scale.”Masashi Toyama took the scale and placed it on the windowsill.
"I know this gun…007 uses it too.”Lu Mingfei's face was pale.
"Yes, that classic 007 pistol.”Masashi Tomiyama covered his ears and said," It's fine. Just shoot. Aim at the scales, not us."”
Lu Mingfei raised his gun with a bitter expression. He aimed at the scale according to what he had learned during his high school military training. He took a deep breath and clenched his teeth as he pulled the trigger.
With a loud bang, Lu Mingfei felt as if he had been hit in the chest by a heavy hammer. He almost fainted. The recoil from the modified PKK made him feel as if he had just fired a cannonball. He flipped backward and crashed into the sofa behind him. His eyes were filled with stars.
"So he's not the kind of student with excellent physical strength!”Masashi Toyama's surprised voice rang in his ear." Maybe I should have brought an ordinary revolver.”
"Are you going to destroy the Dragon Eye with one shot?”
"It has to at least leave a mark on the fourth or fifth generation to be considered a good gun.”Masashi Toyama said.
Lu Mingfei woke up with difficulty. The first thing he saw was Professor Guderian and Masashi Tomiyama's worried faces. The second thing he saw was the black scale in Masashi Tomiyama's hand. It was a flawless black scale, and nothing had left a mark on its surface. Lu Mingfei was very confident that his shot had hit the center of the scale.
A gun that was comparable to an aerial cannon could pierce through that scale.
"This is the dragon scale. Sven Hedin discovered it in the ancient city of Loulan in Xinjiang in 1900. He didn't recognize it, but he found that neither fire nor hammering could damage it, so he brought it back to Europe from China. Someone in Europe recognized it, and that person was called Menech Kassel. Do you believe in the existence of dragons now?”Masashi Toyama said.
"Can't it be high-tech?" Lu Mingfei was still stubborn.
"Even titanium alloy made from nanotechnology can't block such a shot, right?”Masashi Tomiyama said," I have a PhD in materials science from Tokyo University. You have to believe me.”
Lu Mingfei thought that not only were there lunatics everywhere, but there were also highly educated lunatics everywhere.
"Alright, then, the second proof is that you need to use your eyes instead of your brain to think.”Masashi Toyama stood up and opened the second suitcase. A cylindrical glass bottle was placed in front of Lu Mingfei. It looked like the bottle that the biology teacher used to store specimens in.
Lu Mingfei's mouth was wide open as if he had been struck by lightning. If Masashi Tomiyama had stuffed an orange into his mouth, he probably wouldn't have noticed.
Soaked in the pale yellow formalin solution was an animal that looked like a scorpion. It was yellow-white and curled up with a slender tail, like a fetus in the womb. The scales on its body and the long whiskers at the corner of its mouth slowly fluttered in the solution. When its eyes were closed, it looked as peaceful as a baby. If it wasn't for the fact that it had two wings on its back, Lu Mingfei would have thought that it was some kind of ancient lizard.
" This is the cub of a red dragon. It's not dead yet. It's very difficult for dragons to die. Even if you kill it, it's only temporary. They will slowly recover in their sleep," Masashi Tomiyama said." This is a very rare specimen. Usually, it's difficult for humans to capture a complete dragon because the dragon's brain can feel the radiation of the human brain. They will either attack before humans approach or escape. This specimen was found in India in 1796. Fortunately, this red dragon cub was probably swallowed by a python when it just hatched. The local farmer killed the python and got the baby from its stomach.”
"Is it really not plastic?" Lu Mingfei sounded like he was about to cry.
"Take a closer look at the details and the patterns of the scales. What kind of artist can make such a perfect plastic product?”Masashi Tomiyama brought the glass bottle to Lu Mingfei's eyes.
Now, Lu Mingfei was facing the red dragon cub through a half-centimeter-thick layer of glass. Its membrane wings and long whiskers were fluttering in the solution, as if it was floating in the clouds. If it was still alive and could feel each other's breath, it might spit out a deadly flame and burn Lu Mingfei's face completely. Masashi Tomiyama was right. The details and lines were too realistic. Only nature or God could give birth to such things. They existed in the shadows of history, in the legends of different ethnic groups, in the limits of human imagination, and in this sealed glass bottle.
"Perfect, isn't it?" Masashi Tomiyama praised.
"Perfect." Lu Mingfei mumbled.
He stared at the hard membrane that covered the Dragon's Eye and thought of the pair of golden eyes that slowly opened in the darkness. It was as if the gate to the world had opened before his eyes.
The Golden Eyes opened. Suddenly, the baby Red Dragon that was soaked in the formalin solution opened its eyes. Its entire body trembled as if it was spasming. It stretched its neck and roared at Lu Mingfei. As it roared, the scorching dragon flames ignited deep in its throat and spewed out! It spread its wings with all its might and was about to break through the shackles of the glass bottle. It woke up. Its body was as big as a cat, but it carried the majesty of a dragon.
Lu Mingfei lost the ability to scream and dodge. The three of them were dumbfounded as they watched the ancient specimen resurrect in front of them.
The tiny flame was immediately extinguished. The formalin solution poured into the baby dragon's throat, causing it to cough in pain like a drowning person. At the same time, it could not break through the glass bottle. It shook its membrane wings forcefully, but it did not even leave a mark on the glass wall. This time, the recovery that had accumulated for hundreds of years ended as quickly as it began. Soon, the dragon cub curled up again and returned to peace. It entered hibernation again.
Experiment on Specimens (Part 2)
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Lu Mingfei was finally able to scream as he pointed at the glass bottle with a trembling finger.
"What is it called?" Professor Guderian muttered.
"Didn't you see? Didn't you see? It had come back to life just now! It came back to life! A living dragon!" Lu Mingfei shouted as he shook the dumbfounded old man.
" Yes," Professor Guderian turned to Masashi Toyama." You saw it too, right?”
Masashi Tomiyama's face was as pale as a sheet of A4 paper. He only nodded." Yes... but I really didn't want it to wake up. I didn't know it would wake up..." He suddenly raised his voice, almost screaming." What happened?" Did the people in the archives get the label wrong? It should be the year 2077! They'll kill us if they label us like this! It had just spat out dragon flames! Dragon flames!"
" Fortunately, we changed the nano material container from the year before last, or it wouldn't have been able to hold on just now," Professor Guderian said." Professor Manstein and I calculated its awakening date. It shouldn't be wrong unless it's a bloodline summoning."”
"Bloodline summoning?" Masashi Tomiyama turned to look at Lu Mingfei. His gaze was as if he was sizing up a monster.
"Other than bloodline summoning, what else can awaken dragons in advance?”Professor Guderian suddenly regained his spirit and patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder." It's your powerful bloodline that's summoning it. Lu Mingfei, do you know how amazing you are now?”
Lu Mingfei's shoulders were about to collapse from his pat." What? Don't push this kind of fatal accident onto me! I didn't do anything!"
"The Dragon Emperor can make humans submit to him with just his gaze. You don't have to do anything because you're a mixed-blood dragon with the ability of a second-generation seed!”Professor Guderian's eyes were filled with ecstasy.
"What mixed-blood? My father is a human, and my mother is also a human. Have you read too much Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio? Did they think that the people of the Celestial Empire had children?”Lu Mingfei couldn't stand the old man's gaze.
"No, no, they are indeed all humans, but they are all mixed-blood dragons, so your bloodline contains a large proportion of dragon blood.”Professor Zhengderian chuckled." In fact, almost everyone in this academy is a dragon hybrid. You know about the priority, right? In addition to results and potential, the most important thing to determine the priority was the bloodline class.”
Lu Mingfei shuddered. He felt like Professor Guderian was an old dragon that could spit deadly flames at his face at any moment. What was this place? A dragon hybrid from the First Academy. What was the difference between this place and the dragon nest? And he felt that he was in this lizard's nest... a little white rabbit. Fortunately, Professor Guderian said that he had a high proportion of dragon blood. Before coming here, his family, his life, and the girl he liked had nothing to do with dragons. Why was he suddenly regarded as a reptile when he was a good teenager who grew up under the red flag?
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