Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before Dragon Slaying

Chapter 1021 Chu Tianjiao's Preparations for the Seven-Year Span (Two in One, Please Subscribe!!!)

"As for who he was reporting to, I don't know either." Jiude Mai said, "But it's obvious that the guy came here with a mission. No one knows how many people he serves. He's such a fence-sitter, I would believe you if you said he was a spy."

"I have figured out what happened to my senior brother, but there is one thing I haven't figured out." Lu Mingfei looked at Jiude Mai and said, "Why did the secret room you prepared suddenly disappear?"

"Secret room?" Jiude Mai frowned slightly, "What secret room?"

"It's the secret room that contains information about Odin and clues about the Nibelungs. It's connected to the conference room." Lu Mingfei pointed to the foundation building behind him. "The parchment scrolls, bound books, and old newspapers in the secret room must have been prepared by you. After the room was burned down, the secret passage also disappeared."

Jiude Mai was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I don't know what secret passage you're talking about, nor do I know what secret room you're talking about. I haven't prepared any books or materials for you."

"What do you mean?" This time it was Lu Mingfei's turn to be stunned. "Didn't you set up the Shilan Middle School Foundation? Aren't all the secrets you investigated hidden in this building?"

"Yes, but what we have investigated is very limited. What I prepared for you is on the rooftop of the foundation building." Jiude Mai pointed in the direction of the rooftop. "Stand on it at night and look towards three o'clock, six o'clock, nine o'clock and twelve o'clock. There are clues I left in the city, namely the location of the destroyed elevated road, the direction of Chu Zihang's home, the eye of the typhoon of this elemental turbulence and the direction of Chu Tianjiao's cabin. The edge of the rooftop is engraved with encrypted words in Latin, specially for you to see."

"What the hell, is it really Odin who did this? What does Odin want to do by doing this?" Lu Mingfei muttered a few words, and then asked Jiude Mai, "So you didn't find anyone to contact us?"

"Of course there is. Otherwise, you may never guess that the clue I left for you is on the rooftop of the foundation building." Jiude Mai said, "It is a shareholder in the foundation. I arranged three people, and for safety reasons, I gave them different task codes."

“Three people…” Lu Mingfei’s expression was a little complicated, “We saw twelve people at that time.”

"What's going on?" Jiude Mai frowned, "Why is there such a big discrepancy?"

Lu Mingfei didn't know how to answer, so he simply told Jiude Mai everything that happened after arriving in this city until he entered Nibelungen, using the most concise language possible.

Jiude Mai was silent for a while, and quickly sorted out the clues in her mind.

"Those people were not sent out by us." Jiude Mai shook her head, "Or rather, the people we sent out were among them, but after they were masked, the control was no longer on our side."

"So they are Odin's subordinates? So the secret room full of books they took us to was also prepared by Odin?" Lu Mingfei whispered, "Why did Odin do this? What is this? Is it playing hard to get? Or is it a trap?"

"Do you think Odin is still in this city?" Jiude Mai suddenly asked Lu Mingfei this question.

"What...does this mean?" Lu Mingfei was completely stunned.

Jiude Mai shook her head and did not explain further. She changed the subject: "You said that when you met Chu Zihang again in Nibelungen, Chu Zihang said that he saw a few words next to the Maybach, one of which was 'Nibelungen is a huge maze, and the entrance to this maze is only open to a certain person'?"

Lu Mingfei nodded without making eye contact with Jiude Mai. He didn’t think there was anything wrong with this sentence at first, but later, combined with Odin’s attitude towards Nono, Lu Mingfei also realized that Nono might be that “specific person”... He didn’t know why, but he didn’t tell Jiude Mai about this. This was Nono’s private matter. Even though he had seen it before Nono said it, he knew his senior sister’s personality. She didn’t like others talking about her affairs.

"Then I can basically judge that this should not be Odin's real back-up plan." Jiude Mai said slowly.

“Huh?” Lu Mingfei tilted his head. “Sister, your thoughts are too jumpy. Do you want to consider the feelings of the person you are chatting with?”

"I can explain it to you, but these are just my guesses." Jiude Mai whispered, "Before I tell you my thoughts, I want to answer the question that you care about most."

Lu Mingfei subconsciously held his breath, he was not a fool. Jiude Mai had said so much, he of course knew what the other party meant. He didn't need to ask because Jiude Mai was never one to keep people in suspense... That was not only the issue he cared about most, to be precise, that was the issue Chu Zihang cared about most.

It is also the ultimate goal of their trip to Nibelungen.

"The face under Odin's mask is indeed Chu Tianjiao." Jiude Mai said this in a very calm tone.

However, Lu Mingfei's heart was in turmoil.

He wanted to turn around and run back to the conference room of the foundation building immediately to tell everyone that their mission was a success, give Chu Zihang a big hug, and say, "Brother, your persistence over the years has not been in vain. Your father is not dead, and you now have the opportunity to tell him all the regrets and unspoken words you have."

But Lu Mingfei suppressed his excitement. Even though his body was shaking slightly with excitement, he still had to make sure of some things before telling everyone and Chu Zihang the result.

"Um, um..." Lu Mingfei swallowed his saliva and asked with some stammering, "So the one who fought with me in Nibelungen was always my senior brother's father, right?"

“Yes, the Odin you have seen has always been Chu Tianjiao.” Jiude Mai gave Lu Mingfei an affirmative answer. She pinched Lu Mingfei’s arm, “Don’t shake, it’s like you’re having an epileptic seizure, with so many people watching you.” Lu Mingfei thought to himself, you know we are so conspicuous, why don’t you find a secluded place, but have to wander around the playground like you’re walking on the red carpet... But Lu Mingfei would definitely not really say these words out loud. What if Jiude Mai turned around and left in dissatisfaction? Where would he go to find Chu Tianjiao?

"So why did you take Chu Tianjiao away?" Lu Mingfei asked in a very small voice.

"First of all, Chu Tianjiao is no longer the Chu Tianjiao you know. Odin's mask is different from other masks. The self-awareness of the person who is masked by Odin will gradually disappear until he is completely infused with Odin's thoughts." Jiude Mai lowered her voice and said, "This degree deepens with the time of wearing the mask. Chu Tianjiao wore Odin's mask for seven years, which means that the person 'Chu Tianjiao' has disappeared from the spiritual level. So there is nothing wrong with you calling the man on horseback 'Odin'. His brain has been completely dominated by Odin's thoughts."

Lu Mingfei's pupils trembled, he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a while... After Jiude Mai finished speaking, the strong joy just now was instantly diluted by more than half, and Lu Mingfei was somewhat glad that he didn't go to find his senior brother at all costs.

It is more difficult to accept that your father has turned into a walking corpse than that your father is really dead, right?

"Secondly, your other senior brother was there at the time, which made me more determined to take Chu Tianjiao away." Jiude Mai didn't seem to notice Lu Mingfei's mood change, and continued to talk to herself, "No one knows what Fingel's position is. That guy is too cunning. What if he hands Chu Tianjiao over to the secret party? Or some other hybrid organization? Can you imagine how a person who once had the strength of a dragon king but lost human consciousness would be treated?"

"I understand, but..." Lu Mingfei took a deep breath and asked Jiude Mai with a hopeful tone, "So Senior Brother's father can only be Odin's puppet from now on?"

"The word puppet is inappropriate. To be precise, he is an incarnation of Odin." Jiude Mai shook her head and said, "That's why I must take him away. It's hard to say whether our technology is more advanced than that of the secret party, but at least we are more humanitarian in this regard. After conducting some brain experiments that do not cause serious physical and mental harm, we have already brainwashed Chu Tianjiao."

"Brainwashing?" Lu Mingfei repeated the word in a low voice, as if he instinctively had some kind of...fear of this word.

Brainwashing has different degrees. Kassel Academy will also brainwash people who accidentally come into contact with dragon and hybrid society. The degree of brainwashing is generally moderate. While trying to ensure that the other party's mental health is not damaged, the other party will be made to forget certain specific things. Lu Mingfei has also come across an example of severe brainwashing, which is Herzog's Shadow Warrior.

Those shadow warriors could not be said to have been severely brainwashed, but rather a certain part of their nerve center had been completely destroyed. They had transcended the spiritual level and reached the level of physical surgery. In layman's terms, those guys had completely become demented, and with Herzog's mental suggestion technology, they were able to completely control the individuals.

So to what extent was Chu Tianjiao’s brainwashing?
"We basically wiped out Chu Tianjiao's thoughts about Odin. Although these things may be a valuable way for us to understand Odin, the human brain is like a complex safe door. We don't have the password to this door, and the treasure inside has nothing to do with us. It's better to destroy it and no one can get it." Jiude Mai said in a cold voice, "When I left, Chu Tianjiao hadn't woken up yet. As for how much memory and self-awareness he can retain, it depends on how much he doesn't want to forget those things."

"It stands to reason that there are always a few things in a person's life that they never want to forget until they die." Jiude Mai said softly, "There is an example in Germany. A man who suffered a severe brain injury and was diagnosed as brain dead by the attending physician miraculously woke up after being in a coma for 22 years. The first thing he did when he woke up was to call out the name of his mother who was no longer alive."

“What’s the worst possible outcome for Chu Tianjiao?” Lu Mingfei asked as calmly as possible.

"He has completely lost his memory and even the most basic autonomy." Jude Mai said expressionlessly.

"Fuck, isn't that mentally retarded?" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but swear, and the students and parents nearby cast horrified glances at him.

Lu Mingfei shrank his neck, but his expression was still not very good: "So brainwashing is necessary? Isn't the risk too great?"

"Do you think if there is a better way, we should go back and try it? This is already the best method." Jiude Mai said, "If we let it go, the result will be that he will turn from subconscious into a complete dragon. At that time, even gods will be unable to save him. The only way is to take a small chance. Even if we become an idiot who remembers nothing, as long as the brain is not seriously damaged, there is always a chance to remember everything, even if the chance is extremely slim."

Lu Mingfei remained silent, because he knew that Jiude Mai was right. However, he had promised Chu Zihang that he would tell him as soon as he got any clue about Chu Tianjiao. Now he didn't know how to tell Chu Zihang.

"I've told you about Chu Tianjiao. Let's get back to the topic we started with." Jiude Mai interrupted Lu Mingfei's confusion. "Why is the situation you encountered so different from what I arranged?"

"Why?" Lu Mingfei also wanted to know.

"Because Chu Tianjiao is not completely the same as Odin." Jiude Mai whispered, "Or in other words, when Chu Tianjiao first became Odin, he still retained his own consciousness."

Lu Mingfei was stunned, and then felt horrified.

He is no longer a fool now and he is one of the people who is most deeply involved in this incident. Jiude Mai pointed out this possibility, and Lu Mingfei thought along this line of thought, and many things made sense.

"You mean, when Chu Tianjiao was just wearing the mask, he had two identities, Chu Tianjiao and 'New Odin', so he restored a Maybach in the Nibelungen, and was left those words by his senior brother next to the Maybach." Up to this point, Lu Mingfei's logic was sound, but he immediately encountered a difficulty, "No, where are those masked people? It has been seven years since Chu Tianjiao became Odin. Could he still have his own consciousness? If he still has his own consciousness, why did he attack us in that secret room?"

"What if those masks and the information in the room you mentioned were all planned by Chu Tianjiao seven years ago?" Jiude Mai asked softly.

Lu Mingfei's body froze at this moment.

"Let's make a bold assumption. Seven years ago, Chu Tianjiao was wearing a mask. He became Odin's clone and sat in the city of Nibelungen. He gained the power of a 'god', but in his subconscious he was still Chu Zihang's father. If I were him, I would definitely use my limited life to leave something for my son." Jiude Mai said in a very low voice, "Aren't the Maybach and those words in Nibelungen the best proof?"

(End of this chapter)