Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Let's call Chapter 408 Ricardo.
After Angers left, Lu Mingfei and the others stayed in Caesar's presidential suite. It would be a real shame not to have a little kid around.

Although Xia Mi wasn't interested in the little guy who couldn't even speak properly and was easily frightened, she wasn't in a hurry to leave because Lu Mingfei suggested that everyone brainstorm a proper name for the key. She wanted to see what kind of amazing name these geniuses could come up with.

Fingel, who loved to join in the fun, rolled his eyes and immediately threw out a suggestion, a smile on his face that seemed to thrive on chaos: "How about we call Chen Sheng? Let's fire the first shot against the tyranny of the Chen family."

"Brilliant!" Lu Mingfei exclaimed with approval, raising his teacup to Fingel. "This erudition, drawing parallels between the past and the present, deserves a toast!"

Nuonuo's forehead instantly creased with annoyance. She glared at them both and said, "According to your logic, do I have to change my name to Wu Guang to be worthy of my brother?"

Lu Mingfei, a typical person who loves a good show, nodded seriously: "If you think it's okay, it's not impossible."

"How about calling him Arthas?" Caesar spoke up at the right moment, diverting the attention of Nono who was about to turn red: "In China, children's names are usually given with a meaning. I don't know much about these things, so why don't we give him an English name first?"

As he spoke, he reached out and took the keys from Nuonuo's arms. The little one didn't resist or show any fear; she just stared wide-eyed at her sister's handsome yet somewhat goofy boyfriend, watching him lift her up high and recite in a deliberately low voice:

“My brother-in-law, on the day you were born, the entire forest of the Taihang Mountains whispered your name, Arthas…”

Seeing this, Fingel, the drama queen, hurriedly ran to the kitchen, grabbed a fruit knife, and stuck it into the gap of the tea tray, indicating that this was the legendary patricide's blade—Frostmourne—and urged Key to pull it out.

Caesar certainly wouldn't actually let the key pull out the fruit knife to play with; he just lifted it up as a gesture, and when he felt the mood was right, he carefully put it back next to Nono.

Nono has played Warcraft, and even those who haven't know the story of the legendary Arthas with his filial son, but the sins that the name carries are a bit too heavy, and it's not suitable.

She touched the key that was biting its nails while lying on her lap, her expression gentle: "His English name... let's call him Ricardo."

This was the English name she had given Lu Mingfei, hoping it would appear as a hero in the movie theater to save him from dire straits. Unfortunately, it was never used and she even messed up the mission because of her own initiative.

Giving this name to Key at this moment is also a kind of expectation, hoping that he will undergo earth-shattering changes like Lu Mingfei in the future.

I don't expect him to become as strong as Lu Mingfei, but I just hope he can break free from the shackles of his bloodline and grow up healthy.

"Ricardo, perhaps?" Lu Mingfei was clearly unaware of the unresolved connection between this name and himself. He stroked his chin, examining the key from head to toe, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"You know what, little brother, you really do have the potential to be a garbage collector."

With the key's lineage and that amazing ability to pick locks, it would be a shame if he didn't become a junk collector.

If alchemy is to be vigorously developed in the future, the fifth element of Nibelungen will be needed. The key that can open Nibelungen by ignoring the rules is much more useful than Xia Mi before completing the super evolution of the King of Earth and Mountains.

It can only be said that small fry always manage to be outdone in unexpected ways.

"What garbage collector?" Nono asked, puzzled. At that time, the Tuba forum was still in its infancy and unknown to most people, so she naturally didn't know anything about it.

"It's nothing." Lu Mingfei waved his hand listlessly, a sense of loneliness welling up inside him as he had a joke but no one to listen to it: "I'm praising your name. It's only one character different from the name of that richest man in Hong Kong, implying that he will definitely be very wealthy and successful in the future."

Nono felt that Lu Mingfei was alluding to something, but she had no evidence.

At that moment, Erii, who was playing with the little tail of the key dinosaur costume, suggested, "Should we call Chang Koehan?"

This is the bald, round-faced, bearded character from The King of Fighters who wields a giant iron hammer. She thought that if she named him this, maybe Key would grow tall and strong in the future.

"This..." Nono looked at Erii's bright eyes, thought for a moment and then politely declined: "There's no rush for a Chinese name. We can talk about it when I find a way to get him registered."

Because the Chen family has many children, and all of them have the same father, if this were to spread, it would undoubtedly damage the illustrious image of the Chen family patriarch, a world-renowned businessman.

Therefore, only the most favored children were officially recognized.

Nono herself was the one who was lucky enough to be included in the household registration, while Key, due to a congenital defect, did not even have a formal name and was naturally never regarded as "family" by his nominal father.

“If you ask me, we should just call him Ricardo. It’s a name that’s used in both Chinese and Western cultures, and it sounds pretty normal. There’s no need to make it too complicated.” Fingel felt there was no need to make things too complicated. Anyway, Nono didn’t like the Chen family and had always wanted to escape the family’s constraints. Now that she had the chance to run away with her younger brother, why should she stick to a surname?

To this, Nono simply shook her head: "Let's talk about it next time, he's sleepy."

Although Key possesses a powerful lineage, when he does not use his Word of Power, his physiological needs and bodily functions are no different from those of an ordinary baby.

After being taken away from the manor by Lu Mingfei, she had been having a great time. Now, nestled in her sister's arms, she was starting to feel sleepy, biting her fingers and half-opening her eyes, looking like she might fall asleep at any moment.

"Hey, don't you two have anything to say?" Lu Mingfei saw the key was about to go into standby mode and remembered that there were two people sitting next to him like wooden statues, not saying a word.

Xia Mi herself had a super-sized baby on her head that would take ten years to incubate, so she really had no inspiration for naming it and simply passed the buck back to Xia Mi.

"You're just there offering criticisms without giving any substantial suggestions of your own."

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei grabbed Erii's hand, indicating that she was his spokesperson and that what she said was exactly what he wanted to express.

Xia Mi rolled her eyes and nudged Chu Zihang with her elbow: "This is my spokesperson, ask him."

Chu Zihang was still thinking about what Professor Mans and the others had just said about slaying the dragon, and he strongly suspected that the dragon named Fenrir was his... cough cough, his childhood sweetheart's older brother.

If that's the case, then the students at Kassel College probably wouldn't be able to find Long even if they searched the entire capital.

He also strongly suspected that Odin might be behind the bounty posts in the Hunter Market.

Only after Xia Mi poked him did he come to his senses. Facing the gazes of everyone, he remained calm and composed, giving a perfectly standard answer in his usual steady tone:

"Respect the family's opinion." These six short and official words instantly chilled the atmosphere in the suite, as if it had transformed from a nursery into an operating room, with the doctor urging the family to sign the risk disclosure form.

Seeing this, Fingel quickly broke the awkward silence: "Um... where are Old Tang and the others? Haven't they come back yet?"

"I don't know, maybe I got confused while I was out there," Lu Mingfei said casually.

Old Tang and Longma Xun are both shrewd people, so there's no need to worry about them causing any trouble outside. At most, Constantine, that oversized third wheel, might get in the way a bit.

As for whether the Chen family will lose their minds and cause trouble for Lao Tang and his group, trying to use the Dragon King to intimidate Mingfei, it can only be said that as long as the head of the Chen family is not blinded by greed, he will not seek his own death.

"So, are you planning to keep this child with you and take her back to Kassel?" Fingel asked a very practical question, looking at Key, who had already closed his eyes and fallen asleep holding Nono's finger.

While many people abroad have children and bring them to school, those are just ordinary schools. Kassel College is a dragon-slaying university, or rather, Angers' dragon-slaying arsenal, purely for training elite dragon-slaying warriors.

Even if the principal agrees to let Nono bring her child to school, the ambitious members of the school board will not agree, since the existence of the key is too special and everyone would covet it.

Nuonuo had also thought about this issue. Although the Chen family was still safe and sound, she knew that their peaceful days were numbered.

Lu Mingfei's original purpose for this trip was to target the Chen family, but they actually provoked them, as if they were afraid of not dying fast enough.

The Chen family is one of the most prominent mixed-race families in the country. With the Chen family's protection, no one dares to covet the key. The secret society would need to exchange some benefits if they wanted to use him.

If it weren't for a foolish, scheming, and obstructive board of directors, Nono might have been able to keep her younger brother with her without worry, and even have Professors Guderian and Manstein help take care of him when it wasn't convenient.

But she could tell from Caesar's disdain for his family during his leisure time that a family like Gattuso would use any means necessary to achieve their goals.

Unless they can get Principal Angers or Vice Principal Flamel to personally protect the child, they will always find a way to get their hands on the key.

Even if they cannot fully control the situation, they will never give up drawing a few tubes of precious blood samples for future use.

However, this is not a big deal. With Erii's connection, as long as she maintains their relationship, she can get Lu Mingfei's protection.

Despite his sharp tongue, this guy's strength and influence are indeed unfathomable. Caesar once mentioned that Lu Mingfei has close ties with many mixed-race families in China and is very likely to occupy a pivotal position in the Eastern mixed-race circle in the future.

Although the initial profiling of him failed, leading people to believe he was a hopeless case and that the principal might have misjudged him.

The result was beyond her expectations. Lu Mingfei was not just a wolf in sheep's clothing, but a general in disguise. He was not only exceptionally talented and terrifyingly strong, but his feelings for his parents were not as deep as she had imagined.

Looking back now, he was indeed very loyal and affectionate. Putting aside everything else, all the people he met and maintained a friendly relationship with along the way successfully avoided the misfortunes that might have befallen them, thanks to his influence or help.

Even she herself gained a rare opportunity to completely break free from the constraints of her family.

She had noticed from the beginning that Lu Mingfei looked at the key with the same natural indifference as he would look at an ordinary child, a stark contrast to the way the Chen family scrutinized "rare props."

The power behind him is deeply hidden, and even Kassel College couldn't uncover it. But it's certain that Lu Mingfei holds a very high position within it. As long as he clearly states that this is someone he's protecting, then she and Key will no longer need to worry about falling into the perilous situation of being surrounded by wolves within the Secret Party if they choose to join.

Taking the key with her when studying abroad makes her a target, so she can just go back to China to study. Kassel College is nothing to her; she might as well not attend.

If Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya were here and heard Nuonuo's heartfelt words, they would surely give her a heartfelt thumbs up and warmly welcome her to join them.

As for Fingel, the gambler who once played both sides and ultimately chose to go all in on Lu Mingfei, he might nod in approval, saying that she made an incredibly wise choice, and then package up all the information he knew and sell it to her at a very friendly price.

Before she could even speak, Caesar's powerful voice rang out from beside her:
"That's easy. As long as we kill Fenrir and get its dragon bones, the headmaster will naturally help us block the pressure."

If it were just because of the face of the young master of the Gattuso family, it might not be enough to keep the situation in check. But given his impressive feat of killing the Dragon King, both Angers and the Gattuso family would tacitly approve of Nono's decision to raise the key.

As long as the Gattuso family doesn't take the lead in causing trouble, it's tantamount to them making a statement. Others will also be wary of Caesar and the Gattuso family behind him, as well as the protective Angers, and will not dare to act rashly.

Therefore, this mission was not just a dragon-slaying battle to prove his personal abilities, but also a mission to protect Nono and her brother.

A burning fighting spirit ignited in Caesar's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Nuonuo opened her mouth, but the words she wanted to say lingered on her lips for a moment before she ultimately did not speak.

However, well, what he said makes sense.

Let's just save face for him and not say anything that would make others look bad.

Even so, she still glanced at Lu Mingfei, nodded towards the key, and indicated that since she was determined to stand by his side and be his guide, and he had even snatched the key, she couldn't just sit back and do nothing; she had to make arrangements for the future of the siblings.

Lu Mingfei understood and nodded, indicating that these were minor issues.

But now there's a big problem: your boyfriend said in front of Fenrir's sister that he wanted to kill him and use his dragon bones to bribe Angers. Isn't that a bit too much?
Chu Zihang shared the same thought. He turned his head to look at Xia Mi and found that although she still looked like a smiling girl next door, the smile in her eyes looked more like, "You better not be alone, or I'll make sure to put a sack over your head and show you what the wickedness of society is."

However, she concealed it well, praising Caesar's courage and responsibility like a naive junior. She quickly made an excuse to go home to get something and pulled Chu Zihang away first.

Before leaving, he borrowed Fingel's camera, saying he wanted to take some landscape photos.

Yes, it's a magnificent and spectacular landscape, one that might even be recorded in the annals of mixed-race history.

(End of this chapter)