Dragon Raja: Reboot

Chapter 81 God (Two Chapters Combined)

Sunlight pierced through the dense forest, turning into tiny dappled spots of light that scattered across the fallen leaves.

Lu Mingfei walked into the depths of the dense forest, stepping on the fallen leaves that covered the ground. The thick layer of fallen leaves covered the ground and made a rustling sound under his feet. The surrounding vegetation was lush and green, and the birdsong was crisp and melodious.

"You mean, Erii, accompanied by Genji, left Genji Heavy Industries and started taking a walk around the area?" Lu Mingfei looked at Lu Mingze in astonishment.

They were walking in an unnamed, dense forest in England, with a shimmering lake not far away.

The area is sparsely populated, with lush vegetation and fresh, pleasant air. Apart from the rustling of the nearby bushes caused by a few warm breezes and the distant chirping of birds, it truly has an atmosphere of utter tranquility.

If the timing hadn't been wrong, he might have invited his senior classmates to have a picnic.

"Yeah, so you'd better hurry up, brother. Otherwise, if the girl you like falls for some lucky guy who just pops up out of nowhere, you'll miss your chance. That's how it's portrayed on TV these days, rich heiresses falling for poor guys."

Lu Mingze's cheeky voice echoed through the woods.

Lu Mingfei ignored the long string of nonsense that followed the guy's "Yeah," and he was somewhat lost in thought.

This was an unexpected turn of events.

What happened to the giant tortoise that caused this sudden change in him?

After much thought, he could only attribute the cause to himself.

"Is it because of the CD I sent?" He stopped and asked, placing his hand on the rough tree trunk beside him.

"I don't know!" Lu Mingze squatted down, staring at a beetle in the grass, and sighed. "Brother, don't treat me like a god. You should know my own limitations by now. If I were omniscient and omnipotent, I would have already defeated everyone and sent you back to the throne."

"I'm sorry, you used to be all-powerful in my heart, but to be honest, the contrast is a bit too much now, and I can't accept you being such a useless person right now," Lu Mingfei said apologetically.

Lu Mingze was struck dumb. He turned around, grabbed his brother's trouser leg, and pleaded, "Brother, I never looked down on you when you were a good-for-nothing. You can't abandon me now!"

Lu Mingfei spat three times: "Don't misuse idioms! What do you mean by 'starting something and then abandoning it'? This is called 'crossing the river and then destroying the bridge'! You taught me this at the last auction, I was just putting it into practice!"

He walked straight ahead. The afternoon sun was much weaker after being blocked by the heavy leaves, and the forest climate was very comfortable.

After walking for more than ten minutes, he finally emerged from the dense forest and stood in front of the lake.

The lake reflects the azure sky. The lake is not large, only two or three times larger than the school swimming pool. The water is extremely clear, and you can vaguely see the faint shadows of a few fish swimming by.

Lu Mingfei stopped in front of the lake, squatted down and tested the water temperature. It was icy cold, which was very fitting for the somewhat hot summer.

"Is this it?"

"If that guy wasn't lying to you, this should be it."

Lu Mingfei squatted by the lake and licked his dry lips.

According to Jiang Liu, he found the sword sheath at the bottom of this lake and eventually mailed it to Denmark.

Finding the scabbard is virtually impossible. Whether it's Odin or Loki, neither of them will leave any clues for them to follow. Lu Mingze has already tried, and the result speaks for itself.

In the Arthurian legend, the dying King Arthur, on the verge of death, asked his knight Bedivere to throw Excalibur into the lake. Bedivere hesitated twice, and only threw the sword into the lake on the third time. At that moment, a woman's hand reached out from the lake and took the hilt of the sword, thus returning the sword to its original source.

It is worth mentioning that, according to legend, the holy sword Excalibur was forged by the elves in Avalon, with a hilt made of gold and inlaid with gems.

The so-called gem is most likely the one Jiang Liu found in Egypt, and Lu Mingfei guessed that it was the alchemical core of the entire sword.

"Brother, I must remind you, according to legend, even if the scabbard is here, the sword won't be here either. After all, in the legend, King Arthur lost the scabbard long ago." Lu Mingze was not optimistic about this trip.

"I know, I didn't have high hopes either, but I wouldn't be satisfied if I didn't come and see for myself." Lu Mingfei scooped up some lake water and washed his face. "Qilan called me yesterday."

Lu Mingze asked curiously, "What answer did your chief prophet give you?"

"It can be summed up in one line of poetry," Lu Mingfei said, holding up four fingers. "Suddenly turning around, the sword is right there in the dim light!"

"What a wonderful poem!" Lu Mingze, the straight man, applauded enthusiastically.

But Lu Mingfei, with his eyebrows drooping, said worriedly, "What a load of rubbish! After hearing his answer yesterday, I looked back so hard I almost broke my neck, but I still didn't see the sword appear in the light!"

Lu Mingze scratched the back of his head and said, "Brother, 'the lights are dim' means the lights are gradually fading away, and 'the dim lights are scattered' refers to a place where the lights are sparse and scattered. Now it's often used to describe a desolate and bleak place. You need to study!"

Lu Mingfei retorted angrily, "I don't care if it's completely dispersed or not, just tell me if it was under the light or not!"

Seeing that he couldn't communicate properly, Lu Mingze simply shrugged and said in one go, "Whatever you say, brother, I support you unconditionally."

"Unconditional support?"

"Definitely!"

"Then take off your clothes."

"This...isn't that inappropriate?"

"Stop babbling and get out of the water to find me a sword!"

Lu Mingze looked shocked: "Brother, weren't you going to take action yourself?"

"I've already gone out, and here I am, but I can't do all the work in the water, can I? Have you ever seen a boss personally doing all the work every day?" Lu Mingfei coaxed patiently.

Lu Mingze's eyes widened. "You should have said you needed more manpower earlier! I'd have my support team conduct a thorough search, and we'd have results in a day. You wouldn't even need to come; you could just stay at school. I'd deliver the sword directly to your dorm!"

"You really think I'm just here to find the sword?" Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes. "I'm here to see if there are any other clues. I don't expect to actually find the sword here. And those kinds of clues aren't something your support team could find."

"for example?"

"For example, the lingering body odor of a certain foul-smelling woman for thousands of years, and the marks imprinted on time."

"Wow, I can picture it now! Brother, aren't you afraid she'll retaliate if you talk about her behind her back like that?"

"You said you've already talked about her behind her back, what am I afraid of?"

"That makes sense!" Lu Mingze gave his brother a thumbs up for his bravery!

"Oh, right." Lu Mingfei remembered something and turned to ask, "There were some things you didn't explain completely last time. Why did that woman hand over her power to Odin?"

"Have you lived too long and want to die?" Lu Mingze smacked his lips and said, "Who knows what that woman is thinking? She is a being from the same era as us. Just as she couldn't figure out what you were thinking back then, we can't figure out what that guy is thinking either."

A slightly warm summer breeze blew through the dense forest, creating ripples on the lake's surface. Schools of fish darted past beneath the ripples, leaving behind silhouettes.

"Click".

Lu Mingfei raised his camera and captured this magnificent scene.

"Huh? What did you just say?" he asked, turning his head in confusion.

Lu Mingze said speechlessly, "Brother, you didn't come here to look for clues, you came here to take pictures, right?"

This place is some distance from the Kassel campus. He came by Professor Romanti's private helicopter, disembarking outside the dense forest. Before coming, he specifically borrowed a camera from Professor Romanti, because he had heard from a friend that the scenery here was very beautiful, and he planned to take some photos.

Of course, the key point is that Professor Romanti believed it.

The journey was only a ten-minute walk, but it took him almost half an hour because of all the posing for photos along the way.

Lu Mingfei fiddled with his camera, making sure he had captured the scene, before saying with satisfaction:

"This is just a side thing. Didn't you say Erii has started to explore the outside world? That's perfect. Could you develop the photos for me and find an opportunity to give them to her? This place is really beautiful, and I want her to see it too."

Lu Mingze sighed and said, "If you really want her to see this, you might as well bring her here directly. There are many places in England that are more beautiful than this place."

"Yes, there will be opportunities in the future. It's not just here; I want to take her to see the ends of the earth!" Lu Mingfei looked up and squinted at the sun behind the clouds, laughing loudly.

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic." Lu Mingfei put away his camera, took off his shoes and socks, sat by the lake, and dipped his feet into the water.

Lu Mingze followed suit and sat down, and the two brothers sat by the lake and soaked their feet.

"Brother, are you going to confront me about it?"

"It's not exactly a showdown, is it? You probably already guessed some of the things."

"Hmph, after all, you never intended to hide it, and I happen to be one of the people in this world who understands power the most clearly."

Lu Mingfei rowed across the lake, collected his thoughts, and slowly said, "I did indeed make a deal with someone after regaining the throne, using power as a bargaining chip, but I still haven't figured out who that person is."

"That person? You didn't even know who she was, yet you completed the transaction with her?" Lu Mingze asked in confusion.

"I don't know His identity, but I trust you," Lu Mingfei said calmly. "You're the one who told me about this deal."

Lu Mingze's expression changed drastically. "You mean, it was my future self who asked you to make a deal with Him?"

"right."

Did that person introduce themselves?

"He proclaims himself God."

"To call yourself a god in front of us after you've returned to the throne? How interesting." Lu Mingze chuckled. "But to be able to reverse time so completely and return you to the present, that ability certainly deserves the title of 'god'."

"Yes, the ultimate power of the dragon race can indeed change the past, but..." Lu Mingfei paused and said, "This has already exceeded the ultimate power of the dragon race, and it is a realm that we have never touched."

"Brother, it seems we've fallen behind. In the years we've been asleep, others have already stepped into realms beyond our reach."

Lu Mingze suddenly asked, "Brother, you said you used power as a bargaining chip to complete a deal with that person, so what part of your power did you actually lose?"

Lu Mingfei's brows gradually furrowed.

"I... haven't felt like I've lost anything yet."

"That's interesting. You used power as leverage, but the other party didn't accept it. Or did they write you an IOU, to be collected later?"

Lu Mingfei lowered his head and pondered.

He had indeed overlooked this point, and now that Lu Mingze had brought it to his senses, doubts and a heavy feeling inevitably arose in his heart.

"Don't think about it anymore. You don't even know who the other person is. You won't get any results no matter how much you think about it." Lu Mingze reached out and touched his brother's head, his eyes filled with pity.

Lu Mingfei slapped his hand away and said irritably, "That's because you vouched for me. At that time, I had no one else by my side but you. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?"

Lu Mingze looked completely innocent: "But the me back then wasn't the me now. At least the me now has no idea such a person even exists. Besides, in the end, are we all left to depend on each other? Ah, that's so sad, just thinking about it makes me want to cry!"

"Why do I get the feeling that you're secretly pleased with yourself?" Lu Mingfei asked suspiciously.

"An illusion! Absolutely an illusion!" Lu Mingze declared righteously, "I'm filled with sorrow and have nowhere to vent it!"

"So, brother, you suspect that the person you made the deal with is actually that bad woman?"

"...I'm not sure. I was exhausted then. Everyone was dead, and only we were left sitting on the throne. It felt like we were back in the past, but I didn't like the old us. We were too cold and aloof. I felt like a stranger to us. Even as the memories flowed back into my mind, I was still full of resistance and unwilling to admit that it was us."

Lu Mingfei gazed at the gently rippling lake in the distance and said softly.

"When I suddenly heard you say that we could do it all over again, my heart was filled with unprecedented joy. And since it came from you, I had no time to think about anything else."

Lu Mingze listened silently to his brother's almost whispered confession, feeling inexplicably saddened.

It's unclear whether it's because my brother is unwilling to acknowledge their past relationship, or because there are other figures in his heart besides himself.

But he quickly banished these complicated feelings from his heart and asked, "Do you remember what the other person said?"

Lu Mingfei frowned, began to recall, and then repeated what the other person had said at the time.

"He said..."

"Looking back through all of history, only three people have become kings. You are the fourth, and also the first."

"Will you switch this time?"

"besides……"

"Someone once offered me the throne in exchange, and then he was betrayed."

"Someone once offered me immortality, and then he slept in the Nibelungen for countless years."

Those who go against the tide of time will inevitably pay the price.

"Those who defy the flow of time, I will once again witness the years you have lived through."

He repeated the exact words from his memory.

Lu Mingze pondered for a long time, his golden eyes flickering uncertainly.

"Brother, did you notice that when He asked if you wanted to make a deal, He used the word 'this time'? Who made a deal with us in the past?" Lu Mingze said quietly.

Lu Mingfei remained silent, then said in a low voice, "The only one I can think of is that woman from Avalon. But the problem is, in your story, she has already surrendered her power and the mission she bore to Odin!"

Lu Mingze calmly said, "What I know may not be the truth. I did see this story with my own eyes, and I even played a part in guiding it. But sometimes what you see with your own eyes may not be true. Eyes can deceive you."

"Brother, you shouldn't be fixated on who He is. You're thinking in the wrong direction. You should be thinking about what position He exists in this world from."

"Is it myself? The dragons? Humans? Or all living beings? Or... this planet?"

"This planet is vast, and its history is long enough to bury any story."

"Even we were just children who came into this world at the beginning. It was only because we discovered power and grasped supreme authority and strength that we were able to finally ascend the throne and look down upon all living beings."

"Different positions will determine that He will make different choices, and judging from your conversation alone, He has made deals with three people in total."

"The identities of these three people can be guessed. He has already revealed enough information, almost without any concealment."

"From these three transactions, I can see that His position leans towards neutrality, or rather... observer."

Lu Mingze slowly uttered the last three words.

(End of this chapter)