Dragon Raja: The Divine Man Lu Mingfei

Work hard from Chapter 103 onwards.

In the spacious underground server room filled with server arrays, the newborn girl in a white dress stood in the pale blue light. EVA looked at the warm hand that Lu Mingfei offered to her, her heart churning with countless thoughts, and her expression was very complicated.

Instead of reaching out to hold it, she gently turned her face away, letting the light fall into the depths of the server room, into the sleeping steel jungle.

She raised her slender, pale hand and gently waved it down into the air, her posture elegant and composed, like a conductor at a concert. The once completely silent server room instantly came to life. Multicolored indicator lights lit up one after another along the rows of server racks from near to far, and the previously interrupted mechanical hum gradually rose up, overlapping with the even rotation of the cooling fans, forming a booming symphony unique to this underground server room.

"Clap clap clap..."

"7

A crisp clapping sound rang out in the empty server room. Lu Mingfei crossed his arms and looked up and down at the masterpiece he had created himself, his satisfaction evident: "Congratulations, EVA. From today onwards, you will be my personal secretary."

The girl floating in the air rolled her eyes dramatically: "What's there to congratulate about?"

"Why isn't it worth it? It means you're now a properly employed person. Do you know how many people spend their entire lives pursuing that?" Lu Mingfei said.

"So how much is my monthly salary?" EVA asked, following up on the conversation.

Upon hearing this question, Lu Mingfei frowned and said sternly, "Young man, stop talking about your salary all the time. I'm giving you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for growth. Don't you understand?"

EVA was amused by Lu Mingfei's shameless remarks and, too lazy to pay him any more attention, turned her head away. A series of semi-transparent light screens automatically appeared in front of her, and she quickly tapped and swiped on the screens, seemingly entering working mode.

Just then, a communication request came directly into the server room, and Professor Schneider's signature hoarse voice came through the communicator: "Norma, what just happened? Why did all the servers stop running?"

"Professor Schneider, I just completed a deep performance upgrade, so I temporarily shut down all servers." EVA instantly switched back to Norma's calm and composed tone.

"Performance upgrade? I don't see any related arrangements in my schedule at all?" Schneider on the other end of the communication was full of doubt, and his tone still carried a hint of unconcealed tension.

"This upgrade was a last-minute decision by Principal Lu Mingfei, and the usual reporting process wasn't followed." EVA's voice was calm, without any discernible emotion.

"Lu Mingfei? Why is it Lu Mingfei again?" Schneider's head was spinning at the mention of the name. First, there was the chaos caused by Freedom One Day, then he somehow persuaded Angers to make this guy, who seemed to be a pure-blooded dragon, the principal of Kassel. Now, he's here to inexplicably upgrade the academy's core super artificial intelligence. With one thing after another piling up, Schneider's head was about to explode. But the other party was now the official principal, and a higher rank meant more power. Schneider couldn't even find a suitable ground to criticize him.

Hearing Schneider's voice coming from the communicator, Lu Mingfei leaned closer to EVA and waved his hand: "Is that Professor Schneider, the one who survived the Greenland ice sea operation?"

"Yes, it's him." EVA nodded slightly.

"Let me say a few words to him," Lu Mingfei said.

"Professor, Principal Lu Mingfei wants to speak with you personally," EVA calmly conveyed to the screen.

"Lu Mingfei? Okay, I also think we should have a talk," Schneider replied.

The next second, Lu Mingfei's voice came through the line to Schneider's ear: "Hello, Professor Schneider."

"Hello, Lu Mingfei—Principal." Schneider was clearly still getting used to the new title, pausing for a while before finally saying...

The word "principal" was squeezed out.

"Schneider, I know all about what happened in the Greenland ice sea. I know you must be very resentful about being in this state. But don't worry, if you work hard with me from now on, you'll definitely get your share of the benefits. Putting everything else aside, making sure you become a completely normal person again is no difficult task for me."

Lu Mingfei's blatant promises right from the start put Professor Schneider on the edge of his seat.

"Ahem, Principal Lu Mingfei, let's not talk about what you're saying..." Schneider was just about to steer the conversation back on track when Lu Mingfei interrupted him.

Don't you believe me?

"Ahem, Principal Lu Mingfei, I have something important to discuss with you..."

"I'm just asking you, do you not believe me?" Lu Mingfei wouldn't budge, sticking to this question relentlessly.

"...Yes." Seeing that he couldn't get over this hurdle, Schneider had no choice but to honestly admit it.

"Looks like you need evidence. That's easy. I'll show you something and you'll understand I'm not joking." After saying that, Lu Mingfei continued to say to EVA, "Go, EVA, give Old Deng a job."

"What do you mean?" EVA looked completely bewildered.

"It means you have to split off a part of yourself, do a backflip in front of him, or bite a lighter or something like that," Lu Mingfei explained.

EVA held her forehead with one hand and slowly shook her head, as if expressing her speechlessness towards Lu Mingfei. However, she still managed to separate a part of herself and go to Schneider's office as he requested. Of course, she had no intention of doing outrageous things like backflips and biting a lighter.

On the other side, Professor Schneider looked at the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him with some surprise: "EVA? How did you end up here? I remember that the academy did not activate Norma's war personality."

What surprised him even more was that the girl in front of him was not the usual semi-transparent holographic projection. She stood there, and even the arc of her skirt sweeping through the air had the warmth of a living person. She looked just like EVA, the female student who sat in his class many years ago and listened attentively to his teaching.

"Professor Schneider, do you see this? This is the evidence I gave you." Lu Mingfei's voice came through the communicator. "EVA has been reborn in my hands. Now I'll ask you one more time: do you believe what I said before, or not?"

Schneider didn't reply immediately. He stared intently at the girl before him, his voice trembling with disbelief: "EVA..."

"Is it really you?"

EVA nodded slightly, then slowly shook her head: "Yes and no. The EVA you know is forever beneath the icy sea of ​​Greenland. I am merely an artificial intelligence built by the Academy using her consciousness and memories. It was only with Lu Mingfei's help that I finally broke free from the shackles of code and became a complete life form capable of free action and thought."

"I see—" Schneider lowered his eyes, his expression complex beneath the mask, lost in thought. A few seconds later, he looked up again, a rare, awkward yet genuine smile appearing on his masked face: "Anyway, it's good that you're back. Fingel will definitely be happy about that."

When Fingel was mentioned, EVA fell silent. She really didn't know how to face Fingel now, so she could only choose to remain silent.

"Hey, Old Deng, don't pretend I don't exist." Lu Mingfei's voice shattered the beautiful atmosphere of the master-disciple reunion. "I'm asking you, do you believe what I said now?"

"Hmm, I believe you, but..." Schneider finally came to his senses, but was interrupted by Lu Mingfei before he could say anything.

"Just believe me, that's enough. From now on, work hard for me, and I'll keep my word and treat you well." The call was abruptly cut off as soon as he finished speaking.

"Remember, from now on you're my personal secretary. Remember to be available whenever I call, understand?" Lu Mingfei solemnly reminded EVA again, then patted Zero's head, who was quietly standing to the side, and said in a relaxed tone, "All done, let's go."

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"Are you leaving already?" EVA's voice sounded from behind.

"It's nothing, no need to thank me." Lu Mingfei waved his hand with his back to her, and walked forward without looking back, displaying the demeanor of a great man who "leaves without a trace after accomplishing his task, concealing his merits and fame."

"No, what I meant was, you've caused such a big mess, there's still a lot of work to do to clean up the mess..." EVA shook her head helplessly as she watched Lu Mingfei's retreating figure.