The Exchange Game Starting with Lu Mingfei

Chapter 121 Gu Yuena

Huo Yuhao's answer was simple: "The student council is Caesar's life's work, he must have his reasons for doing this."

Vice Principal: "————"

I almost forgot that this guy only likes his sister-in-law.

Did he even know that he was going to be stabbed three times and stabbed six times for coveting his sister-in-law?

However, this guy is probably "not interested in women" right now.

"Vice Principal, what is equivalent exchange?" Huo Yuhao ignored the vice principal's eye roll, put the book on the table, and asked seriously.

"That's a good question." The vice principal released the mouse. "But there are already enough answers in the book."

The book contained plenty of answers, but Huo Yuhao still couldn't understand it.

In any form of transformation, what is gained must be commensurate with what is given.

But what does equality mean?

Lu Mingfei traded a quarter of his soul for the power to slay the dragon with the little devil. If Lu Mingfei's status were high enough, perhaps this trade would have been more equitable.

The alchemical proverb, "If you want to touch gold, you must first become the fire that refines it," sounds rather unreliable.

This is more like a spiritual precept than a verifiable rule of practice.

Alchemy shouldn't be considered a science, right?

That is a miracle of exchanging what one already has for what one cannot have.

Huo Yuhao frowned and pondered for a long time before continuing to ask, "Can alchemy, through multiple transformations, endow ordinary things with extraordinary power?"

"Of course, that's the significance of alchemy."

The vice principal's previously casual gaze suddenly sharpened. He slowly straightened up, his greasy, disheveled hair gleaming strangely in the dim light of the room.

"Alchemy is not a trick to turn lead into gold, but a long and arduous practice to give matter a soul."

To imbue matter with a soul?

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened, his brain racing, and his thoughts were jumping around like crazy.

From the artificial intelligence Norma and Princess Kaguya to EVA, to the Philosopher's Stone bullet that Angers gave to Lu Mingfei, to the living spirit Lu Mingfei saw underwater in the Three Gorges, the Kamaitachi Queen dealer he saw in the Beijing subway, and the alchemical blades "Seven Deadly Sins" chosen for their users due to their dragon bloodline —

He thought of Herzog's bloodline transformation ritual, the one that turned a human into a dragon—it could also be considered an experiment.

And then there's the Martial Soul.

Since arriving in this world, Huo Yuhao has learned a very important ability.

That is questioning.

Therefore, he might speculate that a martial spirit is a manifestation of a part of the soul.

However, because the rules of this world are different, martial spirits do not exist at all, so he cannot verify where martial spirits come from or what they are.

If the power of words comes from the bloodline of the dragon race, and the strength of the dragon bloodline is the authority that the world has given to the dragon race, then what about the martial spirit?

What does it mean that humanity was able to rise from a weak race to compete with powerful spirit beasts for the world by relying on martial spirits?

Would Douluo Dalu lie to me?

Lu Mingfei looked up at the sky.

His dazed look was related to his conversation with Electrolux about the Douluo Heavenly Dao.

Previously, Douluo Tiandao revealed a lot of secrets to Lu Mingfei, including the origin of the Douluo humans.

According to Douluo Tiandao, the humans on the Douluo Continent today are a race evolved from high-level soul beasts who, over a long period of time, transformed and adapted, eventually completely shedding their animalistic nature.

But after hearing Lu Mingfei's retelling, Electrolux immediately rebuked him sternly.

The truth is far from being so absurd!

Because Lu Mingfei is a dragon hybrid and has been exposed to Darwin's theory of evolution since childhood, he agrees with the statement that "humans gradually evolved from apes".

Therefore, he readily accepts the theory that Douluo humans were transformed from soul beasts.

But Electrolux was different. Although he once hated humanity and even wanted to kill everyone in the world and destroy it.

However, he still deeply identifies with his human identity and is proud of it.

"I once hated their greed, cowardice, and betrayal," Electrox said coldly, "but I also witnessed their courage, sacrifice, and creativity! Human history is a blood-stained staircase, each step trodden upon folly and corpses, yet each step is also etched with struggles that transcend instinct."

The true weight of humanity cannot be faked by a soul beast simply by shedding its fur and imitating its posture!

If humans evolved from spirit beasts, why have humans and spirit beasts become so irreconcilably opposed?

"The events surrounding Di Tian on Douluo Continent may not be 780,000 years old, but the Evil Emperor and the Snow Emperor have definitely lived for at least 600,000 to 700,000 years," Electrolux said to Lu Mingfei, who was still lost in thought. "Perhaps you could ask them."

Lu Mingfei thought it made sense.

If you listen to it, you will be clear, but if you believe it, you will be dark.

We need to verify this from all aspects and multiple angles.

Furthermore, even if the Silver Dragon King has been in a deep sleep, he may not be completely unaware of what is happening outside.

Lu Mingfei nodded repeatedly.

"I suspect there's something wrong with that so-called Douluo Heavenly Dao," Electrox said.

He has made no attempt to hide his disgust for "Douluo Tiandao".

Lu Mingfei blinked.

Fortunately, they were communicating through consciousness at this time. Otherwise, what if they were discovered by the possibly omnipresent "Douluo Heavenly Dao"?

But wait, Elder Yi, you were indeed pulled back from beyond the world by Him.

Electrolux does not deny this.

The other party does indeed possess the aura of the Heavenly Dao.

That is the origin of the world, and it cannot be faked.

However, the other party's remarks—

Electrolux frowned.

Are all the humans in this world really transformed from soul beasts?

But why is there no record of it?

The soul beasts seemed to be completely unaware of this as well.

"Actually, that's not important," Lu Mingfei shook his head. "None of us are locals, so tracing the origins of humanity in this world is meaningless."

Electrolux remained silent.

Indeed, it's pointless for outsiders like them to delve into the details.

"But I'll ask, just to satisfy my curiosity." Lu Mingfei stood up and asked Ilex, "Elder Ilex, would you be interested in participating in the Soul Ring project as well?"

"No," Electrox refused outright. "I'm organizing what I've learned."

My memories were incomplete before, so the necromancer legacy that Yuhao learned was fragmented. Now I need to rewrite it into a necromancer's godhood manual that will be enough to make you a god.

Lu Mingfei nodded.

What's wrong with the "Idiot's Guide"?

This foolproof guide is fantastic; it's easy to understand and use.

[I hope that Hyotei, Snow Emperor, and Tianmeng can also give full play to their initiative and let me get another copy of the Ice God Crash Course Manual.]

Electrolux: ————

He really wanted to ask: And what about yourself?

But Electrolux did not insist.

If Lu Mingfei can really make the project work comfortably, then why make the child suffer?

Children who have experienced hardship are never as pure and kind as children who have been happy.

Don't impose your own experiences on your children; everyone is unique.

Suffering is suffering; it is not something to be celebrated.

The reason Huo Yuhao and Lu Mingfei were able to switch places was because Tang San wanted to force Huo Yuhao's life to become more difficult, which gave that project team an opportunity.

Electrolux has truly transcended worldly concerns and become detached from worldly affairs.

It's probably also related to the attitude towards life that Lu Mingfei just mentioned about Douluo Tiandao.

If you can live, you live; if you can't live, you die.

The people below, the spirit beasts, the affairs—help if you want, cause trouble if you want, do whatever you want.

Anyway, He has no morals and is not bound by any rules.

Lu Mingfei patted the grass clippings off his bottom and stretched in the sunlight.

He has almost finished his recent study tasks.

He has mastered almost all combat skills, and now even if he were to go out and fight a Soul Master, he would be able to win with ease.

Of course, the opponent's strength is limited to Soul Saint and below.

If he wants to deal with Soul Douluo or even Title Douluo, then he needs to practice more.

However, escaping is not a problem.

The ability to escape is very important, and Lu Mingfei is someone who has a lot to say about this.

Although when he needed to fight desperately, he had no chance to escape.

"I've decided to go out and see the world for myself." Lu Mingfei turned to look at the Silver Dragon King, who was approaching as if by teleportation. "Do you want to come with me?"

The Silver Dragon King nodded without much thought.

"But after you leave the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San might discover you," the Silver Dragon King said.

Lu Mingfei smiled and said, "Isn't there my brother Bing? Since he said he would help me buy some time, he will definitely do it."

"What if he breaks his promise?" the Silver Dragon King asked.

Lu Mingfei shrugged: "It's not like I'm powerless to fight back."

Lu Mingfei knew very well that although he had always denied being the Black King, and Rong Nianbing had also said that it was best not to use the Black Dragon Martial Soul, when faced with a fatal threat—who would care about all that?

This is the confidence that comes with having a trump card.

Perhaps even the project team didn't expect that he would develop into such a supermodel after coming into this world?

The Silver Dragon King realized that Lu Mingfei had actually become a god, so he nodded in agreement.

"Do you have a name?" Lu Mingfei asked. "I can't just call you Silver Dragon King, can I?"

He couldn't possibly keep calling him "Feed" or "You" instead of "Silver Dragon King."

"Name?" The Silver Dragon King frowned slightly.

Although "Silver Dragon King" is a name, it is more like a nickname.

"I—" she hesitated, as if a name was about to slip out, but she swallowed it back.

Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow: "Trust your intuition. It's very lucky that you were able to name yourself."

Humans are given nicknames by others, and their given names are given by their parents or elders. Only a very small number of people choose their own names for various reasons.

The Silver Dragon King nodded, no longer hesitating: "Gu Yuena."

"It's a very nice name," Lu Mingfei immediately gave positive feedback.

Although it lacks a domineering presence and appears extremely gentle, that's fine with her.

No one can dictate that a noble and powerful being must have a grand and impressive name, right?

The Silver Dragon King was later officially named "Gu Yue Na".

However, because of this name, Lu Mingfei now feels that Gu Yuena might not be the female lead ten thousand years later.

This name sounds beautiful; she'd definitely be qualified to be the female lead in a romance novel.

But in Douluo Continent—the female protagonist ten thousand years ago was called "Xiao Wu," and this female protagonist ten thousand years ago will undoubtedly be called "Wang Dong'er," both very simple names.

Gu Yuena, this name doesn't fit the traditional style.

"So, Gu Yuena, shall we leave now, or set off tomorrow?"

Lu Mingfei glanced at the sky. It was already afternoon. If he wanted to travel discreetly as an ordinary Soul Master, he would probably have to travel through the night to reach the nearest town after leaving the Star Dou Great Forest.

"By the way," Lu Mingfei said after looking Gu Yuena up and down, "you look too good as you do. This won't do. You're too eye-catching. So, you need to change your appearance."

Gu Yuena frowned and asked in confusion, "Can't we travel outside as Title Douluos?"

To her, even a Title Douluo was too weak.

Lu Mingfei smiled helplessly: "There are very few Title Douluos, and each one has a name and a surname."

"While we cannot rule out the possibility of a reclusive titled Douluo reappearing in the martial world, that would attract too much attention."

Lu Mingfei had already mentioned "attracting attention" twice, so Gu Yuena understood perfectly.

Lu Mingfei wanted to keep a low profile when leaving the Star Dou Great Forest to go to the outside world.

"What do you want to see outside?" Gu Yuena asked.

The answer to this question will determine whether she accepts Lu Mingfei's advice and goes out discreetly.

"Get to know this world anew. See if the farmers in the villages toil all day but still go hungry, see if the lower-level Soul Masters have to risk their lives to hunt for a single Soul Ring, see if the so-called mid-level Soul Masters can truly live peacefully in their own territory, and finally, see how the higher-level Soul Masters view the rest of the world," Lu Mingfei said.

"Of course, the main purpose is to find someone who can be used." Lu Mingfei did not disbelieve in the abilities of high-level soul beasts such as Di Tian.

But they are short-staffed and very busy.

Now that he has some free time, he might as well do something himself.

You can't just talk the talk and leave everything to your subordinates.

He does indeed need to observe the world carefully in order to adjust his plans.

He's playing a game, and he's decided to get the hidden achievement, so how can he just go through the motions?

Gu Yuena remained silent for a moment. The wind rustled through the leaves, leaving dappled patterns of light in her silver hair.

"This is a long process," Gu Yuena said. "Are you really planning to do this?"

Lu Mingfei nodded without hesitation.

"So, do you want to change your appearance?" He looked at Gu Yuena. "Be more ordinary, more average, preferably the kind that you wouldn't notice in a crowd."

Gu Yuena stared at him for a long time, and then a layer of silver light, like ripples on water, emanated from her body. When the light faded, her stunningly beautiful face had become delicate and ordinary, her silver hair had turned dark brown, her purple eyes had turned light gray, and even the invisible, awe-inspiring aura around her had completely disappeared.

Lu Mingfei nodded approvingly, "Although you're surrounded by handsome men and beautiful women, I didn't expect you to understand the meaning of 'ordinary'."

He naturally couldn't use Huo Yuhao's face to flaunt his identity, but he also didn't intend to use his own face.

Therefore, after thinking it over, Lu Mingfei used Chu Zihang's face.

Senior Brother Chu shouldn't mind if he uses his image rights, right?

Gu Yuena frowned: "Didn't we say we should keep a low profile?"