Dragon Tribe: Still Thinking Until Now

After completing the Kuimen Project, Angers awarded a large scholarship in the name of the principal. This scholarship was enough to ensure Lu Mingfei's food and clothing during his four years of study in Kassel.

The leisurely night breeze blew, and Xia Mi's small body shivered. She moved closer to Lu Mingfei.

The girl was smiling, her eyes full of joy.

"I want to go to Chicago, brother. I've been in the United States for so long and I've never been to a big city!" Xia Mi hugged Lu Mingfei's right arm and shook him.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head and said, "That's fine."

Tomorrow is Sunday, and I don't have classes, so it doesn't matter if I don't come back. Besides, this place is not too far from Chicago, and it only takes an hour to drive there.

Chapter 61 King

"In 1833, Chicago was little more than a frontier outpost with no more than four hundred residents, gathered around small military forts on the wet land. The locals called this place Chigagu, or the Land of Wild Garlic." The lights of the viaduct and the city were reflected in Lu Mingfei's eyes, as if reflecting the red flames burning the sky.

He said, “The city’s rise was so sudden and stunning that many observers concluded that Chicago’s ascent must have been ordained by nature or God, a view that echoed the 19th-century belief in the inevitability of American expansion and progress, known as Manifest Destiny.”

In 1880, former Illinois lieutenant governor William Burrows told members of the Chicago Historical Society that “the author of nature selected the site of this great city.”

In 1923, University of Chicago geographer J. Paul Goode said in a speech to the Chicago Geographical Society that the city's geography made its growth inevitable. His speech was titled "Chicago: City of Destiny."

This is a city that is inseparable from destiny.

This is a city that represents destiny.

Lucky, sad, tragic, and heroic.

Everything works as expected here.

"Senior brother is worthy of being a liberal arts man." There were little stars in Xia Mi's eyes.

Lu Mingfei applied to Norma to leave school and received a response from Norma within one minute of making the application.

Not only did the school approve Lu Mingfei's two-day leave from school, it also opened a separate CC1000 train for Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi.

The school board took the seven deadly sins away from Lu Mingfei. They accepted Lu Mingfei's favor, so for some not excessive requests, the Gattuso family and his allies did not mind satisfying Lu Mingfei.

To this day, Lu Mingfei still remembers the scene when he first came to Chicago, and he can still recall every detail of that day.

He was sitting in a stretched Lincoln sedan driving down the wide North Michigan Avenue, flanked by huge Imperial-style buildings.

Those sharp-edged stone carvings and metal plaques, like bronze monuments containing epitaphs, record the great achievements these buildings have made in American history.

Once upon a time, a helpless boy was lying on the glass of the back seat of a Lincoln. He was choked by the thick smoke of the Cohiba in his mouth and coughed repeatedly, but he still kept his eyes wide open.

The buildings, which are as dazzling as the jewels in the crown of world financial history, cast a majestic shadow like a mountain standing in the city of Chicago.

The dim sunlight flickered on the boy's face, and he could call out the names of those buildings.

The John Hancock Center, the Aon Center, the Chicago Board of Trade, and the Sears Tower that pierces the sky like a heavy sword remind people of the tower of Babel, which was built by humans in ancient times to challenge the gods.

Today, after many years, the once frightened boy sets foot in the city again, but this time he is fully armed and fearless.

When Lu Mingfei returned to Chicago, he was accompanied by the coolest girl, with a black card of Citibank in his arms and a real gold lining in his collar.

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The hotel arranged by the academy for them to stay was the Hyatt Regency Chicago, which was the hotel where Lu Mingfei, Chu Zihang and Xia Mi stayed together in the previous time and space, and it was still the presidential suite.

But this is not because of any bullshit fate, but because this hotel is actually the property of the college.

This famous hotel is located on the bank of the Chicago River. Looking out, you can see white cruise ships slowly passing by in the quiet river at night. Girls in white gauze dresses on the bow of the boat look up at the lights of the city. The night scene on both sides of the river is like a dream reflected on the rippling river surface. The girls' singing and the cello sounds of the musicians are blown into the city by the wind, which is incredibly distant.

Chicago has been the city with the highest crime rate in the United States in recent years. Lu Mingfei certainly would not take Xia Mi out for a trip at this time.

There are two large beds in the presidential suite. Xia Mi is taking a shower at this time. The girl's graceful curves appear vaguely on the frosted glass, and the orange-yellow light makes the curves look hazy and attractive.

The sound of rushing water stirred Lu Mingfei's heartstrings. He leaned on the huge windowsill of the presidential suite on the second floor, leaning his upper body out of the window, and the cool breeze brushed across his forehead.

Occasionally, he glanced towards the bathroom, and saw Xia Mi's slender and beautiful silhouette. At this moment, Lu Mingfei would think that a girl is probably most beautiful when she is out of the bath, standing slender and graceful, with skin as white as cream and eyes as bright as peaches.

No wonder Dong Yong, that wretched man, would go and peek at the Seven Fairies bathing. Lu Mingfei thought to himself, if it were me, I wouldn't just peek, I would jump in and bathe with her.

The ivy hanging outside the window cast shadows on the path, and girls in floral dresses sold carnations and roses to tourists along the river.

The girls jumped up and down, their skin a beautiful wheat color, their straight and slender thighs taut, and when they looked up they saw Lu Mingfei leaning out of the window.

Lu Mingfei waved and greeted them. The girls giggled and blew kisses to them, then threw the remaining roses or carnations in their hands to the boy on the second floor.

Lu Mingfei caught one of the bunches. The bright red roses were so beautiful that they looked like they were just picked from the garden today. He took out a few $20 bills from his pocket, folded them into squares and threw them to the girls.

The modern girls gathered in twos and threes in the distance cheered and applauded loudly when they saw this. They stepped their slender heels on the ground, and their calves formed graceful arcs.

It's cheering for something called youth.

Xia Mi had just finished taking a shower. She walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel, with a slender waist, straight thighs, and her wet long hair casually draped over her shoulders.

Lu Mingfei turned his head, still holding the rose that the girls had just thrown to him, but his eyes had already met Xia Mi.

The girl's earlobes gradually turned a faint red. Xia Mi shyly wrapped the bath towel tightly, then threw herself onto her own big bed and wrapped herself in a thin blanket.

"Senior Brother, you are a pervert!" Xia Mi's voice was soft. She was clearly scolding someone, but Lu Mingfei felt that she was just acting coquettishly.

He realized he had made a mistake and quickly looked away.

"So I said let's get two rooms. The school will reimburse you anyway," said Lu Mingfei.

"So what if the school reimburses? Every penny saved counts." Xia Mi said with a snort.

She hid under the blanket and changed into pajamas while Lu Mingfei turned his head away. The Simpsons was playing on TV at that time. Xia Mi sat cross-legged on the bed, staring at Lu Mingfei and the rose in his hand with her big round eyes.

"Senior brother, you've finally gotten it. You even know to buy flowers for girls," Xia Mi said.

Lu Mingfei scratched his hair and handed the roses to Xia Mi, "Junior sister, you must have often received flowers from boys before, right?" "No, when I was studying at Peking University High School, I announced to the public that I had a boyfriend, so very few boys would send me flowers or gifts." Xia Mi stuck out her tongue.

The girl turned her eyes to the TV, and within a minute she was giggling at the somewhat sarcastic animation of The Simpsons.

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Chicago Civic Opera.

This was once a place where power and wealth converged. In the golden age of Chicago 60 years ago, every glorious night, men who could stir up the political and business circles gathered here. Those majestic leaders embraced the most beautiful girls, the most elegant music in the world was played by the musicians with the highest appearance fees, and the waiters read out the names of the distinguished guests aloud to the accompaniment of cello or piano.

Today, it has become a relic of a bygone era.

"The 21st century is like an oncoming tidal wave, easily crushing everything that old guys like me are familiar with."

Frost Gattuso was one of the only two guests here today. The other one was probably his servant, standing quietly behind Frost.

They were exposed in the open space, as if strong winds and dazzling light were coming from all directions, but the Gattuso family was as majestic as a mountain and was not moved at all.

On the dome-shaped ceiling of the opera house, a huge crystal chandelier dispelled all shadows, and the light reflected a golden dome and huge ancient murals on the walls. It seemed to be the "Exodus", with Moses holding up his scepter to part the Red Sea, like a god himself. The wool carpet with green mandala patterns covered the open and empty room. A high brass chair carried Frost's weight. In front of him was a long table that could accommodate dozens of people for dinner. At the end of the long table, two majestic and murderous swords were crossed, and the tips of the swords were inserted into the brass long table, with a buzzing sound at the end.

That is a mythical alchemical weapon.

Seven deadly sins.

Scarlet wine ripples in the goblet in front of Frost. The lines of this old but lion-like solemn man are like cast metal. At this time, a scarlet curtain is hung on the stage, as if a tragedy that sweeps the world will be staged as long as the curtain is opened.

"I like this place very much. It was originally the property of North American mixed-race people, and we bought this opera house." Frost sighed heavily.

"We offered them an offer they couldn't refuse." The waiter named Percy bowed slightly. He was a tall and slender young man with a voice as gentle as jade. His light golden hair hung down, covering half of his face, but even the half that was revealed showed what a handsome guy he was.

"Money is meaningless. The family has been waiting for that moment for so long, and that moment is approaching." Frost said, drinking the liquor in the glass and groaning happily. "Have the swords in the hands of the Elders and the Laurent family decided to return them to the child?"

"Yes, sir. Ms. Laurent will give the Gluttony in her hand to Principal Angers to pass on to Lu Mingfei, and the Wrath, Jealousy and Laziness owned by Siegfried, Beowulf and Cadmus respectively will be sent back to Lu Mingfei through Angers one after another." Percy said.

"Interesting," Frost said coldly, "The pedantic old times wanted to restore the dignity of the Senate, but they misjudged the purpose and ambition of the Gattuso family."

Fiery and majestic gold burst out from Frost's eyes, and his gaze never left the two swords that seemed to be roaring in anger.

Arrogant and greedy.

"Master Caesar is the destined king. His destiny is unstoppable and as tall as a mountain." Percy became more respectful.

"This is a great opportunity. The Gattuso family has been considering how to transfer Lu Mingfei from the academy to Chicago. He is just a freshman, and even the board of directors does not have the power to force freshmen to participate in the mission." Frost said leisurely.

Patsy whispered, "Fate is on our side."

"Yes, we are with the goddess of fate." Frost leaned forward and slowly moved his neck joints, causing the bones there to make a crackling sound. "Everyone thinks that our target is the Seven Deadly Sins, but although the ancient weapons are powerful, the Gattuso family has more powerful weapons. Our real goal is to prevent these seven weapons from being completely concentrated around Lu Mingfei, which will enable him to use the alchemy field of the Bronze and Fire King again."

"what do you mean……"

"Crime and Punishment, the Ice Sea Fragment records the area that can truly kill the king." Frost said, "The king of the old era can only die at the hands of the king of the new era, and the king of the new era can only be Caesar Gattuso."

Percy stopped talking. When the king was being discussed, servants had no right to express their opinions.

"We spent a long time to lock on to a resurrected king and finally confirmed his human identity. Angers also understood this and also knew the king's whereabouts like us. That's why he even used the CC1000 train to send Lu Mingfei to Chicago. I even suspect that the old guy has also come here." Frost said.

"A king?" Percy's calmness seemed to disappear, as if he couldn't believe it.

"Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire, the forger of the seven deadly sins. Compared to him, the two second-generation species killed by that child are just children." Frost whispered.

He placed a photo on the long table and weighed it down with a tall wine glass.

"Ronald Tang, a hunter, a nobody, doesn't know that his fate will be completely changed during this trip to Chicago. Perhaps he will come to the world as the old king, or perhaps he will be offered as a sacrifice to the new king. Fate is irreversible, and the battlefield is right in front of us. Everyone must hold the sword tightly, because when the final fate comes, we have nothing else."

"Go, Percy, hand the god-killing weapon to Caesar. This is an opportunity for the family and also for him. As long as you shoot that bullet into His Majesty Norton's heart, Caesar will become the leader of everyone." Frost waved his hand.

At this time, Percy lifted up his golden silky hair.

The pair of pupils were exposed.

They are like beautiful Persian cats, one ice blue and the other dark gold.

But it is somewhat shocking.

"There are some tourists from China who are traveling with the Dragon King for a long time. Do we need to disperse them?" he asked.

"We've already lost a lot of people on the battlefield, we don't care if a few more die," Frost said.

At this time, the lights in the entire opera house went out one by one, and finally only the giant chandelier in the center of the dome remained.

The scarlet curtain slowly opens, and an epic performance is about to begin.

Chapter 62 Ronald Tang

"Old Tang, Old Tang, get up quickly!" The well-dressed boy lifted the quilt covering the bed. Under the quilt, a beautiful body was lying. A young man with his hair messy from sleeping was lying on his back. His thick and dark leg hair could be used as a pair of woolen trousers.

This guy might be well suited to living in a place like Alaska, after all, his dense body hair can help him resist the severe cold weather.

"You promised to accompany us around Chicago, but you can't stand it on the third day. Hurry up and get up. Hurry up and drive your Greyhound. Let's set off immediately!"

Old Tang mumbled in his sleep, turned over, turned his back to the boy, and fell into a deep sleep again.