Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

The other six families all turned their gazes to him, their hearts filled with fear.

Kassel College has always been deeply troubled by the sinking of the Lenin icebreaker, strongly suspecting the presence of some dragon artifacts on board. Since the incident, they have been making every effort to salvage it, and the heads of the families are all aware of this.

But no one could have imagined that the ship was heading towards the remains of the White King, since they had no idea where the White King's remains were before.

Inuyama He said quietly, "Then the Demon Clan..."

Tachibana Masamune suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to them: "I have decided to temporarily resign from my position as head of the family, and the head of the family, Genjiro, will take over the family affairs."

Only Genjiro, Inuyama He, and Uesugi Echigo knew about Tachibana Masamune's true identity.

Inuyama He was still digging deeper into what Tachibana Masamune had said before, but because it involved matters within Russia, he needed more time to verify it. Unexpectedly, such a thing happened in just a few days.

So Kotaro Fuma and the others were very puzzled, not understanding why Tachibana Masamune would suddenly choose to abdicate at this critical juncture.

Changing commanders on the eve of battle is a major taboo in military strategy. Even if we know that Genjiro will definitely be the leader of the Snake-Headed Eight Families in the future, he has only been a member of the family for five years and spent three of those years studying in the United States. Can Genjiro control the great ship that is the Snake-Headed Eight Families?

It's lamentable and admirable that Amaterasu didn't demonstrate many methods to win people over.

Tachibana Masamune interrupted his staunch supporter, Fuuma Kotaro, who was about to speak, saying, "Gentlemen, the Snake-Headed Eight Families have reached the most critical crossroads in a thousand years."

What I'm talking about has nothing to do with the Fierce Ghost Clan. The Fierce Ghost Clan has been a shadow for so many years. Even when they occasionally rise to power, they will eventually fall apart and leave a mess behind. These ghosts are like gangsters, living for today but not tomorrow. They may be powerful today, but they may be hacked to death in the street tomorrow. They are not worth worrying about.

Only the White King is qualified to be considered a major event for the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

They had previously thought that the White King was quietly staying at the bottom of the Japan Trench, and were thinking of seeing if they could sneakily have a go at it. But now that the White King has awakened, things have become very troublesome and urgent.

Tachibana Masamune sighed deeply: "I'm old, and I'm tired..."

No one spoke. Considering the contributions Tachibana Masamune had made to the family over the years, everyone's expression was solemn, except for Inuyama He, whose eyes held a hint of doubt.

There are suspicions that Tachibana Masamune is employing a strategy of feigned retreat, that he is using his achievements to intimidate others, and so on...

From the moment Inuyama He began to suspect Tachibana Masamune, he would maliciously speculate about everything Tachibana Masamune did. However, Tachibana Masamune's contributions were truly significant, and since he played these games, Inuyama He could only watch him show off...

Then Inuyama He noticed the thoughtful look in Genjiro's eyes, realizing that Genjiro, the young master, did not completely trust Tachibana Masamune.

As for Fuma Kotaro and the others, they naturally wanted Tachibana Masamune to continue leading the Snake-Headed Eight Families to make the right choice at this crossroads.

However, Tachibana Masamune was determined to withdraw. Although Genjiro's takeover of the Snake-Headed Eight Families would certainly cause some chaos, before taking action against the White King, he had to first eliminate the obstacle, the Demon Clan. As long as he could handle this matter well, Genjiro would naturally be able to win over the people.

To everyone else, Tachibana Masamune's sudden abdication was very inexplicable, but Genjiro "unhesitatingly" reached out to accept it!

Tachibana Masamune's reaction was quite normal; he encouraged Genjiro and asked the other family heads to give him more support in his future work...

Fuma Kotaro and the others immediately understood; it turned out that the two had already held a small meeting to discuss it!

A meeting about the White King's heartbeat ended, but the result was that Genji was promoted to Director of the Executive Bureau and Acting Head of the Family.

Yuan Zhisheng showed no joy on his face, remaining expressionless as always.

Tachibana Masamune had a small meeting with him, right after the underwater heartbeat was confirmed to be the heartbeat of a reviving dragon, and they had already discussed it before the documents were presented to the family meeting.

Tachibana Masamune expressed his desire to abdicate, partly because he was tired, and partly because the thriving Hebi-hachi family actually had many internal conflicts, but the benefits brought by the rapid development of the Hebi-hachi family had masked these conflicts.

However, many of the current high-ranking members of the Snake Clan were promoted by Tachibana Masamune, so he couldn't just eliminate these problematic individuals outright.

If given a few more years, he could gradually remove the problematic individuals, but there are no "ifs." The White King's sudden intrusion is a huge test of the unity within the Snake Clan, leaving no room for hesitation.

Throughout the history of ancient China, the proud and fierce generals who conquered the country were always a major threat after the founding of the dynasty. This is not to deny their contributions, but rather that when the situation changed and a different set of management methods were adopted, the interests of these elders would inevitably be affected, and they would certainly feel dissatisfied.

The commissioner sent by Kassel College was not deliberately sent by Tachibana Masamune to target them. Rather, it was because, under his banner of reviving the Hebi-Hachi family, the young members of the Hebi-Hachi family were increasingly resentful of the retired emperor above them.

This is just the beginning. If we don't take action now, it will be even more difficult to change the prevailing trend, because the family's higher-ups have been putting up with it all along.

The mixed-race individuals mingled in the Japanese underworld, and their violence inevitably led to some degree of perversion. What could Tachibana Masamune do but endure it, since he still needed to use them... If it were during Inuyama Kasa's time, these perverts would have been expelled from the family long ago, as they were too disreputable and could easily cause disaster.

Those who rise to high positions are all quite clear-headed. They can be mediocre, but they cannot be muddle-headed. They know that keeping these people around will eventually be a disaster, and discarding them after they have served their purpose is the best approach.

Therefore, by having Tachibana Masamune abdicate and Genji Waki ​​take over, a large number of people could be moved up or down through the actions against the Oni Clan.

……

The purge of the Snake Clan had nothing to do with Lu Mingfei. Erii came out to play with him, but after the system obtained information about the White King, it casually adjusted her importance to the second tier.

The system even wanted Erii to go home and gather more information... The system's idea of ​​removing Wuqing was mainly because Lu Mingfei "looked down on" Erii now. Since there was nothing wrong with her, why bother revolving around her? Unless you can demonstrate your significant value to the system.

The system's current priority is to install alchemical matrices on the eight newly arrived dangerous hybrids. These are plug-and-play, and the manpower needed to expand the system in Japan is currently the most important thing.

The first dangerous hybrid he cured was given a heavy responsibility. After telling him about his grand ambition to liberate all the ghosts in the Ghost Clan, he went to infiltrate the Ghost Clan.

Because the Ghost Clan seems to know quite a lot, they even know that the White King's remains are 8000 meters below the sea.

The second one was also treated and then sent out.

The excuse was easy to find. Although all the demons from Aoyama Love School had boarded the ship, Sakurai Akira had told them before boarding that it was voluntary for them to stay or leave. So, out of caution about the unknown journey, all eight of them left the group and did not follow the main group to China with Sakurai Akira.

The eight dangerous hybrids slowly fought their way out, and then the ghosts corroborated each other's stories, which immediately cleared their names!

I'll keep the remaining three with me; I'm quite pleased with myself.

After reading through the system log, Lu Mingfei was speechless. Although he knew that the system's choice was correct, it was indeed a bit heartless, full of scheming and trickery.

Of course, only Lu Mingfei knew about these cunning and manipulative tactics. He wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal the system's operations to others, because the system's operations had actually worked!

The system healed Erii first before extracting information from her. In Erii's opinion, Lu Mingfei must think that her good friend is more important than the White King's matter.

Outsiders, including Sakurai Akira, Xia Mi, and Chu Zihang, indeed all saw it that way. But actually, the system was just worried that Erii might feel Lu Mingfei wasn't "sincere" enough as a friend, and wasn't telling the whole story. It concerned the White King; there was no room for carelessness, and they had to ensure that the information they had was 100% accurate…

After the system finished its work, it did not continue treatment, but instead took a short break for Lu Mingfei.

Treat one person a day, slowly and carefully, and never too many. Let the rest wait patiently. We must start with the people Sakurai Akira values ​​most. The hierarchy and rank must not be confused; this is the art of controlling people.

When Lu Mingfei returned to the house, he found Erii still "at home," curled up on the sofa watching TV.

"Aren't you going out to play?" Lu Mingfei asked, somewhat puzzled.

After Erii's bloodline was healed in the past two days, the system went to continue dealing with the remaining eight dangerous hybrids and didn't have time to take Erii out to play, so it asked Natsumi to take her out instead.

As a result, Erii didn't go out with Natsumi for the next two days; instead, she stayed in the house playing games and watching TV.

This puzzled Lu Mingfei. If you're going to stay home anyway, why come out at all? Wouldn't it be the same if you stayed at Genji Heavy Industries and lived your life there?

Having a computer at home but still going to internet cafes to play games, isn't it just because he plays with his brothers and friends... Isn't that just being a busybody?

Based on Lu Mingfei's thoughts, the system made an analysis: [[...Uesugi Erii still needs to revive the White King's remains and convey the message that Japan is in danger to the host...]]

Lu Mingfei's lips twitched slightly, but he remained silent inside.

Erii answered softly, "I went out with Natsumi. Natsumi said you can cook, so she bought some groceries."

Erii didn't know that Lu Mingfei could cook before. During the time she stayed at the hotel, she always ate at the hotel restaurant. For the two days after arriving here, Lu Mingfei and the others didn't cook either because it was convenient.

Today she watched TV quietly. Because she had to avoid the Sheqi family's search, she spent half an hour putting on makeup before going out, so she was too lazy to go out.

Then Xia Mi teased her by saying she would take her to the zoo, so she went out with Xia Mi. They ended up in the supermarket's food section, and Xia Mi said that Lu Mingfei could cook, so they could buy some food for him to cook for them.

"What did you buy?" Lu Mingfei asked as he walked into the kitchen.

Erii immediately came over and told him what she had bought.

"Where is Xia Mi? Why isn't she here?" Lu Mingfei asked casually.

"She went out to play again."

"Oh."

Lu Mingfei began processing the ingredients, and after a while, he looked at Erii, who was standing blankly to the side.

"what happened?"

“Xia Mi said that if I help you, you’ll be able to finish faster,” Erii said.

"Oh, no need, you don't know how." Lu Mingfei waved his hand at her.

This young lady is truly a pampered child, completely unaccustomed to manual labor. What could she possibly know about assisting others? The fact that she just stood there dumbfounded shows that she has absolutely no concept of what it means to be an assistant.

Asking her to help will more likely only make things worse, and you'll have to teach her how to do it anyway—she'll be the kind of person who makes things more difficult than helpful.

Erii stood there blankly, not going back to watch TV. She genuinely wanted to help, but she also genuinely didn't know how... What should she say?

"Never mind, you wash the vegetables."

Seeing her blink, Lu Mingfei took out the vegetables, turned on the tap, and taught her how to wash them.

"Soak it in a basin of water, then rinse it clean," Lu Mingfei said. "Like this."

Erika nodded.

"Where are you planning to go these next few days?" Lu Mingfei asked her. "I won't have much time to go out with you these next few days."

Erii, who was washing vegetables, had her back to Lu Mingfei and whispered to him, "I'm watching TV and playing games here."

"Aren't you going out to take a look? You can watch TV and play games at Genji Heavy Industries too," Lu Mingfei said, chopping vegetables with his head down.

Erii did not reply, perhaps because language was too inadequate for her to express herself.

Lu Mingfei still wanted to persuade the child not to stay at home all the time. Since he was already out, why not go out and explore a bit more? It would be a waste of his trip! He felt sorry for the child!

Erii remained silent, picking vegetables while pondering what to say in the language she wanted to use.

Lu Mingfei said, "Do you know what? There's a saying in our country: 'Life is the same no matter where you live it.'"

It means that if a person's life doesn't change, working and living in a new city is the same as working and living in the previous city. If you come out and still stay here, wouldn't your life be the same as staying at Genji Heavy Industries?

Erii understood what she meant, but she frowned, unsure how to express herself.

However, Lu Mingfei didn't continue lecturing, because the system analyzed a possibility: "[...Eri's liking to run away doesn't necessarily mean she's a lively person who yearns for the novelty of the outside world...]"

...Her liking to run away doesn't conflict with her homebody personality, because within the Snake Clan, she's under close surveillance; back in Senso-ji Temple, she was even followed to the toilet...

...For her, life wasn't the same no matter where she lived. She could choose to stay home freely when she was away, but within the Snake Clan, her stay-at-home status was forced upon her...

The system analysis wasn't without merit. Lu Mingfei knew that the concepts of "freely staying at home" and "being forced to stay at home" were completely different, so he kept quiet.

Lu Mingfei didn't need to use the system to cook. Although he felt that the system's quick-learning guide was a bit unorthodox, he knew how to cook even without it.

The firepower of the household kitchen appliances here is inferior to that of the restaurant kitchen appliances that the system uses in houses in China. The lack of firepower results in insufficient heat, less vibrant green vegetables, and poor color, etc. Compared to professional chefs, it is only at the level of home cooking.

It couldn't compare to the luxurious food she had bought before, and it was even less comparable to what Uesugi Erii, the head of the Uesugi family, ate at the Hebihachi residence.

Erii was still happy, it was the first time she had eaten a meal she had cooked herself! Even though she had only helped out with some insignificant tasks.

After setting aside some for Xia Mi, she and Lu Mingfei happily devoured all the dishes.

After they finished eating, as she hesitated about how to clean up the dishes, Lu Mingfei exchanged a glance with her and said, "Don't worry about it, let Xia Mi come back and finish eating before you wash them."

Then the two of them sat in front of the TV and played video games together.