Dragon Raja: History Simulator

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Of course, this alone is not enough to warrant the director's attention, but Madam Bai herself comes from the Bai family, which, like the Zhou family, is a ruling family in the orthodox tradition and occupies the position of an elder.

Madam Bai herself is insignificant, but her arrival signifies the Bai family's tacit approval. Although the Zhou family has the most say in this matter, they cannot completely ignore the opinions of others.

"Is the cooperation between the Chen family and the Secret Party really that deep?" Nuwa pondered for a moment, then pointed to the only boat on the river and said, "Those must be the people from Kassel College!"

“Yes, Madam Bai is also up there,” the director said smoothly. According to the relevant regulations, he should not be here now, but should have “discovered” the anomaly here two hours later and come to disperse the “Moniach” from Kassel College.

This way, both the Chen and Bai families were given face, while also leaving room for maneuver.

Wang Anzhi paid little attention to the conversation between Nuwa and the bureau chief, instead standing on the shore with Xia Mi.

Suddenly, Wang Anzhi asked, "Junior Sister, is Constantine still inside?"

“I don’t know, the Bronze City has blocked my senses.” Xia Mi paused after saying this, realizing that her senior brother wasn’t asking about the King of Bronze and Fire but about Constantine, so she asked again:

"Constantine?"

“That’s right, Norton has been gone for a long time, but I don’t know if Constantine has hatched and escaped.”

Wang Anzhi was certain of this. After confirming with Lu Mingfei that he still had a friend named "Old Tang," he was certain that although the "Kuimen" plan was brought forward, Old Tang had left Bronze City long ago, just like in the original history.

In the original history, the so-called "Kuimen" project of Kassel College was scheduled to begin three months later, after Lu Ming officially enrolled.

However, the unusual activity at the Three Gorges prompted the orthodox party to accelerate negotiations with the secret society, thus bringing forward the "Kuimen" plan.

To be honest, Wang Anzhi was a little unsure how long the so-called memory loss lasted after the dragons awoke from their slumber.

It must have taken at least a decade or more for "Old Tang" to be adopted by a family in Sichuan and then go to work in the United States.

Xia Mi's ability to maintain her composure after regaining consciousness would not exceed this number of hours. As a result, Xia Mi was able to stay awake and build a Nibelungen in the Beijing subway, while "Old Tang" was still doing his promising job as a bounty hunter.

Logically speaking, the job of a bounty hunter is one that is closest to the underworld in the surface world, and they will almost always come into contact with some kind of mysticism or items related to dragons.

However, he showed no signs of waking up for a long time, which made Wang Anzhi wonder if "Old Tang's" early awakening and departure was also a scam.

Within Bronze City, protected by two loyal dragon servants and the alchemical matrix "Bronze City" left behind by Norton, the Bronze and Fire King, when he retained his memories, one would expect the Bronze and Fire King brothers to wait until they both awaken.

Ironically, in this seemingly "safe" environment, Norton left early, Constantine was stolen by several half-bloods, and the dragon servant "Samson" remained hidden in the Bronze City without making any moves.

Is this reasonable?

Very unreasonable.

But since this happened, it makes one wonder what really happened behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Wang Anzhi's gaze towards the water became profound.

The dragon girl standing to the side was also stunned after hearing this. What did it mean that "Norton is no longer here"? Twins are usually inseparable except in special circumstances. How could one have awakened while the other is not by their side?

But before she could ask any further questions, Nuwa had already finished talking with the director beside her. She waved to the two of them, signaling them to board the ship.

Wang Anzhi followed, and Xia Mi stamped her foot and followed as well.

Right now, the King of Bronze and Fire is still the most important.

Chapter 118 Underwater Horror

The Moniach.

Professor Mans Rundstedt, a tenured professor at the College of Kassel and a close friend of Hilbert Jean Angers, sat on the boat, watching a small boat speeding across the river, a pipe dangling from his lips, and gently blew out a puff of air.

White smoke billowed out, obscuring his vision.

Just then, a beautiful and charming woman, about thirty or forty years old, walked past him. She was holding a baby in her arms. The baby looked at the old man curiously, reached out and tugged at his beard, and pointed with a grin at the small boat coming from the water.

His face was beaming with joy.

“Key looks very happy,” the woman said softly, holding the baby.

"Key" is the code name for the baby in her arms. He cannot grow up and therefore has no right to have a name.

“He really should be happy,” Mans stroked his beard tenderly, then looked thoughtfully at the ship the baby was pointing to. “It seems the key feels a little unsafe here.”

The dragon blood of the "key" is extremely pure, and he even inherited some of the most core abilities of the dragon race. This limits his growth and forces him to remain in an infant form forever, but it also makes his mind extremely sharp.

Legend has it that babies can see things that adults cannot. In alchemical explanations, this is because the "pure spirit" of babies gives them an innate high level of "inspiration," which gradually fades as they grow older and gain more experience.

The "key" does not have this "defect".

Of course, while losing this "flaw", he also gained an even greater "flaw".

"Madam Bai, do you know who is coming this time?" Mans asked, looking at the small boat that was rapidly approaching on the river.

Madam Bai is the name of the woman in front of you. Her husband's surname is Chen, but she prefers to use her father's surname.

This may be another reason why she and the head of the Chen family have never actually had a child.

"Who else could it be?" A hint of jealousy flickered in the woman's eyes, then she said softly, "Who else could come here in this environment in just a small boat?"

"So it really is Nuwa?" Mans sighed.

Nuwa is the head of the Zhou family and a legitimate elder. This identity symbolizes too much. In the Secret Party, the only people who can truly be compared to her are the principal and the financial tycoons on the board of directors, not someone like her who is already halfway to the grave.

At this moment, the ship's first mate asked, "Captain, someone has requested to board. Should we accept them?"

“Of course, what else would you like to do?” Mans retorted.

The first mate used to serve in the U.S. military stationed in Japan, so he was bound to be a bit arrogant. But this is China, not the Qing Dynasty anymore.

Watching the departing first mate, Madam Bai asked Mans, "How do you plan to deal with the arrival of Nuwa?"

“I’ve never been able to handle Nuwa, and my ship has no chance either,” Mans shook his head. “My mission here is only to slay the dragon. Leave the division of profits behind it to the board of directors! They’re experts at that.”

“This reason probably won’t convince Nuwa,” Lady Bai laughed, but her bright smile didn’t make her seem approachable.

"I heard that when Nuwa first ascended to the throne, she forcefully demanded that the elders of the Zhou family impose trade controls on truly valuable items such as bones, blood, and horns, and then turned to virtual currency for economic reform. She probably doesn't seem like an easy person to talk to."

Mans remained silent, watching the man and two women brought aboard by the first mate. The girl at the front, dressed in crimson robes and seemingly floating in the air, was Nuwa. He vaguely recognized the other two; they appeared to be students from Kassel College this year.

He lowered his eyes slightly, revealing his aged face and cloudy eyes on the deck, and said softly:

"Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya have been submerged for more than an hour, and they only have two hours of oxygen left. At this point, it's too late to do anything."

Madam Bai remained silent; this wasn't addressed to her. She took a small step back, lowered her head, and looked at the girl in front of her, who was far more beautiful than herself, her expression complex.

"Greetings, Nuwa."

“Madam Bai,” Nuwa nodded slightly. She knew that it was Madam Bai’s suggestion that prevented Kassel College from obediently sitting on the sidelines at this time as she wished.

But now that things have come to this, it's no time to dwell on that. She turned to the old man before her, her gaze sharp: "How far has the exploration progressed?"

Mans did not hide anything, "I think my two students have gone deep into the Dragon King's palace and discovered a very important secret."

"They've lost contact?" Nuwa looked at him and asked calmly.

Mans felt a wave of suffocation wash over him, a surge of anger washing over him once more. He recalled his last conversation with his two students.

Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaji found a large number of dragon runes, which is a great advancement for the Kassel College's research on dragons.

Then, these dragon patterns continuously transmitted data back to the Moniach via waterproof cameras, and were then re-entered into Norma's database through the ship.

Everyone was immersed in joy, unaware that a great danger was approaching them.

This time, they certainly didn't plan to rely on two students to venture deep into the dragon's lair and fight the dragon underwater with oxygen tanks. Not to mention Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaji, even Angers would have no chance in this environment and could only be worn down and killed by the dragon underwater.

Their only goal was to be thieves and bring back something meaningful and valuable from the Dragon King's palace without alerting him.

For example, dragon runes, alchemical weapons forged by the King of Bronze and Fire, or the history of the dragon race.

These are all things that Kassel College desperately needs.

However, luck did not smile upon them.

As Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya were taking pictures of the Bronze City with their cameras, a strange yet childish voice came through their earphones.

"who are you?"

At that moment, both Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya, who were filming underwater, and Mans Rundstedt, who was directing from the boat, felt a chill seep through their vests.

The voice was ethereal and illusory, as if it came from a great distance, like a ghost that had been wandering for thousands of years reaching out to them.

Immediately afterwards, Mans urgently ordered them to evacuate.

But it's too late.

The moment that childish voice rang out, the signal was completely cut off.

The Moniach completely lost contact with the underwater diving team.

Chapter 119 Constantine

"who are you?"

In the Bronze City, 400 meters below the surface of the Yangtze River, a curious voice suddenly rang out. The voice sounded timid, as if the person was not used to talking to others.

“A student from Kassel College,” Shudeya replied instinctively, then realized that it wasn’t anyone’s voice from the Moniach, nor was it coming from her earpiece.

The sound came from this bronze city, from the bronze city itself that had been buried underground for two thousand years.

"Aki, who are you talking to?" Another voice rang out, this time from Ye Sheng, who had gone down to the bottom of the sea with her.

Normally, this voice alone would be enough to embolden Akira, but now, fear spread endlessly through her heart until she completely collapsed.

Finally, it all came out of her mouth as a shout.

"Ye Sheng, run!"

She knew where she was—an underwater palace buried for thousands of years, possibly the tomb of a king. The one who could speak to her at this time was never a ghost, but the Dragon King.

She drew the dagger from her waist and stabbed it behind her without turning her head.

Of course, Shudeya didn't think that she could cause any harm to the Dragon King who might be behind her with just the short sword in her hand. Her purpose was not that, but to create a way out for Ye Sheng, who was in a large hall further away from her and closer to the exit.

That's how women in love are; they don't even consider whether their desperate cry will cause their lovers to abandon their love and run away alone, or whether they will return anxiously.

The dagger, unsurprisingly, missed its mark.

Looking in the direction of the sound, Jiudeya looked out and saw only darkness; the underwater searchlights could not illuminate the entire city.

“I’m not there.”

The childish voice came again, this time from behind her.

Without hesitation, Shutoku Aki still held the knife and stabbed it backwards fiercely.