It’s no wonder that Lu Mingfei is so delicate and delicate. The ‘A’-level Chu Zihang still had tooth decay last year. Couldn’t he be ‘S’-level and unable to get seasick?
Furthermore, the landing craft rocked more violently the closer it got to the Kuimen River Pass. The orthodox soldiers with guns on the deck had to hold on to the ropes on the side of the ship with one hand to avoid being suddenly hit by a big wave.
Lift it into the river. If the landing craft were replaced by four sailboats in "Pirates of the Caribbean", you would probably be able to see the captain at the helm turning the rudder like a windmill...
Level 12 wind force, the wind speed is equivalent to a car speed of 120 kilometers per hour, which can uproot big trees. The closer to Kuimen Pass, the more outrageous the wind force becomes. Even Caesar and others who were close to the porthole in the cabin saw several white snakes running through the sky and the earth.
It appeared on the river, its upper end connected with the thunderclouds, and its lower end extended directly to the water, moving disorderly amidst whimpering and roaring.
"This is truly a doomsday scene." Shutoku Aki put his hand against the porthole and watched the two or three dragons sucking water and crisscrossing the river, making a roaring sound of water exploding as they hit the rocks and islands.
"Real brave men are never afraid of storms. They believe in 'walking through hell with steps as hard as iron.'" Caesar turned to look at the cabin door of the captain's cabin. Zhou Zheng happened to come out of it. He asked, "Shall we
Sailing all the way to the diving area like this?”
"Let's go to the temporary port first. I have communicated with the captain. The displacement of this landing craft is not enough to allow it to push through the storm in the center of Kuimen. We are already struggling just on the edge of the pass." Zhou Zheng shook his head and said, "Besides, you guys
Didn’t we say that decisive things are still being flown in from Chicago? This also requires a certain amount of waiting time. Although this time will not cause the dam to burst, I also hope that our wait is worth it."
"Of course it's worth it. You can't let my students dive empty-handed. What's being flown in are the storm torpedoes prepared by the equipment department for this dragon-slaying battle and the new alchemical weapons that were successfully tested underwater! It's of great significance!" Manshi
Tan nodded.
"I have long heard that your secret party is very keen on researching these things. I can understand the torpedoes, but what do you say about the new alchemical weapons? I remember you said before that alchemical weapons can cause damage to the Dragon King." Zhou Zheng asked.
Manstein glanced at the students around him and felt that the information revealed was not a big problem, so he simply revealed a little about this ally, "The equipment department is testing new alchemical weapons in the Sahara Desert, and alchemical bombs equipped with alchemical shells.
, combined with refining mercury, nitrate refined from the ash of Vesuvius, and the blood of the Holy Child, the explosion produced can fatally poison the dragons in the central area."
"Very creative. You Americans are better at engaging in an arms race." Zhou Zheng was stunned for a moment, then gave Manstein a thumbs up.
"I'm German." Manstein said expressionlessly, "Please don't confuse us with those crazy people in the equipment department. These children you see are just students, not so-called mixed-race organizations.
As a wrestling tool, I would rather you call us Kassel Academy instead of the Secret Party... At least my students don't like this statement."
Lin Young, who was leaning against the cabin, shrugged lightly, his expression not changing much, but his words still aroused the thoughts of Zhou Zheng, even Caesar and Chu Zihang.
"It seems you are a very good teacher." Zhou Zheng turned around and expressed his respect for Manstein's words.
After the landing craft wandered around the Kuimen pass for two times, they were forced back by the increasingly terrifying storm. They chose to go around to a high-lying area that was still mostly exposed above the river when the Three Gorges was flooded.
In the concave canyon, after detouring back and forth and avoiding reefs, the mountain became a natural haven. The wind force dropped to only about level 7 or 8 with the naked eye, and we could finally hear each other's voices in the outside world without shouting loudly.
The group of people left the cabin and returned to the deck where the heavy rain was still pouring down. They looked at the valley floor sandwiched between three mountains outside the ship's side. This was probably the highest terrain in the Kuimen area. A temporary port was set up in this shelter, surrounded by three mountains.
The land surrounded by mountains and above the water surface is about half the size of the originally submerged Jiangxin Island. It was submerged by the rising water level into a semi-cone shape, like an alluvial fan formed by a river flowing out of a mountain mouth.
"When there is a storm, any port is good." Zhou Zheng said, grabbing the side of the ship with both hands and looking at the brightly lit port in the distance.
"Are all the last orthodox troops here?" Lin Nian walked up to Zhou Zheng and asked.
"The last force? It's better to say it's the last survivor." Zhou Zheng looked at the last lights and said, "Orthodox still underestimates the Dragon King, but what can it do even if it takes it seriously? This place is too sensitive.
Well, if the Dragon King is found in the outer waters, maybe all the tactical missiles have been launched..."
Lin Nian did not express his position on this. It is unknown whether the tactical missile will be useful to the Dragon King. Just like no one has ever actually detonated a nuclear warhead on the head of a dragon, there is no Raccoon City in the world, and there is no umbrella company that destroys humanity.
, the dragons have never been mindless corpses, and weapons with large yields will never have a chance to fall on them, so the one who slays the dragons will always be the hybrids themselves.
"Orthodox used to have a great era when talents emerged in large numbers, but the orthodox today is no longer the orthodox before. Thousands of gold and wealth can only last three generations. Orthodoxy is not just about being rich in elephant chopsticks, jade cups, and eclipsing thousands of coins for three generations?" Zhou Zheng seemed to see it.
What Lin Nian was thinking was that he lit a cigarette for himself in the wind and rain, handed Lin Nian the cigarette case and said lightly after being declined,
"If it were the orthodox ending in the past, it would definitely not be what it is today. The Dragon King is certainly terrifying, but it is not completely powerless. Times have changed, orthodoxy has also changed, and no matter how much foundation they have, they will all be consumed by them.
During the change of dynasties, before they can be reborn and replace their blood, the crisis is already at the critical moment. When encountering catastrophe at the time of decay, what could be more helpless and real than this? "
"It's useless to talk about it now." Lin Nian shook his head.
"You were probably born in China, and then you were discovered by the secret party...by people from Kassel College?" Zhou Zheng looked at Lin Nian and asked.
Lin Nian nodded and did not deny it.
Zhou Zheng thought for a while while chewing his cigarette but shook his head, "It can't be said to be a bad thing. From your point of view, it is a good thing. If a mixed race like you is discovered by the orthodox people first, it may be worse later.
It will be a lot worse."
"How to say?"
"You recognize the Han Bafang sword scabbard. You have met Li Hueyue. You should also understand what I mean. Now that we are all allies, we won't say too many bad words." Zhou Zheng puffed out smoke and was immediately hit by the heavy rain again.
"But the situation in your secret party is probably not much better. Judging from the attitude you showed, I can probably guess it. After all, once people gather to form an interest group, they will inevitably be corrupted. Maybe they once had steel in their hearts."
He has a strong will, but even steel will rust and become hollow."
Lin Nian couldn't deny this, "What about you? What's the difference between it and orthodoxy?"
"I come from the Zhou family in Xiangyang. In the early years, my ancestor had serious disagreements with the orthodox family ancestors. After a major civil strife, he chose to separate the family. Our Zhou family was completely eliminated from the orthodox family network. We had many problems.
No more interference, we are only responsible for what we should do."
"Standing back and being neutral sometimes mean the same thing," Lin Nian pointed out.
"The times force you to choose neutrality. Sometimes you can only choose neutrality. On your left is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and on your right is the tranquility of time. Standing at this juncture, you have to make a choice. We don't want to see the blood flowing, and we feel it's not time to show off our sword for reform.
, so I chose to take a step back." Zhou Zheng inhaled the smoke into his lungs and felt the hot pungency under the cold storm, "I think we have not entered decay yet, because there is still an ancestor with a good outlook on life in the family, and she
She is a bit childish, so we all respectfully call her 'Wazhu', and we have to admit that childishness is the most convincing before interests."
"Is this showing off that your internal structure is stable?" Lin Nian asked, "Is the next step going to be recruiting?"
"I have this idea. According to the meaning of 'Lord Wa', if you meet an 'S' class member of the secret party, as long as the Chinese has a good character, see if you can recruit him. You are a mixed-race war hero, no
No one wants to win over you." Zhou Zheng said without hesitation, "It's a pity that we didn't find you when you were in the most difficult time. For a long time, until now, we have members of the family helping those who have awakened their bloodline and suffered from it.
Bitter person...maybe you also have this kind of temperament, so that's why I thought you looked familiar when I first met you, right?"
"...Blood Mourning?" Lin Nian asked.
"Is that what you call it? It's quite appropriate. It comes from the sorrow of blood." Zhou Zheng nodded slowly, "That's right. I can see that you are special. Although you came as a member of the secret party,
I think you should have your own plans and considerations. Have you ever thought about returning to China? The Zhou family has special care for people like you."
"It's useless to talk about this now." Lin Young shook his head lightly, "I still have things to deal with with the Secret Party."
"I still have too many ties left... Can't you let go of the people and things you care about?" Zhou Zheng nodded to express his understanding. The mixed-race life experience of his age is much richer than that of Lin Nian, even if he is not as strong as Lin Nian.
It rains heavily, but people are familiar with the world.
"Then let's talk about something useful, about the present." Zhou Zheng put out his cigarette butt in the water on the side of the boat and put it into the pocket of his raincoat. He looked at the ancient bronze box leaning against the corner of the cabin, "Are you going to bring it with you?"
Use that alchemy sword combination to sneak down and kill the Dragon King?"
The question was very direct, but Lin Nian nodded directly.
"Even after watching the video of the sniper battle that Zhengtong sent you, do you still have the confidence and awareness?" Zhou Zheng continued to ask, staring into Lin Nian's eyes and looking intently at this boy who was much younger than himself.
Lin Nian did not answer, but told Zhou Zheng his answer with his eyes.
Zhou Zheng paused for a few seconds and suddenly looked sideways and asked, "How old are you this year?"
"18."
"almost."
"What's the same?"
Zhou Zheng took out the cigarette case and said, "I am forty-five years old and have a daughter about your age."
"Why do you say this suddenly?" Lin Nian slowly looked away, "It's unlucky."
"Just a reminder. She is about the same age as you and is still in high school in Beijing. She is also a mixed race. But because my lover is an ordinary person, her bloodline is not considered outstanding, so I am not going to let her know.
These things about the Dragon Clan." Zhou Zheng bit into a new cigarette.
"I still don't understand what you mean." Lin Nian looked at him, who was leaning against the side of the ship.
Zhou Zheng touched the lighter and looked at Lin Nian and said, "I say this to say that you are about the same age, but one is standing on the battlefield of slaying dragons, and the other is sitting in a high school classroom. This is very unfair.
Even if her bloodline is good enough, if someone wants to use this to send her to the battlefield, I will immediately pull out the gun and stuff it into that son of a bitch's throat to tell him to get out."
"It's just a personal choice." Lin Nian said calmly, looking at the shelter that was getting closer and closer.
"Maybe..." Zhou Zheng moved his eyes away from Lin Nian's face, responded, lowered his head to block the wind and lit a cigarette. After lighting it, he took a puff and raised his head to exhale the smoke ring. "If it is determined that you and your partner will dive, we will definitely do it."
Be careful, the dragon king you have to face this time is very different from the dragon resurgence under normal circumstances, and the battle plan will most likely not go smoothly."
"What do you know?" Lin Nian looked at Zhou Zheng and was keenly aware that there was something in the other person's words.
"Are you willing to listen?" Zhou Zheng looked at him.
"Why don't you want to?"
"I thought that 'S'-level hybrids were quite arrogant." Zhou Zheng smiled, "I expected that you would answer me that there would be no surprises, and then dive off on your own."
After a while, looking at Lin Nian's serious expression, Zhou Zheng also stopped smiling, turned to look at the thunder clouds and said, "Have you ever heard of the 'Qingwu Technique'?"
"Qing Wu Shu?"
"A mysterious art left by our ancestors, you should be familiar with the name 'Feng Shui·Kanyu'." Zhou Zheng said, "Wind is vitality and field energy, and water is flow and change. It is a kind of research environment and
The metaphysics of the laws of the universe.”
"Understood." Lin Nian immediately thought of Jiang Peijiu, the accompanying professor during the Kuimen Project. The achievements of the 'Zhitian Yi' and Kanyu positioning could leave a strong mark on the entire project.
"I have a conjecture, but it may not be correct." Zhou Zheng said in a deep voice as he looked at the mountains and rivers that were gradually being swallowed up by the river. "The core idea of Feng Shui is the harmony between man and nature, that is, the pursuit of the realm of 'unity of man and nature'. The main purpose is
It is to observe and discover the secrets of natural rules, and then follow these rules to do things that are in accordance with God's will and profit from them, such as burials and house moves. A real Feng Shui master can achieve the purpose of easily changing the natural rules of the world by changing some subtle Feng Shui.
, thus turning a geomantic treasure land into a dangerous place that strangers should not enter."
When talking about the dangerous place, Zhou Zheng did not shy away from looking at the stormy Kuimen. "There is a branch of Zhengtong, which has been a master of Feng Shui since ancient times. I once met the descendants of that branch, and they also
They showed me how to easily change Feng Shui. As long as you are well prepared, you can even make the dry valley bottom fall into torrential rains that last for several days... I initially thought this was a feat achieved through the 'Ling of Words', but then they showed me
They explained the reason behind this, not relying on words and spirits but relying on another technique, which they called 'formation'."
"Array?" Lin Nian paused, as if he thought of something, "A giant alchemical matrix?"
"Relying on this 'formation', they can open up a 'field' in which they can almost have combat capabilities comparable to pure-blood dragons. In ancient China, these people were called 'Kanyu'
"Master' and 'Qingnangren' are guests of the emperor's family." Zhou Zheng said slowly, "And it should not be difficult for you to guess that this technology is naturally inherited from the culture of dragons."
Lin Nian also looked at the storm in Kuimen and knew what Zhou Zheng meant. Zhou Zheng also finished smoking his second cigarette and took a deep breath and said, "'Formation' or what you call 'Alchemy Matrix'
It is the core engine of the 'field'. This kind of 'field' is called the 'small world' here. I remember correctly that over there, it should be called 'Nibelungen'. After entering this storm, you have only half a foot.
Step into it.”
Lin Nian thought for a while and suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of the cabin. There, Ling, wearing a small black raincoat, was standing behind the rain curtain, quietly looking at the white flowers broken by the heavy rain on the deck. Lu Mingfei was squatting behind Ling.
Seasickness continues in front of a barrel in the corner.
"The dragons that dominate the formations in 'Little World' and 'Nibelungen' control the rules of this small world - remember, the closer they are to the formation, the easier it is for them to control the rules, and
The harder it is to defeat it, it is their home field, just like the mage's mage tower and the devil's dungeon. No one knows how crazy and beyond the ordinary arrangements are inside."
"So this dragon slaying is very different from my previous one?"
"I don't know much about the details of the Battle of Constantine. The secret party didn't reveal even half of it. We only know that a dragon king died in your hands." Zhou Zheng said, "Constantine is in the myth.
This is Norton's younger brother. You killed his younger brother. He chose to return to his homeland and open up the Nibelungs. You should know what his purpose is... Before you step into the Nibelungs, you'd better
Think about how you should face the Dragon King's thunderous wrath."
"Perhaps it's a close-range candle dragon?" Lin Nian thought about it.
"I don't know, but in dragon-slaying battles throughout the ages, large swaths of hybrids have always rushed towards the Nibelungs, breaking open the 'gate' and burying bones one after another." Zhou Zheng shook his head, "Why is the Dragon King always there?
Die on the throne? It’s not because he thinks too highly of himself and doesn’t want to move or escape, but because he is at his strongest when he is on the throne.”
"Then he is already sitting on the throne, waiting for us to knock on his door." Lin Nian turned to look at the black river, "White Emperor City... that should be the core of the alchemy matrix."
"After all, that's the 'dragon's lair' there." Zhou Zheng whispered, "Anyone who understands some Feng Shui should know what the 'dragon's lair' means. I have a hunch that once you step into the Bronze City, the battle will be won.
The defeat will be known in an instant, and we have given him too much time to prepare."
"Then it seems that the orthodox idea of blowing up the Bronze City was right." Lin Nian said suddenly.
"I'm still wrong. If you want to blow up the core of the alchemy matrix, you must meet the Dragon King. Now we are just on the outside of the 'Little World' on the river. Once we go deep underwater, we will not really enter until we reach the Bronze City.'
Inside the Little World, the space inside is winding and winding. Even if a tactical nuclear bomb is stuffed inside, it may not really affect the Dragon King." Zhou Zheng shook his head, "Even if you want to blow up the Bronze City, you must stuff the bomb into the Dragon King.
Go inside the lair..."
Lin Nian was about to say something when he suddenly turned back and looked into the distance, "You really are talking about it, the time is just right."
The landing craft was about to block the port. There was a loud sound of propellers passing above their heads. The two people on the deck looked up. Caesar and others in the cabin also came out to see. A heavy-duty carrier aircraft was flying above the landing craft under the lightning.
The huge shadow passed by and headed straight for the safe haven sandwiched between three mountains.
The storm torpedo, which was triggered four hours earlier than Lin Nian and others, arrived at the battlefield just at this time. All the logistical needs and weapons and equipment had arrived at the front line, so it was time to set off.
Zhou Zheng, who raised his head, lowered his head to look at Lin Nian and stretched out his hand, "Then... I wish you good luck."
Lin Nian held his hand and nodded, then walked towards Lu Mingfei in the cabin. Manstein and others were also waiting for them. The dive team had arrived at the designated location and could start the mission at any time.