Chapter 130: I Have a Plan

Although I did not know what he wanted, under the current circumstances, if he truly harbored malice toward me, I would be unable to resist him in my present state. Moreover, his smile seemed sincere and full of goodwill. Perhaps I could trust him... right?

Constantine felt a flicker of timidity, but with his brother not by his side, he had to learn to be independent and strong. Summoning his courage, he reached out, took Lu Mingfei’s hand, and slowly offered a smile. "I am honored to be your friend."

"Whew, that’s a relief." Lu Mingfei let out a soft breath.

Constantine’s personality and reactions were much better than he had imagined. They could communicate in a friendly manner, and at the very least, he didn't have to worry about being exposed for now.

Besides, even if Lu Mingfei were exposed, it was not as if Cassel College could actually do anything to him. However, whether they could do anything was clearly not the point. The crux of the matter was that if he became a wanted man by Cassel College, Furina in the other world would be worried. He did not want to cause her any distress; that was the fundamental reason he wished to avoid being branded a fugitive.

Furthermore, Lu Mingfei was not a villain; even if hunted, he had his own bottom line, and such principles could potentially act as constraints. Therefore, if possible, avoiding being wanted and staying out of that situation altogether was the best path.

"Why did you summon me early? Do you have a purpose in seeking me out?" Constantine asked curiously.

"A purpose..." Lu Mingfei thought for a moment, and a smile gradually spread across his face. "I am friends with your brother. Right now, I’m pulling off a prank, and I hope you can cooperate with me a little. Can you help me out?"

"A prank?" Constantine tilted his head in confusion, unable to quite grasp the concept. However, based on his judgment of Lu Mingfei, if the human wanted to kill Norton, he wouldn't need to use a hostage.

Norton’s resurrection time was very close to his own, as they had been killed by Liu Xiu at the same time. Constantine knew that even if his brother Norton had been resurrected early, he wouldn't have accumulated much power yet—at most, he would be at the level of a larval Dragon King, nowhere near an adolescent one.

A larval Dragon King couldn't possibly defeat Lu Mingfei! Might as well just give in!

"Do you have a plan?" Constantine continued to ask.

"First, Norton isn't here yet. Second, he will be arriving very soon. And third, I have told him a little lie, just to give him a surprise."

"A surprise?"

"Yes, a surprise. I told Norton that Constantine lost his memory and is now a boy named Chu Zihang, and that he has gone to the Three Gorges for a trip. So, even if Norton arrives here, he won't see Constantine. But in reality, you are here; you have already been hatched by me." Lu Mingfei said with a friendly smile.

"I think I understand. The surprise you mention is that I will suddenly appear before my brother, without him knowing, right?" Constantine nodded in realization.

"Exactly. However, you might not be familiar with our current era. We live in the Information Age. And what that means is..."

"The internet is not actually secure."

"Cassel College has the ability to monitor everything."

"I must distort and hide the information."

"I cannot tell the truth directly, but I must ensure that when Norton arrives, he realizes the truth on his own. That is my grand plan," Lu Mingfei said with a helpless and profound tone.

"I see." Constantine nodded slightly. He spent a moment digesting the information. After synthesizing it, he offered a relieved smile and asked, "You mean to say there is a university called Cassel College in this world, and this school produces many dragon-slayers."

"They can monitor everything through the internet, so in order for me to reunite with my brother, you have to lie, making it impossible for those people at Cassel College to distinguish between truth and falsehood? You are like a fictional historian, fabricating various false pieces of information on the internet alongside my brother to influence Cassel College's judgment, all so we can have a perfect reunion. Is that it?"

"Exactly, you are very smart." Lu Mingfei nodded in satisfaction.

Although he had made all that up on the spot, based on the facts as they stood, it was indeed how things were playing out. While his own initiative might have been a bit low, he was indeed moving toward a relatively perfect ending.

Lu Xun once said: "Judge a person by their actions, not their heart; if you judge by the heart, there are no saints."

In other words, one shouldn't focus on what Lu Mingfei was thinking, but on what he was doing. As long as his actions were good, he was a good person, even if he didn't intend to be one.

"I have one more question." Constantine raised his hand, asking with confusion.

"What is it?" Lu Mingfei felt a bit nervous.

"Why is Cassel College powerful enough to control the information of the entire world? I find that a bit hard to imagine. Even in my prime, it would have been impossible for me to control the world's information through alchemy. Has alchemy progressed that much?" A bitter smile appeared on Constantine’s face.

"No, the technology Cassel College uses for monitoring is not alchemy; it is the power of science and technology. Technology is a form of human wisdom, unrelated to alchemy. I can show you how far technology has advanced."

Lu Mingfei smiled and walked toward the hotel’s computer room, tossing his jacket to Constantine, who was unclothed after breaking out of his shell, signaling for him to follow.

"Thank you." Constantine put on the clothes and looked at the dragon eggshell and the quartz glass chamber behind him. "Since Cassel College is so powerful, shouldn't I try my best to clear away the traces of my hatching? Or do you already have a plan for that?"

"While I have my own methods, I would rather see how you would handle it. Can you show me your power, King of Bronze and Fire, Constantine?" Lu Mingfei asked with a polite smile.

"Certainly, my friend."

Constantine smiled, and with a flick of his fingers, he exercised the "World as a Furnace" technique with ultra-high precision. Using alchemy, he synthesized the dragon egg and quartz, dissolving them and reshaping them at will.

Finally, the remnants of the egg and the glass chamber were completely dissolved, turning into a small scepter that landed in Constantine’s hand.

"Apologies, I hope I didn't disappoint. The aftereffects of my battle with Liu Xiu haven't faded, and for now, I can only use this most basic form of alchemy." Constantine smiled sheepishly.

"It’s fine, you’re already very impressive." Lu Mingfei comforted him.

Having observed the alchemical process, he could see that Constantine’s technique was far superior to his own. Constantine’s current power was weak, and the energy output of his alchemy was low, but if it were Lu Mingfei, he could never have melted the quartz and eggshell like that.

He was truly worthy of the title of the greatest alchemist, the King of Bronze and Fire, Constantine.

If he were around, perhaps Lu Mingfei could further improve his Evil Eyes and limiters, or even master higher-level alchemy.

But it was not the time yet.

Thinking of this, the smile on Lu Mingfei’s face grew even warmer. He went to the computer room, turned on the machine, and began to teach Constantine about technology, the internet, and how Cassel College gathered intelligence, giving Constantine a bit of a foundation.

Two hours later.

Constantine, now dressed, looked enlightened. He sighed and said, "I never expected human technology to have developed to this level. My alchemy is hardly worth mentioning in comparison."

Lu Mingfei could tell he was being modest. The seven kingdoms of alchemy were essentially seven kinds of cheats; especially when combined, the ability to perform time reversal and causal separation was heaven-defying and far beyond what modern technology could achieve.

What Constantine lacked now was only an understanding of modern technology and the accumulation of power. Once he regained his strength and fully grasped human science, he could easily unleash power capable of overturning the world.

Just like his brother, Norton.

"Can you use your alchemy to make the traces of your existence appear in this world out of thin air?" Lu Mingfei asked after some thought.

Constantine’s identity was not clean. His sudden appearance here, alongside Lu Mingfei—who was suspected of being a Dragon King—would inevitably draw suspicion. If the people at Cassel College couldn't find a history of his existence, they would likely place him under strict surveillance.

If, under such circumstances, Constantine and Norton met and showed affection, the higher-ups at Cassel College would easily figure out the truth.

Therefore, the traces of existence were crucial!

"I could do it before, but with my current power, I cannot. I need time to accumulate and recover," Constantine replied.

"You really can do it..." Lu Mingfei’s mouth twitched. He had only read about the supreme achievement of Causal Separation in textbooks, so he had guessed that a Dragon King could fabricate historical existence out of thin air.

But that was just a guess; he hadn't expected Constantine to actually be capable of it.

Constantine seemed to see his confusion and explained meticulously, "This power belongs to Causal Separation, one of the Seven Kingdoms of Alchemy. While it seems difficult, it is actually quite simple. We only need to pluck the causal threads of this world and integrate our own existence into them to construct a unique history."

"This method is actually quite easy, much simpler than using Causal Separation on others. It doesn't require the power of an adolescent Dragon King. I only need to accumulate enough power to reach the threshold of a larval Dragon King, which shouldn't take long."

"..." Lu Mingfei fell silent. He felt like a poor student listening to a genius explain a problem.

His level of alchemy was still very low—basically that of a high-level blacksmith. To him, the Seven Kingdoms of Alchemy were like seven miracles. If he hadn't seen Odin use the powers of Time Reversal and Conceptual Armament with his own eyes, he might have even doubted whether the Seven Kingdoms of Alchemy really existed.

The gap between dragons and dragons is even greater than that between humans and dogs!

Damn it! Why can Odin use Time Reversal and I can't? It’s so frustrating! No, the next time I see Odin, I must kill him twice to make sure he hasn't resurrected through time reversal.

"Sigh." Lu Mingfei sighed and asked, "How long do you need to recover?"

"About three or four months," Constantine replied.

His situation was different from a normal hatching. He had been summoned early by Lu Mingfei’s bloodline, so he was currently even below the level of a larval Dragon King.

He was probably only at the level of the strongest second-generation species.

However, Constantine’s "strongest second-generation" status was only temporary. Unlike a certain Dragon King who had lost his dragon bones, he could recover his full power.

"...Your brother might arrive in a day or two. Three or four months is too long." Lu Mingfei frowned, feeling that things were getting troublesome.

"Can't you do it?" Constantine asked, puzzled.

"...Should I be able to?" Lu Mingfei’s smile became increasingly awkward.

"Uh..." Constantine felt a chill down his spine. He felt like if he said anything more, this guy might just start beating him up. But the desire to see his brother overcame his fear. He mustered his courage and said, "Then... how about I teach you how to do it?"

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment, and a bright, cheerful smile appeared on his dark face. "Sounds great!"

Three hours later.

Lu Mingfei sat dazed on a chair, his mind filled with: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? What is the meaning of human life? What on earth am I trying to do right now?

Although he had learned some basics of alchemy, the Seven Kingdoms of Alchemy were the seven supreme achievements of the craft.

His current state was like a primary school student who had just graduated, excitedly studying the theory of relativity with Einstein, and then gradually beginning to doubt the meaning of life during the process.

Is this stuff meant for humans to learn? Huh?

On the other side, Constantine was also feeling helpless. He had tried his best to explain things as simply as possible, but Lu Mingfei’s lack of fundamental knowledge was too great. In an hour of teaching, fifty-five minutes were spent explaining common sense. And it wasn't enough just to explain the theory; Lu Mingfei had to practice, and experimenting with new alchemical methods took a massive amount of time.

Although "Mirror Pupil" and "Heaven’s Calculation" were powerful, they couldn't allow a Dragon King to master the highest level of alchemy in a short time. All four monarchs could use basic Spirit Words, but only the King of Bronze and Fire and Odin were proficient in alchemy, which in itself proved how difficult it was.

It’s impossible to learn it all...

It’s really impossible to learn it all!!

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