Chapter 166: The Nibelungen Plan
"It's actually quite beautiful here. In winter, it will be a huge ice field, which is quite different from our seaside."

Lu Mingfei was lying on the deck railing. They had been staying here for five days. There were people and machines watching this sea area 24 hours a day, but it was true that there was nothing to be gained.

"That's just the way it is. It's easy to get tired of the scenery. It's nice to look at the sea occasionally, as long as the weather is not too bad." Zhang Baiqing sounded like he was trying to sabotage someone when he spoke.

"But I've only been here for a few days?" Lu Mingfei glanced at Zhang Baiqing and said, "I just arrived."

"That's right, but it's still too early for the ice to freeze here. The Arctic Ocean will not start to form groups until at least October. It will take November for enough ice to gather here before it can thaw into an ice field."

“Hey, speaking of this.” Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and said, “According to the legend, did the Black King die on the top of the snowy mountain? But it seems that there are no legends about the Black King in areas where humans are more likely to set foot. There are only people at the North and South Poles, and there is no record of the Black King dying there.”

Zhang Baiqing wanted to ask Chu Zihang and Xia Mi, but they were not with them now.

So he stroked his chin and thought, "Maybe? After all, the Black King is such a big dragon, as big as a mountain, it's hard to ignore it. If there are tribes around, there must be some legends left behind."

Hey, why does Odin guard the Arctic Circle instead of the Antarctic Circle or somewhere else?

Of course, this is not Zhang Baiqing's fault. If Odin takes root somewhere else, he won't say anything. Why does Odin take root here?

Instead, Odin has been guarding this broken place for thousands of years, and many of his miracles have been performed in Northern Europe. Look at China in the east, there is no record of this guy at all for thousands of years.

If it weren't for the Nibelung in their city, who confirmed the identity of Odin, the god of the Norse gods, they all thought that Odin would not get involved in the East.

This seems a little strange, Odin, confining yourself here?
Is he guarding something? For example... watching over the body of the black dragon Nidhogg, to prevent him from resurrecting?

But but... the dragons also want Odin's life! Although I don't know why the King of Ocean and Water got mixed up with Odin, Odin was indeed the one being hunted by the dragons before.

He also didn't need to keep an eye on Nidhogg's corpse, lest it come back to life, unless... Odin was interested in Nidhogg's dragon blood?

After thinking about it this way, Zhang Baiqing seemed to have figured it out. Odin transformed into a dragon through dragon blood. The real secret of dragon blood might only be in Nidhogg's hands.

Odin is the dragon most similar to Nidhogg... because they are both ancient gods, and in this respect, even the White King cannot compare to Odin.

Lu Mingfei raised his eyebrows, "Aren't we standing on the grave of the black dragon now?"

Zhang Baiqing smiled cheerfully, "It's possible. Do you know the art of tomb-robbing? A dragon as big as the Black King buried in the ground might have formed its own dragon vein. Maybe we can find it with Feng Shui?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head. Tomb-raiding novels were very popular online at that time. Even if he didn’t read them, he had heard of them. After all, there were many novels passed around in the class.

"Of course not. It's hard to say whether this thing exists or not."

The two were chatting when Flamel came over and stuffed a bottle of iced beer into each of their hands.

"What are we talking about? I seem to have heard something about Feng Shui?" He spoke Chinese fluently.

Zhang Baiqing performed a song of twisting a bottle cap with his bare hands. It should be said that any mixed-race person has such strength, but Lu Mingfei is different. Although he has the power of words, his physical fitness is still that of an ordinary person. This is why he is so cowardly.

He looked at the round railing, which had no corners to knock the bottle caps against, so he could only stare at Zhang Baiqing.

Flamel saw his look, reached out and grabbed the bottle cap, snapped it, and threw it into the sea. Then he said to Lu Mingfei, "You don't seem to have a girlfriend. Where did your strength go?"

Lu Mingfei smiled awkwardly: "Hehe..."

He didn't know why. He clearly had dragon blood and the power of words, but his body just couldn't keep up.

Flamel shook his head. "Your physical fitness is worrying, but the academy happens to have a plan to improve physical fitness. You are a meritorious S-level student with a level and a record. If you sign up, there is a high chance that you will get this place."

"This quota?" Lu Mingfei heard something unusual and asked, "Only one quota?"

Then he added: "No matter how meritorious I am, how can I compare to the meritorious deeds of this big man next to me?"

To put it bluntly, he had only participated in one dragon-slaying battle and was just a figurehead. Zhang Baiqing, on the other hand, had participated in two serious dragon-slaying battles and was also an S-level student. His strength and potential had been proven. How could he compare with him?
Lu Mingfei also envied the mixed-bloods’ strong physique, which allowed them to easily resist Chinese Iai. Although his own words were powerful, his body was weak and could not match the words that were “like the emperor himself.”

Hmm, that doesn't seem right. Why should the emperor do things himself? Isn't it normal for him to be physically weak? The emperor is the symbol of the emperor.

"Zhang Baiqing?" Flamel looked at Zhang Baiqing, shook his head and said, "He doesn't need this thing. This plan is just to create another Zhang Baiqing, not to surpass Zhang Baiqing."

How could the professors and school directors not know about Zhang Baiqing's extraordinary strength? But they were all suppressed by Angers.

With Ange, the abnormal former world No. 1 hybrid who has been at the top for a hundred years and now shows no signs of decline, it is not impossible for them to accept the arrival of another big man who is beyond the understanding of ordinary hybrids.

Although mysterious, it is understandable.

Lu Mingfei asked: "So this plan is called Zhang Baiqing No. 2 or the Stand-in Plan? Will this cause the boss created by this plan to feel like he is living in the shadow of Zhang Baiqing?"

Zhang Baiqing also said: "Vice President, if it is named like this, do I need to show some appreciation? Do I need to contribute a little bit of my strength?"

"No, no, no, it's called the Nibelungen Plan! It was proposed before Zhang Baiqing came to school, but it couldn't be implemented due to limited materials. We have just gathered all the materials and are ready to start this plan."

This plan was prepared by the Gattuso family for Caesar.

It’s just that the power of their family alone cannot accomplish everything, so they proposed it to Kassel College, so that they can use the power of Kassel College to complete it.

After all, unity is strength. The Kassel Academy brings together the strength of many secret party families, which is much more powerful than the single Gattuso family.

"Nibelungen Plan? What does this mean?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Flamel explained: "The Nibelungen Secret Realm is similar to a dragon's lair, and our plan is to create strong humans who can fight against dragons. Do you think this name doesn't fit?"

"Now that you put it that way, it does make sense."

Lu Mingfei nodded. Nibelungen was where dragons lived and could also be used to give birth to little dragons. Nibelungen planned to create little dragon men. With current human technology, as long as there were raw materials, it would definitely not be possible to create only one out-of-print version.

"So are you participating in this plan?" Flamel asked Lu Mingfei.

"Of course I will participate!" Lu Mingfei nodded readily, and then asked cautiously: "But I don't need to pay for it, right?"

There are all kinds of free scams in China. They first use super low prices and free trials to attract people, and then add some random small projects to make a lot of money. It really makes people understand: free things are often the most expensive!
"You don't have to worry about this. The school will pay for it all and students don't need to pay a penny," Flamel said.

"Then I'm relieved." Lu Mingfei asked again: "Can I know who else is competing for the Nibelungen Project quota?"

Flamel held up two fingers and said, "Two, one is Chu Zihang and the other is Caesar. According to the current situation, you have a big advantage in bloodline level, and your record is second only to Chu Zihang. But your S-level bloodline has increased your points, so it is difficult for Chu Zihang to compete with you for this spot. As for Caesar, he has fallen behind the two of you and is only the initial candidate."

"Senior Chu..." Lu Mingfei looked at Zhang Baiqing.

Chu Zihang is Zhang Baiqing’s good brother. If he grabs the spot of the eldest brother himself, he won’t be bullied in school, right?

After all, Zhang Baiqing's reputation in Kassel College is at its peak. If there is even a hint of a rift between them, Fen Gou, who is very familiar with Zhang Baiqing and is his roommate, will definitely jump up and down and do something:
"Will the split of the core S-level students of Kassel Academy cause the division of Kassel Academy..."

"Brothers turned against each other because of one thing. Click here to see the details."

"Stealing someone's love? An S-rank student turned out to be such a mean person..."

Zhang Baiqing said nonchalantly, "Even Kassel College has taken so long to collect the materials. It must be a major project. Who will be given the spot must have been strictly evaluated by the college. If it is given to you in the end, it means that you are more suitable for this project."

Flamel gave him a thumbs up, saying that the road has become wider!

You are still good at talking.

The supply ship arrived with supplies and they were able to continue to support themselves at sea.

The original crew members on the warship and some Kassel Academy specialists had a certain degree of patience for this long-term boring life, but some Kassel Academy students could not stand it anymore.

Five days ago, Lu Mingfei thought it would be nice if this place was an ice field. However, after another five days, he had already imagined all kinds of ice fields and snow-capped peaks combined with the beautiful aurora in the sky, and began to feel a little bored.

Fortunately, there were two wealthy and unconventional guys, Caesar and Pompey. They held barbecue parties, swimming parties, and fought with whitebait in the waves and captured giant sharks, which brought a little life to the two warships.

Lu Mingfei used to think that it was stupid for characters in anime to shout out the names of their skills before using them, but now he has a little understanding.

"One to three."

"One against four."

It was Lu Mingfei's turn. He happily called out the cards in his hand: "Ace bomb, airplane! Four of twos, I'm done!"

He spread his hands triumphantly, expressing how lonely it was to be invincible.

Caesar felt a little toothache, "Why are you so confused? Zhang Baiqing, how do you deal the cards?"

"As for luck, whoever uses it up first goes first." Zhang Baiqing curled his lips.

He can cheat, but he is just playing cards with friends, so everyone just needs to remember the cards and there is no need to cheat.

Of course, people like Xia Mi and Chu Zihang next to them can just watch, but they are absolutely not allowed to sit at the table.

Originally, the five of them played four-player poker, and then the losers took turns.

After three games, Chu Zihang and Xia Mi were driven out by them. These two guys remembered the numbers of each card, not what cards the other side played.

What's the difference between this and cheating? So the two guys were ruthlessly driven away.

"Where's my uncle? I don't think I've seen him in the past two days?" Zhang Baiqing asked Caesar.

"Alas..." Caesar sighed helplessly, "He took his girlfriend to guard the iceberg..."

They guarded the lonely iceberg for one day and two nights. They were the only two who were guarding it. They even built a small ice house and lived happily there.

"Uncle is in good health." Zhang Baiqing said as he dealt the cards: "How many brothers and sisters do you have?"

Considering Pompey's romantic nature, it would be strange for Caesar... not to have 10 or 8 brothers and sisters, right?
"Actually, I'm an only child." Caesar shook his head. "Have you ever noticed that I never talk about my brothers and sisters?"

Lu Mingfei sorted out the cards while saying, "I haven't heard of it, but Caesar, you are so confident and rarely mention others. It's normal that you wouldn't mention those useless brothers and sisters, right?"

"That makes sense." Caesar nodded.

"Zhang Baiqing will definitely win this round."

Xia Mi and Chu Zihang were talking in a low voice, but "accidentally" spoke a little louder.

It's not her fault that she remembers which card is which number, and it's not her fault that she has a good memory. This is similar to the automatic pickup in the game, and she can't turn it off. She doesn't even want to play with us! How stingy.

Zhang Baiqing threw the cards he was playing on to the ground, then pushed the two of them aside and said, "Go play over there, both of you."

"A little bit."

Xia Mi made a face at them and then walked away happily.

Lu Mingfei said to Caesar: "Next time when we repair the ship, can you ask the supply ship to bring some fishing rods? Fishing on a warship is a different experience."

"Supply once a week is almost done, but the fishing rod incident reminds me that I can indeed ask them to bring it over." Caesar said as he played a card.

"What fish can we catch in the Greenland Sea? There seem to be large schools of tuna near the Arctic Circle, right?"

"..."

Away from the three people playing cards, Xia Mi and Chu Zihang walked aside to analyze the situation.

"It seems that Odin's Nibelungen will only appear automatically in winter." Xia Mi whispered to Chu Zihang, "Because in winter this place is an ice field, and there are cracks and water on the ice field, which can form countless mirrors."

The automatic appearance of Nibelungen means that there are guests and the conditions are met. This is why a mirage appeared last Christmas. The door of Nibelungen was not open, but the light refracted Nibelungen.

(End of this chapter)