Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

Chapter 227 Operation Yangtze River begins, who will be the first to get there?

Kassel College, Norton Hall, [-]st floor lobby.

Because the student union still had matters to deal with, Caesar left after Lu Mingfei asked Norma to send him the details of the mission.

Fingel felt that the atmosphere here was a bit strange, so he simply slipped away behind Caesar.

So now only Lu Mingfei, Charlotte, Ling and Su Xiaoqiang were left sitting at the table in the hall, with the old housekeeper standing beside Charlotte.

There is a cup of freshly brewed black tea in front of everyone. The tea leaves were brought by Lu Mingfei when he went to the principal last time. The faint fragrance of tea spreads with the white steam.

Ling and Su Xiaoqiang's eyes swept over Charlotte. Charlotte seemed unaware, took a sip of the black tea in front of her, nodded slightly and said: "Pure Ceylon black tea, Mr. Lu Mingfei's taste is amazing. "

Lu Mingfei said to himself that he didn't expect the principal to actually know tea. He always thought that the tea, oil paintings and various artworks in the principal's office were arty.

"Excuse me. Miss Charlotte, what do you want to say?" Lu Mingfei asked.

He was really curious about what kind of thing would trouble a school director to fly from Austria to Chicago, USA, to find him.

"Not long ago, I learned that the academy discovered the palace of the King of Bronze and Fire, named it 'White Emperor City', and prepared to explore it," Charlotte put down the cup and looked at Lu Mingfei, "Because I was very interested in the remains of the Lord of Bronze and Fire in the palace, so I proposed to the principal that we join in the exploration of Baidi City."

"The principal refused?" Lu Mingfei said.

This is not his guess, it is his expectation - it is very irrational for a school director to join the action.

"The principal agreed." Charlotte smiled.

Lu Mingfei: ...

Also, in theory, the status of the school director is higher than that of the principal. The principal naturally cannot refuse the request of the school director, but Angers is not only the principal of Cassel College, but also the most legendary dragon slayer in Europe. Seeing him Only with his pedigree and brilliant record will the school directors be in awe of him.

"But Principal Angers told me that you are the captain of the frontline exploration team. In order to avoid letting me join temporarily, there will be conflicts in the process of commanding the mission. I need to discuss with you before the mission and complete some tasks in advance. consensus." Charlotte said.

Lu Mingfei was silent for a few seconds: "Can I refuse?"

"Huh? Don't you want me to join? Why?" Charlotte was a little confused.

Why else?By bringing a young lady with the status of a school director on my mission, am I not making myself uncomfortable?Lu Mingfei complained in his heart.

He really couldn't figure out why Charlotte wanted to join the frontline exploration team. The reason for being interested in the alchemy information in Baidi City was really untenable. After all, the Gaotingen family had always been supporters of the Secret Party in alchemy. Now, As a school director, the alchemy knowledge dug out from Baidi City must eventually be handed over to the Gaotinggen family for research. Why bother and let the head of the family risk his life to participate in the exploration.

Charlotte seemed to have misunderstood what Lu Mingfei meant, and said: "Mr. Lu Mingfei, are you worried that my strength will drag down the team? Please don't have such worries, although the combat training I received cannot be compared with that of professional I am comparable to a warrior, but I am an alchemist. If I am well prepared, I will never be a liability in battle."

Lu Mingfei is not worried about Charlotte's combat effectiveness. Although the profession of alchemist sounds like a civilian occupation, in fact there is basically no one with low combat effectiveness - first of all, it is almost impossible for a mixed race with low bloodline to meet the conditions to become an alchemist. Therefore, alchemists generally have a high bloodline. Secondly, alchemists have almost an absolute advantage in equipment.

Ordinary hybrids get alchemy weapons from alchemists. The alchemists themselves must have better ones. Lu Mingfei, who works in the equipment department, knows this all too well - there are a lot of horrors in the equipment department. stuff.

"Miss Charlotte, can I ask why you want to personally participate in this mission?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Huh? Didn't I already say that I am very interested in the remains of the King of Bronze and Fire in Baidi City..." Charlotte was halfway through speaking when she noticed that Lu Mingfei was looking at her directly, revealing a "Do you believe me?" expression.

After a moment of pause, Charlotte sighed: "Actually, there is another reason that is not easy to explain."

She looked at Ling and Su Xiaoqiang and blinked: "Can you please let Mr. Lu Mingfei and I talk alone?"

Ling turned to look at Su Xiaoqiang, as if he was really seeking the advice of a love consultant.

"Zero, let's go to the kitchen to prepare red cabbage soup." Su Xiaoqiang said softly.

Ling nodded and followed Su Xiaoqiang into the kitchen.

The moment the kitchen door closed, the atmosphere in the living room seemed to soften a lot, no longer like the straight strings of a piano as before.

To Lu Mingfei's surprise, the old housekeeper also bowed slightly and walked to the corner.

"There are no outsiders here. Let me tell you frankly, Mr. Lu Mingfei," Charlotte tucked a strand of long hair behind her ears. The pearls on her earlobes were as clear as ice. "The reason why I want to enter Baidi City is Because I want to save my grandpa."

Lu Mingfei nodded slightly, without much surprise on his face.

He had guessed before that Charlotte's grandfather must be in poor health. After all, if he was in good health, who would hand over the position of school director to a girl who is not yet an adult?If you are an ordinary person, you may not have graduated from high school at this age.

But the fact that Charlotte needed something from Baidi City to save her grandfather was indeed beyond Lu Mingfei's expectation.

"Ten years ago, my grandfather found a fragment from the palace of the King of Bronze and Fire from the family's ancient scrolls. It came from the same palace as the Path of the Fire Sword, and was burned into the corner of the dome of a large hall. It's just that the main hall has been severely damaged, and the explorers at that time only made rubbings of the intact parts," Charlotte said. "Through the rubbings of the fragments, grandpa wants to develop a method that can greatly strengthen hybrids. The technology of bones.”

"Strengthen the bones?" Lu Mingfei was curious.

"Well," Charlotte nodded, "Many studies have shown that dragon bones are as important as dragon blood. One of the biggest differences between hybrids and pure-blood dragons is the skeleton, including some particularly powerful Deadpools. , their bones have undergone a transformation similar to that of a dragon. Once this transformation occurs, Deadpool's power will make a qualitative leap."

"Some people think that because bone marrow can form blood, as long as hybrids can transplant dragon bones, they can continuously produce dragon blood and evolve the bloodline... Of course, this method is too crude and will only turn people into deadpools. .The technology recorded in the family fragments is to mix metal components into the bones and refine them, making the bones as strong as alchemical metals. It is the technology used by the King of Bronze and Fire to create his own Deadpool army. After passing through This technology-enhanced Deadpool can have bone strength comparable to that of a pure-blood dragon, and after death, the skeleton can be processed again and turn into an undead army driven by alchemy."

"My grandfather tried to reproduce this technology and used it to strengthen the bones of hybrids. An accident occurred. The bones on his body were indeed strengthened like metal, but this strengthening began to spread outward, starting with the joints. He was unable to move due to the metallization, and then his muscles and nerves were eroded by the metallization. In recent years, his internal organs have also shown signs of erosion, making it difficult for grandpa to move, so I had to temporarily take over the position of patriarch."

Lu Mingfei was suddenly enlightened, and at the same time he couldn't help but want to complain - it was too bad to experiment on himself, and the prototype of this technology was applied to Deadpool.

"Because this technology comes from a palace of the King of Bronze and Fire in Northern Europe, I want to participate in this mission. Maybe there is similar information in the palace on the Yangtze River and I can find a way to save grandpa." Charlotte said softly. road.

"The probability is not high." Lu Mingfei reminded.

"We have to try. Grandpa's physical condition is getting worse and worse. If this continues..." Charlotte pursed her lips, and her pupils seemed to be filled with moisture.

Holy shit!Don't you want to cry?We are a passionate dragon-slaying drama, not a youth idol drama. If you cry, I don’t know how to comfort you!Lu Mingfei's heart tightened.

Fortunately, Charlotte did not cry. Instead, she stared at Lu Mingfei with a firm gaze: "Mr. Lu Mingfei, as long as you help me find a way to save grandpa, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I can promise to open the Gaotingen family to you. In the library, you can browse all the books at will as long as it is not spread to others."

"Including those parchments containing forbidden knowledge?" Lu Mingfei was stunned.

Charlotte nodded.

Lu Mingfei grabbed Charlotte's lace-gloved hands: "Don't worry, leave it to me, Miss Charlotte. Your grandfather is a great contributor to the secret party and the college, and we are still friends. For his old man, As long as your body is healthy, I will definitely go through fire and water, even if I am shattered to pieces, I will help you cure grandpa!"

His words were righteous and affectionate. If he added the gesture of kneeling down on one knee, it would look like he was going to propose to Charlotte.

Of course, Lu Mingfei said this with confidence. Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire, is now his. When he and Old Tang get the knowledge of alchemy in Bronze City, they will work out a way to save Grandpa Charlotte. The method shouldn't be difficult.

Besides, even if he couldn't do it, wouldn't there still be Tony?
With her hands held by Lu Mingfei, Charlotte was a little shy and subconsciously wanted to take her hands away, but looking at Lu Mingfei's extremely sincere expression, she couldn't bear it.

Fortunately, Lu Mingfei quickly let go of her hand, and Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then I would like to thank you in advance, Mr. Lu Mingfei." Charlotte smiled.

As for whether Lu Mingfei really wanted to help her or was moved by the conditions she promised, it actually doesn't matter. Her grandfather told her since childhood that in this position, it is impossible to completely separate interests from feelings, so as long as both parties Being on the same front, "ally" and "friend" can be regarded as the same word, without going into detail.

"In addition, in addition to the library, I have a small request," Lu Mingfei said, "Miss Charlotte, can I teach a friend of mine the way of the fire sword? Please don't worry, I only teach Give him a person and never let anyone know about it, or I can exchange something for such a spot."

"No need. The Road to the Fire Sword has been spread among many big families since it was unearthed. It is not a patent of the Gao Tinggen family, and it is not particularly precious," Charlotte said. "If it is just handed over to one person, Lu Ming Mr. Non can do whatever he wants.”

Lu Mingfei quickly thanked him.

Naturally, he wanted this spot because he wanted to teach Senior Brother Chu the Way of the Fire Sword. Although it would be difficult for Senior Brother Chu to understand the seven sefirot as quickly as him, it would still be able to restrain his bloodline from getting out of control.

Of course, Lu Mingfei did not completely place his hopes on the road of the Fire Sword. He planned to wait until he went to Tony's world to see how his blood-locking agent was developed. If it was successful, he would repeat the formula according to the formula. Carve it out, give Senior Brother Chu an injection, and directly solve the problem once and for all.

Just when Lu Mingfei and Charlotte were chatting happily, the kitchen door opened again, Ling came out wearing bear-shaped insulation gloves and carrying a large bowl of red cabbage soup, and Su Xiaoqiang held the bowl and chopsticks.

"Thank you for your hard work, little goddess, Ling," Lu Mingfei hurriedly came over to help get it, "I'll do it, I'll do it, be careful..."

"Are you cooking?" Charlotte looked at the red cabbage soup on the table, seeming very interested.

"Yes, Miss Charlotte, would you like to come and try it? This is Ling's cooking skills." Lu Mingfei said - judging from the appearance, he thought this red cabbage soup should be quite delicious. Ling's cooking skills It's obviously much better than Little Heavenly Girl.

"I made this for my boyfriend," Zero said calmly, "but you can also share some with the guests."

"Then I'm welcome, thank you for the hospitality." Charlotte smiled while narrowing her eyes and looking at Zero.

This little girl looks like she is only fourteen or fifteen years old. Although she must be an adult to go to Cassel College, I did not expect that Mr. Lu Mingfei would like this type of girl. Could this be what the book said? Is it a lolita control...

Charlotte's heart moved slightly - why do I always feel that this girl is a little defensive and resistant to me?Does she think of me as her competitor for Lu Mingfei? Come on, who would like a guy who talks so irritatingly?

Lu Mingfei placed a small bowl of red cabbage soup in front of Charlotte.

Charlotte, who was distracted, picked up the spoon, took a spoonful and put it into her mouth, and her eyes suddenly widened.

"Uh... Miss Charlotte, aren't you... hot?" Lu Mingfei took a breath.

With tears in her eyes, Charlotte shook her head stubbornly - it's hot, but the aristocratic etiquette cannot be lost!
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A few days later, in the evening, on the Yangtze River.

The Monyach floats quietly on the water. Usually at this time, the sunset will be reflected on the river, and the river surface will be as gorgeous as a brocade.

But the academy is here to perform a mission, so it specially used Norma's weather forecast function to select a stormy day in advance to facilitate cover operations. Therefore, the Yangtze River this evening was already quite dark, with dark clouds hanging low and a line under the clouds. The beam of light pierced the darkness. It was the ship that was setting sail and was speeding up its return before the storm started.

The huge Monyach was motionless on the river. Lu Mingfei walked into the captain's room. The same old face stood in front of the main console: "Good evening, Professor Mance."

This time the mission was led by Professor Mance. After all, he had already had experience in this area last time, and even the crew of the Monyach were mostly old faces from last time.

"Call me captain...forget it, call me whatever you want." Professor Mance originally wanted to correct Lu Mingfei's title issue, but gave up after thinking about it.

"Professor, how is the situation? Can we go into the water as planned tonight?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Everything is normal. Act as planned. There will be a storm in three hours. Then you will go into the water to explore," Professor Mance said. "Thelma and the others are still exploring more detailed information."

Lu Mingfei followed Professor Mance's gaze and saw that the Latina beauty he had seen last time was sitting in front of a large screen and typing on the keyboard.

"Professor! Something is not right!" Thelma suddenly turned her head, "It seems that a small channel has been opened under the water!"

"What?" Professor Mance's expression changed slightly and he strode over, "Are you sure?"

"We can't be completely sure. We are only analyzing the results returned by the sonar detection and cannot see the image data," Thelma said. "There is an extra hole in the gravel that buried Baidi City on the river bed, but... no It looks like it was excavated by modern instruments, but more like it was formed naturally.”

"How could such a weird hole naturally form?" Professor Mance frowned.

"This is something suspicious. We are still analyzing it," Thelma said. "The worst thing at the moment is that someone is one step ahead of us, opened the passage in some way, and entered Baidi City."

"Are they the hunters who came after hearing the news? Impossible, how could they have such great skills..." Professor Mance frowned and looked at Lu Mingfei, "Mingfei, go check the equipment and the status of other people. , wait until the storm starts, go into the water immediately, and put in the underwater probe to investigate the situation."

"Yes, Professor." Lu Mingfei nodded, also frowning in thought.

(End of this chapter)