Lu Mingfei Development Program

Chapter 432 Bronze City

"We know that we are not crazy, but outsiders think so, so we have to admit it ourselves." Figel looked at Rona who was silent and speechless.

She shrugged and continued, "To be honest, our school has always been known as the School of Psychiatry. In the assessment of school faculty and staff, having a history of mental illness will even be a plus point. My teacher and his good friend were patients in a mental hospital before they joined our school."

Luo Na paused, took small steps, and subconsciously moved closer to Lu Mingfei. She felt that she was different from ordinary people, but that didn't mean she admitted that she was a mental patient.

"Don't be like that!" Figel felt hurt. "I'm in great shape both mentally and physically. If you don't believe me, go ask around in the branch after you join the company. If anyone mentions me, I'll give them a thumbs up and say I'm reliable."

You'd better not lower the bottom line of the executive specialists in the branch here. Lu Mingfei had a headache. He came to pick up a friend online and happened to meet the branch recruiter... No matter how he thought about it, it would never be such a coincidence!

After listening to Figel's story, Rona remained silent, then stood up, said she would think about it, and went to the bathroom.

Seeing that she was not as lively as usual, Lu Mingfei knew that this was a big shock to her. Then he waited for Rona to disappear behind the corner, stood up, grabbed Figel by the collar and pulled him in front of him, face to face.

Figel looked a little surprised, then suddenly blushed, looked away and said shyly: "Junior brother, I know I am beautiful, but isn't this progressing too fast?"

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath. This useless senior sister was pretty, but it was really not suitable for her to be so shy.

He looked at Figel, who was pretending to be shy, with disdain: "If you are shy, I will eat this table."

"Forget about the food and drinks you've been cheating me with. If you really get sick, I'll be the one feeling bad." Figel blinked and tried to put on a sad expression. "And how could you say that about me? I'm a girl too. What if I get hurt by what you said and end up hurting myself?"

"I guess you'd have to say that it can only be made up with pork elbow." Lu Mingfei glanced at her. This guy was arguing with the waiter just now because of a dish of braised pork elbow.

...I don't know why the Regent Hotel, which specializes in exquisiteness, would have unlimited supply of such dishes.

Figel's eyes lit up: "Really! I want ten. Don't be fooled by my skinny appearance. I attended every meal in school."

"You are feeding pigs." Lu Mingfei sighed.

"Brother, how can you say that?" Figel looked at him seriously, "Pigs don't eat pig's elbows."

"...Don't change the subject." Lu Mingfei glared at her unhappily and let her go. "I was so coaxed by your talk just now that I almost forgot that if Rona is really a mixed-race, recruiting her is the business of the US headquarters. Who are you trying to fool by coming all the way here to be recruited by the Chinese branch?"

"Junior brother, you don't know this, right?" Figel sat back down with a somewhat smug look on his face. "The treatment in the Chinese branch is extremely good now. Even the independent head of the executive department has to help your uncle Chu when he comes."

She continued, "Let alone discovering unawakened hybrids from the United States, they wouldn't dare to say no even if we emptied out the headquarters."

Lu Mingfei was a little surprised. He knew from Sister Chu that Chu Tianjiao had great authority, but he didn't expect it to be so great that even the executive department dared not say no. This might not be Chu Tianjiao's own effort. His parents, who had a high status in the department, probably also made a lot of efforts.

However, these administrative complications gave him a headache, so he simply gave up thinking about them.

"In fact, you already know the reason why your online friend is here." Figel glanced at Lu Mingfei and said casually, "You also know that if a beautiful girl appears next to you, what else could it be but related to the plan?"

"But." Lu Mingfei said doubtfully, "She and I just met today. In the past, we were just online friends."

Figel didn't care: "Who knows? That plan is crazy. One moment it's a young lady from a famous mixed-race family, the next moment it's a school belle from an ordinary school, and then it's an online friend I've known for a long time. It's not something to be surprised about."

Lu Mingfei looked at her dimly, and suddenly smiled: "I never mentioned any Nibelungen Plan."

Figel sighed: "Junior brother, you were frank with me before, so I won't hide it from you anymore. I do know about the existence of that plan."

"It's more than that." Lu Mingfei took a sip of water slowly, "I feel like you know some inside information."

"It's unfair, Junior Brother!" Figel looked distressed. "If I knew some inside information, would I be in such a miserable state now?"

Suddenly, she stopped talking because Rona had come out of the bathroom.

Sitting back in her original seat, Rona looked at the silent Lu Mingfei and Figel with a strange look. The former looked at her evasively, while the latter was quite frank, as if waiting for her to make a decision.

After hesitating for a long time, Luo Na decided to ask Lu Mingfei for help: "...Mingming, what do you think?"

Lu Mingfei was suddenly stopped and was stunned for a moment. After realizing what was happening, he replied, "From my perspective, it's a little difficult to give any opinions."

From Figel's unkempt appearance to her current appearance as a cool and beautiful female agent, it can be seen that the treatment of branch specialists is really good. Apart from being a little bit neurotic, it is naturally a great job.

Although they might have to deal with dragons that still exist in the real world, the operations specialists are also divided into departments. Rona had told him about her experience as a bounty hunter before, most of which was running errands for others and gathering intelligence. It is estimated that even if she entered a branch, she would probably do intelligence work, which is extremely low risk.

Besides, Xia Mi had told him before that, apart from her Nibelungen, there were almost no pure-blooded dragons in the world.

But Lu Mingfei was also well aware of his own uncertainty. Who knew what would happen to Sunan, which was calm today, tomorrow with him around? Putting aside the reasons for the broken plan, he didn't want his online friend, who he was still able to get along with, to be involved in any strange things.

"It's okay, I believe you." Rona suddenly smiled at Lu Mingfei. The smile without any makeup and looking so sincere made the latter stunned for a moment.

That smile clearly gave him the power to make the decision.

Figel wisely did not interrupt. She knew every girl's name that appeared on the Nibelungen Plan, but Rona's was not. This was not strange. After all, not all girls' names would appear on the list at the beginning, such as the girls from Shilan Middle School.

However, Rona's sudden appearance still surprised her. It was as if this girl was suddenly thrust upon her by someone, which made her even more surprised as she was already surprised by the number of girls in the plan.

The plan has entered the next stage. Except for some who are still struggling, all the girls on the list have already met Lu Mingfei. The list should not be expanded. In short, this is an existence beyond the plan.

Lu Mingfei was being silently stared at by Rona, and he suddenly remembered that the financial situation of his netizen was not optimistic, and the reason he agreed to come here to look at the job was because the salary here was high.

Simply put, she was short of money.

But Lu Mingfei felt that the look in Rona's eyes when she looked at him was not the embarrassment of being short of money, but something that he couldn't explain but that moved him.

"If you think it would be easier to stay here..." Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment and continued, "Then give it a try."

"Okay, let's give it a try." Rona replied with a smile, then looked at Figel, "I accept your invitation. Are there any other procedures?"

"A wise choice!" Figel snapped his fingers, took out his phone and placed it on the table. "The process is very simple. Just say 'confirm' on it."

Lu Mingfei looked down and saw that this phone was the same model as the one Figel had given him before. He glanced at Figel and thought that since she had this thing, she naturally had a lot of authority in the academy. She was just trying to fool people by saying that she was down and out.

Figel noticed his gaze and turned his head to give him a big smile. This guy is indeed the number one puppy. He speaks eloquently and it is hard to tell whether what he says is true or false.

Rona looked at it curiously, then said seriously, "I confirm."

The voice of the girl named Eva that Lu Mingfei had heard before rang out from the phone: "Verification passed, Commissioner Rona Tang, welcome to join Cassel..."

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After the recruitment was completed, Figel put away his phone and hurried back to the branch. Before leaving, he told Rona that her ID and work passport would be issued in the next few days, and during this time she should have a good time and get familiar with Sunan, the city where she would work for a long time in the future.

It was getting late, and Lu Mingfei said goodbye. Luo Na said she would see him off, so she followed him downstairs.

"To be honest, when you said you knew my interviewer, I almost thought it was some kind of scam against me." Rona walked in front, with her refreshing short hair loose, playing with the rubber band she had just used to tie her hair.

Lu Mingfei looked a little embarrassed: "Fortunately you didn't think so."

He really wanted to say that he was not, but with Figel, a habitual offender who was hated by everyone, present, he seemed a little lacking in confidence.

"But I still choose to believe you." Rona turned around and wanted to put her arm around his shoulders, but she found that she was not tall enough. If she forced her arm around him, she would only look like she was being hung there.

She stood on the steps beside the bushes, put her hand on his shoulder, and acted like a good friend: "But you are my brother, if I don't believe you, who will believe you?"

I don't know who taught her Mandarin, so she speaks in a masculine way whether she's communicating online or in real life, with a kind of...spirited air. But she's not bad looking, which easily gives people a sense of disillusionment.

It was like seeing Figel, a beautiful lady, sitting quietly, gnawing on a pig's trotter.

Lu Mingfei glanced at her and said silently: "You know what? The tone of your voice is called a spirited little sister here."

"Isn't it cool?" Rona asked doubtfully.

Lu Mingfei shook his head: "Not cool at all."

As if to ease the awkwardness, Rona suddenly opened her arms: "Now we know each other completely, right? Let's hug to celebrate my new job."

Lu Mingfei paused. It seemed that she was still upset about the rejection of her previous hug. In fact, this was just an ordinary greeting. If he kept refusing, it would make him seem a little stingy.

He also opened his arms and gave Rona a gentle hug.

The hot air made Lu Mingfei feel uncomfortable, and he suddenly felt like he was holding nothing. He looked up, and the sky, which seemed to be burning and red, reflected his face red.

The earth was also burnt black, and the high temperature between heaven and earth seemed to kill all living things in the area, but he did not see any open flames. This seemed to be the traces of a raging fire, but the residual heat left behind was so terrifying, what kind of existence was that fire?

Is it going to burn the world?
Lu Mingfei moved his feet and suddenly felt something break. He looked down and saw a piece of melted metal. This seemed to illustrate the horror of the fire.

The original shape of the metal sheet could no longer be seen, but the melted and gorgeous patterns on it made Lu Mingfei feel that it looked vaguely familiar. However, due to the severe damage, it was difficult to make out what it was.

Lu Mingfei didn't intend to pay attention and continued to walk forward, intending to see this strange world. He climbed over the small hill in front of him that blocked his view, but the falling objects behind the hill blocked his view again.

It was a half-melted metal city, but Lu Mingfei was shocked.

He had seen Takamagahara, which was also an ancient city made of cast metal, built by ancient Japanese hybrids for their "gods". But compared to the one in front of him, it looked so primitive and rough.

The melted city exudes a bronze luster. The houses and buildings on the surface have all melted, but in the broken gaps there are still ingenious gear structures meshing with each other, which is dazzlingly complex.

If Takama-ga-hara was based on the Japanese hybrids' imagination of the palace where dragons live, then the molten bronze city in front of Lu Mingfei was built by the dragons themselves using the most advanced alchemy. It is the residence of the king.

Unfortunately, it has been burned, and it is probably impossible to see what it looked like in its entirety.

Lu Mingfei walked around the ruins of the Bronze City and saw something on the other side of the ruins through a gap. At first glance, he knew that it was the culprit that caused the world to be in such a state.

He passed through the bronze gap and stood under the culprit. He raised his head and looked up at the giant dragon that had been dead for who knows how long.

(End of this chapter)