Lu Mingfei doesn’t want to be a superhero

In the secret room of the Gaotingen family.

The iron-gray old man lay weakly on a bench like a dentist's operating table. The huge and complex life-support equipment around him built a powerful alchemical matrix.

The power of the alchemical matrix is ​​so powerful that as long as you are a hybrid with a slightly higher bloodline, you can clearly feel the "spirit" moving around the room while standing in this area.

In the core area of ​​the life-support device, there is a blood-red crystal the size of a dragon's eye in a storage room covered with quartz. Only a handful of alchemists can recognize it. This is the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which can catalyze alchemy, The pure spiritual substance that kills the Dragon King.

Relying on these devices, the old man could barely maintain his life like a candle in the wind.

Charlotte stood in front of the old man with a hesitant look on her face: "Absorb Lu Mingfei into the Golden Dawn? Grandpa, this is not appropriate. Although he does have a strong talent for alchemy, the Golden Dawn is absolutely neutral The Alchemy Society does not participate in any disputes between mixed-race forces. Lu Mingfei is the heir of Principal Ange. If all goes well, he is likely to become the leader of the new generation of the secret party. If such a person joins the Golden Dawn, I am afraid that It caused dissatisfaction among many people.”

"Although the family was the first to take the lead in founding the Golden Dawn, the original intention of the establishment of the Golden Dawn was academic exchanges in alchemy. It should not participate in too many power struggles. As the elders of the secret party, the family has aroused suspicion from many people. The Golden Dawn will move closer to the Secret Party and become a tool for the Secret Party to control its own alchemists." Charlotte's face showed a concentration that did not match her age. "If the heir of the principal of Angers is allowed to join, we will say more It’s unclear.”

"Ha...absolute neutrality..." the old man smiled, shook his head and said, "Charlotte, do you really believe that there is absolute neutrality in the world?"

"This..." Charlotte was stunned for a moment.

"Alchemy is just knowledge. Of course, knowledge is not restricted by power or race, but don't forget... cough cough cough cough, don't forget that alchemy requires the spiritual participation of the alchemist before it can be refined," the old man said, almost ashen. Staring at the ceiling, "Alchemists are human beings too. How can a human being be absolutely neutral? And even if you want to remain neutral, do others really believe in neutrality? Why should they believe it?"

"Grandpa, what do you mean..." Charlotte was a little confused.

"A period of peace is like a calm sea. The family sails on the sea as a big ship. When it maintains its so-called neutrality, other forces are also willing to maintain this state. After all, they can use transactions to get what they want. , why offend the dangerous group of alchemists? But when the day of earth-shaking chaos comes and a tsunami breaks out in the sea, which ship can be stable enough to survive the tsunami? We... still have to make another kind of preparation ah."

"You mean... to form an alliance with Principal Ange?" Charlotte was stunned and a little puzzled. "Although the principal is very strong, he is alone after all. Lu Mingfei does not seem to have family support behind him. If he wants to choose in advance, If you decide on an alliance partner, wouldn’t other families be better choices?”

"For example, your good sister, Elizabeth Laurent?" The old man smiled, "She is Angers' staunchest supporter. She has a relatively... distant relationship with her father. To her, Angers is probably more important than her father. Get closer.”

The Laurent family is also one of the directors of Cassel College. The current patriarch, Elizabeth Laurent, was once Charlotte's best friend. Charlotte lost her father when she was young. Elizabeth was the borderline between her sister and mother. characters in between.

Charlotte shook her head: "Emotionally speaking, I do prefer to form an alliance with Sister Elizabeth, but as the acting patriarch, if I consider the interests of the family, shouldn't the Gattuso family be a good choice? We They are the most skilled family among European mixed-races, and they are the richest family.”

"The Gattuso family?" The old man shook his head and spoke as if sighing, "When I was a child, this family rose like a meteor, from a family that barely made it to the top in the secret party to the richest family. , and when establishing Kassel College, he keenly seized the opportunities of the new era, invested a large amount of money in exchange for the position of school director, and became one of the true helmsmen of the Secret Party... What a beautiful rise."

"Isn't this great? It should be a good choice to cooperate with an upstart family with unlimited potential, right?" Charlotte was a little puzzled.

"No, on the contrary, every generation of the Gattuso family is named after a hero in history. They are the kind of people who want to hold everything in their hands. They want to become the future emperor," the old man said. "They will see us not as allies but as subjects to be conquered."

"What a bunch of arrogants..." Charlotte muttered.

"When Lu Mingfei comes back, tell him about the Golden Dawn. Principal Ange is not a warm-hearted person, but as long as he does not betray our position as dragon slayers, he will always be our friend. If you cooperate with such a person, at least you don’t have to worry about being stabbed in the back even though you did nothing wrong,” the old man said.

"I know, Grandpa." Charlotte nodded.

"By the way, there's one more thing." The old man said leisurely.

"Grandpa, tell me."

"Next time Lu Mingfei comes again, you can try to become friends with him. S-class is already the pinnacle of hybrids, but his potential may even surpass the average S-class." The old man said.

He looked blankly and recalled the information he had read not long ago - a hybrid who had not yet entered school, relied on his own blood and speech spirit to kill a fourth-generation species blessed by alchemy and the Solomon Temple. Inspector General of the Council.

The next generation is to be feared, the next generation is really to be feared...

Charlotte didn't know what her grandfather was thinking. She recalled his abnormal talent when she taught Lu Mingfei, and nodded unconsciously - how could an ordinary S-level be so outrageous!

"I remember, Grandpa," Charlotte nodded, and then spoke again, "Grandpa, how is your current situation? Can you give me some pointers on the structure of an alchemical matrix? I have studied it for a long time and still don't understand it. .”

"Huh? Charlotte, when did you become so diligent and diligent?" The old man had a surprised expression on his calm face.

Charlotte was silent for a few seconds and sighed heavily: "Because I have experienced some things that I have never thought of before."

…

Kassel College, in front of Su Xiaoqiang and Ling's dormitory.

Lu Mingfei knocked on the door.

"Please come in." Su Xiaoqiang's voice came from inside.

Lu Mingfei pushed the door open and saw Ling and Su Xiaoqiang sitting together, seemingly chatting. Su Xiaoqiang smiled happily. Although Ling's face was expressionless, he was not as cold as usual. Strong temperament.

Seeing Lu Mingfei come in, Su Xiaoqiang, who was still talking and laughing with Ling, suddenly stopped laughing.

"Little Goddess, I'm back!" Lu Mingfei closed the door and walked over happily, "Let me tell you, I went to a school director's family these days, and you won't guess what I saw inside! Hey! ? Little Goddess, why are you looking at me like this..."

Lu Mingfei was confused as Su Xiaoqiang stared at him expressionlessly.

Su Xiaoqiang did not answer Lu Mingfei, but stood up from the chair, strode up to Lu Mingfei, then slightly bent over and approached him, the tip of his nose twitching slightly, as if sniffing something.

"Little Goddess, what are you doing?" Lu Mingfei looked at the girl so close, feeling a little uncomfortable, especially when the fragrance of Su Xiaoqiang's shampoo or body wash penetrated his nose.

"Are you very close to girls today?" Su Xiaoqiang took two steps back and looked at Lu Mingfei suspiciously.

"Holy crap! Can you do divination?" Lu Mingfei was surprised.

"What divination? You smell like perfume, and it's the kind of perfume that only girls use." Su Xiaoqiang crossed his arms across his chest and stared at Lu Mingfei with narrowed eyes, "Didn't you say you went to another family to have a couple?" Are you taking an alchemy class? Why do you smell like a girl?"

"Oh, you are talking about this," Lu Mingfei suddenly realized, "because the patriarch of that family is a girl. Her name is Charlotte, and she is a knowledgeable girl. She has been giving lectures to me during this time, maybe You might have gotten it accidentally."

Normally, the smell of perfume on Charlotte's body would not be obvious, because they would be doing experiments, and the smell of various alchemical materials would be mixed together, which would cover up the smell of perfume. But if they were dealing with materials that she was not familiar with, She doesn't wear perfume at all to avoid misjudgment.

But there was no class on the day Lu Mingfei left, so the smell of her perfume stayed on Lu Mingfei.

"A girl?" Su Xiaoqiang's voice rose unconsciously, "Is she beautiful?"

"Very beautiful." Lu Mingfei blurted out.

"Oh... very beautiful..." Su Xiaoqiang nodded slowly, his eyes filled with coldness.

"But mixed-races, it's hard to be ugly when you have a high bloodline. Do you think there are any unattractive students in the school? The most common ones can be used to make a living," Lu Mingfei said nonchalantly, "For mixed-races, It doesn’t really mean much to say whether it looks good or not…”

Su Xiaoqiang's eyes softened a bit.

"...If you really want to say it, it depends on your temperament," Lu Mingfei continued, "Should I say that she is worthy of being the acting patriarch of a big family? Charlotte should be one of the girls with the best temperament I have ever seen. She looks like a well-educated noble lady. Although I accidentally mistaken her for a maid at first, she is really very elegant..."

Su Xiaoqiang looked at Lu Mingfei with a smile: "So you have a good impression of her?"

"As a friend, she is really good," Lu Mingfei said seriously, "She even gave me a gift when I left... Oh! I know, it should be what you smell!"

Lu Mingfei took out the notebook Charlotte gave him from his arms.

"You carry the gift she gave you close to you?!" Su Xiaoqiang's eyes twitched.

"Yes." Lu Mingfei nodded matter-of-factly.

There was taboo-level alchemy knowledge in it, so he wouldn't worry if he didn't keep it close to his body.

"What, are you interested in her?" Su Xiaoqiang didn't know what her mentality was, so she suddenly asked this question.

"She is indeed quite interesting... Wait, little goddess, are you asking me if I like her?" Lu Mingfei reacted.

Su Xiaoqiang nodded.

"How is that possible? She is still a minor. She is only seventeen years old this year." Lu Mingfei shook his head quickly. "Not to mention that according to Austrian law, one is considered an adult at the age of twenty-one. According to Chinese regulations, she is still one year old. I'm just an adult, how could I like an underage girl, little goddess, you are insulting my character!"

"Why are you so excited? Who do you like and me... it has nothing to do with me," Su Xiaoqiang said with wandering eyes, "But I heard you said that girl is beautiful and has a good figure. She is also the acting patriarch of a big family, and she is given to you alone. After attending class and spending time with you day and night, you don’t have the slightest idea of ​​trying to chase her?”

"Why am I chasing her? It's quite bad to attack a minor. I'm afraid even Fingel's moral level is inferior," Lu Mingfei complained. "I might as well chase Zero after her. At least Zero is just a long-term She just looks like a lolita, but she is actually eighteen years old."

Ling, who had been sitting silently on a chair nearby, suddenly heard Lu Mingfei mentioning himself and raised his frosty little face to look at him.

Only then did Lu Mingfei realize that he was now calling her a legal loli in front of the client.

Before Lu Mingfei could think of a way to explain, Ling suddenly stared at him and said, "Okay."

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang were both stunned.

"Okay...what?" Lu Mingfei looked at Ling with a puzzled expression.

"I agree to be your girlfriend." Zero said this in the same tone as usual, as if she didn't want to be Lu Mingfei's girlfriend, but wanted to lend him a dollar to buy a Coke.

If it were in the past, whenever Zero opened his mouth, Lu Mingfei would feel like the cold arctic wind was blowing on his face.

But now he only felt thunder rolling from the sky, and all the thunder struck him.

"Zero?" Su Xiaoqiang on the side also reacted and looked at Ling in disbelief, "You like Lu Mingfei?!"

Zero shook his head.

"Then why do you want to be his girlfriend?" Su Xiaoqiang asked eagerly.

"Because he is the winner of Freedom Day. Freedom Day stipulates that the winner has the privilege of 'not rejecting the first girl he pursues in the academy and maintaining a relationship for at least three months,'" Zero said, "I participated in Freedom Day. Yes, it means that I agree to this rule, so I accept Lu Mingfei’s pursuit."

"Wait, when did I chase you?" Lu Mingfei stared at him with wide eyes.

"Just now," Zero said, "Fifty-seven seconds ago to be exact."

What kind of mechanical android girl are you? Can you tell time accurately to the second?

Lu Mingfei suppressed his desire to complain and said quickly: "No, I was just joking, just a joke. I'm really sorry, Zero, for making you misunderstand."

"Oh," Zero nodded, as if he understood, "So, were you just joking about having a relationship with a girl?"

Lu Mingfei:...

"And responded to the girl with an apology afterwards, and defined the previous behavior as a 'misunderstanding.'" Zero said in a tone as cold as liquid nitrogen.

Why do I sound like a scumbag when it comes out of your mouth? Lu Mingfei roared in his heart.

"No, this... isn't this right?" Su Xiaoqiang stood aside and seemed to be shocked. He stuttered, "It was just a joke. How come Zero became Lu Mingfei's girlfriend?"

"Because we have to fulfill the contract." Zero said.

"Zero, can't we just pretend that what I just said...doesn't exist?" Lu Mingfei made a last-ditch effort.

"The contract cannot be revoked." Zero said.

"Look, you don't like me, and I don't like you either. No... actually I quite like you, no! It's not that kind of like, it's the kind of friend and teammate... Anyway, neither of us wants to be with each other. There are no outsiders here, so why do we have to fulfill this rule?" Lu Mingfei persuaded him earnestly.

"There is no relationship between fulfilling the regulations and whether you like it or not, and it has nothing to do with whether there are witnesses," Ling paused and said, "And Su Xiaoqiang can serve as a witness."

Su Xiaoqiang:......

"Forget it, I can't help you," Lu Mingfei covered his face, "Then just think that I have used this privilege. Now we are boyfriend and girlfriend."

Su Xiaoqiang looked at Lu Mingfei with wide eyes.

"Then it's okay for me to break up with you now, right? The privilege requires that girls can't take the initiative to break up, but it doesn't say that boys can't break up with you, right?" Lu Mingfei said.

"Unfortunately, we can't." Zero shook his head.

Lu Mingfei also widened his eyes: "Why!"

"The privilege stipulates that girls cannot refuse to pursue and maintain a relationship for at least three months. It is impossible to maintain a relationship with only one person," Zero said, "You must cooperate with me."

Lu Mingfei:...

Depend on! This will also make sense to you!

Lu Mingfei was silent for a long time as he looked at Ling, who looked up at his pretty face and looked as cold as a judge announcing a verdict.

"So..." Lu Mingfei looked at Ling with a complex expression on his features, "Ling, are you my girlfriend now?"

Ling nodded and looked at Lu Mingfei silently.

Su Xiaoqiang also looked at Lu Mingfei silently.

Lu Mingfei looked up at the ceiling silently.