Lu Mingfei doesn’t want to be a superhero

Early in the morning, in a forest near Rome and the Vatican.

The fortress-like church is hidden among the trees, and a constant alchemical field unfolds as a defense for the building. Within the scope of the field, the chirping of cicadas and insects is suppressed.

On a mound a few kilometers away, two rows of figures were crouching neatly. Except for the two figures at the head, they all wore masks and were shrouded in black robes.

The two leading figures, one a young man who looked to be about thirty years old, and the other an old man with gray hair, looked at the church in the distance through the shadows of countless trees - but from their eyes, this building It's almost as close as it is too late.

"Sir, everything is ready." The young man said to the old man.

"Well..." the old man nodded, "wait a little longer, it's not the right time yet."

The young man hesitated for a moment and stopped talking.

"I want to ask when is the right time?" The old man looked at the young man and asked.

"No," the young man shook his head, "I just don't understand why you haven't recovered at this time. Keeping this shortcoming will not be conducive to the next battle..."

The young man's eyes moved down and landed on the old man's left leg - there was only a shriveled trouser leg swaying in the breeze, replaced by a solid wooden crutch for support.

"Of course I won't keep this shortcoming, but... I probably won't have the chance to use this gesture again in the future. Let me miss it for a while." The old man looked at the church and stretched out his hand to rub his apron.

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In a fortress-like church.

Lu Mingfei carried the Seven Deadly Sins and walked into the door side by side with Ange. Chu Zihang followed behind them holding Cun Yu.

There was no decoration in the church. The carpet was an old gold and dark red color, and there were gloomy candlesticks on both sides. The lights danced, casting the shadows of the three people on the gray walls.

"This church is called the 'Lateran Cathedral,' and it is the original estate of the Roman Catholic Church, the first church with a name," Angers explained. "Originally, the Pope in Rome still reserved it for the kings of Europe. When crowned with power, almost every pope was the de facto elder of the cabal, and every senate was held in the Lateran Cathedral.”

"There is also a Lateran Cathedral in the Vatican, which is also a relatively well-known attraction, but it was built later, and this one is the real one," Angers said. "After the power of the Roman Pope began to decline, the secret The Party hid the church and continued to use it as a meeting place for generations."

"Reinforcement? Is it the constant alchemical matrix outside?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

"Including, but not only," Angers said, "This alchemical matrix is ​​driven by a thousand tons of refined mercury solution. Each stone brick is burned through alchemy, with a piece of mithril embedded in the inner core. The thickness of the wall is more than five meters. Even if it is bombed with missiles, it may not be able to destroy it, so it is also called the 'Eternal Rutland'."

"Principal, this title seems to be a bit of a flag," Lu Mingfei complained. "According to my experience watching anime, anything that claims to be eternal or immortal will not end well."

"Can animation compare with reality?" Anger glared at Lu Mingfei.

"From a practical point of view, the Titanic is also known as an unsinkable ship, but it sank the first time it was launched into the water. It also contributed to a classic movie that has been handed down from generation to generation." Lu Mingfei said.

Angers:…

In a few words, Lu Mingfei, Ange and Chu Zihang walked through two corridors and three doors, and then walked down a staircase. A figure finally appeared in the unchanging blue-grey in front of them.

In the fairly spacious front hall, young mixed-races stood in twos and threes, divided into about ten groups. Each group usually only consisted of two to four people. The mixed-races in the same group wore the same gorgeous uniforms. The family crest is embroidered with gold or silver thread on the chest.

They are the entourage and bodyguards brought by the elders of each family, and they are all the best young people in their respective families.

Of course, they were not qualified to participate in the Elders Meeting, so they were all waiting in the front hall. The arriving elders had already entered the main hall, where the Elders Meeting was held. Of course, Lu Mingfei, who was not a senator, got Admission is also available by special invitation.

Lu Mingfei and Ange were the last attendees to arrive, but they were not the only ones who did not enter the hall - Charlotte and three attendants, one man and two women, stood in the corner of the front hall and saw Lu Mingfei and Ange walk in. , his eyes lit up, and he waved to Lu Mingfei gracefully.

Lu Mingfei and Ange walked over, and Charlotte came up to meet them. Three attendants or guards followed behind her, wearing different armors, and their movements spread with awe-inspiring power.

"Lu Mingfei, Principal Ange, you are finally here." Charlotte was wearing a solemn black dress, covering her entire body from her wrists to her ankles. There were only simple silver lines on the black dress and the Gaotingen family emblem, painted with She wears mature light makeup and her hair is styled like that of a thirty-year-old young woman.

This outfit made her look several years older than she actually was, at least it wouldn't make it obvious that she was an underage girl at a glance.

"Miss Charlotte, haven't you gone in yet?" Lu Mingfei was a little surprised.

"It's too depressing inside. Except for Sister Elizabeth, everyone is a group of old men. I always feel that if I stay here a little longer, I will grow old before my time." Charlotte took two steps closer to Lu Mingfei and complained in a low voice.

As the relationship became more familiar, although she would consciously or unconsciously maintain her aristocratic temperament in front of Lu Mingfei, she would occasionally show her ordinary girlish side.

"Ahem, miss," the armored female attendant behind Charlotte coughed lightly and reminded in a low voice, "image."

Charlotte quickly said seriously: "Mr. Lu Mingfei, Principal Angers, since we have met, can you please enter the parliament with me?"

"No problem, let's go." Lu Mingfei nodded.

Charlotte walked to Lu Mingfei and looked at him silently.

Lu Mingfei was confused.

"Mingfei, stretch out one arm," Ange reminded in a low voice, "You can't let a beautiful woman enter alone. This is too ungentlemanly."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment. In Tony's world, he had never paid attention to such etiquette - to be precise, he attended various banquets, parties and meetings without a female companion, and no one dared to point fingers at him.

He tentatively stretched out his arm, and Charlotte took his arm in a natural manner, but her body kept just the right distance, neither distant nor intimate.

Lu Mingfei suddenly realized, holding Charlotte in one hand and carrying the Seven Deadly Sins in the other, he walked towards the main hall.

The mixed-race people in the front hall focused their attention on Lu Mingfei and Charlotte - this kind of waiting occasion was not suitable for socializing, but it did not mean that they were not curious about the relationship between the female school director and the S-class.

Lu Mingfei's steps were normal, Charlotte's appearance seemed normal, and her heart was beating wildly.

This was the first time she had been so close to a man. In the past, she had been studying alchemy at home and didn't even know a few people of the same age, let alone holding Lu Mingfei's arm in public.

But she had to do this, not because of any so-called etiquette, but because she was sending a signal - a signal that Gao Tinggen, the elder family of the Secret Party, had good intentions towards Lu Mingfei.

In other words, if she enters the room with Lu Mingfei in this manner, the elders will naturally understand that the Gaotinggen family supports Lu Mingfei. If they want to embarrass him later, they must first weigh whether it is worth following him. The Gottingen family is at odds.

Chu Zihang held Cun Yu and stayed there while Charlotte, Lu Mingfei and Ange walked to the door at the end of the front hall. A waiter wearing medieval plate armor opened the door for them, and the three of them slowly walked into the hall.

It is said that it is a main hall, but it is smaller than the front hall, just because there are fewer people, it looks more empty.

The hall is covered with carpets, the candlesticks are towering, and the gold paint peels off to reveal the true color of dark silver underneath.

There are thirteen steps in the center of the hall, and at the end of the steps is a wide platform. In the center of the platform is a stone round table, surrounded by thirteen stone seats. If you look carefully, you can find that the stone table and chairs are not placed there, but It is integrated with the ground.

To be precise, a large pit was dug out of the surrounding ground, and the stone table and chairs were retained and decorated in the pit.

Therefore, even if outsiders are invited to participate, a fourteenth stone chair cannot be added.

Each stone chair is covered with various flags, with the crest of the senator's family on the flag and placed on the back of the chair. Only two of the thirteen chairs are still empty, and each of the senators is wearing solemn black clothes.

As Lu Mingfei and three others walked in, the people on the eleven chairs stood up at the same time. As Charlotte said, except Elizabeth, almost everyone was an old man or old lady, and a few were not so old. He is also middle-aged.

The gazes of the elders fell on Lu Mingfei almost simultaneously, full of scrutiny and majesty - but more eyes were focused on the seven deadly sins held in Lu Mingfei's hand.

The gaze of golden eyes is one of the best carriers of spiritual power. It is said that dragon king-level beings can form a powerful spiritual realm just by relying on their gaze, making hybrids feel as if they have hit an iron wall. Of course, the elders do not have this ability, but so many high-ranking The eyes of the first-class hybrids gathered together, still showing huge mental oppression.

However, there were also elders who were looking at Charlotte who was linked with Lu Mingfei, wondering whether the Gaotinggen family had already pulled the S-class onto the warship in advance?

Facing the looks of the school directors, Lu Mingfei blinked and walked slowly towards the round table as before.

But the strange thing is that even though he is walking on a palm-thick carpet, every step he takes seems to make "footsteps" that are inaudible to the naked ear, and every time the footsteps sound, there is a "round sound" that seems to be substantial. The "ring" spread out from Lu Mingfei's body. Every time the ring spread, the elders felt that their skulls were lightly knocked by some kind of hard object, causing slight vibrations.

And with each knock, this "vibration" became more and more obvious. From the subtle trembling at the beginning, it turned into a clear roar when Lu Mingfei walked to the steps.

And as Lu Mingfei stepped onto the steps, the roar began to become more intense at a more obvious speed, and the previous "gentle" tapping turned into a heavy hammer swing.

However, as long as you look away from Lu Mingfei, this feeling of brain roar will be significantly weakened, and if you sit back on the chair, it will disappear immediately.

When Lu Mingfei stepped onto the first step, Elizabeth and Patriarch Beowulf withdrew their gaze and sat down.

When Lu Mingfei took Charlotte up the seventh step, half of the remaining elders looked away.

At the tenth step, only three elders were still watching Lu Mingfei, and five elders were still standing.

By the time Lu Mingfei finished walking up the thirteen steps, none of the elders could look directly at him anymore. They all looked away and sat back in their chairs.

Lu Mingfei stood at the end of the steps and glanced at the senators sitting on the stone chairs, condescendingly, as if they were not sitting but kneeling.

He took Charlotte's arm and walked to the stone chair with the coat of arms of the Gaotinggen family on the back. Charlotte let go of Lu Mingfei and sat down.

Lu Mingfei carried the Seven Deadly Sins and walked to Ange's stone chair. Ange had already sat down. Lu Mingfei put down the Seven Deadly Sins and let the sword box engraved with dragon and Latin characters stand next to the stone chair. He bent down, approached Ange and spoke softly.

"Principal, I think your chair is not too small. How about you show your style and give me half so that we can squeeze in?" Lu Mingfei said.

Ange's beard trembled and he was too lazy to explain Lu Mingfei.

"Hmph...the S-class freshmen of Kassel College are so impressive," a relatively young middle-aged man among the elders said calmly, "Don't members of the Secret Party also pay homage to the elders when they see them?"

Apart from Elizabeth and Patriarch Beowulf, he was the first to look away from Lu Mingfei, and now he is also the first to attack Lu Mingfei.

"As far as I know, the reason why King Arthur and his knights hold meetings at the round table is because of the position of master and no follower position. All people sitting on the round table are equal," Lu Mingfei said, "It seems that the secret party The round table didn’t learn the essence.”

"Ha... you also said that in the round table, everyone sitting on it is equal." The middle-aged elder stared at Lu Mingfei, "Not everyone in this room is qualified to sit on this round table."

Lu Mingfei raised his eyebrows, turned around, and sat down on the stone table. With his back to the middle-aged senator, he turned his head and squinted at him: "I'm sitting down. What do you want? No, what can you do?"

The middle-aged veteran's face suddenly flushed with blood, and he stopped talking.

At this moment, Lu Mingfei suddenly understood why Tony always looked like his nostrils were turned upward, his eyes were raised above his head, and he looked like he was the second in command and needed a beating - because it was really a bit satisfying.

"That's enough!" Chief Beowulf scolded coldly.

The blood color on the middle-aged elder's face became lighter, and he looked at Lu Mingfei with a bit of pride - he was a newly promoted elder, and his family's foundation in the Secret Party was still shallow. He really did not dare to directly confront the Angers and Gaotingen families. Lu Mingfei supported him no matter what, but the Beowulf patriarch had always been one of the most powerful elders. Lu Mingfei's arrogance undoubtedly annoyed him and made him suffer.

Maybe Patriarch Beowulf will just pick up Lu Mingfei and throw him out of the hall. I heard that he did this more than ten years ago...

The middle-aged elder's thoughts only lasted for a moment, and then he saw Patriarch Beowulf turning his head towards him, his blood-colored golden eyes lighting up with a vertical light, which made people feel chilled in his heart.

"Gyanendra Herbert, right? Don't do unnecessary things to disrupt the order of the Senate. Your and your family's contribution to the secret party is not enough to qualify you to waste the time of all school directors at the same time." Bei Chief Aowulf's voice was as cold as a sword.

The middle-aged elder named Gyanendra's eyes widened in disbelief - so it was actually me who was scolded just now?

Although he was dissatisfied, Gyanendra really didn't have the courage to slam the table with Beowulf, so he could only keep silent.

Beowulf looked at Lu Mingfei and said in a consultative tone: "Well, Lu Mingfei, why don't you get down from the table first? It won't be easy for us to have a meeting like this."

The other elders turned to look at Beowulf, not with pressure, but with confusion and surprise - is this still the ruthless "Dragon Bloodthirsty"?

Lu Mingfei shrugged. Considering that he still had two forbidden arts that he had not obtained from Beowulf's house, he still got up from the table - although the Beowulf patriarch only promised him one forbidden arts, he had to wait for the remaining one. Also booked in advance.

"Okay, don't waste any more time, let me start it," Beowulf glanced at everyone, "This meeting of elders is to discuss the alchemical weapons left behind by the Lord of Bronze and Fire.' The right to own the Seven Deadly Sins, right?"

The elders were silent. Although Beowulf was right, no one wanted to be the first to admit it.

The silence lasted for nearly a minute, until an old lady with irises embroidered on her clothes and chair back spoke: "Yes, the Seven Deadly Sins are weapons capable of destroying the Dragon King. In order to prevent this power from falling into the hands of a dictatorial tyrant, we must not If it is preserved intact by any one family or organization, it must be divided and each family should preserve one handle."

"There are thirteen families here, but only seven weapons," an old man answered. His clan emblem was a sword-wielding gryphon. "Do we want two families to share one weapon?"

"The seven strongest families each keep one!" someone suggested.

"Absurd, what does being powerful have to do with being suitable for preserving the Seven Deadly Sins? They should be the safest seven families." Someone retorted.

"I think……"

Lu Mingfei watched with interest as the elders gathered around the cold stone table, arguing like uncles and aunts in a vegetable market. Without saying a word, he just silently stroked the raised inscriptions on the Seven Deadly Sins and spoke lightly. The faint light flowed between the gaps in the inscriptions, and seven living creatures roared silently at Lu Mingfei's fingertips.