Lu Mingfei doesn’t want to be a superhero

Kassel College, the underground base of the Equipment Department, and Lu Mingfei's private laboratory.

"How's it going? Is the improvement okay? With alchemy and modern technology, it should be considered a 'magic machine' now, or it can also be called a 'magic armor'."

Under Charlotte's slightly dull gaze, Lu Mingfei walked up to the "Emperor" and patted the armor he had just modified not long ago - he was still a bit confident in terms of aesthetics, and was designing the appearance of the "Emperor" At that time, he not only referenced his own armor in Tony's world, but also referenced tokusatsu dramas such as the Kamen Rider series and Armor Warrior.

"Is this... an improvement?" Charlotte walked around the modified "Emperor" twice, and after a long silence she said, "Why do I feel like you just made a new set of armor directly, Mingfei?"

That won't work. If you just make a set, it might be too strong. Lu Mingfei complained in his heart.

Although the Gaotingen family's alchemy armor has surpassed the first few versions of the steel suit in terms of destructive power and defensive power in close combat, as Tony's technology has become more mature, the current steel suit is significantly stronger even in close combat. It's an alchemy armor, not to mention the various technological weapons it carries.

A slight modification to the Gaotingen family's alchemy armor would be sufficient. If Tony's steel suit were to be produced, ordinary people would probably be able to outrun an A-level hybrid like Caesar after simple training.

Of course, the most important thing is that to support the steel suit, he has to build the miniature Ark reactor. Otherwise, without enough energy support, the steel suit will be nothing more than an iron shell with an appearance, and the Ark reactor is It is impossible for him to come up with such epoch-making things.

Not to mention how many dragons are undercover in the Secret Party now, even if there is not a single dragon in the Secret Party, just a miniature controllable nuclear fusion device has allowed most people in the Secret Party to expand their goals from slaying dragons to dominating the world. .

However, in theory, even if there is no Ark Reactor, if there is a high-level hybrid whose Word Spirit is "Indra" or "Thunder Pool" and continues to use the Word Spirit to charge the suit, it should be able to move for a while, but the battery life is relatively short. .

Wait... Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei suddenly came up with a bold idea - although directly using the powerful thunder spirit to power the suit is the most direct way to charge it, in theory, he can also transform a general. The device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy is similar to a miniature thermal power station, so Brother Chu's Jun Yan should actually be able to power a suit without an Ark reactor.

As long as the suit is well designed...

"Mingfei..." Charlotte's words interrupted Lu Mingfei's thoughts.

Lu Mingfei turned around and looked over. The original confusion and dullness on Charlotte's face had turned into curiosity: "How is the power of your modified armor? Have you tested it?"

"Not yet," Lu Mingfei shook his head, "This set of armor combines alchemy and modern technology, so it is difficult to predict accurate performance parameters and requires detailed testing. I came to you just to be with you. For performance testing.”

"Eh? Together..." Charlotte blinked, and the thought came to her mind - why did Lu Mingfei want to come with me to do performance testing? There should be many people in the equipment department who can help him, right? Why is it necessary to find me who has limited understanding of modern technology?

Is this an invitation? Lu Mingfei wanted to invite her to do something together so that he could have a chance to get along with her in private...

As this thought kept rising, Charlotte felt her face heat up, and she didn't even dare to look at Lu Mingfei.

But in fact, the reason why Lu Mingfei invited her was because he felt that this was modified with something from the Gaotingen family after all, and it would be best to invite his family to take a look at the performance test. Secondly... he didn't dare to let other people in the equipment department discover this armor.

He was so familiar with those geeks. When he remodeled this suit of armor, he couldn't help but make it into a special holster style. If those geeks saw this, they would probably line up to come to him to borrow it. Play.

Not noticing Charlotte's change, Lu Mingfei walked behind the "Emperor" and raised his arms. The "Emperor" raised his arms in response to his movements, and the entire back part opened, revealing the driving space inside. .

Lu Mingfei walked into the driving space, closed his armor, and his red eyes lit up.

"Huh? Is this induction control?" Charlotte was a little surprised.

"Well," Lu Mingfei nodded inside the armor, his voice sounding a little more like an electronic synthesizer, "Let's go and test."

"Okay, where should we go to test?" Charlotte asked.

"Follow me." Lu Mingfei led Charlotte out of the laboratory.

Looking at the "Emperor"'s back, Charlotte's eyes moved slightly - although it looked a little strange, I have to say that this suit of armor still looked quite handsome.

Just a few steps out of his laboratory, Lu Mingfei led Charlotte into an elevator. The elevator ran for more than ten seconds and then stopped. When he walked out again, he was faced with an empty testing field.

Because the school has allocated enough funds, the underground base of the equipment department is quite large and is still being slowly expanded. Therefore, there are even several test sites for equipment and weapons.

However, test sites are divided into different types. Some are dedicated to testing explosives, some are testing cold weapons, some are testing firearms, and some are comprehensive testing... In the equipment department, in addition to the test sites dedicated to testing explosives, demand exceeds supply all year round. In addition to the need to queue up to apply, most test sites can be described as "deserted".

Moreover, it is said that more than a year ago, the Equipment Department conducted a loud explosives test underground, which alarmed the principal. After a friendly consultation between Director Akadulla and the principal, the school gave the Equipment Department a test outside the college. A very large explosives testing area was built. Since its completion, most of the specialists who want to test inventions prefer that new testing site - after all, the testing site outside can be exploded.

Therefore, Lu Mingfei was not surprised that he would be discovered by the geeks in the equipment department when he came to such an unpopular comprehensive testing site to test the performance of the "Emperor".

"Let's test the speed first," Lu Mingfei walked to the vehicle test area and knocked on the test machine, "Norma, help me open the test."

"Okay." Norma's voice sounded in the testing field.

According to the settings he had given to Norma before, Norma had to act completely normal when any outsider was present, treating him as she did before she was controlled by him, so as not to let anyone notice anything strange.

Most of the equipment in the testing site is controlled by Norma, so Lu Mingfei brought Charlotte without expecting her to be of any help. He just wanted her to witness it as a member of the Gaotingen family.

Lu Mingfei stood at the starting point of the vehicle test track. The 200-meter-long track was paved with forty observation points, and the instantaneous speed was observed every five meters.

The hidden propulsion port behind the "Emperor" opened. With the huge thrust and Lu Mingfei's own speed, the silver-black shadow flashed away and appeared at the end of the runway.

"The average speed is 209.5 meters per second, and the maximum instantaneous speed is 231.1 meters per second." Norma's voice sounded from the corner.

Lu Mingfei nodded secretly.

He has not entered the keel state or dragon scale state. Just relying on his normal physical fitness and armor, his ground movement speed is close to the speed under the dual blessing of keel state and dragon scale state.

If you use the armor in the keel state and dragon scale state, you can run at supersonic speed on the ground.

As for flight speed...

Unfortunately, because it is driven by alchemical energy, the "Emperor" does not have the ability to fly, and the energy cannot support it.

"Okay, the speed is measured. The next item is explosive power..." Lu Mingfei turned to look at Charlotte.

But he saw Charlotte looking at him, with a blank expression of "Who am I, where am I doing?", her eyes were blank, her mouth was slightly open, as if saliva would flow down the corner of her mouth in the next second. .

"Charlotte? Charlotte?" Lu Mingfei walked up to Charlotte and waved in front of her, "How are you?"

Charlotte's eyes followed the movement of Lu Mingfei's palm, and her lips opened and closed slightly, as if she was murmuring.

Lu Mingfei turned on the armor's external sound wave collection function and heard Charlotte's voice.

"Is pure alchemy really obsolete? Should I learn some technology and then study magic mechanics..."

Lu Mingfei:......

…

After the test, Lu Mingfei carefully escorted the distraught Charlotte out of the equipment department.

Even because he was a little worried about the other party's condition, Lu Mingfei thoughtfully sent Charlotte back to her own residence after leaving the equipment department.

It is worth mentioning that Charlotte’s residence is right next door to Lu Mingfei’s home, Norton Hall.

It was originally a large student club activity center. It was not a residential building and had been used by clubs for a long time.

But after Charlotte had a little chat with the club leader, the other party took a check and happily organized the members to move out of the club activity center. Not only did they move out, the club members also thoughtfully renovated the entire building. A 360-degree, all-round three-dimensional cleaning with no blind spots.

It is said that when they left, there were some old stains in the club that could not be cleaned, so the entire part was renovated.

After sending Charlotte back to her home, Lu Mingfei left.

The reason why he gave Charlotte a gift was not entirely because he was worried about her. The more important reason was that he already had enough Philosopher's Stone on hand, and the Alchemy Matrix for the engraving of Senior Brother Chu had been improved, so he could now help him. Senior Brother Chu strengthened his strength, so after leaving Charlotte's house, he went straight to the Lion Heart Club.

…

Lion Heart Club headquarters, in Chu Zihang's office.

Lu Mingfei, Su Qian and Chu Zihang were sitting on the sofa.

"Junior brother Lu, you are saying that the president's sword itself is actually engraved with a very powerful alchemical matrix, but this alchemical matrix must be matched with an alchemical matrix engraved on the body of a hybrid to be effective," Su Qian said, " So in his hand, the president’s sword looks like an ordinary alchemy weapon that’s just sharper and stronger?”

"That's pretty much what it means," Lu Mingfei nodded, "As long as I add this alchemical matrix to my senior brother, Murasame and Jun Yan will be able to exert their true power."

"When can we start?" Chu Zihang asked, sitting opposite Lu Mingfei.

"President, don't be impulsive. What if it's dangerous to draw the matrix?" Susie quickly advised.

"Don't worry, I trust Lu Mingfei." Chu Zihang said.

Chu Zihang's idea is very simple - since Lu Mingfei proposed this plan, it means that he believes that the risks of this plan are controllable. He, a layman in alchemy, has no reason to doubt the judgment of Lu Mingfei, a professional. Just accept it directly.

Su Qian was still a little worried. She looked at Lu Mingfei and said hesitantly: "Junior brother, this is to carve the alchemy matrix on the body. Will there be any particularly serious consequences if it fails?"

"To carve an alchemical matrix on a human body, the material can only be the Philosopher's Stone. If the Philosopher's Stone loses control and leaks out of the body during carving, it will be a highly poisonous substance. Even the Dragon King was severely injured or even killed. It will be harmful to hybrids. It should be an instant kill effect." Lu Mingfei said.

"No! This is too dangerous!" Susie's eyes suddenly widened.

"What's the success rate?" Chu Zihang asked calmly.

"If I were to draw the matrix, with a conservative estimate, the success rate should be 99.98%." Lu Mingfei said.

"Can the success rate be accurate to two decimal places?" Susie, who was still worried a second ago, couldn't help complaining now.

With this success rate, she had no reason to stop Chu Zihang. As a hybrid, if he went on any mission, the death rate would be much higher than this plan.

"When can we start carving?" Chu Zihang asked.

"You can do it at any time," Lu Mingfei said, "I have prepared the matrix diagram and materials."

"The Philosopher's Stone is too precious, and I may not be able to pay the full price for the time being," Chu Zihang said seriously, "I can sign a loan or borrowing agreement, and the interest rate is determined by you."

"Senior brother, you are out of touch when you say that," Lu Mingfei waved his hand grandly, "If you owe it first, the interest will be waived. You can pay me back whenever you have money."

Chu Zihang was silent for a few seconds and nodded: "Thank you."

"Junior brother, actually, senior sister also has a desire to become stronger." Su Qian came over.

"The landlord's family has no food left." Lu Mingfei spread his hands.

"I don't want to borrow money," Susie shook her head. "I can pay for the Philosopher's Stone, or directly provide the Philosopher's Stone."

"I want this much." Lu Mingfei made a rough gesture.

"Then... I may need some time." Susie felt sweat on her forehead.

needs time? Does this mean that it is really possible for Senior Sister to take out so many Philosopher's Stones?

Lu Mingfei was a little surprised.

He had previously guessed that the senior sister might come from a mixed-race family in the country. Although a powerful mixed-race family did not have so many Philosopher's Stones, they could not be obtained casually. It often required high-level or even leader-level figures to be qualified. Mobilization is not something that ordinary middle- and high-level clan members are eligible to use.

Even if the senior sister couldn't bring out so many Philosopher's Stones, she could only bring out half, which is enough to show that she has an extraordinary background.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but glance at Senior Brother Chu - if Senior Brother could capture Senior Sister Su, wouldn't it mean that he would have to fight for thirty years less?

Chu Zihang was confused by Lu Mingfei.

"Hmm," Lu Mingfei coughed lightly and reminded kindly, "Senior sister, the scope of carving the alchemy matrix includes the entire upper body, and you cannot wear clothes when carving..."

"I have carefully calculated and found that the pressure of taking out so many Philosopher's Stones is too great and beyond my tolerance. Let's talk about it later." Susie immediately changed her mind.

Lu Mingfei shrugged - he didn't say the last part of the sentence. Once his alchemy skills advance further, it won't be difficult to carve through clothes.

"Susie," Chu Zihang suddenly said, "Can you please go out for a while?"

Susie was a little confused.

"I'm going to take off my clothes." Chu Zihang explained.

"Oh oh oh," Susie's face felt a little hot, "President, I'm leaving right now..."

"No, no, no, no, it's not suitable here, and there are no tools. Let's go to my laboratory." Lu Mingfei said.

Su Qian glanced at Lu Mingfei faintly.

…

In the underground base of the Equipment Department, in Lu Mingfei's laboratory.

Chu Zihang stood beside the bed that looked like an operating table in the laboratory. He hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took off his shirt, facing Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei, who was packing his things, turned to look at Chu Zihang, a little surprised: "Brother, you actually have a tattoo!"

Chu Zihang was facing him, but the table not far behind Chu Zihang was filled with flasks and beakers. Through the reflection of the glass wall, Lu Mingfei could see Chu Zihang's shoulder blades. There is a dark red pattern similar to the World Tree.

From the color analysis, this pattern looks a bit like a dark red birthmark, and it looks natural, as if it grew out of the skin. But the question is whose birthmark is so artistic and half-dry. The half-grown World Tree can be said to be lifelike.

"Brother, how can you get a tattoo? In my heart, the image of the male idol of Shilan Middle School is shattered!" Lu Mingfei teased Chu Zihang with a heartbroken look.

Chu Zihang was silent and did not intend to answer. In his opinion, it was a good thing that Lu Mingfei regarded this as an ordinary tattoo. He never let anyone see or know about this mark, just to avoid involving irrelevant people. So he just silently accepted Lu Mingfei's teasing.

But Lu Mingfei felt something was wrong before he even made a few jokes.

Perhaps it was because he had absorbed the power of the Cosmic Rubik's Cube through the Silver Sword. When Lu Mingfei focused on the mark on Chu Zihang's shoulder blade, he could vaguely feel an obscure fluctuation from the spatial level.