Chapter 54 Transactions
Lu Mingfei listened to the story that happened in Black Swan Harbor told by Zero from her perspective, and his face was not shocked.
Is this its origin? The connection between him and Lu Mingze seems to have been unveiled again.
Lu Mingfei reimagined that his origin might be an alien, although the photo on the δ Project file should be his own when he was young, but judging from Zero's description, "Zero's" speaking style and emotional performance are more like the arrogant Lu Mingze in the middle two.
In the case of the alchemy sergeant, the dragon king aliens who control the power of the elements are all twins, one controls the "power", the other controls the "power", when the power and the power are combined, the dragon king alien will undergo a new transformation; His relationship with Lu Mingze may be similar to this.
So which alien dragon king will his origin be?
The thrones of bronze and fire, sea and water have already been chosen, and only two thrones remain: earth and mountain, sky and wind—and the false god Odin and his "younger brother" of unknown origin are also likely to be one of the dragon king aliens.
Putting aside the shackles of "blasphemy" and "sin" can indeed make the brain think active—although once the conjecture of "I am an alien" is confirmed, what I did back to my hometown is in a sense like a "struggle for power" between alien systems......
But Lu Mingfei didn't care, all his guesses were based on absolute loyalty to the Lord of Mankind and humanity; Alchemy soldiers can serve the emperor as a human being, let alone him? If it were the happy Fingal brothers, they would probably say something like "I have fought for the emperor and mankind for more than a hundred years, and I have been a human for a long time." ”
"It's so calm, it's worthy of a little angel."
Jiude Mai made an evaluation, and as expected, Lu Mingfei really did not have that kind of emo depression.
She also audited the story, and the most shocking plot was undoubtedly Zero, or Renata's new life from the flesh shattered by the fighter jet, and the two children made the anime vow of "not abandoning, not giving up" - the boss wielding the power that can bring people back from the dead.
"Thank you for telling me this story, kid. I'll go to that place myself to find clues. ”
Lu Mingfei quickly came back to his senses and thanked Zero. It's a waste of time to be too entangled in inconclusive thinking, and he can wait until he gets to the place called Black Swan Harbor to search for relevant clues, or see if he can bring back any memories of himself.
The girl nodded obediently and regained momentum from Renata. Yevgeny. Chicherin turned back to zero. Razumovsky. Romanov, "just informed, Alexander. Mr. Bunin has arrived. ”
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The dinner was held in the ballroom of Elizabeth Palace, where golden crystal chandeliers cascaded like a waterfall and glowed sumptantly over the silver cutlery and crystal utensils on the table. The maids continue to serve exquisite dishes to this table that can accommodate 20 guests at a time, from starters to desserts.
Finally, with Zero's wave, all the servants withdrew from the banquet hall, and for a moment only the three of them were left in the tall circular dining room.
"It is an honor for me to be invited to the dinner of Her Royal Highness." Alexander. Mr. Bunin smiled, stood up, and bowed slightly to Zero in his respect for the Romanovs. Compared with the blonde and blue-eyed East Slavs, his face has obvious Asian features, and he speaks authentic and fluent Chinese with the heroic style of Northeast China, which makes it easy to think that he is a Chinese.
He then looked at Lu Mingfei, who was eating with a calm expression on the other side: "Hilbert. Let. Anges, I've had a business relationship with the mysterious Kassel Academy, and although I don't know much about it, I've heard of this legend. ”
"I'm not him, I'm just using his name to invite you here." Lu Mingfei was outspoken.
"Of course. But the light on you is just as bright, and it's safe to be your friend. Mr. Bunin smiled and complimented.
"Let's get straight to the point, Mr. Bunin." Zero interrupted Bunin's flattery with a straightforward opening, and through the information she had learned the details of this Tatar, the man in front of him exchanged the bones of the red beast for wealth at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the shattering of great ideals.
In those chaotic times, a few cases of good wine could be exchanged for a freshly manufactured tank, a pair of stockings or a leather jacket to befriend a pretty girl at the level of Miss Russia; Alexander. Bunin made his fortune from this, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the huge military industry - such as half-built aircraft carriers in the dockyard, Su-27 fighter parts piled up in warehouses, drawings of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, equipment stocks of submarine factories, etc., were exchanged for military salaries and food for the officers and soldiers at that time, and fuel for the winter.
Later, he turned to buying a military factory and contracting projects for the Russian Ministry of Defense and became a mysterious arms giant, and ordinary people who wanted to meet him had to attract his attention at the annual banquet held at his private estate, and only after he was approved would a gilded invitation written by Bunin himself be delivered to that person.
Such a person took the initiative to come to the dinner party - Zero did not believe that his title of "Romanov Princess" played a role, and the other party also speculated that he had his own purpose and scheming.
"I'm here for you, Your Highness." Bunin smiled politely.
Zero handed him the note he had prepared, with the coordinates left by General Vatutin: "We want to go to this place, it may have been divided into a military exclusion zone, and the road leading to it may have been abandoned and cut off. Can you help us? ”
Bunin glanced at the coordinates on the note, took out his tablet from the bag he was carrying, typed it in, and looked it up, and after a moment of silence, his aged face smiled again:
"Of course, I can even arrange for a safe train to travel with you."
Zero frowned slightly, Bunin couldn't help but agree too quickly, like a big bad wolf who couldn't wait to take the piglet home.
"Do you know anything else about this coordinate?"
"I don't know, but I have quite a few coordinates like these," Bunin said, "and they are all located in the inaccessible northern Siberian and Novaya Zemlya islands, where hundreds of thousands of Soviet-era Red Army troops secretly marched in to build bases, towns and railways, most of which were bases for the study of advanced military technology theories, and now they are abandoned in the vast snowstorm like waves of treasure waiting to be unearthed." ”
"Your Royal Highness, what you gave me is a brand new coordinate, according to normal circumstances, I will pretend not to know and immediately ask my men to quickly go to the coordinates and search and dig in a carpet way...... But now, as a sign of sincerity, I'm not going to do that. ”
Bunin's attitude was quite sincere, not like a mercenary and cunning fox-like businessman.
Although Zero was puzzled, she still spoke with the attitude of trading negotiation:
"What price does the Romanovs have to pay for this?"
She is not afraid of the Bunin lion's big mouth, no matter how much money she can afford - the actual controller behind the financial system of the "Romanov family" is the "black gold swan" who loves potato chips, one of the boss's subordinates, equivalent to their finance minister, and she pays the bills.
"A ......request," Bunin said, his gaze redirected to Lu Mingfei, who was dining at Sven on the other side of the table, "I want you to protect me from a place." ”
"You're one of Russia's biggest arms giants, with connections all over the world, and you have enough assets to sign the highest security packages from the world's top 10 security companies at the same time...... Now you say you need us to protect it? Zero shook his head, "You should be able to tell from the level of protection in Elizabeth Palace, my security team is not the Avengers, you can hire ten times as much as I can hire." ”
The maids and courteous butlers in the Elizabeth Palace are actually a well-trained army of mercenaries who don't mind serving as servants during protection as long as they pay enough money.
Bunin didn't rush to answer, but took out a black electronic device from his bag and opened it - Zero recognized it as a small signal jammer.
"That's true, as long as I speak, the Ministry of Defense can even arrange a GRU special forces for me......" Bunin seemed to relax and speak after confirming that the interference had begun, "but in the same way, the person who protects me can become the person who kills me in an instant." Because I'm not really in power, I'm just a puppet, a middleman. ”
"You're so sure we can protect you and won't fight back? We're making a deal here as well. Zero said coldly, and the corner of his eye was aimed at Lu Mingfei—the other party was still eating with a flat face, like an inconsequential cook.
She knew very well that the only one who was qualified and had the strength to provide protection was Lu Mingfei, and he was also the person Bunin wanted to turn to.
"I'll do my best to provide you with the information you want, including Black Swan Harbor and the δ Project......," Bunin whispered, "I know of General Vatutin's death, and it seems that the person in power behind me is planning to clear the portal ahead of time." ”
"You're trying to protect yourself and get yourself out?"
"No, I'm not afraid of death, it's not enough for my business to shoot me a hundred times in the open law," Bunin shook his head, his expression showing a touch of sadness, "but I just want to save my child." I don't want her to die so early. ”
Lu Mingfei raised his head and stared at the old fatherly man—the other party also quickly sat up straight and accepted his "scrutiny".
"Where did you get this information about me?" Lu Mingfei asked in a gentle voice.
"Part of it is from the mysterious Kassel Academy, and the other part is from the real person in power behind me......" Lu Mingfei could feel the strong horror in Bunin's words, and he was a little restless, for fear that the conversation here would be known to the other party, "He hates you and seems to be afraid of you, so I think Mr. Lu can help me." ”
"It's the alien." Lu Mingfei narrowed his eyes and thought of the cheerful man on the phone, the brother of the false god Odin.