Chapter 96: Mage Hulk, Online Debt Doesn't Pay
Lu Mingfei thought that he would appear at Tony's house this time.
After all, the mechanism of crossing is that he will appear near things or people in this world that are closely related to him, the closer the connection, the greater the probability of appearing, in this world, the person who has the deepest connection with him is Tony, and the location where he appeared before is basically near Tony every time.
But unexpectedly, he appeared in Kama Taj this time.
Standing in this antique building, Lu Mingfei knew in the next second why he was here.
The portal to Mars swirling on the edge of a mage opened in front of him, and the Ancient One walked out with Dr. Banner.
He had studied at Kama Taj for a while, and now that the two people who were related to him were in Kama Taj, the triple relationship was superimposed, so it was not surprising that he was here.
"Ancient One, Dr. Banner, good evening." Lu Mingfei waved at them.
"At night?" Dr. Banner was stunned, "I just had breakfast." ”
"It seems that you came in the evening," the ancient one smiled, "come with me, it's time for Kama Taj to have breakfast, although it's just some coarse tea." ”
……
in the quiet room.
The three of them sat opposite each other.
Lu Mingfei burped.
Master Gu Yi said that coarse tea and light rice are really modest, Lu Mingfei has always felt that Kama Taj's food is quite good during the time he studied here, although the ingredients are very ordinary home-cooked ingredients, but this place Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the chef in charge of the canteen has excellent skills, even ordinary ingredients can be made quite delicious.
And the food here is good, which can also be seen from another aspect - I haven't seen Dr. Banner for a while, and Dr. Banner has gained a lot of weight.
"So during this time, Dr. Banner you have been staying in Kama Taj for further study?" Lu Mingfei raised his cheeks, "You are going to give up science and throw yourself into the arms of magic." ”
"From the point of view of modern science, magic is only a relatively niche branch of science, as 'an ordered system of knowledge based on testable explanations and predictions about the form, organization, etc., of objective things, and so on'." The person who said this was not Banner, but the Ancient One.
"When I was talking to Thor, he seemed to have said something similar, saying that for Asgard, magic and technology are actually the same thing," Lu Mingfei said, "To be honest, I really want to bring Tony over to learn magic, and he must be a good learner of magic for someone as smart as him." ”
"Magic requires borrowing power from magical entities in other dimensions, and since it is borrowed, there is always a price. Cleverness only determines the speed at which you can learn magic, but whether you can balance the cost and restrain your desire for power is the most important trait of a mage," Gu paused and smiled, "Of course, this statement is not absolute, and occasionally you can take advantage of some small loopholes. ”
"Little hollow?" Lu Ming was not curious.
"Ahem!" Dr. Banner coughed lightly, clasped his hands together, and then pulled away sharply, a thin wire of fire between his palms.
As Banner's palm turned, the line of fire split into more lines, first into a simple geometric plane, then more and more complex, and finally into several layers of complex circles in front of Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei's eyes widened: "Dr. Banner has learned magic?" ”
Banner saw the magic array in both hands extinguished, and said, "Actually...... To be precise, it was me who learned magic with the Hulk. ”
Lu Mingfei's eyes widened.
Hulk ...... Learn magic?!
The image of a green giant wearing a mage robe suddenly appeared in Lu Mingfei's mind, and Lu Mingfei shook his head to dispel this strange picture.
Hulk learning magic? What magic does he learn? Learn to use a staff to knock enemies from one end of the Pacific Ocean to the other?
"Come, let's speak in spirits, it's more intuitive." Banner closed his eyes.
Lu Mingfei also closed his eyes, and after his spirit body rose out of his body, he found that the spirit body of the ancient mage was also out of his body, and the spirit body of Banner next to him was in mid-air...... Apart?
Falling on Lu Mingfei's vision, Banner's translucent spirit body seemed to have two layers of shadows overlapping, which felt a bit similar to people looking at things when they were looking at each other.
After a moment, the two layers of shadows separated, and one of them swelled up in the blink of an eye, turning into a green giant.
"Hulk," Lu Mingfei greeted Hulk, "long time no see." ”
"Hulk! Magic! Hulk hammered his chest.
"Dr. Banner, you're already able to separate and talk to Hulk?" Lu Mingfei turned his head to Banner who remained in his original form and asked.
"Well, under the guidance of the Ancient One, I managed to separate from the Hulk in terms of spirits and be able to have a conversation," Banner was a little distressed, "but Hulk is not willing to listen to me yet. ”
"Banner! Listen to Hulk! Hulk yelled.
"Okay, I'll listen to Hulk, Banner listens to Hulk......" Banner hurriedly reassured Hulk.
After a moment of reassurance, Hulk calmed down, and Banner turned his head and said, "That's it, now Hulk and I can now talk directly in this way, and our magic is actually different from that of Kama Taj's mages learning magic." ”
"Not quite the same?" Lu Ming was not curious.
"The power of the mage is borrowed from powerful beings in other dimensions, some of these beings are cosmic gods, some are powerful magical beings, some are energy lifeforms, and even some beings were once mages," the ancient one explained, "The casting of spells requires a corresponding energy source, just as different engines require different types of fuel. ”
"For example, most of the mages of Kama Taj have a contract with the Vishan Emperor, and they can borrow power from the Vishan Emperor to cast the spell of the Vishan Emperor, if they learn other spells, but do not sign a contract with the source of this spell, then even if they learn it, they will not be able to cast the spell, and if they forcibly use the power of the Vishan Emperor to cast other spells, the consequences will be unpredictable."
"Therefore, which magical entities to sign a contract with is also a matter that mages should carefully consider," Gu Yi said leisurely, "There is a huge gap in the strength of magical entities, and Emperor Weishan is the best among them, and under a powerful existence like Emperor Weishan, there are many weak magical entities. ”
"Those weak magical entities will not choose a strong mage when signing a contract, because it is difficult for them to collect the price due to the distance between dimensions, and if the mage is too strong, it is possible to resist paying the price," the ancient one, "Banner and Hulk's magic comes from those weak magical entities. ”
Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, and a bold guess came to his mind.
"When the contract is signed, it is Benner who is just a lowliest ordinary mage who is just getting started in the eyes of those powerful magical entities," said the ancient one, "and when the price needs to be paid, it is up to the Hulk to come forward." ”
Lu Mingfei gasped.
Isn't this just a prostitution?!
Banner scratched his head: "I didn't think it was good at first, but the Ancient One said that this kind of contract signing is similar to making a deal with the devil in mythology most of the time, this kind of transaction requires not a spirit of fairness or a spirit of contract, but a clever means, and deceiving the devil is what a mage should do, and Hulk and I are born with an advantage in this regard." ”
Lu Mingfei couldn't help but look at Gu Yi with strange eyes.
Ancient One, why do you look so skilled!
……
Although he was also interested in magic, Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment and still did not study.
For one, he doesn't have the same Leika bug as Hulk and Dr. Banner do.
Second, he always felt that the borrowed things were not practical, anyway, he didn't have a place where he urgently needed strength, and it was okay to stab himself if he really didn't do it, so why bother to play some "devil's deal", in case he accidentally played himself in the end, wouldn't it be very worthless?
Besides, he was targeted by the devil for the first time out of his body, which is enough to prove that he is really unlucky in this regard, so don't take any chances.
Because he still has to study for a while, Banner still wants to stay in Kama Taj, Lu Mingfei has nothing to do here, so he asks the ancient one to resign, and the ancient one is very considerate to help Lu Mingfei open a portal, but according to what she said, the portal can only be opened in a place that the mage is familiar with, so she only opened the portal in a small alley on the streets of New York.
Walking out of the alley, Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment - he saw a familiar figure on the street.
A bespectacled teenager is running wildly behind a school bus.
If Lu Mingfei's memory is correct, the boy who was chasing the school bus is the friend he met in high school when he first came to Tony's world - Peter Parker.
Lu Mingfei hurried to catch up, with his current physical fitness, even a trot was faster than most people running wildly, and a moment later he chased next to Peter.
"Hey! Peter! Lu Mingfei shouted at Peter.
"Ahh Peter was taken aback, subconsciously stopped, turned his head, and was a little surprised, "Mingfei? Why are you here? ”
"I'll take a walk," Lu Mingfei made up an excuse casually, and immediately looked at Peter with a somewhat strange gaze, "Peter, your way of exercising is very chic." ”
"What exercise? Oh no! Peter patted his head and turned his head to see that the school bus he was chasing had already gone away.
"I'm not exercising, I didn't catch the school bus," Peter regretted, "and today the teacher took us to the Columbia Academy of Sciences to see the genetic engineering of spiders, and that car took us to the Columbia Academy of Sciences." ”
"Is that so? Belch...... I'm sorry I didn't seem to have caught you in the car," Lu Mingfei was a little embarrassed, scratching his head, "Why don't I send you there, it just so happens that my house is nearby, and I will let the driver pick us up immediately." ”
"Won't that be too much of a hassle for you?" Peter was also a little embarrassed.
"It's nothing, I don't have anything to do right now anyway." Lu Mingfei Dao.
……
In front of Columbia University's Academy of Sciences, the students of Peter's class had gathered at the door, and a certain Rolls Royce stopped on the side of the road.
"Dad, can we find a corner to park?" Rolls-Royce, Harry looked reluctant.
"Why?" Norman Osborne, who was sitting next to his son, pointed to the door with a puzzled expression, "The main entrance is there." ”
"Dad, we're a public school, and I don't want to take a Rolls-Royce to a class tour." Harry shook his head.
Norman was stunned for a moment, and did not refute his son, but stared out the window: "How about a Maybach Zeppelin?" ”
"We still have this car?" Harry was a little surprised, "Didn't you say that there was a global limited edition of only a hundred?" ”
Norman pointed out the window: "One percent is there." ”
Harry looked over and froze.
Not only because of the car, but more importantly, the person who got out of the car was actually his friend Peter!
Not only Harry, but the others at the gate of the Academy were stunned.
Although they couldn't recognize the specific model of the car, the sedan was more than six meters long, and it was expensive at first glance.
No one would be surprised if it was Harry in the car, but it was Peter Parker who got out of the car!
When Peter got out of the car, the eyes of the whole class were focused on him, making him quite reserved.
Fortunately, someone shared these eyes for him in the next second.
"It's Mingfei Road!" Someone exclaimed.
As the second largest shareholder of Stark Group, Lu Mingfei is now also a frequent visitor to various news, not to mention that Tony also made a huge move in the school at the beginning, so that Lu Mingfei left a legend, because he was recognized as soon as he got out of the car.
"Go Peter, I'm not going to join in the fun," Lu Mingfei said, "I'm not interested in spiders, and I've already gone through the withdrawal procedures before, strictly speaking, I'm not an unrelated person now, and I can't go in." ”
Of course, in fact, if he wanted to go in, all he had to do was ask Jarvis to call the president of Columbia.
"Hey! Peter! You are...... Ming Fei, right? Harry got out of the car and walked over, silently glad that Peter and Lu Mingfei had helped him attract the attention of the others.
"Harry?" Lu Mingfei confirmed.
He had only been here for two or three days, and Lu Mingfei only knew two friends, one was Peter's tablemate, and the other was Peter's friend Harry.
"I'm glad you remember me." Harry seemed happy and shook hands with Lu Mingfei.
"Are you Mr. Lu Mingfei from Stark Group?" A middle-aged man who somewhat resembled Harry walked over, dressed as a businessman but with the elegance of a scholar.
"Hello, you are ...... Mr. Norman Osborne, Chairman of the Austro-Group? ”
Lu Mingfei was taken by Tony to exercise before, watching various business fields, so he knows many big businessmen, although he has not met Norman Osborne, but the other party's Auschit Group is also a large arms dealer, although it cannot be compared with the Stark Group before the transformation, but it is not inferior to Hammer Military Industry.
Of course, it was Hammer's military industry before the accident, and since the time when the war robot was out of control, Justin Hammer was taken away for investigation, and Hammer's military industry was greatly affected.
"Yes, it's an honor to meet you, Mr. Lu Mingfei." Norman shook hands with Lu Mingfei.
"Me too."
Peter and Harry left first because they were going to visit the Academy of Sciences, and Lu Mingfei exchanged a few more pleasantries with Norman, exchanged contact information in a commercial manner, and then parted ways.
Lu Mingfei had already given his current contact information to Peter in the car, and unlike Norman, he gave Peter a relatively personal contact information.
(End of chapter)