The Göttingen family house, in the secret room.

The iron-gray old man lay weakly on a bench like a dentist's operating table, surrounded by a large and complex life-sustaining device that built a powerful alchemy matrix.

The power of the alchemy matrix is so strong that as long as it is a hybrid with a slightly higher bloodline, standing in this area, you can clearly feel the "spirit" running around this room.

In the core area of the life-sustaining device, in the quartz-covered storage room, there is a blood-red crystal the size of a dragon's eye, which only a very few alchemists can recognize, this is the legendary philosopher's stone, a pure spiritual substance capable of catalyzing alchemy and killing dragon kings.

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

Charlotte stood in front of the old man, with a hesitant expression: "Absorb Lu Mingfei into the Golden Dawn?" Grandpa, that's not quite right. Although he does have a strong talent for alchemy, Golden Dawn is an absolutely neutral alchemy society and does not participate in any disputes between half-breed forces, Lu Ming is not the heir of Headmaster Ange, if everything goes well, he is likely to become the leader of the new generation of the secret party, such a person joining Golden Dawn may cause many people to be dissatisfied. ”

"Although the family took the lead in founding the Golden Dawn first, the original intention of the Golden Dawn was to exchange academics in alchemy, and it should not be involved in too many power struggles, and the family, as the patriarch of the Secret Party, has aroused the suspicion of many people, thinking that 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 contemplation that did not match her age, "If we let the heir of the headmaster of Angers join, we will be even more confused." ”

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

"It's ......," Charlotte was stunned for a moment.

"Alchemy is only knowledge, and knowledge is of course not bound by power and race, but don't forget...... Ahem, cough, don't forget that alchemy requires the spiritual participation of the alchemist to be refined," the old man's almost gray eyes looked at the ceiling, "Alchemists are also human beings, how can people really be absolutely neutral?" And even if you want to be neutral, do people really believe in you? On what basis do they believe? ”

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

"In times of peace, just like the sea when it is calm, when the family sails on the sea as a big ship and maintains the so-called neutrality, other forces are also willing to maintain this state, after all, they can trade to get what they want, so why should they offend the dangerous group of alchemists? But when the day of chaos turns upside down, and the sea throws off a tsunami, what ship can be stable enough to survive the tsunami? We...... I still have to make another preparation. ”

"You mean...... An alliance with Headmaster Angers? Charlotte was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled, "Although the principal is very strong, he is alone after all, and Lu Mingfei doesn't seem to have family support behind him, if you want to choose an alliance object in advance, wouldn't it be a better choice for other families?" ”

"Like your good sister, Elisabeth Laurent?" The old man smiled, "She is Ange's staunchest supporter herself, and she has a ...... relationship with her father Alienated, Ange may be closer to her than her father. ”

The Laurent family is also one of the trustees of the Kassel Academy, and the current patriarch, Elisabeth Laurent, was once Charlotte's best friend.

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

"Gattuso's house?" The old man shook his head, as if sighing, "When I was a child, this family rose like a meteor, from a barely first-class family to the richest family in the secret party, and when establishing the Kassel Academy, he keenly seized the opportunity of the new era, invested a large amount of money in exchange for the position of school director, and became one of the real helmsmen of the secret party...... What a pretty rise. ”

"Wouldn't that be nice? Working with an upstart family with a lot of potential should be a good choice, right? Charlotte was a little puzzled.

"No, on the contrary, each generation of the Gattuso family is named after the historical hero, they are the kind of people who want to hold everything in their hands, they want to be future emperors," said the old man, "they do not see us as allies, but as subjects to be conquered. ”

"What a bunch ......of megalomaniacs," Charlotte muttered quietly.

"When Lu Mingfei comes back, tell him about Golden Dawn, Principal Ange is not a warm person, but as long as he does not betray our position as a dragon slayer, he will always be our friend, cooperate with such a person, at least you don't have to worry about being stabbed in the back without doing anything wrong." The old man said.

"I see, Grandpa." Charlotte nodded.

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

"Grandpa, you say."

"The next time Lu Mingfei comes back, you can try to be friends with him, the S-class is already the apex of the half-blood, but his potential may surpass the ordinary S-class." The old man said.

His eyes widened, and he remembered the information he had read not long ago—a half-breed who had not yet entered the school, and had used his bloodline and spirit to kill a fourth-generation race with alchemical blessings and the Inspector General of Solomon's Temple.

The afterlife is terrifying, it's really terrifying......

Charlotte didn't know what her grandfather was thinking, she thought back to his pervert-level talent when she taught Lu Mingfei, and nodded unconsciously - how could an ordinary S-class be so outrageous!

"I remember, Grandpa," Charlotte nodded, and then spoke again, "Grandpa, how are you now?" Can you point me to the structure of an alchemy matrix? I've been researching it for a long time, but I still don't understand it. ”

"Huh? Charlotte: When did you become so diligent? The old man's face had a look of surprise on his face, which had always been calm and breezy.

Charlotte was silent for a few seconds and sighed heavily, "Because I've experienced something I've never thought of before. ”

……

Kassel Academy, in front of the dormitory of Su Xiaoqiao and Zero.

Lu Mingfei knocked on the door.

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

Lu Mingfei pushed the door in, and saw Zero and Su Xiaoqiao sitting together, as if they were chatting, Su Xiaoqiao smiled happily, although Zero was expressionless, but it was not like on weekdays with a cold temperament that no one should enter.

Seeing Lu Mingfei coming in, Su Xiaoqiao, who was still talking and laughing with Zero, suddenly stopped laughing.

"Little Heavenly Maiden, I'm back!" Lu Mingfei closed the door casually and leaned over with great interest, "Let me tell you, I went to a school board family these days, you definitely can't guess what I saw inside!" Huh? Little Heavenly Maiden, why are you looking at me like this......"

Being stared at by Su Xiaoqiao expressionlessly, Lu Mingfei was confused.

Su Xiaoqiao didn't answer Lu Mingfei, but got up from the chair, strode to Lu Mingfei, and then bent down slightly to approach him, the tip of his nose twitched slightly, as if he was sniffing something.

"Little Heavenly Maiden, what are you doing here?" Lu Mingfei looked at the girl who was close at hand, a little uncomfortable, especially Su Xiaoqiao, who didn't know whether it was shampoo or shower gel The fragrance kept drilling into his nose.

"You're very close to the girl today?" Su Xiaoqiao took two steps back and looked at Lu Mingfei suspiciously.

"Holy! Do you know divination? Lu Mingfei was surprised.

"What kind of divination, you have the smell of perfume on your body, and it's the kind of perfume that only girls use," Su Xiaoqiao crossed his arms around his chest and squinted his eyes at Lu Mingfei, "Didn't you say that you went to another family to take a one-on-one alchemy class?" How can there be a girl's smell on your body? ”

"Oh, you said this," Lu Mingfei said suddenly, "It's because the patriarch of that family is a girl, her name is Charlotte, she is a knowledgeable girl, she has been lecturing me all this time, maybe she accidentally got involved." ”

If it is usual, the smell of perfume on Charlotte's body is not obvious, because they will do experiments, the smell of various alchemical materials will be mixed together, and the smell of perfume will be overshadowed, and if it is dealing with those materials that she is not familiar with, she will not wear perfume at all, so as not to make a misjudgment.

But Lu Mingfei didn't go to class on the day he left, so the smell of her perfume stayed on Lu Mingfei.

"Girls?" Su Xiaoxiao's voice rose unconsciously, "Is she beautiful?" ”

"It's beautiful." Lu Mingfei blurted out.

"Oh...... It's beautiful......" Su Xiaoqiao nodded slowly, and the cold air in his eyes was thick.

"But it's a half-breed, it's hard to be ugly if the blood is high, do you think there are unsightly students in the school? The most ordinary ones can also be eaten with their faces," Lu Mingfei said indifferently, "It doesn't really mean much to whether it's good or not for a half-breed......

Su Xiaoqiao's gaze softened a little.

“…… If you really want to say it, you have to look at 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, at first glance she is the kind of aristocratic lady who is very cultivated, although I accidentally mistook her for a maid at first, but she is really temperamental......"

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

"If you want to say that she is a friend, she is really good," Lu Mingfei said seriously, "and she gave me a gift when I left...... Oh! I see, it's supposed to be what you smell about it! ”

Lu Mingfei took out the notebook that Charlotte had given him from his arms.

"You took the gift she gave you with you?!" The corners of Su Xiaoqiao's eyes jumped.

"That's right." Lu Ming nodded as a matter of course.

This is all taboo-level alchemy knowledge, and he is not at ease if he does not store it closely.

"What, are you interested in her?" Su Xiaoqiao didn't know what kind of mentality he was out of, so he suddenly asked this sentence.

"She's really interesting...... Wait, little goddess, are you asking me if I like her or not? Lu Mingfei reacted.

Su Xiaoqiao nodded.

"How is it possible, she is still a minor, she is only seventeen years old this year," Lu Mingfei hurriedly shook his head, "Not to mention that according to Austrian law, twenty-one years old is considered an adult, and according to Chinese regulations, she is still one year old before she reaches adulthood, how can I like an underage girl, little heavenly girl, you are insulting my personality!" ”

"Why are you so excited, who do you like with me...... It has nothing to do with me," Su Xiaoqiao said with a flickering gaze, "But I heard you say that the girl is beautiful and has a good figure, and she is still the acting patriarch of a big family, and she teaches you alone and gets along with you day and night, so you don't have the slightest idea of chasing her and trying it?" ”

"What am I chasing her for, this kind of behavior against minors is quite bad, and the moral level is probably not as good as Fingal," Lu Mingfei complained, "I might as well chase Zero after her, at least Zero just looks like Lori, in fact, she is eighteen years old." ”

Zero, who had been sitting silently in a chair next to him and listening, suddenly heard Lu Mingfei mention himself, and raised his cold little face to look at him.

Lu Mingfei reacted at this time, and now he said in front of the person concerned that she was a legitimate Lori.

Without waiting for Lu Mingfei to find a way to explain, Zero suddenly stared at him and said, "Okay." ”

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiao were stunned.

"Good...... What? Lu Mingfei looked at Zero with a puzzled expression.

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

If it was in the past, as long as Zero opened his mouth, Lu Mingfei would have a feeling of the Arctic cold wind blowing in his face.

But now he only felt that the sky was thundering, and the thunder was all on him.

"Zero?" Su Xiaoqiao on the side also reacted, and looked at Zero in disbelief, "Do you like Lu Mingfei?!" ”

Zero shake head.

"Then why are you his girlfriend?" Su Xiaoqiao asked eagerly.

"Because he is the winner of Freedom Day, and the winner of Freedom Day stipulates that the winner has the privilege of 'the first girl to pursue in the academy must not refuse and maintain a relationship for at least three months,'" Zero Dao, "I participated in Freedom Day, which means that I agree to this rule, so I accept Lu Mingfei's pursuit." ”

"Wait, when did I chase you?" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened on the side.

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

Are you some kind of mechanical android girl, can you tell the time to the second?

Lu Mingfei forcibly suppressed his desire to complain, and hurriedly said: "No, I was just joking, just joking, I'm really sorry, Zero, I misunderstood you." ”

"Oh," Zero nodded, looking like I understood, "so you were just joking about having a relationship with a girl?" ”

Lu Mingfei: ......

"And respond to the girl with apologies afterwards, and define the previous behavior as a 'misunderstanding'." Zero said in a cold tone like liquid nitrogen.

How do you come out of your mouth and look like I'm a scumbag! Lu Mingfei roared in his heart.

"No, it's ...... Isn't that right? Su Xiaoqiao was on the side, as if she was also shocked, and stammered a little, "It's just a joke, why did Zero become Lu Mingfei's girlfriend?" ”

"Because of the fulfillment of the contract." Zero Dao.

"Zero, we can't just take what I said...... Non-existent? Lu Mingfei made a final effort.

"The contract cannot be revoked." Zero Dao.

"You see, you don't like me either, and I don't like you either, don't you...... Actually, I like you a lot, no! Not the kind of liking, it's the kind of friends and teammates...... In short, neither of us wants to engage with each other, and there are no outsiders here, so why do we have to fulfill this regulation? Lu Mingfei persuaded bitterly.

"It doesn't matter if you fulfill the rules and whether you like it or not, and it doesn't matter if you have a witness," Zero paused, "and Su Xiaoqiao can be a witness." ”

Su Xiaoqiao: ......

"Forget it, I won't move you," Lu Mingfei covered his face, "Then when I use this privilege, now we are boyfriend and girlfriend." ”

Su Xiaoqiao stared at Lu Mingfei with wide eyes.

"Then it's no problem to break up with you now, the privilege requires that girls can't take the initiative to break up, not that boys can't mention breaking up." Lu Mingfei Dao.

"Unfortunately, no." Zero shake head.

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened: "Why! ”

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

Lu Mingfei: ......

Depend on! This also makes sense to you!

Looking at Zero, who had a pretty face up, as cold as a judge announcing the verdict, Lu Mingfei was silent for a long time.

"So......" Lu Mingfei looked at Zero, his facial features squeezed out a complicated expression, "Zero, are you my girlfriend now?" ”

Zero nodded and looked at Lu Mingfei silently.

Su Xiaoqiao also looked at Lu Mingfei silently.

Lu Mingfei silently looked up at the ceiling.

(End of chapter)