Kassel Academy, Norton Hall, 1st floor hall.

With the student council still having something to attend to, Caesar left after Lumingfe asked Norma to send him the details of the mission.

Fingal sensed that the atmosphere was a little strange, so he simply slipped away after Caesar.

So now in the hall, only Lu Mingfei, Charlotte, Zero and Su Xiaoqiao were left sitting at the table, and the old butler was standing beside Charlotte.

There was a cup of freshly brewed black tea in front of everyone, the tea leaves were brought by Lu Mingfei when he went to the principal last time, and the faint fragrance of tea spread with the curling white steam.

Zero and Su Xiaoxiao's gaze swept over Charlotte, Charlotte seemed to be unconscious, took a sip of the black tea in front of her, nodded slightly, and said, "Pure Ceylon black tea, Mr. Lu Mingfei's taste is amazing." ”

Lu Mingfei said that he didn't expect the principal to be a person who understands tea, and he always thought that the tea, oil paintings and various works of art in the principal's office were all vassal and elegant.

"It's over. Miss Charlotte, what are you going to say? Lu Mingfei asked.

He was genuinely curious about what could bother a school trustee who had flown from Austria to Chicago in the United States to find him.

"Not long ago, I learned that the academy had discovered the palace of the King of Bronze and Fire, named it 'White Emperor City', and was ready to explore it," Charlotte put down her cup and looked at Lu Mingfei, "Because I am very interested in the relics of the King of Bronze and Fire in the palace, I proposed to the headmaster to participate in the exploration of White Emperor City." ”

"The headmaster refused?" Lu Mingfei Dao.

It's not his speculation, it's his expectation - it's irrational to let a school manager join the action.

The headmaster agreed. Charlotte smiled.

Lu Mingfei: ......

Also, theoretically, the status of the school board is above the school president, and the school director naturally has no way to refuse the school director's request, but Ange is not only the head of the Kassel Academy, but also the most legendary dragon slayer in the whole of Europe.

"However, Principal Ange told me that you are the leader of the frontline exploration team, and in order to avoid having me join on the immedial, there will be conflicts in the process of commanding the mission, I need to negotiate with you before the mission, and reach some consensus in the process of the mission in advance." Charlotte Road.

Lu Mingfei was silent for a few seconds: "Can I refuse?" ”

"Huh? Don't you want me to join? Why? Charlotte was a little puzzled.

And why? Bringing a young lady who is a school director to the task, don't I feel uncomfortable with myself? Lu Mingfei complained in his heart.

He really couldn't figure out why Charlotte wanted to join the front-line exploration team, and the reason why he was interested in the alchemy information in the White Emperor City was really untenable, after all, the Gotingen family has always been a supporter of the secret party in alchemy, and now he is still the school director, and the alchemy knowledge dug up from the White Emperor City still has to be handed over to the Gotingen family for research in the end, so why bother to let the acting family master risk his life to participate in the exploration.

Charlotte seemed to have misunderstood what Lu Mingfei meant, and said, "Mr. Lu Mingfei, are you worried that my strength will hold the team back?" Don't worry about that, although my combat training is not comparable to that of a professional fighter, I am an alchemist, and if I am prepared, I will never be a burden in battle. ”

Lu Mingfei is not worried about Charlotte's combat effectiveness, although the profession of alchemist sounds like a clerical job, but in fact, there is basically no low combat effectiveness - first of all, it is almost impossible for a hybrid with low blood to meet the conditions for becoming an alchemist, so alchemists generally have a high bloodline, and secondly, alchemists have almost an absolute advantage in terms of equipment.

Ordinary half-breeds are all alchemy weapons obtained from alchemists, and alchemists themselves must have better ones, and Lu Mingfei, who works in the equipment department, knows this all too well - there are a lot of terrifying things in the equipment department that press the bottom of the box.

"Miss Charlotte, may I ask why you want to take part in this mission yourself?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Huh? Didn't I already say it, I'm very interested in the relics of the King of Bronze and Fire in the White Emperor City......" Charlotte was halfway through speaking, and found that Lu Mingfei was looking at her with a straight look, revealing an expression of "Do you believe me?"

After a pause, Charlotte sighed: "Actually, there is another reason that is not convenient to say. ”

She looked at Zero and Su Xiaoqiao and blinked: "Can you let me talk to Mr. Lu Mingfei alone?" ”

Zero turned his head to look at Su Xiaoqiao, as if he was really asking for the advice of a love consultant.

"Zero, let's go to the kitchen and prepare beetroot soup." Su Xiaoqiao said softly.

Zero nodded and followed Su Xiaoqiao into the kitchen.

The moment the kitchen door closed, the atmosphere in the living room seemed to soften a lot, and it was no longer like a straight string as before.

To Lu Ming's surprise, the old butler also bowed slightly, and then walked to the corner.

"There are no outsiders here, I'll tell you honestly, Mr. Lu Mingfei," Charlotte pinned a strand of long hair behind her ear, the pearl on her earlobe was as clear as ice, "The reason why I want to enter White Emperor City is because I want to save my grandfather." ”

Lu Mingfei nodded slightly, and there was not much surprise on his face.

He had guessed that Charlotte's grandfather should be in poor health, after all, if his health was fine, who would hand over the position of school director to a girl who was not yet an adult? If you are an ordinary person, you probably haven't graduated from high school at this age.

It's just that Charlotte needs things from White Emperor City to save her grandfather, which is really unexpected by Lu Mingfei.

"Ten years ago, my grandfather found a fragment from the family scroll from the palace of the King of Bronze and Fire, which came from the same palace as the Fire Sword Path, and was inscribed in the corner of the dome of a large hall, but the main hall had been severely damaged, and the explorers at that time had only rubbed the intact part of it," Charlotte said, "Through the rubbing of the fragment, Grandpa wanted to develop a technique that would greatly strengthen the bones of the half-bloods." ”

"Strengthening bones?" Lu Ming was not curious.

"Well," Charlotte nodded, "a lot of research has shown that dragon bones are no less important than dragon blood, and one of the biggest differences between hybrids and pure-blood dragons is bones, including some particularly powerful Deadpools, whose bones have undergone an alienation similar to that of dragons, and once this alienation appears, Deadpool's power will take a qualitative leap." ”

"Some people believe that because bone marrow can make blood, as long as the hybrid can transplant the bones of dragons, it will continue to produce dragon blood and evolve the bloodline...... Of course, this method is too crude and will only turn people into Deadpool. The technique recorded in the family fragment is to mix metal components into the bones and refine them, making the bones as strong as alchemical metal, which is the technology used by the Lord of Bronze and Fire to create his own army of Deadpools, and after this technology, Deadpool can have the strength of the bones comparable to that of pure-blooded dragons, and after death, the bones can be concocted again to become an alchemy-driven undead army. ”

"My grandfather tried to reproduce this technique and used it to strengthen the bone strength of the half-blood, but there was an accident, the bones on his body were indeed strengthened like metal, but this strengthening began to spread outward, first the joints were unable to move because of metalization, then the muscles and nerves were eroded by metalization, and in recent years, there have been signs of erosion of internal organs, making it difficult for grandpa to move, so I had to temporarily take the position of patriarch."

Lu Mingfei was stunned, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty of complaining - it would be too tiger to experiment on himself, and the prototype of this technology was applied to Deadpool.

"Because this technology comes from a palace of the King of Bronze and Fire in Northern Europe, I want to participate in this mission, maybe there is similar information in the palace of the Yangtze River, and I can find a way to save my grandfather." Charlotte said softly.

"It's not very likely." Lu Mingfei reminded.

"Always try, grandpa's physical condition is getting worse and worse, and if it goes on like this......" Charlotte pursed her lips, and her pupils seemed to be a little watery.

No way! You're not going to cry, are you? We are hot-blooded dragon slayers, not youth idol dramas, I don't know how to comfort you when you cry!

Lu Mingfei's heart tightened.

Fortunately, Charlotte did not cry, but stared at Lu Mingfei with a firm gaze: "Mr. Lu Mingfei, as long as you help me find a way to save my grandfather, whether it is successful or not, I can promise to open the library of the Gottingen family to you, as long as it is not spread, you can browse all the books at will." ”

"Including the parchment scrolls that contain forbidden knowledge?" Lu Mingfei was stunned.

Charlotte nodded.

Lu Mingfei grabbed Charlotte's lace gloved hands: "Don't worry, leave it to me, Miss Charlotte." Your grandfather is a great contributor to the secret party and the academy, and we are still friends, for the health of his old man, I will definitely go to the soup, even if it is broken, I will help you cure grandpa! ”

His words were righteous and affectionate, and if he added a kneeling motion, it looked like he was going to propose to Charlotte.

Of course, Lu Mingfei has the confidence to say this, Norton, the king of bronze and fire, is now his person, and when he and Old Tang get the knowledge of alchemy in the bronze city, it should not be difficult to find a way to save Grandpa Charlotte.

And even if he can't, isn't there still Tony?

Both hands were held by Lu Mingfei, Charlotte was a little shy, and subconsciously wanted to pull her hands out, but looking at Lu Mingfei's extremely sincere expression, she couldn't bear it.

Fortunately, Lu Mingfei quickly let go of her hand, and Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then I'll thank you in advance, Mr. Lu Mingfei." Charlotte smiled.

As for whether Lu Mingfei really wanted to help her or was moved by the conditions she promised, this is actually not very important, since she was a child, her grandfather told her that in this position, there is no way to completely separate interests from feelings, so as long as the two sides are on the same front, "allies" and "friends" can be regarded as the same word, and there is no need to delve into it.

"Besides, I have a small request besides the library," Lu Mingfei said, "Miss Charlotte, can I teach a friend of mine the path of the fire sword?" Rest assured, I'll only teach him one person, and I won't pass it on, or I can exchange things for such a place. ”

"No need, the path of the fire sword has been circulated in many big families after it was unearthed, and it is not the patent of the Goettingen family, so it is not particularly precious," Charlotte said, "If it is just handed over to one person, Mr. Lu Mingfei can do it at will." ”

Lu Mingfei hurriedly thanked him.

He asked for this place naturally because he wanted to teach Senior Brother Chu the path of the Fire Sword, although it should be difficult for Senior Brother Chu to comprehend the Seven Essentia as quickly as he did, but it could somewhat restrain his bloodline from getting out of control.

Of course, Lu Mingfei didn't completely pin his hopes on the Fire Sword Road, he was going to wait until he went to Tony's world to see how his bloodline locking agent was developed, if it was successful, he would reproduce it according to the formula, give Senior Brother Chu an injection, and directly solve the problem once and for all.

Just when Lu Mingfei and Charlotte were chatting happily, the kitchen door opened again, and Zero walked out wearing bear-shaped heat-insulating gloves with a big bowl of beetroot soup, and Su Xiaoqiao was holding the dishes and chopsticks.

"Thank you for your hard work, little heavenly girl, zero," Lu Mingfei hurriedly leaned over to help get it, "I'll come, I'll come, be careful of scalding ......"

"Are you cooking?" Charlotte looked at the beetroot soup on the table, seeming interested.

"Yes, Miss Charlotte would you like to try it, it's a zero craft." Lu Mingfei said - judging from his appearance, he felt that this beetroot soup should be quite delicious, and Zero's cooking skills were obviously much better than that of Xiao Tiannu.

"This is what I made for my boyfriend," Zero said lightly, "but I can also share some with the guests." ”

"Then you're welcome, thank you for your hospitality." Charlotte smiled as she narrowed her eyes and looked at Zero.

This little girl looks like she is only fourteen or fifteen years old, although she should be an adult when she can go to school at Kassel Academy, but I didn't expect Mr. Lu Mingfei to like this type of girl, isn't this the Lolita control mentioned in the book......

Charlotte's heart moved slightly - why do I always feel that this girl is a little defensive and resistant to me? She shouldn't be using me as a competitor to compete with her...... Come on, who likes to talk to such an annoying guy?

Lu Mingfei placed a small bowl of beetroot soup in front of Charlotte.

Charlotte, who was distracted, picked up the spoon and scooped it into her mouth, and her eyes widened suddenly.

"Uh...... Miss Charlotte, you ...... Isn't it hot? Lu Mingfei gasped.

With tears in her eyes, Charlotte stubbornly shook her head - hot, but the etiquette of the nobility cannot be lost!

……

A few days later, in the evening, the Yangtze River.

The Moniach floats quietly on the water, and the sunset is usually reflected on the river at this time, and the river surface is as gorgeous as a brocade.

But the academy is here to carry out the mission, so specially use Norma's weather prediction function to choose a big stormy day in advance to facilitate the cover-up action, so the Yangtze River this evening has been quite dim, the black pressure of the clouds are hanging low, and the pillars of light under the clouds pierce the darkness, that is the ship sailing is taking advantage of the storm to hurry back.

The huge Moniach did not move on the surface of the river, and Lu Mingfei walked into the captain's room, and the old face was still standing in front of the main console: "Good evening, Professor Mance." ”

This time the task was led by Professor Mance, after all, he had already had this experience last time, and even the crew of the Moniach was mostly old faces from last time.

"Call me Captain...... Forget it, whatever you want to call it. Professor Mance originally wanted to correct Lu Mingfei's title, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

"Professor, how is it going, can you go into the water tonight as planned?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Everything is fine, proceed as planned, there will be a storm in three hours, and then you will be in the water to explore," Professor Mance said, "More detailed information Thelma and they are still exploring." ”

Lu Mingfei followed Professor Mance's gaze, and the Latino beauty he had seen last time was sitting in front of a large screen typing on the keyboard.

"Professor! Not quite right! Thelma turned her head suddenly, "It looks like a small passage has been opened underwater!" ”

"What?" Professor Mance's face changed slightly, and he strode over, "Are you sure?" ”

"We can't be completely sure, we just analyzed the results from the sonar detection, and we can't see the footage," Selma said, "There is an extra hole in the rubble of the White Emperor City buried in the riverbed, but it ...... It's not like it's excavated by modern instruments, it's more like it's naturally formed. ”

"How could such a strange hole naturally form?" Professor Mance frowned.

"That's what is suspicious, we are still analyzing," Selma said, "The worst possibility at the moment is that someone has somehow opened the passage before us and entered the White Emperor City. ”

"Are the hunters who have heard the news? It's impossible, where did they have such a big ability......" Professor Mance frowned and looked at Lu Mingfei, "Mingfei, go check the equipment and other people's situation, and when the storm starts, you will immediately go into the water, and by the way, put an underwater probe to investigate the situation." ”

"Yes, Professor." Lu Mingfei nodded, also frowning and thinking.

(End of chapter)