Dragon Clan: I am Lu Mingfei, the Intelligence Strategist, the God of Concepts!

Chapter 242 You must call me the Supreme Sage and Teacher

The Maserati drove towards the chapel area deep within the academy.

The place wasn't remote; it was located in a prime location on the hilltop academy, and you would pass the teaching building if you drove there from the library.

With the sunroof open, Angers lit another cigar, the smoke rising gently. Many students hurrying to and from class greeted the Maserati in the driveway with enthusiastic cheers.
Angers held the steering wheel with one hand, smiling and waving to them. The car was deliberately driven very slowly, as if a celebrity parade was being held.

Lu Mingfei was also involved.

The incident that just happened in the library has obviously spread. The school board member is not as arrogant and unapproachable as everyone imagined.

Now he has to stand by the car window and sign the books of a few bold girls who dare to approach him.
Lu Mingfei tried his best to maintain a 'kind' smile.

He asked in a low voice, "By the way, is our vice principal... reliable?"

“He is the best alchemist in Europe,” Angers said.

"No... I asked if he was reliable, and you replied that he was the best alchemist in Europe? And it seems we're in America now," Lu Mingfei said.

"He was also the best alchemist in America."

Angers spared no effort in praising his old brother.

"...Principal Angers, can you please get to the point? What exactly am I asking?"

"Oh, then he's very reliable."

"Which kind of reliability is it? As reliable as Pompeii Gattuso?"

Lu Mingfei continued to give the female classmates a fake smile, raising his eyebrows.

"Uh……"

Angers looked somewhat embarrassed and stepped the accelerator down a bit.

"I guess it's alright?" The principal said casually, puffing on his cigar with a melancholy expression.

The question about Caesar and Pompey, father and son

The two had spoken privately once.

Angers and Pompeii were old friends; in some ways, their relationship was bad, but also very good.

The Gattuso family has never had a good reputation. They started out as gangsters and have been tyrannical since the Middle Ages, crushing anyone who gets in their way without a second thought.

They drank expensive wines in Sicily, behaved frivolously and ostentatiously, and mingled with the powerful and wealthy with ease, accumulating astonishing wealth until the last two centuries when they finally cleaned up their ways and made it to the elders' seats of the Secret Service.

But deep down, most of these people have the arrogant, domineering, and cool style of Caesar. If a family head is well-mannered and knows to give a heads-up before crushing others, then the family history will record that he practices benevolence.
Pompeii was an exception; he was actually a guy with a pretty good temper and personality... relatively speaking, of course, and he went to the other extreme.

If I had to use an analogy...

He's basically a rich but useless version of Fingel, roughly equivalent to a soft, sticky, useless, and spendthrift idiot.

But just as Fingel has a glorious past of being able to withstand attacks and fight, in Angers' narrative, Pompeii Gattuso was definitely a dragon-slaying pioneer in the past. The two have cooperated more than once. Apart from his somewhat eccentric personality, he was actually quite capable in getting things done.

Caesar's poor relationship with his father was mainly due to Pompeii's somewhat decadent private life.

Beginning at the start of the century, this man, citing his own physical and mental aversion to crowded places and the angina he suffered from during meetings, appointed his brother Frost Gattuso as the Gattuso family representative to attend school board meetings.
Pompeii himself was completely absorbed in the life of a playboy, spending his days playing with women, sailing yachts, attending Paris Fashion Week, and accompanying supermodels skiing in Switzerland... He really didn't care about anything serious.

A very familiar lifestyle.

When Lu Mingfei heard this, he easily made the connection—

Herzog also created several Shadow Warriors specifically for enjoyment... Lu Mingfei is the same; Shadow Warrior No. 2 has been spending a lot of time playing games every day recently.

On the other hand, Frost Gattuso was indeed an iron-fisted figure... After coming to power, he ruthlessly sidelined Pompeii.

Then, in less than ten years, he seized control of the family, and the power of the Gattuso family grew rapidly.

But Pompeii was, after all, Pompeii, the man with the great name of 'Pompeii'.

His name comes from the ancient Roman military leader Gnaeus Pompeii. According to the Gattuso family rules, only the heirs designated by the family could use the names of heroes of the ancient Roman Republic.

The head of the family inherited the bloodline of heroes, while his brothers, no matter how outstanding, were merely commoners. Therefore, no matter how powerful Frost was, he could never truly access the core of the 'royal family'.

Angers and Frost were also acquainted.

Both men were old friends of the board of directors. Although Frost and Angers had not gotten along most of the time, with the middle-aged man constantly vying with Angers for control of the academy, protecting the interests of the Gattuso family, and repeatedly auditing the academy's expenses like a penny-pinching businessman, it was common knowledge that Frost was also a staunch dragon slayer.

To be honest, when Lu Mingfei indicated that it might not just be the elders of the Gattuso family who had problems, it was quite surprising.

It's possible that this family has some connection to the Sky and the King of Wind.
Angers seemed even more unable to accept it than Caesar.

This completely overturned his previous understanding.

So, is there anyone in this world who is completely without problems?
Now, after three or four days of psychological preparation...

Finally, he decided to let Lu Mingfei extend his evil clutches to another of his old friends.

……

Soon, we arrived at the church.

The magnificent Baroque building, with its neatly stacked, dark brown brick walls, mottled in color, had a Maserati parked outside... It was an electronic door, and Lu Mingfei expertly took out his white card and swiped it to open it.

The church is a key building, its underground location serving as the central hub leading to the 'Three Goddess Layers' of the ice cellar. Lu Mingfei had explored the area over the past few days; the ice cellar region could be roughly divided into three sections, connected by numerous passageways forming a spiderweb-like structure. At the top was the bell tower where the Night Watch resided.

This place is closed most of the time.

If students want to pray, the school usually recommends going to Valhalla, or the Rhine Hall which is adjacent to it. Of course, they can also bring their own prayer tools in their dormitories.

As I climbed the dimly lit staircase, the dull thud of my shoes on the marble steps echoed repeatedly and endlessly through the narrow, winding staircase and corridor.

Reaching the top of the stairs, Lu Mingfei was faced with an old wooden door.

The faint sound of a television program could be heard coming from behind the door, a series of clanging and banging sounds, somewhat reminiscent of the action movies that used to air on CCTV6 when I was a kid.

Lu Mingfei was slightly expectant.

One of the most mysterious areas of Kassel College is the bell tower located at the top of the church.

Rumor has it that the first moderator of the "Night Watchers Discussion Forum," a guy with the ID "Night Watchers," is the school's vice principal, and he also has a secondary account called "Midnight Sweetheart."

The vice principal wields considerable power and is shrouded in mystery. He lives in the clock tower and constantly shrouds the school in 'Word of Power and Commandments.' He rarely appears except during girls' swimming lessons. His greatest hobby is drinking, and his second greatest hobby is chatting with IDs that look like girls. When the conversation gets heated, he asks for their photos...

There are even rumors circulating that the news department is under his control, and that he dares to fabricate even scandalous news about the principal and board members, all thanks to the vice principal backing them up.

The reason they were so confident was that the vice principal was the strongest alchemist in the entire Secret Society.

Lu Mingfei knew very well that these rumors were probably true.

'Bloodline Jieluo' told him that there was a big guy inside, a hybrid.

He glanced back as if asking for a reply, and Angers nodded behind him, indicating that he should knock on the door directly.

dong dong——

Lu Mingfei knocked on the wooden door.

There was no response, and I could even faintly hear snoring.

Lu Mingfei turned around in surprise.
Angers looked somewhat embarrassed and made a pushing motion with his palm.

understood.

I placed my palm on the wooden door and slowly applied force... The door was only halfway open when it encountered a slight obstacle.

Lu Mingfei suddenly had a bad feeling.

However, they hadn't even realized what was happening yet.

slam-la-

An earth-shattering roar immediately erupted inside, the crisp sound scattering across the ground.

A dense array of brown and green beer bottles rolled out from under the door, resting near his feet, with a few drops of unidentified liquid spilling onto the floor.

The snoring stopped abruptly.

There was also a sound that resembled bubbles bursting.

"..."

Lu Mingfei's lips twitched involuntarily; it was hard not to conjure up a scene in his mind.

Angers shrugged awkwardly, as if to say that there was a reason he didn't bring you along before.

But the homeowner did not wake up. Instead, he grunted and turned over to sleep again, snoring loudly once more.

The two looked at each other, and at this moment, Lu Mingfei was already having second thoughts, something he had never done even at his peak.

But it seems there's nothing we can do now that we're already here.

I carefully squeezed into the room, only to find that the layout of the attic was even worse than I had imagined. Strictly speaking, it was a combination of an office and a bedroom, but the atmosphere of the former was a little weak.

The expensive walnut tabletop was covered with traces of fried chicken and pizza, and gray and yellowed papers were scattered all over the floor. In one corner was a wall made of beer bottles, with thousands of empty beer bottles arranged like dominoes, somewhat like a performance art piece.

There was an old television in the attic, playing the classic 1952 Western "High Noon," in which law enforcement officer Jerry Guber walked through the dusty streets of a small western town with his gun slung over his shoulder.

The homeowner was lying on the sofa, dressed similarly to Jerry Guber, in a plaid shirt, a rolled-up hat, and cowboy boots with shiny spurs that looked like huge potatoes planted in the sofa. His feet were propped up high, and a bottle of beer was stuck between his middle and ring fingers.

There was a table in front of the sofa. The room wasn't dark, but a candle was lit on the table.

Alchemy Tools: Ghost Blows Out the Light

[Forged by: Leonard Flamel]

[Brief Description: This candle, forged by the 14th generation Flamel master, is made of mermaid oil mixed with hydrocarbons. It resonates with the alchemical matrix, activating or deactivating it; in other words, it's a switch.]

[Comment: Close your eyes when it gets dark.] Lu Mingfei tried his best to look away so as not to lean in and blow on it.

When people are speechless, they are really speechless.

If I understand correctly, this candle is the switch that controls the 'discipline' that governs the entire Kassel College.

So casually placed on the table, if someone were to walk in, someone with even a little knowledge, and then blow on it slightly...

Wouldn't the entire academy descend into a state of chaotic madness? It's practically inciting people to commit crimes!
Name: Leonardo Flamel

【Age: 149/154】

【Combat strength: 902】

【Favourability: 2】

Wealth Index: 7.9

[Bloodline: S]

[Words of Power: Commandments]

[Special Status: Bloodlust (Passive)]

[Tags: Flamel's mentor, genius, Bloodhound, terrifying Flamel... Midnight Sweetheart, Curry Rooster, Moon Catcher, literary expert, male god... Vice Principal of Kassel College, Night Watchman, old cowboy, reformer, heretic...]

[Comment: Never underestimate any Flamel, even with his beer belly and cowboy hat.]

……

Seeing Lu Mingfei standing motionless at the door, Angers tiptoed over the obstacle of layers of beer bottles, approached the bed... no, the sofa, grabbed a tissue, and pinched the vice principal's greasy nose.

"Hey!"

A loud, bubbling sound suddenly rang out in the attic, which was actually quite spacious but had an extremely narrow foothold.

At the same time, a flash of golden light appeared in Lu Mingfei's eyes behind him.

A moment later, as if sensing something amiss behind them.

Angers turned his head and gave him a questioning look, but Lu Mingfei pretended not to see it. At this moment, the vice principal finally came to his senses and saw that besides Angers, there was a young man standing in the room.

"Hi! Handsome, what's your name?"

The vice principal was dazed for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead: "Oh, Lu Mingfei! You're Lu Mingfei! I remember now, the discussion forum has been full of news about you lately. Aiton even called me a while ago, tsk... you actually cured him? How did you do that? Come on, let's get some late-night snacks first, we can chat while we eat, I just ordered the Land, Sea and Air Pizza! I was worried I wouldn't be able to finish it!"

"...No need, I've already eaten."

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but glance at the bright sunlight outside the velvet curtains, and decided to retract his assessment. The vice principal was still in the midnight sweetheart session.

"Oh, okay, how about some drinks? Do you want some dark beer? German dark beer! Or maybe Niulanshan or Moutai, I had the school's public relations department bring them back for me a while ago!"

The vice principal scratched his head and pulled a suspicious bottle out from under the sofa. With the oil stains on his shirt and Playboy and other magazines scattered all over the floor, he could hardly be called a "bro."

"No need... uh, why don't you wash your face or something first?"

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but tap his chin and glance at Angers standing next to him.

“Wash your face and air out your place, it smells too strong,” Angers said.

"Okay, wait a moment."

The vice principal pursed his lips and walked into the washroom two meters away... without even closing the door.

Lu Mingfei observed the potatoes he was watering with a complicated expression.

That was quite unexpected.

"Is there actually a human at Kassel College?"

Judging by his face alone, this vice principal's age should be somewhere between middle-aged and elderly. He wore a slovenly plaid shirt, his belly was obviously protruding, the top button was holding the shirt up with difficulty, he wore a rolled-up hat, and the occasional glimpses of his shiny greasy hair, and a pair of cowboy boots with gleaming spurs.

If the female students who thought the vice principal was just as handsome and trendy as the principal saw this scene, I wonder how heartbroken they would be.

The boots still looked decent, but given the guy's sleeping and waking states, it's reasonable to assume they hadn't been taken off for at least a month.

Judging by his attire, he could barely be considered an old cowboy, but a cowboy with such a big belly must have been retired for at least thirty years... As an alchemist, he's the complete opposite of Aiton Gottingen.

It's hard to imagine how this guy managed to beat Ayton back then, dominate the bar scene, and seduce so many good women. Time really is a cruel mistress.

It's not that I'm speaking up for the Gottingen family, but Lu Mingfei genuinely thinks that if the two were to compete against each other again, Ayton could probably beat him 11-0.

But no matter what

Judging from his personal profile, at least this vice principal seems like a decent person.

It is sufficient to match the bloodline of such a powerful incantation as 'Discipline', sufficient to match the original spiritual power of the name 'Flameme', and all the values ​​are within a reasonable range.

It's just that her appearance is a little... well.

Back then, Lu Mingfei had high expectations for this fourteenth-generation Flamel mentor.
The most powerful alchemist in the secret society... I wonder what kind of person he is. After playing too many games, the combination of alchemy master and reclusive master easily conjures up images of an old sage wearing a wide robe and with a beard that drags on the ground... wait, that's usually a hidden villain.

Hmm, now that I think about it, it makes sense.

……

One minute later, the hasty washing up was over.

The vice principal casually tossed his half-damp hair and pulled his cowboy hat back up.
He curled up on the sofa and started eating breakfast—a set of land, sea, and air pizzas baked in the early hours of the morning.
"Looks like you're not here for a casual chat. What brings you here?"

"Um……"

Angers hesitated, then looked up at Lu Mingfei.

What do you say?
Let's see if you're a spy for the Dragon Clan? A few days ago, Lu Mingfei confronted him, which terrified Angers. Such a terrifying source of information couldn't be described simply as an 'intelligence network'.

To be honest, even Angers himself couldn't be sure about the matters concerning 'Li Wuyue', 'King of the Sky and Wind', and 'Egg', yet Lu Mingfei frankly told him the answer, patted him on the shoulder and said that this was the organization's trust and attention towards him, which was why they told him the truth, and asked him to continue to firmly maintain his stance and confidence as a human being... What the hell!
Especially after Lu Mingfei met Caesar that night, the next day he brought a series of shocking and unverified messages to Anglo-Saxon.

And he even persuaded Caesar to help Lu Mingfei make an appointment with his father... well, it sounds a bit strange.

But to be fair, the truly strange one is Lu Mingfei himself.

Such an outrageous pattern of assertion is hard to describe with the term "well-informed," and it easily leads people to associate it with some kind of special ability... such as the power of words!
If hybrids possess any special abilities, it's best to attribute them to the power of words.

This seems to be a clue.

After all, Lu Mingfei's fleeting golden eyes were not faked; they were the result of the electrical discharge generated by activating the dragon bloodline.

To be honest, Lu Mingfei's Word of Power has always been a mystery. Chu Zihang, the first person to come into contact with him after his awakening, said he didn't know. The orthodox faction has never revealed anything about it, and the Snake Clan also cannot give a definite answer.
The only one who knew even a little bit about it, Uesugi Kotsugi, insisted on bragging that his son-in-law possessed a world-destroying level of incantation, telling Angers to behave himself or else he'd get Lu Mingfei to beat him up...

However, Angers did have a slight guess.

The "Fragments of the Ice Sea: Dragon Clan Encyclopedia: Secret Chapter" records that the eyes of the two emperors, one black and one white, in the ancient dragon clan era were 'Solar Eclipse' and 'Lunar Crescent', respectively, using the vastness of the sun and moon to represent the supreme vision of the black and white emperors.

The bronze pillars of the icy sea recorded their great power. In the Dragon Emperor's sight, no one with dragon blood could keep a secret from the people walking on the land of the whole world. They were the sun and moon in the sky. The radiance of the sun and moon was the emperor's majesty that spread across the earth. Therefore, the ancients said that the sun and moon were the eyes of the sky.

All special abilities can be traced back to their origins according to the theories of the art of words.

Just like the famous 'Word of Power Prophet', which can foresee future events and is the source of all 'prophecy books', its bloodline originates from the Black King's Word of Power, and there are many precedents in history of hybrids mastering it.

If Lu Mingfei's Word of Power is a completely new Word of Power that can update the Word of Power periodic table and has never been discovered before, serving as the embodiment of the Black King and White King's 'vision', then everything seems to make sense.

As the saying goes, one should reciprocate kindness, so Angers took the initiative to bring up this conjecture.

Then Lu Mingfei stared at Angers for a long time, making Old Deng feel uneasy.
Then he mysteriously shook his head and nodded.

Angers immediately understood and expressed his understanding. If Lu Mingfei really possessed such a powerful word, his role on the Dragon Clan battlefield would be unparalleled, especially at this critical juncture, and it should be kept secret at the highest level.

Then, it was only natural that Lu Mingfei insisted on coming to see the Vice Principal.

Now... I've finished watching it.

Lu Mingfei meant that the vice principal was alright? Angers was genuinely happy for his old friend.

It seems that Kassel College is thriving under his leadership.

"No."

At this moment, Lu Mingfei said, "It was just a brief chat. I saw the Mimir Forest in the ice cellar..."

"Oh... Mimir Forest."

The vice principal chewed on a piece of pizza, revealing a 'wicked' smile.

"It's just a gadget from over a decade ago, it's alright. It's good that young people are eager to learn. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me. I'm the kind of person who likes to teach others, but giving you some pointers doesn't mean I'll take you on as an apprentice or teach you Flamel's unique alchemy. You understand? Our lineage is passed down through a single line, and we're very careful about taking on apprentices."

"That's not what I meant..."

Lu Mingfei was stunned.

"Hey! Young people can be more ambitious."

The vice principal slapped his thigh and said with a serious face, "Being cautious in accepting apprentices does not mean not accepting them. Flamel advocates education for all, and as long as you love alchemy, everyone has a chance... So, I heard that you cured that kid Aiton's illness. Tell me your solution. If I am satisfied, I can consider accepting you as a disciple on a temporary basis. If you perform well, you will have the opportunity to become a full disciple."

If you ignore the moment when a few bits of pizza toppings spilled out of your hand, and the quick action of picking them up and stuffing them back into your mouth, you do actually have a rather serious and imposing air about you.

But Lu Mingfei remained silent for a long time.

The way they looked at the vice principal changed instantly; they suddenly had a greater understanding of the old cowboy's shamelessness.

If I remember correctly, this guy has no way of solving Aiton's condition.

Moreover, if we're really talking about seniority in Flamel's lineage, it would be best if he called me the Supreme Sage and Teacher.

(End of this chapter)