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

Chapter 53 Taking Another Blow to Old Tang, Alchemy and the Seven Kingdoms

"Why...why go to Portugal?"

Lu Mingfei was drenched in sweat.

Noticing Su Xiaoqiang's unfriendly gaze, he quickly changed his tune, saying, "Oh, I mean, why are you suddenly going to Portugal?"

"I don't know either. Yesterday, my dad hurriedly told me that my mom missed me." Su Xiaoqiang's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

That's why she came to see her father.

My mom had just returned from Portugal during the New Year's holiday, less than a month ago. Why is she suddenly saying she misses me again and is even in a hurry to ask me to fly over?

This had never happened before, and her intuition told her that something was definitely wrong!

"Do you want to go to Portugal?" Lu Mingfei asked again.

"It's not a matter of whether I want to or not, it's just unnecessary. Flying back and forth would take thirty or forty hours, and I still have to go to school after the Lantern Festival!"

Su Xiaoqiang hesitated for a moment, then said, "And my mother's family... actually don't really like me. Well... it's not that they don't like me, but I feel like there's a barrier between me and them, and as I grow up, that barrier gets thicker and thicker. Usually, it's my mother who goes back to China, and my father and I rarely go to Portugal."

"Ok."

Lu Mingfei noticed the low spirits in Su Xiaoqiang's mood and sighed inwardly.

The Little Fairy's mother's side is a mixed-race family, while the Little Fairy and President Su are ordinary people, so it's naturally difficult for them to integrate. In fact, the fact that they don't show their rejection too obviously already shows that the people there value family ties.

He could guess why President Su had arranged for her to go to Portugal at the last minute.

It's nothing more than a matter concerning the Chen family.

Think for a moment.

“If you don’t want to go to Portugal, then you shouldn’t go,” Lu Mingfei said seriously.

"What do you mean……?"

Su Xiaoqiang raised an eyebrow, her expression suspicious.

"No, I respect your opinion," Lu Mingfei quickly said. "I'll talk to your dad on your behalf!"

"My dad will listen to you?" Su Xiaoqiang chuckled.

"Just in case, let's give it a try," Lu Mingfei said softly.

Believe it or not, he actually had a brilliant plan.

only.

I'll probably get killed if I say it... right?
……

As Su Xiaoqiang's figure gradually disappeared at the elevator entrance.

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief.

That hurdle is cleared.

At least... at least she didn't know I was robbing her family's money...

And this time.

Old Tang emerged from the restroom with a strange, unsettling air.

"Hi hi hi hi!"

Lu Mingfei chuckled dryly, jumped over, and wrapped his arms around Old Tang's neck.

"Hey bro, what are you having for dinner tonight? My treat!"

But he was pushed away forcefully!

"Who the hell is your good brother!" Old Tang's voice was filled with grief and indignation.

……

but.

It turns out.

A meal can salvage a friendship on the verge of collapse.

If one meal isn't enough, then two!

If two meals aren't enough, then add a Bandai Gundam GP02!

"Damn, bro, how did you know I liked this?"

Old Tang stroked the tightly sealed packaging box, his eyes glazed over, like a brothel madam caressing her lover.

"Don't underestimate the bond between us!" Lu Mingfei responded righteously.

The two of them had two big meals at the Binhai Building and browsed the trendy toy stores. By the time they returned to the Peacock Mansion, it was already dark.

Seeing that Lao Tang was beginning to immerse himself in his favorite craft.

Lu Mingfei didn't rush to play the game; instead, he immediately activated the [Deep Intelligence Extraction Permission].

[Current deep intelligence extraction privileges: 4 times.]

The following information can be extracted:

[1: Peacock Mansion is a premier luxury residential community in Binhai. The original major investor in this community was Huanya Group, whose owner is ****.]

[2: Ronald Tang is engaged in a sophisticated crafting process, unconsciously using some alchemical techniques, and can extract elementary alchemical knowledge.] [3: Dragon King Norton, as the most skilled alchemist among the four monarchs, has left behind countless works representing the pinnacle of alchemical achievement, one of which is located in ****.]

[4: Baidi City is the ruins left behind by the Bronze and Fire King during his last period of activity. The exact location is ****]

[5: The Bronze and Fire Lords are the only dragon lords besides the Black Lord who have comprehended all the mysteries of the 'Seven Kingdoms' of alchemy. They represent seven outstanding achievements in alchemy. Basic information is as follows ****]

"New product launch?"

Lu Mingfei's gaze was fixed on the newly displayed fifth piece of intelligence.

After extracting relevant information about the Dragon King's larval stage.

Sure enough, new information has surfaced.

The Seven Kingdoms of Alchemy? Seven Outstanding Achievements? The First Person Under the Black King?
It sounds like Old Tang was incredibly arrogant before!

hateful!

...Lu Mingfei made an envious sound; he was quite interested in this kind of high-level knowledge.

But nothing.

[Number of withdrawals] You really need to be careful with your spending.

He had realized that as his level increased, the amount of experience points required also increased, meaning that he would have to kill more monsters with each subsequent level up.

But still the problem.

There aren't enough monsters! Not nearly enough to kill!
If only there were countless Deadpools standing in front of him, letting him chop them down one by one... But that should be happening soon.

After offering his blessings to the Chen family, he decided to get down to business first.

I've learned a little bit about alchemy!

【confirm】

He silently recited those two words in his mind.

Lu Mingfei's vision blurred again, and an eerie silence fell over the surroundings.

It was still that space where time seemed to stand still.

And at the same time.

Lines of dry, ink-like characters appeared before his eyes.

[Database search complete.]

Alchemy, as one of the two cornerstones of the dragon race's power, uses dragon runes to imbue matter with special properties. The higher the 'purity' of a substance, the greater the amount of dragon runes it can carry, and the higher the proportion of attribute inheritance... Currently, the dragon rune source triggered by Ronald Tang is 'Gqotoh'...

Lu Mingfei stared blankly at the handwriting in front of him, when suddenly a hoarse groan reached his ears—

Gqotoh…Gqotoh…Gqotoh…

In such a quiet environment, the humming sound easily penetrated the eardrum and reached the cochlea, and then, through a strange vibration frequency, transmitted the meaning of the syllable to his brain.

In an instant.

Lu Mingfei seemed to have an innate understanding of the essence of this dragon script.

This is not a single syllable, but a 'sentence' consisting of 17 short, abrupt sounds.

Dragon script has no words or letters; its structure is based on sentences.

To truly pronounce 'Gqotoh', one must strictly adhere to the specific pronunciation duration, interval frequency, and syllable loudness, and pronounce these 17 sounds in sequence.

The meaning of this dragon inscription is not singular, but rather a collection of various concepts—

Exploration, memory, process, machinery...

at the same time,

Lu Mingfei 'saw' another form of this dragon script.

As a language, it is naturally not only 'read aloud', but also 'written', as each 'Gqotoh' resonates in some unknown part of the brain.

A set of patterns appeared in his field of vision.

It was a special pattern composed of 17 symbols. This pattern was not flat, but rather a three-layered structure like a sphere. The symbols were distributed in a ratio of 5/6/6, with each layer of symbols interlocking with the others, and the outer edges interlocking with other layers, ultimately forming a shape similar to a large tree.

"Wonderful...ah!"

Lu Mingfei was stunned by the 'beauty of rules' contained within it.

The existence of dragon script... has transcended the characters themselves, possessing both the precision of mechanical gears and the elegance of a singer's chant.

Meanwhile, intelligence gathering continues.

'Gqotoh' is one of the basic dragon runes in alchemy. Before its loss, it was vigorously promoted by Norton as an introduction to dragon alchemy...

[Can be used to craft alchemical items]

[Method: Dragon script engraving, the specific process is as follows...]

Recommended carriers: Philosopher's Stone, recycled metal, AA grade or higher crystal...

[Suggested inscription materials: Dragon blood, pure gold, mercury...]

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