Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

"That's robber logic," Lu Mingfei retorted.

“It’s very suitable for the Solomon Temple,” Angers also said, “They have always adhered to similar ideas.”

"They believe in Judgment Day?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously. "They actually believe such a ridiculous notion?"

“Judgment Day is indeed a widely circulated saying in the world of hybrids, but it has nothing to do with God,” Angers said. “Some people call the day the Black King is resurrected ‘Judgment Day,’ which means that on that day, all those who betray Him will be judged.”

“That sounds much more reasonable,” Lu Mingfei nodded.

Angers said calmly, “At that time, someone will definitely be judged. Perhaps it will be the Black King judging his traitors and sinners, or perhaps it will be us judging the resurrected Black King. On that day, no one can be saved by believing in anyone. Only by holding a sword tightly, if Satan comes, cut Satan; if God comes, cut God; if you fall into hell, cut into heaven.”

“Principal, we have a more concise saying in China,” Lu Mingfei said, “If a god gets in my way, I’ll kill him; if a Buddha gets in my way, I’ll kill him.”

“That’s right,” Angzhe nodded. “We wield swords and blades, and we will kill any god or Buddha who stands in our way.”

"Principal, what you're saying sounds like something a chuunibyou with dyed white hair would say," Lu Mingfei retorted.

“Ahem,” Angers said somewhat awkwardly, changing the subject, “Mingfei, what you have in your hand is an alchemical artifact created based on the Book of Revelation. The essence of this alchemical artifact is called the Book of Revelation. It consists of a scroll and seven seals attached to the scroll. Even during the time when the dragons ruled the world, it should have been a rare treasure.”

"The first four seals symbolize the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Each one can be used to make a pact with dragons and control them. Some speculate that they were originally in the hands of a king and were used to control his subordinates during the age of dragons. As for the specific functions and powers of the latter three seals, I don't know. I guess only the Grand Master himself knows."

“The physical form of the Seven Seals has always been in the hands of the Grand Masters. They used the power of the first four seals to make other knights form a pact with the dragon, but did not bestow the seal itself upon them. In this way, the power of the pact would return to the seal after the knight's death. The Grand Master, holding the seal itself, could then bestow seals upon other knights in order to maintain absolute dominance,” Angers said. “Of course, this time, to express his remorse, the Grand Master gave me the physical form of the ‘Conquest Seal’.”

"That sounds amazing! The Temple of Solomon has such a treasure?" Lu Mingfei said with some surprise.

Doesn't this mean that Solomon's Temple could control at least four dragons, and that it also had other means no less powerful than those used by dragons?

“This is the foundation of the Solomon Temple,” Angers explained. “As you should already know, the Solomon Temple originated from the once-famous Knights Templar, one of the three strongest military forces in Catholicism. The Knights Templar were originally composed of nine poor knights who were determined to protect pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem from harm.”

"Although the knights had ideals, they were so poor that they didn't even have a camp. So Baldwin II, the king of Jerusalem at the time, gave them a corner of the Al-Aqsa Mosque to set up camp. This mosque was built on the site of King Solomon's Temple and had a very high religious status. It was considered a holy site in Christianity, Judaism and Islam."

“The Knights Templar probably discovered the Book of Revelation in the ruins of King Solomon’s Temple. Subsequently, with the power of the Book of Revelation, the Knights Templar grew rapidly and accumulated enormous wealth,” Angers recounted a secret that was little known even in the world of mixed-race people. “King Philip IV of France coveted this wealth and forced Pope Clement V to declare the Knights Templar illegal and to declare war on them on a certain Friday.”

"In that battle, the Knights Templar unleashed the immense power of the Apocalypse, displaying destructive power approaching that of the first generation of races. However, they faced the Capetian dynasty of France, controlled by Philip IV, who was known among the hybrid races as the 'Iron King, neither human nor beast.' Despite paying a heavy price, the Knights Templar ultimately disintegrated under the iron heel of France."

"In that war, the scroll of Revelation itself was lost, but the seven seals on the scroll were taken away by the survivors of the Knights. Later, the seven seals were attached to a fake scroll and regained their power, thus giving birth to the Temple of Solomon."

Angers took a sip of tea: "Now, Mingfei, you should understand the value of this seal, right?"

"So the Grand Master felt guilty and gave one-seventh of the Solomon Temple's foundation as an apology," Lu Mingfei complained.

“More or less,” Angers said. “Of course, my reasoning with him, appealing to his emotions, and patiently guiding him also played a role.”

What kind of theory do you know? High-energy physics? Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

“This seal is great, but where am I supposed to find a dragon to contract with?” Lu Mingfei scratched his head. “Dragons aren’t that easy to find, and we’d have to catch one alive.”

“You don’t need to worry about that,” Angers said. “Your reward is a set, not just this seal.”

"A complete set?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback, and a bold idea popped into his mind: "Could it be that the academy is going to throw in a whole service for me?!"

Angers shook his head.

Although somewhat disappointed, Lu Mingfei felt it was normal. After all, the seal itself was very valuable, and he had only killed the first four generations of the species, so he couldn't expect too much reward...

“To be precise, it’s not a free gift, but rather you have to choose one of the two dragons,” Angers said leisurely.

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened.

Even Chu Zihang's face showed a moment of surprise—he hadn't expected the school to offer such good benefits to S-level students.

"Principal, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Lu Mingfei said, rubbing his hands together. "This is so embarrassing."

"I didn't see the slightest bit of embarrassment on your face," Ang said enthusiastically.

“Most people wouldn’t get such good treatment, but what can I do? I’m your great-uncle,” Angers patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder. “Isn’t it reasonable for me to show some affection to my junior?”

"Isn't this nepotism and abuse of power for personal gain?" Lu Mingfei blinked and said.

“If you wish, I can also handle this formally,” Angers said.

"Uncle!" Lu Mingfei immediately changed his address.

Angers: ...

……

“Regarding the dragons you want to control, I can offer you two options,” Angers said. “One is Shiren’s dragon.”

"Huh? Didn't that dragon die? And I killed its master, will it follow me?" Lu Mingfei wondered.

“For pure-blooded dragons, as long as they prepare an ‘egg’ before death and complete the ‘cocooning’ of their soul, they can be reborn through hatching. You should already know this,” Angers said. “The egg of Shilen’s dragon is in the Solomon Temple, and through some special technology, it has been nourished for a long time, so the hatching time will be greatly shortened. Within ten years, that dragon will be reborn from the egg. As an apology, the Grand Master gave me its egg and the Seal of Conquest.”

"Ten more years!" Lu Mingfei wailed.

“Most of the time, the cocooning of dragons takes more than a hundred years, so it is already quite difficult to shorten it to ten years,” Angers said. “However, this technology should only work on dragons below the level of ancient dragons. The cocooning of higher-level dragons is a delicate process that cannot be rushed, and premature emergence from the cocoon can easily lead to accidents.”

“I understand the logic, but waiting for ten years is like being a eunuch,” Lu Mingfei scratched his head. “I won’t turn eighteen until half a month later.”

“Then you can consider another option,” Angers walked to the desk and opened the cabinet. “I’ve already brought it over for you in advance.”

Angers took out a cylindrical glass bottle and placed it on the desk, just like the kind of jar that teachers use to store specimens in biology class.

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang leaned closer to take a look.

The jar was filled with formalin, and soaking in the pale yellow formalin solution was an animal that looked a lot like a lizard. It was yellowish-white, with its long tail curled up, like a fetus in the womb. Its long whiskers floated slowly in the solution, and two membranous wings spread out on its back. With its eyes closed, it looked as peaceful as a baby.

“This is… a specimen of a dragon?” Lu Mingfei looked at Angers.

“To be precise, it is a live specimen of a third-generation red dragon cub,” Angers said. “This is an extremely rare specimen. Humans usually cannot capture dragons because dragons can sense the activity of the human brain and will either attack before the human gets close or run away.”

"This specimen was discovered in India in 1796. The red dragon cub was probably swallowed by a giant python when it had just hatched. The local farmers killed the python and got the cub from its belly. The academy was lucky enough to buy it from that farmer. As long as that farmer doesn't gamble, use drugs, or make investments, he probably won't have to worry about money for the rest of his life."

"Principal, you're not going to give this to me, are you?" Lu Mingfei swallowed.

Angs nodded: "This is a third-generation species, which can already be considered an ancient dragon. However, in order to avoid any danger, the vice principal used alchemy to treat this dragon. Its intelligence was severely damaged and suppressed, and it is estimated to be at most similar to a dolphin, in order to prevent it from escaping if it wakes up one day."

"Does this make it easier to control?" Lu Mingfei grasped the key point.

“That’s right, and the damage to its intelligence doesn’t affect its power,” Angzhe nodded. “However, this is a third-generation dragon, unlike Shilun’s dragon. In the world of dragons, there is a huge gap between the fourth-generation and the third-generation dragons, which is why only the third-generation dragons can enter the ranks of the ancient dragons. Controlling it is several times more difficult than controlling the fourth-generation dragon.”

"Won't we be in danger?" Lu Mingfei asked, a little apprehensive.

“But that’s from other people’s perspective,” Angers patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder. “You are our best S-class student. Theoretically, your bloodline is enough to be on par with the next generation. You can look directly into the golden eyes of the next generation. With the help of alchemical tools, suppressing a third generation should be a piece of cake for you.”

"So, which one do you want to choose?" Angers asked.

Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment, then, wanting to try it out, he asked sincerely, "Principal, can I have them all?"

Chu Zihang, who was standing to the side, was stunned and couldn't help but worry about Lu Mingfei—even if the principal had a good temper, he would get angry in the face of such greedy and unreasonable demands, right?

How should I plead for Lu Mingfei later? Chu Zihang fell into deep thought.

“These two dragons are actually quite different. The fourth-generation egg was given to me by the Grand Master and can be considered my personal property, while the red dragon cub is a specimen of the Academy. If you choose the fourth-generation egg, then the cub will still be a specimen of the Academy,” Angers sighed. “But if you choose the red dragon cub, theoretically I can give you the fourth-generation egg in my personal capacity.”

Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up: "Uncle, please accept my bow!"

Chu Zihang's eyes twitched, and he began to doubt his own social common sense.

P.S.: I'm still writing the next chapter, sob sob~

Chapter 124. Alchemy, Roommate Ye Sheng

Kassel Academy, Rector's Office.

Since controlling the red dragon cub would allow him to obtain the eggs of the fourth generation for free, Lu Mingfei naturally chose the red dragon cub.

but……

"Principal, are you sure this red dragon cub won't go out of control?" Lu Mingfei asked repeatedly, pointing to the glass container.

That's a third-generation Elder Dragon, so we have to be careful.

“Don’t worry,” Angers said calmly. “The vice principal spent six whole months dealing with it. Its intelligence level is at most that of a dolphin or a monkey, in order to prevent it from suddenly going out of control and causing unpredictable harm.”

"This is just a little thing?" Lu Mingfei poked the container wall. "It needs time to grow, right? What harm could it possibly cause before it grows up?"

“Let alone a young cub that hasn’t grown up yet, even a corpse that has no vital signs should not be taken lightly,” Angers paused for a moment before continuing, “otherwise it might turn into a huge disaster.”

"A corpse?" Lu Mingfei wondered. "Could it be that dragons can rise from the dead?"

“They won’t come back to life, but they’re not necessarily truly dead, especially for the first generation,” Angers stared at Lu Mingfei and said, “Mingfei, do you want to know how your great-grandfather Lu Shanyan sacrificed himself?”

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then nodded.

Chu Zihang sensed something was wrong. Lu Shanyan was once a well-known name in the Secret Party, but he and the most outstanding leader at the time, Menek Cassel, died in an event called "Summer Mourning". At that time, the Lionheart Society was not a student club, but the most outstanding emerging organization in the Secret Party.

As the president of the Lionheart Society, his authority was limited to knowing only the name of the event; he had no right to inquire about anything else, not even the time it occurred.

So what follows is confidential, and he shouldn't listen to it.

Just as Chu Zihang was about to leave, Angers seemed to have guessed his thoughts: "Chu Zihang, you don't need to leave. You are the president of the Lionheart Society, so it's reasonable for you to know about this. After all... we were all members of the Lionheart Society back then."

Chu Zihang nodded and stayed.

“At the time, we stopped a deal in Hamburg, Germany, involving an ancient coffin from China,” Angers said. “Inside the coffin was a dragon that appeared to be dead, but whose body was intact.”

“We determined that it had an extremely high lineage, and we brought in the most professional and outstanding doctors to study it. But our interception of that dragon was not a coincidence. We were outmaneuvered by some conspiracy,” Angers hissed. “That dragon… it was not dead. It was a noble first-generation species. It was just sleeping, and we… awakened it during our research.”

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang both fell silent. They could almost feel the suffocating pressure brewing within the tall, aged body before them.

But Angers quickly returned to normal, as if the earlier depression was just an illusion. He concluded the brief story in a tone as if recounting an afternoon anecdote: "The details of the battle are unnecessary to elaborate on. In the end, almost our side was wiped out, with only me surviving with serious injuries. Our leader, Meneke, released a destructive incantation. The dragon disappeared within the incantation. To this day, I cannot determine whether it was completely destroyed by the incantation or escaped wounded."

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

But soon, Lu Mingfei realized an even more serious problem.

"Principal, are you sure this red dragon is really safe? Won't its destroyed intelligence suddenly recover one day?" Lu Mingfei asked nervously. "After all, according to you, some dragons can come back to life after they die."

“No,” Angers said calmly. “I’ve been through this before, so every live dragon specimen that is transported to the academy is personally delivered to the vice principal, and I watch him handle it properly to ensure that these live specimens will not cause any harm before they are officially put into storage. If the vice principal determines that any specimen is harmful, regardless of its value, it will be destroyed.”

"Is the vice principal's judgment reliable?" Lu Mingfei was still a little uneasy.

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

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, then I'll take this red dragon cub."

However, after making the decision, what to do with the egg of this fourth-generation species became a problem that Lu Mingfei needed to think about—it was certainly unrealistic to control it, as the "Mark of Conquest" could only control one dragon, and this egg would take ten years to hatch.

You can't exactly coat them in breadcrumbs and deep-fry them, can you?

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Mingfei decided to ask Angers for advice.

"Principal, what do you think I should do with the eggs from this fourth-generation seed?" Lu Mingfei asked.