Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

“Principal, I’ve discovered a naturally awakened hybrid who is my classmate. Although the enrollment period has already passed, do you think we could pull some strings and let her enroll as well?” Lu Mingfei said.

Su Xiaoqiang blinked – Isn’t it a bit too arrogant of you to just openly say you’re using connections?

“No problem, I’ll have Norma arrange her enrollment. You just need to send her information to Norma,” Angers said.

Because they were close enough, and because her hearing had become more acute, Su Xiaoqiang could vaguely hear Angers' words.

"Hey... how come something as important as recruiting a student sounds like 'buy me a bag of sunflower seeds while you're at the store' to you two?" Su Xiaoqiang thought to herself.

"Wait, you said she's your classmate?" Angers suddenly asked on the other end of the phone. "Mingfei, I remember Chu Zihang was in the same high school as you, right?"

“Yes, we are both from Shilan Middle School,” Lu Mingfei said.

An eerie silence fell over the other end of the phone. After a long while, Angers finally said, "Is your Shilan Middle School... particularly auspicious in terms of feng shui?"

"Feng shui?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback. "Principal, are you also interested in feng shui? Or is feng shui actually some kind of alchemical concept?"

“No…” Angers said, “I just don’t understand why an ordinary high school could have four mixed-race students in three graduating classes, and one of them is S-class and two are A-class.”

"Four?" Lu Mingfei was surprised. "There's a mixed-race student at Shilan Middle School?"

“Yes, she’s an A-grade mixed-blood. She attended Shilan Middle School for junior high and was discovered by the academy to have awakened her bloodline in high school. Moreover, it’s an extremely high A-grade bloodline. You should know that although there are quite a few A-grade mixed-bloods in the Secret Party, most of them are excellent B-grade mixed-bloods who were promoted after graduation based on their achievements in the Execution Department,” Angers said. “There are usually only about ten students in each class who can be rated as A-grade simply based on their bloodline, and at most there have never been twenty.”

After hearing what Angers said, Lu Mingfei felt that Shilan Middle School had excellent "feng shui".

“The college has been planning to build a new campus in recent years, and I’m thinking about whether to name the new campus ‘Shilan’ or the teaching building ‘Shilan Building’,” Angers said. “I feel that the name is quite auspicious.”

"Feudal superstition is unacceptable, Principal!" Lu Mingfei said hurriedly.

“It doesn’t cost any money anyway, so there’s no harm in believing it,” Angers said.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Lu Mingfei twitched the corners of his mouth and prepared to say goodbye to the principal and hang up the phone so that the old man who had been woken up could go back to sleep as soon as possible, but unexpectedly Angers spoke up.

"Speaking of which, Mingfei, it's quite a coincidence that you called. I was planning to contact you tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to call me first."

"Contact me? Why?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

“It’s a mission to explore ruins. The Academy has discovered a bronze ruin at the bottom of the Yangtze River, which is definitely left by a dragon,” Angers explained. “It was originally buried deep under the riverbed, but a minor earthquake caused a crack in the bottom layer that buried it, making it detectable. The Academy is preparing to send an underwater team to investigate. I’d like to ask if you would like to participate in this operation?”

"Me?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback. "Why me?"

“Firstly, because you are Chinese, the academy usually prefers to have Chinese students handle Chinese tasks and rarely allows foreign mixed-race people to participate. Even if there are foreigners, they should try to be Asian. Secondly, your Word of Power is a rare high-level Water King-type Word of Power. I don’t know why, but the Word of Power of the Ocean and Water King series has the lowest awakening rate and is mostly lacking in lethality,” Angers said. “But your Word of Power is of a very high level and can be enhanced in the water environment, giving you an environmental advantage in underwater operations.”

"I see," Lu Mingfei said hesitantly. "Principal, when is the mission?"

“A week from now, around the time school starts, you can come to school a little later if you’re on a mission,” Angers said.

"So urgent?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback, somewhat reluctant to go.

Not to mention that he fought the Phoenix Force to the death yesterday and now has no desire to do anything that requires too much effort.

The key point is that he had promised Senior Brother Chu and Senior Sister Su that he would participate in the school's "Freedom Day" activity. On that day, the Student Council and the Lionheart Club would have a full-scale confrontation. The winner would receive generous prizes and could also demoralize the opponent.

A day of freedom is roughly the start of the school year, and if he goes on a mission, he might miss a day of freedom.

“Principal…I probably can’t go,” Lu Mingfei said.

"Why?" Angers asked.

“I promised Senior Brother Chu that I would participate in the Freedom Day,” Lu Mingfei said.

“That is indeed a problem. How about… I postpone the date of the day of freedom for a few days?” Angers suggested.

"You can do that?!" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened.

“Actually, I could bring the mission forward a few days, but that wouldn’t be good. It would shorten the team’s preparation time and might affect their safety. It’s better to postpone the free time by one day and let the eager young people endure for a few more days. Maybe they’ll be more energetic then?” Angers said.

Although the issue of his day of freedom was resolved, Lu Mingfei was still reluctant to go, as he had just fought a major battle and was feeling a bit tired.

“Furthermore, according to the exploration, that bronze ruin is very large. Only dragon cities with particularly prosperous alchemy would build such a large pure metal structure,” Angers said leisurely. “There may also be alchemical knowledge waiting to be discovered inside.”

"Principal, please add my name to the mission list. I want to contribute my strength to slaying the dragon," Lu Mingfei said decisively.

……

"So you're going on a mission when you enroll?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

Lu Mingfei nodded.

"It's a pity. I was saying I could come with you and let you help me carry my luggage," Su Xiaoqiang said with a regretful look. "Now I can only go with Senior Brother Chu and Senior Sister Su."

“Senior Brother Chu and Senior Sister Su are sophomores. They started school earlier than the freshmen, and since they are also leaders of student organizations, they had to return to school early. They went back yesterday,” Lu Mingfei said.

When Senior Brother Chu left, he asked Lu Mingfei if he wanted to go to school with them ahead of time, but Lu Mingfei declined because he was going to Tony's world.

“Then I’ll have to go by myself,” Su Xiaoqiang complained. “It feels like you guys are all so busy, while I’m just lazing around.”

"I didn't want to be this busy either..." Lu Mingfei twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself that if it weren't for the alchemical knowledge that the dragons might have left behind in that ruin, he wouldn't have gone into the water.

Although he probably wouldn't understand the knowledge recorded in dragon script even if he saw it now, he has the Word of Power that the little devil calls "Mirror Eye," which allows him to forcibly memorize the dragon script like a pattern using his powerful learning ability. When his alchemy skills improve, he will naturally understand it. At worst, he can hand that knowledge over to Tony later so that Tony can learn and analyze it.

“By the way,” Su Xiaoqiang suddenly realized, and asked with some concern, “Since I became a hybrid because of your power, will I be different from other hybrids? Or will others think something is wrong? After all, didn’t you say before that ordinary people only have a very small chance of giving birth to a hybrid?”

Lu Mingfei paused for a few seconds before saying, "Actually, strictly speaking, you can also be considered a mixed-race person, because Aunt Shaya's family is a mixed-race person."

Su Xiaoqiang blinked. Her brain, which had finally calmed down after accepting the new worldview, crashed again.

Lu Mingfei let out a soft breath: "Little Heavenly Maiden, now that you are a half-blood, there are some things I can tell you. Actually, that time we went to Viana Castle..."

Lu Mingfei recounted his trip to Viana Castle with Senior Brother Chu and the others to Su Xiaoqiang, including the dirty deals of the Solomon Temple, Elena's kidnapping of Amber and attack on them when they went to rescue her, which resulted in her being killed by him, and the Solomon Temple's attempt to incite a tsunami. He told Su Xiaoqiang everything in detail.

From the moment Lu Mingfei began his narration, Su Xiaoqiang gripped the hem of her clothes tightly.

“I’m so sorry about your cousin, Little Fairy…” Lu Mingfei said softly.

"Thank you," Su Xiaoqiang said softly, her head bowed.

"What?" Lu Mingfei was dumbfounded.

“I said thank you,” Su Xiaoqiang exhaled softly, turned her head, stared into Lu Mingfei’s eyes, her eyes brimming with tears, “Thank you for saving Cousin Amber, for saving us, and thank you for… for not letting Cousin Elena continue down the wrong path.”

“I thought you would blame me.” Lu Mingfei scratched his head.

"What? Do I look like an unreasonable person?" Su Xiaoqiang retorted.

Lu Mingfei quickly shook his head.

Su Xiaoqiang grabbed a cushion and hugged it tightly. A few seconds later, she suddenly threw the cushion away and turned to stare at Lu Mingfei: "Could I borrow your shoulder for a moment?"

"Ah...no problem." Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly.

Su Xiaoqiang suddenly wrapped her arms around Lu Mingfei's neck, buried her head in his shoulder, and her slender shoulders trembled with her breath.

This was the first time Lu Mingfei had ever seen Xiaotiannv so vulnerable.

After hesitating for a moment, he tentatively raised an arm and wrapped it around Su Xiaoqiang's shoulder. Su Xiaoqiang paused slightly, then hugged him even tighter.

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167. Chapter 166: Power Beyond Infinity?

In Lu Mingfei's bedroom, Su Xiaoqiang was lying on Lu Mingfei's bed.

Su Xiaoqiang fell asleep after crying herself to sleep, but when she got home yesterday, all the bedding in her room had been taken away, so Lu Mingfei simply moved her to his bed to rest for a while before putting the bedding back on for her.

Lu Mingfei, who had just laid out the bedding for Su Xiaoqiang, pushed open the bedroom door and paused.

The little fairy's sleeping posture doesn't seem to be very still to begin with. After all, the last time in Vienna Castle, the two of them were lying on the same bed and ended up cuddling together, which is enough to prove that the little fairy isn't very quiet when she's asleep.

She had clearly turned over several times on the bed, and her hair and clothes were somewhat disheveled.

Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but the key is that she's wearing Lu Mingfei's bathrobe right now. The loose-fitting clothes hang loosely on her body, and when she moves, the clothes open up, revealing a large area of ​​her snow-white skin. Fortunately, the parts that shouldn't be exposed are still covered by the bathrobe.

Won't she catch a cold? I should have covered her with a blanket before leaving. No, mixed-race people shouldn't catch colds so easily...

Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

He originally wanted to wake Su Xiaoqiang up and let her go to sleep, but then he thought that she had just been bombarded with two rounds of messages today and was probably very tired, so it would be better to let her sleep soundly until dawn.

So Lu Mingfei walked to the bedside, carefully reached out and picked up Su Xiaoqiang, preparing to take her back to her own bedroom.

"Hmm..." Su Xiaoqiang groaned softly as Lu Mingfei lifted her up in a princess carry-like manner and opened her eyes.

Lu Mingfei froze.

She didn't seem fully awake yet. She glanced at Lu Mingfei, then at her open bathrobe, and blinked groggily.

Lu Mingfei winked at her, his eyes full of innocence.

The two stared at each other for a long time, remaining silent.

Until Lu Mingfei had a brain fart and blurted out, "Little Heavenly Maiden, it's time to sleep."

Su Xiaoqiang's expression changed from "bewildered" to "murderous" in half a second.

Lu Mingfei was startled and subconsciously let go of her arms and took two steps back. Su Xiaoqiang fell onto the bed and bounced twice on the soft mattress, proving that the mattress was indeed of good quality.

Su Xiaoqiang sat up on her side on the bed, her messy hair falling down, half-covering her face, giving her a somewhat ghostly appearance.

Lu Mingfei raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

Su Xiaoqiang lunged forward, her face contorted with rage: "Lu—Ming—Fei—"

……

After a playful fight, Su Xiaoqiang was tired, so she gave Lu Mingfei a sharp look that said, "This isn't over. I'll settle the score with you tomorrow." She tossed her hair, gathered her clothes, and went upstairs to her bedroom to sleep.

After seeing the little fairy off, Lu Mingfei did not go to sleep immediately. Instead, he took out the Silver Oak Sword again and stared at it under the lamplight.

At this moment, the Silver Oak Sword has undergone some subtle changes compared to before—a phoenix with outstretched wings has appeared in the vine-like pattern on the hilt that was originally used for anti-slip purposes.

Although some of the phoenix power in the Silver Oak Sword flowed into the Little Fairy's body, some remained in the sword. Moreover, perhaps due to this change, the phoenix power remaining in the Silver Oak Sword became controllable.

According to the feedback from the Silver Oak Sword, although the Phoenix Power inside is not much, it can be controlled and retains its previous terrifying decomposition ability.

Unfortunately, this decomposing power cannot be released outside the sword's blade. In other words, it can only decompose things when it is struck by the sword, and it cannot release a wide-range area-of-effect attack like the Phoenix Power that Lu Mingfei had seen.

But it’s normal when you think about it.

During the battle with the Phoenix Force, the little devil said that the Phoenix Force that appeared in their world was, strictly speaking, a fragment of a fragment, without even self-awareness.

The power he absorbed from the Phoenix Force using the Silver Oak Sword was only a very small fraction of its power; in that sense, the power within the Silver Oak Sword was just a fragment of a fragment of a fragment.