Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

All the powers in Tony's world would be weakened in his world, including the Phoenix Force—after returning to his own world, Lu Mingfei clearly felt that the Phoenix Force in the Silver Oak Sword had weakened.

In his world, the Phoenix Force, weakened once again, was essentially a fragment of ...

Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered a sentence from the excerpt of "Lu Zhishen Punches Zhen Guanxi" from the Water Margin in his Chinese textbook: "Chop the meat sauce finely."

This is more than just meat sauce; it's practically chopped into bits.

However, from another perspective, even if it is shredded into dust, this faint phoenix power can still endow the Silver Oak Sword with the power to disintegrate all things...

"The power of the complete Phoenix Force is simply unimaginable..." Lu Mingfei couldn't help but exclaim.

“Of course, the Phoenix Force is essentially the link between the spirits and minds of all things that exist or will exist in the future in the multiverse,” a familiar voice rang in Lu Mingfei’s ears. “Brother, you’ve read Fate, right? You can think of the Phoenix Force as the Alaya of the entire multiverse.”

"You devil, you watch human anime?" Lu Mingfei turned his head and saw a familiar figure.

"Actually, the original Fate was a galgame, and it even had R18 content, especially the part about mana replenishment..." the little devil explained in a serious tone.

"Alright, alright, you don't need to say anything more. I don't need you to explain things to me," Lu Mingfei quickly stopped him.

Lu Mingfei certainly knew the origin of Fate; he had played it himself.

“It’s like the Alaya-vijnana of the multiverse,” Lu Mingfei changed the subject, sighing, “This must be the most powerful existence I’ve ever seen.”

“In theory, the Phoenix Force exists in every universe. The sum of the Phoenix Forces in countless multiverses is the truly complete ‘Phoenix Force’,” the little devil said, swinging his legs. “From a certain perspective, the complete Phoenix Force can be seen as a facet of the multiverse itself, an uncontrollable force.”

“Of course, even just the power of a phoenix from a single universe is immeasurable,” the little devil said.

"You seem to know a lot about the Phoenix Force?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

"I'm a devil, you know. How can I do business if I'm not well-informed?" The little devil raised his chin, but then immediately frowned. "It's all just to make a living. We devils have it tough too. We work day and night, year-round, and even all night for just a few souls..."

Lu Mingfei completely ignored the little devil's attempt to gain sympathy and instead asked, "Speaking of which, is the Phoenix Force in my universe currently inactive? If other Phoenix Forces exist, would they also activate the Phoenix Force in this universe?"

"There is no Phoenix Force in this universe," the little devil said, making a startling statement.

"No?!" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened.

“Yes, it’s complicated to explain in detail. You can simply understand it as this world lacking the necessary conditions for the Phoenix Force to be born,” the little devil said. “And the power of your universe would be stronger in another universe, wouldn’t it? And the power of that universe would be weaker here. That’s the difference between universes. No… a more accurate way to put it is actually the difference between ‘worlds’. In a sense, ‘world’ is a concept that transcends ‘universe’.”

"Didn't you say that the Phoenix Force exists in an infinite multiverse?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“Brother, your understanding of infinity and the world is still too shallow,” the little devil reached out and touched Lu Mingfei’s chest, speaking earnestly, “within your body lies the power of an ‘infinite multiverse’ that transcends the ordinary sense.”

"Ew!" Lu Mingfei quickly backed away, looking disgusted. "Why are you touching me, a man? I'm not gay! Get away from me!"

"Brother, I'm your younger brother!" The little devil looked resentful, as if he had been abandoned by a heartless man.

Lu Mingfei's face was full of black lines.

Chapter 167 Operation at Kuimen, Meeting Senior Brother Ye Sheng Again

In Lu Mingfei's bedroom.

The little devil sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Lu Mingfei with a tearful expression: "Brother, are you disgusted with me?"

"Isn't that obvious? You're a guy, and you came up here to touch me. I'm already being lenient by not hitting you," Lu Mingfei retorted. "If you were willing to cosplay as Rin Tohsaka, I might consider letting you get a little closer to me..."

Halfway through his sentence, Lu Mingfei suddenly realized something was wrong.

Sure enough, the little devil stared at him expressionlessly, her figure blurring and shifting rapidly. When she became clear again, she had transformed into a flat-chested twin-tailed girl in a red dress and black skirt, just like Rin Tohsaka from Fate.

"Ahem," Lu Mingfei said somewhat awkwardly, "Actually, I prefer Saber."

The little devil's height elongates in the blur, and when it becomes clear again, its appearance is completely different from before; it has transformed into a blonde girl wearing armor, but its flat chest remains unchanged.

Lu Mingfei blinked, his mindset undergoing a subtle change—although he knew it was a bit unethical, he couldn't resist trying it.

"Can you become Rider Medusa?" Lu Mingfei asked under the little devil's death stare.

The little devil's form became blurry again and began to change shape, but this time, before its form could become clear again, the little devil disappeared.

"What a pity..." Lu Mingfei said with some regret.

After seeing the little devil off, Lu Mingfei put the Silver Oak Sword back into his body—now that the phoenix power within the Silver Oak Sword was under control, he could safely put it back into his body.

Lu Mingfei then sat down at the computer and emailed Norma with Su Xiaoqiang's basic information, including her family's situation.

A moment later, Lu Mingfei received a reply from Norma.

"Good evening, S-class freshman Lu Mingfei. With your recommendation, Su Xiaoqiang's information has been entered into the student record."

"Thanks, Norma."

Lu Mingfei had planned to just shut down his computer and go to sleep, but Norma immediately sent a new email with attached files.

"Lu Mingfei, this is a brief description of the mission for the 'Kuimen Operation' you will be participating in, along with necessary materials and basic knowledge and principles of underwater operations. I suggest you read it carefully, as it can effectively improve the efficiency and smoothness of the operation."

Is this a file that the task requires me to view...?

Lu Mingfei replied with "I understand, thank you," and then opened the files to review them one by one.

To his surprise, he knew the leader of the operation and the other two underwater workers. The leader was Professor Mans, who taught the course "Magic Mechanical Design". Lu Mingfei had taken his class for a few days when he was in the academy to learn about alchemy. The two teammates who went underwater with him were Ye Sheng, his temporary roommate in the academy, and Jiu Deya, who helped Ye Sheng deliver food.

It's someone I know, that makes things easier.

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief. He had been a little worried that he might not get along with his teammates after joining the mission at the last minute, but now it seemed that he had worried too much. Professor Mans, Senior Brother Ye Sheng, and Senior Sister Jiu Deyaji were all very easy to get along with.

Of course, Nono, who was punished by having to write three final papers by hand, disagreed with the idea that Professor Mans was easy to get along with.

……

The next day.

Lu Mingfei woke up, quickly washed up, and went to the living room in his pajamas.

The dishes were already set on the table and covered with an insulated cover.

In the living room, Su Xiaoqiang sat on the sofa with a remote control floating in front of her, moving up and down and rotating with her gestures.

Lu Mingfei was stunned.

Su Xiaoqiang turned to look at Lu Mingfei, who was coming out of the bedroom, and slowly put the remote control back on the coffee table.

"Little Fairy, how did you do that?" Lu Mingfei asked in astonishment.

Su Xiaoqiang was even more surprised than him: "This is the power that flowed into my body from you, I think it's called... Word Power, right? You've forgotten so quickly?"

The Phoenix Force... it also has the ability to control things remotely? Isn't its ability to decompose and reconstruct things?

But the abilities Su Xiaoqiang is currently displaying seem more like the telekinesis used by Alice, the female protagonist in the Resident Evil movie.

Lu Mingfei recalled carefully and realized that when they were fighting the Phoenix Force, the Phoenix Force did seem to have exhibited a telekinetic ability—when he approached the Phoenix Force, it was as if he touched an invisible barrier. It was only by using the Spear of Eternity to clear the way and break through this invisible barrier that he was able to truly touch the Phoenix Force.

Could it be that the barrier at that time was telekinesis?

Speaking of which, Little Devil seems to have said that the Phoenix Force is the embodiment of the spiritual and mental power of life in the multiverse, similar to Alaya in Fate. It seems normal that it can exert a kind of telekinetic effect.

Thinking about this, Lu Mingfei suddenly became very curious about Xiaotiannv's current abilities.

……

After spending most of the day testing the little fairy, Lu Mingfei drew a preliminary conclusion.

The little fairy possesses a telekinetic ability, allowing her to control objects remotely. Due to a lack of professional testing environment, the specific upper limit of her power is unknown, but she can easily lift a double bed and Lu Mingfei lying on it at the same time.

Furthermore, although the Phoenix Force's ability to decompose things exists, it is not very strong in the Little Fairy—she can only decompose things near her hands.

In terms of attack range, she is actually similar to the Silver Oak Sword, with only a slight advantage in AOE attacks. Moreover, her ability to decompose things causes her to lose stamina quickly.

Although the power of the phoenix is ​​weakened in its own universe, it shouldn't be this weak. Lu Mingfei could only guess that the little fairy had just acquired the power of the phoenix and had not yet truly mastered it, so she could only exert a very small part of its power.

In a sense, he himself is the same; the cold energy he gained from the ancient winter coffin will become stronger as his control over it improves.

For example, at first he could only create large areas of ice to freeze targets. Later he could make the ice blocks move. With further improvement in control, he could make a telescope by hand and even shoot ice arrows with the Silver Oak Sword that could freeze a large area.

As long as Su Xiaoqiang continues to practice how to master the power of the phoenix, the power she can unleash should gradually become stronger.

After briefly testing Su Xiaoqiang's current strength, Lu Mingfei told her that Kassel College had already registered her as a student and suggested that she tell her mother and family.

So the little fairy called her mother, who was away enjoying some alone time with her boyfriend, and briefly explained what had happened.

"My mom said she'll be home tonight." Su Xiaoqiang put down her phone.

“That’s normal,” Lu Mingfei said matter-of-factly. “If a mother is still in the mood for a honeymoon after such a big thing has happened, then she’s really too carefree.”

“She told me to go home tonight,” Su Xiaoqiang said. “I guess I’ll have to go home.”

"That's a good thing. Now you won't have to keep occupying my house all the time," Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

"It's alright, it's alright," Lu Mingfei comforted her, "We'll see each other at school in a few days anyway."

“Oh right, you reminded me, I need to rent a place in advance,” Su Xiaoqiang said, “find a place near the school so I don’t have to stay in the dormitory…”

“Don’t waste your energy. Kassel College is a full-time boarding school,” Lu Mingfei stopped him. “Besides, the college is located in the mountains, and the only way to get in and out is by plane, in addition to the specially built train. Where are you going to find a place to rent?”

"Huh? I have to stay in the dormitory?" Su Xiaoqiang was a little reluctant. "I'm not used to living with other people."

"Just bear with it, the school has double dorms, so it's just having another roommate..." Lu Mingfei suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence, "Wait, you're not used to living with others, so why have you been staying at my place for so many days?!"

"I... I mean, I'm not used to living too close! Living in the same building is fine, but living in the same room feels a bit awkward," Su Xiaoqiang said.

“When we went to Vianaburg before, didn’t you share a room with Senior Sister Su on the ship at sea…” Lu Mingfei suddenly fell silent halfway through his sentence.

Theoretically, Su Xiaoqiang did share a room with Senior Sister Su Qian that time, but in reality, it was Lu Mingfei who ended up lying in the same bed with her—Senior Sister Su Qian slept on the floor.

Su Xiaoqiang obviously realized this as well. She looked up, narrowed her eyes, and stared at Lu Mingfei with an unfriendly gaze.

"Uh, I'm a little hungry. I'll go get some breakfast first." Lu Mingfei dashed to the dining table, sat down, lifted the lid, picked up some food, and praised, "Mmm, it's delicious! Little Fairy, your cooking skills have improved again!"

"Wait a minute, the food's getting cold. Let's heat it up before we eat!" Su Xiaoqiang quickly said.

……

Sure enough, after contacting her family, Su Xiaoqiang went home that very night.

Lu Mingfei spent half a day at home reading the underwater operations manual issued by the academy, and then spent three days searching for the information he needed about diving and underwater operations.

After gaining a general understanding, Lu Mingfei set off for the mission location. Although the mission was still a few days away, the others had already made preliminary preparations at the mission location, so Lu Mingfei took the opportunity to set off to meet them.

The mission location was near the Three Gorges, which wasn't very close, so Lu Mingfei chose to fly there.

After getting off the plane, he saw two familiar people waiting for him in the arrivals area.

A man and a woman stood side by side. The man was tall and handsome, and the woman was gentle and charming. Their presence attracted the attention of many people around them.