Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

He certainly had no reason; he couldn't very well say that in his own memory he was a revered deity who roamed the world, could he? That would be too strange!

“Yes, that’s right. There should be no reason. It’s right to have no reason.” Guderian affirmed Lu Mingfei’s words and nodded in approval. “Ironclad facts exist in the world without needing a reason. Just like Hegel said, whatever is rational is real, and whatever is real is rational. That is, existence is rational.”

Lu Mingfei had never been affirmed like this before, especially not with such a wide range of famous quotes. He had never received such treatment before. His uncles and aunts, his teachers and classmates, and even the netizens who could argue with him online all night, had never given him such complete affirmation.

He was quite moved.

Emotion is the best lever, completely opening Lu Mingfei's mouth. He felt that he should say more now, otherwise he would be letting down Professor Guderian's sincere heart.

"If I had to explain why I believe it, there are probably reasons." This was the first time Lu Mingfei had offered an answer voluntarily. He said, "Because I've seen it, I've seen it with my own eyes..."

"Really? What have you seen?" Guderian's voice softened slightly, but not with disappointment. His eyes were wide open, and he was almost too excited to breathe, holding his breath in anticipation of Lu Mingfei's answer.

However, Lu Mingfei was suddenly caught off guard by his impulsive actions and found himself in a dilemma. After careful consideration, he realized that he didn't seem to have anything to describe.

If you were to answer with something like "I've seen a dragon" based on your memory, you'd be far too easily ridiculed...

“Uh…I’ve seen it…” he hesitated, unable to speak.

"what?"

Professor Guderian's eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets with anticipation. Lu Mingfei believed that if he changed his mind now, the poor old man might burst into tears.

But he had never actually seen any of those things that existed in his memory, except—

“I’ve seen…uh…maybe, probably…Jörmungandr…” He looked at the girl in front of him and decided to say something reasonable and factual.

The girl, trying to disappear from the public eye, held her breath for a second and almost fainted. Then, an inexplicable anger welled up inside her.

Get sick!

She cursed inwardly, wishing she could go over there right now and tear this loose-lipped guy to pieces.

Chapter 18 isn't over yet, is it?!

Xia Mi felt that she must be having a run of bad luck lately. Not only had she been unlucky and embarrassed in front of that guy one after another, but now she was also in a situation where her identity was about to be exposed.

She really couldn't figure out where she had overlooked something; she just couldn't think of a reason.

The day he first saw her, he called out her name without warning. Heaven knows how scared she was at that time. She was afraid that he was the vanguard of those madmen who wanted to kill gods, with thousands of troops lying in ambush behind him. They were eager to carry out a supreme hunt. She even thought that the anomalies that had attracted her attention were traps and bait.

So she ran away in embarrassment. She admitted that she was like a little dog at that time, no, maybe even worse than a little dog. At least a little dog wouldn't fall face-first in the mud while running away!

However, she still retained some dignity. After retreating quite a distance, she realized there was no ambush and that the guy was indeed alone. So she quietly returned.

Before she could do anything, she watched as he entered the area, into Odin's Nibelungen, as if he were going home. She had never heard of such a thing before. In her understanding, no one could enter Odin's domain except for the poor souls who were targeted and dragged into it.

But it happened right before her eyes; she saw it with her own eyes, and she couldn't help but believe it... This seemingly pathetic boy took a step, without any unnecessary movements, and then entered the kingdom of God in the most casual way, as if he were the master of this space.

At that moment, Xia Mi was suddenly overwhelmed by a chill that rose from her tailbone. She began to worry that this guy was Odin's attendant, a descendant of the sovereign of the sky, and all of this meant that she might have been targeted by her beloved "family member"...

Her hands and feet were ice-cold, and she didn't even know how she had managed to escape back to her hiding place in the rain. She lacked the confidence to fight against the most powerful being among her generation in her current state.

As darkness enveloped her in the dead of night, a profound sense of loneliness finally dispelled the panic in her heart. She suddenly realized that she had not felt any bloodline resonance from that guy at all. Let alone a second-generation species, he was very likely not even a hybrid!

But this made her worries even more perplexing—who exactly was he? And how could he accurately say her name?

Xia Mi sprang up from the floor, and then she could no longer calm down. Such a strange change made her restless and unable to eat or sleep. She paced around in the dim space for a long time, hugged her knees and huddled in a corner, quietly watching the rain outside the window all night. Her thoughts even drifted to her childhood, not the present, but the real childhood when she was just born into this world.

She decided to take the risk and confront this mysterious man, hoping that, on the bright side, it might just be a coincidence, a misunderstanding—

What misunderstanding?!

This was Xia Mi's only thought when she fled Shilan Middle School. When that guy opened his mouth and pronounced her name, the pronunciation he made was so perfect that she had never heard such a standard pronunciation before. She herself dared not say that it could be more standard. It was so standard that it was like the biological father who named her. It was so standard that just by pronouncing these syllables, the sky would change accordingly.

Humans wouldn't understand, but she did. The so-called Word of Power was actually extremely simple; it was just the words of the Supreme Being, their imitation of the Supreme Being. Even if the Supreme Being casually said something like "I can't hear you," it would be passed down and regarded by the hybrids as something with special meaning and power, called "Kamaitachi," and would be seriously labeled and listed in the Word of Power list.

But at best, Kamaitachi could only hear from a distance, and she could imitate it herself. In essence, it could never compare to the dark clouds descending from the horizon... That guy's performance was truly terrifying in her eyes.

This was terrifying! For a moment, she even thought the Supreme Being had been resurrected! This was far more frightening than being targeted by Odin!

And so she became a defeated dog running away once again, utterly humiliated, with only fear churning within her.

She then felt that nothing else mattered. Observing Odin's Nibelungen mark was definitely not as important as finding out who this guy named Lu Mingfei really was.

The students at Shilan Secondary School were all simple-minded children; she easily obtained the information she wanted, but she felt it was all inaccurate—

It seems that in everyone's eyes, the name Lu Mingfei is like a joke. Apart from telling a dirty joke in a speech contest, the second most frequently mentioned information about him is that he likes a girl named Chen Wenwen...

He's practically a total loser who has a crush on a goddess but doesn't even dare to confess his feelings.

How is this possible? How could that loser, who was considered the worst in the eyes of the students at Shilan High School, see through her disguise and call out the name Jormungandr while looking at her young face?!

She thought this must be his disguise... She had to admit that he was much more clever than her, and his disguise skills were probably several levels higher.

This situation left her with no choice but to risk her life, even though getting close to this guy again might be mortal danger.

Perhaps he is the unknown fifth monarch; perhaps he has some connection with the Supreme Being, a secret remnant of His existence on earth; perhaps he harbors sharp claws, waiting for his chance to strike, but whatever the case, Xia Mi was mentally prepared—

But she never expected that this guy would suddenly say the name Jormungandr so bluntly in front of the people in Kassel. She was now really regretting it and couldn't understand why.

Is this guy seriously crazy?!

"You mean, Jormungandr?" Guderian's expression suddenly returned to calm, but it wasn't disappointment; anyone could see it was the calm before the storm, and he was controlling himself not to lose his composure. He asked softly, "Why did you think of that name?"

"For no reason, literally, I can see her." Lu Mingfei leaned back lazily in his chair. "I can see her right now."

Suddenly, a cracking sound came from the room, like someone grinding their teeth.

Xia Mi felt she could no longer remain silent; if this continued, even the color of her underwear would be exposed.

"You mean, you sometimes see strange images?" she interjected, speaking timidly but with an eager tone, like a curious child. "I do too! Sometimes it feels like I'm hallucinating, but don't worry, it's actually quite normal. You'll understand later~"

She tried her best to make her voice sound normal, maintaining her usual sweet demeanor, chattering away like a curious and gentle student. But inside, she was so scared that her legs were about to give way. Although it was a bit embarrassing for someone of her status to be so afraid, the guy in front of her was just too eccentric. She didn't even know what he wanted to do, so how could she not be afraid!

Everyone's afraid of a monkey dancing with an AK-47; who knows what it'll do next?!

“This is absolutely amazing…” Guderian was no longer able to speak normally. He was like a believer who was willing to die for witnessing a miracle. After taking a deep breath, he slumped into his chair and exhaled a heavy breath of hot air.

Then, he turned his head and said to Ye Sheng beside him, "I will definitely report these situations to the principal as soon as I get back. No, no, I will report them in a moment! It's really too rare... Ye Sheng, you should know about those first-generation species who have already identified their true names, right? A student who can understand the true names of the first-generation species just by using spiritual vision, do you know what that means? It's probably the first case in hundreds of years, my God! We will gain endless benefits from this."

Xia Mi breathed a sigh of relief. She had taken some risks, but thankfully, this guy's terrifying statement was ultimately interpreted as "knowing the true name of the first species through spiritual vision."

Before she could even exhale, Lu Mingfei started talking again.

"A hallucination?" He frowned, wanting to argue, "What I mean is—"

However, he temporarily stopped when he saw the girl's complex expression, which was both like looking at her father's killer with boundless hatred and like a beggar who hadn't eaten for five days begging for a bite to eat. Although he didn't quite understand what was wrong with Jormungandr, he did understand her message that she was begging him to "stop talking."

"Okay, it seems I must be hallucinating..." He shrugged and didn't say anything more.

Xia Mi finally exhaled the stale air from her chest; this was the best news she had heard in the past few days.

"Whoo~"

Before her voice could even finish, it was drowned out by Lu Mingfei's voice again—

"Do you really believe it's an illusion? What if it's real, what if I really saw it? I mean, maybe she's sitting right across from me right now, among you all..."

The girl bared her teeth, her breath caught in her throat, and she almost fainted.

Is this never going to end?!

Chapter 19 I was actually looking for someone

Fortunately, Xia Mi was relieved to know that humans are ultimately foolish creatures. Even though this guy had put it so bluntly, they still couldn't understand the true meaning behind it.

"Haha, don't worry, it's not a hallucination, Mingfei, and you don't have a mental illness." Guderian chuckled. "Although I can't tell you why right now, you'll find out soon enough. Once you enroll and sign the agreement, you'll know just how important you really are."

"An agreement?" Lu Mingfei was somewhat taken aback. "Our interviews aren't even over yet! Isn't it a bit premature to talk about an agreement now?"

"No, no, no, it's over. You got a perfect score without a doubt." Guderian stood up from his chair and announced the result impatiently. "This is a truly genius answer, even more standard than the answer the question setter could give. No one can deny this answer. I am really moved. Mingfei, I am so glad that I came here early. Even a hundred years from now, I will remember this great moment."

You might be dead a hundred years from now...

Lu Mingfei silently grumbled to himself, watching as the fanatical believer, who seemed to have a fervent faith in a god, began to gesticulate wildly again.

"Alright, let's sign the agreement now. I really can't wait. I have so much to talk to you about." Guderian started checking the documents in his bag and casually directed Ye Sheng to announce the results to the other passersby outside. He said he wanted to enjoy his time alone with Lu Mingfei and didn't want to be disturbed by these mediocre people.

Lu Mingfei felt a sudden surge of panic. He felt as if this strange old foreign man had some kind of unusual sexual orientation, and his words were making him somewhat afraid...

"Um... I didn't say I wanted to go to your school, did I..." he said softly, feeling rather guilty.

Only troublemakers or people who want to cause trouble would say such things. After all, if you don't want to go to their school, you shouldn't be here for an interview, let alone chatting so enthusiastically with the interviewer and professors.

However, Lu Mingfei had something he couldn't let go of in his heart, and because of this, he even considered giving up university. Although his aunt often scolded him loudly, saying that in modern society, without a degree, he wouldn't even get a chance to pick up manure, Lu Mingfei felt that compared to finding the shadow in his heart, a degree was not important at all.

Why?!

Guderian froze, staring in disbelief.

Even Ye Sheng, who was still arguing that treating the students who came for the interview in this way would affect the college's reputation, was stunned. He really couldn't understand why Lu Mingfei would come for the interview if he didn't want to.

Xia Mi was equally puzzled. She had always thought this guy was a bit off, and now she was even more convinced of that—from the beginning, she had assumed he was a colleague like her who wanted to infiltrate the enemy's headquarters—of course, she didn't think Lu Mingfei was human… Now, with all this fuss, could this guy have some kind of special plan…?

"Hehe..." Lu Mingfei scratched the back of his head and apologized, "I'm sorry, actually I only came to check it out because my classmates said... that there seemed to be a red-haired girl here. But I didn't see her, and instead we chatted for so long. I'm really sorry."

He felt his face burning; even a thick-skinned guy like him felt embarrassed. He quickly lowered his head and got up, wanting to slip out the door. He didn't even have the courage to look up at the expressions of the people across the street.

He was just short of taking off running.

"Wait—" Guderian hurriedly called out to Lu Mingfei. He seemed even more nervous than Lu Mingfei, as if he would lose his right to be a human being if this outstanding student didn't enroll. He quickly asked, "You mean the red-haired girl? Do you know her? What's her name? Don't rush off, I might be able to help you find her."

He looked extremely humble, and didn't even bother to question the rationality of Lu Mingfei's words before making a promise.

Lu Mingfei blushed even more. He actually thought it would be good to ask, but he was too embarrassed to say those mythical names again. Regardless of whether these strange guys would look at him with prejudice like Su Xiaoqiang, he was afraid that Jormungandr would rush over and bite him at any moment—she seemed to be very reluctant to talk about these things.

"Actually, I can't really explain it either..."

Lu Mingfei had never agreed more with his Chinese teacher's assessment of him as a "weight" than he did now. He wanted to be more specific and describe the image of the girl in his mind, but he was at a loss for words. How could one describe appearance? No one can tell another person what their inner face looks like; all one can say is an evaluation.

But then he suddenly remembered why he was there for the interview and quickly explained, "I heard from a classmate that there's a red-haired girl in your college who's been to our school. She probably looks similar to her, but I've never seen her in person, so I can't confirm it yet..."

This guy is really strange... This is Xia Mi's true thought. You haven't even met her, yet you dare to say that the person you're looking for looks similar to her... It sounds like a lie made up by some kind of clumsy pick-up artist...

Compared to that, she was more inclined to believe that the girl he was looking for was indeed this one, but he was just too shy to say it, just like what she had heard... Lu Mingfei had a crush on Chen Wenwen, but had never had the courage to confess. Now that he had fallen for someone else, he still lacked the courage, so he wanted to take advantage of this opportune moment to make some demands and get closer to his goddess.

broken!

The girl suddenly realized and quickly corrected her thoughts. She discovered that she had unknowingly fallen into this guy's disguise. He was so good at hiding it that she almost thought his real purpose was just petty love.

What a terrifying person... What a brilliant tactic...

But Lu Mingfei was only doing it out of necessity. Who would believe that two people who look almost identical could be so alike? Nobody would believe it, not even himself! Besides, seeing is believing, and he hadn't actually seen the red-haired girl yet, so he couldn't really draw any conclusions.

From any perspective, he was simply telling the truth.

Guderian was somewhat bewildered. He took a deep breath and wondered if his Chinese was not good enough, and he still couldn't understand what Lu Mingfei meant.

Even Aki Shuto couldn't maintain her gentle demeanor any longer. She sighed and leaned close to the professor's ear to remind him, "I think he was referring to Chen Motong."

"Oh!" Guderian suddenly realized, his eyes practically gleaming with joy. He explained to Lu Mingfei, "I understand. You want to see Nuonuo, right? That's easy. She's a student examiner, she should be here. Just wait a moment, she'll be here soon."

The professor then turned away, intently dialing the number of the girl named Nuonuo. After a moment, he turned back, gave him a thumbs-up with delight, and asked him to wait a moment, as the person would be there soon.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but feel nervous.

Chapter 20 This guy isn't an orphan after all?

“It will take her a while to get here. Let’s take this opportunity to talk more. You can also share your thoughts.” Guderian began to comfort Lu Mingfei like a political commissar. He left his seat at the head of the conference room and sat down next to Lu Mingfei, taking the boy’s hand.

Honestly, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but get goosebumps. He really didn't want to be so intimate with an elderly person; it felt very strange...

Guderian, who was clearly the political commissar's mortal enemy and whose very name reflected this, now appeared to be a caring mentor to his soldiers. His demeanor was calm—even somewhat like that of a subordinate pleading for mercy from his leader.

"If you have any requests or conditions, you can make them. We will do our best to meet them as long as it is within our power." Guderian was now practically plotting a transnational kidnapping. He spoke persistently, hoping to get Lu Mingfei's approval.

“Hmm…” Lu Mingfei remained noncommittal, only letting out a soft hum.

He was conflicted, but the reason for his conflict was simple: he just wanted to see if the red-haired girl was the girl he remembered, nothing more.

Such performance inevitably gave Guderian a headache, but he had already considered this problem before coming, which was why he was willing to bring along a preparatory student who happened to appear.

"Xia Mi, please come here for a moment." He spoke gently, beckoning the girl who was hiding in the corner.

Xia Mi felt a chill run down her spine. She really didn't want to get close to this dangerous guy; who knew what might happen?

The girl shrank back and waded over, squeezing her face to force a smile, but her smile looked terrible, almost like she was crying.

“Xia Mi is a preparatory student at the academy’s partner branch in China. Her grades are so good that she’s guaranteed admission. By time, she’s probably your junior. Although you haven’t signed the agreement yet, there are many things I can’t tell you. But I can tell you everything that’s not related to the academy’s secrets.” Guderian finally looked like a professor, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

He knew all too well what was truly noble for a Chinese student: it was undoubtedly academic qualifications.