Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 7 Lu Mingfei is a basketball genius
"If anyone else knew what happened today, I'd be drowned in their spittle..."

Lu Mingfei murmured after taking his seat.

"why?"

Chu Zihang tried to think along Lu Mingfei's lines of thought and asked, "Because I asked Uncle Chen to prepare clothes for you?"

"It's because I had such a great opportunity to eat at a fancy restaurant that I ended up going to a nearby roadside stall for braised pork intestines..."

Lu Mingfei complained.

"How could the price of changing into this specially prepared outfit be just being drowned in spittle? It should be being hacked to death in the street, stripped naked, and burned alive... Hmm, with my body fat percentage, I don't think I'll be burned for long."

Chu Zihang remained silent. As expected, he couldn't quite keep up with Lu Mingfei's thought process.

Lu Mingfei looked down at the comfortable and well-fitting down jacket he was wearing. It was delivered by Chu Zihang's driver, "Uncle Chen." It was white and had a logo with "L" and "V" crossed on it, which Lu Mingfei hadn't worn much.

If I remember correctly, the bag my aunt bought and showed off for a year also had this logo.

But that's not all. In fact, the clothes Uncle Chen sent included a complete set of men's clothing, including sweaters, trousers, and even underwear, thermal underwear, and socks. These were brands that Lu Mingfei had either seen before or had not seen before!
Their only common feature is that they don't look cheap.

Uncle Chen even offered a sincere apology in the car—"I'm so sorry, there wasn't enough time, and we could only choose the specifications for your friend based on the photos, so the brands and qualities are a bit mixed up..."

Lu Mingfei could only accept it with trepidation and said with great difficulty, "It's okay."

He really needs a new outfit.

Because he hadn't expected such a high level of exercise today, after running a total of five kilometers and playing basketball for more than two hours, Lu Mingfei's clothes were soaked through and felt sticky and uncomfortable.

Chu Zihang noticed this, which is why he arranged for Uncle Chen to bring him a whole set of new clothes.

As for when Senior Brother Chu took the photo, and when he became Senior Brother Chu's friend... Lu Mingfei didn't think about it, and was too lazy to think about it.

That’s it for now, let’s eat first.

The braised large intestine was served quickly. The aroma of the hot braising sauce mixed with the rich smell of oil filled his nose, and Lu Mingfei, who was already starving, buried his head and wolfed it down.

After engaging in high-intensity, long-duration exercise, followed by even higher-intensity, longer-duration exercise, he must consume a sufficient amount of high-calorie food to avoid a calorie deficit.

Because he's too skinny, he needs to build muscle, not lose weight!
Of course, Lu Mingfei was unaware of these points.

He just felt that he needed to leave as much rest time as possible to prepare for the subsequent three-hour fitness plan, so he had to eat nearby and went straight to the roadside stall he saw as soon as he left the basketball court.

And because the braised large intestines from the roadside stalls smelled so good, I ordered two portions right away.

To Lu Mingfei's surprise, Chu Zihang also ordered a serving.

Well, in Lu Mingfei's simple understanding, a "celibate male god" like Chu Zihang should be sitting in a high-end restaurant in a suit and tie, eating a meal that costs the equivalent of several months' salary for an average person...

But now he realizes that rich people also eat at roadside stalls, and can even enjoy it.

This made him feel that Chu Zihang, who was originally out of reach, had become much closer.

"A single meal's kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude. Tell me, senior brother, what do you need me for?"

After eating and drinking his fill, Lu Mingfei began with his usual ramblings, patting his chest and making a solemn vow.

"Let me make it clear first, I can't kill or set fires, but I'm capable of secretly slashing a tire or smashing a window!"

"No." Chu Zihang shook his head.

"Really not?" Lu Mingfei asked suspiciously.

"No."

"That's terrible," Lu Mingfei said with a mournful face, "I'm really panicking when you're like this, senior brother..."

Lu Mingfei didn't understand many principles, but he was clear that there's no such thing as a free lunch.

A moment of kindness wouldn't warrant this much help! Chu Zihang, a wealthy guy, wouldn't stoop to such a lowly position as someone who has to mooch off someone else for internet access. And he's not after her... it can't be her, can it?
The information gap led Lu Mingfei to make extremely ominous associations.

Fortunately, after hearing this, Chu Zihang realized that his behavior was indeed a bit too eager.

"Because of...some things."

Chu Zihang hesitated for a moment before deciding not to reveal the truth directly.

Because he couldn't be sure why Lu Mingfei could remember Chu Tianjiao.

Although Chu Zihang has only been studying at Kassel College for one semester, he has already learned a lot of information about dragons by studying them almost day and night.

In Chu Zihang's guess, Odin's ability to make the whole world forget Chu Tianjiao's existence and eliminate all electronic data and physical paper documents must be some unknown spiritual power with an extremely high serial number.

The scope and power of this incantation are simply unbelievable!
But if it belongs to a god... then it is not inexplicable.

I was able to be exempt from this influence because I was also in Nibelungen at the time, and thus outside the effect of that word of power.

So, what was the reason that Lu Mingfei was able to be exempted?
It's impossible that he was also in the Nibelungen at that time.

Is there a special constitution that is unaffected by the effects of incantations?
Was there a flaw in that Word of Power, and it just so happened that Lu Mingfei was overlooked?

Of course, there are other speculations that are more in line with the laws of the dragon race, but those speculations are too terrifying, and too... unrealistic.

High-bloodline hybrids can, under certain circumstances, be directly immune to the spells of low-bloodline hybrids!
But if Lu Mingfei's bloodline is high enough to exempt him from the influence of Odin's Word of Power... then what could it be?
In comparison, flaws in the power of words or special physical constitutions are more realistic.

As for the reason for not stating it explicitly—if possible, Chu Zihang was unwilling to drag Lu Mingfei into the world of mixed-race people.

After a semester at Kassel College, he was certain that what his father had said back then was true—it was full of lunatics!

"So... I can't know this reason?" Lu Mingfei asked hesitantly.

Chu Zihang remained silent; Lu Mingfei, of course, had no way of knowing...

Wait, perhaps we could use another reason?
"You're a basketball prodigy," Chu Zihang said.

Lu Mingfei almost spat out his mouthful of braised pork intestines!
"Cough, cough! Senior brother, you should speak with a clear conscience..." Lu Mingfei almost coughed to death. After finally recovering, he looked at Chu Zihang with a deep look.

"That's true." Chu Zihang's tone remained calm and expressionless. "You've made rapid progress."

Chu Zihang was absolutely right. He hadn't shown any surprise at Lu Mingfei's basketball progress before because he was looking at it from the perspective of a mixed-race person.

For mixed-race individuals with their extraordinary physical abilities, playing basketball is a very "leisurely" sport. Few mixed-race people enjoy playing basketball—even girls can easily jump up and dunk, so the game is quite boring.

Chu Zihang is still playing basketball because the first person to teach him was Chu Tianjiao, and that is enough for him to stick with the sport for a lifetime.

But if judged from the perspective of an ordinary person, Lu Mingfei's rate of progress, as someone who had basically never touched a basketball before, is truly worthy of being called a genius!

"So what? Even if I'm a basketball genius...so what?" Lu Mingfei asked, somewhat puzzled.

He knew his own limitations very well. He didn't care about being a genius or anything like that; proficiency was the key!
Even if this rate of progress is exaggerated, what does it have to do with Chu Zihang?
"I also really enjoy playing basketball." Chu Zihang mentally prepared his thoughts. "We can play together sometime."

"That's it?" Lu Mingfei's mouth dropped open, dumbfounded.

"Yes." Chu Zihang nodded.

"Oh!"

Lu Mingfei suddenly realized that Senior Brother Chu's explanation made perfect sense... No way!
It would be a miracle if someone actually believed that!

He silently shut his mouth, ordered another serving of braised dishes, and took a big bite, as if trying to eat Chu Zihang out of house and home.

If you don't want to say it, then don't. We'll find out eventually anyway.

(End of this chapter)