Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

“Uh…that’s true,” Lu Mingfei scratched his head, “but wouldn’t it be a little…inconvenient for the two of us to live together?”

"Inconvenient?" Su Xiaoqiang glanced at Lu Mingfei sideways. "Do you have some weird fetish for running around naked in your room?"

"How could that be!" Lu Mingfei categorically denied.

"What's inconvenient about that? Living together doesn't mean we sleep together. We each have our own bedroom, so what's there to be afraid of?" Su Xiaoqiang said nonchalantly. "I don't care if you want to run around naked, just let me know in advance so I have time to prepare the camera."

"Damn it!" Lu Mingfei gave her the middle finger.

Su Xiaoqiang leaped into the air and pried off Lu Mingfei's outstretched middle finger. Her long hair swept through the air, and a faint scent of lime wafted into Lu Mingfei's nose.

……

The next day, in the morning, at the hotel entrance.

Today, the academy's mission officially begins.

Chu Zihang contacted the Solomon Temple last night, and members of the Solomon Temple will be waiting for them at the hotel entrance today.

“I told you we shouldn’t have brought Little Fairy,” Lu Mingfei complained as he carried his backpack at the hotel entrance. “This morning she insisted on coming with us, saying she would just watch from the sidelines and wouldn’t cause any trouble. I had to persuade her for a long time before she finally calmed down. Now she’s gone to the bedroom for a nap. I wonder if she’s sulking.”

"Consider it a small price to pay for a free stay in a luxury hotel," Susie said, covering her mouth and chuckling.

"So you're not the ones paying the price?" Lu Mingfei complained, carrying his bag.

His bag contained two guns and some documents. Although they were only going to visit the Solomon Temple Society, according to Chu Zihang and Susie, carrying weapons was a traditional virtue of Kassel College.

Damn it, the last time someone considered carrying a weapon as a traditional virtue was the American cowboy in the Wild West, right?

Chu Zihang was not skilled with guns, so Lu Mingfei only carried his and Susie's pistols with him. Chu Zihang's Murasame and Susie's black knife were kept by them so that they could respond immediately in case of emergencies.

A moment later, two white Rolls-Royces drove up, their hoods now adorned with silver crucifixes instead of the iconic golden statues of the goddess of flight.

“They are members of the Solomon Temple,” Susie said. “They originated from the Knights Templar and are Catholics.”

“I thought all hybrids were atheists,” Lu Mingfei said in a low voice. “Aren’t myths all legends created and passed down by dragons and powerful hybrids? Do they worship dragons?”

“Religion is one of the most powerful means of governance in human history,” Chu Zihang explained in a low voice. “In the United States, many Christians will vote according to the ‘guidance’ of their church when electing a president.”

Lu Mingfei twitched the corners of his mouth, unsure of what to say.

As they were talking, two white Rolls-Royces had already stopped at the door.

From the back seat of the first car, a blond, blue-eyed middle-aged man stepped out.

“You three must be distinguished guests from Kassel College,” Chu Zihang had described their characteristics beforehand, so the middle-aged man recognized them immediately and warmly came over to shake hands. “I am Valdis Powell, the internal affairs director of the church branch. I am here to receive you three distinguished guests on your way to the church.”

Lu Mingfei had reviewed the materials beforehand and knew that because this was a public occasion, the other side used "church" to refer to "Solomon's Temple" and "branch" to refer to "branch temple." However, the position of "Chief of Internal Affairs" was not a substitute title; it was the position of the leader of this branch temple, and could be tentatively called "Branch Temple Master."

Lu Mingfei was a little surprised, not expecting that the three of them would be personally received by the temple master of the Viana Castle branch.

"Hello." Chu Zihang, as the team leader, shook hands with Valdis.

"Elena, come out and greet our three distinguished guests," Valdis called out to his car.

The driver's side door opened, and a slender beauty, nearly 1.8 meters tall, stepped out, wearing flat leather shoes. Her long, golden hair was tied into a neat ponytail, shimmering in the sunlight.

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look at the blonde beauty who got out of the driver's seat.

79. Chapter 78: Meat, Blood, and Mayonnaise

Hotel entrance.

Lu Mingfei stared at the blonde beauty who stepped out of the driver's seat.

She has the deep, three-dimensional features typical of Europeans and Americans, and her slightly upturned eyes look stunning. Moreover, her skin is so delicate that it doesn't look like that of a white person at all—but that's not surprising, as mixed-race people generally have better skin than the rest.

She noticed Lu Mingfei's gaze, looked at him with some confusion, and then immediately lowered her eyes, not daring to meet his gaze.

Valdis noticed this as well and introduced her, saying, "She is my secretary and assistant, Elena, who is here as my driver to help me receive these distinguished guests."

Immediately, Valdis said to Lu Mingfei in a slightly teasing tone, "Although her bloodline is not high, she is still a rare beauty even among mixed-race people. No wonder this gentleman is staring at her."

Lu Mingfei was a little embarrassed and quickly explained, "I happen to have a friend named Elena, so I took a second look."

Irene is not a rare name, so his explanation is reasonable.

Valdis gave Lu Mingfei a complicated smile: "Oh, I see. I understand, I understand."

The gist of it is, "We're all men, and it's perfectly understandable that we appreciate beautiful women. I've been there, so there's no need to hide it."

As a mixed-race individual, and one with a high bloodline, Valdis was a handsome old gentleman, but seeing his smiling face, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but want to throw his backpack at his face.

Susie coughed lightly and stepped forward, saying, "This is Chu Zihang, the president of our Lionheart Society, an A-level student. I am his assistant, Susie, also an A-level student."

Valdis was immediately filled with respect: "I didn't expect it to be the president of the Lionheart Society. I've heard that the Lionheart Society has always been the most outstanding student organization in Kassel College, and every president has become an elite among elites after graduation. It is truly an honor for us to have the current president of the Lionheart Society personally visit us."

Lu Mingfei found it a bit strange. Their mission this time was because someone reported that the branch of the Solomon Temple in Vianaburg was involved in human trafficking, so as student representatives, they were supervising the Solomon Temple headquarters to send people to investigate.

If nothing is found, that's fine.

But if something is found out, even if this branch hall master is truly clean-living and can prove his innocence and show that he has no connection with those human trafficking activities, the main hall should at least charge him with "ineffective supervision", right?

From this perspective, it could even be said that they were actually representing the academy in dealing with this branch hall master.

But this branch hall master was really warm and friendly.

It was as if he wasn't a branch hall master about to be investigated, but rather an old village chief from a small rural village in the country, and that they weren't representatives sent by the academy, but rather an investment delegation from a large corporation in a provincial capital. At this moment, the old village chief was warmly welcoming the delegation, hoping they would invest some money in the village to build a factory so that he could lead the villagers out of poverty and into prosperity as soon as possible.

Lu Mingfei's thoughts wandered for a moment until Susie introduced him: "This is Lu Mingfei, an S-class freshman from our Kassel College, who is also participating in this investigation as a specialist."

Susie kindly referred to "trainee specialist" as "specialist," so that Lu Mingfei would save face.

Although the news of S-class freshmen at Kassel College is currently only circulating within the college, the Secret Party, and among the higher-ups of a few major mixed-race forces, the Solomon Temple Society is equally powerful, and such information must have already reached the desks of their higher-ups.

Even if the branch hall master in front of her wasn't qualified to know, the important figure sent down from the main hall would definitely recognize Lu Mingfei, so Su Xi didn't intend to hide it.

Besides, S-class isn't something shameful, so what's there to hide?

Sure enough, upon hearing that Lu Mingfei was an S-rank student, the branch hall master Valdis's expression suddenly changed. He then looked at Lu Mingfei cautiously, a hint of awe flashing in his eyes: "I didn't expect that Kassel College would send such a distinguished S-rank student. Please forgive us for not receiving prior notice and for the low standard of our reception."

Upon hearing "S-level," Secretary Elena couldn't help but steal a glance at Lu Mingfei, her beautiful azure eyes also revealing awe...and envy.

“Let’s talk in the car first,” Susie suggested.

It's a public place outside the car, so there are some things that are inconvenient to mention.

Upon learning that three people from the Kassel College had arrived, Valdzi specifically sent two Rolls-Royces to pick them up. This way, it wouldn't be a problem whether the three from the college rode in the same car, or whether the two more distinguished individuals rode in the same car with him, while the remaining person rode in a separate car.

Lu Mingfei and his two companions naturally chose to ride in another car together.

……

Lu Mingfei had assumed that he and his companions would be taken to a church—after all, Susie had said that the members of the Solomon Temple were all Catholics—or that they would be taken to a secluded manor—it was said that many North American mixed-race families liked to establish their family headquarters and strongholds in manors.

It's even possible that a magnificent, towering modern skyscraper could be built—it's said that many emerging hybrid factions prefer super-tall office buildings when establishing their headquarters and strongholds.

But to his surprise, the two Rolls-Royces headed straight for the highest mountain in their field of vision.

It's not that deep mountains and forests don't fit together with a mysterious organization; in fact, they fit together very well. But Lu Mingfei finds it hard to imagine that a high-profile organization that picks people up in Rolls-Royces and has replaced the little golden figure on the hood of the Rolls-Royce with Jesus would set up a branch in such a simple place as deep mountains and forests.

This is like Tony painting his Iron Man suit with a plain black, white, and gray paint scheme—theoretically possible, but practically impossible!

But soon Lu Mingfei realized something was wrong. The Rolls-Royce stopped in front of a building, where a few people were coming and going.

As Lu Mingfei and his two companions emerged, Branch Temple Master Valdis approached with Irina: "Distinguished guests, this is Mount St. Lucia. Our church, the St. Lucia Cathedral, is located at the summit. Please follow me onto the cable car."

No wonder they drove all the way to the foot of the mountain.

Lu Mingfei and his two companions followed Valdis into the building and boarded a cable car, which took them all the way to the top of the mountain. Below them were lush green forests, and in the distance, they could see the Lima River flowing from the valley all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Sailboats floated on the azure sea, their white sails billowing like clouds, and the boundary between the sky and the sea seemed to blur.

“This is the most beautiful place in all of Portugal,” Valdis said, pointing to the horizon where the sea and sky meet. “It was once ranked as the third most beautiful landscape in the world by the American National Geographic magazine.”

Lu Mingfei raised his camera to take a picture.

"Junior Lu, could you take a picture of me and the president too?" Susie sat a little closer to Chu Zihang.

“Come on, say cheese!” Lu Mingfei raised his camera.

Valdis, watching from the side, was astonished. He couldn't understand why Chu Zihang and Susie, who were of a lower class than Lu Mingfei, dared to have Lu Mingfei serve them. If this were in the Solomon Temple, he would be severely punished immediately if he dared to disrespect the "knights" who were one rank higher than him.

Elena, who was beside him, kept her head down the whole time and didn't dare to make the slightest movement.

……

The cable car stopped at the top of the mountain, and Lu Mingfei and his group got out and, led by Valdis and Irina, headed towards a cathedral at the top.

A large number of believers were gathered in front of the church, and nuns were distributing small pieces of bread and red wine.

"What's going on here?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously. "Is this a foreign version of porridge distribution?"

Because he said it in Chinese, Valdis didn't understand and looked confused.

After Irina whispered a few words to Valdis, Valdis suddenly realized what was happening. Lu Mingfei explained, "It's Sunday, and the church is holding Mass."

"Mass?" Lu Mingfei had heard the term before, but hadn't paid much attention to it. "Then why are the nuns distributing bread and red wine?"

“The Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament records that before Jesus was betrayed by Judas, he had the Last Supper with his disciples. ‘During the meal he took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” And he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my blood of the covenant, which shall be poured out for you and for all people.”’”

Valdis explained, “After that, people regarded bread and wine as the flesh and blood of Jesus. Every believer would receive a little during Mass, and after eating it, they would be with Jesus.”

Then Lu Mingfei remembered that Tony had told him a similar joke before—

Jesus offered a cup of wine to a believer, saying, “This is my blood,” and the believer thanked him and drank it. Jesus offered a plate of bread to a believer, saying, “This is my flesh,” and the believer thanked him and ate it. Jesus opened a jar of mayonnaise, and the believer said, “Friend, wait a moment.”

Lu Mingfei had to use a lot of effort to hold back his laughter.

As they entered the church, nuns offered him bread and wine, and then Valdis led them through a door to the left of the pulpit.

Lu Mingfei followed him into the passage behind the door, casually stuffing a piece of bread into his mouth. Valdis, who happened to catch this in his peripheral vision, quickly stopped him: "Honorable guest, please don't eat!"

"What's wrong?" Lu Mingfei blinked.

“How can such cheap and crude food be worthy of our three distinguished guests? We have already prepared the finest feast for you,” Valdis said, puffing out his chest. “The meal will include the softest bread, fine wine aged for a hundred years, and the freshest cod in all of Portugal…”

"By the way, do you three distinguished guests know that Fort Viana is one of the best cod fishing areas in the world? We have arranged for two of our staff members, who are certified DADI master divers, to catch the freshest cod by hand in the area. They are then immediately put into a tank and brought up to the surface, where the chef prepares the fish while they are still alive, so fresh that they can be eaten as sashimi."

Lu Mingfei glanced at the eloquent Valdis, then at the bread and wine in his hand, and then at Valdis again.

Is this guy really a Catholic?

80. Chapter 79 The Secrets of the Temple