Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

Lu Mingfei was stunned.

"I think I heard someone calling my name." Susie's voice came from behind. Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang turned around and saw the tall, slender girl walking out of the cabin.

Surprisingly, Susie wore a two-piece swimsuit, which, while not exactly revealing, still exposed her lower abdomen and thighs. Lu Mingfei did not see the scar that Chu Zihang had mentioned.

Susie walked over with her long, snow-white legs and sat down next to Chu Zihang, but did not take a fishing rod.

"Senior Su, didn't Senior Brother Chu say you were injured?" Lu Mingfei asked in surprise. "But you don't have any scars."

“When I learned that I was going to Portugal on a mission, I had a feeling that I might be going to places like the beach, so I went to the equipment department to get some scar removal medicine. Although those bomb-crazy guys are dangerous, their technical skills are beyond doubt,” Susie gestured with her fingers on her thigh. “My long scar disappeared completely after just a few days of applying the medicine.”

Lu Mingfei, being a young man, didn't dare to openly stare at someone's thighs, so he looked around and saw another slender figure walking out of the cabin.

He was stunned.

Susie wore a normal swimsuit, while Su Xiaoqiang looked like she was wearing a diving suit. The sleeves of the swimsuit covered her wrists, and the pant legs covered her ankles. Except for her face, hands, and feet, everything was covered by the swimsuit. She also wore an incongruous sun hat on her head.

"Little Fairy, are you going diving?!" Lu Mingfei exclaimed in surprise.

"Do you want me dead? This is the deep sea!" Su Xiaoqiang said, one hand on her hip.

"Then what are you doing wearing this?" Lu Mingfei complained. "Your gear looks like you should be carrying an oxygen tank and wearing scuba gear. Oh, and adding some flippers would make it perfect."

“I’m prone to getting tanned, and it takes me a year to get my fair skin back,” Su Xiaoqiang said with a dark expression. “I don’t want to go to my graduation photo looking completely tanned.”

"It's alright, a pretty girl like you would look good in any black pearl style," Lu Mingfei complimented.

"Hmph, you know how to talk," Su Xiaoqiang sat down next to Lu Mingfei, "but I finally managed to get my skin fair, and I don't want to get tanned."

"Then you shouldn't come to the beach," Lu Mingfei retorted. "Haven't you heard that 'the best sun protection is to avoid getting sunburned'?"

“I rarely come to the beach,” Su Xiaoqiang glared at him. “If it weren’t for the fact that you guys are coming to take a yacht ride, I would have gone shopping long ago.”

“You don’t have to come with us!” Lu Mingfei blurted out.

He thought he would be rebuffed by Su Xiaoqiang, but to his surprise, Su Xiaoqiang suddenly fell silent.

Lu Mingfei had no idea what Su Xiaoqiang was thinking. His thoughts drifted to another strange dimension—Su Xiaoqiang was afraid of the sun because she was prone to getting tanned. If he could develop a super-effective sunscreen or sunblock, Su Xiaoqiang wouldn't have to be afraid of the sun anymore.

If we broaden the scope, women all over the world who want to enjoy the sun and sand but are afraid of getting tanned must be buying up this sunscreen.

No, you don't even need sunshine and beaches. Women who are usually afraid of getting tanned will become loyal users of this sunscreen.

As the saying goes, women's and children's money is the easiest to earn.

Women's cosmetics and skincare products, in particular, are not only extremely expensive, but also consumables.

Most importantly, compared to high-tech industrial products, sunscreen won't attract any unnecessary attention, let alone cause social changes or world wars.

Simply perfect!

Lu Mingfei silently put the sunscreen plan on his agenda.

To thank Su Xiaoqiang for the inspiration she provided, Lu Mingfei silently decided that from now on, if the Little Fairy bought sunscreen from him, she would get a 50% discount...

No, 50% off is too much, let's go with 20% off.

Just as he was quietly getting Su Xiaoqiang a future discount card, Su Xiaoqiang, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "Because you're going on a yacht, Cousin Tulio definitely won't be with you. Someone has to come and accompany you, so I'll have to go."

"Does he get seasick?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“No,” Su Xiaoqiang shook her head. “My maternal grandfather had four children. You’ve already met my mother, uncle, and aunt. Actually, my mother also has an older sister, whom I should call aunt.”

“My cousin Tulio and my cousin Elena are both my uncle’s children. When my cousin was very young, his mother, who is my aunt, and our aunt both died in a shipwreck, so he never goes on a boat,” Su Xiaoqiang said softly.

Lu Mingfei didn't know what to say, so he just patted Su Xiaoqiang's arm gently.

Su Xiaoqiang leaned half of her arm on Lu Mingfei.

……

In the cabin.

"Is this the fish you caught?" Su Xiaoqiang lifted a small fish out of the basin, pinched its tail with her fingers and held it up. She stretched out her little finger, and it was about the same length. She looked at Lu Mingfei and raised an eyebrow: "Is it... this long?"

"Don't just pick the small ones, there's a big one here too!" Lu Mingfei felt inexplicably scorned and provoked, pointing at the basin.

Su Xiaoqiang picked up another fish by its tail, then held up her middle finger to compare the lengths; it was just right.

"Yes! He has grown quite a bit." She patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder with a serious expression.

Then her ear-piercing laughter echoed throughout the cabin.

Lu Mingfei's face darkened: "What are you laughing at? If you're so capable, go fish for them! To be honest, it's not that Senior Brother Chu and I are bad at it, it's just that there aren't any big fish in the sea!"

"Ah, right, right, there are no big fish in the sea, hahaha..." Su Xiaoqiang laughed even louder.

Just as Lu Mingfei was wondering whether he should go up and cover Su Xiaoqiang's mouth, the old captain walked in through the cabin door: "Guests, it's time for dinner."

"Eat, eat, hurry up!" Lu Mingfei was the most enthusiastic; he really couldn't bear Su Xiaoqiang's humiliation any longer.

"Uh..." The old captain's dark face suddenly showed a troubled expression, "Are those two fish all the guests have caught?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Lu Mingfei felt as if he were being tortured.

“According to our contract, the fish you catch will be cooked into dinner for free,” the old captain said, “but to deal with these two… to be honest, we can’t find kitchen utensils that are small enough.”

Lu Mingfei: ...

"Huh? Does that mean we're going to go hungry?" Su Xiaoqiang glared at Lu Mingfei, hands on her hips. "You're fully responsible!"

"Isn't there still Senior Brother Chu?" Lu Mingfei quickly divided the pots.

"It's alright, President. You've already done a great job on your first time fishing," Susie comforted Chu Zihang. "You'll definitely catch even more fish next time."

Chu Zihang remained unperturbed by honor or disgrace, and calmly nodded with a "hmm".

Looking at Senior Brother Chu's girlfriend, and then looking at his own female classmate... Lu Mingfei felt a lump in his throat.

“The four guests need not worry about not having enough food,” the old captain said. “We always have plenty of live cod and fresh shrimp on board.”

"Then it's all right, hurry up and bring it up!" Lu Mingfei waved his hand.

The captain rubbed his hands together and gave a simple, honest smile: "Forty euros a pound."

Lu Mingfei: ...

Chapter 81 Pirates and Our Lady of Angonia

Finally, the wealthy and powerful Su Xiaoqiang treated everyone to a meal.

It wasn't that Lu Mingfei was short of money, but it was incredibly impolite to argue with the host about paying on someone else's turf.

The old captain's cod was a bit more expensive than the market price, but it wasn't an exorbitant price. The cod on board was of much better quality than ordinary cod. In addition, there was a chef grilling the fish on the spot, and lemonade, beer, and rum were provided free of charge.

It was only then that Lu Mingfei realized that the rum on the minibar wasn't just a pirate ship-themed decoration, but was actually drinkable.

As night falls, the starry sky is reflected in the sea, making the ship appear to be sailing through the night sky.

The campfire, which had been prepared with fire prevention measures, burned on the deck. Lu Mingfei and his group sat around the fire, and the cook used it to grill fish. Lu Mingfei and his group would occasionally take the fish that the cook had grilled. The firelight made their faces turn red. A fire extinguisher was placed in an inconspicuous corner.

The old captain was also sitting here, eating the grilled fish he had bought at his own expense.

According to him, he must be present throughout the entire process of using fire in flammable areas so that he can direct firefighting efforts immediately in case of an accident. At the very least, as the captain, he can perish in the fire and go down with the ship.

Lu Mingfei said, "Don't be silly, that's the style of pirates during the Victorian era."

The old captain, his mouth greasy from eating, patted his chest and said, "Young man, you have a good eye. My ancestors were actually pirates, and they were legendary pirates with a great reputation back then."

Lu Mingfei complained about why the old captain seemed so proud of his ancestors being pirates, while the old captain proudly stated that his ancestors were chivalrous pirates who never plundered supplies, but made a living by exploring and transporting valuable goods, and also cracked down on those unruly pirates and protected civilians.

Lu Mingfei pondered for a while, then slapped his thigh and said, "Don't try to fool me, isn't this One Piece?"

The old captain immediately got excited and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Back when his ancestors roamed the seas, they were known as the 'Pirate King'."

Normally, this kind of conversation wouldn't happen between adult males over the age of fourteen, but since there was alcohol around the campfire, everyone got drunk and started spouting all sorts of outrageous things. The chef even said that he had once seen the legendary giant squid in the sea, which swam past the boat, its shadow resembling a dark island.

Chu Zihang, the popular science expert, said that squid only live in the deep sea, at least 200 meters below the surface. The chef, on the other hand, has a higher chance of seeing sperm whales. The chef, with a lisp, said that he would talk about sperm whales next time.

As they were talking, the old captain suddenly stood up and said that his ancestors had left behind a sword, which was now hanging on the wall inside the cabin. He would go and get it to prove that he wasn't just bragging.

He dashed into the cabin and then dashed out again, carrying a pirate scimitar in his hand. The scimitar was undecorated, but its light shone like the bright moon and its coldness was like frost and snow; it was clearly a genuine weapon for killing enemies.

"Legend has it that my ancestor encountered sirens at sea... You know sirens, right? They're beautiful women with fish tails who lure sailors away with their songs and then devour them," the old captain slurred, drunk. "My ancestor was incomparably upright and brave. He was unaffected by the sirens' songs. He sealed his sailors' ears with wax, tied them to the mast, and then, alone, took this knife and faced the sirens, cleaving them in two at the waist..."

Lu Mingfei interrupted him, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. Plug ears and tie masts up—that's something Odysseus and his sailors did in Greek mythology. If he were your ancestor, your family history would have to be traced back to Homer's epics."

The old captain muttered a couple of words and then took the scimitar back.

A cheerful atmosphere filled the deck.

When everyone got into the mood, they sang around the campfire, starting with popular songs and then classic hits. Su Xiaoqiang and Su Xi sang "The Sea, My Hometown" together. The girls' voices were ethereal and beautiful, but the occasional hiccup from drinking disrupted the rhythm.

Lu Mingfei wanted to sing a song called "Sailor" with all his heart, but unfortunately, he had only learned to play the violin and not to sing. After singing only two lines, Su Xiaoqiang, who was drunk and flushed, jumped up, put one arm around his neck, covered his mouth with the other hand, and pressed his forehead against his. His eyes were blurry with drunkenness, but he threatened him to shut up. If he couldn't sing, he should shut his mouth. If he sang a tsunami, no one would be able to escape.

Lu Mingfei muttered under his breath that even if it was awful, it wouldn't cause a tsunami. Chu Zihang nodded in agreement with a cold face, saying that sound waves wouldn't cause a tsunami, they could only cause an avalanche on a snow mountain, but that was only because of the vibration, and had nothing to do with how badly the singing was.

The old captain only spoke Portuguese and English and couldn't understand the Chinese songs these people sang. In order to fit in, he offered to teach them a pirate folk song. The origin of this song was long unknown, but it had been popular on the high seas for hundreds of years.

After discussing it, everyone decided that singing pirate songs on the pirate ship would be very fitting, so they each raised a glass of rum—a favorite drink of pirates.

Led by the old captain, everyone sang and danced around the campfire, singing pirate folk songs: "We are pirates / fierce pirates / with wine bottles in our left hands / and treasures in our right hands / we are pirates / free pirates / beautiful girls / come into my arms..."

It wasn't until Su Xiaoqiang was infected by this heroic spirit that she downed the rum she was using as a "performance prop" in one gulp.

After downing the 50-proof distilled liquor, she blinked and promptly collapsed into Lu Mingfei's arms.

Lu Mingfei quickly led Susie to the girls' bedroom to rest—there were two guest bedrooms on the ship, one for girls and one for boys.

Susie was quite drunk herself. After putting Su Xiaoqiang on the bed, she also covered her head and collapsed onto the bed, but she was still somewhat sober and did not forget to remind Lu Mingfei to lock the bedroom door for them.

Lu Mingfei took the key, went out, locked the door from the inside, and then went back to the deck with the key in his pocket.

As he walked onto the deck, he saw that his senior brother and the cook had both passed out from drinking. Only the old captain remained, standing proudly in the moonlight with a wine bottle in his hand. The moonlight, like frost, covered him, truly a master's loneliness as snow.

Although Senior Brother Chu is also of mixed race, he rarely drinks alcohol and is an honest man. He will drink if someone urges him to, so it would be strange if he didn't get drunk.

Lu Mingfei carried Chu Zihang to their bedroom to rest, and then, still slightly drunk, went back to the deck to see if the old captain needed any help.

Although the old captain was all muscle and had a white beard, he wouldn't mind lending a hand if his old arms and back couldn't carry the cook anymore.

But when Lu Mingfei got to the deck, he found that the cook was no longer there, and the old captain was standing on the ship's bow, praying devoutly in a certain direction.

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, squinted and looked in that direction. There seemed to be a dark building on the sea, but because it was too far away, it looked like a Lego brick.